Gacha No Life

Chapter 33 - Gacha? Who Needs That?

Puck sat cross legged on his couch, starring at what could be only described as a chibi version of Dark in his black humanoid form.

Dark was floating inches above Puck's coffee table and was staring blankly at our protagonist, who simply returned the look.

They blinked at each other a few times before Puck finally broke the silence.

"So.... What you're telling me is.... That when we...." He gestured to himself and Dark. "....went to your dimension for that training session, the Gods that control the system took notice and decided to speed up the process of ending the world....is that it?"

Dark let out a small hum in thought at this, doing a rather cute pose as he did so, his hand resting on his chin. "Yeup! That's pretty much the gist of it!"

Puck let out a small annoyed sigh at this confirmation, rubbing the bridge of his nose as he mumbled under his breath to himself, "Why can't I ever just have a normal day....." Before speaking up to address Dark. "So....what? They're going to destroy the world because of us? Or is this a plan that's been in motion for a while?" He asked, crossing his arms and leaning back into his couch.

The Dark chibi had the nerve to look sheepish at this, rubbing the back of his head with a hand while letting out a small distorted chuckle. "Yeah.... That's actually my b.... You see, these aren't your native Gods at play here.... In fact, your actual God's been dead for a while, which is part of the reason why we were so surprised to find that you guys haven't killed each other yet. It's also the reason why it was so easy for these guys to play with your lives for amusement." Dark explained, causing Puck to freeze up in shock.

Though nothing could've prepared him for what Dark was about to say next....

"Actually, it's kinda funny.... This isn't the first time this has happened.... The only difference is, these foreign Gods, upon seeing such a ripe and prosperous world for the taking, fought to see who could claim dominion over such a large sum of souls. Gods gain power from the souls and prayers of their followers after all." The chibi continued to explain to the still shellshocked Puck.

"W-Wait.... You can't be serious.... Then all these years....?!"

"Yeup! Youve guys have been praying to a dead god. Which doesn't mean much, since a divine beings body and consciousness can't fade, even if their body does. It just means that they can't offer power or answer prayers like they used to. That might be why you humans weren't able to use magic till now." He shrugged.

Puck's brain was having a hard time accepting this, I mean who wouldn't....

It's not everyday where you find out that everything you knew was a lie.

In fact, Puck was taking it way better than Dark thought he would.

"T-Then.... What the fuck was the point....? Why were we fighting until now....?" Puck's voice was shaking, his eyes were wide as he stared into his lap to hide the tears that were threatening to spill from his eyes.

Dark simply chuckled like he normally did, causing Puck to look up at him in shock.

"What? I don't see the big deal, it's not like this changes anything. Actually, I'd be pissed if I were you. These assholes came in and disrespected the God that created you. Sure they seem like the Gods from your world's mythologies, but the truth is that they're just a lazy bums that steal the divity from abandoned planets like yours. They would never bother to bear the weight of creating life themselves." He explained in an almost comforting way, giving Puck a friendly eye smile.

Puck could help the small smile that slowly found its way into his face.

He sniffed and wiped his eyes, the smile turning into a wide grin. "Ya know.... You're terrible at comforting people.... But none of that doesn't explain why you're here. I mean you're an old God, aren't you? What does that even mean by the way?"