《Murderous Urges》 Chapter 0 - Year of 2049 The year is 2049. Technological advances have sprouted almost at an terrifying pace. Ranging from Matter Manipulation to Matter Creation in the short span of a few decades humanity became the most technologically advance race in the universe. Sadly the one thing that all of the peace-loving humanitarians wanted was virtual reality which was not created...yet. It was announced a few days ago that the first ever VRMMORPG [Royal Power] would be released in ten days. Obviously this caused all the rage on the physically enlarged planet of earth and the lush green secondary planet that humans have settled in which was once known as the moon is now known as [Terra]. My name will not yet be distributed but my planned ingame name will be [Ark]. I just wish to enjoy the game and learn magic. Thought for some reason I feel like that is not going to be possible... If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. My VR Pod barely arrived and has already been installed. I decided to take a quick shower and get into the most comfortable clothes that I own . I layed down inside the VR Pod and closed my eyes in huge anticipation. I felt myself slowly being lifted and then I felt a mild burning sensation in my eyes for some reason. The burning sensation receded and I opened my eyes to find myself standing inside an endless white area. Everywhere was white and white and white. I thought an error happened until a female voice interrupted my thoughts. --- Welcome to [Royal Power]. Inhuman Lair of Neleus: Heya~ How ya all doing~ Anyways I have huge plans (no you don''t you lazy ass) for this novel So please rate and read~ Hehehehe~ Chapter 1 - Training I --- Username [Ark] Registered --- Race: (Human) Selected --- Would you like to make any appearance changes? Me: No --- Character Creation - Finished --- Please close your eyes to initiate travel sequence into [City of Beginners] I closed my eyes and felt the same sensations I had when I first entered the capsule. After the burning receded I felt like I was flying. Than I was standing upright. I opened my eyes and found myself standing inside the city square of [City of Heavens/Beginners]. The grandiose city was the currently the biggest single settlement inside the game world. It was occupied by almost all of the races and was the single center for trade and commerce. It also holds a political position as well because the governmental body - the "Council of Elders" meets here daily to discuss...well...politics. I snapped out of my daze and walked for a while before finding a nice tree to sit under. I knew I won''t get lost because I had transparent map in the upper-right corner of my vision. On the upper-left corner of my vision were my HP and MP bars. I called out quietly to myself. Me: Status A screen appeared before me with detailed numerical values which I read very carefully. (Name: Ark) (Race: Human) (Level: 1) (Titles: -) [STR: 15] [VIT: 15] [AGI: 15] [DEX: 15] [INT: 15] [WIS: 15] (Luck: 10) (Racial: Indomitable Will - Can break out of any movement impairing ailments once a day) I chose the human race for two reasons. First, because the starting stats were very balanced with +5 to all of them. Secondly, because of the racial. The racial we''ll help me alot if I am either facing off against that type of monster of am being PK''ed. I quickly passed my hand through the screen. Dissipating it instantly. I then proceed to do a calm walk back to the city. Back at the city I asked the guards were the training hall was and after a series of straight streets and twist and many turns I came upon a enormous barrack-like building with an enormous arched-doorway as the entrance. A burly old man with many scars was standing their keeping watch. I went up to him and before I could speak he beat me to it. Instructor: Halt! Tell me foreigner...what are your intentions inside the training hall? Me: I wish to become stronger and understand the blade more. Instructor: Perfect! How about a little challenge? Me: A challenge? Instructor: Pick up one of the heavy swords and hit the metal dummy till I say stop - how about it? I never backed down from an challenge. My mother always did say I was more stubborn than a mule. My competitive spirit flared as I said. Me: Yes! I shall take you up on the challenge! I walked inside with purpose and went towards the pile and picked up a giant claymore. Afterwards he proceeded to take me towards a ginormous metal dummy that had arms and legs. Afterwards he said some spells under his breath and I swear I saw that metal dummy move. System Notice: You have activated the challenge: (Metal vs. Metal). You shall fight against the magically induced giant metal dummy until Instructor ??? tells you to stop. Instructor: Just a word of advice the dummy will fight back~ Now go! I had no time to retaliate as the giant suddenly moved and punched me, making me go fly back into the wall of the huge circular room that it was kept in.Thus started my long spar with the giant metal dummy I have righteously dubbed "Iron Man - Extreme". *** I have lost all feeling of time. I cannot feel pain nor can I feel anything else. I have become a pure killing machine. My goal is to win against my enemy - the "Iron Man - Extreme". Amidst all the ringing booms and clashes me and the big giant gave to each other I heard a clear gruff voice address me. Instructor: Stop! I stopped at the same time the giant did as well. Huh? Why is the floor getting closer and closer. I was drawn into oblivion before I even hit the floor. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.*** I opened my eyes and found myself laying atop and extremely luxurious bed inside some type of noble suite? I looked around before focusing on the notification in front of me. Let''s just say it made me happy...alot....lot... System Notice: You have completed the challenge (Metal vs. Metal). You have gained +48 STR, +39 AGI, +58 VIT, and +30 DEX. You have gained the skill: [Whirlwind](Rank A). You have gained +5 Charm for being the first one to complete an challenge. You have gained +10 Charm for completing the (Metal vs. Metal) Challenge. For using an bladed object proficiently and for over 34 hours you have gained [Sword Mastery]. For using an claymore proficiently and for over 50 hours you have gained [Claymore Mastery]. I decided to lay down and enjoy the feeling of the of luxurious bed and seriously soft pillow~. Ah~ This feels so great~. I heard the door open and looked up to see a red goddess to walk in. Obviously this doesn''t have any affect on one such has Ark because he is very d~e~n~s~e. I looked up towards her nameplate and visibly paled. (Lilia De Sirius, Level ??? Demon Goddess) She came up towards me and noticed I was awake. Lilia: Hello boy~ Are your injuries all gone~? Me: Yes miss? Lilia: Lilia is my name boy~ Do you know why I am here child? Me: Because I passed the (Metal vs. Metal) challenge? Lilia: Yep~ Bingo! You passed a challenge that only two people have ever managed to pass - The God of War and Destruction, ??? and me. Me: Can I ask why I can''t hear the Instructor''s name? Lilia: Oh that~? It''s because your too weak~ Me: *shudder* So where am I? Lilia: The second story of the training hall. Up here we have high class regeneration rooms for people who go over the limit with training like you. Me: Ok. So where is instructor? Lilia: Oh him~? He''ll be here in a second~ Which means I gotta go~ Goodbye Advent of Destruction~ Hehehehe~ She dispersed into smoke and traveled out the window. Wait what? Why''d she call me the Advent of Destruction. She is seriously confusing me. A while later the instructor came like she said. He opened the door quite loudly and when found out that I was awake and fine and had an ear-splitting grin. Instructor: Boy! Do you know that you passed an insanely difficult challenge? Me: Sir? With all due respect didn''t I just fight against an metal giant? Instructor: Oh yes you did fight~ For over 3 weeks straight. Even I don''t know how you survived. Me: ... I am hungry Instructor: ... Me: ... After eating an hearty meal me and the instructor sat down. It was obvious that the instructor wanted to have a talk. Instructor: Well boy~ I have a proposal for you. Me: I am listening instructor. Instructor: I am willing to go ahead and training you in my special 1 Week of Hell course. Out of the 12 Hell Courses it is known as the most gruesome and destructive but it has also been proven to be the most effective out of all twelve at creating inhuman and monstrous soldiers and adventurers. Me: *shiver* Is it going to be that painful? Instructor: Well the first day we would work on a special skill I created that is called [Instant Movement]. It enables to you to move any part of your body instantly in any direction desired. Of course to get it you would have to first hit the dummy with a claymore 8,000 times and then practice unarmed combat on the dummy for over 12 hours without slowing down only speeding up too. So I guess it is going to be painful. Oh yea! I forget also if you slow down I''ll come and beat you up hehe~ Me: (Competitive Spirit is having an almighty clash with Health Spirit) Yes! I shall take it! (Health Spirit goes on meds because of how stupid Ark is) And thus began the tutelage of Ark and the mysterious Instructor. Lair of Neleus the Vile: I hope you enjoyed this chapter hehehe~ I have great plans for the first arc! Mahabharata! Chapter 2 - Training II This guy is not human! NO! He is not a monster either! HELL NO! He is beyond a monster! He is beyond human! I KNOW WHY HE IS CALLED THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION! That