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Beta: Mr Gaming
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You know, this is not how I expected this day to go. Looking around all I could see was the void. Let's see, maybe if I recount the events of the past few days, I'll find where I screwed up.
Okay, so I woke up yesterday, that's nothing new. I got on the airship to Beacon, accidentally puked on a hot blonde's shoes. Met this cute girl with one, big scythe. Then I met a Snow Angel, totally won her over. Showed my stuff in the ballroom. Definitely stunned them into silence with my looks. Uncovered the conspiracy about the disappearing locker. Saw Snow Angel again, and that girl whose picture is on the really sweet breakfast cereal that my family used to buy. That was pretty cool; after that… I was launched off the cliff. Without a parachute, saw a javelin flying at me, you know, the usual. Then dodged it like a badass!
Then I… Oh, I'm dead. That sucks… Wait… I'm dead! What am I supposed to do!? I had so much to live for! Now what? Am I supposed to just wander around this shit for eternity?! My mom is going to kill me! Oh wait…
After a few minutes passed, I spun around.
Blegh! I'm so bored! Shouldn't I be going somewhere by now? Is there a waiting list for the afterlife? I just need something to happen!
Suddenly a blue screen popped up, making me scream like a real man. Yep, definitely the manliest of manly screams. Then, when looking at the blue screen, I read one simple thing.
Would you like to Respawn?
Yes/No
Wait, respawn? As in come back to life? Psh, hell yeah! Why would I want to stay in this place? Life, here I come!
Slamming the yes button, I closed my eyes waiting in anticipation. Only when I opened them did I find that I was still in the void.
Oh come on! I'm going to have to call bull soon!
But before I could finish I was suddenly engulfed in a white light. Yahoo! Blindness, here I come! With that thought the white light took everything.
I found myself back in the emerald forest. Alright! Back in the land of the living! Or was that just some weird dream? Meh, questions for later.
Standing up, I lightly dusted off my clothes. Alright, so if I remember correctly. I just have to make eye contact with someone and we will be partners. I wonder who'll be my partner.
Suddenly there was the sound of a twig snapping, looking in the direction I did not find my partner. Instead I found myself face to face with a Beowolf. Oh, I don't think that counts right? I wonder if I could have a beowolf as a partner. But then, as the beast came closer, I drew Crocea Mors out of its scabbard, which was also a shield. Alright it's just one Beowolf, you can handle that. Suddenly more figures walked out of the forest. They were also Beowolves, right, wolves travel in packs, don't they? Okay, I don't think I could handle that. Suddenly a blue screen popped up.
For being able to see the obvious. You have unlocked the skill Observe!
Distracted by the sudden appearance of the screen. I had failed to notice the Beowolf lunge at me until it was almost a foot away. That didn't stop me from trying to raise my shield though. But instead of feeling the Beowolf claw at my flesh like a starving beast. Instead I heard the sound of metal, and the sound of bones breaking following it. With a bonus of them not being my bones either! No, instead it was the claws of the Beowolf that was about to slice me into Mini-Jaunes. And when a strange object flew through foliage into the creatures. Frankly, I was surprised.
With the weapon being a… A shield?
Suddenly the shield started to ricochet from one Grimm to the next, until all lay dead. Most of them killed by decapitation. I wonder if I'd be able to do that someday. By the time the Grimm started to disintegrate the shield then flew back into the forest. And with a rustle of a bush, out came… Oh, hey, it's cereal girl! What was her name again? "Cereal Girl?"
She smiled politely, "Cereal Girl?"
I felt a slight heat rise to my cheeks. "O-Oh, well, I never happened to catch your name… and I remember seeing your pictures on a cereal box, so, I mean- Well, uh, the name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet… Um, forget I said anything." I finished awkwardly.
Cereal-Girl giggled, "It's Pyrrha, Pyrrha Nikos."
Pyrrha smiled as she turned back towards where she came. "Well, c'mon, partner."
I was about to follow her when I noticed something "Wait, where's your weapon?" She stopped in her tracks, and I could of sworn there was a slight heat to her cheeks as her weapon appeared from behind me and went into her hand.
Woah! Where did that come from? "I've got it. Now c'mon; we need to head north." But before I could ask where north is, the world stopped as a blue screen popped up once again.
Would you like to view the Tutorial?
