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Chapter 4
[You have slept on the floor. HP and MP are half restored.]
Brown eyes shot open in alarm, Neville looked frantically around him, taking note of the dirt and grim that clung to his body and the blue pajamas he still wore. He saw that he was still in a hollowed out tree and the bushes acted as a sort of make shift door that helped to conceal him, he was never so happy about survival training than in that moment.
Seeing that he was in no immediate danger he sat up before stretching his body, his mind was surprisingly awake already which was weird since in his past life he was never a morning person. He stood up and noticed for the first time that he was barefoot and smelled like sweat. "Huh, [Gamer's Body] apparently doesn't deal with smell, that's good to know," he said glad to have the foresight to pack all his clothes.
He opened his inventory to get out clothes to wear before selecting a red lose-fitting shirt, black dress pants, black socks, and finally some polished dress shoes. They were not his first choice of apparel but beggars can't be choosers and anything else in his inventory was more fancy looking and restrictive.
He [Observed] them first.
[Dress Shirt: It's a formal wearing shirt usually worn at parties.
Armor: 3]
[Dress pants: A pair of black pants that are used for formal events.
Armor: 4]
[Black Socks: Black socks that help protect your feet.
Armor: 2]
[Dress shoes: Fancy shoes that are not really made for outdoors.
Armor: 13]
"Armor? Does this mean that clothes made for combat have a higher defense," he said before putting them on.
[Quest Complete]
Family Survival: Survive the next assassination attempt by your Great Uncle Algie. Time to prepare is two hours.
Quest Reward: (1000 exp, 10 Stat points, Skill book) x 5
Quest Penalty: Death
[Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up]
"Status"
Name: Neville Longbottom (Richard Price)
Title: The Gamer
Level 8 (exp: 500/2,000)
HP: 500
MP: 900
STR: 3
VIT: 5
DEX: 2
INT: 20
WIZ: 26
LUK: 0
Points: 71
Money: 24 G, 89 S, 70 K
Armor: 22
Description: Richard Price died and lived a miserable life but now he has been reborn in the body of the recently deceased Neville Longbottom, heir to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Longbottom. Although he is hated by almost every member of his family he is now the second candidate as the child of prophecy. He has just currently survived an assassination attempt by Algie Longbottom. Gain 50 HP, 50 MP, and 3 stat points every level.
"Yes! With this I can finally get that perk," he said before going back to the perk page and purchasing the [Lucky] perk.
[Devil's Luck (Lvl 1) : You have chosen the lucky perk. The chance of events working out for you are high. Gain 5 points to LUK every level.]
If there was one thing that Neville learned from all of this, it was that luck was his most useful ally and probably his worst enemy, meaning that he was going to abuse the hell out of it.
He went to his inventory page and saw the small diagram of himself wearing his current clothes, with boxes at it's side that indicated what he was wearing. It also showed what he his armor rating was 22.
He heard a rumble before glancing down at his stomach and remembering that he had to eat something before the effects of the [Gluttony] started to make him lose HP. Taking out a whole chicken he ate it before stopping and realized something, he wasn't hungry anymore but he also wasn't full even though he just ate a whole chicken like it was nothing.
He looked at his hand that still had a drumstick and saw to his astonishment he saw that he had bitten straight through the bone. As crazy as it seemed, he took a hesitant bite, this time intending to eat the bone and was surprised to not feel any resistance at all it was almost as if had melted in his mouth the second it touched his teeth.
"This... this is actually pretty cool. If I can eat bone does that mean I can eat other materials too?" he asked himself, before looking at the ground and saw a stick. He ate it with only a little reluctance and calmly examined that it was eaten just as easily as the bone had. He wanted to try something a bit harder like a rock but refrained from doing that until later.
"I should probably check to see the skill books I got from the quest and from the library."
Taking out the first book he saw that it was labeled 'Healing Hands'.
[You have obtained the skill book 'Healing Hands' would you like to learn?]
(Y/N)
The book began to glow yellow before it dissolved into small specks of light and then flow straight to his head, giving him a small stab of pain.
You have learned 'Healing Hands'
[Healing Hands] (Lvl 1):
Heals 10 HP per second on anybody but the caster.
Cost: 40 MP per second.
