Time to do the remake again.
SOMEONE HELP!
SHUT UP!
HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!
Just keep walking kid!
...No
What?
I SAID NO!
You son of a bitch... you broke my nose!
I'll break more than that if you don't leave her alone!
AGH!
UGH!
Y-you saved me...
Call an ambulance...
A young man was currently bleeding out as he clutched his side, he just saved a woman from being killed by some guy. It was all a blur, he saw someone getting attacked.
He ran over and stopped him for a bit by punching and breaking his nose, he wrestled the knife out of his hands, getting stabbed in the process but still having a fighting spirit.
The woman called the police along with the hospital after the man was knocked out with a powerful right hook and he held his side bleeding still from the stab wound, he leaned against a wall and slid down.
He was still dying and he knew it.
"Hang on, they'll be here in a bit!" The woman said
"I don't think... I don't think I'm gonna make it." The young man said
"You will, just hold on!" She said
The young man sighed, he looked at his hand which was covered in blood as he put it back on his side.
He looked at the woman again, who was trying to find a way to keep him alive.
He knew his chances of living were low... he accepted his fate.
He grabbed her shoulder weakly.
"Listen, are you listening?"
"Yes, hold on, they'll be here. You can't die yet! You just saved me!" The woman said
"Listen... my mom is named Marie Thompson, she's a teacher at an elementary nearby. She has brown hair like mine and she's generally a strong person. Just tell her that I loved her and Dani, I.. I'm going to a better place after all. Thanks for trying to help me... keep living on after I die." The young man said
"JUST HOLD ON DAMMIT!" The woman yelled
"...The world may be a cruel place... but a good man makes it brighter... put that... as my last words... and tell my best friend... he was a good man." The young man said
The young man's eyes started to blur and go dark as the woman tried to keep him alive as best she could, his body getting cold as the woman tried to keep his eyes open, his heartbeat was starting to slow down.
He slowly smiled, he did something good before he died. He closed his eyes, not hearing anything else except his slowing heartbeat. The parts in between the beats were getting longer and longer as time went on.
That's when it stopped, and there was nothing but silence.
He was ready for the light to shine.
|Play Climbing the World Tree from Sword Art Online|
Suddenly he heard the blustering wind around him, he even felt it on his skin, he felt the slight refreshing chill from it.
He opened his eyes, he was in the sky?! AND ON A TOWER?!
"What the?!" The young man asked as he looked at his skin
It was now just a green spectral light, he looked like the Novakid race from Starbound but green and more spirit-like. Wasn't he dead? How was he alive? Where the hell was he?
Those questions were running through his mind as he looked at his skin horrified.
He was about to freak out, that's when he noticed a presence around him.
"Remain calm." He heard a male voice say
He looked behind him and saw a man wearing a blue cloak, his mouth only being seen which was... weird
He was in front of what seems to be the entrance to the tower or is it the entrance to the roof.
Hell if he knew, right now things were a bit weird.
"Wher-where am I?" The young man asked suddenly full of fear for some reason
"As you already know, you died." The man said simply
And already the young man hated the situation he was in, he knew he died but this didn't answer his question of where he even was.
Was he in purgatory? Another universe? Some sort of video game?
WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON?!
"No shit Sherlock, so why am I not in heaven or even Hell. I'll take that at this point!" The young man said angrily, his fear disappearing for a second
"Calm down, all I'm here to do is to offer something." The man said
The area was silent, except for the wind blowing around.
"I'll hear you out but if I don't like it. I'm decking you in the face." The young man said still wary of the man
"Trust me, you'll want to hear this. I'm going to bring you back, but in another world." The man said
"WHAT!" The young man yelled in shock
He had looked at him in shock and then in thought, he knew that this could end badly. He had seen this situation plenty of times in anime and other forms of media, especially that one book about that girl and her friends messing up the plot of a book after teleporting there somehow.
That book didn't really sit well with him, he never knew how that situation ended.
This could be even worse if he were to be sent into a dangerous world, that could end very badly considering he was a somewhat average teenager before he had died.
He then came to the conclusion of asking questions about the deal.
He knew from his dad (God bless his soul) that you always inquire about a deal.
This applied very well in this situation considering the circumstances of which was presented to him.
"Okay, what is this deal and what do I have to do?" The young man asked
"You will be reborn into a new world with special powers, and you'll have to defeat a special threat that I think you know." The man explained
This caused the young man to raise an eyebrow at this, he didn't know what he was talking about. If he knew this threat... was it in a show or something?
