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Kozilek: The Gaming Avatar
Chapter 1: Who are you, and who am I?
What?...Where am I?...Who am I? I thought as I opened my eyes. I was floating in a void of blackness, naked and alone. I had no recollection of who I was, yet I knew that I used to know. Don't ask me how that works because I'm not totally sure. But I knew for a fact that I had existed before. All I had to do was remember…..
"Don't try to hard now, you might hurt yourself," a beautiful female voice said.
"What? Who's there? Do you know where I am? Or who I am?" I questioned, hoping to get some answers out.
The voice chuckled lightly. "Yes child, I know who you are. I am the one who brought you here. As for where here is, well, we're in your head."
"We're in my head?" I asked. How could all of this be in my head? Is it a dream? Is this even real?
"Oh it most certainly is real." Did she just read my mind? "You see, I need your help. My world and very existence is being threatened, and your the only one who can help."
"Why me? What makes me so special? I can't even remember who I am!" I yelled.
"Your special because you are different. You are not from this world. You are from a world vastly different from mine. In that world you were nobody, but here, you shall be the savior of us all."
"Ok hold up. Firstly, OW! A nobody?! That hurts weird voice lady. Secondly, what is this world you are talking about? If I'm not from here, how can I be the savior of us all?" I said sarcastically.
"Ok what I meant by a nobody is that you were not of any significance."
"Oh yeah much better" I added with a thumbs up, only then to realize that the voice is in my head and not actually able to see me.
"You didn't have any power. You were an average mortal. But here, you'll be more than a mere mortal. Here, you shall be an Avatar!" She proclaimed.
"Wait. Hold up. Reverse it back. An avatar? Why does that sound familiar? Do I know what that means?" I asked, my head starting to ache from trying to decipher what the voice meant and why I could feel a significance behind it.
"I think Raava, that it is time to reveal ourselves to our champion." A deep voice thundered. This time the voice wasn't in my head, but vibrating in the void around me.
"Who the fuck are you now?!" I yelled, fed up with this nonsense. Just as the words escaped my mouth, my question was answered as two forms shimmered into existence in front of me. The first was a massive creature, resembling a turtle. Except that this turtle had the head of a man/lion thing and was the size of an FREAKING ISLAND! Oh did I forget to mention that he had an entire forest on the top of his shell? And that his teeth were several times my height? No? Well they were. The giant island turtle thing emitted an aura so strong and potent that it made my senses flare and my head to swim.
The second form was much smaller, only being a couple times my height. This figure was bright, as it physically glowed with a powerful white light that hurt my eyes. Shaped like an elongated diamond, this being resembled more of a glow-in-the dark streamer. And yet, the streamer also emitted an aura, but unlike the turtle, hers was more gentle and peaceful, yet nonetheless powerful.
"Ok…. WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GUYS!"
"I am a lion turtle, the last of my kind." I think it's pretty obvious who said that one. (The island-turtle-man-lion-thing for those of you who didn't catch on).
"And I am Raava, the spirit of light and protection." Said the glowing streamer.
"Ooooooook, so what does a giant lion turtle and a spirit have to do with me?" I asked, still completely confused.
"We have chosen you, of previous nobody, to be our champion." Said the lion turtle.
"Again with the nobody?! Come on man." I said, "And that still doesn't answer my question."
"Wow you are slow," said Raava. "Basically we need you to help the avatar of this world win a war. He is young and untrained and we are afraid he will lose if he doesn't get some serious backup. If he dies, or loses the war, this world and our universe would descend into darkness and chaos. That's where you come in. Got it?" Raava said bluntly.
"Uuuuuuuh yes?" I said, although it came out as more of a question. "But how exactly am I going to help if I'm such a "nobody"." I said, adding in the quotation marks with my hands to express my sarcasm.
"We'll give you powers similar to those that you wished you had as a child back in your world. You'll be able to learn any skill or any knowledge simply by absorbing through your senses." Said the lion turtle.
"So in this world, you'll be able to observe other people and learn their skills, including their bending. We'll also give you a cool mental monitoring system that only you can see. It'll help keep your stats in line. Very similar to those games you used to play." Raava announced.
"Hold up, bending? What's that." I was starting to get really fed up with all this.
"I believe it is time for you to regain your memories." Declared the lion turtle. With that, the turtle raised one of his mighty hands, and rested the tip of a claw on my forehead. A sharp pain struck me in the head, but it was gone as fast as it came. Suddenly, millions of memories came flooding back to me.
