《The Beast Gamer》 1. Introduction ¡°Brady!" "Yes, Mother?" I calmly reply as I go up the stairs to her. "Would you, please, grab John and me a drink?" mother more ordered than asked. To which I reply perfunctorily, "Yes Ma''am," and then I run downstairs to the kitchen with a look of disgust. I still can¡¯t believe that mom chose her boss over dad. I shudder and make a mental note to avoid his eyes, or rather eye which is made of glass and looks rather creepy. He always looks at me with disdain as if I liked him any better than he does, and in general we avoid each other but we often will have to talk to each other because of mother. I realize that I zoned out and continue the task that Mother gave me of bringing her and John beers. As I go back up the stairs I hear Mom telling John about me and my aspirations to become a veterinarian. My frown then once again turns to hatred as I wish she would leave me out of her conversations with her boyfriend. I then force a smile, something I have had to learn since I was six. I force myself to give them the drinks and go back to my room. I see Paul, my dog, and I pet and hug him and he happily pants and waves his tail. "I don''t need anyone else. I just need you, don''t I Paul?" I whisper to Paul as I hug him tighter. Paul then licks my face and I feel my face light up. Smiling at him I go to my desk sit down and start up a game called Magic Online. Paul jumps into the other chair and rests his head on my desk,"watching" me play with online friends as we take on dungeon after dungeon and raid after raid. I don''t really know if he is really watching or if he likes how happy I am because when I am happy I tend to spoil him. I pet him and let my friends hear all the noises he makes in the background of the voice chat. ¡°Hey guys! Where is Rolfgar?¡± MondayScrub asks suddenly. ¡°He¡¯s missing a show. We have a new dog lover in our guild.¡± ¡°I changed my character name,¡± I reply with a grin plastered on my face. ¡°Paulgar? Really!? Of everything, you rename your character into a mixture of your old name and your dog¡¯s? Just wow. Do you even have a reason?¡± he asks obnoxiously fast. ¡°Well, fuck you too. Anyways, I got a hidden sub-race wolfman so eat it douche. Hey, Paul, this guy is a douche, right?¡± I retort and Paul barks in agreement, I think , making the whole chat start laughing like a group of lunatics. As the night goes on we start logging off of Magic Online. I turn off my computer and pet Paul before jumping into a shower and then laying down in bed. I take a quick glance at my alarm clock and see it is 1:28 AM; Oops! I have school and I can not be tired for it because of all the test we are taking tomorrow or rather today now. I sigh exasperated and exhausted as after tomorrow it will be Saturday, the day the court rules which parent I would stay with. I shook my head and cursed my life and yet I didn''t even know what was going to happen tomorrow. The next morning I wake up like any other day. I slowly slide out of bed at a slow pace, then drag myself to the bathroom connected to my room and wash my face. My blue eyes look sunken in from how tired I look but I just shake my head and get dressed in my school uniform, with its white button up shirt and red tie with a royal blue suit jacket and accompanying pants. I then fix my dark brown hair to mother''s standards and then proceed to sigh; I.Really. Hate. This. Uniform. I look at my clock and decide that I have enough time to eat breakfast. As I move to the kitchen I notice that Paul is nowhere to be seen and his bowl is empty. Thinking this is odd I put food in his bowl and call out quietly. John really hates being woken up in the morning and I hate how he gets in my face when he is angry. No response. I look for his leash, thinking Mother might have taken him for a walk earlier this morning. I find his leash. Now I am panicking. Paul is what has kept me together in these hard times and I can not lose him, not now, and, hopefully, not for a long while. I feel my chest tightening as I look for Paul and don''t find him. I shake my head, "No... No..." I whisper to myself as I feel panic encroaching on my chest. I see blood on the carpet. Two trails of red going towards the door¡¯s and mom''s car keys gone from the counter. I check her bedroom and see neither John, nor Mother. For a moment I feel weak at the knees, like I will pass out any second.Then it seems like the world freezes. The phone starts ringing. I rush over to it, dad is the one calling. ¡°Brady, I am coming to pick you up,¡± dad says without even greeting me. ¡°I will be there shortly,¡± he adds in a calm and composed tone as usual. ¡°Hello? Brady?! Brady!¡± I never respond so his voice raises in pitch. ¡°I am here¡­¡± I say in a voice that is so quiet that he probably couldn¡¯t hear me clearly. ¡°Please, go to your room and stay there until I arrive,¡± he tells me with some sadness in his words. I walk like a zombie up the stairs and try to think about what had happened. What did I just see? Why was there two trails of blood? My head''s spinning like a top. I hear the door open to the house so I stand up and force myself down the stairs. Dad is standing there but I just walk past him and enter his car. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. He drives me to his apartment and that is where we stay until he has to leave. When he¡¯s gone, I just lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling. Not thinking anything. At some point dad walks in and starts off saying, "Hey, Brady," to which my response is silence."Listen, Brady... There is something I never told you about Paul..." dad continues. This takes me out of my frozen state and I turn to look. He now has my full attention. "Paul had a rare brain disease. So rare they don''t even have a name for it,¡± he says with a melancholic smile. It annoys me. I want him to continue. What is this about a disease? Dad sighs at my obvious impatience and starts up again. The fact is, It would slowly turn him more and more aggressive until he became completely feral. At that point he wouldn¡¯t recognise anyone. I¡¯m sorry, Brady. We had no choice." It was in that moment I knew where this was going. The blood was from either John or Mom and Paul was hit because he bit one of them. It was the simplest explanation for the blood trails. Of course, he would have to be put down now. That was the last thought in my mind for a very long while. My brain seemed to be exploding and fixing itself, over and over again. All I remember was dad explaining how Paul was put down, me going to bed and crying myself to sleep, and then waking up and going to court. I stood there and watched, listened but not a word made inside. When dad came to pick me up and bring home, I went with him. He made me eat something and then I was back in my room, staring at the ceiling. How could this have happened? - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 years later (Brady is 18 now)- - - - - - - - - - - - - "So have you packed all of your things in your car?" Dad asks nervously. "Pretty much, there¡¯s just a few boxes left." I state as I load more boxes into my white truck. "Well, I have a college gift for you Brady," Dad tries to say nonchalantly. I turn to look at him and see him wheel a large box on a dollie from the side of the house. My mouth gapes open at the sight of it. "D-d-dad!" I exclaim, walking towards with haste. The box that dad has is the first and only virtual reality console, the Sense-blast. It has few games, as programming the games takes a long time, but at a gaming convention it had shown its colors with the test consoles. They let people at the convention play a sliver of the console''s main title that has yet to be released: Fate, A VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). It was a huge hit to say the least. However, the console itself takes so long to code and manufacture that only one thousand are sold a day. Not to mention its astronomical price for the best models that come pre-installed with Fate so you could jump directly into the game at launch. Yet despite all that here is dad is giving me the best of the models with Fate pre-installed! My mouth wouldn''t or rather couldn''t close. I was aware dad was one the head financial directors at the famous BlindEye studios that created the console, but he is kind of a stingy person. Life hasn¡¯t always favored him starting out with no mom and an alcoholic dad so he takes money very seriously and never buys things he doesn''t need. I like to think that he passed that moneysense on to me, but I always felt the urge to buy certain things he deemed unnecessary such as video games. Like the one he was holding now. But how did he get it? He wouldn''t just buy it from the company for the thousands of dollars it goes for, nor would he be able to just obtain one by asking! Dad smirks as he states smugly, "I got it for free! There was no mistaking the emphasis on the last part, or pride. ¡°Isn''t that great! Of course the official reason is to be able to receive player concerns from a reliable veteran MMORPG player about issues and suggestions." He then winks at me and I feel that I am smiling like a lunatic. And not my fake smile I usually show but a true one that rarely appears on my face. I feel dizzy. I run and hug Dad. In all of his stinginess and all of his flaws that he constantly shows, he once again showed his sentimental side that mother killed. "Th-th-tha-Thank you so much dad! I can¡¯t say it in any better way than that!" I stutter then shout in his ear. He returns the hug before pushing me away ¡°Go finish your packing. You wouldn¡¯t want to be late to your meeting with the landlord, now do you?¡± I had to agree to that so I squeeze his hand for the last time and go to pack the rest of my things. The new console, Sense-Blast, included. Afterwards, I say my goodbyes and drive off to my new college for my degree in Financial management and Business. I arrive days later exhausted and unpack everything into my room except the present which I hide under the bed. As I sit down and rest, a person enters, who I think is most likely my new roommate, carrying a big Sense-Blast box. Once he sets his box down I stand up and introduce myself, "Hello, my name is Brady." He looks up at me, just noticing my presence and panting from exertion he replies, "Paul" 2. Tutorial Paul and I are talking about Fate in our dorm when our conversation came to the races that were going to be in game. "I was thinking about being a Minotaur warrior," Paul started, "but I really want to use some sort of magic. Even if its just some cool sword skills. But the Minotaurs don''t have nearly as much mana as the other races." I nod in agreement and say, "If you want to be some sort of spell sword then I would suggest being a Sun or night-elf." Paul''s brown eyes fill with confusion and he sits up straighter on his bed as he asks, "Wait, you can be an elf? I thought that was a NPC only race." Realizing my mistake of leaking confidential game information, the demo only showed the world and a few of the classes and races during the launch to let the players discover them, I try to cover it up. "Well... uh... I just thought that... since Fate was made by the same people that made Magic Online, it should have some similarities and I figured that elves will most likely be playable." I said, slowly shifting my weight around a bit. This was a fact and the creators of Magic Online really were hired by BlindEye Studios to create Fate but, of course, the reason I knew was because I had suggested it to dad for and idea meeting in the early stages of game development. I also knew that if Paul was good at discerning a lie he would know because I came up with it on the spot and it didn''t take much logic to break that cover up. Paul only scratches his head and thinks for a moment before inquiring, "What else do you think will be implemented from Magic Online to Fate?" I think for a moment before responding, "Well, maybe they will have hidden classes like in Magic Online." "What are hidden classes?" Paul asks with puzzlement in his voice. I respond with a sigh. Time for some explanations. "Well, a hidden class is like it sounds a class you have to do certain tasks or accomplishments to achieve.It, usually, but not always, is similar to a different basic class or a combination of two or more classes like for instance an elemental knight. This class is similar to elemental mages and knights and will have bonuses that are similar or better than of the other two classes.