"Yes, yes ,yes, a thousand time yes. I can actually use magic." The young heir said as he jump for joy in his small shelter. He like many others that had read or seen the 'Harry Potter' series had always imagined what it must have felt like to be able to cast magic. He quickly got out the rest of the books before setting them in order for him to learn.
[You have obtained the skill book 'Healing' would you like to learn?]
[You have obtained the skill book 'ID create' would you like to learn?]
[You have obtained the skill book 'ID Escape would you like to learn?]
[You have obtained the skill book 'Meditation' would you like to learn?]
You have learned 'Healing'
[Healing] (Lvl 1):
Heals the caster by 10 HP per second.
Cost: 40 MP per second.
You have learned 'ID Create'.
[ID Create] (Lvl 1):
Allows you the ability to make a small dimension parallel to yours.
Cost: 200 per use
- Zombie Dungeon available
You have learned 'ID Escape'
[ID Escape] (Lvl 1):
Lets the caster escape small dimensions.
Cost: 0 per use
-Dungeons created by caster
You have learned 'Meditation'
[Meditation] (Lvl 1):
Allows the caster to inter into a state of recover that help regenerate magic faster.
-Regenerate 5 MP per minute.
Neville grinned so wide it looked like it would split his face in half, he was thinking of all the things he could do with this power.
[Ping!]
+1 WIZ
+1 INT
He still needed to test it though, so he finally decided to leave his shelter for a bit. He went towards the center of a small clearing just a couple of feet from his location, and tried to feel for his magic, something that was surprisingly easy consider that he had never felt anything like it before. It almost as if there was honey running down his veins, he experimented a little by trying to get it to flow to certain parts of his body, beginning with his chest then arms and finally his legs.
[Ping!]
Certain action has created a new skill:
[Magic Affinity] has been created
[Magic Affinity] (Lvl 1):
Allows you to be able to shape and control magic. Higher WIZ increase the control you have over magic.
"Awesome," the young boy said before he extended his hand in front of himself and called up his magic towards his hands cast his first spell.
"Healing."
Right away he could see that his hands had glowed with a golden light and then it extended towards the rest of his body, fully enveloping him with wisps of light. He let it go on for five seconds before he stopped the flow and the glowing stopped.
MP: 700/900
[Ping]
[Congratulations on successfully casting your first spell! Now that you are on your way to becoming a wizard you will find that spells have their own ranking system then normal skill. Skills can be leveled from 1-100, meanwhile spells are separated into three levels and can only be leveled by repeatedly using them.]
SPELL LEVELS
BEGINNER 0/100
APPRENTICE 0/500
MASTER 0/1000
"So apparently [Healing] is a skill instead of a spell, I guess that makes sense, since [Healing] sounds more general than most spells in the books or the movies."
The young wizard, although still happy, was kind of disappointed that he didn't have any offensive spells or skills, something that he needed to fix fast. He ate a bit since he was reaching his four hour mark, when he thought of something so utterly ridiculous that he couldn't help but to go with it.
He got into a standard horse stance, something that although he was familiar with, his new body had some difficulty doing. He faced a random tree a couple of feet away, then he cupped his hands together as if he was trying to hold an invisible ball, using his fingers and palms as a sort of cage, then he slowly let his magic begin to run down his arms into his hands and finally begin to take the shape of a blowing blue ball. Bringing his still cupped hands to his waist he began to prepare to through it, "Kameha-."
Unfortunately he was unable to finish since it was in that instance that the orb of magic decided to exploded into a fiery explosion. Neville who was completely unprepared for it and at the very center was violently thrown to the very tree he had been aiming at.
-50 HP
[Ping]
Certain actions have created new skills:
[Magic Bolt] has been created.
[Physical Endurance] has be created.
[Pain Tolerance] has be created.
"Ow," was all he could saw as his face was currently kissing bark. He crumpled to the ground as the sudden shock of the explosion left him a little dizzy, although that was fixed a second latter by [Gamer's Mind].
"Aww man, this was my only good shirt too," he finally said when he saw that his shirt had been ripped and burned, preferring to ignore the small burn marks on his skin, having gone through worse when he was still part of the army. He brought his hand together again and called out [Healing], fixing his health, leaving his skin back to normal, not even leaving a bruise behind, "I can already tell that I'm going to be abusing the hell out of you."
[Healing] has leveled up
[Healing] (Lvl 2)
A small smile managed to worm it's way onto his face at the small amount of progress that he had gained. He dismissed the window and finally turned his attention back to the new skill he had gained.
