AN: I changed a little bit of the beginning to make it less Adam encountered the Chaod Gacha in the void, and more his universe was actually conceptually higher, and his leftover soul coming down turned it into the Chaos Gacha, makes it feel more…personal, hopefully nobody hates this lol
Adam went mad with options at hand, over the course of weeks, Samuel and Lilith could only watch in quiet amazement and stunned silence as their friend/brother created wonders after wonders
Ding! Made Olive Oil Soap! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Void Mirror Image]
|Common Ability|
Legendary Mechanic - Allows you to conjure clones of yourself under your control that cannot interact with the world and act as distractions.
Out of the olive tree and its essence, he created soap, not entirely necessary as over the long periods of time…it became strikingly clear you simply don't get dirty in Eden, nor smell.
This was mostly for any scented smells we may want to add into ourselves…Samuel didn't really use it, though he did like to experiement with the various different scents he was applying to the block of oil.
Also in case we do actually go out of the Garden if Lilith ever gets a lucky hit in…she was rather fond of Lavendor, thought it may be biased as that was the first thing she tried.
She was steadily little by little getting faster and stronger with her wooden spear in order to hit me.
Adam…wasn't sure what to think of the ability…it is only useful for distractions.
Until he stumbled upon another use for it later on, it was for all intents and purposes a clone…just not something that could interact physically…but it can speak, it can talk…like some holographic AI.
So Adam guessed that was at least something.
Ding! Made a Basket! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Deus Eggs Machina]
|Trash Trait|
You will be able to find a regular chicken egg anywhere in opportune moments.
This was even easier in comparison, as utilizing sticks tied with plant fiber thread as a frame, Adam slowly weaved the basket into existence using grass.
To which he eventually added loose bark on the exterior to make whatever inside it stay dry, alongside the lid that would go on top…he woukd eventually have to figure out how to make a backpack.
He was also very glad he now had access to unlimited eggs.
Now if only he had a way to get unlimited meat, spices, and dairy, then his culinary skills…would basically be unmatched.
Other than actual skill, theoretically he could still be outdone if someone tries hard enough.
Ding! Invent and Create a Pina Colada! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Ambidexterous]
|Common Trait|
You are perfectly ambidexterous, you can use both of your arms and hands as if they were both dominant hands. The same applies to all of your limbs, perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
This was even easier to do with his access to pineapple and coconuts, so Adam regained one of his favorite drinks of all time, and could make more whenever.
Also being able to use both hands as effectively as your dominate…chef's kiss, it was freakin amazing.
It upgraded several things to be more efficient in their usage.
Ding! Made a Playing Cards Set out of carved and thinned wood! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Gathering Swarm]
|Uncommon Familiar|
Hollow Knight - A swarm of bugs made of light that are incredible at gathering things, you simply need to think of what you need gathered and the Swarm will do it with great efficiency, picking up all loose change in a city block, picking up someone's wallet from their pocket, picking out all trash from an area, picking apart someone's corpse and much more. They individually do not have much strength, but are capable of lifting 5kg individually. The more energy you have, the more bugs you can have out at once.
Aside from gaining a small swarm of…surprisingly helpful bugs, Adam really wished he actually knew how to make some of those flexible, nice-to-the-touch cards that you would use for poker or uno.
Ding! Made a Grass edition: Beach Umbrella! Get a Bronze Ticket
[Seamster]
|Uncommon Trait|
You are naturally very talented at sewing, you can spot flaws in clothing and easily make your own or fix others
He felt like it, Adam had a vision, and he may as well see it through that it would come to fruition.
Also needlework…may actually be useful in a bit, he was kind of glad he got this on hand for what he had planned.
And so he made a Beach bench on top of that!
Ding! Made a Beach Bench! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[One Size Fits All]
|Common Trait|
Your partners no longer feel any discomfort with your physical features, this extends to your phallus somehow fitting inside of them even if it reaches ludicrous sizes.
….
Ding! Made a Straw Hat! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Cat's Feet]
|Uncommon Trait|
You almost always land on your feet when falling, in addition, you are immune to all fall damage, even falling down from space to earth will not hurt your legs.
