HELEN'S POV
After the meeting earlier that day, a lot of things I already deduced became clear to me. But at the same time, I felt a sort of pressure from it too. If what the male speaker had said was true then we Creator Players were in charge of designing the world of Creator Online. Making the lores and myths. Creating legends or atleast paving the way for such legends.
I couldn't help but feel out of my league in it.
Dester sent a few messages with some advice on what and what not to do in the game. Even asking if we could hang out in the game when there was a way for players to.
Having only succeeded in meeting Dad I had yet to meet Dester. Mum had asked me not to rush anything and to take my time. While dad smiled trying to assure us he was just glad that I had made a bit of improvement no matter how small. I guess laying a palm on his shoulder is considered improvement since I couldn't even be in the same room as him before.
"Focus Helen" I grumbled to myself. Just then a ping sounded from my pod alerting me that I could now log in.
"Here we go" I excitedly whispered once I had put on my helmet and watched the pod close with a click.
The familiar feeling of my senses leaving the real world hit me right before everything darkened.
[Welcome to Creation Online]
[You have unseen notifications Creator 79 would you like to view them]
[Y/N]
Clicking on yes I saw a line of information that surprised me out of my mind.
[Brought Light to your Universe]
[Formed an Infant God]
[Built your Divine Palace]
[First Creator to slay a Void Wolf]
[Created your Universe Form - Star Rings]
[First to create your Universe System]
[First to reach Level 5]
[First to Finish Tutorial Phase]
[Creator 79 can now pick a name]
[Creator 79 can now design their avatar]
[Please refrain from straying too far from your original body parameters]
Three lines floated before me after the last notification was seen.
[DESIGN CHARACTER]
[SYNC CHARACTER]
[FORGE NEW CHARACTER]
Information as usual flowed into my head about each of them. Design character was adding or tweaking some of my current forms. I could make myself look prettier or give myself horns or something.
Sync character would simply use my real-life body to generate my avatar here in the game. This meant I would look exactly as I did IRL with slight game-like alterations to reduce the realism a notch.
Finally, it was time to forge a new character. It could be used to create a character for myself. Adding racial perks and such. The only side effect was that I could for some reason no more be affected by any races I made. Whatever that meant.
I hesitated a bit as I pondered which to use. While forging my Character was the best, for some reason the words of its side effects had me seeing it as some sort of lockdown. I couldn't understand yet but I decided to leave it.
This was a game, right? Everything was an experiment as to what could work.
Even as I chose I felt it was a bad decision yet I mentally clicked on the sync character.
[Syncing Character>>>]
[Character Helen Furrow found from database]
[Syncing Helen Furrow>>>]
[Sync Complete]
I watched as my body gained physicality. My hands were solid and I could finally feel, in a normal way. Before I could only feel more abstractly. Don't ask, even if I could explain it just wouldn't make sense.
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Three new words appeared again
[PICK A NAME]
[BE NAMED BY YOUR CREATIONS]
[NAMELESS]
Once again I let the information come. Each piece of information was maddening to understand. Pick a name gave me strength depending on what I set my name to mean. It couldn't mean something different and unexpected from itself.
If my name meant anger then well, I could become an embodiment of rage.
It was stunning not to lie.
Being named by your creations was more appealing though. After all, not all would have the same name for me. Yet each name would give me a different core of being.
Nameless was almost the same as the previous one but unlike the first none of the names would be permanent. I could always be whatever my race saw me to be. Never able to change their viewpoint.
My eyes furrowed instantly. I preferred the second, to be honest. Atleast there I could reject or accept a name. Still, none of the two lower options was befitting.
My eyes locked on the first option instead. Why be what others want you to be when you can be yourself?
[Pick a name...]
"Hildelith" I didn't think much. If my name would define me then it was what I needed to be. A brave woman, atleast I could start here in a game.
[Name given - Hildelith]
[Meaning Sourced - Applied]
[Character panel created]
[Say status to access your panel]
"Status".
As expected, no panel appeared before me. No instead like a rush of water it flowed into my brain and suddenly I knew what I was capable of and every other thing.
[NAME - Hildelith - Warrior one]
[TITLE - None]
[FEAT - Creation's Witness
[RACE - Nothing]
[BEING - Creator 79]
[LEVEL - 5(0/500)]
[HEALTH - 11/11]
[STATS]
Might - 115
Mobility- 110
Physicality- 110
Focus - 110
Abstract- 120
HIDDEN STAT
Perception- 10
UNALLOCATED STAT POINTS: 25]
[CORE - One-Spark
[Racial Type - Primordial Nothing]
[RACIAL ABILITY - UNIVERSE FORCE MANIPULATION]
[SKILL - Astronomical Object Manipulation]
[SKILL - Subatomic Manipulation]
[RACIAL ABILITY - BALANCE ASPECT]
[SKILL - Spell Casting(LOCKED)]
[SKILL - Non-existent]
[PERSONAL PERK - ABSOLUTE NOTHINGNESS AUTHORITY]
[General Skill - Eyes of the Unseen, Aether Generation, Divinity Generation, Primordial Chaos Generation, Extra Sensory Perception]
Before I could continue with appraising my information a ding sounded in my head with a line in front of me.
