*Chronos’ Realm*

Chronos laughed and smirked at my thought, “I would never do such a thing doll” I glared at her before speaking, “Why the evil smirk then?” She showed a beautiful smile at me almost making my legs go soft, “I have no clue what you’re talking about hunny.” I humphed at her before muttering, “Sure you don’t and I’m Santa Clause.” She spoke up, “Are you talking about Saint Nick?” I answered without really thinking, “Yeah him. Wait why?” You mean he is real? I don’t know why, but this thought, even with everything else I have seen today, almost mad my mind have a meltdown.

She didn’t even seem like she acknowledge my thought, “Well he and my brother used to have drinks together all the time before they ascended. Nicky and my brother used to cause so much trouble together, but Nicky always wanted it to be harmless fun nothing mean or violent. He had the biggest heart.” Why does she look so sad when talking about him? I wonder what happened? Better not pry I don’t want to cause her any more pain thinking about it. I’ll find out when I’m supposed to I guess. “So what about those skills that we were talking about C?” I asked, changing the subject.

She seemed to break out of a trance and got serious again, “Oh yeah, you have two lists of skills to choose from well I take that back it’s a list of skills and a list of enhancements, or traits I should say.” What is she talking about when she says traits? It must be something like if you are an elf in most video games you have a better affinity for magic and nature. She nodded her head, “Something like that, anyways here is the first list. It has all the Traits that are available in the world.”

Another violet window appeared in front of me with a list of the traits along with a brief description of them. This list is freaking massive but a few of them catch my attention right of the bat.

[Herculean Strength]

[Mana Manipulation]

[Artificial Intelligence Implant]

[Experience Boost]

[Space Lord]

You will have the strength of a million men able to lift even the heaviest of things.

You are able to manipulate the mana around you to help boost your spells, create new spells, and use less mana per level of Mana Manipulation.

You will have access to an Artificial Intelligence Implant with a vast knowledge of almost anything in the universe. *Unlike the name implies it is not a normal implant and is not removable except by a deity*

You will gain experience in everything 1.5x faster. 2x faster if special circumstances are met.

You have the capacity and the destiny of becoming a Lord of Space. *This skill will upgrade to Emperor of Space after a hidden criteria is met*

I stared in amazement at the sheer size of the list, “Wow such a huge list C. And I thought that it was going to be a small list of simple traits. These are more like cheats.” She laughed before stating something that should have been obvious to me. “What’s the point of having a fresh new start if there isn’t a possibility of being able to live it to the fullest?” I guess she has a point but still some of these are just down right godly.

Chronos actually laughed hysterically, “If you think those traits are godly just wait until you see a true god’s power.” I looked at her and spoke in all seriousness, “Could you show me some of those powers C?” She smiled mischievously, “Sure but this might hurt a bit.” I scoffed why would it hurt? I regretted asking to see her power the moment the thought popped up in my mind. I screamed in utter pain, “Ah!”

Chronos released a blinding light from her right index finger and pointed it at me. As soon as the light hit my forehead a searing pain spread through my body. I could feel my bones cracking in certain parts of my body. My back started to hurt and it felt as if I was starting to shrink, but I realized I wasn’t shrinking. It was my back starting to hunch over. Bits of grey colored hair started to fall to the ground in front of my eyes and I reached up to my head and when I pulled my hand back I had a patch of grey hair in my hands. After she stopped shooting the light into my body I stumbled over to an hourglass and saw my reflection. What stood where a fourteen year old young man should have, was an old man with wrinkles everywhere and missing patches of hair.

I glared at Chronos before I screamed at her, “What the fuck did you do to me!?” She smirked at me before speaking, “You said you wanted to see a god’s power. I was just doing what you wanted. You are now ninety-two years old. Congratulations!” I stared at her dumbfounded before looking at my status menu. Sure enough she wasn’t lying, there it was as plain as day. I’m ninety-two years old. I was starting to freak out a little, “This isn’t happening, what happened to my fresh start C?!” She started to feel a little guilty from what I could see in her expression. “Don’t worry I can revert your age I’ve done it before remember.” After she said that I calmed down, I forgot about that. I almost had a heart attack for no reason. I can’t believe I lost my cool like that.

I looked over at Chronos and sighed before speaking, “Well change me back C.” She responded with a voice like a mosquito, “Okay” After a flash of light the searing pain was back and after that darkness. I heard a sweet and beautiful voice in my dream, “Vitamor wake up!” I woke up and looked around, “Ugh were the fuck am I and who is there?” I was greeted with the sweet voice again, “It’s me doll and you’re in my house.” I groaned while stretching, “Ugh I freaking ache all over. Why are we in your house?”

I directed this question to Chronos while looking around. It looks kind of cozy there are some nice furniture from my home world of earth that I would never have been able to afford when I was there. On the far wall I see what looks like posters of anime shows from earth. There were even some of my favorite ones on her wall. Mechatech, Sworddom Seed, Itazura Na Love, yeah I like romance so sue me, and even Heavensing Ultimate. Wow I never would have thought that the God of Time would be a nerd like me.

