Disclaimer: Talk to my Father... He'll tell you just how much I own... Absolutly NOTHING! Except tonights dinner which I was assigned to cook from scratch... again...
Hello everyone! Thanks for the eight reviews and the 19 favorites! I would also like to thank you all for being patient - school started back up again and unlike most other seniors in my high school, I decided to fill my schedule up to its fullest added to the tons of stuff I do in orchestra I've been really busy. I managed to land second chair bassist - would have been first but I didn't want to get into a big giant hassle with the guy who's currently first chair - he's such a tyrant!
I would also like to tell those who didn't review because their reviews are never answered that I try my hardest to reply to every review no matter how long or short or what's written in them - though I hate flamers and I'm not afraid to tell them off and if they flame on anonymous I delete the flames.
I'm planning on updating every two weeks after I upload chapter three - which I'm planning to upload on holloween in memorium for the day I should have been born though sadly I was born three days late... :(
Nor replies to some reviews (even if I already did the PM replies but I liked these reviews a whole lot so I'm repliing again and boosting my Ego even more):
Shedon - Thank you for writting this! You pulled of making this AU really well. Some stories don't make it really realisic or go threw everything smoothly. Or in some cases make the characters compleatly OOC, wich depending on if they did the previos two can be pulled off. Harry in this is acting pritty in character in this, and if you ask me, and any of the points that weren't written in on harrys personality in the books makes sence. He was never the 'chosen one' or the 'golden boy' in this so his changes make perfect sence. And i'm happy with the changes, you got rid of the points that make me dislike harry in the books. I also loved the ending of the chapter on the 'wolves' bishie (hope I spelt that right) hunting Harry. It made me crack up. Thank you again update soon please.
Sero - Thank you for reviewing and for the compliment! I try to make it realistically funny and with this story, while I'm changing some stuff, it's basically just combining Harry Potter and Second Life while tweaking personna's and adding a few minor details. I hate making some characters OOC but some - like Snape - can afford a little OOCness since they don't show how good they really are and they need the appreciation though I don't want to go too far out of the ball park and I always try to give a reason for it. With Harry, I read a lot of Harry Potter fanfiction and so that's rubbing off on how I portray him and I also see why the way he was but I also see the flip coin - because Tom was the flip coin - and I wanted to tweak it a teensy bit and I've had to deal with alot of children who've been abused thanks to my Dad's friend who's a foster mother and some of my friends have been through situations like that so theres a momento for them in there. I adored the Bishie hunting in Half Prince so that's probably going to be added alot and it will help things move along I hope because that's how Harry generally gets into some of him more notable situations later on I'd like to think.
Naito No Finarusurota - It's an interesting read, and a good transition from Canon to AU, something that is always nice to see. What ManHua is this crossover using? I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with this, so thank you for writing and posting it.
Sero - Thank you! The ManHua crossover that I'm using is Yu Wo's 'Second Life' which you can read at .org if you'd like and I totoly suggest you all read it if you haven't already because I adore it so much. You're welcome but you don't have to thank me - this is actually keeping me from being sent BACK into therapy believe it or not...
JuMiKu - The first 2nd life crossover that doesn't completely and hopelessly overpower the protagonist and thereby imbalance the game. The "perks" made me cringe, but then it turned out they were rather realistic perks, you usually can buy.
Sero - Thank you! If you gan give me further tips on not over balancing, I would apreciate that since at times I admit to having some trouble with that and I do get quite deffensive on all my work since it's basically me leaving myself bare in the truest sense since I use a lot from my own life and add it into my stories. In Second Life I noticed that they didn't really have anything like that in the original but I figured that it would be something that Vernon did for his 'ickle Duddykins' *gags behind hand at the mention of Dudley* I just used some of the things that we can usually buy for World Of Warcraft (one of the fiew computer games I play) so that I wouldn't be all that much out of the ball park and it'd be more realistic.
CaughtinalandSlide - I know nothing about the Prince but it seemes that I don't need to because of how well written your story is.
Sero - I try to at least explain most things but at times I can forget - which is why I'm trying to re-read my story as much as possible and why there'll be such a long gap inbetween chapters - because I realise that alot of the readers will be looking for Harry Potter fanfics since only a couple hundred people read Second Life fanfics from what I've seen so far. This is basically helping me along and also giving me idea's for my first book which I'm planning on publishing before I graduate from High School - and I'm almost finished with it!
