Void
Hello, and welcome to this nothingness that I call the void… Quite the opener, I know, but it is what surrounds me. This place has been my home for quite a long time. Its non-existent features amuse me to no end.
Sometimes, I swim in the space for hours, days, weeks, maybe months, or even years. At some point, you just seem to ignore the passage of time itself. It doesn't seem to have a beginning and an end. It does make you wonder though, what is my purpose for being here?
Is there a heaven? Or even a hell? Are both of these just concepts made by madmen infected by some diseases, cursed to spout nonsense to people who believe? We will never know my friends.
Then, for the first time ever, across the nonexistent air, frozen time, and both infinite and null space.
I heard a sound.
A sound that did not come from me, but from within me.
*Ping*
I only had to wait a short couple of seconds before a small blue window appeared in front of my incorporeal body.
[You have been chosen to Beta test this version of the "Gamer System".]
It seems like the gacha has once again ruled in my favor, how wonderful.
*Ping*
[Perks have been received]
[Gamer's Mind] (Passive)
Makes you think more clearly.
The user is immune to any psychological status effects.
[Gamer's Body] (Passive)
Grants a body that allows the user to live real life like a game.
You die when your HP hits 0
You don't lose any limbs unless the effect is nulled by high-level gives conceptual being
[Skill gained]
[Observe] (Active)
Allows you to see the information of a target
A soothing agent ran through my entire being, like a cold chill running across your spine.
[Well then, if you're done, we can move on to the character creation.]
[Please Select Race]
[Human] [?] [?] [?]
Hello? AI!? What happens if I pick [?]?
[User's race will be randomly selected from anything from {God} to a {Cockroach}.]
Okay then, if you could just select [Human], that would be very nice, thank you very much. I wonder if could touch it though, or do I have to add my intent/will in order for it to work?
[Human]
Bags of flesh and blood. Basic and boring choice, great for beginners.
+25% EXP gain from all sources.
[Please Select a Class]
[Fighter] [Mage] [Rogue]
My "eyes" instantly latch onto [Mage], the thought of shooting magic made my mind race with potential uses.
[Please Pick a School of Magic]
[Elemental Mage] [Illusionist] [Summoner] [Necromancer] [Esper]
Looking over the selection again, I debated the usability and effectiveness of each class. Going over their pros and cons before settling on [Esper] for its future potential to tear holes into the universe.
[Class Gained]
[Esper]- LVL-1/100 [0%]
[Gains 5 INT and 5 WIS every level]
[Skills gained]
[Force] (Active)
Flings Enemy like a certain shout
Damage- INT + 50
Cost- 100 MP
[Telekinesis Mastery] (Passive) {Novice}
+10% Damage to [Esper] class attacks
-5% MP cost to [Esper] class spells
Power. That's what I felt when this screen appeared. Like a small electric shock, my body suddenly felt unshackled by the world, like a switch was flipped in my very being.
[You can acquire more skills as you level up.]
[You can also get more advanced classes if you max out your current class.]
[Pick a Name]
That was rather quick, but okay. How about… Luke. It sounds pretty good, and it doesn't make me look like a chunnibyo.
[Now to look at your status just say "Status".]
Alright then, 'Status'.
[Luke Level-1
Class: Esper- LVL-1/100
Race: Human Rank-
Mortal Alignment- True Neutral
HP- 100 [20 per min]
MP- 100 [20 per 30 sec]
SP- 100 [20 per 30sec]
STR-10
END-10
DEX-10
INT-10
WIS-10
CHA-10
LUK-50
MP Regen= WIS X 2
MP = INT X 10
HP/SP Regen= END X 2
HP/SP= END X 10]
[You can take random {Flaw}s for equally random {Perk}s.]
Ah, the wonderful feeling of once again rolling the dice. Oh what beautiful things will you have in store for me?
[You received Traits]
[Uncaring Self]
You do not care about anything that does concern you or a future decision that you are involved in.
[Sin of Wrath]
In simple terms, you are now Angry Man.
[You have received Perks]
[Blessed by Mana]
MP and MP Regen have been increased by 2X
[Min-Maxer]
All Stat Gain has been increased by 2X
[Please note that if you become a {Demon} or {Devil} flaws will be upgraded to Primal Sins.]
