"Not everyone has a companion. I would be careful as well, you have a choice nobody else does in your world, Selene, so if you know what's suitable for yourself, I would figure out a cover story for your race if questioned from now on."
"All the humans on this planet are no longer human; they are a subrace now known as Earthlings. They are altered at the soul level to eradicate the adverse outcomes. Please give me a chance to explain."
"Pure humans are considered dangerous, for various reasons. And because of that, your universe has been sealed off from magic."
Why do you think your scientists can only account for five percent of it? That so-called dark matter, etc., is magic that you all are missing.
Your different religions describe this and a lot of the various gods out there, well, some of them at least.
But your divine status means you can choose anything you want. They didn't get a choice.
Selene couldn't calm down. Does this mean she was just by yourself? Was everything just gone? She keeps feeling like her world just keeps imploding over and over again.
Whenever I think I am getting a fingerhold, another bombshell, I can't take anymore, she broke down and started to cry. Her whole world is gone, just like that, and for what some cosmic board game bullshit.
This wasn't fair; it had to be just a dream. There are literal aliens next to her, a random voice in her head, and evidently some crazy ass target on her head. She has a month to give up being her. What is she just supposed to pick something random? She needed to breathe for a second. She was better than this. Stronger. Capable. Determined. If this bullshit magic thing was going to exist, then she would make it her bitch!
*Ding* Achievement Gained: [Playing a dangerous game to fight fire with fire].You have been warned about how destructive humans are, and you chose to ignore it. You are allowed to start your own race from scratch. Be advised that humans are considered dangerous by beings beyond your current comprehension and will cause their attention to be drawn to you the longer you wait to choose, as you are now connected to the spirit essence of magic.]
All I did was have a thought, and this happens? she said out loud.
What are you talking about? Shadow asked. "I just got an achievement with a bonus ability that grants me the power to make an entire race up. I literally just told myself that I wasn't going to take shit from the system."
"Ahh, well, you were warned that you were too powerful for your own good." Shadow mentioned.
There is a reason that humans are at the top of the no magi list, your imaginations are so fantastical and abstract, that your brains can convince your body that it got a cure to a disease when all you got was a sugar pill. Shadow stated nonchalantly.
Wait your telling me that the placebo effect is humans making magic out of nothing? That makes no sense at all. Selene retorted.
Think about it this way, what if the next thing you were able to do is think a thing into effect to give you a choice of making a new race just by pouting mentally…what then if that happens…oh wait it just did, my goddess challenged sweetheart. I already told you im not interested in stealing your stuff, I just want to see this unfold. This is going to be the most fun that I have had in a really long time.
Well then help me fix this, I don't want to make my race yet, but you are right, I can't just be going around warping reality around me. How do I pick what I want, I don't know any races of sentient beings except for what I already know about our planet.
Oooo, can I be white then, she said jokingly, I guess that wont have much effect on anyone anymore. As much as I don't agree with how its happening, this could be good if it stopped all the B/S that our species has been doing ever since they were kids. Knowing my luck there will still be those out there, even looking for trouble, as they are or I guess should say were.
So where should we head from here?
You said that the world is being assimilated by the original one that was taken out to remove magic. So does this mean terrain and landmark changes? She asked.
Well yes the original world carried on, waiting for the seals to collapse, the magic side of everything, where the "copy" is just mass that's being absorbed back into the whole. Shadow said to her.
Oh so the original had all the monsters, gods, mythical figures that I am sure I haven't heard about until now.
Wait doesn't that mean that the monsters will have been training that whole time while we just sat around cluelessly being a what spirit energy generator for the universe.
yes and no, it was meant to partially cripple both side because a full wipeout either way would just be bad. He replied.
Well then once again I think that I am correctly asking which way do we go, since you are supposed to lead the way.
"Well if I am not mistaken to the southeast of here is a dungeon. That should be a great place for you to get into your proverbial groove of this system thing, especially since you can't die, well at least not for the next 180 days, The fox said.
I also imagine that you will probably get a few levels of experience as well as some gear hopefully.
Selene suddenly broke out in a huge smile. What am I disparaging for? This is what I have always daydreamed about, or what I've done with my games as well. This was just an incredible gift I had been given, at least I wasn't one of the poor folks who didn't know this.
I also wonder something else shadow, are aliens real then, are they just distractions? She asked. Aliens as you know them from outerspace, are the maintenance or at least were the maintenance workers for the magical barrier. The great news for them is once a planet activates, all the maintenance workers get to retire to one of the domains that their family oversaw maintaining.
They are the nobles of the planet and region, because of their thousands of your years guarding, helping, cultivating, and a whole lot more. They will be the ones ruling over you for the time being. It would also behoove you to avoid angering them.
They spent generations of lives to this planet, so they will take things personally. There are others who remember before. That unfortunately is going to be what cause you the most problems.
The others don't period. Remember when I told you that they are earthlings now and changed at the soul level, even if a few remember it will fade quickly. You are the only one not effected by this memory alteration.
But likely you won't run into anyone that remembers anything significant. That is just the way it works now. But what if I told you that you could walk on your Pluto, no, maybe Mars then since its closer, maybe venus if it tickles your fancy. After all that book did come out with it.
Is it getting darker? Selene asked.