I dangled my feet over the side as I sat on the rafter, watching the carnage below.

After I had arranged for the enormous were-rat to attack the students, I had secretly snuck in from the roof access to watch the bloodbath.

Honestly, my past self would never have dreamed of something like this being a hobby of mine- watching people be brutally massacred that is. He probably would’ve labeled me crazy while trying to slowly get away from me. I was pretty much the definition of non confrontational. Can’t blame him though, the old world would scream for someone’s head as soon as they so much as twitched in the wrong direction.

The new world order though? Yea, there is none. It’s been less than two days since the Gift has initiated, counting the pioneers, and there hasn’t been a single response from the government. Perhaps some local law enforcement, but no tanks, helicopters, or even nukes as far as I’ve been aware.

So either they don’t know, highly unlikely, or they are fighting something way worse than everyone else. Thinking of all the creatures in the many fantasy books I’ve read over my life, it’s not hard to imagine even some of the weakest of world ending abominations being able to easily topple any organization in its way. Especially if you factor in the Scourges, and from what I’ve seen, they are probably comprised entirely of mutated animals and other fauna introduced into our new ecosystem with the activation of the Gift. So..... things that before could easily kill us, but now hundreds of times more dangerous. That giant albino were-rat was only two days old and it was already something that could probably shred a tank if it was a one on one.

Thinking like that actually makes me shiver. Imagine how powerful some beings will be, a year, ten, or even a hundred years for now….. Given the constant need to do something I hadn’t actually considered how much this will affect the world…. This makes me once again realize how small I had been thinking before…. Risk my life trying to kill a few hundred people? Put my own life at risk just for the sake of it? It’s like i’m coming off a high that i’d been subjected to my entire life. That might actually explain it….

Repressing my… well everything, couldn’t have been healthy for my desires. So maybe now that I’m finally indulging in them, I can’t stop the dam once it’s opened…. Weird, I don’t like this whole emotional awakening but as long as it keeps me from getting myself killed like a dumbass I won’t complain…. Much…..

Oh well, I guess while I have this beautiful music to listen to, I should finally get through all those notifications. I kept putting off some of the older ones to the point that I even have some from yesterday left over.

Mark Telod

Level: 12

Class: None

Species: Corrupted Human 78%

Health: 91/91 ( 22.6 ph )

Stamina: 120/120 ( 40 p/m )

Blood Lust: 128/128 ( 51.6 p/h )

Psychic Endurance: 152/152 ( 52.2 ph )

Strength: 18

Vitality: 15

Constitution: 15

Resistance: 17

Intelligence: 19

Wisdom: 16

Control: 22

Will: 23

Dexterity: 17

Perception: 14 (16)

Charisma: 18

Fate: 30

Free Stat Points: 44

Souls: 407

BMP: 407

FMP: 468

Infamy: -250

Ok first big mistake. I didn’t distribute my stats even though I was already 90% sure what most of them did. Playing games most of my life is really giving me an edge in this.

No doubt the only reason i’m even alive right now is because of that high Fate so let's pump that first!

Error! You cannot increase Fate with attribute points.

Damnit! That would be too easy I guess. If that was possible I would probably be a glass cannon kinda like that white haired girl. No doubt, the only reason she was so beautiful was because of her insanely high charisma and charisma based traits.

Guess i’ll just even out all these stats…. I should probably focus on strength, dexterity, and will. Strength is kinda obvious since I am a melee user, for now. Same for dexterity. As for will, it seemed like the most useful given both of my granted pools require an active will to use them…. So maybe upgrading it will make that easier?

Ok I lied when I said being a gamer is giving me an edge. This is just too complex to understand all the variability this system gives. Like what does adding stat points to my strength attribute even do? Make me stronger? Or does it try and enhance preexisting muscle mass?

Trust me, there is a huge difference between the two. Namely, if it was enhancing my muscle mass, I would overtime lose my ability to freely move due to completely unproportioned mass. Imagine someone who looked like they were barely four but weighed over a ton? They could still lift themselves, but be the equivalent of a turtle. See what I mean? That was probably what dexterity is for, as well as constitution. Dexterity would increase the speed at which I could handle, meaning I go faster.

Problem is, going too fast like when I fought the door in the equipment room would result in too much built up momentum. And trust me, human bodies can’t handle the stress of going over 60 mph and coming to a sudden stop. I’d seen enough videos of people jumping off bridges on the dark web to know that. So that's where constitution comes into play. It would increase the amount of punishment my body could take but also has the same problem as strength.

Building that up once again generates mass, which requires more strength to lift, which generates even more lag behind movements which would mean I would have to increase my dexterity. But if that got too high I wouldn’t be able to comprehend things at such a high speed so i’d need to increase my perception but increasing that would mean more information for a brain that couldn’t handle it. So next I would have to increase my intelligence and wisdom as that would increase the amount of information I could absorb as well as the speed at which it could absorb said information. Even worse, increasing dexterity would just loosen me up so I would have to spend even more stat points to dump into control to fine tune my movements for when I need to do specific or delicate actions. I couldn’t try to drink coffee while slamming the mug into my face every morning. Though that would be an undeniably good way to wake up.

