Hello there, before we get started, thank you for giving my very first fanfiction a try. As the story goes on, I will probably remake some beginning chapters as my writing style grows and changes, so be ready for that. Critique/ advice is always welcome.
Chapter 1: A Brand-New World
Darkness.
Darkness is all I can see when I open my eyes, along with the strange sensation of floating in the air.
"Hello? Is anyone there? Can anyone hear me?" I shout into the void.
My only answer is a small dark blue screen appearing out of nowhere in front of me, illuminating the darkness.
"Welcome, and congratulations Player 2̴̡̻̺̮͙̝͚̻̺̘͙̦͊͑̓͆́͒̕, You have volunteered, or have been chosen, to lead a new life in a world much different from your own. Do you accept this gift?"
I notice underneath the paragraph is a simple yes or no answer choice, though the no choice has been grayed out.
"Thanks for a fair choice," I say sarcastically, pressing the Yes button, only to have another screen appear in its place
"Before you enter the game itself, would you like to change your current appearance?"
"Why not" I reply, clicking the Yes button, causing a miniature 3d model of someone in a black shirt with the Mortal Kombat logo and red shorts to flash in existence in other words, me. The only change I decide to have is taking the MK logo off of my shirt in case I go to a Mortal Kombat type world. The last thing I need is to get killed for knowing too much.
"Thank you for joining us. Though be warned, there is no way to re-spawn, so death is permanent. Entering the game in 3...2...1," The system says everything around me turning sky blue.
"Yeah, yeah... wait, what was that last thi-"
Suddenly, the entire void around me flashes red and black.
Warning: C̷̛̽̀͊̔͌̆̐̒̀͜r̶̢̹̹̯͕̥̮͇̪̙͖̜̙̘͗̏̅̊̐̊ī̵͖̳̼̜̅̂̍͒ṫ̶̩̘͉͛̚͘ i̷̯͔̮̞̝̳͂͗͒ͅc̴̢̛͈͓̜͍̬̳̳͙̠̳̹̯͎̐̍̃̅̂̓̓͒̽̑̍́̕̚ą̷͕̀̓̈́̿̓̒̿͒͝ḷ̵̟̜̙͖̜͐̄ ̵̡̟̝̺͎͋͂̀̽̕͜͝Ĕ̷͉̹̈́̿̽̈́̾͌͗̿̇̍̅̏͝͝ͅ r̶̳̞̣̤͙̺̣̝͓͇͒͋̇̈́̀̿͂̏̔̀̀̌̔̕ͅͅ ŗ̷̡̫̻̳͕̣͉̌̓̀̿̀̉̌͂̈́̂̀͝o̷̢̧̢̺̝̜̣̐͛̽͑͐̈̃̚͝ŗ̸̣͚̝̩͍͈͕̖͛̋̓̈́͠ͅ ̴̢̦͎̰͆ͅi̶͎̻̬͂̃̈̌͠ņ̵̖̔͂̒̑ ̵̨̢̫̩̣̜̯̻̩͌͌̔́́́̽̍̀͘̕̕ṫ̵͙̳͍͙̻̪͠ͅẖ̴̛͓̣͉̥͖̩͈̦͚͎̋̔̂̔͘͜ͅ e̵̙̠͔̼͓͈̞͈̩̙͛͗͗̓̈̀̂͂̀̇̈̑̕ ̴̥̻͔̠̭̤̾͛̐̌́͆̆M̷̢̮͙͈͙̳̤͕̐̑̚a̸̧̢͔͇̺̠̩͈̞̯̲̯̩͍̅̈́̏̆̊̈́̈́́͘ ḯ̶̟̝̹͔̗̼̖͚̼̦̟̀̍̈́̐̏͌͂̑̈̄̕n̶̨̛͚͙̰̦͓̳̹͚̹͈̎͊̈́͛̒́͗̍̔̇͗f̷̡̧̤͍͍̤̗̺͕͍̜͔̯͌̾͘ r̶̡̛͇̮̗̗̣͈͓͖̺̩͉̤̤͂͌͒̅́͂̔̄̐̿͜͝͝a̶̗͔̬͂͋͝ṁ̸̖̭̲̘̲̰͖͓͌̈́̽͗̾̊͋̾̐͋͊̚̚͝e̸̡̩̣͕̜͎̰͔̞̹̫̪̾͝ͅ...Consciousness č̴̤̱̞̼̳̻̰̞̻̰̺̣̖̋̌̇̇̂͊͗́͘͝͝͝ở̵̥̼̥͂̆̀͆̓͐̄̀͆͂͑̚ṟ̶̛̖̠̀̄͒̎͂̓͛͘̚ ř̵͍͍̿̄̌͆͑̂͛̉̉̽͋̐u̴̢̟̖͙̼͉̫̳̾͋͒͐͑̍̈́̆̔͗̑͒̕͘͘ͅp̵̠̞̟͚̬͒͛̊͊͐̑̊͛̋́́͘͝t̴̡̯̪̯̬̞̠͍̿̄̊̋̅̾̓̑e̵͉͈̅͐͌̈́̓̑͝͠d̵̘̞̗̠̱͉͍͔̼͓̭̯̲̓̑...Attempting retrieval...5̸̛͕̞͋͋͊͗̾̊̄̆ͅ0̶̹̻̇͆̌̅̆̒̾̑͌̃̾̕͝%̴̪͑͑̈́ recovered"
I feel an aching pain like my body's being torn in half, then nothing but more darkness greets me. I slowly open my eyes to take in my new surroundings, which appear to be a forest with green trees and blue skies above.
