Random guy with Random powers

Long ago when mankind was at the age of sword and bow, when myths merged with reality, when the forces of nature were known as magic...

And when the Gods ruled over the universe and decided of his path.

There was those who wanted to help mankind, like Athena who led them with her wisdom, Apollo who inspired them and Demeter who made their planet nice and fertile.
And there was those who wanted to make them suffer just for the fun of it, like Eris who created mayhem and havoc between humans, Ares who caused many war and Hades who provoked death and despair.

This was a dark age, an age where humanity couldn't choose his own fate, where every humans were slaves of the whims of Gods.

But strangely, one day, the gods decided to stop interfering with the destiny of mankind. Instead, they decided to sit and watch how humanity would live without them and for centuries that's what they did...until now.

Because many gods and goddess, even the most humble of them, thought that, as gods they should live in a higher dimension instead of the mortal plane, they created together a new realm called “The Great Infinite”. A great, luminous void with different planets, each being the house of god and one big central planet being a sort of neutral land where gods could discuss friendly and organize different events.

Since long ago, no events were organized, no friendly talk were did, all gods being alone in their planet minding their one job.

But one of them was tired of this loneliness and boredom, she wanted to do something fun, to create a new event that the other gods and goddess could enjoy themselves…She needed a game…

And she had just the right idea, an idea that no other gods could ever think off.

~The Great Infinite, Date unknown~

In a strange and deformed palace, a lonely lady dressed in a dark purple robe was drinking a sort of red tea with a bored expression on her face. Her red eyes in a sea of yellow stared at nothing, her long black hairs waving in a calm breeze.

She was Eris, Goddess of Chaos.
And she was freaking bored...like really freaking bored!

“*sigh* who was the stupid dude who said that immortality never get old already? Because now I know it does.”

She sigh another time, staring still at nothing like if a buffoon would pot out of the void for her entertainment.

'It's been how long since I did something interesting? Two thousand year? Maybe more, I can't even remember since I'm SOOOOOOO BORED and I can't think normally when I'm bored...Where is the fun when you need it. Ah yes, He's gone since we agree to let the mortal alone! She groaned
And for what?! TWO FREAKING THOUSAND YEARS OF BOREDOM?! THIS IS THE DUMBEST DECISION EVER MADE!!!'

She slammed the table on her side, trying to control her wrath. For some minutes she just rest here with a mad expression, then she suddenly fell in the back of her chair, sighing in resignation. She then pinch the ridge of her nose with a concentrated face.

“Think Eris think, they must be a way to have fun without interfering with mankind's affair.” She said to herself.

Then suddenly, the pieces of the puzzle fit together perfectly.

'Mankind...Not the mortal but mankind's affair...that means…'

A smile coming over her face, the goddess continue to imagine the scenario playing, all the picture respecting the law made.

“THIS…IS...PERFECT!!!” she exclaimed loudly with a smile that would make the Cheshire Cat shake.

'Now I just need to prepare all of that...and of course, tell the others, Oh this will be sooooo fun, I don't think I've got a such good idea in ages.' She thought with pride.

~Later, in the neutral planet~

The central planet was not only the biggest of all but also the prettiest, all gods and goddess participated to it's creation, merging the best of their creativity together to be sure that all of them could appreciate this place. Since the they decided to cut all contact with mankind, all of them stayed in their personal domain, letting the neutral planet (who is still unnamed) completely empty for ages. And for the first time since these ages, all gods and goddess, without exceptions, were assembled in this place.

“Heeeeeeyy Ares how you're doing bro?” Said a god with blue flames for hairs.

Ares shrugged an eyebrow when he saw the strangely cheerful god of death, Hades, approaching him with a sort of flower collar, black goggles and a strange colored shirt.

“So tell me, what incredible quest have you did since our last meeting?” Said Hades with his still strangely cheerful smile.

Ares continue to stare at him for a moment, then he pointed Hades's strange stuff with his finger.

“What's that?” He groaned.

Hades looked what he was talking about for a moment and laughed.

“Oh that! It's just a gift from a cool place I've been, you should do the same sometimes you know?”

“The only gift that I keep are the head of the defeated.”

“mmyeah but isn't it a little boring over time? I mean, I know I like collecting skulls too but you know-”

“shut your mouth Hades, you're giving me a headache, and I just want to listen what the crazy witch have to said and leave.”

“Eris? Yeah I'm curious too, but I'm sure she have a great idea, she always have a great idea.”

Ares chuckled a little when he heard that.

“Like the famous “make the undead sings spooky songs” moment?”

Hades face felled when he heard that, then he proceed to slowly put his hand on his face, an unamused groan coming from his mouth.

“Don't talk about that please, I've just managed to forget this damned song and I'm sure that if I think about it, it will haunt my dreams for a one hundred years more.”

“Eh, it was fun tough…”

“Yeah yeah let's just go listen to Eris now”.

Like all the living creatures, gods have a chief, Zeus the god of the sky, master of thunder and lightning. The god of gods was standing in the front of the scene, staring anxiously at Eris who seemed to scribe something on a notepad she was holding. Now he wouldn't consider himself someone chicken-hearten but if Eris suddenly called all the gods saying that she got the best idea of the millennium, one that would not interfere with any laws they made but still be awesome, he would indeed be worried, after all she was the goddess of Chaos, that say pretty much everything.

