AN: I honestly didn't expect the story to get 100 followers so fast, this is making me very excited, thank you
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Mystique Gamer Ch4
May 27, 1991
In the middle of my morning 10Km run, I start thinking about my life since I won the system, it has been so great, the only beating I took from Vernon was because apparently I did some "aberration" to become more beautiful out of nothing, first of all it was not out of nothing, it demanded effort ok?
Because since I got rid of malnutrition, oh yes, I got rid of it, so I got much better physically, I have as much muscle as an almost 11 year old child can have, although I look 13, I grew to a comfortable 4'8, I have some baby fat on my symmetrical face which gives me a "cute" rather than "beautiful" appearance, my emerald green eyes shine with a mesmerizing intensity, my silky straight hair at ear level with a messy appearance that makes anyone want to hold hands. Also, the next day after the malnutrition status disappeared, I received an alert from the system saying that my puberty had begun and that I would start to get my hormones high and my attraction to women would grow as well. Well, I will deal with that in the near future which I think will be quite fun.
And my muscles are not full, I am still 11 years old after all, but I prefer to have the more defined build of a swimmer.
And well, since my appearance has gotten so good, women look at me like I'm a gift from God, teachers smile at me more, and girls in my class and even some above get flushed cheeks and giggles whenever I hang around. This is a pleasure at the same time that it is a curse, because the jealousy of the boys and especially of Dudley has blown up to the sky, which has made Dudley chase me more with his gang, but well, I am already much faster than them.
Some of the teachers who know that I frequent the library a lot, have noticed that I am holding back a lot in class, and have come to ask me why, and I, trying to find a good enough excuse, told them that if I don't hold back, it might make me go up a grade sooner, which I didn't want, and that I also didn't want to attract attention, that last one was part truth, if I got higher grades than Dudley I would have a shitty day at the Dursleys.
They accepted my words and left it at that, I guess the CHA attribute is really very powerful.
After I started gardening with Mrs. Miller, some of her neighbors noticed and asked her what she did to keep it so beautiful, she told me about myself and asked me if it would be in my interest to do this service for other people as well, I agreed, it wasn't just gardening, some was mowing the lawn, helping to fix something, etc. This gave me a very good reputation in the neighborhood and gave me a very good income of XP and money for the missions.
And since I got money for the service I did, the Dursleys saw no problem with me buying myself food and clothes, even though Vernon is a huge fucking walrus, Dudley his mini-me and Petunia a bitch, and even more since I got pretty, they still suck, but they go to the extreme because of a "freak," so as soon as I can use magic, I'll show them the freak and they'll eat out of my hand.
Anyway, now that I am free of my malnourished status, I can concentrate more on my magic training, a curious thing that happened is that after I passed Lv25 of my Meditation I found myself in a gray place with some memories of me and things I learned, I theorized that maybe it was my mental image, so I modified my mental image to look like a giant library, and then I organized my memories into books and I created a pedestal that connects the knowledge from all the books into one, in case I wanted to see something more specifically.
Since I did this, I have created a new skill called Occlumency.
Occlumency(Lv7): Your ability to protect your mind and memories and organize it into a mental image.
My Gamer's Mind protects my mind from mental attacks so I don't know if the protecting the mind part is that useful, but the organizing my thoughts and memories part is insanely useful, my concentration has been raised to heights so it helps me in my Apparition skill that I'm training for overtime as well.
Apparition(Lv18)350MP: Current range - 132Km
I realized that every 5 levels, the extra distance I gain per level is doubled and every 10 levels the MP cost decreases by 50.
THAT'S FUCKING INCREDIBLE.
And apparently every 5 levels the skill gets quieter and quieter, the noise nowadays is as if I took the cork out of a wine, before it was as if I had shot a rifle.
And I feel that I am very close to being able to manipulate my magic, it's like the feeling that I am close to touching my hand in a river, I am sure that when I reach 50 in meditation, I will get the ability to manipulate my mana.
I have some ideas for when I finally get around to using magic, I want to try to create some kind of barrier or shield around me that stops or at least slows down a physical attack, sooner or later I will fight the Dursleys, you can never be too prepared.
After creating this shield, Elemental Transformation, I want to try to transform my mana into elemental energy to attack, defend or upgrade, the first one I want to try is fire, with fire I can use offensive attacks that cause burn damage and I might as well add heat to the barrier I'm going to make so the enemy takes some damage when trying to hit me too, and since I want to learn to fight with a kata, fire would be a good elemental upgrade.
