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I emptied my mind and concentrated all my energy in one point.

In the beginning, there was nothing, and something came out of that, and my job was to recreate that miracle by using the mind of a mortal to do something only a God can do.

Suddenly, I was being pulled by an invisible force and thrown to the edge of the the island.

*BOOOM!

An explosion erupted and half of the island was suddenly gone.

If I wasn't grabbed a few moments ago, I would've been falling into the Void to my death.

You've lost the flow....Try again and keep the rhythm in mind.

This God who was my teacher. And was talking with me in a monotone voice like he'd seen this happen hundreds of times.

But that was exactly what happened. I've tried to create life out of nothing hundreds of times, with no luck.

Noah waved his hand, and the island was back to its previous size.

I suggested to make it from obsidian, but he told me that it would get the same result, so there was no point in trying.

I don't know how much time has passed, but my food was getting low, and I was beginning to get tired.

The difficulty was way too high for me, I wasn't smart enough for this.

Even Noah was surprised at how long it took me to learn this essential step.

But he also tended to forget that he was a genius who surrounded himself with other geniuses, so his perception of 'normal' talent was very wrong.

I wasn't dumb, that's for sure, but I wasn't at his level either, so I was struggling.

I understood what I needed to do, but I didn't have the experience to produce the results.

But that doesn't mean that I didn't make any progress, I almost managed to create that seed! But the end always gets me.

The process was relatively simple. I had to have a strong image in my head of what I wanted to create, and then I would have to put principles and limitations that the seed should abide by.

If they clashed, the energy would get rampant and explode half of the island, if I succeeded, I had to move to the next step, which was more art than science.

Unlike solid matter, living beings tended to have a felixble will.

I could command the energy to become a cobblestone block and it would be done in an instant. But a living beings wanted to grow, and that required appeasing the will of the subject and injecting the necessary energy to bring it to life.

It was similar to a song in the background, hidden behind the voices of a town square, and I had to replay the song with one hand behind my back and blind.

It was an annoying process every time I started.

But if I managed to do all this, the final step would be to merge the 2 together and bring it into existence.

Surprisingly, the last step was the one that gave me the most trouble.

I mostly failed because I couldn't keep them equal, which required a lot of mental power.

If only I had 2 brains to do this...

"I'm already spent, I think I'll take a break for my mind to rest."

Whatever you think is the best.

I placed a bed down and got comfortable, but I wasn't sleepy enough to fall asleep.

After a few minutes of struggling, I asked Noah a question that was bugging me.

"How did you manage to get liked by the System?"

What are you talking about?

"There are stories in the church that you were loved by the System, but betrayed it and dragged humanity with you as well. Even the System acknowledged you in the past and present."

I waited for a few minutes in silence, hoping to hear a response. But since he wasn't willing to talk, I was preparing to get some sleep.

The System itself is a machine as you saw.

I think I was the first human to realize that, and knew that its goal was to help humanity.

So, if I helped humanity as a whole, then I would get more attention from the System and, who knows, maybe some special privileges.

I started small, by innovating better ways to get more crops. Then things got bigger and bigger until I realized that I built a kingdom and a lot of people depended on me.

That was the moment when the System spoke with me for the first time.

He stopped for a moment, and I got up from the bed so I wouldn't accidentally fall asleep while he was telling his story.

I think that would greatly insult him.

Once I managed to establish a discussion with the System, I told all of my intentions and the System was surprisingly on my side.

Sure, the System talked from time to time with the Pope if things needed a radical change, but the man wasn't someone who would push humanity to strive for better.

With me, it would be different, I had enough influence to move nations, and I was smart enough to come up with genius ideas.

That was the start of our collaboration and the golden age of humanity.

Noah looked into the empty Void, most likely thinking about the good times of the past.

But it all went wrong when the Void first attacked. The System was gone and replaced by a lesser version, which was unnoticed by all, except for me and the Pope.

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm a curious man, and I wanted to find out more about the System and its inner workings.

Luckily for me, this lesser System was easier to trick than the main one, and while it was the most complicated thing that I have ever seen, I managed to recreate a fraction of it.

That is how the Fake System came to be.

You've seen all kinds of gods and lesser gods to realize that Alexa was powerful, but just a poor imitation of another imitation.

Not good enough to replace the original.

But that wasn't my intention.

