Gods and Devils died. Angels and Demons vanished. And thus, humans were born — by unknown.
Humans created heaven and hell of their own. Demons and Angels among themselves. Gods and Devils in their souls.
In one corner of the world, kids happily go to school. In another corner of the world, the kids work like slaves and die of starvation.
In one corner of the world, a person gave his life away to save a bunch of other humans.
In another corner of the world, a person tortured and killed a bunch of other people.
Humans, the most intelligent and most flawed creatures in general.
They create Gods, Devils, Demons, and Angels in themselves.
Some live with Gods in their heart, yet do the work of Devils.
Some herd the followers of God like sheep and use them to create hell for others.
In a world where people are getting used to ignoring the pain and suffering of others, the ignorant and weak humans lose their reasoning, their strength, and succumb to the demons in their hearts, living in delusion, while those with good in their hearts become numb and ignore the devils till they are devoured.
Riots, chaos, and mayhem were present in all countries with conflicts going on in the name of race, religion, and so on.
And thus, the world as we know it, the planet Earth, started its spiral towards the end with the advent of World War 3 in 2027, December 1st, as sudden nuclear strikes were launched on three countries from the Atlantic Ocean, by unknown.
The world was about to end.
…
Far away from human populations, in a forest, a man sat at the edge of a cliff, overlooking the beautiful world.
He had short black hair and empty black eyes as if they had given up on everything.
'I tried my best.' Vesh thought as he looked at the beautiful world.
'I tried my best, but how can I deal with people when they refuse to reason?'
Shaking his head, Vesh sighed.
'Killing the leaders and bosses who run the world and spread misery was not enough.'
Suddenly, his mobile phone rang and was automatically picked it up.
"Boss, where are you?! Everything is going to hell, don't we need to do something?!"
"No." Vesh flatly refused. "Nothing can be done. Humanity…cannot be saved."
"A-Are you serious?! You, Vesh Raudrik, the fucking number one assassin, who approached me with the blaze of changing this world in his eyes, is saying nothing can be done?!"
"Are you fucking serious, Vesh?!"
Vesh sighed. "I'm going to live in the forest like I used to in my childhood...until I die"
"You are not even that far! Vesh, return now! In the next three hours, fifty nuclear strikes are expected to be launched from multiple countries! Governments are toppled and extremists are in charge now!"
Vesh grabbed the phone. "Ron, it's over. The vast majority of people are stupid and have lost their reasoning. They follow the extremists and are destroying each other. Innocents are getting trampled on, and we are too small in number to do anything now."
"Goodbye, friend." Vesh threw the phone off the cliff.
Vesh continued to look ahead in silence.
Time passed.
An hour went by.
'Could I have prevented this if I did more? If I were more thorough in killing people and removing the weeds early, could I have stopped this from happening?'
'If I were more resolved, could I have done it?
'Was I too kind in my desire to change this world?'
Vesh chuckled. It was filled with self-ridicule.
'The only ones who can bring humanity down…are humans. This feels like an absolute truth now.'
As he looked at the forest and rivers ahead, Vesh smiled. 'It'll be more fun and soothing living with the animals.'
Vesh stood up and stretched his arms.
But he felt something and looked up.
A missile was coming.
It wasn't passing by.
It looked like it was going to drop on him.
'Fuck humans. A man can't even live in a forest alone in this world.'
Vesh laughed and closed his eyes.
'This is it. I guess it's finally time to find out what happens after one dies.'
But five seconds passed by and nothing happened.
Vesh opened his eyes. The warhead's tip was just two meters away from…completely frozen.
Everything was frozen. Time itself paused.
Except for the humans.
[ It is time, humans. Since you are heading towards destruction, why don't you destroy yourself in another process? ]
A voice rang in every person's ears.
Vesh blinked.
[ Prepare to enter the Infinite Era World, you lost souls, and forge your new destiny. ]
In the next moment, he appeared in an absolutely pitch black space.
'Huh?' Vesh looked around, finding himself in a strange space.
[ Based on your desire and emotional state, you will lose your human form. You may choose what to become from the options below. ]
'What?'
Sword Vending Machine Cat Tiger Tree Spider. Random Monster.
Vesh blinked twice.
'For real?'
[ Yes, for real. Choose one. ]
Vesh frowned, his eyes thoughtful as he looked at the options.
'I want to live my life…as a spectator, an audience of the game instead of a player, but someone who can interfere and lead the outcome of the game.'
'I want to bring change to anything I desire. I want to forge a destiny not just mine, but also those who have failed to forge theirs.'
'A ghost who can pull strings to lead the process to a desirable outcome.'
'Can I become a monster of that kind?'
[ As long as you will it, and desire it with every ounce of your effort, the world will bend to make you that monster. ]
Vesh's eyes sharpened.
'Then do it,' Vesh pointed his finger at the option he decided.
'Make me the monster of my desire.'