Character Creation

''Fuck!! Where the heck am I? After my reincarnation, I have just been popping up in sketchy-looking places. The first was when I met Nicholas, then Bella brought me into the inner world of the old tattered book and now I am here.'' James found himself in front of a tomb in a forest.

''I guess I will just go and check it out'' James said as he moved closer to the tomb.

Ding!!! Welcome to the Unnamed Dungeon. A notification came from the system as James entered the dungeon.

''A dungeon without a name, just as I thought, this place is a trap. This place looks sketchy. Huh, why are there no monsters in this dungeon? Well, it doesn't hurt that they are not here. I don't have any strength to handle any monsters as of now. I'll just explore it and it wouldn't hurt to just find out what is going on here, even if I die I'll be able to return to the game.'' James said as he walked towards a golden door.

Ding!!! Possession attempted. The host has been possessed.

If one was to take a look at James' soul right now, one will see another soul besides his own.

''Shit!! I have hit the jackpot. Hahaha.....finally I have found someone worthy enough to possess. I can't believe this worked on my first try. A body of this many elements and soul strength worthy of being possessed by me, the soul magic god. I didn't think I'll be able to survive after that bastard Nicholas joined forces with Lucius to destroy me.'' the soul laughed hysterically as he continued talking to himself.

''Hey, Mister what are you doing hovering beside my soul, stop being creepy and leave my body right now. Ah yes, did I just hear you say, Nicholas and Lucius? If you are old man Nicholas' friend I can let you leave peacefully. I owe him a great deal after all he has done for me, I guess. It is my policy not to repay good with evil. I think you should be one of the other gods that the chaos race killed at that time. Hmm... apart from gratitude towards old man Nicholas I should feel pity for you. Yes, I think this should be enough to allow you to leave quietly.'' James said in a matter-of-fact and benevolent tone.

''Haha, a kid wet behind his ears is been merciful to me the great soul magic god? I see the terror of my name has diminished after all these years. I am not friends with that bastard Nicholas and also don't remind me of that filthy chaos race'' The soul said as he gnashed his teeth in anger.

''Your enmity with Nicholas has nothing to do with me, just leave my body now'' James said as if he had everything under control.

'From all the novels the protagonist has something special that prevents soul possession and also a means to make the soul a part of his soul, every day I feel like an MC in a novel. With the system, I think I can protect myself from possession. This guy might not have a high soul strength but his soul purity should be on the same level as Nicholas's or maybe even more since he called himself the soul magic god or whatever.'James internalized as he weighed his options.

''Hahaha, I have not been able to vent since my untimely death. I guess I'll share my experience with you just to show you my greatness before I possess you. You can be proud that I'll be the one possessing your body'' the soul said with a smug look on his face.

''Proud my ass just leave this body alone and possess someone else,'' James said back in anger

''Hmph just keep quiet and listen to me" the soul retorted back in annoyance.

'This boy's soul strength is too huge, I need to take some time to acclimate to the body, or else my soul might dissipate. I can't wait for the possession to be completed, by the time I am done, I can stand on top of the world and get any beauty I want with power and this brat's handsome face.'The soul thought with a perverted look as he thought about what the future held for him after the possession was successful.

'Hmph, from the system's message there is an automatic soul cleansing after 5 minutes when my body is possessed by a foreign soul, by the time he is done with his shitty story I'll be ready for him. Hahaha, I am so baaaad.' James said internally with a wicked smile on his face.

''Hey boy, remove that creepy smile from your face and listen to the tale of the handsome and all-powerful soul magic god. I was born into the dwarf race sub-race with an all-time high nether affinity element instead of the regular creation magic we awakened, because of this reason I was ostracised because of my different affinity. At the time I was growing up, there was a genius with a high affinity for creation magic who went by the name of Lucius. He got special treatment from the elders of our race whilst I was continually ostracised. Even though the affinities of our elements were the same, our race only valued creation magic since we were a forgers race.

(A/N: A forgers race is a race that is mainly attracted to the forging of weapons and other technologies. The rank of a forger is even considered higher than an evolver of the same rank. (Evolver is the term I am using for people who get stronger by any kind of energy source.)

