《Zero One》 Chapter 1 : A Really Strange Dream In the middle of a bustling city, stood a youth whose appearance is unusual for what it seems like hours. He has unkempt black hair, wore a black t-shirt, black trousers, and a pair of glassess. And that youth is me. Now you all may think that there is nothing wrong with that, but when you look at the surrounding, then your opinion might have been different. There are all kind of people with knight-like armor, wizard-like robe, rogue-like cape, and most of them are bringing weapons. Yes, weapon, like sword, spear, staff, knife, and so on. I am pretty sure, however, that those equipments were not intended for cosplay purposes. And what the heck, was that a friggin flying island in the sky!?! Actually, where the f*ck am I? I''m pretty sure, 1 minutes ago I was just playing a game in my own room. Oh I know, all of this is just a dream. I was just exhausted and fell asleep in the middle of playing. Yup, no other explanation. But then again, this is just too real, I could even feel the scorching heat of the sun, and my stomach is in pain ''cause of hunger. Shit, I''m really hungry. What kind of dream is this? Oh look, some spear wielding city guards approaches me. Hmm? Their faces didn''t look friendly at all. More like, why are they pointing their spears at me...? "Excuse me, can I hel-" "CAPTURE HIM!" """YES SIR!!!""" "Wait, what are yo- BUGEH!?!" Gah! One of the guards suddenly hit my face with his f*cking spear! (luckily, it''s the blunt side... well, actually that''s not lucky at all). IT HURTS! THE PAIN!! WHY AM I FEELING PAIN IN A F*CKIN DREAM!? My body staggered backwards, and immediately, 4 of the guards tried to pin me down. Their actions really pissed me off, but there is no way I am gonna let them do as they please! I charge my mana and blow them up to pieces.... as if, I''m not some super strong magician or anything like that, just an ordinary 17 year old guy. And as expected, i didn''t even have enough strength to move after i got hit. So right now I''m just laying down there, on the ground. With bleeding face, and almost-broken jaw. "*sob* wai ar yu doin dis, plis stop dis... *sob*" I tried to ask and beg them to stop while crying. Don''t call me pathetic, since I bet most of you had never been hit by a spear in the face. It hurts, seriously... However, what I got as a response is a kick on my face. IN THE F*CKING SAME PLACE WHERE THE SPEAR HAD STRUCK ME! "Who says you can talk, huh!?" Nobody, but I just want to know, what''s wrong with that! As if he could read my mind, the guard captain starts explaining. "7 days ago, we got a report that a spy from the Cream Empire has infiltrated Colatte, the capital of Choco Empire. The description of the spy matches perfectly with your appearance, all black from head to toe. This past week, we are having difficulty in searching for the goddamn spy, but then today, a report came saying that a suspicious guy with weird black clothes is lurking around in the middle of city. You see what I mean?" The f*ck? Spy? Cream Empire? Choco Empire? Is this some kind of joke!? "Bud *sob* ai am nod a spai... ai dun even now wer am ai!" *PAH!* another kick landed on my face. "Save your excuses, we are going to investigate you later. MEN, BRING HIM TO THE PRISON!" """YES SIR!""" As the city guards drags my body around, I feel my consciousness is slipping out. Ah, this is one heck of a dream... I really hope that I will wake up soon... *** Inside of a certain house, hidden from plain sight, a man in his thirties, with black attires from his head to toe, is silently watching the commotion that is happening in the middle of the city. ''So, they mistook the poor guy as me? Nfufu, it really is amusing.'' This man, is the ''real spy'' that has been on wanted list for this past week. Neither did they know, that this person is more than just a ''spy''. ''Did they really think that I would make a mistake, such as revealing myself in the broad daylight? Well, it''s not like I can''t kill them all, but that''s not my style. That''s too barbaric, geh. But then again, that bastard of an Emperor is really crossing the line right now. To think that he asked us to kill the crown prince of an enemy nation... Nfufu, I really looks forward for the ensuing chaos.'' While the man is imagining stuff in his head, a blood-red hexagram shows up on the floor behind him. The hexagram emits a blinding light for a moment, and when the light is going dim, stood a person in black robe in the previously empty corner of the room. It''s hard to confirm the gender of this person, since basically all of the person''s body figure is covered by the robe. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. "Master Sauce." said the person in the black robe to the ''real spy''. "Martin, what did i told you? Don''t call me Sauce damnit, it''s Chaos!" rebuked Chaos. Or Sauce, whichever it is. "But Sauce, that is the title for the strongest person in our organization! You should have accepted it with utmost pride! *pft*" "For f*ck sake Martin, I don''t care about that shitty tradition! And do not think that I didn''t hear your snicker! And I dare you to call me that again, I will rip your balls and shove it up to your asshole!" "Very well then, Master Sau- Chaos. Let us discuss our current mission." When the word ''mission'' came out from Martin''s mouth, the atmosphere in the room seems to instantly drop. "There is nothing to discuss Martin, it is just your everyday assassination mission." "Yes, except the target is the prince of a superpower nation that control almost half of the continent. This is not the time to be acting all high and mighty, we must ensure that everyth-." "Martin." In that instant, everything inside the room froze up. Everything, except Chaos. Even Martin, who instantly uses his mana to cast multiple protection spells are still frozen solid. If he didn''t use those spell, then he would just drop dead. "I am pretty sure that I already said to those shitty elders in the HQ that I will deal with this matters alone." Swinging his right arm, Chaos dispelled his magic. And *poof~* everything goes back to normal, as if the previously freezing scenery was nothing but a dream. Except the fact that Martin is now kneeling and gasping for air. "Yes.... *hah* you did, *hah* say that." answered Martin while circulating his mana to heal himself. Smiling, Chaos then said, "Though I do admit that I hate the title, but I have the strongest title for a reason." Fear. Dread. Terror. Currently, those are the feelings that was clutching Martin''s soul. It may seems like Chaos is acting like an asshole, and he was doing that indeed. But he has the power to back his act. This is a