¡° ¡°The way to receive it would likely be to have high affinities for elements and be a knight or something along those lines. It could also be a quest or a chain of them. Oh, and they are highly difficult to do," I finish with an exhale. My eyes wander towards Paul to judge his reaction. to my relief he seems to have understood the concept of it. He expresses his interest in such a thing but soon the conversation shifts to talking about other parts of the game we would like to see from Magic Online. Paul had played it but not a lot so our discussion was quite a lively one and I had way more fun than I expected. Before we noticed the evening had come and we had to sleep or risk oversleeping on the first day and missing the opening ceremony. Not something either of us wished for so we said our goodnights and turned the light off. Sleep found me in seconds. One night and needlessly long ceremony later... Paul and I walk together talking about what other games we had played in the past. "- I played that old game called Sky... Hmmm, I can''t remember the other half of the name, but it was the one with the dragons," Paul states and I recall more information about it. "I think the game was called Skybrim and it was part of a series that ended when the franchise was made into a MMORPG." Paul is about to agree when we about get jumped by some, for a lack of better words, video game nerds. "Hey you two wanna-¡± He inhales deeply, ¡±Join the video game club!" the one that looks like the leader shouts then proceeds to gasp as if he just ran a marathon and no exaggeration everyone looks at us and snickers. My usual half smile fades as I see the scene he is making. "I don''t really have any particular interests in joining any clubs at the moment, sorry," I say in a fake apologetic voice. Paul looks at me like I had three heads and asks, "But, Brady, you seem like you would really like the club since you enjoy video games so much. I for one would like to know the information about the club." I shake my head and respond, "I feel that aside from classes themselves and studying, I would be dedicating most of my time if not all to playing Fate." The club members and quite a few onlookers all look at me shocked. Sense-Blast, the console, is very expensive so while Fate doesn¡¯t cost too much it is still almost impossible to play the game. That of course wasn''t to say that Fate was cheap as it was 80$ which cost more than most games but it was deemed worth it by most people. Then one of the club members with curly hair and a lot of acne says, "Well, we have been trying to gain sponsors so that we could play all the Sense-Blast games together and make a guild. So are you sure you wouldn''t want to join?" I think about it for a few moments before answering, "I will think about it when you guys get Sense-Blasts and games for them." The leader then quickly replies, "Great, so since you boys are thinking about joining I will give you two pamphlets! Also, if you come to the club room, ask for James!" And then they bolt off and start asking others to join their club. At the information centre me and Paul pick up our schedules. I discover we have two classes together. I guess he is a person I really need to not piss off or my life will kinda be shitty. I note this and continue socializing when I realize that Paul is a very popular person as people keep saying hello to him. I guess he looks pretty good, though judging from all the whispers I hear coming from the girls you would think he is some super handsome person. Paul himself, however, is either used to it or doesn''t hear anything so I don''t mention it. Two Days Later, Day of Launch I open up the Sense-Blast capsule and look at Paul across the room and he is already getting inside. I look back to my console and glance at the clock. The game unlocks in 30 minutes. I slide into the capsule and it shuts over me. My eyes close and when I open them I am in my Sense-Blast hub. It is already reorganized to how I want it so I walk over to the "door" to Fate. There is a timer there that says twenty eight minutes left before the game unlocks. Nothing to do but wait so I look at the setup of my hub, a larger version of my room at Mom''s house just each door leading to a game hub, and sit down to wait.
Time remaining 10 Minutes until Fate unlocks
I walk to the Fate Door and open up my settings so that I won''t have to use any extra time in game optimizing it. In the menu I see a dozen different tabs but the only one I¡¯m interested in is the gameplay one. There I notice a pain setting with a slider and its default at 35%. Words underneath the slider catch my attention: 100% Experience. I mess with the slider and see the max it goes up to is 80% pain with 120% Experience and that the lowest is 0% pain and 80% experience. I figure that best option, yet also the most painful, would be the 80%, 120%. I figure that this is definitely the best option as I can deal with pain and I want the extra [XP]. While I continue playing around with other settings a message pops up.
Time remaining 1 Minute until Fate unlocks
I close the window by thinking close and and mentally prepare myself for the game. In a moment I hear the clink of a message notification, but I just enter without looking at it. When I open my eyes, I find myself facing a woman as she grandly announces, "Welcome to Fate. I am here to remind you to change your pain settings accordingly." She waits a second until, probably, getting the information that I already messed with my settings and continues, "Now you will have to complete the offline tutorial." I am surprised. I didn''t know there was a tutorial, but I guess dad just didn''t tell me about it like a lot of other things. Then another thought occurred to me I didn''t pick my name or race. Highly alarmed I enter the tutorial. The first thing I see in the tutorial is a red sky. I sit up and find myself in an other-worldly place. Wait, when did I lay down? I then think status. [quart=Name,Alignment]???,Redeemed[/quart] [quart=Level,Class]0,N/A[/quart] [quart=Race, Title] ???,N/A [/quart] [quart=Fame, Notoriety]0,0[/quart] [quart=Health, Mana]100,100 [/quart] [quart=Strength, Agility] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Wisdom, Intellect]10,10[/quart] [quart=Leadership, Luck] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Vitality, Willpower]10,10[/quart] [quart=Sustenance, Thirst]100%,100% [/quart] [quart=Honor, Reaction speed]0,???[/quart] [quart=Attack, Defence]1-5,7[/quart] [quart=Earth Resistance, Fire Resistance]0%,0%[/quart] [quart=Air Resistance, Water Resistance]0%,0%[/quart]
Status Window
Unallocated Stat Points0
Resistances
Magic Resistance0%
Affinities
None N/A
Bonuses Hell: No death penalties Penalties
Hmmm... These are pretty basic stats... Wait, HELL? Taken aback by what I read, I decide that I need to investigate more before making any assumptions.
For quickly calming and thinking rationally you are awarded +10 Wisdom
Well at least there is that. I look around and find myself on a heightened platform above horrible torture going on below. I blink several times unable to believe how graphic this game is. No wonder there is an 18+ limit on it. I look around and see, or more importantly smell burning people. They¡¯re screaming their throats out and I can hear the similar sounds coming from all directions . It is clear the developers weren¡¯t playing with words when they called this place hell. A strong voice reaches my ears through the cacophony of death cries from those unable to die. "Welcome traveler from another world. We apologize for the inconvenience of having to see Hell but it is the only way we could bring you to this world.¡± I turn my head in that direction to see a humanoid in a white robe with shining snow white wings hovering behind me. He¡¯s looking over the torture grounds with eyes like ice cubes. I feel a shiver run down my body and I¡¯m not even the one they¡¯re aimed at.His mouth never moved the entire time. ¡°That is to say that the only available bodies left were ones from Hell. Here is a list of all the races you can be." A multitude of questions bouncing through my head were interrupted by an announcement of a message.
Human
Elf*
Minotaur
Half-Giant
Demi-human* **
Elemental**
*A variety of choices within the race **The intelligent races will often try to enslave you!
I didn''t even have to ask or think about it. "Huma-" I try to say in a clear voice but it catches and I immediately cough up blood. It¡¯s very realistic and since I had set the pain to 80% also kind of painful. I had coughed up blood before after I getting kicked by a high schooler when I was still in elementary but it hadn''t been as painful. The voice I assume is an angel¡¯s apologizes, "Oh! I''m so sorry. This one was a screamer so let me fix your throat." I feel a soothing feeling on my neck and all over my body. "Anyway. so you want to be a human?¡± the voice asks again but without waiting for clarification continues. ¡°Okay, so here is a mirror and just say how you want to change the look out loud." Looking at the mirror I see loads of scars fly off like ashes from this body and it¡¯s shape changes into that of my own. . But I want to have a slightly different looking character. "I would like to be slightly taller... Yep like that... also, uh... I want red eyes... Nah, green eyes and a darker color of brown for hair... more... more... there we go... Wait, actually, can I change my voice?" "Yes," "Ok, I would like the largest vocal range I can get and also make the chords more durable..." After the angel¡¯s nod I test my new voice and learn that I sound the same but can go higher and lower pitched. I then try to scream and gain a skill
Scream [Beginner]{0.0%} As a last resort you scream at a high pitched frequency and volume Chance to stun enemies and large chance to attract predatory beasts
Screaming while in a perilous environment makes you understand animals better when they are being attacked +5% Affinity with Beasts
Surprised I look at the window just to let that sink in. I then decide to continue testing my new vocal cords which again result in another ability.
