《The Cursed One》 Chapter 00 : Prologue Prologue ¡°YOU ARE FIRED!¡± ¡°Wait Ma¡¯am...¡± I said as I put my hand on her shoulder. ¡°DON¡¯T. CALL. ME. MA¡¯AM!¡± *HYAAH!* *Uaagh* I got Judo throw and landed on my backside seeing my co-... ex co-worker looking at me with pity. ¡°Pick up your things and leave. You can pick up your severance pay at HR when you leave¡± xxx SEVERANCE PAY - Service: 12 years - Amount: $24 000 ($ 2000 per year) *Sigh* Twelve years of hardwork amount to $24 000. Got late on sending a report and some budget cuts occurring here and there and off with my head. Damn it¡­ DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT ALL!!! ¡°Sigh¡± Shit¡­ $24 000 and how long can I survive on that!? Food cost about $600¡À per month (if I eat out), bills $300¡À per month and rent $500 per month all amount to $1 400¡À per month and $16 800¡À for a year. ¡°¡­¡± I¡¯m screwed. I haven¡¯t even added in any taxes yet. xxx ¡°I¡¯m home¡±. It¡¯s not like there¡¯s anybody to answer me back. *Sigh* A single life in this old apartment that lack of any feminine touch. Yes I¡¯m a virgin. Yes I lack the social skill to interact with other people. And no I¡¯m not shy around strangers. I simply threw all social relationship out the window and strive to do my work as best as I can. Why not do both you say? You mean do your work and have a relationship? Tempting but I rather not. Why? Imagine a day in the office and you ask someone out with all seriousness. Eyes full of hope, heart beating rapidly while waiting the reply from whom you consider the ¡®One¡¯. Then you got rejected. ~ AWKWARD ~ OR Imagine a day in the office and you ask someone out with all seriousness. You got accepted. You two went out and hit it off. You two even flirt during office hours while making your co-workers uncomfortable. Then suddenly you guy broke up. ~ AWKWARD ~ Of course I may have exaggerated a bit. You guys could probably ask someone out without batting. Yes ya¡¯ know who I¡¯m talking about it¡¯s those damn brat with the good looks and rich parent, with sports car and RICH parent. Wait I said rich twice. *Sigh* Along the way before arriving home I went to a grocery store and bought some grocery. Today I¡¯m cooking. *Blaze* ¡°¡­¡± Now where did I put that fire extinguisher that the landlady gave me when I moved in. xxx After cooking(?) and cleaning I went out to eat. *Sigh* ¡°So much for saving money.¡± ¡°Ararara Mr. Maverick! Lovely weather we are having isn¡¯t it? ¡°Huh? Oh yes Mrs Okina yes indeed it is.¡± ¡°Then why the long face? If the day is lovely then we must also be lovely.¡± said my half-Japanese landlady with a bright smile. ¡°The thing is¡­¡± Half An Hour Later. ¡°You must be strong. Don¡¯t give up. What happened, happen. No use crying over spilt milk. Shit happen.¡± Wow straight out of a Hallmark card. Don¡¯t know where the last one came from though. One of the reason why I simply told her my day is not because I¡¯m a whiney guy mind you but because she¡¯ll simply pester me until I relent and besides it good to have somebody to talk to. Mind you I¡¯m not lonely. ¡°So what are you gonna do now Mr Maverick?¡± ¡°Get a job I guess¡± ¡°A job hmmm¡­.¡± Oh what¡¯s this? She¡¯s thinking of something don¡¯t tell me she has job for me. I hope she does, and I hope it¡¯s a high paying one. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. ¡°You know¡­¡± Yes yes. With eye fill with anticipation I wait for her to follow on. ¡°¡­ if you sell some high-ranking item or weapon you can make big bucks.¡± ¡°¡­Huh? Weapon? Item?¡± This old woman has finally gone senile and she¡¯s not even that old. Although she¡¯s older than me but she still retain that youthful aura making her look young and beautiful. ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m feeling that you¡¯re thinking badly of me but also praising me. How conflicting.¡± She said while eyeing me. DAMN! ¡°What? No. Of course not. It¡¯s just that what you said can be categorise as¡­¡± *Sigh* ¡°Lore. Have you heard of it.¡± ¡°Lore? The game? Yes of course. Some people at work also play them.¡± ¡°Then did you know you can make big bucks selling high ranking item? And I do mean real money not those in-game money.¡± ¡°Wait. Really? Hard cold cash? I did heard something like that awhile back now that I think about it. But you have to be a high ranking player and be really lucky to pick up those kind of high-ranking loot.¡± ¡°Hehehe. This is what my son told me instead of picking up them loot up you can.........¡± *Whisper whisper* ¡°But¡­ That¡¯s¡­.¡± ¡°Hehehe. Nifty right? So how about it? Do you want one of them capsule? I got one in my apartment if you want it¡± Hmm¡­ This is too good to be true. ¡°So what¡¯s the catch?¡± ¡°Hmm? Well nothing much I¡¯ll hand it over if you¡¯ll give me a hand.¡± ¡°On what?¡± ¡°A little maintenance work around the building and babysitting my grandchildren.