Yes/No
Looking at the screen, and then the surrounding area, and then back at the screen. I kept at this a few more times before I answered, "Umm, yes?"
Suddenly the screen disappeared and the world came back into motion. As my body began to move on it's own… Wait? Why don't I have control of my body!? And again, a blue screen popped up.
Do not worry. Everything is fine. This is just a part of the tutorial. Shall we begin?
Before I could answer, another blue screen popped up.
Good! Now, let us start off with your Stats. Think of the word 'Status'.
Okay then, um Status? Suddenly there was another blue screen along with a sheet with my name on it.
Info:
Stats:
To start, we have [Str, which is Strength and Stamina, and is associated with damage dealt per hit and heavy armor.
Then, next is [Dex, which is Dexterity. Dexterity determines how agile you are, along with how stealthy you are.
After that is [Wis, meaning Wisdom, which is Mana Regeneration, and is associated with Aura Manipulation. Effects may include; better judgement, more rationale, and better common sense.
[Int] means intelligence, which affects your mana pool and is associated with spells. High enough intelligence could affect the way your brain works, as well as use more than 10% of its capacity. Side effects may include insomnia, and headaches if Vigor is not high enough to keep your brain and body healthy.
[Vig] is Vigor, affecting health and carry weight, and is associated with light armor. This also affects your tenacity, and increases stubbornness.
[Luc] means Luck, affecting how lucky you are in everything. Luck can range from getting a date, to winning the lottery. It also influences situations in your favor.
Finally there is [Cha, which stands for Charisma, meaning your ability to influence, persuade, and communicate with other people. This also affects natural attraction towards you, as well as strengthening leadership qualities.
Next is inventory, If you could kindly think inventory.
Okay then; Inventory. And out of nowhere, pops a 3D image of me in my armor. There were two slots for primary weapons, as well as a third slot for what was called secondary weapon. Along with a slot for my clothes that was dubbed under armour. Withanother slot next to each with the title armor. There was also a slot for as necklace as well as ten ring slots. With another ten slots below all of that.
As you can see here, you have a slot for almost anything. If you ever want to unequip an item. Either do it in your inventory, or do it manually. If [Int] is above ? you could unequip an item by imagining it being taken off. The same works for equipping a item.
Now about your slots here, you start off with ten slots. But everytime you increase Vigor by five. It will give you an extra slot point. Money items like Lien won't go into a slot, but instead will be held separately alongside any ammunition. However, no other items except for ammunition or money behave in this manner.
Some items may stack, however stacking is heavily restricted either way. So be careful about carrying too many items in your inventory.
You should know what skills are so we can just skip that.
No! You can't do that! I need explanations damn it!
...Do I have to?
Yes!
Alright… I do not understand why I am obligated to, all you did was play video games, for most of your life, so this should be common knowledge. But I will do it.
Skills: It's shit you can do for a certain amount of SP, MP, or even HP… if you're into that. But there is some shit that does stuff without you having to do any of that stuff, and it gives you buffs!
You happy now princess?
Very! Also, I don't need the sass, freaking drama queen!
We are going to conclude the Tutorial soon, do bear with us.
Main Titles: They are who you are… They also give you huge boosts!
Sub-Titles: Like part-time jobs, but instead of earning you a bit of extra money, give smaller boosts, but more variety to choose from.
Classes: Once you reach level ten. You can choose what you want to be. Classes open up skill and spells for you to use. As well as giving you buffs. But be warned, once you pick it. You're stuck with that class. Choose wisely!
Legacy: You can choose how you want to be remembered. However, this is determined by your actions.
~~Legacy of the Hero- Be remembered fondly, and have the love and adoration of everyone as the kind Hero who always rescues the damsel in distress.
~~Legacy of the Villain- Why be a good guy when killing is so much fun? Potential to rule and/or destroy the world. Be feared by everyone.
Armor Class: Do you want to be a tank? A ninja? Or maybe somewhere in the middle? Well, your armor class can help with that!
~~Heavy: For the big strong guy with gains for days. Or… you. (Defense bonus based with [Str] and [Vig]).
~~Medium: The happy medium nobody chooses! Will you be different? (Defense bonuses based with [Str, [Dex, and [Vig]).
~~Light: I am as swift as the wind, but thrice as deadly! Although, being three times as deadly as wind isn't very deadly. (Defense bonuses based off of [Dex] and [Vig]).