That'd make a lot of sense if it was... he better keep pressing regardless, try to learn as much as he can before this whole thing starts.
Really, the only thing he can do now... thank god for playing Phoenix Wright.
"What special powers and who is the threat?" The young man asked
"The powers of video games, with any of your choosing. You're gonna need it for when you arrive" The man said
"Who do I have to fight? Since you didn't answer that still." the young man asked
"Just wait and I'll tell, it's an evil witch named Salem." The menu said
The young man stepped back in shock which would have been over the edge but he still could step on it for some reason, he was going the RWBY universe. He was going to a universe that, while having some bad volumes, was a pretty good show in his opinion.
It could be worse, he could be in Harry Potter... he didn't even want to think about that universe for a second after all the J.K Rowling Tweets.
Regardless, he was pretty hyped, now he could save Pyrrha from Cinder while murdering the bitch after stopping her. He could save his ship, he could make sure things are better then they ever were.
Especially if he could stop Raven from leaving, or at the very least come back to Taiyang and Qrow.
She was not leaving her daughter alone, no fucking siree.
"This... is.. this is... GOING TO BE SO FUCKING AWESOME!" The young man yelled
"Yes, yes of course. Now choose I'm gonna give you some options, that might help a bit." The man said
A menu then appeared in front of him, it reminded him of the menu's from Final Fantasy ⅩⅤ. He remembered playing that, it was pretty fun in his opinon, a lot of content though.
That scared some people away, which was understandable considering how bit the world was.
It had a bunch of options, above was some numbers.
|0/20 slots taken up|
The young man looked at it in thought, he could choose practically anything as long as he had the slots for it.
He could learn how to solve puzzles, he could be like the actual Gamer and use RPG elements which were and still are pretty sick mechanics.
Even use platforming and shooting for crying out loud, he could literally be the best Hunter in Remnant by just jumping alone which is saying a lot considering how many pits are there.
After what felt like an hour of looking over the list, he snapped his fingers as he made his cjoices and looked at the man.
"I'll choose the RPG, Puzzle, Reaction-based, Bullet hell, Platforming, and Shooter Genres. All of them being three except shooter which is four, so that adds up." The young man said
"A wise choice choosing those, they are gonna be of big help." The man asked
"Yeah, they are." The young man said
"Well, what kind of mechanics are you choosing since you're still gonna need it." The man said
Mechanics... any important part of a Game, since there were plenty of games with a lot of mechanics he'd have a lot of choices to work with. Especially those with crafting.
Fallout 4 had a pretty good crafting system for weapons.
So, he had his work really cut out for him.
"How many can I choose?" The young man asked
"Twelve, since, like I said earlier, you're gonna need it." The man said
"For the first three, I'll take the level up systems from Borderlands, Fallout, and Persona. For the next two, I'll take combat aspects from the Final Fantasy series and Kingdom Hearts." The young man explained
"You're going for more of a Classic and Action RPG mix?" The man asked
"Yes. For movement, I'll take the jumping system from the amazing platformer that a lot of people liked known as Ori and the Blind Forest. For another three, I'll take the Bullet Hell skills from Enter the Gungeon, Deltarune, and Touho." The young man said
"Hmm, amazing dodging and jumping skills make some sense. Plus, you dodging bullets when most people have guns in their weapons is a good decision.
"And finally, I'll take the shooting skills from Bioshock Infinite, Warframe, and Horizon Dawn Zero." The young man said
"Those did have some fairly decent shooting mechanics." The man said
He then nodded soon after, he then caused a menu to appear before him.
|CRAFTING SYSTEMS|
The young man blinked at this and then looked at the man in front of him confused.
"Considering you need to make weapons and items, you have a lot of things ahead of you. Now, fill out the categories." The man explained
He looked down and saw categories for each crafting system he could choose from, which was a total of six with a maximum of four for each.
In total, he had around twenty-four options to work with for his Crafting systems.
The categories he had to fill were, Healing Items, Armor and Weapons, Accessories, Vanity, Items (normal ones), and Upgrades.
Strange upgrades were a crafting thing until he remembered what he said about Fallout 4... you could upgrade parts of a weapon.
That made so much sense now that he thinks about it.
After a while of looking through the list and asking a few questions like-
"Why the hell is South Park on here?"