[REWARDS - PENDING]
[Claim rewards]
[Y/N]
Severally dings of notifications popped into my head after clicking yes. I winced a bit from it all till finally, they halted. Slowly I went through the notifications while still frowning at the possible headache I would have gotten had this not been in-game. All the rewards were simply from the accomplishments I made earlier.
[Brought Light to your Universe]
[REWARDS - +10 to End, TITLE - One of the Speakers]
[Formed an Infant God]
[REWARDS - Crown of the Supreme]
[Built your Divine Palace]
[Reward - x2 Advanced Racial Template, Vulkans Prize]
[First Creator to slay a Void Wolf]
[REWARDS - Xena's Chakram]
[Created your Universe Form - Star Rings]
[REWARDS - Cloak of The One]
[First to create your Universe System]
[REWARDS - +50 to Agi, Hera's Gown]
[First to reach Level 5]
[REWARDS - x3 Basic Creature Template, Belt of Atlas]
[First to Finish Tutorial Phase]
[REWARDS - Sword of Murre, Boots of the First. TITLE - (Ender of the Beginning)]
[Aetheric Beginning Abstract - gained]
[Creation Abstract - gained]
[Chaos Elemental Arts - gained]
"Now the game's starting".I giggled.
[NAME - Hildelith - Warrior one]
[TITLES - One of the Speakers, Ender of the Beginning]
[FEAT - Creation's Witness]
[RACE - Nothing]
[BEING - Creator 79]
[LEVEL - 5(0/500)]
[HEALTH - 12/12]
[STATS
[Might - 115
Mobility - 160
Physicality- 120
Focus - 110(143)
Abstract - 120(130)
HIDDEN STAT
Perc - 10
UNALLOCATED STAT POINTS: 25]
[CORE - One-Spark]
[RACIAL TYPE - PRIMORDIAL NOTHINGNESS EMTITY]
You are a being born and formed of the energies of nothingness. Lacking true physicality you have chosen the form of Nothingness. Forever shall you reflect that which you are. You are the Universe, as the universe is you]
[RACIAL ABILITY - UNIVERSE FORCE MANIPULATION]
The user has complete control over the universal forces and energy that exist within their universe.
[SKILL - Astronomical Object Manipulation∆]
The user can create, shape, and manipulate celestial/astronomical objects, such as comets, meteors, asteroids, planets, stars, constellations, moons, nebulas, galaxies, black holes, etc.
[SKILL - Subatomic Manipulation]
The user can manipulate subatomic particles, particles that are smaller than and compose an atom.
[RACIAL ABILITY - BALANCE ASPECT]
The user has perfect balance and harmony with himself and any fundamental forces within the universe and transcendental realms, wielding control over them at will. They possess the unique ability to balance and use opposite aspects of magic and manipulate opposing forces simultaneously, such as darkness and light, heaven and hell, existence and nothingness, creation and destruction while simultaneously drawing power from them.
[SKILL - Spell Casting]
The user can cast spells, mystic art through which users harness the mystical forces of their supernatural worlds to invoke specific magical effects and phenomena [LOCKED]
[SKILL - Non-existent]
The user has a balanced connection between physicality and the Abstract thereby making them an in-between. Can apply nothingness to their physicality erasing their very existence for as long as required.
[PERSONAL PERK - ABSOLUTE NOTHINGNESS AUTHORITY]
Within or outside their very self (Universe) Nothingness Entities still have complete and absolute authority over the nothingness, namely their selves and around. User has 500% Focus when using the Nothingness Abstract.
[Abstract]
[AETHERIC BEGINNING ABSTRACT]
This is the visualization, utilization and manipulation of aether in activities related to creating, life-giving and stopping endings.
[Creation Abstract/5%]
User utilizes aether in the creation of matter, simple elements, substances, complex materials and objects.
[GENERAL SKILL - Eyes of the Unseen
Aether Generation - The energy of life itself is created and formed within your very being.
Divinity Generation - All reactions within users form generate the cosmic waste known as divinity.
Primordial Chaos Generation - Your very being is composed of the energy of destruction and end.
Extra Sensory Perception - You can sense and detect information, memories, events and more from anything you look at, sense or desire.
Godform - You can transform into a divine being of immeasurable power and capabilities. Physicalities in this form are immense while Abstract is weakened.
Form of Nothing - Otherwise known as your true form. The base form of all Nothing races. In this form, all physicalities do not apply to you as the abstract rules all.
Aether Projection - You have found the way to release and emit aether from your very self. The higher your focus the faster you are]
[THE ARTS]
[Chaos Elemental Arts]
The user utilizes Primordial Chaos in improving and enhancing their nothingness and physicality forms both permanently. This Art comes with increased self-damage and only 22% Primordial Chaos is effective.