"Ugh..." James groaned weakly as he rolled over on the dirty floor and faced the ceiling of his confinement cell. The room was dark, stuffy, and stank of dried urine and feces. He tried to focus intently but he couldn't make out anything on the ceiling – the room was very dark.A small rat ran across the room and stopped by his leg which was covered in grime so thick that it depicted how long he had stayed without a proper bath. He was so weak that he couldn't even shrug the rat away so he left it there– after all, its presence made him feel less lonely.'What did I do to deserve all this?' James thought to himself as tears of sorrow and regret streaked down his eyes, 'Just because I'm the unwanted one? They've decided to treat me like trash and throw me away. Well, I've decided to grant them their wish– I'll die here and save everyone the bother of seeing a failure like me.'There was a noise at the metal door and a slot was opened, revealing the hard face of a guard. James squinted
'Huh? Think like a god? What the hell is this? Am I hallucinating?Wait a minute... Could it be related to what that voice said back then?'[Ding!][As a result of the intense mental and emotional trauma that the subject has gone through in life, all restrictions will be bypassed and the subject will be granted a premium program..][Ding!][Congratulations subject! You have successfully unlocked the premium program. You have no restrictions.][Ding!] [Beginning character evaluation...]James' head had already begun to ache slightly from the barrage of restrictions that assaulted his mind.'I think I'm going crazy...' that was his line of thought but once he read the contents of the next message, he began to rethink that stance.Program: Think Like A God [Premium]Name: James JadeRace: HumanTitle: God of ???HP: 100/100MP: 100/100Level: 1[Stats]Stamina: 10Intelligence: 10Strength: 10Perception: 10Agility: 10[Skills]Omniscience [Lvl. 1]Skill Acquisition Technique [Lvl. 1]
"It functions basically like a game– those of you who played games while growing up will understand of course." General Bush continued, Some people nodded in agreement but the same couldn't be said for James because while his mates played games and enjoyed childhood, he scrubbed floors and washed curtains, his only experience with games was whenever he came into Ryan's room to serve his food while the latter would be sitting on the floor playing games with his friends. James clenched his fists and gritted his teeth at the unfortunate memory, 'If this 'system' should give me powers then a lot of people will p...' "To see your system, think about 'status' and observe the stats that have been placed before you ." 'So that's it?' James thought, 'Status.' Program: Think Like A God [Premium] Name: James Jade Race: Human Title: God of ??? HP: 100/100 MP: 100/100 Level: 1 Stamina: 10 Intelligence: 10 Strength: 10 Perception: 10 Agility: 10 Omniscience [Lvl. 1] Skill Acquisit
With that said, the general turned and walked away leaving the men in awkward silence, waiting for the first person to be called. Some had already begun talking to each other in whispers, no one wanted to be used as a scapegoat. As soon as the general left, a message popped up in front of James' face. [Ding!] [New quest from the system!] Would you like to open it? [Y/N] 'Yes... I wonder what it's about...' __________________________________[Main Quest #1] Using your Skill Acquisition Technique, acquire only the flame and frost abilities from your colleagues. Do this within 24 hours or else user will be punished by the system. Completion Rate: 0% Time Left: 24hrs Reward: 10 points and a random skill upgrade. Difficulty Level: F+ __________________________________'Uhhh... Acquire the fire and ice abilities from my colleagues. How am I expected to do that?' James thought deeply as he stroked his chin. "SUBJECT 1 DAMON GATE!" A loud voice boomed over the P.A. While James
The evaluation room was a square-shaped room with white walls and a tinted screen that covered a large portion of one part of the wall. The room was empty except for the small objects that lay in the center of the room. James suspected that they were kept there in case people with inoffensive systems had to demonstrate their powers. "SUBJECT 40 STATE YOUR NAME!" The P.A. bellowed out to him and he grimaced softly, whoever was dishing out these orders was probably behind that screen. ''Why will I have to state my name?'' James groaned with a roll of his eyeballs, ''you called me here by my name." "DON'T MAKE THIS ANY MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT HAS TO BE. STATE YOUR NAME." The voice came again, it sounded annoyed and James couldn't help but feel a twinge of excitement at it. "My name is James Jade." James drawled, "JAMES JADE, OPEN YOUR SYSTEM AND TELL US YOUR TITLE." 'My title?' James thought. He quickly remembered that his system had blocked his title so he didn't know what it wa
He was about to activate his system when Byron walked up to them. He had a smile on his face that didn't reach his eyes. "Hey Raz, what's going on here?" He asked, placing his hand on the bulging arm of the man who was threatening James. "This pest is bothering us," Raz replied, "It's a lie! I'm not bothering them, I just want to have a handshake with you." James said, perfectly faking the act of a fanboy who just wants a handshake with his idol. "Is that so?" Byron asked while smiling suspiciously at him, "Yes." "Raz? You should've just allowed him to come." Byron said to Raz, Raz hung his head in shame. "I'm sorry boss, I just wanted to protect you in case he wanted to hurt you." "Haha." Byron laughed half-heartedly, "I appreciate the effort but a young man who looks as weak as this can't even touch a hair on my head." James raised his eyebrows in shock. 'Insulting me openly?... Well, that was expected, I look like crap but all that will end soon. Just let me acquire your p
It was Damon Gate. "His win was just a fluke. Any half-witted person will know that if this was a normal duel, this skinny freak wouldn't have stood a chance against Byron." "Look here man," the spiky-haired man said aggressively, "if you think that James' win was a fluke and you want to have a go at him, you can simply just challenge him to a duel and take his championship. It's as easy as that." Damon beamed widely at the offer and turned to James, "I challenge you to a duel." James narrowed his eyes at Damon and smirked wickedly. Here was his chance to get his revenge on him for embarrassing him earlier. "I accept your challenge." In the next five minutes, James and Damon were standing on the stage while the rest of the men watched them from below. Byron had finally regained consciousness and had gone to one corner of the room to sulk as he glared at James with hate in his eyes. He didn't want anything to do with his followers anymore because he had lost that almightiness i
James' eyebrows shot up in surprise, 'A new quest already? The system doesn't seem to want me to rest.''Yes.'[Ding!][Main Quest #2]Using the map provided to you by the system, escape the God facility. Do this within 8 hours or else user will be punished by the system.Completion Rate: 0%Time Left: 8hrsReward: 20 points and a D class reward box.Difficulty Level: D+'I've been thinking about leaving here... I didn't think I'd get the chance so soon.' James thought.'Now where's that map?' James thought as he willed his system to show him the map.In a second, a 3D detailed map of the God facility hovered before James. There were marks on it indicating paths where he should follow and paths where he should avoid.After going through the map and charting the shortest possible route that would take him out, he felt a little bit of confidence. He may actually be able to pull this out.James waited for two hours to pass, just so that the security personnel of the God facility would b