This is a new story. All I own are my characters and plot. A rwby/gamer fic. Enjoy.

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My life was relatively normal. My dad was a carefree mechanic, and my mom was a stern, but kind, college professor, who teaches engineering. I was the slightly unusual one in the family, being an otaku. Until an hour ago, when my normal life was torn away completely.

All I had planned for my day was to read an interesting RWBY fanfic about a Nevermore faunus. I wasn't expecting the nearby gunshot as I was going through my locker. I turned toward the shocking noise, and see someone from the football team, Markus I think, with a gun and covered in blood. I was even more shocked when he shot at me. I closed my eyes expecting the pain of death any second, but it didn't come.

I opened my eyes to see a tall man with golden hair, calmly cleaning his glasses s the bullet was frozen in place. He starts to calmly speak, "You are Axel, yes? I'm afraid you have a decision to make."

"Um… yes?" I say, confused.

"You can either accept my offer, or die from that bullet. You may ask one question, and have a minute to decide." The man says, putting the glasses back on. It's unsettling how he can say that so calmly.

"Why would I say no to not dying?" I ask, confused. It seems too good to be that simple, and by the guy's smirk, I guess he likes that show of intellect.

"If you accept, you'll face things a lot more dangerous than a bullet, and I won't be able to let you stay on Earth." The man says, still just as calm. "But at least it's a chance to survive, right?"

My minute is almost up, so I decide that I'll take the chance. I look him in the eye and steel my nerves, saying, "I accept your offer."

And with that, the world went black.

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I woke up, in a dark room. In front of me was a blue box, saying, welcome to your new ability, the Gamer. It disappeared, and the man I saw earlier walked out of the shadows. I stand up, oddly calm, despite having just been shot at, magically teleported to safety, and apparently been given some sort of hallucinogenics.

"Glad to see the ability took well. How ya feel?" The man asks me, smiling friendlily.

"Um… good. And… Who are you?" I ask, concerned but calm.

"Ah, yes. My name… is Magic. I'm a god, of sorts, but that's not currently important. For you, it's better to know me as, the Tutorial Guide." He says as a bigger smirk settles onto his face. Above his head, his name suddenly appears, over the words tutorial guide, and next to lv. ?. "Allow me to explain. Above me is my name, current title, and approximate level. My level appears to you as question marks because I am much, much stronger than you."

"So, this power… is real?" I ask, confused. I start to panic, but then feel strangely calm.

"Very. Welcome, Axel Arlyle, to life, as the Gamer." Magic says with a smile, before continuing, "Let's get started. First off, say 'Status'."

"Status." As I say it, a page appears before me.

Name: Axel Arlyle

Title: The Gamer

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HP: 100/100 MP: 55/55

Level: 1 EXP: 0

Stats: Str: 5 (+)

Dex: 5 (+)

End: 5 (+)

Cha: 5 (+)

Int: 6 (+)

Wis: 5 (+)

Luk: 5 (+)

Points: 10

Skills: Gamer's Body: LV MAX: The ability to live life like a video game!

Gamer's Mind: LV MAX: The ability to ignore negative emotions and negate negative mental effects.

"Wow…" I say, stunned, before commenting on something odd. "Why is my Int 6, when all the others are 5?" A message popped up.

[For asking a wise question, your Wis went up by 1! For asking an intelligent question, your Int went up by 1!]

"Does that answer your question?" Magic says, "And yes, Gamer's Mind is why you aren't currently flipping balls over this."

"What does it mean by negative mental effects? Mind control?" I ask, a tone of disbelief evident.

"In part, as well as things like targeted illusions, or simple forced confusion." Magic answers, "Some are a lot less common than others, but they're all possible to encounter where you're going."

"That's… really terrifying, actually." I shiver a bit, but still feel a core of calm.

"Anyways, you have 10 points to spend right now. Because honestly, right now, the first event will kill you. But the points are only given at level ups, which get harder to get the higher you go, so spend wisely." Magic tells me, "I'll give the rundown:

Strength increases melee damage and pick-up weight, which certain items need for lifting.

Dexterity increases speed and agility, making you faster and harder to hit.

Endurance increases overall health and damage reduction.

Charisma increases your ability to persuade… or if need be, bullshit your way out of things.

Intelligence increases your ability to learn things and total mana.

Wisdom increases your ability to understand things and mana recovery rate.

Luck increases your ability to get rarer loot and get bonus experience.

You can also naturally train these, which gets harder as the stat increases, so saving points is recommendable. Go ahead and distribute your points, but keep in mind a style of fighting that you think would fit you."

After thinking for a bit, I distribute my points, and survey the results:

HP: 110/110 MP: 60/60

Stats: Str: (5+2) =7

Dex: (5+2) =7

End: (5+2) =7

Cha: (5+2) =7

Int: (7+1) =8

Wis: (6+1) =7

Luk: 5

Points: 0

"Not bad. Going for a generalized approach? Why?" Magic asks, seeing my screen. "Oh yeah, and only people who you add to your party later can see your status screen."

"Um... Well, honestly, it's because I don't know enough about where I'm going. Wait to specialize until you see your enemy's weaknesses." I say.

[For logical reasoning, your Wis goes up by 1!]

"Until a stat hits 10, it'll go up like mad. Then a little slower until it hits 20, then slower again at 30. So on and so forth, by tens it gets more difficult." Magic explains. "Hitting certain points will give you affinities and skills related to the stat. Next is to make using skills and opening the menus easier. Say 'options'."

"Options." I say, and see a new menu pop up.

Options:

{on} Auto-Close Notifications: Looking away from a notification closes it after ten seconds.

{off} Thought Controls: Use abilities and open menus with your thoughts.

{on} Color Vision: You see colors.

Getting where it was going, I turned on thought controls, received another point for Int, and tries out opening menus. After a while, Magic nods, and pulls out a bag, and dumps out some weapons. Namely, a spear, a sword, a mace, and a katana.

"Choose a weapon." Magic simply states. I think about the weapons, then I think about what Magic said and ask a question.

"Does it have to be one of these?" I ask him.

"Choose a weapon." He repeats, the beginnings of a smile on his face. Catching on to what was silently said, I decide on my weapon. Cheesy as it may be, I decide to take after Ruby, from RWBY, and go with a scythe. Magic hands me a scythe, and as I look at it, I get a new notification.

[A skill was created through observation!] [Observe (active): LV 1: Give information on the target. More displayed as level increases.]

Using it on my new scythe, I check its stats, which instantly levels Observe.

Basic Scythe: Made from oak and iron, a very difficult weapon.

"Couple of last things… Here are some skills you'd have trouble otherwise finding." Magic says as he hits me with a beam of… well… magic.

[Through holy blessing, skills have been gained!] [Create I.D. (active): LV 1: Create magical spaces in other realities to train and fight. More dungeons available as skill levels.] [Escape I.D. (active): LV 1: Ability to escape instant dungeons. Easier to escape as you level the skill.]

"Any last questions about your new power?" Magic asks.

"Um… Do I need to sleep, eat, or drink? Can I use skill books? And most importantly, I die if my HP hits 0, right?" I as him quickly.

[For asking wise and intelligent questions, you gained 2 points in Int and Wis!]

"No, though sleeping provides a temporary experience gain boost, and eating and drinking can restore health. Yes, you can use skill books, but it does destroy the book. And unfortunately, yes, 0 HP means death." Magic answers as he starts glowing. With a whoosh and a flash of light, he disappears, along with the room. I equip my scythe and look around. All I see around me is a shock. All I can see is forest.

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I hope this isn't bad. Tell me in a review or pm. And follow and fav if you like it. Anyways, night, fellow otakus.