《Sea of Stars Online: The Legacy of An Aegis》 Prologue: It Begins... Employee 000040682 sighed. He was sick of his life. Everyday it was the same routine. Wake up. Get dressed. Rush to the shuttle station while eating toast. Get to work. Work. Get yelled at. Work some more. Go home. Eat dinner with his adorable little sister. Sleep. Rinse and Repeat. He had done it so many times that by his second year of employment, he wouldn''t realize he was at work until it was time to head home. And while his fellow slav-*cough*, I mean, employees did invite him to do some drinking, he has been with them enough times to know he`ll have to stay up to 3 AM making sure they got home, and that he`ll only have 2 hour sleep. Not that he would complain. After all, the damned sis-con would probably spend his time staring at his sister`s face as she slept. (Fight me!)[000040682] Ignoring the feelings of simple-minded MC (that gets pleasure from buying woman`s underwear to cross-dress in) of ours, Employee 000040682`s about life was about to change. Later that evening, after sniffing the fork his little sister used to eat dinner with, Employee 0000406- (Wait! Wait! WAIT! First of all, I was seeing if the fork was clean. And my name`s Rick!)[MC] Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. (B!tch-says-what?)[The Almighty and Glorious Author] (What?)[B!tch] (Hey!!)[B!tch] (Quit moaning already unless you want your name to be something like "xXIncestOverlordXx")[The Almighty and Glorious Author] (*sigh* Fine...)[Rick] *Ahem* Anyway, our protagonist decides to check his email only to find that he has received an email from Paradox Systems Inc. You see ,awhile back, Rick entered him and his sister into a lottery funded by Paradox that allowed them the chance to receive one of the first thousand VR Pods. Reading through the email 3 times to make sure he wasn''t delusional, he jumped with joy. "F@CK YEA!! WHOOO!!!!!!!! PAPA"S GOT A NEW TOY TO PLAY WITH!!!![Rick] 15 minutes later, the cops arrived due to noise complaints. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author`s Corner: Just to remind you in case you didn''t see it in the desc, this IS my FIRST story so lash me with dem criticisms like one of your french girls ( ?¡ã ?? ?¡ã) Prologue 2: ...The Info Dump I mean... Prologue 2: ...The Info Dump I mean... ----- After managing to convince the police officers that he wasn''t an insane asylum patient or that he was being brutally murdered, our protagonist went to his room to try and prepare for the setup as the VR dive equipment would arrived within 2 business days. But to his dismay, he discovered that the corner in which it usually occupied, it was gone. "Son of a B!tch!"[Rick] In his rage, Rick raced over to the living room where his little sister, Amber, was watching her late-night dramas. "Hey my little angel. Have you seen my computer anywhere?"[Rick] Without looking in his direction, Amber motions toward the TV screen and says: "Don''t you remember? You sold it a week ago to buy this TV. You kept ranting about the sound quality being too poor or about all the viruses you had. Actually, how did you get all those viruses?"[Amber] "I-I was trying to download some videos."[Rick] "What for?"[Amber] Rick started to sweat as Amber turned her gaze to meet his. He didn`t know what to say. After all, how does one explain to their 15 year old sister that you were downloading fap material? Furthermore, how would you explain that the girl in the films look very much like your sister? Rick, in an attempt to appear innocent, looked directly into Amber''s, ironically, amber eyes and stood fast in the face of embarrassment. Using his brain, he quickly made up a somewhat believable story. "R-Research purposes. I-I was told by my boss to find out how our competition is doing!"[Rick] "Huh..."[Amber] Rick started to fidget as her gaze grew in intensity. "A-Anyway, I gotta go get some stuff. Be back later"[Rick] Without giving Amber a chance to speak, our (cowardly) protagonist ran out the door. ----- After a little trip (and a lot of a certain someone''s wallet crying), our hero returned home with a new computer system. Once he got everything setup, Rick decides to look up the general information of game. After speaking to the great elderly scholar named Goo Gle, our hero learned of the following: {Types of Spaceships} 1. Interceptors - The "Infantry" of most fleets. Trades DEF for ATK and SPD. Fixed Weapons. Few Missiles. 2. Corvette - The "Archer" of the fleet. Trades SPD and DEF for ATK. Missiles Only 3. Frigate - The "Shieldwall" of any fleet. Trades SPD and ATK for DEF. Turrets. No Missiles. 4. Destroyer - The "Cavalry" of the fleet. Trades DEF for ATK and SPD. Weapon Specs Vary. Always has a powerful fixed weapon. Many Weapon Slots. 5. Cruiser - The "Chariot" of the fleet. Mostly used to carry resources and troops. -Heavy - DEF oriented. Low Storage. High Firepower -Light - SPD oriented. Med Storage. Med Firepower 6. Carrier - The "Medic" of the fleet. Can carry large numbers of ships. DEF oriented. Few Turrets. No Missiles. Repair Drones. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. 7. Dreadnoughts - The "Reaper" of the fleet. High ATK and DEF, Med SPD. Weapon Specs Vary 8. Capital Ships - The "General" of the fleet. One per fleet. Essentially, a mobile space station. High ATK, Extreme DEF, Low SPD. No Fixed Weapons. 