Choosing a God
The room was quiet.
Too quiet.
Morning light filtered through the tall windows of the Runcandel Manor, falling across Alex's desk. Kirlia floated nearby, humming softly, while time itself seemed to slow—almost as if Dialga was subconsciously indulging him.
Alex exhaled and spoke calmly.
"System. Merge the upgrade."
System Integration
A warm, almost imperceptible pressure washed over his body and mind.
Information poured in—not painfully, but cleanly, like knowledge that had always belonged to him and was simply being unlocked.
Markets.
Pokémon biology.
Energy circulation.
Aura synchronization.
Alex closed his eyes as the upgrades completed.
SYSTEM PANEL
Host: Alexander Argus Runcandel
Title: Heir of the Runcandel Family | Reborn Person | Lady Killer
Age: 18
Appearance: 100 / 100
Skills
Pokémon Knowledge — Mastery Breeder Skills — Mastery Finance — Advanced
(Skill Levels: Beginner < Intermediate < Advanced < Mastery)
Talents
Psychic User — Champion Dragon User — Champion Viridian User — Gym Perfect Mind Perfect Body
(Talent Levels: Beginner < Intermediate < Advanced < Superior < Gym < Elite < Champion < Level 3 God < Level 2 God < Level 1 God < Superior God)
Points: 116,000
System Store: Unlocked
System Backpack:
Summon Ticket ×1 Level 3 God Qualification Capsule ×1
Alex opened his eyes slowly.
"…Good."
Not excitement.
Not greed.
Just satisfaction.
The Choice
He leaned back, eyes drifting toward the holographic projections of his Pokémon.
Dialga — ❌
A god does not need another throne.Milotic — ❌
Perfect as she is.Shiny Kirlia — ❌
Still growing. Her path isn't here yet.Aggron — ❌
At the peak of what this world allows.Shelgon — ❌
Too early.Larvitar Egg — ❌
Potential locked behind time.
Only one remained.
Shiny Metagross
Steel body gleaming faintly.
Four eyes glowing with cold intelligence.
A being born for calculation, war, and absolute domination.
Alex smiled.
"You."
Metagross tilted its head slightly—as if it understood.
Ascension
Alex took the capsule.
"Use."
The capsule dissolved into pure light, flowing directly into Metagross.
The room hummed.
Metal screamed—not in pain, but in evolution beyond limits.
Space bent slightly.
Kirlia gasped and hid behind Alex's shoulder.
Metagross's body expanded subtly, lines of divine circuitry etching themselves into its steel frame. Its aura—once overwhelming—now felt inevitable.
Not pressure.
Authority.
System Confirmation
System Notice:
Pokémon Metagross Qualification upgraded
Champion → Level 3 God Qualification
The light faded.
Metagross hovered silently, eyes glowing like twin stars.
Then it bowed.
Not as a Pokémon.
But as a god-tier existence acknowledging its master.
Alex laughed softly.
"…Perfect."
A New Baseline
Dialga's voice echoed faintly from the dimensional space.
Interesting. Even among gods… that one will be troublesome.
Alex smirked.
"That's the point."
Kirlia hugged his arm tighter, eyes shining.
The board was clear.
The pieces were sharpened.
And now—
Alex Argus Runcandel didn't just play the world.
He had begun to outgrow it.