That was all speculation, but you get my point. It's always cause and effect with stuff like this, and it looks like it ties in closely together with literally everything else. Every single one of my pools increased, and i’d only gained a few attribute increases so far…..

Strength: 25

Vitality: 20

Constitution: 20

Resistance: 20

Intelligence: 24

Wisdom: 20

Control: 25

Will: 25

Dexterity: 22

Perception: 18 (21)

Charisma: 18

Fate: 30

In the end, I decided this would be the best course of action. I couldn’t focus singularly in a single stat no matter how much I wanted to. My rampant curiosity can be appeased another day.

After I had allotted all of the Free points it felt as if I had been reborn. Even the rafter below me squealed dangerously after adjusting to my new weight. I could feel the power flooding through me…. And it was just as intoxicating as my Blood Aura awakening. The sense of completeness, like you hadn’t been whole until that moment was simply too euphoric.

Ok Mark! Snap out of it! You have a few more notifications you can’t put off any longer!

Scourge: (Tier I) Fabled

It is said that at the beginning of every world's trial, there exists twenty Scourge. No more, no less. These beings are the amalgamation of every nightmare the users of the new world have ever feared. In order for the world to truly be considered part of God's Gift, the users must purge their world of these scourge before it is too late. When would too late be, you might ask? If you're asking that question, the silent war may have already concluded.

All attributes increased by 3.

Fallen and Cursed weapons gain a significant boost in potential.

Evolutions pertaining to madness and chaos receive a significant boost in potential. Extinct evolutions are also more likely to appear if that species was previously aligned with Chaos.

Passive Boost:

Trickery: Others are 50% more likely to believe your lies, even if they have seen the truth.

Corruption: Wielding growth weapons over time, may allow them to become Cursed or Fallen.

Scourges can innately sense when another is before them, it is recommended for Scourges to work together despite previous biological disagreements.

Champions and other followers of the Order will hunt you down if they are able to mark you. Transmigration System will not save you from this.

Huh. Guess that was what that whole infamy thing was about…. I wonder why there can only be twenty though? It doesn’t seem like something that hard to achieve seeing as I only needed to kill a fellow pioneer before I became one…..

Or could it be that no one usually kills fellow pioneers?

Again too many questions, I’ll just have to put it on the back burner for now, at least until I can find a reliable source of information on this system.

The next few boxes were just repeated gains soul and blood lust wise…. Speaking of blood lust, it had went up a tier after the cafeteria incident, and i’d completely ignored it. Perhaps I should be treating Mr Blue better, maybe then he could alert me to the more important notifications….

Blood Lust: (Tier II) Rare

Like all pools, Blood lust has infinite possibilities. Blood lust is based upon the art of manipulation.

Active Ability: Increases rage by 60%

Passive Ability: Increases rational thinking by 75%

304/1000

You can't be a good killer if you can't keep your head.

Oh, nice something new! This is my second trait with a tag after its tier! No idea what they actually do it just looked really cool…. But wait, Blood Lust didn’t have Rare beside it when it first unlocked…. So upgrading something’s tier increases rarity?

Guess that's another thing going on the list….

Blood Aura: (Tier II)

Staying true to the art of manipulation, Blood Aura is the malleable physical form of Blood Lust. The more permeable a form is, the more Blood Lust that is required to sustain it.

Current limit: 5ft

It’s a bloody mess!

Huh, so every time this tiers up I can use my blood aura further away? I’m down for that… Thinking like that gives me ideas of forcing my aura into someone else’s body and controlling their very blood.

Could you imagine the pain you could inflict by constricting a person’s blood around every nerve in their body? That's the kinda super powers I’m talking about! Blood Lust seriously couldn’t be any cooler!

Basic Spear Mastery: (Tier II)

Grants user Basic instincts for wielding a spear.

Wielding spears increases damage output by 5%

Good job, you can now poke things with your sharp stick more efficiently!

Even this upgraded? The early tiers must be easy to upgrade. I have no doubt getting above Tier V will take weeks if not years of constant training…..

Both Shops are open! Browse to your heart's content, but remember, NO REFUNDS!

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Divine Gauntlets of Hyperion

1240000000 - FMP

Weapon

Gauntlets forged from the sun Hyperion, indestructible. Can cause others around wielder to spontaneously combust.

Imperial Order

789000 - FMP

Decree

Can give Irrefutable orders to subjects: 3/5 uses left.

Fluffy McFluffins

1450000000 - FMP

Comfort

Said to be one of the softest things in the multiverse. Once owned by the Goddess of Comfort herself.

Couch

50 - FMP

Comfort

Literally just a couch.

Mobile Fortress Mk 75

790000900 - FMP

Defense Structure

Part of the Mobile Fortress series, it has built in rail cannons forged of Lightning Drake Horns as well as a forcefield; powered by a dwarf star. Warning: Do not tamper with the energy system.

Holy crap thats a lot of stuff…. That looks totally overpowered! This is totally my place to be.. Except for the couch. Who the hell put a couch up for sale?

Probably someone from Earth now that I think about it.

Leave it to humans to find an amazing system that spans the…. Multiverse? And turn it into an Ebay…...