-(AN: The shows are actually Robotech, Gundam Seed, Itazura Na Kiss, and Hellsing Ultimate. I changed the names for if I want to publish this later I won’t run into Copyright issues.)-

She actually scoffed at me, “I am not like you I’m just a nerd. You, on the other hand, are a perverted nerd.” I ignored her comment, “Either way C I never thought of you as the anime type.” She actually came back with an explanation that matched my mindset to the T, “Well I feel it is so much easier to convey emotion and tell a story in an anime than any live action film could hope to achieve.”

Getting back on track I looked at her, “So back on track why are we in your house again?” She answered without much thought continuing with whatever she was messing with, “Well your elderly body couldn’t handle the pain cause by the divine spell so you were knocked unconscious and I brought you here to rest because you were out longer than usual.” I nodded my head, “Oh well okay that makes sense I guess. So what were we doing before the darkness consumed me?”

She stopped fiddling with what was on the table before turning towards me, “Well you were looking at the list of traits and you were thinking about the three you would choose. Have you decided on the three you are going to choose yet?” I nodded my head before answering quickly, “Yeah I have. It actually wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be to choose.” She seemed genuinely interested in what I was going to pick while speaking, “Well enough with the suspense what are they?” I smiled at her enthusiasm. What’s the rush sheesh.

She giggled before answering my thought, “The rush is that I am want to know if you are going to pick the three that I think you are going to pick.” I understood and laughed while answering, “Okay well the three I pick are the A.I. Implant, Mana Manipulation, and Space Lord” She nodded her head with her eyes closed like she expected my answer, “Ah I figured as much. I knew you would pick those three; wait Space Lord!? Wow I actually didn’t expect that one. I thought you would have picked Experience Boost as your third one or maybe even your first one.” I wanted to know what made her think that way and I was actually given time to voice the question. “Why would you think that?”

She put her finger on her chin and looked up seeming to be deep in thought. “Well you always are looking for the fast way through any of the games you play so I just kind of guessed that you might do the same here and why space lord?” I sighed in my heart, Jeez C I don’t always cheat in my video games. Just when I finish them or get extremely bored, which is pretty much anytime I play by myself. I don’t really like playing games by myself. I smiled at her, “Well sorry to disappoint you C. Who doesn’t want to lord over space though?”

She giggled with her hand over her mouth, “You didn’t disappoint me, even if you did its okay because I like surprises. When you become a God and get as old as I am not much surprises you anymore.” I guess that makes since some. Wait what is she doing? I looked over at Chronos who is scribbling something down on some paper. Wait where did the paper and the pen come from in the first place and is that a Seawoman Moon pen? Why Seawoman Moon even if it was highly popular back in the 90’s, even men watched the show. Ugh never mind people can like what they want to like. I wonder why she hasn’t spoken up to anything I have been thinking about? “Hey C”

-(AN: The actual show is Sailor Moon, again future Copyright issues lol.)-

She looked up from writing, “Yes suge?” I quickly voiced what I was thinking, “I was wondering, what are you writing down and why haven’t you responded to anything I have been thinking about?” She tilted her head to the side, “Have you thought about something I should respond or make a remark to?” I shook my head slightly, “Well not really, but wouldn’t you know that already?” “Hmm I wonder. To answer your other question though I am writing down everything you want to be changed or what you select before I send you to Zeon. That way I only have to cause you pain one more time instead of multiple times.”

I crossed my arms and nodded my head, “Oh okay that makes sense.” I froze for a second as a thought hit me and then I screamed at her. “Why didn’t you think of that before!?” She seemed hurt, “I don’t know I usually don’t do this.” She looked down at the ground and looked like she was about to cry. Her shoulders started to bob up and down and she started to sniffle. I felt like a complete jerk, “Don’t cry C I’m not mad see all smiles.” She spoke to me between sniffs and tears, “You didn’t have to yell at me.”

Yup I am a complete jerk, go and make probably the most beautiful girl in all the universes cry why don’t you. How did I manage to make a God cry anyways, I guess she is still a girl no matter how powerful. I sighed before trying to console her, “You’re right I went a little bit too far with the yelling I’m sorry C” She started to rub her eyes and the sniffling started to subside she looked up at me and gave me probably the most dazzling smile I’ve ever seen. “It’s okay I know you was just mad and people do stuff they don’t mean to when they are mad; even Gods.”

Even though she accepted my apology why do I felt like dirt. Let’s get back to business I guess, “So what is next C?” She jumped up and picked up a giant folded up piece of paper. It honestly looked like one of those fold up maps that went out of style in like the early 2000’s back on earth. “Next we are going to pick your starting area!” I was shocked, you mean you weren’t just going to throw me onto some hellish planet full of the giant earthworm looking aliens from those movies back in the 90’s and early 00’s? “Sweet so what are my choices C?” She laid the folded up sheet of paper on the floor of the room and proceeded to give me the run down.

