DN: I do not own Legend of the Sun Knight and Half Prince.
AN: It's another knight encounter in Second Life. [ VortexEye, I'll be writing more, really! The title itself says "Games are Played Together". The first few chapters are like prologues for the story.] I wish to make this story as interesting as possible. Please do ENJOY, comment and suggest! ^.^
The Legend in Second Life
Chapter 3.1
"Storming Thief"
Approved.
Rejected.
Sign.
Sign.
Trashed.
Approved.
It was another busy day for me. But I guess I have always been busy. It was a very long time since I last had a stress-free vacation. I think I never knew what the word 'vacation' is anymore. It can't be helped. I still have to finish these piles of undone work left to me by the church.
The Storm Knight is a very carefree person!
It sucks that I can't be very carefree at all. But I guess between 'girls' and 'documents', I'd rather spend my night with this pile of work. It's not that I hate girls. It's just that I don't like being with them, looking at them, talking with them, winking at them. Yeah, I don't hate girls after all.
"Oh? What is this?" A stray document was added in the pile 'given' to me by the Sun Knight. It wasn't a report or an announcement or something that needs approval. It was actually just a paper filled with scribbles of things I don't quite understand.
"Avoid the main streets when walking. Don't forget the masks. Adventurer's Guild. Need a mage, priest, and archer. Protect Prince's back when in battle. Dominate Second Life."
Second Life? Prince?
This is a very interesting issue. As the master of investigation, I can't let this up. Luckily, the famed owner of this paper is summoned by the king, and those two are never on good terms. He'll probably be drunk off again. A very promising time indeed.
I let a smile finally on my face. This could be a break from all those paper works. I secretly went in Sun's room and hurriedly look for clues. It was easy enough for me to find a headgear with the words Second Life engraved at the side. This must be it!
I took it with me to my room to avoid risking being seen by anyone. My room's a safe haven since no one would dare bother me while I'm working especially when all these paper works needs to be submitted soon. Now on to my investigation.
It looks like a headgear no matter how I look at it. I fitted it to my head and observed what would happen…
Dang! I fell asleep! Huh? Where am I?
I was suddenly in a dark room. It was as if I was transported to some kind of dimension space warp or something.
"Welcome to Second Life. Please give us some time to scan your body and record your vocal frequency. We want to keep a 99% realism in this game so you can only create your avatar once. You also wouldn't need to restart when you die, you'll just lose a level and return to a birth point. Scanning has finished. You can immediately play once you put on your headgear." A girl with monotonous tone said. "Please create your avatar. What race would you like?"
Reflexively, I wink at the girl before replying. "What race? What is this Second Life?"
The girl seemed startled by my wink but then reverted back to her poker face. "Second Life is the new RPG game developed with the highest realism level of 99%. It means that everything in the game will feel as normal as in real life. In here, we have different races to pick for your avatar."
The room was suddenly filled with seemingly live creatures of different races. But then, it is undoubtedly me!
"For starters, what type of race would you like? It would help you choose your race. For example, agility type, strength, intel…" The girl continued.
"Agile type would suit me best." I replied with a wink.
"Then, most probably, you'd pick Elfen. This race is known for their fast built." She said quite troubled.
"Then elf it is." An elf me came into spotlight. It looked just like me except for the ears.
"Would you like to change anything in particular? Like hair color, eye color, even skin color, height…"
"No, it's fine." I said with a wink again.
The girl can't seem to hide her embarrassment anymore. "Uhm… You know, would you please refrain from doing that again? You know, uhm, the winking? It's very troubling."
You mean, she doesn't know that the Storm Knight is like the playboy in all of the Knights?
"Ah, yes. Of course. I would like to apologize."
"Thank you. Now then, how would you like to be called here?"
"Storm?"
"Well then Storm, which continent would you like to be born in?"
"Do you know of this Prince?" I asked her remembering Sun's notes.
"Uhm… That is somewhat confidential but we do have a list of all the players."
"Then I'd like to be in the same continent as him. It doesn't matter where it is."
"Alright then. I bid you now farewell."
"This is a weird conclusion. Where in the world would I now be?" I said when I opened my eyes.
"Tsh! Come on, give me a discount! I'm just a new newbie! Let me buy that dagger with 10 bronze!" I heard a girl screaming at a blacksmith in some corner.
"I'm sorry lady, why don't you train first and earn more money then!" The woman retorted. The girl stomped angrily away and out the village. I was curious and went closer to the shop. The woman looked at me quite suspiciously.
I smiled and winked at her direction while moving closer to her stall. It was so instantly that I see hearts instead in her eyes.
"How much would this dagger cost me, beautiful madam?" I said to the old blacksmith. Well, she's not the first lady I called 'beautiful' even though her face makes you want to vomit.
"Oh for you handsome gentleman, this cost 2 bronze coins!" She said quite lovingly.
"Then I would take it." I said then winked again.
(System notice: You learned a new ability - Winking Casanova)
What in the world?
