SwagnosticDaoist

A man is thrust into the depths of a twisted set of Trials that not only affect him, but the rest of humanity. If he fails: he receives Death. If he succeeds: he stands a chance of gaining access to the Knowledge of Mysteries of the Universe, the Power to rule Worlds, and the Secrets of Eternal Life. What choices will he make? Find out how a broken egoistic man rewrites his own Destiny.

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Midas looked around only to hear those restless voices grow louder and louder. All the anger and frustration that the people around him were withholding finally found a way out. The vent was the green skinned lifeform that calmly stood in front of everyone in the square. Agitated people started crowding menacingly around the lifeform, almost as if they would be overcome with violence. 

"Wait, Wait, What the fuck are you talking about? We don't know who or what you are, and we don't care!"
"Yeah! We wanna go home!"
"Let us out!"
"Yeah! You better let us leave or else we'll f"

*BOOM*

Right on sight, the heads of twenty odd people who were moving forward seemingly with the intent of stirring trouble all had their heads simultaneously explode. Jets of red blood squirted up from the exposed necks of those people, while the insides of their heads colored the outerwear of the bystanders around them. The steamy red blood immediately created a suffocating atmosphere. Screams and profanities abound as people attempted to move as far away from that green "demon". Some fell over on top of each other, crushing others in the process, others fell on the floor hyperventilating. A piece of flesh landed on Midas' face, but he hadn't even noticed as he was now trying to calm his heart rate while looking around trying to figure out if there was a way he could get away from this situation.

"STOP!!", yelled the green lifeform while exuding a terrifying atmosphere about it, and immediately all in the area lost their ability to move or even speak. Midas had never felt such fear in his entire life. Every molecule of DNA in his body was telling him that at that moment in time, his life wasn't in his hands. All he could do was stay still and watch the green lifeform while his ears throbbed with the sound of his own racing heartbeat.

"Now that I have your attention, let me continue with my explanation. I will explain this once and once only. The planetary body that you lower beings call 'Earth' has Awakened, and thus it has attained it's right to undergo Planetary Ascension. You all have been chosen by your planet and your performance from now on will determine what will happen to your home planet. If you succeed a whole new Universe will open up to you. Knowledge, and Wisdom that will teach you Evolution. However, If you fail, your planetary body will have it's right of existence revoked... That is … Death."

"..."

None of the Chosen could say anything at that moment, but their expressions held visions of disbelief, excitement, confusion and despair. Right then, there was a high pitched sound and almost immediately everyone realised that they could now move again. Many fell on the floor from their muscle strain and tense emotional states but that did not stop the green lifeform from continuing it's speech. 

"Well, it seems we're all on the same page. Now, let's begin the 7 Trials."

A Chosen's Ascension: The Path To Omniscience

Midas was not the only one who noticed the eye that opened up all of a sudden.

The eye was like a fiery orb, blazing with inner light that seemed to pierce the very souls of the Chosen who were staring into it. The pupil was a vertical slit, like that of a cat, and it seemed to dilate and contract with each passing moment, taking in the fear in the eyes of the Chosen.

The iris was a deep, rich yellow, like the colour of gold, and it seemed to glow with an otherworldly intensity, making it difficult for them to look away from it. At that moment, Midas noticed what seemed to be scales around the eye, rough and jagged, like shards of marble and they seemed to flicker in the light of the amethyst crystals.

As the Chosen stared into the eyes, they could not help but feel like they were staring into the Abyss itself. At that moment, the Abyss was drawing them in, and they could not get out.

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