So lads I see a few of you picked a number. What do the numbers mean? Well read on and you'll see.


'...Seven'

[Are you sure this is the number you want?]

'Yes'

[Beginning transport. Enjoy your new world.]

'Oh fuckberries.' Was my last thought before my soul slammed into my body and I was dragged into the darkness.


Unknown Time Later

I woke up for the third time this day, my breathing heavy as my new lungs started working. I began scanning my body to check whether or not I had gotten any damage and whether or not it is the same. Aside from a few bruises on my arms and back I was fairly fine. Eventually I noticed a health bar in the top right of my vision alongside a mana bar, each one having little numbers in it.

Before I began checking my surroundings another box appeared.

[Hello and welcome to Eostia, You have several new items in your inventory as well as a few quests. If you wish to open the menu just use the term menu. It will display all current options.]

'Open Menu'

[Status]*

[Inventory]*

[Quests]*

/[Relationships]\

/[Trading system]\

Immediately three options were highlighted with the last two remaining greyed out.

'Open status'

Status

Name: Vergil Quinn

Title: [New Gamer]

Class: Jack-Of-All-Trades

Age: 15

Race: Human

Money: 0

Level: 1 (0/100% EXP)

Alignment: True Neutral

HP: 120/120 (Regen 1 HP per minute)

MP: 100/100 (Regen 1 HP per minute)

Stats

STR: 12

CON: 12

DEX: 10

CHA: 10

WIS: 10

INT: 12

MAG: 10

LUK: 15

Available points: 0

Skills

[Gamers Mind] (Passive): Allow the user resistance to mental manipulation, Immunity to Panic and allows user to make level headed decisions.

[Gamers Body] (Passive): Gives the user the body of a video game character. Resting completely restores HP, MP, Removes negative effects and grants well rested bonus.

[Fiction Adaption] (Active): Allows the users access to powers from one fictional universe once a month. Current cooldown 30 days, 6 hours, 57 minutes remaining.

[Observe] (Active): Allows the user to collect information from one glance, levels increase through continued use. Higher levels allow access to more hidden information. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP) MP Cost: 10

[Reinforcement] (Active): Allows the user to use magic to enhance weaponry or themselves. Results vary on how much Mana is used. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP) Base cost: 10 MP per 30 seconds.

[Magic Resistance] (Passive): Due to the magic nature of your body you are able to resist the effects of magic. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP). Current resistance. 1%

[Gradiation Air] (Active): Allows the user to create small projections out of magic. Whilst not the most efficient spell can be useful. Level 1/25 (0/100% EXP) Current Cost: 10 MP per 10 seconds.

[Spirit from] (Active): Due to the way your body is actually a mana construct and your status as a spirit you can turn into a spirit for stealth purposes. Higher levels grant higher stealth bonuses. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP). Current Cost: 0 MP. Bonuses granted: -10% chance of being spotted. 10% sound reduction.

'Wait, why does spirit form cost nothing?' I ask myself mentally, greatly confused by it. A new box appeared answering my question.

[Whilst spirit form costs no MP it does deactivate HP/MP regeneration as well as disable offensive skills.]

'I guess that makes sense. I mean you can't just punch people in the face as a ghost can you?' I try to reason before closing the status menu and opening up my inventory.

Inventory

[You have received 'Leather Armour (Legs)']

[You have received 'Leather Armour (Chest)']

[You have received 'Leather Armour (Feet)']

[You have received 'Iron greatsword']

Great so I have some basic early level gear.

Currently Equipped:

[Boxers]: Cheap underwear, effective but not the best thing to wear on its own. Durability 19/20.

I look down and realise I am just sitting here in my boxers. Well it was all I was wearing when I designed the body.

Storage:

[Leather Armour (Chest)]: A leather chest piece with short sleeves. Basic equipment for a low level adventurer, gives +5% damage resistnace. Durability: 20/20.

