Where am i? A young man "tall, handsome with bright azure sky eyes, wearing a plain white T shirt and a baggy black sweater seemingly about 18 to 19 years old stood at the door to what seemed to be a study room.
On the left was a small study table and further from that was glass slide door. When examining the whole room, the reason became apparent when all the other sides of the house were filled with table shelfs full of books.
He didn't know where this room was, but he felt he had seen it from somewhere, his memory was fairly good compared to other people.
He was not that disturbed about the sudden location change because he knew he was already dead.
Maybe this was Heaven?... "Or it could be hell where he is supposed to work for all eternity. A cold shiver ran down the young man's spine for that thought. Does going into a situation knowing you're gonna die considered suicide? is this all its about!? The young man was stripped from his thoughts as he was interrupted by a rather slow but old deep voice.
Well? You coming in or what?
This startled the young man who was absorbed in his thoughts as his leg rose up subconciously, his head turning towards the sound of the voice, as he led out a feminine yelp unbefitting of his image.
uhm uhm, "Where did you come from old man" he coughed, as he stopped the topic from ever beginning; his face a light shade of red but acting roughly unfaced and his voice even as he kept a straight face.
Hahahaha... the old man laughed out loud. Don't worry my boy! do not be embarrassed!!... I invented that for the weak folks who care too much on social norms.> sit, sit I have good news for you. The old man's voice resounded across the room. Easing the space of tension.
So, who are you? You can't be him!? the young man said out loud, eyes and mouth wide...
Or am i in a parallel universe back before 2018? the last thought he spoke in his mind as he looked at the old man in front of him. Chugging what the old man was saying in his mind.
To answer your question, sit down first. The old man spoke with a bright smile as he pointed at the chair across his table. I don't get any guests here often, maybe in the near future but... i still know proper etiquette to those i invited myself.
Okay, the young man who will be known as Lucian sat down, back straight and hands on knees like someone about to receive divine teachings. To answer your previous questions. I am me and no, we are not in a parallel universe.
Did the old man just read my mind? Lucian wondered as he looked at the old man with strange eyes.
But to Lucian's confusion and to the chagrin of the old man who just smiled wide and bright as he boasted, "Arm high" like saying what did I expect. Of course, i can read your mind.
Okay, If you're face wasn't so recognisable and trustworthy looking I'd be weirded out, Lucian covered his face as he spoke, well at least i know I'm not in a parallel universe, he thought.
So where was i? the old man looked to his notebook. To then trace with a pencil at his notebook "or so it looked to Lucian as he couldn't quite see what was written'.
I am not saying all that, the old man spoke as he traced his pencil on the book...skip, Urh...skip, okay I'll start here i will be brief and to the point. Hgmm... Hgmm the old man cleared his throat as he began.
I am the One Above All. The centre. The core. The birthplace of all that was... all that is... and all that yet may be..., yada yada yada, continued the old man twirling his pencil, while balancing another on his nose.
WELL... that was underwhelming Lucian covered his face as he pointed out.
Hahahaha... Yes, this place doesn't afford me the Goldenlightshow i usually have, spoken the old man with a depressed smile.
Anyway, as you have surmised in that definitely grand introduction, you are getting reborn in the Marvel Universe. You will get wishes as i will be acting as your ROB, but only 2 wishes.
Isn't it supposed to be 3 or 5 wishes? I am highly educated in this stuff you know old man! Lucian spoke up reflexively...
Well Lucian my boy your case is special and so for that i will.... The old man spoke slowly as his smirk grew bigger and bigger which gave Lucian some bad feeling. The old man continued as he said....
Give you a what you call a nerf by making your 2 wishes not amount to powers and abilities in any way. To that Lucian almost climbed the table to strangle the old man but he held himself, he still spoke as he still wanted to live a good life if he had a chance at it...
I am guessing you have a reasonable explanation though? Lucian still asked.