Now, you may be asking what determines armor class? Well it's quite simple! It's simply determined by the weight and or the material it is made of; as well as your body type, your weight, height, and other stats such as [Str]!
You may wonder how good your armor is, at times. Well, here you have a list!
Different Quality of Gear:
~~Broken- Why do you even have this?
~~Low Quality- Either you just got ripped off, or you're unlucky. Probably both.
~~Common- Something everyone can have.
~~Uncommon- Oh? Climbing the ladder now, aren't we? Well don't get too excited. You're only slightly better than most people.
~~Rare- Most Hunter's weapons could be considered like this.
~~Superb- Now where getting somewhere.
~~Excellent- This is some of the good shit.
~~Legendary- Something in every weapons geek's wet dreams.
~~Godly- Only in your wildest dreams.
Now here is the fun part! The enemies!
Enemy types:
Hey the more the merrier right?
~~Common- Simple, easy, but could be a threat to low levels. Oh, who am I fooling? They're trash, really.
~~Tank- Bigger, meaner, uglier, and slower. Watch out for swings from these guys, while they might be slow, they can knock you straight into next week.
~~Special- For those times when the world wants to make your life a little harder.
~~Mini-Boss- It can be anything really. See that twig? It's a Mini-Boss. See that snail? Mini-Boss. See that… You get the point right?
~~Boss- Big enemy, big loot.
~~Legend- Hey! You want to die? Go right ahead! I'm not gonna stop you.
~~Godly- The very thought of fighting a God level enemy hurts. -100 HP.
You get all that?
I think my brain is spinning.
Good! Because now that we got all that out of the way, we can look at your stats itself. Think of the word 'Status'.
Status.
Alright, here you go!
Name: Jaune Arc
Class: - -
Main-Title: The Pretender
Sub-Title: - -
Lv. 1
Exp: 0/100
HP: 500/500
MP: Locked, ?/?
SP: 100/100
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Vig: 15
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Luck: 1
Charisma:5
SAP: 0
~Skills:
~~Gamer's Mind (MAX)- You, my friend, are immune to getting mind raped.
~~Gamer's Body (MAX)- Welp, there goes my arm! Oh well, it'll come back with the HP I lost.
~~Observe (Level 1): I'll keep it simple. You can see some shit. Like, for example, how much stronger someone is than you are! (At level 1, you can see up to a range of ten levels above you. Range will increase by 10 with each level.)
Wait!... Why am I level one? Also why is my luck and Charisma so low?! Am I just really unlucky? Also what is SAP?
For discovering a part of one self [Wis] increased by 1. SAP, stands for Stat Allocation Points.
I guess that's your way of confirming that, right?
For discovering a part of the game [Int] increased by 1
Alrighty then, is there anything else that I need to go over?
To continue Tutorial, unlock your Aura.
What's Aura?
And then a branch smacked me across the face, knocking me to the ground, "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to do that!" I hear Pyrrha say.
When moving to stand back up, I rubbed my cheek and noticed a scratch. And that got me thinking, how does Gamer's Body work? Taking a look at my character sheet, I saw that it hadn't even registered that I had taken damage.
Alright, that's cool I guess, "It's okay, I should have looked where I was going." I reply.
Moving my hand away from the scratch, Pyrrha looks at me in confusion. "Jaune, why didn't your Aura protect you?"
There is that word again, "What's an Aura?"
This time Pyrrha looked at me, mildly shocked. "Wait, you do know what Aura is, right?"
I shook my head, "I don't have a single clue about what it is" Pyrrha's eyes widened for a second before she coughed into her hand.
Cutscene; start.
Wait, what? Suddenly I found myself no longer looking at the face of Pyrrha Nikos, but instead I found myself in front of a monk of some kind standing in a clearing. "Well, Jaune; Aura is the physical manifestation of one's soul, it is what drives a Huntsman or a Huntress."
The man walked into the center of the field, "It bears our burdens and shields are hearts. Have you ever felt like you were being watched when no one was around?"
I nodded my head not that I could see it "Uh… Maybe, yeah." The man's magenta eyes seemed to scan around his surroundings.
Suddenly a giant black snake coiled around the man as he pulled out a pair of jade green bladed pistols. "With practice, our Aura can become our weapons, as well as our shields. Everything has a soul, even animals."
The monk jumped out of the coil and shot at the beast only to get a headbutt in return. "What about Grimm?"
