MCU Gamer: Generic ass name I know, MCU SI with a gamer system and has access to chi. Reading it makes me cringe.
Solidity seemed like such a foreign concept to me at the moment. I had no corporeal form, yet I could feel and move all of my body and limbs. It was what I imagined being adrift in space was like, you could move all you wanted but would struggle to actually get anywhere.
I tried to do some basic breaststroke techniques but let myself sag in defeat. Though I had no eyes, I could somehow 'see' that I was in an endless white void.
That or I was trapped in some weird white ball that stole my body and my ability to move.
Ya, I'm not gonna focus on that line of thought right now. So, with no other options, I called out.
"Hello? Is anybody here?" A sudden, what could only be a, whirring of machinery coming to life came from all around me. Then it slowly lessened in intensity and a robot, yet feminine, voice echoed into what I presumed was limbo.
"Greetings, you are currently in limbo. Do you have any inquiries?" It spoke in a practiced and calm manner. I nodded, though I doubt it meant much.
"Uh yeah, a few actually. One, how did I die. Two, why am I in limbo? Lastly, is this some kind of main stream reincarnation shit?" The voice seemed to hum in thought.
"You were murdered by a man with a knife on your way back from work. You were chosen by lottery out of a select few from your reality and yes, this is 'some kind of main stream reincarnation shit'. Do you have any other questions before the reincarnation process begins?"
I paused, this was some really main stream starting plot. But damn, finding out you were actually murdered on your way home from work was pretty shocking honestly. I was lucky to get a chance to second chance at life and I was damn sure I was gonna get stronger, strong enough to shrug off knives and bullets at the very least. Well, maybe I was getting a bit off course there. But on with this weird experience.
"What about my family? How are they dealing with my death?" I wasn't going to just forget about my previous life, I felt terrible to be leaving my family and friends behind like this. The feminine voice seemed to pause in shock.
"Apologies, that question was just rather unexpected. Most would just demand powers and fortune in their next life. So for the kindness you have shown, you will be gifted more so than you would have originally. To answer your question, your mother had grieved quite badly. As has your father, but he has endured it to help your mother. Your siblings are all terribly saddened and your friends had drunken a night away in your honour. Your dog has been taken in by your brother and has found comfort in his dogs." Guilt weighed heavier down in my chest, I would surely be tearing up if I had a physical body. But I listened more intently as the voice spoke again.
"Though, fear not for their mentality. As many stories and laughs had been shared at your funeral and those who live on will continue to remember you." I chuckled and shook my head, memories of friends coming to the forefront of my mind. I soon quietened, I could now live on in this new life without regret lingering from my old one. Well, one was always bound to have at least one or two.
"Would you like to proceed with the reincarnation process?" I gave my consent and a screen appeared in front of me.
Which universe would you like to be reincarnated into?
• Marvel Cinematic Expanded Universe
• Star Wars
• Harry Potter
• DC Universe
• Percy Jackson
• Elder Scrolls
If you wish to reincarnate into a different universe, please state so.
After a not-so-brief self discussion, I made my decision.
"I would like to reincarnate in the MCEU, please. As a male again, if you would be so kind." A small bead of sweat ran down my head as I finished my request.
"Very well. If you have any other preferences for your new body, please fill out the panel coming up now." A new 'panel' appeared, the title upon it was 'Character Creation' funnily enough.
So I filled it all in with only keeping my gender the same.
Hair Colour - Jet Black
Eye Colour - Crimson Red
Height - 6'1"
Gender - Male
Age - 19
Then, funnily enough, it asked for me to enter my name. So, I said to hell with it and changed my last name.
Your new name is: Daniel Fett
Ok, so maybe I was a bit of a Star Wars fan. But does it look like I give a shit? The answer is obviously no, by the way. Seeing as I dont really look like anything right now.
Plus, Mandalorians are badass! But enough of that, the voice was talking agai- and boy don't I sound schizophrenic?
