AN
This is my first time writing a fic, so Grammar mistakes, forced sentences etc. will be more common. Also I don't have a beta. So please forgive the inconvenience. Of course I will strive to be better but it will be a slow process.
I am just writing a story on an idea I got reading all the fics that I mentioned. There are even some parts that are influenced by those fics as well. Hope you guys won't mind it too much. Thanks.
( I am actually wondering if even my AN has such mistakes :D )
Someone asked the exact size of Harry's Harem, all I can say is that it will be larger than 20.
The sewer - rats idea was given to me by Calebros, thanks again mate.
All suggestions, remarks, criticism and reviews are welcome.
Chapter 4
You have slept in your bed. HP & MP restored to 100%. All negative status effects and ailments have been cured.
Bored. The first two three months of Harry's school days can be accurately described in that one word. Grinding for INT and WIS has come to an all time low as he only got +1 INT and +2 WIS. The classes taught are so far behind that only his Gamer's Mind ability kept him awake and act normal in them. Not all the grinding was same. He was able to grind +4 STR, +3 VIT and +4 DEX. The P.E. section helped in that regard.
After facing months of boredom Harry realized the cause - Dungeons. 'That's what I missed, this is a game and what better way is there to spend time other than defeating dungeons and gaining rewards? But where do I find one? It's not like there is a place with a sign saying Dungeon Here' Having got a goal, Harry started researching possible Dungeon locations.
In games dungeons are usually in forest, Castles, Mountains and Ruins. The only thing that's close to having a dungeon that he could check out immediately was the Surrey Forest, which was a quarter a day's trip from his relative's house.
'Well at least I do have one possible dungeon location. Will have to find a way to go and check it out without arising suspicion of my relatives.' Harry mused 'Hm isn't Dudley's birthday in summer. They always leave me alone to go do something for Dudley. Yes that would be the perfect opportunity.'
With a course of action set Harry decided to check the History books and maps of London, specifically those around his immediate surroundings, that could double as dungeon. The history books he mainly used to find out whether there was any ruins worthy of being a dungeon. Harry spent the entirety of his free time raiding the school library for this.
Harry picked five ruins that stood out as best to him,
1. The 12th-century church at Reculver that lie on the Kent coast in southeast England.
2. The ruins of Ardvreck Castle in the far northwest of the Scottish Highland.
3. 15th century St Mary's Church which is in the middle of a small wood, in a forgotten part of Norfolk, in East England.
4. 13th century Kilchurn Castle which is surrounded by mountains in the West of Scotland, near Glasgow.
5. Raglan Castle, a large medieval castle located in southeast Wales, 15th century ruin.
Of course this didn't mean he could just grab a cab and go there search for dungeon like a possessed kid. No he noted these down and put it in his inventory so as to explore these when the chance arrive, which probably will take some years. That didn't mean Harry was out of options for dungeons for the foreseeable future. He took out the map of Surrey and went through it to find those ruins or dungeon possible places which are easily reached, within an hour or two from town, using a cab or otherwise in a trekking distance.
By checking through the maps Harry found eight ruins that are close to Surrey,
1. Waverley Abbey, a 12th century ruin 2 miles southeast of the town centre.
2. Farnham Castle also a 12th century ruin, this was the farthest one.
3. Newark Priory, 2 miles east of town.
4. Guildford Castle in Guildford, Surrey.
5. Abinger Castle which is in between Guildford and Dorking.
6. Betchworth Castle in Mole, Surrey. It was 1.2 miles from Dorking railway station.
7. Bletchingley Castle which was south of the village of Bletchingley in Surrey.
8. Reigate Castle in the town of Reigate, Surrey.
Harry promptly made a list of them as well and put it in his inventory for later perusal. 'I could do one or two dungeon checks during summer. Under right conditions it won't be too much of a hassle' Harry mentally noted 'So much to do, can't wait for school to end and summer to start. I need to level up more and create two or three magical attacks other than Fire Ball if I am going to brave the dungeons. Also I totally forgot about defense. Better develop a good defensive skill as well'
The rest of the school days was spent by exploring the entire school compound trying to find a place where he could train without interruption. During these exploration Harry received two more Harry Hunting quest giving him 40xp. During the quest he tripped and had a nasty fall. Luckily the Gamer's Body skill avoided any scars or bruises. He got a new skill Physical endurance for that little stunt. Also he learned that eating foods and drinking water, juice, milk restores 50 HP and MP for each item eaten.