The man rolled with the hit and was now standing ready for the next strike "No, the monsters we fight lack a soul. They are creatures of grimm. The manifestation of all negativity. They are the darkness, and we are the light." The man jumped into the air as the snake opened it's maw to swallow the man. Only for him to kick it in the face.
Knocking the beast down and giving it a slash on its neck. "And that's why we fight them!"
The snake then swerved around and went for a lunge, only for it to eat the dirt and get a pair of blades in it's skull. "It's not about why, it's about how. Understanding both light and dark helps manifest our Aura. Everyone has some of both." Suddenly a white snake appeared behind the monk and made to lunge at him.
The monk jumping out of the way, as he landed, in front of him now was now both of the Grimm, "By bearing your soul outward as a force. You can deflect harm… All our tools and equipment are conduits for Aura." The snakes then lunged at him as he jumped out of the white snake's way, before he started to ride the Black snakes spine, before emptying his magazines into them before getting knocked off, "It's like a… forcefield!" I exclaim.
Suddenly the black snake lunged at the man, as he put his arms up to defend himself. "If you want to put it that way yes." Instead of finding itself a tasty morsel, the man was able to hold off the fangs with his bare hands, with what looked like a magenta shield between the too. He then started to push back before grabbing its fangs and breaking it off. It recoiled back in pain before making one last desperate attack. The monk sidestepped the attack before plunging one of it's fangs into its eye. As the snake tried to back away the man used his Aura to enhance his strike, exploding it's head. Whoa, Aura is so cool!
Cutscene; end
Suddenly I found myself back in my body with Pyrrha in front of me, "Close your eyes, Jaune." I was confused but decided to play along closing my eyes as I felt her on my cheek. Suddenly her words began to echo in my head.
For it is passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue, and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee. I felt a surge of power rushing through my body. Followed by the greatest feeling ever, it was as if nothing could harm me anymore, where I could do anything!
Congratulations! You have unlocked your Aura! You have unlocked the skill Aura channeling! You have unlocked The skill Aura Control!
Looking at the blue screen, I decided that I could check them later. Instead deciding to express my worry for a slightly exhausted Pyrrha. "Are you okay?"
She smiled, "Yeah, your Aura was just… A lot bigger than I'd expected. Don't worry, I'll be fine. How do you feel, though?"
I looked at my hands to see a white light shine off of it. "I feel…Complete."
She put a hand on my shoulder, "Well I'm glad. Shall we get going?" She said, "We still want to hurry."
Giving a nod, I began to walk when I noticed the cave next to us. "Hey, Pyrrha."
She turned to me, "Yes, Jaune?"
I pointed to inside the cave. "What do you think is inside the cave?"
She shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know, but I don't think we should risk it." However, my answer came in the form of a blue screen.
Are you sure you want to miss this bonus objective? It would be worth your while.
Welp. That settles it, no one screws Jaune Arc out of good stuff. "I don't know Pyrrha, the relic might be in here. I say we go in."
Before she could object, I already had made a torch along with gaining a crafting skill and started to go in. "Wait, Jaune!" Her protest went on deaf ears though as the thought of loot was to strong. I wonder what will be in here? Maybe a really cool sword! Or a magic shield!
Or… a giant glowing thingy? "Jaune, I think we should get out of here…"
I looked at Pyrrha. "What are you talking about? This is obviously the relic. C'mon, help me grab it." Before she could say anything. I handed her the torch before leaping at the glowing object. Only for it to move out of the way. What the heck? Oh I see, it's one of those things huh? Alright bring it!
Getting up, I made multiple attempts to grab, each on having little success. "C'mon. You. Stupid. Relic… Come. To. Me."
Leaping one more time, I found success this time as I grabbed hold of it. "Yes! Sweet treasure here I come!" A blue screen then appeared, but instead of it congratulating me it gave me a new skill.
Congratulations! You have unlocked a skill [Detect Evil.]
Oh no. Suddenly the glowing object lifted me up into the air before pulling me forward until I came face to a giant grimm. I decided to use my observe skill.
Elder Deathstalker
Level:10
Hp:1000
Sp:500
Oh great, this is going to be fun. "Pyrrha… I don't think this is the relic." The Grimm screeched into the air, before it began to fling its tail around as it charged forward. I held on to dear life, as I felt a very manly scream escape my lungs. Pyrrha kept forward as they both came outside. With the deathstalker a little more forceful with its exit.
