Fresh Start.

#London, UK, 17:00 Hours, March 23, Year 2178.#

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'... So... This is it for me, huh?..'

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'Dead at 61... No wife... No kids...'

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'Dammit... Never even got to walk on my own two feet...'

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'But... At least I had fun. I lived, I learned, and I prospered.'

'Not a lot of people can say they got masters in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Culinary, Engineering, Agriculture, and Art in life.'

'Or that they were crowned the }King of Gaming{ before they died.'

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'I had a good run, I had fun...'

'I just wish, that in my next life... For me to be born healthy.'

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#Somewhere, In a vast expanse of... Nothing.#

'What the?... Where am I? It's dark, I can't see... Wait... I see something, is that light?'

As soon as he saw that light everything around me was lit up in white, but there was no flash or glare, just sudden clarity.

As he was looking around himself, he suddenly heard a booming, synthetic yet somehow smooth voice from everywhere.

"GREETINGS MORTAL."

"WOAH WHAT THE?!-"

There standing in front of him was a humongous column of light in the shape of a Greek cross and in the center was a... gem? kaleidoscope? fractal? something.

"...Is this Purgatory?" was his smart response. Rude, right.

Surprisingly the being answered.

"NO, BUT IT IS PRETTY CLOSE."

"Then where am I? Who are you? What is this place? Why am I here?" the man asked as he gestured wildly at the surrounding endless whiteness.

"YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN THE VOID, A REALM BEYOND THE UNIVERSES THAT EXISTS AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF REALITY, AND THE CONTAINER OF THE GREATER MULTIVERSE."

"AS FOR WHO I AM. I, AM ORPHUS, SECOND BORN OF THE VOID, PRIMORDIAL OUTER GOD OF FATE AND DESTINY, AND MANAGER OF THE GREATER MULTIVERSE... AND YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE I HAVE AN OFFER FOR YOU."

"... An offer?"

"YES, AN OFFER. I OFFER YOU TO BE REINCARNATED TO A DIFFERENT WORLD, LIVE A NEW LIFE. YOU WILL BE SENT THERE WITH ALL YOUR MEMORIES AND SKILLS WITH YOU, AND HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AT A LIFE WHERE YOU ARE FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT."

'A different world? Well he did say he was a god, and manager of a (greater multiverse). But, why?' he thought before Orphus suddenly spoke again.

"A VALID QUESTION."

'Did he jus-'

"INDEED I DID. AS FOR WHY I'M SENDING YOU THERE. YOU SEE, THE WORLD YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO TO, NAMED TERRA, IS IN A TERRIBLE SITUATION, AND IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT, IT WILL INEVITABLY ESCALATE AND THAT WORLD WILL COLLAPSE, CAUSING AN IMBALANCE IN THE MULTIVERSE, POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE VOID AND ALL OF EXISTENCE WITH IT."

"IT IS MY DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT COME TO PASS, AND I DO THIS SENDING PEOPLE THAT I CALL }PARAGONS{ TO THESE WORLDS. THEY ARE OUTSTANDING PEOPLE OF UNRIVALED POTENTIAL AND TALENT, DEFINED BY THEIR UNENDING KINDNESS, UNBREAKABLE WILL, AND UNBENDING MORALS. THEY ARE THE INSPIRING AND CHARISMATIC IDOLS THAT COULD LEAD ENTIRE WORLDS INTO THE HEIGHTS OF PROSPERITY... AND YOU, WERE CHOSEN TO BE THIS WORLD'S PARAGON AND SAVIOR."

"But why me? and how am I supposed to save this world. This Terra?" he asked, doubt lacing his voice.

How could he save this world when he couldn't even save himselfself?

"YOU WERE CHOSEN AS YOU WERE LITERALLY PERFECT FOR THIS ROLE. AS FOR HOW, YOU MERELY HAVE TO BE YOURSELF, AS YOUR PRESENCE AND NATURAL COURSE OF ACTIONS WILL INVARIABLY SAVE IT. AGAIN, YOU ARE LITERALLY THE PERFECT ONE FOR THIS."

"SO I MUST ASK, WILL YOU SAVE TERRA?" the entity waited for an answer.

After being told that he started to seriously consider this. Saving a world? It's a bit unbelievable but the being seemed serious.

After considering it for a while, his answer became clear.

"... Alright. I'll do it, I'll save this world."

"THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. NOW, BEFORE YOU GO, I WILL GRANT YOUR GREATEST WISH, TAKE IT AS A SIGN OF MY GRATITUDE, AND SOMETHING TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR MISSION."

'My greatest wish?' "You mean you will-"

"THAT IS RIGHT. YOU, WHO HAD LIVED LIFE WITH THE CURSE OF A WEAK BODY, SHALL BE BLESSED IN YOUR NEXT LIFE WITH UNRIVALED VITALITY."

"YOU WILL REMAIN A HUMAN, BUT YOU WILL BE A HUMAN LIKE NO OTHER. YOU SHALL BE OF PEAK HUMAN CONSTITUTION AND CONDITIONING, YOU WILL BE STRONGER, TOUGHER, FASTER, SMARTER, AND BETTER IN EVERY WAY BEYOND MORTAL COMPREHENSION. YOU WILL BE MOST POWERFUL, AGILE, HEALTHY, AND DURABLE. YOU WILL BECOME THE ULTIMATE HUMAN BEING."

"... Really? Do you seriously mean that? I will no longer be weak and fragile?" he asked disbelievingly, a slight tremble in his voice, hoping against hope this was not a dream.

"OF COURSE, THIS I PROMISE YOU."

That finally settled it for him.

"... Thank you..."

"NO, THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING MY SELFISH REQUEST." Orphus said as his top column bent a complete ninety degrees before snapping back into place.

"NOW, BEFORE YOU GO, I JUST HAVE TO ASK ONE MORE THING. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY ABILITY AT ALL, WHAT WOULD IT BE."

'That kinda came out of nowhere.' Nonetheless, he thought about it thoroughly before he gave Orphus his answer. "I'd like to have a personal inventory. It would be really helpful to always have what I need on my person at all times, and maybe be able to instantly equip my clothes."

"I SEE. VERY WELL THEN."

Suddenly, the world around me started to warp and distort before everything faded away.

"ENJOY YOUR NEW LIFE, ADRIEN." was the last thing to be heard before everything disappeared.