Damn all of those are quite good. But I wonder how my flaw will affect me as I am now? Eh, future me can handle that.
[It is time for you to pick a world. You can go to other worlds later.]
Great, let's get to it. Wonder what worlds I can go into?
[High School DXD]
Do you like oppai? do you like waifus? Well, this is the world for you! The only problem here is the power scaling is bullshit good luck surviving. You will be given a random Sacred Gear upon entry into this world
If selected you have to fight Trihexa to get out.
[Persona 3]
It's time for Mass Destruction. With the power of souls, you get soul magic as a secondary class for this but you also have to fight an avatar of a Primordial God without the plot armor.
If Selected you have to get the True Ending of course you won't die if you do pick this.
[Boku no Hero Academia]
A time for Heroes and Villains. Mess around with a quirk based Society, and have fun while doing so. A random quirk will be given to you upon entry into this world.
If selected you have to Kill All for One/ All Might or both.
[Fate/ Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works]
The world of insanity filled with concepts. The wills of Humanity and the Earth out to get you because of your origin, the King of Heroes for the same reason, and the Grand Troll Zelretch to fuck you around. You will be given a random NP if this world is chosen.
If selected you have to kill Gilgamesh/ Win the Grail War.
Carefully looking at the wonderful menu infront of me, I decided to go for the My Hero world. It's the easiest to complete from the bunch, and has quite a lot of people who I could annihilate.
Moving on, the seemingly last set of windows popped in front of me, a simple CYOA of sorts.
[World {Boku no Hero Academia} has been chosen.]
[Credits: 100]
[The currency credits are used for Dimensional Travel. You get 100 every time you travel.]
[Second Quirk] - 40 Credits
Gain an additional quirk, because one wasn't enough
[Training you must pick 2]
[Physical Training] -10 credit
+25 in all Physical Stats upon entry into world.
[Top of the Class] -10 credit
+25 INT and WIS upon entry into world.
[Professional Training]- 40 credits
You get +50% EXP for quests in this world. You learn from the best, right?
Note: Dungeon quests are not included
[Quirk Training]- 20 credits
When using your quirk, you find it easier to manipulate and more efficient.
[Support Item]- 30 credits
Get Equipment that boost quirk damage by 25%, because buff stacking wasn't enough.
[Hero]- 0 Credits
Unlocks the Hero Questline.
[Villain]- 0 Credits
Unlocks the Villain Questline.
[Luke, you have Selected {Second Quirk}, {Professional Training}, {Physical Training}, {Hero} are you sure you want to continue.]
[Yes] [No]
Buying what I needed, I saved the rest for the next jump and confirmed my choices.
[Transporting into world in 5... 4 ... 3... 2...1]
[Good Luck Have Fun]
...
My Hero World
Luke
I open my eyes for the first time in a while. Having a body after being in the formless void feels nice. It's like swimming in very viscous water. Very comfortable.
Looking around the room, I noticed that the bedroom I now lived in was quite expensive. Conveniently, it had most of the things I needed. A phone, laptop, computer, and some files on a nearby table.
Just as I was about to do some other things, I got a notification from the system.
[Skills Gained]
[Quirk: Electrokinetic Human Physiology] (Active)
Your body can produce more electricity than humanly possible. The limit to the amount that you can make is based on stamina.
[Quirk: Psychic Crystal Manipulation]
The ability to shoot out crystals that affect the mind/deals mind damage. Enemies hit with this won't get hurt physically but will be given a massive headache.
That should be good. But it feels like I'm missing something. I don't know, perhaps it's the flashing light at the top right of my vision. Focusing on the blinding notification, a window popped out.
[Stats]
[Inventory]
[Gacha]
[Quest]*
[Relationships]
Huh, is there like an AI, that can help me with this? Or does it only appear in the tutorial?
[Fortunately, or unfortunately, I am assigned to all the systems that are made by me.]
[So yes, you do have a voice in your head that will answer most questions you have about the system.]
[But, that doesn't mean I'll be nice about it.]
[And yes, this is an indirect fuck you.]
Bitch what the fuck? You know what? Just give me the damn rundown of everything. Why? Because fuck you.
[That's the spirit.]
[Menu Guide for Dummies]
Stats Menu- shows stats, current classes.
Inventory- An infinite space where you can store anything that you touch.
Gacha- … Hell. You can gain anything through the gacha. It pulls anything from anywhere in the omniverse.