It was at this time that I decided to give her some encouraging words. "Pyrrha! It's not the relic! It's not the relic!" Okay, maybe encouraging is not the word.
For realizing a truth about yourself. [Wis] increased by 1.
Before I could have a chance to reply, The Deathstalker suddenly whipped his tail forward, sending me flying away.
Well, this isn't good.
As my body continued it's flight forward, I suddenly found myself colliding with a certain rose, and then a certain tree. "Hey Ruby…" Her reply was a some dazed nonsense. Please don't tell me I did something to hurt her.
Ruby then shook her head before looking in the sky, where apparently there was a certain snow angel hanging on a gigantic bird. "How could you leave me here?!" Snow Angel shouts from above.
Ruby looked at me, "I told her to jump." She shrugged, so I decided to cast observe.
Elder Nevermore
Level: 10
Hp: 900
Sp: 700
Okay that doesn't look good, also why does Weiss look like she was falling? Oh wait, that's probably because she is falling… Holy shit, she's falling! Thinking fast, think fast! I jumped off the tree, with my arms outstretched as she fell with about as much grace as a swan swimming in dirt.
Oh well, time to work some of that Arc charm, eh? "Just dropping in?" She gained a slight red on her cheeks, before we both realized a fundamental truth. We were both falling. We soon latched onto each other as thoughts began to rush through my mind. C'mon there has got to be something I can do? Alright think, think. Wait! Let's see if this will work! Sticking out my feet I began to push my Aura out from my feet as it began to slow our decent. It's working! It's working! Landing safely on the ground, I let Weiss go before a blue screen popped up.
For thinking fast, your [Int] has increased by 1! Aura manipulation level has increased by 1! Aura channeling level has increased by 1! You have unlocked the skill Feather Fall! Closeness with Weiss increased by 1!
I couldn't help but smile at that. Aw yeah, the Arc charm never fails to impress!... Except for most of my life, but psh, details, am I right? Also, that Feather Fall thing seems pretty dope.
I'll have to see what it is, later. Looking around, an Ursa soon crashed through the canopy, only for it to collapse dead with an orange hair girl riding, it. And then an exhausted looking guy came running through the bushes. "Did she just ride in on an Ursa?" Someone asked.
Sparing a glance at the black haired girl that had said it, my focus was soon back on the orange haired girl as she started to sing about her being the queen of the castle. "Nora!" The guy called.
She looked at the raven hair boy, "Coming, Ren!"
Before I could say anything on the matter, Yang seemed to explode. "That's it! Can everyone just calm down for two seconds?!"
Promptly two seconds passed before Pyrrha burst out of the canopy, with a deathstalker behind her. "Pyrrha!" Whether she heard it or not I didn't know. Nor did I really cared as she was suddenly flung towards us. Rolling as she hit the ground, she looked uninjured if only slightly exhausted.
It was at this time that Yang decided to speak, "Great, the gang's all here. Now we can die together."
Ruby pulled out her weapon, a look of determination on her face. "Not if I can help it!" She then charged forward, The Nevermore then shot out a barrage of feathers. With one of them pinning Ruby down by her cape.
The Deathstalker then tried to take advantage of this as it went to plunge it's stinger into Ruby. "Ruby!" Yang started to dash towards the creature, but it was obvious that she wouldn't get there in time. But there was a white blur next to her before vanishing itself. The white blur appear in front of the Deathstalker as it plunged it's blade in to the earth creating a wall of ice. Stopping the stinger in its tracks. I stood there, shocked, while Weiss and Ruby, behind the frozen barricade, seemed to exchange some words.
I could not hear them, but whatever it was really didn't matter, as the two returned to the group. "We don't have to fight these things, let's just grab one of the relics and make a run for it."
I nodded my head, "Run and live. I can get behind that." With that the Deathstalker finally broke free of the ice. And thus, the mad dash began.
After a couple of minutes, I found myself exhausted, with the Grimm right behind us. "These. Damn. Things. Don't. Know. When. To. Quit." I say.
Looking around, I found that many had shared my sentiment as they were all starting to feel the fatigue from the sprint. What can we do? We've got nowhere else to go. Looking around, I noticed the high towers as well as the narrow bridge that we were currently on.
