Update: 26/03/19 1945 words before AN
Well hello there, I guess this is confirmation I'm not dead and that I got back into writing.
Been a busy… year since I last updated anything and don't take this as a sign I'll be updating anything else but I guess take it as a sign I'm still trying.
Anyway, this whole thing is based around a CYOA and a Meta-CYOA (Jumpchain and Essence meta respectively).
But yeah I'll leave this be and I'll continue later when my laptop decides to function.
But yeah, standard procedure.
I own nothing but the character I create, everything else belongs to its respective rights holders and the wonderful people who put together the CYOA.
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"..." You know, there are days when I question my sanity.
"How long do you plan on standing there in shock?" The hooded figure before me stated, his voice deep and emotionless. Even when he was looking right towards me all I saw was what looked like a grey-skinned man, though I could only see his Lower jaw.
He stood behind a table filled with different liquids contained within extravagant glass flasks, all glowing vibrant colours and were arranged in some sort of pattern, though what I couldn't figure out.
I shrugged, he seemed not to care for it though. He was waiting for a verbal response like we were trapped in a crap dialogue tree and I was doing idle actions whilst the player made up his mind on what option to select
Wait, in this situation am I the player or the avatar being controlled?
You know what, it's not a question of whether or not I've lost my sanity, at this point, it's a simple answer.
Yep, definitely losing it.
But I suppose that I shouldn't be focused on that particular train of thought.
Rather I guess I should be focused on the fact that time seems to have stopped, at least that's what the vibe I'm getting from the fact that the drink I spilt when he appeared is still frozen in the same place it was when I dropped it.
It's gonna be a real bitch to get tea stains out the carpet, least of all because it was an extremely light coloured as hell carpet and a dark ass drink.
I hear a slight cough and my attention snaps back to the thing/person I should've focused on.
"Do not worry my young friend, I am merely a representative of a greater being who has seen feet to grant you what you desire." He states in his cold inflectionless tone, gesturing towards his... tables?
There was only one of those a second ago...
THEY'RE MULTIPLYING!
...Wait, what was that about desires?
"uhh, sorry but what do you mean when you say you'll give me what I desire?" I solicited, this time my full…-ish attention was on him, hopefully, this doesn't turn weird.
"Your name is Alexander Anderson, you are 16 years old, your current occupation is that of a student in what you call Sixth Form." The man stated this as though it was usual for a stranger to know so much about me, I mean yeah it's pretty common knowledge but it still felt wrong. "What you desire is simple: Power, pleasure and wealth." Whilst suppressing the urge to flinch, I'll admit it hurt a bit to be able to be summed up so simply but the man seemed not to care. "I offer you a fast track achieving those with these," he gestured towards his flasks, which seemed to glow brighter as though they were aware of them becoming the centre of attention, "these are essences and by drinking them you take in the power contained within them."
What?
Wait, why?
No better yet, how?
"What's the price?" May as well know if I have to sell my soul or something, that would suck.
"It is free of charge my young friend," he said before pulling up a rather intricate looking contract with my signature right at the bottom saying I agreed to the terms, "You agreed to participate in this and we have seen fit to accommodate you." As he says this I struggle to think of when I signed a contract like that.
Nope, nothing. The last thing I signed was the slip stating my dad agreed for me to go on a school trip.
Well, I've already agreed to it apparently, it's definitely my signature, so I may as well go with the flow.
"So, what are my options, my good man?" And as I say this some emotion finally slips onto the mans face, a grin as wide as his ears as he begins to explain what each and every single one of these 'essences' did.
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2 Hours Later
The man looked at me as though he was disappointed in my choices.
The first was what he called the Essence of Jumpchain, which meant he would put me in contact with someone called Jump-chan, which would allow me to purchase perks and equipment from various fictional universes an allow me to access those different worlds. It was also supposed to give me an extra 5000 CP to make these purchases and discounts on everything.
The second was what he called the Essence of the Unlimited, which would allow me to basically ignore all the prices that exist and allow me to make successive purchases on anything which allowed until I spent what I would usually have as my cap.
The third and final one was relatively simple, the Essence of the Rule Breaker which I chose to do exactly one thing, to allow me to ignore any restrictions that exist as a part of jumpchain itself like companion limits.
Overall seemed pretty decent, I mean there was a lot of stuff there that I could take but honestly, I just wanted these.
Well, that and I honestly forgot what a lot of them did.
Don't blame me, I've always had issues with details.
Well now I had three of these things to drink and the hooded man did nothing but stare at me at this point, waiting for me to finish up I guess.
Well down goes the Jumpchain.
