Dying sucks.
Being abandoned even sucker.
Are you someone who believe of any God? Do pray. You never know when they forget about one simple soul who doing their best to get their attention.
I was just like you. A simple man who worship too much Gods. In paranoia of being rejected of afterlife, stuck under the earth only useful as fertilizer. I have prayed to all Gods known to mankind for atleast once per year, until i die. Just for the sake of it.
But...some effort doesn't just get rewarded. Some are just a futility. Unreasonable works that doesn't promise anything worthwile. Meaningless struggle and senseless grasping.
I shouldn't have prayed. I should have life my life to the fullest. I should run away from the trap called religions. Understanding about your end and after isn't healthy, moreso when you fell obsessed to secure a comfortable place in it.
So yeah... Dying sucks, being abandoned by Gods i worship sucks more.
Isolation. Being left off unlike the others.
Stuck inside a small dimension shrouded in black gas.
I am here, in the middle of void place nigh of anything. Empty without meaning, timeless beyond believe.
Thousand years give or take has passed. After the inner tumult rampaging inside my head tamed, i started to develop a mind of emptiness. Detachment from reality and connection with my inner working. I started to look through myself. Finding many things i never knew i have or forgotten.
Recording, counting, tracking. From that time of searching my mind i had found a simple skill of tracking time. Tick tock like a clock, a new inner watch implemented inside my head, helping me start tracking my time.
Thats mark my first discovery, time. In this timeless Limbo only myself known how many years has passed.
I also gotten myself indulged on some memory of my childhood. Games, inner version that born from memories. I played them all, reaching high score much more than my younger counterpart.
Fictions, finding vaultworth of forgotten entertainment media is like digging a treasure chest in Christmas island. Some i remember, most certainly forgotten but thats actually great, as i feel like this is my first time reading them. Burst of emotions, attachment to characters, and all that. Until the time all the fictions is completely consumed.
I moved my interest elsewhere, looking down pools of knowledge deeper than any lake i ever swam. I find the source of information to be very enlightening. I reread all the knowledge, often comparing between each other for more direct solutions or crossovering to create something new. All in all, a boring topic.
When i feel satisfied with my new indepth knowledge, i left it off to be reviewed later and come back to void.
Continuing to count, 93 years has passed after my inner study. Still nothing have ever changed in this reality. Or not...
I feel a small pull, like... Gravity but in smaller scale compared to the actual thing. Like being pulled by a thread, so miniscule that i almost feel oblivious of it.
The pulling moves my body, taking me away from that one patch where i float staticly. Becoming faster and faster that i started to worry wether i would be shredded by the force or would i found myself stranded somewhere far worse than my limbo.
Nevertheless, eventually the pulling stops at the edge of darkness. Where dark meet light, where empty meet capacity. Where the being that attract me to them resides.
I start to look up at the bright shillouete that eclipsing the light edge. Where the light shone brighter than the usual whiteness that doesn't really hurt my eyes.
[ Greetings puny soul ]
So. This being communicate using a screen window. Eh, thats unique i guess.
"Hi...uh, so your are the one who brought me here?"
[ Indeed i am ]
Ofcourse he is the one who pulled me here. But why? Or more precisely why now? Thought i wouldn't ask the second question. As it feel like i was complaining about being saved a bit later.
"Well don't get me wrong, i appreciate it. But, why? Why would you help me? What you getting from this?"
[ Nothing. I pulled you out from your solitary oblivion just because i can.
And also, i feel intrigued by your existance in that black realm. No normal soul should be able to remain intact for more than a few seconds in there. So tell me, what so special about you that makes you be able to survive for so long?]
Me? Special? Psh... I was just plain guy for my whole life. Someone who you could meet once in your life and be forgotten for next few seconds. Don't get me started with my interest as nothing interesting could be found in my life. I just another man below the sky with obsession of praying. Well, that habit was created at the quarter end of my age so...maybe i wasn't really that uninteresting at my last days.
"Why you asking me that? Ofcourse i don't know. All i ever was nothing more than a human. Now tell me what do you wanted to do with me? Are you gonna send me back?"
[ Sending you back would be a waste. Let me ponder for some ideas...]
So, he pulled me here just for some interview and nothing else planned? Thats...what does that word called...nevermind, lets forgot about this and move one. Atleast he wouldn't send me back to that limbo again, so thats a win i guess?
