Chapter 1:Arrival
"Where am I," I ask as I look around in the darkness. The last thing I remember is slipping down the stairs is this what coma feels like.
Congratulations you have been chosen from countless unlucky souls to become a Gamer.
"Are you kidding me fuck yes!"I shout out excitedly This is pretty much a dream come true.
Please continue with character creation
Okay, let's take a look.
I tried to model the new body after my original with short black hair and a height of 185 with a lean athletic figure.
Please allocate your stats
Name: Alex
Race: Human
Class: N/A
Title: [None]
Level: 1 [0/8]
HP: 100 [Regenerates 5 per hour]
MP: 0 [Regenerates 0 per minute]
STR: 10
END: 10
DEX: 10
INT: 10
WIS: 10
CHA: 10
LUK: 10
WIL: 5
Points: 40
Perks: N/A
Skills: N/A
"I know what most of the stats are but what is will?"
This version of the gamer lacks the gamer's mind trait. Instead of it, you have WIL as a stat which allows you to stay sane during normally traumatic experiences with relative ease. The higher the WILstat is the less you are affected by experiences it also increases your resistance to debuffs.
"So I have to spend points to get the same effect as gamers mind but in exchange gain resistances as well," I said to myself.
"Hey Game where am I going?" I ask as I notice that I have no mp. Better be prepared than caught unaware.
First worlds name is not given but you can see the details
World:? ? ?
World specifics: [Violent World] No access to skill [id create] Combat XP and frequency is doubled
[Low magic world] Magic is not available unless certain conditions are met. Mana regen is lowered by 50%
Please proceed with the allocation of points
Well seeing as magic is going to be a rarity there is no reason to try and spend points for magic right now.
Name: Alex
Race: Human
Class: N/A
Title: [None]
Level: 1 [0/8]
HP: 150 [Regenerates 7.5 per hour]
MP: 0 [Regenerates 0 per minute]
STR: 20
END: 20
DEX: 15
INT: 10
WIS: 10
CHA: 10
LUK: 15
WIL: 15
Points: 0
Perks: N/A
Skills: N/A
"Well this looks decent for start." my stats may be low for now but if things go like they should that will not be a problem for long.
Now let's proceed with perks you can take perks to increase your strength and skills but they also come with a downside
"Okay let's go for one and let's see what we get."
[Perk [Intimidating presence]: [People that you talk to are intimidated by you they will be more likely to listen and obey the things you say but also makes you harder to trust
Less effective on people higher level than user]
"Ok that's less than stellar but it is useful so let's go for another" It wasn't amazing but it's not bad either if things come to shove I at least know people will listen to me.
Perk [Gluttony] : [Allows the user to gain stat points by eating former living beings
The target must be eaten raw. The feeling of Hunger will increase 100% faster]
"This is really disgusting and strong. Is there a way to shut down the taste Game.
No.
Well that's less than helpful hope I can find a way to stomach it.
Perk [Hard to understand]: [Users thoughts and motivations are nearly impossible to understand by others unless desired so by the user but the feeling of not being able to be understood has left you alienated]
"Do you just want me to stay alone game?" I ask
All perks are randomized there is no intervention by the system
Looks like no proper relations with people for a while, this feels like it's going to suck
"Well these could have been worse let's get a final one and finish this."
[Extreme Focus]: [Makes the user focus on a single point making them notice even the minuscule movements and motions in exchange causes the user to lose awareness of other things around him]
"This is both really helpful and really dangerous I will need to pick my fights carefully"
Since you are done with perks now we can get to the final part of customizing your background.
You will be given 1000 points to customize your background you can get more points by picking detrimental choices or by increasing the difficulty since your starting world is pre-chosen your choices will be based on that
[Backstreet Dweller] (0 points): You were born and raised in the streets away from the comforts and lights of the nest. Faced with horrors dwelling there you learned how to cope with them and how to survive.
Start with an apartment in backstreets. +10 WIL +5 to all physical stats -5 to all mental stats
[Nest Born] (600 points): You lived your whole life under the protection of the Wing that looks over your district. It allowed you to get comforts and education most people can only dream about but also failed to prepare you for the horrors outside the nest.
Start with a Nest permit and a house in the nest.+10 to intellect -5 to willpower
[Outsider] (-1000 points): You are one of the few people born outside the city. Living in the outskirts with failed experiments and monsters has allowed you to learn how to fight and take any advantage you can. Since you were born from one of the exiled people and unwanted by the head inside the city being noticed by them is out of the question.
