Back at the America''s Government facility. Imelda, a famous scientist/developer came to known the threat the game Earthisia possessed, she immediately let the superiors known the looming doom that is coming.
At the White House, A hologram of multiple presidents of different countries could be seen, the meeting seems to be regarding the civil war happening in the country called Syria, a phone call disrupted the meeting.
"Hmmm, It seems to be an immediate threat, I''ll be informing the others about this recent discovery." President Ronald Damp, The President of the United States of the America, heard the news about what happened in the research facility.
"President, about the Syria, we need to give supplies for the residents there, we also need to call back the tourist from each country to avoid Political disputes." President Bennedict Salan, the President of the French Republic said with a grim face, he added. "My daughter and granddaughter is still there visiting, so I will be leaving the meeting now to fetch them from that country before the war escalated further."
"Okay, I wish you Goodluck President Salan." President Ronald Damp said with a sympathetic face.
The hologram of the President of the French Republic blur and disappeared leaving 8 holograms of other people of importance.
"It seems, we have more immediate danger coming, the world is at stake so be ready. We had investigate the game—Earthisia which emerge 5 years ago, it was a game that became popular due to its realistic settings. Here is the video that transpired in one of our research facilities conducted by the Renowned Dr.Imelda Emerson which added to its credibility." President Ronald Damp clicked on a screen in the table, a video appeared, it was when Imelda was hacking into the program of the game Earthisia.
The video showed them joking at each other then suddenly, a crack is appearing in the game as they was about to get in, a giant hand was appeared, it seems to be getting out of the the screen—the sergeant called Anderson with his quick reflex brought out his handgun and shot at the giant screen which stopped its operation.
"This is the new threat, we had to stop the citizens in playing it but showing proof will cause panic in the world. Bryan concluded that it was an attempt by the extra terrestrials of conquering Earth but Dr.Imelda said that there is no certain explanation yet—She will have one in the coming days though." President Ronald Damp added.
"President Ronald, playback the video, it seems I saw a white light coming out of the screen before it got shot by the soldier." President Hishiro Nakamura said with a suspiscious look in his face.
The video has been played back a few times, it was paused—from 3m:41s—a flash could be seen then a figure instantly got out of the screen and disappeared quickly like it was not there.
"Alert all military personnel, all government agencies, tell them that the world is facing a new enemy that anyone has seen before. We have to be prepared whether it take years for them to invade." All the presidents called their secretaries to this sudden news informing what transpired in the meeting.
The meeting suddenly stops abruptly.
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In a forest, dark and gloomy, growls could be heard. A figure could be seen walking as if the monsters couldn''t detect him, it was the gangster, his name is Jensen. He got the Unique Class—Shadow Assassin which helps him meld into the shadows, his title is "He who controls the shadows".
"Now, where could I find this imposter. Her last place where she has been spotted was in the kingdom of Balake. Interesting, an Archmage''s Apprentice huh, she could give me a good fight." Jensen amused by the situation, looked at the news—searching for clues to find the woman in question.
A clash of swords could be heard in a distance, explosions occured. It''s as if some guilds is having war with another, curious by it, Jensen disappeared in the shadows.
"This boss monster is for us to kill! We are here first." A person with a bandana in his head, holding a sword that seems of value proclaimed.
The person with a bandana pushed his sword in the side, followed by a slash he eliminated one of his competitors.
"Flame Strike!" A mage from the opposite guild used a skill in a distance almost hitting the person with a bandana.
"Icicle arrow!"
"Earthquake dash!"
"Flame Slash!"
A series of skills could be seen at the swamp, muds splashing, water evaporating.
"The boss will now be ours after we eliminate your teammates, Valorian Guild!" A man with a spiky red hair proclaimed, proking the man with the bandana.
Unbeknownst to them, a shadow was lurking, moving like a snake stalking its prey.
After minutes of battle. Fewer people could be seen, Its as if someone was eliminating both sides silently. The leader of both sides noticed it came to an agreement to ceasefire.
"We had to stop! Someone is targeting us! An assassin, we eliminate this threat first before finishing our battle!" The man with the red spiky hair shouted, angrily.
"Show yourself assassin! We know you''re there!" The man with the bandana added.
A grunt could be heard at a back, another man down.
"HAHAHAHAHA" laughter could be heard around the swamp.
Then another man down.
"Sh*t, this is getting scary! Its as if we are being hunted by a ghost!" A valorian member shouted, scared and his legs shaking.
Slash!
Another man down.
"Its getting boring, time to finish this. HAHAHAHA." Sound reverberated around the swamp.
Shadows are convering around the swamp, its as if an army of unseen enemies are gathering at one-point. Then, black spikes suddenly sprung up on each person around—followed by shadows emerging holding sharp blades, a katana cutting them down.
"It''s really convenient killing people here, there is no law that can stop me." Jensen smirks as he lick his katana, he added. "It looks like there is really a boss here, hope he will drop good stuffs for me to sell."
