Generous God

"Well, are you ready kid? I'm about to start."

"Yeah, I'm all good to go. Anytime you're ready Sir."

Getting the affirmative, the Dimension God then placed his hands atop of Zero's head and closed his eyes as the teen started to feel slightly nervous.

In just a few moments, one could see the deity's hand glowing a brilliant gold before the same source of light proceeded to envelop Zero's whole existence, body and soul.

Thinking that the process would be extremely painful, Zero had also closed his eyes whilst tensing up slightly as he mentally prepared himself to experience torment.

Though after a while of just standing there, he re-opened them in confusion as the expected pain had never arrived.

"What? Did you honestly think that you would feel pain during the transfer?"

Zero jumped in surprise when he heard the sudden voice. Looking up, he saw the god standing there smirking at him.

Surprisingly enough, the Dimension God's body was not as solid as it used to be. It was now slightly blurred and at the same time seemed to be flashing in and out of existence every now and then. Quite a sight to behold.

"Ah… um… I guess so?"

The teen replied hesitantly.

"Kid, you seem to be underestimating me too much. Who do you think I am?"

God rolled his eyes when he noticed the reaction of his successor. He was a dimension god damn it, not one of those cheap counterfeit gods in those fan-fictions. Most importantly, he wasn't some kind of sadist who would deliberately cause people pain and enjoy the process.

"Haha… my bad my bad."

Zero scratched his head sheepishly before probing the current situation of the god.

"Anyway, your body…"

The teen glanced at the still flickering body of the deity.

"It's nothing much. Just finished transferring most of my power, that's all. Barely have anything left in me after that."

The Dimension God only waved it off as it was nothing.

"So fast?!"

Zero was shocked. It has not even been 5 minutes yet; or that's what he thought anyway.

"If by fast you mean one year then yes, it went much faster than I had initially anticipated."

The now blurred god gave an astonishing reply in return, which had led to a direct outburst from our protagonist.

"What?! Did you just say it took one whole year to complete the process of transferring your powers?!"

"Indeed it did. Although for you it might've seemed like only a couple of minutes had passed."

"I-I see… but how come I don't feel anything such as hunger? A year might be short for you but it's a different story for us mortals."

"How else, my energy had naturally supplemented yours. Why are you asking the obvious?"

The deity became perplexed.

"... Nevermind."

Zero deadpanned at the Dimension God before his eyes lit up again as he had wanted to ask this question for quite a while now. The curiosity was beginning to bug him.

"By the way Sir, I just wanted to ask y-"

"Save the questions for later kid as I have one last thing to do before leaving."

God interrupted to which the black-haired teen had immediately slumped his shoulders.

"Ah… alright then."

After indicating that he was listening with a subtle nod of his head, Zero waited patiently for the divine being to continue.

The Dimension God didn't waste any more time and told his successor what he was about to do.

"If you hadn't already noticed by now, you haven't exactly improved in strength even after receiving my inheritance. The one thing that actually gained benefits from that was your soul, which is now bound to the System."

He paused for a moment to let the information sink into Zero's head before opening his mouth once more.

"Anyway… As you are my successor, I can't possibly let you start your adventure as a weakling, so I decided to use the remaining of my power to grant you one wish along with some other helpful things, for example a weapon, within a list you may select from."

"Eh? How come I'm getting so many benefits? Apart from the wish, wouldn't the System be able to give me the same things? It should have a store right?"

The raven-haired teen wondered.

"Hey, did something go wrong in the process of transferring my powers? How did my successor suddenly become so stupid?"

God shook his head in exasperation.

"Kid, even if the System could give you the exact same things, it doesn't change the fact that you have literally just received it and undoubtedly wouldn't be able to afford whatever was being sold there.

I had told you before, the System is only there to assist you. You have to work hard to get something you want. On the other hand, the things you'll be able to get from me are free, literally."

"Right… I understand now. Haha, my brain must've lagged there, sorry."

Zero just simply apologized and laughed it off without a care while the Dimension God just sighed in defeat.

"So…? Anything in particular you'd want to wish for?"

God asked.

"Outstanding talent - The ability to comprehend a myriad of things faster than even the genius of geniuses."

Zero didn't hesitate in his answer, which surprised the god.

