Miko jumped back as the stone giant reached toward him. After a while of running and jumping, the giant apparently decided he wasn't worth the trouble, and turned his attention back to Amy. Miko spun around and saw a rock that Amy had been toying with earlier. Without thinking, he grabbed it and felt immense energy coursing through him. He hurled the stone, and saw that it had become a fireball.
"Whoa..." He whispered, looking at his shaking hands, truly amazed.
The projectile hit the giant directly in the chest, and Miko saw through blurred eyes that the giant was slowly crumpling into dust. Amy pulled herself out of the dust and turned to Miko with an awestruck expression. Miko in turn stared at the remains of the giant.
" So... you weren't lying afterall," He finally said, breaking the uncomfortable silence of the night.
"No, but that's not the important thing," Amy whispered, completely aware of what she had just witnessed, but still in shock... and a little disbelief.
"That was a Stone Golem- one of the strongest monsters of Victoria, the island where my home is. It takes a mapler with incredibly high accuracy to even be able to hit one. How did you? You're just a regular human?"
Miko just shook his head slowly. The realization was setting in. He continued looking at the golems remains while Amy shined a light from her watch on them. She frowned, slightly.
"You're kidding! This data says this golem was over level 50... you're under level 10. That's at least a 40 Lv. difference!"
She gave him a look, that snapped him back to reality.
"If your peeps are so much more superior, then what level are you? Wait...hang on, what are levels anyway?" He asked, curious 'bout how everything worked.
Amy looked sheepish.
"I'm, well...I'm level 8, ok?" She snapped, blushing with embarrasment.
"My parents don't let me train much. As for levels, even you should know what they are. Power Levels are the classification of strength in the Maple World. They range from 1 to 200. Anyone with a higher level than 200 is considered a Maple Master. Most humans are only level 20, tops."
"How could your watch tell what level we were?" Miko wondered, aloud.
"This isn't a watch. It's a Maple Linker. That sounds kinda stuffy though, so most people just call them M-links. Here, I have an extra- you can have it."
"Hmm..." Miko thought as he put on his link.
"This is a complicated world..."
Amy shrugged. "You'll get used to it, over time."
"Anyway, while you're here, I might as well explain classes. There are 5 different jobs you can have in the Maple World- warriors, who are slow, but powerful. Bowmen, Thieves, and Magicians, who I guess you can tell what they do- and Pirates, a brutal sort who attack very rapidly."
"Thanks, but...why are you telling me all this?" Miko asked.
Amy smirked.
"Haven't you looked around since we started talking? We're in Maplestory, now."
Miko spun around and saw that she was right. His surroundings had definitely changed.
"Wow..." He whispered, taking it all in.
"It's amazing!" Miko finished, truly astounded at the sights around him.
He looked back at Amy, who fixed him with a stare.
"Possibly your only chance for getting back home...is to travel with me to save the Mapleworld."