Battlecry[Beginner]{0.0%} As close to a roar as a human can get +10% Morality if you are not part of the group (but are supporting them) +50% Morality if you are apart of the group +150% Morality if you are leading the group [Opposite bonuses for the enemy morality]
Understanding how roaring helps beasts in fights you grow closer to them +5 affinity with Beasts
Smiling I think about how best to use them while charging into battle and when things get crazy. I start to think about possible situations where I would need to use those abilities when I hear an impatient angel say, "You can stay as long as you want, all I have to say is that you should try not to fall off the edge and when you are ready to leave just say you''re read-" "I''m ready," I interrupt. After a flash of light I appear in a dimly lit room with an ajar wooden door that leads to what looks like a hall. r and another one made of iron that I assume leads to a closet or bathroom. Ting!
Quest: Complete the Tutorial Go through the door to the hall to begin CComplete all tasks to reach the exit and enter the full game. Rewards:100 XP, 1 Gold, 50 silver, 25 copper Difficulty:F
I decide to look around the room and first check under the bed and find a book. It is called Feratus. I open it and see extraordinary artwork and fancy calligraphy. I check who the author is but there doesn''t seem like there is one.
Once upon a time a mage skillful in the art of fusion and polymorphy had a pet dog he loved very much. His dog was his only companion as he was exiled for his potentially dangerous magic and he left without a word. The Mage enhanced the dog so that it could speak with him and help so he wouldn''t go mad and to do so he used great and powerful magic. The world could sense his magic and the same king that exiled him sent spies to check up. When they arrived the dog was talking like an intelligent being while the Mage cried tears of joy. Later he asked the dog about what he felt about certain methods and since the dog answered with useful information.. When the spies, of the king who exiled him left, the two talked about fusion of biological beings and tested on one another parts of the theories causing them to grow in strength and intelligence. The king hearing of an intelligent dog thought nothing of it but his daughter instantly decided she wanted it. She was his babygirl so the king amassed his armies and went to get it. The dog and the mage were now at the levels of magic the same as the demigods of legend. They wished no one harm, just wanted knowledge. When the king''s army came, they were slaughtered as they attacked the mage. His dog though not with strength in magic but rather one in might. She ripped through the army with enchanted claws while the Mage with his summoned army of ethereal elementals. Yet the army of knights eventually did win. There had been just too many of them. The Mage was thrown into prison at the brink of death while his dog brought to the princess. But the dog, she was able to escape to the prison where her master was dying. She used her fusion magic and they became one. They slaughtered that ancient city.In time it became overgrown and known as Feral city. As for the two beings that fused together, it is told that they then became the Dark God Faratus. She stands for the dark side of nature and that of survival of the fittest. While not among the original gods she became very powerful as she had a mortal body which allowed her to interfere with mortals.
Wow that was kind of short but also informational about gods and other such beings. A message then appeared on my screen.
You discovered Faratus the Dark God of nature Would you like to join Her religion?
Yes No
I stop and think about what advantages I could gain and what could be lost. I could possibly receive some of the mentioned abilities or I could get jack squat. Since its a dark god then I probably would be the first to join it. Contemplating I decide to choose the yes button as I could always act as if I were of another god so that I could get stronger. Also Faratus should appreciate that as strength and survival of the fittest. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.
Congratulations! You are the first to join a Dark God''s religion +500 Fame +200 (hidden) Notoriety
You have joined Faratus'' religion The Gods of Light now dislike you because Faratus is a Dark God Relations with gods of light increase reduced by 2/3 You have gained a new stat Dark faith +15 You gain +20 beast affinity You gain +30 Strength You gain +40 Vitality You gain +40 Intelligence You gain +25 agility You gain +50 (hidden) notoriety +20% more [MP] per level You won''t be welcome in certain cities if they are aware of your religion You are allowed to enter the capital of Faratism
Your beast affinity has been raised over 15%, you may now befriend animals
Your beast affinity has been raised over 20%, you may gain befriended animals as companions
Religious Quest: Survival of the Fittest Hunt and eat 20 animals Bonus Objective: Eat them raw Reward: +35 Dark faith, 5000 XP, +5 beast affinity Bonus reward: ???, ??? Difficulty: F-SSS (depends on what you hunt)
I see a large gain from this religion, although the other religions may have some better stat boosts but its hard to tell. So then I continue searching the room. Under and behind chairs I find some copper coins. Not far stands a dresser. Inside one of the drawers I find a key and put it in a pouch I found earlier. A look in the closet proves that its open. Near one of the walls a chest stands with a simple note on top. It says: The chest holds a weapon and it will be a weak type of weapon that you think of. Your religion may affect the contents of this chest. I try to open the chest but it has no way of opening so I concentrate hard on a quick and reliable weapon. Then the top disappears and inside I find a spell tome with a paper inside. I open to the page and the paper says, "Use the tome!" As suggested I think the words use tome and gain an ability while the book burns away in my hands.
Transformation ability: Faratus'' claws [Beginner]{0.0%} Although, they aren''t her actual claws they are still powerful [MP] cost: 20 40-75 damage Transformation back requires double the MP
Grinning a sadistic smile I realize that this is the best possible early game and possibly later game ability Since I got it so early I bet I can level it up into an even better one. I look around some more and seeing nothing decide I have gotten all possible loot. Then I exit the room. Walking down the dark hallway I practice using Faratus'' claws. They add a new joint to my finger at about halfway to where the top of my fingertip is and it is a dark brown color. I then think Faratus'' claws ability status window.
Transformation ability: Faratus'' claws [Beginner]{5.6%} Although, they aren''t her actual claws they are still powerful [MP] cost: 20 40-75 damage Transformation back requires double the [MP]
Thinking about how to use it most effectively I decide to just let them stay out as they only require [MP] for casting and dispelling the ability. I then think to himself, well I most likely will get more XP for the ability if I use it in combat. Being able to see the end of the hallway I start to run. I find I am quicker than in real life as expected but I notice I get tired very fast. Thinking of a possible stat gain, I decide to keep running even if it starts to hurts. I see several messages talking about endurance but just wave them away. When exhaustion threatens to overwhelm me I decide to rest at the end of the long hallway. Sitting there I see a door and after I finish resting I continue through the door. First thing that catches my eyes there is a guard looking person fighting a silver wolf. That is all I can see when I get a update on the tutorial quest.
Quest: Complete the Tutorial Go through the door to the hall to begin Go through the hallway to the end of it Eliminate the threat Complete all tasks to reach the exit and enter the main game. Rewards:100 XP, 1 Gold, 50 silver, 25 copper Difficulty:F[full]
I quickly think: Who is the threat the guard or the wolf? Well, the easy answer is the wolf but the guard may be a disguise. And since it didn''t specify how to eliminate the threat, I guess I will just befriend the wolf and, hopefully, cause peace or reward me in some way. I run up to the fight and yell, "Get back!" The only one who moved was the guard. The wolf now had its attention on me and I showed it the palms...of my claw hands... oops... it growls and starts circling me so I put the claws away and slowly approach the silver wolf. It stops growling and I put my cupped hands near its muzzle and it licks my hand. [full] You have befriended Luminous the Silver Wolf! It cannot become your companion as it serves a god of light! +Relations with the Emlentem church a light nature church +300 +100 +30 beast affinity +50 XP
Quest Update: Complete the Tutorial Go through the door to the hall to begin Go through the hallway to the end of it Eliminate the threat Protect Luminous Complete all tasks to reach the exit and enter the main game Rewards:100 XP, 1 Gold, 50 silver, 25 copper Difficulty:F
I quickly reactivate Feratus'' claws and spin around in time to see the "guard" charge at me. Luminous and I claw at his face and dodge his flurry of attacks. He screams in my face and I know I hit him and I quickly retreat backwards. His blood is dripping down his face and his eyes were damaged so I start to sneak around him. Not being able to see makes him go berserk at where I and Luminous were and we both approach his back unnoticed. When he stops and screams out in rage, I move out of instinct and I use Battle Cry as me and Luminous pounce, knocking him flat. We then claw at his chest repeatedly until it eventually turns into a pile of bloody mush with several bones. I then notice that there see-through windows had appeared at the side of my vision, talking about how to fight and stuff. I close them all, not thinking I would need them.
