《Magic Online》


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    Magic


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    Please note that the names of the mixtures are not all to be taken literally.


    Changes from the last magic chart:<ul>


    <li>Fuel-less fire -- used to be blue flame --- blue flame removed</li>


    <li>Autem --------- used to be lightning ------ lightning moved</li>


    <li>magnetism ---- used to be barrier -------- barrier moved</li>


    <li>consume ------ used to be dispel --------- dispel removed</li>


    <li>grow ----------- used to be growth ------- growth renamed</li>


    <li>plague --------- used to be vacuum ------- vacuum removed</li>


    <li>detect --------- used to be stealth -------- stealth moved</li>


    <li>rust ----------- used to be magnetism ---- magnetism moved</li>


    <li>barrier ------- used to be detect ---------- detect moved</li>


    <li>lightning ----- used to be fuel-less fire --- fuel-less fire moved</li>


    <li>purify -------- used to be pure water ----- pure water removed</li>


    <li>stealth ------- used to be dreams --------- dreams removed


    </li></ul>


    Ones I think need a small explanation.


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    <li>Fuel-less fire


    -consumes mana instead of air, allows the fire to exist in the water</li>


    <li>Magnify


    -like telescopes and microscopes</li>


    <li>Breath of Life


    -basically giving life to objects that were never living</li>


    <li>Autem


    -the reason floating islands float (see the Map tab for more details)</li>


    <li>Mirage


    -different from illusion, mirage creates images related to the target</li>


    <li>Light Walk


    -solidified light that the user can create to walk in the air</li>


    <li>Weight


    -force of gravity</li>


    <li>Black Spark


    -the beginning of black fire</li>


    <li>Decay


    -only works on living things</li>


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    -helps mark one''s place</li>


    <li>Least Resistance


    -can help dodge or cause land crits</li>


    <li>Light Carving


    -a way to carve weapons out of light</li>


    <li>Rust


    -similar to decay but for nonliving things</li>


    <li>Overheat


    -surpassing one''s limits</li>


    <li>Dark Smiting


    -a way to smith armor out of darkness</li>


    <li>Pegasus


    -the title is a representation of monsters with wind magic at their core</li>


    <li>Golem


    -the title is a representation of monsters with earth magic at their core</li>


    <li>Dragon


    -the title is a representation of monsters with fire magic at their core</li>


    <li>Kraken


    -the title is a representation of monsters with water magic at their core</li>


    <li>Unicorn


    -the title is a representation of monsters with light magic at their core</li>


    <li>Werewolf


    -the title is a representation of monsters with dark magic at their core</li>


    <li>Ent


    -the title is a representation of monsters with wood magic at their core</li>


    <li>Suit of Armor


    -the title is a representation of monsters with metal magic at their core</li>


    <li>Void


    -an endless abyss that isn''t fully understood</li>


    <li>Spell Bubble


    -a type of bubble that holds spells ready to be realeased</li>


    <li>Gravity


    -direction of the gravity</li>


    <li>Illusion


    -different from mirage, illusion creates images the caster wants</li>


    <li>Familiars


    -unlike summons, familiars can be re-summoned after dying


    </li></ul>


    Magic Levels and what-not


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    Magic Types:<ul>


    <li>Active - A person can only have 3 magics chosen as their actives at a time. These active magics are the only ones that are capable of increasing in skill level.</li>


    <li>Passive - These magics used to be active magics but were replaced with other magics. Passive magics can''t increase in skill level unless converted back into active. Turning a magic into a passive magic reduces it''s skill level.</li>


    <li>Hereditary - These magics haven''t been trained but were passed down trough their parents skills. These magics have been with them their whole life and can''t be turned into active.


    </li></ul>


    Note: People can''t change magic types on a whim, there''s a process they need to go through.


    Skill Levels:<ul>


    <li>Basic 1-10</li>


    <li>Beginner 1-10</li>


    <li>Intermediate 1-10</li>


    <li>Advance 1-10</li>


    <li>Master


    </li></ul>


    Map


    This world is not a planet but rather a plain. There is a ceiling and a floor. 75% of the way to the ceiling from the floor, the gravity flips. 50% of the way, raw Autem floats.


    When players start the game, they will spawn in The Kingdom. The Kingdom is located in the center of the circle formed by the 13 gods''/goddess'' cities. Monsters within this circle can be fought by those below or around level 50. These monsters are ordinary animals and animals that can use some magic. Other magical monsters are naturally found outside of the circle or in dungeons.


    Too Small:


    Bugs and other creatures smaller than mice can''t exist due to the presence of mana. They can be created using mana but won''t repopulate or last long. And yes, this is mostly so I can have a world without those annoying gnats flying into my eyes.