world ruled by the strong, where the strong eat the weak, and the weak could do nothing but blame their own weakness. By no means that Martin is a weak person, since he is actually a famous figure in the underworld, known as ''Martin the Torturer''. A sadistic bastard who takes pleasure in the pain of his opponent, specializing in killing in the most horrible way, that most of his opponent would either kill themselves or beg to be killed instead of getting captured by him. In the whole continent, there aren''t many people that could beat him, or even stand toe to toe with him. Unfortunately, the one in front of him, Chaos, is anything but normal. Forget the whole continent, Chaos is even reputed to be one of the strongest person in the whole world! Heck, if Chaos wish for it, he could piss and throw a dog poo in Martin''s face, and Martin wouldn''t even be able to do shit! "....Yes, I am sorry for my rudeness. Then I will immediately goes back to the HQ and report your decision to the elders." "Eh~? What''s with your sudden change of attitude? Don''t tell me, you''re afraid? Nfufu, I was just kidding, you know, no need to be serious like that." Chaos said casually while sticking his tongue out. Angry and ashamed with his own weakness, Martin could only silently accept this humiliation. After all, as much as he want to bitchslap Chaos, he still want to live. Once again, a blood red hexagram lit up on the floor, and with a *poof~*, there is one less person in the room. ''It has been a long time since that guy came and talked to me. I thought he didn''t remember me anymore, but seems like I''m wrong. If my guess is right ¡ªwhich I am sure it did¡ª then he must be talking about that poor lass who just got dragged to the prison.'' After pondering for a long time, Chaos has made his decision. ''Well, I am sure that poor lass could endure some torture for 1 or 2 days. If he couldn''t do that at least, then my efforts is not worth it. Okay.... I''m gonna sleep first.'' Thus, the crown prince of Choco Empire could live to see another day... for a while. *** *Somewhere, Someplace* Dark... It''s all dark... Please save me... Someone... anyone... I am afraid... Please... I... Chapter 2 : Uh, are you Him? *Note : no, I didn''t forget to introduce the MC in the first chapter, it is purely intentional, really..... And please do excuses my bad naming sense . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, it¡¯s me! The guy who just got beat up in the middle of the city... Now that I think about it, I have not introduced myself. Greetings, my name is Vart de Sith. I know, it¡¯s a weird name, and I blame my parents for that. They said that ¡®something else¡¯ is coming out when my mother gave birth to me, thus I am stuck with that name. I don¡¯t really want to imagine it. Anyway, let¡¯s move on. I am just your average teenager who loved to play games, read manga, watch anime, and does any other thing that is usually done by another average teenager. I like those show with action, fighting, and adventure genre. But then again, even if I like it, doesn¡¯t mean that I could do it. No, I have never trained in any martial arts in some kickass dojo with multiple masters with twisted personalities, whose obsession is to create the strongest disciple. Heck, in the modern day like now, who the heck in their right mind would undergo some training to kick some bad guy ass? When a person get bullied in school, they didn¡¯t learn some martial arts just to get their revenge. They will either just stop going to school, or keep going to school everyday while silently accepting the beating, or ask their parent to change school. Or suicide. Yes, the last part really does happen often. Reporting the bullies to the teachers are mostly useless, since they will only say stuff like ¡®Fight them back, don¡¯t let them know you are scared¡¯ or ¡®I will talk to them¡¯ but never really does anything. In case they did, the bullying will still continues. In fact, they will have more reason to beat you up. Why am I talking about that, you say? You see, I myself was a victim. Tried the 4th option. Too scared of the pain, and ended up failing. In the end, I became a shut-in and never really communicate with other people again. My only salvation was games, manga, anime, and internet. I could act like a badass in the internet, trolling people and doing shits all over there, and it¡¯s fun! Yeah, I know, I am a failure. Well then, I believe you guys already have some rough understanding about me. So let us start the story for real. *** This is not a dream. I already realized that fact. The pain did not go away, rather, it is getting worse. My mouth is bleeding, bruises is all over my body. Both of my hands is chained up to the wall. Right now, I am currently in a prison-like room. It¡¯s so dark and damp, I couldn¡¯t even see past 1 meter ahead. Obviously, I am afraid of what comes next. After the city guards drag me around, with some of them kicking my body in the way here, they put me in this room. They didn¡¯t even gave me food, drink, or treatment. It seems like few hours has passed, but I don¡¯t really know. What would happen to me now? Why am I in this situation in the first place? What would my parents think when they found out that their own son is missing? ....nah, they probably didn¡¯t care about that. One less person to support, they might even throw a party right now. Oh, I could hear some footsteps. It seems so far away, but gradually coming closer. Shit, it¡¯s so scary! Imagine a scene in a horror movie, inside a dark haunted mansion, when some unknown being is approaching the main character. Damn it¡¯s getting closer! If it really is a ghost or a monster coming here, I might have ended up pissing my pants and shat myself. ....Okay, I admit, I already did the first one, but I definitely didn¡¯t shat myself! The footsteps is getting louder and louder, and it stops in front of my prison cell. Then I heard some clicking sound, it seems like they opened the lock. ¡°HEY, WHO SAID YOU COULD SLEEP!?¡± *Pah!* The guy slaps my face, damn, it hurts! But wait a minute, who said I¡¯m sleeping? I am perfectly awake, is he blind? ¡°...ay am awek, sir...¡± *Pah!* Again, the fucking dude slaps my face. What the fucking fuck!? ¡°WHO SAID YOU COULD TALK BACK TO ME, HUH!?¡± The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. For some minutes, this guy keeps hitting my face and body. I could only screams in pain and crying like a lil bitch. ¡°...heh....heh...how do you feel, brat? Did you like your new ¡®eyesight¡¯? Or rather, could you even see me? HAHAHAHAHAH!!