Chapter 134: What the Hell?

The black cube was in an ominous aura that made Alex slightly hesitate. He had no idea what it was or what it could do but the aura made him feel some fear. Alex shook his head and decided to trust the man behind this and walked towards the cube. 'He told me that I won so I don't think that he'll be testing me again… I just need to go forward while being ready for any surprise attacks.' Alex steadied himself as he stood before the cube. 

Taking a deep breath, Alex put his hands forward, pushing towards the cube. 'What the hell?' He thought as he noticed that the cube felt gooey. Alex's entire hand was inside of the cube and it looked like he couldn't escape from its grasp. Alex tried pulling some more but it felt like his own arm would tear off if he put more pressure. Alex gave in and stopped pulling. However, He felt slightly more sacred as he watched as his shoulders went inside of the cube. Slowly, Alex felt like he was being swallowed but the cube. Every second, his entire body was being absorbed by the cube. 

By this point, Alex couldn't even think. The cube sat in the ominous room in silence. An unknown amount of time passed, there was no movement. There were no sighs of Alex anywhere. It truly seemed like Alex was eaten by the black cube. A small chuckle came from the back of the room. A tall thin man walked towards the cube. He smiled as he looked at it, "It seems like I'm finally free… So much time has passed for me… But It seems like quite a while has also passed for your child. Don't worry, Once I enter the cube, You will be the new master." He seemed to be extremely happy. 

The man laughed as he jumped into the cube. After some time, It seemed like the cube was bloating, and the shape also seemed to be changing. Slowly, The cube was no longer a cube, It was transforming into the shape of a person. After another unknown amount of time, The cube was no longer. A man lied where the cube was. He had a dark red robe on, His hair was long and black. He stood up and looked around, extremely surprised by what was happening. "What the hell happened to me?" The man's eyes were red. 

"I just entered the cube but after that, It was nothing. It just felt like a second passed before the cube spit me out but I had this long hair and this weird robe…" Alex looked under the heavy robe and saw that his clothes were different as well. He was in a black, almost non reflective suit. Everything was dark and no amount of light seemed to affect his clothes. The man was precisely Alex, He seemed to have transformed once again, But didn't know what was happening this time. 

Alex walked forward, the room that he was initially in seemed to have changed. There was a huge door at the end of it. Alex walked towards the door but he paused for a second and looked at his entire getup. "There must be something different, right?" He wanted to know what else changed. By now, Alex only saw that his hair was long and that he had grown a beard as well but he wanted to know if anything else was different. 

Alex tried to bring up his system but it didn't come up. Slightly surprised, Alex tried to open the system again and again but no response. It seemed like he couldn't use the system again. "Child, Calm down." A voice made Alex flinch. He looked around but nothing. Alex thought back to the voice and spoke, "what did you do to me? Did I get the weapon? Why is my power missing?" He had many questions. 

The old man laughed and appeared in front of Alex. He was also in a black robe but this time, It seemed like he had something hidden on his back under the robe. "Child, I am the weapon you speak of… Well, It's a long story and that would bore you so just accept me as the weapon… For your other question, Once you absorb the cube, the Blessed abilities also merge with it… The cube itself wasn't the weapon, but a form of power-up for you… Now, everything will be slightly different but more simple for you. You haven't lost anything… Think of it as someone else is managing it for you and that any new changes to this system will be covered… You will only have to focus on what you need and you will get it… In terms I think you will understand, That graphics many you had will be in your brain now instead of choosing the items and abilities as you did before, you just think of it and it will be applied…" 

The man smiled, "This change was by chance and I had to hand in it… I've already attached myself to you so I know everything about you… And that's why I want to say, congratulations, You're an A rank now… Not a big accomplishment when you look at it from our eyes but in this world, You have become among the powerful ones…" 

Alex's jaw dropped. He had just a huge shock. Even before he was able to fully process what he heard about his abilities, The old man said that he knew everything and that he had attached himself to Alex.

Alex scratched his head and smiled, processing everything together. The old man continued to smile and waits for Alex, "Though, I do think we should be going now, you can already guess how much time has passed looking at your own beard and hair. I'm sure that woman must be worried sick about her precious Alex." He laughed as his body turns into a small black sphere and entered Alex.

Alex sighs and takes off his robe. "It's already hot, I don't want to die in heat…" He thinks about putting the robe in his inventory, and to his surprise, it happens instantly. The robe in Alex's hands disappeared. Alex smiled and walked towards the door. 

"Hmm, This won't do, Wait a few seconds." The old Man's voice echoed in Alex's mind as Alex felt a tug in his hair. He felt his hair and realized that The old man tied up Alex's hair. "Kid, You need to look good as well, don't you?"