An idea then clicked in my head. "Ruby, Snow angel, Yang, Raven haired girl!"
I got a blank stare from the black haired girl. "My name's Blake." I also got a glare from Weiss, I decided to ignore it. "Yeah, well, we've got Grimm to take care of here, so excuse me if I don't know your name! Well, we'll take care of the Deathstalker." Weiss looked like she was about to protest but she was stopped by the others as they grabbed her along.
I then looked at the others. "Nora!"
She gave me a salute, her hammer by her side, "Boss!"
I decided to ignore that too. "I need you to be the heavy hitter here!"
She gave a grin, "Sure thing, boss!"
I looked at Ren, "You're going to pepper it with bullets at any chance you get. Along with keeping any other grimm that show up off of us!"
He gave a nod himself as I looked over at Pyrrha. "Pyrrha! We're going to keep the Deathstalker's focus on us!" She nodded before reading myself. I held my shield in front of me as a blue screen took my vision for a second.
For taking control of the situation! You have unlocked Leadership! For coming up with a plan! You have unlocked the skill Strategy! Your [Cha] has been increased by 1!
Huh, that's cool. Wait, Jaune! Focus on the giant scorpion! Not on some news! Shaking my head, I focused my gaze on the Deathstalker… and the horde of Beowolves that was keeping it company.
I looked to Ren, "Ren! Change of plans, I want you to focus mainly on those Beowolves!" He didn't look over, but I could tell he had heard.
For adapting your plan…
I closed the window before I had a chance to read at all, after all I needed to focus. Apparently the game thought otherwise.
Rude.
I closed the window once again. Seriously game! I need to focus here! There was no response as I grimaced, a bit. Great. As the Grimm came closer, I heard the sound of my own heartbeat as the world seemed to slow down as the first Grimm came closer. I closed my eyes as the beast came closer and took a deep breath. You can do this. After all, you wanna be the hero right? With that, my eyes snapped open as the Beowolf had a few bullets go through it's neck, killing it as Ren began to open fire. The Nevermore flew ahead as it went after Ruby and the others. As the Beowolves all surged forward, I found that the Deathstalker was hanging back. Is it waiting?
Deciding not to focus on it, I instead decided to focus on the Grimm that was in front of me. Alright big guy, let's see what you got? The grimm growled before charging at me, making me pull up my shield. It crashed against the metal, but I held firm as it tried to tear through my protection. Alright, you're tougher than you look. As it continued to slash, I found it's rampage stopping for a second. Looking over the creature with observe, I found something very interesting.
Adolescent Beowolf.
Level 2
Hp:100
Sp:0/50
Status: Tired
Taking the chance, I went for a sword thrust. The Beowolf looked liked it wanted to move out of the way. But found itself stuck in place as my blade plunged itself into its chest. It howled in pain, but that was all it could do as it's HP plummeted, and the beast grew silent. Releasing my blade, the Grimm fell limp as it slowly started to dissipate. Before I could have a chance to celebrate, another Beowolf pounced forcing me down. Before it could do anything about it though, It found a spear in its gut. "Are you okay?" Pyrrha asks from a few feet away.
I nodded, "Yeah, thanks for the save there." Getting up, I notice the horde of Beowolves was starting to thin.
But Pyrrha didn't look happy about it. "What is that thing doing?" I didn't need wonder what she meant, she was talking about the Deathstalker, I mean I would be too. After all, no Grimm just stands around. Unless, maybe it's trying to wear us down? No, if that was the case it should have learned that it didn't have enough Grimm, plus, they're mindless, they can't make strategies like these.
Looking at Nora, I saw her crush one of the Beowolf's skull before transforming the hammer into a grenade launcher and firing into the crowd.
Wait, I have an idea. "Nora!"
She stopped firing to look at me, "Yes boss?"
Deciding to ignore that, I pointed to the scorpion. "Do you think it's in your range?"
She grew a grin, and I could have sworn I saw some of the grimm heastate to go near her. "Let's find out!" With that she fired a volley into the air, all landing directly onto the death stalkers shell. The Deathstalker screeched in pain as blue screen popped up.
You have entered a boss area. Respawn is disabled. Try not to die.
Thanks for the encouragement. But I guess that also answers my question, plus we did some damage to it to! Let's see how much!
Elder Deathstalker
Level 10
Hp: 990/1000
SP: 500
Hax! I call Hax! How did it take so little damage? I mean, all those grenades… hit… it's...armor, oooooooooh.