9. Special - Any ship that doesn''t fall under one of the previous classifications. Ex. Actual space stations or research vehicles or mining vessels. {The Main Races} Human - Using warp tech developed in their home system of Aurora before it''s destruction, they ventured outwards, seeking new resources and a new place to call home. Special: 5% to all resistances Loth`thran - An ancient and peaceful race. Seeking to spread peace among the stars, they have long abandoned their planet. Meeting many new life-forms in this section of the galaxy, they colonized a new home world call Terra. Similar in appearance to a elf. Dislikes being called "elf" or "elves." Special: +10 to Charisma Wendar - The warrior people. The reason they are called this is long ago there people were enslaved by an evil warlord. But they were freed as the result of a massive uprising against said warlord. Now they travel the stars seeking to end inequality. Giants with 3 eyes. Covered in tribal tattoos. Special: Unyielding Spirit - CC effects last only half the time on you. The Beast-men - Made up of many different tribes, their reason for space travels vary. But they all have one thing in common: they are willing to do anything for there family. Looks can vary from humans with animal ears and tails or an animal with a human-like body structure. Special: Familial Bonds - +5 to all stats when in party {Spawn Point Generation} 50% - Major World 35% - Lesser World 14% Colony Ship 1% Unexplored Space {Other Races} Players will have the chance to join another race if the discoverer chooses to let them have the chance. Otherwise, the character will be available from the character creation screen {Ship Stats} ATK - How much damage you inflict DEF - How much damage the hull can absorb SPD - How mobile your ship is. {Player Stats} Strength - Damage Endurance - Health, Carry Limit, Stamina Agility - Body Movement Perception - Bodily Senses Charisma - How NPCs view you Intelligence - Technical Knowledge Luck - All, Criticals {Other Rules} Players may have only one character. "Huh... that''s all I can find. Ya would have though there would be more info on the hottest topic of the year, yet this is all I can find on the internet. Whelp. I better go to bed now to get ready for work anyway."[Rick] Turning off the computer, our protagonist lays on his bed and lets his mind fade into black... ====== Author''s Corner: Info Dumps are TIRING!!!!!!!! Chapter 1: It actually begins... Chapter 1: It actually begins... ===== Rising from his bed much like a zombie from it''s grave, Rick groans and slams his hand on the snooze button of his alarm clock. After a minute of just sitting in the darkness that is his room, he moves to the kitchen to prepare breakfest. On the way, he stops and knocks on Amber''s door. "Hey, you awake yet?"[Rick] Receiving no awnser, Rick calls again only to hear silence. Deciding enough is enough, he opens her door to see her bed is empty. Thinking that she must already be in the shower or something, he proceeds to the kitchen where he cooks up two servings of eggs and bacon. As he sits eating, he looks at the calender to realize its a Saturday. (Ohhh. She must of went to one of her club events or something.)[Rick] Amber is very popular at her school; so much that one could say that she puts the word "social" into "socialite." So it isn''t that big of a deal to Rick if she wasn''t home when he awoke. Unless it was a weekday. Then he''ll be VERY worried. After contemplating his paranoia, our hero proceeds to walk to his room to do the final amounts of reasearch about the game as the equipment is set to arrive later that day. With the guidance of Goo Gle-sensei, he finds a link to a page on the game''s website that allowed him to create his character now. Or atleast set the basis for it. Afterall, the VR reads your brainwaves to move your body. So an overweigth person would find it difficult to move in a body that is much lighter. Or a tall man in a short man''s body. The same rules apply for genders. After messing with the various sliders and the randomize button, he chooses to make a character that is similar in appearance to him. A 5ft, 9in tall human with black hair and a faint beard. Choosing to use hetero-chromatic eyes instead of his teal colored eyes, the figure looked somewhat mystical with his silver and gold eyes. After checking over the figure, Rick glanced at the age bar and lowered it to 24. (Don''t want people to be treating like some ancient tree just because I''m 31, now would we?)[Rick] Exiting out the browser after clicking the done button, he clicks on a secret folder named "materials", that for some odd reason contained pictures of his sister. (What? Its Saturday and noone''s home. This is mah me time. Bugger off already!)[Rick] Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. After talking to the voice that mysteriously haunts his mind, our deranged hero whips out his pitiful dic- "Would you shut up already! Besides... it ain''t that small."[Rick] Just face the facts, man. You''ll never be able to please a woman with that. Anyway call me when ya done, k? Author out. "Lil'' fucker..."[Rick with a extremely small dick] ----- Eventually, the equipment arrived. After calmly signing the paperwork and closing the door, Rick took a deep breath. Then suddenly letting out a shout of joy. "FFFUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKK YEA!!!!!"[Over-Hyped Man-Child] After letting the entire apartment complex know of his exitcement and giving his annoying neighbors a reason to call the cops, he carefully moves the VR tech into his room and seting it up. The setup was actually quite simple. You wear a helmet that is much like a motorcycle helm with extra padding, which is attached via a long cord to something similar to a mainframe which holds the tech needed to read your brain waves. By carefully reading the instructions, our friend was able to get it assembled right before the cops arrived at his doorstep with a noise complaint. After shooing away the cops and the annoyed neighbor who summoned them, Rick rushed to his room to get started. After checking the connection to the internet and other things as a final precaution, he started the game. As soon as he hit the start button on the screen, everything faded to black. Suddenly a message appeared.
