Chapter 1 - Talking with the Creator (Patreon)

Gaia woke up in an unfamiliar and overly bright room. The light was so bright that it could easily pierce her eyelids.

She was unaware of what was happening, but she knew that she just wanted to rest.

After a stressful day of work and dogs chasing her, both in reality and in her dreams, she just wanted to keep lying and sleep some more...

Fortunately, she was already used to sleeping in bright environments, so this was not an issue for her.

Cough

Just then, someone near her coughed, but Gaia chose to ignore it.

'Yeah, it's nice and calm here. I can definitely rest here.' Gaia thought.

Cough Cough

'...' Gaia ignored that obvious coughing, since this place was nice and warm. Perfect place for rest.

Cough Cough Cough

'... They are doing it on purpose, right?' Gaia thought as her sleepy self couldn't think of anything else.

"Yes." The gentle and soothing voice replied.

'Quite the nice voice, I will be able to sleep peacefully.' Gaia thought that if that voice would tell her some story, she would be able to sleep immediately.

"That would trouble me..." The gentle voice sounded flustered.

Gaia didn't mind, since she was already used to those words.

"Allow me to introduce myself~" The gentle voice hummed happily.

Gaia thought that it was quite a charming and feminine voice, but she would not skip her sleep. Introductions would always take a long time, so she had plenty of time to rest.

"..." The voice didn't speak to her at all for some reason.

-----

She... was greatly troubled.

She might've been the Creator of all, but that didn't mean she was able to solve everything.

The Creator was able to finally find 'her', but her Soul was too worn out. At this rate, she might even lose her forever!

Her little Gaia could only think of sleeping and was unable to bring forth any motivation.

'I'm greatly troubled, but I don't know how to solve this issue. The Worlds that I oversee are not peaceful, and while I could send her into the peaceful era... that has its own pile of issues.' The Creator was greatly troubled. She didn't know what to do...

"I'm the Creator of another World. You can call me ####." The Creator was happy that she finally found her, but... 'Ah, damn. It got censored.'

"You can call me whatever you want, since I won't be able to tell you my name." The Creator sighed in frustration. 'I know I put this system in place, so that Human Soul would not bother me, but thanks to that, I can't converse with 'her'.' She groaned unhappily.

"Ah, but I'm a female, so don't give me any male names, alright?" The Creator would be greatly flustered if Gaia would pick a male's name.

The small, battered Soul didn't move much. It didn't seem like Gaia was interested at all.

'It seems I will have to tell her the name of the World I'm most proud of.' The Creator nodded her head gently.

"I rule over many Worlds, but I especially created the World of Crystallum." The Creator spoke proudly, since that World was loved by many.

The Soul quivered. It seemed like she got her attention now, but she should wait a bit more before pushing. It would be bad if Gaia was startled.

Gaia's Soul squirmed and spoke softly. "Crystallum?"

"Yes." The Creator felt joy that Gaia didn't forget that part. She wanted to continue, but she noticed that Gaia had some unease in her voice.

"Like that game; Crystallum: Pandemonium?" Gaia's Soul spoke gently, but the Creator could feel her frowning.

'It's unfortunate that there can't be bodies in this realm. She is just a small piece of Soul, a tiny light drifting in endless darkness.' The Creator wished to hug her, but it was just impossible...

"The what?" The Creator tilted her head gently. 'I have never heard about that...'

Little Gaia's Soul almost went to sleep again, but fortunately, she was able to squeeze a few more words out.

"Then; Crystallum: The Nine Hells?" Gaia's Soul spoke again, but the Creator was unfamiliar with those titles.

"Just Crystallum." The Creator sighed softly. 'Did someone try to copy my World and make it into some kind of sequel? I know that they like to 'remake' things, but isn't this going a bit too far? I'm still the Creator, you know?!' She protested, but it was not like anyone else was in there.

Gaia's Soul greatly stirred. It felt like she was looking at her, but that was impossible, Mortal Souls couldn't perceive the Creator. At most, they will see an endless ocean of clouds.

"Crystallum." Gaia's Soul spoke gently, her voice quivering.

The Creator could feel happiness radiating from it. 'It's quite blinding, did she always like it this much?'

"Yes. That is the name of my World and the game I created." The Creator spoke happily. She could see her Soul trying to mend itself.

"Not the remake, right?" Gaia's Soul spoke in a worried tone.

"Remake?" The Creator tilted her head again. 'It's fortunate that she can't see me like this or she might scold me.' Gaia had the tendency to scold anyone who was tilting their heads with words: It's bad for your neck.

"Remake from ####. Whoa! It got censored! That's amazing!" Gaia's Soul shook with happiness, maybe a little too much.

"Calm down!" The Creator yelped in distress. 'At this rate, her Soul might dissipate. I need to prevent that!'

"How can I calm down?! I always dreamed about being able to live in that world!" Gaia's Soul shook even more, while the Creator was blushing.

'It makes me incredibly happy that 'she' likes the World that I created.' The Creator was happy to find 'her' before it was too late.

"How did you even manage to get in here?" The Creator forcefully changed the topic, so that 'she' would not dissolve.

