In a black void a blinding flash occurred illuminating the darkness and revealing a large platform floating in a vast expanse of stars soon figures appeared one by one on the platform. When about 50 figures appeared around the edges and mid area of platform a golden light appeared and the center slowly a elevated platform began to appear where a golden figure formed from the speck of golden light emerge and spoke to the figures.
"Greetings mortals you 50 have been selected to participate in a new competition let us see who of you will become a god of a newly birth world."
The black figures on the outer edge of the platform we're seemingly panicking looking left and right until the golden figure spoke again.
"Oh yes I am certain many of you are wondering what's going on why are you here and why can you not see your own bodies?"
After a few moments the figures began to calm down as the golden figure began to speak once more.
"You 50 were picked from a moderate category mainly gamers merely because you are the most adaptable to such circumstances and I'm sure you all will understand one thing the last game you all played was the game called fallen deity where each of you began as a once proud of daddy that had fallen and lost their divine power thus beginning the cycle of Ascension once more."
The golden figure began to smile but it wasn't a smile it was just a black line that curved upwards.
"Well I'll be the one to break the fun little secret to you that game was not a game it was a selection process to select the 50. Most compatible applicants for this competition but do not think your experience in a game will give you a great advantage in this competition after all they're going to be some quite heavy differences. "
Thus began the panic once more amongst the black figures the 50 participants but there was one just standing there not panicking knowing that panicking was not going to fix anything. And the golden figure began speaking again with a gentle wave it's silence the panic.
"Such differences is you will not be able to just pick your race you wish to have be your followers you will have to earn their recognition their faith. Your form will be decided by your followers what they believe what their faith tells them to recognize as your image. Oh and the size of the world is far greater than than it was in the game approximately 100 times your homeworld Earth's size. But do not worry you'll have some chances in one-on-one with me to discuss some benefits you'll take after all there has to be some form of beginner package for you 50 newly began would be gods."
Soon the golden figure split into 50 segments. And each segment took a can participant the main one appeared before me as it spoke with cheerful words.
"Oh yes you Blank..... The number one the top dog I have much hope for you. To succeed and you are the ones who would probably benefit the most from the beginner package since you have the most opportunity to succeed in this competition."
Blank stayed calm nodding its head as the golden figure seem to tilt its head before the golden ! Appeared above its head. With a snap of the golden fingers. Blank had attained the ability to speak a neutral voice came out of its mouth.
"I see very well let us begin"
The golden figure clap her hands excitedly as she spoke and lifted her fingers up with each sentence.
"Very well let's begin with everyone will begin with
1. starting amount of 500 Faith points
2. The ability of your choice and you can customize it and it's functions with obvious limited patience. The stronger the ability the far greater restrictions it must have. Such as instantly resurrecting a fallen follower will have to have restrictions and resources costs.
3. A teleportation to a specific race and you'll be able to make the custom appearance of your altar.
And finally 4. A domain of your choice."
Blank upon hearing this he nodded his head as he spoke.
"Very well those are fine benefits can I already choose my domain if so I would choose death and life or rather the cycle of life and death."
Hearing this the golden figure seem shocked but simply snap her fingers as Blank look down at his form. As his form seem to have a white and gray orb circling around each other. Blank looked back up towards the golden figure. Then the golden figure began to speak with a smile.
"Now since you chose your domain everyone else is locked out of it or at least that aspect of life and death. Now you can make two requests within reason since you got the number one spot. Everyone else will be relegated to making one request."
Blank nodded its head I'm for a few moments of pondering it spoke.
"Very well I believe my requests are rather simple the first one is I will be able to bestow on to people mutations such as someone growing wings or horns but this will be restrained by faith points The Greener the mutational change the more faith points it will cost. My second request is is the ability to make heroes by bestowing my blood onto a worshiper and I'd be able to control what kind of abilities they gained."
Upon hearing these two requests the golden figure tilted its head before nodding its head and snapping it's fingers once more. Seeing the changes and blanks figure it began to speak once more.
"And about my custom ability I would like it to be a one-time use ability and this ability allow me to choose a dead body of a potential follower or follower to possess the body to use as a conduit for my will and departing messages to my believers. And it will cost Divine points since it will only be used one time it won't be a big cost and the body will never decay unless I will it too and it will possess specifically the skeleton."
The golden figure snapped her fingers once more as blank continue talking.
"And finally I'll be teleported to a group of lizardmen preferably those in a desert or swamp area."
Blank rubbed his non-existent chin as he spoke that last sentence after all one may ask why she was lizard man they're not the strongest race nor are they the smartest simple they are the most well-balanced race possible capable of learning when taught and cable becoming great warriors and are capable of living about anywhere besides maybe areas filled with undead and tainted by their dark essence. The golden figure not at her head is she snapped and blank was gone as the golden figure turns around and spoke she looked over all the other segments.
"He truly is the most capable but luck also plays a factor in this competition after all when I took part in it so long ago I was the luckiest and least qualified but my luck saying he will be one of the big contenders for the finale."
Blank POV
I appeared above a swamp as I looked down I grinned as I saw a group of lizard men fighting against a group of frog folk. I grinned as I floated down to the lizard man side seeing that one of the warriors of considerable age fell I decided to make an entrance. A grand and white figure would appear in the center of the battlefield blaring with gray and white light shining. My voice would come out of it as I spoke.
"Oh my children how dare you full to these lowly creatures take my blessing and drive them back or face Divine wrath."
With that when the tag of a potential follower appears above one of the lizard men orb of gray and white energy was shot into his chest using my ability to bestow mutations. I made him grown approximately 3 ft now a large man of 8 ft tall with broad muscles and shoulders and a pair of curved horns sprouted upon his head though they were small for now they would grow and would seem to be rock-like skills began forming on his arms and legs and they were Gray. As I made myself invisible once more my voice would ring out again but only the lizard man could hear.
"What was once great dragons now are lowly creatures take my blessing and show them the wrath of a dragon."
I smirk as I saw this one lizard man I had blessed roared to the sky as a verse of flame came out of its throat it begins charging to the frog folk and tearing them apart then I noticed a notification appeared.
[You have your first followers the lizard men tribe of the swamp.]