Even after all those years, he got everything he wanted. He had the ladies, wealth, status, power, and even a friend he could trust with his life. I wouldn't lie that I didn't envy him, he had all that I always wanted. I decided to finally seek opportunities that could change my element into something that could support forging. On one of my travels, I found out that my nether magic dealt with the soul of living beings and I could perform necromancy. Then the idea hit me 'Is necromancy not a form of creation?', the more I studied the more thrilled I became. For the need to further my research and knowledge, the more I became stronger the more massacres I did to further my studies. I realized that an aspect of me got stronger the more people I killed, that aspect was so intangible and I couldn't put my finger on it but I continued the experiments. At a later time after about 15000 years, the gods found out about the presence of another aspect of the being that could be increased but in negligible amounts. They decided to call it soul strength. Now back to the main reason I died in the first place. Due to my wanton and indiscriminate killing, Lucius and Nicholas joined forces to take me down. The three of us together were the strongest gods out there because of the high mastery of our respective elements. Even though I died, I preserved my soul in hopes of possessing someone, that was when the chaos race struck a few years later and I heard about Nicholas and Lucius' plan of making a deal with mana to turn back time and help a particular race protect the very existence of mana. I cloaked my soul with the other gods and also got sucked into the game and now here I am. You are an unlucky brat for getting dragged into this mess by Nicholas. Now your soul and body will be mine, this time my rise is certain. With my experience with nether magic, I can perfect all my elements with other souls and get their full forms(Offensive, defensive and healing magic of each element). Somehow my nether magic transformed into soul magic, even now I don't know the distinction between both them. This time I'll have the real soul magic, with your soul strength it will be a possibility. After all these years and progress of soul strength, mine cannot even make a dent in yours, the disparity is unreachable, that is why I termed today as my lucky day to be able to possess a body of such talent. Hahaha.....'' the soul laughed hysterically as he thought about all the possibilities.

''Thank you for waiting in preparation for your death, Mr. Creepy Body-Possessing Bastard. Now I guess six minutes of letting some of your frustrations out is a nice way to die. This should have ended a minute ago but I gave you some extra time. System erases his consciousness and merges his soul to mine''.

Ding!!! The host's request is been processed.

Ding!!! Request Processed.

''Huh? What is going on? I can feel my consciousness slipping away. Hey bastard, what the fuck did you do? No!! ...What....did you ....do?'' the soul shouted in desperation.

''Don't worry you don't need to know what is happening, you will be gone by that time" James said as he smiled slightly.

''I planned carefully and now all my plans have gone down the drain.....Nooooooooooooo!''The soul said as his consciousness was erased.

''Huh that was a close shave, I don't know what the consequences would have been if I didn't succeed'' James sighed at the close call.

''Well let me get out of this dungeon.''

Ding!!! Due to the soul purity the soul, the host has been awarded a set of rewards.

Ding!!! The host will be teleported to the Tempest Kingdom in 5 seconds.

5...4....3.....2.....1

Whoosh

James arrived in a well-laid-out location with stalls and nice-looking houses. Kids were running around from place to place, traders advertising their products, and guards marching around to secure the kingdom.

'Huh so this is the Tempest Kingdom it is bigger than I imagined and this is not even the whole kingdom. Let me get to the adventurers guild to check my affinities and register as an adventurer. I have delayed for far too long, I can't wait to start my journey 'James internalized as he headed towards the adventurers guild after asking for the directions.

''I will like to register to become an adventurer'' James said to the woman in glasses behind the registration desk.

''Welcome Sir may I know your name?'' the receptionist said in a polite and respectful tone.

''You can call me Atlas ''James said with a smile to the receptionist.

(A/N: Guys be reminded that the system in question here is the one Lucius created for James, that is the reason he can make requests of the system. James has not awakened and created a character so he cannot access the game's system yet. Even after accessing it, there will be a merge between the two systems which will help James manifest his strength outside of the game. Please I will request you guys to vote for my novel with your precious power stones. I know that I am a relatively new author but I hope you will support me and also leave your reviews and comments so I can know what I am doing right and what I am doing wrong.)