The begining

As a bright flash of light swept over the entire universe, every living being dead or alive, human or alien disappeared. The fate of the known universe is to be decided by the success of the participants of the game.

[ PING PING PING PING .....] Sounded as an unconscious boy laid in a white room cuddling a pillow in between his legs and wearing a thin blanket over his fat body, the room seemed kinda unusual, its boundaries could be defined and looked spotlessly clean.

The continues beeping seemed to have an effect at waking up the unconscious boy, lying on the seemingly hard ground for a length of time had made the boys body severely ache all over, stretching he body out while laying on his back popped and relaxed all his joints.

Rubbing his eyes the boy sat down, shocked at his surroundings.

[ WELCOME] sounded from within the room.

"Who?" asked the boy, still dazed.

[ IN YOUR WORLD YOU MAY KNOW ME AS A 'SYSTEM' OR 'THE GOLDEN SPOON' WHICH USUALLY APPEARS BEFORE THE PROTAGONIST OF FANTASY NOVELS, ANIME ETC AS A CHEAT]

"OK" said the boy laying back down wanting to go back to sleep.

'Its just a bad dream' he thought.

[ FOR YOUR INFORMATION THIS ISN'T A DREAM]

[ WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CONFIRM TO YOU IT ISN'T A DREAM]

Static charge started to build around the room, indicated by the boys mid length hair started standing up, with a zap a visible flash of current traveled around the room landing on the boy.

"AHHHHH, STOP" shouted the boy feeling the current travel all over his body towards the ground.

[ STILL THINKING THIS IS A DREAM]

As the system said this static charge started to build up again in the room.

"No, stop I get it, this is definitely not a dream" replied the bod sitting back up.

Admitting this isn't a dream stopped the static charge from building up any more, while still not dissipating. Seeing this he thought the self-proclaimed system maybe wants to threaten him further with the threat of a shock.

It was still hard to believe but he wanted see what was going to happen next, so he followed along.

"So lets get this started" said the boy chuckling a little unable to understand what was happening.

[ I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE]

"OK firstly, where am I?" he asked the system, still trying to make sense of his situation.

[YOU ARE IN A VIRTUAL ROOM CREATED BY ME, THE SYSTEM. AND YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN A GAME THAT WILL DETERMINE THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE] the System replied in a calm, almost robotic voice.

The boy raised an eyebrow. "A game? What kind of game?"

[ IT'S A GAME OF SURVIVAL. YOU AND ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE AND, GET STRONG ENOUGH TO SAVE YOUR OWN UNIVERSE.]

The boy couldn't believe what he was hearing. It all sounded like some kind of crazy novel or anime plot. But the static charge that still lingered in the room reminded him not to piss off the system.

"Okay, so how ?" he asked, sounding confused.

[THAT IS FOR YOU TO DISCOVER. YOU WILL BE GIVEN TASKS AND OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME, AND HOW YOU TACKLE THEM WILL DETERMINE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS]

The boy sighed. This all seemed like a lot of pressure, and he didn't even know where to begin. But he knew he had to try.

"Fine, I'll do it. But what happens if I lose?"

[ IF YOU LOSE, YOU WILL BE PERMANENTLY REMOVED OR I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE]

"So like how is this game supposed to play out?" he asked.

[ EVERYONE IS TO GIVEN A PLANET AND ITS UP TO THEM WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH IT, THE PLANET YOU ARE GONNA BE GIVEN IS SURROUNDED BY BILLIONS OF KINDS OF ENERGIES YOU COULD HARNESS TO GAIN POWER]

[ LIKE FOR EXAMPLE YOU COULD INTEGRATE YOUR SOUL INTO THE PLANET LEAVING YOUR MORTAL BODY BEHIND]

[ MAKE A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENERGY FROM SCRATCH, ITS TOTALLY UP TO YOU]

[ITS JUST THAT, YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT AND I WILL BALANCE OUT YOUR REQUEST TO NOT MAKE IT BREAK THE RULES OF THE GAME]

Think on what he had heard, he asked.

"So it's like I get to customize what king of system I want, and everything?"

[ YES, IF WITHIN LEGAL PARAMETERS OF THE GAME]

"Can I even configure how I want my world?"

[ YES]

"So, what are the rules? What can't I do?"

