Chapter 1: Let The Games Begin
One moment I was sitting in my home, studying for an exam, and the next I was standing in front of a blinding light that shot up to the sky.
The first sign that I noticed was just how cold my face felt, different from the warm temperatures inside my house. It was so strange. 2nd sign that showed that I was in a different place is the young bald man with shining arrow tattoos in his hands and head, his eyes too were shining before his body slumped and he fell on the ground.
I look down at my hands and see that I was holding a spear with a white bone-like tip. As the light died out, a pretty young girl with slightly dark skin and wore her hair in two loops and she looked at me, her blue eyes truly complimented her looks.
The avatar-looking boy fell down in her arms and she gently put him down.
"Sokka, come and help me." She said while her eyes still gazing into mine.
Sokka? Who was she talking about? I thought about this calmly before deciding to go towards her and check the young man's pulse.
"Well, he is alive at least," I reassured her, she nodded.
I looked around and saw no one else? This scene was very familiar, and she called me Sokka…
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. My senses have never failed me and this was too realistic to be a dream. I clenched my fist as tight as possible and felt the slight pain in it. The air was breathable too and I could feel the cold in my lungs.
Looking at Aang as I concentrate on him, a strange translucent, light blue screen appeared in front of me.
[Through continuous observation, a skill to observe objects, situations, and persons was generated allowing the user to quickly gather information]
[Skill: Observe has been learned]
Looking at it, I calmly swiped away the window and internally thought 'Skills' and another window appeared in front of me.
Gamer's Mind (Passive) Lvl MAX
Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind. Immunity to psychological status effects.
Gamer's Body (Passive) Lvl MAX
Grants a body that allows for the user to live the real world like a game. Sleeping in a bed restores HP, MP, and all mass effects.
Observe (Active) Lvl 1 Exp: 0.0%
Through continuous observation, a skill to observe objects, situations, and persons was generated allowing the user to quickly gather information. The higher the skill level, the greater the data obtained.
Boomerang Mastery (Passive) Lvl 5 Exp: 8.3%
Allows the user to freely handle boomerang weapons. 30% increase in attack damage with boomerang weapons. 10% increase in attack speed with boomerang weapons.
I smirked at this, finally getting a grasp on the full situation and what was going on. I was reborn as Sokka, the side character in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Though he never seemed that important, his role was very prominent in the Avatar's success to take down Fire Lord Ozai. Though with my presence here everything had already changed, after all, Aang only won that last battle because a rock was accidentally there to poke the place in his back where lightning had hit.
The chances of that happening again now have become astronomical. Meaning that there is no reason to ever hope for something like that happening again. Well, I will need to figure this out later on my own.
I take off my blue coat and put it around the avatar. Katara looked surprised at the gesture.
"This should help keep him warm, the guy did after all just come out of an iceberg," I explained to her.
"You do have a soft side after all." She smiled, before mothering over Aang.
Aang slowly opened his eyes drowsy, being woken up by Katara's talks. "W -Wi…"
"He is trying to say something?" Katara said confused.
"W -Will you go penguin sledding with me?" Aang asked, abruptly and cheerfully.
"Okay?" She confusingly agrees.
I on the other hand observe the boy and use my Observe skill on him.
[Aang (Lvl 48)]
Ohh~ his level seemed quite high for a 12-year-old kid. But I guess he was still a master airbender, even though the monks were pacifists and doubt that Aang had ever fought against another bender in real combat.
I open my skill tab again and see how much had my Observe skill had improved from this.
[Observe (Active) Lvl 1 Exp: 53.7%]
Higher than expected, was it raised because Aang as the avatar was something very important and rare, or would it be this way for anyone? I Observe Katara again, and I got a 2% increase in Exp for the skill. Observing Aang again gave me another 27% increase in Exp. The first time probably gave me more, and this means that the more I observe the same thing, the less it would help with my Observe Level increase.
Fwosh*
I am interrupted out of my thoughts as Aang suddenly rises to his feet.
Immediately I pointed my spear at the boy and asked. "How did you get trapped in the iceberg?"
"Huh?" Aang seemed confused by the aggressiveness. But I can't show anything that I knew of what was going on here.
"Sokka, no need to be so aggressive." Katara tried to diffuse the situation.