bastard as done so many things to me. *mumble* "First I''ll rip out his- hehehehe- Then I''ll eviscerate his-" (Health Spirit has tried in vain to bring out Ark from depravity, he has gone to the spirit market to get more meds) Lilia paled and shuddered as she heard some of the things that Ark was going to do to the instructor. Even if he didn''t have the power to do it, it was still pretty terrifying that a young soul would utter such things. Instructor: Ha! How are you progressing boy!?? Ark: I am doing pretty good Instructor *sweet innocent smile* have you finally decided to DIE. Ark lunged at the instructor with clawed hands and tried to punch him, the instructor, sensing danger already had moved out of the way, the whole mountain behind the instructor shuddered and was destroyed. Instructor: Ah! I feel so loved. Ark: I know Instructor~ How about you *innocent smile* GO ROT IN HELL! Ark summoned a beam of energy towards the Instructor and blew it all out destroying at least half the mountain range behind the Instructor. They are currently in the Instructor''s own domain so it was okay in Ark''s book. Instructor: Ah~ I wish all of my students were as lovely and energetic as you! Ark: I know master! I wish all Instructor''s were as VILE AND INHUMAN AS YOU NOW DIE PLEASE! *** After a long talk which resulted in over thirty mountain ranges being destroyed and over fifty forests being burned down the Instructor sat down and drank some tea while Lilia scolded Ark. Lilia: You need to be more environmentally friendly! Ark: It''s ok~ This is the Instructor''s domain *innocent smile* Those vile and rotten pieces of creation were part of the Instructor''s power. Anything that has been created or owned by the Instructor deserves to be tortured, murdered, and repeatedly destroyed for all eternity. The creepy thing is that he said all that while still keeping his innocent smile. Ark has truly been nurtured into completely different person by the Instructor. Instructor: Well Ark~ We are all here today because you have finished my training. I don''t got anything else I can to teach you. Ark: You mean you don''t have anything else you want to teach me. Instructor: Come back in 3,000 years or when you''ve reached level 800 and we''ll talk. I would love to pass my legacy down towards you~ *lovely smile* I am sure you would love more training. Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. Ark: You are correct Instructor *innocent smile* I would love to torture and repeatedly kill you over and over again. I like imagining that the dummy that I hit repeatedly is you all day long~ Instructor: Ah~ I feel so loved~ Anyways me and Lilia would like to know what you want to do on from now on. Ark: What to do? I guess go and become an adventurer? Conquer some dungeons and defeat some people? I am pretty positive I can defeat anything has long as it has face of the Instructor. Instructor: *shudder* Would you like to go on a special request for us? Ark: What special request Instructor? If it involves killing you I''ll be more than happy~ Instructor: No sadly it doesn''t~ You see me and Lilia are both gods so we can only create projections of ourselves or create seriously weak mortal bodies in areas we dominate. We need you to go and take out four beings of power. Ark: Four? Why? Who are they? Instructor: They are at least has strong has me in this form. Truth be told you are weak right now so I would suggest you at least become and SSS or X rank adventurer. Ark: Sure? Why do I have to defeat them again? Instructor: They are becoming too strong also because they are all creatures of chaos and darkness. If it was just chaos we would welcome them and let them nurture, but all combinations of chaos and darkness are destined to destroy something major. Ark: Ok~! So when do I start? Instructor: *innocent smile* Now. Before Ark could react that Instructor pushed him with a bit of his energy and teleported him out of his domain. Even though the Instructor seemed uncaring he did express a concerned face when he sent his first student towards the real world. *** Ark looked around and wonder where he was, he could clearly see that he was in some type of expansive area but it was too dark to see so he created a enormous flame not using even a bit of his energy. It lighted up the whole place around him and has he looked around he screamed in frustration. Both at the Instructor and at the pale silver scaly dragons surround him. [Congratulations! You are the first player to enter the continent of dragons (Dragonia)] [Congratulations! You are the first player to enter the dungeon (Abode of Cursed Dragons)] [You have gained +20 Charm for your achievements] Lair of Neleus the Vile: I hope you enjoyed the end of the training. Now we start the (Dragon Savior) arc~.