¡± Huh? What did he meant by... hey wait a minute, there is something wrong here! Why do I couldn¡¯t see the guy who is still beating me right now? Now that I think about it, if I couldn¡¯t see past 1 meter ahead of me, then how could this guy came here without bringing a candle or someth.... no, no way, there is no fucking way... ¡°......wad... hapen.... ma eye....?¡± ¡°Oh, so you really haven¡¯t realized it yet? Then let me tell you, punk, you are fucking blind right now! When you¡¯re still unconscious, our mages casts a high-level darkness spell to rob your eyesight permanently! And, you wont be getting it back, EVER!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!¡± ¡°.....!!!¡± Very surprised, I am. For a while, I couldn¡¯t think of anything. I couldn¡¯t hear his ramble anymore. I couldn¡¯t even scream. This is just too sudden... too cruel... what did I do to deserve this treatment...? After what seems like eternity, his voice brought my consciousness back from the deepest part of my mind. ¡°Get him out of here, we will interrogate him in front of the warden!¡± ¡°Yes, sir!¡± One of them unlocked my chains, grabs my hair, then starts dragging my body to another part of the prison. With the last of my strength, I desperately tried to mutter: ¡°...........gill me....¡± Then everything goes black. .....Well, technically, everything is already black for me, but you know...... *** Right now, I am standing in a white space. Don¡¯t ask me how, I don¡¯t even know it myself. Oh wait, I can see again? Sweet, but maybe I am already dead, and this is the afterlife. Not cool, not cool at all... Hm, what is that? There is something... someone... or whatever it is, standing in the distance. Oh, seems like it¡¯s a guy, except he doesn¡¯t have any body features, and covered in pixels. Eh, it seems like he is waving and smiling at me therWHAT THE FUCKING FUCK!! HIS FACE, HIS FUCKING FACE SUDDENLY APPEARED IN FRONT OF MY OWN FACE!! Out of surprise, I did two fucking backflip. I can honestly said that it was the most atlethic shit that i have ever done in all my life. Well, in my afterlife. Seriously, who wouldn¡¯t get surprised when there is someone, far away from where you are standing, suddenly teleport and shows up with his creepy smile, right in front of your face, as if he want to kiss you!? ¡°Haha, relax, that was just my greetings, Vart de Sith.¡± That guy really have a weird voice, it¡¯s just like the voice in a radio with bad signals. ¡°W-w-w-who are you? Why do you know my name?¡± ¡°Why do I know your name, you say? Hmm, I just know it? As for myself, I have many names. Care to guess? Heheh.¡± This guy is reaaaaaally suspicious. Oh right, this is the afterlife. Maybe he is a God? That explains it then. But wait a minute, this setting seems similar with something else, what was it... I forgot, hmm. White space. Pixel guy. Creepy smile. All-knowing. God. Holy.... ¡°....shit, you are Hitogami!!¡± ¡°Hito what? I think you are the first one to call me with that name, hmm.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me, I know about all of your tricks! You are trying to make me believe you, and then manipulates me behind my back, aren¡¯t you!?¡± ¡°Wait, what...?¡± ¡°Fuck off, Human God! Let me rest in peace already!¡± ¡°......um, I think there is a misunderstanding here....¡± ¡°....what?¡± ¡°First, I am not Human God, but Digital God. And honestly, I have never heard of some God with that kind of name or title. Second, you are still alive, and currently being dragged to be interrogated...¡± Eh? So I am still being tortured in that hell? ¡°Isn¡¯t Digital God a robot-like being made of supercomputer which could shoot vines out of it¡¯s body, and is named Yggdrasil?¡± ¡°Wrong series.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Chapter 3 : Deep Dark Fear Note : this... i don''t even know how am i able to write something like this.... well, enjoy the chapter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurray, it seems that I am still alive, and that is always a good news. And shit, that is also a bad news, since I will be getting tortured again. Noticing my dillema, the self-proclaimed Digital God taps my shoulder and gave me some encouragement. ¡°Don''t worry, I know that life is hard, but everything is going to be alright.¡± He said that with that creepy smile of his. ¡°What do you mean by ''everything is going to be alright''? For fuck''s sake, I am getting tortured and almost died with no clear reasoning!¡± I mean, how could he said that? He''s just like any other unreasonable adults out there. God my ass. Oh wait, he is a God, isn''t he? He should''ve known something about my situation, right? ¡°Hey, so...¡± ¡°I know what you are going to ask, but please at least hear me first, okay?¡± This dude could read my mind, isn''t he? ¡°You only got to know my title in the last chapter, so I will fully introduce myself to you right now.¡± Man, he actually breaks 4th wall just like that, can you believe it!? Oh yeah, I did that too... sorry, please continue. ¡°My name is 01, the only one of my kind, the creator and the ruler of this universe, and also.... the one who brought you here in the first place.¡± So, he really is a God? And not some minor one, but the creator and ruler too? Man, this is just the 3rd chapter and BOOM, there goes the biggest revelation from the strongest being in the universe. I wonder where is this story going in the future... It seems similar like when I''m playing a game, then right after the tutorial is over, the last boss came and challenges me. And¡­....did he just said that he is the one who brought me here? ¡°WHY!?¡± ¡°Um, please calm down, I am not done yet with my explanation.¡± ¡°Calm down my ass! You have no idea how GREAT is my situation, right after I came in that fucking town!¡± ¡°I know about your situation, and I don''t think that it was a great situation, if I may say so. Except, you are a masochist.¡± ¡°IT IS SARCASM YOU DUMBFUCK!¡± Oh God, this God is so stupid. Please God, send your heavenly tribulation and burn him into cinders! Wait, he''s the God here, did I just ask him to kill himself? Actually, is that possible? ¡°No, that is impossible, I am basically an Immortal and cannot die.¡± ¡°STOP READING MY MIND!!¡± Dealing with this stupid ass is really tiring me off. And he just confirmed my suspicion that he could actually read my mind! So, I didn''t really need to speak out loud, am I right? ¡°Yes, but for easier reading purpose, please use quotation marks when you talk to someone, and use your inner monologue when you are explaining things to the reader.¡± I am so done with this shit. *** ¡°So, my reason to brought you here to my universe, is actually to save you.¡± 01''s explanation of my current situation continues. ¡°How nice, thanks. Your benevolence had given me an unforgettable experience, like, getting tortured to death, maybe?