"It has a Crafting System... did you forget that?" The man asked
"I never played them, my mom didn't want me watching that show until I was eighteen!" The young man explained
"How old are you?" The man asked
"I was fifteen." The young man deadpanned
But he made his choice, he had chosen three for Healing, four for Armor and Weapons, two for Accessories, two for Vanity, three for Items, and four for Upgrades.
The Healing Item crafting was a combination of Skyrim, Resident Evil (they had some), and Kingdom Hearts.
Armor and Weapons were a combination of Skyrim (Again), Moonlighter, Final Fantasy X, and Mothergunship (fun game).
Accessories were a combination of Kingdom Hearts and Skyrim (third time).
Vanity was a combination of Terraria and South Park. It was explained to him and... yeah, he chose it for that reason alone.
Items were a combination of Kingdom Hearts, Terraria, and Stardew Valley (he liked that game).
Upgrades were Mothergunship, Ratchet and Clank: Deadlocked, Fallout 4, and Final Fantasy (they never specified).
After his choices were made, the menu in front of him disappeared and he looked at the man again.
"Okay, I'll leave the rest of your design to you. When you're done, come with me." The man said
He then disappeared down into the tower, the entrance still open a model then appeared afterward. The young man looks around the model, he then saw a menu of his choices.
After a small while, he based on himself. He had brown hair, blue eyes, some red and black glasses on, and some minor faded scars around some parts of his body on the exact places as his old one.
He just made his old self, he didn't want to feel out of place in a different body.
A menu popped up asking if he was okay with this design and he tapped yes. The menu then asked for his name and where he would appear, and his race was a Wolf Faunas.
The young man than choose his name, it was his old one after all.
Aaron Thompson
Afterward, the model disappeared. His body changed into it but instead of being in some old blue shorts, he was wearing a white t-shirt with some blue jeans. He had some average grey tennis shoes on, he shrugged and walked into the tower.
He felt like he was teleported after stepping in, suddenly, he was in a room with training dummies and various other things for training.
It seemed similar to something you would see out of a tutorial, that's when he noticed the man was across the room.
"Listen, since your going to be in that world. You need to be trained, so I'll start you off with some basic platforming." The man said
That's when some platforms that reminded Aaron of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time appeared, he shrugged as he jumped onto them. He could jump higher than he normally could, after a bit of getting used to doing it.
That's when the man threw Aaron and orb, it had a small symbol of a man jumping with a jump arc behind him. It was kind of plain but he liked it.
He put it into his chest by instinct, that's when he felt a warm feeling. He looked at the man, who was smiling.
"I've given you the power to double jump since that is an ability was in one of the games you chose." The man said
"Oh! Thanks, I guess." Aaron said
"Like I said, you're gonna need it." The man said
"Why would I need a double jump, seems a bit redundant?" Aaron asked
"Have you seen the pits there?" The man asked
Aaron thought about it for a couple of moments, he did idly mention that earlier. Damn his past self
He then sighed and looked at deadpanned at the man.
"Touche." Aaron said
"Alright, now your gonna have to decide when your gonna arrive." The man said
He decided he was going to appear four minutes before Yang had arrived at Raven's old home, Aaron knew his age would be around Ruby's technically speaking at this time.
So it was a logical choice to meet them early.
"So that's the time?" The man asked
"Yes." Aaron said
"Alright, be careful while we're there." The man said
"We?" Aaron asked
His body started to fade from the tower, Aaron looked around that's when he heard a voice in his head.
|I'm gonna be in your head. I can be seen but only by you, that's only when I need to give you information on the enemy|
"Oh, so I can talk to you through my thoughts also?" Aaron asked
|Yes, before you go. Familiarize yourself with some of the mechanics you chose|
Aaron just shrugged and did exactly that, after what felt like hours of understanding what he had chosen. He nodded to himself after he finished learning everything.
That's when the tower started to fade away as did he, looks like he was done here.
Said person just closed his eyes and wait, ready to save the world.
Aaron's body appeared a couple of feet above the ground, he fell down to the ground.
{1st P.O.V.}
While i still appeared right in front of the entrance of Raven's old house which is in a wild forest area I might add, THAT STILL FUCKING HURT.
I slowly got up and looked around as my new wolf ears perked up, I heard things a bit better and could practically smell grass clippings.
I then saw a menu pop up, it was most likely be from that guy.