“Well once again you have three choices they range from giant to small and inhabited to uninhabited and a planet to a space station.” Well the choices are actually a little bit broader than I thought, for only having three choices available to me. I took a look at the paper laying in front of me and to my surprise it actually started to glow showing a hologram with the three choices floating in front of me along with a window showing a description of each choice.

Blemish

Chiron

Divine Gate

A planet befitting of its name supporting no humanoid life, other than those who are unlucky enough to crash land on the planet. Richly populated with foliage that range from edible to those that think you are edible. Some wildlife populates the planet, but none that you want to keep as a pet. The planet is about one and a half times bigger than your home world of earth and it is also 65% land and 35% water. Perfect for the loner type who wants to test his mettle against everything that is trying to kill him (which is almost everything on the planet).

A planet with an assortment of humanoid life and wildlife forms on it. The planet is 37% land and 63% water. There are no cities on the land due to the overbearing strength and ferocity of the wildlife all cities are on the planets oceans and survive on the marine life and items imported into the planet. The planet is twice the size of your home world earth. The planet has a huge orbiting space station that has been abandoned long ago due to some forgotten war a millennium ago. The planet also has a smaller trade station in orbit mainly used for the transactions of imported goods to the cities not big enough for exporting goods and importing just one or the other.

Devine Gate is a Space Station orbiting a star called Deva VII. Station is on the colony level in size has enough room for fully functional farms to provide the food necessary for its citizens to survive. The station is mostly a non-hostile environment except for the occasional low-life and crime mob. Perfect starting area for someone who doesn’t like being alone.

Wow some of the descriptions could use some work, but these choices aren’t bad at all. “I choose Chiron.” “Okay where would you like to start at on Chiron? The Capital City, a minor city, on the continent, or on the abandoned space station?” I remembered a really popular web novel I read online that had something to do with a space station so I thought it would be cool to start there, “I want to start on the abandoned space station.”

-(AN: You all probably know what it is.)-

She nodded her head and then wrote my choice down on the paper, “Okay abandoned space station it is then. Next on the list is for you to choose ten starting skills you think you will need in order to survive in the world these skills will level up as you use them. Also almost anything you do in the world gives you more stat points, new stats, and even some new skills.” Sweet so that means that this world will act in the same way of my dream VRMMORPG, if earth’s technology ever makes it that far that is.

I thought about it for a few minutes, “Hmm pick ten skills huh? Well they would have to be Technology, Cooking, Mining, Crafting, Combat, Piloting, Construction, Scavenging, Hunting, and Leadership.” She nodded and spoke before writing my choices down again, “Oh picking really good skills right of the bat huh?” I nodded my head, “Yes mam if I am going to survive I might as well have a little bit of an advantage.” She laughed a bit, “Well okay then I have added them to the list. It’s almost time for us to part sadly just one more minor choice.” There is? “What is it C?”

She smiled before answering seriously, “What gender do you want your A.I. to be?” Wait really? That’s a choice? I thought it would just be some no-gender robot sounding voice in my head. “Uh well if I need to pick I might as well pick female.” She smirked at me, “And there you go, back to being predictable dear.” I snorted at her, “If you knew what I was going to say then why even ask me huh?” She laughed, “Well I didn’t know I was just making a guess based on your nature and it ended up being correct.” Sure you did, I’m not as big of a pervert as you think I am C.

­-(AN: Who is he kidding?)-

She sighed before speaking again, “Now it’s about time that I made the changes to you and sent you on your way.” I nodded my head slightly, “I guess it is about that time huh? Well do what you need to do.” She smiled mischievously, “First things first.”

*WACK* darkness

I wake up to find myself with my head on something nice and soft I took a big whiff and it smelt really good too. I was greeted with a familiar sounding voice, “You know it’s not polite to just sniff a lady like a dog right?” Huh? I open my eyes to find Chronos with her beautiful eyes staring down at me, above her massive bust, am I being given a lap pillow? I sat up and moved to face Chronos while sitting on my knees the way the Japanese do from earth. I asked seriously, “How long was I out C?” She thought about it for a second, “Oh only about twenty-five or so minutes this time.” I laughed, “Ah okay. Well what now?”

She sighed deeply and had a face that looked a little depressed, “Now it’s time to go. I had fun while this lasted, but if I don’t send you now you may not survive. Humans can only survive for so long in a God’s Domain, but I have been shielding you with my powers so I was able to extend that time. Alas the time is almost up, so I must let you go.” She stood up and started to chant something under her breath and all of a sudden a white light started shining on the wall directly behind me I turned around and walked a few steps closer to it to study it. “Well I guess it is time for good byes huh C?” I said while looking back at Chronos before turning back towards the portal. “Yes it is doll”

All of a sudden I am grabbed from behind and I feel something wet on my cheek followed by a sweet voice. “Good luck.” Before I could really respond to the sudden attack I was pushed into the white light and then everything turned bright, so bright I couldn’t see, and then I was greeted by the darkness.