"N-No…" Mia whispered, staring at her trembling hand in disbelief. Everything felt dull. Empty. The vibrant world she once knew had faded to gray.
The Eye of Infinity hadn't just given her power—it had given her perception entirely beyond human levels.. She could once see colors beyond mortal comprehension, feel things others couldn't begin to imagine. Her senses had transcended normal boundaries. And now? Now she was nothing. Just a normal person, stripped bare of everything that once set her apart.
"Why aren't you happy? I'm no longer your father. I can even make it so you return home and live a normal life—as if your mother had never met me," Rex said coldly, his voice devoid of warmth.
Mia stood frozen, her eyes fixed on her trembling hands. The change was undeniable. Her strength, her mana, the heightened senses she'd once known—all gone. The world felt dull now, muted in ways she couldn't describe. She didn't just feel weaker—she felt smaller, invisible in a reality she no longer understood.
No one dared to speak. Horror clung to the air like a fog, stifling every breath.
"Trash," Rex muttered, resting his chin against his fist, eyes narrowed with disgust. "For all that hate you held, I was still the best thing that ever happened to you."
His words cut deeper than any blade, but could they say to that? For in a way it was true.
"But I am a father," he said, cold and matter-of-fact. "Beg me… and I'll return the gift I gave you the day you were born."
Slowly, and shakily, Mia fell from her chair, collapsing onto her knees. Tears streamed down her cheeks as her hands trembled, pressing weakly against the cold floor. Her head hung low, hair hiding her face as she broke beneath the weight of it all.
"I-I'm sorry… I'm sorry," she whispered, her voice cracking with each word. She tried to hold herself together, to maintain even a shred of dignity, but it was useless. The tears wouldn't stop—not when her entire world had shattered.
She would rather die than live as an ordinary human. This… this was hell. To fall from being an untouchable being, one who soared above the rest, to suddenly being nothing, just another fragile soul among the masses—it was unbearable.
With a snap of his fingers, Mia's body was restored. Her power returned, her senses reignited, and her strength surged back into her veins. But even then, she didn't calm down. She remained frozen, too terrified that Rex might take it all away again on a whim. Her breathing was shallow, her body trembling despite being whole once more.
"You'll serve as a soldier under Cocytus… but that's a matter for later," Rex said coldly, his gaze sweeping across the others. "Should I assume the rest of you refuse to become soldiers as well?"
No one answered. Instead, in silent understanding, they all lowered their heads.
"Learn to be grateful. Everything you are today is because of me," Rex said coldly. "Momon, let's go. You no longer need to waste your time with them."
At his words, all eyes turned to Momon. But to their shock, his gear shimmered and vanished, revealing Pandora's Actor beneath the armor. Without hesitation, he knelt before Rex, eyes filled with unwavering respect.
They stared in disbelief. None of them had expected this. Pandora's Actor had been working for Rex all along?
With Rex's silent nod of approval, Pandora's Actor rose to his feet and calmly walked toward a glowing gate that Rex had summoned,
"All of you now have one mission—find more of your siblings and bring them into the army. Do it well, and I may consider giving your mother a chance. Perhaps, just perhaps, she and I could work things out. That, I swear upon my name—Rex Tempus." With those final words, Rex stepped through the portal, Pandora's Actor following silently behind him.
"…" Mikoto remained seated, staring down at his palm, his expression distant and hollow. A tremble ran through his fingers. He couldn't hide it—he was scared. Without Rex, how could his mother, a vampire, ever bring forth life? The truth gnawed at him: without his father, he was nothing.
And today, his pride, once so fierce, was shattered beyond repair, leaving behind nothing but a quiet, unrelenting emptiness.
"…"
The Princess scanned each of them in silence before her eyes drifted to the bear demi-human she had been about to fight only moments ago. Without another word, she vanished—teleporting away—unwilling to let anyone see the tears gathering in her eyes.
Never in her life had she felt so helpless… so powerless. The emotions were raw, foreign, and overwhelming. And worse, she hated herself for it. How could a goddess shed tears? How could someone who stood above all allow herself to break?
Yet deep down, she knew the truth. She wasn't a goddess. Not really. Ninety-nine percent of everything she was—her strength, her gifts, her job class—had come from him. From her father. And in the shadow of Rex Tempus, she was nothing.
