Chapter 2: Gaming For Dummies

"You have got to be kidding me!" I was pacing around holding my head. This couldn't be happening, and yet there it was, that text box, exactly like it is in The Gamer. This was so bad.

Don't get me wrong, this was really cool. I now had what could be considered the greatest power ever. It made life so much easier, you could do about half the work usually needed, and get twice the results. Han Jee Han had been training for maybe a few months, and was almost as powerful as his best friend who had been training for years. Problem is Han Jee Han wasn't dropped in the middle of field in BF, Egypt.

What was I going to do? I had no way to get home and no idea where I was. What would happen? Would my mom go looking for me? How's she going to react to me disappearing? What is she going to do? What am I going to do?

Suddenly, a cool, calming feeling swam over me and a new thought popped into my head.

'The Gamer'

I looked at the floating box, only couple feet away, immobile in the air. I walked over and looked at it.

This could tell me where I am and maybe, just maybe how to return home. So I started reading:

Hello, Chosen of Gaia, You have been bestowed the power of: The Gamer. This ability allows you to live your life as if you were a video game character. This will allow you to level and gain new powers and abilities.

Warning: Due to incompatibility with your previous world, you have been moved to a more compatible world.

"More compatible world?" It hit me like a freight train. I had been moved to a different world. I wasn't even on Earth anymore. I knew there was a definite possibility that maybe I could never fo home, but I hadn't expected to find it so soon. Sadness pulled me down to the ground as tears flowed from my eyes. I can't go back, I don't know how. My family, my mother, gone. I'm...I'm alone.

Then, the cold feeling came back followed by a heat, a fire deep inside of me. I rose up and wiped the tears away from my eyes replacing the sadness and loss with fiery determination. If I was gonna be stuck on some foreign world, then I'm not just lay down and drown in my sorrow. I'll be strong and thrive. I thought of something my mom once said,

"Don't ever give up, honey. Even if your alone in the dark, if you just smile and keep walking, you'll find the light again."

I was going walk towards that light, with a goddamn smile on my face. I looked at the floating rectangle in front of me and smiled like the devil himself.

"You're gonna help me make this world my bitch." I slammed down the [Next] button.

Introduction

UI:

To interact with the UI, either use touch or voice commands. If using voice commands, please use clear language or the the command will not be valid.

Main Menu: To access the main menu use the command [Main Menu] or click on [Main Menu].

"Okay, simple. [Main Menu]" The original rectangular box disappeared was replaced by a smaller square box with four options on it.

[Status]

[Skills]

[Inventory]

[Reputation]

"Alright, from the top. [Status].

Name: Clark Dante

Title: The Gamer (Default)

Level: 1 To next: 0.00%

HP: 100/100

MP: 190/190

STR: 5

Strength is basically how sounds, physical strength. It determines how much weight you can carry and how strong your blows are. Can determine the amount of damage you can deal. It can be increased by doing work the requires certain amounts of force depending on your STR level

VIT: 5

Vitality is the amount of energy that you have. Amount effects the amount of health you have and resistance to certain things. Also impacts the rate at which health regenerates outside of combag.

DEX: 5

Dexterity is how agile and dexterous you are. Determines both weapon accuracy and movement speed.

INT: 9

Your Intelligence gives you the capacity to a higher level of thinking. Learning becomes much easier the higher this skill is. Increases your mana and how much damage magic attacks do.

WIS: 5

Wisdom is knowing how to use your INT. Any thug can use a sword, but only a master can truly can know when and how to use it. Increases Mana Regeneration by 3% every 3 levels.

LUK: 2.5

Luck can determine anything. The flip of a coin, the flight of an arrow, the likelihood of an event occuring, all comes back to lady luck.

Points Available: 5

Effects: Unlucky: Looks like Lady Luck isn't on your side (LUK decreased by 50%) Bookworm: Someone has been hitting the books (Increases EXP gain by 25%)

"GODDAMN IT! Only I would get half a point in an attribute." I immediately dumped all five points I had into LUK. No way I was staying that unlucky. Sadly, thanks to my debuff that only rose it to five. "Next up, [Skills]"

Skills

Gamer's Mind [Passive] LV:MAX

Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind. Immunity to psychological status effect

Gamer's Body [Passive] LV: MAX

Grants a body that allows for the user to live the real world like a game. You receive no physical damage from attacks only pain. After sleep in a bed he restores HP, MP and all status effects.

"Yep, just like the manhwa. Now for [Inventory].

Inventory

Black Jacket:

Simple protection from the elements. Provides +0 Physical Defense

White Shirt:

Simple T-shirt. Provide +0 Physical Defense

Jeans

Coverings for your behind. Provides +0 Physical Defense

Black Jordans

Shoes of the god himself. Provide +1 Dexterity

...This power is so weird. Sometimes it's really vague, sometimes it's incredibly articulate, and others it's just dumb. "Last but not least, [Reputation]"

Reputation

None

Wow. I'm so glad I checked that. I exited out of the last option when a message box popped up.

Now that you have finished the Controls Tutorial, would you like to start the Combat Tutorial?

[Yes] [No]

"Oh hell yeah."

Another box popped up. In it were several different weapons: staves, knives, broadswords, spears, battleaxes, katanas. A message was at the top.

Choose and redesign a beginning weapon.

My smile widened. I might just enjoy myself here.

Fyr3Flyt3: That's the end of this chapter. The next chapter may not be out for another day or two, so bear with me. Leave a review if you have any comments or critiques. Hope you enjoyed it. Bye.

Update: So I fixed a sentence mistake and changed a stat or two.