This one surprising…took a very long time, mostly because he needed to wait two entire months for the grass to dry.
At the time he wasn't sure how he was going to start weaving the grass into a hat…but the universe, or his soul he guess, gave him the answer in the form of Seamster and All-Purpose Tool.
God, how much he loved that shapeshifting tool.
Ding! Made Basic Garments (Grass Skirt)! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Super Rod]
|Common Item|
Pokemon - For when you really want to catch big game, the Super Rod is a fishing rod that requires no bait to fish, as it has the properties of luring in fish who feel compelled to it. In addition, it's more likely to attract quality or powerful sea-dwelling creatures than not. A fisherman's wet dream.
If they were to go outside of Eden…it would be cold, like…extremely so, mostly to the case of Eden is temperature-wise perfectly regulated to never be too hot or cold.
So his prototype was a skirt, not many people seem to know that pants…was a fancy, future invention that only the wealthy wore, as it was a pain in the ass to make, considering the semi-precise measurements needed to not fall off or be too tight.
Adam did appreciate the Super Rod, that was actually something he could very much appreciate as much as the All-Purpose Tool, afterall tools and fishing are part of a man's romance.
Ding! Created several sets of Grass-Fiber Toga! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Rock Throw]
|Common Ability|
Conjure rocks and small stones and launch them as projectiles, not very powerful but a rock thrown at your head always hurts.
Now obviously…Adam found the idea of wearing a skirt…to be strange to say the least, so he proceeded to make a Toga, basically a blanket that you wrap yourself around.
Very…impractical, but it would do as practice before he starts making pants with Seamster…He should probably make some undergarments as well to not damage his skin.
William's wool was…surprisingly a lot more comfortable and softer than Adam remembered wool feeling, so it would be perfect.
As for his ability…a lot of them were very minor, the one he liked the most was Swiftness for obvious reasons.
Ding! Shaved William, freeing him of the suffocating coat, and made some Winter Coats! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Poisonous]
|Trash Trait|
You are poisonous, meaning if anyone eats your flesh they are going to have a mildly bad time.
…great, moving on.
William was so very happy to be rid of the heavy wool on his back, the sheer sight of the sheep pokemon jumping around and bucking at the sudden loss of weight was heart warming as it went off to play with Julie with new energy.
As for the Coats…Samuel and Lilith found them to be incredibly funny as they tried to hold their laughs in when they watched me walk on in with a winter coat on.
As expected…putting a winter coat proportional to the size of someone as big and tall as him..made him look quite round.
Now that required several shaving sessions with William to accomplish, at the sheer amount of wool needed.
Ding! You have created pants! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Drunk Driver]
|Trash Trait|
"It's the drunk crashers that give drunk drivers a bad name." The more inebriated you are, the more skilled you are at driving and operating vehicles.
I-WHAT?!
Adam legitimately paused as he examined the pants he had finished crafting using Lilith's help to measure, turning his all powerful tool into a measuring tape.
When…would he ever make use of this??? Do any animals he rides on count?!
Ding! Created a Duck-shaped Plushie that caused Samuel to shed a tear over! Get a Advantage Silver Ticket!
Yea so…Adam wanted to take his Seamster trait as far as he could, he found the best dye, used the lingering left overs of William's wool as stuffing, taking the time and effort to create…
…a stuffed duck.
Samuel stared down at the plush Adam made, he held it tenderly with a blank look in his eyes before he looked back up at me, "This is the best thing in my entire life and I will treasure it eternally".
…He seemed to like it.
[Racer]
|Rare Trait|
"It was originally going to be -ist". You possess greatly increased agility, allowing you to move considerably faster with your body and increasing your reflexes and coordination to match.
Or
[Cosmetic Calibration]
|Common Trait|
While cosmetic calibration is active, changes such as transformations or race changes will not affect your looks in ways you view as undesirable.
[Racer] has been chosen.
And the reward he got from that made weeks of frustration and rewords worth it!