[Magic Bolt] (Lvl 1):
Gathers magic into a sphere and then is able to launch it in any direction.
Attack: 70
Cost: 100 MP
[Physical Endurance] (Lvl 1):
Rises the body's durability. Ignores 3% of damage taken.
[Pain Tolerance] (Lvl 1):
Allows you to ignore 3% of pain.
He sat down cross-legged, "How can I exploit this? If I injure myself, then heal myself I could raise [Healing], [Physical Endurance], and [Pain Tolerance]."
+ 2 INT
+ 3 WIZ
"Alright it's settled then," he said climbing back to his feet, but then remembered to check his status.
Name: Neville Longbottom (Richard Price)
Title: The Gamer
Level 8 (exp: 500/2,000)
HP: 500/500
MP: 550/1050
STR: 3
VIT: 5
DEX: 2
INT: 23
WIZ: 30
LUK: 0
Points: 71
Money: 24 G, 89 S, 70 K
Armor: 19
Description: Richard Price died and lived a miserable life but now he has been reborn in the body of the recently deceased Neville Longbottom, heir to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Longbottom. Although he is hated by almost every member of his family he is now the second candidate as the child of prophecy. He has just currently survived an assassination attempt by Algie Longbottom. Gain 50 HP, 50 MP, and 3 stat points every level.
"I should really do something about my low points in [STR], [VIT], [DEX], and [LUK]. ... I can always raise them by doing exercises, since spending points right now might not be the wisest thing, if it's like most RPGs then that means that they will get harder to improve the higher the level. [LUK] is the only one that can't be improved without points especially since it's currently at zero, something that I can't leave alone knowing how important luck is in life."
+ 2 WIZ
He decided to raise [LUK] up to 30, and keep the rest of the points until he needed them.
"Status."
Name: Neville Longbottom (Richard Price)
Title: The Gamer
Level 8 (exp: 500/2,000)
HP: 500/500
MP: 550/1050
STR: 3
VIT: 5
DEX: 2
INT: 23
WIZ: 32
LUK: 30
Points: 41
Money: 24 G, 89 S, 70 K
Armor: 19
Description: Richard Price died and lived a miserable life but now he has been reborn in the body of the recently deceased Neville Longbottom, heir to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Longbottom. Although he is hated by almost every member of his family he is now the second candidate as the child of prophecy. He has just currently survived an assassination attempt by Algie Longbottom. Gain 50 HP, 50 MP, and 3 stat points every level.
Seeing that the sun was still high up in the sky he decided to begin going though the basics drills he did when he was still a solider. Getting into a push up position he began to count. The reincarnate boy reached four when he heard a ping.
+ 1 STR
Gaining motivation from this simple message was all he needed, he reached ten when he received another message, although he was beginning to tire, this new body was unaccustomed to anything physically related.
+ 1 STR
(Time skip)
The Heir of the Longbottom House lay panting on his back starring at the sky and how the setting sun had painted it a bright orange. After push-ups he did jumping jacks, curl-ups, lifting random rocks, and even ran around the edge of the clearing and although his body was screaming in pain he still smiled when he saw all of what he had gained.
+ 10 STR
+ 7 VIT
+ 5 DEX
You have created the skill [Run]
[Run] (Lvl 3):
Running speed is determined by Level and [DEX]
(DEX/2) = MPH +Lvl
You have created the skill [Sprint]
[Sprint] (Lvl 2):
Sprinting speed is determined by Level and [DEX]
(DEX/2) X 3 = MPH + Lvl
"It might not be much but at least it's something," he told himself as he sat up, inspecting himself and noticed that his shirt would have to be changed, "I should really do something about my clothes though. Maybe I can craft some armor?"
Seeing as the sun had set he made his way back to his tree/shelter since he wasn't brave enough to be out after dark in the woods just yet, after all that's how all horror movies start, and he was not stupid enough to do that.
As he reached his temporary home he took out all of his clothes from the inventory and lay most of them on the floor to act as a sort of bed. As the young wizard was looking through his inventory he saw that in one of the boxes was the broken wand he got from Algie. Taking it out he saw that it had been snapped in half, only being held together by what appeared to be hair, it was held little worth seeing that it was beyond repair.