    Questions from chapters:

 Prologue - Developing the game

    After the development of VR, most people were content. Instead of trying to further the technology, they tried to create better games with more details. At least, most did.


    One brilliant mind aimed for more. The current VR technology wasn''t to his liking. The current systems simply allowed players to turn their bodies into the controllers. But this man aimed to turn the players'' minds into the controllers.


    Over time he partnered up with a rich man looking for a way to extend his life. The rich man had come to the conclusion that physical methods would merely delay his end, as he had already tried several and they required constant updates. He realized that if he truly wanted to live a long life, he''d have to loose his body but keep his mind. He approached the scientist with the goal of digitizing his mind.


    The scientist utilized this opportunity as he saw it as a stepping stone towards his real goal. And as time progressed so did his work. After many years the first fruits of his labor were able to achieve the rich man''s dream. The scientist was able to create a device that allowed the rich man to digitize his mind. This device allowed the man to live in the digital world while interacting with the real world. The down side to his invention however was the initial cost.


    Once other rich people learned about the scientist''s invention, they readily handed out money so that they too could extend their lives. After seeing how popular it was, the scientist''s assistant secretly wanted to make it available to everyone. But normal people couldn''t afford to digitize themselves. Thus he created a public digital world in secret.


    The reason that the invention cost so much was because each person wanted to continue to interact with the real world. To do this each individual needed their own ''world''. However, the assistant was able to make a ''world'' that could contain many billions of people. The only downside was that the people digitized into this world wouldn''t be able to interact with the real world.


    When he brought up his invention to the CEO of the company, he was refused until he could fix that one downside. But when the scientist saw his assistant''s work, he knew it was a chance to further his own dream. The scientist approached his assistant after the meeting and they agreed to work as partners on his project.


    After many years, they finished their project and got the approval of the CEO. Instead of allowing the ''world'' to interact with the real world they made it so that the real world could ''visit'' the ''world''. These ''visits'' were achieved by partial digitization. Partial digitization works by linking a person to a digital copy of themselves. These copies can''t exist without the links and are vastly different from those who fully digitize themselves.


    Those who owned their own ''world'' soon transferred over to the public one. Apparently, even though they could interact with the real world, they couldn''t feel anything that wasn''t in their ''world''. They started to realize that having a ''world'' all to yourself can be lonely.


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    The rich man who first digitized himself also wanted to transfer over to the public ''world'', but refused to until he was guarantied a place of power at all times. To resolve this issue, he was granted the title ''god''. The title didn''t give him god like power, but did give him a higher standing. And to make sure that he didn''t abuse his title, they gave those with massive contributions the title as well thus allowing no ''god'' to stand above all others.


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    Summary of the ''gods''/''goddess'':


    1. developed VR for after the body dies (rich man)


    Zeus


    2. made affordable to all (assistant)


    Hermes


    3. connected the dead to the real world again by adding ''visitors'' (scientist)


    Hades


    4. changed it into a fantasy game (scientist who took over when the original died due to old age)


    Hera


    5. added a universal translator (foreign genius)


    Athena


    6. partied and used money (spoiled great-grandson of the rich man who gained the title through money)


    [new rules were added so people like him can''t get the title afterwards]


    Dionysus


    7. made the map infinite (genius daughter of the slob listed above that wanted to be nothing like him)


    Artemis


    8. changed it into a sci-fi game (son of the genius listed above)


    Apollo


    9. changed it back to a fantasy game (girlfriend of the son listed above)


    Aphrodite


    10. changed the world from a planet to a plane (first genius son of the couple above)


    Demeter


    11. changed the game mechanics and increased popularity (first genius daughter of the couple)


    Hephaestus


    12. didn''t waste the money, wasn''t a genius, only one who could stop the twins from fighting (brother of the twins listed above) [in case it wasn''t clear I''m talking about Demeter and Hephaestus, they''re twin geniuses]


    Ares


    13. created a way for the system to survive without hardware and made it so that no one else could become a ''god'' (genius scientist that never married or had kids)


    Poseidon


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    These ''gods''/''goddess'' don''t hold any of their original memories and may have changed genders over time through ''reincarnation''. This ''reincarnation'' system was add when the system was changed into a fantasy game.

 Chapter 1 - Waking Up

    ''Alright, where are we?''


    Hello and welcome to me. And I mean that literally now. I''m more of a place than a person now that I''ve become a dungeon.


    ...Or am I a thing?


    Whatever.


    Hmm. The 10th floor is inactive, this means that no one made it this far. That''s good, without mana I wouldn''t be able to fight anyone aiming for my core. 9th floor is also inactive. Geez, I hope they at least made it to the 6th floor... Aaaand the 6th floor is inactive. Shesh, I know I made myself pretty OP but they had centuries to try and conquer me.