But I didn't let go and told Aang. "Sorry, whoever you are, but I have to protect my sister. For all, we know you could be from the Fire Nation."
"Uhhh… I don't know how I became trapped in the iceberg." Avoided Aang unsure as he sidestepped from the spear's range.
Grrrrrr*
Suddenly a growling noise interrupted our confrontation. Well if it isn't our good old Appa.
Aang jumps towards the inside of the iceberg and seeing the guy's jumping ability so close up was quite strange, to be honest. It seemed like gravity itself wasn't working on the young man.
I sighed at this and picked up my coat that had fallen on the ground.
"Let's go and see what that was," Katara said enthusiastically, waking over towards the inside of the iceberg without a care in the world.
What a careless kid she is. I knew that the situation wasn't dangerous, but she didn't know that.
So I walked over to the iceberg and saw the giant animal that was Appa. Truly a giant creature of wonder, it would beat any creature that I knew of back on earth, an elephant couldn't even put a scratch on the thing.
[Appa (Lvl ??)]
What?! His level doesn't show?! Does it mean that it is at such a high level that I can't observe it?
Wait… now that I think about it, this made sense. After all, this was a Flying Bison that weighed in tons, and from the series, I remember that he is quite dangerous in and of itself. It could destroy things easily with its power and can defeat most humans easily.
Though I guess that level isn't everything there is to power. Because I knew that Aang could beat Appa in a fight… of course if they were enemies. Plus the Observe skill wasn't taking into account the Avatar's lack of experience in fighting, and how a smaller body like his would help immensely in a fight of power. Airbenders are known to be nimble in their feet after all.
But while Katara looked at this in amazement, I decided to open my status window and check my stats.
Chapter 2: Stats
I decided to finally check what my stats were.
Name: Sokka
Class: The Gamer
Level: 1 Next Level: 0.0%
HP: 100/100
MP: 50/50
STR: 13
AGI: 11
VIT: 11
INT: 15
WIS: 12
LUCK: 1
Point: 0
Hmm… not bad, while at this time I wouldn't call Sokka anything special physically. His life in the harsh and cold environment of the south had helped him grow stronger.
Plus it seems like intelligence and wisdom have been affected due to my taking over. For the knowledge of the average person in this world, I would seem like some kind of smart man due to just my basic knowledge.
"What is that thing?" I asked him, planning to play the role of clueless to the max. My knowledge of the future is something I would never tell anyone. Not even my new sister, and not telling them that I was someone else possessing Sokka was an obvious thing. Don't want to get 'exorcised' by the Avatar or something.
"Oh, this is my flying bison, Appa." Answered Aang cheerfully while petting the large, furry, six-legged creature lying motionless.
The creature was still breathing so Aang enthusiastically went to help it. "Hey there Appa, time to wake up buddy."
I just looked at the scene with calm eyes while in actuality I was still checking my stats. The thing that bothered me the most was that my Luck was 1. In the show, it was as if the world itself was against Sokka's words and interests. But this could potentially become very dangerous for me. Not that it would directly kill me, but I could have some unfortunate encounters that could be troublesome. As soon as I get stat points I will raise that to at least 10.
Even in the show, Soka's life was kind of terrible. His mother died when he was young, so did his 1st girlfriend, he also lost his space sword and boomerang… that's rough buddy.
At this, I decided to ignore the interactions of Aang and my sister as they both introduced themselves. To which he sneezed and confirmed that he was an airbender after Katara jokingly suggested that he could be one.
We need to get out of here as soon as we can, by now Zuko should have seen that giant pillar of light. Whether I am a Gamer or not, it doesn't matter, currently, I was too weak to handle the young man. Or more correctly… I was too weak to handle Iroh, I can only guess what level someone like him could be.
Anyway, we should return to the tribe as soon as we can… but we have no boat. I looked at Aang and asked him. "So, can your bison swim?"
"Yes!" He answered me excitedly, "But he can fly."
"Can you take us home?" Asked Katara, with an intrigued look in her eyes.
"Yep, let's get on Appa. He will help fly us there." Said Aang before jumping in the huge flying bison, and we too got on the saddle of the creature by using his tail to climb up.
"So~ you gonna show us this flying bison?" I asked Aang, knowing the outcome of this endeavor.
"Sure," he agreed with a big, happy smile on his face, "Appa, yip-yip."
