Author's Notes: Sorry for the prologue hope it didn't cause any trouble but I will improve starting with the first chapter and in the original story it has more than 80 chapters and increasing. This is a story I made when I was 13 and you can expect that 6 years later which is today I have many different kinds of stories but now I want to focus on "MNH" for now.
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Chapter 1 - The Unavoidable (Gen Arc)
In the year XX52 It has become common that MVH pr "Misfortune Night House" is to be considered a natural phenomenon. Everyone has accepted this and the result is that it has become a part of everyday life. The discovery of artifacts caused a wildfire to the society because if it can help you live longer of course it will be sought after.
Those people who have obtain a high class artifact can become famous. The highest artifact to be (publicly) known is the "Blade of the Dark Son" a Royal rarity artifact. Each people started selling artifacts and skill letters as those are the only things you can take out from the event as long as there is no assigned owners yet as it can only be used by its owners other people will be rejected by the artifact.
There are even news about "classes" that are sometimes weird or normal. There are even classes that are like those you can find in RPG like mage and warriors. The most famous class is the "Black Warlord" class a level 4 Rare rarity class evolved from a "Black knight" class, and yes classes can evolve if proper conditions are met.
Now I will explain about skills and rarity. Each person can equip up to 5 skills each category except for class skills which you can equip up to seven. There is even the so called "skill bank" which you can unlock after you have more than 5 of each category which is very hard as skills and classes are "extremely" rare and hard to come by. Active and passive skill banks can only store up to 10 each, if you hold more than that you must delete extras until you have the proper amount if not within a day randomly skills will delete itself until you have the proper amount. Class skill banks can store up to any amount but most class skills have a certain requirement to be equipped.
Next is strength and rarity, Artifacts are differentiated by "class" the higher the class the stronger and rarer the artifact is. Classes are differentiated by "levels" you can have as many class you want but you can only equip up to one. In skills it is by the use of "grade" but there are some cases it uses "class" which are rumored to be connected to some artifacts but I'm not sure.
Everyday is a fight for survival and you can imagine thousands of people experience this hell each day. So they started to research this phenomenon. It seems people with the ages of 15 and below are unaffected by it so mostly adolescence and adults are mostly victims by it. Another part of the research is that it seems people that reaches the age of 61 and above are also unaffected by the event and so it is called the "Age of Salvation" literally and is the goal of many. Once you reach that age they are obligated to teach the younger ones how to survive.
There is even a course in college called "Night House Survival" which is mandatory to take. Of course who is stupid enough to avoid the course if it lets you live longer. People who takes the course are given knowledge on how to survive the Phenomenon. It has been 10 years since I have heard about it and I was scared, very scared and felt that it was the end of the world and that something bad will happen. What I felt came into fruition one day when I was 12 I woke up like normal then tried to go to the living room trying to find them to no avail. I cried and cried but no one came it was like they both just disappeared.
My grandfather caught wind of it and tried to take me in. He is the only family I have left. My name is Gen Xylem a normal 17 year old and starting college this year. My grandfather kept on supporting me but I know his money is almost gone so I need to find a job, even a part time one so I can lessen his load a bit.
Gen: Grandpa John I'm going now!
John: Hohoho! be careful now good luck at college.
Gen: Gah! It's already 8:30 no! I need to get to the station at 45!
Running towards the station I found a man who seems to be lost and it seems he is wearing a lab coat with an emblem on his left chest. A golden shield...
Gen: I don't have time to help. (I want to help but I need to get to the train fast!)
Man: Hey! Can you tell me where is the Misfortune Night Institute branch in this city?
Gen: Ah! From here go straight the left at the next block then left again, you can see it from there.
Man: Thanks! here you can have this. You are a student at Zeywan college right?
Gen: (A golden coin with a silver star engraved) Wait how did you know?
Man: That emblem in your bag. Oh gotta go! thanks again kid.
Gen: Yeah.... Ahhh!? the traaaiiinnn!!!
I made it somehow... oh there are other students in the train. Oh yeah the college I am attending is Zeywan college. Its a college that focuses on research about the phenomenon. So far there is even a place there that lets you use artifacts, skills and such for mock battles called the "Night Room" Its harvests energy from nature using the class 4 artifacts as a core. I am excited but I don't even have experience nor artifacts to let me even a sliver of a chance to stand a chance well rather than experiencing MNH I'd rather not.
Gen: There it is Zeywan college!!!
Ahh.... Everybody's looking and some are laughing so embarrassing...
Gen: Room 424... There it is.
Everything is normal... speaking too soon there it is the typical blonde handsome guy, tall and surrounded by girls. Oh it seems like he is uncomfortable even though he has a serious face he is sweating buckets. Guess I gotta help then.
Gen: Hey! Can't you see he is uncomfortable being surrounded.
Girls(unison): None of your business!!