"Before you are transported into your new life, you will now be given your gifts. Your gifts are as follows; Chi Manipulation, Mind Fortitude and Chi Absortion. You will also receive additional gifts, they are as follows; Chi Affinity, Protective Chi and Boosted Intelligence. A screen will now be provided to describe each gift. When you are ready to move on, please state so." My eyes widened at some of the names and I hastily pulled the new panel closer to my face.
Chi Manipulation
Allows you to manipulate Chi, whether it be your own or outside sources of it. You must train with this gift, as it only grants you basic understanding in the subject.
Mind Fortitude
Negates all negative effects on the mind, alcohol and drugs will have no mental effect on you. Grants immunity to any and all attacks on your mind, regardless of their kind.
Chi Absortion
Allows you to absorb Chi from outside sources into yourself. If you absorb Chi from a living being you will gain their strength, as well as some memories and possible skills. If the target has any powers of their own, there is a chance you will gain it when you absorb their Chi.
Protective Chi
Your Chi is forever in a state of awareness. If any foreign substance(s) get into your bloodstream your Chi will rid your body of the substance. Though, should their be any beneficial factors in the substance your Chi will single it out and will change the structure of your DNA accordingly. Additionally, your Chi will constantly be trying to improve your body. Should you take a substantial amount of damage from a certain source, such as fire or poison, your healed body will have a much higher resistance to it.
Boosted Intelligence
Your intelligence will be boosted by a significant amount.
If I was standing, I would have surely fallen on my ass in awe. These gifts, they would surely put me on a path for greatness. But I don't really feel like getting all sentimental, just doesn't suit me. So I spoke to the voice.
"Wow. Thank you, um, voice? These gifts are something else! So with that said, I would like to move on to my new life!" I beamed as I finished my statement and the whirring of some kind of mechanism came to be.
"You are very welcome, Daniel. It is wished that you will prosper in this life, so make it so!" And with that, I lost consciousness. Not hearing the last words of the voice. "I hope you like your last few secret gifts."
Before I could even notice my surroundings, I was met with yet another screen. Yet instead of the white and black colouring, this one had a very dark blue and white one.
Welcome to your new life! The Relocator has provided you with many gifts and this is the last one.
What you are looking at right now is The Program. It will assist you in your day to day life and comes with many useful features! It may also remind you a bit of your old world's videogames.
May you prosper in this new life, Mandalorian.
-The Relocator.
I chuckled at the message and mentally jumped in joy at what I knew this gift would be like. I smiled after seeing 'the voice's' actual name and dismissed the screen. Another one came up.
The Program has recognised that you understand how systems like this work and will only provide you with new information. Please summon your Status.
After a quick mental command, my Status came up.
Daniel Fett
CP - 50/50 (Regen:0.016/s)
MP - 350/350 (Regen:0.083/s)
The Player
Level 1 Exp - 0/100
Race - Human
STR - 5
VIT - 5
DEX - 5
INT - 71
WIS - 5
LUC - 30
Points - 0
Money - $0
As you can see almost immediately, you have CP instead of HP. CP are Chi Points and are unrelated to your nonexistent HP, you do not have HP as The Program is not keyed to turn your body into that of a videogame character. Well, not entirely.
Also, there is a cap for all physical Stats, for baseline humans that is 49 (Though the only person with that exact amount of Stats is Steve Rogers). This number may differ between races and beings with 'gifts'. There is no cap for mental Stats.
Your abnormally high Intelligence is thanks to your gift of Boosted Intelligence from The Relocator. You also have a naturally high Luck Stat, which is understandable as you have been reincarnated into another world.
Thanks to your Intelligence surpassing 50, you have received the Mana Adept Perk!
There is also a few other things The Relocator has added to The Program. Such as; the Ambidextrous and Chosen by Chi Perks. Along with the I.D Create and Escape Skills, here is a description of all the aforementioned gifts.
Mana Adept
Attacks imbued with Mana do 15% more damage and cost 10% less.
Ambidextrous
Allows you to use both hands as if they were your dominant hand.
