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Chapter 1: I Died… Sort of.
It was a nice, normal, day just like any other. The wind was blowing across the hills making the trees sway, with the sun standing high in the sky. It was one of the few times I actually managed to get into town so I decided to relax by sitting at the local park, just taking it easy after I finally managed to do everything that I came here for. Simple things, like meeting up with friends, getting groceries, and checking to see if everything was normal. That's just it, it was. Nothing had happened since the last time I was here, everything was normal. Until it wasn't. I was just sitting there in the middle of the park minding my own business when some asshat came out of nowhere holding a gun, and just shot me. I died instantly, I mean it's not like anybody can just survive a bullet to the brain. The last thing I saw was a set of smiling eyes, and all I could feel was a sense of anger at just sitting there and not being able to do anything about it, but also a strange sense of resignation to my fate.
That was it, my life just ended, and as my vision faded to black I saw my entire life flash before me, and all to soon it stopped. 'Huh, I guess seventeen years really wasn't all that long.' that was the last thought I had as I was filled with a sense of calm as everything went black and I fell into that final sleep we all know as death.
Pretty sad right? But hey I was ok with it, I mean it's not like I thought I would live forever. I felt like I had lived a decent life so maybe I would go somewhere nice even if I don't remember this life. I guess, I was resigned to everything. So, when I tell you that I was surprised when I woke up somewhere dark, there is no way that anyone could deny it.
The surprise that I could still remember who I was had started to wear off when a glowing screen suddenly appeared before me.
"Congratulations on making it to your seventeenth birthday in a world set to nightmare difficulty"
"WHAT THE HELL!? Why am I staring at a screen!? I thought I died. I should be somewhere like heaven, or hell, maybe even some riencanation shit. Not sitting, god knows where, staring at a screen congratulating me for almost becoming an adult."
"Would you like to see your stats for your past life? Just think or say stats."
"No," I started to feel a sense of doom, "no, no, no, NO! This is Bullshit! I was so prepared, what did I do to deserve this? Why am I the Gamer? I thought that was some fanfiction ability writers used to make there characters overpowered!? What, no answer? Screw it, stats!"
Name: Adam White
Title: New Gamer
Race: Human
Status: Deceased
Level: 6
EXP Until Next Level: 360/1200
HP: 0/1800
MP: Not Available in this world
SP: 0/950
STA: 7
STH: 54
VIT: 12
DEX: 19
CHA: 11
INT: 25
WIS: 52
LUK: 32
Stat Points: 30
Skills:
Running: Level: 1
Running takes 5% less Stamina
Cooking: Level: 6
60% chance of making something edible and a 30% chance of tasting good
Studying: Level: 8
40% chance to gain a better understanding
Reading: Level: 100
500% chance of taking more away from a story
Writing: Level: 10
50% better writing
Perks:
Giants Strength: Level: 4
You have the strength of a Giant increase your strength by 40%.
Wisdom Beyond Your Years: Level: 2
You have a wisdom rarely found in your age group your wisdom is increased by 20%.
Perk Points: 30
Perks Shop:
Warriors Spirit: Level: 1 Costs 3 PP
You will never give up even in the darkest of times. Increases any damage done by 10% and increase EXP gained in fighting styles by 10%.
Weapons Master: Level: 1 Cost 8 PP
Your skill with weapons of any kind is better than most. Increase EXP gain in weapon related skills by 10%.
Eidetic Memory: Level: Max Cost 10 PP
You remember everything.
Natural Leader: Level: 1 Cost 2 PP
People are 10% more likely to follow your lead.
Natural Prodigy: Level: MAX Cost 20 PP
You were simply born with an inclination to be better at everything. Increase each Stat by 5 for every level Up and a 50% increase to EXP gain for every skill and perk.
Energy Manipulation: Level: 1 Cost 2 PP
Certain people can use the energy in and around them you are one of the few that can use both your own and natures energy. 10% EXP gain to any skills involved with either inner or natural energy manipulation.
"Certain perks and skills can only be gained or used in certain worlds and they all will be reset to level 1 whenever you are reborn into another world, unless they are permanently maxed out."
"Wait, what do you mean another world!?" I was pretty impressed by the how detailed this thing was, but when I heard about other worlds that got me curious about what fate had in store for me. Not that I put much stock in fate. I preferred to believe that I made my own.
"Your next world has already been selected and your new parents will be chosen randomly. All that is left is for you to decide on your new name, or if you want to take the place of an existing character, and your gender. After that you will have a chance to spend any points you gathered in your last life. It should also be noted that you will not be able to take any physical stats with you since you will be reborn into a new body."
So... ya. I was little weirded out by all this, I mean first I die then wake up here, and now I find out I get the chance to live another life. Who wouldn't find this crazy? I started to think about what I wanted to do. I would probably have more options as a new character in whatever world I go to, but maybe it'll be a fictional world I know.
"Please either select to be an Already Developed Character ADC for short or choose to be a new character and insert a new name."
"Ok, ok, I've got this. I select to be a New Character." What's a good name? Hmm. "Name select, hm, oh look a random option I'll go with that!"
"Congratulations you have successfully chosen to play as a new character. Now Please choose your gender."