Skill Created!
Physical Endurance Lvl 1 (15%)
The ability to take less damage and increase your body durability
3% less damage from physical attack
Harry quickly realized that he can increase the level of physical endurance by taking some body damage. He grinded it to level 10 by being the target for dodge ball for P.E. and falling on the mat in the gym. Harry was really grateful that he had at least one defense skill.
By getting each STR, VIT and DEX to 25, Harry got three new perks.
By reaching 25 points in STR you have gained a perk!
Force Punch : Gives you 50% additional STR for physical attacks.
By reaching 25 points in VIT you have gained a perk!
Iron Skin : Gives 20% additional HP and 5% to Physical Endurance.
By reaching 25 points in DEX you have gained a perk!
Shadows Embrace : Gives you the ability to blend to the shadows thereby removing your presence and hide among them. Only enemies with 30 levels higher than you can detect you.
During one of his explorations Harry stumbled upon the boiler room where he promptly got a new quest. Harry was checking the room when he came upon the janitor, who triggered the quest.
"What are you doing here kid?"the janitor asked.
"Just checking the room out Mr., Why is there a problem?" Harry replied carefully.
"Problem, of course there is. Those stinking no good rats are the problem. No matter what I do they just come back again and again. It's like there is no end to them. You better stay away kid or they might swarm you" with that the janitor went out. But Harry wasn't looking at the door instead he was studying the new quest that appeared.
A quest has been created.
Quest Alert!
Raterminator : Exterminate those rats
Exterminate all the rats in the boiling room
Rewards,
500xp
+5xp for each rat killed
?
?
?
?
Failure,
Get rat poisoned and possible death
YES - NO
Normally Harry would have easily jumped in, but he decided to be smart about it before accepting the quest and check whether he was ready to face a swarm of rats, since it will be first time he attacked something as part of a quest.
"My level is 6, I have 420 HP and 160 MP with 16 MP/min and 63 HP/min regen. My physical attack is 40.5 due to my new perk. Fire Ball is level 14 making its damage 92.4 with a cost of 40 MP. Alright let's do this thing" Harry said pressing yes.
As soon as he pressed yes, an arch way appeared before him leading to a sewer tunnel. Equipping the old base ball bat with 25 damage bonus Harry entered the tunnel.
The tunnel was like entering another world entirely than the one he just came from. Dark tiles lined the entirety of the tunnel. It was dim and grimy. There were splotches of water here and there. In the silence Harry could hear the occasional splash of water drops. It seemed that the tunnel had four sections or outlets, each some meters apart. There was a low light, which Harry couldn't figure out came from where, that covered the tunnel making it at least traversable.
Harry moved with grace provided by his DEX stat. Suddenly there was a muffled squeaking sound. He quickly moved to the edge of the turn he was coming upon and used his sneaking skill and Shadows Embrace to get a rid of his presence from whatever was around the corner. He found a single rat and used Observe.
Rat - Pest - Lvl 2
HP : 10/10
MP : N/A
STR : 2
VIT : 2
DEX : 4
INT : 1
WIS : 1
Just a stupid rat, what more do you want?
Harry ignored the snipping tune of his Observe and quickly dispatched the rat, it was easy since one hit from him caused 65.5 damage. As he started moving further in, he encountered groups of 4-5 rats instead of the occasional single one. He started to get rid of the groups quickly as he didn't want to be swarmed by them, even if they were low monsters. He was making a lot of progress this way, though there didn't seem to be an end to them.
Harry cleared three sewer outlets before entering the last one. He lost count of how many rats he killed up till now. The rats also got more and more aggressive and evasive as he worked towards the last room. In the room before he wasn't able to sneak up on any group of rats. They tried to outnumber him by joining with other groups of rats nearby. He used his speed to kill them before they had a chance. Even though it appeared that the commotion attracted the other groups of rat, Harry had the distinct feeling that they were signaling each other.