You have successfully completed the tutorial without using the guide or the assisted combat feature! You have gained the ability: Custom fighting (Passive) While fighting proficiencies may increase damage, you control your own movements +30% XP when not using the assisted combat feature
You have gained: Claw proficiency [Beginner 2] {39.0%} Claws will do 15% more damage +30% faster attacks when using claws
You have killed a weakened Maurinthac of the Dark god of war Maere with good intentions You saved Luminous of the light god of nature Emlentem with good intentions +50 Honor + Your religion gains 50 light points
You have obtained two equipable titles
Friend of nature When equipped you will be regarded as friendly in any Nature God temple +20 Dark Faith +32 honor +20 Nature affinity
Dark Doesn''t Mean Evil You won''t be immediately feared when others learn of your religion +20 Dark faith
I start to wonder how powerful I was getting. Is this normal? But before I got to equip Dark Doesn''t Mean Evil and check my stats I hear a voice, "This is usually where I would show you the religions of light you could choose, but it appears you have already chosen your path." I quickly look to see whom it is and notice Luminous. I open my mouth in disbelief, but the silver wolf vanishes and I hear the angel once more, "Congratulations on completing the tutorial. When you want to leave just say the word, leave." Thinking back to the key I obtained I decide to stay and look around. I had been so immersed in combat that I had not looked at my surroundings. This was a courtyard of sorts and there were two doors, the one I came from, the hallway, and another that I knew nothing of. I go to that door and try to open it, but it¡¯s locked. Key comes to my mind and bingo, it works. I grin and look within the room. It¡¯s filled with six chests that resist my attempt to open them like the one in the closet. Should I try thinking of a skill again then? An ability to move faster and more efficiently, I say in my mind and the chest opens. From inside magic flies into my face and forces itself down my throat. The pain is uncomparable to anything I have endured before as I feel my whole body start to change. My leg muscles and what I assume are my bones shift and crack. Arms do the same while I wring in agony. I have no idea how long it takes but even when it stops pain recedes slowly. At some point I decide I¡¯m strong enough to open my eyes again and see a window open.
Ask and you shall receive! You have gained an ability from your goddess Faratus Quadrupedalism[Passive]{0.0%} While you can still walk on two legs your agility doubles while on all fours. Bonus: For having Faratus'' claws you now also have the claws on your feet and you gain a permanent 20 agility.
I sigh feeling light headed from the transformation and feel slightly afraid of the next five chests. Maybe magic would be easier? I should try focusing on it next. I then walk on all fours to the next chests. First one present me with Fusion ability which at beginner may only combine weak magic items and spirits. Next are fingerless gloves that increase magic power by about 5%, Flame Breath which at beginner doesn''t even fully leave my throat. It kinda sucks, if you ask me, but I find it can heat things up in my mouth pretty nicely. Last two are Tendrils, an ability with one yard long range that starts at my torso, and Parasite. It essentially changes the blood of people and animals I drink into health and mana. Also it synergizes with Tendrils so I can use Parasite through them. Satisfied I leave the treasure room. I see the body of Maurinthac is still there and decide to look in his bags, take his sword. He had quite a few gold coins and some nice dri fit like clothing so I take them but leave the mangled armor. I identify all of the items and they are pretty standard. What interests me is that the sword does about the same damage as my claws so I check the ability to make sure.
Faratus'' claws[Beginner 4]{53.6%} Although they aren''t her actual claws they are still powerful [MP] cost: 20 80-120 damage Can rip through armor after repeated hits Transformation back requires double the [MP]
My eyes widen. This now does way more than this noob sword! I will just have to take my chances with close combat. I then quickly open my stat window [quart=Name,Alignment]???,Neutral[/quart] [quart=Level,Class]0,N/A[/quart] [quart=Race, Title]Human, Dark Doesn''t Mean Evil [/quart] [quart=God,Dark Faith]Faratus,55[/quart] [quart=Fame, Notoriety]500,250(hidden)[/quart] [quart=Health, Mana]500,500 [/quart] [quart=Strength, Agility] 40,55[/quart] [quart=Wisdom, Intelligence]20,50[/quart] [quart=Leadership, Luck] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Vitality, Endurance]50,10[/quart] [quart=Sustenance, Thirst]100%,100% [/quart] [quart=Honor, Reaction speed]82,Very quick (.002 seconds)[/quart] [quart=Attack, Defence]92-138,7[/quart] [quart=Earth Resistance, Fire Resistance]0%,0%[/quart] [quart=Air Resistance, Water Resistance]0%,0%[/quart]
Status Window
Experiance 373/100 (level up after end of tutorial)
Unallocated Stat Points0
Resistances
Magic Resistance0%
Affinities
Beasts 60
Bonuses +20% to max mana when level up. Penalties Relations with gods of light reduced by 2/3
Abilities Scream Battle Cry Faratus'' claws Claw proficiency Quadrupedalism Fusion Flame breath
Titles Dark doesn''t mean evil Friend of nature
With no other references I don''t know if these stats are any good so just shake my head and say, "Leave" and with a flash of light I disappear. 3. Boom I would like to make a quick edit to something I said in chapter two. I said that the only available bodies were ones from hell so I would like to make an edit and say from any afterlife [th_091_-3.gif] so yeah!!! Also italics are his thoughts Bold italics are in books Bold is Commands for interfaces
Once I appear with a flash of light I see a man at a desk and he sighs. "God damn it another one! I know the gods foretold of the day when {Travelers] from another world would come but how fucking many of them will be coming!!!" The man screams at the top of his lungs. I blink repeatedly and surprised. "Bad day?" I ask still somewhat dazed by his loud outburst. He looked genuinely surprised by my answer. His face then folded back into an ugly looking disgust before saying sourly, "What, aren''t you going to call me a NPC and then disrespect me like almost everyone else except for the ones who were quiet and didn''t even talk to me?! I don''t even know what an NPC is but whatever it is doesn''t sound like a nice thing from how most of the people said it!" I let a moment pass before I answer, "Well don''t listen to those selfish, self absorbed pricks. They are just assholes." Again the man looks surprised for a moment before he lightened up a bit and he chuckled. "Sorry about my earlier behavior, I was just kind of annoyed at all of the [Travelers] and their attitudes towards me. So anyways what is your name?" I without hesitating I say, "Rolfgar Drogen. That is spelled R-O-L-F-G-A-R and then D-R-O-G-E-N." "Oh so you have a last name Mr. Drogen, most of the [Travelers] didn''t specify their last name or they didn''t have one." I shrug and as I was about to pass him he raised his hand with 3 sacks in it. "Wait, this is a gift from the gods for completing the entrance into this world apparently called the [Tutorial]."
Quest completed: Tutorial Rewards: 100 XP 1G 50S 25C
Level up Level up Level up
Yes! I leveled up! Status. [quart=Name,Alignment]Rolfgar Drogen,Neutral[/quart] [quart=Level,Class]2,N/A[/quart] [quart=Race, Title]Human,N/A [/quart] [quart=God,Dark Faith]Faratus,55[/quart] [quart=Fame, Notoriety]500,250(hidden)[/quart] [quart=Health, Mana]500,500 [/quart][quart=Strength, Agility] 40,55[/quart] [quart=Wisdom, Intelligence]20,50[/quart] [quart=Leadership, Luck] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Vitality, Endurance]50,10[/quart] [quart=Sustenance, Thirst]100%,100% [/quart] [quart=Honor, Reaction speed]82,Very quick (.002 seconds)[/quart] [quart=Attack, Defence]92-138,7[/quart][quart=Earth Resistance, Fire Resistance]0%,0%[/quart] [quart=Air Resistance, Water Resistance]0%,0%[/quart]
Status Window
Experiance 0/338
Unallocated Stat Points20
Resistances
Magic Resistance0%
Affinities
Beasts 60(+2o)
Nature 2o
Bonuses +20% to max mana when level up. Penalties Relations with gods of light reduced by 2/3
Abilities Scream Battle Cry Faratus'' claws Claw proficiency Quadrupedalism Fusion Flame breath
Titles Friend of nature Dark doesn''t mean evil
I grin and I continue on my journey out into the world of... [Fate]? No thats the name of the game... What is the name of the world? BlindEye studios was very stingy with the information about the game before launch so I don''t even know that. Dad never told me anything except for the races I thought up for the game and which ones are playable. I then realize how little information on the game I really had. I stop and ask the man at the desk, "So is there a place where I can obtain information about this world? Like laws,gods and goddesses, also important names and places?" The man scratches his chin and tells me, "Well, you could go to the library." "One last question. What is the name of this world?" I ask. Looking very confused the man says, "The world name is Flaeve (Fuh-lay-V)" My eyes about bulge out of their sockets when I heard the name. That was the same name of the world in [Magic Online]. "What year and era are we in?" I ask so softly the man barely hears me. "We are in the 9th era of the Bright order year 1024" Excitement floods over me. This is the same world it is just more further down its timeline, 2 eras (eras are usually about 3000 years long) and 1000 years have passed by and the world has changed. I feel my face turn into a large grin. "Thank you so much for your help sir!" I exclaim barely able to hold in my excitement as I run off. The reason for such ''bouncy energy'' was because the game features would have to be very similar. For example in [Magic Online] after leveling past level 30 (max level was never found and the highest leveled player was around level 5500 but the average was around level 250) every time you die you lose half of your levels and the stats you got with them until you were under level 30 again and you would only gain the horrid experience loss and debuff that makes you almost useless except if you were only a crafter because of the maximum [HP] and [MP] reduction for up to a week (Depends on how many times you have previously died.) So knowing things like that are huge. As I walk into the town I remember I need to do some things by tonight so I think time and a clock appears.