¡± ¡°The maintenance work around the building I can do but babysitting I don¡¯t know.¡± I said pondering on the deal. ¡°Don¡¯t worry I just need a second pair of eyes to keep an eye on them. I won¡¯t leave you alone with them or anything¡± she said with her puppy dog eyes hoping I accept them. Well you see them here first folks, a grandmother doing a puppy dog eyes trick on her neighbour. ¡°Hmm¡­ I have a feeling you are making fun of me again Mr Maverick.¡± SHIT! ¡°I accept.¡± I said trying to dodge the topic. xxx All set up. The capsule was moved from Mrs. Okina apartment and into the corner of my living room next to a shelf fill various with wooden carving I made as a hobby. The capsule if describe is like a reclining massage chair with the upper part can be rotate to open and close. ( Just Google ''Google Sleep Pod'') It¡¯s actually has a 3 in 1 function. The first, function as a massage chair. The second function as a sleep pod. Most high executive in big multimillionaire company have them in their office not to play games (although some does) but to catch up on some sleep ¨C a cranky boss makes the worker want to strangle them. The capsule is also equipped with a temperature regulator system so user won¡¯t feel too hot or too cold. And thirdly it is use as a VRMMORPG gaming platform. And how do I know all of this? Well some might say its common knowledge but no, I know all of this because checked the RR player¡¯s forum. Noob alert. The landlady yelled out when I ask her all sorts of question and then she told me to check the web. *Sigh* *Orz* xxx With everything plug in and ready I make myself comfortable and press the green button. Then something rotate and cover the front half making somewhat dark inside the capsule. Soon a soothing melody is heard making me drowsy. My eyelid got more and more heavy by the second. END OF PROLOGUE. Chapter 01 : Messed Up CHAPTER 01 : MESSED UP ...With everything plug in and ready I make myself comfortable and press the green button. Then something rotate and cover the front half making somewhat dark inside the capsule. Soon a soothing melody is heard making me drowsy. My eyelid got more and more heavy by the second. Part 01 *Ding* I open my eyes and I''m in mid-air. In the sky to be precise. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" I scream. Why? Because I''m falling that''s why. "F****************************ck!!!" I shout as I approached the white ground(?). *Splat* And I fell flat on the ground(?). What I thought priorly the ground was actually pudding(?). It has the same texture as pudding, it is cream colored like pudding, and it''s bouncy. I wonder how it is taste like? *Wheee* *Bounce* *Bounce* *Bounce* *Bounce* *....* After several bounce of joy later I quit bouncing when I heard a voice. "Ahoy there. Are you having a blast bouncing around like a teenage girl after being asked on a date by your crush?" "..." There''s a screen with a man grinning wearing a monocle and an aloha shirt with hibiscus flower pattern on it. He''s also petting a cat on his lap while sitting on chair no that''s a throne. This man screams weird. [Hello there. My name is Mr Aloha as you can see from what I''m wearing. I''m the creator/developer of this game. In case you''re wondering what''s the difference between a creator and a developer well don''t bother because I sure as hell don''t. Let''s see how many minutes was that Clarence? What two? *Sigh* Let''s see what else...] It sure as hell looks like you don''t wanna do this. [ I guess I can start explaining what this game is all about. Firstly, think of all those Fairy Tales stories and ancient mythologies you''ve heard, read, watch and even possibly even acted in such as Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Thor, Hercules and etcetera etcetera... Now, those stories came in a variety of version. Remember Disney''s The Little Mermaid? Well that story have two known version to it the ''and they live happily ever after'' one which is Disney''s and the one that the man decides to betray the mermaid''s love and marry another person which is the original by Hans Christian Andersen. You might be wondering where I''m going with this so let me tell you, what I''m trying to create or have created is a world where all those Fairy Tales and Ancient Mythologies exist in one world and interaction is possible and that world is known as... Drum roll please....] *Drum roll* [ LORE ] the man said and then... *Boom* Part 02 "F*************************CK WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!? OHH MAN THIS HURTS LIKE HELL AAAAAAAAA SHITTTTTT......... !@#$%^&*" I scream and release a torrent of curses after being blinded by the shinning white radiance. *Ding*
SCANNING COMPLETE
WELCOME TO LORE
