Game of Gods: NPC Awakening

Chapter 3: I become an NPC

[This game is called ‘Grand Pathways. ’ And you are one of the people that god has chosen for the game's impact. You will become an NPC, a Non-player Character, who will support the game’s storyline.]

[These options are available paths that you can choose from. However, I have a new recommendation based on your personality.]

“What is it?”

I have a bad feeling about this.

[It is called ‘Hidden Neutral. ’]

“‘Hidden Neutral’!!”

I am more than dumbfounded. Not because of the option but because of Olivia, which is a board that can express an emotion. 

[Yes, it is a rare hidden path. Based on your decisions, avoidance of family conflicts, and secretive nature, you are an ideal fit.]

So my personality matches with something called ‘Hidden.’ What are the paths anyway?

[Paths are similar to the jobs or professions; to be precise, they are the way to your wishful future]

Wishful future, huh? What is the use of it? Since god decided to turn this into a game and merge it with that so-called ‘Earth'.

Wait? When it says merge, where is the connection? Since this is a world-breaking event, no way goes unnoticed.

[Merging will not happen even after the connection is completely]

[Players will be required to complete the story that God has created]

Well, that's a relief. I don't need to worry about it for now. Right now, I need to accept what's happening in front of me. Okay, let's do this.

[The host’s intentions are acknowledged.]

[Host has chosen the path of ‘Hidden Neutral’]

[Host's information has been updated]

[Name: Daniel Ra Vindaloo]

[Path: Hidden Villain]

[Status: Strength 45 (C)

Agility 40 (C)

Stamina 43 (C)

Vitality 50 ©

Intelligence 55 ©

Magic 4 (by circles), 556]

I see my abilities, strength, speed, and magic levels in numbers on the board. I also see myself in it: my slim and fit body, black hair with white stripes, blue eyes that shine in the darkness and my face.

I always knew I was good-looking, but seeing myself like this—perfectly rendered on a glowing status screen—feels surreal. Almost like I’m a character in someone else’s story. Wait! I am already one. What a foolish way of thinking.

[The host has chosen his path and become an NPC.]

[Time before game’s first beta launch: 3 years, 5 months, 29 days remaining]

That’s it. No turning back. I’m no longer just Daniel Ra Vindaloo—I am an NPC, bound to a fate I didn’t choose. A game piece in some divine play. And yet I will remain Daniel Ra Vindaloo, no one will change that.

 It said I am one of the NPC who got chosen by God. I guess I am not alone in this. Who will they be? What roles will they play? What paths do they take? So many questions. A smile tugs on my lips, my mind is filled with curiosity.

***

In front of the faceless statue, a figure kneels and prays. A woman with hair like a blonde silk. Her ruby eyes stare into to blank air, but she’s not staring at a blank air. A golden board, just like Daniel’s.

“O’ God”

She mutters.

“Eri, your humble servant, will follow your will and do your bidding.”

Eri smiles brightly, her expression just like a person whose dream has come true. 

Texts on the board in front of her show, 

[The host’s intentions have been acknowledged]

[Host has chosen the path: Saintess]