Stats and evolution
It was a dark night, and silence reigned in the vast house of the Greyraths. All its inhabitants had long since fallen into a deep sleep-almost all of them. In one of the rooms, lit only by a single candle, Mephisto sat at his desk. The candle's flame fluttered slightly in the gentle night breeze that filtered through the open window. The room was shrouded in long shadows that moved almost vividly in the flickering light. Mephisto had a thoughtful look on his face, as if his mind was weighed down by a complex question that he still couldn't find an answer to.
"It's been almost a year since I dealt with Hitogami and Laplace... So what now?" He muttered softly into the emptiness of the room.
Despite the seeming melancholy that accompanied his words, a smile appeared on his face. It wasn't as carefree and lewd as his brother's smile instead had something strange about it, something both unpredictable and unsettling. Perhaps it was a trace of the power Mephisto had gained during that time, or simply a reflection of the thoughts that were going through his mind right now. Suddenly, an idea was born in his mind that was as brilliant as it was dangerous.
"Rachel... what would happen if I deliberately triggered evolution?" He uttered slowly, choosing his words carefully. "Would that help me? After all, I've devoured two gods and my abilities have long since transcended the boundaries of the human species. I'm still originally human, but I also fall into the Demon Slime category due to my abilities. Couldn't I also strengthen my physical race through evolution?"
A calm yet mechanically precise voice echoed in the room.
Mephisto's smile widened, his expression became even more terrifying. "Rachel, please show me my abilities and general information," he ordered without hesitation.
The moment that sentence left his mouth, a golden screen appeared before him. Lines of text began to appear on its surface, filling in a summary of his stats and abilities:
[Name: Mephistopheles Greyrat]
[Age: 3 ???]
[Race: Human, ???]
[Titles: Death Incarnate, He Who Outwits Fate, Shadowlord, God of the Void, Great Demon Lord, ???]
---Abilities---
[The existence of Rimuru Tempest and Yogiri Takata - this ability gives you all the skills and powers that the original versions possessed at their strongest moment.]
[Shadow Monarch - As the new Shadow Monarch, you possess the previous armies and all abilities associated with this title and this power.]
[Laplace's Divinity - After devouring Laplace, you have gained his complete divinity, including all of his abilities].
[Hitogami's divinity - After devouring Hitogami, you have gained his complete divinity, including all his abilities.]
[Rachel's Absolute Power System - After combining the Fate System, the Infinite Growth System, and Azathoth's ability, the most powerful system of all time was created, granting its bearer absolute power over time.]
[Demon God Heroic Seal Creation/Destruction/Manipulation - This ability allows you to capture any being associated with demonic energy.]
Mephisto looked over his list of abilities with quiet thought. Suddenly, something caught his attention. "I understand why my abilities are summarized, after all there would be countless... but why are there question marks next to my age, titles, and race? Is it because I'm a reincarnate and my physical race is different than my mental race?"
Mephisto squinted his eyes. "What about the titles? Why are there question marks?"
Mephisto nodded. "Alright, thank you for the explanation. Then... I'd like to take over the titles right now."
[Congratulations! You've taken the titles of Dragon God and Human God.]
As soon as he read the notification, the screen refreshed. Mephisto smiled briefly and spoke, "So now we can start the evolution. What do you think?"
Mephisto nodded, got up from the table and blew out the candle. The room was plunged into darkness. With some anticipation, he moved to the bed and spoke in a calm voice, "Rachel, begin the evolution."
[Order to evolve accepted.]
[Evolution initiated.]
[Your spiritual races have merged into one.]
[The interweaving of the mental and physical races has begun.]
[Success.]
[The process of body evolution has begun.]
At the moment of the last announcement, Mephisto fell unconscious. All mana has been drained from his body...
[..1%] [..2%] [..5%] [..18%] [..34%] [..55%] [..98%] [..99%] [100%]
[Evolution was successful!]
[A new race has been created: Paradox Primordial]
[Time skip]
It was already morning and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. There was a strange tension in the Greyrath house. Man's signature, which had remained there only the night before, had now almost vanished as if it had never existed. On the top floor of the house, in Mephisto's room, a small boy with white hair lay on the bed. Suddenly he jerked violently and opened his eyes in surprise. In one fluid movement he sat up and looked around him.
"How long have I been asleep?" He uttered half aloud, still confused by the previous events.
"Oh, well... you don't have to tell me the exact time, but thanks," he replied with a slight smile. "So... how's the progress? What's changed? What is my new race? Has my visual appearance changed?"
„Až tak? Hm… děkuji ti, Ráchel, odhadla jsi to naprosto správně! Tak jaká je tedy moje rasa? Ukaž mi prosím mou tabulku."
[Name: Mephistofeles Greyrat]
[Age: 3]
[Race: Paradox Primordial]
[Titles: Death Incarnate, He Who Outwits Fate, Shadowlord, God of the Void, Great Demon Lord, Paradox Primordial, Lord of Destiny - locked]
---Capabilities---
[The unified abilities of Paradox Primordial - as the primordial paradox, the being that is everything at once, your abilities are above everything, including omnipotent beings.]
"A primal paradox, eh? Does that mean I've already reached my peak? Can I even get stronger?" Mephisto asked as he read the new information about himself.
"You're right... but why hasn't the title still been unlocked? After all, my power is already at its peak," Mephisto wondered.
"I understand. So I should focus on other things now... I can't just use my powers to the fullest without preparation. I'll have to control them better," he said to himself as he stood up thoughtfully.
At that moment, a loud shout came from the hallway, "Mephisto! Breakfast..."
As soon as Mephisto heard the call, his face lit up with amusement. He jumped to his feet and made his way downstairs. As he did so, a thought flashed through his mind, "Any day now, Rudy will be found in the study blowing up the wall. That means that in a few months, Roxy will show up..."