Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!
Important things must be said thrice.
You have been selected as Ḁ̸̛͊͛͐ṫ̴̺̮̯͙̥͖͓͛̚u̴̯̙̤̩̪͇̠͑̋̃͆͒̋h̴̪̣͇̠̗͉̼̣̽̒̀̃̋͊͘ͅͅL̵̡̙̩̉͒̽ȇ̵̗̏̑͋̔̎̕͝d̵̢̢͍̠̜͙̠͆̑̍́̆̌́͋̌̕r̸̨͖̀̀i̸̧̟͇͙̫͓̜̤̐͆̈́̃͜ͅt̵̳̦̑͘ Champion, may you keep her flag high and prove yourself worthy of the honor you've received.
What ?
What, what's happening ? I mean ... there was this light, and then ...
Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!
Important things must be said thrice.
You have been selected as Ḁ̸̛͊͛͐ṫ̴̺̮̯͙̥͖͓͛̚u̴̯̙̤̩̪͇̠͑̋̃͆͒̋h̴̪̣͇̠̗͉̼̣̽̒̀̃̋͊͘ͅͅL̵̡̙̩̉͒̽ȇ̵̗̏̑͋̔̎̕͝d̵̢̢͍̠̜͙̠͆̑̍́̆̌́͋̌̕r̸̨͖̀̀i̸̧̟͇͙̫͓̜̤̐͆̈́̃͜ͅt̵̳̦̑͘ Champion, may you keep her flag high and prove yourself worthy of the honor you've received.
Am I dead ? If so, this is nothing like any kind of hell or paradise I ever heard of. Nor is it in any way or form the oblivion I expected to greet.
Then, this must mean I am not dead. Some kind of dream, or a coma perhaps ? I wonder ...
Congratulations! Congrat-
Could you stop this ?! "All great things must be said thrice", yeah : I understand you just said it three times, can't you say anything else ?
You have been selected as Ḁ̸̛͊͛͐ṫ̴̺̮̯͙̥͖͓͛̚u̴̯̙̤̩̪͇̠͑̋̃͆͒̋h̴̪̣͇̠̗͉̼̣̽̒̀̃̋͊͘ͅͅL̵̡̙̩̉͒̽ȇ̵̗̏̑͋̔̎̕͝d̵̢̢͍̠̜͙̠͆̑̍́̆̌́͋̌̕r̸̨͖̀̀i̸̧̟͇͙̫͓̜̤̐͆̈́̃͜ͅt̵̳̦̑͘ Champion, may you keep her flag high and prove yourself worthy of the honor you've received.
God dammit ... Perhaps I was a bit too hasty in assuming that I wasn't in hell.
So, what does this champion of ■■■■ stuff means exactly ?
You have been chosen as Ḁ̸̛͊͛͐ṫ̴̺̮̯͙̥͖͓͛̚u̴̯̙̤̩̪͇̠͑̋̃͆͒̋h̴̪̣͇̠̗͉̼̣̽̒̀̃̋͊͘ͅͅL̵̡̙̩̉͒̽ȇ̵̗̏̑͋̔̎̕͝d̵̢̢͍̠̜͙̠͆̑̍́̆̌́͋̌̕r̸̨͖̀̀i̸̧̟͇͙̫͓̜̤̐͆̈́̃͜ͅt̵̳̦̑͘ representative in order to resolve E̷̢͙͕̐͗͆̈́̆̄̆̋l̸̬̹̠̩̄̀d̷̙̫̹̳͍̠͗̋͒̿̈́̀͂͝͝͠͠r̸̢̢̡̪̰̱͖̞̳̼̝̺̾̈̑͘ͅȉ̷͇̯͖͓̭͍̌͋͛̿t̸̹̫͕̉c̸̛̜̝̼͍̘̱̣͋̉͘͠͝ḩ̸̨͚̱̗͉͕̹̘̼̼͂̇̿͘ͅ ̵̨̨͓̣̓Ć̸̢̪̗͔͓̱̱̭̔͊̂͐̓̈͂͑̋̌͝ͅo̵̢̢͕̬͙͉͑͂̅͠ű̸̡͉̻̞̬̭̝̫͖̫̳̜ṋ̷̢̏̾̃̓̊c̸̲̰̝̮̖̯̰̪̫͖̉̎i̸̢̞̗̺̠͓̊l̵͍̮͓̫̖͇̈́̀̐͊͜ altercation.
And could I get a bit more details about what this entails ? And why was I chosen exactly ?