(Winking Casanova: Ability level 1, Chance of being successful 5% - the winks of the infamous Casanova will give you 5% chance of getting a discount from 'women NPC' stores)
The God of Light bless me! I've had enough women problems already. But I guess its fine this way. I was able to buy a weapon for less.
I see, whenever I kill an enemy monster, this 'exp' bar I have fills then I gain a level wherein my stats gets better. What a weird world it is to be in.
I just finished annihilating three slimes that came to attack me simultaneously when I heard a scream nearby. The voice is quite familiar. I hurried to the scene just in time to kill a slime that was about to attack a girl.
"Are you alright? Oh…" I said to the girl then realized it was the same girl I saw before at the weaponry.
"Yes, of course, thank you!" She said though her expression seems to say more. Something I don't even want to know.
"Well then, be careful." I said then started to walk away immediately but then she suddenly stopped me.
"Uhm! I'm Lolidragon. You?"
"Storm."
"Can I join your party?" She said while suddenly coming close and holding my hand.
"Huh!?" I yelped at her sudden motion. It made her laugh and went even closer.
"I see. Having two people makes it easier to level." I commented. In the end, I agreed for us to fight as a party. She moves well and her battle techniques were quite efficient.
"Yep. That's right. Also, every monster has a critical weak point. They are much easy to slay when you hit them there." She said with confidence.
"You seem quite knowledgeable." I said impressed. Ever since we joined in battle, she's been giving me the know-how's of this game. It was quite very helpful since I'm very unaware of this game.
"Of course I am! And you seem quite rich. You were able to buy a weapon even though you're just a newbie."
"No, I'm actually as poor as any newbie. It was because of a skill I learned that's why I was given a discount."
"Really?! I'm jealous now. And I still have to find that jerk Prince…" She said to herself.
"You know Prince?"
"Yes. Well, something like that." She seems to be hiding something. But either way, I found someone who knew him.
"I'm also looking for him."
"Oh? How'd you meet him?"
"I haven't met him yet. It was because someone I knew, knew him and I'd like to investigate about this guy."
"Haha… You act as if your friend is having an affair with Prince."
"That may be the case. That's why I'm looking for him. It will be a bad rumor if it's true. I must protect Sun's image."
"I see. Prince is quite, very, interesting."
"We'll see about that when we find him. But before that, let's hurry up and finish here."
"You're right."
We then continued fighting with slimes till we both reach level 10.
A class change!
"What classes are there to pick from?" I asked Loli.
"Well, there's a lot of them. But I'm already decided on what to pick."
"Oh?" I said then gave her an inquiring look.
"The best class of all! Something that will make me rich fast! I mean, something that is versatile I battles."
"And that is?"
"A thief!"
"We'll need to steal 5 kg each of wolf's fur to be a thief?" I asked astounded.
"Well that's the requirement. It will be easy. One of the characteristics of a thief is its high agility. Wolves are fast but we're definitely faster."
"I get you point. But then do we have to fight them?"
"If it comes to that, yes. But, we only have to steal. I'll show you." She said then led us behind a thick bush and waited. After a short while, a stray wolf came strolling in front of us. "Watch and learn." She whispered.
She immediately took her knife and ran fast towards the wolf without her being seen. She then took her knife and took an amount of fur from the beast then she immediately returned to our hiding place.
"See? It's easy! I have an approximate of 10 grams of fur now."
"I guess. Let me try then." I said then stood up. It was the same wolf I have as target. Using my natural reflex in fighting, I kicked the ground and vanished from sight.
(System notice: You learned a new ability – Vanishing act)
(Vanishing Act: Ability level 1, Mana -10 – with a hard kick on the ground, your agility will increase by 50% and you will vanish from one's sight for 5 sec)
"Wha-?! He vanished!" I heard Loli said from the bushes.
I immediately took my knife to hurriedly skin the wolf off its fur leaving him naked in a blink of an eye. I went back and appeared in front of Lolidragon which made her shriek in surprise.
"It really was easy. Here, I think this is about a half kg already." I said then placed the fur in the sack we have prepared.
"You're really fast! Extremely!"
"I am the wind." I said with a smile.
We finished collecting our requirements quite fast and became thieves. Though I feel as though I did all the job. All she did was instruct me to do this and that. I was also the one who carried the sack filled with 10 g of fur. When buying, I need to wink more than necessary to achieve the discount she wanted. I think I've become her slave than a partner.
Girls. I really do hate girls. I can only sigh.
"Now then, to find Prince." I said busy looking around for clues when I felt as if I've gotten lighter. I realized my pack was missing. It has all of my earnings and some other stuff in it! "Loli, I've been…"
Of course! How can a thief be outsmarted if not for another thief! That girl really…!
"Damn that Lolidragon! Like I said, these documents are still better!" I said after logging out. I returned the head piece to where I found it then continued working with the document. "I can never be made to have anything with girls again!"
A thief is strolling quite happily when she tripped on a stone which made her fall to the ground face-down.
"Ouch! Someone must be badmouthing me…"
The End.
