'It's beautiful..' He thought as his left hand slowly swept over the gaming capsule, barely even touching it.
It had taken him months to save up for the capsule, every single penny he earned from his mediocre job as a waiter went towards buying the capsule.
With his free hand he moved the dark brown hair that was constantly getting in the way of his blue and brown eyes, when the door opened with a creak.
A slim blonde with a soft smile and warm blue eyes entered through the doorway, her smile widened when she saw the capsule.
"I see that your capsule has arrived, Ethan?" She asked in a voice that would put angels to shame.
"Yes," replied Ethan, not even glancing at the beautiful blonde, "isn't it amazing Sarah? With this, I can travel and explore a whole knew world." Said Ethan, not even trying to hide the excitement that made his voice quiver and chest pound.
Sarah couldn't help but chuckle at her little brothers excitement, "don't take too long to catch up, I won't accept you if you're a weakling." She said, poking out her tongue as she closed the door behind her.
'Pfft, whatever,' thought Ethan as he scowled at the door his sister just closed, 'You'll see, I'll be the strongest there is.' He thought to himself as he continued to admire his new toy.
Ethan was sitting cross legged on his bed facing the capsule whilst he ate his dinner, a plate full of chicken nuggets, Ethan' personal favourite.
Once Ethan had demolished his plate of chicken nuggets he once again walked over to his capsule to admire it one more time, 'I'm coming,' he thought as he lovingly stroked the expensive gaming hardware, admiring its flashing green and red lights that reflected in his brown and blue eyes.
He opened the capsules lid and entered for the very first time, closing the lid once he was inside. Darkness and silence greeted him, "did I do something wrong?" he asked as the silence continued for a few more seconds, and then, out of nowhere came an automated female voice.
"Iris scan completed, no known user, would you like to register?" Asked the robotic woman.
"Yes, I would like to register." Was Ethan' reply, his voice quivering with anticipation.
"Please choose a name."
"Markl."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." Replied Ethan.
"Gender."
"Male."
The darkness subsided and was replaced by a blinding white light that was endless in all directions, one by one figures began to appear in front of his eyes, a human, an elf, a faery and a reptilian.
"There are a total of twenty five races to play as, but only four are available, please choose carefully."
Ethan began to walk near the closest figure, the human. 'He looks exactly like me..' he thought as he looked at the figure standing in front of him, the human had medium length brown hair that was slightly curled at the ends, his left eye was light blue whilst his right was dark brown, he was as thin as a twig with barely any muscle and stood at 5'7", 'I think I'll play as something that isn't a human,' he thought, walking past his doppelgänger, the next figure that stood in front of him was that of the elf, he had long elegant light brown hair that flowed down his back, sharply pointed ears protruded from the sides of the flowing brown hair, his eyes were like that of the humans, one light blue, one dark brown which accented the rather feminine facial features, he was lean, not twig thin like the human, and the elf also stood half a head taller than the human, 'it's a little.... Feminine, for my liking.' he thought to himself as he took one last look at the elf before he moved on to the Faery.
The Faery, surprising enough, didn't look too bad, he stood a head shorter than the human, with medium length dark brown hair, slightly pointed ears, eyes that seemed to have been applied to every pre-set, a lean body, kind of like a small scale elfs, and on the Faeries back were a pair of beautiful translucent wings that resembled the wings of a dragonfly, 'this might be it.' thought Ethan as he viewed the Faery in front of him, he may not look like the type, but Ethan always had a soft spot for Faeries, his mother loved them, and after she passed, his fondest memories of her were the bedtime stories she used to tell him.
"I choose to be a Faery." He said, not even bothering to look at the bipedal lizard.
"Are you sure you wish to play as a Faery?" Asked the automated female.
"Yes."
"Registration completed, please enjoy your time in 'Fallen.'"
The white room turned black as if a button had been pushed, the figures lost from sight, the silence once again returning, 'I'm almost there.' Ethan thought with a grin as he patiently waited for the game to start.
Multiple shades of green and brown melted through the darkness that surrounded him, slowly forming shapes and patterns, chatter from the players and NPC's alike drifted through the silence.
Before Ethan knew what was happening he was standing in the middle of a small forest town, houses and stores were built high up in the trees as well as merchants selling their goods on the ground below, Ethan was awestruck, 'this is far more beautiful than I imagined,' he thought as he stood there with his mouth gaping and his eyes wide in disbelief.