In a distance a silhouette of a Giant Frog could be seen. It was a whopping level 150 monster called The Swamp Ruler. It has a lot of HP and its main attack is Tongue Touch, with a touch you could be poisoned with an effect of losing 5% HP per second.
"This is really what a game feels like." Jensen proclaimed excitedly.Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.
Jensen is on Level 201, he was one of the unregistered Ranker of the Game.
Jensen meld again with the shadows, he leaves behind a decoy. The Swamp Ruler attacked the decoy which emits a black smoke blinding it. He then throws a kunai that could be detonated at touch.
BOOM! A loud explosion occured. The Swamp Ruler''s HP got reduced to 52%.
The Swamp Ruler felt like its life was in danger growls letting out a force stopping any movements in a radius of 100 meters. Trees swayed, water ripples.
Multiple clones emerge from the shadows holding a kunai, they throw it to The Swamp Ruler making its HP to 15%.
"Its truly fun to play with the weak. HAHAHAHA!" Jensen joyfully laughed as he toyed with the boss.
To finished it—He used his special skill as a shadow assassin, the area around the boss became black, as darkness crept in, Souls of its victims emerged in a form of shadow letting a misery cry pulling the boss down into the abyss of darkness. The condition to use this skill is to make the target to only have 15% of its HP, though OP it also has restrictions as it can only be used on common bosses.
The boss dropped many items including a unique weapon, rare items, and materials.
"I''m unlucky again, I didn''t get the special drop!" Jensen frowned as he resigned to his fate. He added as he disappeared into the shadows. "Time to find these girl!"
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Kingdom of Balake is a place where Beastmen, Demi-humans, Humans and other species co-exist. It''s also a place of opportunity as it has one of the famous dungeon "Devil''s Lair" at its center, attracting millions of adventurers and players.
In the middle of the market a giant statue could be seen, though the name was blurred but you could see that the statue has an otherworldly handsomeness and charm that it emits.
"Buy 1 take 1 Potion! Buy Now at a discount of 10%" a merchant shouted in the middle of the market near the dungeon entrance.
"Need party of 3, healer, tanker, and archer classes are the most welcome!" a swordsman shouted.
There a girl was walking, it was Yana, shopping around mesmerized by the beauty of this otherworld.
"Wow! This game really didn''t disappoint. Luckily I spawned near this kingdom. I shoul''ve played 5 years ago when it came out if I know that this was great. Hope next time that I would see this beautiful scene with Gerry." Yana happily said as she walked around the market near the dungeon.
Near the dungeon entrance, a shadow emerges. He picked out a binocular to scan the people around.
"Lvl 78 Andrew, Lvl 102 MeetmeattheAPT, Lvl 121 Worldend, Lvl 85 Skadoosh!, Mage, Healer, Priest, Druid." Jensen was scanning around the market hoping he could see his target.
"Hmmm, where is she, Yana? Finally found you." Jensen finally found his target of investigation then he checked again. "Damn, Lvl 8. It''s Mr Spencer''s Real daughter. Better call him to ask."
Jensen disappeared leaving a flash of light and bits of data indicating he logged out. He picked his phone out of his pocket then called a number.
"Mr. Spencer, I saw your daughter at Earthisia, does she play the game? If not, I found the imposter but if she is what are your orders?" Jensen asked curiously awaiting for his new task.
"Help my daughter level up, she should get stronger and help her in this quest, she had to get this class no matter what. The priority is helping her, finding the imposter could be cast aside." Spencer Glade gave a new task for spencer, in a cold tone he added and warned Jensen. " Don''t make any fun ideas on her, you should know me by now, and what I can do."
Jensen got startled and scared by the sudden threat, so much that he became respectful. "Copy that, Sir!"
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Back to the dungeon in the Frozen Plains, there he was, Grey almost finishing to kill 100 Goblin Shamans.
Grey who was wielding his knife dodged at the black fireball the shaman had casted.
"Ignite from the desire to win, with these handsome face as the front, be the guide to form a ball. Fireball!" Grey casted the spell. It was the condition to cast the skill written in the Greji''s Handsome Adventure: A spellbook in learning fireball.
"Its really cringy to say this but I had no choice. F*ck the developer of this skill." Grey cursed as he got goosebumps from thinking it.
The fireball hits the shaman then it died becoming ashes. The fireball can deal a lot of damage ranging from 2x times the intelligence plus magic amplification to 5x the damage depending on his sincerity of his own handsomeness.
Quest Unlocked: Trials by the Ancient One
Objective: Slay 99/100 Goblin Shamans.
Reward: A privilege granted only to the cursed. (Unique to 1 player.)
"Only 2 hours left and finally I''ll be done with this trial." Grey hopefully wants to know what the reward will be.
Grey walked back to the dungeon entrance. It''s been almost a month since he was here in the dungeon without getting out. He now knows the ins-and-outs of the Cave. Now, waiting for all the monsters to respawn he came to the entrance. He checked his status window to know his stats which changed a lot since that time.