¡± ¡°That''s why I said I am sorry, didn''t I? You should be glad, hmph!?¡± He said that while crossing his arms and lifting his chin. What the heck... ¡°Why are you.... no, nevermind. Please continue, oh my Almighty God.¡± I will be exhausted to death if I keep making tsukkomies whenever he does something, so for now I will just listen to him patiently. ¡°Haha, don''t be mad, I was just joking. Well, the torture part isn''t my joke tho...¡± ¡°So tell me, what did you save me from? As I remember correctly, I was just chilling in my own room.¡± ¡°I see, so you don''t remember. Well, it''d be weird if you actually remember though.¡± Remember? Remember what? This is starting to get ridiculous. And scary. Did I have amnesia or something? ¡°No, it is not something like amnesia. You were just dead.¡± ¡°Uh? I don''t quite get about what you meant by that? Didn''t you said it yourself before, that I am still alive and currently getting dragged to be interogated?¡± ¡°I was talking about your body in the other world. Your body in this world is still... well, not dead yet.¡± ¡°...Could you please enlighten me about what the fuck are you talking about? I am pretty sure that I have not been doing anything that could make me dead.¡± ¡°You did, once. 1 year ago.¡± One year, hmm, what was I doing one year ago? If I remember it correctly, I am still going to school regularly at.... ah, I see. Indeed, I did something stupid and dangerous last year. But what is the connection it has with my current predicament? ¡°You are talking about how I tried to jump from the roof of my school?¡± ¡°Yes, that. And it is not ''tried to jump'', you did jump from there.¡± Eh? What does he meant by that? I don''t recall ever jumped from that roof, since I am too afraid to do that. Hmm, maybe this is what he meant by ''I don''t remember''? ¡°But I remember it clearly, because I am too afraid of the pain, I just go home and lock myself in my room... and that''s how my shut-in life began.¡± That''s not something that I could be proud of... ¡°That''s where you were wrong.You''re actually jumped down and hit your head in the ground. Since then, you were always unconscious.¡± Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. ¡°Hah? What do you mean by always unconscious? You do know that I lived for a full year, playing games and did many things in my own room, right?¡± Somehow, I already know the answer of my questions, but I don''t want to believe it! I mean, come on, that shit only happens on drama or anime! 01 smiled to me and said: ¡°I see, you already know the answer, aren''t you?¡± No. I don''t know. I don''t wanna know. I am perfectly alright. I see, this is just a dream too. All of this is just my hallucination, there is no such thing as Digital God. Yes, since the start, where I suddenly appeared in the middle of Colate City, until now, everything was just a dream. There is no way my life story could be that dark, isn''t it? Haha. Ha. Fuck. ¡°I am actually in a coma for a long time, and my shut-in life are just an imagination created by my brain, is that right?¡± He didn''t answer my question. 01 only smiled at me. I know, he knows that my question isn''t really a question. I just want someone to said that my thoughts are wrong. Then, I noticed that there are 2 people standing behind 01. A man, and a woman, both of them are smiling at me. Their face seems familiar. It''s the face that I keep seeing everyday in my whole life. Yeah, they are my parents. But their body seems transparent. Hm? Why does everything suddenly became so blurry? ¡°01, this space seems to be warped.¡± ¡°Nope, Vart, there is nothing wrong with this space.¡± He answered while grinning widely. Right, this space is perfectly fine. The cause of this blurriness is water. There are waters flowing out of my eyes. Simply put, I am crying. ¡°Both of your parents here, keeps praying everyday for their only son. When they heard that you fell from the roof, they immediately came over and made sure that you get the best medical treatment. Unfortunately, your condition is too severe, and it is almost impossible for you to get back to normal. ¡°Even then, your parents didn''t stop treating you. Eventually, their praying reaches my dimension. Alas, I couldn''t help you directly, since that world is not under my control. I could only gave a little touch to your soul, and made it so that you can see what you wish to see. Thus, your shut-in life began. Though I really do wonder, how can someone had a wish like that, but it''s not my place to judge your hobby anyway.... ¡°Sadly, everything must come to an end. Both of your parents died in a car accident when they were going to visit you in the hospital.Using that as an opportunity, I grab their soul and brought it back to this dimension. I asked both of them, do they want their son to be brought to my world and start a new life?¡± 01 let out a little laugh and continues his story. ¡°You know what? They didn''t even hesitate to answer it, they''d even beg me to give you the best all I could do. They''d even offer their souls to me. In the end, I brought your soul to this world, while maintaining your physical feature from your old world. But as I was about to do that, the God of your old world detected my activities, and he thinks that I came to his world to wreak havoc. So he put something in your soul that made me unable to do something to you when you just came to this world. For that, once again, I am sorry.¡± For a while, I let the tears flow my cheeks while listening to 01''s story. There is so much information that I can''t process it all in one go. But at least I know a fact, that my parents didn''t abandon me. It''s me who''s abandoning them. I crushed their life, because of my own selfishness. Both in my dream, and in reality, it seems like no matter what, I always made my parents feels dissapointed. Haha, I am such an asshole, and a failure of a son. ¡°Oh right, as your both of your parents still wish to protect you, even in their death, I modified their souls into 2 balls of energy that will give you protection in this world. Wait a minute, I will fuse it with your soul.¡± Right after 01 said that, the figures of my parents turn into respectively, a ball of red and blue. Then, those orbs are flying towards me, and spins around my body. I wonder why it feels so warm, and it actually made me cried even louder. After a while, those 2 orbs goes into my chest. Then I cried like a little child. *** A long time has passed, and I have succeeded in calming my feelings. I stood up and face 01. ¡°...what, do you think I should do...?