《Reincarnated as a Final Boss, But the Universe is in Danger!》


 A New Beginning

    I woke up from my sleep, but the bed was so warm and comfy that I sat there for a minute. Judging from the darkness outside, it was still dawn. I got out of my bed with a bit of reluctance and opened the window to let the morning breeze come in. I leaned forward towards the windowsill as the cold air trickled my face. Seeing some knights waking up soldiers for morning practice, I felt motivated as well, and the small amount of drowsiness that I had left my body.


    After completing my morning routine, I went for my training. The knights and soldiers I saw from my window were performing the third basic sword stance of Imperial Sword Art. As they saw me, every one of them stiffened, but now for me, it has become a normal occurrence.


    I can only imagine what kind of horrible acts I have done to these people to warrant such action. Well, to be more specific it was not me, but the person I''m possessing right now.


    William Von Algrand, the final boss of the game that my company created ''THE SWORD OF PANDEMONIUM''. This was the game that made me a Billionaire and also the game which contributed in taking my life.


    A knight came forward and knelt before me and his unit did the same. He must have been the leader of this unit.


    "Knight Captain Elric Eclair greets Young Lord!''


    I nodded my head and left them, feeling sorry for not responding. But if I spoke any more than that, they would get nervous. I had seen it. Besides Elric, others were uncomfortable. If I stayed any longer it would only make things difficult.


    Being an Entrepreneur and a Businessman, I know communication is key to winning people''s hearts. But if people already have a bad impression of you, no matter what you do after it will never change. But I also know that is only applicable to fools. People''s perceptions can indeed be changed, but it requires elaborate scheming. But currently, I don''t have the money or manpower to accomplish this.


    ~~~


    I trained and trained until I heard the sounds of nature. My biological clock says it''s 9 a.m. Looking around I saw the whole training ground was in shambles, because of my sword aura. A feat that in this world, only a ''Master Swords-man'' could accomplish. A perk of being a Last Boss and God''s gift.


    Before my reincarnation, I was an Agnostic person with a mild Atheistic view, believing that even if an omnipotent existence like God does exist, will they truly take their important time for creatures like humans?


    But I was wrong. Gods do exist but they don''t care as much as how the people portray them to be. They call themselves Administrators, and their job is to oversee the General Workings of all Sentient Lifeforms from Birth to Death. No doubt they were beautiful and majestic, but something felt off, they felt similar to an A.I.


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    I came to know that in Heaven or wherever this place is having high Karma matters, as it decides your next reincarnation. Being a businessman, I naturally had blood on my hands, be it giving a contract to kill an eyesore or a fellow competitor or coercion


    But one day when I met with a car accident no one came to help me. I had no right to be sad about it.


    This happened on that particular day due to various coincidences. But I''m quite sure it was orchestrated.


    Being in the twenty-second century at the peak of human development and civilization, humans have forgotten Humanity itself. People were ignoring my blood-soaked body like I was an insect on the side of the road, struggling and twitching.


    In my mind, I contemplated that this should be a fitting end to a bastard like me, but just as I was resigned to my fate a group of homeless guys came and saved my life.


    Being near the death door, I came to realize how insignificant my life was. The people who were bottom feeders in my eyes saved me, naturally, this experience changed my life. I wanted to do something for the community and the world at large.


    I was no scientist who could research a cure for cancer, all I had in my hands was a company that I painstakingly created.


    The Game ''Sword Of Pandemonium'' which was an immersive RPG game was making me millions of dollars every month.


    I concluded the money I had was made by me to live a good life, Since I have already completed that wish what''s the point of making more?


    In a public speech, I declared that I would sell all my assets and donate them, and all the money that my company earned through the sale of the Game would go to donations as well. I don''t know how, but the next day the sales of the game tripled.


    But as they say ''The nail that stands out gets hammered''. I had never consulted about this to my shareholders, I thought since I have more than 57% of the hare I could make decisions on my own accord.


    Boy, that was a huge miscalculation on my part, something which I would have never made if I was in the right state of mind.


    In a capitalist society, there is no place for emotions and empathy. There is only one rule and that is making more and more Profits. Alast even after 5 board meetings I did not revoke my decision and even signed a Will so that the property and money that I had would go to charity.


    But the next year Fate played a trick on me as I was killed by my driver, a driver to whom I gave money as his Child''s University fee. I vividly remember the expression on his face and the words he said.


    "You should have listened, sir!"


    As he pointed a gun at my Glabella. I was not able to understand.


    How did things go haywire all of a sudden?


    Was I truly wrong to think of the world at large and not about individual gain?


    I don''t think anyone has the answers to that. But after a keen observation, I have to say that


    ''Humans are the embodiment of two polar opposite powers, Masters of Depravity and Saints of Virtue.''


    In Heaven, I thought surely I would be sentenced to Hell for eternity. but was surprised to know that it was not the case at all. I was told by the Angels in a monotone voice that I had enough Karma to get reincarnated into other planets.

 Three Perks

    Other Planets? Hearing that I raised my eyebrows.


    At the onset of the twenty-second century, humanity was already a space-faring species. It was not so broken that it could destroy worlds with an orbital doomsday cannon, though scientists and governments of various countries are researching on it. Heck, even I have invested in that project.


    But I''m not comparable to those bigwigs of the Government.