Real time: 12:08:35 Game time: about 5 AM
Reminder: Time seems 100 times faster in game. See Alarms to see how to set real time alarms
Stunned doesn''t even begin to describe what I am feeling. Time seems warped in game... that was common in fantasies about VR but they usually only went for 3 times faster or 4. But 100! I could barely stand. I set an alarm for 8 pm real time and I head for the potion shop. I bought 10 [HP] potions and 2 [MP] potions but when I mentioned how I was a traveler she was very eager to give me a discount right away. I mean I took the discount but i was kind of worried at who made her so scared... Maybe an NPC Killer maybe a PKer ... hmm... well doesn''t matter to me as I will hunt this person down and take all their loot... after of course I train a bit... I look satisfied at my coin pouch after all my purchases at how I spent only 2 silver and 25 copper as I used the same trick only with a mask I bought from an orphan and it actually looked very good considering it was made by children so I paid her all of my copper. Spoiler : I then continue to sheathe my swords (Yes I have 2 of them) as they have a longer range than my claws. I almost leave the city when I realize, that I have yet to put points into my stats. I decide to place 5 in wisdom, strength, agility, and endurance. I then continually practice my new spells: spark and ember... As pathetic as they sound they actually can ''Evolve'' with different spell trees which come with more spells. This is also how the other skills generally work. Although this wasn''t in [Magic Online] I can''t act like I hate the system. I then accidentally light a person''s hair on fire with ember. I couldn''t help but laugh as he tries so desperately to extinguish himself. The whole market except for the oblivious players, and the observing players, most of which are also laughing. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. The man I caught fire too had so much hair it was ridiculous although I didn''t call that out as to trying not to offend and demi-humans but I think he might have been compensating for something in IRL. Once he was able to stop the fire he was bald in certain areas. He looked at me like he wanted to kill me. I then heard whispers in the plaza saying he was the one who was extorting the merchants and such. My grin then turned sour. He most likely was a higher level than me so I decide now is the time to activate plan: Quad-claws. What its not like anyone heard the name!? As the name suggests I activate my claws and get on all fours and he looked kind of confused but he just charged me. Bad idea. I side step and jump onto his back and rip through his leather tunic and into his back. He of course retaliated and while I kept him pinned for quite a bit and did a lot of damage he was able to throw me off with brute force. I concluded that he was pouring all of his stats into strength and he definitely was higher than level 2. I quickly stand...err... whatever its called to get back into all fours and I see him pull a 2 handed sword. I was definitely screwed if I were to get hit by that monstrosity of a sword. I then stand up and use sparks and ember on him. While I am sure burning and being electrocuted sucks but he just doesn''t seem to give two fucks with what I am hitting him with as he keeps getting faster and stronger and while I am quick he keeps nicking me with his sword. I have even tried to block and hit him with my swords and was obviously disarmed almost immediately. I then have an idea. A probably really horrible idea. [Fusion] from what I understand about [Fusion] which isn''t much is it is very effective against enemies but it takes time to master. So why not try fusing [Spark] and [Ember] great idea I know. I know from those spells that magic is a big B'' word and the first few times will blow up in your face. And by a few times of course, I mean most of the time as I know almost squat about magic. So I decide hey might as well, cause why not. I wake up on the ground and I hear cheering all around me. I blink several times trying to clear my head as to try to remember what happened. I sit up and see a giant burn mark in the middle of the plaza additionally with some blood splatter. I check my [HP] and find myself at about 10% left and 0 [MP]. I see three windows.
You defeated Chaotic player: Sucmeinuuts You gain 50 fame for defeating him and 50 infamy for how you did it.
You gain title Psycho You have a person, add a bit of sadism, then some crazy, maybe an explosion or two and BOOM (LOL) you are a Psycho +500 Insanity stat +50% fear on those who see you act... funky -60% NPC interactions were you are well known as they all know you are a nut
Your goddess commends you for surviving the duel using your own wits. She tells you Good boy And pets you(?)
I immediately feel amazed disappointed and confused when I read these windows. I beat him, now I''m crazy, and my goddess is weird... great... I wonder what insanity does. I can''t change the battle that I can''t quite remember but every NPC is calling me a hero while they don''t seem to be getting close to me. I take all their rewards happily and I continue to go to a inn where I was welcomed vigorously and I got seriously drunk. I then crashed in my room at the inn I bought. I woke up at 6 am game time and to sum up the morning: hangovers suck. Like they REALLY, REALLY SUCK dingle berries. Once I got over that I realized I might have leveled up and I probably should check Nuuts''s inventory he dropped. First off he had so much good food. Too bad he never will see it again and I felt regret... I would never eat that mystery meat sandwich again... cause it was a limited offer by some of the bakers... Oh well so I check my status [quart=Name,Alignment]Rolfgar Drogen,Chaotic Hero[/quart] [quart=Level,Class]6,N/A[/quart] [quart=Race, Title]Human,N/A [/quart] [quart=God,Dark Faith]Faratus,55[/quart] [quart=Fame, Notoriety]500,250(hidden)[/quart] [quart=Health, Mana]500,1036 [/quart][quart=Strength, Agility] 45,60[/quart] [quart=Wisdom, Intelligence]25,50[/quart] [quart=Leadership, Luck] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Vitality, Endurance]50,15[/quart] [quart=Sustenance, Thirst]100%,73% [/quart] [quart=Honor, Reaction speed]72,Very quick (.002 seconds)[/quart] [quart=Attack, Defence]92-138,7[/quart] [quart=Insanity, ]500, [/quart][quart=Earth Resistance, Fire Resistance]0%,0%[/quart] [quart=Air Resistance, Water Resistance]0%,0%[/quart]
Status Window
Experiance 24/1711
Unallocated Stat Points20
Resistances
Magic Resistance0%
Affinities
Beasts 60(+20)
Nature 20
Fire 30
Lightning 30
Fusion 5
Bonuses +20% to max mana when level up. +50% Fear (when doing crazy things) Penalties -Relations with gods of light reduced by 2/3 -60% NPC interaction when they know of your... Funk
Abilities Scream Battle Cry Faratus'' claws Claw proficiency Quadrupedalism Fusion Flame breath
Titles Friend of nature Dark doesn''t mean evil Psycho
Interesting... I got a lot more mana than I thought I would from the 20% bonus but I never did calculate it so oh well. Also I have no idea about what insanity is but I do know what happened at the end of the fight. Pretty much I fused a strong [Spark] and a strong [Ember] and I kept it together and he charged and slashed at it before I could get it to him and away from me resulting in an explosion that killed him and destroyed his sword... and I could have sold it too... I look at the real time and I realize that once leave the game that every second would count for in game events and things like guilds. I think for a second and remember the autopilot feature and that was what the quality pods were for. Better mapping of your brain so you could have a more accurate autopilot to do stuff for you. I shake my head in fear. If it isn''t adequate enough or reads bad actions it might read into it and cause a lot of frickin issues while I''m offline. I stand up. Well if it''s going to read into my actions might as well let its see me train. I leave the inn and give Anna, the innkeeper, the correct amount of money for me. "This isn''t nearly enough for what is on your tab because of the guys who kept drinking and saying to put it on the masked hero''s tab," I cringe when she said that and I say in an angry voice, "If it wasn''t me, then it wasn''t on my tab. And also Anna my name is Rolfgar just so you know. If they don''t even know my name then they aren''t even considered an acquaintance of mine; are we clear?" "Crystal." "Good" I respond as I leave the inn and then the city of Narckemal (Nark-mall) and into the fields before it.
Sorry for a shorter chapter I kept rewriting it until it came out better. And also I kind of was busy for a while. BTW I know the combat wasn''t too great so any tips on that besides the resounding, use general terms while in combat as to not confuse the readers from the last poll. Notice Hello people. I started writing this book a short while ago so no I am not cancelling it. All I want to say is that school and family issues really kicked my ass the last few weeks. Also I am at a difficult part of my story where I can make it go through paths A-Z with different scenarios although as of now I have chosen a path to take with it. I can''t say everyone will like it but I promise I will do my best. 4. Blessings and curses I see 2 horned rabbits. I draw my swords so I can get some extra reach on the rabbits. I prepare my newest ability I acquired whilst hunting some other animals: [Pounce].
Pounce [Beginner]{ Level 3 51.78%} Similar to that of an animal you sneak and wait. Then when the time is right you strike +30% damage mini crit when leaving sneak and attacking
Over the past day in game I discovered that [Sneak] was a very easy skill to obtain but it was different from [Stealth] as one was auto activated when a player sneaks around a place and stealth turns you invisible to a degree depending on the rank of [Stealth] you have. I [Sneak] closer to the horned rabbits and I went over a mental list in my head of all their strengths and weaknesses. +Their horns do a astonishing 50 dps when impaled by one. I learned that the hard way +They have thick bones Kind of annoying +They are exceptionally fast Really annoying -They are morons Lol -They fall for most traps [/font]For the extra Lols +Their meat is tasty... I shake my head as I realize how hunger was making me lose focus. The rabbits both stop walking and one "Stands" up and sniffs the air. Well it''s now or never. I pounce and slice the one who sniffed for me head''s off in one slice. The other one tries to bolt only to have my other sword nick its hind leg and cause it to fall momentarily. Shit I silently curse to myself as I missed my mark on the rabbit. The rabbit even with its leg injured quickly spins around and launches at me. Unfortunately for it I had seen this attack before and I knew that the rabbit would have the exhausted effect after the use of the ability and that would slow it down. Silly rabbit no matter who your opponent is, never reveal your trump card unless it will make a difference while fighting. I swiftly dodge and before it even lands I grab it by its horn by activating [Tendrils] and [Parasite] and grabbing. I hold up the squirming rabbit with triumph. "Finally I did it!" I say aloud. While it may have looked very bad ass I failed to do it numerous times and had been stabbed through my [Tendrils] more than a dozen times before I even could grab the horn much less get a grip. "Heheh...Ha..hahahahahaha!" I start laughing for reasons I don''t even know. I look at the rabbit quivering in my possession. "Lets see if I can remove the horn while it is still alive." The rabbit eyes widens as it squeals with pain as I attempt to remove the horn.