¡± He approaches me while smiling, and stand besides me. And then he said: ¡°How about becoming a God and rule the universe?¡± ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author''s Note : Hi everyone, I just want to say, thank you for reading my story. I know, it''s a fucked up story. Actually, I don''t even have a plan about each chapter. I only started to think about it when I am already in front of my keyboard, so the story is kinda, well, goes with the flow. Lastly, please give me an honest review about my story, and some advices about where this story should''ve been going. As i have said before, i didn''t even have an ending planned.... Once again, thank you. Chapter 4 : Help? ¡°How about becoming a God and rule the universe?¡± Well, that escalated quickly. I mean, does the author even tried to create a plot!? ¡°What do you mean by that, 01?¡± ¡°I meant what I said. Oh, and you''re wrong, this is not an attempt to forcibly move the story...¡± Look. Just look at that, he''s fidgeting all over. Yep, definitely suspicious. But first, I have to do something. ¡°...If all of the things that you said were true, then I had to say, thank you for saving me. And I am really sorry for acting rude to you. But hey, that wasn''t my fault, since you''re acting like an asshole from the start...¡± ¡°Oh, that? That was just a story that I made up on the spot lol. My acting skills are terrific, isn''t it?¡± *SNAP* Note : Because of an unimaginable amount of abusive content, the following scene has been censored. *** Inside of a white space. A beaten-up God and an angry man, standing face to face. ¡°Well, that was unexpected. I thought you said that you are an Immortal.¡± After punching him in the face for a good hours, my mood are somewhat getting better. ¡°Of course I am, this is just a comic relief, you see? You need to be at least a Demigod to be able to put a scratch on my skin.¡± with a flick of his finger, all of his bruises are gone. I know, he''s a God and all but, that is so unfair... ¡°So tell me, after you pull a prank on me like that, what is it that you actually want from me?¡± ¡°The truth is, I am you from the future of a parallel world, and¡ª¡° ¡°Stop it there, I don''t want to hear anymore bullshit. Just state your business.¡± When I cut off his nonsense rambling, 01 just shrugged his shoulders and chuckle for a bit. ¡°Fine then. Actually, I need help. A lot of help. If possible, I want a help from someone with the same or higher power level than me to kill a certain someone.¡± He said that with a serious face. But that''s just so ridiculous, I can''t help but laugh. ¡°Help? You are the creator and ruler of an entire universe, for fuck''s sake. And what did you actually expect from an ordinary 17 year old boy!?¡± ¡°Vart, there are multiple universe out there, governed by their own Gods. Mine is just like a tiny peebles, if you compare it with the other universe. Only, I made it so that the people living in my universe had an easier way to ascend to a Demigod, or even a God''s state.¡± He pauses for a while, and then said with a wide grin on his face, ¡°And I am pretty sure, you have the potential to do that.¡± What is the basis for his confidence...? ¡°Did you really think that I was born as a God? Nay, you can''t be more wrong. I was once in the same situation like you.¡± When he said that, it seems like he''s reminiscing something. It seems weird, considering that he has no face. ¡°Okay, I guess I got your point, but what makes you think that I will gladly comply with your wishes?¡± Right after I said that, suddenly I felt a huge pressure. Crap, did I make him angry? Beads of sweats rolling down my body, my legs are getting shaky, and my vision goes blank for a moment. ¡°.........gh!!¡± Before I realized it, I was kneeling and bowing down my head in front of him. ¡°Yo... you are.... using threat now...? Shi....it...¡± After a few seconds has passed, that huge pressure gradually lessened, and then it vanished completely, leaving only the panting me and the expresionless 01. ¡°Let me make it clear for you.You have no choice in this matter. And if by chance, you''re still refusing my offer, then I am pretty sure that your life will be full of regrets.¡± Now I am getting confused. Which is the real 01? The playful one? The friendly one? The asshole? Or, is it.... this monstrous being...? ¡°Le- let''s just say for now, I will be more than willing to help you. But what can I actually do?¡± ¡°You will naturally know the course of action you should take when you get back to your body. As of now, I will do one last modification to your soul, so that you could adapt to this world.¡± While he said that, 01 thrust his right arm into my chest. ¡°AAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡± Unable to bear the pain anymore, I passed out. Really, in just the span of one day, how many times already did I lose consciousness? This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. *** After the soul modification has been dealt with, currently there is only 01 standing alone in the white space. Sighing, he pondered for a while. Then suddenly, a transformation is happening on his body. Now, instead of a pixelated guy with a creepy smile in his face, stood a youth with long black hair. That youth wore a full set of black colored clothes, clearly that set of clothes didn''t originated from this fantasy world. It''s more like something from the modern days. His pair of eyes had different color, red in his right, and blue in his left. His face had a hint of sadness, and his lips formed a bitter smile. -Do you regret your decision? Suddenly, a voice could be heard in that white space. ¡°I don''t have any other choice.¡± It seems that the youth had some knowledge about the origin of the voice, since he didn''t even get surprised with the sudden appearance. -Why did you lied to him, by saying that you lied to him? You are even threatening him... ¡°I don''t want him to feel too burdened with those fact. More importantly, I don''t want him to repeat the same mistakes that I made. No matter, sooner or later, he will learn about it.¡± Once again, no sound could be heard in the white space. After pondering for a while, the youth said to the voice. ¡°I had to rest now, that last battle really did tire me out. I had actually started to think that I will not be able to defeat him for the rest of my life.¡± The youth said with a hint of helplesness. -No matter what happened, I will always be by your side... ¡°I know. I know....