The clicks of a keyboard heard in a house deprived of humans. Except for one, who sat in front of the computer screen, the only source of light coming from a computer screen. In front of the screen is a boy of 14 years of age, tan-skinned, black hair follows the stereotypical emo style. Flat, one side is a bang that nearly covers the entire eye, and it seems to be just in place. At this moment he sits in front of his computer, beta-testing another game known as Red Wolf. It's a strange Genre, a mix of historical fantasy RPG and an RTS. It's mainly a PvP game but there seems to be some kind of PvE involved as well. Graphics are of decent quality of today in age, Game play is clunky and confusing but seems to be a interesting and fun game…
"Wolf! I'm back from my trip!" A female voice had called to him. Wolf isn't his real name but rather an Alias that everyone is used to calling him. He pushed out of the desk and away from the screen. Wolf stood up, trotted towards the front door of the house. He yawned loudly, then suddenly felt something strike him in the stomach. "Ow… What was that for?" he asked, his voice was soft, but serious and usually difficult to hear.
He look at his aunt and sighed, "Why did you hit me, Cecilia?"
"I need you awake for this one." She replied.
"What do you mean?"
"I just got you a little gift from my trip in Taiwan. So I want you to enjoy it."
"Okay…. What is it?" he asked a bit reluctantly.
Cecilia's response was simple, she simply handed him a Box with a very strange design, unusually large, and some characters he could not understand. He examined the entire thing, then once he had opened it all that was inside was some strange visor. No wires, no manuals, no CD, just a wireless visor. "What is this? Some weird accessory?" he asked once again. Cecilia only replied, "Go to sleep wearing that, and you'll see." After that she just entered her room on the far right side of the house. He sighed and walked back to his room, but then he just thought about it. Where is her luggage? She been over there for a month, she must have some luggage. He looked back in the living room, where the front door was located as well, nothing… strange. Maybe she left it in the car?
No matter, it shouldn't bother him. He went back to his room and sat on his bed. He looked at the visor and sighed. What can it possibly do? He assured himself as he put it on. He laid down, after about 10 minutes Wolf had fallen asleep.
Where am I? He asked himself as he observed the area. He was suddenly in a room where there was no wall but the ceiling and floor were a checkered pattern. Just then a bright light appeared and a humanoid figure appeared. It was male, an extremely handsome male. He had a had the short, anime-style haircut, slight spikes at the tips, very smooth looking. His hair color was black, also had blue eyes. And he was sitting in a strange chair, with the number 5 on top. Just then He spoke, but it was some strange language, sounded like some kind of Chinese or Korean kind of thing. Just my luck… Wolf sighed then spoke in English. "Do you speak English?" The man seemed surprised by this response, just then he closed his eyes as if he was waiting for something. Then suddenly, he spoke again, in English. "Excuse me, Where are you from?" Wolf was a bit surprised that the words came out so slick, almost as if it was a natural English speaker.
"I'm From America." Wolf has replied to him.
"An American? Wow! Our first American player."
"First American Player?" This must've been a area exclusive game.
"Alright, let me begin. Welcome to Second Life. Anytime from now on, you put on your helmet you can access Second Life." said the man, "Hold on, one moment. I'm commencing the infrared and Sound wave scan."
What? What kind of game in this? This seems like something you get in year 2230, not in 2100. Wolf thought to himself and sighed. This is absurd… Just then the man spoke again. "I must warn you, you may only create one character. So once you create your character, your name, race, gender, and looks cannot be undone." Not really a problem, since I create one character in any game anyways. He thought to himself. Then once again from nowhere was a bright light and found himself surround by strange species of things. Human, Elves, some kind of humanoid animals, and strange creatures that look like trees, flowers, fire, etc.
"Begin creating your character now you have the choice of Humans, Elves, Dark Elves, Celestial, Dwarf, Elemental, and Beasts." Wolf thought about picking a beast then he considered asking one thing. "Can I have a Human character with Wolf ears and tail?" He asked. He always enjoyed a game where he can pay something similar to a neko. The man looked at Wolf and smiled. "Usually not, but since you're our first Foreign player, we'll make an exception." Just then in front of him appeared an avatar, just like him. Everything was the same as him; same hair, hair length, height, eye color. It was like looking into a mirror.
"is there anything you wish to change of your appearance? Or any questions to be asked?" Said to what Wolf assumed was a GM rather than a NPC. He cleared his throat and asked three questions. "How are you speaking English so fluidly? What is this game about? And What classes are there?" He received a bright smile from the GM.
"Your helmet is almost like a portable game computer. So the company has given you a translation program to help you. So you will hear English, but the other players will hear Taiwanese." Strange System… I never knew Taiwan was this advanced in the gaming industry. Wolf thought and waited for the other two answers.
"Now your second question. You are in Second Life. This game is a fantasy RPG but with 99% realism. Such as You will feel pain when hit, all your movements are things you would do in real life, and as you seen already, you cannot change anything of your character. You just have been getting some privileges, but after this don't expect any more help." And what an explanation that was. So, the feeling real pain thing is probably the only thing truly worrying me. I assume player revive when killed. Wolf stressed slightly over but waited for the final question.
"In Second Life, your available classes are Warrior, Mage, Priest, Thief, Ranger, Necromancer,and Bard. Your race doesn't affect your stats as they are randomly generated to keep the game fair. Stats are improved by what you do in the game, such as fighting the enemy head on and dealing damage will increase strength, running and dodging will improve agility. And the rest you can figure out. I'm positive you'll learn along the way thought. So to finalize your character, pick a name."
Seems simple enough, at least this game doesn't give fancy name to generic classes like MMOs now. he thought approving. His name? Simple. "Wolf." He replied only to be struck by unusual news. "I apologize, but Wolf is already in use. Try adding something creative to it." The GM had thrown back at him. "Lone Wolf, then." He gave back and with a nodded approval from the man. "Alright. Your name is 'Lone Wolf', You will now begin your adventure in Second Life. Have fun." At that second 'Lone Wolf', had been combined with the avatar he created and suddenly everything went black.
Gaming Notes:
RTS - Real-time strategy
PvP - Player vs Player
PvE - Player vs Environment
GM - Game Master
NPC - Non player character