Chapter 02: New Game: Golem
(A/N Okay, two chapters in one day! I wonder how many I can get in before midnight? Our protagonist has a patchwork system, which is getting debugged by an intern from the Administration, who just said that he is a golem. Interesting, no? )
Disclaimer: RWBY is copyright of Rooster Teeth, and is the masterpiece of Monty Oum… May he rest in peace as he watches over Remnant in the next life…
"External Speech"
'Internal Speech/Commands'
Gamer System
"Iris The Intern External Voice"
"Iris The Intern Internal Voice"
"... What?"
"Well, a Golem Core, to be specific." She lifted her gaze to him and gave a somewhat nervous attempt at a reassuring smile.
"You can call me Iris, by the way." The girl, now known as Iris, said to him.
Iris turned back to the contents of the case, still plugged into the screen that had appeared earlier.
"I'm just making some manual adjustments to compensate for the new frontier you're going to adventure through- both literally and figuratively- and then you can begin!"
With that, the screen shifted and changed before him.
Name: (Awaiting Player Input)
Race: Soul/Void Hybrid-Type Golem Core
Title(s): The Gamer
Level: 1: 0.0%
HP: 100/100 (VIT * 15)
AP: Locked ((VIT * 15) * 0)
MP: 140/140 (INT * 15)
SP: 1
HPR: 1 every 30 seconds ((VIT * 0.1) 0.5)
APR: Locked
MPR: 1.2 every 30 seconds ((WIS * 0.1) 0.5)
Strength: 5 (Determines how much power you can put into your offensive and defensive actions.)
Dexterity: 4 (Determines how fast, agile, and flexible you are.)
Vitality: 5 (Determines how much damage you can take and keep going, also determines your base defence.)
Intelligence: 7 (Determines how smart you are, the amount of Mana you can store at a time, and the effectiveness of your spells.)
Wisdom: 6 (Determines how wise you are, the rate at which your Mana regenerates, and the efficiency of your spells.)
Luck: 4 (Pure chance, varies from scoring critical hits, to better loot, to dud attacks from your opponent. Note: Luck can be temporarily negated if you taunt the universe/Murphy's Law.)
Stat Points Available: 10
"Why don't you pick out a name and distribute those stats, in the meantime?" Iris suggested, turning her focus back to the case. "And before you ask, yes, you will be going to Remnant, from RWBY, if the AP factor wasn't enough of a giveaway."
He thought for a moment before entering his new name.
Name: Poaling Mono
He had to think a bit more on how to distribute his stat points. "As I recall, Sean chose to start out as a quick little devil, originally, which helped him avoid getting hit. I'm a golem, though, so that might not be a smart choice for now. I don't really know any forms of magic, so INT and WIS won't be as useful right now. I should probably focus on being able to tank fights until I can make better use of speed and spells, and I am DEFINITELY going to put at least 1 point into luck per level- I like the sound of that loot, and I don't want to be dunked on by a meteor if I run into Qrow."
Due to planning out your stats EXTENSIVELY for the future, your INT and WIS have increased by 2.
"... Really? Already?" Poaling sighed before distributing his Stats.
Name: Poaling Mono
Race: Soul/Void Hybrid-Type Golem Core
Title(s): The Gamer
Level: 1: 0.0%
HP: 135/135 (VIT * 15)
AP: Locked ((VIT * 15) * 0)
MP: 135/35 (INT * 15)
SP: 1
HPR: 1.4 every 30 seconds ((VIT * 0.1) 0.5)
APR: Locked
MPR: 1.3 every 30 seconds ((WIS * 0.1) 0.5)
STRength: 9
DEXterity: 5
VITality: 9
INTelligence: 9
WISdom: 8
LUCk: 5
Stat Points Available: 0
"Okay," Iris looked back at Poaling. "Normally players just receive some EXP, a beginning weapon, and are sent on their way after completing the tutorial. However, you are a special case, and the system was unable to give you the tutorial quest to begin with."
She gave a small smile. "Soooooo… I don't think anyone back at Administration will mind too much if I give you a little extra. After all, you're essentially beta testing this happy accident, so you deserve something to make sure you aren't killed within the first few days."
"First, try opening your skills list. It's as simple as thinking 'Skills!'"
"Skills."
Gamer's Mind (Passive):
(Level: MAX) (Cost: None) Allows the user to remain sane and protected against psychological effects. (Can be overloaded.)
Gamer's Body (Passive):
(Level: MAX) (Cost: None) The user's body will hold itself together as long as HP is above 0.
Observe (Active):
(Level: 1: 0.0%) (Cost: None) Allows the user to know more about an object, entity, spell, illusion, etc.
