Author's Note: Heyo! It looks like Thursday is here, and with it comes another mod raffle :)
Hopefully, you like the decisions our protagonist makes! Don't forget that any mods not chosen go back into the pool, so they can be chosen again :P
Well here is chapter 11! hope you enjoy.
I opened my eyes to find that I was in the white void again. I was sitting on the couch with the mod selection screen in front of me, A message was displayed on the screen:
"You have reached the tenth day in your world, 'MY DEMISE,' please select the three mods that you wish to add to your world, the mods that are not selected will be put back into the raffle."
Below the message, a new list of five mods was displayed, Each with a small description:
(+) Mob Talker Mod: This mod will turn certain mobs into human form, allowing them to think more rationally as well as give them the ability to manipulate the world like a player would be able to by crafting, as well as placing and breaking blocks. Any tamed mobs will automatically undergo the change.
(+) Ars Magica Mod: This will allow the player to train themselves to practice magic and create their own spells. The player will Mana, as well as Magic levels, added to their biology. Please note that any Player-like characters will gain this ability as well.
(+) HUD mod: This will add in a craftable tablet which will display the characters HUD that they would normally see when playing the game. The tablet will also have access to any inventory that is on the character, allowing better access to any backpacks or other inventories that may be on your person.
(+) Better Furnaces Mod: Adds in the ability to craft upgraded furnaces using more and more expensive materials, increasing the efficiency as well as the speed of the furnaces.
(-) Tough as Nails Mod: Causes the player to experience dehydration if they don't drink purified water. Also causes body Temperature to change according to the environment, staying in an extreme environment for too long will lead to either hypothermia or hyperthermia, eventually killing them.
I took a look at my options, considering what would be helpful for me at that moment in time. The tough as nails mod didn't seem too difficult, especially since drinking water and temperature change weren't exactly foreign concepts for me. I selected my mods and submitted them, watching as the screen changed to the confirmation screen.
"Your selected mods have been added. The books detailing the mods will be delivered to you. The difficulty level has remained stagnant. Please note that your current difficulty level is now 2."
I read the next screen, releasing a breath of relief when I read that the difficulty had remained stagnant. I moved the cursor to the "Return to world" option and pressed it. I felt a familiar sense of vertigo before drifting into unconsciousness...
Perspective change: CASEY
I woke up to a slight chill coming across my head, I instinctively grabbed the blanket and pulled it higher so that it covered the body part, Immediately causing my feet to stick out the other end. I paused for a moment, groaning as pulled my feet back in before realizing that I had pulled the blanket with a pair of arms that I shouldn't have had. Suddenly waking up, I sat up in the bed and took a look at my body. I was extremely surprised to see that I had a human body, with two legs and two arms. I was wearing a matching pair of green panties and a green bra. I looked at my arms in wonder, clenching and unclenching the fingers as I tried out the new appendages. I swung my legs over the side of the bed and attempted to stand up, immediately losing my balance and falling back onto the bed. I tried again a couple times, attempting to get used to walking on half the number of legs that I was accustomed to, before finally managing to stand up and stay standing. I took a step and almost fell again, but managed to keep myself upright by holding my arms out to the sides to gain more balance.
After a while of practicing, I was able to walk around the room with relative ease, even managing to put my arms down and walk as Jett could. I paused for a moment, trying to think about how this could have happened. I grabbed the hood that Jett had made for me, slipping it on before realizing that it didn't have any holes for my arms. I took it off and tore two holes for my arms to come out of, kind of upset that I was ripping the precious article, but knowing that it would be much more convenient to have use of my arms throughout the day. I slipped the garment back on, siding my arms into the hole and letting my face see outside of the front. I looked down at the hood, There was a noticeable bulge where my chest was, but it still fit me very comfortably. The hood ended about mid-thigh, covering most of my body. It was nice and warm where the hood was, but my legs had a slight chill to them that was just cold enough to be uncomfortable. I decided that I would ask Jett to make me a pair of pants or something, opening the door to my room and walking downstairs.