[WE HAVE DETECTED YOU ARE A NEW USER. DO YOU WISH TO REGISTER?] Suddenly a female voice is heard reverberating in the air. "Uhhmm... Yes" [PLEASE PROCEED WITH YOUR FIRST NAME.] Hmmm.... A name? What should it be. My real name? Nah... It''ll be a be a bother if somebody from real I know found me. "Can it be anything?" I asked the voice not expecting any reply from it. [YES. PREFERABLY SOMETHING NON-OFFENSIVE.] You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. Surprise by the reply I wondered how advance is the AI that runs this game to reply to me so casually. "Do you have any suggestion I can use?" [...] [ YOU CAN USE YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, FOOD, FRUIT, VEGETABLE OR YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER FROM MOVIES, CARTOON, MANGA, COMIC, ANIME.....] I''m happy with the reply but the AI is starting to ramble on, I better make this quick. "I have decided." [... YOUR PET, YOUR- ......] The AI suddenly stop her suggestion and wait for me to follow on. "Apple" [FIRST NAME ''APPLE'' PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE SECOND NAME] "Green" [SECOND NAME ''GREEN''. WE WILL PROCEED TO THE CHARACTER SET UP PROCESS} [YOU HAVE THREE OPTION. DEFAULT, OPTIONAL AND RANDOM] [DEFAULT - YOU CHARACTER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISATION WILL BE THE SAME AS THE ONE IN REAL] [OPTIONAL - YOU CAN CHOOSE HOW YOUR CHARACTER WILL LOOK LIKE ON YOUR OWN] [RANDOM - YOUR CHARACTER CHARATERISATION WILL BE CHOSEN BY THE GAME SYSTEM] "..." I''ve heard of this from the player''s forum. You can choose three option to create your character namely default, optional and random. Most people would choose optional because you can basically become whoever you want. Although some option are set default like gender to avoid any confusion and the rise in the number of perverts in the game. I also heard that the game are quite meticulous during the character set up process. [PLEASE SELECT HAIR COLOR] Huh? Who cares. Should I select default? No that''ll be too boring. So what color should I choose? AHHHHH...... DAMNIT.... I CAN''T CHOOSE! *Sigh* "Uhmm. Random." [HAIR COLOR RANDOM. PLEASE SELECT EYE COLOR] "Random" [EYE COLOR RANDOM. PLEASE SELECT LIPS COLOR] WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE COLOR OF THE LIPS!!!! "Can you tell me how many selection I have to go through" [CERTAINLY. 19 MORE SELECTION TO GO] I have gone through only two and I already feel tired of it. "Uhmm... Random... to all" [...] A momentary pause and then. [ALL SELECTION HAVE BEEN MADE TO RANDOM. CAN YOU CONFIRM THIS] "Yes" Finally I''m done. I can finally start with my plan. [ALL SELECTION HAVE BEEN CONFIRM TO RANDOM. PLEASE SELECT THE CITY YOU LIKE TO BEGIN WITH} "Random please" [...] Then my body starts to glow brightly hindering my eyesight and I felt like I''m in a elevator being lifted up and down. Part 03 I arrived on an altar. In my field of vision I am out in the open. There are other altar beside the one I arrived in. "Whoa. Everything looks so real" They are other people around me. Players and NPC. Which is which I don''t know. This world doesn''t put anything sign on how differentiate between the two. I try walking in my new body. Seems somewhat small in comparison to my real one. But I don''t mind because this new body feel comfortable nontheless. I look at my small hand, the skin is colored white but not pale-white it the healthy looking one I think it''s called natural beige (white with a tinge of yellow and brown) or something. Then I take a look on my hair. I have a long wavy jet-black hair that reach my waist. "...." I made gesture with my hand like sliding something on a touch screen panel. "Inventory" " Hand mirror. Equip." With trembling hand I grip the hand mirror and view myself with it. I have alluring ember-golden eyes, lush peachy red lips, curly eye lash and a sharp looking eyebrow. "WHAT THE F***************CK!!!!!!!! I MESSED UP!!!! END OF CHAPTER 01 [code][/co RESPECT. I Have Few Thing To Say 1. I have a newfound respect for Royal Road''s fanfic writers. 2. Two words : Table. Coding 3. I think I might need to go to a optometrist because at the rate I''m going my eyesight will get worse. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. 4. The next chapter might get delay due to the table and stuff. 5. Please have mercy on me, I''m new in all of this. 6. Sorry to waste your time. Sayonara, and until next time [th_093.gif] Chapter 02 : Im A Man CHAPTER 02 : I''M A MAN "WHAT THE F***************CK!!!!!!!!? I MESSED UP!!!! Part 01 witluver> did u saw the chick cursing out loud in astoc city''s northern district? < pikachuu> didn''t saw any chick but i heard her loud and clear < o.pie.lover> the chick was cursing like a maniac then went all ''orz'' on the sidewalk < kuroneko> yeah yeah she then went up and started walking and then runaway < punsu(LOL)> she ran like mad and then went into an inn < iluvpenguin> i luv penguin < adventurer#1> did u guys heard about the northern rebellion? < iluvpenguin> http://[email protected] < ......... Part 02 "Excuse