    ...Are you kidding me?


    Looking at all the other floors, I see that all of them are inactive (except the first one of course).


    Focusing on the first floor I see an unexpected sight. I see what appears to be a noble taking his anger out on my skeletons.


    He seems to be running back and forth through my first floor killing my skeletons almost as soon as they re-spawn. It also looks like he brought some guards, but they seem to be here to keep an eye on him rather than for protection. 3 of the guards are in the first room turning away anyone that wants to enter. 4 are enjoying themselves at my bar in the last room.


    ''Oh, seems like he has a visitor.''


    After watching the noble for about an hour, I got bored and was paying more attention to the guards conversations. The 3 guards in the fist room have let a female adventurer pass without any questions. When she reached the 5th room she saw him fighting my skeletons.


    Once the noble sees the female adventurer, most of his anger disappeared. He finished off the last skeleton in the room and approached her with his arms spread wide as if expecting a hug. As he approached, the female adventurer wore a charming smile. Upon reaching her, the noble got sucker punched.


    ''Did not see that coming.''


    [noble] Rubs his check that was hit. "What was that for, Emma?"


    Emma doesn''t say anything, she just turns around and stomps towards my exit. Some of the skeletons in those rooms have re-spawned but I control them so they don''t attack her.


    [noble] "Darling, what''s wrong?"


    The noble chases after Emma. As they continue back towards my entrance I keep all the re-spawned skeletons from attacking. The noble apologizes to Emma while trying to ask her what he did wrong. When she reaches the first room that has the 3 guards guarding the entrance, she stops and turns to face him.


    [Emma] "You want to know what''s wrong!? I spent three weeks away from home. Three! Do you want to know what happened during those three week!? During those three weeks my fianc¨¦ forgot to call me like he promised. And when I tried to call him he just refused my calls. When he finally returned my messages, it was with a single message that simply read ''Busy''.


    "Now, my fianc¨¦ is a busy man so I thought that he must have some important business that didn''t involve me. So I spent my time going about my regular business when I hear from a stranger. A STRANGER. That my fianc¨¦''s mom, the queen, is sick. When I hear this, I finally realize that this is the important business that my fianc¨¦ must be occupied with. Because obviously this has nothing to do with me. I mean I was only going to marry into his family. My MISTAKE."


    When she finishes, she has tears running down her face. She then takes the ring off her finger, throws it at his face, and stomps away. The guards and onlookers of adventurers smartly getting out of the way.


    After she stomps away all the onlookers and guards exit my view area. They probably decided to stand at the outside of my entrance to give the prince some alone time.


    [prince] "Bu-but. Wha-whe-h-h-how?"


    Oh my. Seems the sudden news has caused the prince to go into a shocked state. Seeing this as an opportunity, I have 2 of my skeletons approach him, each place a hand on his shoulders, and lead him to my back room.


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    Of course I''m not going to try to kill him. He''s probably at such a high level tha-...


    ...I''m an idiot.


    I use my magic to identify the prince.


    ''Oooh, level 237. Hmm? His name''s Tyrone? Normally I think of a black person when I think Tyrone. Oh well.''


    (AN: Due to magic allowing people to not only change their races but also skin color and gender, there is no such thing as a foreign name. But I will still default to names that I find easier to read/remember.)


    At level 237 my skeletons probably can''t do any damage to him. Anyways, as I was saying, killing him does me no good. The main reason dungeons kill is to gain EXP. The higher the dungeon''s level the more floors they can make. The more floors the stronger the monsters. The stronger the monsters the safer the core will feel.


    But I feel pretty safe at the moment considering that after hundreds of years no one has reached my second floor. So instead of trying to get EXP my goal for now is to increase my mana income. That''s why I''m bringing Tyrone to the last room on my first floor. To drown his sorrows in beer.


    [Tyrone] "N-n-no. I-i-i I''m s-s-sorry. D-d-don''t leave m-m-." Doesn''t even finish his sentence just breaks down crying.


    ''Looks like I need my skeletons to pick up the pace.''


    I have the skeletons that have been carrying him until now pass him over to the skeletons in the current room. The skeletons in this room are stronger and can move faster.


    Just like all of my floors, my first floor is special. I have the first half of the floor set up like a normal dungeon. It has a path that goes through some rooms with skeletons in them. At first the skeletons don''t have any weapons, but as you get further there are rooms with more skeletons and skeletons with a variety of weapons.