Dannichigo - Amazing... So no magic here? I normally don't like ones like that, but this is well done. - Please update soon. - I look forward to the next one. -
Sero - There will be magic - so have no fear about that. I absolutly love magic to death and plus it wouldn't be taking place in Second Life if it didn't have Magic. Here's the update you've been waiting for! Thanks for the review!
Wow that's a long authors note... probably one of my longest since I like keeping them short since I know how I hate reading through that much before getting to the actual story... -_- So without further ado, here's chapter 2!
Word Count - 2.6K
After what felt like eons of running, Abraxas finally lost the females – wolves – by ducking into the blacksmiths – what kind of girl would go in there? "I'm free!"
He didn't even notice that the blacksmith was looking at him like he was insane. "You need something, young man?"
Abraxas whipped around, ready to defend against any stray females that had found him. When he saw the –thankfully – male blacksmith, he sighed in relief. "A place to hide… and a look at the weapons as well…"
The blacksmith nodded in understanding; a few of the female players had even hit on him even though he was an NPC. He shuddered at the thought. "Take your time. We just got a shipment of some really good blades and maces today."
"Thanks," he nodded before looking around at everything. He didn't bother to look at the armor since it was all mail and plate but he did pick up a few of the swords and give them a few practice swings before putting them down – they didn't really feel right to him.
After an hour of browsing – hiding – Abraxas picked up some sharpening stones, weight stones, and other supplies for his knives. He had the money thanks to Uncle Vernon and was thankful for it since everything was quite expensive for his level. As he put the supplies on the counter he looked down and saw a very fine set of eight simple knives that were of very fine quality. They were quite expensive for his level or well, anyone in this area – 379g 99s 98c – and he had to wonder how anyone at his level would be able to afford them – unless they'd bought perks and picked the money. He knew that they were made for him – even if he was only level eight – he'd always had a small fascination with knives ever since the first time Uncle Vernon had used one on him.
"Can I have those knives too, please?" He asked pointing to the knives. The blacksmith choked on the gum he was chewing.
"You do realize how expensive these are right?" the blacksmith said carefully, once he could breathe again. "Yes, they're of some of the highest quality but can someone of your low level afford them? Heck, the GM's only put them there to make you guy's drool with envy – even though they're actually pretty cheap compared to how expensive they'd normally be…"
"I have the money," Abraxas huffed cutting the blacksmith off. "And normally I wouldn't spend this much and I would save it but they're calling out to me… Do you know that feeling?"
The blacksmith nodded as he took the eight knives out. "Yeah, I do... I think… Well, who am I to argue? They come with holsters and everything needed for them already so you won't need half the stuff you're already buying since what comes with them is much higher quality…"
Abraxas nodded absently as he handed over the gold for them and the other supplies that he was still buying – he'd put the stuff that he didn't need any more back. When he finally had the knives in his hands, he felt a hum run through his fingers – almost as if they had a consciousness and they were saying 'hi, nice to meet you!' He inspected them closer and saw that each knife had its own purpose, yet all of them were equally lethal. On each of the blades, there was also an engraving of a phoenix surrounded in flame – which the blacksmith had assumed was the mark of the blades maker.
Forgetting the blacksmith, Abraxas smiled a smile that could make even death shudder in fear. Forget the female demons; Abraxas had new toys to play with. He'd gotten so few toys in his life, he couldn't wait to go and try them out and he knew just where to go. He'd show Grimm that he could defeat the odds and survive the forest.
"You're one messed up kid," the blacksmith muttered as Abraxas started cackling evilly under his breath, thinking of ways to get back at Grimm while walking towards the door fingering the largest of the knives.
Forgetting about the female demons ended up being a very bad move for Abraxas… this is because he had the feeling of becoming a steak not even three seconds after he stepped outside of the blacksmiths. When he turned around, he could have sworn their number had almost quadrupled since he's entered the blacksmiths.
"Can't a guy have a break?" Abraxas wondered before he started edging away from the swarm of hungry wolves that was growing larger by the second. His eyes grew larger and larger until it finally popped into his head that running would probably be his bet of surviving and so he turned around and started to inch away until he heard the wolves start charging which was when he bolted for his poor life.
"HEEELLLPPPP!" people could hear the desperate cry from all over the five continents and wonder what the poor soul had wandered into but no one but another who'd been in the same position would ever know.