me! Do you have a toilet!?" "You need to rent a room if you want to use the washroom miss" MISS!!!? He just called me a miss and with a tone of full confidence at that. Oh man, I''m really messed up. "Fine. I rent a room. How much?" "2 silver for a room per day and plus 1 silver if you want 3 square per day, if you want to extend your stay it''ll be 1 silver per day" said the middle-aged innkeeper with a smile. I currently have 5 gold, 100 silver and 100 copper. It''s basically what a beginner will have when they start playing. The way the currency in this world work is like this: 1 gold = 100 silver and 1 silver = 100 copper. There is no lower denominator besides copper in this word. The best part about the currency is it''s universal - it is use anywhere in this world. "I''ll just be renting a room. No meal." I said while handing him 2 silver and he hands me a key. "Your room will be upstairs, the last one to the right, next to the washroom. Have a pleasant stay miss" He said with a smile on his face while explaining everything clearly, showing his years of experience on the work. Miss? *Sigh* "By the way I"m a man." I said while ascending the stairs. "..." Leaving the innkeeper confuse I further ascended to the second floor. Part 04 Innkeeper''s POV The innkeeper was shocked hearing the statement from the girl. He was confuse. He''s been alive more than 40 years. He has seen all manner of people from all over the world and from all walks of life during his adventuring days. Thus he judge himself having a good eye on people. What the girl(?) said left him baffle. "Honey are you alright? You seem pale." Said a woman in her mid-thirties with long blond hair, emerald green eyes and two pointy ears that only adds to her already bountiful elegant charm. "..." "Did you saw a girl with wavy black hair, golden-eyes and peachy-red lips? She said she was a...... aaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh..... why did you punch me? "You were flirting again weren''t you" "Wa... Wait. No. Of course not. I''ve never flirt" "You cheat." "Wa...Wait." *Grab grab* "Let go of my hand" "Let me explain. The girl I was talking about she said she''s...." It took the innkeeper about 5 minutes to painstakingly explain to her doubtful/jealous(so cute) wife about the girl claiming to be a man. "Ohh really... It''s because she said she''s a man that you took notice of her?" "Yes." "Then show me." The innkeeper brought his wife to the room he assign to the girl(?). *Knock knock* "...Yes. Who is it?" "It''s me Mr Lessore the innkeeper" The door then opens. ''Now I can prove my fidelity.'' Thought the innkeeper. "Yes? Is there a problem." a man walk out the room and ask. The innkeeper''s face was pale. Pale and fearful. If talking about a girl in front of his wife earned him a punch in the stomach more powerful than an orc''s. He does not want to imagine what her wife would do to him, if she thought he is fantasizing another girl. The innkeeper storm into the room looking around every nook and cranny desperately. "Looks like we''re having eels tonight." The innkeeper''s wife said with a ominous smile, dead dark-green eyes and her two elegant pointy-ears now look like the horns of a demon. "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKK NO. NOT EELS!!!!!!!!" The innkeeper screams and wails while his wife drags him, a full grown man, out of the room, with one hand, without any trouble. Part 05 I exited the washroom. *Fyuuuuuuh* It''s still there. I checked it and it''s still there. My manhood is still there. I make a quick gesture with my hand as if sliding something on a touch panel. "Status." [quart=Name,Gender]Apple Green,Male[/quart] [quart=Alignment, Profession #1]Neutral,N/A[/quart] [quart=Level, Profession #2]001,N/A[/quart] [quart=Race, Title] Human, N/A [/quart] [quart=Fame, Infamy]10,N/A[/quart] [quart=Health, Mana]100 / 100,100 / 100 [/quart] [quart=Strength, Agility] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Wisdom, Intellect]10, 10[/quart] [quart=Leadership, Luck] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Vitality, Masculine]10,10[/quart] [quart=Sustenance, Concentration]100 / 100,10 [/quart] [quart=Offence, Defence] 10,10[/quart]
Status Window
Magic Resistance1%
Bonus(s) N/A
