A blinding light flooded his vision.
Every time he tried to open his eyes, it overwhelmed him.Until, slowly, his vision began to adapt.
Little by little, the brightness became tolerable, until he could see clearly.
Confused, he looked around.
This wasn't his bed.
It was far too bright to be his room.
He sat up, glancing around and then his heart dropped.
His eyes widened in shock and confusion.
There, all around him, stretching across a vast white expanse, was a river of people.
People lying on the ground, just like him.
All of them wearing plain white robes.
"What… is happening?" he asked aloud, his voice trembling.
Was this a dream? A hallucination?
Or had he Died?
That thought hit him like a thunderclap.
The people. The robes. The space that didn't look like anything humans could create…
He looked down at himself.
He, too, was wearing a plain white robe.
His hands began to tremble. His eyes widened further. Panic surged in his chest.
"How did I die?"
He whispered it once.
Then again.
And again.
The words looped in his mind like a broken record.
"How did I die? How did I die? How did I die?"
He collapsed to the floor, clutching his head in his hands.
Rocking back and forth.
Stroking his hair. He Tried,but he failed to calm himself.
"How did I die, how did I die, how did I die, how did I die, how did I die, how did I die, how did I die, how did I die—"
The words spilled from him in a whisper-chant,over and over and over again,as if by repeating them,he might find an answer.
He began to spiral into madness, muttering aloud to himself, not caring about the few people standing around him.
His breathing was ragged. His eyes wild.
He began questioning his entire life.
Had he lived well?
Had he lived a life he wouldn't regret?
A life where he could die in peace, satisfied?
The answer struck him like thunder.
"NO!"
He roared madly in his mind.
His black eyes began to bleed,streaks of crimson running down his face, as if his very soul was rejecting the white light above.
Rejecting death itself.
He wanted to scream. To curse the sky. To deny the end.
But before he could his mind went still.
The madness vanished,the fear disappeared,his heart calmed.
He looked up and saw it.
A being.
Suspended in the sky. Watching him.
Or perhaps… watching everyone.
It wasn't looking at him specifically,it was looking at all of them. All the people standing, sitting, kneeling, collapsing. It saw everyone.
"What is that…? A god?"
He stared at the being in quiet awe.
A moment ago, he had been lost in rage.
Now, he was still. Quiet.
The being radiated peace,yet something deep in his body, some primal instinct, screamed caution.
If he disrespected this presence, if he acted without reverence...
There would be consequences.
He looked into its light and somehow, it looked back.
And then something happened.
A white screen appeared before him.
He didn't know how he knew… but he knew instinctively.
This was real.
And then he heard a voice.
Not just any voice.
It was beyond beauty.
Beyond description.
Not even the most gifted singer or actress could match it.
This voice was flawless.
Perfect.
Every word, every syllable, every tone.Divine.
And it said
"Choose your Godly Authority."
Godly Authority?
"What is that…?" he asked himself.
But the moment the question formed in his mind,he knew.
He didn't know how. But he knew.
It was important.
Incredibly important.
His body, soul, and spirit all responded at once,roaring for him to choose the strongest,The wisest.The right one.
Like a beast driven by instinct, he turned to the screen before him,a list appear.
[Choose your Godly Authority:]
"Lower Water Godly Authority"
"Lower Lust Godly Authority"
"Higher Wind Godly Authority"
"Highest Truth Godly Authority"
"Middle Flame Godly Authority"
"Lower Poison Godly Authority"
Highest Million Poison Godly Authority
"Middle Water Godly Authority"
"Lower Rain Godly Authority"
"High Weather Godly Authority"
"Highest Lightning Godly Authority"
"Highest Thunder Godly Authority"
"High Beast Taming Godly Authority"
...
There were countless Godly Authorities.
He stared at the list, his eyes drawn to one in particular
Highest Truth Godly Authority.
The moment he focused on it,his spirit surged, roaring for him to choose it.
But his body and soul screamed in rejection.
He didn't understand why. He didn't even know what this body, soul, spirit are and yet, somehow, he understood.
So, he kept scrolling.
Further and further.
He passed Highest, Higher, Middle, lower…
But none of them satisfied all three.
Each time, one part of him rejected the choice.
He scrolled deeper.
And then,he noticed something strange.
Some of the Godly Authorities were no longer glowing white.
Some of them… were black.
He stared at them for a long moment.
But then, without even knowing why,he moved on.
He didn't care.
Something deep inside told him that path wasn't for him,so, he kept searching and scrollined.
Until he saw something weird.
It wasn't a Highest, High, Middle, or lower Godly Authority.
No,what he saw was something far beyond that,two Absolute Godly Authorities Together.