    The second half however, is an entire room. This room has lots of special features. At the back of the room is a raised platform used for night activities. Located on the right and left sides are long bars that stretch for most of the room and have skeletons working behind them as bar keeps. I designed it so that if someone wants to, they can order a beer. But because I''m a dungeon I will only accept their mana as payment. Of course, they have to give me 10% more mana than it costs me to make.


    I get my skeletons to seat Tyrone at the bar on the left. I chose the left one because the other guards are at the right one. Thankfully they seem to be too busy with their conversation to notice my skeletons dragging the prince to the bar. It also helps that Tyrone''s wearing leather and not metal armor.


    Once he''s seated I have the skeletons that dragged him here leave before they''re noticed. Then I have the skeleton bar tender put Tyrone''s hand on a mana stone embedded in the bar. Once the mana''s drained the bar tender hands him his drink.


    Tyrone takes the drink but is so out of it I''m not sure he even knows he has it in his hands. After 3 minutes, with the only noise being the other guards, Tyrone blinks in surprise as he sees his drink. Then with a look of resolution, he chugs the whole thing in one go.


    [Tyrone] Slams the mug on the bar. "What kind of a person am I!?" Then orders another.


    ''Whoa, either he''s really emotional right now or he''s a light drinker. This is nothing like the guy who was killing my skeletons.''


    [Tyrone] "She''s right. I don''t diverse anyone."


    By now the guards at the other bar have noticed Tyrone and have come over to see what''s happened.


    [guard A] "My lord, what''s wrong?"


    [Tyrone] "I''m what''s wrong." Chugs the rest of his beer and orders another.


    [guard B] "Was there news of your mother?"


    [Tyrone] "No! I forgot to inform her."


    [guard B] "Her who?"


    [Tyrone] "My fi-fi-" Breaks down crying again.


    The 4 guards look at each other and sigh knowing that it''s pointless to ask any further. They send one of their own to the front group to let them know the prince''s current state.


    After about an hour, the guards had managed to convince/drag Tyrone out of me.


    It appears that today''s commotion has scared the other adventurers away because no one entered me for the rest of the day.


    ''What a fun first day back. Wonder what tomorrow will bring.''

 Chapter 2 - Body Building

    ''Bored.''


    ''I''m bored.''


    ''Soooo bored.''


    ''Why the heck can''t dungeons sleep?''


    I can''t tell if no one entered me because of the commotion, because it''s night, or if there was some sort of guard posted outside of me. Either way, I spent my first 3 hours of alone time looking over my dungeon before having nothing to do and no way to pass the time. If I had more mana I could''ve done some modifications to myself, maybe even one that allowed artificial sleep. But having just woken up, I was very low on mana and wanted to save it for my dungeon lord body.


    ''Ugh, how much longer?''


    ''...hmm? What''s this? A visitor?''


    No idea why, but she''s wearing a hooded cloak. Hmm?


    ''Hey! No fair.''


    The hooded figure walked through my dungeon while freezing my skeletons where they stood. Not even bothering to look up.


    ''Well, at least that cured my boredom.''


    Watching the visitor closely, she continues to stroll through my first floor until she reaches my last room. When she reaches the middle of my first floor''s last room, she stops and kneels.


    [cloaked female] Removes hood. "Oh noble dungeon, I ask that you hear my plea." Short pause. "I have with me a mana stone that has over a million mana stored within. If you are listening and are willing to negotiate, it could be your''s. Please show me an indication that you''re listening and we can start the negotiations."


    ''Did she say over a million? That''s enough for me to get a dungeon lord body. Heck yeah we''re going to negotiate.''


    ''...But why does she look familiar?''


    She''s wearing a black cloak that hides all of her body but does nothing to hide her figure. That means the familiarity is because of her face. Hmm, she looks beautiful but why does she have...


    ''Oh! Well... if I''m meeting the queen better to act formal.''


    Grabbing control of one of my skeletons behind the bars, I have him jump the bar and head towards the queen. Once in front of the queen I have him kneel like her then bow from the waist. To my enjoyment, this action seems to startle the queen.


    [queen] "Ahem, I had heard that there was unusual behavior occurring in this dungeon and assumed that you had just awoken. So why do you bow to me?"


    I have my skeleton gently grab some of her hair. She flinches away at first then calms down after gathering her courage.


    [queen] "Hmm? Ah." She seems to get it so my skeleton let''s go. "I was informed that my son was the one to encounter the abnormalities. But surly our hair color isn''t unusual enough to form a connection."


    Well, I guess after a couple centuries blue hair became a normal color for people to have. Both the queen and her son have the same navy blue hair. The prince''s was buzzed cut, military style. The queen''s on the other hand flows down just below her shoulder.


    ''Don''t blame me for missing the connection right away. I''m still groggy from waking up and being bored. Also, I''ve never been good at placing faces.''