The second element I want to learn is Lightning, this can cause a lot of damage as well as stun the target, I don't see much defense I can do with it, but enhancement, maybe I can enhance myself, putting lightning energy into my muscles to increase my speed and reflex? And lightning could also increase the cutting power of my sword, as well as apply a stun effect on the target.
I'm so excited about this, what else could I do with magic? Maybe the limit is the imagination of the user.
Since I got rid of malnutrition, I have been concentrating more on meditation. It is at level 49 now and it has been a while, I think it is at level 50 today.
Finishing the race and arriving at the Dursleys' house I stop for a moment to check my stats and skills.
Level: 11 [280/1200]
HP: 580/580 [Regen 26 per minute]
MP: 2220/2220 [Regen 107.5 per minute]
STR: 23
DEX: 28
VIT: 29
INT: 32 (55.52)
WIS: 31 (53.78)
CHA: 18
LCK: 5
Points: 55
Cooking(Lv31): Increases the speed of food preparation by 62%.
Increases the nutritional efficiency of food by 31%
Meditation(Lv49)5MP/min: Passively increases INT and WIS by 73.5%
Sneak(Lv16): Reduces the chance of getting caught by 40%
Reading(Lv16): Increases reading speed by 32% with comprehension.
Calligraphy(Lv15): Improves the speed and quality of your writing by 30%
Apparition(Lv18)350MP: Current range - 132Km
Running(Lv32): Your racing ability, increase your speed with level
Current speed: 14 Km/h
Parseltongue(LvMAX): Ability to talk to reptiles.
Occlumency(Lv7): Your ability to protect your mind and memories and organize it into a mental image.
It's good progress I've made. I've been reading books in the local library like a sponge soaking up water, my intelligence and wisdom have skyrocketed and so has my MP, I don't know how much it costs to do magic, but I hope not too much.
At first I thought calligraphy was useless but I started thinking about something I read in a book, runes, do they really exist? A type of writing that, according to the shape of the symbol, can produce an effect that sounds interesting, but I don't know how to do it now.
And I got a pleasant surprise from the system when I reached 25 in the attributes.
25 DEX Perk acquired: 25% better reflexes and reaction times
25 VIT Perk purchased: your skin is 25% more resistant
25 INT Perk acquired: your mana capacity increases by 25%
25 WIS Perk acquired: mana regeneration increased by 25%
It basically improved the effects that the attributes have on me, it may not seem like anything but in the long run this is very good, plus I don't think these are the only perks I will gain, there may be more perks when I reach 50 of attribute.
And I stopped to think a little bit about when I first got my Apparition skill, when I did uncontrolled magic, that's when I was emotionally unstable, but my mind and my emotions are now controlled, organized and clean, the difference is that at that moment, I WANTED to get out of there, my intention was to get out of there, so I did, so I unconsciously used my magic, or maybe it… listened to me and granted my wish? If that were the case, the magic would be sentient.
And the more I meditate and get closer to my magic, the more I feel it being true, like it's another consciousness, not another person but, something different, it's like feeling something connected to you, something that thinks for itself, it's strange at the same time that it's cool, maybe today I will find out a little bit about it if my meditation reaches 50.
Entering the Durleys' house I start making breakfast for them, would rat poison be a good seasoning? What a temptation...
Petunia
Walking down the stairs of the house thinking about that damn boy, the freaks he was doing have totally stopped, maybe he is normal now? But since that has changed, so has his appearance, he is now better looking, currently he is disconcertingly cute, but when he is about 12 or 13 I am sure he will be very handsome, reluctantly I admit that he is better looking than Dudley, how dare he.
I still remember when we were kids how Lily was prettier, more charming than I was, the boys always seemed to look at her like she was a princess.
Why? And to top it off she married that Potter guy who was better looking than Vernon too, but he was another freak, I'm sure that has something to do with their looks, because this is just impossible and unfair.
Burning with jealousy she walks into the kitchen and sees her nephew at the stove cooking breakfast, he too has been doing all the chores diligently and without complaint.
"Boy" I said, causing him to jump a little with surprise.
"Good morning Aunt Petunia, you scared me a little" he said holding his chest from the fright and turning those damn mesmerizing green eyes to see her standing there,
Snapping out of my stupor I say "How did you do that?"
He looks at me with a tilt of his head and a confused frown on his face "How did I do what Aunt Petunia?" he says
"Your appearance has improved, how did you do that?" she said, still reluctant to admit verbally.
