Chapter 3: Nice Hotel

“Hay Star. Glad to see you made it to the city ok.”(Suzi)

“Hi boss. What brings you here?”(Star)

There standing in front of the hotel is my boss wearing a white shirt, skinny jeans, and flip flops. Her black and white hair is in a ponytail and her black wings are curled around her to form a makeshift cape. She may have a smile on her face and her eyes have a joyful light in them, but I know she is looking past me toward the homeless child who has been following me from a distance for the last few minutes. He is about 3 and a half feet tall with  pale skin, brown eyes and black hair. He had torn brown cloth for a shirt and torn black jeans. He had no shoes and was bleeding from the bottom of his feet. Not wanting to get caught in the crossfire between these two I walked away from the buildings I was next to and stopped half way from where the kid and my boss were. I positioned myself a little to the right of the center of the street to allow my boss to have a better view of him, and to allow me to dive out of the way more easily if a fight breaks out.

“I didn’t tell you? I’m getting married in the old church down the street from here. Also don't call me boss Star. We aren't in the office so just call me mom or Suzi ok.”(Suzi)

“Ok and first off can I have an invitation to the wedding? I always wanted to go to one. Secondly, you wouldn't happen to be the same Suzi like in…”(Star)

“Yes I am.”(Suzi)

“But how! You look almost identical to how you're described by Narrator!”(Star)

“Demons and Angels are immortal remember. We can’t die unless we are killed. You are also invited to my wedding. I mean why wouldn’t you be? Now come on inside, you look like you got here recently and are in desperate need of a shower. Don’t worry about paying for the room ok, since you are on a job it is payed for by the company. Now tell me. Where are you in the story?”(Suzi)

“I just met the the Devil and the Heaven and Hell competitions are about to start. Thanks for the invitation by the way.”(Star)

“Your welcome.”(Suzi)

“I was just wondering. Why do you refer to the events in history as a story, rather than history?”(Star)

“For the same reason that old people tell their grandchildren things from their past and call them stories. By the way since you are here, we are sharing a room.”(Suzi)

“Why are we sharing a room?”(Star)

“Simple. You basically get free lodging and I don’t want to pay for a room.”(Suzi)

“Fair enough. Now you wouldn't happen to know how to reach the arena from here would you? The one in this city, not the one in Hell.”(Star)

“Why did you say it like that?.........There is an arena about 3 hours northeast of here if you're traveling on foot. Why do you ask?”(Suzi)

“I just want to check something.”(Star)

“If you say so. Let's go inside. I want to sleep and you need a shower. I mean seriously! When was the last time you bathed?”(Suzi)

“Two weeks ago.”(star)

‘Look of disappointment’ “You need to take better care of your body Star. You never know when having a clean body will save your life.”(Suzi)

With that being said, Suzi turned around and walked into the hotel. The hotel is a tall multi story building. It has nine medium sized windows going from left to right starting on the second floor, and eleven windows going up from there. The bottom floor only has a large black double door, with two large dark brown wooden crickets on either side of it. The rims of their legs seem to be made out of metal and the eyes are emerald green. The hotel is a puke green color, and has a white sign over the door that says…

“Jiminy’s Provence

The place where even the most unwanted of people can stay, if they can pay”

“I feel like I’ve heard that name before.”(Star)

Shaking my head I walk through the doors.Walking through the black doors I see a hunting cabin themed plaza that is far larger than what it would appear to be from the outside. Throughout most of the plaza  are round tables surrounded by groups of people drinking beer. Most of the walls have animal heads as well as demon, beastmen, human, and elf heads mounted on them. In a far corner of the room, there is a wooden fox mounted over the fireplace. A plaque next to it has a set of rules in glowing green letters.

Rules

1. No fighting

1. No robbing other patrons

1. Always pay your bill on time

Failure to follow these rules will result in your head being mounted on a wall

After looking around for a few seconds I find Suzi talking to a older looking human woman who is sitting behind a desk. Walking up to them Suzi points at me and says one more thing to the old woman before taking a set of keys and heading up a set of nearby stairs. The old woman is a grayish-blue haired human, with sky blue eyes and navy blue skin. She had wrinkles under her eyes and seemed to be using a sky blue cane judging on how it is leaning against the table by her.

“Might as well say hi……...Hello ma'am. I’m going to be staying with the woman you were just talking too and…..”(Star)

“I’m aware elf. Your friend just told me your temporary living arrangements and that I should guide you toward the showers so come on. By the way most people around here call me Old Blue. What’s your name?”(Old Blue)

“Mcbeth. Star Mcbeth.”(Star)

Smiling Old Blue got up with her cane and gestured for me to follow her. We walked up a flight of stairs and went down a wooden hall. After walking a few minutes we stop next to a stone door with a hanging key next to it.