Quest- Specific tasks that give you rewards for completing them.
Relationships- Character development in a can. No seriously, it makes people react to you based on the number of their affection/reputation.
[For more inquires and fun time, please just say "Game"]
"Ya, ya," I said to the air in front of me. Time to look for the fini-
…
[Quest Accomplished]
[Can we get a tutorial?]
Objective.- Finish the tutorial
Rewards - 100 EXP, 3 Skills
Failure - Can you really?
…
[Skills Gained]
[I.D. Create] (Active)
Create a whole new world filled with mobs to grind.
Cost= 0 MP to cast
Dungeons Available
Goblin
Undead
[Locked]
[Locked]
[Locked]
[I.D. Escape] (Active)
allows you to leave the dungeon.
Cost= 0 MP to cast
[Plunder] (Passive)
Steal the enemy's stats when you defeat them.
Steal rate- 1/10
At least I don't have to die immediately die. Probably. I should at least have enough SP to stab and electrocute everyone till I have enough MP to sustain myself with spell casting.
Raising my hand like in the manhwa, took a deep breath before saying. "I.D Create: Goblin"
The world around me shattered like glass, being replaced with a dimly lit cave. 'This was the beginning of a wonderful journey' I thought to myself walking inside the entrance.
…
[Quest Added]
[Goblin Slayer Apprentice]
Objective.- Kill all the goblins in the dungeon.
Reward – 25k EXP, 2[?]
Failure – Enslavement by the goblins.
The first things I see are two random goblins walking from left to right, bored out of their minds, watching the same dimly lit entrance with bored eyes. But as soon as I enter the cave system, the alarms in their minds start ringing and they both rush to attack me.
Looking at both of their feeble attempts at trying to attack me, I use 'Force' to fling them into the other side of the small rocky room.
[-100 MP]
*Splat*
One goblin's brain splatter upon impact. The other goblin looked horrified, to see its partner dead right next to him. And in a fit of rage, literally came in swinging his small hammer, trying to hit me. Trying something different, I channel some electricity into my hand. Grabbing the small gobo's head, it started burning. First, it's nonexistent hair, then its eyes, and finally in a display of what the electric chair looks like, his head.
[-50 SP]
With both bodies slumping down onto the ground, I was met with a notification.
[Stats Plundered]
STR- 2, DEX- 4
The bodies of both of the goblins disappear into small cubes of light, hover just above them to not be super distracting. With the small burst of power being shoved inside of me, it felt great, like a shot of caffeine.
Moving further into the goblin encampment, there were some wondering goblins in the area. Why does this have to be an extra stealth mission? Either way, I have a more stealth way of disposing of them. Electricized psychic crystals. Using both of my quirks at the same time creates this sort of fusion that if hit in the head, might be able to suck the bio-electricity in the brain.
This seems to work as one goblin demonstrated to me, as it was distracted by taking a piss. Moving over to their water supply, I waited for a goblin to get some water from it. Several minutes later, I see 3 goblins walk in. They all seem to be on some kind of high? And with the smell of sex trailing them… It wasn't farfetched to assume they just rape some poor woman… or worse girl.
I'm not going to some guy with a weird hero complex and shit, because right now, they are the best distraction to killing the fools while undetected. But I will put them out of their misery once all of this is over.
Putting my hand in the water stealthily, I use all my SP to fry them in the water.
[-465 SP]
[You Gained a Level]
[Stats Plundered]
STR- 3, END- 2 ,DEX- 6
Sadly though, one of them screamed just before dying, which alerted the entire camp that something wasn't right. And when they reached the water source, I had already vanished, trying to find where they kept the women.
Following the sound of grunts and laughter, I was able to a building that was built to go deeper into the ground. It was all made of wood surprisingly. Something which made me a bit happy, as it would be easier to gain levels and kill whoever was inside.
Grabbing a nearby torch, I lit the place ablaze, spreading it all over to speed up the process. While I was at it, I nabbed a couple of fairly large rocks, putting them at the door and preventing the goblin's escape. From inside, I could hear the women damning them to hell, happy that their revenge was fulfilled.
[You Gained a Level] X 2
[Stats Plundered]
STR- 21, END- 25 ,DEX- 27, INT- 9, WIS- 9, CHA- 13, LUK- 1
[Secret Boss Defeated]
[Special Rewards will be given out.]