[Status Window]
? Name: Grey
? Level: 1 (Forever Level 1 - Curse)
? Class: None
? Title: Cursed by the Ancient One (+15 to all stats, immunity to basic status ailments), Barely Acknowledgment from the Ancient One(+20 to all stats)
? HP: 390 (Base) ? Defense: 65
? MP: 137 (Base) ? Evasion: 12%
Stats:
? Strength: 65 → +130 Physical Damage
? Dexterity: 57 → +28% Attack Speed
? Constitution: 39 → +19.5% Physical Resistance
? Intelligence: 42 → +8.4 Mana Regen/Second
? Wisdom: 37 → +12% Magical Resistance
? Luck: 35 → +4.4% Rare Drop Rate
? Charisma: 37 → +12% NPC Favorability
? Perception: 59 → +39% Trap Detection
? Endurance: 60 → +40 Stamina Regen/Second
? Willpower: 48 → +16% Mental Resistance
Current Effects:
? Passive Skill: Forever Level 1 (Prevents leveling; cannot be removed)
? Buff: Cursed by the Ancient One (+15 to all stats), Barely Acknowledgment from the Ancient One(+20 to all stats)
Unallocated Points: 0
Skill: Fireball(need the incantation to cast): The fireball can deal a lot of damage ranging from 2x times the intelligence plus magic amplification to 5x the damage depending on on the caster''s sincerity of his/her own handsomeness/beauty.
In the entrance, a sudden glow could be seen, Grey got alerted.
Soon, a figure could be seen getting in. It was Yana—no she has a different aura, mannerism and all.
"Who are you?" Grey asked.
"I''m Yana, the only daughter of the Glade Family." She proclaimed.
"No, you are not. You have a different aura than her, she is more cheerful than others too, you also have different tone than her. I could noticed it because we are close. Now, who are you? Really?" Grey asked her as he pointed his knife into the imposter''s neck.
"My name is Mary, a Level 209 player, The archmage''s apprentice. I was tasked by my master to fetch the skillbook Greji''s Handsome Adventure that he detected here, he also predicted that the gate will be spawned here." Mary, who was impersonating Yana said as she removed her mask revealing her true form. She has black hair with an unmatched beauty as if she is not from Earth.
"I think I got one but I could sell it to you, for a high price." Grey proclaimed as he brought out the book to let her see it and put it back immediately.
"Sure, how much. I''ll send it to you, what''s your bank account? Is a million fine?" Maria muttered not caring for the money.
''Sh*t, I''ll be rich. Now, I can buy a car. I should quit later at the Never Eleven after this!'' Grey thought to himself.
"Sure, It''s 12**********. I''ll be confirming it later, let''s meet at 12pm. It''s now 10pm huh, Wait a minute, you go send it first. I''m always here, so I won''t scam you. I had to send someone a friend request first and send some rare items that I''ve got earlier.
Grey added Yana in-game then sent the items she bought from him.
"Yana has message you! Would you like to read it!" A notification appeared but Grey just ignored it. He logged out of the game and saw a notification in his phone indicating that his Bank Account got a million added to it. After confirming it he logged in back.
"Woah, it''s still 10:20pm and you''re waiting for me. You must be fun at dates." Grey joked with Maria but got ignored. "I''ll transfer the item to you now."
Grey transferred the item to Maria.
Now, he has to wait for the final showdown with the Goblin Shaman. As Maria was about to leave, she asked him to add each other as a friend in-game. Grey sent a friend request to her then got accepted immediately.
After waiting for almost 2 hours, it''s now the time to clear the dungeon.
In exactly 30 minutes, Grey has done it. He finished the trials tasked by the Ancient One.
Quest Unlocked: Trials by the Ancient One
Objective: Slay 100/100 Goblin Shamans.
Reward: A privilege granted only to the cursed. (Unique to 1 player.)
Trials by the Ancient One is now complete.
Reward Obtained. You''ve got a new authority.
Authority: Predator(Absorbs the essence of the enemy killed gaining an unlocated points. Each kill increased your stats by 0.01 for common monsters for 10% chance, 0.1 for rare monsters for 8% chance, 1 for unique monsters for 5% chance, 10 for common bosses 5% chance, 50 for field bosses for 3% chance ,100 for unique field bosses for 1%. Increase in stats will also be varied by the opponents level and difficulty. There is a 0.000001% to absorbs an opponents skill.)
"F*ck! It looks like RNG followed me here." Grey frowned but at the same time happy.
New Quest Arrived from the Ancient One: Class Change!
Task: Get to the temple of Arankhar!
Rewards: Class Change( Jack of all trades, master of none)(Unique), Main Quest Unlock!
"Cool! It looks like, I''m the first one to get the main quest!" Grey suddenly exclaimed.
Now, with Grey''s newfound hope of getting strength and way of earning money. Will he get to the top of the Game Earthisia, or will he fail in making it big?
What awaits him is a lot more perilous than the others.