He just hoped that it won't be something too much horrible for mankind, the best would be that it has nothing to do with it but he hasn't a great hope on that, the worst being that she found a hole in the laws which could led all the “bad” gods to ravage earth anew.
Maybe with chance this game will take them sufficiently occupied to not try something, he don't wanted to restart all the ancient war that the laws have stopped.

“Okay that's good, now that...and this...oh yes this too! Good good I think I've got everything!” Eris muttered before turning to the audience.

'It begins' Zeus tough.

“ATTENTION TO ALL GODS AND GODDESS!!!” Eris shouted, everyone shutting themselves to listen. “First of all I want to say thanks to everyone for coming, I promise none of you is gonna be deceived!”

Zeus rise an eyebrow at that, he doesn’t know what she was planning but he surely aren't going to enjoy it.
And just like she was listening to he's tough she turned herself to face him with a big smile. He frowned.

'What is she up to?'

“What are you planning Eris?” He's brother, Poseidon, asked.

“It's very simple, everyone remember the laws which keep us from doing anything with mankind right?” She asked to the audience.

a collective nod and some growls responded to her.

“And what if that I told you...that I found a hole in these laws!” She shouted happily.

Zeus immediately grit his teeth, this was just what he doesn't wanted to happen. For a moment he was just thinking to go here and shut her mouth before she tells the gods what does she exactly found, but then, a strange tough enter his mind.

'If she found a hole in the laws, why does she tells everyone? Knowing her, she would prefer to keep it to herself so what is the big idea?'

“If you really found that, why does you tell us about it? Wouldn't you keep it a secret?” Hermes asked confusingly as Zeus was.

“But how I would make you participate to my game if you doesn't know about it?” Eris responded with her signature smile.

'Of course she planned something like that. Let's just hope this isn't too much terrible, but first of all…'

“What kind of hole in the laws have you found exactly?” he asked with a serious look, while all the other gods went silent, waiting for the answer.

Eris smiled, she was just waiting for that moment.

“Well like I say, that's very simple: the laws keep us from interfering with Mankind's affair but if we just take just one or two or even more humans it's not mankind, especially if we act secretly, that means we can do something with the mortals as long as we don't draw the attention to us!”

Zeus eyes widened at that. 'Dammit! I hadn't think of that'

“Wait wait wait! Do you mean that I could go take one human secretly, keeping my identity hidden, and I wouldn't break any laws?! Hades asked happily.

“Yup! But it's not for that I bring you here.”

“So what? Tell us already!” Ares shouted, losing his patience.

“I bring all of you here...For a game. A great marvelous game that I just imagined yesterday. I called this game, THE SUPER POWER LOTTERY!!!”

A collective “What?” responded her. Usually her games were more explicit. But now that she said she did that for a game, Zeus was a little reassure.

A little.

“Here is the concept: You know that there is other gods with their own universe but also natural universe with no gods where we can do pretty much everything we want?”

“yes but what it has to do with the game” Poseidon asked, worried as Zeus was.

“I'm getting to it. So the game is like that: I invented a magical device that gives five random superpowers to humans, the powers are limited to five but if the human choose to get less of them the probability to get a more powerful ability will increase. What we will do is simple, I created a false lottery on earth where you will choose a human and make sure that he obtain a winning ticket, then it will be taken to the device where he will gets his powers and then he will be sent to a natural universe I choose for the game. After that you just sit, watch and enjoy what happens!

Everyone stared blankly at her, not knowing what to do after hearing that. Zeus was especially annoyed, that was one stupi-

“THAT.IS.AWESOME” Hades shouted even more happily.

“Why thank you Hades, I imagine that you like the concept?” she asked with a pleased smile.

“If I like it? That's the most cool idea ever!”

“Excuse me but how watching a super powered human is fun?” Ares asked.

“Oh you see, the device will also increase a little the natural chaos of the human, which will increase his sense of adventure and action so I promise it will be fun to watch, trust me.” she responded.

“Really? Now that's interesting...” He muttered pensively.

Immediately, the enjoyment spread like fire on gunpowder and everyone started to talk friendly of what kind of human they will choose while Eris responded to some question.

“All the human will be on the same Universe?”

“Yes and No, they will all be in the same universe but not in the same dimension, they will be separated from one to another, except if you want to associate some of them of course, you decide.”

“What kind of powers they could have?”

“Anything except the most powerful like those which begin with Omni-”

“The increased chaos won't be dangerous?”

“Nope, I made sure that it doesn't do anything aside from increase their taste for action and adventure.”

Zeus decided it was the moment to have a little chat with her so he quickly advanced toward. Sensing him like a snake (that she surely was) she meet her eyes with his owns, her smile never leaving her face.

“Oh Zeus, I'm glad you came to heard me. So what's up?”

“We need to talk Eris” he said

“Yeeaaaaah, no.” She responded.

“Eris...” He growled, not wanting to lose his already underway patience.

“Alright alright! What's the big deal? You think I'm going to do some mischief while you're all playing? I've already said that I'm not here for that. I will participate too you know?” She said, quite annoyed.

Zeus sighed “I know I know...maybe I should be more forgiving, you just want to play game after all...” he responded with a little smile, he looked like much older at that moment.

“Well...thank you.” she said happily before leaving.

Zeus sighed again, maybe it wasn't so bad, he could afford a little relaxation now. And who knows, playing this game could be fun.

'I wonder who has she chosen'. He tough for a moment.