Yup. I''m a male. A certified bona fide male. I''m a macho hu-..... "Mi...Missss!" A nervous man suddenly interject my thought as I was approaching the door to my room. *Sigh* Another one. I take a look on the man. Why is this man all nervous? Wait. Is he... Gonna ask me on a date? *Shiver* "Wha...What do you want!? The man suddenly walks towards me quickly. Then he stop and bow. Okay this dude is seriously freaking me out. "Please exchange room with me." "..." "Since I was a kid I have this problem that whenever that I go to a new places I have trouble sleeping and feel uncomfortable. I''ve come to Lore because my friend told me that this world speeds up your brain activity by 2x meaning I can get use to things here 2x faster than in the real world not to mention the-... Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. "So what does this have anything to do with exchanging room with me and stop bowing?" I interject on his rapid explanation. "... I was on the process of treating myself when I ran out of money. So I unwillingly went out and do some job in order to gain some money. When I manage to accumulate somewhat significant amount of money I return to this inn and tried to rent the same room to continue my treatment... But sadly I forgot which room I''ve used previously so-..." *Sigh* "Here. Take it." I said while handing him the key with a smile trying to mellow the atmosphere. *Blush* Don''t blush you shithead! When the keys are exchanged I walk away hoping the guy won''t try to treat to lunch or something. "By the way I''m a man." I left the dumbstruck man, went down the stairs and see the innkeeper talking with a women, explaining to her about something. I make my way out of the inn without bothering them. *Sigh* Thinking back on what has happen. I was mistaken as girl twice. *Sigh* That''s what happen when you''re too lazy to create your own character and left it to the AI. Still... I didn''t expect it to give me girl''s appearance. *Sig..* Get you self together man. You came to this world with a plan. Who cares if the AI gave you a girl''s appearance. Who cares if you were mistaken for a girl. You have a plan. A wondrous, cunning and brilliant plan. You''re right. I have plan. A plan that''ll make me rich. Thanks me. You''re welcome, now get out there and begin the first phase of our plan. (Author''s Note : He''s not crazy he''s simply pepping himself so he won''t get a mental breakdown, yet. Muahahahhaha) *Shiver* "...?" Part 06 From the player''s forum I learned that there are two sure fire ways to earn your self a profession. One is at the training institute. The training institute will teach you how to fight using your body in general. Specializing in combat you''ll learn the way of swordsmanship, hand-to-hand combat and etc. From there you can learn a multitude of skill and get quest that''ll lead you to your profession. Secondly, is at the library. This where you go if you want to specialize in magic and become a Mage and such. Reading books will raise your mana capacity and in turn will earned you concentration stat which will help you when you''re casting spells. Mages or magic users are weak in physical combat in general. Thus they need a large mana capacity in order to release a torrent of powerful offensive spell in order to even the odds. "Excuse me Sir Knight?" "...? Thank you for you kind word but I am no Knight, Miss. I''am merely a guardsman employed by the Kingdom of Astoc" "Oh, pardon me. I know not of the ranking you use amongst each other?" "All is well Miss, no harm done. Now, I understand that you wish something off me?" "Huh? Oh yes. Can you direct me to the library please?" I asked politely with a smile. *Blush* Another one? Why am I not surprise. *Ding*
+ 1 Fame
That was easy. "There are several libraries that you can go to. Which one do you want?" "Hmmm... The nearest library that specialize in both magic and history" "...Let''s see. Oh, there''s one that fits that criteria on the South District. "Really? Thank you. I will be on my way then." "Wait! If you''re going to the south district then take this. Wait a moment" He pull out a piece of parchment and start writing something. "Give this to the librarian." He smiled and handed me the parchment after he fold it up. Somehow I feel there''s another meaning to his smile. *Ding*
Job : Deliver The Parchment The Guardsman Jeremy has asked you to deliver a parchment to the South District Library''s librarian. Requirement : + 1 Fame from the guardsman. Reward : Unknown
Well slap me silly. I just got myself a job. *Ding*
Do you accept?
"Yes"
Job accepted.
Part 07 In this world you can either do a job or a quest. What''s the different between the two? Well there''s not much of a different actually. It comes down to the type reward you gained when you finished them. For a quest you''ll earned experience point and other stuff, but for a job you won''t earned any experience point instead you''ll earned mostly money, fame or other miscellaneous things. I''ve arrived at the library. It looks quite quaint, just what you''ll be expecting from the world of Lore. I entered the library and make my way to the counter where a librarian is currently doing her work. She looks somewhere around the end of her 20''s or the early 30''s. I look around to see if there''s any other librarian around since I don''t want to bother her. "Excuse me Miss? Are you busy?" "...No. Not exactly that busy at all." Perfect. "Here, Miss." I hand over the parchment to her.
Job completed please go back to the job giver to collect your reward.