A look of realization came over her face: "Well, since I've been doing chores for our neighbors, and they give me a reward for it, I've been buying food for myself, so you don't have to spend it on me, and I also bought clothes and a better shampoo for my hair, so I don't have an appearance that might be a little suspicious in the neighborhood and not cause you trouble, and I also wake up earlier and exercise," he says reluctantly and carefully, perhaps afraid of what she's going to say, about buying things for him, he earned his money honestly doing chores for the neighborhood, I don't really see a problem.
I look at him trying to find a trace of dishonesty and finding none, I say a bit incredulously "That's it, a better diet, dressing better, and exercising? That's your secret?"
"Well, it's what I've started doing that has really caused some change in my appearance" he says with a little uncertainty but still honestly. I wonder if it's his freak but he doesn't know. Well, it doesn't hurt to try to do something like that.
I've always had a thin appearance unlike Lily who was fuller and curvaceous, maybe exercising will improve my appearance? It doesn't hurt to try
Snapping out of my thoughts and looking at him after he has returned to preparing breakfast, I dismissively say "Don't burn anything, clean the house, do your other chores and then you can eat and go have your free time"
Leaving the kitchen as I cross the room to go upstairs to the bathroom I think about meeting some nutritionist to get a healthier eating plan and exercise.
I hope this will work.
Harry
Continuing to make breakfast I think, a little amused.
So the big bitch wants to improve her appearance eh? If this scrawny horse-necked woman improves her looks, it might be more interesting to have her on her knees while she loves my cock choking on it deep inside of… sigh, ever since I woke puberty I have had these thoughts about women, especially attractive ones, but Petunia although ugly and unattractive, what really attracts me is the feeling of satisfaction it would give me to see her kneeling before me with her mouth occupied with my cock.
Sigh, if I hadn't read those books about sex, even with my puberty I don't think I would have those kinds of thoughts, or maybe I'm more mature than I should be? Whether this is because of the system or the way I grew up, I don't know, and I already look 13 instead of 10 anyway.
I can get out of this line of thinking with my mind more organized and controlled easily, but it always comes back to my mind in this kind of situation. I think puberty is a very powerful thing, if it continues like this it can be a problem, well, stuff for later.
Finishing breakfast, I will do my remaining chores and eat so that I can concentrate on my meditation in the dark space of my closet.
Entering my meditative state I silence my other senses, focusing completely within myself, on the sensations in my body, my beating heart pumping my blood, circulating throughout my body through my veins, breathing the air into my lungs, trying to feel that feeling of power again and within myself, visualizing it as a pool of mana within me, trying to connect with it.
So close, I can feel her, wanting to connect with me, to unite with me, and then I felt, as if diving into that pool of power, I could feel at last, my magic core, like a second organ in my body pulsing with life.
And I wished for it to be brought out, to spread through my body, filling it completely, from the first strand of hair to my feet, entirely unified with my magic, it circulating through my blood, passing through my muscles and expelling itself into the environment.
As I opened my eyes I marveled at such a sight, an emerald green aura, the same color as my eyes with white particles, running through my body, as if it was alive (AN: Think of Super Saiyan Blue's aura but in emerald green and with less volume, closer to Harry's skin).
It is something so beautiful, ethereal, as if it were an extra force in nature, so vibrant, and it is part of me, running through my arms, legs, torso, head, all over my body, undulating joyfully with such a beautiful grandeur.
Out of my amazed stupor I look at the screens in front of me from the system.
Ping!
New skill unlocked
Magic Aura(Lv1)1000MP/min: Allows you to use your magic like an aura outwardly, increasing the power output of your spells and granting you an appearance of grandeur.
Increase of spell power by 10%.
Increases Intimidation by 50%
Ping!
New skill unlocked
Mana Manipulation(Newbie): Your ability to manipulate the existing mana in your body.
Increases the effectiveness of magic by 25%.
Decreases the use of mana in magic by 25%
FINAL-FUCKING-LY
Something I noticed was that mana handling has no level, but a tier, that's interesting, maybe it will increase when I improve my mana handling? Only one way to find out after all.
And this Magic Aura is incredibly cool and beautiful, I can still get lost in the beauty of it, and increasing the level of it can be very rewarding, but it takes a lot of mana to keep it active, maybe it will decrease the cost by leveling up like the other skills.
Closing my eyes I try to concentrate on my mana manipulation skill, using my magic core, asking it to envelop my body, but not as the aura that flows through my body as an aura of power, but as armor, with the intention of just protecting me, feeling it follow my commands I imagine this heat, extending throughout my body, legs, torso, shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, neck, head, everywhere, with the intention of protection, and keeping it.