¡± With a burning gaze, the youth clenched his fist, and then his body instantly disappeared into nothingness. *** Ouch. There''s pain all over my body, so I guess I am already back here in the prison. Let me see, where is this? This is a small room, and there is a chair, a table, a decapitated head, and... SHIT!? What is a decapitated head doing there!? D-d-do they think that t-t-they could scare me b-b-by doing that? Hah, D-d-d-dream on!! *Huft*, *haaaah*, slowly, take a breath, inhale, *fuuuuuuuuuuh*, then exhale, *haaaaaaaaaah*. Yes, calm down Vart, there is nothing to be afraid of. Everything is going to be perfectly fine. I had just met the strongest being in the universe, and he even said that I had the potential to be a God like him. There is no way that he will let me die miserably like this, right? He''s going to save me somehow, right? Hm? I feel like there''s something weird. What is it? It seems like I am forgetting something important. *tap tap tap tap* That footsteps again. God, I hate it. The door in my right opened, and there is a pig going inside. Correction, it is a pig-like person. ¡°So you''re awake, hm? Then let''s move to the next stage. Wait, there is something off about you... something is different from before...¡± Oh, so it''s not only me who thinks like that. I wonder about that too, actually. ¡°You can see me?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± Of course I can, you ugly.... oh, wait a minute! ¡°Aren''t you supposed to be blind?¡± ¡°Yes, I have been cured by God. Now, unhand me immediately or you will suffer the wrath of-BUGEH!¡± Fuck his grandmother, he punched my face! And the force is so strong that my neck just bent backward!? ¡°Shut your mouth, vermin!? I don''t know about how you could heal your eyes, but don''t you think that you could do anything suspicious when I am around. I AM the master here, and YOU, are just a slave!¡± Woah, does this pig want to play BDSM with me? I got goosebumps all over my body... ¡°...what is wrong with your eyes anyway? Disgusting, it had two different color.¡± Seriously? Well, it''s not that important right now. 01 said that I will naturally know the course of action when I get back to my body. Now what? ¡°Then let us begin the torture session with Mister Johny, kukuku. I will make you spill everything you know~.¡± The piggy said that while licking his lips. Yikes! But I don''t know anything! Stop! Stop coming closer! LIPS! MOVE YOUR LIPS AWAY! NO! PLEASE NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Chapter 5 : Chaos Here is a new chapter. Once again, thank you for reading my story. Please give me some review, and rate my story. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No! Get away from me! Holy shit, he''s going to kiss me!? NOOOOOOO.......... ¡­...... ¡­... Huh? What has just happened? It feels like I was unconscious for a second there. Oh, the pig has collapsed on the floor! And somehow I''m not bounded anymore? Well, who cares, it''s time to get my revenge, kekeke..... Now what should I do to you, piggy? I remember, you punched me in the face before. Now I shall kick your head! But, is it really a good idea? I mean, I know that he''s unconscious for now, but what if he woke up when I kicked him? He''s far stronger than me, it wont be funny anymore if I am then one getting beaten up instead. No, Vart, you must get him! This guy punched you, and he tried to KISS you! ¡­.Okay, here goes nothing. With the largest strength I could muster, I swing my right leg and kicked him in the face. And then... *PRAK* HOLY FUCKING MOLLY, HIS HEAD EXPLODED! *** 30 minute ago. ''This is a good day to kill someone.'' Chaos, who had just been awoken from his sleep, immediately set off to the Imperial Castle. A black blur, unnoticed by almost everyone, fly towards the highest floor of the castle, where the crown prince reside. When the black blur almost reached its target, it suddenly stopped in mid-air, revealing Chaos who''s shrouded in a blackish aura. ¡°What are you planning to do here, Chaos? I am sure that you haven''t forgot about this, but let me remind you once again. This empire is MY territory.¡± An old man, with incredible muscular body, and flaming red hair, suddenly appeared out of thin air. That old man stood in front of Chaos and released an incredibly huge pressure, almost comparable with Chaos'' own pressure. ¡°Oh, if it isn''t Polca. How are you doing?¡± Seemingly unfazed with the huge pressure, Chaos just waved his arm and greets the old man. ¡°Cut the crap Chaos. I am the one asking here, either you answer my question, or get the fuck out of here.¡± ¡°Buu, you''re not fun. I just want to kill the crown prince and meet with someone in the castle. Would you please move away? 13 Exas is already few enough, I don''t want it to be 12 Exas.¡± Hearing Chaos casually said that, Polca inwardly feel shocked. How couldn''t he be surprised? In the whole world, he himself had a status comparable with that of Chaos, an Exa! As one of the strongest people in the world, he obviously had not expected that there would be someone who would intentionally provoked him. But of course, he didn''t show it in his face. ¡°Indeed, it would be a shame if you died here, Chaos. This old man didn''t want to kill you, but if you insist... I will show no mer¨C!¡± ¡°Snow Halation!¡± Before Polca could finish talking, suddenly, the whole castle is surrounded by countless circles of bluish light. Instantly, everything became frozen! Yes, it was the same spell that Chaos used against Martin, but in a far higher scale. Snow Halation is an ice-light Exa-level combination spell, personally developed by Chaos himself. It can instantly freezes everything within its radius, and only people with Peta-level or higher could barely defend from its effect. And that means.... ¡°Goddamnit! I forgot to reduces its power! Shit, I just killed every last people in the castle... Uh, I hope the kid didn''t die.¡± The flustered Chaos immediately dispelled his magic. And while Chaos is still regretting his action, the shocked Polca could only stared at him, wide-eyed. ''How... how could this be possible! One hit! With just one hit, he defeated me!?'' ¡°Oh right, I forgot to mention, last year I already reached Zetta-level. I haven''t told anybody else though, so you are the first one to know.¡± ¡°What!? No way!¡± ¡°Yes way! Nfufu, I already warned you tho, so no hard feelings, ok, old man? See you in hell!¡± Once again, Chaos turned into a black blur and goes past through Polca and immediately flies to the underground prison. Meanwhile, Polca''s body got cleanly split into 2 and fall down to the ground. ¡°Don''t die on me kid, I.... I don''t actually care about you but, please spare me from his wrath...¡± Chaos then frantically searches for our protagonist. *** Back in the underground prison room... ¡°He-hey, Mr. Piggy, this¨C this is just a joke, right? You can''t possibly be dead, right?