In a dimension unknown which was beyond the concept of heaven or hell... Existed an infinite void with no signs of life.
No matter which direction it was, no matter how farther one went... An endless void without a single ray of light was all there was.
Suddenly, a crack in space appeared out of nowhere.
It kept elongating rapidly and in an instant, it stretched around 10 kilometers vertically and finally, a gigantic figure sitting on a black stone throne which was no less than a size of a mountain itself, emerged from the other side of the void.
This figure was akin to the height of a couple of mountains, completely clad in majestic black clothes and had a hood on the head. Appearance-wise, it had semblance to the interpretation of Grim Reaper.
Its face could not be seen as if it didn't exist as the newly arrived entity looked around for a moment and waved its right hand to create a space of its own, widening for a dozen kilometers and stabilizing itself like forming a gigantic dome-like barrier.
An ancient voice, so deep that it could reach thousands of miles and decimate cities into dust filled that entire space within the barrier.
"Who should I pick this time?" the being asked itself.
Just a few moments later, a set of footsteps could be heard from the void crack behind the throne and another entity, which was completely clad in a red and black ancient armor stepped in. This other being was half the size of the former who was sitting on the throne.
Two giant black swords that were big enough to cleave 5 floors building in two were hanging on its back. The warrior-looking being's head was covered by a spikey and horned helmet like a Death Knight. So whether it was a living being, an undead or a specter could not be guessed.
It came in the front and kneeled in front of the gigantic being on its left knee like how a Knight would in front of their King.
It spoke in a grim yet very authoritative tone.
"My liege, it's about time. But I hope you reconsider your decision. We can not make a mistake again."
"Kravel, I know what worries you. We can't afford to have someone like the previously summoned human as we did three centuries ago.
But do not worry. I have already decided upon a suitable kind of person for this task." responded the godly being on the throne.
"But my liege, the kind of people you've shortlisted do not possess any qualities we need to complete this mission.
The ones that were brought from other worlds so far had an incredible talent for leadership, unyielding willpower and wisdom to overcome any adversity that was thrown at them.
But still... all of them failed.
So what could the type of person you've decided upon even do? They'll die even before reaching half of their objective." graveled Kravel in front of his master.
Yet the entity on the throne did not seem to be concerned.
"I understand your worries but this is the exact reason I'm looking for someone who does not have anything in common with their predecessors." the being spoke and rested its head on its right hand.
The palm of this existence looked like something that was covered in black metal and it had no flesh or any bones.
The entity spoke again, "This time we need someone different and very... unconventional."
"But my liege, this is probably our last chance.
You will no longer have the strength to summon anyone again, not for at least the next one thousand years.
And by then... The other Gods will have their own chosen ones complete the mission.
It'll be a loss we can't afford at all." Kravel said with an anxious tone.
"My decision is final, Kravel.
Sometimes, uncertainty can bring you wonders.
This summon will be able to surpass those who came before him." said the entity and didn't stand on ceremony any longer.
The godly being waved his hand and a horizontal rift of the length of a kilometer opened inside the barrier they were in. And suddenly, millions of bright spherical white orbs with a blue hue around them rushed out from that rift.
HUMM!!
HUMM!!
The surroundings reverberated incessantly as these bright orbs spread across.
The ancient being simply glanced at all these orbs of light and its eyes shone as a reddish wave of light swam across all the orbs and the being closed its eyes.
After a few moments, it opened its eyes and waved its left hand again.
"Now let's see the most miserable ones with enough knowledge and experience to do our bidding." The being spoke again.
In the next instant, only around 5 thousand of these bright orbs were left. The eyes of this being flickered again as if it was trying to read and understand what was inside of these orbs. When it opened its eyes again, only around a hundred orbs were left.
"My my... So pitiful. Not a single one of these people ever accomplished anything in their lives.
They had so much potential to lead a life of great achievements and glory but they wasted it due to constant failures and simply giving up in the end.
Well, good for me.
Now let's see if I can find the most suitable person." the ancient being pulled these remaining orbs in its palm and kept staring at them as if it was analyzing something.
A dozen seconds later, the being seemed surprised and exclaimed in joy.
"I found him! I found the perfect match!"
Kravel who was still kneeling sighed and shook his head.
"It's the end for us." he spoke to himself while shaking his head in indignation.
The ancient entity looked at the tiny orb which looked like a tiny molecule compared to its size.
He waved his hand again, and the rest of the white orbs that came through the rift started returning at an unimaginable speed and in just 10 seconds, only this one orb was left.
"I hope you don't regret this, my liege." said Kravel and looked at his master.
"Haha. You have no idea, Kravel. We've struck gold!" the being said and suddenly an archaic pentagram appeared below the white orb.
And the white orb shone brighter and started expanding until it turned into the size of a man. It started shrinking in a vertical direction; four limbs started forming from it. 2 hands, 2 legs, a head and a [#censored#] came to be.
There was a human-looking face but the outlines hadn't formed completely. The facial structure differed from a normal human face and looked more like a mannequin face.
This human-looking figure started opening his eyes.
"Wake up, Elric. I'm the God of Darkness. And I'm here to give you another chance at life." the ancient being declared its identity.
It was the God of Darkness who ruled over death and the eternal abyss.
Elric Johnson, who committed suicide and ended his own life after suffering through many traumatic, heartbreaking experiences and one big betrayal throughout his childhood and till his last moment on earth; finally opened his eyes.
The memories of all the noteworthy experiences of his previous life started coming back to Elric.
At this moment, he didn't move a single bit as his bright spectral body was currently floating in the air by a force unknown.
He clearly remembered that he died since the unimaginable pain he experienced when his body finally hit the ground was still completely fresh in his memory as if it happened just a few moments ago.
Elric looked in front of him and saw a towering figure his eyesight could not grasp completely.
The being calling itself the God of Darkness was so gigantic, humongous, and vast that even hundreds of Elric could not even amount to its fingernail.
He squinted his eyes as if trying to look at something that was placed very far away.
"Umm... Can you be any less bigger? I can't even tell how you look." asked Elric.
SHING!!!
Suddenly, a chaotic burst of deathly aura came from behind him.
And he looked back and saw another being half the size of the one standing in front of him, yet still very humongous and staring at him.
The gigantic warrior-like entity stared at the human as if it wanted to cut the tiny being into millions of pieces. The red iris was visible through that giant figure's helmet and an unimaginably horrifying pressure was exerted on Elric's spectral figure.
"You wretched human! How dare you speak to a God like my master in such a manner?!
You're nothing but a speck of dust and yet to dare to ask a God to adjust himself to your level?!" Kravel said angrily.
"Leave it, Kravel. He's simply not aware of what's happening now.
He was dead just a few seconds ago." God of Darkness said and quickly shrank his size in the next moment.
The resized G.O.D. was still the size of a 10-story building. He looked at Kravel and gestured to resize his appearance as well.
Kravel on the other hand still kept looking at Elric with murderous eyes but did follow his master's orders and become half of his original size.
Elric let out a sigh of relief and looked at G.O.D. again.
"What do you want from me?" Elric asked.
"Elric, I'm the God of Darkness in my world. And I have a task for you.
I want you to become my representative in our world and complete a mission.
In return, I will give you a chance to live your life again as a Human being.
A new start where you are completely free from your past." G.O.D. said as if he was bestowing the world's greatest honor on Elric and appeared very Godly and magnanimous in his tone.
But unlike what he expected, the reaction threw everyone off.
Elric, who stood rooted on the spot for a minute and took a long breath before replying in a loud voice...
"FUCK OFF!!"