Chapter 2: Prologue: Prelude With The Devil (1)
"Dear siblings, can you for once, stop rushing me?"
A young child with dark blue hair ran in the train rails, surrounded by a holographic system interface following them.
Each message from the hologram followed.
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User Moonstruckmoneybags: Skip the intro, you clout-chaser!!
User Andromeow: Remove your face in the stream, and it's all good
User Soupiter: Recipe reveal or unfollow! RECIPE REVEAL!
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The child, gender ambiguous, paused on a bridge overlooking the bustling metropolis.
Behind them, towering skyscrapers glittered like stars scattered across the night sky.
Cars honked and billboard ads blinked in.
The child twirled amidst the scenery, spreading their arms as they addressed the system with an exaggerated motion.
"Welcome to Projekt E.A.R.T.H! Behold the masterpiece crafted by my beloved children!"
They gestured toward the sprawling city below.
"If I recall correctly, they call these things as establishments and buildings."
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User UrAnus: What's that thing moving in the box? Prisoners?
User Moonstruckmoneybags: That thing flying, is it a flying eldritch?
User Can'tcer: We don't drag your creation here Saturn
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The child continued and sighed.
"Aiya sisters and brothers, lemme introduce you to the term 'technology' "
"As you all know, I never granted my children any blessings coming from me."
"Thus in order to survive, my children learn to adapt and create with their own intelligence."
"Take a look at this, for example." The child pointed at the billboard with moving dancers on the screen. See this? It's not alive. They call it an LED screen, programmed to create scenery, whether static or dynamic."
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User Plut-OnHold: TL;DR.
User Andromeow: um akshually *insert nerdge*
User GJ540B: BOOOORRINNGG
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Ignoring the jabs, the child proceeds/
"And that flying object? It's an airplane. A metal bird powered by engines! Truly, they've done well."
"Now the Projeckt E.A.R.T.H is finally done, I grew tired watching my creation over time."
"Therefore..."
They paused for effect.
"I'm selling it"
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User Starbursted: ?????!
User AlphaBetaTest: ?
User SagiTired: ??
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"The largest donation gets to have the Projekt. E.A.R.T.H"
After saying those words several ping from the system came in.
[ User Starwars_9000: Donated 90,000,000 Aether. ]
[ User NorthPolaris: Donated 180,000,000 Aether. ]
[ User OrionZbelt: Donated 800,000,000,000 Aether. ]
[ USER MOONSTRUCKMONEYBAGS: Donated 1,000,000,000,000,000 Aether. ]
[ USER SOUPITER: Donated 900,000,000,000,000,000 Aether. ]
[...]
The child chuckled, watching the bids escalate absurdly.
"Oh my, how generous! My stingy siblings suddenly want to flex their wealth!"
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User Can'tser: Screw you mf
User SagiTired: Today's a sad day for broke gods.
User LyraTheLiar: *cri*
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"Aye aye, the bidding is over..."
"Lets see..."
"So far it was Soupiter- a.k.a "Jupiter" won the donation spree huh"
"Well guess what..."
"I changed my mind! Aha! "
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User Starwars_9000: You b***
User Andromeow: Knew it. can't trust content creators
User NorthPolaris: SCAMMER.
User Soupiter: GIVE ME MY AETHER BACK.
User Moonstruckmoneybags: GIVE ME MY AETHER BACK (2).
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"I suddenly hated the idea of Jupiter having his 96th world"
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User NorthPolaris: L+ratiod+Got scammed
User UrAnus: LOLOLOLOL
User Soupiter: ??????
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"It's tiring to see a predictable world."
"Therefore I'm destroying all of this and create a new one!"
"A world shamelessly controlled by a mere human."
"And I'll call this project as..."
"The Author's Playground."