"Oh...okay, i'll wait patiently then"
Time moves as usual. I was bored of waiting so i tried to enter my mind to find something to kill my boredom. Thought before i could open up a section of it i feel my body being shaked.
[ Puny soul. I have something for you ]
"Alright, what is it?" i said without showing my annoyance.
[ Somekind of System that i have created some time ago. This System isn't perfect but its acceptable for someone of your status.]
Wait, a system? Is that what i think it is?!
"Is- it the famous-!"
[Gamer System, yeah. But instead of the original i make this one more interesting. So, what your answer? Would you accept this or not ]
" Ofcourse i would! Any System is good System"
[ Good. Now let me install this System inside your soul. This might be sting a bit but bear with this for some seconds. ]
He lied. This thing doesn't sting at all. Its so painful, its like my whole body being shredded to paste and showered with salt water, then boiled alive until my body dissolve completely. Even after the process done i could still feel the phantom pain.
"A-...a small price- for great- fuck. Never gonna let myself experience that again"
[ Alright done, you should be able to work with it after calling the command ' I'm Ready'.
My business here is done so, i'll leave you for now. Await for my next arrival, puny soul. Farewell]
Just as the screen vanished from my view, the shining being swallowed by even more blinding lights. I close my eyes even using my hand to prevent it being blinded permanent. The bright light gone as fast as i comes.
"Ok...this is unexpected. Never thought someone would find my lonesomeness and then decide to give me a greatest thing i ever dreamed. Moving on, what does the command again? Ah yes, Im Ready!"
[ Gamer System started
Please brace yourself for teleportation ]
I'm ready. Finally i could be free fro-
...
I feel myself floating up the sky
With black as night space but without visible star up above, instead there was rolling clouds.
Clouds everywhere.
Shrouding above and hiding belows.
The only things accompany me now is another screen with bluish transparent color. With a single line demanding me to touch the roll button.
[Please click the roll button to determine race]
The first taste of interesting things that being created for me. A simple choice robbed from my hand. Instead it is decided by fate. The machination of universe. I hope i haven't pissed it off to much to give me shitty race.
{Roll}
[ Race determined : Parasyte.]
FUCK!!!!
[ Parasyte (*) {0%}
Flesh-burrowing worm capable of merging itself to the any host with fleshy composition. Couldn't survive outside the host for prolonger time.
Add 1 (=) to fit and 1(=) to random stat each tier up
Could evolve when the tier (*)
Innate skill :
Burrowing
Merge consciousness
Absorp nutrition
Added!
Perk received : Metamorphosys
Gift from Source. Added chance for auto transformation when necessary requirement are meet, racial exp and tier stars will be bypassed.
Your body will transform in 3..2..1 ]
No good. No good at all.
My body suddenly feel cramped. Turned. Changed.
Slowly my whole body reduced to a mere tiny worm with small, almost microscopic feelers. I feel something start coating my whole body. A tiny barrier, that seems transparent as the blasted evil screen could be seen clearly enough outside.
Fuck i want to punch something.
[ Body transformation complete. Please click roll button to determine your Path ]
Again?! Not giving any choice beside trusting my shitty luck! What kind of evil System is this?! This is not a good System at all. Please refund.
[ Please click the roll button to determine your Path]
Ah!!!!!!...ok Calm down a bit me. I know i fucked up when that System first installed inside my soul. Should have expect something far worse than Limbo if that kind of pain exist. I could only proceed now, and make sure my next roll doesn't continue the unlucky streak.
{Roll}
[Path determined : Path of Protector ]
Thank Gods- nonono thank Fate! Gods doesn't have a hand in this.
[ Path of Protector (*) {0%}
Guarding someone or something is your duty. Especially with your racial status as Parasyte. You'll be forced to protect your host at all cost, to repay his sacrafice in housing your meaningless existance.
Drawback added : Heavy burden
Keeping you up is...hard. You suck away nutrion more than what you usually do. As you need excess energy to be useful in fight.
- increase nutrion value absorbed from your host by 50%
Add reserve stamina pool with 50% of stamina pool.