The last room was a bit bigger and more darker than the rest, making it difficult see all the to the end, Harry moved cautiously towards the far end. Suddenly he heard large amount of squeaking from the front. He promptly threw a Fire Ball towards the sound. "oh hell" Harry exclaimed. It was a large mischief of rats, possibly hundreds of them. Harry quickly started smashing his bat, THWAK, THWAK, THWAK, THWAK getting frustrated by the onslaught, which was more of a nuisance than anything, "Ah to hell with it Fire Ball" Harry said putting all his mana into the attack.
Putting such an amount of mana into the attack caused it to create a new skill. Harry ignored the new message that appeared as he torched the rats with a torrent of flame. The smell of burned flesh permeated the room as the onslaught ended after a few minutes. Harry leaned against the wall totally spend. Even though he didn't lose much HP it was truly exhausting as he lost almost all his MP.
Critical Damage!
-100 HP
"What the ..?" Harry quickly looked at the weight that suddenly attached to his leg. On his leg was a 4 foot long ugly dark brown rat with black beady eyes and whiskers.
"Stupid THWAK mutant THWAK rat THWAK Let THWAK the fuck THWAK go" Harry screamed as he hit the thing with his baseball bat. Hitting it lose and kicking it to the other side he quickly used Observe on the monstrosity.
Rat - Boss of Sewer - Lvl 6
HP : 72.5/400
MP : N/A
STR : 15
VIT : 5
DEX : 8
INT : 2
WIS : 1
The Boss rat also known as boss of the sewer. Boss rat was born from a normal stinky rat but due to is contact with bio waste and chemical X he grew in size and strength. After becoming the boss rat of all rats, he ruled the sewers with an iron fist sitting from his Waste Throne. "No rat can play the Game of Sewers" is his motto.
Reward : 1500xp
"Seriously?"Harry said. Just then the Boss rat jumped towards Harry. He moved out of the way. Thus Harry and the Boss rat started to fight, with Harry mainly avoiding its attacks and the boss rat jumping, scratching, squeaking along the fight.
Harry was spend, he was low on MP and it will take some minutes for it to get to a level where he can use a magical attack. Suddenly he heard the angry squeak of the boss rat and looked up to see it jumping towards his head. Exhausted and frustrated instead of moving out of the way again, with the help of his DEX stat, Harry pulled a solid hit on its face with all his strength screaming loudly and breaking the baseball bat in the process.
Skill Created!
Critical Strike Lvl 1 (23%)
The ability to do critical damage to an enemy
25% additional damage to attacks
27 + (50%) + 25 = 65.5
65.5 + (25%) = 81.875 Damage inflicted
With that attack the boss rat disappeared. "Well that was anti climatic" Harry said while he relaxed seeing the messages that appeared.
Quest Complete!
Raterminator : Exterminate those rats
Rewards,
500xp
5 x 500 = 2500xp
1500xp
Skill Disk Lvl 3
Skill Book
50 £
You have leveled up by 1!
With the quest now over Harry started collecting the loot. There was a wooden chest at the end of the boss room in the foot of what appeared to be the boss rat's waste throne. "Seriously though what the hell was up with that?" Harry half asked half stated to the empty room as he promptly opened the chest. "At least the rewards are awesome" Harry stated as a number of items obtained flashed in front of him.
Items Obtained!
Japanese Katana - Kurobochi
Treasure Map
Lesser Healing Potion x 2
50 galleons
He also got 25 rat skulls, 87 rat tails and 123 pounds using 'Collect All Loot' option that appeared when he tried to pick one such loot up. That was a time saver and another one of the game world quirks. After finishing up scoping the entire area for other chests or items Harry checked his status menu, it seems he gained another +2 STR, +1 VIT and +1 DEX during his fight with the boss rat.
Name : Harry James Potter
Race : ?
Title : Elementary Student
Level : 7
Exp : 2890/6000
HP : 400/400 + 20% =480/480
HP regen : 15% (480) = 72 HP/min
MP : 180/180
MP regen : 10% (180) = 18 MP/min
STR : 29 + (50%) = 43.5
VIT : 26
DEX : 26
INT : 27 + (20%) = 32.4
WIS : 19
LUC : 10
Status Points : 23
Status : ?
Money : 441 £/ 50ᶃ 0ᶄ 0ᶊ
Harry Potter is the son of Lily Potter nee Evans and James Charlus Potter. His family history and past are unknown to him as his parents died when he was just a baby. Harry Potter is a ? and he wants to learn about his past and his parents.
