Don't worry, Master of Darkness will continue. I've been busy and this
idea just won't leave my head. Many people would call this a self-
insertion, but I've added a twist to the story. I hope all of you enjoy
it. And by the way, I'm not using my real name.
Crossing the Threshold
Prologue: Transition
Zachary Ash Gordon, a normal high school freshman, was walking home. School sucked, he still couldn't work up the guts to ask the girl he liked out, and overall life wasn't so great. What was great was his Diablo 2 character. He was currently a level 42 Necromancer with some pretty good equipment and a very tough Rogue to help him out. Unfortunately, he still lacked a good sword. The one he had right now was decent, but what he really needed was something that had more positive effects. Shadow Fang was strong enough in normal mode, but now it was slightly lacking. His elemental resistance was actually very good, and he could kick the asses of most monsters. But unfortunately he couldn't play the game until he had finished his homework. Another downside to his life. But what teenager didn't have them? Unfortunately for Zach, things were going to get a little bit rougher.
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The alarm went off and Zach knocked the alarm clock off the desk. He got up grudgingly, knowing that if he didn't his mom would come in here to drag him up. The only good thing was that it was Saturday and he could up the level of his Necromancer some more. Just as he turned on his computer everything shut down.
"Ah nuts. What the hell would cause a power failure now?"
Zach looked out his window but couldn't tell whether power was out or not. It was morning after all. But then some people started coming out and looking around. Apparently the blackout wasn't isolated. Zach put on some pants and ran downstairs and burst out into the streets. Sure enough, everyone was wondering what the power failure was all about. Someone who had a non-digital phone tried calling the power company but came out a few seconds later shaking their heads. Something was really wrong.
"Zach, get in here and eat your breakfast!"
"In a minute Mom!"
Zach looked around but couldn't pinpoint what was making him feel uneasy. Suddenly he saw a really weird looking creature crawl around from behind a car. It had four legs and had spike-like things on its back. He wasn't sure why he recognized it, but Zach knew that he had seen one before. It looked very much like a jumper, or whatever their base name was in Diablo 2. The creature looked around and the people outside looked back at it. Suddenly it jumped high into the sky and landed on top of a car, crushing it. People started screaming and running away from the thing. Zach scrambled back into the house.
"Dad! Get the gun out! Dad!"
Zach's dad was eating breakfast when he heard his son screaming. He immediately ran into the den and got his rifle. After loading it, he ran to the door and looked out. The thing suddenly landed right in front of him and jumped onto him. He screamed but it was too late. The creature shredded him to pieces.
"Dad! No!"
Zach's mom held him back and tried to pull him away, but Zach kept trying to go and help his father. Suddenly the creature noticed them and leapt at Zach. His mother pushed him away and the creature landed on her instead.
"Run Zach, go!"
She screamed out in pain but Zach couldn't do anything. He ran to the door and picked up the rifle before running away. A few other men had come out with their guns and waited nervously. Finally, the creature came out, blood all over it. They opened fire and one managed to hit its leg, keeping the creature from jumping anymore. Zach turned around and fired several shots at the creature, one hitting it in the head. The other men opened fire too, driving bullets into the creature. Finally, it was dead.
"Zach, where's your parents?" one of his neighbors asked.
The rifle fell out of his hands and Zach collapsed. He started sobbing. Both his parents had been killed by whatever that creature was. And the worst thing was, he almost knew what the thing was.
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Zach was in the police department telling the officers what he had seen. Because they had the body, the officers didn't doubt him too much. However, after he said the monster was from a game he played, they seemed to start questioning his sanity.
"And this leaper thing is some kind of monster in Diablo 2," the officer said again, "and can jump great heights just like how this one did."
Zach nodded. He was getting tired of the repetition.
"All right. Do you have any relatives in town?"
"No. I'll have to stay with one of my friends."
The officer nodded. "The guy up front will let you make some calls. Sorry about what happened, but we'll get to the bottom of this."
Zach left the room and called one of his friends that lived a few houses down. He got permission to stay there for the night and got a ride from the cops. It was nice to be with some friends.
End of Prologue
Okay, what I need now is some people to give me some info. I know a lot of you play Diablo, as that's a given. What I need from all of you is to give me the basic rundown of what character you use, what their name is, and how powerful they are. That would include what spells you use the most, some of their equipment and what effects these equipment have, and preferably your characters be at least level 30 as mine is 41. Also, if you're a guy, please do something like an Assassin, Paladin, Barbarian, Druid, or Necromancer. The Sorceress and Amazon are restricted to women only for obvious reasons though the others either gender can use.