The creature groaned and jumped up towards the sky… and fell right into the water.
SPLASH*
Creating a small wave around us due to his size and started swimming. Aang seemed confused by this, but I only smirked.
I looked at Katara with a look that said 'I told you so'. This makes her huff in annoyance and looks away.
Yep, I am gonna use my future knowledge for petty things. After all, I don't know if it's just the lingering thoughts on this body or what, but every older sibling has one very important job… and that is to annoy their younger sibling.
"I guess he must still be tired," assumed Aang before turning towards Katara and having a smile on his face.
After a few long, awkward seconds, this causes her to ask, "Why are you smiling at me like that?"
"Oh, I was smiling?" He replied. Katara also smiled back politely at that.
Wow, Aang… gotta give it to him, they just met and he already is within the friend zone. I guess Aang had that side of him that made girls love him… like a little brother.
I would honestly feel sorry for you Aang, but you're kinda trying to bone my sister with me here so no way.
Welp, since I have nothing better to do, I should try raising the level of my Observe skill.
[Medium Sized Iceberg]
Grade: Uncommon
A place in which the Avatar was trapped for a hundred years.
Wow, this skill will experience big-time evolution with the way that everything around the Avatar seems to be big grade.
After some time on the water, a curious Katara asks Aang if he knows the fate of the Avatar; being an airbender, she knows that the Avatar was supposed to be an Air Nomad. Aang awkwardly states that he knew people that knew the Avatar but did not know the actual Avatar himself. A disappointed Katara drops the subject, leaving Aang looking guilty.
I on the other hand zone out this whole conversation until we finally arrived on land and my Observation had reached level 7. Now it allowed me to see things that were hidden and the percentage of health from the people I observe.
Once we arrived on land gran-gran looked at us with a curious look on her face. While Katara went away, the old woman approached me and asked. "Who is this young boy Sakka?"
"Hm?" I looked at her and smiled. "Just some guy that was trapped in an iceberg, we helped him out and he tried to look cool in front of Katara by saying that his bison could fly… and it wasn't true at all so he kinda embarrassed himself. Also gran-gran, you should be inside, I would be worried if you caught a cold now."
She smiled at me, "Now, now, Sokka, I might be old, but there is no need to worry about me." Then she got a serious look while looking at Aang. "Could you keep an eye on the young man and see who he is. Katara is a young girl and might get tricked."
"Sure," I gave her a thumbs-up, "If you promise me to rest and not tire yourself gran-gran."
"Okay." She smiled before going back to her snow house-like thing. What were they called again? I can't remember.
[You have got a new Quest]
I was a little surprised by the message and I concentrated on it to open more info about it. I could click on the air but that would make me seem strange and I want to get used to doing it this way.
•Gran-Gran's Worry: Who is Aang?
The Gamer's grandmother is worried about the new young man who seemed charmed by Katara. Find out Aang's true identity and who he really is and report it back to Gran-Gran. Time limit 2 days.
Completion Reward: 500 Exp.
Increased closeness with grandmother
Completion Failure: Grandmother will stay worried. Decreased trust from grandmother.
Oh, so Quests can be made like this? I looked around the village… or if it could even be called that. As now it was only small igloos and tents, the Southern Water tribe by now was just a terrain of spread out small villages with only elderly, children, and middle-aged women left behind. By now the men are fighting against the Fire Nation.
In the end I accepted the quest.
Damn, what a sorry sight to behold. Will I become this tribe's leader in the future? No… I knew the answer to that, I will become their leader. It seems like even after the war there will be many difficulties for me.
sigh* Anyway, worrying about the far future like this would be useless. I must now get more exp, it is just past morning and the day is still bright.
I went towards one of the tents and a lady greeted me, she was plain-looking and had blue eyes and black hair, she seemed to be around her thirties. I asked her if she wanted any fish since I would be going fishing.
She nodded and made her request.
[Tiga's Errand: Get Fish]
Tiga wants fish to use in dinner. Bring her the fish she wants quickly! Time limit 3 hours.
Completion Reward: 25 Exp.
Increased closeness with Tiga.
Completion Failure: Tiga is disappointed. Decreased trust from Tiga.
A/N: My chapters are around 1.5k words, but I mix two chapters together in fanfic since the average word count here is bigger. Anyways, hope you like it.