Is God human? Does he reside in everyone? Is he an eldritch being who could drive you to insanity at a glance?
Are gods infinite in number? Are the gods in different mythologies the same gods with different names? Or is God just one single being who shows different forms to different people?
Who is "God"?
Intellectuals have debated this for centuries, but the answers remain uncertain. Until that day, when the world came to an end.
At 11:59 PM on December 21st, 2012, the world dismissed the end of the world as a false prophecy. But as the clock struck 12, trumpets sounded, drums beat, thunder cracked in the sky, and the ground shook violently, as if it might burst open at any moment. Then, the sky split in two, and angel-like beings appeared, announcing the beginning of the end.
Portals opened worldwide, unleashing monsters immune to all traditional weaponry. Bullets, bombs, and even nuclear missiles barely left a scratch on them.
Humans fought desperately, but it was hopeless. Then, after weeks of despair, around 50,000 chosen individuals suddenly awakened incredible powers. They led humanity into a brutal three-year war against the monsters. The losses were high, civilians fell, and the awakened were wounded. But in the end, humanity emerged victorious.
The portals remained, but the monsters stopped emerging. Clocks appeared at each gate, counting down to the next attack. People across the globe began receiving status screens, revealing their predicted class and awakening date.
Humanity adapted. The awakened became known as "Bearers," those who bear the system. The Bearers' Association was formed to maintain order between Bearers and civilians. The portals were called "gates." Each time a gate was cleared, its countdown clock reset. The resources found beyond the gates fueled scientific progress. Humanity thrived once again but never forgot the scars of that war.
9 years after the war ended, on the day I was meant to awaken, a group of Bearers from the Association stormed my home. They burned me alive and mutilated my master without mercy. I should have died there.
But I awakened. Just in time to survive being reduced to ashes.
I had only one person I truly respected. And they were taken from me.
I will have my revenge. I will find whoever is behind this and make them feel pain deeper than they can imagine.
If God is righteous and unbiased, yet the powerless still suffer, is He truly any different from the evils?
If God doesn't punish the evildoers, I will. If it comes to it, I will become what this world needs most.
I will become GOD.