Perk added : Natural Weapon
Your purpose of existance is to protect. But what kind of guard you are without some sort of means to attack? Your body produce special mineral capable of being hardened as durable as steel and malleable as clay. You could manipulate the shape of weapon you wish using this mineral.
Body characteristic : Special produced mineral - Blood iron.
Innate skill : special mineral manipulation.
Title received : Flesh Guardian
Born from merging of flesh from some race and a parasite meant to guard the queen. The flesh guardian is gifted protector who has natural offensive and defensive power.
Add 5 (=) to str, and fit.
Body characteristic : Layered Flesh, Hard Skin.
Innate skill : Guard
Class : Guard (*) {0%}
Basic protector series class capable of guarding.
Add 3 (=) fit every tier up
- Remove 1 (=) mind every tier up
Could change class after tier (*)
Skill : Defensive stance (*){0%}added
Decrease damage received from enemy attacks by 15 - 25 %, cost 10 sp per minutes.
(Toggle)
Skill : Taunt (*){0%} added
Attract enemy attention to you. Success chance 50-80 %, cost 0 sp.
(Active)
Skill : Harsh Slash (*){0%}added
Using bladed weapon/tools/natural weapon, deal 40(str x 2) physical damage to your enemy, cost 50 sp. Cooldown 1 minutes.
(Active)
Skill : Heavy Armor Proficiency (*) {0%} added
Capable of equipping several parts of heavy armor without being hindered by usual penalties for wearing them.
Reduce weight penalty by 50% when wearing heavy armor
(Passive)
Skill : Shield Proficiency (*) {0%} added
Capable of wielding Shield without being hindered by usual penalties for wearing them.
Reduce attack speed penalty by 50% when wielding shield
(Passive)
Item : Guard starter pack received!
PS. Tiering up the path will automatically assign an upgraded title and unlock class up]
I feel like the System hates my guts. Meaningless existance? Yeah right. Either the System was racist to non-human race or he just hate me that much.
Nevertheless, the path wasn't really that bad. With natural weapon provided i don't need to buy myself a sword or two. Though the drawback was a little bit dishearting. I don't really wanted to burden other for my own benefits, but this is necessary for my survival. Maybe i should turn my sight other way and forget about this, yeah this might do.
Moving on. The title was okay-ish. Bonus in stats was much appreciated. Though the innate skill is what intrigued me most. There isn't any detail about this innate skill, just like the racial innate skills. Wonder what kind of effect if i trigger the skill active? Some sort of energy shield perhaps?
Continuing on, the class is basic one but it was expected, as i started at the lowest point possible. The skills is good enough. I haven't seen my status so i couldn't deduct how many times i could cast any of them before running out of sp. The passive ones is good i guess.
Now that i have analyse quite a bit of this, what should i do next, Game?
[ Now is the time to roll the trait/flaw roulatte. Please click the button to roll ]
Please give me mild flaw, please give me mild flaw, please-
[ Flaw gained : Sterile ]
Is that bad? I don't really care enought about having kids or taking care of them so...maybe this isn't really that bad.
[Your seeds or eggs are dead. Nothing would come out from spreading them around. But that doesn't stop you from spreading them though]
See? Not bad. Not bad at all.
[ Trait received : Motherly Instinct ]
The fuck?
[ You have urges to protect and care babies, kids, or some children.
When in presence of kids, double your stats.
Innate skill : soothe added]
Shouldn't this trait reserved for the opposite gender? Game. Explain.
[ By the time your race is changed, your gender has been set to Neutral. This trait is available for Neutral and female gender. ]
So, changing my race doesn't only reshape my body but also set my gender to Neutral? What kind of gender is neutral?!
[ Hermaphrodite ones. Please click roll for another set of flawtrait]
I get more rolls for this? Why not. Roll away
[ Flaw added : Glaring weakness ]
Uh...
[ You have gained 2 random weakness. Damages/debuff received from the same type of your weakness will be tripled or be more effective.
- Weakness to acid
- Weakness to sleep ]
Thanks for mentioning the weakness i guess, atleast i don't really need to find out them by myself.
[ Trait added : Magical Ancestry
You are either born from some failed mages experiment or odd occurance on some place with magic energy concetration. Regardless of your origin, you have magical capablities far surpassed your kin, and be able to harness this power at fast rate compared to those who need to study it.
Innate skill : Magic manipulation added
Body characteristic : Magic core
100% xp gain on magical skill.