[Welcome to the world of Remnant, first off you need to choose the type of weapons you'll be using. Since I hadn't introduced myself, call me Chrono]
[Now choose your weapon style]
It then gave me a wide list of choices, one for a trumpet bazooka... not a thing I want but still... it fits with this universes themes of crazy guns.
I then put it down to about six choices since it would be a bit easier on me.
{Weapons}
|One handed sword: You can use a one-handed sword and another item, both at once|
|Two handed sword: You can only use one giant sword with no other items held|
|Gun sword: A sword that is also a gun|
|Sword and shield: You can attack and block with ease|
|Gunner: Only attack with guns or objects with guns in them|
|Custom: Blaze your own trail, master any weapon you want, do what you will. You don't stick to a single option alone|
I looked at the custom option, do I want to be a trailblazer? I mean, what kind of weapon would i make
|You're the Gamer, you do what you want.|
I then promptly tapped custom, not saying anything to Chrono. I was then asked to select my four classes, which may be a lot but i'm gonna need it.
I was met again met with a wide variety of choices, I put it down to nine choices.
{Classes}
|Red Mage: Can use Black and White magic|
|Warrior: A person with plenty of strength and defense|
|Ninja: An agile and strong person|
|Berserker: A person who relies on heavy hits and critical strikes|
|Thief: An agile person who can steal without getting caught|
|Mystic Knight: A person who can enchant their and others weapons in battle|
|Sharpshooter: A person who is the best shot around|
|Paladin: A noble hero who never kills and lets none die|
|Dark Knight: A dangerous killer who uses magic at the cost of health|
I looked at carefully in thought, U knew I would need to keep a balance on power and other things. If I am tough but less agile that could bring trouble, but if I was too agile then I'll never win a fight in a smaller amount of time.
In the end, I decided on taking the Red Mage, Thief, Mystic Knight, and Sharpshooter.
I'm staying away from Paladin since I am gonna have to kill a few people and Berserker doesn't sound like my style.
I need to use a sword and gun (thank god for Trailblazer) while remaining out of trouble plus enchanting them for an attack sounds pretty awesome. It would help me out a lot in the long run
I was then asked to select two bonus items, it was only four though but I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth for any reason whatsoever.
Famous last words me.
{Bonus item}
[Hackers gauntlet: A legendary item that can not only hack anything but also can hold more items]
[Healing amulet: Healing faster at the cost of magic]
[The Infinite Sack: A small sack with infinite space, it can also be combined with a pocket related outfit]
[The Mask of Fear: Makes anyone fear you, even Gods will fall before you]
I looked at the last one with slight anger, I need more friends not less.
Especially in this world, yeesh.
I chose the Hackers gauntlet and the infinite sack, I need the inventory space and I need a thing that's not a scroll. Those things are probably expensive.
I was met with a new message.
|You know, while you have a class. Why not have a special power? Screw the rules, you make your own.|
{Special Ability}
|Phantom: A power that represents heart and mind|
|Familiar: A being based on who you are on the inside (Becomes an option later on)|
|Anime logic: Exactly what it is|
|Future vision: Sudden bursts of the future being seen|
I... don't know what to think about that.
I'm just gonna choose Phantom since that sounds cool and won't make me seem too out of place, I tap Phantom and suddenly a small card appears before me. It has the symbol of the fool on it, from Persona for some odd reason.
I did choose it earlier but for leveling... am I getting something like a Persona?
I take it and suddenly hear a voice in my head afterward.
I am thou, thou are i. You are now the bearer of the Fool Persona, may you vow. Vow to protect others, with the wings of rebellion on your side.
I blink a couple of times at that, I look at the card again and what I see causes my eyes to widen in complete and utter shock.
The symbol has changed from a man holding a gun with a smile, now it has a symbol of a knight standing tall.
That's... kind of weird.
'I'm ignoring that.' I thought to myself
That's when another menu appeared, this time more serious.
|Let's get on with the tutorial or not, your choice. It's only a piece of paper after all|
{|Yes/no?|}
I decided to take the tutorial, I'll need it for the future considering what I have.
I then gain a sheet of paper, I read it since only a dumbass wouldn't.
I may know the systems but how the game works is different.
{====}
[INV: Accesses inventory or if you have the hacker gauntlet you can open it there.]