[ WELL, YOU CAN'T ASK TO CREATE UNLIMITED ENERGY OR DESTROY, AND YOU CAN'T INTERFERE WITH THE OTHER PLAYERS. OTHER THAN THAT, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.]

The boy nodded, taking note of the rules. He had to come he with something that he could use stay away from the rest of the humans. The thought for quite a while before he replied.

"I want to start from scratch and build my own world, and I want to do it alone," he said confidently.

The system seemed to hesitate for a moment before responding.

[ ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS? IT WILL BE A DIFFICULT AND LONELY JOURNEY] it warned.

The boy nodded. "I've always been a loner. And I want to create something truly unique and special, something that reflects who I am." he said thinking back to his life, he had never been attached to someone, any relationship he had, be it friends or family felt abstract. He hated the feeling of having someone rely on him, he didn't want to talk to anyone and least of all he hated noises and messes.

The system hummed in acknowledgment [ VERY WELL. I WILL GRANT YOUR REQUEST. HOWEVER, I MUST BALANCE IT OUT TO ENSURE THAT IT IS FAIR FOR ALL PLAYERS, EVEN YOU IN THE GAME]

The boy waited anxiously, wondering what restrictions would be placed on his request.

[ YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE YOUR PLANET AND INTERACTION WITH OTHERS WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED. YOUR POWERS WILL BE LIMITED TO WHAT YOU CAN CREATE ON YOUR OWN, WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL HELP EXCEPT THE SYSTEM. AND YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE BASIC RULES OF THE GAME, INCLUDING NO CHEATING OR EXPLOITING LOOPHOLES] the system explained.

The boy considered these restrictions carefully. They were reasonable and fair, and he was willing to accept them in order to have the freedom to create his own world.

"Alright, I agree to these terms," he said with determination.

[ YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ASK, OR IMPLEMENT IN YOUR SYSTEM, IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE YOUR REQUEST IS PROCESSED] said the system, as a countdown appeared in front of him.

[OH, AND IF YOU WANT YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE OR CREATE YOUR OWN FLORA AND FAUNA, BUT OF COURSE THEIR SPECIFICATION WILL BE DECIDED BY THE SYSTEM] said the system as a paint brush appeared in the middle of the room.

[ AND BE A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE, DON;T TRY TO MAKE DRAGONS OR UNICORNS, MAKE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN YOUR WORLD, A SPECTACLE]

The static current dissipated as the existence of the system seemingly disappeared from the white room, as the light dimmed a little.

He had to get up to take hold of the paint brush, as he touched the brush he felt as he was inside a virtual reality painting game, everything went blank, he didn't even have to move his body to paint he could do so just by thinking.

The MC started to ponder what kind of mythical creatures he could create to fill his world. Dragons, unicorns, and griffins were all classic choices, but he wanted to make something unique. After some thought, he decided to create a new species of magical beings called "Luminae". They were small, winged creatures that emitted a soft, glowing light.

The MC decided to create other unique creature that had never been seen before. He closed his eyes and focused on his imagination, trying to create something completely new. As he concentrated, he saw a vision of a creature with shimmering silver scales and eyes that glowed like stars. Its body was sleek and serpentine, but it had wings like a bat and razor-sharp claws. It moved gracefully through the air and seemed to radiate an aura of power, he decided to call it a "Starglider."

He imagined that the Starglider soar through the sky, he realized that he had created something truly unique and special. The MC spent the next few days creating more creatures like the Starglider, each one with its own unique organs, appendages and appearances. He wanted to fill his world with magical creatures, spiritual, ghostly creatures, and everything in between.

For the first time in a long time, the MC felt alive and happy doing something he knew would ultimately bring change to the world.

He felt exited as well as nervous seeing the countdown coming down to zero.

[ITS ALMOST TIME TO GO]

[IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND PRIORITIZE YOUR WELL-BEING DURING DIFFICULT TIMES LIKE THIS. LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT YOU NOW] Said the system sympathetically.

"No thank you, please compensate me properly, and I hope we meet at better circumstance than this again" replied the boy.

[NO NEED TO WORRY, EVERYONE IS TREATED PROPERLY]

[TAKE CARE]

As the system answered he was teleported again for the second time in his life.