Disclaimer: I do not own Khr. I wrote this fic to practice writing and for my own amusment. I do not make a profit from it.
Warning this fic contains: Au, alternate universe, OOC, OC, gamer abilities, violence, swearing, teen arcobaleno and genderbender.
This Game Life
Sitting at the kitchen table in a perfectly normal home in the quaint town of Namimori, two women eat their breakfast. The older of the two, a woman in her mid to late thirties with chin length brown hair and big brown eyes, happily chats away inbetween bites of food.
The other presence at the table on the other hand, seems to be captivated with moving the food around on her plate. With short brown hair that seems to be doing its best to break the laws of gravity, sticking up in every direction, big brown eyes that stare blankly at her plate and wearing a baggy boys uniform that completely hides her figure, the girl isn't going to be winning any beauty pageants. But that is fine for sixteen year old Tsunayoshi Sawada, she has bigger things on her mind then her appearance. Attention finally leaving her plate, she looks up to her mothers smiling face and then just above her head. There written in white letters are the words, Nana Sawada, Number One Housewife, Lv17.
Silently mouthing the word observe, a semi transparent screen pops up. The only way to describe the screen is that it's like a video game status screen.
Nana Sawada(female)
Number One Housewife
Lv:17 Age:36
Hp:900 Mp:530
Str:30
Dex:25
Con:25
Int:10
Wis:10
Cha:40
Luck:70
Being able to see a status screen or look at the status screen of other characters would be a normal thing in a game. But in the real world, if someone claims they can see status screens people will either think they're joking or crazy. In Tsuna case, she wishes this was a joke. For a little over a year, since that day a screen popped up when she was trying to study, her life has been like a game and it sucks. Normally if a person is asked if they would like to live life as a game, they would answer, yes or that would be fun. In Tsuna case, having experienced a game life, she would say no. It's not as if she wasn't excited about it when she first gained this ability but the truth is that even with gamer powers the world somehow has a way to bring you down to reality.
"Tsuna! Tsuna!" An insistent voice chirps repeatedly trying to grab the teens attention.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Tsuna silently closes her mothers status screen and looks her in the eyes.
"Tsuna-chan would you be a dear and pick up a few things on your way home from school today," as Nana makes her request a new screen pops up reading, 'will you accept the mission, Ingredient Hunt, Y or N. This one is significantly smaller then the status screen she had been looking at before and Tsuna can only sigh. Mission requests are mission that can be found in games. By accepting these missions players can gain experience, items, money, reputation or affection points.
Looking tiredly at the mission screen, Tsuna presses the Y, agreeing to the quest and says, "sure mom."
"That's my girl, " saying this Nana hands over some money along with a shopping list. Smiling as she picks up the dirty dishes off the table, Nana comments, "you better be on your way. You don't want to be late for school."
Shoving the money and list into her black school pants, Tsuna looks to the clock and winces. If she doesn't leave now there is a very good chance she will be late. Standing up she picks up her school bag, that has been resting against her chair, and proceeds to head for the door.
Before she closes the door, from behind her the voice of her mother calls out, "have a good day."
Not even thinking about it Tsuna responds, "you too, " as she leaves the house.
After leaving her house, Tsuna begins to make a run for school.
It's not due to Tsuna being late that causes her to run. If anything, if Tsuna was any normal sixteen year old she would have more then enough time to get to school. Her house is only a thirty minute walk away from her school and she currently has over an hour to get there. The reason why she has to leave so early and put in the extra effort is due to...that. The anomaly, for that's all it can be called, that makes this game life so unbearable.
While running, Tsuna passes by several schoolmates all wearing either the boys uniform she is currently wearing or the cute girls uniform. For a moment she stares longingly at the girls uniform. But quickly adverts her gaze as not wanting to be thought of as a pervert. Instead she focuses on the names and levels above everyones heads. Most of the students she pass are between the levels of three and four. Normal Namimori high student are usually below level five. While students in a sports clubs are often above level five. Looking ahead, Tsuna sees a familiar tall figure in the distance. Without seeing his face, she already knows who it is. Above the guys head are the words, 'Takeshi Yamomto, Baseball Ace and Lv8'. Other than the president of the disciplinary committee and some transfer student who enrolled last year, Yamamoto is the student with the highest level. Or at least the one with the highest level and decent at the back of his head, Tsuna silently mouths observe and looks at his stats.
