I_Love_Ramen

The rule had always been this way: the strong over the weak, the rich over the poor. Mark knew this, he'd even experienced it.

After his boss fired him for discovering the affair with his girlfriend (who also worked at their small gaming company), Mark vowed never to be humiliated like that again. He wanted to rise above everyone, to become the world's top player, the one who made the rules and decided everyone's fate.  But that was wishful thinking.  He was just a heavyset, nerdy guy with some programming skills and a large appetite.  What else did he have going for him?

Hit hard by this reality, jobless and dumped, Mark withdrew into gaming, which also became his source of income.  One day, after leaving a bad review for a game he played and streamed, he received a strange reply from the game's creator.  Suddenly, Mark found himself transported to Aetherium, the world of that same game, as Magnus Lancaster, the young lord of a crumbling territory.

Now, with this new beginning, he vowed never to be weak again, never to leave his fate in someone else's hands.

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Apocalypse: Starting With Three Unique Blessings

Magnus gazed up at the council, a faint murmur of conversation drifting down from their lofty perch atop pillars that soared three thousand feet into the heavens. He remained impassive. Their deliberations held no weight for him.

He had answered their three riddles correctly; what did it matter if they debated amongst themselves? He had won. Or so he thought. The gods, it seemed, were far from pleased, especially Thoth. The god of knowledge clearly couldn't stomach the idea of a mortal outsmarting him, not once, but twice.

"He's obviously cheating! It's impossible for him to have solved those riddles unaided. Mortem must have been helping him. They both need to be brought before the Council for questioning," Thoth thundered, his voice laced with indignant disbelief. He refused to accept that a mere mortal had bested him.

Awakening.