So around this time I, Enrique Zepeda, should have been going to the big shopping center with my best friend Steve to get the newest game made by BAGRC. It should have been great we would have some of the first sets of the first and only virtual reality game. But things never go as planned, what went wrong you ask. Well he was summoned. In short he was summoned to another world for god knows what reason.
That's fairly common on Earth now. It’s become a commonly known fact that one in every ten thousand people will either fall into, get summoned, or reincarnate into another world. Although you might be thinking that one in every ten thousand isn’t a lot if you think about the world's population being about seven billion it turns into a lot.
And of the people who end up in another world about one in a thousand make their way back to Earth. And my best friend steve happens to be in the summoned category. I know this because a large magic circle looking thing appeared below his feet and then he was gone.
I guess all there is to do now is solo the game while praying that he didn’t get summoned by a malicious person. With some luck he will probably get to be an overpowered hero who has a harem after easily defeating the demon king or something like that.
Actually the man who made the game is also someone who came back from a futuristic world, or so he’s stated in a press conference. Because of this the game he made is supposed to be extremely realistic, he had so much confidence that there were no beta testers. Instead some information on the play style and system were released.
Although this was seen as a somewhat bold move and somewhat irrational, people who come back are mostly all excentrics. The game is supposed to be an mmorpg style game where you choose your race and play style with an almost unlimited amount of possibilities. You can even buy an expansion pack, which I did, and choose to be any of the races in the game which include monsters and all kinds of weird beings.
If you choose to you could even be a fish. The only problem with those is that you would not know how to move properly after all as a proper human being you wouldn’t understand how to move yourself like a fish or even if someone chose something like a dragon the body shape is considerably different.
This bring me to another point, weapons and fighting. Let's say you wanted to be the greatest swordsmen in the game but do you know how to use a sword? What you wanted to be a martial arts master and fight bare handed against a tiger, then do you know martial arts? For this reason the forums discussing possible play styles mostly consist of possible magician play styles.
As a magician all you have to do is memorize a couple of lines for your favorite spells. Which is honestly not too difficult I mean I’ve seen some of my friends memorize a three minute song they like after only listening to it twice. So before Steve went and got summoned we were planning to play as a team, he would be the vanguard and I would be both a magician and an archer.
But now that that idea has been thrown out the window I have to think of something else to have fun playing solo. I’m still planning on being one of the rare archers however seeing as I worked hard to have some decent skills in it. But while I say some skill it’s not enough to get me into a group so I'm sticking with the solo play style.
Well time to stop wasting time and pick up my new game and consul. Heading to the shopping center is easy as it's only a short walk from my house and because I know the owner of the game store I can just pick up mine from the back and avoid the long line that’s had people waiting for close to a week.
They really should just dave a delivery option. Walking to the back of the game store I knocked on the door and began to wait for old mister Dave to open the door.
“Ah kid, I’ve been expecting you for a while now. Here’s everything.” [Old man Dave]
Without wasting any time he gave me a large box and shut the door in my face right after i had it in my hands.
“Thanks!” [Enrique]
Can’t forget to show gratitude or else he might not let me do this again. The box is fairly big but still manageable, with that i left and began walking back home. Luckily it’s the weekend and I’ll be able to play all day without any interruptions. After reaching my house it wasn’t to hard to set up the game console all you really need to do is connect it to the outlet and a computer.
Thinking that I would be able to play longer if I ate before I started i made some pasta and ate my fill. Then with all distractions gone and everything that needed to be taken care of finished I turned on the game as the first player. The helmet was slightly uncomfortable but that’s easily forgotten once the full immersion effect takes place.
The feeling is neither pleasant nor unpleasant you mostly just feel like you fell asleep rather abruptly. Once I was fully conscious of the world around me all that was in sight was an open white area.
“Hey aren't you a bit early? Well nevermind welcome first player or the great mmorpg game Fantasy War Online. Now then first because you purchased the expansion pack so you're allowed to choose any race, two skills, and two random skills in addition to what you would normally be allowed.” [???]
Turning around to the speaker I actually had some anticipation, from her voice I couldn't imagine anything less than a beautiful woman. But things were not to be as all that was behind me was a giant floating blue orb.
“So how do I choose and can you assist me in that?” [Enrique]
“Yes I can either had you a list or you can as for a couple of things you want and I can show you the closest thing to you desire.” [Blue Orb]
So all that’s left is for me to decide, really though since my plans were basically thrown out the window and spent the remaining time not thinking about anything else from the shock I haven’t thought of anything. First to make the game extra hard would be a good idea, after all if I chose something like a dragon and have insane stats from the start it might get boring fast so.