Takeshi Yamamoto(male)
Baseball Ace
Lv8 Age:16
Hp:400 Mp:230
Str:30
Dex:29
Con:33
Int:5
Wis:5
Cha:25
Luck:5
Laughing wearily Tsuna thinks to herself, 'looks like his stats went up again.'
In games a person is given a certain amount of points that can be used to raise a characters stats. As you level up you get more points that you can distribute. From observing others, Tsuna has come to the conclusion that people at level one start off with forty points. Every level after that they gain ten points. But there is another way to gain points, that's by training your body and mind. In Yamomoto case, he should have a total of a hundred and ten points but looking at his current stats he currently has an extra twenty-two points.
'Life isn't fair,' Tsuna thinks as her mind wonders to her own level and stats. As if the very world agrees with her a new screen pops up in front of her and in the same instant Tsuna feels the world slow down.
Reading the screen it says, 'the effects of the status ailment, 'Sealed', have been activated. You have been afflicted by the status effect of 'Slow-down'. 'Slow down,' drastically effects your dexterity.
Screaming internally, Tsuna calls up her menu screen and quickly checks her stats.
Tsunayoshi Sawada(female)
Student of Namimori High School
Lv:15 Age:16
Hp:375 Mp:220
Status Ailment In Effect:
Sealed
Slowdown
Str: 7.5
Dex: 5
Con: 35
Int: 17.5
Wis: 10
Cha: 5
Luck: 5
Checking her status ailments, Tsuna notices that under the 'sealed' status ailments, which has been there since she first gained this power, is another status ailment called 'Slow-down'. Checking out the ailment, Tsuna reads, 'Slow-down' causes a players dexterity to decrease by half.
'Damnit! That means that my dexterity is now is lower than the average person at level one! Why!' Crying she can only watch as everyone passes her by. Even an old lady with a cane hobbles along faster then she can run.
Sighing, she continues to run and focuses on the 'Sealed' ailment. A new screen pops up and Tsuna looks at the mysterious ailment that is the bane of her existance. Quickly reading over its description, she reads, A mysterious status ailment that reduces all stats by fifty percent. It can also temporary cause slow-down, level-down, forget, confusion and paralyze to take effect.
It is due to this ailment that Tsuna has been unable to take advantage of having the gamer ability. Even with a high level, with most o her stats being so low and being affiliated by status effect at random times, it's difficult for Tsuna to complete missions or gain extra stat points.
Suddenly feeling a chill run down her back, Tsuna makes a face as she notices that she is alone. There is no one on the streets and the shops all appear empty. Looking around her gaze finally lands on a red mound laying on the ground. Coming a stop a few feet away from the blob, she stares at it.
"Observation," Tsuna whispers and watches as a new screen pops up reading, 'Red Slime'. No information on level or stats are given.
Letting out a breath of air, Tsuna says "menu", causing a new screen to pop up. Looking at the screen she reads the menu, from top to bottom; Status, Items, Equipment, Quest, Skills, Monsters and Characters. Concentrating on the items box, a new screen to appears. This screen is clearly marked items and in it are several small filled boxes. Reaching into the screen, Tsuna hand disappears as if it is reaching inside a bag or box, and when she pulls her hand out of the screen she is gripping a baseball bat.
The screen that next pops up asks, 'would you like to equip the baseball bat, Y or N'. Tsuna is quick to press the Y on the screen. Just then, a long red tentacle strikes out hitting her in the shoulder. Letting out a shriek Tsuna stumbles back. She turns to look at the Red Slime and notices that it is wiggling. Suddenly a new tentacle flies out of the Slime and slams into the teens thigh.
"Ow ow ow, " she mutters as she leans over with tears in her eyes, "that really hurts."
Taking a deep breath she stands up and raises the bat up and takes her first step towards the monster.
Running pass the school gate, Tsuna can only sigh when she sees the school clock. She has missed first period and that means she needs to sneak her way into second period before the Disciplinary Committee sees her. Wincing as she takes a step forward, Tsuna thanks the fact that her constitution stat is so high. Her injuries would have been more serious if it weren't for that. As she tries to brush off the dirt from her clothes, she makes her way behind a bush. The sound of shoes hitting pavement makes her stop and look through the leaves. A flash of what looks to be metal causes Tsuna to fall back on her behind in fear.