Mp now 10x wit stat]
Thats a good trade off. In exchange of some pitiful weakness that not many enemies have advantage, i gain magical power.
So, anything else i need to roll?
[ No. Its time to show you the status ]
Alright! Show away. Lets see how pitiful my stat is.
[ Status of Unnamed
Name - Unnamed LV. 0
Race - Parasyte (*){0%}
Path - of Protector (*){0%}
Title - Flesh Guardian
Class - Guard (*) {0%}
Hp - 450 ( 180/minute regen )
Sp - 450 {225 reserve sp} ( 180/minute regen )
Mp - 100 ( 1/minute regen )
Str - {=} x5 (Average)
Fit - {=} x9 (Healthy)
Agi - {=} x0 (Motionless)
Wit - {=} x1 (Near Braindead)
Mnd - {=} x0 (Mindless)
Lok - {=} x0 (Horrendous)
Lck - {=} x0 (Hated by World)
Hp : 5x fit
Sp : 5x fit
Mp : 10x wit
Hp regen : 2x fit
Sp regen : 2x fit
Mp regen : 1x mnd
1 (=) worth 10 points.
Extra modifier
- Require nutrien siphoned from host body. Extra nutrien turned to reserve sp by 10/1 exchange. 10 calories/1 sp point.
- Weakness to Acid ( 300% damage )
- Weakness to Sleep ( 150% chance to inflict)
Each level up you will be given 2 stat bar.
Available stat bar : 10 (incase of bad start, gain 10 instead of 2 )]
Thank Fate. I know you wouldn't abandon me, even if you give me cold shoulder at first roll. My physical capabilities doesn't need improvement so i let the rest below 3 bar stat have the free stat bar, sharing them evenly so they all are now two bar.
[ Free stat bar assigned ]
[ Stats updated :
Agi - {=} x2 (Snail Pace)
Wit - {=} x2 (Moronic)
Mnd - {=} x2 (Naive)
Lok - {=} x2 (Malformed)
Lck - {=} x2 (Fate's bitch)
Can't say i liked my individual stats description. Especially the last one. Eh, can't do much about it, only assigning more stat point works. I should level up quickly to change these depreciating extra words.
[ Skill divided :
Unlocked skill for Parasyte :
Skill : Gamer mind (lesser) added
Able to think clearly through stressful situation.
Annul almost all mind attacks and ailments (except weakness)
Skill : Gamer body (lesser) added
Able to experience your life like playing a game (sleeping restore Vitality at faster rate, your body matches your stats,...)
Remove the usual necessity the body required (eating, sleeping,...)
Unlocked skill for Host :
Skill : Host mind added
Provide calming effect when emotional level reach beyond treshold.
Skill : Host body added
Increase hp regeneration beyond natural order.
Prevent dismemberment
Capabilities match with status.]
[ Skill : Observe added
Glean some information from target. The higher wit stats is the more detailed info will be provided.]
Better late than never i guess. So, my future host would get some skill from gamer? Though it wasn't really compared to the real deal, any men would kill to be my host if they know what benefit they would get. Increased regeneration would do that to anyone.
Now that the basic skill is covered, what the last step, Game?
[ Rolling for world to start...done ]
[ The world of ???]
Great, so no fore knowledge for me.
[ You have 24 hours before your egg hatches, please be ready to sought your host at that time ]
[Initiating Multiversal Jump...done]
[5...4...3...2...1 Jump!]
Hello hello this is the author. I admit this isn't my first try in gamer-oriented fiction (though i never upload any of my first creation. They sucks). Nevertheless, if you found some misplaced word or problems be sure to review.
The Gamer idea isn't mine at all. But this particuliar system is mine though. And i love it so please don't use it without my permission.
And for the next chapter, the world will be from my original idea so... anyway the multiversal journey wouldn't start until my MC strong enough. Now he just a worm so... it might take some time to reach that point so... bear with me?
Thats all, Ja Ne!
(changed a few things. Mainly the broken bar stats and some space break. Sorry for inconveniece)
(some problem can't be fixed it seems. if you see an empty line on some misplaced place, just ignore it. I've tried to delete it for past 30 minutes with no luck. But the stats bar work now. I guess, thought it wasn't up to my liking.)