Hubert is not an impressive specimen, with his recessed chin, coke-bottle glasses, and scrawny physique. He has not been successful in his personal life or career. In the twenty eight years of his life, he hasn't accomplished anything of any importance. None of that matters because Hubert has one thing that makes every difference. The soul of an emperor. Buried beneath his genes and upbringing is the willpower to endure centuries of strife and struggle. He just doesn't know it yet.

Far beyond Hubert's earth, the cosmos is in decay. The details are past a mortal man's scope to comprehend but the gist of it is that the foundation of creation is broken and the mantles of everything that is, was, or will be have been scattered. A piece of one of these mantles has latched onto Hubert by sheer chance and the power of its ascension has flung him into a new, stronger worldshard that can fuel his climb to true godhood. For most protagonists this would be enough of an explanation but Hubert is not most. Hubert has problems, serious problems that will make being a demigod much harder. The complication is that these problems are mental and loosen the shackles on Hubert's soul, making his initial ascension much stronger. You will guide Hubert on his journey and the first part is to decide how many mental problems he has. Hubert can have between 1, for a sane, slightly flawed man that only has a scrap of strength, and 10, stark raving mad divinity powerful enough to shatter a kingdom.