Warning! The actions you take are not sanctioned by Faratus! She will punish you if you follow through.
I sigh and kill the rabbit. I then watch as its body dissolves into the ground causing a sapling to appear in its place. I have gotten several notices such as this one. The first was when I went to use my fusion magic on a Dire wolf and was warned that I wasn''t allowed to use that on creatures below level 30 excluding an army including creatures under level 30 and also humanoids with the exception of babies and their caretakers. I then pick up the decapitated rabbit and I start skinning it immediately. I start up at the top of the neck on the right side and I slice down at a diagonal esk line and I produce an okay after product. I sigh and start with the other rabbit and I make an even worse one than the first one I ever made. I shake my head and look down at the rabbit and cut the body into pieces and start eating it raw. This of course is for the Survival of the Fittest quest which mentions a bonus if I eat all 20 of the hunted animals raw. Not only is my character getting endurance from eating the raw animals I also got a notice saying that my immune system would have to fight any illness that the animals were carrying and later I got a notice that said my immune system was strengthened also that it would stop updating me on it unless I got sick and what I got sick with. I keep thinking to keep my mind off the fact I am eating a raw animal and I focus of the fact that this should be the last thing I eat raw in this game for a while. As I am at 19/20 (Parasite kills do count as eating them raw) raw hunted animals eaten. Oh and another thing about Faratism is that you also have to eat the bone marrow or be placed in a crafting bag and be used within 90 days of obtaining the bones or I could lose dark faith points. While I still don''t know what they do I do know that if I were to lose a lot something bad will probably happen to me. Finally I am done! I smile gleefully and hear my stomach grumbles in complaint of eating raw food once again.
You have completed Survival of the fittest Rewards: +35 Dark faith, 5000 XP, +5 beast affinity Bonus: Evolution of [Parasite] and renaming of [Faratus''s claws] to [Rolfgar''s claws]
YES I LEVELED UP! Also Evolution of sounds wicked! I have been training my [Tendrils] to just longer than my arms just so I could kill a rabbit. One. Singular. The tendrils seem to do as much damage as my fists do along with piercing damage that is based on agility/10*Speed of attack in MPH. I check my stats and [Parasite] [td2]25
Status Window
NameRolfgar DrogenAlignmentChaotic Hero
Level16ClassN/A
RaceHumanTitleN/A
GodFaratusDark Faith90
Fame500Notoriety250(hidden)
Health1232Mana2523
Experiance23/23452
Strength45Agility60
Wisdom74Intelligence93
Leadership10Luck10
Vitality120Endurance190
Sustenance74%Thirst93%
Honor72Reaction speedSpeed demon(.0008 seconds)
Attack92-138Defence7
Insainity740
Unallocated Stat Points5
Resistances
Earth Resistance0%Fire Resistance0%
Air Resistance0%Water Resistance0%
Magic Resistance0%
Affinities
Beasts65(+25) [/td2]
Nature25[/td2]
Fire37
Lightning35
Fusion
Bonuses +20% to max mana when level up. +50% Fear (when doing crazy things) Penalties -Relations with gods of light reduced by 2/3 -60% NPC interaction when they know of your... Funk
Titles Friend of nature Nature man Dark doesn''t mean evil Psycho
Evolved Predator {Unique} Blessed by Faratus as her first disciple your power is that of legends Many will fear and envy you for your power You now can devour anything and you obtain up to 1/2 its EXP this stacks with the normal death penalty Levels are just "locked" EXP and you will obtain that EXP as well Will still obtain hp and mana from blood while they still live EXP obtainable while in a state of death Diseases of those you devour won''t affect you Synergizes with: Tendrils, Rolfgar''s claws, teeth.
My eyes pop open and I just about shit bricks. I can steal EXP?! Fricking AWESOME!!! THANK YOU FARATUS FOR YOUR KIND BLESSING! I personally thought that the religion would provide just small stat boosts and some lore but obviously they are very much apart of the game as opposed to [Magic online] which merely mentions the existence of gods and their temples scattered across the game. I rub my hands greedily as I think of what to do next. Should I slaughter the town? No... just because I can take EXP doesn''t even the odds as I would need to take time to drain them of either their blood or eat them. As I ponder this a whole lot of windows cover my vision.
You have Gained the first major blessing of Faratus The majority of the gods of light now see you as a threat The majority of dark gods see your potential and will want to use you They cannot curse you without adding some benefit with the curse as you haven''t offended any Exception: Dark god of war Maere You should not take them lightly
The Light Fire gods have placed a "Blessing" upon you +25% fire affinity per level of a fire spell -You need double the EXP to level up (Stacks)
The Light gods of War have placed a "Blessing" upon you +5 Strength per level -You need double the EXP to level up (Stacks)
The Light Water gods have placed a "Blessing" upon you +You now will not have to bathe and you will still be clean -You need to not piss in any lakes or the above will disappear +You gain 5 vitality per level -You need double the EXP to level up (Stacks)
What a low blow! I love pissing in lakes! I have ever since I was a kid. Well at least I smell exceptionally nice now... Now my mind could no longer ignore the elephant in the room. 8 TIMES HARDER TO LEVEL UP??!!! It was already so freaking hard! I groan internally as more windows appear with a ding.
The light gods of Earth have bestowed a "Blessing" upon you +You gain 5 more stat points to distribute per level (Includes previous levels) -Double EXP required to level up (Stacks)
I feel like I am going to explode with rage.
The light gods of Air have bestowed a "Blessing" upon you +You gain 5 Agility per level -X2 EXP required to level up (stacks)
I feel my hands twitching. Damn I need to take some of my meds before I flip out and ruin this game for myself.
The Gods of peace heard your thoughts and give you a blessing +Gain skill to simulate your medicine from your home world that cost 0 Mana +You are now better at negotiation -4 times as much EXP to level is required to level up God of peace Salbmn (pronounced Sal-buh-mmm) would like to apologize as his boss was the one who made him do it
I use [Roar] and just as I was about to scream at the sky I receive one last notice from the light gods.