"..." She read the parchment. "Please come inside so we can talk further" "Yes." Oh what''s this is she gonna give a job as well? Is this chain job? Maybe it''s a quest now? I followed her into a room fill with numerous tome. *click* Did I just heard the door click? "... Did you just locked the door?" She comes near me, no in front of me in a blink of an eye and then punch my solar plexus (stomach). "SORRY BUT I''M STRAIGHT!!!" She shouted while delivering a punch to me. END OF CHAPTER 02 I''ve made some adjustment on the previous chapter. Instead of curly hair now she has wavy one. Do comment and rate. Thank U. Chapter 03 : Shut the F*ck Up! CHAPTER 03 : SHUT THE F*CK UP! "SORRY BUT I''M STRAIGHT!!!" She shouted while delivering a punch to me. Part 01
-90 Health
Damn, one punch and she nearly annihilated me. "WHAT''S THE MATTER WITH YOU B*TCH!!!?" "Hmmm? I told you, I''m straight." "I don''t give a ratass shit if you''re crooked, curly or curved." *Sigh* She read the parchment. Oh my beautiful flower, even through the course time you have never wither, instead you accumulate more peerless beauty, oh my beautiful flower, let us be together and vow our love of each other for eternity, let us sail through the course of time and wither together. and....... truly I''m gonna kill that shitty guardsman. I knew there''s something crooked about his smile. "FYI I didn''t wrote that you b*tch. I was given the job to deliver that stupid parchment over to you"
You have been inflicted with ''Stomach Cramp'' for 3 hours
Why in the hell do I have stomach cramp for 3 hours? "Arrrrgghhhh.... Damn it hurts like hell." "Stomach cramp?" The woman asked." "Yeah." I nodded. "Are you having your period?" "NO WAY IN FREAKING HELL YOU DUMB B*TCH!!! AND HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE IN THIS WORLD?" "Oh, some party mouth you are. Well I guess you''re an Otherworlder then since your attire is that of a beginner." *Ding*
All status ailment are neutralise and immune for 3 hours.
*Ding*
Health + 50 per second for 3 hours.
My stomach cramp are gone and my health restored. "So? Are you feeling better now?" "...Yes ...Thank you." "Well looks like you have some manner after all." "You punch me out of nowhere, leaving me with 10% of my overall health and you gave me a stomach cramp." "...Point taken. Now you are all patch up can you tell me who gave you the job? "Some guardsman with a crooked smile named Jeremy." *Sigh* "Jeremy. That guy always love to pull prank since he was a child. And people wondered why he never rank up from a guardsman for all these years." "I apologise then. So is there any other reason you are here? As token of my sincere apology I will help you in any way I can." "Huh? Then can you teach me magic?" "...?" "Anything more specific?" "Yes. Enchantment Magic." "..." Part 02 "Give it up. You will never be able to use Enchantment type magic to it''s full potential." "And why not!?" I asked furiously. "You have no concentration. One punch and you will start cursing like a drunk sailor. Casting enchantment type magic requires high level of concentration. Concentration on the level of where even if you are surrounded by enemy all around you and are wounded you will still be able to cast enchantment magic fast and calmly." "..." "And as everyone knows a high level of concentration can help reduce casting time, increase accuracy and increase the range of casting." "I still want to learn. No matter what it takes. I''ll get a high level of concentration and learn enchantment magic." *Sigh* "Fine. As you are so adamant about it I will help you then. Show me you status." "Status" [quart=Name,Gender]Apple Green,Male[/quart] [quart=Alignment, Profession #1]Neutral,N/A[/quart] [quart=Level, Profession #2]001,N/A[/quart] [quart=Race, Title] Human, N/A [/quart] [quart=Fame, Infamy]N/A,N/A[/quart] [quart=Health, Mana]100 / 100,100 / 100 [/quart] [quart=Strength, Agility] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Wisdom, Intellect]10, 10[/quart] [quart=Leadership, Luck] 10,10[/quart] [quart=Vitality, Masculine]10,10[/quart] [quart=Sustenance, Concentration]83% / 100%,10 [/quart] [quart=Offence, Defence] 10,10[/quart]
Status Window
Magic Resistance1%
Bonus(s) N/A
"...Whoa a noob." "I''m a beginner, what do you expect? Some sort of Over Lord?" "Fine. I think we can work with this. Firstly, we have to focus on your concentration. I believe I don''t need to explain to you the importance of concentration again right? So follow me." With that I follow... What''s her name? "Uhmm... We haven''t properly introduce ourselves. My name is Apple. Apple Green a beginner" "Huh? Oh right. The name is Glenda Manchester librarian of Astoc Kingdom''s South District Library. You can simply call me Glenda. But if you are able to learn enchantment from me you need to call me master." "Oh okay." During our walk around the library, we pick up a few thing. We pick up numerous and various tomes. ''You and Magic'', ''What Can Magic Do For You'', ''Magic for Dummies'', ''Magic For The Soul'', ''Easy Guide to Magic'', ''What is Magic?'' and etc etc. Everything we picked up are place on a table in a room. "Alright. Now all you have to do is stay here and read these tomes." I look at book pile on the table. *Sigh* "Hey! this is the easiest part. All you need to do is read