[Lesser Earring of Mana Regen]
An earring enchanted by a no-name beginner enchanter.
+1X to MP regen
[Storm Bringer]
A straight sword owned by a disciple of the storms. This sword was given to the new members to help in casting lightning spells.
Damage- {(STR + DEX X 0.5) + INT} X 1.2
Special Skill- Lightning Bolt
[Lightning Bolt]
Send divine retribution from the heavens above.
Damage- 1000
Cost- 1000 MP
Was I supposed to fight whatever was in there?
[Son of a bitch!]
[I had this cool boss fight all planned out.]
[And you just had to ruin it, didn't you?]
Ha! Feel the pain of many of the DMs that have suffered before you. Feel their wrath!.
Pulling out the sword, it looked pretty cool. The small dragon-like design on it was neat. The light glow of the lightning only made it cooler. Wait, shit. Can't get distracted again. We have to kill everyone here and leave quickly. But where would they all… the water thing. The leader would of course be concerned. They still needed water and it being contaminated would bring sickness and death upon their tribe.
So, as I slowly sneak up behind them, I notice some children waiting for their drink. A little bit to the left of the commotion. With the commotion happening, nobody was paying attention to them. Do you see where this is going? 'Force'
[-100 MP]
*Splat*
[Stats Plundered]
STR- 2, END- 1 ,DEX- 3, INT- 1, WIS- 1,
How to annihilate the entire new generation in one spell. That sounds like a LN title now that I think about it. Slowly going behind the goblin populace, I finally find their leader. An Ogre!
Yes, Shrek was in the goblin swamp. And this ogre had armor, this is going to be a slight problem. But with enough heat, we can turn this into a benefit. First, we have to kill the rest of the goblins. And looking at my mana. I surely had enough to kill most of them, while not killing the boss sadly.
[-900 MP]
[You Gained a Level]
[Stats Plundered]
STR- 20, END- 18 ,DEX- 29, INT- 8, WIS- 8,
The Ogre was a bit disorientated. Still feeling its brain being knocked around its head. But in a few seconds, its wounds healed. And looking over to see who it was that attacked and killed everyone. He saw me, a mere human. It only fueled his anger more. Once the race that killed his family killed it once more. With fury burning in his mind, heart, and soul. He gripped his sword tightly and roared.
'Observe' I thought using the skill to compare our stats
[Ogre (Enraged)
HP- 90% (5% per min)
MP- 100% (0.2% per min)
LVL- 20
Rank: Boss
Skills: Ogre's Regeneration
STR- 100
END- 75
DEX- 25
INT- 4
WIS- 6
CHA- 2
LUK- 3
Thoughts about you: MURDER!]
'We're fairly the same stat-wise. I just have to keep the regen in mind. But besides that, I think I should be fine and ready to fight him.' I rationed, running towards the behemoth.
Channeling some lightning and adding my crystals to extend the range, I ran at the Ogre. The boss swung its massive sword around like a club and was able to hit the walls, making big rocks fall from above. Dodging left and right, I smoothly evaded the rocks but forgot I was fighting an enemy.
And his massive greatsword came falling down towards me.
[250 Damage Received]
My entire left arm made a sickening crack. The whole thing was then snapped back into place using 'Gamer's Body' restoring me to 'full' health but still leaving a pain that had me backing off from the Ogre for a solid second.
With the Ogre slowly approaching, I wagered that it would die relatively quickly in a few strikes from my sword. The only hurdle would be the regeneration, so I have to make quick work of him before he gets me.
Now holding my sword in two hands, I use 'Force' on the Ogre to quickly stun him. This works, and I was free to land the finishing blow on him. Climbing up his back and plunging my sword directly into his skull.
[Dungeon Boss Defeated]
…
[Quest Accomplished]
[Goblin Slayer Apprentice]
Objective.- Kill all the goblins in the dungeon.
Reward – 25k EXP, 2 Gacha Tokens
Failure – Enslavement by the goblins.
...
[You Gained a Level] X 5
[Stats Plundered]
STR- 10, END- 7 ,DEX- 2
'Let's go!' I thought while casting 'I.D. Escape' and leaving the goblin dungeon for now.
[A/N: Rerewrite Chapter lmao]