The God of light and king of the gods Andasom (Pronounced And-uh-some) Laughs at you and "Blesses" you +You receive no death penalty until you hit level 16 -You cannot log out and take your avatar with you. You must go on autopilot. -You are marked as a Sinner +You now have the title: Sinner -You aren''t considered human anymore +Your race is has been set to the default of Faratus: Evolving beast -You cannot use magic Cancelled by ADMIN35 -You require 2 times more EXP
ADMIN35 Has interfered with your Character and his actions will be looked at in the future We would like your report of what happened but it will be optional as he used console commands and reported his actions. May your [Fate] be incredible
I close all of my windows and I look at my status with a burning hatred in my chest. Friend of nature Nature man Dark doesn''t mean evil Psycho Sinner[/tr]
Status Window
NameRolfgar DrogenAlignmentChaotic Hero
Level16ClassN/A
RaceEvolving BeastTitleSinner
GodFaratusDark Faith55
Fame]500Notoriety250(hidden)
Health2032Mana2523
Experiance23/6003712
Strength205Agility60
Wisdom74Intelligence93
Leadership10Luck10
Vitality200Endurance190
Sustenance74%Thirst93%
Honor72Reaction speedSpeed demon (.0008 seconds)
Attack92-138Defence7
Insainity740
Unallocated Stat Points85
Resistances
Earth Resistance0%Fire Resistance0%
Air Resistance0%Water Resistance0%
Magic Resistance0%
Affinities
Beasts60(+25)
Nature25
Fire112
Lightning35
Fusion25
Bonuses The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.+25% fire affinity per fire spell level +5 Strength per level +You will always be clean +20% to max mana when level up. +5 Vitality per level +5 More distributalble stat points per level +50% Fear (when doing crazy things) +No death penalty until you hit level 16 Penalties -Relations with gods of light reduced by ? -60% NPC interaction when they know of your... Funk -256 times harder to level up
Titles
Well I am screwed. I they say sadly aloud, "Delete chara-"
2 Pending Alerts 1.We decided to revoke character deletion after it being abused several times 2. Event occurring tomorrow 3:40 pm real time at Narckemall
I sigh and decide to head to the town and sell my shitty leather from my shitty skinning. I start walking to Narckemall and it wasn''t too far away from me just like a mile or two away. I see that the gates are closed which is odd as it would never close its gates unless there was an emergency. The guards see me (I have my mask on by the way) and they have an evil gleam in their eyes. "Halt" the hiss. I look at them in the eyes and I reply, "I am not in the mood." more cold than I had meant to make my voice. The guards pull their weapons on me and declare, "By the authority of the new Duke sir, Narkall all of the other worlders must serve him. Those that don''t will be executed." I silently thank whatever god is still looking out for me and I slaughter all of the guards and I drain their EXP and I gain about 90 EXP per second I drain their blood via [Tendrils] after 12 guards and 1673 per guard for an astounding 20076 EXP. I curse the light gods once again for ruining my OP power for me for no reason other than for laughs. I would be nearly leveled up if not for the fucking Gods of light. The game was meant to be hard and unforgiving but this is just way too far. Well at least The light gods of nature didn''t fuck me over. I guess I have Luminous the wolf to thank for that, but I really am scared to see what the dark gods will do. Because if "good" is this evil then how will "Evil" be?! I Slash at the gates with both my swords and my new found strength. I put all my strength and weight into it and I break the gates... and my swords... I begin twitching again and I summon my claws and I start to run on all fours to the guard reinforcements. They had about 35 elite guards all around level 20. I am now completely focused on the battle. I summon my [tendrils] and I [Roar] then [Pounce] on the first guard and get a fatal hit to his throat. 2 lunge at me with spears and no regard for if their friend lived or not and one nicks me in the right leg and the other hits the dying soldier. My tendrils made short work of them. I see a [Chain Lightning] come flying at me and I have no way to dodge it. I feel the lightning course through my body and I feel my mind go blank. I taste copper in my mouth and my [/size][size=small]vision blurry. I then hear a blade swinging. I attempt to dodge it and I fall over both helping and hurting me. It helped because I wasn''t being fried by lightning the sword missed but now I have the [Stun] effect from the lightning and the [Toppled] effect from me falling down.Both cause the damage I take increase by 20% so a 40% increase. I glance at my health bar and see the horrific reality of my situation. Health: 345/2032 SHIT! I am stunned and I can''t move very precisely to fight these guys! I get a crazy idea... Hopefully for me it is an insane idea. I use [Roar] and [Scream] together in hopes I could fuse them to make something great. The sound that escapes my mouth was nightmare inducing causing the guards to fall to the ground holding their hands over their ears squealing in pain. It sounded like I had 2 voices and both of which were scary to listen too. I could hardly believe it came from me. Well I did alter my vocal cords but still. I then continued to rip out all of the guards necks with my [Tendrils] which seemed to level up and let me have an additional two [Tendrils] which is simply amazing. I also leveled up because these guards were elites and have more experience. I then think about what I would put my Stat points into when it hit me; I never put in my additional stat points I got from the "Blessing" and I decide to place 3 quarters of my 95 stat points into agility because it was lagging behind as pretty much everything else was gaining points from the blessings. I then placed the last 25 into wisdom. My stats ended up looking like this. [tdsChaotic Hero
Status Window
NameRolfgar DrogenAlignment
Level16ClassN/A
RaceEvolving BeastTitleN/A
GodFaratusDark Faith55
Fame500Notoriety250(hidden)
Health2032Mana3456
Experiance1223/12007424
Strength210Agility130
Wisdom99Intelligence93
Leadership10Luck10
Vitality205Endurance190
Sustenance74%Thirst93%
Honor72Reaction SpeedSpeed demon (.0008 seconds)
Attack92-138Defence7
Insainity59342
Unallocated Stat Points0
Resistances
Earth Resistance0%Fire Resistance0%
Air Resistance0%Water Resistance0%
Magic Resistance0%
Affinities
Beasts60(+25)
Nature25
Fire112
Lightning35
Fusion25
Bonuses +25% fire affinity per fire spell level +5 Strength per level +You will always be clean +20% to max mana when level up. +5 Vitality per level +5 More distributalble stat points per level +50% Fear (when doing crazy things) +No death penalty until you hit level 16 Penalties -Relations with gods of light reduced by 2/3 -60% NPC interaction when they know of your... Funk -256 times harder to level up
Titles Friend of nature Nature man Dark doesn''t mean evil Psycho Sinner
I smirk underneath my now very burnt mask and I hear voice of a young woman call out to me. I turn quickly and prepare my [Ember] and face her as a possible threat because even though I can replenish my health with [Evolved Predator] I was nowhere near safe as the Guards I fought were only level 20 that is not even close to a strong NPC and one of them took out most of my health with one spell and they probably would have slaughtered me if I hadn''t fused my 2 vocal skills as they didn''t require me to move when I was stunned. I see bright raven black hair and red eyes accompanied by impossibly pale skin. I check my health quickly in case this encounter goes sour like everything usually goes for me today. She has on a hunter''s attire and is holding a bow along with metal claws. Behind her I see someone wearing all black in the shadows holding two crimson gleaming blades (That made me notice him otherwise he would have escaped my notice. I scowl and yell out to them, "Would you mind repeating that?!" The woman and the assassin approached me and I readied [Spark] in my other hand. "Senpai! What big tentacles you have" The woman sniggered. The assassin disappeared as soon as I looked at her. I immediately form a [Ember] [Spark] Ball and use the mana forcing it to fuse as a looking glass at other far away manas. To my surprise the Assassin was eerily close and I shot the ball at him in a half panic. BOOM!!! That will never get old. The now heavily wounded assassin showed me a toothy grin as I realized what I just did. I left a ranged threat unchecked and I now jumped as far left as I could to avoid the arrow volley only to be stabbed by 2 daggers into my gut. I swing my claws at him as virtual blood spews out of my mouth. I feel a numbing feeling spreads across my body as the fuggin rouge dodges my attack. "Paralyzation poison?" I ask as I feel my knees buckle. From the way his eyes squint I could tell he was smiling profusely. I then fall to my knees and act more weak then I actually am. The rogue assassin guy takes the bait and his partner shouts for him to stop to late. I grab him with my four [Tendrils] and rip him into four pieces and as I regain my health from his corpse I then slump onto the ground and black out.
You have blacked out
Log outSpeed up perception until you awake
I having no intention of logging out decided to mentally chose the the second choice which passed rather fast with me having some sort of potion shoved down my throat. I open my eyes to see a twisted royal hall which included a pile of corpses all torn apart. The worst part was there was a place where blood didn''t seep and that was the Duke''s seat. Sitting in the chair was a imposing young man with dark green hair and purple eyes only his eyes didn''t look human, they looked like that of a lizards. "Welcome masked hero, AKA Rolfgar Drogen." I don''t know what it is about his voice but I felt chills running down my back as he said my game name. He seemed smile more and more as I thought about random ways he could be defeated and then a new thought occurred. He could read minds or that potion had some sort of truth telling serum in it causing me to only be able to think aloud. "Well at least your getting there but no you aren''t speaking out loud and you are close on mind reading part but it''s a spell called [Prelude] which is a lengthy chant spell. Speaking of spells I want to know where you learned to cast spells." Well I hadn''t learned anywhere and it was very easy to learn and master. Also what does[prelude happen before? "No it isn''t easy to master you including for you other-worlders. You just keep making me more and more interested in you by the minute." He spoke rather annoyed. Hmmm... Now I really want to know what [Prelude] means. The man looked pissed as I kept thinking at my high pace in no real direction thinking and he seems to decide he has had enough of it."You little piece of Dragon dung! You are taunting me by narrating what is happening aren''t you!" I am now really confused. He can tell I talk to an imaginary audience in my head pretty much every moment I want to record or recall in my head? I need to keep this guy away from my psychologist Phill otherwise I would be sent to an asylum. Great now the duke knows I am a lunatic great. "Long story short you will become my pet and you will be under my control, yada yada bleh bleh bleh..." The duke start saying before I ignore him and pray to Faratus. Dear Faratus, Thanks for all your blessings and spells and stuff I would like to point out that I don''t know what race I am now and that you screwed me over with [Evolved Predator] As great as it is it is annoying how the other gods acted. I would really like an out from this guy please cause he is so generic and SO boring I would rather be hunting. Or clubbing... Do you even- never mind. Your disciple -Rolfgar Drogen A message then appears on my screen.
Give them hell Quest: You''ll find out rewards: All quest items and items and an explanation
"Accept" I about yell as the duke keeps yelling at me to pay attention. "I guess he can''t hear my prayers I then say out loud before I enter this state of ''I know what I am doing but not really'' and I then realize I went full out with my mental condition and don''t care. I remove my shackles and I bite into the archer''s throat. Tasty. I then use my [Tendrils] to finish her off. And I eat her heart out and oh the taste. The taste of victory. Also Iron, oxygen and other trace elements but who even cares right? The duke looks at me with horror as I eat my tasty meal. I wonder how he will taste. I [Pounce] on the Duke and grab onto his leg and he screams and teleports to a castle and then again to a forest and lasty above the clouds before I ate all of his leg off. It was even better that that girls breast meat. My tendrils then rip into his back and we teleport to a lake and he lost four chunks of his back and he teleported away. Unfortunately for me that meant I was falling into a lake from a high altitude level. Oh well. Crap I left my pile of cor- EXP just sitting around to decompose. DAMN IT and it would have been so much foo-EXP! Oh well.