Chosen by Chi (1/3)
You have a high affinity with Chi and do not find it hard to control it.
Gives 50% Exp boost towards Chi related Skills and an additional 25 CP per level.
This Perk can be improved by becoming more adept at wielding Chi.
I.D Create (Active) Lvl:1
Creates an extra-dimensional Dungeon for your use. The higher the level this Skill is, the higher level the Dungeon.
Available Dungeons:
• Empty
I.D Escape (Active) Lvl:1
Allows you to escape Dungeons.
If the Dungeon's level is higher than this Skill's, this Skill will be ineffective.
I whistled as I read through the screens. Nodding to myself, I dismissed them to come face to face with...
A concrete wall. A very bland concrete wall.
So I walked out of the alleyway I had appeared in and made my way through the streets, though I soon realized where I was. I mean if Times Square didn't give it away then I don't know what would've.
So I walked through New York City, a city which I had only been to a handful of times in my past life. So I strolled around, seeing as there was no huge wormhole in the sky or a giant circular spaceship.
I happened upon a tourist map on the ground and picked it up. Once I opened it up, it disappeared.
NYC added to World Map! 20 Exp!
"Huh, that's pretty handy." I decided to actually get something done and walked dup to the nearest person. "Sorry, but do you know what the date and year is?" The, what I presumed was a, business man looked at me for a second but answered.
"Uh, November 7th, why are you staring?, Oh, the years 2010. Happy Marty?" I smiled and waved him off.
"Ya Doc, just scared and confused." The man shook his head while he smiled.
"See ya around, kid." I paused for a second at his words, until I realised I was in the body of a nineteen year old. By the time I finished thinking, he was already gone. So I walked absentmindly through alleyways and backstreets for hours, until I realised I was walking in pitch black darkness.
I felt bad walking past all of the strays and not being able to offer them any food, but I petted the few that would let me and tried to nurse any wounds they had.
But as I held a kitten in my lap, trying to comfort it after seeing it's mother's corpse, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck. Followed by the warm sensation of blood flowing down it. A male voice whispered in my ear.
"Listen here kid, make a sound and your fucking dead. Now, take off your damn clothes and-!" I surprised myself with my reaction, for by the time my fist left his solar plexus.
A man lay dead at my feet and a screen appeared before me.
You have used one of your gifts for the first time! Chi Manipulation Skill has been unlocked!
Chi Manipulation (Passive/Active) Lvl:1
This Skill allows the user to control their own Chi and, at higher levels, outside sources of it.
Passively gives a 20% boost to all stats.
When used actively, grants an additional 5% boost to physical or mental Stats.
Cost:50 CP/min
You have killed a rapist! 50 Exp!
You used Chi Absortion! Plus 1 to STR, VIT, DEX! Plus 5 CP and MP!
I felt really happy with the contents of the screen, but do you want to know the weirdest thing?
I didn't feel anything after killing that man, that rapist if The Program was anything to go by. Its not that I wanted a rapist to be walking the streets, but. I was just surprised with myself, I'm not a sociopath... right?
You are not a sociopath, the Skill Mind Fortitude was activated to prevent any feelings of guilt.
Oh, well that was good.
I sighed, a hard and deep exhale. I was so mentally drained, so much was happening to me all at once. I just wanted to sit down and relax, maybe have a little power nap or something.
Mind Fortitude has been activated, you are now wide awake!
Well, there goes that plan.
I sat back down again and pulled up my Skill list to ponder on them.
Chi Manipulation (Passive/Active) Lvl:1
This Skill allows the user to control their own Chi and, at higher levels, outside sources of it.
Passively gives a 20% boost to all stats.
When used actively, grants an additional 5% boost to physical or mental Stats.
Cost: 50 CP/min
Chi Manipulation was going to be an essential Skill for me, seeing as I don't have any 'super powers'. I'll have to level it up to lower the CP cost so I can use it freely. Plus, I may have an idea or two.
Chi Absortion (Active) Lvl:Max
This Skill allows the user to steal or absorb someone else's Chi.
