A Second Chance in Time

Just your average talk with a goddess

Turn of the lights, I want to sleep

"I thought that as an adult you didn't need so much sleep, you said it yourself that sleep was overrated"

Yeah, I take it back, it's awesome, especially if you slept for 6 hours a day for 5 months and are a baby.

"Taking your words back is quite convenient, no?"

It is, especially in cases like these, please turn of the light and let me sleep though.

Wait

You're not the system.

Who are you, where are we, can I go to sleep now?

"Finally a normal reaction, I was getting worried honestly. Though first let's answer your questions in order. "

"Hi, I'm Anar'aya and you are quite brave, getting that many divine titles for a mortal is quite dangerous. If not for that skill of yours and that strange 'system', your soul would've exploded. A divine title is a divine title regardless of weather they are sealed or not"

"For your second question, we are in a separate space made by yours truly, and for the last answer, no, you can't"

So why am I here?

"If this was your average Zeus or Jupiter, you would've been killed for the audacity of having something divine, but I see an opportunity in you."

"You have had your potential limit removed, thus breaking one of the seals the human race has."

What seals and how do you know that?

"Then it's time for a history lesson."

"A long long time ago gods discovered the infinite potential that humans had, because the human race is an incomplete one so the gods put a couple of seals on the human race since they feared that the humans would overtake them."

"As the last humans without the seals died, so did the remaining secrets of the human race as the gods did their very best to prevent those secrets to be told to other humans as the humans, at the time, were one of the strongest races due to their skills and ingenuity"

"Humanity possess the most seals out of any other race, as the closes race are Aarakocra with 5 seals, they are a race that is are renowned for their natural affinity for flight."

"Their wings also give them a distinct advantage in aerial combat and exploration. They often reside in high mountain ranges or other elevated regions, constructing elaborate nests or roosts on cliff faces or treetops."

"They are also very intelligent, but can't wield any other energy apart from Lumina, an energy notoriously difficult to manipulate and even then, it is not that worth it since it's true worth is shown once the Lumina-wielding being becomes a transcendent, so the only reason the Aarakocra survived is because of the powerful transcendent they have."

Then do please tell me what kind of seals the humans possess?

"Getting rude, are we, though it isn't that important either way."

"The seals are: The seal of mortality, the seal of weakness, the seal of potential, the seal of talent, the seal of body, the seal of soul, the seal of virtue, the seal of memory, seal of reality and seal of energy."

"We don't have infinite time, so let me propose a deal to you, as one of the last primeval gods and goddesses I can't give out my blessings very often as the average mortal soul can't hold the pressure of bearing my blessing even if the mortal holds great affinity towards the concepts I hold and usually dies within the first year of holding my blessing, even if it's of the lowest degree."

"You on the other hand are capable of safely holding my blessing."

"Here's my deal, serve me for a hundred thousand years after you reach the B+ rank and in exchange I give you my blessing, what do you say?"

Yes, but on the condition that you remove the influence you will have over me when I get the blessing and you shorten the servitude time to 50k years at least.

A/N: MC died being ~3k years as ranking up gives you and increase in lifespan, plus he got 'hyper-speed regeneration' to S+ rank, it has passive effect of increasing your lifespan slightly.

"How do you know of this, I'm quite surprised, you must have been more knowledgeable than I though before you regressed."

"As for the second condition, I accept, but on the condition that if I ask you something, you must complete the request, don't worry too much about the frequency and the difficulty of the quest."

In order to survive without much strength you need something to substitute it with, in my case it was knowledge and skills as I was too weak in the grand scale of thing.

A/N: MC died being level 1002, that's 22 level above his talent limit at the time. The least amount of level you needed to be considered truly strong was around 2100 as after the 'Fourth Mana Wave' the average superhuman's talent limit was middle of S+ rank.

"Well that's interesting, I wonder how you got that much after regressing when you needed something to substitute strength with, not that it matters."

"I, as the Primeval Goddess of Creation, Balance, Nature and Void, hold many powers and only 7 gods can easily beat me."

"So it is only natural that my blessing also holds potent powers. You will get them with time, though the passive benefits will automatically be given...oh... you reached the limit of your body so soon, guess that's not so surprising considering your titles and stats, though I will have to seal the blessing even more then."

"Now of you go, you have much to explore and learn till you could be useful to me"

But wha-

"Till next time then"

..

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Ah, now I can finally sleep

*Snoore*

A/N: I saw how other authors write sound effects so I'll take inspiration from them. If you see a word or two surrounded by *, then it is a sound effect, hope I won't forget this.

<12 Hour skip>

Sleeping is akin to heaven, I take back what any bad thing I said about sleep.

I'm kinda confused about the goddess business, but I'll check my 'status' window.

[Opening the 'sta-

Shut up, don't open anything, let me rest, please, just leave me alone in my silence. I want to sleep more.

[Host, I just disconnected you from your body temporally, that blessing forced you be only 3% close to your body, so extreme actions will be taken till your body adapts to them and you can safely inhibit it again, don't worry, you will experience no drawbacks from this as the blessing is protecting your soul]

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS SOONER, THIS IS IMPORTANT

[So should I shut up]

OF COURSE NOT, TELL ME HOW MUCH DAMAGE WILL I TAKE

[I already mentioned that I and the blessing are making sure you are getting no drawback from this]

*Inhale* Now that you woke me up, show me the blessing window.

[Understood]

[Blessing Name: Elysian Harmony

Description: Elysian Harmony is a divine blessing bestowed by the Primeval Goddess of Creation, Balance, Nature, and Void. It represents the harmonious convergence of all elements of existence.

Effect: Elysian Harmony bestows several effects upon the character:

{Balance's Embrace:

The character gains heightened awareness and attunement to the ebb and flow of natural energies around them. This grants them an enhanced sense of balance, enabling them to move with grace and precision in combat or other physical activities.}

{Nature's Resilience (sealed):

The character becomes attuned to the power of nature, allowing them to tap into its regenerative forces. They experience accelerated healing and recovery, mending wounds and restoring vitality at an accelerated rate. This ability provides basic resistance to the four basic elements and their variations.}

A/N: Blaze element is a variant element of Fire, so MC has resistance to it, Fire of Chaos as well, since it is an evolved element of fire.

{Void's Insight (sealed):

The user gains glimpses into the mysteries of the Void, granting them profound insights and foresight. They become adept at unraveling complex puzzles, deciphering ancient texts, and navigating through hidden realms or illusions, grants basic resistance against the void.}

{Creation's Empowerment (sealed):

The character becomes a conduit for creative energies, gaining the ability to shape and manipulate their environment to a limited extent. They can manifest minor elemental effects, such as summoning a gentle breeze, causing plants to flourish, or creating small protective barriers. This ability will get stronger with the user.}

{Partial Primeval Shroud: The goddess doesn't want you to die an early death. This skill block or twists all the sensitive information about you.}

{Partial True omniscience (Uses left:3):

For (rank*20min) you get to know the answer to your question. There are limit to the question you ask, if the user forgets the answer, no refund will be provided. Uses can be increased if you offer the goddess something that is equal to at least 1 use in this skill, otherwise it is useless, you will instinctively get to know how to offer that something to the goddess.}

Increase stat top 4 lowest stats by (mastery*3)% (The lowest skill is increase the skill with the lowest mastery) (sealed). (Partial Primeval Shroud' and 'Partial True Omniscience' doesn't count)]

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