Chaos II
- Are you ready, human kukuku?
"Of course".
Having agreed to the deal, I was ready to smash the talking cube to pieces. According to what D told me, the contract was to give ownership of my body to the cube if he won, and if I won, I would get the cube's most precious treasure. At first glance, it could be considered a joke, but since I was in a completely new world, I chose to believe that this old, worn-out piece of paper had special powers.
"Don't go die."
- Calm down, human, your defeat is imminent. To think that I will obtain a suitable vessel after so long, kukukukuku.
"Stop bragging, here I come."
After hearing the cube boast, I applied 98% of my life energy to 'cut'. According to D, that was the minimum that could be applied in order to damage the cube. After hearing that, I was shocked.
'This bastard, what the hell is he made of? Well, it's not going to do him any good to be so tough.'
'Cut'.
Activating 'cut' in my mind, I proceeded to imagine the cube split in half, and the cutting phenomenon did not take long to occur. In an instant, a perfect cut appeared on the surface of the cube, and black blood began to flow out of said cut.
- Ugh, what was that?
- Impossible, humans shouldn't have that kind of power.
- Wait, you're an apostle, right?
- Damn gods, so it was a trap after all.
"Shut up, I'm not an apostle."
- You still deny it, damn it.
"Enough, keep your end of the deal."
After damaging the cube, it went crazy, talking nonsense constantly. I got bored of its pathetic loser talk, so I demanded my prize.
- Bastard sent by the gods, you won't get away with this.
After those words, the cube started to glow, and everything around me immediately changed. The atmosphere felt completely different. My instincts were screaming danger.
- ACCUMULATION OF ENERGY IN THE SKY.
I looked up at the sky after hearing D's report, and a large black eye had appeared there. Seeing such a thing, only one possible alternative occurred to me, and that was death.
- TAKING CONTROL OF THE CONTRACT.
- THE WINNING PARTY RECEIVES THE PRIZE ESTABLISHED BY THE LOSING PARTY.
- OWNERSHIP WAS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED.
- A CUBE-SHAPED ARTIFACT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE LOSING PARTY. ACCORDING TO MY ANALYSIS, IT IS THE CORE OF THE ENTITY.
- ARTIFACT CAN BE USED FOR SELF-DEFENCE.
After hearing D's reports, a small black cube appeared right next to me, and at the same time, in the sky, the big black eye released a ray of light. It was a blinding light. I couldn't think of anything, I couldn't escape, as my hand was tightly stuck to the cube.
- Goodbye, dog of the gods. As if I were going to hand over my most valuable treasure to a filthy apostle!
The last thing I saw was a gigantic eye shooting a black light at me. After that, a thunderous sound was heard. My consciousness was gone, I don't know for how long.
- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.
- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.
- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.
- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.
- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.
'What happened?'
When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was that my vision had changed dramatically. I could see more than 360°, literally speaking, I could see everything around me. And my body had changed too. I could see myself, now I was a small black cube.
- AVAILABLE DEFENSE MEASURES WERE ACTIVATED.
'What does that have to do with me turning into a cube?'
I said a little annoyed. He didn't look human at all anymore.
- THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE FROM THAT LIGHT WAS BY HIDING OUR VESSEL INSIDE THE DEVICE.
'Wait, so I'm inside the artifact?'
- CORRECT.
'Can I return to my normal form?'
- YEAH.
'Perfect'.
'And all this devastation was caused by that black light?'
- YES. THE RANGE OF DESTRUCTION EXCEEDS 200 SQUARE METERS.
- IT IS ESTIMATED THAT NOTHING COULD HAVE SURVIVED THAT LIGHT.
'Can the alpha be killed with that light?'
- YES, NO PROBLEM.
'Hahahahahaha, you're a real idiot, D'.
- THANK YOU.
'Oh, I feel more and more human about you, you know?'
After saying those words to D, there was no response from him. I assumed he didn't know how to respond to my comment.
- Impossible, impossible, impossible.
- An apostle controlling my core so easily, impossible.
A few meters away from me was still the giant cube. It seemed that its own attack had not affected it at all. After a bit of contemplation, I asked D:
'How much vital energy do we have?'
- WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 100% VITAL ENERGY.
'How is that possible?'
- THE ARTIFACT WE TOOK CONTAINED DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENERGY, AMONG THEM WAS VITAL ENERGY.
'What you're trying to say is that we now have a store of energy available?'
- CORRECT.
'Ha ha ha'.
The treasure we took from the bastard was extremely useful. After thinking things over for a bit, I asked D:
'How do I walk like this?'
- IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO WALK, ONE LACKS LIMBS.
- IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE THE 'MOVE' FEATURE FOR MOVING.
- IF YOU WANT TO RETURN TO HUMAN FORM, A THOUGHT FROM THE CREATOR IS ALL IT TAKES.
Listening to D, with a thought I returned to my human form. It was very easy to do so. Getting out of the cube was very easy, although the feeling of getting out of the cube was not the best.
"Excellent".
- Bastard.
"Oh, you're still alive, I see."
- How did you control my core so easily?
"What need does someone who is going to die soon have to ask?"
According to D, now that this thing lost its core, it was only a matter of time before it died, though he wasn't going to wait for that to happen naturally, he was going to kill it personally. I mean, who in their right mind would let such a dangerous being loose? Looking around, all he could see was desert. That was what this bastard's attack left behind.
- Who sent you?
Letting out a sigh, I answered the still-insisting cube:
"Nobody, you confused me. I am not an apostle, I do not know any God."
I approached the cube, which was now fully visible. Placing my hand on it, I said:
"Any last words?"
- Kukuku, I don't know what you are, but if what you say is true, then you will become the enemy of many Gods.
- The Gods don't like beings who break the rules, kukuku.
- I recommend that you take care of the apostles.
- If you want, I can help you fight them.
"No, thanks".
"If I stay out of the sight of those so-called Gods, there won't be any problems."
- Kukuku, good point. To think that Fate would deceive me in this way.
"Well, your last words are too long. See you later."
- THE ENERGY STORED IN THE ARTIFACT WILL BE TAKEN, ADJUSTING THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY APPLIED IN THE 'CUT' FEATURE. AN AMOUNT OF ENERGY EQUIVALENT TO 1000 TIMES OUR BASE LIFE ENERGY CAPACITY WILL BE USED.
Shortly after D finished adjusting the energy to finish off the cube, concentrating to the maximum, I imagined the big cube I was touching being torn into tiny pieces, and I instantly felt it. A gigantic current of energy ran wildly through my entire body, and at the same time, the giant cube in front of me, contrary to my imagination, turned into black dust.
"Shit, I thought it was going to break in half."
- COUNTLESS CUTS WERE MADE. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYTHING TO REMAIN.
- 'CUT' FEATURE OVERHEATS. COOLING TIME: 5 YEARS.
"Whaaat? 5 years without 'cutting'? Seriously?"
- YES. THE ENTITY COULD ONLY BE DESTROYED WITH SUCH A QUANTITY OF ENERGY.
"Ufff, it was expensive to finish him off, but the bastard deserved it. Look at him trying to steal my body."
Looking to my right, I saw the artifact I had hidden in, floating in the air. It was black and small compared to the other one. According to D, this was the core of that strange creature, and according to D's analysis, this thing was as hard as the being I had just destroyed.
'Come here'.
With a thought, I tried to call out to the artifact that was stuck in the air, and almost instantly it moved to my hand. I touched the black artifact and examined it in detail.
"I guess if I throw this at a beast's head, I can kill it."
- IT IS POSSIBLE. THE CUBE-SHAPED ARTIFACT CAN BE USED AS A WEAPON.
- IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE THE ARTIFACT TO SAVE ALL THE SKILLS ACQUIRED UP TO THIS POINT AND THAT ARE ASPIRING.
"How does this benefit me?"
- THE VESSEL IS NOT SUITABLE FOR AWAKENING SEVERAL OF THE SKILLS WE HAVE TAKEN FROM THE DIFFERENT SPECIMENS. IN THE BEST CASE, WE COULD USE A SINGLE SKILL WHILE THE OTHERS ARE COMPLETELY DISABLED. IN THE WORST CASE, WE COULD AWAKEN SEVERAL SKILLS AT ONCE AND EXPLODE.
- HOWEVER, IF WE USE THE ARTIFACT AS A CATALYST, WE COULD EASILY USE EACH AND EVERY ABILITY. THE PROCESS THE CREATOR CALLS AWAKENING WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.
"Are you serious?"
- IT IS POSSIBLE. I WILL JUST NEED TO ACTIVATE THE 'TRANSFER' FEATURE AND A LITTLE HELP FROM 'MOVE'.
- THE INFORMATION OF THE SKILLS RECORDED IN THE BRAIN WILL BE REMOVED AND SAVED IN THE DEVICE.
- THE CONTAINER'S SKILLS WILL NOT BE TOUCHED IN THE PROCESS.
"Understood. I can already imagine using those abilities freely."
"You have my permission, but let's find a safe place first."