If the target is over ten levels higher then you or not severely injured this Skill will not work.
Grants a permanent 5 to CP and MP per being's Chi absorbed. Potentially even more, depending on the target.
Chance to gain Stat Points.
Chance to gain Skill(s) and Skill levels.
Chance to absorb any 'special ability' from the target. Chance = (LUC2)%
This. Was a very powerful Skill, a very dangerous one at that. But I'll be saving it for any sick bastard or idealistic alien I come across. Or an enemy that was strong or had a good ability and wouldn't be missed.
Mind Fortitude (Passive) Lvl:Max
Negates all negative effects on the mind, alcohol and drugs will have no mental effect on you. Grants immunity to any and all attacks on your mind, regardless of their kind.
A very useful Skill, I wish I could thank The Relocator for all of them.
I.D Create (Active) Lvl:1
Creates an extra-dimensional Dungeon for your use. The higher the level this Skill is, the higher level the Dungeon.
Available Dungeons:
• Empty
I.D Escape (Active) Lvl:1
Allows you to escape Dungeons.
If the Dungeon's level is higher than this Skill's, this Skill will be ineffective.
These two Skills, well. They're going to be a necessity for grinding.
Actually, on that thought...
I held my hand up to the sky and suddenly, it cracked like glass to reveal the same world. But with a red tint on everything. Cool, I have the power to create new dimensions. You know, as you do.
So I sat in that alleyway until morning, spamming I.D Create and I.D Escape.
I.D Create and I.D Escape have levelled up multiple times!
I.D Create (Active) Lvl:21
Creates an extra-dimensional Dungeon for your use. The higher the level this Skill is, the higher level the Dungeon.
Available Dungeons:
• Empty
•Mirror Dimension
•Zombies
•Kobold Forest
•Astral Plane
I.D Escape (Active) Lvl:21
Allows you to escape Dungeons.
If the Dungeon's level is higher than this Skill's, this Skill will be ineffective.
My efforts were not for naught, as I had a plan in mind.
Since I'm in a new world with no money, no records and no job. I can just grind my Skills against monsters and take the loot they drop, i.e money.
My body also wasn't physically tired, as I had sat in the same spot all night. Though my back was pretty sore. But I didn't bother to notice that as I entered a Zombie I.D.
I soon came across a zombie and I was just about to run at it when I realised something.
I, didn't have a weapon. But I threw that thought out of my head, I just had to use the oldest weapon known to man. My fists.
I ran at the undead man and punched it in the back of the head, stunning it. I then pulled a risky move and reached my hands around its head and chin and snapped it's neck.
You have killed a zombie! 20 Exp!
The zombie faded away into dust, a worrying thought came to me but I shook it off, to reveal five bucks and...
A pretty clean black jacket, just a normal. Black jacket. I wasn't complaining though, I did get pretty cold the previous night.
I put it on and continued my hunt for the undead.
I learned pretty quickly that i should keep to the alleyways, seeing as the streets were usually swarming with zombies. So I picked off singular zombies at a time, using the same method as before. After my seventh kill, a screen appeared.
Through repeated actions, the Skills Sneak and Hand-to-Hand Combat have been created!
Sneak (Active) Lvl:1
Reduces the amount of noise made while moving and makes it harder for things to focus on you.
5% chance of not being discovered.
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Passive) Lvl:1
Allows the user to carry themselves with ease in unarmed combat.
5% more damage delt when unarmed.
Through repeated use, the Skill Chi Manipulation has levelled up!
Chi Manipulation (Passive/Active) Lvl:2
This Skill allows the user to control their own Chi and, at higher levels, outside sources of it.
Passively gives a 20% boost to all stats.
When used actively, grants an additional 10% boost to physical or mental Stats.
Cost: 48 CP/min
I smiled at the screen and dismissed it. New Skills were always welcome, provided they weren't negative in nature. It was also good to know how Chi Manipulation was affected when it levelled up.
