Kumi and Nika join the party

I then changed the scene to the lobby of the hotel Nika was staying at. Nika darted her head around in fear as she slowly realized we were actually in the real lobby.

“Hey Nika! Why are you lying on the floor like that!?”

The voice belonged to her younger triplet sister Miku, who was better know by her alias, Kumi. She was a popular streamer and the youngest of the Futakawa triplet sisters. Nika was the middle child, while the eldest was Kazumi.

In contrast to Nika, Kumi was far more wild, dank, and edgy.  Their appearances should be all you need to see that they are opposites despite being identical triplets. While Nika had undyed pink hair styled in a formal bob, Kumi had grown her hair out down to her ankles and dyed it, along with her eyebrows purple and green. Nika dressed more formally while Kumi dressed more casully. Kumi’s teeth had also been modified to be pointier and cuter, while Nika kept her natural fang. To think they were practically the same person 3 years ago. Nika stuttered in confusion as Kumi helped her up.

“You look like you’ve seen some crazy shit. Tell me the deets sis.”

“Miku, I got kidnapped by a sand jackal and saved by the dark dragon! ___!”

“Just thought I’d help you out with the explanation.” I stated.

“That sounds epic as hell! Did you record it!?”

“Wait!? Don’t you see the dark dragon STANDING RIGHT HERE!?”

Nika pointed frantically at me as I watched Kumi’s confused expression.

“Nope! Maybe it’s a ghost or a stand.”

I decided to stop teasing Nika and revealed myself to Kumi.  She gasped as she stared at me.

“YO! It’s Muramasa Jouzu! THE Muramasa Jouzu! He’s a super malevolent dark dragon that kicks ass and destroys everything! W Would you be my boyfriend?”

“Hell Yeah!”

Nika looked at me with both disgust and fear.

 I did technically make it so that Kumi would fall in love with me. Nika will too eventually. You see, this was my world, or to be more specific, my number one universe. I had some other multiverses running on the side, but this was the one where I decided to have my fun. Plus, it was also the one all my enemies were targeting the most.

“YO Kumi! Wanna join me and Nika on a fun, thrilling, and dangerous adventure?” I asked.

“You bet! I’m down hardcore for that kind of shit!”

Nika facepalmed as I GENTLY patted her head. I really did have to be gentle. Had I applied anymore force, her head would have shattered to pieces. I’d rather avoid having to restore her skull each and every time I accidentally use too much force, so I decided to be gentle from the get-go. As long as she doesn’t forcefully bash her head into my body, she’s good. After I sent her the message, she slowly ducked down as I gently took my hand off her head.

“Don’t worry Nika, you’ll get a happy ending when I achieve my goal. You’re looking for your mother, right? Well, I know where she is, but you’ll have to come with me if you want to save her.”

“You’re not the one that took her are you!?”

“Sadly, she’s being pursued by of one of my enemies. If you want to save her, you need to level up.”

“Wait! Are you saying we can get superpowers?” Kumi asked with excitement in her eyes.

“YES!”

I then granted Kumi and Nika their powers.

“Sweet, what’s the power scaling like?” asked Kumi

“Glad you asked.  How powerful you are depends on what plane of existence you are on. You can’t even hurt those on a higher plane than you.”

“Like in a game where you deal no damage to high-level bosses when your low-leveled.”

“Correct! And just like in a game, you can ascend to a higher plane of existence. The best part is you never get demoted to a lower plane ever again. However, there is only one plane of existence you can ascend to. The two planes are mortal and omnipotent. When I say omnipotent, I truly mean omnipotent. All the multiple versions of you from different universes and realities merge into one. Though this also means that if you cease to exist, all of you cease to exist as you are all one being.”

“Whoa hold on! What are you talking about? This is way too confusing. So where are we now that we have “powers”?” Nika asked in confusion.

“Good, you’re starting to get into it. You are still on the mortal tier of existence. On each plane of existence, there are sub-tiers. The easiest example is those without powers, and those that have them. Just like a game, you level up and become capable of taking down the top tiers. Think of the Omni plane like new game plus, but with higher levels. Ascending to the Omni tier will not be happening for a long time if at all for you two. So, ready to set off on your adventure?”

“Hold on! What plane are YOU on?” Nika asked.

I guess I should come clean, there are actually THREE planes of existence. Mortal, Omnipotent, and Omnipotent Deity. I’ll use chess as an example. The board is existence, the pawns are mortals, while the knight, bishop, rook, and queen are Omnipotent. The king is our ideal reality that we strive to achieve. As for Omni Deities, WE ARE the ones moving the pieces, the players all vying for the throne of the highest most powerful being in all of existence. The reason none can ascend to that plane is because me and the other Omni Deities, will not grant the necessary power to an Omni in order to ascend, or to be more accurate, I destroyed the knowledge necessary to ascend. Therefore, I and maybe two or three of the other high tier Omni Deities are capable of granting the knowledge to ascend. As for how I ascended to Omni Deity; Hard work, insanity, and my hatred for some of the other Omni Deities. My unique power of destroying EVERYTHING but myself is probably the thing that carried me the most, though I could not have attained that power without the three aforementioned reasons. Now that we’ve got the power system and power scaling out of the way, time to answer Nika’s question.

“I’m on the highest OP plane of existence.”

“That’s Muramasa Jouzu for you,” exclaimed Kumi.

“If you join my crew, you’re free to call me by my first name. Jouzu or Jouzu-kun is fine. Jouzu-dono, Jouzu-san, and Jouzu-sama are good as well, though I prefer the first two.”

{Jouzu Muramasa is my name, but I prefer it when everyone addresses me by my surname first. Muramasa Jouzu rolls off the tongue better and sounds cooler.}

“Ugh, fine! We’ll join you and play your little game,” Nika grumbled.

“Yay! Now I’m Jouzu’s girlfriend. Oh, and Jouzu, just so you know I’m pro harem so feel free to bring some more ladies into the harem.” Kumi giggled.

“MIKU! Ugh, why did this happen to me!?”

“I’ll see you tonight for the carnival. Enjoy yourselves until then. Don’t worry about goons like Jackal. If any more of those uninvited guests show up, I’ll take care of them. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”

Nika grumbled as Kumi jumped with joy unaware of the level-up event I had planned for them.