Home,
I sighed as I closed the door behind me.
'Finally, I can relax,' I thought, changing into my pajamas.
I plopped down on the couch, ready to start cultivating for the night—until the noise interrupted me.
DING
[ FRIEND REQUEST RECEIVED: THE BEAST WITH ONE EYE ]
"Eh? A friend request…?" I blinked, surprised by the sudden prompt.
Now, here is the basic rule of thumb in every isekai with a system, 'System is Supreme'
This is common knowledge for any anime or story in general. Nothing can or should interact with the system other than the HOST.
So then WHY?
Why the fuck did I receive a msg...no a fuckin friend request in the system....
I stared at it for a while, trying to figure out how or who sent this.
A being capable of doing such a thing must be either on the level of the system or above it.
That means there exist power levels beyond the system.
I slowly smiled, as the implications meant that I could technically surpass the system.
I shook my head. This is not the time to think about that. I should deal with this 'Friend' first.
Curious, I tapped
Ding-dong.
Suddenly, the doorbell went off. I couldn't sense anyone approaching the perimeter....
I quickly went to check, only to find "A... book?"
It definitely looks a book. Wrapped in pitch-black leather, its edges sealed with thick wax.
An ominous eye symbol was stamped across the seal.
I closed the door behind me and returned to the living room, trying to peel the wax open. Strangely, the wax is tough, even against my draconic strength.
Shuffle shuffle
"..?!?!"
A faint shuffle echoed from the bedroom.
I stiffened, as I am alone in the house....
I slowly walked towards my bedroom, then the lights in the house started ot flicker.
'Oh hell nah....' I thought as I summoned my soul calibre out, ive seen this type of bullshit before in the movies.
With soulcalibre in my hand, I wuickly opened the bedroom door and went in. I carefully scanned the room, but there was no one, as expected.
Any second now, it'll strike when my guard's down.
I stayed on alert for any soul fluctuations. Then the lights flicker stopped, but the book in my hand....it pulsed.
"the fk...?" I quickly removed the cover and turned it around to see the title.
And when I did, my blood ran cold.
My eyes widened as a cold chill ran through me ....
It is the infamous cover with the bleeding red Words
The Book of Bill
Scckkreee—
A screech snapped my attention toward the dressing mirror.
My reflection stared back at me with a wide grin.
Before I could react, it jumped at me, breaking through the mirror's surface and enveloping me in darkness.
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🎵
"We'll meet again~
Don't know where~
Don't know when~..."
🎵
I heard a haunting tune as a piano played softly in the background.
I slowly opened my eyes, only for music to stop-
"HAHAHA AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
I heard the hysterical laughter erupt around me as I floated... in space?
"Where am I...?" I muttered.
"WELL, WELL, WELL! If it isn't my new friend! I've been waiting an eternity to meet someone like YOU!"
A glowing yellow triangle rose from the void before me.
A singular eye blinked, and a top hat appeared on his head.
"How ya doing, Kid? Eheh."
"Bill..." muttered as I stared into his eye, as he grinned.
Bill cipher....His name alone is enough to bring back flashbacks from my childhood.
"Seesh, kid, relax! You think too much. Here, have a bag of Doritos." With a snap, a bag appeared in my hand. I stared, then cautiously took a bite.
...Tastes good.
"You know, after such a long time, I could finally send a message to you..to have a friend." With a twist of space, he formed a cozy log cabin around us—couch, fireplace, everything.
"Last Time I called Someone a Friend, he sent me to therapy....can you imagine??!!!
A Moth****in Therapy!!!
I mean, who does that to their friends...jeez," he said as he wiped his head?...corner?? Vertex??...
I don't know what to call that, but yeah, he wiped and put his top hat back on.
"Now-now-now-now-now," he chanted as he floated around me.
"I hope you're not like that...a sore loser. hahahaha."
He sat down again, eyes gleaming.
Huu ~ So tell me, Kid, what is your Dream???"
"Um, I-"
"Just Kidding! I already know your Dream Kid...your desire and your ambitions. Quite a GUY you are...HEHEHEHE"
I stood up, tossed the Dorito bag in the trash, and washed my hands.
"Classy! I already like you more."
"You said you know me...know my dream, ambitions, and goals.....And know what I am willing to do for it, right?"
"Yep! And that's exactly why we're having this little chat," he replied, sipping what looked like glowing purple wine.
"So…" I narrowed my eyes,
"What do you want, Bill Cipher? What's in it for me? I know this isn't just a sleepover at a friend's house."
"Billseye!!!! A shower of TEETH for you," as teeth rained down on me.
"goddamn it.." I stepped out of it,
"Correct! You are sharp. So tell me...wanna make a deal?"
He extended his hand, glowing with blue flame.
But as soon as he reached towards me, his hand sparked...then recoiled in pain.
"Ouch!! What the fkkk??"
"Huh? What's happening?" I asked, confused.
Did he just get hurt in his realm?
"Hmm....Interesting.....Let me see....Oh?~" he said as his eye showed many unknown symbols and runes, as he stared at me for a while.
'He is studying me...'
"That's it," he finally said, tone shifting. "We're not making a deal." returning to normal.
"huh? wha-why?!? I thought we-"
"Hold it in your pants, kid, Let me finish...We are not going to make a deal, instead...hmm what does it say again?...just a sec" he said as he immediately kept his hand on my chest and pulled somethi-?!!!
"W-WAIT!! SYSTEM?!"
I shouted in horror as he pulled my fuckin System out of my body.
"Quit screaming, kid, I am not going to do anything to your system.....I just wanted to see...
Aha! Found it."
He turned toward me with a manic grin.
"I'm going to Sponsor you."
