"I blame you for this."
After saying that, I look back at the cyborg in front of me. According to my Planeswalker scan, he is called Adam Smasher. I can summon a copy of him for four colorless mana and two colored mana of any kind. He is a 3/4 summon. He is rather powerful, but has a 40% chance of going berserk and attacking nearby allies if he fights long enough.
He is powerful, but a regular YoRHa android can beat him with enough time and effort. If they are fully upgraded with the latest weapons and supporting gear? This man is toast, because they are androids, and this man is an ugly amalgamation of human and machine.
"You are loud, beast. Begone."
I open my palm and release a massive beam of light that destroys his upper body and a good chunk of the building behind him. Oops, I put too much power behind that attack.
"You need to control your power, my friend~."
"Shut it, you Old Vampire. I still blame you for this."
"What? You are the one agreeing to fulfill this one's wish."
"Right. Wish."
I turn around and see a young woman. My Planeswalker has already given me basic information about her. She is Lucyna Kushinada, a 1/1 creature with an ability called Netrunning. She can dive into the internet and control many machines.
A support unit, got it.
She looks at me in fear, and I cannot blame her. I just destroyed that big building and killed a cyborg in front of her eyes.
"So, Lucyna! What is your wish? I come here from beyond the veil to answer your desperate call. Tell me what you want, and I shall fulfill it."
"W-What do you want in return?"
"You come to my world and do a job for me."
Her skills will be a great boon for the company. I need her to bolster our cyber defenses back home. Maybe she can even create a new module for the androids. Having her work for me will be great.
The woman looks at me for a few seconds, then at the young man struggling to get up. Oh, yeah, him. I scan him and blink for a second. David Martinez is a 1/2 creature that can turn into a 3/2 creature after sacrificing his sanity.
"I—I want my family back! I want them! Give them back, and my soul is yours!"
Soul? Well, I really look like a devil offering a contract, huh? Those chunni words do not help either.
"N-No! L-Lucy… Y-You… C-Can't! R-Remember your dream!"
"David!"
I let them have their time and look at Zelretch.
"Do you feel it? This world is dying."
"Not only dying. It is already dead. There is no Gaia in this world, and the breath of the planet no longer exists."
"Ah, that is why I cannot connect to the planet using my Senjutsu. How long until the planet can no longer maintain life?"
"Five hundred years at most."
"Yikes."
I look at the woman who summoned me and decide to end it. The media presence is growing around us. I don't want to get involved with the local police force in a new world. I clap my hands.
"Alright! That is enough. I shall fulfill your wish!"
White, green, and blue mana surge from my body and immediately claim the souls of her family. It is easy because there is no afterlife on this planet, and their souls are just floating around doing nothing until they cease to exist. I know which souls I need to resurrect from the information I receive from Lucy.
Her family is Maine's Crew, and searching for them is not hard once I claim the land. There is also the fact that they are rather famous figures whose names are recorded in the land itself.
I hear people shout in awe, shock, and fear at the sight of a golden tree appearing in the middle of the area. It shines for a few seconds before forming six golden humanoid shapes. After a few more seconds, the golden light explodes, leaving six people behind.
Two men and four women. The first one is a massive man filled with all kinds of implants, and standing next to him is a ripped woman. On her right is a cut woman with bobbed hair, wearing a tight pink-and-black suit. Next to her is a lanky man with elongated arms, and standing beside him is a short woman with teal skin and a tattoo. The last one is a blonde woman with half her head gone, replaced by an implant. I wonder if I can fix that. Let's test that later.
"Maine?! What the fuck is happening?! I remember being blasted by that cyber-dicked gonk!"
I blink for a second when I see a shortstack roar in anger and punch the lanky man in the stomach. I know she is not a child; her soul is that of an adult.
"You fucking gonk! Why did you have to come back to life?! You had the absolute shittiest, most gonk and pathetic death ever! Making fucking dick jokes before having your pea-sized brain blown off!!"
And once again, I watch my summoner cry her eyes out because not only do I resurrect her family, but I also heal the young man who turned into a mutilated cyborg. I fix him and turn him into a peak Transhuman. I even use some of my blue mana to make sure all of them are shielded from further mental attacks from their implants. It even fixes the man with the mustache who tries to protect Lucy.
What kind of person makes those implants? The implants that YoRHa and other androids from the NieR universe created do not have that kind of horrible feedback. I don't know the reason for it and am eager to learn more. Maybe I will take them back home and let Popola and Devola check on their cybernetics.
After a few minutes of teary reunion, I clap my hands and see them looking at me.
"Alright! I've performed my end of the bargain. Now, it is your turn."
Lucy turns toward her resurrected family and gives them a sad, teary smile. I really created a misunderstanding, huh? And by the look on the young man walking forward, I know that they have misread the situation.
"Take me instead of her! Take my soul! Let her be, and I will be your slave for eternity!"
"David! No!"
I hear Zelretch laughing his ass off next to me, and I release a sigh. I rub the bridge of my nose and raise my hand.
"Stop! Stop! I am not a devil, you know? I come here because Lucyna over there makes a wish so strong that it reaches my domain. I want her to come to my world to work. I will not keep her there for long. A month at most, and I even allow her to return once every week."
The young man, David, looks at me in confusion.
"You are not El Diablo?"
"What?! No! I can take you to hell if you want, but there is no way I am a devil. Do you want to go to hell?"
"No! No! No! I am good. So… you are not taking Lucy's soul?"
"Why would I do that? Soul trading was banned a long time ago. Even the devil race needs to watch out for that rule, you know? However, you can still call upon them if you have their calling circle and have a good enough payment. I hear they offer rejuvenation for a couple of hundred million."
Everyone around me looks on in shock.
"A devil selling immortality for a couple of hundred mil?!"
"Not immortality. You need to reach for divine beings to get those kinds of things. It only extends your life for up to 300 years."
"Gods are real? Then why are we like this?"
Before I can say something, Zelretch walks forward.
"Because you guys don't need us any longer. You create idols and make up gods who you think will bring you fortune. Not only that, look around! Your greed and hunger for blood turn our creation into shit! Hell, you only have five hundred years before the atmosphere disappears altogether! So, we decided to leave this planet and scatter across the cosmos. We are here because that little girl over there was able to reach his—" Zelretch points at me. "—domain. That only means that she has the potential to become a Priestess or Mage, depending on her."
Zelretch spreads his arms and grins from ear to ear.
"Rejoice, boy. Your wish will finally be granted! Total freedom!"
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