Well here it is the next chapter.
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Game Messages
Thoughts
"Speech"
Chapter 2
Ichigo was awoken by a loud ping. Looking around he saw that it was still dark. Wondering what had made the sound he stood and proceeded to look around the room. After searching for a few minutes he was surprised when a small notification window suddenly appeared.
Startled by the sudden appearance Ichigo jumped in surprise. He stared at the small window completely puzzled. After a few moments everything that had happened before he passed out came rushing back.
I guess it was real, and not just some crazy dream.
Looking back at the notification he finally noticed the message it contained.
"Initialization complete."
The message vanished the moment he finished reading it.
So basically I'm a video game character now. Then my capabilities should be represented by numerical values. So does that mean that I have a status window or something?
No sooner had he finished this thought than another window popped up.
Name:Ichigo Kurosaki
Level 1
Species:Human (Hybrid:Quincy, Soul Reaper, and Hollow)
Title:None
Occupation:High School Student
HP:150/150 SP:2000/2000
Statistics
Strength:10 (Physical Power)
Stamina:10 (Tolerance For Physical Exertion)
Vitality:15 (Overall Strength of Lifeforce)
Agility:10 (Physical Quickness and Reflexes)
Dexterity:5 (Readiness and Grace in Fine Motor Skills and Physical Finesse)
Intelligence:10 (Knowledge and Innate Talent)
Charisma:10 (Ability to Persuade or Influence Others)
Perception:10 (Ability to Perceive With the Senses)
Power:200 (Amount of Spiritual Energy)
Control:3 (Ability to Manipulate Spiritual Energy/Spirit Particles and Suppress One's Own Spiritual Energy)
Adaptability:10 (Ability to Adapt to Changes)
Sensitivity:10 (Ability to Sense and Identify Spiritual Signatures)
After reading the window Ichigo just sat there stunned for a few minutes.
"What does it mean by hybrid? What are quincies, hollows and soul reapers? Oh well, I guess I'll find out sooner or later."
When he had collected himself he took a deep breath. "Well I guess this makes things a little more interesting. Now if I could only figure out how to close this damn window."
No sooner had he finished his sentence than the window vanished. Shaking his head Ichigo decided to figure it out in the morning and laid down to go back to sleep.
After sleeping through the rest of the night Ichigo awoke. As he sat up and began stretching a new notification appeared.
A refreshing night's rest restores both the body and soul. Sleeping soundly replenishes both HP and SP.
"Well that's going to take some getting used to..." mumbled Ichigo.
Suddenly somebody yelled, "Good morning Ichigo!"
Before he could react a pair of feet connected with his chest as he was knocked into the wall. Looking back at his father.
A powerful hit. - 15 HP.
"What the hell kind of parent wakes their child up like that!" Ichigo yelled getting back on his feet.
"Only the good ones!" roared his father before attempting a jump kick only to have his foot caught and being thrown from the room.
Slamming the door Ichigo stomped over to his closet and pulled out his school uniform to get dressed for the day.
When he made it downstairs his family was already there. Taking a seat at the table he was handed a plate by Yuzu.
After eating he walked out of the house and started towards the school. He was about half way there when a group of delinquents stepped out of an alley and blocked his path.
"Nice hair." said one punk stepping away from the other three.
Ichigo knew where this was going to go, so he ran forward and drove his fist into the stomach of the boy who spoke and kneed him in the face when he doubled over. With a satisfying crunch the boy fell to the ground holding his nose.
Ichigo whirled around to to face the remaining three boys. The two sides stared each other down for a minute before the delinquents rushed forward. Blocking a punch from one of the punks and retaliated with a powerful kick to the stomach.
With his attention on the boy now lying on the ground Ichigo failed to notice that one of the remaining two was behind him. Due to this he was caught off guard when he was grabbed from behind.
"I got him, now pound him!" the punk holding him yelled.
The boy in front of him ran up to follow his friend's advice only to have two feet planted in his chest. The force of the kick shoved Ichigo back and caused both him and his captor to hit the ground.
Ichigo having used his opponent to break his fall quickly jumped to his feet and kicked his the final combatant in the face before he could get up.
Ichigo then noticed that five windows had popped up at throughout the fight. Four of which had the same message.
Enemy defeated. (Non-fatal) +25 XP.
The fifth window however contained a pleasant surprise.