“Use the keys here on this door and you will be in your own personal bathroom. Just don’t forget to put the keys back before entering. While in their your clothing will be automatically cleaned and you should have a towel or whatever else you need in there. When you're done, walk back to the stairs, take a right and use the elevator to get to the 6th floor. Your room is 666. We serve meals here at dawn and at dusk for free so don’t miss it. With that I will be seeing you later.”(Old Blue)

Saying goodbye I used the keys to open the door and walked inside the room. The bathroom looked like a conventional one with a sink toilet and a shower/tub that can fit four people. I took a long warm shower, brushed my teeth, combed my hair and true to Old Blues word, my suit was dry and clean when I put it back on. After collecting my things I left the room and closed the door. Wanting to test something I reopened the door without using the keys just to find that the door opens to the main plaza.

“How the fuck does that work?”(Star)

Not wanting to think about it I just closed the door and walked to my hotel room. When I opened the door what I saw put me in shock for a few seconds. The room was covered in blood. The boy who was following me earlier was bound to the bed on the right and looked to be in the middle of being dissected by Suzi. His chest was cut open with some of his guts taken out. His eyes were bloodshot and all of his fingers and toes were bent in weird directions. His hair is dyed red some of his teeth have been torn out and put in a pile next to him. Suzi was partially covered in blood and had a carving knife in her hand. She was currently gouging one of his eyeballs out while holding his head still with her other hand. When he saw me I could see hope in his remaining eye.

‘Sob ‘Sob’ “Pl..ease….help...m...mee….”(Soon to be dead boy)

“I will ask you again brat. Who. Sent. You. And who could you possible be begging to right…………. now……hay…..Can you give me a few minutes?”(Suzi)

“..................”(Star)

“..................”(Suzi)

After looking at Suzi’s blood covered face for a few seconds I closed the door. I stared at the green and gray stone door with the numbers 666 written on it for a few seconds. “I’m just going to look at my Status for a little bit while she finish up there…...Ya that sounds good.”(Star) deciding on what to do I willed my full Status to appear in front of me. Looking around to make sure no one was spying on me I gave my status a quick read.

Status

Name: Star Mcbeth

Race: Blood Elf Variant

Level: 53

Age: 76

Profession: Writer(Master Rank)

Sub Professions: None

Title: prodigy rookie

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Criminal Record: Speeding tickets(fines paid)

Spells: [Inner Blood Control] [Blood summoning] [Blood weapon creation/enhancements] [Rudimentary wind manipulation] [Healing touch] [History’s Right]

Skills: [dragon’s eye] [Pain nullification]

Masteries: [Dual wielding] [Torture/Interrogation] [Blood weapons] [crossbows] [Writer] [Presence sense]

While I was looking through my Status, a pink furred fox girl walked up to me from across the hall. She was wearing a black tunic and seemed to be in good health. The only weird thing about her was that her eyes were pitch black. Seeing this brought back a memory from history class. Something about beastmen having two appearances that they can change between. One was more human looking and only had animal ears with a tail. The other looks like a regular animal however they are standing on two feet and are usually wearing armor. She was in the second form. Turning to talk to her I close my Status.

“Hello little fox how may I help you?”(Star)

“What is that blue screen you're looking at?”(Fox girl)

“It's my Status screen. Why do you ask?”(Star)

“ I can't bring mine up and no one is willing to show me theirs to explain what it is to me. Can you please explain it to me?”(Fox girl)

“Not a problem. Come sit here and I will explain it to you.”(Star)

Sitting down on the floor, I had the fox child sit on my lap before bringing my Status back up.

“Status screens are universal identification cards that everyone is born with. They are also impossible to alter to show false information. They bring up a person's name, race, level, age, professions, sub professions, title, crime record, spells, skills,  and masteries. If you are not in combat and anything in your Status changes then a blue box with the word notice will appear and tell you what’s changed. The first four are obvious and explain themselves. Professions are what job you have. You can only have at most one profession at any point and the rank next to it tells you how good at that job you are. The ranks go like this:

Novice -> Beginner -> Intermediate -> Master

The higher your rank, the more effectively you can use that profession's abilities. For example I’m a writer and being at Master rank means I can write and remember events perfectly for well over a week at a time. Sub professions are like regular ones but, they don't have a rank. They act more like hobbies that you have to make yourself better at your job. You can only have two active at one time and they can allow you to do things you normally wouldn’t be able to do. Titles are things added to your name to show what you are known for. They also give you bonuses in life or grant magics you normally can’t learn. You can only have one title active but if you want to change title, you just need to be at a church and any title you have earned is available to be chosen. My title is Prodigy Rookie and it allows me to learn things 4X faster than I normally would. If you have ever gotten a ticket or were arrested it will show on your crime record it keeps track of every crime you have committed and if you were innocent, acquitted, guilty, or have paid for the fines. Spells shows all the magic you have learned. Anyone can learn any magic however depending on the person then some magics are harder to learn than others. As you get better with a spell then the name that shows up will change. For example [Healing touch] used to be [Healing massage] so now instead of messaging a person to heal them, I can just touch them to do the same thing. [History’s Right] lets me see the Status of other people without them needing to show it to me. Skills are like spells however they don’t need magic and can be used indefinitely. Masteries are anything you have mastered and they have a permanent affect on your body. If you master a profession cooking and it shows up here then, when you change it to something else like gardening then you will still have all the abilities of cooking. If it is not on masteries then you will lose all the abilities you had from cooking but none of your skill.”(Star)

Finishing my explanation I looked at the girl only to see her smiling at me and fade out of existence.

