Hello, and welcome to chapter three of Dan's Story. Thanks to Makatsu for Following. This chapter will take place a week after the events of Chapter Two and will detail the first part of a huge quest and the meeting of a new character. So without further adue, let's begin.

As Dan drew his sword, he felt power rest upon him. The wolf in front of him snarled, glaring his sharp, white teeth. He slowly started backing away, the wolf following. Dan continued backing up until he bumped into a mossy wall. The fog in the forest around him covered nearly everything in view. With one last snarl, the wolf leapt at him. Dan then swung his sword, but missed. The wolf bit into him, and Dan's health reached into the yellow zone. 'Damn' Dan thought as he stared at the yellow bar in the top right of his vision. The wolf prepared to land another blow before it was sliced in half by a cyan glowing axe and shattered into millions of polygons.

Dan stared at the brown haired boy in front of him. "Thanks Jareo" said Dan. "No problem" Jareo Replied, as a menu appeared in front of Dan.

Col: 47

EXP: 78

Items: 0

Level Up

Level 9

Health: 295 +5 300

Auto Regen: 35 +5 40

Strength 75 +0 75

Defence 57 +3 60

Inventory Space 46 +3 49

Luck 35 +2 37

Level Up Bonus: 5x Weak Health Potion

"Cool, levelled up" said Dan. "Yeah, me too" said Jareo. Dan looked at the sun rising over the horizon in the distance. "I can't believe a week has already passed" said Jareo. "Yeah, by time we escape, the world would have changed a lot" said Dan. "Yep, definitely" replied Jareo. "Well, let's head over to Tolbana". "Sure" Dan replied, sheathing his sword and walking away from the area.

Dan and Jareo arrived at the entrance to Tolbana and they started hearing the NPC Orchestra and a purple message appeared in front of them for a few seconds reading 'SAFE HAVEN', indicating they had entered a safe zone. Dan and Jareo continued walking through the city. They eventually arrived at an info broker. "Yeah, what would you like" the info broker said in a scruffy voice. The Info Broker was wearing a shady coat and hat, so you could not see their face. "How many players have died so far?" Jareo asked. The info broker opened up a little note book and said "245 Players have died so far". This knocked Dan aback. '245 Players, in a week' he thought in great shock. Dan got back in composure and asked "What quest should we be doing now?" "That'll cost ya" the info broker said. Dan grumbled before opening his menu and activating a trade request and entering a trade request. He put in 100 Col and hit the send button. A menu appeared in front of the broker, and they clicked the accept button. "In two days at Eleven Forty Five at night, in the alley behind us, there will be a robbery. If you talk to the lady after the event, you will begin a quest with a great reward and quite a lot of EXP" The Info broker said. "Thanks for this information" Jareo said as they turned around.

The next day, Jareo was grinding the fields earlier in the morning. He decided not to wake Dan up and move up his level to take on the quest the next day. He was attacking a boar, when the boar suddenly screamed a high pitch. Jareo was confused but soon realized what was happening. The boar was calling his brethren, and Jareo was surrounded by Boars. Jareo was only level 10, and this was too much for him. He swung his axe at one, but it barley did anything. Soon, three of the boars were sliced in half by a mysterious two handed sword wielder. Jareo realised it was a female.

The female had blonde hair tied in a bun, green eyes, and a petite face. She wore a heavy silver chest piece and looked like one of the higher levelled players. "You need some help?" asked the female player. "Su-Sure" said Jareo as he did a two hit axe sword skill on one of the boars killing it. The Female played jumped in the air and held her blade in two hands preparing to strike the ground. This was level 15 two handed sword skill called earthquake, as when she striked the ground, it shook, damaging and temporarily pausing the boars.

Jareo swung at 5 of the boars, killing them all. The last boar attacked at the female player, but it only chipped at a bit of her health, and she swung at the boar, finishing it off. "Phew, you should be more careful not to activate Game Events" said the female said. "What, that was an event!" said Jareo in shock. The female burst out in laughter at this statement. "Oh my god, what a noob" she said. "Anyway, thanks for helping back there, my name's Jareo" said the axe wielder. The girl smiled and replied "No Problem, I'm Elise".

"It looks like you are not in a party, want to join me?" asked Elise. "Oh, but I am" said Jareo. "That's cool, I'll just friend you so we can stay in contact" replied Elise with a smile. She opened her menu and selected a few buttons. A message appeared in front of Jareo. It read 'Elise has sent you a friend request, do you wish to accept'. Jareo pressed the accept button and said "Well, I should be heading back". "OK, see ya later" said Elise.

Jareo opened the door to the room in the inn as Dan was equipping his weapons. "Oh, there you are" said Dan. "Sorry, went out a little early so I could prepare for the quest" said Jareo. "That's cool, how many levels did you gain?" asked Dan. "Two levels" said Jareo. "Kay, let's just head out' said Dan as he walked towards the wooden door.