all these tomes. There''s no need to rush." She said with a smile. *Shiver* Why does that smile seems crooked. I start to become suspicious of her. "I will leave you to your reading and I will send you some food later on." "Oh, okay." "...Oh my, I almost forgot the crucial part of this tor- I mean training." "...?" A wave of her hand and some sort of plant suddenly appeared. "This is called the ''Singing Plant''. Some people says noise disturb their concentration. But, with this your concentration will ten fold if you are able read while it sings." "Oh okay." "Happy reading Miss Apple." *Sigh* Another one. "By the way, I''m a man" Glenda froze a turns her head. "...So... You''re a trap then." "Don''t call me that!" I stated furiously. "Hahahahhhaha it''s a trap." Then she left the room. "~~ I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me, We''re best friends like friends should be, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me, We''re best friends like friends should be, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too ~~" As soon as the door is closed the plant started to sing. Oh, I recognized this song. I used to watch the TV Show that features it. Wondered why stop I watching it though. With the plant started singing I also started to read. And soon enough. *Ding*
+ 1 Intelligent
*Ding*
+ 1 Wisdom
*Ding*
+ 1 Concentration
*Ding*
+ 1 Intelligent
*Ding*
+ 1 Wisdom
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+ 1 Concentration
And it keep on coming for every 2-3 minutes. Then this came up. *Ding*
You have learned a new skill.
Reading Passive Beginner Level 01 (1%) The more you read the more the skill will level up. The more you level up the faster you can read. The faster you can read the more you can read. Effect(s) : Speeds up reading by 1%
Yes! My first skill. Happy with what I gained, I continue to read diligently and happily. 30 minutes later. "WOULD YOU SHUT THE F*CK UP!!!" I roared at the singing plant. But it continues to sing again and again without fail like a recording and I think it''s getting even loud and louder. Now I remembered why I stop watching that tv show. It was annoying as hell. At first I loved it and started to sing along whenever the show was on. Then even after the show is over the song stuck to my head. I ignore it thinking it''ll go away sooner or later but it didn''t. It got so bad that if I''m left alone somewhere quiet I''ll start to sing it subconsciously and kids will start keeping their distance since I''m creeping them out with my sudden singing. It got so bad that even the adult start thinking there''s something wrong with me. The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. It was one hell of a sad childhood. "~~.....We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you....~~" That''s it I''m taking a break. I approached the door and tried to open it. "Hmm? Why is it locked?" "Glenda!? Are you out there!?" I shouted hoping that somebody would hear me. *Glowing* Then something glowing appear in the room and drop on the table. It''s a piece note. ''You have all the time in the world you need in order for you to finish reading all the tomes. You will stay in that room as long as it takes for you to finish all those tomes . The door will unlock and the plant will stop singing when you finish reading all those tomes. P.S. In case you haven''t notice the the ''Singing Plant'' will get loud and louder with every passing moment.:have_a_nice_day:'' :angry:!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*&^%$#@!.(Author''s Note : I''ll leave it up to you imagination) I turn to the plant and attack it or tried anyway. *Zap zap* "Blurrbllllurrrrrrrreeeeeeerrrrbbbbbllurrrrrr" "Glowing" Another note drop on the table. ''P.S.#2 Be careful now and don''t attack the flower because I''ve set up a barrier there. If you''re unlucky you might just get the 25% chances of paralyzing effect. So unless you want to spend time drooling on the floor be my guest.'' Now! She tells me. Fine. I''ll read. "~~...I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me,...~~" "!@#$%^&**&^%$#@@@@!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&*" "~~...I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me,...~~" "!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!" "~~...I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me,...~~" "!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!" As Apple Green starts to read. He also starts to curse. The louder the plant sings the more he curse. But, nontheless he continues to read while releasing a torrent of curse after curse to counter the singing. 3 hours later. *Ding*
You have earned a bonus status.
Bonus status : Double Effort(x2) This bonus status is given do to your diligent effort on doing the same thing again and again without any stop for break or whatsoever. With this bonus status all your overall stats are doubled(x2). Thus, making it twice as easy for you and your skill(s) to level up. Effect(s) : - All overall stats are doubled(x2). - All experience points gain are doubled(x2). - Skill are now as twice as easy to level up. - Leveling up your character are now as twice as easy. - Reduce required sustenance by twice the amount needed. - Does not affect bonus status. Note(s) : You can not allocate point to this stats.