Also it seems his other skills have leveled up as well, Physical Endurance and Sneaking has gone up by 3, Observe by 1 and Fire Ball by 2. Harry decided to get out of the sewer and check the rest later as he was seriously spend and wanted to be out the sewers as quick as possible. The remainder of the day was spent for relaxing by Harry. He also meditated to remove any lingering tension that he may have got from his previous quest. If Harry was being honest, he would admit that while it was an easy quest it really tested his patience and endurance. He truly needed more experience if he was to do dungeons this coming summer. He got +1 WIS for that particular thought.
The next day Harry checked out the new skill he obtained during yesterdays quest.
Fire Cone Lvl 2 (11%)
The ability to create a cone of fire that envelops the enemy
(100 + INT ) damage
Range : 5 meter
5% chance of causing burn
Cost : 60 MP
"Now that's a cool skill. This one will be useful in facing large number of foes like in the sewer." Harry noted."Let's see the items that I received. First let's check out the skill book."He eagerly opened his new skill book.
Skill Created!
Lightning Bolt Lvl 1 (19%)
The ability to throw a bolt of lightning towards a target
(60 + INT ) damage
5% chance of stunning the enemy
Cost : 50 MP
"Sweet, now I have another elemental attack. Wait this means I can do water, air and earth magical attacks or even defense. Need to research more about them. Another job to add to the summer to do list." Harry said as he browsed his inventory "I am pretty sure I got a sword yesterday, ah there it is"
Japanese Katana - Kurobochi
40% additional physical damage
10% chance to cause bleeding damage
Requirement : 25 STR, 25 DEX
"Cool now I have a proper weapon. And just at the right time too as I broke the baseball bat. It has nice stat as well" Harry said as took it out. The katana was 3 foot long, slender and sleek with a wave like design on the black and blue hilt. It gleamed in the sunlight. It had a black sheath in the same pattern as the hilt. Putting it back Harry continued his inspection of the inventory.
"Damn there are a lot of stuff in here. I should have taken a look at it earlier." There was 28 apples,16 oranges, 37 bananas, 12 sandwiches, 58 waffles, a bottle of syrup, 8 bottles of milk, 14 bottles of juice, 25 rat skulls, 87 rat tails, all the clothes he bought, his training equipment, a completed treasure map, two skill books - 'Kama Sutra' and 'The book of love', a pocket knife, a collection of Porn magazines, cat nip, a baseball hat and a pack of gum.
Harry took out the two skill books causing his skills Sex, Fucking, Anal, Oral Sex, Flirting and Socializing to go up by 2. Next Harry's attention was drawn to the treasure map in the inventory.
Treasure Maps :
Treasure maps are another way to get unique items, xp, money and weapons. Each area may have one or more treasure map. In some cases you need to collect parts of a treasure map to complete the set.
Surrey Treasure Map (2/2)
Look under the stone on the twilight.
'It seems the map was a set with two parts. This points to the large stone near the entrance of the forest in Surrey. And I have to look there on the twilight to find the treasure. That's reasonable enough. This excursion can also be used to check whether or not there is a dungeon in the forest too.' Harry mused.
The rest of the school year passed by quickly for Harry as he used his time to grind, research on dungeons and elemental skills and hunt down the occasional rat in the boiler room to improve the skills he already have.
Harry's gamer abilities were not the only development he had. Because of his increased Socializing skill and by wearing something that fits him, he was able to mingle more with his class mates. Sue Storm has become a constant debater for him as well as for her. She was a typical book worm and had little to no friends. The fact that Harry was way ahead of the curriculum also helped that fact as well as he could hold an intelligent conversation with Sue. Also Harry have started to grow taller moving out of the midget zone. He was about a little above average in height and had a much healthier body than a year ago thanks to the constant source of healthy food and his own exercise regimen.
Soon summer arrived and with it Harry upped his own training. He still had daily chores like the last summer but didn't get any xp reward quest. They still provided him with a small but steady income. Harry spent 60 pounds in buying new clothes as he out grew his old ones, selling the old ones at 24 pounds. He also bought a wet stone for his blade, some more food items for storage and two skill books that increased his sword fighting skill, all for 169 pounds.