He was surrounded by tall, beautiful trees that seemed to touch the sky with their tops, the shades of green and brown melding together created a serene view that was further accentuated by the charming little tree-house village above.
A Faery flew down from the trees above and approached him, her long green hair was lightly blowing in the wind along with the light blue dress that modestly covered her petite body.
She landed on the grass in front of Ethan and smiled warmly at him.
"Hello traveller, my name is Rani, I take in the new arrivals." Said Rani, with a smile that could melt the coldest of hearts.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Rani," Replied Ethan, with a smile that matched her warmth perfectly, "my name is Markl."
"Markl? What a lovely name!" Cried Rani, her emerald green eyes shining and her wings slightly fluttering.
"Thank you." Replied Markl, blushing slightly.
"Just follow me and I will walk you through all the things that you will need to know before you begin."
As she finished speaking she turned around and extended her wings, readying herself to take off.
"I don't know how to fly yet.." Said Markl in a small voice, a little embarrassed by his lack of knowledge.
"Just focus on flying and you will fly." Said Rani with a little giggle.
Markl stuck out his tongue as he fell into deep concentration, attempting to will his wings to work.
Nothing.
'God dammit,' he thought as he almost popped the massive vein protruding from his forehead with the force of his concentrative state.
And then, out of nowhere, his wings started to flap lightly, lifting him a few inches from the forest floor.
"I'm flying!" He cried, his bright smile reaching both ears.
"Indeed you are," Replied Rani, rather amused by this particular Faery, "but don't go overboard." She warned.
But, it was too late, Markl decided to see how fast his new wings would take him, he flapped them vigorously as he shot through the air, barely managing to avoid the seemingly endless ocean of trees that flew by in a blur.
He flew in a u-turn and started to make his way back to Rani, who was waiting patiently at the place she had met Markl.
Markl flew at a great speed in her direction, it didn't take him long to realize his mistake.
'I don't know how to land this fucking thing!' He thought in panic.
"AAAAAAAGH!!!" Screamed Markl as he flew over Rani and crashed face first into the trunk of a massive tree, a loud thud resounded through the forest.
Rani just giggled as she picked up his un-concious body and threw him over her shoulder before flying to the tree-houses above.
Pain.
Throbbing pain.
'The top of my head feels like it was just hit with a sledge hammer,' thought Markl as he groaned.
"Ah, you're awake," said a familiar voice that let out a familiar giggle.
"What happened?" Asked Markl as he sat up, rubbing his sore head.
As he opened his eyes, he was incredibly confused, 'where the fuck am I?' he thought as his cloudy eyes scanned his surroundings, he seemed to be in a wooden shack, a small wooden shack with only a single bed and a large cupboard, the dark brown wood covered all sides, the only light was that of a small candle in the corner, it didn't even have windows.
"I was teaching you how to fly and you had a bit of an accident," said Rani, letting out another trademark giggle, "now you are in my home, it isn't much but I hope that you were comfortable." Said the pretty young Faery in front of him with a beautiful smile that was warmer than the sun.
Markl blushed from embarrassment as he recalled his attempt at flying, "thank you," he replied, his face now entirely red.
Yet another giggle!
"You're funny," said the green haired, green eyed Faery as she smiled at Markl, amused.
"..." Markle chose to stay silent, 'I've embarrassed myself enough today,' he thought.
"Shall we continue with our lessons, or do you need more rest?" Asked Rani as she poked out her tongue.
"Do I need to fly?" He asked in response, hoping that he would not.
Rani let out another giggle as she shook her head, "no, no more flying for now." She replied, still rather entertained.
'Thank god,' thought Markl as he sat up, lifted the covers and rose from Rani' bed.
"To open your status screen, just say, 'status screen.'"
"Status screen."
Status WindowName:MarklAlignment:NeutralLevel:1Class:-Race:FaeryGender:MaleTitles-Fame:0Infamy:0-Health:100 / 100Health Regen:1 / SecMana:150 / 150Mana Regen:1 / SecStamina:200 / 200Stamina Regen:1 / Sec-Strength:10Speed:10Power:10Dexterity:10Intelligence:10Wisdom:10Leadership:10Luck:10-Attack:10-15Defense:20Physical ResistancesSlashing:-Piercing:-Crushing:-Elemental ResistancesFire:-Water:-Wind:-Earth:-Light:-Darkness:-
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'Weak.' thought Markl as he cringed at his stats, 'I'll need to work hard if I want to be strong.'
