"Kagome, you can't tank with a priestess!"
Kagome Higurashi was not sure what 'tank' meant, but for a brief second, she wished nothing more than to take her younger brother up on the challenge. Reluctantly, she decided against it. Everything he had been teaching her had been accurate. Therefore, even though she did not understand what he was referring to, she had no doubt in her mind that he was correct.
"Why not?" Her question was said in a tone of exasperation and disappointment. She had created her character down to the appearance, but the moment she got into skill point distribution was when her brother had decided to speak up. Apparently, giving a healer all points into defense was not the right way to go.
"You weren't a tank in the feudal era…and I doubt you would have managed such a thing. You were probably DPS or healer. Definitely not a tank. You don't have the build for it!"
Kagome still failed to understand the significance.
"Classes and skill points go hand in hand. Magic users and healers need points in magic. Archers need stamina. Heavy builds need defense/health."
Her brother was ranting once again. She silently reminded herself to not tune him out this time. She needed to know this information; she needed to be able to be good at this game. If only to get through the entire thing and see how accurate it was.
"Fine! What should I pick?" The defeat in her voice was evident, yet instead of being happy, her brother gave her a look of annoyance.
"I mean what race do you want to be? What class? Are you making your character based off you—because so far she looks exactly like you."
She rolled her eyes at the amusement that was now in her brothers' voice. Initially, when she had started devising her character she had no idea what appearance she wanted. In the end, she went for herself. After all, it had not been a glorious youkai that had saved the feudal era. No, it had been an average looking, young and naïve girl from the future.
Why change the storyline now?
She quietly giggled at such a thought.
After what had seemed like hours, her character was officially created.
Miko. Archer. Human. DPS.
Kagome grinned at her newfound understanding. She had contemplated on being a healer but realized that DPS had been more her style—with a few heals here and there. The image of her character appeared on the screen, and she released a mental squeal of excitement.
5'2. Slim but curvy build. Waist long hair the color of onyx. Sapphire blue eyes. Bow and Arrow.
The majority of her points were put in dexterity, and now Kagome contemplated the choice of attire. She had hesitated on a school uniform and decided against it. If she had been allowed to choose any clothing to wear in the Feudal Era, what would it be? Thinking back to her former companions, her eyes lit up in mischief.
Ayame.
Glancing over her outfit options, sure enough, she came across gear similar to that of the wolf youkai that she remembered. Picking the top armor and the skirt, she withheld the fur covering her shoulders.
"You and skirts huh?"
She was sure he had meant it as a joke, yet this seemed as good as time as any to educate him on her choices.
Skirts seemed impractical.
But they weren't.
Not for archers.
Not for running.
Perhaps a little revealing, but did that really matter in life and death?
"It makes more sense than pants or miko gear. It's easier. It's less sweaty." Kagome cringed at the memories of when she would wear layers of clothes to the Feudal Era. It had nearly always resulted in the need for a bath, all because of the nasty sweat. How often had she had such a problem in a skirt?
With her explanation complete, she created her character.
She had planned to focus on the storyline. Literally, she had. In fact, that had been the whole reason why she had started up the game. Yet, as luck would have it—she had chosen an archer, with healing powers. The storyline her character got thrown into was one that she knew all too well. After the first ten minutes of reading, and interacting with NPCs, Kagome Higurashi had begun to skim through it.
Archer. Miko. Protect the jewel. Great.
Now she was supposed to find a team.
NPC or other players.
She would have chosen other players—if she knew any.
And so without really any other choice, she had gone with NPC. Imagine her surprise when her character was stuck with a foul-mouthed half-youkai. She laughed at the interaction while smiling sadly as the memories filled her. Reluctantly, she admitted that she had been ridiculous for falling in love with him. At least she realized that before she had been thrown back to her time. Better late than never.
Hours had passed, and night quickly approached. Yet, Kagome Higurashi continued with her grinding. Her character was nearly level twenty, and at some point, she wanted the ability to do dungeons.
Yet, dungeons required friends—or a guild.
She cringed at the thought of either.
Frustrated and a bit tired, Kagome decided to pull a Kagome Higurashi. So off she ventured to the dungeon in front of her with no regards for the limitations and capabilities of her poor character. Minutes into the dungeon, she had regretted her decision immediately. A help guide tip had popped up explaining to her what would occur on her death.
Inability to play for three hours.
Unless she had certain items—which she did not.
She mentally cursed her newbish behavior.
Imagine her surprise when a rather scandalous youkai boss attacked her character. Short black hair, entire black outfit. Choker. Red lips. Sword. Hair. Her character was going to die by Yura of the Hair. Glancing at the boss's name, she laughed.
Ogre Fire Hair.
Almost immediately, her gaze was drawn back to her character. Her health was almost depleted, and she had no potions. Apparently, this was her cue to turn off the game and go to bed.
Then it happened.
A character ran into the dungeon in a flash of silver.
Almost instantly, the enemy was dead.
Kagome's mouth dropped open at the sight before her. Until now, very few characters looked identical to her former companions. Yet, this player—resembled a youkai she remembered all too well. Down to the markings on his face.
There, in front of her character stood the character of Lord Sesshoumaru in all his glory.
Silver hair. Tall. Amber eyes.
Whoever this was, they had the Daiyoukai appearance down to the purple crescent moon on his forehead and the two Magenta stripes to go with it. Turning on area chat, Kagome began to ferociously type away. Clicking on his gamer tag, DestructionOfLife, she sent off a message.
BirdCage: Thanks for the help. Friends?
She groaned at how pathetic it sounded. How needy it was. How Kagome Higurashi it was. Then there was a ding.
DestructionOfLife: There is a reason a pack is required for strong enemies. Find one.
Glaring at the response, she let out a huff of irritation. What a Sesshoumaru like thing to say!
BirdCage: Thus why I'm asking YOU. Surely, having a miko along for the travels cannot hurt.
She waited for a response while continuing to examine the replica of Sesshoumaru's person. Suddenly, the character started moving. Doing the only thing she could think of, she followed him. After a few seconds, she received her response.
DestructionOfLife: It clearly says you are an Archer. Not Miko. There is a world of difference.
Far too tired to argue at this point, she clicked on the user and sent a friend request his way. If he really wanted to, he could just deny it. Typing up her last message for the night, she couldn't help but laugh at her childishness.
BirdCage: If Naraku got defeated by a miko/archer then I can sure as hell be one!
With those words, she logged offline. Glancing at the time, she groaned at the numbers informing her it was well past 2AM. Grabbing her laptop, she placed it on her desk and proceeded to throw herself on her bed. Tomorrow, she would grind some more and figure out the mysteries of this game.
A/N: So, I realize I literally just posted chapter one...but all the reviews got me really excited...and so chapter two happened. I am so glad that people are as excited about this as I am. I LOOOOVE RPG/MMO's/MMORPG's with a passion. I currently play Elder Scrolls Online pretty religiously. (AKA whenever I have time outside of parenthood, college, work, and volunteering.)
All of that aside, the next chapter will not be from Kagome's POV...but, in fact, someone else. Any ideas? ;) Also, who thinks that this character is Sesshoumaru? Finally, who do you think created the game?