Gen: (Hahh...scary...hmm it seems on his face is a thankful expression, sorry I didn't do much about your problem.)
Guy: [Shakes head]
Gen: (Did he read my mind)
Girl:He is right stop bothering Lei! Get back to your seats.
Girls: Che!! Its the class pres let go.
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Maria: Thanks for your help my name is Maria Ganice and you are...
Gen: Gen Xylem and what about you...
Guy: .....
Maria: Sorry he is very shy his name is...
Quant: Quant... Civili... thanks...
Gen: I didn't help much... oh yeah what are those girls asking you I heard about artifact...
Maria: You see he is a holder of a class 4 artifact "Paulos' Book of Spells" it has 3 spells or so I've heard.
Gen: what spells?
Quant: Paulos' Book of Spells... open...
A letter appeared...
Paulos' Book of Spells
Class 4 Artifact
Rarity: Rare
Paulos is a wizard that has achieve great power but having power does not mean destruction it also repairs destruction is what he has believed throughout the years. So started the research on healing and of course studying both sides of the concept of magic is tiring until he succeeded and wrote some of it so that one day other can benefit from it.
Ability:
Water's Elemental
Aqua Heal: Restores 10% vitality can only be used up to five times per event.
Aqua Razor: Summons whip like water to punish your foes. exhaust user per use.
Aqua Sword: Summons a sword made of high purity water. The holder will have faster regeneration. last for the rest of the event.
Gen: So awesome!!
Maria: What is this the first time you have seen an artifact?
Gen: Then you have one.
Maria: Of course I bought one before coming to school... Bangle of Perception open!
Bangle of Perception
Class 3 Artifact
Rarity: Uncommon
A Bangle made of bronze. Blessed by the Templars of light and despite being low grade it can still store enough power of light.
Ability:
Shine Perception
Increases your sense of perception by 10 meters.
Gen: Lucky... wait aren't artifacts expensive and what you bought is a class 3 one...
Maria: But of course to enter the school grounds one must have even a class 1 Basic rarity artifact...wait you don't have one? Then how did you enter?
Gen: I don't know... wait the coin!?
Gen took out the golden coin.
Maria: Wahhh!! So beautiful where did you get it?
Gen: Oh I helped a guy in a white lab coat..; he also has a golden shield emblem...
Maria: What!? One of the prestigious researchers of the MNI or "Misfortune Night Institute"
Gen: He said something about that what about it?
Maria: Dummy! What you said was he was wearing a coat with a golden shield that means he is one of the highest ranking researchers in the world there are only 7 of them in the world and it is my dream to become one...
Quant: Lucky...
Maria: That means it is a high class artifact... it must be... Gen say open artifact and you will see know its name.
Gen: Open artifact... oh a letter the starlight token...
Maria: Then say the name of the artifact the open.
Gen: Starlight Token open...
Starlight Token
Class 5 artifact
Rarity: Limited
One of the ancient token use for offerings but as the tribe that uses the token are extinct its only use is bringing luck to its bearer.
Ability:
Starlight Guide
Increases luck. Chances of finding items in the event will be higher. Chance of encountering high randoms will lessen by 5%.
Owner Established: Gen
Quant: Wow...
Maria: Woah...
Gen: It is still a coin...
Maria: What...
Quant: What!? A limited rarity is extremely hard to get by plus it boost the chance of encountering items and such by a degree such artifact is so enviable!...
Everyone was looking at as and I'm taken aback... was it that of an amazing artifact?...
Quant: Upp... sorry
Maria: Wow that is the first time I have heard him shout before interesting...
Gen: yeah well sorry too I was just jealous too both of your artifacts are amazing too I kinda wish to trade somehow.
Man: You can't trade artifacts once it has an owner.
Gen: I know but... wahhh!...
Man: Get back to your seats.
The teacher was suddenly behind me so scary... After class being so tired I got home ate dinner then talked about my time in school he was smiling while listening.
John: Glad to hear your having fun.
Gen: Yeah!
After dinner being tired and all I got to bed then slept... but then I woke up in the middle of the night I noticed I am in grandpa's room on the top floor as our house has 2 floors...
Gen: Hmmm a voice in my head...
1) If you all die you lose.
2) All stairs will be turned to old wood.
3) If the specified place doesn't have or doesn't have enough set of stairs the entire floor will become old wood.
4) If you make 3 sounds on the stairs or jump over it a "random" that you have seen before will appear behind you.
5) At the start of the event you will all be transported at the top floor with the people in your current location.
6) If the trigger(s) of the event are killed there is a 20% chance of the people remaining will automatically transported out.
7) Those that are killed in this event will become a random.
8) If you get out you win (The keys are around you).
Gen: This can't be happening...
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Hey guys! hope it isn't too boring I will post the next chapter in a few days sorry for the cliffhanger I edited the chapter so it became longer but do not worry the action will take place in the next chapter. Thanks for the support!