The increased training paid of quite nicely as Harry got +5 STR, +4 VIT, +4 DEX, +3 INT, +2 WIS and he improved most of his skills. Socializing was level 14, Persuasion 8, Fire Ball 20, Fire Cone 5, Lightning Bolt 10, Sneaking 15, Observe 10 which now showed emotion of the target as well, Physical Endurance 15, Sword Fighting 10, Meditation 18, Cooking 20 and Gardening 18.
You have slept in your bed. HP & MP restored to 100%. All negative status effects and ailments have been cured.
Today was Dudley's birthday and his relatives were preparing to go to an amusement park.
"Boy, come here" Harry was shaken out of his planning for today's excursion by his uncles loud voice.
"Yes, Uncle Vernon" replied Harry dutifully as he didn't want to cause any hitch on his plans.
"Alright boy, listen here. Today is Dudley's special day. We will be out all day enjoying the amusement park. Stay inside the house and don't make any noise." His uncle said to him harshly.
"Yes, Uncle Vernon" Harry replied as his relatives filed out of the house.
"And no funny business either BOY" Vernon yelled at him as they drove out of the porch.
Shutting the door Harry shouted in joy "Yes, finally I thought they would never leave" Harry quickly put everything he needed for his trip to the forest in his inventory. He put a shovel in the inventory for digging up the treasure, some water bottles and a towel for cleaning up. With the preparations complete Harry set out towards the forest.
It took him less than 6 hours to reach the forest. His improved stamina helped him a lot. Only then did Harry realize that his gaming powers have eased his everyday life very much and that he previously hadn't considered it. Walking a mile or two without even taking a break was no longer a problem for Harry.
It was still just past noon when Harry found the right stone pointed in the map. But it was not twilight yet. So marking the stone Harry decided to venture into the forest and search for the dungeon that might be there.
Two hours and some wild dogs later Harry found the dungeon. It was an opening in the middle of two giant trees that curved onto each other so that it looked like an arch way. As soon as Harry was near it, Harry was alerted to the presence of dungeon by a blue screen.
Dungeon Discovered!
Forest Of Surrey - Lvl 10
Mode : Above Normal
Player level recommended - Lvl 10
Enter dungeon?
YES - NO
Harry checked out the info on Dungeons.
Dungeons :
Dungeons are the integral part of a game where hordes of monsters reside guarding treasures and keeping prisoners. Braving a dungeon and clearing it will give you huge rewards, which include legendary items/weapons/armors, unique ingredients, large quantity of gold/jewels and other treasures. In dungeons were prisoners are kept freeing them will add them to your party. Beware as dungeons are not for the weak or the faint hearted.
Harry decided that he was not ready for this. First he was level 7, the dungeon recommended level ten. His power and skills may not be enough. Second he had to return to his relative's house before they come back. And he have no idea how long will it take to clear this dungeon, it could take hours or even days. Third he had no idea what he will face in the dungeon. While it's impossible to predict what monsters the dungeon will have, some idea can be formed due to the dungeon's location. Harry seriously doubted that a dragon will be in a forest where it could easily cause a forest fire.
So Harry went back to the stone where the treasure was hidden. Very soon the twilight was upon Harry, as the sun was below the horizon the soft glowing light fell on the stone. The stone glowed brightly causing Harry to close his eyes. When he opened them he saw the stone moved aside revealing a small hole with a silver chest in it.
'Looks like the shovel was unnecessary' Harry thought as he picked the chest out of the hole. Harry opened them to find several new items as well as 500xp.
Items Obtained!
Mage's Gauntlets - Rubicon
Healing Potion x 5
100 Galleons
Skill Book
Skill Disk Lvl 5
Closing the screen Harry quickly started going through the new items.
The first one he checked was Mage's Gauntlets, it was a pair of silver clad gauntlets with a red Ruby, at least 5cm in diameter on the top front face, encrusted on them. The rubies gleamed in the light giving the gauntlet a regal look. Harry fell in love with it the instant he laid his eyes upon them.
Mage's Gauntlets - Rubicon (Indestructible)
+20% to all magical attacks and defense
+20% less MP cost for all magical attacks and defense
+20% MP regeneration
"Its indestructible SWEET, with this I can tackle the dungeon earlier than I thought" Harry said gleefully.