Perspective change: JETT
I was sitting on the couch in the living room, reading up on the new mods. According to the Mob Talker book, there was a pretty good chance that Casey would be changed into a human, so I wasn't too surprised when a girl the same height as Casey walked down the stairs wearing her jacket, instead, I was surprised at how she looked. She had light green hair that fell to her shoulders, along with a super cute face that looked like it came straight out of an anime. It looked like she had ripped a hole in the jacket for her arms, and it looked like it still fit her pretty well, minus the new bulge on her chest, probably an A or a B cup, I couldn't be sure. As soon as she saw me, she started walking my way, stumbling every once in a while, probably still unfamiliar with walking in human form. I noticed that she was shivering a little bit, leading me to notice that she was pantless. I felt a slight blush come to my cheeks, a little embarrassed at her predicament.
"C-c-could you make me a pair of pants?" She said, her cheeks noticeably red. I chuckled before nodding my head and standing up, helping her over to the couch and letting her sit down, her hood rode up a bit whenever she sat down, revealing her green panties. I looked away, blushing furiously, before responding.
"Just give me a moment, get yourself comfortable," I said before walking over to the crafting area and grabbing some wool. I started making her a green pair of sweatpants, before hearing her ask a question.
"D-do you know what happened to me?" She asked, obviously curious about my lack of confusion about her changing into a human. I paused for a second before responding.
"Sort of, I'll explain in a bit," I answered, still working on the pants. The crafting process somehow could tell that I was making them for Casey, and the size of the pants adjusted accordingly. This same thing had happened with the hood, so I wasn't too surprised. I finished up the crafting and threw the sweatpants over to Casey, turning my back as she got dressed. The Mob Talker book said that she would get more human emotions like embarrassment and stuff, so I was respecting her feelings.
"I'm done," She stated. I turned around and saw that the pants fit her well, concealing her legs and also providing a little bit of warmth for her new temperature sensitive body. I walked over to the couch and sat down next to Casey. I decided that I would just be blunt with my explanation.
"Every five days wake up in a strange white void, and I have to pick from a list of mods on a screen. This time I selected a mod that changed you into a human, as well as two others mods." She paused for a moment, understanding dawning on her face.
"Is that where the other three books came from?" she asked, pointing at the now-larger stack of books that was on the coffee table. I nodded, grabbing the three new books and spreading them out so that the titles were visible.
"The other two mods are the HUD mod and the Tough as Nails mod," I said, pointing at the other two books. "The HUD mod gives me a recipe to craft a new helpful tool, and the Tough as Nails mod makes humans feel cold and heat as well as making it so that we need to drink water to survive in addition to food." She paused at this, before asking a very logical question.
"Why did you pick a mod that makes surviving more difficult for you?" she asked, looking at me with a confused expression. It seemed like she was believing me for now, which was probably at least partially due to the fact that she was a different species now.
"If I don't pick a negative mod from the list, then the world difficulty gets higher, making it so that Mobs are stronger and have more health," I explained, the creeper nodding in response.
"Why are you the one that has to do this?" she asked, which made me pause for a second. I wasn't sure how to respond to that question, so I decided to answer as honestly as I could.
"I guess the creators of this world thought it would be interesting to see someone try to survive in it," I answered, Casey's eyes widening in response. "I don't really know why they chose me to come here," I said, telling the honest truth. Casey seemed to sense this and nodded, accepting that I was also in the dark about that question.
"So why did you choose a mod that would make me a human?" she asked, pointing at herself. I paused for a moment before answering.
"I thought that you would like to be able to do the same things that I can," I answered, causing the creepers eyes to widen in response.
"So you're saying that I can build and craft stuff like you now?" She said, excitement filling her eyes. I nodded, causing her to immediately get up and walk over to the chest, grabbing some cobblestone and a couple sticks and putting them on the table, putting them in the arrangement that I had used before to make a pick. She watched as the items morphed together into a perfectly crafted stone pick, causing her to squeal in delight. "That is so cool!" she said before grabbing the pick off of the table, causing it to grow into its full size in her hand. She looked at me with sparkles in her eyes, "Thank you so much for letting me do this!" she said, causing a large smile to form on my face as well.
"No problem, feel free to try out whatever you want to, just be careful not to exert yourself too much since you'll need to eat in order to recharge," I said, warning her about the hunger bar indirectly. "Ask me if you have any questions too," I said, sitting back down and opening the HUD book. I was happy that she was so excited about this, I would've felt pretty bad if she didn't like being a human, especially since I didn't know how to change her back. I flipped the book to the recipe for the tablet and saw that I could make it with the materials that I had right now. I got up and grabbed the necessary materials, I would need to make a couple of things out of metal, so I walked down into the basement.