The others weren't any different. They each carried their own pride, even if none of them wore it so openly. But now that pride was gone, shattered beneath the weight of his indifference. They were soldiers now, nothing more. Bound to follow orders not by loyalty, but by fear.
***
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, seven months had gone by since the guild had arrived in this new world… and already, the landscape was changing. The world was slowly falling under the control of the Sorcerer Kingdom.
By now, many kingdoms had been reduced to mere vassals, their sovereignty traded away for survival. It had all started with the Baharuth Empire. After daring to invade the fake Nazarick that Ainz had constructed, they were quickly humbled. Forced to apologize, they had no choice but to swear fealty and become the first official vassal state of the Sorcerer Kingdom.
With that power move, Ainz then declared that Carne Village would fall under the rule of the Sorcerer Kingdom. Naturally, the Re-Estize Kingdom didn't take it lightly. They couldn't simply allow a piece of their territory to be claimed without resistance—pride and politics wouldn't permit it.
So, when the time came for the annual war between the Baharuth Empire and the Re-Estize Kingdom, everything changed. Ainz himself stepped forward. With nothing more than a simple spell—not even a super-tier spell like in the anime—he slaughtered thousands on the battlefield in an instant. The Re-Estize Kingdom, horrified by the overwhelming gap in power, had no choice but to submit. Their pride shattered, they bowed to Ainz's might.
As for the Dragon Empire, it too fell into line. It became a vassal state when Rex accepted the Dragon Queen's, to be her husband in name only. Rex, ever the enigma, honored his word. He didn't mind forging a political bond, especially one that strengthened the Sorcerer Kingdom's influence. And with the knowledge that he would likely never see the Dragon Queen again given enough time, it was a small price to pay.
Total number of kills to take over the world? Roughly 100,000. Difficulty? Laughably easy. Honestly, it could have been done in just a few days.
Through it all, the true might of Nazarick was never even called upon. Not once did they need to unleash their full power. And yet, the army of the Sorcerer Kingdom continued to grow at an unstoppable pace. With all the dragons now serving under Nazarick's banner, the demi-humans completely conquered, and resistance wiped out, the world had fallen into place.
The Sorcerer Kingdom had become something unprecedented—a land where all races could live under one banner, united not by fear, but by order. There was no racism, no discrimination, only the unshakable rule of a kingdom built upon overwhelming power… and the will of its supreme rulers.
But things didn't stop there. The undead were now a common sight across the lands. They patrolled the streets day and night as tireless guards. Farmers rented undead laborers to till their fields, haul supplies, and perform grueling work without rest or complaint. What was once a horrifying force, feared and shunned by all, had become something relied upon—an indispensable part of everyday life. The undead were no longer monsters; they were tools, servants, and sometimes even protectors.
***
[Gained a new stat: WP]
Suddenly, a nullification screen pulsed before Rex, who was being engulfed in a torrent of swirling Primordial energy. What was happening, you might ask? The answer was simple—after seven long months of relentless effort and obsessive study, Rex had finally done it.
He had grasped Primordial Magic… no, shouldn't be called Pimordial Magic, as that didn't suit the magic. Like the system said, it was World Magic.
Why? Simple. Because World Magic wasn't a fusion of Tier Magic, Wild Magic, and an unknown third type of magic—that had been Rex's mistake.
He had assumed it was a blend, mainly because World Magic could draw from both HP and MP as energy sources. But in truth, its primary power came from something else entirely. It drew in energy directly from the world itself, and Rex named that energy source WP, or World Points.
When the Primordial Dragon first reached out with its magic, something had gripped it and dragged itself into this world using that energy. The result? The Primordial Dragon was drained, left in a weakened state as nearly all its WP had been consumed.
To recover, it had no choice but to begin absorbing WP from its surroundings again. This was also why, in its weakened state, it was forced to rely on HP and MP in place of WP when casting World Magic. Without WP, it had to substitute its own life force and magical energy just to activate its spells.
Anyway, after uncovering the truth, Rex realized he needed to learn how to connect to the world itself—how to become one with it. That understanding led to the formation of a new stat: WP, World Points. It was the final piece to mastering World Magic.
But of course, Rex didn't stop there. Why settle for mastering one form of magic when he could attempt to fuse all three? Tier Magic, Wild Magic, and World Magic. Unfortunately, that was far easier said than done. The paths were too different, the energies too unstable when combined.