"Now let's check the skill book, whatever it may be it would not be a waste" Harry mused opening the skill book.
Skill Created!
Fulmen Curre Lvl X
The ability to move around at the speed of light
Range : 500 meter
Cost : 20 MP
Harry was over the moon as he head back to his relatives house that day. With a wide grin on his face, Harry planned his move on the dungeon.
"I will get a level up on my birthday. Then I can use the 20 status points from the 28 I will have on luck, that way I would be able to avoid getting into trouble. It will also reduce any blunders that I usually make. With that much luck I might even be able to face a monster two times my level and escape without being seriously damaged. And with my new skill getting away won't be a problem as well and recover if anything goes awry. So grind my skills until I get a chance to explore the dungeon without my relatives looking over my shoulder, ha easier said than done. Then with the gauntlets increasing my attack power while reducing cost at the same time and giving a boost in MP regeneration I might just clear the dungeon with minimum problems."
Luck did struck Harry without him putting status points as he learned that the Dursley's won a trip to Bahamas for a week starting from August 1. "Thanks for the small mercies" Harry exclaimed delightedly.
On his birthday Harry woke up in excitement, which grew larger as he saw the messages waiting for him.
Congratulation! It's your Birthday!
You have gained 1 level up!
You reached level 8!
Name : Harry James Potter
Race : ?
Title : Elementary Student
Level : 8
Exp : 3390/9000
HP : 500/500 + 20% =600/600
HP regen : 20% (600) = 120 HP/min
MP : 220/220
MP regen : 15% (220) = 33 MP/min
STR : 34 + (50%) = 51
VIT : 30
DEX : 30
INT : 30 + (20%) = 36
WIS : 22
LUC : 10
Status Points : 28
Status : ?
Money : 236 £/ 150ᶃ 0ᶄ 0ᶊ
Harry Potter is the son of Lily Potter nee Evans and James Charlus Potter. His family history and past are unknown to him as his parents died when he was just a baby. Harry Potter is a ? and he wants to learn about his past and his parents.
Harry waited no time in putting 20 of his stat points on LUC making it 30.
By reaching 25 points in LUC you have gained a perk!
Luck's Kiss : 25% more rewards from quests & dungeons, 20% more chance in finding party members from dungeons and 10% chance of evading trouble.
Harry had no clue about the party member bit but the 25% more rewards and 10% chance in evading trouble made putting all those stat points in LUC worth it.
You have slept in your bed. HP & MP restored to 100%. All negative status effects and ailments have been cured.
"HP check"
"MP check"
"Gauntlets on check"
"Food and drinks check"
"katana check"
Harry checked each of his equipments and status as he prepared to enter the dungeon. It was close to noon on August first. Harry was decked in black T-shirt and black jeans with his katana in his sheath on his back and the silver gauntlets with gleaming rubies on his arms. Harry had trekked his way to the forest and then to the dungeon entrance the same way he last came.
Harry was left on his own much like the day on Dudley's birthday by his relatives as they went on their trip.
"Boy, we are going to enjoy some family time without your disgusting presence and away from your abnormalities." His Uncle spat " When we come back there better be no problems with the house. And when I say no problems I meant no broken bulbs or lamps, blasted doors or any other freakishness, got it?" His Uncle screamed to his face at the end of an hour long speech about being grateful for what they have done or some such things.
Naturally Harry listened to the whole thing like a dutiful servant without any complaints. They still thought Harry was meek, 'The stupidity of them' Harry thought during the speech.
With the usual "Yes, Uncle Vernon" where ever required along with nodding of his head Harry breezed through the spiel and left for the dungeon as soon as they were huddled into their car and out of the park way and out of his view.
"Good riddance" Harry removed his thoughts on his relatives.
A small breeze caressed his face ruffling his hair as Harry stood stoically in front of the dungeon entrance, shuddering a bit as he looked at the blue screen in front of him.
Dungeon Discovered!
Forest Of Surrey - Lvl 10
Mode : Above Normal
Player level recommended - Lvl 10
Enter dungeon?
YES - NO
"Well here goes nothing" Harry said as he pressed yes mustering his courage. Harry was blinded by a bright light that surrounded the entire area.
Slowly he opened his eyes "Holy Shit!"
AN
Next chapter - Dungeon Ahoy! will be posted on Saturday or Sunday.