Chapter 3
Author's note: firstly I need a Beta so If anyone could and want to beta my story PM me.
Secondly I wanted to thank the 3-4 readers who marked my fic as a favorite . About the chapters: I don't know how big they will be, but don't hope at more than 2k+. If anyone have any ideas for this fic please review. (HINT) I would really like to read some reviews.
I inspired from HP the Genius Gamer, a pretty good fic that was last updated in January. Look it up if you're bored like me.
As soon as he exited the Dungeons, Dresden heard another ping, a sign that he got another he clicked on the blue box which was hovering near his face. Harry saw :Skill Created: ID Create; Lv1(0%)-allows the user to create their own dungeon. Available: Empty Dungeon. Skill created: ID Escape-allows to user to leave their own dungeon;Lv1(0%).
The wizard groaned when he saw the new skills, while they where interesting and have a lot of potential that means more skills to level.' This is just to troublesome!' Harry thinked. But contrary to his sudden laziness, Dresden used his new skill to open an Empty Dungeon. It was as the name suggested empty, in a forest, a meadow surrounded by trees. ' A good place to train, it was time to level my skill anyway' he through. Harry took his duster of putting it on an nearly branch.
"Let's start. Forzare, Ventas , Fuego ! " he yelled starting with his most destructive combo. Together the spells costed him 260MP, almost a fifth of his MP pool. He repeated the combo three more times, leaving him with 220MP which he consumed by constantly casting his ventas spell 22 times, causing her to level up two times. After he remained without mana Harry started doing push ups, running through the forest to build his strength and stamina. After all STR is his weakest stat, and you can never have too much stamina. His efforts were rewarded when he saw that he gained two strength points, two vitality points and three speed point. As he was trying to catch his breath Harry saw this message : Skill Created: Meditation- regenerate 5MP/1second and 10 HP/1Second. Passively increase WILL by 5.
It took Harry three and a half minute to regenerate his MP with the new skill. After that he started using the combo again, using all his MP, then he used the Meditation skill to recover the lost MP. The wizard continued doing this one hour, until he received the expected message : " You have leveled the spells: Forzare-LvMax-350damage, Fuego-LvMax-300damage, Ventas-LvMax-200damage. You now have the option to use two new spells from this : Arctis(creates ice )-Lv1:5-10damage, Cost:50MP ; Aquillevatus( creates a curtain of water) :100MP ; Dormius(puts someone to sleep)-Lv1:50% chance of success, Cost:10MP; Fulminas(creates a bolt of lightning)-Lv1:200 damage; Costs:150MP.
Harry started reading this with his characteristic grin " It seems there are some good point to this gift" he said. " What to choose… what to choose… tough decision: the Arctis spell, while interesting it's not very useful, the Dormius spells sounds good, but the others two Aquillevatus and Fulminas are definitely my choice. They both have good attack power, medium costs and if I use together the damage will be at least double" he said smiling as he through at new metods for defeating his enemies, like using the water spell for wetting a man then the lightning one to shock it, using water as a conduct for electricity. The wizard made his mind pressing Aquillevatus and Fulminas, and then he stayed still for a moment while his mind received information from the game.
'That is enough training for today' Harry thought as his stomach rumbled. He then used ID Escape skill to go to the real world. He started to walk when he heard another ping: "You have the Map disabled. Do you want to enable it? " Harry pressed YES. As a result a 2D Map appeared in the corner of his vision. It was the map of Chicago, and he knew most of it, with the exception of weapons and armory shops which the map was showing to be a few hundreds meters in front of him. With his couriosity aroused the wizard walked toward the shop. As he entered it he heard a sharp voice : "Hello, my name is Elidee and I welcome to the Gamers Weapons Shop! How can we help you this afternoon?" It was the voice of a small fairie, one of wyldfairies. She was a petite dark-headed fae , with round golden eyes, Elidee was hovering near his ear still waiting for an answer.
"Nice to meet you . I just saw the shop and I couldn't stop my curiosity so I came in. Can I look around for while? "
" Sure . Just don't touch anything without asking me, some stuff here are cursed"
With these last word, Elidee, the fae , went back to what she was doing before he came in, which involved eating the two pizzas sitting on the counter. Dresden started looking around in the shop: it was big and spacious , luminous with big, orderly diplays full of weapons. He looked closer at the ones near him; it was a small scepter made of wood with an ring of metal a the end. The wood was brown and luscious . All around it was exceptionally. Harry used observe on it : Kanai scepter-legendary combo item; Lv20; Stats:+500 Defence, +20STR, 100HP, you equip the all the items in the combo you gain : 1000HP; 1000MP ;+10 to all stats. The wizard drooled when he looked at it ' I'm buying it… it doesn't matter when, but I'm buying it'. Eagerly he went to Elidee to ask her about the price of the item. She smirked at him and told him that she doesn't think he has enough to buy it, and told him that the price in 100 pieces of dragonfire. At this moment Dresden confused, asked: "…and what is dragonfire? "
" Dragonfire is the currency of the more important legendary items in the shop. Dragonfire is a prize, which you obtain after a duel in the Arena. How many you receive for the fight depends on the difficulty of the duel. You can receive from 1 piece to 10, or more if you challenge the top duelists. But I advising you to start small and fight for 1 piece to judge the strength of your opponent. And don't forget the top duelist is near Merlin's level. " said Elidee.
" So do you have any cheaper weapons? Or maybe a ring?" Dresden asked.
"Sure. Come with me."