[Leather Armour (Legs)]: A pair of leather leggings, not the best armour around but decent enough for a low level adventurer, gives +5% damage resistance. Durability: 20/20

[Leather Armour (Feet)]: A pair of leather boots, good grip and fairly well designed. Gives +5% damage resistance. Durability: 20/20

'Well 15% Damage resistance would be useful, plus I need some clothes, so I guess I'll take it.' I think to myself before equipping them.

I look the armour, if you could call it that. The boots were a dark brown with the leggings almosts being leather jeans and the chest piece effectively looking like a collared t-shirt.

[Set bonus 3/5]: You are given a plus a plus five on all leather items.

I checked and the overall durability of my armour was increased to 25. I wonder what happens if I get the rest.

[Iron Greatsword]: A 54 inch long sword, good quality and rather useful for low level adventurers. Damage: +5 Slashing, +5 Piercing. Durability: 45/60.

'Hey this ones been used. I want a refund.' I think to myself before equipping it. I felt the weight of the blade on my back as well as a bandolier wrapping round my right shoulder to my left hip.

I finally left the inventory screen and went to the final one.

'Open Quests.'

Current Quests:

[Where is he?]: Your own personal quest. It's been years since your brother disappeared and you're gonna find him. Time: Unlimited. Rewards: Your brother, ?, ?, ?

[Where am I?]: You've woken up in a new world only knowing its name, 'Eostia'. Find a safe place to call home and get a job. Time: 3 Days. Rewards: Resting Point, New skill book, 100 Skill EXP. 100 Level EXP

[Tutorial]: Get a rundown of how the gamer system works and check all the screens. Would you like to turn in this quest? Rewards: 250 Level EXP, 250 money, Leather gloves

'What the hell is a personal quest?' I ask myself, staring at the quest.

[Personal Quests tailor suited to each individual gamers 'Quest' before they became one. Be it achieving a role or getting revenge it will be a quest.]

'So I have a time limit on some quests but on others I don't. Also I can wait to turn in a quest, I guess that can be useful for an EXP boost in a bad battle.' I thought whilst I turned in the Tutorial quest.

[You have levelled up. You have skill points to spend in the status screen.]

[You have levelled up. You have skill points to spend in the status screen.]

[You have received 'Leather Armour (Gloves)'. Head to inventory to equip.]

I quickly jumped back to the status menu in order to check what I had to use.

Status

Name: Vergil Quinn

Title: [New Gamer]

Class: Jack-Of-All-Trades

Age: 15

Race: Human

Money: 0

Level: 3 (0/100% EXP)

Alignment: True Neutral

HP: 160/160(Regen 1 HP per minute)

MP: 140/140 (Regen 1 HP per minute)

Stats

STR: 12

CON: 12

DEX: 10

CHA: 10

WIS: 10

INT: 12

MAG: 10

LUK: 15

Available points: 10

Skills

[Gamers Mind] (Passive): Allow the user resistance to mental manipulation, Immunity to Panic and allows user to make level headed decisions.

[Gamers Body] (Passive): Gives the user the body of a video game character. Resting completely restores HP, MP, Removes negative effects and grants well rested bonus.

[Fiction Adaption] (Active): Allows the users access to powers from one fictional universe once a month. Current cooldown 30 days, 6 hours, 57 minutes remaining.

[Observe] (Active): Allows the user to collect information from one glance, levels increase through continued use. Higher levels allow access to more hidden information. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP) MP Cost: 10

[Reinforcement] (Active): Allows the user to use magic to enhance weaponry or themselves. Results vary on how much Mana is used. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP) Base cost: 10 MP per 30 seconds.

[Magic Resistance] (Passive): Due to the magic nature of your body you are able to resist the effects of magic. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP). Current resistance. 1%

[Gradiation Air] (Active): Allows the user to create small projections out of magic. Whilst not the most efficient spell can be useful. Level 1/25 (0/100% EXP) Current Cost: 10 MP per 10 seconds.