Your timer went off you sick fuck -ADMIN99
I roll my eyes and splash into the small lake with a very rocky bottom. It took about 75% of my health but oh well. I get out of the water and I decide to take my [Pill] and logout. The [Pill] calmed me down in minutes and I hit logout and a notice appeared.
You may go on auto while offline the higher quality the pod you are in the higher sync rate in faster times will appear when your NPC avatar is roaming and playing for you. The option to turn this off is in the menu.
I grin at this message and leave the game for the first time in weeks. Or rather hours.
Anyone know what I did wrong for the giant gap to appear before the two status windows????! 5. Aftermath and Dreams My Sense-Blast pod opens with a slight whirring noise and I open my eyes, or rather I am aware of the light and it stings. Following the blinding light I attempt to stand up to get out of the pod I feel like my head was hit with several dire wolf paws. Which is to say: NOT GOOD. I groan and try again to stand up wincing as I feel my back pop after laying on metal for 8 hours. I take one step before I remember what I did inside the game. The atrocities I committed. Cannibalism, killing, murder, I can''t believe myself. I had swore to Grace... I ... I swore to Grace huh... hah... Drifting in thought as I mindlessly walk out of my room and into the dorm kitchen and grab one of the still unpacked cups I brought here. I see several people and most of them were holding their heads as if someone slammed their heads with bats and I see other drinking and laughing. I shake my head only to feel the coming of hell on earth break loose inside my head. "Emfph..." I quietly moan as the pain subsides. Someone heard me and looks at me and asks amused, "Did you play [Fate]?" A person with red hair, freckles, and blue eyes. "Heh, was I that easy to spot?" "Nope its just not hard to spot in general, so how long did you play?" "I played from 12 to a few minutes ago." The room seemed to freeze after I finished speaking. "Y-y-you played for 8 hours?!" the one I was talking to just about screamed. "Yes?" I reply hesitantly. Apparently this was strange because all of them had to install the game and then they left because they got a mental strain message that apparently shows when you are on the higher side of mental stress and they only got to play for 3 hours before they got the message which recommended they log off within the next in game hour and the more they ignore the hourly messages less monthly extensions they had left which everyone is given 10 and if you didn''t have any left then you will be forced to log off. "So that explains..." I mutter to myself before catching myself mid sentence of speaking of what I had done. "Explains what?" the guy I am talking to asked. "Thinking to myself, sorry. So What are Y''all''s names?" I ask diverting the subject. "I am Jonah, and my in game name is AppleGod." The one I was primarily speaking too says. "I''m Sal, and I am named TheSalster in game." This person was black and has blonde dyed hair and dark brown eyes and a tattoo on his bicep of what looks like a dragon. "I am Cervantes, most people call me Cev and my in [Fate] ID is KingKiller." Several other people who I had assumed were [Fate] players didn''t introduce themselves so I went on to introduce myself. "Hello Jonah, Sal, and Cervantes, I am Brady and my name in [Fate] is... PulliamDei and as much as I would like to talk about [Fate] With you I have studying to do." I then wave and get some water pull out one of my pills and swallow it and walk back to my room. I shut the door and I restrain myself from slamming the door. Damn it. Why did I lie to them? Why was that so painful to talk about. I shake my head. I now understand why I went crazy. It wasn''t because my medicine wasn''t working sufficiently, it was that I was mentally strained which caused my brain to go into overdrive and caused my condition to work itself up to stage 3 and my medicine is supposed to keep it out of stage 3 but it can''t do anything once I am there. I shake my head and lay on my bed and open up the [Fate] website to see things on its discussions page and general announcements. The first thing I saw on the page was a popup asking for my opinion on the 100X time dilation.
What is your opinion on the time dilation of [Fate]?
Love it Like it Unsure Dislike it Hate it
I clicked dislike and was then prompted to say why although it was optional I decided to fill it out. I dislike the time dilation because, the game gave no warning of the mental strain people would go under and myself, I have a mental condition and I went nuts in the game. This might not have been the soul reason my condition activated in the game and once I left the pod but I certainly don''t think that it helped." There was also a space below that asked for character name. I decide that I needn''t lie so I put Rolfgar''s name in the slot. Or rather my name. That is a weird mind lapse but whatever. I then continue onto the page and I saw so many threads complaining about their headaches, so I filtered them out and I looked at a Developer started page and when I went to it my eyes just about bulged out of my head. The developers had put a Q/A with the AI Andasom. (Remember king of the gods of light? The one who order my characters debuffs)And he was talking about his most recent encounter with a Sinner (AKA me) and he was talking about how evil I had made my character and how I had sacrificed 20 Animals to gain a great and evil power and a bunch of other bullshit gibberish so I logged on my form account and make a sub thread called: "Remember me? Rolfgar Drogen/Paulgar the Dog the leader of the Chaotic Heroes!" I started the post introducing myself from [Magic Online]. I was a leader of the 1st most powerful and influential guild before we fell apart. I then start telling people about what had happened with the "Sacrifices" (Eating animals raw) and about Faratus and her non-Chaotic alignment. I then described what had happened with the "Blessings" I then continued by saying I was now going to kick the shit out of any of Andasom''s follower and any of the people who get in my way of killing him. Of course I left out where I started or the weird event I ended up much less my abilities. I looked at my post before I post and I decided to then post it. Ahhh the relief of getting that off my chest and I then closed my laptop and I pulled out one of my text books and started studying about ethics of business before I felt a heaviness behind my eyes and I turned off the light and put my textbook in my bag before I laid down in my bed. A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. I sit up in a doctor''s office during an appointment. I then stood up and I could hear some talking but I was on a drug so that they could do several scans of my body so it sounded like they were under water speaking. All I could do was watch my mom''s face twist up in horror and my dad tried his hardest to keep a smile but he looked like he was on the verge of breaking down. I then saw tears flowing out my mom''s eyes. I turn around and we are home and I am standing up and looking at my parents and I remember the silent ride home and I finally had enough courage to ask my dad, "What''s wrong with me daddy?" The Dream then twists and changes and my dad changes into a reflection of me and I become me now. "Welcome back Brady." "Hello Subconscious" I don''t know how I know his name and something about him seems off. He is a reflection that moves on his own and I am getting chills just looking at him. I reach my hand to him and he does it back. once we touch he then grabs my hand while my palm is still open. I am not fearful as this feels like hugging an old friend that you haven''t seen in years. "How do I know you Subconscious?" I ask. "Hah." he laughs and then hisses, "You know me because I am you. And from now on I will be know as Rolfgar any objections? Of course not we are one and the same after all." He then starts laughing again and I can''t help but laugh as well. I am not sure what is so funny. "Well I better leave," I tell him. "Good bye for now Brady. See you tomorrow..." RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING I bolt awake as I hear my alarm clock ring. It is 6 o''clock now. I can''t remember my dream from last night but when can I ever. I shake my head at how I still check my memories for my dreams and turn off my alarm. I stand up and I grab my phone put on a hoodie, take a piss, wash my face, plug in my headphones. I then continue my morning routine and I grab a quick drink and I exit the building and I start jogging. I already know where I am jogging because I mapped it out when I first got here and even if I get lost it''s not like I don''t have my phone that has a map app on it. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, is all I think for the next hour as I jog around town only stopping for an occasional water break. CLATTER BANG BANG! I quickly look to see a drunk person trying to stand up but he keeps knocking over trash cans. I don''t understand people like him, poisoning themselves for fun. Disgusting. I shake my head and sigh as I force myself to go over to him and I put out a hand to help him up but when he lunged at me and tries to bite my hand I kick him in the neck and he keels over and I spit at him and I leave him to writhe in his own dust and filth. I don''t even remember why I try to help people like him. Oh wait... Yes I do... It''s cause I am a naive idiot who wants to make a good impression on the world so that they don''t mark me as a target like they have so many times before. Breathe in, Breathe out, Breathe in, Breathe out. I jog all the way back to my dorm and it is about 8 now and I go take a shower so I can get to my first class today at 9. The day was again to say boring would be the understatement of the century. I do my homework on my laptop and I saw that I never closed my thread and I refreshed it and I saw that it exploded. Several people were begging for forgiveness while others were laughing at how I bad I got it. Then there were people who wanted to join my cause and others who claimed I was lying. Then of course there were the trolls and haters but nothing is perfect right. My eyes widen in disbelief as I see replies made by the god AIs.
Faratus: Well I doubt people will believe you but hopefully they believe me! He is my champion and he was attacked by Andasom and the light gods!
Andasom: This man is demonizing me and he deserves to be punished and I declare him a Heretic
"Of course he would. I wonder what that will do to me," I groan as I look at the other gods replies I decide it is time to start beefing up my character and to log on to [Fate]. I crack a grin as I think of plans and plots and I open up my Sense-Blast pod and I sit inside and I close the door and press the button to start my game time.
Logging in...
Logged in.
Updates for games: Fate: 1.2 Decreased required EXP by one third to level and all EXP that you already gained will be added into your level progress. Warning for amount of mental strain Increase difficulty of dungeon monsters and elites No marking indicating murder unless magically marked. Added diseases Added Genetic mutations
Oh this is going to be good...