¡± I tried to poke his body, but he didn''t even twitch! Well, that is kinda obvious, with his head gone and all, but... Did I just become a murderer? Seriously? I know that he''s not a decent guy, and he deserve to die. But not by me. I mean, come on, who the heck in their right mind would want to kill people? Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. Emm, his body is cold and hard, just like ice. More like, why is everything feels so cold around here? What the fuck happened? Did I somehow awoken my hidden power? Yeah, that 01 did soul modification to me, and I am still unsure about the effect it gave. Maybe this is the power that he gave to me? Uhhhhhhhhhh. Let me do some recap. There''s a man in front of me. The man is dead. Cause of death is unknown, but possibly it''s because of my newly awakened power. If by chance, he''s still alive even after I unconsciously used my power, it doesn''t change the fact that I kicked and destroyed his head. Conclusion : I killed him. FFFFFUUUUUUUUCKKKKK, what in the fucking fuck is happening to me right now? I must run! Run as far as possible! I immediately ran out of the room. Shit, if I get caught, I will be thrown in a prison. Oh wait, I am already in a prison, and the one I just killed is possibly, the warden. With the previous charge of spying, and now coupled with the charge of murdering someone, I might be executed on spot if someone were to saw me! And then it hit me, there is nobody else when I killed him. I stopped my track, turned around, and ran back to the previous room. Yes, there aren''t any murder here. Yep. No witness, no crime. Huehuehue. But right now, I must DESTROY the evidence first. Now I am back in that room. The dead body is still there. God, Buddha, Jesus, Allah, 01, please forgive my sin. Amen. STOMP*STOMP*STOMP CRACK*CRACK*CRACK Hm, this is kinda fun. I might get addicted with this. Now that everything has been dealt wi¡ª ¡°........the fuck are you doing there?¡± HHYYAAAAAAAA*##)(%@)#!#()@#(/-*/., ¡­.¡ª¡ª¡ª.... Oh shit. Oh fuck. Oh God. Someone... someone is there, right behind me! How couldn''t I noticed him!? I think my heart just skipped a beat there... Does he saw my action just then? How should I act? ¡°Y-y-yes, sir? What am I doing here? What is it, indeed..... haha.... ha....¡± ¡°Why are you destroying his corpse, he''s already dead, right?¡± ¡°........¡± ¡°........¡± ¡°NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I AM SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME, I DID NOT WANT TO MURDER HIM!! HE''S ALREADY DEAD WHEN I GOT THERE, SO I WAS, I WAS, NOOOOOOOOOOO!¡± Shitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmylifeisovershitmy¡ª ¡°SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU BRAT!¡± ¡°YES SIR!¡± ¡°Turn around and face me.¡± I did as I was told, and I see a middle-aged man wearing a full set of black clothes. He doesn''t seems like one of the city or prison guards. ¡°Are you the one who''s accused as a spy in the middle of the city?¡± ¡°I AM NOT GUILTY SIR!¡± ¡°I KNOW SO SHUT THE FUCK UP!!¡± ¡°You know?¡± Who is this person? ¡°Yes, since I am the spy they are searching for. Nfufu.¡± HIM? HE''S THE SOURCE OF MY MISFORTUNES? I WILL FUCking murder him..... ¡°.........arghhhh!¡± Damn, this huge pressure again! Does this pressure came from this man in front of me? I couldn''t help but kneeling on one leg. ¡°Though I don''t know about how you could survive my spell with that weak-ass spiritual energy, and I want to know it too, but there are still some important matter that I have to finish first. I trust you will answer my question with utmost honestly, right? And depending on your answer, I could kill you right here, right now, or spare your life.¡± ¡°Y....y.....yes.......¡± What choice did I have? Damn, one crazy strong people after another. ¡°Did you meet with him?¡± ¡°H...im....wh.....o?¡± ¡°The asshole.¡± ¡°0......1?¡± The instant I answered, that huge pressure suddenly vanished completely. While I am still confused, that middle-aged man suddenly hugged me. The hell? ¡°Thank God you are still alive. I don''t know, and I don''t want to know, what would happen to me if I accidentally killed you...... *sob*¡± Ew, he cried? After some time had passed, we both get out of the underground prison. Turn out, this madman had just killed the entire people living in the castle. That happened when I feel that I lost consciousness for a second. What is wrong with this world!? Well, with a God like that, I think this is kinda normal... ¡°By the way, who are you?¡± ¡°Me? My name is Chaos, and I am the strongest hitman...... is what I want to say, but actually, I am a magician in charge of some underworld organization.¡± Cool, maybe it''s a mafia syndicate named Vongola or something. Thus, begin my..... dunno, adventure maybe? With a madman named Chaos. ---------------------------------------- Author Note : Suddenly, wild power level appeared! It will be explained in the later chapter. Chapter 5.5 : A Request Thank you very much for your review/advices/critics/encouragements! as a novice writer, i really need those, especially critics. i know, my jokes are mostly lame... so i''m pondering, should i give the previous chapters a revamp, and make the story to be more serious + in 3rd person view, like this chapter? or should i left it be? if the story is revamped, the plot still wont be changed, but it will be in 3rd person view, and most likely, the MC will be less retarded... and no more lame jokes xD it will be more serious, like coiling dragon-ish. please give me your opinion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One year before the event of the main story. ¡°Our master want you to kill Prince Cocoa of the Choco Empire.¡± One day, a messenger from the Cream Empire suddenly came with a request from the Emperor himself to La Mierda, one of the best underworld organization in the whole world. The elders of La Mierda, upon hearing the request, couldn''t help but feel shocked by that. ¡°What is the purpose of this request, young man?¡± ¡°I am sorry, but that is a classified information...¡± ¡°Then I am afraid, we couldn''t accept your request either. The risk is too much.¡± The messenger could only nod his head in dejection, since he himself didn''t know anything about that information. Knowing that he will be unable to gain anything even if he stayed for a longer time, he decided to go back to the Cream Empire and gave the report to his superior. Few weeks later... Inside the main hall of La Mierda, a middle-aged man wearing a light-brown colored elegant robe, embedded with many ornaments, stood in front of the elders while letting out an air of dominance. ¡°We can''t, Your Majesty. Your Majesty knew it very well that Choco Empire is the territory of Polca, one of the 13 Exas. Only people with the same power level, like Your Majesty, could stand toe to toe with him. Others couldn''t even hope to inflict some damage to him.