Boring. Boring. Boring.
That was life, really. A long stretch of mediocrity wrapped in gold.
Sure, I had money. Looks. Women. Even a decent social life and hobbies. But it was all so predictable.
Success came easy. People adored me. The world bent my way. And still, I was bored out of my mind.
Then came gambling - blessed, beautiful chaos.
Gachas. Poker. Russian roulette with slightly more rules.
Games where skill bowed down to pure chance.
I discovered something: I was ridiculously, unfairly, disgustingly lucky.
In that arena, everything else I had - power, smarts, charm - didn't matter. Just me, and probability. That thrill? Nothing else compared.
So how did I die?
Crushed by a plane.
Yes. An actual fucking airplane fell out of the sky and pancaked me.
I know. Beautiful irony, right?
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Now I'm here. Floating in... somewhere.
Darkness, stars, void? Who knows.
And next to me?
A bright blue floating cube with little white dot-eyes and a voice like a caffeinated squirrel.
It hasn't. Stopped. Talking.
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[Monsieur! Monsieur! Are you hearing me? Perhaps you're shocked by the turn of events?]
"No, no. I can hear you fine, smol cube."
[Smol...? No! Please call me Guide! I am your official assistant, sent by the Outer Gods!]
"Eh?"
Right. So maybe this isn't hell after all.
Though I wouldn't rule it out just yet.
"Gods, huh? Alright, enlighten me then, lil' cube."
[It's Guide... and yes! You have been chosen for a mission of the utmost importance! One to save all of creation! The enemy? A primordial deity of destruction and stagnation-]
"Whoa whoa - pause. Summary mode, now."
[But-! ...Fine.]
[Ancient cosmic monster wants to erase existence. Outer Gods want to stop it. They need a champion. You were picked. Because - and I quote - "he's lucky as hell."]
"Huh. Makes sense."
[So! The Lion and Sun - the strongest of the Outer Gods - gifted you the Power System! The most chaotic and versatile weapon in the multiverse!]
"Uh-huh."
[And now you're being sent to the frontline world! You're our only hope-]
"Sounds fun."
[...Fun...?]
"Yeah. Fun. It seens easy enough to catch the whole ordel."
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Or i wished it was that easy, no, no... Next words of that little cube made me regret it.
[Well! This is only the start! Because theres is also-]
Fuck this.