Opening my eyes I can see an aura surrounding me, but unlike the magical aura, it is blue, much closer to my body, like a second skin, and very hard, like armor but not restricting my movements.
Ping!
New skill unlocked
Magic Armor(Lv1)500/min: Uses your magic to act like armor around your skin with the intention of protecting you from physical attacks.
Current Shield: 100/100
Sweet.
I just need to train these skills more, they use too much mana, I could only use Magic Aura for a little more than 2 minutes and Magic Armor for about 5 minutes with my mana recovery.
MP: 342/2800
I will wait a few minutes to try to create the new skill, my MP is very low right now, thinking a little about my new skills, the Magic Aura is something I didn't expect, but very welcome, if I train it correctly, it can be an asset in a dangerous situation, but I have to train it a lot, the mana consumption is very high, I can also use it for intimidation from the skill description, and it also has a very majestic and imposing appearance, can all wizards do something like that?
After all, I can't be the only wizard in existence, and my parents... they must be wizards too, I must have inherited it from them, but that thought always draws a question. Why abandon me? What must have happened for them to do this? I don't think I can find out the answers now, but if I see them one day, before I condemn them I want at least an explanation, and if it's good enough, I might give them a chance, but only one, I don't believe in giving second chances for nothing.
Do I have siblings? I wish I had a sister, and if I do, do they know about me? But if it is the case that I have siblings, have they also grown up away from our parents? The more I try to find out, the more questions seem to arise. There is no point in dwelling on this in my head now.
Back to my new skills, the Magic Armor uses more mana than I thought, but if I level it up it can become tremendously useful, but how can I train it? Just keep it active for as long as possible? Or if I get hits while it's active can I increase its level faster?
Maybe I can get a friend to help me? I can even look for someone who is also a wizard, with my Observe I can see if someone has magic or not, the only problem would be that Dudley would start tormenting anyone who tries to be my friend, if I really want to have any connection with someone, I need to get rid of the Dursleys, I don't want to kill them, they
made me suffer, I will just give them back in double, but I won't kill them, now if they try to kill me that's another story.
And now with my MP recharged I'm going to take the next step towards my freedom from the Dursleys, using my mana manipulation to channel my energy to my hand I concentrate on just one thing, fire, my whole intention to make my hand catch fire, hot, but without burning myself, to make this element of nature respond and obey me.
And after a while I can feel the sensation of heat responding to me and concentrating in my hand, ready to respond to me and my commands, opening my eyes I see the flames dancing and crackling in my hand, the force of nature so beautiful and destructive.
Ping!
New skill unlocked
Fire Manipulation(Newbie): Your skill of which well you can manipulate fire using your mana.
Increases the effectiveness of fire spells by 25%.
Decreases the cost of fire spells by 25%
It is classified by Tier as my Mana Manipulation. Maybe it is because it is a skill that determines my proficiency in manipulating a certain energy? That's cool.
So the more I train with a branch of magic, the more powerful it gets and has less cost? I think creating several elements at once and trying to train them all is a really bad idea. I'll just train with fog for now, and then I want to try to create lightning and stick with those two until I master them.
Now I need to shape the fire into some attack, well, the standard fire spell would be a Fireball right, closing my eyes and regaining my concentration. I visualize the shape of a fireball, floating above my outstretched hand, feeling my magic react to my commands, burning with heat.
Opening my eyes to see me progress, I observe a bright ball of fire burning merrily above my hand.
Ping!
New skill unlocked
Fireball(Lv1)400MP: A fireball made of magic
Does 50INT damage
It may be a primary skill but it seems to be very strong, with only 5 of these I could kill Vernon, but it would cost a lot of my MP, with the level increase it will decrease the cost of use as well, not to mention the improvement of my Mana and Fire Manipulation skill.
Sweet.
Fire is not my favorite element but it's pretty awesome and versatile, I'm going to focus on training my fireball and Magic Armor, and some of my Magic Aura as well, I'll reduce some of my meditation now that my goal with it has been achieved but I wonder what I would get at level 100 from it, just a little more time, and then I can take on my life freely.
AN: Honestly, this is amazing, while at this point that I have finished the chapter, the story has almost 200 followers.
After I post this chapter, I will redo the first one, because it is really bad.
Have a nice day.
Name: Harry James Potter
Age: 10
Class: Wizard
Title: The Gamer
Level: 11 [280/1200]
HP: 580/580 [Regen 26 per minute]
MP: 2800/2800 [Regen 135 per minute]
STR: 23
DEX: 28
VIT: 29
INT: 32 (56)
WIS: 31 (54.25)
CHA: 18
LCK: 5
Points: 55