Gain the class [Hunter] Will be hunted by ? If noticed by ?.+20 to all stats except INT -10 to INT starting weapon melee skill level is increased by 5
Prevents most other backgrounds from being selected
[Grade 9 Fixer] (400 points) You are a fixer who just got his license. You don't have much of a reputation but you are determined to rise through the ranks.
Gain the Class [Fixer] Start with D grade workshop weaponry and armor. +5 skill level to the weapon of your choosing and a Fixer license
[Blood Fiend] (800 points) You were turned into a blood fiend a descendant of the nosferatu by an unknown can only feed on human blood and flesh
Gain race [Blood Fiend], Gain class [Hemomancer],+50 to all stats.-50 to all relations with humanoids if as an Urban Legend level threat from start
[Seed of Light] (300 points) You were a witness of the light during the 4 days it shone above the city. You bathed in the light and Despaired with 3 days of darkness left in its wake. Your mind is an open wound for your thoughts you can overcome it and gain an E.G.O. or succumb to it and distort
Gain the perk [Seed of Light] WIL stat doesn't stop influence from E.G.O.
+30 relation with ? in case of ?, personal E.G.O. equipment in case of ? race change to [?] in case of failure
[Genius orphan] (400points): You are always the smartest person in the room. You can easily do thing others can't but you have no real-life experience, and you are stuck in the backstreets as an orphan from childhood
50% faster exp gain for skills -20% general exp +20 to mental stats
[Workshop engineer] (300 points): You worked for a C class workshop making weapons and armor for middle-tier fixers before the master smith was killed
Start with crafting equipment, Gain skill [Blacksmithing] start with 50000 credits
[Sweeper] (500 points) You were converted to a sweeper by a mother sweeper your flesh has been liquified and put in a suit of armor.
Gain race [Sweeper], 50% increased endurance, scorned by humans -25 rep with normal humans, You need to consume human meat by using the hooks on your arms to fill the tank that keeps you alive. If liquid flesh runs out instant death is guaranteed
[Child of a Legendary Fixer] (800 points): You were the child of a grade 1 fixer until your parents died and you were left alone to defend yourself. The only thing you have left of them is a pair of weapons and an armor
Start with S grade workshop weapon and High tier clothing. Gain the perk [Talented] passive increase of 25% to all with no money or home
[On the Run] (-200 points) There is a Bounty on your head. You are being hunted by a low-rank Fixer office.
Will be hunted until the office is dealt with.200k bounty
[Compulsive Actions] (-400 points) You are prone to making random decisions.
The system will give out quests at random intervals. If not completed a penalty will be enforced on the user.
[Starting equipment] (200 points): Start with a customizable D rank set of armor and weapon.
"Game a little help would be nice here." I looked at the backgrounds but I don't even know what most of these mean.
This is going to be a problem isn't it well hope this goes well
Added skill [Lore of World]
Skills:[Lore of World] (Lv:1) Gives you knowledge about the world you are in more specific pieces of knowledge will be available as the skill level increases.
"Okay that's useful how do I use it Game."
Just Think of the topic you want to know while activating the skill
"[Lore of World]" Fixer
Fixers: They are Mercenaries that do everything from mundane tasks to assassinations inside the city. They are graded and managed by ? they are ranked from 1 to 9 with 1 being the highest
"God! my head hurts what the fuck is with that game?" I screamed at it, it was like someone was drilling a hole in my head.
It's a side effect of directly giving information to your head it should pass in a couple of seconds.
So I now have an encyclopedia inside my head that hurts like a .
Well, now it's time to choose how I am going to start.
Blood fiend looks like an obvious guaranteed choice I already need to eat human meat to get increased stats why not double down on that
That seed of light thing looks interesting but I need to make sure it's worth it. This is going to suck.
[Lore of World] E.G.O
E.G.O is the manifestation of human's mind from folklore to legends to even the Thoughts of a single human given shape. The method of manifesting them was found by ? and after ? can be manifested without the requirement of extraction. E.G.O requires ? to activate for the first time
Well it looks like it's a good choice for the point requirement. Then I know what I am going to Choose.
"I will take [Blood Fiend],[Seed of Light],[Starting Gear] and [Compulsive Actions]"
Race [Blood Fiend] gained. Class [Hemomancer] gained. Skill [Claws] gained
Skill [Blood Javelin] gained. Skill [Melee Proficiency] gained. Skill [Night Vision] gained. Skill [Hunter Senses] gained. Perk [Seed of Light] gained
[Blood Javelin]: Throws 4 thin spears of pure the health of the user to do
damage=25+0.2*END Costs 20 health to cast
[Claws]: Gives the user sharp claws at their hands that gain increased damage as the race level goes up. Base damage = 20+0.2*STR
[Night Vision]: Gives the user perfect vision at dark areas.