"Well? Not bad for a wish actually. Unfortunately though, I can't exactly help you with this as you already possess it."

"Ah? How come?"

"It was an extra benefit you had received while your soul was upgraded in the strength-transferring process.

Your soul is actually a divine soul now, meaning that you will have access to divine energy the moment when your body reaches a certain condition. The strength of your body is just so pitiful right now, that it isn't able to produce any.

When it does though, the divine energy you generate becomes more profound and denser than any other gods since your soul was improved with a dimension god's energy. In simpler terms, the quality of your divine energy will be superior to them."

'Is that so... How fascinating… Doesn't that mean I am literally a god now? Talk about being the quickest ascension to godhood. Hmmm… although it is unfortunate that I don't have any control over any laws at the moment and that my body is still within the limits of a mortal, as mentioned by God, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm still a god in soul… Hahaha...'

Zero thought excitedly while the figure standing opposite him continued his speech.

"Talent usually depends on an individual's soul you see, that is unless the individual is one of those who are blessed by the world or as you like to call them, the 'protagonist'."

"Ah yes… those lucky bastards with plot armor."

Zero deadpanned while the Dimension God sweat-dropped as his ears caught wind of what his successor had murmured under his breath.

"Quick question though, why did you not wish for 'Instant Mastery' or something similar?"

God asked curiously. Wouldn't people usually ask for the best? Why aim for second place?

"Not to be rude, but let me ask you another question instead. Is 'Instant Mastery' something you can even grant?"

His successor answered the question with another which stumped the god for a bit.

"Ah… you have a point there. Unfortunately, I cannot. It is literally impossible for someone to have 'Instant Mastery' or else, wouldn't they just be able to comprehend all the laws and rules of the universe instantly? It wouldn't make sense whatsoever. Even beings like me, a dimension god, aren't so overpowered."

"Well, there you have it. That's why I didn't wish for it."

Zero stated as if it were a matter of fact.

"Not bad, you're actually using your brain. So, anything else you would like to wish for?"

"Umm… eh… uhh… nope, I can't think of anything at the moment. Could I exchange the wish for system points, or whatever the type of currency is called, instead?"

After racking his brains for a while the teen couldn't really think of anything, so he had decided to trade in the wish for system points instead. He thought it would be more practical that way.

"You wanted to exchange a precious wish granted by This God, for… some measly system points?"

When the god saw his successor nodding in confirmation, his lips started twitching as he became speechless.

"... Okay then, but I can't exactly give you too many system points, for obvious reasons, as we all already know, understand?"

"No problem Sir."

Zero smiled joyfully as he saw a golden light enter his body after the Dimension God had pointed a finger at him.

Being able to have some extra system points at the beginning of his adventure would make his life easier and provide a little more comfort as who knew what could happen. He wasn't cocky enough to think that he was invincible just because he had a System to assist him.

Like his predecessor had mentioned earlier, the System is there only to provide him assistance. Zero had to be the one to do everything himself.

What's more, the teen could buy plenty of things from the system store with those extra system points given to him, which is essentially equivalent to the god granting many wishes at the same time. Now that's something you call value.

"Alright done. Now for the finale."

And with a wave of the deity's hand, a blue screen appeared in front of Zero which listed a variety of options underneath a couple of categories.

"Three categories: Bloodline, Magic/Ability, Armament, each with five options to choose from underneath. Your choice is limited to one per respective category for a final total of three. Also, every category has a 'hidden' option if you ever determine that the other options weren't suited towards your preferences, though it's still not guaranteed that this option would be to your liking either so make sure you select carefully. Lastly, I will only allow you thirty minutes of time to finalize your decision, understood?"

"Understood, Sir."

After thoroughly checking every option, Zero's mouth opened wide in shock.

[Bloodline]:

1. Otsutsuki.

2. Ancient Demon.

3. Vampire Progenitor/True Ancestor.

4. Saiyan.

5. Hidden.

[Magic/Ability]:

1. One element from either: Dragon Slayer Magic, Devil Slayer Magic or God Slayer Magic.

2. Haki.

3. Gravity Magic.

4. Sharingan.

5. Hidden.

[Armament]:

1. Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

2. Knight of Owner.

3. Gate of Babylon.

4. Gae Bolg.

5. Hidden.

Turned out that God was being extra generous today.