'A monster is less frightening then that,' Tsuna thinks as she looks at the young man with short black hair, slanted grey eyes, wearing black pants, a white button down shirt, black shoes, black jacket and red armband. Kyoya Hibari comes to a stop a few feet away from where Tsuna is hiding and the teen can only hold her breath praying that the other will pass her by.
'There is no way I can survive a fight with Hibari-san!' Tsuna thinks, 'that guy is a monster!'
Although it has been a while since the last time Tsuna had checked Hibari-sans level, which had been encroaching on twenty-four, she didn't need to check with stats that had been that ridiculous. She didn't even know how someone can have so many extra stat points.
The sound of footsteps approaching causes her to tear up.
"Ah, Kyoya-chan what are you doing here." A voice suddenly asks causes the footsteps to pause. "Shouldn't you be in class?"
Tsuna isn't sure if she should break down crying in fear at the fact that someone would talk so intimately to the demon of Namimori or cry tears of joy for the distraction. Instead Tsuna decides to slowly make her way through the bushes and to the school building. Looking back only once, she makes out the image of Hibari-san fighting with another teen. In that brief glimpse she notices that the other teen looks quite similar to Hibari-san and realizes it's one of the transfer students.
Making her way to the classroom, she opens the door and is met with a sea of blank and sneering faces. Looking down, Tsuna slowly makes her way to her seat and thankfully doesn't trip or suffer from another status aliment. Sitting down on her seat she lets out a breath of air and sits back. Just then a hand reaches out and taps her on the shoulder. Tensing up Tsuna looks to her right in fear and then relaxes as she notices it's only the schools idol, Kyoko Sasagawa.
"Tsuna-kun," the soft spoken girl says as she gently pushes a lock of her short light brown hair behind her ear, "you have something stuck to your shoe."
Blinking a few times, Tsuna looks down and notices there is in fact a piece of paper stuck to the bottom of her shoe. Mumbling a "Thank you," she reaches down and grabs it. Pulling the paper off and lifting it up. She silently read the paper, 'Namimori Paranormal Club. Whether it's terrifying, mystifying or exhilarating, Namimori Paranormal Club will investigate. Believe you're being haunted or think you've been cursed, stop on by and find out the truth.'
'Cursed, huh, ' Tsuna thinks of the sealed status ailment. 'Not like it could get any worse.'
So the basic idea of the gamer ability, is that a character has game like abilities that easily make them op (over powered). And while I was thinking about this, I had an idea. What if a person with the gamer ability has circumstance which make it almost impossible for them to ever become op. And that got me thinking about Tsuna. In the beginning of canon, Tsuna is no good. If someone like her got the gamer ability, it's very likely it wouldn't make much of a difference. She 'd fail most quest and would have to run away from most monsters. Causing her to hate having an ability like that. Also if you take into consideration the fan theory that having her flames sealed caused most of her problems, then wouldn't that be a status effect in a game.
Str- stregth: stands for physical power. How strong a person is and how hard they hit.
Dex-Dexterity: physical nimbleness, speed, fine motor skills, reaction time and aiming.
Con-Constitution: physical toughness, how much damage someone can take, endirance, will power, resisting poison and illness.
Int-intelligence: how smart a person is, how much and fast they can remember, how quickly they learn and skilled they are.
Wis-Wisdom: a person intuition and streetnsmarts. A persons perceptiveness, will power and decision making skills.
Cha-Charisma: a persons force of personality. How much a person can influence others by speeches, diplomacy, fear and lying.
Luck: can effect how often you get a critical hit and what drops you get from a monster. Basically it's a mysterious force, that's a bit broken.
If your curious about what her original stats would be without being sealed, I'll write them below.
Tsunayoshi Sawada
Lv: 15 Age: 16
Hp: 750 Mp: 470
Str: 15
Dex: 20
Con: 70
Int: 35
Wis: 20
Cha: 10
Luck: 10
The reason why her constitution and intelligence are so high is because she placed a lot of points in constitution and intelligence. Constitution so she can withstand attacks from monsters and bullies. As for intelligence, so she can do better in school.