XXX hours later ~in the forest~
"Ha… ha… ha… I finally lost them," Abraxas panted, leaning on a tree in who knows where trying to catch his breath. "Who knew wolves could be so vicious? Maybe it'd be a good idea to invest in a company that makes masks…"
When Abraxas finally caught his breath, he stood up and looked around wondering where exactly he'd gotten himself… Let's just say that was easier said then done…
"Oh c'mon? First I'm left with the worst relatives in the universe, then I'm chased to kingdom come by rabid wolves, and now I can't even find where ever kingdom come is to get myself back to where I want to be? Do you hate me that much Fate, Destiny, and all of your other sisters?" Abraxas complained not too quietly, attracting the attention of nearby wolves that looked at him wondering who went rabid this time.
One of the wolves got overly curious and went to go ask but when Abraxas spotted it, he immediately attacked before the wolf had a chance to ask. When the other wolves saw Abraxas attack their innocent comrade, they went after him in groups until there was a ring of dead wolves surrounding Abraxas and a whole lot of loot that he hadn't had a chance to pick because of all the poor innocent wolves.
"Strange, I didn't think that these virtual wolves attacked in groups that large… maybe they're a different species of virtual wolf…" Abraxas wondered aloud as he gathered the loot and started skinning the wolves – hey, he could make a decent set of clothes with the fur and bones with a little practice and he could sell it for good money as well when it lost its usefulness!
As he gathered he gathered the loot and skinned, he realized that that may have been slightly too easy for his level. Once he was finished, he went in search of the nearest alive wolf to see its level – which turned out to be level 8, much to his surprise.
"That bastard Grimm had me all worried that I wouldn't be able to kill wolves and that I'd die! Asshole," Abraxas cursed under his breath as he finished killing the wolf.
Player Abraxas had reached level 10
"Hmm?" He paused in his picking up of loot. "Wasn't I level 8? System!"
Name: Abraxas | Gender: Male
Level: 10 | Race: Angel, Fallen | Class: None | Experience: XX/XXX| Reputation: 30 | Health: 210 |Mana: 63 | Unspent Skill Points: 27 | Strength: 6 | Physique: 5 |Agility: 9 (from running away from the women *cough*rabidwolves*cough*) |Intelligence: 9 | Willpower: 9 | Wisdom: 8 | Charisma: 6 | Luck: N/A | Abilities: Angel (racial): level 10 (goes up each time the character levels), Physique +12, Agility +7, Strength +5; Basic Heal: Level 3, heals friendly player for 40HP, cool down: twenty minutes; Fly (racial): Level 2, +5 strength to wings, player can fly for 150yds at a time, cool down: twenty five minutes; Straight Shot: Level 5, increases player's accuracy with a bow by 5%; Consecutive Arrows: Level 7, can shoot up to eight arrows at once or in pairs or triples in very rapid order; Continuous Attack: Level 3, allows player to attack continuously for up to 4 attacks; Escape Artist: Level 3, increases Agility by 50% in order escape from unfriendly mobs or players; Sneak: Level 1, allows player to momentarily be able to be undetectable to others for up to twenty seconds, cool down: sixty minutes
"Oh…" Abraxas laughed embarrassed but thankful that no one was there to look at his talents – especially Grimm. As it was, Grimm'd probably laugh himself back to level one when he found out that Abraxas had forgotten to distribute his talent points multiple times… "Well, better late than never; just like what Uncle Vernon always says about… never mind."
Seeing the wolves he'd killed start to respawn, Abraxas climbed the nearest three in order to assign his talent points in peace – especially since the wolves looked like they were out for blood and looking for a certain person who was trying to learn how to actually climb a tree for the first time.
"Now, what am I planning to be?" Abraxas mused in his head. "Priests don't really have a lot of powerful attacks but they're great for group playing and I know them better than I do other mana users… But I could also play some sort of mage and I'll still have some healing powers and I'd have necromancy once I find out how to unlock that… But mages also use up way more mana that priests and are much harder to play and longer chants to memorize for higher spells… But if Dudley manages to find me when and if he starts playing Second Life, I'd be able to protect myself better as a mage…
"Mage it is then!" Abraxas said cheerfully as he started redistributing his points. No way in hell was he going to be picked on by Dudley as badly as he was in The World; he absolutely refused!
Talent Points successfully redistributed!
Name: Abraxas | Gender: Male
Level: 10 | Race: Angel, Fallen | Class: None | Experience: XX/XXX| Reputation: 30 | Health: 245|Mana: 105 | Unspent Skill Points: 0 | Strength: 8 | Physique: 9 |Agility: 11 |Intelligence: 14 | Willpower: 14 | Wisdom: 13 | Charisma: 10 | Luck: N/A
"There," Abraxas said happily. "I want to be a nicely rounded mage who can fight physically and be able to run away if I run out of mana and mana potions! Now Dudley will have a much harder time catching up to me and I will be much harder to kill! And I'll be able to maybe kill him if I have to… But what if he tells uncle Vernon that I killed him…?"