An interesting thing is…race changes…we're apparently a thing, and it was painful not taking the cosmetics that didn't give away something happened to him.
Made a grass mat mattress, wool blankets and pillows! Get a Silver Ticket!
[Threaded Cane]
|Common Item|
Bloodborne - One of the weapons of the workshop hunters used to face off against the beasts. In its cane form, the threaded cane still has a sharp edge enough to hurt beasts, but when its trick form is revealed the cane splits into numerous blades arranged into a whip that can be used to rend and shred flesh from a distance.
This was easily one of the simpliest things he had created, he took a bunch of grass, made some thread, and using Samuel's help to make sure they were tight as he pulled back…and wala!
Some nice bedding or just a place to sit in general.
And hey! He also got a cane that can turn into a metal, sharp whip…wasn't this thing capable of hurting Eldritch aligned creatures?
He didn't know, his past life him didn't have the money or desire to buy a PlayStation to play the game.
Ding! You made charcoal! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Water Breathing]
|Common Ability|
Allows the user to breathe underwater as if they were on land.
…Considering Breathless it was entirely useless and was not worth the ability slot, not unless he…for whatever reason needed to specifically breath underwater.
The charcoal as one may imagine was easy to make, he kinda just grabbed whatever thin, yet long wood was available, stacked them in a circle, and surrounding it with mud with a hole on top till the fire in the center did its work.
Ding! Designed footwear that protects against rough terrain and heat! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Shoebody]
|Common Trait|
"Bop!" Your skull is unusually durable, and not only that, but headbutt and skull-based attacks are more potent.
So he…uh, made some of those weird wooden Getas…basically ancient Japanese sandals, and he thought it may be best to make some in case of rough terrain.
That trait however is quite funny however.
Ding! You have built a wood log house, all on your own with your own two hands, all while with customizations fitting for the inhabitant…Get a Gold Ticket!
[Fire Resistance]
|Rare Trait|
You are naturally resistant to fire and fire-based effects and attacks, such as being set on fire, high temperature environments, or being hit by fireballs. This resistance scales with your basic stats.
Building a house was quite honestly not all that hard, what was annoying was making sure there were no holes or gaps.
No glass, and Adam didn't really feel like testing how to make that at the moment, so it was just a square hole to let the light in.
Thankfully the bugs when asked stayed the freak away, mosquitos and flies were just not existent in the garden.
With Adam's strength, martial arts, basic knowledge, and limitless tools at his disposal…it was honestly one of the easiest things he had made considering the fact that most of inventions involved more finesse than anything.
What he didn't expect was that fire resistance, oh my god was that amazing, barely three days of work and it fucking paid off.
Also…
Ding! You have lived a total of a Earth year, happy creation day! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Iron Mind]
|Rare Trait|
Your mind is made of iron and your body will obey. Even if you are exhausted and starving the effect it has on your performance is minimal. Regardless of your suffering, your performance will be optimal. Does not extend to physical limitations or wounds. Also increases resistance against all Negative Mental Ailments.
Apparently it was his birthday.
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So here we were…on the beach, the same one he bonked Lilith's head with a stick on.
The sun was as always shining brightly and warmly, the gentle breeze swaying past us, and the calm, lazily swaying waves on the coastline.
We were all sitting on our beach benches, Lilith had a beach umbrella giving her shade, a table of Pina Colada at each of our tables.
A big basket filled with fruits that they can snack on, a big ass straw hat on Samuel's head that looked comically big on him with his duck on top of it, Adam was wearing grass pants he made, Lilith the Toga.
Playing a game of Durak, which is a word a friend said means Idiot in Russian…using the playing cards he had carefully carved, the rules were laid out where you had to match the symbol or equal or higher numbers to not be forced to take in more cards…
The Idiot in question would be whoever is the last one remaining that has cards…and unfortunately.
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"WHY ME?!" Samuel said angrily, his face rageful red, his deck of cards looking absolutely filled to the brim, while Adam and Lilith were hiding their laughter behind their cards.