[Spirit from] (Active): Due to the way your body is actually a mana construct and your status as a spirit you can turn into a spirit for stealth purposes. Higher levels grant higher stealth bonuses. Level 1/100 (0/100% EXP). Current Cost: 0 MP. Bonuses granted: -10% chance of being spotted. 10% sound reduction.

'So level EXP just increases my character level and for every level I get I get a +20 in HP and MP.' I learnt. I put my extra points into making all my 10 stats 12 and increasing my luck with the last two points to seventeen.

"Alright since we're done with inventory and skill points I may as well start walking to the closest town." I murmur out, finally walking out the crater where I woke up and into the endless green in front of me before one thought made me stop.

'Wait, where is the nearest town?'


Two days later

I was still walking, I hadn't had to sleep, eat or drink in the past two days. I wasn't sure whether it was the system that was doing so or it was just the new body but either way I was getting pretty bored of walking.

Oh and in the process of doing this I had increased my dexterity by climbing some trees to try and see any signs of life. Eventually I spotted a smoke signal and began walking towards it which brings you up to date.

The village was within only a few minutes away but even from where I was standing I could tell that something was wrong with it. My suspicions were proven the second I set foot into the village.

Corpses littered the streets, men and boys, but there was no sight of anyone women or anyone alive. Most of the houses were burnt out with the few that weren't looked about ready to collapse. I could feel tears almost well up into my eyes at the sight of the dead. I didn't know anyone but I could see how they died just from the way there bodies were laid out.

It was a massacre.

Bodies were crushed under the steps of the attacking force, their armour practically cut to ribbons.

Few of the bodies had armour but all of them carried weaponry. They must have tried to fight off there attackers but were overwhelmed. From the lack of female bodies that means 1 of two things could've happened. Either:

A) The men stayed behind whilst the women evacuated, they died buying time for the escape or

B) They were taken, maybe there being sold into slaver or...

I shuddered at the thought of what may be happening to them before scavenging what I could from the town.

Look I know about how it is wrong to steal from the dead but currently I got nothing and I'm soon gonna fail my first quest. I had just over a day to get it done and If I didn't I would need everything I could use to make up for the failure.

I first scavenged all the weaponry I could and well...

[You have picked up: 1 steel greatsword, 3 iron greatswords, 2 iron broadswords, 29 iron short swords, 2 iron daggers, 1 iron kiteshield and one leather buckler.]

Well that's a fuckload of weaponry.

Then I took food and supplies and the occasional bit of money and jewels.

Finally I came up to the what looked like the village hall. The place looked fortified but the door came down only after a few strikes.

It was clean in hear, as though it was spared the atrocities of the rest of the town. The supplies inside were plentiful with a few clean weapons and one thing I was glad to have.

[You have picked up 'Leather Armour (Head)']

The reason I was happy? It looked like a pirate hat.

I donned it immediately, granting the final set bonus of the leather armour.

[Set Bonus (Leather Armour) 5/5: +5 Durability and +10% movement speed.]

Finally I came across something I needed desperately. A map

[You have acquired a map. Map function has been added to menu.]

I opened my menu and checked out the map. What surprised me is that it had all the details on the map but a few that were new. From what I could tell the map had an auto mapping function that marked areas where I had travelled to.

My current position was in a the town of 'Heavenspire' and the nearest settlement was just a few hours away and was called 'Outlook'.

So I may just get my quest done after all.

With my business in this town down I began walking to my new location. Who new what was waiting for me on the horizon.


So I feel like I did ok. So shortly after I wrote the last chapter I realised I didn't put the parameter of the 'Pick a number' question so people did stuff like 44 so I just went for the first digit on the number and well 7 ended up winning so...

I did actually make a list before hand which went:

1. Fable

2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

3. Devil May Cry (Original not reboot)

4. Mass effect

5. Highschool DxD

6. Shinmai Maou No Testament

7. Kuroinu Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru

8. RWBY

9. Akame Ga Kill!

10. Fallout: New Vegas

So I guess your stuck with number seven for a while.