Chapter One: Port Mac Anu
I looked into the headset. It seemed to be just an ordinary headset... I slipped it on, and I saw "Prepare to Enter The World." on the left eyepiece.
'Hm, An ordinary headset? Why would CC Corp. use just an ordinary headset? I mean, this is an older model...'
"Welcome to Port Mac Anu." came up on the left eyepiece again, and I took my first look at The World. There's not much to describe it, but breathtaking. Port Mac Anu was a town built on water, as there was a giant river through town. Also, everything was anime styled, I could tell why this game was so popular...
"Wow, the graphics sure are getting better..." I muttered to myself. I decided to walk through town, then go hunt some monsters if time allows. I meet a few people who were happy to help a person new to the game, and I stopped at an Item store, and bought a few health potions. I continue on, and stop at a rail overlooking the river, and look out, taking in the view.
"Aiieee!" I heard, and I turned around to see a Wavemaster plow right into me.
"Ugh...Oh! I'm sorry! So sorry!" the wavemaster apologizes quickly and grabs my hand, "Here, let me help you up!"
"Uh...It's no problem, don't think anything of it." I said.
"Heh, they call me the divine rare item hunter, Merai!" she said rather proudly, and then tilted her head,"What's your name?"
"Uh...Yuoko..."I said, nowhere near as enthusiastic as this girl.
"Nice name!" she replied, "Hey... Don't take this personally, but I see that you're a newbie! Welcome!"
"Uh... Thanks... What were you running from?" I asked.
"Huh? Oh! A Player hunter decided to come after me!" She said, and looked back with concern, "Looks like I lost him..."
"Player Hunter?" I asked, curiously.
"Yes! A Player Hunter hunts players down, asks them for their member address, and then kills them for sport!" she said with fright, "Say, I see you took one of the new models!"
"Yeah..."I said, 'Boy, can she talk...'
"Do you want to start a party? I'll help you train!" she asked with her enthusiasm.
"Huh? Oh... Okay..." I said, and we exchanged member addresses.
"This way, we can tell when each other is on, or email each other if we need to!" she explained, and we walked back to where I appeared.
"This is a Chaos Gate! From here, we can warp to others servers, as long as the area isn't locked by CC Corp." she said," Just type in "Beginner's Forest Meadow" on your keyboard!"
"This is a newbie area, it's easy for newbies to gain levels here so they can go to higher level areas. The higher the level area, the more XP you get from a monster." she explained, "Unsheathe your swords and let's get to work! Since I'm a Wavemaster, and I don't need any training for now, I'll be the healer!"
A monster appeared from a gate similar to the one Merai and me came here into the area in.
"An Orc Shaman! They are Lvl. 1, and have weak defenses, so easy kill!" Merai shouted to me. I nodded, and swung my sword, striking the creature on the head.
"You got him in the head! That took most his HP! Just one more strike, anywhere!" She said. I nodded, and thrust my left sword through where his heart would have been. Then, I felt a blue light around me.
"Yay! You leveled up!" Merai shouted happily.
About thirty more minutes of this, and I was at Lvl. 10.
"Yay! Now we both have a chance in the dungeon!" Merai shouted more happily, if that was possible, " Looks like you took a bit of damage... Repth!" The Blue light returned, and my HP meter filled out.
"Thank you! Hey, I don't recall you never told me what level you were at, Merai..." I said.
"I'm a Lvl. Fifteen Wavemaster!" She said as we walked to the dungeon.
"That's no surprise..."