Jackpot. He thought. "!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!" Even after gaining the bonus status, he continues to curse as it''s a mantra. Part 03 A man in an aloha shirt walks into his office. Today he''s wearing orange colored aloha shirt with an orchid design. The man is the developer/creator of the game Lore. But, the one that run and manages the game is not him. It''s being run by the AI named Ai and manage by a team of highly skill programmers. The programmers make modification and adjustment where they are needed, and the AI named Ai execute it after the changes are properly authenticated. The one that are able to authenticate those changes are the man wearing the aloha shirt. "Ai-chan~ is there anything interesting in Lore right now?" "...The Northern Rebellion has reached it''s peak. The Kingdom of Zephyros will fall. The leader of the rebellion will then usurp the title of King. Thus triggering the ******* event which then trigger the ****** event if not stop and...." "Yeah yeah, anything else? Something non-battle-rebellion related if you please and stop with that monotonous computerize speech you''re using. I didn''t spend time at MIT to hear you speak like a voicemail recording machine." "...? Some dude ask for all random selection during character set up process. So I''m like ''now I have to choose?'' and it was all like a pain in the processor." "So what did you do?" "The dude''s brainwave was all like sighing as we move from one selection to the other, then he asked for all random so I search one for him from the list of unused NPC body since we have tons of those that haven''t been integrated fully into the game with a setting. I gave him one of the body the programmer created under a folder named ''Trap'', I checked it''s gender so it match and that was that." The man grin. The AI he created or rather have one human characteristic and that is imperfection. Meaning the consequences she cause was an unknown element. Will it be good or will it be bad? That why Ai was tasked with only running the game according to the setting that was set by the programmers. If it was left to Ai then the imperfection will cause the game to become slightly ''quirky''. Of course nobody knows about Ai imperfection except for the one that created her. If anybody would''ve found out that the AI that runs Lore was imperfect it''ll cause a major ruckus. The only reason why he created Ai like that is because he wants her to become ''interesting''. "Can you show him to me?" "Wait up, I''m bringing him on screen now." The screen shows a man(?) reading a tome while muttering something. "Can you turn on the sound?" "..? Okay, but I don''t think you gonna like it." "~~...I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me,...~~" "!@#$%^&**&^%$#@@@@!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&*" "~~...I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me,...~~" "!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!" "~~...I love you You love me, We''re a happy family, With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won''t you say you love me too, I love you You love me,...~~" "!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!!@#$%^&**&^%$#@!@#$%^&***&^%$#@!" "... What is he doing and are you sure he''s a ''he''?" "Well according to the preliminary biometrics and brainwaves scan it''s 99.9% a dude. As for what he''s doing it seems he''s training." "Training? Show me in-game records." "Access denied. Restricted area. Authorization require." *Sigh* "Do we have to do this every time?" "Sorry. It''s protocol. Protocol that you created." "Fine... Oh. Please. Ecchi. No. Code 1110101001A01. Authorized entry Apple Green in-game record. Entry passcode 1029384756." "Ppffftttt...... mom is the greatest hahahha." "Hurry it up." "Aye aye pops ppffftt..... Authorisation granted. Displaying Apple Green in-game record now." He viewed and smiled. ''He triggered that sadistic librarian route and started cursing to counter the singing. Hahhahaha this is gonna be fun. But first let''s fix that cursing of his since this is a family-friendly game and we can''t let somebody with sailor''s mouth run loose.'' He turn to his computer monitor and starts to fiddle with the keyboard. "Execute. Integration mandatory." He ordered. "Access denied. Restricted area. Authorization require. Pffftttt hahhahaha." *Sigh* This is gonna take a while. Part 04 *Ding*
You''ve gain the title ''The Cursed One (LOL)''.
"Huh?" *Ding*
THE CURSED ONE (LOL) Passive Level 01 Beginner (1%) Due to a noob constant cursing through-out the game the noob have been awarded the title ''The Cursed One (LOL)''.Now every time the noob curse, the noob will earned curse point. Accumulate enough curse point and it''ll level up. As it level up the curse will earned new interesting effect(s) (LOL) Effect(s) : -You''ll be more prone to curse (LOL). -The notification message will become more rude, informal, frank, provoking, insulting, taunting and basically will troll you with any chance it gets. Note(s) : Have fun ya'' noob and try to level up. Muahahahahaha.:hahaha:
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+ 1 Curse point for the noob.
END OF CHAPTER 03 Sorry for the delay. There might be more delay in the future. So please have mercy on me. I''m trying to add more content into it make it more interesting. Thus, making it late.