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Welcome to Sea of Stars Online
As this message appeared, lights started to spring up in the void that surrounded him. To Rick, this view had such a mesmerizing appearance, that the only word that appeared in his mind was... Otherworldly... ====== Author Corner: I feel like I could of done better on this one but... The view he saw was pretty much like this: http://www.unoosa.org/res/timeline/index_html/space-2.jpg Chapter 2: Tutorial (1) Chapter 2: Tutorial (1) ===== After absentmindedly gazing at the scene in front of him like a virgin boy staring at a naked women, Rick finally noticed the blue screen had updated.
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Welcome User. The system has detected a premade character. Would like to use this character?
YesNo
Not willing to waste (his-already-low) IQ by thinking about his choice, he selected the "Yes" option. A few seconds after our protagonist had selected, Rick felt a strange sensation slowly wash over his body. If he had to describe it in words, it was quite like taking a shower, but with thick molasses instead of water. After the feeling had covered his entire body, it took only a few breaths for it to vanish. And with the its disappearance, a new screen came into existence. Adjustment CompleteIs this the character you desired?
SYSTEM MESSAGE
YesNo
Noticing something out of place in the background, Rick looks away from the bluescreen invading his breathing space to discover a large mirror, the kind usually found in dressing rooms at clothing stores. "Hmm... Hot damn. I really outdid myself on this one. If only I really looked like this..."[Rick] After having his narcissism awoken, our protagonist took several screenshots of his new character in various poses and stances before returning his focus to the blue screen.
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Would you like to take the tutorial?
YesNo
Thinking that it`ll be worth it to see the mechanics of the game, Rick pushes the "Yes" option. Soon after, the screen disappeared. And with it, the stars surrounding him, one by one, started to vanish into nothingness. Following the disappearance of the last star, a quest prompt appeared. [/table]After reading through the quest description, Rick couldn`t help but let loose a grin. (Sweet! Maybe I this tutorial will let shoot a laser cannon or something!)[Rick] After he had finished contemplating this thought, the quest prompt had changed. [table]
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Forged Under Fire
Difficulty:E
You are a recent addition to the crew of the URF(United Races Federation) frigate Warsaw. While enroute to a secret location, your ship was ambushed by a large group of pirates that far out-numbers you and it is only a matter of time until you are defeated.
Objectives:Escape or survive the pirate onslaught
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Please choose a class for the tutorial. Please note this class is permanent until the end of the tutorial.
CLASSES
CLASSCLASS DESCEquipment
PliotThey may not be the strongest on foot, but give them a ship and they can wreck you any day Class Perk: +5% to All Ship StatsFlightsuit - Laser Pistol - Hangar Key Card
MedicThey may not be able shoot or fly as any other, but angels of healing would gladly help their friend back into the fight Class Perk: +20% to all Recovery SkillsMedPack - Vibroblade
EngineerPutting their skills to the test, these people can be considered the life-blood of any ship, as their extensive knowledge allows them to repair most component of any ship Class Perk: +15% Proficenicy in any Skills that are Tech basedFlightsuit - Laser Pistol - Hangar Key Card
RandomTrue to the word, this option allows one to be randomly assigned a class from any member of crew Class Perk: ??????
This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. (Hmm... Choices, choices, choices. Maa. Screw it)[Rick] With this thought running through his head, our reckless protagonist selected the "Random" class. After waiting for about half a minute, another prompt appeared.
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Randomization Completed.
EnforcerNever mess with these guys. Not only are they trained to be tough, they all know how to utilize all sorts of weaponry, ranging from a laser rifle to a mech. CLASS PERK: Starts with a 10% Proficiency in Heavy WeaponsLaser Rifle - Battle Armor - BMA Mech - Security Key Card
"Hot Damn! My luck must be turning for the better!"[Rick] Rick yelled this as images of giant mech battles and mowing down waves of enemies with a really big ass gun soared around in his head. His exictement and happiness were high enough to the point that he started hopping around like a little girl going to Disney Land! After calming down (and hoping nothing recorded him), he turned his attention back towards the blue screen.
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Scenerio now loading...
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===== SO MANY TABLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Ahem* Anyway, I feel I must apoligize for delaying this chapter as I am trying to keep these chapters constant. I would make an excuse.... but I feel the need to be honest with you guys. Procrastination is a mighty foe. Plz forgive meh.