Abraxas' frown fell off his face as he started imagining all the bad things Uncle Vernon would do to him if he actually killed Dudley or moderately hurt him. In this process, he actually managed to forget that he hadn't killed Dudley yet and that Dudley wasn't even playing Second Life. Before a blink of an eye, he was pressed up against the tree trying to make himself unnoticed able and had accidentally activated Sneak.
Finally lifting his head and looking around, he realized how stupid he was acting and stood up… or at least he tried to. Before he got halfway out of his crouch, his foot slipped and he started to plummet towards the ground where he only just noticed the group of wolves standing under the tree waiting for such a thing to happen.
"Fly! C'mon already and work you stupid wings! Fly! Fly!" he panicked as he got closer and closer to the ground. He was seven feet from the ground when his wings decided to humble him and expand to their full wingspan, slowing him down as they started to flap, lifting him up into the air just above the tree tops. "Okay now where's the village?"
A couple minutes later, Abraxas landed on one of the trees close to the village and then climbed down as best he could – which wasn't very graceful at all seeing how he fell the last five feet with muttered curses.
Abraxas fell out of tree -20HP
"Oh, yeah thanks," he muttered as he rubbed his hurting rear, standing up. He paused as he realized something. "Hmm… I've become really sarcastic without any of the Dursley's here to punish or hurt me… Wonder if I get that from Mom or Dad…?"
"Abraxas!" he heard someone call from behind him. He turned to see a girl with very long and curly, dark red-brown hair and bright mahogany eyes running head on towards him with her right hand up and waving to him. Two feet from him, she launched herself at him and gave him a big hug. "I've been looking for you!"
"Who are you?" Abraxas asked blankly. She looked vaguely familiar but he couldn't place the face… "Ouch! What the heck was that for?"
The girl had punched him in his gut and he'd immediately doubled over in pain. "I'm Aarya, Idiot! And here I actually thought that you were decently educated."
"Aarya…? Oh, Hermione!" he exclaimed, hitting the palm of one hand with his fisted other hand as he remembered the GM who'd help him make his Avatar. She punched him in the gut again. "Oh! Sorry, please stop hitting me! I surrender."
"Oh, shut up," she huffed, blowing a stray hair out of her eyes. She came up to the middle of his chest and, like him, she had a pair of wings, only hers were a fluffy white trimmed in a golden reddish brown color that matched her hair and eyes. "I forgot to tell you that there's a very high chance that you'll be chased by bazillions of girls but I think you've already found that out."
Their talking was attracting the attention of the people near the gate of the village and a group of females and males were gathering nearby, trying to spy on them to see if they were available. Before they knew it there were hundreds of wolves eyeing them hungrily.
"Do you feel that something's off?" Abraxas asked Aarya all of a sudden feeling an uneasy tingle run up his spine and the hairs all over his body rise.
"Now that you mention it, yeah…" Aarya told him, lowering her voice as they started looking around until they spotted the mob at the nearby gate. "Oh, that's not a good sign…"
"Uh-uh," Abraxas agreed, backing towards the woods with his wings itching to be let free. Oh, NOW you want to work... Go figure…
"Don't make any sudden movements," Aarya whispered. "That'll just startle the wild life into attacking… just back away as slowly as you possibly can…"
"You get swarmed by the starving rabid wolves too?" Abraxas whispered back. "Please tell me this wears off after a while."
"Yes, and afraid it doesn't," she told him as they inched closer to the forests edge and the mob inched closer to them. "When we hit the tree line run like hell and don't worry about me… We'll meet back up at the blacksmithery; it's the only safe place because no one can afford most of the stuff there and most Angels can't wear that stuff at this level…"
"Got it…" Abraxas nodded. Three seconds later they hit the tree line and bolted causing the rabid wolves to give chase.
Thank's for reading and I hoped you liked it! Feel free to give me any tips through review or PM! And while I wont hang chapters over your heads like carrots in order to recieve reviews in this story, reviews are always a nice incentive to work my very best and help inprove chapter quality and quantity!
Remember: next chapter comes out around Holloween!
Love Ya'll
Sero
P.S. I forgot to mention... For those of you who read Hua Feng, it's on pause... My college Law text book went missing as well as all of the notes I'd taken from Mock Trial and watching Law and Order so I need to find those before I'm able to work on the next chapter of that... Sorry, please forgive me and I'll try to find them ASAP!