It was a Black Panther, but the size of a giant to see clearly, it was about 13 meters tall, standing on clouds beneath its feet.
Its skin shimmered with a strange energy and its eyes were deep purple, and its two fangs were long and razor-sharp.
The most noticeable feature however was its body, which was covered in markings that looked like lightning tattoos.
"How can a lowly human like you inherit one of my skills?" it said, staring at him with a cold piercing gaze.
Its aura was so overwhelming that Alexander felt like kneeling and dying on the spot. But just as quickly it descended, the aura vanished as a giant eye appeared in the sky above.
[Plundered]
Then the Black Panther was wrapped in red chains, as if its entire being was being stripped away by some strange power.
"What is this? How can this kind of power exist in this realm? Kid who are you, and how do you possess this ability?" the Black Panther roared.
Even though this was just its residual soul, it still carried half of its power from its peak. Yet the fact that it could do nothing left it terrified.
Alexander on the other hand looked at the eye and wandered what is that, even he does not know.
"Is that Plunderer?"
He wondered as the eye in the sky disappeared, leaving just him and the Black Panther. The beast was completely wrapped in chains with weird engraving and could not move.
"After living for eons, this is the first time I have felt so helpless. Even so, I am already dead so it no longer matters," it said, staring at him with a look of amazement.
Seeing the expression of approval on the face of the once-arrogant godly being, Alexander was surprised by the sudden change in its demeanor.
"Kid, your power is ridiculously heavenly-defying. If those old monsters discovered this, they would do anything to investigate it. Right now, I feel something inside me slowly disappearing, and it is actually one of my Godly Skills," it said, his tone filled with amazement.
Like it doesn't care about one of its core skills disappearing at all.
Alexander was surprised to see such a friendly demeanor from the beast, even though it had been reduced to this state.
"Forgive me senior. I only decided to use my skill to extract your power from what's left in the Lightning Rune. I did not expect it to end up like this," he said his expression full of apology.
"Don't mention it. Actually I'm very happy right now, earlier I just wanted to show off and scare you. I never expected you to steal my limelight," it said, then laughed making the whole space tremble.
"Kid, what I regret the most is that I have no descendants. I was born from the Black Legion Clan, but when disaster struck, it wiped out my entire clan leaving me alone to fend for myself. Years passed, and after becoming a god, I decided to find a beast to mate with so I could have my own heir. But who would have thought those vermins would come and cause a purge across all the realms?" it said, showing a ferocity that sharply contrasted its earlier friendly attitude.
Then it took a deep sigh as it looked at him, "So back to the topic kid, I really have to thank you. If it weren't for your strange skill, my powers would have been lost to time. At least now, I have my own heir to continue my legacy."
"But since you only have one rune, that means you can only gain one of my abilities, called 'Stormbreaker.' It is one of my core skills that helped me a lot like escaping countless times even when my enemies were a whole realm above me,"
"So as my inheritor, cultivate and learn it well since this will help you in tough times, and I'm not bragging just so you know," it said with pride.
Alexander just bowed his head and nodded with a serious look, "I will senior,"
"That's great, that's great, is there anything that you wanted to ask?" it said looking at him.
Given the opportunity to ask a question, Alexander opened his mouth to voice the one that had been bothering him.
"Senior how is it possible for you to die even though you were already a god? Were those demons that strong?" he asked.
The Black Panther's face showed horror as it prepared to answer, but when it felt its entire being starting to dissipate, it could only reply fast.
"I have no more time left, if you ever encountered any demon don't engage and run, run as fast as you can, until you met those person then that will be the time when you are rea-" it did not finished his words as it said his words like a bullet.
Since it truly had no time left, it finally disappeared. Slowly Alexander woke up, and the first thing he saw was the panel.
...
You have acquired: Stormbreaker | AGL+ | VIT+ | STR+
...
Then he felt his strength, which was already very powerful, increase by about ten times. Even his speed jumped explosively to a new level.
He realized that with just his base speed alone, he could reach about 300 m/s. And this was without any boost yet, but it didn't end there.
[Skill: Stormbreaker
Effects: It can increase speed by over 200% and make damage 100% more effective. It also has a unique burning and paralyzing effect that can corrode any opponent until they die]
"Holy shit," he screamed in his mind.
Completely amazed by this overpowered skill. It increased his speed by over 200% and his damage by 100%, with an insane burning and paralyzing effect.
"With this I can roam the entire grassy plains freely without any fear. Hahaha!" he laughed, excited for the night to come.
Alexander then turned around, but the moment he did, he was shocked when he saw himself in the mirror.
Short hair, a perfectly chiseled face showing signs like he had undergoes many wars even though he didn't, still it lacks the aura of someone truly dominant.
His big belly transformed into a well-built body with eight-pack abs and a very lean frame, immediately caught his attention.
Even his height had grown to about six feet.
This left him speechless, as his looks alone could strike any woman.
"Damn, I'm even more handsome than my past self," he groaned inwardly.
Then he remembered something and called out to the system, "System, can you tell me about the War of the Gods and those demons?"
His mind was filled with curiosity because of the cliffhanger, so he decided to ask the system thinking it might have some information.
[Level too low]
[Access Denied]
The system replied in a low mechanical voice, leaving him stunned.
"What do you mean access denied? Weren't you working normally before?" he said, his tone filled with irritation.
[Sorry Host. The information you requested is classified as Gold. Your current status is Bronze, which only grants limited access.]
"But you were working before telling me about the pill and even the origin of that godly being from millions of years ago, which is truly historic. Why isn't this information about the war considered much more important than that?" he asked with a bewildered look.
[Because the battle was lost in the records, while the Black Thunder God is preserved in the legends. Bronze level access only allows you to view what is recorded in the legends]
Hearing the system's logical explanation, he could only give in and focus on something else. For the whole morning, his mind was wrapped up in one thought.
He wondered how he could explain this to his parents. After all, who would believe that a once-fatty child had suddenly become a handsome man?
By the afternoon, he was still lost in his own thoughts when the door opened, revealing a pair of figures.
It was his mother and father, and when they saw the person lying on the bed they were completely dumbfounded.