and to answer your third question, you're going to be reincarnated back into the material plane however as you are entering your second cycle we are granting you the privilege of choosing 3 wishes that we will grant"
The being hummed it sounded as if it was repeating a script it has said thousands of times
"Are there any restrictions to these wishes?"
I said deep in thought
"No wishing for more wishes and your power must be transactional"
"What do you mean by transactional"
"Nothing can be made from nothing, you must pay for your power using emotional Essence, and whatever emotional Essence type you choose depends on you but you must only pick one the rest will go toward the senate"
I stared at the divine abomination deep in contemplation
This was my chance to escape the grey walls of normality, life was so boring but now my life had a chance to look like one of those stories I read obsessively
Morality be damned I never cared for other much anyway
"Are you ready young soul"
The being hummed again its words escaping from all around it no mouth to be seen
"I choose my emotional Essence to be fear"
I said confidently, I was always a fan of horror novels and movies I know how to provide a good scare
"Granted, 2 wishes remain"
The being hummed as slowly a dark crimson mist escaped its many limbs and made its way to my heart or whatever now lies in my chest
"I wish to retain my memories of this interaction and my previous life"
I said quickly as the mist crept closer
"We would have granted that regardless however you wish is my command, 1 wish remains"
"goddamit" I thought
What could my final wish be I have no clue what sort of world I could be reincarnated into
Worst case scenario I get reincarnated into a fantasy world where a mage can blow me up with a magic nuke or a modern era where I can literally get nuked
I need power to survive regardless and the only way to get power is fear
But I'm a human and empathy is hard coded Into my soul how could I do what must be done for me to survive if I'm second guessing every action
I made up my mind
"My final wish is for empathy and morality to be completely removed from my soul only my thirst for power must remain"
The being shook as if laughing
"Granted young soul, it has been a while since I've seen one of your kind"
The being shook even harder
"I wonder how that world will look like while burning"
Was the last words I heard from the being before the crimson stung my heart like a wasps stinger