《The appliance repair Mage》 Chapter 1 : New quest generted. It all started with the moon. Or rather, the big chunk of rock that slammed into the moon. Were talking really big, the size of Texas big. The moons orbit was actually changed slightly by the impact. Though Maik would not be aware of that fact for some time. The government tired to keep the whole thing quiet, at first. But the closer that big bright orb in the sky got, the more people realized something was up. Being the successful appliance repair technician that he was, Maik first heard about the strangeness of the moon from one of his customers. "I tell you. Somethings up. I''ve never seen the military mobilize like this. Not on U.S. soil. No sir. And where is the president ? Or the cabinet staff for that matter. Not a single public appearance in days. I know a guy on the in and hes hinted at a few things but even hes being tight lipped. But he did mention the moon, and I have to say. It does look a little different." Maik didn''t pay it much mind to that old man at the time. But that had been 2 days and half a case of ale ago. Now, as the 32 year old looked up into the night sky, there was just no denying it. Fear that drink could not quelch still churned his insides into a knot of dread. "What the fucks going on ?" Maik was absolutely miserable when he woke to the angry sounds of his phone going off the next morning. Not because he actually remembered why. All in existence was just pain and irritation. And the only way to make it stop Was. To. Kill, The. Phone. Damn the moon is getting close. Indeed. It must be about 2 times wider than usual at this point. Fearful trepidation. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. "Communication link established." The various aspects of Maik''s collective consciousness scrambled to understand what was happening as that melodic, yet slightly robotic, female voice haralded some kind of interface screen that now filled Maik''s vision. On the window was displayed a single slowly blinking word. Loading.... Loading.... Loading.... Loading.... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... "Integration of digital entities complete. Digital entities of Calsifus 5, Local designation Earth, have been integrated into the Fifth Imperial congregate under the supervision of the master control matrix." "Warning ! Master control matrix is unresponsive." "Error ! Substitution of local digital entities insufficient to resolve problem. All duly authorized personnel are here by ordered back to the Vassaroth to perform emergency maintenance to the master control matix............." "Error ! No duly authorized personal found in registry. Perform scan." A feeling spread over and through Maik''s being, deep and invasive. He tried everything to fight it from screaming into the void, to flailing his limbs and even cycling his Chi in an attempt to block out the foreign energy but nothing worked. Scan complete. Generating Stat sheet..... Stat sheet generated. Name : Maik Alphonse Daley Species : Tier 1 / Human / H grade Race : Celtic / Germanic Cultivation level : 1 Age : 32 Gender : Male Height : 190 centimeters Weight : 78 Kilograms Strength : 91 Flexibility : 99 Dexterity : 110 Endurance : 68 Durability : 82 Intelligence : 134 Smarts : 157 Wisdom : 113 Perception : 43 Charisma : 106 Chi : 148 aura : 135 Tier 1 skills ................... Tier 2 skills ................... Tier 3 skills Engineering - Advanced Electromagnetic theory - Experienced physics - Effective Chemistry - Intermediate Chi manipulation - Intermediate Tier 4 skills Chi cultivation - Capable There was a truly absurd number of tier 1 skills. Everything from walking to breathing to chewing. And tier 2 skills were almost as bad. Things like swimming, climbing, driving, typing and so forth. There were way fewer Tier 3 skills and all of them were the most complex and useful skills he possessed. Maik Analytical mind was the first aspect to grasp the situation. It would appear that there are 7 levels of skill proficiency within this system. Beginner, Capable, Intermediate, Effective, Experienced, Advanced, distinguished and expert. Maik''s Creative mind was the next to gleam something from the stat sheet. We only have an Experienced level skill in walking ? I don''t know how I feel about that. Maik''s Primal aspect was just kind of growling at the screen, pissed that Maik couldn''t change anything on it at the moment. Gurrrrr. Maik''s 4th aspect, the Body politic was quiet, as usual though there was a sense of unease emitting from it. As Maik focused on various aspects of the stat sheet he found that he could better understand it and what it represented. Maik was just mentally clicking on the Strength stat to better understand it when the voice returned. "Warning ! No duly authorized personnel detected on Calsuifus 5, local designation Earth." "Extrapolating Best course to action with local digital entities to perform last updated function........." New Quest generated. Type : Open Duration : Until control lock on local Planer shift seal fails. Estimated time to seal failure : 5 years, 4 months, 1 week, 3 days, 2 hours. Approximately. Objective : Restore function to the master control matrix aboard the Vassaroth or repair damaged Planer shift seals. Penalties for failure : Calsifus 5, local designation Earth, will no longer be isolated from the Extra Planer realms. Rewards : Maintain your planets isolation form the greater collective of connected inter planer worlds. New Quest generated. Type : Open Duration : Until Calsifus 5 A, local designation Moon, impacts Calsifus 5, local designation Earth. Estimated time until failure : 28 days 7 hours to point of no return. Objective : Contribute a collective total of 2.0964e+13 Joules of energy in the form of Chi to the stability array aboard the Vassaroth through this interface. Penalties for failure : Calsifus 5 A, local designation Moon, will impact Calsifus 5, local designation Earth, resulting in the extermination of all life on the surface. Rewards : Varies - Dependent upon contribution. Tier 1 : Contribute at least 1,400 calories of Chi. - Gain access to the newly integrated system between the digital entities of Calsifus 5 and Planer Portal management matrix. A monthly renewal fee of 1,000 calories of Chi will apply after the first 3 months. Tier 2 : Contribute at least 2,100 Calories of Chi - Gain access to the newly integrated system between the digital entities of Calsifus 5 and Planer Portal management matrix as a Prime member. Remedial citizenship within the Fifth Imperial congregate. Tutorials in the use of Chi skills. A monthly renewal fee of 1,400 calories of Chi will apply after the first 3 months. Tier 3 : Contribute at least 3,000 calories of Chi - Gain access to the newly integrated system between the digital entities of Calsifus 5 and Planer Portal management matrix as a VIP member. Remedial citizenship within the Fifth Imperial congregate. Tutorials in the use of Chi skills. Access to the Chi skill store. Access to advance citizenship status. Access to system titles withing the purview of the system. A monthly renewal fee of 1,800 calories of Chi will apply after the first 3 months. Would you like to begin contributing now ?