Freak was five when it happened. It was before school started, and the small raven haired boy was happy. His Aunt and Uncle had moved his room to the smallest bedroom. He got new clothes, well whatever fit him from the thrift store, but the jeans were whole and the shirts were nice. He got new shoes and was taken to the doctors and the dentists and the eye doctors. It was the best year ever. It wasn't until July 31st that his life was changed forever.
Master of Death
Game Start
The softly glowing words, and the unfamiliar room woke the young boy bright and early that morning. He was confused, tired, and still groggy. It's understandable that it took him a few moments to realize the leaf falling outside his window had stopped falling, or that the few colors his new room had were muted a few shades. Having learned to read at three, so he could help out in the kitchen, he reread the softly glowing words. He had no control system, like Dudley did for his video games, but he knew if he clicked the start the game would start. He was only just waking up enough to think through the how. He tried touching it but nothing happened. It was like waving his arm through a fog but without the water.
"Game Start" The boy whispered.
Main Menu
Tutorial
Characters
Options
'Okay, that's not to hard to follow.' The boy thought as he read the new words.
"Tutorial" The boy commanded voice still a whisper.
Tutorial
Say 'Character Status'
"Character Status"
Hadrian James Potter Health 300
Lv. 1 (0/10 Until Lv. 2) Magic 300
Stats
Intelligence 5
Strength 6
Defense 5
Dexterity 10
Fitness 2
Luck 7
Points 3
[Skills Locked]
[Grimoire Locked]
[Quests locked]
{+1XP}
'And that is nice to know.' Hadrian,the boy thought. His name was Hadrian. Lost in the happy, daze of shock such basic information caused Hadrian dropped back to the bed, with the old pillow and the tattered blanket. Hadrian was up again at 7 and making breakfast for the family. As they ate he made his own breakfast and sat in the corner. Before he ate he whispered,
"Tutorial" And read while he ate.
Intelligence
Intelligence determines
Your learning speed and understanding
Your logic and creativity
Your self awareness and emotional knowledge
Your planning and problem solving
Strength
Strength is a measure of muscle, endurance and stamina.
This affects your physical actions such as lifting and carrying objects.
It also determines the damage you deal in attacks.
Defense
Defense determines how much damage you take in battle.
Dexterity
Dexterity is a measure of agility, reflexes, and balance.
This affects your hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
It also determines your speed of movement.
Fitness
Fitness is a general state of health and well higher your Fitness the better your Health and Magic.
Luck
Luck is a measure of Karma, and Murphy's Law. If your Luck is High something Positive will happen. If your Luck stat is Low something Negative will happen.
Points
Spare Stat points are earned when you level up. You can add them to any Stat you wish.
{+1XP}
Health Points shows your current health
Magic Points shows how much Magic you have to spare
Casting spells cost Magic points
The harder the Spell the higher the Magic cost
If your Magic gets to low you'll lose Health points
{+1XP}
Skills Unlocked
Skill Learned Cooking
By Cooking and Eating a homemade meal you've learned a Skill
Cooking Basic 5/200
{+1XP}
Your Skills will now be shown on your Character Status
To view only your Skill List say Skills
To view only your Stat List say Stats
You may change your Gameplay settings under Options on the Main Menu
Hadrian finished eating as the notification popped up. The words faded as he washed the dishes and as he finished putting all the clean dishes away another Skill was learned.
Skill Learned Cleaning
By Washing and Putting away the dishes you've learned a Skill
Cleaning Basic 5/200
{+1XP}
Hadrian was quick as he left Number four Privet Drive. He walked to the local park, having been sent out when Dudley's friends came to play video games. It was a warm if windy summer morning. The sun was bright and the only sound for miles was Hadrian's sneakers as they hit the cement sidewalk. He easily avoided tripping over any trash or toys left in the walkway as he headed for the old park. He found the swings and swung slowly as he read.
All current Gameplay will be Auto saved at 5:00 am, 12:00 pm, 8:30 pm
All Information regarding your current Character will be added to your Character's profile under Characters on the Main Menu for Future Access
You've Finished the Tutorial
{+5 XP}
Congratulations! You've Leveled Up.
Hadrian James Potter Health 400
Lv. 2 (0/20 Until Lv. 3) Magic 400
Status
Intelligence 5
Strength 6
Defense 5
Dexterity 10
Fitness 2
Luck 8
Points 6
Skills
Cooking Basic 5/200
Cleaning Basic 5/200
[Grimoire Locked]
Quests Unlocked
Quest Meditation
Find your Magic Core
Find your Mindscape
Unlocks Grimoire :Spell Occlumency :+2XP
Yes/No
"Yes." Hadrian accepted
"Options"
Options
Autosave Times
Vision
Commands
Hadrian dropped his head to his arms. He decided to leave the Auto save times as they were. At 5 am, noon, and 8:30. As for Vision he put a Map in the upper right of his vision, with an analog clock attached below it. He moved his Health bar, a red bar with his Health Points, and a Magic Points bar in blue, to his upper left, with his Lv. and Experience points.