I wanted to push humanity further!

What levels of technologies would they reach if they had personalized systems that could make unique skills for everyone?

That sounded an awful lot like a System I'm familiar with from my old world.

But there was a reason the System didn't do that from the beginning, it was too hard.

To make matters worse, the monsters began to attack the Overworld, which shifted the focus to weapons and defense.

Luckily, there weren't a lot of problematic monster's, since they were just a byproduct of the Void seeping into the world.

And the monsters kind of helped us to unite,and reach a higher goal.

But when we were ready to start the Evolution project, the System came back victorious but wounded from the battle.

That's when the great world was split into 2, and families were torn apart.

The alliance shifted its motives once again.

The alliance wasn't guided by reason anymore. Instead, it was run by grief and hatred.

It was a powerful force, but it brought more distraction.

After years of research and hard work, we managed to reach the Nether.

But it was too late, hundreds of years had passed, and all the loved ones were dead, leaving only it's descendants.

A lot of good people died that day, and not in battle.

Others managed to push through grief and buried themselves in research, and that's why we kept advancing at a rapid pace.

We got more reckless, there were fewer and fewer boundaries to stop us, and human life became a number on paper.

The System was asleep, and the humans danced on its table calling themselves kings.

I can't say that I was an exception, I lost a lot of precious people in the Nether, so I also buried myself in research, more exactly, the Void research.

Hoping to find a source that would be compatible with the Fake System.

I had a few samples of Void energy and realized that it could lead to an endless amount of energy.

The perfect solution to my problem, but I still needed more Void energy to be complete.

And then the portal incident happened. 2 whole continents were wiped out, and they couldn't even be thrown into the Nether like last time.

They had to be completely purged off the planet, and it was all because of me.

After that, we sat in silence for minutes before deciding that my break was over.

I wanted to comfort him, but I knew that he already processed those emotions a long time ago, and now it was a wound from the past.

Looks like I wasn't the only one that made mistakes in their lives.

And while I could still save the Overworld, for him, it was already gone, suffering the consequences of his own actions.

I got up from my bed and went back to the Crystal, but before I started my training, I asked one more question.

"What do you think are the chances of the 2 worlds coexisting?"

The God shifted his gaze to me, but I stood firmly.

Next to none, but I still have hope that it can be done.

With that question answered, I went back to work.

I gathered my thoughts, listened to the tune, and merged the 2 together.

But I still failed, and a huge explosion happened, but I still went back.

I gathered my thoughts, listened to the tune, and merged the 2 together.

But I still failed.

I gathered my thoughts...

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*Boom!

Another explosion in my face, but this time I couldn't keep the smile off my lips.

"I did it! I finally made the cursed seed!"

While the explosion scared me for a second, the fact that Noah didn't teleport me meant that I was safe.

Congratulations, what kind of seed did you make?

"I made a grass seed from my old world. It was supposed to be an easy task, but it took me longer than expected. Still, I'm happy that it's all over."

This small seed that I could barely see was like a child to me. And I didn't even know if I could grow it in this world.

"Do you think I can plant it here to see the results?"

The giant eye from the chest looked at the small dot in my hand before looking away.

The seed is almost corrupted by the Void.

"What?!"

I quickly went to the Crystal and analyzed the seed.

And as Noah was saying, the Void energy was taking over my hard work.

"Not on my watch!"

I tried to push back the Void with the remenets of the seed like I did with the other blocks.

Only to realize that, this didn't work on the same principle, since the will of the seed was too weak and died in my hands.

I fell to my knees, feeling davasted.

This was my hard work, my child!

All gone an a few seconds... how I'm I supposed to build a body in this place If it can't even survive?!

Are you ok there?

"Yeah, I just need some time to process what just happend. Even if it was a piece of weed, it was mine! I made it with my own two hands and a simple mind!"

I just layed on my back, looking at the dark Void with empty eyes.

"How I'm I supposed to make a body in such a short time? In a few months the Ender Dragon would invade the Nether, and it would be only a matter of time before it moves to the Overworld. Is this a lost cause?"

A feeling of defeat washed over me, and I wanted to roll in my bed and sleep.

But I was to tierd to got off the ground.

You've been copped up for while in here. Why don't we take some fresh air and change the scenery.

"What are you suggesting?"

Why don't you see my extended family?