Least Creation (Active):
(Level: 1: 0.0%) (Cost: Dependant) Allows the user to turn Mana into items as massive as a 1x1x1 meter cube. Examples include basketballs, scrolls, or even just a block.
Golem Body ver 1.0 (Passive/Active):
(Level: 1: 0.0%) (Cost: None) Programmed by Admin Intern, Iris, this skill allows you to create parts of your body from materials and elements of your choice, as long as the required materials are present. You can also swap out body parts, as well as switching your appearance between that of a human-like race or a standard golem at higher levels.
Silver Soul (Passive/Active):
(Level: LOCKED) This aspect of your soul has yet to awaken.
Void Heart (Passive/Active):
(Level: LOCKED) This aspect of your being has yet to be fully formed.
Poaling looked over at Iris. "Are Golem Body and Least Creation your 'gift' to me?"
"Part of it." Iris replied. "Not quite sure about those last two, though."
"... You work with the people behind the power of the Gamer, and yet you can't identify two locked skills that it gave me?" Poaling deadpanned.
"This is pretty new territory, even for us!" Iris defended, pouting. "And besides, from what we could tell, those were already there when the data corruption popped up in your file!"
"And yet they sent an intern-"
"MOVING ON!" She changed the subject. "I also took the liberty of designing a couple of items to give you, since your inventory is just empty right now."
With a few keyboard clicks and a flash of 1's and 0's, a sword and an odd-looking device appeared on the… ground?
"Observe."
Steel Broadsword
"We all gotta start somewhere."
Deals STR + 15 Damage.
It was a classic sword design with a standard grip and hilt.
"Not bad, Observe."
Scanner Shot
"They say knowledge is power, and knowing thy enemy is the key to victory, so why not document and shoot your target to bytes at once?"
Deals (1.5 * INT) + 5 for every completed data entry.
Shoot a target at least once and defeat it to record its data entry.
It looked like a someone had replaced the barrel of a semi-automatic pistol with a radar dish that could fold like an umbrella, and the unfolding sight was essentially a scroll (the RWBY kind) that could compact and fold against the side of what would have been the barrel. Looking down where there would have been a clip, there was instead a data port.
They then vanished, and a new notification popped up.
You have gained Steel Broadsword and Scanner Shot
Level Up (*2)
"Guess I'm going to sort out those points again. Stats"
(A quick point distribution later)
Name: Poaling Mono
Race: Soul/Void Hybrid-Type Golem Core
Title(s): The Gamer
Level: 3: 0.0%
HP: 375/375 (VIT * 15)
AP: Locked ((VIT * 15) * 0)
MP: 180/180 (VIT * 15)
SP: 1
HPR: 3 every 30 seconds ((VIT * 0.1) 0.5)
APR: Locked (((VIT * 0.1) 0.5) * 0)
MPR: 1.6 every 30 seconds ((INT * 0.1) 0.5)
STRength: 10
DEXterity: 5
VITality: 25
INTelligence: 10
WISdom: 8
LUCk: 7
Stat Points Available: 0
"Okay, are we ready to get going, Poaling?" While he had been distributing his stat points, Iris had packed up her case, carrying it on her back by a set of straps.
"I'm about as ready as I can be without knowing my immediate future. But…" He focused on that stat he found to be unusual. "What's SP? It describes SP and Stat Points as two different things."
Iris simply leaned over and tapped SP on the stat screen.
Soul Points (SP):
A way of measuring the worth of your soul and being, this will increase as you reinforce your soul by healing/saving another. The more SP you have, the higher the probability of ? occurring under the required circumstances.
"Vague much?" Iris seemed just as confused as he was.
Poaling sighed. "Just send me on my way now."
"You mean on OUR way."
"Huh?"
"This is a new frontier for the Gaming Power, do you really think I'm just going to let you go off, unsupervised?"
"... Kinda?"
"Besides, I need to make sure that your system doesn't malfunction. If you got killed because my programming glitched out… I don't think I could forgive myself."
"Please tell me that you are going to inhabit some sort of 'Employees Only Lounge' in the system instead of walking next to me all the time. I don't think I would be able to defend TWO fronts!"
Iris rolled her eyes. "Of course I am, though it isn't necessarily 'Employees Only' when you're asleep."
"Now," Iris hit a new screen in front of her. "Let's get this show on the road, already!"
(A/N I am quite relieved to have this chapter a good deal longer than the first one, as well as finally getting the variables crunched. I have "The Remnant Gamer" open in another tab to have a basis to work off of- thanks again, flameclawsxx! I already have 4 reviews, and I only posted this story today! If I can, I'm going to get chapter 3 cranked out before midnight. See you in the game!)
-poaling12