    [queen] "Allow me to formally introduce myself. My name is Sara and I am the queen of Gatewood. I have come to you in hope that you may contain forgotten knowledge that may aid me." Takes a deep breath before continuing. "Three weeks ago, I was confirmed to have an illness that none of our healers can cure. Should you choose to help me, I am willing to give you this." Places the promised mana stone on the ground.


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    "You may think it stupid of me to offer this without any assurance that you have a cure. But I''m short on time and believe you to be my best... No. My only option for a cure."


    ''Crud. Now I''ll feel bad if I take it but don''t have a cure.''


    Using a little of the mana I''ve been able to gather, I use paper magic to create a small slip of paper in the skeleton''s hand and ink magic to write a reply. The skeleton then hands it over to <del>the queen</del> I mean Sara.


    [] Before I decide to agree, can you tell me anything about this illness?


    [Sara] "The healers have called my sickness cancer. Normally, the healers would simply cut out the infected area and cast a healing on the removed area. But my illness is located at my heart. Our healers don''t know any method of healing that can guarantee my life."


    ''Cancer? Did she say cancer? Hahahaha!''


    Because of my laughter, it seems that my dungeon has started to shake a bit.


    [Sara] "I-I ap-apologize if I have said anything to anger you." Bows head to the ground.


    Ignoring her apology, I have my skeleton hold out his hand.


    With tears in her eyes and a trembling hand, she picks up and hands over the mana stone.


    ''Seems she thinks I don''t know how to cure her and has given up on her last hope. Better fix that.''


    Absorbing the mana in the stone, I immediately create my dungeon lord body.


    ''What''s that? How can I create one so fast? Well of course it''s because I had already designed my body. With all the time I spent being bored, I had plenty of time to design one. I just didn''t have the mana to create it. UNTIL NOW! BWAHAHA. *cough cough* Sorry, I''m just really excited. I didn''t expect to get a body again this soon.''


    Using the mana, I create my body behind the skeleton I have kneeling.


    ''I''ll talk about why I created my body this way later. For now just know that I created a hummingbird beastman with orange and black feathers. With my current form being more human, the only feathers that appeared were the ones that replaced my hair.''


    [] Appearing in a flash of light. "Hello world! It''s great to be back." Taps skeleton on the <del>head</del> skull. "You can go back now."


    My skeleton gets up and heads back to his position behind the bar.


    [] Sits down where the skeleton was. "Ahhh. Thanks for the body. Now to your problem, please give me your hand."


    [Sara] "Wa? But wasn''t that- I mean- You aren''t angry?"


    [] "Nonsense. I just found it amusing that you were fretting over such a small problem."


    [Sara] Eyes widen. "Small probl-"


    I cut her off by reaching over and taping her shoulder and applying my magic.


    [] "Aaaand cured."


    [Sara] "..." Doesn''t say anything and can only stare at me dumbfounded with her mouth hanging open.


    [] "If you don''t believe me have your healer check it out. Afterwards I''d like to meet again to discuss what''s happened in the world while I slept."


    [Sara] Nods with her mouth still open. Gets up and walks out without saying a word.


    Some of my skeletons have unfrozen, but I make sure they don''t attack her.


    [] "...Welp! Time to wake the others up."

 Chapter 3 - Introductions

    [Sara] "Sir dungeon."


    [] "Mmm."


    [Sara] "Sir dungeon, wake up."


    [] "I''m up, I''m up. Hmm? Oh Sara, how you doing?"


    [big brown bear beastman] Grabs my new dungeon lord by my collar (thank goodness I remembered to make my body have clothes when I made it). "How dare you call my wife by her name!"


    ''Oh so this is the king. Guess I screwed up making a good first impression.''


    [king] "Do you know how hard I worked before she allowed me to call her by her name!?"


    As I blink in surprise I notice that Sara started to blush.


    [king] "I had to work through blood and sweat to call her by name. Don''t you dare use her name so casually."


    [Sara] Places her hand on his arm. "Honey, he cured me remember? We''re here to thank him."


    [king] Looks at Sara and blushes. "R-r-right. Sorry."


    Thankfully he puts me down.


    [] Brushes shirt off. "Sorry about that. After getting a body I decided to see if I could sleep. Guess the time just got away from me." Looks at Sara and the king only to find them staring into each other''s eyes. "Aaaand your not listening to me at all are you?"


    These two seemed to have developed some sort of pink aura around them that isolated them from the world. The first one to snap out of it was Sara.


    [Sara] "Ah. I''m so sorry, it''s just been so long sense we''ve seen each other. But we can talk about that later, we need to introduce ourselves first. This is-"


    [] "Hold the introductions until everyone''s here."