I am the omnipotent one here i know best and that is to not give you any more advantage than you will already have. You, my dear boy… what you already have In you just needs to be awakened by your rebirth and you will have more potential than any human who ever lived and may live...Even among the strongest of mutants.
This made Lucian clench his teeth in excitement as you have to know that there are very few humans have truly reached the top of the cosmic ladder — and almost all of them did so through external power sources, temporary ascensions, or merging with higher forces but in essence it accounts to their potential. RIGHT? such as...
Dr Doom
Owen Reece
The scarlet witch
Jean Grey
And one of the few who were genuinely born with their powers Franklin Richards
Does that mean my powers are connected to humanity somehow? Lucian asked the old man after calming down. He wasn't an idiot, the old man had already given a clue. If he couldn't unravel this much, he might as well hang himself with wet tissue paper and live. (Sarcasm)
I don't know, the old man answered with a straight face... Your whole power system will be your own though which is also a bug in its own way. The opportunities are endless.
And to give you a sneak peek and give you drive, you will reach heights boy Franklin never reached before in any iterations.... if you stay alive long enough anyway. This is the reason i am not letting you wish for more powers.
Okay i can accept that, Lucian grinned wide, his heart beating so fast it almost leaped out of his chest. But saying i will be buggy... is it me being immortal to kill or me being a gamer bug in the system type stuff? just making sure?! you know.
Huhuhu... the old man chuckled low, the second option i suppose, he answers.
I guess you won't tell me what it is then? Lucian inquired again with hope.
Nope, the old man said smugly.
Way to crush hopes old man Lucian commented with a sigh. He didn't want to come out as too needy but as someone from a world where powers where from anime and fanfictions the prospects of powers made him slightly impatient. Even if he was special in his last world, he still couldn't throw rasengans at people.
Speak your wishes, the word count on this thing is starting to get out of hand for a single conversation. The old man urged.
Alright, I'll ignore that last part of your sentence old man.... "Even if I'm in a fanfiction", probably not! is it called a fanfiction if it is written by the original writer? Or have things already happened and i'll be an anomaly in the timeline? am i already an insert?! Lucian calmly thought and analysed. You couldn't blame him for thinking much as the old man just told too much information.
Leaving the thought behind.
"Wishes", huh i wish to be born in a moderately rich family where both parents are alive and well. And the second wish... That would be the third wish not the second, the old man timed in, would you like to change your wishes.
Maybe get a system where… I don't know, you buy stuff? Continued the old man with a conspiratorial low voice, I can make exceptions on weapons.
No, no, no Lucian waved his hands, Well it's too bad but I'm sticking with my two choices. fanfic writers be giving their Mc's either parents or they die and leave the Mc with their money so I think I did good with my wishes.
Alright, although we stretched this too much i think i did a pretty good job as a first time ROB. Maybe I'll get used to this, the old man mused as he scratched his small white stubble.
Please don't reincarnate anybody else, i don't want to meet young masters wherever i go, Lucian's voice was downcast as he clenched his fists till they became pale, he really didn't want any reincarnate where he is going he might not take stuff seriously at times but those guys kill carelessly to test out their powers, even if he were to start stronger than those guys at the start oce you try to end them they receive superman templates and 100 percent unlocked at that. He really needed his point to reach the old man.
Hush hush with your whining i won't do it, now see yourself out of the door, the old man smiled... and young man good luck.
Thanks, Lucian spoke as he walked to the door, well the exit is also underwhelming... wait, about my death. Lucian thought as he held the door knob, ready to turn around to ask a question to the old man. Ahhhhgghh, Then with a curdling scream.... a blinding white light caused a vortex as it sucked Lucian in.
Just after Lucian was sucked by the white light showing a glimpse of a long unending white realm, from there a graceful red haired woman entered from the blinding white light. Her eyes as fiery as Phoenixes.
You told him too much. The woman spoke as the light surrounding her disappeared. Her voice reverberating without much emotion.