You have leveled up.
"I wonder what it means by telling me that I leveled up."
As if to answer him another window appeared.
Every time you level up you receive 5 Stat points which can be used to increase your stats. You also receive 5 skill points to improve your various skills.
"Well that soundsgood I guess. I'll figure it out later, right now I have to get to school though.", said Ichigo before sprinting towards the school.
As he rounded the final corner he saw that they were closing the school gate. Already tired but wanting to make it he forced himself to run even faster. He slipped through just before the gate slammed shut and double over trying to get his breath back.
When he had caught his breath Ichigo proceeded into the school and made his way to the classroom.
Once inside the classroom he took his seat by the window and looked out of it thinking of the changes that had occurred in his life lately.
He was so lost in his thoughts he almost missed someone saying his name.
He turned to see Tatsuki looking at him.
"What is it Tatsuki?"
"Why were you so late getting here?", she questioned.
"The usual, some wimps had a problem with my hair."
"So, I've got a favor to ask you."
"What do you need?"
"I wanted to know if you would come by the dojo later and spar with me."
"Where is sensei?"
Looking at the floor Tatsuki mumbled something under her breath.
"Would you care to repeat that loud enough for me to hear?", Ichigo asked smirking.
"I said that I got carried away and might have cracked one of his ribs when I kicked him yesterday.", replied Tatsuki slightly red in the face.
"So you need a new partner, huh?"
"Yeah and you're the only person I know who might be a challenge."
Ichigo was about to answer when a notification popped up.
Quest Alert:Sparring Partner
Tatsuki accidentally injured her sparring partner and needs someone to practice with.
Success Criteria:Show up at the dojo and spar with Tatsuki.
Failure Criteria:Fail to show up at the dojo.
Completion Reward:250 XP and better relationship with Tatsuki Arisawa.
Failure:Decreased relationship with Tatsuki Arisawa.
Do you accept this quest?
"I'll do it.", said Ichigo.
"Thanks, Ichigo."
Quest Accepted
"No problem, I could use the exercise."
Before anymore could be said the teacher walked in and announced the start of class. Tatsuki nodded to Ichigo and walked to her seat.
Although his usual scowl never left his face he was excited to spar with Tatsuki. She was his oldest friend, and even though they had drifted apart slightly since his mother died she had always been there when he needed her.
As he sat there ignoring the teacher his gaze wandered over to Tatsuki. He took a good look at her. She was around 5'1", with short spiky black hair and a feminine face with brown eyes. Her uniform covers most of her body but Ichigo knows that its lean with muscle from years of martial arts.
Ichigo was snapped out of his thoughts by a new notification.
Due to your observations a new skill has been created.
Skill:Observe (Active) Level 1 0%
Skill Description:An ability that lets you see basic information on the target. As the skill gains in level more information will be revealed.
"Well this could come in handy. It might give me an edge in future fights."
Excited Ichigo looked at Tatsuki and thought, "Observe."
Even though he used his new skill he was still surprised by the window that appeared.
Name:Tatsuki Arisawa
Level 1
Species:Human
Title:None
Occupation:High School Student
HP:120 SP:10
"It doesn't say anything about her stats. Is it because Observe's level is too low? Will I be able to see her stats if I level it up some more? That's probably it."
Having thought it through to this point Ichigo spent the rest of the day using Observe on various classmates and objects to level it up.
As he continued using Observe he learned the name of almost every person in his class, until finally he got a new notification.
Observe leveled up. You are now able to see a target's stats.
Ichigo decided to continue using Observe on his classmates to see what the average stats were. Strength and stamina were averaged around 3 or 4. Vitality usually measured a 5. Agility and dexterity rarely exceeded six. Intelligence and charisma were between 3 and 8. Adaptability was averaged at around 2 or 3. Perception was always pretty low at around 2. While power, control and sensitivity were almost always 0.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened until he used it on a skinny boy with glasses.
Name:Uryu Ishida
Level 3
Species:Human (Quincy)
Title:Last Quincy (+5 Intelligence +5 Control)
Occupation:High School Student
HP:80 SP:40
Strength:7
Stamina:7
Vitality:8
Agility:10
Dexterity:20
Intelligence:15
Charisma:2
Perception:15
Power:4
Control:15
Adaptability:5
Sensitivity:20
