Hello Gamers! I'd like to apologise for the confusion. The First chapter was somehow mixed in with the HALO Remnant wars chapter. So I'm sorry, I got no idea how this happened but rest assured it's fixed now. Plus it helps restructure this and make it more true to the later chapters.

So sit back, relax and let the games begin!

1-Menu: Press Start

Have you ever had one of those days where you just lose yourself in a game you play for so long, you actually feel as if you were there, and actually feel what the characters feel? They are many different rides waiting to be ridden, you engross so deep into it, and nothing else becomes relevant. The way I see it, there's two types of people. Those who prefer reality and don't seem really interested in games and just live one life. And then there's the gamers. They live many lives, whether it's being a war hero, sole survivor or a Demi-God. The rides are endless.

Which person am I do you ask? Well it's simple. I'm a gamer and I'm proud of it. Nothing will tell me otherwise. Now when I say I was a gamer, I was referring to either keyboard & mouse or a controller. What else would I refer to right? What if I told you I became the next level of a gamer?

Let me explain.

I was living out my normal life, as per usual. Until I woke up in a black void of…well, nothing. I was dressed in a simple white shirt and jeans and simple white joggers. Yea I'm Australian that's what we call them. I then stood up and served my surroundings. Then out of nowhere, a holographic screen appeared in front of me.

Welcome, and Congratulations. You have become 'The Gamer'.

'Ok this has to be some sort of dream. But a really in depth and some how fully conscious dream'. I thought to myself. I then felt something pinch me on the arm and looked around to see what caused it. But the screen then showed.

This is not a dream.

Ok, now I was tripping out. How the hell did this happen? And why is it happening to me. 'Ok Stay calm stay calm. Maybe if i get this out of the way everything will be fine. Right? Besides, I've read several gamer fanfictions, so I think I have a pretty good idea on what might happen. Not that I'm complaining or anything' I thought amusingly.

New players are recommended to go through the tutorial. Would you like to go to the tutorial?

"Yes please" I said.

So polite. There are different options regarding the commands. There are verbal and manual commands. Which would you prefer?

"Verbal commands" I replied.

Verbal commands come in to varieties, "Voice" and "Thought". They are passive and can be used anytime, you can change this in the options menu at any time. Now say or think menu.

'Menu' I thought, best if I didn't say it in public or they'd think I've got a screw loose or something. Then screen then showed several different options.

Status

Inventory

Skills

Quests

Map [Unlocked during main questline]

Options

Now here's the Main Menu, this will show you where everything will be. Select the status screen and see where we stand shall we?

'Status' I thought.

Connor O'Brien

Title: Gamer (No Bonus)

Level: 1

HP: 100/100

HPR: 1/min

MP: 100
MPR: 1/min

STR: 5

END: 5
DEX: 5
INT: 5
WIS: 5
CHR: 5
LUCK: 5

Stat points: 0

EXP: 0/100
Lien: 0

Relationships: None

Condition: Pending
'Lien? That's Remnants currency, looks like I'm going to Remnant by the looks of it'.

By your sound understanding you increased your INT by 1. Other than that you don't stand out as much do you? Here's 10 stat points that should help fix that.

'Ok let's see if I'm not mistaking, STR is my physical condition like damage, damage resistance etc. HPR is tied to my STR. END is my defence and resistance. DEX is my agility, and movement speed etc. MP is mana, so it's magic damage output and resistance, which is tied to WIS. CHR is my speech and how I talk to people, I'm gonna need that. And last is my LUCK, it will affect all the above in some matter.'

Your memory has increased your INT by 1.

'Ok I'll just add the points I have and move on or I'll be here forever'. I thought before moving my finger over the stats to apply the points to 'Ok I'll put 3 in STR, 3 DEX, 3 in CHR and 1 LUCK. That way I can take damage and be able to move with it, be able to hold a conversation and have luck on my side'.

With your careful planning your WIS has increased by 1.

'Sweet I'll just put that in the LUCK spot and move on' I thought before sliding the menu away and moving on.

Next up is the skills menu. Select the skills menu please.

'Skills'

Gamer's mind-Passive

Gamer's Body-Passive

Don't be too bummed out you'll get more of these as you progress, don't worry.

'These are pretty self-explanatory, the Gamer's mind allows me to keep calm in any situation. Whereas the Gamer's Body will gives me the body of a Video game character, meaning if I keep my HP I won't feel pain as much'. I analysed.

Your memory and sense of logic has increased your INT by 1

'Rack em up' I thought.

Now let's return to the Main menu.

'Return' I thought as the main menu showed up again. I wanted to see what I'll have in my inventory so I figured I'd go there next.

'Inventory' I thought.

This is your Inventory, the perfect Hammerspace for all items alike. It's pretty spacious right now, let's start filling it by adding a weapon to it. Take your pick.

Sword

Axe

Hammer

Staff

Scythe

Gauntlets

Knives

'I was always a sword person, Gauntlets I could mix with my Martial Arts training, Scythes I could learn a thing or two from Ruby. But I'll pick a sword for now'.

Careful consideration has increased your WIS by 1

When I picked the weapon category there were several different types of swords.

Short Sword: Small and simple sword to use.

Long Sword: Long blade and little more difficult than the Short Sword.

Katana: Fast and nimble, good for quick strikes.

Rapier: Long and thin, excellent for thrusting and parrying attacks.

Great Sword: The ideal weapon for heavy hitting blows and able to cleave enemies in two.

'Well this is a no brainer, Great Sword'. With the applied command the weapon appeared in my inventory and pulled out the weapon from my Inventory.

"Observe" I said inspecting the weapon. When I did it had a white beam emitting from it like a weapon would in Borderlands.

Iron Great Sword

Nothing special but it's a classical way to split someone down the middle, or through the stomach.

Great swords require a lot of strength and dexterity to wield, but it's all worth it to do a ton of damage.

To your left is your equipment screen. It's not necessary to equip anything as of now, below that is your equipped weapons you'll be able to switch between for weapons at a time. Let's have a look at the last screen, the Quest screen.

'Return. Quests' I thought as it showed the highlighted quest.

Current Quests

"Working out the kinks" (In Progress)

'Working out the Kinks' I stated the quest as it showed the quest information.

Working out the Kinks

Main Objective: Complete the Tutorial

Reward-100 EXP

Bonus Objective-Rank up 4 Stats 3 times- +75 EXP

'Alright that's that. Turn in'. I thought.

Congratulations, you have completed the Tutorial, now prepare to wake up in a new world, Connor O'Brien…Good Luck ;)

Quest Complete-Working out the Kinks

LEVEL UP!

The screen then disappeared and everything went black.

Connor O'Brien

Title: Gamer (No Bonus)

Level: 2

HP: 115/115

HPR: 1/10sec

MP: 110

MPR: 1/10sec

STR: 8

END: 5

DEX: 8

INT: 8

WIS: 7

CHR: 8

LUCK: 7

Stat points: 0

EXP: 75/200

Relationships: None

Condition: Pending

Ok Now that it seems more realistic to the rest of the story I can put this to rest and fix this strange hiccup that has somehow happened.

So until then, I'll see ya next time!

Cronus Prime Out!