“What! The! Fuck!”(Star)

Notice

You have gained the title “Loudmouth Daredevil” for talking so openly to strangers about things that shouldn't be shared so freely. All while not caring who these strangers are.

Allows the owner of the title to say whatever they want and the beings around them are 50X more likely to believe it.

Change to current title “Yes” or “No”

No damn it! Why would I want a title like that?

Notice

The profession “Miko” is now available for performing your first exorcism on a ghost/Lost spirit through non-lethal means.

Set to primary: Capable of performing non-lethal exorcisms

Set to sub: Soul Protection magic can be used

Don’t set

This might actually be useful. Let's set it to sub profession for now. I can always set it to primary later. Walking back into the room I see that it has been cleaned up and the boy was nowhere to be seen. The room is an off gray color with two wooden beds and wardrobes. All of them were large and the room could easily fit forty people in it. Suzi was on the bed on the right that had crimson red sheets. She was sitting on it and looked at me with a smile on her face…. Well until she saw what I did next. Walking to the green bed on the left I pulled out my grenade, pulled the pin and tossed it on the bed. Seeing this she flipped her bed over to the side and dived behind it before yelling at me.

“My god Star! Why are you tossing a grenade in such a closed off space?”(Suzi)

Ignoring her I watched the grenade explode and turn into a pile of clothes. Picking up the pieces of the grenade I started putting my clothes in the wardrobe.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were going to toss a clothing grenade?..... I flipped my bed over for nothing.”(Suzi)

“What did the kid want?”(Star)

“Just where you were going to be staying. He also told me some useful information.”(Suzi)

“Like?”(Star)

“Who is already hunting you. Now Star I have been looking after you since your mother died when you were three so, I care deeply about you as if you were my actual daughter. Because of this I need you to be far more careful when traveling this city. You must also never lose that card I gave you or else things can turn out for the worst. Now I’m off to sleep see you in the morning.”(Suzi)

“Night Boss.”(Star)

After waking up early the next morning I changed into some leather armor that could be hidden underneath a black t-shirt and blue jeans. Putting on some running shoes I left to go find this city’s arena after getting direction on how to get there from Suzi. After taking 3 buses and a taxi for a 3 and a half hour trip, I finally have the arena in my sight. It is large and round with large round entrances for groups of people to walk through. In the hallways there are large flat screens showing the empty arena stadium. Looking around the empty place I find what seems to be the location where people buy their tickets. Standing in front of the empty counter is a tall blue haired woman with black battle armor on. She also appears to be motionless. I tried calling to her but she doesn't even move. Walking to her I examine her more closely. Taking away the fact that she has not breathed, blinked or even moved for the last five minutes, she looks like the Samantha from the beginning of of Narrator's informative talk. Well without the large belly.

“This is probably going to be a bad idea but….”(Star)

Standing behind her I reach my hand out and tap her on the shoulder. When I do the area around me becomes crowded with people. They are all in either fancy clothes or battle armor. There is lots of yelling and people shoving trying to get to the area that I am in. The woman I tapped on also turned around and looked at me with an annoyed face.

“What do you want elf I’m busy?”(???)

“What just happened?”(Star)

“Hey I’m busy! If you don’t have anything to say then leave! Actually, you look pitifully weak so come here lets sign you up for the betting matches so when you lose I can have the satisfaction of watching you suffer.(???)

Grabbing me by the arm she pulls me to the counter and talks to the red skinned demon receptionist sitting behind it.

“Sign this girl up for the life betting rounds my good sir.”(???)

“And sign me up as that girl’s partner!”(???)

Turning around I see my boss pushing her way through the crowds in a red dress and along with that I saw a notification.

Notification

The profession “Time Jumper” is now available for traveling through time for the first time

Set to Primary: Can more easily travel back and forth through time

Set to sub: able to rewind time by a few seconds

Don’t set

“I knew this was a bad idea.”(Star)

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Author's note: Sorry about the huge info dump. it's just that I couldn't think of a better way of releasing the information. Also Author's notes are not going to be a common thing. they will only show up if I have information that I want to share with you or requests/questions. By the way let me know in the comments what fairy tale or fictional stories you want to see incorporated into this story. For example: little red ridding hood, Alice in wonderland, or Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. I will try to find a way to add them in at some point. By the way these three examples will be in the story.