After that a smaller screen opened saying
"Male/Female"
It wasn't really much of a choice, I mean, of course I'm going to be a guy, and no that's not just because I was a man in my last life, although that was a big part of it. No, in fact I chose to be a dude because in just about every story I've read or movie I've seen women are set to a disadvantage. So I want as many opportunities to grow as possible, and not be stuck doing something stupid, even if there are some cool girls in most of the things I've read. "Male."
"Now that you have selected your gender, please begin working on developing your characters image."
After that a screen popped up displaying a person. It was an image of how I looked when I was fifteen. Six foot two inches, thick brown hair with grey border line silver eyes. "So, I can change how I'll look? Sounds cool." With that said, what the hell should I make myself look like? Ok. ok, ok, ok. I guess I'll make myself taller. Wait what will I look like when I'm older? Is there and age dial?... Oh goodie! There is, ok so let's see what I will look like when I'm twenty. Oh God! I would have been a giant if I lived that long. Six feet ten inches that's how tall I would have been! If you can't tell I'm a little jealous of my would be future form…. Screw it I want to be even taller in this new life let's see, hmm, seven foot four sounds like it would be a nice 'screw you' to my last life. Now for just a few adjustments. Dark black hair, I think I want my eyes to be a nice bright blue. Then I think I'll add a dark black ring around the outside. Now for the body, hmm, lean and muscular sounds good, yup that definitely sounds like a big screw you to my last body. Let's do this. I press the finish button to finish it all up and let's get to this new life.
"Now would you like to distribute some of your Perk Points?"
"YEP!" Ok so let's take a look at those perks again I'm not even going to look at the stats until I've actually got a body to use the points on. So, 'Perks Shop'
Perk Points: 30
Perks Shop:
Warriors Spirit: Level: 1 Costs 3 PP
You will never give up even in the darkest of times. Increases any damage done by 10% and increase EXP gained in fighting styles by 10%.
Weapons Master: Level: 1 Cost 8 PP
Your skill with weapons of any kind is better than most. Increase EXP gain in weapon related skills by 10%.
Eidetic Memory: Level: Max Cost 10 PP
You remember everything.
Natural Leader: Level: 1 Cost 2 PP
People are 10% more likely to follow your lead.
Natural Prodigy: Level: MAX Cost 20 PP
You were simply born with an inclination to be better at everything. Passively increase each Stat by 5 for every level Up. 5 SP and PP for every level, and a 50% increase to EXP gain for every skill and perk.
Energy Manipulation: Level: 1 Cost 2 PP
Certain people can use the energy in and around them you are one of the few that can use both your own and natures energy. 10% EXP gain to any skills involved with either inner or natural energy manipulation.
"Ok let's see, the best things I could hope to get right now would be...hm, I guess that would be the eidetic memory and natural prodigy. Eidetic memory so I can remember everything I've seen and read so maybe I'll remember what to avoid if I end up going fictional. Then that natural prodigy because screw everyone else I want to be overpowered no matter where I end up. So… Yep I'm going with those two for now and I might get the others latter."
"Are you sure that you would like to choose Natural Prodigy and Eidetic Memory."
"Yesss siry!"
With that done all the screens disappear and I'm surrounded by a bright light and I feel nothing but pain. The only thing that I can hear are the screams of someone who I think is my mother, I hope they stop soon I really wouldn't want to start off this new life by being the cause of my new mother's death. I kept getting more and more worried when her screams didn't seem to stop but seemed to get louder and louder until they stop all of a sudden and are replaced by the freakishly high pitched screams of a newborn... Huh, looks like I've got a twin. I always thought it would be cool if I had a twin, I wonder if we're Identical, that would be really cool.
I was good with everything and I was just about to check my surroundings when the deeper screams of my mother started up again. 'Oh. My. God. I'm part of triplets!?!? My poor poor mother this is probably going to be hell on her body!' Her screams only got louder and a few minutes later I heard another high pitched scream coming from the same direction as the last one. I finally noticed that the room was filled with woman and that I had been wrapped in a small black blanket and that I was being held by a man in fancy outfit dark hair like what I had mine set to and dark blue eyes that had the same black circle around them that mine should have with a smile on his face that I couldn't help but return just because it radiated so much joy it was infectious. There was a girl there as well, she had long blond hair and she seemed very happy that I was looking at her. All seemed to be well in the world until I heard a gasp over where my mother had been screaming and we all looked over towards the sound. I couldn't really turn my head much since I was still a baby, but I didn't have to wait long as the man, probably my new dad, went over with me still in his arms and I managed to catch sight of an old woman holding one of my new siblings and saying something that I couldn't understand. The room started to feel cold and I could just tell that whatever the woman was saying was serious my dad's grip around me started to get tighter and I looked up at him. He wasn't smiling anymore all I saw on his face was a look of horror, than the lady said three words, names really since she was pointing at one of us for each, that I did recognize even if they were in another language. The names? Well when she pointed at me she labeled me as Pyriphlegethon, damn she must really hate me if she's naming me after the greeks burning river, then the one in her hands Acheron, and finally the one in my mother's grasp Styxx.
That's right everybody I was just found out I was born as the older brother to two of the most badass people to grace Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters series, and I just know that this is either going to get really boring or really screwed up with me here