    I then turn away before they could reply. I had fallen asleep on one of the bars in my first floor''s last room and head towards the back wall.


    ''And I must say, after having no choice but to stay up and cope with crippling boredom, I really enjoyed my nap.''


    [] "By the way, how long was I asleep? It doesn''t feel that long."


    [Sara] "Two hours at most."


    [] Pauses to look at her in disbelief. "It only took you two hours to check your condition, explain the situation, and bring your husband back here?"


    [Sara] "I was fortunate enough to run into my husband as he was on his was here. Apparently someone saw me sneak out and was able to inform him."


    [] "Oh." Hops onto the raised platform at the back of the room. "At ease men."


    The only monsters that fight in this room are the 4 zombies that I have stationed on the platform. They don''t attack anyone that isn''t on the platform so people can drink at the bars without worry. Of course there''s another reason they''re here, but that''s not important right now.


    Reaching the back wall, I turn around to face the King and queen.


    [] "The room you''re about to enter has no other purpose than for meetings. It does not connect to any other part of the dungeon and can only be accessed by me or those I''ve given permission."


    Finishing my little speech, I turn back to face the wall and give it a push. Without any resistance, a section of the wall opens inwards. Inside, the new room is 50''x50''x25'' and contains nothing but a single round table that''s about 6'' across with 5 chairs placed around it.


    (AN: 50''x50''x25'' means 50 feet long and wide with a 25 foot ceiling. I''m a born and raised american and will be using the system that I learned as I grew up as I''m more comfortable with it. Some short hand I''ve learned along the way and may use in this story: 3" = 3 inches, 3'' = 3 feet)


    After the queen and king enter, I close the door behind them. When the door closed, lights on the ceiling came on to illuminate the room.


    [] Strolls in front of the king and queen while looking around the room. "Hmm. Now that I see it from this angel, I think Amy was right."


    [king] "Who''s Amy."


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    [] Turns to face the king and queen. "Right! On to introductions."


    I then use my powers as the dungeon to summon my soul bosses. Appearing in a flash of light are four individuals. To my right appear a mummy wearing a black tux and an arctic hare beastman wearing black pants and a black jacket with a white shirt underneath. On my left appear an arctic fox beastwoman wearing a white yukata with pink flowers and a killer whale beastman wearing a white suit and dark blue tie.


    [] "Hello and welcome to me. I''m the conscience of the dungeon. As of now, I don''t have a name so just call me ''the dungeon''. This body I created is a humming bird beastman with halloween colored feathers. I gave myself an orange shirt and black pants to match my feathers as well as blue and white sneakers. If any of our clothes seem weird to you it''s because of the time skip we just had." King opens his mouth. I hold up a hand to stop him. "I will answer your questions later, for now we finish the introductions. Amy?"


    [Amy] "Hi, I''m Amy. I''m the soul boss of the second floor. My body is an arctic fox beastwoman. My hobbies include singing and dancing. I hope we get along." Bows.


    [Tod] "Name''s Tod. I''m the soul boss of the fourth floor. My body is that of an orca whale. If you need anything fixed or improved, I''m your man." Proudly points to himself.


    [Seth] "Seth. Fifth floor. Mummy. You see me, you die."


    Seth''s statement causes the king to take a step back.


    [Amy] "Don''t say that Seth, they''ll misunderstand." Turns to look at the king and queen. "Sorry, what he means to say is that he''ll kill anyone on his floor. You''re fine here."


    Amy''s reply doesn''t seem to calm the king too much.


    [Ragnarok] "Good ta'' meet you, names Ragnarok. I''s be in charge o'' floor nine."


    [Sara] "It is a pleasure to meet all of you." Bows. "My name is Sara and this is my husband Wayne. We are the king and queen of Gatewood. I''m an elf mage that uses water magic and Wayne is a bear beastman warrior. We hope to keep a peaceful relation."


    ''Elf? How the fuck did I miss that? No no no, don''t blame yourself it must have been because her hair was covering her ears.''


    [] "Well, now that introductions are finished, how about we all take a seat?" Motions to the table.


    [Tod] Smiles knowingly at me. "Is that-"


    [] "It is." Smiles smugly back at him.


    [Tod] "So you got it t-"


    [] "And more my friend, and more." Nods knowingly.


    Me and Tod take a moment to appreciate our work while everyone else (even my other bosses) look at us like we''re stupid.


    [Amy] "So are we going to sit or what?"


    [] "Right. Tod would you do the honors?"


    [Tod] "You sure?"


    [] "Absolutely. Even as a dungeon lord, my mana is tied to the dungeon. And I need to save what I can."


    [Tod] "Alright then." Approaches the back side of the table and turns a knob.