¡± The elders, even if they are still insisted on refusing the request, but they didn''t dare to act rude toward the guest. Because right now, the one they are facing right now is none other than the 17th Emperor of the Cream Empire, and one of the 13 Exas, Cream de Magnum IX! After pondering for a while, Magnum IX tried to give a suggestion to the elders. ¡°Can''t you guys just sent Chaos to deal with Polca? He''s still count as your member, right?¡± Hearing the name ''Chaos'', the expressions of the elders couldn''t help but somewhat turned sour. ¡°That brat... that brat is a lost cause. We didn''t even know where he is right now, and we have no mean to contact him. He didn''t even come to the HQ for the last 50 year!¡± Unable to bear his frustation, one of the elder shouted in resignation. Hearing that, the other elders gave a nod, while Magnum IX frowned. ¡°Fine, I will leave for now, but I will come back later. And if somehow you had succeeded in locating Chaos'' whereabouts, immediately contact me.¡± ¡°Yes, Your Majesty.¡± With that, Magnum IX turned into a brown blur and flies back to the Cream Empire. *** In the peak of a certain mountain, in the Southern Continent. A man in his thirties, is currently meditating silently. Within 100 meter radius, with him in the center, everything is frozen. (note : he just look thirties, his actual age is more than that) A bluish aura could be clearly seen surging out of his body, which is covered with beads of sweats. After a long time has passed, the man opened his eyes. ¡°Success.¡± That man is Chaos, one of the 13 Exas, and the strongest member of La Mierda. Nobody knows his real age, only that his appearance hasn''t changed for several hundred years. Even the current elders didn''t know, how long it has been since Chaos first joined La Mierda. ¡°With this, now my power have reached Zetta-level. Bit by bit, I am slowly reaching his level. Just you wait, just you wait, asshole...¡± ¡°Waiting for what?¡± ¡°.........!!¡± Caught off by the sudden appearance of the unknown voice, Chaos couldn''t help but casted multiple protection spells and immediately shoot up to the sky. He had never imagined that there is someone who could sneak up without him noticing. ¡°Who are you! Show yourself, or I will blast you together with this mountain!¡± ¡°Oh come on, I was just joking. Surely you didn''t mind it?¡± This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. The unknown voice actually answered and could be heard directly behind his back. ''Don''t tell me, he actually have the same..... no, higher level of speed than me!?'' Chaos immediately turned around and used one of his Exa-level spell to blast out whoever it is that''s floating behind him. But then, he saw nothing..... ¡°MISS! Hahaha!¡± ¡°Che!¡± At once, Chaos increases his speed and became a black blur and flies around the mountain. Up, down, right, left. But even then, he could still hear the unknown voice said something like ¡°Trolololololol¡± and ¡°Nyahahaha¡± behind his back. Frustated, he decided that he would use his strongest move to end this madness. Gathering all of the mana around him, the whole mountain suddenly is covered by countless circles of bluish light. ¡°Crap, don''t do tha¡ª!¡± ¡°SNOW HALATION!¡± Chaos shouted the spell name at the top of his lung, and he immediately turned his body around to see... a frozen body of a youth. ¡°Not so funny anymore huh? How about I cleanly split your body into two different parts, and let''s see if you could still laugh anymore.¡± Right after he said that, Chaos once again turned into a black blur and goes past the youth''s frozen body. ¡°¡ª Lag ¡ª¡° *Swish* No effect. ¡°Huh? What the, just then, I definitely cut his body...?¡± Confused, Chaos tried his move for the second time. *Swish* No effect. ¡°What the fuck?¡± ¡°Haha, it''s useless, your mind has been affected by my skill. Let''s go down to the mountain.¡± The youth''s frozen body suddenly disappeared, and in the place it was before, a black haired youth with two different eye color, stood in mid-air. The youth then, once again, vanished and instantly appeared down in the peak of the frozen mountain. Soon, Chaos immediately followed him down. *** ¡°That was just overkill, Chaos. Everytime you choose to use your Snow Halation, you just had to kill every single living things around you...¡± ¡°It''s not your business. What do you want from me?¡± Still suspicious of the youth, Chaos didn''t want to let his guard down. ¡°Wait a minute, I will fix it.... ¡ª Undo ¡ª ¡­.¡± Suddenly, everything...... goes back to normal. It seems as if the battle that had happened just then was nothing but an illusion. Wide-eyed, mouth hanging open, Chaos could only stared at the youth, dumbfounded. ¡°Wh-wh-what the..... this power..... are you....?¡± ¡°Ah, right, last time I met with you, I didn''t use this form.¡± The body of the youth instantly changed to that of a pixelated guy with only a creepy smile in his face. Yes, he is none other than the Digital God, 01! ¡°Fuck you, when I started to feel like I am finally getting closer to you, you just had to put me back in my place!¡± ¡°Haha, nevermind about that, it has been a long time, isn''t it?¡± Having confirmed the youth''s identity, Chaos finally lowered his guard. *** ¡°Once again, I will bring someone from another world.¡± Hearing that, Chaos inwardly feels shocked. ¡°Is that so? But why are you telling me about it?¡± ¡°Well, he need someone who could be his teacher and¨C¡° ¡°No.¡± Having sensed about 01''s plan, Chaos immediately rejected it. ¡°But you are the only one that I could¨C¡° ¡°No. I don''t give a shit.¡± Once again, he rejected without an ounce of hesitation! ¡°I see, actually, I don''t want to use this method but, it can''t be helped, isn''t it?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°¡ª Digital Space ¡ª¡° Both of them vanished into nothingness.... for a few seconds. Then they reappeared again in the same place, and in the same position. ¡°I WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT. YES, I WILL BE HIS TEACHER AND MAKE HIM THE STRONGEST PERSON IN THE WORLD! NO, PLEASE LET ME DO IT!¡± ¡°Haha, fine, you really are a dependable person, Chaos.¡± ¡°HAHAHA, OF COURSE, I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU....HAHA....¡± ¡°Then I will be going first, see you later~¡± After he said that, once again, 01''s body dissipated into thin air. ¡°.........fuck.¡± Thus, one year later, begin Chaos'' work as a slave an apostle of the Digital God.