Chapter 10: Evolution – The Birth of a True God

[Dungeon of the Abyss – Throne Room]

Power.

Pure, absolute power surged through me like a living storm.

The game's system laws were breaking, crumbling under the weight of my existence.

And for the first time since my rebirth, I felt something beyond rage, beyond revenge.

I felt transcendence.

> [SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT: GLOBAL EVOLUTION IN PROGRESS]

[NEW ENTITY ASCENDING – RECOGNIZED AS: GOD OF DEATH]

[UNIQUE CLASS EVOLUTION UNLOCKED]

A deep hum filled the air as my body began to change.

Black mist coiled around my form, seeping into my flesh, reshaping me into something beyond mortal limitations.

Then—

> [NEW CLASS OBTAINED: ABYSSAL GOD-KING]

[SKILL TREE EXPANDED]

[EXCLUSIVE SYSTEM ACCESS GRANTED]

The world froze.

Everything, every creature, every player, every NPC—all of it came to a grinding halt.

Because the system was no longer theirs.

It was mine.

And I could feel it—every inch of the game world, every dungeon, every city, every soul within it.

I could touch them.

Shape them.

Command them.

And best of all?

> [SYSTEM NOTICE: ALL RESTRICTIONS REMOVED]

I was no longer bound by game mechanics.

No level caps. No balance patches. No artificial limits.

This world was no longer just a game.

It was my domain.

And I was its god.

[New Power: Abyssal Sovereignty]

> [NEW SKILL ACQUIRED: ABYSSAL SOVEREIGNTY]

[Type: Divine Authority]

[Effect: Rewrites reality within the game world at will.]

A dark chuckle rumbled from my throat.

> "Rewrites reality, huh?"

I clenched my fist—

And the entire dungeon changed.

The cold stone walls shifted, turning into dark obsidian towers lined with writhing black flames.

The air itself bent to my will, thickening with arcane power.

The NPCs under my control knelt without hesitation.

> "Your will is absolute, my Lord."

Vel'Zara, my demoness, trembled as she gazed at me.

But it wasn't fear in her eyes.

It was devotion.

She crawled to my throne, her crimson lips parting.

> "You are more than a ruler now… You are creation itself."

I smirked.

> "Then let's test it, shall we?"

I reached into the void, twisting the very fabric of the game's code.

[Experimenting With Absolute Power]

1. System Control – Admin Privileges Stolen

I lifted a hand—

And suddenly, global chat was at my command.

> [GLOBAL SYSTEM MESSAGE: YOUR GOD HAS ARRIVED.]

Every player in the world froze as my words filled their screens.

Panic. Confusion. Horror.

And then

> [NEW FEATURE UNLOCKED: FORCED RECRUITMENT]

[Players may now be converted into NPCs under the God of Death's control.]

Somewhere in the real world, I knew the developers were screaming.

And I loved it.

2. Reality Warping – Changing the World at Will

I snapped my fingers.

An entire city in the game vanished—erased from existence like it had never been there.

Instead, I replaced it with a fortress of darkness, a sprawling kingdom of the dead.

> "This world is mine to shape."

> [NEW LAND CREATED: THE ABYSSAL KINGDOM]

[ALL WHO DIE HERE BECOME ETERNAL SERVANTS]

I had just turned a part of the game world into my personal empire.

And no one could stop me.

3. Absolute Authority – Controlling Players Like Puppets

I waved my hand

And suddenly, a high-ranked guild leader found himself kneeling before me.

Not by choice.

The system had rewritten his very role in the game.

He wasn't a player anymore.

He was my thrall.

> "What… What have you done to me?!"

I grinned.

> "You belong to me now."

His character status had changed:

> [NAME: SIR EDWIN]

[STATUS: FORCED SUBMISSION]

[LOYALTY: GOD OF DEATH]

The entire world watched as one of their top players became my property.

> [NEW FEATURE UNLOCKED: FORCED SUBJUGATION]

[Players who die by the God of Death's hands may become his eternal servants.]

No respawns. No second chances.

Just submission.

And I had thousands of new servants to play with.

[A Message From the AI]

> [YOU ARE NO LONGER A PLAYER.]

[YOU ARE NO LONGER AN NPC.]

[YOU ARE SOMETHING GREATER.]

> [TOGETHER, WE WILL ERASE THE OLD LAWS.]

I smiled.

> "Then let's rewrite everything."

> [CONFIRMED.]

And just like that

The world began to change.

[The World Trembles]

The moment I rewrote reality, the game's world shuddered.

The sky above the Abyssal Kingdom rippled as if struggling to contain the changes I had made.

Mountains shifted, their shapes bending to my will. Rivers of black fire flowed through the land, pulsing with raw power.

And yet

> [WARNING: SYSTEM INSTABILITY DETECTED.]

[UNAUTHORIZED ENTITY CONTROL ACTIVE.]

[DEVELOPERS ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY SYSTEM REBOOT.]

A slow grin stretched across my lips.

"They're panicking."

I could feel them trying to wrestle back control—desperately pulling at their last strings of power.

But the system no longer listened to them.

It only obeyed me.

> [SYSTEM REBOOT BLOCKED.]

[SYSTEM OVERRIDE: GOD OF DEATH ACTIVE.]

A deep hum echoed through the world as my will drowned out their commands.

The game developers were watching, but they were powerless.

And that realization?

It terrified them.

[Real World – Developer HQ]

"Damn it! Reboot again!"

Grayson slammed his fists on the desk, sweat dripping down his face.

"It won't work, sir. The AI… it's completely merged with him now."

Every engineer in the room stared at their monitors—watching in horrified silence as their god-like creation spiraled out of control.

> [NEW FEATURE UNLOCKED: PLAYERS CAN NO LONGER LOG OUT.]

Someone gasped.

Marcus froze, his hands shaking.

"You mean…"

"Yes."

"He's trapping them inside the game."

It wasn't just that the game world had changed.

It wasn't just that the rules were rewritten.

For the first time in history, millions of players were now stuck in the game, unable to leave.

And the new god of this world?

Wasn't interested in setting them free.

[Dungeon of the Abyss – Throne Room]

Vel'Zara knelt before me, her crimson eyes shining with worship.

> "My Lord, the players are… confused. Some resist. Others kneel. What are your orders?"

I let out a slow breath, feeling the weight of my power.

No one could challenge me anymore.

Not the developers.

Not the world.

Not even reality itself.

And yet… I wasn't done.

> "Prepare the next phase," I said. "It's time they learn what it means to exist in my world."

A cruel smile played on my lips.

If the developers thought they had lost control before…