    The table splits into five segments and expands. As the segments expand, new pieces of wood pop out of the center to create a table that can now fit ten. The five chairs around the table copy themselves and become ten chairs.


    ''Of course this wasn''t done through pure mechanics like this</a>. Tod and I designed this table to use storage magic to hold the needed parts as well as some special features. We also linked the table to the chairs to reduce the need of manual labor.''


    [Wayne] "Impressive."


    [] "Thanks. Tod and I spent years improving the design."


    [Wayne] "How could you have spent years designing this? Sara told me that you have just woken up."


    [] "Right. Everyone take a seat and we''ll start the information meeting."

 Chapter 4 - One Week

    AN


    I would like to apologize for any confusion that may occur when I try to give characters accents.


    <hr>


    After everyone sat down, Wayne was the first to speak.


    [Wayne] "Ah! Excuse me ''the dungeon'' but I received a message from my acquaintances. It seems they have just arrived and are wondering where to go."


    [] "You brought others? Why weren''t they traveling with you?"


    [Wayne] Avoids eye contact by looking at the ceiling. "I uh... may have ran ahead of them."


    [] Stands. "I''ll go greet them then." Walks towards the door.


    [Ragnarok] "You up an'' left ya'' own mates? Humph! What kind o'' king don''t care for ''is own people?"


    [Wayne] Glares at Ragnarok. "Would you not run with all your might if the one you love is in danger!?"


    [Ragnarok] Crosses his arms and nods. "If''n it for ya'' sheila, then''s ya'' did right."


    [Sara] Looks at Wayne and tilts her head. "And why exactly would I be in danger?"


    [Wayne] All traces of anger gone and showing hints of fear. "Th-that is. Y-you were headed to a dungeon. E-everyone knows d-dungeons are dangerous."


    [Sara] "Oh honey, I think you''re confused. Dungeons are only dangerous if you''re weak." Puts her hand on his arm. "You''re not saying I''m weak, are you?"


    Ice begins to spread from Sara''s touch.


    [Wayne] "O-of c-course not h-honey. I-I was just- I mean-"


    At this point I had left the room and closed the door behind me.


    ''Phew, that was close.''


    I decide to enjoy a peaceful walk to the entrance rather than wasting mana to teleport. I definitely wasn''t delaying going back into that room.


    <hr>


    "Greetings, you must be the dungeon lord we were told about. It is a pleasure to meet you."


    When I got to my entrance, 3 people were waiting for me. All three were standing above 6'', wore standard knight armor, and waiting next to their horses.


    [Armor 1] "We are adventurers who serve his majesty King Wayne. We come from another world and have come to your dungeon to seek a way to keep our worlds connected."


    ''Keep our worlds connected. The heck is he talking about? He''s obviously a player from the ''real world''. Wait, is he role playing? Ugh, I thought they were all gathered in the Light capital. What''s he doing here?''


    [Armor 2] "What''s with your clothes? I thought this game was middle age based."


    [Armor 1] Gives Armor 2 an angry stare.


    [] "...Before we talk about clothes, what did you mean by keeping our worlds connected?"


    [Armor 3] Shrugs. "Game''s becoming private due to a lack of interest. Those that use it will just be exploiting the time factor."


    [] "...What?"


    ''This is bad. This is very bad. I put off making a library floor because those dang gods were getting impatient. Now I''m about to lose my connection to manga, web novels, and fan fictions that I haven''t even finished reading. I can''t let that happen!''


    No longer caring about storing mana, I activate intelligence magic to increase my processing speed.


    (AN: He starts to talk fast as a side effect, but instead of mashing all the words together I''m replacing the spaces with commas to make it easier to read.)


    [Armor 1] "I apologize for my brother. What he means to say is that the force that conn-"


    [] Points at Armor 1. "You,shut,up." Points at Armor 3. "How,long?"


    [Armor 3] "Hmm? Uh, the game has one more week."


    [] "Shit,shit,shits,shit!Wait!My,time,or,your''s!?"


    [Armor 3] "Ours."


    [] "That''s,better,but,what,happened,if,they,lost,interest,then,alters,were,locked,if,alters,were,lock,then,they,wouldn''t,need,to,close,the,game,they,could,just,recapture,unless..." Having pieced some of the puzzle together I deactivate the magic. I may not care about storing my mana, but I still plan on making the best use of it. "How many gods are active?"


    [Armor 2] "This game has gods?"


    [] "Fuck!"


    Not wasting anymore time, I teleport all 4 of us back into the meeting room.


    [Tod] "-then we-"


    [] "Shut up. No time. Tod move, I need to sit there."


