Resignation

"Powerful strength?" Allen asked the man.

"Yes, a powerful strength!" the man replies.

"What kind of strength? like superhuman strength? telekinesis? can I fly?" Allen carefully asked.

"Even if you granted me powerful strength what can I do with that? Dominate the world? Become a god?"

"Well, to tell you the truth the 'powerful strength' i would give you would be at a weakened state right now because it will grow along with you, the more powerful you are the more powerful the 'strength' is." the man replied.

Allen didn't know if this is true or not since moments ago he knows that he is resting at his apartment, but he has suddenly been drag here.

time passes by and Allen finally opens his mouth.

"Sure, Let me receive your strength and be your champion then."

the man was genuinely delighted by Allen's decision and he was naturally thrilled since Allen will be his 'Champion', he then asked Allen.

"Don't you want to know the meaning of 'Champion'?"

"Well, I have some idea about being a champion since I played a lot of games," Allen responds.

"I don't know what game you play, but the idea of 'Champion' is not as simple as you think, do you have any idea what 'God' is?"

Allen felt weird about the question but he casually replies.

"I know what a 'God' is, of course, they are omnipotent, they can create and destroy whatever they want, they are literary the embodiment of perfection."

"Hahaha, well for a human perspective 'we' are similar to that, but 'we' are not omnipotent, 'we' cannot easily create and destroy, and 'we' are not the embodiment of perfection, 'we' are not what you think. 'we' have a very powerful strength but using them also have consequences."

"we? are you a god? what are you saying?"

"I am a 'God', but I'm not the only one, they are many 'God' outside this realm, but it's very early to talk about that, so let me introduce my self first, I'm one of the 1st pillars of the 'Heavenly Castle', I'm the so-called 'Morpheus'."

"Pillar? Heavenly Castle? Wtf? wait, do you have an 8th-grade syndrome, am I right? what a pitiful creature."

"Hey, I'm serious you know? What the heck is an 8th-grade syndrome? are you insulting me?"

Morpheus glare at Allen, who giggling and doesn't even care about him, what Allen didn't know is if somebody started laughing at Morpheus randomly, they will die and disintegrate instantly like they never existed in the first place or even transferred them to hell immediately without blinking.

'This guy doesn't take me seriously, well I don't care his my champion now so let's make this fun.' Morpheus thought.

"Sorry about that, so Morpheus what is 'Champion'? and why choose me?"

Morpheus was silent for a moment and then said.

"I like your personality, attitude, and effort, I saw you at Eden many times, I saw you spending hundreds of thousands of hours just to forge a simple weapon with no gain, but aside from that you never gave up, I like that, that's why I chose you."

Allen was happy that someone knows all the effort he did and appreciate his hard word, he was also flattered at what Morpheus said.

"Champion, Like I told you earlier there are many gods exist, countless of gods, and every god needed a 'Champion' that will represent them, that is why I'm here because I want you to be my representative, in other words, you will be my champion."

Allen thought for a moment and finally, he agreed.

"Ok, then what power are you going to give me?"

"That's a secret for now, but expect it to be great and you will like it," Morpheus said, but before Allen can respond he was immediately interrupted by Morpheus.

"We don't have much time left, but I will give you your power later, be sure to make your self stronger, I mean very strong, I wish you good luck Allen, we will see each other again soon."

Morpheus then slowly fades away while the forest is also fading away and everything was getting blurry.

"Wait, Morpheus!"

Allen shouts but he receives no replies.

Allen's surrounding was very blurry he didn't know where he is but as time goes on he saw a light that penetrates his eyelid, he then slowly open his eye as saw that it's already morning.

"The hell's happened, I felt like I didn't rest at all."

When Allen wakes up he felt exhausted and dizzy for some reason, all he remembers last night is that after he logout at EDEN he goes straight to the bed.

"This is the first time I felt like this, is this because of EDEN? Am I playing too much?"

Allen thought that he was playing too much that it's putting a burden at his body, he then looks at the time and saw that it's already 8 am and it's bad news because he is already late.

"F*ck, im late im gonna be really really troubled right now."

Allen then quickly put some clothes on and hurriedly rush towards his work.

Moments later Allen arrives at his office since Allen in realtime is just a simple office worker, Allen quickly enters and walks toward his station but while he is walking, a man called David called him.

"Allen, come to my office."

"Yes, sir." Allen saw David and quickly arrives at his office since David is his boss.

Allen arrives and saw that David already sat at his chair while reading some document at his table, David notices Allen and said.

"Do you know why I called you?"

"I may know sir," Allen responds.

"Good, but let me tell it to you, you skip your work yesterday, and day by day your working performance is getting worsen, you are one of the best candidates that will surely be promoted but now that's taken off, I don't know if you have any idea what's happening but you are getting worse," David said it blatantly.

"I know that sir, but I just love the game EDEN and im trying to make a living out of it, my earning is not that much but the game itself, I like it, that's why im sorry sir if im not doing my responsibilities," Allen responded.

David stares straight at Allen's eyes and said.

"EDEN, that game is very popular around the world but some people that game should not exist, one that game doesn't have a specific creator, two that game suddenly appears out of nowhere, and three that company 'NewLife' is strange itself, but seeing your eyes looks like you are very dedicated to that game am I right? What do you do at that game?" David asks Allen.

Allen felt strange about the question but he respectively responds.

"I am a blacksmith and also an Alchemist, I also do some different side jobs, but im, not that quite successful."

"A blacksmith and Alchemist, huh?"

David was quiet for a moment and then said.

"Allen do you still want to work in this company or just focus on EDEN?"

Allen was startled by what David said but he himself also thought that sometimes, he wants to quit his job and focus at EDEN but he can't, since his job at EDEN can't completely guarantee that he can earn for his living.

"I don't know if my job at EDEN can completely guaranteed my living condition but I love what I do in there and I want to concentrate on what I do and enjoy, so if I choose myself self I will choose EDEN than my job," Allen said seriously.

David smiles and laughs at what Allen said, he thought.

'Working at this office will earn him money for his living condition, but that doesn't mean he enjoys working just for the sake of money, and in EDEN he looks like he enjoys it very much while making his own money.'

"Well, you can give me your resignation of letter here tomorrow, good luck at your job at EDEN." David genuinely smiles, in the first place he was mad at Allen since he was not doing his job properly and abandoning his job, but hearing him says that makes him understand him a little.

'When was the last time since an employee resign for the sake of his enjoyment, not money.' David thought.

"Thank you, sir, I will."