"Oh- I..." Gaia's Soul was silent, like she didn't want to say how she got in there.

"What's wrong?" The Creator played the innocent card, even though she already knew what happened. Unfortunately, this was an important part of mending her Soul.

"I..." Gaia's Soul told the Creator how she ended up like this.

...

Gaia's Soul was breaking right in front of her eyes.

'Dammit, I need to fix this!' The Creator didn't expect such a severe reaction. "What did you like about Crystallum the most?" She once again forcibly changed the topic, but Gaia would be unable to perceive this as her Soul was in bad shape.

"The Class System. Hehe~" Gaia's Soul laughed with glee. "It's so fun to break it and just twist the reality with it~" She giggled sweetly in front of the Creator, like a small child, but she was already in her mid-40s.

"What about races and other things?" While the Creator was happy she liked the system, something inside her was unhappy that she liked just that.

"I like the Demi-Humans, most of them are cute. Not the Elves though. Those prideful assholes can go fuck the trees or something!" Since her Soul was so broken, she would have quite the mood swings, but this was still beyond the Creator's expectations.

"But they are a lovable bunch, they even look lovely!" The Creator tried to defend her creations.

"As long as you are not a Dark Elf or a Dwarf." Gaia's Soul shrugged, making fun of her statement.

The Creator pouted, not liking the fact that she couldn't retort her so easily, but this was also a good thing. It meant that her Soul stabilised enough that the Creator could let her descend into her World.

"Since you will now isekai into my World. Do you have any wishes? Divine Blessings or anything that you would like to have?" The Creator would indulge her as much as possible.

"Hmmmmm..." The small Gaia's Soul was thinking hard in front of her.

"I definitely don't want to be loved by animals." Gaia's Soul nodded like she was sure.

Unfortunately, the Creator had different ideas about that. 'I will just hide it, that trait is too lovely to be removed.'

"I also want a body similar to what I had previously." Gaia's Soul kept making demands, but changing them slightly so that she wouldn't end up fat.

"She can't be above level 1 or if she is, I want to have the 'Oblivion Potion'." Gaia's Soul believed that it was possible.

'She really wants to go with that path...' The Creator narrowed her eyes. 'This will be so much fun to watch~.' She hummed happily.

"Because of the [Jack of All Trades] right?" The Creator smiled gently. 'It seems like she would like to invade Heaven and Hell.'

"Yeah. It's really fun mixing different jobs together and getting different results." Gaia's Soul spoke frankly.

"What about Divine Blessings and Equipment?" The Creator asked gently. 'Her' Soul was quite stable now.

"Nameless Deity, I don't need equipment since I like harder starts, but don't make it too hard, like placing me into frontier villages!" Gaia demanded the latter part. It was important to be in a somewhat peaceful starting town in order to earn [Jack of All Trades].

"W-why the Nameless Deity?" The Creator's voice quivered. 'Was I not enough for her?'

"Because I finally want to beat that bastard up! It's so hard to summon him, so I will just use Gods' Descend for it!" Gaia smirked.

The Creator breathed a sigh of relief. 'It seems like she didn't like him, that's good! While some Gods had more partners, certain things were still a no-no!'

"I'm guessing you also want to use the Language of Gods?" The Creator tilted her head gently.

"I still remember it, but I don't know how to pronounce it." Gaia sighed with some distress.

"You just need the correct spelling of that word and everything will work." The Creator giggled to herself.

"Isn't that kind of dangerous?" Gaia was quite concerned.

"It's a special service from me, it's only natural that others would not be able to do this." The Creator pouted inside her mind.

'While I like Mortals challenging us. I don't like it enough that I would willingly invite trouble for myself. It's enough that 'Mortals' come in here once in a while, but I really can't stand their arrogance...' The Creator was concerned about that part, since Humans were too arrogant and would disturb the balance.

"Anything else?" The Creator smiled to herself. 'This would allow Gaia to visit me later, without calling other Gods for help.' She nodded to herself happily. While her children were somewhat nice, they were likewise quite arrogant.

'Well...' The Creator narrowed her eyes with glee. 'If Gaia is down there, they will understand my pain of not being able to control everything.' With a devilish plan in mind, she paid more attention to Gaia.

"I will definitely need a Gold Coin, for starting location- Where will I be located?" Gaia paused and asked her.

"There are a few locations. There is one in a small and peaceful village. She died because of the intense shock of being cheated by a Fiancée." The Creator smiled.

"Denied. I don't want to be a noble." Gaia shrugged.

"... How did you-?" The Creator couldn't help, but ask. 'Was it that obvious that the little one was a noble?'

"Most commoners would just beat up their Fiancées, because there were no laws about marriage or couple violence." Gaia shrugged.

'What a cute little biscuit~.' The Creator didn't really want to descend her, but her Soul needed more mending.

"So that leaves nobles that can't do much to each other, otherwise they would be hanged by the opposing family. There is also a case where that can be discarded if that family is too powerful, but eh." Gaia shrugged again.

'Yup, I definitely love her.' The Creator was in sync with her, which was a wonderful thing...