The second it touched my tastebuds it felt… well imagine every single part of your tongue being stimulated simultaneously, it was like the taste equivalent of a kaleidoscope.
And then it was gone, the liquid having passed through into my stomach where I could feel a gradual warmth begin to spread through my body.
Well, now it's the turn of the unlimited.
I reached out, plucking it from the table before uncorking it and going bottoms up.
Like the name implied it felt like it would never end, like as though the seconds I spent drinking it were hours.
And then it ended just like the last, a weird aftertaste in my mouth though this one felt cold inside me.
Okay and now for the rule breaker.
Just touching it felt weird, it was not hot and cold at once, and the colour within the flask was rapidly changing, even turning transparent at some points.
I guess that's its version of breaking the rules.
Uncorking the final flask I opened up and poured it down my neck.
huh, didn't feel anything from the-
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Unknown time later
Unknown Location
"Rise and shine sleepy head, you've got people to do and things to see." A holy voice rouses me from my unconscious state, but I'm on so comfy.
"5 more minutes." I groan out, never was a morning person.
"You've had plenty of rest Jumper and now it is time for you to get started." This time I feel a delicate hand rest upon my shoulder and provide a gentle jostle.
Jumper?
Oh yeah, the deal.
My eyes are suddenly agape and I bolt upright, much the shock of my new alarm clock.
My eyes took in as much as they could from the surrounding area. I was in a plain room with grey walls and grey carpeting, it was really soft. Sitting next to me was...
She was….
If I was feeling poetic I would beat out a Limerick about how using beautiful to describe her would be doing disservice towards such a perfect being.
But I'm not so I'm going to phrase it a bit simpler.
She had the sort of figure you only saw in fiction, the type which seemed to defy what seemed to fall outside of what one would encounter in their normal life. Her skin was flawless, not an imperfection in sight, and was a marvellous cream colour. Her face was smooth and soft looking, framed by long golden bangs that traipsed down her body just short or her hips, those glorious full hips which seemed to connect to her body by a thin waist that went traced upwards lead towards bountiful tracts of land, each one as big as my head.
Her body was clothed in a plain white dress, that is estimated would've come down to her knees.
My eyes traced back up to her face and there again I became transfixed.
Fixed upon her face was a set of full pink lips and above those lay something truly unique.
Her eyes…
God, I could get lost in those days forever.
They were full yet empty, young yet old, vibrant and dull.
With each passing second her eyes kept changing colour, one second a bright green and the next a deep scarlet.
She was perfect.
And then she smiled.
"Your so descriptive Jumper, I knew you would like it." The same angelic voice broke the silence...
Crap-baskets, I said that out loud didn't I?
"Yes," she chuckled lightly before a reassuring smile overtook her face, "don't be too embarrassed about it, I did expect to have some effect like this on you."
You know that's not really all that reassuring. It's not exactly a great first impression to lead with.
I rose up to my feet as she stood up straight, she had a good few inches on me as my eyes were directly level with her chin. It was an honest struggle to avoid letting my eyes dip lower.
I guess now that I'm done making an arse out of myself I should probably introduce myself.
"Hello, my name is-" she raises her hand for me to stop.
"Alexander, I know."
Oh, that takes the wind out of my sails.
"Ah, well if you know me then I guess I should ask for your name." continue with the schema for introductions, if it worked with regular people it should work with her.
"My name is Jump-chan," she turned suddenly and gestures towards a rather large VR interface that suddenly overwrote the wall, "and this is the jumpchain. Shall we begin, Jumper?" the smile on her face grew to titanic proportions as I stood there gobsmacked as various options seeming manifested out of nowhere.
"What?" There were 4 options on the board
Jumper
Jumps
Gauntlets
Supplements
"Let us begin with this," her finger levelled at Jumper before she tapped it and the menu shifted.
Bodymod
Perks
Companions
Inventory
Warehouse
Oh god, this is going to take a while.
"The Bodymod is where we will start," she stated before turning to me, "now usually you would have to wait to access these but since you chose that rule breaker essence we have nothing holding you back."
She tapped the bodymod option and suddenly a large list of options came up.
Body types, physiques, builds, stats, etc.
"The body mod will allow to construct your own appearance and alter aspects of your body."
Character creation always takes forever and I ain't willing to let myself go out as anything less than perfect.
So that's this chapter done, the next one's gonna be up soon.
If you've got any suggestions for what jumps he should go to or from which ones he should take powers from leave a review or PM me.
I do have a separate document for keeping track of this and I've made sure to back this one up so I don't lose everything if I forget to open it every now and then.
As always, hope you enjoyed and have a good day.