"What the heck was that back there, what did she mean by consciousness corrupted?" I wonder, standing up despite the big protests from my muscles. My musings to myself are interrupted by a lightish blue screen appearing in front of me.
"Welcome player, please enter your name"
"My name is...I... I can't remember?! Wait... consciousness corrupted... was this what she meant?" I exclaim, the beginnings of panic clear in my voice. Now that I think about it, I cannot remember much of anything from before... only about a planet called Earth... I know I played video games a lot... I remember nothing else though... wait, I remember names!
"Diamon Thanatos Surtur"
"Welcome: Diamon Thanatos Surtur. Would you like to go thru the tutorial mode? (This mode is recommended for new players)" A female voice says from in my head.
"I'm in unknown territory, meaning it would be best to know as much as I can if I am to survive here." I think to myself, pressing the Yes button, then observe in awe as the world around me slows to a stop.
"Quest Accepted: A Whole New World"
Objectives: Finish the tutorial
Bonus Objective 1: Not follow a system command
Bonus Objective 2: Insult the system
Rewards: Primary Objective: Int increased by 3, 1 random 2 use weapon, all demands for said weapon are temporarily unlocked, 15 skill points, 100 exp
Bonus Objective 1 rewards: +1 CHA, 200 exp
Bonus Objective 2 rewards: +1 CHA, +3 skill points, 200 exp, Title: Rebel
"Titles? Interesting...open Titles."
"While experimenting with the system is encouraged, let's just take it slow for now, okay?"
"Soft commands are commands you need only to say in your head, while hard commands must be said out loud, though you can use the words themselves in conversation, preventing accidental activation, please choose one now"
"That's handy, I'll go with both."
"Please choose one."
"Did I stutter?"
... So, let us start with the menu, simply say or think menu."
"Menu."
A greenish-bluish screen appears in front of me with the following words, the first one being highlighted in white
Stats
Inventory
Abilities
BGM (Background Music)
Options
"Please press stats"
As I press Stats, it replaces the menu with a screen with numbers
Name: Diamon Thanatos Surtur
EXP: 0/100
Level 1
Title: The Gamer
Effect: +50% EXP gain to self, +25% EXP gain to party members, +10% skill at video games
HP: 25/25
AP: 0/0 (Locked)
HP Regen: 5 HP Regenerated every 5 minutes
AP Regen: 0 AP Regenerated every 0 minutes (Locked)
STR: Level 5
DEX: Level 5
INT: Level 5
WIS: Level 5
LUK: Level 5
CHA: Level 5
VIT: Level 5
Stat Points: 10
"I'm guessing these aren't great... I think having all my stats equally balanced would be good for now." As I finish that thought, a pop-up appears to my left.
"By making an important decision about your stats, and what to do with them, you have gained a point in Wisdom."
"That's neat."
"Previous save data discovered. Would you like to use this Save data instead?"
"Yes."