Hadrian sighed as he rubbed his eyes. He'd never had to read so much in his life. He had a slight headache from the softly glowing words and even though he understood what he read he was tired of reading. With a sigh Hadrian sent the words away and got up. For something other than reading to do he climbed the play structure. Due to the fact Hadrian was at the old park no other children could be seen. Hadrian went down the slide a few times, and climbed the child sized rock wall. He went down the fireman's pole and swung from the monkey bars. With a breathless voice Hadrian dropped to the patch of grass under the tree.
"Stats"
Hadrian James Potter Health 400
Lv. 2 (0/20 Until Lv. 3) Magic 400
Status
Intelligence 5
Strength 6
Defense 5
Dexterity 10
Fitness 2
Luck 8
Points 6
The five year old smiled as he looked over his stats. With an excited grin he began distributing his Points.
'My Fitness, and Intelligence are really bad. If I drop one point in each what happens?'
Hadrian James Potter Health 500
Lv. 2 (0/20 Until Lv. 3) Magic 500
Stats
Intelligence 6
Strength 6
Defense 5
Dexterity 10
Fitness 3
Luck 8
Points 4
'Okay. I have four points left. If I drop one more to Fitness and save the rest I should be okay.'
Hadrian James Potter Health 600
Lv. 2 (0/20 Until Lv. 3) Magic 600
Stats
Intelligence 6
Strength 6
Defense 5
Dexterity 10
Fitness 4
Luck 8
Points 3
With a sigh Hadrian checked the time. It was 11:30 am, so Hadrian walked back to the Dursley's. He wasn't sure what he was going to do but he was glad he'd finished setting up his Life? Game? Whatever it was now. He'd start working on his Quest after lunch.
Hadrian sat on the floor of the smallest bedroom. He had made lunch or the Dursley's and Dudley's friends before he made his own. After he ate, and washed all the dishes, he was dismissed and sent to the smallest bedroom. Now as Hadrian sat on the floor he tried to meditate. Tried being the key word because it wasn't working. Hadrian's mind kept wandering, drifting with an unfelt breeze.
'I start school this year. Maybe I can make a friend? No. I need to clear my head. No thinking. Shhhh!'
'...Today is Wednesday. Maybe I should do the laundry?...'
'I wonder what kinds of Spells I could learn?'
It took a while, but eventually Hadrian ran out of subjects to distract himself with. As he closed his eyes, and fell into a meditative trance he found his consciousness falling into an unfamiliar but comforting lawn. Hadrian blinked his eyes open to find himself surrounded by grass, there were few trees here and there, and a dirt walkway to his right. The raven haired boy pushed himself to his feet and looked around. The dirt path lead to a cottage in the distance so Hadrian followed the dirt path to the cottage.
The cottage was a two story tall, five bedroom, three and a half bath, with a living room, dining room, kitchen, library/office and a nursery. As Hadrian walked around though he noticed, even if he knew what a room should be, the rooms were bare. None of the rooms looked like anything. There was a fireplace in the livingroom, and a stove with a sink and counters and an island counter in the kitchen. But there were no personal items anywhere. As Hadrian sat in the smallest bedroom of the cottage, he pulled his legs to his chest and buried his face in his arms. His silent tears seemed to echo in the emptiness of the cottage.
A feeling of falling turned Hadrian's silent tears into panicked screams. The cottage disappeared and was replaced with a void of darkness. Colors flashed and shapes reached out for him. He screamed and kept falling, Down or Up, he couldn't tell as he fell farther away from the flashing reds, and golds. The shapes of blue and green kept following him. With a desperate scream he tried to push himself to fall faster. Hadrian watched in fear as the red and gold lights came back and the blue and silver shapes blended into the red and gold lights. Out of the lights came a person.
Red and Silver glowing shapes made up the person who reached out a glowing arm to Hadrian. Hadrian still felt as if he was falling but as the glowing person reached out for him, Hadrian reached back. When their hands touched the glow of Red and Silver light turned Green and Gold. Hadrian pulled the Green and Gold person closer to himself and as the two fell the Green and Gold person turned into a ball of light and sunk into a wide eyed Hadrian's chest.
Emerald green eyes flashed open as a Hadrian gasped for breath. The broken wardrobe, and old desk comforted Hadrian as he steadied himself. Confused and panicked he focused on his breathing. In, hold for three,out for five, repeat.
Quest Meditation: Complete
Bonus Quest: Accept Your Magic
Grimoire Unlocked
Occlumency added to Grimoire
{+7XP}
Hadrian checked the time, 7:56pm, and pushed himself shakily to his feet. He slowly and quietly walked downstairs and found some left overs. He heated his meal and ate in silence. After he ate he put the dishes in the sink then went to bed. He fell asleep once he pulled the tattered blanket around himself.