"WHY AM I BEING PICKED ON HERE?!" He puffed up his cheeks and eyes were twitching.
This was our sixth game, and so far…neither him nor Lilith were the Idiots.
"LILITH I SWEAR!!! STOP HOARDING ALL THE ACES AND TRUMPS!!!" Uncharacteristically he raised his voice at Lilith after getting absolutely attacked between the two of us, as Lilith looked "innocnetly" to the side.
"I cannot fathom what you speak of, Samuel, I am simply playing the game as intended," she said with a sly look and tone.
Adam popped in, "It's okay Samuel, it's okay to be an Idiot, you are still our friend~"
Samuel legitimately looked like he was going to start frothing from the mouth.
"I demand a rematch!" He said stubbornly, his pride clearly burned at the constant losses.
The two of us shrugged as we chose to accept his 7th game.
What was sad was that it was mostly Samuel's fault…it was very easy to tell if he had something good or just plain bad by either the starry, glowing expression or his glum look.
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"So…what is this meant to accomplish?" Samuel curiously asked as he laid next to Adam's meditating form as he tried to clear out any undesirables.
As for his questions, he humored him, "From what I am understanding of my Airbending…while half of it—at least at the moment—is about movement… the other is the spirituality and mindset of it," while we both sat at the tippy point of a small mountain, that overlooked the mountain.
Samuel nodded to himself as he took the words in, though confused, "…ok…what about that has anything to do with what you are doing?"
Adam sighed a little, "I'm trying to deal with my issues in a calm manner by meditating, by relaxing and thinking," which only made the angel raised his eyebrow.
"…Aside from the fact that you apparently have…issues,…why not just deal with them?"
Adam blinked his eyes open as he looked at the small angel with puzzlement, "What?" Trying to understand what his friend was trying to say.
Said friend shrugged nonchalantly, "If you are trying to perfect your little wind waving thingie, and you believe it has to do with how you think?…why not just face your issues…and ask what makes them your issues to stop them from being your issues-wait I am confusing myself now?!" He said as he tried to straighten his mind out.
While Adam stared down at him cuddling with Julie and his Ducky—as he called his plushie—while he thought about what he said.
It can't be…that simple right?
This spiritual journey, meditation, just clearing yourself of the negativity…it was supposed to be some sort of…long and hard path, right?
At least that was how it was always portrayed.
… was it?
'…How did the monk guy go about it with Aang? Let me think'
He thought about the beloved show of Avatar the Last Airbender, he thought about their show's version of chakra, pools of energy that gathered up the negativity from life.
He took a deep breath, got out of the uncomfortable butterfly position he put his legs in, and just laid down, trying to reach out spiritually and to "deal with it".
Earth Chakra, located at the base of the spine, dealing with Survival, and is blocked by Fear-
Suddenly Adam found himself in the Void, the sheer nothingness, the mind unraveling experienced back then he now realized were the incomprehensible horrors that stared back at him with emotions gazes that were beyond him.
Flashes of Samuel, Lilith, Sera, Michael, the angels surrounding him be hurt, laying dead, Lilith torn in half by the wildlife, a fractured form of horned Samuel that was covered in red-
He felt his breath speed up, how he began to sweat, his heart rate skyrocketed as he felt the hungry mouths filled with teeth and flesh in the void.
The monsters that dwelled in the beyond that whispered of colors that occur between intentions, of Time that holds its breath, and and of matter that prefers not to exist.
He saw flashes, too overwhelming to completely comprehend, he saw a collapsing star night sky as space ripped open and swallowed, or more accurately crushed, his reality at that day.
Another flash as he stands before Roo, her shadowy figure toothily smiling with her glowing, mostly red eyes filled with obsessive desire, her clawed, shadowed hands reaching out to him.
"Adam!-…what has…t's wrong?!" Garbled words Adam barely heard from his earshot of a clearly concerned Samuel.
His body shook, his eyes still snapped shut as intense fear that he preferred not to think about soared through his body.
Before he recalled…that this is not real…and a lot of those fears have either already happened, or are no longer a factor.
