Alex Ray looked at the template cards in his hand and had only one comment.
Strong. Very strong. Ridiculously strong.
His gaze moved slowly across each one, each card pulsing with immense power and the potential of entire worlds.
[Time Assassin: Zed]
A brilliant prodigy from Runeterra, Zed manipulates time itself to shift the battlefield in his favor. In his hands, seconds are weapons, and moments can be rewritten. Owning this template allows the host's chosen family member to inherit all of Zed abilities and essence.
[Rune Mage: Ryze]
One of the oldest mages of Runeterra. Born in ancient times, tempered by tragedy and burdened with responsibility, Ryze has spent his life seeking the World Runes. With unmatched mastery over arcane secrets and relentless determination, he's seen kingdoms fall and fade into oblivion.
Note: This template has reached demigod-level power. Forced integration will cause irreversible harm to the inheritor. It must be absorbed slowly over time.
"Just as I thought," Alex murmured, lips curling into a satisfied grin. He had expected this.
League of Legends did include gods and demigods among its champions. He'd just never been sure how many.
Ryze was one such demigod—and so was Azir, the Desert Emperor of Shurima. But beyond that, the true gods?
Alex could name a few without hesitation:
Soraka, the Child of the Stars.
Aurelion Sol, the Star Forger.
Janna, the Fury of the Storm.
Ornn, the Flame Beneath the Mountain.
Without question, those beings were gods.
And now, Alex held a card that confirmed it.
[Janna, Fury of the Storm]
A guardian deity of Zaun. The wind is her domain; the storm, her voice. Mysterious and elusive, Janna is an elemental spirit who defends the downtrodden and the lost.
Note: This template reaches god-level. If used, it will attract divine attention. Whether blessing or punishment follows depends entirely on the inheritor's actions.
It was the first time Alex had encountered such a template.
Previously, even the strongest templates could be inherited fully as long as the individual had a high enough compatibility score.
But not these.
Neither the demigods nor Janna, the storm goddess, could be inherited outright.
He was a little disappointed—but only briefly.
There was still a crucial distinction: demigod templates could be inherited slowly with no risk. But god-tier ones carried real danger.
He now understood the deeper meaning: it all depended on whether the god liked you.
If they did? You might be granted blessings or divine insight.
If not? Wrath.
And divine wrath wasn't something anyone survived by luck alone.
After all, if divine inheritance was easy, it would cheapen the gods themselves.
But one thing was clear: having the god-tier card raised the potential ceiling for Alex's chosen family. At the very least, they could be nurtured to demigod-level with enough time.
Alex laid out all his cards for review.
1 God-level template
2 Demigod-level templates
6 Standard Inheritable templates
Standard Templates:
[Card Master: Drizzt]
[Holy Lance Ranger: Lucian]
[Lava Monster: Malphite]
[Mechanical Pioneer: Viktor]
[Dark Sovereign: Syndra]
[Frieza]
The third demigod-level template surprised him.
[Frieza] – Originating from the Dragon Ball universe. A tyrannical galactic emperor with ruthless ambition. He will stop at nothing in his quest for universal domination.
Frieza, infamous for his cruelty and overwhelming strength, had made it into this tier?
"Frieza really climbed the ladder, huh?" Alex muttered.
Base form Frieza? Not likely.
But Golden Frieza? Yeah, that might just crack into demigod territory.
Now that he had a stockpile of absurdly powerful templates, Alex found himself at a rare loss.
He stood alone under the dim glow of his war room's lights, clutching possibilities in card form, each brimming with destiny.
For the first time, having too many choices felt like a curse. He couldn't just pass these out randomly.
They had to fit.
Some candidates came to mind immediately. Others, he'd leave to the system to decide.
For example, Malphite—the hulking elemental formed of living magma—was perfect for Ben Green, the version of The Thing currently studying at Hell's Kitchen's Community College.
A perfect match, no question.
As for the Card Master card, Alex immediately thought of Gambit. But they weren't family. Not yet. So that option was off the table.
The Lucian template?
Alex raised an eyebrow, thinking of Frank Castle—The Punisher.
Both were dark-skinned. Both had lost their wives. Both wielded guns and vengeance like second nature. Lucian might be a bit more handsome, though.
For the rest?
He decided to trust the system.
He took a deep breath and said aloud, "System, use all my template cards. Automatically assign them to compatible family members."
Ding!
"Scanning host's family for compatible matches..."
Match found:
Family member Ben Green has a 101% compatibility with [Lava Monster: Malphite].
Apply this template?
Match found:
Family member Tony Stark - 80% compatibility with [Mechanical Pioneer: Viktor].
Family member Otto Gunther Octavius - 75% compatibility.
Apply template?
Match found:
Family member Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) - 85% compatibility with [Frieza].
Apply this template?
[Card Master: Drizzt] - No compatible match found.
Match found:
Stephen Strange - 80% match with [Rune Mage: Ryze], 85% match with [Time Assassin: Zed].
Apply one or both templates?
Match found:
Family member Wanda Django Maximoff - 85% compatibility with [Dark Sovereign: Syndra].
Apply this template?
Alex raised an eyebrow as notification after notification poured in.
This round of matchmaking felt different—more refined.
Some of these connections made perfect sense. Others... were unexpected.
"How the hell do I choose?" he murmured.
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