[Hunter Senses]: Enhances the user's Senses.
[Seed of Light]: Gives the user the ability to manifest E.G.O. after ? and allows the user to ? under extremely Stressful situations.
[Blood Fiend]: +10 END per level +5 STR per level +5 DEX
The user gains a Pitch black skin on a part of their body that spreads more the user levels up.
[Hemomancy]: +2 END per level +1 WIS per level. You have power over your blood and health to deal damage
As I look at myself I notice that my eyes gained a reddish hue and my teeth had gotten sharper and my skin turned deadly pale like I was on the edge of death.
Please choose your starting outfit and weapon
I chose a blue jacket with a waistcoat under it and a pair of gloves to hide my hands as an outfit. Then a giant list with all kinds of weapons appeared in front of my face. From swords to axes to even absurd things like giant chainsaw swords. Since I already have my claws as weapons I decided to go with a hook sword to pull them close to me.
Added skill [Observe]
"Hey game what's this for?" This is the second time he gave me something like this, is it important for something
Observe lets you see the details of items and see the stats of your enemies.
Try using it on your armor and weapon.
Okay let's see.
D grade workshop armor
Rarity: Uncommon
Armor value:10
A standard quality armor for low-rank fixers .
Hook blade
Rarity: Uncommon
Damage:35+0.1*STR
This looks like it will be useful.
Now that all the introductions are done. Let us start the game.
As I hear it a portal opens under me and I stumble for a second falling backwards to the portal that opened under me.
I blackout for a minute and when I wake up what I see is a roof.
"So I suppose this is the home from the background," I say as I look around.
It's a pretty barren room. All I can see is a worn-out bed, a couch, a fridge, and a small counter adjacent to the fridge weirdly enough there is nothing to cook food on.I look around a bit more and surprisingly the house is in a better condition than I expected,at least the walls weren't cracked. I walk towards the fridge to see if there is anything inside.
As I open it, what I see shocks me for a second. There are a dozen packs of blood and some meat in containers and a wrapped-up sandwich. I use observe on them to confirm my suspicion.
Blood pack: a pack of the blood of an unknown type
Quality: Normal
Human meat: Meat from a Human(?) that seems to be made to last
Quality: Normal
Those are what I expected but what's up with the sandwich? is it a joke I am missing
HamHam PangPang sandwich: A sandwich from the restaurant HamHam PangPang
Quality: Divine
+500000 WIL for 0.1 second
I feel like I am missing a joke here but whatever.
As I try to leave the one-room apartment a menu pops up in front of me.
You find yourself in an unknown environment try to fix that
[ ] Find out where your new home is.
[ ] Gather knowledge about current situations around the city.
Reward:2 XP,500 credits
This is something I would already want to do. So at least some things about the system are the same as the original.
I open the door and leave the apartment. Well, backstreets live up to its name everything looks worn down or just plain dirty people in the city. Buildings look worn down or about to collapse some people are in tents and wear clothes that have been stitched one too many times. Weirdly enough there is a really good smell coming from the street near my house but I ignore it, for now, to check out the area.
As I walk around the city I look around at people most are fairly weak from what I see not going over level 5 with stats that are not high.
While still walking around different from the normal citizens I see some different people .
Their outfits look like they are made from an unknown material. They are wearing black suits with a short white cape on their shoulders, all of their eyes are covered in a black bandage.
[Observe]
Index Proselyte
Race: Human
Class: Proselyte
Title: [Proselyte]
Level: 50
HP: 1750
MP: 0
STR: 100 + 100
END: 100 + 75
DEX: 100 + 50
INT: 30
WIS: 50
CHA: 20
LUK: 0
WIL: N/A
Skills:?
Hey, what is it with these plusses game?
Plusses indicate a nonnormal way of increased stat it can indicate anything from small-time buffs or debuffs to even body modification.
I would say they are not scary for their level but there are like 20 of them and that's not even counting their equipment.
[Proselytes Blade]
Grade: Rare
Damage: 200 + 0.3*STR
A blade that's given to those that have been initiated to the index and enforces its prescripts
Holy shit! those weapons are strong.
They seem to be looking for a certain place. After a minute of looking around, they turn and walk to a house. They knock on the door a middle-aged man appears I try to get close to hear what they are saying.
"We have been given a prescript to dispose of you on the account of you failing to complete one," One of the prescripts says. I lean in closer to better hear what they say.
"Please just give me another chance I tried everything. What even does it mean to immortalize your beloved in art. I drew my wife's pictures my children's anyone I cared about what did I fail WHAT DID I DO WRONG" He shouts hysterically at them. I pity him he seems devastated
"That's an easy one you should have killed her after drawing her picture. It's your fault that you can't figure out something this easy."They say as they gather around the man.