Adam took a deep breath, forcing himself to relax, to slow himself down, it was a time before he had Lilith and Samuel, a time he couldn't even recall if he had someone.
He had people that cared, and would stand by him…he let the fear go.
And…somehow…almost too easily…the fear flowed away, almost unnaturally to how fear typically takes hold of humans.
Something clicked.
Adam opened his eyes, to see a very clearly distraught Samuel who had a magical circle over him, while another golden orb hovered above a palm.
He immediately checked him all over, Julie next to his shoulder crying from worry, "Oh thank Father! I was just about to call Sera after you suddenly started shaking and thrashing! What happened?! Was it that Anomoly," his eyes narrowed, seriousness in his expression.
Adam shook his head, "No. it was not Roo…I think your advise worked Samuel…at least something that was beyond me just sitting and trying to "clear my mind"," as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Samuel froze as he looked mortified, "…I did this to you?" As he sounded a little hurt, before Adam shook his head.
"Not necessarily, your advice to "deal with my issues" only lead me to…quite literally deal with my issues," before Samuel looked at him incredulous.
"What kind of issues do you have that you ended up as frightened as a kitten?! Where would you have gotten those issues to begin with?!" He asked trying to understand what the fuck Adam was talking about.
The First Man shrugged, "Well Roo for one thing," which once more gave a pause to The Morning Star, "others…are the entities of the void and my time before Adam,".
Adam briefly wondered if this was a right move, as he saw confusion in Sam, before he spotted recognition in them, "That's right…I keep forgetting, but initially Father had Sera and her team, who kept keeping me out, building something around whatever he brought back from the Outside,"
He knew?! Wait no…that makes sense, a lot of the angels were the ones to make him this body, even if the instructions that God gave them to help them build him were there, they would still be completely aware that they were building around something.
"…I still have six more to go," He was finally making progress, he had a way forward to his Airbending.
Samuel on the other hand, looked angry at him as he crossed his arms, "After that!? Nope! No you don't mister! You are going to go home and sleep off…whatever that was!"
Adam gave a weak chuckle, as he sat up and headpatted the angel, who annoyed, trying to quickly rip the hand off of him, "You do not need to worry…as far as I recall…this specifically was bad because I was dealing with my Fear…it should be less bad going forward," the Lord of Eden soothed him as Samuel looked at him concerned.
"…okay, but if this happens again promise me you'll stop and leave this alone for now…it scared me, I didn't know what to do when you started moving around like that and screaming," Adam nodded, a small comforting smile on him, "Promise, if something like that happens again we will stop,".
"…Well okay…but I'll be watching!" He said with a token of seriousness that almost sounded funny as he sat down, Julie on his lap, both of them now watching him closely with frowns on their faces.
It looked really adorable actually, before he closed his eyes.
Water Chakra, located in…the monk guy never said it, but I'm gonna guess in the genitals, it deals with Pleasure, and is blocked by Guilt-
Adam only had one guilt, one mistake that he had made that could absolutely hurt everything he loved, one that was most recent.
Roo once more stood before him, smiling widely, her form so much more…present…ever since he gave in to his urges, his instinct to name her.
He shouldn't have done that, he should have had more discipline and stopped himself from interacting with a entity that spoke of bad news.
The burden that lays on him…is if naming her would destroy everything the angels and God have worked for.
…What's done is done, he could no longer take back what he had done, that was a fact.
He may be at fault for bringing Roo closer than how she should have been…but he needed to be accountable, if she becomes a problem…he will help deal with her if need be.
He felt another click as his guilt flowed away…it too felt easy, it too let go from his consciousness with the grace of a leaf on the water.
He moved on.
Fire Chakra, located in the stomach, it deals with Willpower, and is blocked by Shame-
Clicked
…that…what the fuck? It instantly unlocked,…there was no blockage to speak of…entirely shameless, no disappointment to speak of…
…was he spiritually different than the humans of the past? Or in this case, the future?