He was just about to put it back when he got another strange idea, so with hesitant hand he brought it to his mouth and stuffed it all in his mouth. Despite it being wood it would almost melt as soon as he chewed it, giving off a taste of vanilla and cinnamon.
[World Eater] has leveled up.
[World Eater] (Lvl 2)
You have gained the skill [Wandless Magic]
[Wandless Magic] (Lvl 1):
Allows the user to perform magic without the aid of a focus.
He was confused since he thought he already new he could perform magic, but just shrugged it off. Taking out the skill books he got from the Longbottom Family Library, he decided to go through them believing he could get something useful to survive here in the woods.
(Time Skip)
You have learned [Craft]
[Craft] (Lvl 1):
Allows the crafting of objects such as clothes, tool , and armor.
You have learned [Cleaning]
[Cleaning] (Lvl 1):
Allows the user to clean faster by either hand or charming tools.
Cost: 50 MP
You have learned [Cooking]
[Cooking] (Lvl 1):
Cooking meals are now faster and taste better, higher levels will have buffs added to them.
You have learned [Dust Removal]
[Dust Removal] (Lvl 1):
Charms to remove dust.
Cost: 30 MP
You have learned [Fishing]
[Fishing] (Lvl 1):
The ability to catch fish and other aquatic animals has become easier.
You have learned [Polish]
[Polish] (Lvl 1):
Able to improve clothes and armor
You have learned [Sharpen]
[Sharpen] (Lvl 1):
Able to improve Knives and other type of weaponry.
You have learned [Tanning]
[Tanning] (Lvl 1):
Allows you to skin animals and them turn their pelts into leather.
You have learned [Tempus]
[Tempus] (Lvl 1):
Charm to tell what the time is.
Cost: 30 MP
"I should probably get some sleep now."
He was tired after all the things he had learned today so it came as no surprise when he fell asleep as soon as his head touched the ground.
Name: Neville Longbottom (Richard Price)
Title: The Gamer
Level 8 (exp: 500/2,000)
HP: 850/850
MP: 1050/1050
STR: 15
VIT: 12
DEX: 7
INT: 23
WIZ: 32
LUK: 30
Points: 41
Money: 24 G, 89 S, 70 K
Armor: 19
Description: Richard Price died and lived a miserable life but now he has been reborn in the body of the recently deceased Neville Longbottom, heir to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Longbottom. Although he is hated by almost every member of his family he is now the second candidate as the child of prophecy. He has just currently survived an assassination attempt by Algie Longbottom. Gain 50 HP, 50 MP, and 3 stat points every level.
Skills
Craft (Lvl 1)
Cleaning (Lvl 1)
Cooking (Lvl 1)
Devil's Luck (Lvl 1)
Dust Removal (Lvl 1)
Fishing (Lvl 1)
Gamer's Mind (Lvl MAX)
Gamer's Body (Lvl MAX)
Healing (Lvl 2)
Healing Hands (Lvl 1)
ID Create (Lvl 1)
ID Escape (Lvl 1)
Magic Affinity (Lvl 1)
Magic Bolt (Lvl 1)
Meditation (Lvl 1)
Observe (Lvl 7)
Pain Tolerance (Lvl 1)
Physical Endurance (Lvl 1)
Polish (Lvl 1)
Run (Lvl 3)
Sharpen (Lvl 1)
Sprint (Lvl 2)
Tanning (Lvl 1)
Tempus (Lvl 1)
Thief's Hand (Lvl 3)
Wandless Magic (Lvl 1)
World Eater (Lvl 2)
A/N: Thank you so much for reading. What I would first like to get out of the way is that although it looks like Neville will be getting a lot of skills, not all of them will be put to use, only in certain situations. Also unlike many stories where defeating Voldemort is the goal, my character is going to have a much bigger goal having him go all across the world.
Voldemort will still be a very key point in the story but just not the main one. I'm not going to say what it is just yet but I will leave a hint.
Who was it that brought him into this new world and who gave him his powers.
Now again he might seem a little more powerful then most of the students at Hogwarts but that is mostly because he an adult in a child's body, he has gone to war, and he knows that he is going to need that strength to survive all the threats.
There will be a tiny time-skip next chapter and then a longer one followed by some of his more memorable quest. (Hint: Queen, Kidnapping, Mercenary.) Don't forget to leave a comment if you have questions.