I blinked, can't process what he just offered...."You...are going to sponsor me?...are you joking?"
"Nope. I'm going to sponsor you, and I don't joke about my word, kid."
"....By sponsor, you mean that you lend me-"
"Yes, yes, By sponsor I mean I am going to lend you my full powers, piece by piece for you to make it yours...
Well, with the condition that you do some favors here and some tasks there in exchange....
A 50-50 partnership, where we both gain maximum from each other.
Without sabotaging each other..."
"You clear about it now? It'll be Fun... It's been soooo loooong since I sponsored someone."
DING
[THE BEAST WITH ONE EYE -> BILL CIPHER HAS OFFERED TO SPONSOR HOST]
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A Sponsor is an external, often supernatural or otherworldly entity, who forms a pact with the Host
to share powers, abilities, knowledge, and influence in exchange for favors, missions, or long-term goals.
This is a symbiotic relationship.
-> SPONSER will lend fragments of his power, integrating them into HOST.
-> Powers do not disappear afterwards, they are permanently once stabilized.
-> Sponsor can't override Host body
-> Host can reject tasks but only 1 for every 2 completed
-> Contract can be paused (1/week)
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"You've read it, So what do you say, hm?
Trust me kid,
You ain't never had a friend like me!!" he grinned, extending his hand once more.
"what? you waiting for a musical number? cant do kid, budget issues...."
I looked at the system Once again, I sighed and Kept my hand forward, "sure, I
"ehahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FANTASTIC!!!!!"
[SPONSOR: BILL CIPHER – THE BEAST WITH ONE EYE ]
[CONTRACT ID: #VOID_331Ψ_SIGIL]
[SPONSOR OVERVIEW:
NAME: BILL CIPHER
SPECIES: ELDRITCH EXTRADIMENSIONAL ENTITY
TITLE: THE BEAST WITH ONE EYE, DREAM DEMON, ARCHITECT OF MADNESS
INTELLIGENCE LEVEL: ∞/10
CONTRACT TYPE: FIFTY-FIFTY PARTNERSHIP]
[SPONSOR SPECIFIC BENEFITS
-> ACCESS TO ELDRITCH RUNES & FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
-> PARTIAL CAUSALITY IMMUNITY
-> DREAMWALKING: DREAMSCAPE ENTRY & MANIPULATION ]
[ POWER LEVEL SYNC: 3% ]
[SPONSER: BILL CIPHER (ACTIVE)]
"HAHAHAHA You did Good Kid. Here's a Present for you. To celebrate OUR raise to glory" He jumped around in air with joy as he snapped his fingers laughing.
A Crystal appeared and floated to me,
It is Dark yellow crystal that is pulsing with raw energy...Its weird, quite literarily, it is pulsing with Weirdnesss.
"That's for you kid. Its a piece of me.....my existance.
Consume it and you'll be My Herald, My Champion" He winked.
"Oh, And feed The Book Kid. It's the Only way I can help you when in need and assign you tasks"
I nod, ".....and how should-"
"Oh Shoot! I ran out of Time! Need to slip" He said in hurry as the the dreamscape start to burn away..
"Wait! how should i consume this?!!"
"Your smart, Figure it out Champ!
Remember,
The Sane Build Cages but
The Mad Find Keys,
So be FREE!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA"
With that fading laughter "Ugh..." I groaned, sitting up and rubbing my temples. Dreamwalking is really straining.
I looked down....I was still holding the book.
"...So what should I do? He said to feed it. I guess it feeds on blood....right?"
I flipped it open. The cover blinked at me.
...Yeah, it's definitely alive.
As I turned a page, I saw a carved outline of a hand and an inscription:
X_____________________
(YOUR NAME HERE)
"Place your hand to feed the book and activate
CODEX DEMENTIS: THE MAD GOD'S SCRIPTURE"
".....The Mad God's Scripture, huh?" I sighed.
I placed my hand on the page.
"Well... I guess it's time to get weird."
ZHHOOOOSH—
The book began to glow, and pain seared through my palm.
"ARGH!! Fkkk!!!"
My blood was getting sucked in. The pages drink greedily, turning crimson.
At the same time, I felt something... brand itself onto my palm...no my soul...
After a few agonizing minutes, it was done. And I have a Triangle with an eye in the middle, sigil carved in my palm
Glowing menacingly.
The book floated in front of me. Its pages... were blank?
"...What? I wanted to learn about This whole Chaos Magic....Am I not at that level yet?!"
Then, red ink began to appear across the black pages.....sigils and inscriptions written in blood.
"Oh... it only shows what I want to know," I muttered with a grin as I started flipping through.
Suddenly I remembered.
'Damn, I almost forgot,' I quickly pulled the Crystal from the inventory.
[DING! TITLE OBTAINED: HERALD OF CHAOS ]
[NOTICE! HOST HAS SECURED FIRST SPONSOR]
[ACHIVEMENT UNLOCKED: THE COVENANT ]
[DING! CELEBRATORY GIFT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE HOST]
"Oo, A Gift?" with excitement I opened the mail claimed it, The gift opened itselfed as a semi translucent shard came into view.
[SHARD OF THE VOID OBTAINED! ]
[VOID GOD'S SHARD(???): EX-CLASS (CAN BE ABSORBED)]
"...."
"don't tell me..."
[CHAOS GOD'S CRYTAL(BLL CIPHER): EX-CLASS (CAN BE ABSORBED)]
I grinned, looking at the two cosmic items...
Then it became a frown.
"...None of them show how to absorb them."
I rubbed my forehead in frustration.
"I swear, At this point i am getting trolled by both of them...."
Still tired, I stood up and headed to bed.
"...I'll think of this drama tomorrow. Right now, I need to shut down my engine..."