    Getting my seat at the head of the table I activate intelligence magic for parallel thought. Using one train of though, I talk to those in the room. Using the other train of though I start activating some of the ''special features'' I installed into the table.


    [] "All gods" pause to look at Amy "and goddesses" I get a polite nod of acknowledgement "are sealed."


    [Ragnarok] "All o'' them? Ya''s sure?"


    [] "No and it doesn''t matter. The issue we need to address is that we have 3 weeks until the game is no longer public." I turn to face the Armor trio. "I want you three to look at this list and tell me which options are locked."


    I use the table''s enchantments to project a holographic screenabove the table. The screenis split into 5 different screens facing different directions all with the same list on them.


    <table style="background-color: #0032dc; float: left">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>time ratio</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>unlimited map</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>HUB</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>stat distribution</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>starting race</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>mobile shrines</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>magic rank up</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>level limit</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>party + guilds</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>magic acquisition</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>classes</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>(in)fame + titles</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>passive stat gain</td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    As the trio look over the list, I turn my attention back to the king and queen as I continue to use the magic to change the table.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    [] "I''m sure this must be very confusing and I will be willing to answer all your questions in time but are there any pressing questions that you want answered right away?"


    [Sara] "Hmm? Oh! Yes, we wanted to know how you cured me. Even our best-"


    [] "I cured you using necromancy magic. With Apollo locked no one can get a different magic so it isn''t surprising that you didn''t know. Basically you as a whole are alive but your cells were dying, all I had to do was bring those cells back to life and they wouldn''t be able to spread anymore."


    [Tod] "Actually-"


    [] "Yes, I know there''s more to it than that but we''ll discuss it later." I turn back to the Armor trio. "So what''s locked?"


    [Armor trio] "Uh..."


    [] "Too much info at once, I get it. Just watch the recording you''re making later and don''t forget to share the video." Once of them opens their mouth but I cut them off. "Of course I know you''re recording. Who wouldn''trecord their time with the king and queen. Now, before you log off get a screen shot of this."


    I then replace the list I had up with the magic chart.


    <table style="background-color: #1047e0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" width="1110">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="99">wind</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="94">Autem</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="68">temp.</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="93">clouds</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="75">light walk</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="74">plague</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="98">paper</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="106">rust</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2" width="144">Pegasus</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="84">intangible</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="73">fairy</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" width="102">wind familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">sand</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">earth</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">lava</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">mud/clay</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">crystal</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">fertile</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">mark</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">ink</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">golem</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">gravity</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">gargoyle</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">earth familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">fuel-less fire</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">bomb</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">fire</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">fuel</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">after image</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">black spark</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">coal</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">overheat</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">dragon</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">lightning</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">will-o-wisp</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">fire familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">fog</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">ice</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">acid</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">water</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">mirror</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">pressure</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">least resistance</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">poison</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">kraken</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">purify</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">merfolk</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">water familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">magnify</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">mirage</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">laser</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">distortion</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">light</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">shadow</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" rowspan="2">light carving</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" rowspan="2">dark smiting</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">unicorn</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">illusion</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">angel</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">light familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">hear</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">feel</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">smell</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">taste</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">pathfinder</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">dark</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">werewolf</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">stealth</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">vampire</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">dark familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">sound</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">plants</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">smoke</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">sap</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">grow</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">decay</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">wood</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">potential energy</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">Ent</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">clone</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">elf</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">wood familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">range</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">durability</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">sharpness</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">magic damage</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">weight</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">impact</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">kinetic energy</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">metal</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">suit of armor</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">binding</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">dwarf</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">metal familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">teleport</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">swap</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">spawn</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">suppress</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">storage</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">portal</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">tower seed</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">dungeon core</td>


    <td style="text-align: center" colspan="2">void</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">summon</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">demon</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">void familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">being (identify)</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">magnetism</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">consume</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">mold/alter</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">healing</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">chaos</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">copy</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">barrier</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">preserve</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">slime</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">essence</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">beastman</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">essence familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">speed</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">endurance</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">strength</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">intelligence</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">vision</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">detect</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">flexibility</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">magic resistance</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">tattoos</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">monstermen</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">regeneration</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">body</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">body familiar</td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td style="text-align: center">breath of life</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">necromancy</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">soul fire</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">blood</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">tame</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">possess</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">enchant</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">hex</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">curse</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">spell bubble</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">buff</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">ghost</td>


    <td style="text-align: center">soul</td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    [] "This is a list of all the magics you''ll be able to use. I''m hoping that this information might delay thedecision about this game. After you take the picture log off and start spreading the word."


    [Armor 2] "What word?"


    I smile an evil smile because I was hoping one of them would ask that question.


    [] "War."