Air Chakra, located in the heart, it deals with Love, and blocked by Grief-
It was weak…so weak, it was less present than the air and mist, covered in shadows and hazy memories…he felt vague connections, lasting attachments to people…that have long since ceased to be.
…He knew what he needed to do.
He couldn't even remember them…
He felt lasting romance…he felt familial loves, a love one may have for a pet, another for a best buddy, the forms of people…he simply will never interact with again…
He then thought about Eden…he thought about Lilith and Samuel, of the angels that while their connections were brief…were very much part of his new life.
…He let them flow away.
Click!
Sound Chakra, located in the Throat, it deals with Truth, and is blocked by Lies-
Clicked
Another one that simply opened itself up to him…with no issues to speak of.
Light Chakra, it is located at the center of the Forehead, it deals with Insight is blocked by Illusion-
He felt the air around him shift…he felt the ground below him, he could hear the breaths of his own and of Julie and Samuel, he felt the rustling of leaves down below, he felt the rushing of water, he felt the silent humming of the Garden, and eventually…the so very distant breath of Lilith who was distantly training with her spear…
…He of course noticed Roo and her tree in the distance, not so much as the former as for the latter, like it or not…she was just as part of everything as everything else…if contained…she too is part of the Illusion of separation…the fact that there was a chance that she was here from the very beginning of Creation…only makes it moreso.
We are all connected.
Click
The Thought Chakra…located at the Crown of the Head, it deals with Pure Cosmic Energy and is blocked by Earthly Attachments.
He thought of the Void…but in a different light, a sensation that..:cannot be described in words.
He thought about the figure that found him in the void, a flash…as he was being stared down by a same figure, sitting in the stars, looking down at him with curiosity and fascination.
He thought about Chaos Gacha, his very soul that thrummed beneath his flesh, that worked with miracles and wonders.
A string…attaching him to the earth…how it tied him down…that was steadily slacking, steadily lessening its hold on him…
It was never about refusing and denying the world to himself, it was not about leaving everything behind for the sake of the skies and heavens above…it was about being able to let go.
"…Adam?" Adam heard Samuel's voice once more, this time bafflement,…there was awe and wonder, and for some reason…he sounded far below him than he should.
Adam opened his eyes…and realized what was going on.
He was flying, levitating in midair, floating as easily as one would be laying down, his hair, mostly turned white, the color of enlightned, transcendent in thought just like the first day in Eden.
There was no energy usage…he was as relaxed as can be, he simply…had no weight, he never would have to touch the ground again. [AN: :V]
Ding! Conquered your Fears! Get a Bronze Ticket!
[Efficient Physique]
|Uncommon Trait|
Your body is incredibly efficient, you are naturally able to digest and gain more energy from breathing, eating and sleeping. In addition, abilities consume slightly less energy to use.
Ding! Have opened all seven chakras and Achieved Enlightement! Get a Gold Ticket!
[Melee Macchiato]
|Uncommon Item|
Call of Duty - "This really 'packs a punch' badum tss!" Upon drinking Melee Macchiato, you will be granted temporary enhanced strength and melee skills for 1 hour. Effects apply after finishing an entire can and do not stack by drinking more than 1 can. Warning: Drinking more than 3 different buff drinks at once will cause intense haemorrhaging, strokes, and heart attacks. Restock Timer: 24 Hours
Ding! Achieved Unassissted Flight with Airbending…which was a lot more feasible thanks to how entertwined the Human Nature is to Purity, Serenity, and Cosmic Energy, as to not necessarily have to let go of Earthly Desires that are more flimsical and burden less,…it may have been easier, but it is impressive all the same you managed it this achievement!…for now… Get a Random Advantage Platinum Ticket.
[Paralysis]
|Rare Ability|
You are able to create a paralytic agent inside of your body that you can expel through your pores or spray it as a gas via oral means.
Or
[Mithril Skeleton]
|Elite Trait|
Your skeleton is unusually durable, being able to take a lot of punishment before it suffers damage. In addition, it is flexible and conducts energy better. Note that your skeleton isn't real mithril and scales with your physical stats.
[Mithril Skeleton] had been chosen!