"Superman", plopped the big stack of papers on the desk and began to explain.

"Due to the scale of our project their are a myriad of administrators, and mods looking for strong warriors to sponsor. Not everyone has the galls to face an enemy 20 levels higher then them. Most would just take the respawn. But you fought your human heart out."

he gave me his iconic smile and continued

"currently you have 3215 individuals willing to sponsor you. You can either go through them manually or can apply a filter and the stack of papers will collapse to match what you specified."

he paused and looked at me I thought for a minute and grabbed the sheet on top.

Minor god: Yorick

this sponsor controls the power of death and pain. He wishes you to be his champion and bring millions to his domain for him to torture and be enthralled by the euphoria of pain on others.

he wishes to offer you:

unique class: death sovereign of yorick

skills : death magic, Poison synthesis, and body of an undead.

would like to contract under yorick sign your name on blood.

My face tightened, the more I read the more creeped out I got I don't mind doing what needs to be down but I don't won't to pursue carnage.

immediatly putting the sheet back on top

I looked up to Superman and responded, " Id like to remove all chaotic evil and righteous good offers. I don't want to serve a higher purpose or kill millions for sacrifices"

he looked at me said I understand waves his hands and 5 papers were left. Damn that didn't leave many options.

I grabbed all five and laid them out in front of me

lets see who we have

Amaterasu, god of the sun

current sponsors - 99

Merlin, the strongest human wizard

current sponsors- 10

Hephaestus, god of the forge

Current sponsors- 3

Thrall, speaker of the earth

Current sponsors- 2

Magni Bronzebeard, the king of diamond

Current sponsors- 0

The first thing I noticed was they weren't all deities. The last two are from world of Warcraft. It was mentioned earlier that the game was designed by the CoM maybe i guess it would make sense for the important figures to be real individuals magni and thrall huh. Carefully considering my options. The people I'm most interested in are thrall, Merlin and magni. Hephaestus would be cool but Greek gods are known to be fickle. I don't want to consider Amaterasu because of the number of followers he has I don't want to be one of many even though a hundred out of billions is a tiny number.

my face scrunched, reading the benefits they offered were all great but if I was to work for an individual I care more about them then the boons so what of im op but every move is controlled I want freedom to explore.

I again looked up at Superman, he was still staring at me waiting patiently

i opened my mouth and asked. Is their anyone to personally speak to them. I'm aware they are important figures but this seems like an important decision.

" I can certainly send a request and see who responds", he raised his right hand then 5 light left the tip of fingers.

a few moments later Amaterasu and Hephaestus contract burst into flames. Offer have been rescinded due to your disrespect for the divine. I blinked a few times then shrugged. Their loss haha.

Three portals appeared one was mystical shimmering blue runes rotating quickly around the edge a old man with long beard and robe stepped out. Another glowing green with shrubbery and flowers around with two elementals supporting an arch a giant green orc stepped out with his iconic shaman robes and beads, and finally the last looked like the entrance to a forge fire and heat spewed from the entrance then a short crystalline dwarf stepped threw with a heavy foot all three appeared out of there portals with a short bow. Magni with a huge smile on his face. I returned the bow and spoke.

"Greetings, I hope it wasn't too impolite to invite you here for a chat. Two other sponsors seemed to think so." As I turned my hands to the burnt markings on the wooden desk. Magni held his belly and let out a loud Dwarven laugh, thrall and Merlin both had amused expressions

Magni responded first in deep Scottish accent," no worries young champion, though I speak for myself, I always appreciate a nice chat and maybe a couple tankards. Anyway to make this short I am magni bronzebeard former king of ironforge now I work for the creators. To explain a few things as you can see none here be gods. Our spark of divinity ain't matured. But we are not week and each have our own specialty I currently don't have any champions and I chose you because of your deep love for my world and the earthen element. dwarfs love the earth. I currently posses the powers for earth and fire am a grandmaster blacksmith as well as a strong warrior as you might imagine. I can offer you all of my skills and mentoring I have the authority to choose only one champion due to me being the newest amongst thoose here and haven't made my decision rashly I hope you can see the value in my words and put your faith in me."

He smiled a toothy green the stepped back, next Merlin began.

"As young master Magni has described I am also not a god but I harness the powers of the arcane and so am not weak even by a gods standard. Though I have a couple of champions I'm willing to offer you an apprenticeship. I seen your determination when facing the forest guardian and know you won't back down from the challenge of understanding the arcane. You can inherit my power if you train hard enough." He Bowed again then also stepped back. Runes started rotating in the air behind them then a recliner and table appeared from thin air with a pipe similar to montys on the table. He sat in the chair and then began puffing on the pipe

a booming voice filled my ear as thrall began speaking," young warrior I'm thrall shaman of the world and previous war chief of the horde. Nature has granted me peace and I wish to pass on her teachings and would hope to have another ally during these treacherous times" a deep sadness filled his eyes, " I've seen your soul and experienced your love for my home planet Azeroth I am willing to train you in the hopes that you can defend yourself and protect what's important."

All great offers this is a hard decision, but I gotta go with my gut.

I hardened my gaze and spoke, "Merlin your offer is great and I'd love to become the next master of the arcane but in this life I've chosen to be a warrior. So I feel your inheritance would be wasted though,know that I don't make this decision lightly I'm sure you've viewed my history and know my fascination with the arcane. I hope you will not hold any ill intentions and maybe one day I hope to call you friend."

Merlins face dropped into a frown at first but then gradually lightened to a smile he moved forward shook my hand and with a smile he waved his hand a book appeared

" I am saddened to loose a good apprentice but you don't have to give up your pursuit of the arcane here are my notes on fire and earth magic hopefully they will provide with some assistance and maybe we can shar a pint at the tavern if you can survive."

with a kind smile lightning cracked and he was gone.

a sigh escaped my lips and I tightened my resolve

" both you, honorable thrall and the diamond king hail from the land Azeroth where I spent a majority of my adolescence life adventuring in a simulation. I also make this decision with a heavy heart. Thrall, I am truly honored to have you see my potential and want to pass on your knowledge of the world . You and magni have been heroes of mine since I've experienced your rise to greatness and have felt your pain assuming the stories I've been told are true. But my heart yearns for the forge and I don't think I'm righteous enough to uphold the values you honor thrall I am a fighter at heart and don't want to disapoint you and your teaching."

Thrall nodded in approval then I continued

" Magni I hope I can honor you choosing me as your sole champion and heir. "

Thrall approached slowly," Friend I think I knew your decision before you did haha," echoing laughter rang throughout the hall.

"I can't help you much due to rules but to honor your words I will also give you a parting gift. He placed his big hand on my hand and I felt the warmth enter me.

Notice: Earth affinity has increased from adequate too exceptional

Notice: Spirit affinity has increased from nonexistent to adequate

My eyes widened as I read the notice I look up to notice a maelstrom appearing behind Thrall. With a headnod he turned and stepped through the vortex