Your soul, like every other champion, was selected due to it's tasteless nature. In life, you were an utterly bland man. In death, you had absolutely no karma, either for or against you. As such, you were selected amongst your peer in order to insure a fair and upright solution to E̷̢͙͕̐͗͆̈́̆̄̆̋l̸̬̹̠̩̄̀d̷̙̫̹̳͍̠͗̋͒̿̈́̀͂͝͝͠͠r̸̢̢̡̪̰̱͖̞̳̼̝̺̾̈̑͘ͅȉ̷͇̯͖͓̭͍̌͋͛̿t̸̹̫͕̉c̸̛̜̝̼͍̘̱̣͋̉͘͠͝ḩ̸̨͚̱̗͉͕̹̘̼̼͂̇̿͘ͅ ̵̨̨͓̣̓Ć̸̢̪̗͔͓̱̱̭̔͊̂͐̓̈͂͑̋̌͝ͅo̵̢̢͕̬͙͉͑͂̅͠ű̸̡͉̻̞̬̭̝̫͖̫̳̜ṋ̷̢̏̾̃̓̊c̸̲̰̝̮̖̯̰̪̫͖̉̎i̸̢̞̗̺̠͓̊l̵͍̮͓̫̖͇̈́̀̐͊͜ feud, standing in as Ḁ̸̛͊͛͐ṫ̴̺̮̯͙̥͖͓͛̚u̴̯̙̤̩̪͇̠͑̋̃͆͒̋h̴̪̣͇̠̗͉̼̣̽̒̀̃̋͊͘ͅͅL̵̡̙̩̉͒̽ȇ̵̗̏̑͋̔̎̕͝d̵̢̢͍̠̜͙̠͆̑̍́̆̌́͋̌̕r̸̨͖̀̀i̸̧̟͇͙̫͓̜̤̐͆̈́̃͜ͅt̵̳̦̑͘ representative, as I said previously.
(っ˘ڡ˘ς)
Riiight ... well,
thanks for that compliment. And, about my first question : what is this feud I'm supposed to fight for exactly ? In fact, what are you exactly ? And why is it that you're the only one with me here ?
Why, I'm your "Template System" of course, and the solution to your quandary.
( ˇ෴ˇ )
In accordance with the final edict pronounced by ■̴̳̊͘"̶̥̌͠■̵̰̅͝"̸̛͔■̶͎̿̈"̷̙̫͗■̷̧͠"̴̞͂ , I am to grant you an interface through wich you will be able to lead your sponsor mane to victory.
(-‿◦^)
"Mane" ?? As in, the hair ? Don't you mean name instead ?
Sorry to interrupt you, it's just ... I'm still completely lost. Could you start from the beginning and explain what this "feud" is about ?
Of course ^^, I'm your Template System after all, that's what I'm here for. The feud, is the result of an difference in opinion on what hair color is the best according to each members of the E̷̢͙͕̐͗͆̈́̆̄̆̋l̸̬̹̠̩̄̀d̷̙̫̹̳͍̠͗̋͒̿̈́̀͂͝͝͠͠r̸̢̢̡̪̰̱͖̞̳̼̝̺̾̈̑͘ͅȉ̷͇̯͖͓̭͍̌͋͛̿t̸̹̫͕̉c̸̛̜̝̼͍̘̱̣͋̉͘͠͝ḩ̸̨͚̱̗͉͕̹̘̼̼͂̇̿͘ͅ ̵̨̨͓̣̓Ć̸̢̪̗͔͓̱̱̭̔͊̂͐̓̈͂͑̋̌͝ͅo̵̢̢͕̬͙͉͑͂̅͠ű̸̡͉̻̞̬̭̝̫͖̫̳̜ṋ̷̢̏̾̃̓̊c̸̲̰̝̮̖̯̰̪̫͖̉̎i̸̢̞̗̺̠͓̊l̵͍̮͓̫̖͇̈́̀̐͊͜
Your sponsor, in particular proned that redheads were superior to all other kind of hair-color. Wich is why I'm your Template System, variant Redheads #007.
The best one of all the template system, if you'd allow me some rightfull and well-earned praise ^^.
(˵¯͒〰¯͒˵)
What a stupid reason to start a conflict ... And how exactly are you supposed to judge that ?
In any case, if you're variant #007, does that means that there's at least 6 other "Template System" ? And again, what are you exactly ? Some kind of Gamer System akin to the one in Solo Leveling ?
Oh no, as I said before all precautions were taken in order to insure a fair and upright competition between every champions. Accordingly, you have all been granted an "Template System, variant #007". The only difference being of course the restrictions on our access to the Akashics Records, as we are to departage precisely wich one of them is the finest.
꜀( ˊ̠˂˃ˋ̠ )꜆
On the matter of our natures, while some analogy can be drawn between our nature and those "Gamer System", we Template System are a far more refined System version than those prototype. Instead of implementing basic and restrictive class such as Warrior, Mage or Rogue ; us systems will now allow you access to far more elaborate and versatile "archetype" based upon templates of individuals inside the Akashics Records.
(ᗒᗣᗕ)
Now, on the nature of your competition and how you are going to be judged : Each Champions must select three archetype, in accordance to their own restrictions of course. Once this is done, you will be sent to an alternate mythological universe, variant #04739 to be more precise, where you shall reincarnate and live your life. At the end of it, you life shall be judged in comparison to every other champion. Depending of your results and in order to incentivize you to act at the best of your abilities, your sponsor may then decide to award you a gift or sentence you to eternal damnation.
Good luck ⊹⋛⋋( ՞ਊ ՞)⋌⋚⊹
Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean "incentivize" !!!
I can assure you that I'm already well motivated by this gift of a second life, no need for such things, please ?!
