Overlord: The Path of Sin

Anomaly

A moment passed. Two moments passed. Lucian stared at his screen as not tens but hundreds of notifications flooded his vision.

Lucian found himself surrounded by numerous notifications, each providing him with a broader range of abilities and explanations for them.

"Just what the hell happened?" Lucian wondered aloud as he examined his new console.

His vision was different now. It had transformed from the previous golden and white interface to a black and neon green one.

He glanced at his menus and was shocked to find that certain options were no longer available.

"The [Friends], [Party], [Customization], [Community], [Cash Shop], and [Chat] functions are all gone?"

"What?! I can't even buy Cash Shop items now?!" Lucian shouted in frustration, realizing he couldn't access his beloved Cash Shop, which had been his go-to for in-game purchases.

"Guess I'll have to ask Mei Mei to buy stuff for me now," Lucian said with a sigh. He then noticed something extraordinary about his avatar.

"Wow!" he exclaimed as he examined his left hand. It appeared pitch black with neon green light nerves visibly swirling in and out, forming intricate patterns on his palms and hands, as if they were made of data. It was only when he pulled up his profile that he realized the full extent of his new avatar's transformation.

Lucian's avatar appeared before him, and his eyes widened in awe. He now possessed striking silver-gray hair that flowed wildly down his back. His face was more beautiful than the previous Sin Luxuria, almost as if it was wasted on him. His eyes, a hypnotizing green, resembled swirling stars within a galaxy. His left hand was entirely covered in black, with neon green veins and data visibly pulsating beneath. His right arm was similar but with patches of milky white skin. His entire body was encased in a form-fitting bodysuit of the deepest black, with a central opening that resembled an eye.

Inside this "eye," a pattern emerged, blending seamlessly with neon green and black, creating an illusion of an ever-watchful eye.

There was no trace of Lucian's previous armor or gear; this was a transformation beyond his wildest expectations.

"This is cool... I really did break the game after all," Lucian laughed out loud as he examined his visible interface.

He was eager to check his stats, but before doing so, he had something else to investigate. Lucian promptly accessed his inventory options and examined his character profile, specifically the section for body gear. He noticed that all the options for equipping gear were grayed out, and when he attempted to select them, they were marked as unavailable.

"Well, that's troubling," Lucian remarked as he glanced around. He wondered if his weapons were still nearby and, fortunately, found them lying right next to him on the bed.

"Thank goodness I didn't want to 'ask' another world champion for their gear," Lucian mused. However, when he tried to pick up his staff and scythe, he encountered yet another obstacle.

[Your «Binary Armament» has overridden the «Armament Authority»]

[You can't hold a «Gear»]

Frustrated by his inability to access his inventory, Lucian exclaimed, "Well... fuck!" He attempted to use the function that would normally add nearby weapons to his inventory, but he was met with yet another unavailable option.

Feeling stuck, Lucian concluded, "Well, I'm screwed. I need to call Mei Mei; she can add it to her inventory so that I can use it later after I maybe level up or ask Suzune for help." He refused to continue playing the game without the ability to equip anything and knew he needed to have a conversation with Suzune.