[Stats: Accesses Stats same with the gauntlet]
[Social: Accesses social standing with people and their links]
[Info: Allows you to check the information you've learned, can be accessed with gauntlet]
[Map: Accesses map, the gauntlet can be used]
[Skills: Allows you to check what you're buffed with or debuffed with, or check active abilities]
[Observe: Allows you to checks a person relating to stats and alignment, plus social links]
[Options: Allows you to adjust volume, subtitles, language, and general aesthetic also Auto Loot]
|STR: Strength, determines how strong you are|
|DEF: Defense, you much punishment you can take|
|SPD: Speed, how fast you are|
|INT: Intelligence and perception, how smart you are and how far you can see|
|TP: Tactical Points which allows you to make better decisions|
|CP: Crafting Points which is exactly what it is, it allows you to craft items like swords and stuff|
|GP: Gathering Points which always you to gather info or items quickly|
|LCK: Luck, determines drop rate, pure chance|
{====}
I looked at the last one, it's nice to know that things are good enough to have that option.
I think I'll have a look at my skills, need to know what I have.
I then notice one last part at the bottom.
|CHR: Charisma, how much you can convince a person to sell or buy items at a different price. Used for ? System later|
That makes me a bit uneasy just seeing those questions marks, I get the feeling that the unknown system is going to make me feel very embarrassed later.
I just know it.
'Skills' I thought
[Passively Active]
|Gamer's Mind (Max LVL): Allows you to see through tricks, and remain calm in the worst of situations.|
|Gamer's Body (Max LVL): Take no actual physical damage at certain points in your life until your powerful enough to survive this world, feel pain for 4 seconds, resting allows you to recover all HP, MP, AP, and all status effects which remains a constant over your entire life.|
[Always Active]
|Phantom Link (LVL 1): Keeps a steady line with your Phantom.|
|Night Vision (Max LVL): Being able to see in the night, and be the night.|
|Enhance Hearing (Max LVL): You can hear the trees.. oh yeah and other things.|
Umm, what was that last one about? I mean... it's kind of funny but kind of weird at the same time.
|I know right, can't have the text do as I say sometimes.|
I should look at my stats, that should help a bit with forgetting what the hell I just read.
Plus, give me some insight on what's going on with me.
'Stats' I thought
|Name: Aaron Thompson|
|Age: 6|
|LVL: 0/Race: Faunus/Type: Wolf|
|HP: 100/100, +0 regeneration every minute|
|AP: 0/0, +0 regeneration every minute|
|MP: 50/50, +1 regeneration every minute|
|PP: 200/200, +2 regeneration every minute|
|Lien: 0, +0 pay grade|
|EXP: 0.00% out of 1 to level up|
|STR: 2|
|DEF: 2|
|SPD: 2|
|DEX: 2|
|INT: 2|
|TP: 2|
|CP: 2|
|GP: 2|
|CHR: 5|
|Points stored: 0|
I blink slightly, level 0? I don't even have a level? Also, why is Charisma my highest?
Man... is reading this going to level me up?
|CONGRATS, YOU'VE COMPLETED MISSION: BASIC CHECKOVER!|
[You level up!]
Of course this would prove my point... of fucking course that would happen.
I shouldn't be angry... but I am.
|Name: Aaron Thompson|
|LVL: 1/Race: Faunus/Type: Wolf|
|HP: 150/150, +1 regeneration every minute|
|AP: 0/0, +0 regeneration every minute|
|MP: 100/100, +2 regeneration every minute|
|PP: 250/250, +4 regeneration every minute|
|Lien: 0, +0 pay grade|
|EXP: 0.00% out of 100 to level up|
|STR: 5|
|DEF: 5|
|SPD: 5|
|DEX: 5|
|INT: 5|
|TP: 5|
|CP: 5|
|GP: 5|
|CHR: 10|
|Points stored: 45|
[Since you needed spicing up on your stats, you already have your points. Do as you need to do]
Huh, that's nice I guess. Out of all that I have, the areas that have the most points are Speed, Strength, Defense, Charisma (why the hell did I level that up?) and Crafting.
I hear footsteps behind me along with the creaking of wheels.
I turn around to see... oh shit.
And here we are again.
I did change a few things as you probably saw.
It's for the better that I did that considering how many Gamer Fics are out there.
Oh yeah, if anyone wants to make a fic out of this kind of thing. Go ahead, just talk with me first before you actually go off and do any of this.
I'm fine with this kind of thing.
I'll see you guys in the Fandom.