Special starting

With his disappearance, I looked around me and saw, that I was in a temple, sort of, because at the end of the room that I was in, there stood a statue, which looked pretty much the same as the person from before. "Shit! Was that a god before?! And my favorability fell with him? No, no, no, why me? But at least I know now, that he hates greed in other persons. If it's like that, I have to change my whole mindset as a gamer, to get recognised by him. And for what? … Oh come on not that greed again!" Calming down, I think about how to start the game. But for that, I have to open the map first. It's a flat map with five continents on it. The four on the outside together would be able to fill out only a fourth of the central continent. In the corner stood Midgard and slowly a thought came from the back of my mind, something about the northern mythology. Then I saw the four names on each of the continents and just as I was about to choose the elves, another name swam across the map. Mermen. And suddenly I thought about what to really do. For that I closed the map. And slowly walked in circles thinking about what to do. Maybe if I pray to the god, which welcomed us, he can tell me, what would be the best choice.

So, I sink on my knees and kneel before the statue. Pleading to the god before me, thinking that when he welcomes us, he can't be that important as that should actually be a task that only low AIs should do in the other games.

[What is it, player? You still dare to talk to me after you thought of me nothing better than a low god?]

- Ähm, yeah sorry about that...I would like to know if there is a tip which you can give me on which race to choose.

[Not if you not apologise to me! And for real!] The god was actually pretty childish.

Not really knowing what to say after that response, still thinking in his old mindset, that the NPCs were there to help the players.

- Your Highness, and almighty god, I apologise talking rude to you and only thinking about greed earlier about which you were so annoyed. Please guide this lowly one.

[A lowly one you are. And even faking such a lie in a disguise of an apology! Do you know my position in this world? You surely don't. If you did, you wouldn't dare talk to me like that. Luckily for you, I am in a good mood today, since I woke up after a loooooong sleep and have a time to realign with the worlds. I don't want to waste any time on you anymore, but I think you could be pretty useful in the future.]

[Favorability with the god ??? has increased to neutral opinion]

[Hidden profession: High priest of ???] Accept?

[Hidden race: Demonic draconian] Accept?

My eyes are nearly bulging out of my sockets. Such rewards at the start of the game, and in the beta version where everything will be counted as if it's the real game. I am so lucky! "Why me? Why not someone else?" Although I am pretty grateful for these gifts, I still had to ask why he chose me.

[Why you? Are you getting more humble slowly? Well, you are a real professional gamer, so you are a good choice. And looking at your records about your played games, you were always one of the best rankers in them.]

Shocked, I looked at him, unbelieving on how a god, a NPC found out things about the outside world. "How?... What?"

[You wanted an answer? There you got it. I won't tell you how I know about it, trade secret. Now, either you accept the offer or I will withdraw it. By the way, my name is Kishtan, good to know if you're one of my high priests]

"Alright, I will accept it. Don't you trick me! Accept both."

[Your body will refigured. This may take some time and will be a very painful experience. Don't log out or you will immediately die and the changing process will be canceled.]

[Your profession has been changed to the hidden and unique profession: High Priest of Kishtan]

[The race change will take place in a few seconds]

What was I lucky, that I didn't have any clothes on me, or they would have been shredded by my sudden growth and change in physique. Everything was stretched in what seemed to be hours and new skin was placed in place of the actual skin, which was rubbed off by the rough dragon scales that appeared below my skin and shed the human skin off with every move in my actual agony of growing. Finally finished I stand up panting and look around me once again. Everything seemed to be clearer in my sight by a few times and smaller than before. Looking at my body, I realise, that there is no way, that there will be a way to live in a normal society now. That's why I chose the beastmen continent, directly after opening my map.

[Spawning in beginner village in 3...2...1...]

The environment around me went black again and I felt the cold stone of the temple disappear, standing on nothing, but darkness again.