    Humans have already formed colonies on the Moon and Mars, and various resources have been dug out.


    Scientists of related fields like cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy, and meteorology have speculated that in a century or even earlier, humans will encounter Aliens or at least non-sentient lifeforms.


    As a person who took a great interest in these subjects, I was naturally excited.


    God said that he would bestow me with Three blessings of my choice.


    In my childhood, listening to Fantasy audiobooks was my favorite pastime. Some of the ideas for my games also came from those books. Naturally, my mind was very clear about the powers that I wanted.


    "I Want Soul Language Curse"


    "I Want Divine Supreme Asura Body"


    "I Want To Be The Master of Space Laws"


    Soul language curse. As the name suggests, it is a curse that targets the soul, it comes in the category of an instant Death Spell and can kill any Carbon Based Lifeforms and some Lifeforms of the Astral plane.


    Though people or creatures with stronger souls can resist this curse, but they cannot escape from debuff to their souls.


    The Divine Supreme Asura body is a body constitution that is frequently mentioned in Xianxia novels. It is a constitution that is mostly found in Evil cultivators who require blood sacrifice of whole villages, cities, or even monster hoards to gain strength.


    But these cultivators are mostly killed by the Righteous cultivators or the Protagonist. But there is one problem here. As I mentioned, I want a Divine Supreme Asura Body and not simply a Supreme Asura Body which is preferred by the Evil sect cultivators.


    What I want is a mixture of both Holy and Demonic elements. In the novel that I read it was mentioned that Demons are the most tenacious species, they can adapt to their surroundings very well. Except for the Holy and light elements demons can only be defeated if the power difference is very huge.


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    Some novels also depict the merger of Holy and demonic elements, and wherever Creatures with those powers appear it is always a disaster. Hence I want a constitution or a body that can have the combined Power of Holy and Dark elements, that''s what I call the Divine Supreme Asura Body.


    Master of Space Laws. I don''t think I need to remind anyone about the two most powerful forces of causality and effect. One is Time and the other is Space. Even on my Deathbed, I wouldn''t choose the time, why? Because humans are not meant to know about it.


    On the other hand, Space is something that we can comprehend, be it on the surface level at least.


    I was very clear about these things. But my only problem was, would God agree?


    The things that I have asked are not that hard to get, but the Space Law ability is too broken. Will it be provided to me?


    Fortunately, the answer was


    "Yes!"


    But the resulting pain that came from the infusion of these abilities felt like I was a Dragon who gained enlightenment in the Deepest pits of Hell.


    My Soul felt like hundreds and thousands of needles were pricking every part of my body for thousands of years. It was Torture!


    But the strength gained from that experience was comparable to the power of Demi-Gods. Now the only thing left was to know in which world was I going and what is my Mission.


    I was no fool. Reincarnating an individual with such powers without any strings attached would be the joke of centuries.


    But the Gods refuse to say anything. It was as if I was given free rein over all my actions, and now here I am in the body of this Final Boss. It has been the fifth day of my reincarnation into this body.


    ~~~


    As I was recalling what happened to me until now, I heard a loud rumbling in my stomach.


    ''Oh yes, I haven''t eaten anything''


    When I was coming back, the Head Butler, Thomas was waiting near the entrance.


    "That was a splendid performance Young Lord."


    "Prepare the Breakfast for me, I want more Meat and Dairy products with some fruits as well."


    "Understood!"


    As I was leaving I saw Thomas''s eyes, which looked blue for a second, I think he used the skill, <Inspection> on me.


    I was not surprised, the way that I was acting was too suspicious. The fear that I saw in the eyes of the servants and knights can only be achieved if you see a mass murderer.


    The things that I''m doing now are pretty normal, but this sudden change will arouse suspiciousness from people who know William very well. In this case the Buttler Thomas.


    Thomas comes from the Bloodline which had served the Ducal House of Algrand for many generations. He is well versed in Managing the Estate and for now has full authority over it, but not only he is good at management of the Estate but, he is also a <Master Swords-man> like myself.


    I was not afraid, I had already asked God various crucial questions about my Reincarnation like, ''Can anyone discover that I''m not the being from that world?''


    So I know it''s not the case.


    On the other hand <Inspect> is a skill that only tells about the target''s General information and it''s state. Playable characters such as the Hero of this game can get a higher version of the skill <Inspect> by completing a quest called [A Hermits Lost Heritage.] It is a quest that connects various other quests. This quest comes in the early-mid-storyline of the game, and until that point, the Player can only use basic <Inspect> skills.


    ~~~


    In the Dining hall, my gaze went to the chandelier above. the tips of the chandelier were decorated with Red Ruby Mana Crystals, which are found in the Volcanic regions of the East. These mana crystals can also be refined into various weapons and tools, as it is doing now, warming the hall.


    It is November, and the weather is cold, though I''m not affected. But other servants would like this atmosphere.


    As I was sitting, I noticed that after breakfast was served other servants left the Hall. It was not new to me, but the problem was, Head Buttler Thomas was still there standing right behind me.


    Normally he would have gone to tend to his duties but today he has been watching secretly.


    Yes, he was watching my every move. Even when I was training.


    But that too was no problem, the problem was. He has a sword in his hands, which he took out from his space ring, and is about to attack me!