When Nathan awoke, he haven't expected to be in a dingy hospital room. In fact, he didn't believe he would've woken up period. So to see a doctor standing over his face was definitely… something.
"Ah, hello newly reincarnated Soul Searcher! My name is TI-364 and let me be the first to welcome you to your brand new life!"
The "doctor" in front of him was middle aged, a white lab coat covering him and he had a clipboard in hand. "Soul Searcher? What does that even mean? What's going on? How do you know my name?"
TI-364 gave a quick glance towards his clipboard. "Well Nathaniel, you are a person who has died in their previous life. But do not worry, because you're about to be reincarnated into a brand new world! As for Soul Searcher, well it's a term used for you reincarnated people. Would you like to tell me how you died? Do not worry, this is both optional and confidential."
Right, cause the first thing he wanted to do was tell this guy that he died while trying to set the record for the most masturbation sessions in a row. "No thanks. Can we get to the whole reincarnation thing?"
"Of course! Now if you would follow me-"
TI-364 stopped moving entirely. It was a complete stillness that, to be frank, unnerved Nathan a bit more then he'd ever admit to.
The Doctor then resumed his normal movement, though there was a strange look in his eyes as he looked at him. "Change of plans, you will be reincarnated as a Gamer. Your universe has been set as FSBB8008. You have my condolences."
Nathan didn't even get a moment to question why before the world began to swirl. His vision blurred, and the last thing he saw before passing out was the floor rushing to his face.
…
Nathan awoke to complete and utter silence. He groaned slightly, his back aching as if he slept on a metal bed.
He looked down, finding himself on a small operating table with an IV drip on his side. The metal of the table and drip was dirty, and glancing around the rest of the room proved that to be true every where else.
The room was Victorian in style, bookshelves littered with both books and other trinkets. It looked abandoned… and familiar.
"Welcome User. I am a CASI Unit tasked with managing your Gamer System! As a Gamer Issue CASI, I am not companionable, and am unable to converse with you as a normal person. Do not worry though, for I will make sure that this System is absolutely Fabulous!"
Well, that was a relief. "Is there a tutorial I can take?"
"Of course User! Let me initialize the program!"
Hello there Gamer, and welcome to: ISOEFKA'S CLINIC.
Because of your unique situation, the tutorial has been disabled. Have a nice day.
Tutorial… disabled? Wait a minute, Isoefka's Clinic? Nathan knew where this was going, and he was damn near bricking it.
"Oh dear, this does not bode well. Do not worry, you should still be able to bring up your Status by saying, "Status" or thinking the word with the intent of opening the menu."
Nathan slid off the operating table and took a few shaky steps forwards. "Right, there fair. Even if this is Bloodborne, being a Gamer should make it a bit easier. Status."
Nathan Black
Title: Weaksauce Masturbator (-4 Endurance)
Level: 4
Blood Echoes: 10
Origin: Waste of Skin
Health: 573
Stamina: 80
Discovery: 103
Vitality: 10
Endurance: 5
Strength: 10
Skill: 9
Bloodtinge: 7
Arcane: 9
Description: A nobody who got lucky enough to reincarnate, but was unlucky enough to get Bloodborne. Died because of waifu masturbation.
This was unfair. Not only was he in Bloodborne, a game which he couldn't even beat the tutorial, but he was also playing as the weakest class in the fucking game!
'No, don't think like that. If I'm the weakest, then that just means that I can level up faster for a while. Think long term.'
With his faith unadvisedly renewed, Nathan threw open the door and walked down the stairs. Each step creaked loudly, echoing impossibly loud throughout the wide stairwell.
The end of the stairwell was just as he remembered, leading into a large open room, dilapidated and worn. "Alright CASI, can you hype me up?"
"You can win! You feel great! You! Can! Do! This!"
Stepping through the door way, Nathan gulped as he slowly crept towards the large beast chowing down on a corpse in the middle of the room.
"User, you can use Observe to gain information on an enemy. It works the same way Status does."
Well, that was handy. His voice was barely a whisper as he voiced the command. "Observe."
Scourge Beast
Level: 14
Kill to gain 366 Blood Echoes
Fun Fact: The Scourge Beast has a bite strength five times that of a crocodile. That's over 3,500 psi!
The Scourge Beast's info almost made him gasp, but he was able to stop himself before he informed the beast to his existence. 'Christ, if I wasn't supposed to lose to this thing I'd be killed in seconds!'
He quietly tip toed around it, hoping to get as close to the door as he physically could before-
Quest: The Big Bad Wolf
Bloodborne may have let you die to this thing, but we won't. Kill the wolf or escape to the lantern to continue with your new life.
Rewards: Connection to the Hunters Dream
Continue living
Failure: Death
This time he did gasp, stumbling forward a bit before catching himself. But by that point it was too late. The beast turned its head toward him, its growling echoing throughout the room.
Congratulations! You have obtained SPOILED PANTS! Rare drop!
'Oh fuck off you-'
He didn't get to continue with that train of thought before the beast howled and leapt towards him, fangs bared. It's speed was astounding, and despite his best efforts to dodge, Nathan was unable to get out of the way fast enough to avoid it.
The beasts claws sank into him, gouging out his intestines and draining his Health in mere seconds. His blood pooled on the floor, and his body began to shut itself down, though his mind stood conscious throughout the entire ordeal. It took in every moment of pure agony and suffering as the beast began to chew on his limbs.
Still there was good news and bad news. The good news is, he wouldn't have to worry about the rest of the game now, after all, hentai tentacles were gross. The bad news? Well…
YOU DIED
Yeah.
…
Was at work when the idea struck me. The gamer always finds a way to live, but what if he, say, didn't? Honestly, the idea probably came to be because of one of the requirements to be considered an author in Shiro's discord was to have a gamer fic. Well guess what guys, guess what this is! You never specified that it had to be long! Loophole bitches!
If you're here from Soul Searching, look, I swear I'll get to it. I've just been a bit busy and this is the most I've been able to write all week. I'm doing this shit on a phone right now, so it's a bit annoying. I'll try to update this week, but if I don't, I do apologize for that.
This has been A Decent Hoonter, laughing at the noobs.