Is this really a Game?!

"That is impossible, a will does not have a physical appearance, even the will of the more powerful planets only have an ethereal form, a physical form is only available to the largest and most ancient planets of the universe, something that this planet clearly isn't!"

"Boy, this man, he isn't what he is presenting himself to be, there is no way for him to be the will, it simply can't be, it goes against everything in the universe, don't-"

Suddenly Aethion's voice stopped as he simply stared at the man in front of Reign who was doing the same to him.

"Although I understand your confusion, for a mere Transcendent to say that things are impossible is a bit too much, you haven't learned even the shallowest of truths of the universe, so don't speak such things in my presence." The man said with a calm expression while his voice was cold, enough to make Aethion tremble.

"But he is correct, usually it will only be the most powerful planets that can manifest a physical appearance as their will, and Earth is clearly not one of them, it doesn't even qualify to be a middle-ranked planet, not to mention anything else."

"And yet, here I am, in the flesh and blood." The man said as he arrived in front of Reign and grabbed his shoulders.

"So, boy, what do you think, is this a real body, or a trick?" Reign stared at the large man, feeling his grip and even the cold breath that was coming out of him.

"The reason for why this is possible is simple, I wasn't the will in the past, I simply decided to become the will in order to right my wrongs, hence the reason why I was able to construct my body once again." The man said as he stepped back and stared at Reign.

"You … were a human once?" Reign asked in shock as even Aethion and Jared simply stared at the man. Compared to Aethion, Jared wasn't staring in shock and disbelief, he had a slight smile on his face as he gained full access to the archives that held information about the person in front of Reign, unfortunately, he was unable to share them with Reign and Aethion.

"Yes, a long time ago, I was human, I had a body, this one, to be more specific, I had friends, a good brother whose love for me was the only reason why I had been able to become the will of the planet after making so many mistakes, and I had a woman I loved, all of those things have disappeared, becoming mere memories after the passage of time." The man said with a slight sadness visible in his voice.

"Enough about me, however, I didn't bring you over here simply to share my story, I have been looking forward to seeing you for a while now, Reign." The man said before waving his hand, creating two large sofas for the two of them to sit on.

"Why?"

"Because you are a seed of hope, one of them, at least." The man said with a sigh before sitting down.

"As for the others, some died, while the others are still too far away, or too weak for me to manage to talk with them, there is one I suspect has betrayed us, well, he has seemingly betrayed the ones that arrived here first, not us, as long as he doesn't do anything to harm the planet, I don't care where he goes." The man said before leaning against the chair.

"You can call me Cyrus, by the way." The man suddenly told Reign who looked at him weirdly.

"What, I told you I was human once, so, of course, I still remember my name, it's easier for everybody to call me that instead of calling me 'Earth', the will, and similar things."

"Alright, Cyrus, I do understand that seeds of hope are those that have the biggest chance of reaching Transcendent, but still, it's not like my teammates are any worse than me, why only meet with me?" Reign asked Cyrus who smirked.

"It's not because of their talent or because anything is wrong with them, so don't worry about that, it's simply because you are one of those that are chosen by the planet, it's something even I can't control, even though I am it's will, it will randomly choose its 'chosen', and then make me babysit them," Cyrus said with a sigh while Reign stared at him in confusion.

"You shouldn't be that confused, from what I know, you have already noticed how weirdly specific your situation is," Cyrus said before showing some scenes in front of Reign. He merely had to snap with his fingers to create what looked like a screen that was showing some moments of Reign and the others.

"Your starting area being one that has three Transcendents, the fact that you were able to gain a subordinate who quickly evolved to a Vajra Ogre, the way that every time you guys meet any danger, it's right at the  level that will be enough to pressure you to your fullest, but not enough to kill you."

"The items you have received, the city you conquered, the elves, the orcs you managed to befriend, how you were quite possibly the only person who could have saved the girl that is now a part of your team, even the branch of Yggdrasil and the old necromancer whose soul you managed to bind to your own, it's not a mere coincidence that happened to you, and neither is the fact you met the man who once knew your father, how you managed to get that base and the AI, not to mention how  right before your evolution, you had to face one of the rare beings from the abyss who would leave you alone upon finding out what you are."

Each word that Cyrus spoke was like a hammer hitting Reign's mind. He had previously thought about it, how everything that had happened seemed so weird, it was as if every encounter was custom-made for them so that they could utilize the most out of their abilities and learn more about them.

It was something that had bothered Reign for a while now, and he was now being told that his thoughts were right.

"So, everything that happened, it was made by you?" Reign asked Cyrus who shook his head.

"No, I had just woken up when the game started, honestly, until mere days ago, I still wasn't able to manifest my physical body, a lot of my strength has been, and still is sealed, but I did lay the foundation, setting the areas you found yourself and telling the planet what you would need there, the monsters, however, as well as the towns and people were placed by the planet, with some interference from the system, of course."

"Even New York?"

"Even New York, you need to have a goal to strive for, after all, which is why everything had been done like this."

"The planet will take care of its chosen, always giving them things to do, making them grow by placing them in dangerous situations that they should be able to survive, of course, not all of them do, but you, well, you and your friends have managed to exceed every expectation placed on you."

"You see, this doesn't only happen on Earth, it happens everywhere, every planet will have its chosen, people that have incredible luck and power beyond others on the planet."

"There are even those that continue growing that power after leaving the planet, It's not only planets that can choose their champions after all," Cyrus said with a calm expression as Reign's eyes were still wide open.

"What do you mean not only planets can choose?"

"I mean the universe, of course, even though there is no will of the universe like there is with planets, it will choose its champions, it will make prophecies that will be fulfilled, whether somebody likes it or not."

"The people chosen by the universe are powerful, incredibly powerful, as well as lucky."

"They grow quickly, making everybody pale in comparison, but they also fall down from grace as quickly."

"I brought you here for one thing, and one thing only, Reign," Cyrus said with a serious expression before standing up.

"This here is the core of the planet, the very center of it." Cyrus suddenly said as he pointed at the pillar of blue energy.

"That right there is the world energy, it is so abundant here that everybody can see it, and I want you to try and sense it," Cyrus said as Reign stared at him.

"Wait, isn't this done much later, like only after one reaches the peak of his talent?!"

"Usually yes, but who says I need to play by the rules?" Cyrus said with a shrewd smile.