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"A god?" Van muttered, his voice barely audible as he walked through the plains. The air—cool yet warm—brushed against his face, grounding him in the present.
Yet his focus remained locked on the glowing words that floated in his status window.
[In this universe exist many gods. Countless planets, countless realms—with gods above those gods. And beyond even them: beings that exist outside their perception. An infinity.]
[The place you stand is a Void Anomaly. A universe born by chance within the Void—a ripple caused by a clash of forces beyond reason. Yet the Void itself—this boundless 'space'—is but a fragment of a greater, incalculable being. And you are part of it.]
Van's heart pounded harder. His steps faltered. 'What is this? Infinity? Void? I never wanted to be a god. I just wanted to be happy. I just wanted—'
More words appeared, answering his unspoken doubts.
[You qualify not only because of your strength, but because of your will. Your curiosity. Have you not wondered what lies beyond your limits? How your strikes would feel if you pushed past them?]
Van gasped, the memory striking him like a blow. That day—the hard swing against Lilac, Alicia's bone dragon. The force of it cleaving through the air, his power measuring 31,000 points of strength.
That day, he wondered. He wanted to know how hard he could swing.
He stopped, looked to the sky.
'... I guess it would've been a sight to see...' He thought as his gaze locked on the deep blue above as he then recalled his fight with Kota, 'Just how big of an explosion I created with [Void Lancer].'
[You are human. You doubt, you question, you dream. But beyond those doubts—beyond your dreams—infinity awaits. Infinite growth. Infinite strength. An endless story, constantly contested by countless beings across countless universes.]
Van's chest tightened, his pulse pounding in his ears.
[Join us. If you wish to follow this path, then...]
The words hung in the air, glowing ominously—inviting, insistent.
But Van tore his gaze away before he could read the rest.
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FantasíaVan and his friend Magus had reincarnated in another world with magic. Tasked to kill the demon lord, they set forth. Van was granted very rough skills that made life for him in that world a living hell, yet he muscled through. Magus however, was be...
