Still dazed by the messages Daniel tried thinking about his status screen following the first steps of characters in popular web novels and video games.
Name: Daniel Grant
Race : Human
Level : 1
Class: N/A
Hit Points : 1000/1000
Unassigned Stat Points : 0
Unassigned Skill Points : 0
Strength : 10
Dexterity : 8
Constitution: 10
Intelligence : 16 - 1
Wisdom : 11 -2
Charisma : 10 - 4
Luck : 4
A status screen filled Daniel's vision showing all of his stats. Daniel got the impression his stats were not amazing, to say the least. He was aware he wasn’t very fit but it hurt to see the numbers. Daniel thought back to the previous message about having time to prepare. He had no idea what he had to prepare for but he guessed getting these numbers higher would assist in any challenge he would have to face. He thought about the minus numbers tacked onto his stats making them even lower when another prompt filled his vision.
Current Active Debuffs : Hungover : -2 Wisdom -1 Intelligence Foul Oder : -4 Charisma
After reading the prompt Daniel noticed he did in fact smell, terrible. Daniel decided to take a shower, put on some new clothes and maybe drink a glass of orange juice in an attempt to cure his hangover. Daniel spent the next 2 hours in the bathroom. He shaved, brushed his teeth gave his hair a quick cut, and had a shower after slipping into some still clean clothes. He brought up his stats to confirm his efforts weren't in vain.
Name: Daniel Grant
Race : Human
Level : 1
Class: N/A
Hit Points : 1000/1000
Unassigned Stat Points : 0
Unassigned Skill Points : 0
Strength : 10
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Dexterity : 8
Constitution: 10
Intelligence : 16 - 1
Wisdom : 11 -2
Charisma : 10
Luck : 4
It seemed the hangover debuffs were still active but he solved his Charisma debuff after cleaning himself up. Daniel pondered the idea of the unassigned skill points in his status screen giving birth to the possibility of gaining powerful skills. Daniel put on his favorite leather jacket and his father's watch when a prompt appeared.
Would you like to take the Inspect Skill?
Daniel accepted the skill considering it to be useful but most importantly he wanted to experiment.
You have gained the Inspect Skill
He glanced at his watch to check how many hours he had left of the day when a notification appeared making him smile with excitement.
Fathers Heirloom +2 Charisma
The Inspect Skill has gained a level!
Congratulations Candidate!
Another prompt appeared however this one was accompanied by the sound of trumpets almost like victory music. Daniel brought up his stats confirming that the watch did improve his charisma score. After confirming he did have a special item Daniel began frantically searching around his apartment for similar items actively using his inspect skill until he was red in the face.
The Inspect Skill has gained a level!
Congratulations Candidate!
Leveling the Inspect skill another four more times he noticed the descriptions of the items he was inspecting became more detailed and informative with each level. Daniel didn't find any items that were out of the ordinary like his watch however laying on his bed Daniel started thinking about his immediate plans the top of his list was to find out what was happening and why he was chosen. His train of thought was suddenly stopped when another message appeared.
New Quest kill / escape the nearby Candidate
We have marked each candidate on the map for 5 seconds. Happy Hunting!
Once Daniel read the message he was momentarily in shock. Kill? or escape? Daniel checked the mini-map that just now appeared in his top right vision it showed a red dot flashing somewhere outside, watching the dot it was clear it was getting closer. Five seconds passed and the dot disappeared. Grabbing the meager cash he had and his phone Daniel ran out of his apartment locking the door behind him and began running down the stairs. He wanted to change his position as fast as possible as the other Candidate would know his previous location. Daniel was just about to leave the apartment complex when he saw a bald man standing outside the door wearing a leather jacket and carrying what looked to be a switchblade. Daniel noticed a name tag displayed above his head which he assumed was courtesy of the Inspect skill.
GruntKiller
The man stared Daniel in the eyes and gave a sadistic smile before ramming the door open to reach Daniel. Quick thinking saving him Daniel ran back up the stairs in an instant his foe trailing him. He was now stuck inside the building with this GruntKiller chasing him from the only exit. Before he knew it his purser was right behind him swinging his blade at Daniel's back. Darting to the side Daniel just managed to avoid it when a prompt filled his vision giving him momentary hope.
Would you like to take the Dodge Skill?
Accepting the new skill Daniel managed to dodge three more blows when he finally counter-attacked punching GruntKiller in the nose. His hand connected with his boney nose making an audible crunch, wasting no time while his opponent was dazed he sprinted past him towards the exit accepting yet another skill notification.
Would you like to take the Sprint Skill?
He instantly noticed an improvement in his running, correcting his form and fixing his breathing he ran through the door running for the closest public building, the Library.
“Where’s your gun, Gunslinger?” GruntKiller shouted mockingly as he darted after Daniel.