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Date: ???

In an incredibly thick forest, filled with all sorts of trees and creatures, none recognizable by humans, this forest stretched on for several thousand kilometers with no end in sight. In this forest existed an insignificant and incredibly run-down building, or better put, a damaged castle. The castle had vines and shrubs of all kinds growing around it, showing that the forest had reclaimed its land.

No one knows how long the castle has existed in this forest, nor does anyone know who built it, but today was different. Inside the lonely castle, a man could be seen sitting on the only object in the entire castle that did not look old: the throne. The man, standing at what seemed to be about 5.6 feet tall, had a darker complexion and dark hair; his looks could be described as completely average.

The man sat on the throne with his eyes closed, and no one else was in sight around him. For hours, he remained in this unconscious state with no signs of waking or change in posture. At some point, he seemed no different from a stone statue.

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Waking all players

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A mysterious and cold-sounding voice suddenly spoke, and soon the man's fingers twitched as he slowly started showing signs of waking up.

"Ahh!" he cried sharply as he lifted his hands to protect his eyes from the harsh sun.

After waiting a few seconds for his eyes to adjust to the light, the man finally brought down his hands to find the source of the light. He knew that his bed didn't have any window or light source around it that brought in this much bright light.

Finally opening his eyes fully to look around him, the man found himself in a completely different environment than what he remembered.

"Where is this?" the man questioned, now fully awake.

Looking around, all he saw were damaged, moss-covered walls and a large number of small shrubs growing all over the floor.

He didn't remember the house having any such environment; yes, it was beautiful, but he had never been anywhere with such peaceful scenery.

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World Announcement!!!

Title: Introduction to [Deus]

Greetings to all players,

We welcome you all to the planet, [Deus], a planet designed to accommodate you, the players. Deus is a planet fifty thousand times (50,000x) bigger than your home planet, [Earth].

[Deus] is home to trillions of creatures, some sentient, some mindless, some hostile, some friendly, and some neutral.

Deus will be divided into various territories that will be ruled and defended by you, the players. The winners of each event shall be handsomely rewarded; eternal life, godhood, etc. are not out of the question.

Talent Awakening shall now begin.

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"Hmm?" The man questioned his sanity due to the strange voice he was hearing; he was 100% sure that there was no one here, and even if there was, the person's voice would never be as clear as this was since he couldn't see anyone around him.

Above all, the voice didn't seem to be coming from a normal human; it sounded so cold that it seemed mechanical, and he was at least