I knew about this world. It was from a TV show that I used to love called Avatar: The Last Airbender. Apparently it was more real than I thought. I knew who Raava was, and the lion turtle, and the avatar, Aang, that they were talking about. But that's not all I remembered. I remembered who I was, my family, my job, my life, my death.
"No. Way. This is real?! You're real! Oh my fuck! I thought it was all just a show! This is awesome! I get to be an avatar? Can I really control all the elements? Can I go into the Avatar state? Can I…. wait…..I….died?" I asked, shell shocked.
"Yes you did. We decided to give you a second chance at life, a chance in an alternate reality where you can make a difference and help thousands of innocent people." Said the lion turtle, gently.
"And to answer your questions, yes you're an "avatar", yes you can bend all the elements, but you cannot go into the avatar state, as that is something only THE avatar can do. You're kinda like a copy of the real one." Raava explained to me.
"Sweet sweet, makes sense. So what is this mental monitoring system thing?" I asked. Suddenly a noise rang in my head.
DING
A floating chart appeared in front of me. It was completely blank, with only a blinking vertical line like the one on your computer when you type. It was a HUD. It's like I was in a video game!
"Woah! Is this real?" I asked.
"Yes it is. As you journey through the world and your mission, your stat chart will begin to view. Think of it kinda like a field catalog of all your stats, mission, personal info, and accomplishments. Speaking of which, here you go." Said Raava, before lifting a glowing tendril. My HUD began to fill with info.
Name:
Age:
Title:
Skills:
Stats:
-Level: 1
-XP: 0/300
-Health Points: 10
-Strength: 7
-Constitution: 10
-Defense: 17
-Dexterity: 10
-Intelligence: 10
-Charisma: 5
-Perception: 8
-Willpower: 27
-Luck: 5
-Chi Points: 540
-Chi Control: 100%
"I don't have a name? My name was Ryan. What is it now?" I asked. Indeed, my name in my previous life was Ryan, but I wasn't so sure that I would want that for my second life, especially in a world like that of the avatar.
"Your name is whatever you choose it to be." said the lion turtle.
"Anything? Hmmmmmm, oh I got it! Kozilek." I said grinning.
"Hmmm, Kozilek eh? That's a powerful name. Very suitable for a powerful being such as yourself." Raava said proudly.
"Thank you. So these stats will just level up as I do? That's how video games and such used to work so I assume that how I work?" I asked.
"You would be correct. As you learn, train, and level up, your skills and stats will rise and update accordingly." Raava explained. "Any other questions?"
I thought for a moment, "How, when and where am I going to…. appear or whatever in your world?"
"When you are ready, we will send you down at a location that will put you within the route of Aang and his friends." Explained the lion turtle.
"As for when, Aang and his friends have just passed through Omashu, and are on their way to the northern water tribe. Zuko and the fire nation are still searching for the avatar. Any more questions?" concluded Raava.
"I don't believe so," I answered. "I think I'm ready." I was. Although the thought about being a video game character in a TV show WAS weird, it was also awesome at the same time. And, if my memories of my past life were correct, I was dead. What did I have to lose?
"Alright then, in that case close your eyes and do not open them." I closed my eyes. A bright light began to shine on the other side of my eyelids. A deep drumming sounded so powerful, I could feel the vibrations through my whole body. "We will begin to send you down to our world. Remember, you are the Gaming Avatar, you can learn and fight however and whatever you want." Raava spoke loudly. As the light and drumming intensified.
"The enemies you'll face are much stronger than they were when you knew them as characters in your show. Do not underestimate them. And do not die, we can't bring you back to life a second time. And, try not to screw up the continuity too much." the lion turtle added, the vibrations of his voice matching the vibrations of the thundering drums.
"Good luck Kozilek. Keep Aang safe, win the war, become a hero. We'll try to keep in touch." The light grew so bright that my eyes hurt. My ears ached from the drumming, and my body vibrated from the vibrations surrounding me. It almost became unbearable, until, it all stopped, and I knew no more.
To Be Continued...
Name: Kozilek
Age: 16
Title: The Gaming Avatar
Skills: None
Stats:
-Level: 1
-XP: 0/300
-Health Points: 10
-Strength: 7
-Constitution: 10
-Defense: 17
-Dexterity: 10
-Intelligence: 10
-Charisma: 5
-Perception: 8
-Willpower: 27
-Luck: 5
-Chi Points: 540
-Chi Control: 100%