Actually, now that I was looking, I noticed a screen in my peripheral vision. I pulled it up.
You have levelled up! You are now Level 2!
I pulled up my Status to see the changes.
Daniel Fett
CP - 94/105 (Regen:0.03/s)
MP - 380/380 (Regen:0.17/s)
The Player
Level 2 Exp - 130/200
Race - Human
STR - 6 (x1.20) = 7.2
VIT - 6 (x1.20) = 7.2
DEX - 6 (x1.20) = 7.2
INT - 71 (x1.20) = 84
WIS - 5 (x1.20) = 6
LUC - 30 (x1.20) = 36
Points - 5
Money - $40
Well, the Chi Manipulation Skill was definitely provin it's worth and I was already close to levelling up again! But I chose to save my Stat Points for later, they were probably going to be a lot harder to come by later on.
I dismissed all of the screens and walked further down the alleyway I was currently in. Two zombies blocked the exit, I could've went another way. But... nah. Let's do this!
I ran at the one on the left and jumped onto it's torso. I gouged it's eyes out and used it as a platform to jump onto the other. The second one fell to the ground and I stomped full force onto it's neck, I snapped the neck of the first one for good measure and the usual screen appeared.
You have killed two zombies! 40 Exp!
I picked up the money they dropped, it seemed to be five bucks every time, but as I stood up another screen appeared.
You have slain 10 zombies! Beware, as the Woodchucker Zombie is now after you!
I deadpanned at The Program's poor excuse for a scare and carried on. Another duo of zombies stood before me, but this time they ran at me first. They went for a pincer attack, I'll admit I was surprised by their use of tactics, but I simply ducked down and lunged forward. They ran into each other and bit each other's necks, they both died.
Yeesh, remind me not to get bitten by one of those.
You killed two zombies! 40 Exp!
You have levelled up! You are now Level 3!
Well, that was fast.
I didn't bother to check my Status as I continued my zombie killing.
I had killed three more zombies when I felt a hand on my shoulder, a large hand with an iron grip. I spun around and gave the perpetrator an uppercut to the chin, sans Chi Manipulation.
I winced as I pulled my hand back and took a few quick paces back. Standing there before me, easily bordering the seven foot mark, was a zombie with an axe lodged in its skull. A name tag appeared above it's head.
Woodchucker Zombie (Mini-Boss)
Lvl: 10
I started to sweat, this was bad. The zombie ran at me, though it was a lot slower than other zombies, I could tell it was strong from a glance. It's feet left indents in concrete for God's sake!
It stood before me and ripped the axe so aggressively from it's head that half of it fell to the ground, it's head that is.
He lifted his axe high above his head, like an executioner at the block. I couldn't die here. I hadn't even explored this world yet, it's not fair! I can't die here! I-!
A thought came to my mind, one that I had in my previous life. A shit-eating grin appeared on my face as I plunged both of my hands into the zombies chest.
"Spell I-CUP MOTHER FUCKER!"
The zombie seemed to vibrate for a second before exploding into tiny pieces of blood and flesh.
Sparks danced in my palms and I zapped another unexpecting zombie in the head, no explosion of blood but it did die nonetheless.
So, Force Lightning was fucking badass.
I pulled up any and all screens that had appeared.
You have created a Special Move for the Skill Chi Manipulation!
Chi Manipulation has levelled up!
Chi Manipulation (Passive/Active) Lvl:3
This Skill allows the user to control their own Chi and, at higher levels, outside sources of it.
Passively gives a 20% boost to all stats.
When used actively, grants an additional 15% boost to physical or mental Stats.
Cost: 46 CP/min
Special Moves:
Bio-Electrical Blast Lvl:1
Shoot out your Chi in the form of a bio-electrical blast.
Cost: same as base Skill.
You have killed a Woodchucker Zombie! You have gained 500 Exp, 50 dollars and an axe!
Axe has been stored in your Inventory!
You have levelled up! You are now Level 4!
I pulled up my Status to see the changes and then dismissed all of the screens.