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“What’s the weakest humanoid creature available?” [Enrique]
Because the blue orb doesn’t have expressions I couldn’t see a look of shock but i could almost make out a surprised little gasp.
“... If that is what you want this is the weakest creature with a humanoid form.” [Blue Orb]
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The blue pop up screen can get annoying as it obstructs most of my vision, hopefully one doesn’t pop out later when I’m on a boss fight or doing something important. So in summary they aren't necessarily not able to rise one just never tried.
Wow this might be something fun as I can invent a character and play as the underdog. The only thing that bothers me a little is how shadow magic is the weakest considering it sounds like it can be used in cool ways.
“So why is shadow magic the weakest, isn’t that usually fairly strong combating light or holy magic?” [Enrique]
“Undead magic or dark magic will combat those. Shadow magic on the other hand allows one to hide in the shadows and has no offensive capabilities for a while into the game. While assassines may use it it will only show it’s real effect during the night cycle making it useless half the time.” [Blue Orb]
That’s kinda harsh on shadow magic but it could be another fun thing to rise. For now that seems to be what I'm going to go for.
“Now as for the skills I want I’ll go with archery and identify.” [Enrique]
Identify isn’t something the game allows you to do and while I could go without it having it will save me a lot of trouble, for example I could pick out poisonous things from the start and use them or health related herbs. In short it’s something with great potential.
“The two skills you have chosen have been recognized. Here is your new status.” [Blue Orb]
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Shadow ImpA shadow imp is a small creature with the weakest status of any humanoid creature because they work in groups of up to a hundred any experience they gain is shared. this results in the individual being very week. An individual imp starts with a total of 19 stat points. while the average human has from 30-40 status points. The only magic they can use is the weakest shadow magic. StatusNAMERaceShadow ImpStat points:0Level1AtributeShadowStrength2Intelligence7Endurance4Agility6skillsShadow magiclv.1Use magic to manipulate shadows.Archerylv.1Use a bow with some skill.Summeninglv.1Sommen creatures of your atribute.Identifylv.maxIdentify anything around you.
(does not work on anyone more then five levels above you)
Ohhhh! Nice I assumed I would get the same blue screen but it’s got a little customization because of the race I chose. The two random skills I got aren't bad either, summoning and shadow magic. Well shadow magic is the innate talent of a shadow imp so I don't really know if it’s random. But summoning might be good considering the fact that I don’t have a vanguard, I hadn’t even thought of that. But it’s not like I’m aiming to be one of the top players in the game, I’m just aiming to have fun.
“So I have a question before I start, well sort of a semi-complaint. Isn’t Shadow magic what I should have as a race thing?” [Enrique]
“No the attribute just adds the ease to acquire magic and the attribute to any spells you cast. For example if you would have chosen fire magic it would have turned the spells you cast into shadow like spells. The same will be applied to your summoning as you will only be able to summon shadow creatures.” [Blue Orb]
Well that was never mentioned but I wasn’t really planning to go the mage rout anyways so not a real problem. But because the shadow imp is more geared towards magic and not physical abilities from the start I do think it will help me to have the summoning skill. Thank you random generator, you have served me well.
“Then is that all? Also remember that the tutorial will give a brief on the world's lore and how the system governing it works.” [Blue Orb]
Since that’s the case I should just start the game.
“Then that’s everything thanks for your help.” [Enrique]
Saying thanks to the Blue orb a blue light enveloped me, when I looked down and saw a rune like pattern at the edges of the light. They work so hard to make it feel like you're going to another world.
“Then enjoy your complimentary trip to another world as the first player of Fantasy War Online.” [Blue Orb]
Wait, what did she say? Wait, she didn’t just say they were sending me to another world right? Normally this is something you can laugh off but not when that's a thing that regularly happens and there being so many ways for it to happen.
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(Blue Orb P.O.V.)
Oh he seemed surprised at the last second. But he did cheat to get this first copy. Maybe i shouldn’t have sent him to another world like that so easily. Well it doesn’t matter i was planning to send the first person to choose a monster as the new demon king of that world. After all they already summoned a hero.
But I might need a backup plan. Why did he chose the weakest creature? No matter as long as he grows strong the humans will hunt him as the demon king and I can raise another just in case, or not. Who knows I guess I’ll watch him until his level reaches fifteen then I’ll decide.