Dan did a four hit sword skill on the wolf as it shattered into polygons. Jareo attacked two, cleaning off a bit of their health which allowed Dan, to slice them. A menu appeared in front of Jareo

Col: 45

EXP: 89

Items: 2

Dan opened his menu to check his stats.

Dan - Male

Level: 9 - EXP to level up: 257/1850

One Handed Sword: 7

Treasure Hunting: 3

Agility: 25

Health: 300

Auto Regen: 40

Strength: 75

Defence: 60

Inventory Space: 49

Luck: 37

"Close to levelling up my One Handed Sword Skill" said Dan. "That's me for my mining skill" replied Jareo. "OK, so that should do us for the day, tomorrow we celebrate for the discovery of this timed quest" said Dan as he sheathed his sword. "Dude, stop acting like an influential figure" said Jareo. Jareo laughed at the expression of Dan from this sentence.

As they turned around, they bumped into a familiar face. "Oh, hey Grace, what are you doing playing this game?" said Dan. "Well, if it isn't Mark, I should be asking the same question" said Elise. Elise saw Jareo standing behind Dan. "Oh, Jareo, this is the party you were talking about" she said. "Wait, you guys know each other?" asked Jareo. "Yeah, we go to the same school" said Dan as he operated his menu to send Elise a friend request. "So why are you guys grinding?" she asked. "Oh, we're preparing for timed quest" replied Dan. "Really, may I join?" asked Elise. "Sure, just meet us at the lobby of the Inn in Tolbana" said Dan. They both smiled as Jareo groaned.

The Next Day at about 11:30 PM, Dan, Jareo and Elise were walking towards the alleyway where the quest was supposed to begin. "Are you sure about this?" asked Elise. "That Info Broker was a bit shady, but we should be able to trust them" replied Dan. They soon arrived at the alleyway and peeked in from behind a corner. The robbery was currently not happening. Jareo checked his inside clock display and said "Guys, it's still 11:43". "OK, we still have a bit to prepare" said Dan. "So, what do you think the quest is?" asked Elise. "Probably a huge Escort or Fetch Quest" said Jareo. They suddenly heard a female scream. "Was that you?" Dan asked Elise. "Of Course not, why would I do that?!" Angrily replied. The party peeked into the alleyway, and saw three tough robbers attacking a helpless female NPC. Elise prepared to rush into help her, but Jareo stopped her. "Not yet" Jareo said.

The thieves took all the lady's items and used a blue crystal to teleport out of there. The party immediately ran out into the alley and up to the attacked woman. Dan kneeled down and asked "are you OK?'. The female turned his way and said "Herupu wa, ikutsu ka no dorobō wa, watashi kara hijō ni jūyōna kōmoku o nusumimashita". "Damn Lazy Translators" said Jareo. "Oh, you speak English?" asked the woman. "Yes, now, what did you say?" replied Dan. "Help, some thieves stole something very important from me" said the woman. "What was it?" asked Elise. "It was a jewel of sorts" replied the woman.

"Where did they go?" asked Dan. "They went to the labyrinth on of the floating islands in the fields" replied the Woman. 'The Floating Islands?' Dan thought. 'Could we even go up there?'. "OK, we will go get it for you" said Elise to the stricken Woman. The quest details appeared in front of them.

Quest Name: Stop Theives, Stop!

Recommended Level: 28

Description: A Woman has gotten something important stolen by a bunch of thieves. Infiltrate the Thieves Headquarters and take it back

Rewards: Fine Golden Sword, Tattered Leather Coat, 890 EXP, 5000 Col

Do you accept?

Dan tapped the accept button, and him and his party ran towards the fields. They arrived at the fields in two minutes and were soon looking for a floating island they could access. Elise ran under a floating island. "Hey, come over here!" she yelled to her party. They rushed over and saw a glowing blue pad. "What do you think it is?" asked Jareo. "Why don't you find out" said Elise playfully as she pushed Jareo onto the pad. The Pad sent Jareo flying into the sky and he landed on the island, but it did remove a small fraction of his health. Elise and Dan followed, however, they landed on their feet and didn't lose any health. "Are we OK?' asked Dan. Elise excitedly said yes and Jareo mumbled yes. "OK, there is a hole here" said Dan, pointing at a hole behind the two others. They turned around and saw a hole in the ground. "Shall we?" said Elise as she jumped into the hole, Dan followed. Jareo hesitated, but jumped in. Darkness

Dan lit a lantern and the cavern lit up. He turned around and made sure Jareo and Elise were behind him. Once he was sure, he gestured to continue into the hideout. Elise and Jareo nodded, and they continued into the labyrinth.

So that is it for this chapter. And guys, we reached 100 views. Thanks so much :) So, next time, the conclusion of the quest, and the entry into the first floor tower. So I will see you later.

-Adro02