After I had made the necessary casts and what not for the metal components, I poured the various molten metal into the casts. I made various things such as copper wire and an aluminum case, I decided that making two HUD tablets would be best since I could give one to Casey. I grabbed all of the necessary components and walked back upstairs. I noticed that Casey was on the couch and looked super tired. I sighed, she had obviously overexerted herself and was hungry.
"Go ahead and sit down at the dining room table, I'll get you something to eat and drink," I said, watching as she dragged herself up and walked over to the table, plopping down in one of the chairs and looking at me with a hungry expression. I chuckled as I pulled out my cutting board, cutting up a steak for her to eat. I also pulled out a water bucket and threw it in the furnace, scraping the steak bits onto a plate while the water purified. I grabbed the purified water bucket and poured a bit into a glass bottle that I had made earlier that morning. I walked over to the table and put the plate and water in front of Casey, watching as she ate the steak like she hadn't eaten in days.
I chuckled and walked back over to the crafting table, grabbing all of the parts that I needed to craft two HUD tablets. I combined the materials and was surprised to see them morph into two sleek devices, looking thinner and more visually appealing than any phone or tablet that I had seen in the real world. I picked up one of the devices and watched as the screen flickered on, displaying everything from my hunger level to how chilly it was in the house. I paused for a moment and grabbed some leather, creating a sort of holster for the device, a larger one for me and a smaller one for Casey.
I was about to turn to Casey to tell her to come over when I bumped into the former creeper, almost jumping in fright at her sudden appearance next to me. I guess she was still pretty quiet as a human, it looked like some of her mob abilities must have carried over through the transformation into a human. I paused before putting the holster on, motioning for her to do the same. After she had gotten it on, I grabbed the tablet on the table and slipped it into her holster, seeing if it was a good fit. Satisfied, I took her tablet and linked it to mine, making it so that we could view each other's status if we were close enough.
"Is this from the HUD mod that you mentioned earlier?" she asked, pointing at the device that I had given her.
"Yeah, it displays your current status, everything from your hunger and thirst to how cold you are," I answered, receiving a nod in reply. She pulled out the device and took a look at it before spotting the Inventory button, she pressed it and saw the standard personal Minecraft inventory come up, minus the fact that the armor section was much more detailed, displaying everything that she had on her body. "The tablet has an Inventory in it, and you should be able to put in and pull out anything," I said, explaining the screen.
"So what happens if I try to pull out the clothes that I have on?" she asked as she grabbed the hood off of the screen. I blinked as her hood suddenly disappeared off of her body, exposing everything that she was covering, including her green bra. She dropped the tablet in surprise, causing the screen to go black as it left her hand, she still held the tiny hood in her hand. We both paused for a second, still absorbing what had just happened before both of our faces turned a deep red and she turned away, grabbing the tablet off of the ground and quickly scrolling over to the Inventory screen and shoving the hood back into its slot. Her hood reappeared on her as suddenly as it had disappeared, covering her back up as she slowly stood up and faced me, our faces still red. I paused for a moment before trying to lighten the mood a bit.
"Well that's convenient," I joked, causing the creeper and me to burst into laughter. We both laughed for a while, basically rolling around on the floor before I finally regained my breath. "It's getting a little late huh?" I said, looking out at the setting sun. Casey nodded, still trying to get enough breath to speak again. "Let's go ahead and head to bed," I said, helping her get on her feet and moving toward the stairs. I paused at the top, "Good night Casey," I said before moving toward my door.
"Good night Jett," I heard her say before closing the door behind me. I grabbed my tablet and got ready for bed, chuckling as my clothes disappeared into the device, before laying down and going to sleep...
Author's Note: Well that was a thing that happened :P
I would have chosen Ars Magica but I decided that that would be better for him to get access to later in the story, Don't hate me :(
Let me know what you think of the story so far! I welcome any comments, as long as they aren't too hateful :P
Well, I hope you have a wonderful Night/Day!
Until next time, *Bows out*