“I’m the God of Magic, Reno. Cain, you’ve been practicing magic since you were three years old, right? I watch you sometimes. I’m going to give you my blessing, so continue working hard.”
“Verily, we should bestow upon thee our blessings as well. In time, our paths shall cross once more. Hoh, hoh, hoh.”
Cain wasn’t sure what the God of Creation meant by “our paths shall cross once more.” Regardless, he was happy to receive a blessing from the God of Magic, just as Reine had.
“I shall make known to thee those gathered here. Rime and Reno thou knowest already. Beside them sitteth Bera, the God of Earth. Opposite, the one of mighty frame is Sarnos, God of War. At his side is Grimm, God of Technology. And lo, the rotund one is Panam, God of Commerce.”
The God of War, Sarnos, was the first to speak.
“Cain, heed my words—devote not thyself to magic alone, but temper thy body and take up the sword. I too shall bestow upon thee Mine blessing. Train well and grow mighty. Behold these muscles!”
Sarnos flexed, showing off his bulging muscles.
“I am Grimm, the God of Technology. I will grant you my blessing as well. This world wanteth much, most of all in the realm of merriment. So long as thou dost not exceed thy bounds, I shall permit thee to bring forth some knowledge of thy former world to this one.”
After Grimm finished, Panam, the God of Commerce spoke.
“I’ll give you my blessing too. With my blessing, you’ll gain the Appraisal and Item Box abilities. You’ll also be able to get more detailed information about the contents of your Status. The size of your Item Box is determined by the strength of my blessing.”
The last to speak was the God of Earth, Bera, who slowly articulated, “I’ll…give you mine, too… It’s a little…special… Experiment with it after you return…”
Cain had received blessings from all seven gods. Although he was uncertain whether he was worthy of such fortune, he stayed silent and continued to listen.
“Thou mayest behold Mine blessing once thou hast returned whence thou camest,” said the God of Creation. “Our time here doth wane. Yet fear not, for we shall meet again, Cain. Go forth and fare thee well.”
After the God of Creation finished speaking, Cain suddenly felt light-headed. The world before him suddenly warped. Upon recovering, Cain found himself looking at Reine.
“Cain! Are you okay?”
Cain looked around, and realized he was no longer in that pure white world from before. He had returned to the altar room of the church.
Cain let out a sigh of relief. He then looked up and saw the priest’s mouth was trembling in disbelief.
“Oh, for the statues to shine this much…” The priest kneeled before the statues of the gods and began to pray. Cain’s family members, who were waiting in the back, were also dumbfounded.
After a short while, the priest finished his prayers.
“This concludes the baptism ritual. The light from before was likely the gods bestowing their blessings upon you. Master Cain, I pray that your gratitude towards the gods never wanes as you continue to grow.”
“Thank you.”
The family bowed towards the priest and the statues of the gods before following the nun out of the altar room. They silently returned to the carriage. The first to break the silence was Garm.
“…What was that light? That didn’t happen during Reine’s baptism. Cain, do you know anything?”
“Father, I don’t know what happened either.” Cain knew better than to say that he had been summoned to the world of the Gods, and that he had personally met the Seven Pillars.
“I see… You may have received blessings from the gods. Check your Status after we return to the Mansion. Check by yourself first. You can come to me if you have any questions.”
“Thank you, Father. I’ll check once we get back home.”
“Cain! I showed you mine, so show me yours later too!”
Cain nodded, relaxing at Reine’s smile.
“Okay, elder sister. Hopefully I received blessings from the gods.”
He knew he had definitely received their blessings since he had directly met them, but he didn’t want to say anything until after checking his Status.
The jostling carriage returned to the mansion along the same road they took to go to the church. After they arrived, Cain immediately headed to his room, where he took a breather.
I just have to chant ‘Status,’ right?
“Status.”
A half-transparent screen displayed itself before him.
Status
Name: Cain von Silford
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Titles: Margrave’s Third Son, Reincarnator, Disciple of the Gods, Prodigy
Level: 1
Health: 180/180
Mana: 34,560/34,560
Rating: S+
Magic: Creation Magic Level 10, Fire Magic Level 10, Wind Magic Level 10, Water Magic Level 10, Earth Magic Level 10, Light Magic Level 10, Dark Magic Level 10, Spacetime Magic Level 10, Everyday Magic
Skills: Appraisal Level 10, Item Box Level 10, Military Arts Level 10, Martial Arts Level 10, Physical Tolerance Level 10, Magical Tolerance Level 10
Blessings: Blessing of the God of Creation Level 10, Blessing of the God of Life Level 10, Blessing of the God of Magic Level 10, Blessing of the God of Earth Level 10, Blessing of the God of War Level 10, Blessing of the God of Technology Level 10, Blessing of the God of Commerce Level 10
“…”
Cain was dumbfounded.
He fell out of the chair he was sitting in and steadied himself against the floor, unable to stand.
There’s so many things wrong I don’t even know where to start!
“Gods, I’m grateful that you bestowed me with your blessings…but didn’t you go a little too far? I thought blessings only went from level 1 to level 5? Why does it say level 10? My father never mentioned anything about a level 10!”
He had been a little reckless in the magic training sessions he started at age three, but the gods were being far more reckless. When the gods said they would bestow him with their blessings, he had only hoped to receive a level 1 or level 2 blessing.
“There’s no telling what will happen if I show this to the rest of the family… Also, when did I become a Disciple of the Gods? If the church knew about that, they wouldn’t have let me leave! I need to figure out a way to hide these things…”
Cain had a headache. There was supposed to be a party this evening comprised of just the Silford estate. He would likely be asked to reveal his status to the others there.
“I can’t show this to anyone, not even to my closest family members…”
He got up and then tumbled onto his bed. He curled into a ball with his hands over his head and rolled around for a bit. Once he finished, he opened his Status and checked it once more, hoping that perhaps he had somehow misread.
“Status.”
However, his hopes were soon crushed, as the half-transparent screen displayed exactly the same information he had seen earlier. The longer he looked at it, the stronger his conviction grew. This Status could not be shown to others.