For figuring out how armor works. Your [Int…
Screw you game! Anyway, now let's focus. That platting is going to be a problem. I don't think any of us can pierce it. Our weapons are not capable of such things. I continued to watch, as the Deathstalker grew closer. My eyes eventually came upon its stinger. "That's it!"
Everyone looked at me, wondering what my apparent revelation was. "The stinger! We can use it to pierce it's armor. We just need to cut it off. Ren!" He gave a nod as the Deathstalker came upon us. Any remaining Beowolves being crushed or impaled by the beast. It first went to swipe at Nora with one it's claws. But she easily dodged it. So instead of getting a human in its claws. It instead received a bullet in one of its many eyes. With Pyrrha holding the smoking gun.
The creature screamed in pain before focusing it's remaining eyes on us. It sent down it's stinger which I was able to block with my shield as Pyrrha gave a slash at the joint of the stinger. The creature reeled back, but unfortunately for it. Ren was able get to the singer before unleashing a fury of blows upon the joint. That was, of course, before Ren was sent flying into a pillar. I gave a quick look at Ren to confirm if he was a still breathing.
But that was all I could afford, "Pyrrha, shield!" She then spun around before throwing her shield cutting off the stinger as it logged itself into the bone plating. Unfortunately, it was still alive.
But that could be fixed. "Nora, Nail it!" She gave a nod before looking at Pyrrha. The two seemed to understand each other, as soon we find Pyrrha using her shield to propel Nora upwards. And as Nora began her descent, she began to gain more and more momentum, before she made contact with the stinger, and boy, did she make contact. Hitting the stinger full force and them some. I actually saw it began to cave in as the Grimm's body seemed to become jelly before it started to dissipate.
Nora stuck out her tongue at the creature. "That's for hurting Renny, meanie!"
Speaking of Ren, I walked over to the green monk as he decided to rest against a pillar. "Hey, you alright?" I ask him.
He just gave a nod, his face remaining neutral. "How do you think the others are faring?"
Looking over to the cliff wall, I currently saw a falling headless Nevermore. "I think they're fine." Deciding to take a seat next to the man. I was finally met with a bunch of blue screens.
You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up! For killing the creatures of Grimm you have gained 500 Lien! Observe has increased by one! Leadership has leveled up by 3! Strategy has leveled up by 2! You have unlocked the Main-Title: Grimm Slayer! For accomplishing a great feat! You have unlocked your Legacy! For reaching level 10! You have unlocked Classes! You have completed 1/10 of your tutorial! You have completed your Initiation! Welcome to the game!
Wow, that's a lot to read. But more importantly, I can finally get rid of that damn title! Going to my stats, I tried to change the title, only to be met by a blue screen.
Can only change Main Titles when you complete the tutorial
What?! Oh c'mon! You telling me you gave me a badass looking title. But I can't use it? That's unfair! Waiting for a response from the game, it was silent. Why is it that you don't talk, when I want you to? Again, no response. Fine then, let's see what these classes are about.
So you reached level ten. Good for you! Didn't think you would make it this far. But look at you, making me lose my bet! That's coming out of your pocket by the way. Anyway let's get on with it.
Classes:
~~Warrior- For those with no originality.
~~Barbarian- What is brain? There is only gain! (Major boost to [Str]. Regular boost to [Dex] and [Vig]. Debuff on [Int] and [Wis]).
~~Rogue- I am the shadow, I am the night, I take forever to get somewhere! (Major boost to [Dex]. Regular boost to [Luc] and [Cha]. Debuff to [Str] and [Vig].
~~Mage- Fireball! Fireball! Lightning bolt! (Major boost to [Int] and [Wis]. Regular boost to [Dex]. Debuff to [Str])
~~Paladin- You get some heals! And you get some heals! Everybody gets some heals! (Major boost to [Vig] and [Cha]. Regular boost to [Str, and [Int]. Debuff on [Luc]).
Okay then, we'll, Barbarian is out. I don't need to be a muscle head thank you. I also don't want to be a glass cannon, so Rouge is out. So that leaves Warrior, Mage, and Paladin. Well Warrior doesn't have any debuffs. It doesn't have any buffs either. Also it sounds a bit lame. So that leaves Mage and Paladin. So, on one hand, I could shoot literal fireballs. But on the other, I could help heal people in dire situations. Also, I would get a huge boost to my Vigor, and you could never go wrong with more health. Plus, when am I ever going to need Luck? With that I selected Paladin.
