Dimensional Sovereign Chapter 1:

Prologue

A tremendous power came to me one day .  

A small one pyeong goshiwon . (Pyeong= A Korean unit of measurement .  Goshiwon= small accommodation . Generally a cheap place for long term students to prepare for exams . ) 

A strange and broken body was found under the bed of my goshiwon .  

It changed my life .  

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Chapter 1: Meeting the Corpse Under the Bed

That day, I came back from my part time job and lay down on the small bed in my goshiwon .

How long was I asleep? 

Hwiiiing – 

A cold wind blew out of nowhere .  

It wasn’t coming from my window, but underneath my bed .  

“Why is cold wind coming from the bottom?” 

Surely someone didn’t drill a hole into the floor of my room .  I had a strange feeling and looked below the mattress .  

“Heok!” 

A close up view of a dead body! 

I must have seen wrong .  

“Why are you so surprised? Is this your first time seeing a corpse?” 

The sunken eyes in the corpse flashed .  

Unbelievable! A corpse was talking? 

This was a dream! I thought it was a nightmare .  

“Listen carefully . I don’t know why, but the distant ‘Hwanmong’ dimension has chosen to grant you a power . ” (Hwanmong=empty dreams) 

“Rather, who are you…?” 

A corpse? Or a ghost? 

However, the corpse ignored me and continued talking .  

“Of course, you can refuse this power . Then the power of Hwanmong will leave and go to someone else . Do you refuse?” 

At that moment, I fell into confusion .  

A terrible corpse was saying this, so how could I accept such a bizarre situation?  In addition, the corpse didn’t even tell me what the power of Hwanmong was .  

“Answer . If you don’t reply then I will assume you have rejected it . ” 

The corpse started to fade like it was disappearing .  

In fact, I wanted it to disappear but I also wanted to hear more .  

I was curious about the power of Hwanmong .  

“What is the power of Hwanmong?” 

The corpse gave a slight grin and appeared again .  

“It is the purification of black magic . ” 

“B-black magic?” 

Black magic was something commonly seen in fantasy novels .  A devil’s magic or a dark magic gained through a contract with demons! 

That was black magic .  Those who used black magic would inevitably disappear to become the prey of the devil .  

I didn’t want such an unhappy fate .  

‘I will never choose it!’ 

Even if this was a dream, there was no way I could accept the corpse’s offer .  But the corpse seemed to read my thoughts and gave a bizarre smile .  

“Keuk! You seem to be misunderstanding something . The power of Hwanmong is not what you are thinking . It is an independent power that has nothing to do with the devil . You can simply choose it . ”

“Choose?” 

“That’s right . Of course, there will be a price for that choice . ” 

“A price?” 

“I will tell you what it is . ” 

The eyes of the corpse flashed and a strange dice appeared in the air .  

A pentagonal dodecahedron dice with information on each side! Each pentagon was filled with unknown patterns .  

“Throw it . Throw the dice and you will find the power . ”

Such a thing? 

I threw the dice on the floor .  

Tok! Toruruk…! 

The dice stopped rolling .  

But the dice blurred and a large coin appeared instead .  

What was this coin? 

I looked at the coin and saw the word ‘Management’ written on the front .  

The corpse twisted its body and laughed .  

“Management! You must be pretty desperate for money . Although it is understandable considering this cramped room . ” 

“What does this mean?” 

“It is literal . Right now, what you need most is money . An enormous amount of money! In other words, your heart is filled with desire to make a lot of money . ” 

“……!” 

I couldn’t deny the corpse’s words .  

It was obvious .  

Honestly, was there anyone who disliked money?  Especially someone like me who was stuck on the bottom in life .  

“In other words, this power isn’t given by chance . You have to eagerly desire to achieve it . You can become rich through this power . ” 

Become rich! Just hearing those words made me feel better .  

“Now only your choice is left . If you refuse then your memories will be erased and the power of Hwanmong won’t come to find you again . ” 

Gulp! 

I was struggling .  

This situation was obviously a dream .  I would be naive to accept it as reality .  

Still, the power to earn an enormous amount of money! 

I was strangely attracted .  Who wouldn’t want to have a lot of money in this world? I couldn’t carelessly refuse even if it was the temptation of the devil .  

I looked at the corpse and suddenly asked .  

“If I select it, the price… I would like to know what it is . ” 

The corpse gave a strange smile and said .  

“In return, you must complete 100 missions that will be given in the future . ” 

“100 missions?” 

“Yes . You will be free if you fulfill all of them . Of course, the power you are given won’t disappear after that . ” 

“Can I ask about the type of missions?” 

“I don’t know . Because the final purpose for the missions is different for each person . ” 

“The final purpose?” 

“That is probably the reason why the power of Hwanmong chose you . ” 

“There was a reason?” 

“Of course . Perform the missions if you want to know it . Everything will be revealed in the missions . ” 

The corpse’s answer rang through my mind .  Everything would be revealed through the missions! 

“Now, your decision . Will you embrace a new destiny? Or do you refuse?” 

The decision was already made .  Even if this was reality instead of a dream, my choice would still be the same .  

“Embrace my new destiny . ” 

“Good decision . ” 

At that moment, the word ‘War’ appeared on the empty side of the coin .  

Eerie red letters! 

The corpse gave a strange smile .  

“Kukukuk! Don’t be surprised . Management is war! In the end, everything is war . You just have to win, but everything will be lost if you are defeated . In particular, defeat in the world of Hwanmong means certain death . ” 

The coin I was clutching in my hands disappeared .  

The corpse continued .  

“Management, war! Unconditional victory! If you don’t want to become a corpse like me, beholden to the power of Hwanmong, then listen to my words today and don’t ever forget…” 

He said and gradually dispersed .  

He turned into a powder so fine that no traces were left behind .

Then he was gone .  

At the same time, words appeared in front of my eyes .  

 

Mission 1 

-Gather black magic and open the door to Hwanmong .  

-Compensation: Reconstruction of the flesh 

 

It was none other than the first mission .  

Of course, I thought this was still just a dream .