"Ready?" Rex asked as he turned to face Ainz and the others.
They all nodded in unison, their gazes fixed forward toward a new world that awaited. The current one had become far too easy, too weak… and not nearly as fun anymore, mostly because Rex had skyrocketed everyone's power to such absurd levels.
"Hear me, O Ring of Teleportation, vessel of boundless passage!
By the blessing etched upon you, awaken thy sacred might.
Transcend the chains of distance, defy the limits of realm and reason.
Open the gateway to the world where thought is born and echoes unbound—
Let all of reality bend, and from the furthest reach of reaction,
tear through the veil… and deliver me there!" Rex chanted, as a ring floated before him. Using up his HP, MP, and WP. His blessing took effect, reshaping the ring into a huge gate, a gate to another world
***
{A/n: I got bored with the Overlord verse because they're just too overpowered. So I'm looking for a new verse—hopefully one close to, or not too far from, planet-destroying level beings. But if that can't be helped, then whatever.
By the way, at his peak, the MC is a city destroyer, which—shockingly—puts him around the same level as Gojo. The Overlord verse is equal in destructive power but makes up for it with their many skills and spells, many of which bypass durability and similar defenses.
Anyway, I'll put a list of worlds I want you guys to vote on. You can ignore the extra words and power levels of each world; I plan to avoid outright using such scaling in the story.
Seven Deadly Sins: This is a verse with planet-level beings like Behemoth, who threatened to tear the Demon Realm apart with its scream. Everyone else scaling off of that would put them at the planetary level.
Naruto: Early Naruto caps at mountain level, being generous. By Shippuden, it's solar system level to those who believe Kaguya's attack was going to destroy her dimension, which I don't. But honestly, I don't really care.
Bleach: This is honestly the perfect verse to enter, since it's filled with a lot of hax. Its power cap ranges from star level to universal, depending on how big you think the worlds are.
My Hero Academia: This verse caps at continental, being generous. Honestly, I don't like it due to the lack of hax abilities and no real counters to Overlord-tier spells like Grasp Heart, Reality Slash, and others. Plus, flight is rare in that world, so I don't think it's a good fit.
One Piece: This verse caps at planetary—shocking, right? I say this mainly thanks to Whitebeard, who is said to be able to destroy the world. Ignoring that, there are islands in the world the size of real-world continents. Add Luffy's final attack against Kaido—the sheer scale of it—and I'd say it was a multi-continent level attack. Since Luffy keeps growing, I think it's safe to believe Whitebeard's claim of being able to destroy the world is true.
Fairy Tail: I did some research and found that this verse caps at planetary, mainly because there was a dragon who had the power to shrink the moon, and she was around the same power level as Acnologia… so yeah.
JoJo: A safe verse, but too weak overall. It's mostly filled with hax, which Rex and the others could easily overcome. For example, stopping time isn't a big deal since, as Ainz said in the anime, once a player is a high enough level, Time Stop becomes nothing special.
High School DxD: Honestly, I'm scared all the females would end up pregnant. Anyway, this world caps at planetary. Though I keep seeing people online saying it's multiversal—I looked into it and it seems to come from the novels. Something about Issei being stronger than "countless" Infinity Blasters from the Diabolos Dragon God… I have no idea who that is, so I'll ignore it.
John Wick: Honestly, this verse is too overpowered. John Wick would one-shot the MC, so let's stay away from this verse.
DanMachi: This verse seems safe, but once you realize that the gods are stated to be able to destroy the world, it suddenly bumps it up to planetary level. Still, it gives me the freedom to do whatever I want—I just don't know too much about the verse yet.
Record of Ragnarok: This verse seems to cap at a mountain, and at best island level. I haven't found many people claiming otherwise. Plus, I hate this anime. The fights are cool and all, but watching someone go from barely being able to see and react to one attack, to suddenly overwhelming that same person for no reason... it annoyed me. Poseidon losing especially bugged me—and I didn't even like Poseidon.
Anyway, I don't really care which verse we go to. You guys vote, and I'll go with whatever you pick. And yes, I left out Dragon Ball, Marvel, and DC—they'll come later, along with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Right now, I'm thinking about going to The Eminence in Shadow verse, but I feel like that would be too easy. I want there to be a challenge.
Also, should there be any other transmigrators that the MC runs into?