Congratulations! You have chosen Paladin! You know gain a 45% boost to your Vig and Char! You also gain a 15% boost to Str, and Int. With a -50% boost on Luck! You have also gained the Sub-Title Acolyte of Light! You have also gained the spell Cure Wounds!
My eyes widened as I looked at the screen before me. Holy shit is this true?! Wanting to see whether the game was pulling my leg or not. I opened my Stats.
Jaune Arc
Class: Paladin
Main Title: The Pretender
Sub-Title: None
Level: 11
Exp: 0/1000
Hp: 725/725
Ap: 1250/1250
Sp:120/120
Str: 10 (12)
Dex: 10
Vig: 15 (18)
Int: 13 (15)
Wis:12
Luck: 1 (.5)
Chr: 6 (10)
SAP: 50
~Skills:
~~Gamer's Mind (MAX)- You, my friend, are immune to getting mind raped.
~~Gamer's Body (MAX)- Welp, there goes my arm! Oh well, it'll come back with the HP I lost.
~~Observe (Level 2): I'll keep it simple. You can see some shit. Like, for example, how much stronger someone is than you are! (At level 1, you can see up to a range of ten levels above you. Range will increase by 1 with each level.)
~~Aura Channeling (Level 2)- Aura is like blood, it needs to flow through you. Or else you will have a really bad time. (Gives 5% boost to Aura and regen. Boost increases every five levels).
~~Aura Control (Level 2)- Now, unlike your blood, this stuff is okay to leave your body. As long as you can control how much (5% reduction to all spells and Aura usage).
~~Detect Evil (Level 1)- Boo! Did I get you? No? Well of course not, you should have been able to see me coming. (Can detect an Vile presence within 10 meters. Range Increases with every level).
~~Feather Fall (Level 1)- It pretty simple really *Clears Throat* I'm a bird, motherfucker, I'm a bird. (You can control your descent from the skies. Control increases with every level).
~~Leadership (Level 5)- You tell people what to do. They listen. Capisce? (People will listen to you, gives a 5% bonus to [Cha]).
~~Strategy (Level 5)- Skill wins fights, Tactics win battles, Strategies win wars. (You can come up with sound plans to defeat your enemies).
~~Cure Wounds- You can heal people. (You can heal someone for fifty points of health.) [10 AP Cost]
Wow, that was a lot to read, also I wonder what my Sub can do? Going to the Sub-Title I clicked on the only title.
~Acolyte of Light: Don't expect much in terms of description. After all, it's a Acolyte (Gain a 10% bonus to [Vig] and [Cha]. 5% bonus to [Str] and [Int] . 5% reduction cost on all healing skills).
Alright, not bad, especially for a beginning title. Equipping the title, I felt my Aura glow for a moment, and getting a curious look from Ren. "Jaune?"
I looked over, "Yeah, what's up?" I respond. He pointed to my hair, "Did your hair always have some white in it?"
I raised my eyebrow, I was about to answer when I remembered what the description of what titles could do. "Uhh, yeah! It's just always been there, you probably couldn't see it because of the lighting, and we were fighting a Deathstalker, so…" I rubbed the back of my head as I gave him my best convincing smile. He looked at me for a couple more seconds before shrugging his shoulders.
You have gained the skill Smooth Talker! You no good lyer.
Oh, c'mon! That's not fair! It's not like he would have believed me if I told him the truth! Getting no response from the game. I sighed, well I guess the skill could be useful. But that doesn't mean I have to like it. Rising from my position, I found Ren trying to do the same, only for him to grunt in pain and be forced to sit back down. "Ren?"
He just shook his head, "I am alright. Just a little sore."
I put my hand on his shoulder, "Let's see if I can help with that."
He looked confused before I casted 'Cure Wounds.' Now he just looked dumbfounded, "H-how did…"
I just grinned, "Part of my semblance." He nodded his head, finding standing to be much easier. We walked over to the group as they all shared a laugh of some sort. Well, at the very least. It looks like it won't be boring here.
You have no idea.
Boom! First chapter of The Paladin's Game is done! So what did you think? Love it? Hate it? Leave a review to let me know! This is Journeymen signing off!