[
"Lower Snake Godly Authority"
"Absolute Beginning Godly Authority"
"Absolute End Godly Authority"
"Middle Sword Cut Godly Authority"
"High Deception Godly Authority"
…]
"Absolute Beginning and Absolute End…?"
He stared at them, eyes wide.
"What does 'Absolute' even mean…?"
Even as he tried to comprehend it, his body, soul, and spirit roared in unison.
Choose it. Choose it now.
They screamed for him to act.
So he reached out,But the moment he tried to decide, a new storm ignited inside his mind.
Which one?
Beginning or End?
That was the choice.
That was the burden.
His thoughts turned chaotic,one side screamed Beginning,the other demanded End.
His head throbbed.
His body trembled.
His eyes darted, wide and desperate.
Around him, others made their choices.
Some smiled brightly, their eyes shining with joy.Others broke down in tears,unable to claim the Authority they had hoped for.
Some were too late.
And that thought drove him further over the edge.What if someone else took the one he truly wanted?What if he hesitated too long?
The two sides inside him clashed violently, neither willing to back down.
He clutched his head, trying to calm the storm,but even the thought of calming down only amplified the madness.
Every second, every heartbeat,every breath,someone out there might be choosing his Authority.
He couldn't take it.He was cracking.
And in that moment,fueled by madness, desperation, and the fear of losing everything,his trembling hand shot forward,reaching for one of the Absolute Authorities.
But as he reached to select one of the Authorities,he missed.
His trembling hand didn't click on just one,instead, he touched the edges of both,where the "Absolute Beginning" and "Absolute End" met,his fingers landed right between them.
And that single moment changed everything.The white screen in front of him began to shift.It rippled,twisting like liquid, like slime.
One side began to grow darker, inky black,the other side grew brighter, radiant yellow and then somehow, the two opposing forces began to balance.
The Yellow light did not consume the dark,the dark did not swallow the light,they formed something new.A black and yellow screen,a perfectly split like Yin and Yang ,in harmony.
[God System
Godly Name: Oberon
God Titles: The Hope of All Beings, The End of All Beings
Divinity Stage: Newborn God
Soul: 300
Spirit: 300
Body: 400
Vitality: 1000
Believers: 0
Faith Points: 100
Godly Authorities: Absolute Darkness, Absolute Light
Skills:
-Blessing of Absolute Darkness:
Allows the god to bless believers with Darkness using Faith Points. The more Faith Points spent, the greater the blessing.
-Blessing of Absolute Light:
Allows the god to bless believers with Light using Faith Points. The more Faith Points spent, the greater the blessing.]
The moment he saw the black and white screen,his chaotic mind instantly calmed.
Like a silent lake.
Still. Balanced. At peace.
The war inside him had ended,no more screaming voices,no more clashing instincts,just harmony.
So, with clear eyes and a quiet heart,he looked at the screen.
"God System…? Newborn God…?The Hope of All Beings… The End of All Beings…?Absolute Darkness… Absolute Light…?"
His voice trembled slightly as he read the words.
"What… is all this?"
He asked himself the question,but he didn't dare say it out loud.
Something felt… off.
Weren't his Godly Authorities supposed to be Beginning and End?How had they become Light and Darkness instead?
He didn't understand it.
But more importantly,he had become a god?
That realization hit him like a cold slap.
A god.
He was now… a god?
But what even is a god?Sitting around in heaven all day doing nothing?Telling your followers you'll "descend one day," while they pray and cry in despair, wondering if you even exist?
If that's what being a god was…
Wouldn't that just mean sitting in a divine villa, living a peaceful, lazy life without ever lifting a finger?
Eating, sleeping, reading a few novels.
Now that sounded like the perfect life.
He already started daydreaming about it.
In fact, he didn't even mind not being human anymore.
Who in their right mind would reject being a god?Only the foolish and delusional would turn down immortality and divine power!
Yes. This was perfect.He'd live forever and do absolutely nothing.An infinite vacation.
But then his beautiful delusion cracked.
He looked around.
And a question surfaced in his mind,one he couldn't ignore
"If I became a newborn god… doesn't that mean everyone around me did too?"
He didn't even try to deny it.
He wasn't delusional enough to think he was "special" or "chosen."
He had lived a simple life,worked a normal 9 to 5 job.Slept and Read web novels in his limited free time.He wasn't some "main character."Just… a regular guy.
And just like that his question was answered.
Not by the sky,not by a voice,but by something… else.
A sudden understanding bloomed in his mind.
Oberon, along with three billion other Earthlings, had become newborn gods.
Why,someone may ask.
That is because something had happened,something catastrophic in a world far bigger and more powerful than Earth.
That world had lost its gods and so, it needed new ones.
They created the newborn gods to guide that vast worlds race…
To shape the World…
And to protect from other Worlds.
That was the reason These higher Gods gave them the chance to become newborn Gods.