A draft of morning air coming through my bedroom window forced me awake because, of course, it would be the morning breeze that would ruin my earth-given rest. Sighing, I got up with a grumble to walk over and close the damn window. A hand idly scratched at my chest hairs as I pulled back the blinds, squinting at the light that threatened to ruin my eyes from the unholy abomination in the sky called the sun.
With a grunt, I gave the window a sharp tug, closing it with a proper slam. With a sigh, I turned around and went to the master bath to get myself ready for the day. I was already up, and with the time at half past 8am, there was no point in returning to bed. The morning found me in my kitchen sipping on a mug of mint tea: something was wrong. Taking a sip from my tea, I slowly panned my view around my home kitchen, wondering why I felt such unease.
With narrowed eyes, I slowly looked around, then got up from my seat and followed the unsettling feeling to my living room. I didn't need a baseball bat because hot tea was a bitch and a half to be attacked with. Slowly. I walked around my house until arriving in my living room and that was when my reality shattered. Past my massive 55-inch samsung tv was my window, and outside of my window was the street I lived on. Yet, it wasn't the street I lived on.
It might look the same, but the houses were different and the curve of the bay was different. I knew all these things because I had bought this house fresh out of the military with all my savings. When I had re-upped, Uncle Sam gave me a nice sign-up bonus, and I stuffed that in savings and watched it grow over time as I went through the suck. I gave my beloved country 8 years, 2 tours, and a whole lot of shit as a 13 delta with no regrets. I was a shell head and wouldn't have it any other way.
I glared outside my window as I stepped closer and closer until the sight of a massive ship came into view blocking the mouth of the bay. Something about that tingled at the back of my mind, but I couldn't really place it at the moment. I knew that something wasn't right. With a grunt, I pulled back the curtains and turned around only to spot a gift-wrapped box sitting on my coffee table.
That wasn't there twenty seconds ago. I knew this because I just walked past the damn thing. Staring hard at the damn thing, I gave it a five count before moving to the couch. I placed my now warm cup of mint tea on my coffee table and drew the box towards me. As I pulled it closer, the letter on top fell off, pulling my attention towards it.
Picking up the envelope, I found my name written in a flowing script on the front.
-Anthony Grey,
You have been chosen to help save the Earth Bet Multiversal cluster. Survive and thrive, or die with the rest. Failure will result in the current Earth Bet cluster being erased from existence. Within the box, you will find two potion vials containing the Essence of the Crafter and Essence of the Mad Doctor along with a way to break them over your knee.
1. Essence of the Crafter
Master craftsman can design, build, and maintain anything from machines to a simple shovel.
Flawless work, anything created with it will ever rot or rust only able to be destroyed through violence. These creations are extremely durable as well.
Creations work better than one made by someone else.
Can conjure dead or inorganic materials needed to work with from thin air.
Ability to craft items on par with those in myth and legend, spears that never miss, swords that can cut through anything, invulnerable armor, etc.
Can force specific abilities onto items through sheer skill and ability to craft on a conceptual level.
2. Essence of the Mad Doctor
Perfect memory with infinite storage
Beyond genius level intellect
Can make potions that can do almost anything, from immortality, to regeneration or even cause someone to fall in love with a specific target.
Immunity to disease and poisons mundane and magical
Immense knowledge on occult and alchemical lore that updates itself should you find a way to travel to different worlds.
Supernaturally skilled at medicine, can cure just about anything with some research, you already know how to tackle most ailments.
Master of life and biology, able to create homunculi that are superior to regular versions of their species in all areas including being ageless and perfectly loyal to you.
you may also create other creatures like sewn together Frankenstein abominations, chimera, or other mutated beasts.
Can conjure ingredients from thin air.
Good Luck…
Sincerely,
Random Omnipotent Being
Sitting on my couch, stunned by the revelation, I drew a blank. A full and total complete fucking blank. This, this was my life, and I was ultimately not ready for it at all. The note fell from my limp fingers, and I panicked at the sudden happenstance. I reached out for the letter but was never able to get it. I watched as the letter transformed into sparkling motes of light and vanished into the ether.
That right there was my sign; sitting up, I leaned forward and snatched the top off of the gift-wrapped box before me. Inside the box were two bottles sitting on top of a fluffy cushion. I sat there and stared at the things for I don't know how long. Sitting back down with a chuckle, I turned my attention towards the vial that appeared inky black with stars in a bottle.
With a shrug, I chugged it straight down; again, it started with a rumbly in my tummy. This time it was like I took a trip across the sea of stars and decided to swim through the sun. When I came to, my living room was trashed. Didn't even remember when I shotgunned the second one, but damn was it a trip.
Well… Fuck…
Not being able to sit back down on my scorched couch I walked away with a huff while enjoying the multitude of thoughts that floated through my mind on how to not only build a new one but also build it better. Dismissing all that, I walked to my garage and pulled out some basic tools. I needed my hammer, a hand torch, and a few minor tools to get to work.
Sitting at my workbench, I focused my mind and pushed forward my will. There was a plink of metal as a small slab of metal materialized into reality. It was a perfect blended alloy of ore, vibranium and nth metal. I could have added Marvel's indestructible metal proto-adamantium, but I wanted to use the KISS method right now.