Sadly, it is not amongst your favorite system abilities to change this contest rules.
( ؕؔʘ̥̥̥̥ ه ؔؕʘ̥̥̥̥ )
You do however have access to your Redheads archetypes to deal with your tasks.
(ง'̀-'́)ง
I see ... well, I guess there is no point in arguing with some eldritch omnipotent being.
So, considering the importance of my decisions here, I better not make any wrong choice. I understand that I'm meant to select three redhead archetypes to help me reach victory in that contest, but what do those archetype do exactly ?
Once you are reincarnated, you will be able to select at will one of your archetype. Once this is done, and until you change to another archetype, you will then slowly gain that archetype abilities over time - excepting those resulting of a specific equipment or soul - as your body morph in order to adapt itself to your new nature. If, at any point, you decide to take another archetype, then your current improvement in your previous archetype will be put on standby in favor of your new one, but you will keep all abilities already unlocked. Moreover, once you mastered one template you will then be able to select a new template of your choice inside the Akashics Records.
Wait,wait,wait ... Hold on for a moment will you : what do you mean exactly by morph ? Is that some kind of Changer ability where I can temporarily take on the form of my archetype to ennact it's ability ?
Of course not, this is no impermanent change thankfully. I meant what I said, your body will morph in your selected templates in order to adapt itself to it and meet the minimal requirement they require.
Considering your absolute uselessness, this means that your first template, whichever it may be, will lead to an almost 100% reshaping of yourself to this match. Further template may lead to lesser alteration as your body will already be improved, as such any alteration would happen on a case-by-case basis where you would keep only the best part of each template.
So, in the event where I would took on a female template, what would happen exactly ?
Why, you would take on the best of both world naturally. In other words, you would become an Hermaphrodite.
ლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ)
Motherfucker ... as thought it wasn't enough that "Bleach" and "Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic" are already useless as templates, about three fourth of the best template are now unacceptable for me.
I mean, even if you refuse to take on a female template, you still have access to any Universe template. The only difference would be that souls-specific ability like a Zanpakuto would be a reflection of yourself instead of your archetype.
Perhaps, but I'm not a gambler and I don't intend to take an ability whose benefits are unknown to me. Beside I made my decision, please select the following templates : Agakami no Shanks from One Piece, Uzumaki Nagato from Naruto and Sirzech Lucifer from highschool DxD.
Are you sure ?
Completely, with those three templates I essentialy have overpowered variant of the warrior, rogue and mage class. Wich should insure I have an answer to any kind of problems I may encounter.
Well then, prepare for reincarnation.
[ ... ]
Loading templates ...
Warning, warning : pre-existing Sirzech Lucifer in Universe, template refused.
Looking for alternatives ...
Lord Ganondorf, Beast of Destruction selected.
Notice : Soul unable to withstand tier 3 templates, selecting tier 2 archetypes ...
Gaara no Sabaku, Scáthach and Erza Scarlet selected.
Notice : Soul unable to withstand tier 2 templates, selecting tier 1 archetypes ...
Hisoka Morow, Pyrrah Nikos and Keyleth of the Air Ashari selected.
Notice : Soul unable to withstand tier 1 templates, selecting tier 0 archetypes ...
Black Widow, Himura Kenshin and Emiya Shirou selected ...
Loading, loading ...
Archetypes archived up to tier 3, starting initialization ...
[ ... ]
And with the joyfull cries of her new parents, an old soul was reborn.
Notice : "One small step for man, one giant leap for Godkind" (title pending) is technically a far more elaborate idea than I had for some time about an original word, and not just a fanfiction. Although, I did put DxD AU as an indication of the kind of world it will be -> and we should see some expy (such as Sirzech) lending it a dubitative title as "fanfic". In reality it should include some inspiration from all over : DxD, Danmachi, Campione, Percy Jackson ... you get the idea I think.
No matter how I go about things in the future, you can be sure that it will follow an original storyline drastically different from the canon story centered around Kuoh and so ...
PS : Also, did you know that Siegfried is actually a Germanic hero and as such almost always represented as an Aryan warrior (blond hair and blue eyes) ? I don't know why, but I had this image of him as a redhaired viking before I looked him up for this fic.
Pps : I was informed that the tier system wasn't very clear on what it represented. As I imagine it each Tier would go as follow, or thereabouts :
_ Tier 0 : up to peak human, with at most a unique gimmicks/magic
_ Tier 1 : Clearly above human peak, up to lower rank servant (from Nasuverse)
_ Tier 2 : Strength akin to the strongest heroic spirit.
_ Tier 3 : Country-destroying threat & lesser gods or godkillers.
_ Tier 4 : Major gods.
_ Tier 5 : Conceptual threats (i.e : Ophis / Great Red level of strenght).
_ Tier 6 : Universal entities (Daedra and Aedra from the elder scrolls or the Valar from Lord of the Rings).
Honestly, anything above tier 4 is purely theorical. And I don't even expect this story MC to go above tier 3 at any point. Also, I think it was clear with the description and examples available, but just in case : Tier are not a ranking of who would win in a fights or is the most destructive but more an indication of the sum of one's abilities/powers.