The wizard followed her to one of the smaller displays . In the display was a used observe on it. He saw : Epic amethyst ring:Lv10; Stats: +2 to all stats; +100MP,100HP, unlocks spells which needs a ring to cast.
"How much is it? " he asked.
"Twenty dollars" Elidee said. "Or maybe cheaper if you have others item to trade."
Harry then remembered the mace he received after killing his first zombie. He asked her about it.
"well… with that you have fifteen dollars to pay if you want it.".
Harry bought the ring. He opened his inventory and pressed the slot for a ring. The message : " Do you want to equip this item?" appeared. After putting it on his on his finger, the wizard felt a bit stronger, not by much but with this small steps he was becoming more powerful.
"Do you know where is the Arena?" Harry asked.
" Sure. It's almost two streets behind this 's impossible to miss it!" Elidee said.
" Thank you for your help" Dresden said.
"Anytime. Just come back to buy more from us. Goodbye" the fairie responded.
"It was nice to meet you. Goodbye!" came the answer from the wizard.
Harry walked out of the shop and went toward the Arena. The Fae was right. It really was hard to miss the Arena, it was a colosseum like building. When Harry entered he god a new notification : " You entered neutral grounds. If you attack you will be killed". Harry asked a nearby man : " If I want to fight and I don't really know my level compared to other duelists , what can I do?"
"Well… you came to the right person. My name is John Buck, I am the person who manage all this and I can help. The system is simple: you fight with the worst duelist we have now, if you win you will fight with the next one. That or you can challenge somebody onceyou know their strength and yours. Any questions?"
"Only one. How soon can I fight?'' asked Dresden.
" Right now. Come with me!" John said.
The wizard followed him and they soon arrived in one of the smallers arena outside.
" This is the duelist against you'll fight" Buck said pointing to a tall, dark-headed man, full of battle scars.
Dresden observed him. He had average STR,DEX and SPEED, but small stamina and HP, which was probably the reason he was the last ranked gladiator.
" The fighter which first draws blood win. Killing is allowed. The fights starts in 3,2,1… GO ".
Harry raise his staff and sent an forzare, which the other duelist dodged, followed by his water-lightning combo which stunned his enemy and took about half of his HP. Harry finished the fight with an overpowered ventas which took the last half of the HP and knocked him out.
"Congratulation. Your prize is 1 piece of dragonfire and 50 golden coins. " said John Buck.
"Thank you" Harry took his prize and left. 'I guess this was enough excitement for today' thought the wizard. 'Maybe it's a good idea to go home'.
Dresden spend the next thirty minutes walking home, enjoying the cool air of night of Chicago. When he arrived home, he took great care to lift his wards, to enter in the house.
When he entered he heard a voice : " Good afternoon Harry. Now is there anything you may want to tell me?'' Bob, the Skull said waggling his eyebrows amused.
End of the Third Chapter
-Status Window:
Name: Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden
Title:The Gamer
Race:Human
Class:Wizard
Affiliation:White Council
Gender:Male
Age:25
Stats:
HP:1100/1100
MP:1100/1100
STR:29
VIT:44
DEX:37
WIS:32
INT:37
WILL:57
SPEED:35
CHR:37
LUK:32
Flaw: Gentleman: -10%damage when you're enemy is a woman, +50%reputation with women.
Anger Problems: -50% to decision making when you are angry, +50%damage when you are angry
Perks: A lot of Magic- you have more MP than everyone your age, but it have costs: you don't have enough control -50%control
Wizard: +5WILL, +2WIS, -1CHR.
Skill List:
-Gamer's Mind-Passive-LvMax: Allows the user to calmly and logically think peaceful state of mind. Immunity to mental status effect. 'So that's why I didn't freak out when Uriel came.'
-Gamer's Body-Passive-LvMax: Grants a body that allows the user to live the world like a video game. Sleeping in a bed restores HP,MP and all status effects.
-Third Eye-Active-LvMax: allows the user to gaze upon the world and see it's supernatural side, allowing the perception of things normally has been seen with the Third Eye will remain a lasting memory forever
Drawbacks: if you use it to often it can drive you mad
Cost:50MP/1 Second
-Soulgaze:when a practicing wizard and a being with a soul look each others in the eyes it opens a window into their souls, it can't be faked,it doesn't relay specific information, but it gives you a vague impression on whetever they can be trusted or memory doesn't fade with time.
Cost:10MP/1Second
SPELLS:
-Forzare-LvMax: creates a push of force
Damage:350
Cost:100 MP
-Fuego-LvMax: destructive fire attack
Damage: 300
Cost:150MP
-Flickum bicum-LvMax: small fires used for lighting candles or other small tasks
Damage:5-10
Cost:10MP
-Hexus-LvMax: a minor damaging of electrical equipment
Cost:20MP
-Obscurata-Lv4:creates a veil used for hiding the user
Cost:20MP/1Second
-Ventas-LvMax:creates wind
Damage:200
Cost:10MP
-Aquillevatus -Lv1: creates a curtain of water
Damage:200damage
Cost:100MP
- Fulminas -Lv1:creates a bolt of lightning
Damage:200 damage;
Costs:150MP.
Author's note:
I just finished this chapter, it took me a full 2 hours to get it right and in my honest and modest opinion it is better than the last one. I hope you ( the readers ) are happy with it. I know that there are some mistakes that I didn't see-there always are . So for the second time, I am in desperate need of a beta so if you are one please PM me.
Another question: could you review? If I see review I will try to post the next chapter fast.
Another episode of this fantastical and exceptional fic will appear sometimes during this week. This chapter took so long because it was longer: 2k+ words.
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