Name: T̵̡̢͕̤͇͇̯̭̬̠̈́̔̍̿̿̅̎͋͝͝͝͠ ̷̡̢̛̛̤̜̈́̒̅̃͋͐̿͆̔͘̕͝ ̷̛̛̰̯͉̫̙̬͔̥̩͂̀̇͘͜m̷̨̝̜̝̳̻͕͙̬̰̬̞̯̉͋͌̽̾̓̚͜͜ ̶̧̢͈͖̠̟̱̋̊̈́̆̈ͅś̷̡̻͎̟̒̅̽ ̷̨̬̮̺̝̊͜͠l̸̛̹͉̪͋ͅ ̸̛̖̝̣͉̻͕̲͉̠͍̱̆̇̾̅͋͌͊̈̄̈́̕̚͠͝l̶̰͕͍̞̇̊̔͆̀̇̉̾͒͆̔̓̆͒͠ͅą̷̺͙̤̭̿̉͗̍͌͑̂̌̌̅͊̎͘̕ ̴͕̪͖͇̲͉̗̈̌̍̒͑̽͊͌͛͋̈́̕̕̕͜͝k̸͚͚̪̼̅̿͑͛̐͌́̎́̌̐̄̚
EXP: 0/100
Level 1
Title: The Gamer
Effect: +50% EXP gain to self, +25% EXP gain to party members, +10% skill at video games
HP: 100/100
AP: 0/0 (Locked)
Hp Regen: 5 HP Regenerated every 3 minutes
AP Regen: 0 AP Regenerated every 0 minutes (Locked)
STR: Level 7
DEX: Level 10
INT: Level 8
WIS: Level 6
LUK: Level 11
CHA: Level 9
VIT: Level 7
"Let us continue with the tutorial, think, or say,"back"."
"Back"
"Now go to Inventory"
I open my inventory to see a 2d model of me, and menus showing clothes, armor, and handheld objects.
"This is your inventory, here you can equip clothes and armor, instead of having to waste time physically putting them on, you can also easily do a check on all your current weapons and equipment on person"
"Seems easy enough," I go back to the menu. "Continue."
"Go to abilities"
I see a menu with 3 buttons:
Passive
Active
Titles
"This is your Ability Menu, it shows all your current passive and active skills, as well as Titles you can unlock by completing challenges." The passive menu opens, revealing two skills.
Passive skills are skills that are normally always on in the background, but can by choice be turned off:
Gamer's Mind: Level 1 :
Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Current effect: User runs headfirst into danger, likely putting others at risk. -5 Wisdom, -2 Intelligence.
Allows a peaceful state of mind. Current effect: Gets stressed easily, bad at multi-tasking, stubborn.
Immunity to psychological status effects. Current effect: no resistance to psychological damage.
Gamer's Body: Level Max:
Instead of having permanent damage taken, the body heals in a "Wolverine" fashion that looks really intimidating.
The menu closes, being replaced with another showing only one skill
Active skills are skills that have to be said or activated through physical, conscious means.
Observe Level 1: Thru continued focused use of your sense of sight, you have become able to learn certain info by simply looking at whatever you want to learn about, shows a person or objects Maximum HP, Current HP, and Basic Info based on its appearance
It is closed, followed by yet another menu, this one titled: "Titles". Very enlightening.
Titles are special ranks and names you can earn thru completing challenges
"Nutcracker" Effect: Unknown. To unlock, Nut shot someone to knock them down, then nut shot them while they're down. +200EXP if it someone of high social status. +600EXP if it's Jacques.
"Please go to BGM now"
BGM stands for BackGround Music. Because no anime is worth anything if it has no BGM.
This will be the day (RWBY)
Under player (Nick Nitro remix)
Running in the 90s - Sytricka Vaporwave remix (1.5 speed)
Finally, Options are simply your options, do with them what you will
"Options."
Mode: First-person
Subtitles: Off
Difficulty: Silver-eyed (Difficulty cannot be changed in-game)
Quest complete: A Whole New World
Congratulations, you finished the tutorial, time has now resumed and your 2 use weapon approaches.
Congratulations, you have gained a level; you are now level 2
Congratulations, you have gained a level; you are now level 3
"Ok, stop that," I say, quick regret on my face, knowing how annoying that will get in the future.
"So how will I be able to find I-OH GOD!" I interrupted by a giant blade falling 2 inches from my foot. Upon further inspection, it looks to be a 7-foot long blade made out of golden and white metal with a face on the hilt and bluish energy moving around the blade.
"Observe"
The Blade of Olympus: Level MAX: Created by Zeus to banish the Titans to Tartarus. Single-handedly ended the first Titanomachy. Limited use. Good for 2 full fights.
"This sword...I've seen it befor-." I am interrupted by a red blur slamming into me, my last thoughts being "That's gonna suck when I wake up."
Current stats
EXP: 50/250
Level 4
Title: The Gamer
Effect: +50% EXP gain to self, +25% EXP gain to party members, +10% skill at video games
HP: 90/100
AP: 0/0 (Locked)
Hp Regen: 5 HP Regenerated every 3 minutes
AP Regen: 0 AP Regenerated every 0 minutes (Locked)
STR: Level 7
DEX: Level 10
INT: Level 8
WIS: Level 6
LUK: Level 11
CHA: Level 9
VIT: Level 7