"Please just one more I will not miss them I will do everything perfectly so pl-" As the man continues to plead one of them stabs from the behind. He starts coughing up blood as his lung is punctured and other proselytes start to draw their blade.
"As the prescript commands, Kill mister Han in District 22 and put up his mutilated Body to display in backstreets, We don't fail our prescripts unlike you" all of them start to chop at his limbs avoiding anything vital to make sure he stays as long as possible. I start backing up not believing the cruelty in front of my eyes.
By the end of it, he is no longer recognizable just a mess of organs bones, and some of his limbs that didn't get destroyed.
"Ok everyone starts carrying them we have 20 minutes to show them to the residents"
I run away to the back of the building as they go for the exit. Horrified at the cruel execution that I just witnessed. I empty my stomach my brain still not fully understanding what it saw.
What is this why did they do this there was no reason to be that cruel why why why?
"Hey, kid you okay there?"Some male voice asks me I look at him not being able to see him from tears
"Yeah I am fine just distressed," I lie as I try to wipe my eyes
"Here use this kid" He hands me a handkerchief
I wipe my eyes but when I am done with it I lock when I am done with wiping my eyes I see one of them.
One of the monsters.
Markus Izamov
Lvl:10
Class: Proselyte
Title:[Apprentice proselyte]
Health:300
Mana:0
STR:30 +5
DEX:25 +5
END:20 + 10
INT: 15
WIS: 30
CHA: 25
WIL: 20
I jump back scared that he will attack me.
"Hey, you alright there kid," He says as he comes closer to me. Concerned why someone was having this kind of reaction to him. He tries to reach for me with his hand.
I try to slap it away from me and I see blood flow out. My right hand has turned into the claw during my panic ripping the gloves that hid it.
He notices the claw-shaped wound on his hand and draws his sword.
New quest
[Hidden away]
[ ] Get rid of the one who noticed your true nature
Reward: None
Penalty: Increased alertness in the district. 1M credit bounty
After reading the quest I can't back down now not without the consequences but can I hurt another human can I -
He deserves it, He is a monster, Save yourself
I charge at him without care. This should be easy with the difference between our stats
that was probably the stupidest thing I thought.
As I charge at him with my claw he just sides steps and I earn a slash across my shoulder.
"God damnit" It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts
Hp:488/700 Status effect: Bleeding -5 health per second
"Didn't expect to see a monster like you around." He said as he approached me his guard still up waiting for a movement.
"I thought you bastards were stronger than this. I was about to run away until I saw you charge at me like that, well this might as well be an early bonus for me you probably already have a price on your head."
Think I need to think there must be a way out of this. I look around desperately trying to think of a way to escape. I can't go behind cause the rest of them are there and I can't fight him properly.
[Extreme Focus]
I activate the skill to focus on his sword no matter how low his stat is his weapon is too strong for me to take damage I focus on his sword to dodge it.
[Blood Javelin] [Blood Javelin] [Blood Javelin] 12 long thin streaks of blood fly from the bloody veins in my right hand.I cast them on succession to keep him distracted costing me a fair bit of my remaining health
His Sword remains to his side as he tries to dodge the javelins,4 of them hit him in the arm. I took the chance and charged with my claw. I aimed for his already injured arm went for the swing and at the last moment I found myself on the ground.
Why, What did I do wrong. The problem that I didn't see at the time was that I was so focused on his sword that I didn't notice him preparing to divert my charge with his other hand and foot.
As I try to get up he stabs me again using his left arm this time as his right one is too damaged to use anymore
Alex: Hp:102 Bleeding
Marcus Hp:130 Bleeding Right arm:Crippled
He looks down upon me trying to pull his sword away to finish me
I don't want to die I don't want to die I don't -
Then Eat
I try to reach to him To get closer to him To taste his flesh.
At the moment for some unknown reason, system gave me what I needed the most at the time
The Hook blade I chose as my Starter weapon appeared in my left hand I swung at his shoulder. blade found its target I pulled with my remaining strength and Lunged for his neck.
As my teeth found his neck I pulled swallowing the flesh. Sickeningly sweet smelling blood keeps flowing. I try to get closer to the source trying to drink it all. He stops moving during this, his body finally losing strength and dying. But I don't care, I bit into his shoulder stomach doing anything to taste it more. I don't even notice all the messages
It is what they deserved after all Trying to kill me why wouldn't I eat them it's only fair after all
+200 Exp, Level up x 4,+3 DEX gained,+2 STR gained, +2 END gained,1 INT gained,1 Wis gained
Title Gained: [Innocent Faced Monster]