Z98
Crossing the Threshold
Prologue: Transition
Zachary Ash Gordon, a normal high school freshman, was walking home. School sucked, he still couldn't work up the guts to ask the girl he liked out, and overall life wasn't so great. What was great was his Diablo 2 character. He was currently a level 42 Necromancer with some pretty good equipment and a very tough Rogue to help him out. Unfortunately, he still lacked a good sword. The one he had right now was decent, but what he really needed was something that had more positive effects. Shadow Fang was strong enough in normal mode, but now it was slightly lacking. His elemental resistance was actually very good, and he could kick the asses of most monsters. But unfortunately he couldn't play the game until he had finished his homework. Another downside to his life. But what teenager didn't have them? Unfortunately for Zach, things were going to get a little bit rougher.
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The alarm went off and Zach knocked the alarm clock off the desk. He got up grudgingly, knowing that if he didn't his mom would come in here to drag him up. The only good thing was that it was Saturday and he could up the level of his Necromancer some more. Just as he turned on his computer everything shut down.
"Ah nuts. What the hell would cause a power failure now?"
Zach looked out his window but couldn't tell whether power was out or not. It was morning after all. But then some people started coming out and looking around. Apparently the blackout wasn't isolated. Zach put on some pants and ran downstairs and burst out into the streets. Sure enough, everyone was wondering what the power failure was all about. Someone who had a non-digital phone tried calling the power company but came out a few seconds later shaking their heads. Something was really wrong.
"Zach, get in here and eat your breakfast!"
"In a minute Mom!"
Zach looked around but couldn't pinpoint what was making him feel uneasy. Suddenly he saw a really weird looking creature crawl around from behind a car. It had four legs and had spike-like things on its back. He wasn't sure why he recognized it, but Zach knew that he had seen one before. It looked very much like a jumper, or whatever their base name was in Diablo 2. The creature looked around and the people outside looked back at it. Suddenly it jumped high into the sky and landed on top of a car, crushing it. People started screaming and running away from the thing. Zach scrambled back into the house.
"Dad! Get the gun out! Dad!"
Zach's dad was eating breakfast when he heard his son screaming. He immediately ran into the den and got his rifle. After loading it, he ran to the door and looked out. The thing suddenly landed right in front of him and jumped onto him. He screamed but it was too late. The creature shredded him to pieces.
"Dad! No!"
Zach's mom held him back and tried to pull him away, but Zach kept trying to go and help his father. Suddenly the creature noticed them and leapt at Zach. His mother pushed him away and the creature landed on her instead.
"Run Zach, go!"
She screamed out in pain but Zach couldn't do anything. He ran to the door and picked up the rifle before running away. A few other men had come out with their guns and waited nervously. Finally, the creature came out, blood all over it. They opened fire and one managed to hit its leg, keeping the creature from jumping anymore. Zach turned around and fired several shots at the creature, one hitting it in the head. The other men opened fire too, driving bullets into the creature. Finally, it was dead.
"Zach, where's your parents?" one of his neighbors asked.
The rifle fell out of his hands and Zach collapsed. He started sobbing. Both his parents had been killed by whatever that creature was. And the worst thing was, he almost knew what the thing was.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Zach was in the police department telling the officers what he had seen. Because they had the body, the officers didn't doubt him too much. However, after he said the monster was from a game he played, they seemed to start questioning his sanity.
"And this leaper thing is some kind of monster in Diablo 2," the officer said again, "and can jump great heights just like how this one did."
Zach nodded. He was getting tired of the repetition.
"All right. Do you have any relatives in town?"
"No. I'll have to stay with one of my friends."
The officer nodded. "The guy up front will let you make some calls. Sorry about what happened, but we'll get to the bottom of this."
Zach left the room and called one of his friends that lived a few houses down. He got permission to stay there for the night and got a ride from the cops. It was nice to be with some friends.
End of Prologue
Okay, what I need now is some people to give me some info. I know a lot of you play Diablo, as that's a given. What I need from all of you is to give me the basic rundown of what character you use, what their name is, and how powerful they are. That would include what spells you use the most, some of their equipment and what effects these equipment have, and preferably your characters be at least level 30 as mine is 41. Also, if you're a guy, please do something like an Assassin, Paladin, Barbarian, Druid, or Necromancer. The Sorceress and Amazon are restricted to women only for obvious reasons though the others either gender can use.
Z98