"Don't look so down!" Said Rani with a little smile, "you only just started playing, what did you expect, to be as strong as god?" She asked, letting loose yet another adorable giggle.
"Here, take this." She said as she extended her hand which held a relatively normal looking sword. "It's not much, but at least now you can fight."
Common SwordType:SwordDurability:25 / 30Quality:CommonA common sword that is made in bulk to satisfy the demand for new trainees. It does 10-15 damage, not too bad for a common blade.
Requirements:
-Level 1
"Thank you." Said Markl, his eyes shining as he stared at the blade and caressed it lovingly.
"You really are different to most of the travellers I've met." Said Rani, the warmth in her silk smooth voice evident.
"How so?" Asked Markl, unable to take his eyes off of the sword that Rani gave him.
"Most travellers treat us natives poorly, as if we are beneath them, but you are different, you are.. Kind." The last word was said in a voice so soft that Markl almost missed it, but, he didn't, and after hearing what she said and the tone she said it in, his face reddened again!
Markl' red face was greeted by yet another one of Rani' giggles as he stood there, silent.
"Shall we get familiar with combat?" She asked with a smile.
"Yes please!" Said Markl as his eyes shone brighter and his smile widened.
Rani lead Markl into a clearing that was occupied by some foxes and rabbits, the clearing was the size of an Olympic sized swimming pool, the grass was short and there were only a few bushes along the edges of the tall trees.
'About time I got to kill something!' Thought Markl as he equipped his new blade and turned to Rani, waiting for instructions.
"As you may have noticed, the body that you are in feels very similar to the 'real' body that you travellers possess, moving here is like moving there."
"Yes," replied Markl, "that is correct."
"So all you need to do is swing a sword here like you would there, it's that easy!" Said Rani, giggling again.
"So, I just swing it, and that's it?"
"Yes, all you need to do is swing your sword at the target, well, for now, you will pick up technique when you get more experience, just train often, and never go for an enemy that you cannot handle." Replied Rani as she looked at the rabbits and foxes playing in the clearing, without a worry in the world, for now.
Markl ran into the clearing, Rani flew a few metres above him to give him advice, the ears of the grey rabbits and the red foxes shot up as they heard the foot steps closing in, the rabbits ran for cover and the foxes bared their fangs and growled at the incoming Faery, Markl closed in on the animals quite fast and brought his sword up and then down onto the closest of the three foxes.
-15 HP
The fox let out a yelp as it backed away, the two foxes beside it growled louder and started snapping at him.
"The left!" Cried Rani as the fox to Markl' left jumped at him, aiming for his throat, Markl brought up his sword and impaled the foxes chest with his blade.
Fatal Blow!
He threw the fox to the side, its limp body fell to the earth without so much as a final yelp.
Keeping his eyes on the two remaining foxes, he started to circle them, the two foxes didn't take their eyes off of the Faery either, waiting for the time to strike.
And that time is now!
The previously injured fox jumped at his ankle, clamping on with its sharp teeth.
"Ow!"
-10 HP
"Be careful!" Rani cried anxiously.
"Don't worry about me Rani, it's just a scratch." Replied Markl, smiling so as to not worry the cute Faery girl.
While the fox continued to bite into his ankle, the second fox made its move, jumping for his throat like the first fox did.
"Watch out!" Rani cried.
"I know." Was Markl' reply as he drove his fist into the face of the incoming fox, throwing it back a few feet.
-7 HP
Once that fox was momentarily taken care of, he drove his blade through the heart of the fox that was biting his ankle.
Fatal Blow!
The last fox stood up only to realize that it was the last one standing, it growled at Markl with hatred evident in its tone.
"It's the last one, after this we will head back." Rani said as she hovered above him.
"Ok, sounds good to me." Markl replied as he watched the last fox approaching, its teeth bared and eyes wild.
The fox tried to jump at him again, but with a swift slash of his blade, he cut off the head of the agitated animal.
You Have Levelled Up!
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A.N: If you just read this and were like, "Devils Knight? There are no devils OR knights!" Just wait I beg ye! It's coming, I'm writing it right now xD