Materializing is a weird feeling. First, your sense of balance is never compromised but some of your senses take a little longer to function properly. Right now there's a constant ringing in my ears and my sight is slightly blurred. After composing myself for a little bit the ringing stops and my vision clears into the room I am currently in.

'So beautiful'

Standing on top of a raised platform I am what appears to be a cathedral, except there are no rows of benches or even a podium. Instead, the whole room is centered upon the stage that I was transported to. Golden symbols were etched into the platform below me, forming some kind of circle. There was a feeling of recognition with those symbols but they are still incomprehensible to me.

The room itself was somewhat large, allowing for at least twenty people to comfortably stand in with wide hexagonal walls, each one having a large, colored glass window to which sunlight illuminated three of the six images causing those to have a certain depth to them compared to the un-illuminated ones. 

Something strange about these panes is that they were moving. Not in the metaphorical way of course but the literal 'These are pictures are moving'. It seems each one was a small clip to a larger movie.

Starting from the panel that had a large Roman numeral 1 on the top it depicted a giantess cupping the world in her hands. She can only be described as breathtaking, her emerald eyes and green hair that was most likely symbolizing her connection to nature while her face was as gentle as a slight breeze. The image depicts her tears filling the ocean of the world while her breath gave it life. The only thing that ruins the image, however, is the hand that has been thrust into her chest by a dark entity that no matter how long you stared, had no defining features. Except for the eyes for they were clearly spotted, the bright red standing in stark contrast to the midnight black that surrounded them. 

The next panel showed each entity exploding into nine separate forms that looked down upon the world below.

The eighteen figures could be seen battling each other over and over again in the next piece.

The fourth panel depicts the nine white entities standing triumphantly above the nine dark entities who are trapped inside a cage-like structure. 

The fifth panel shows the nine white figures sitting at a table with the planet in the middle, each one staring intently at the small pinpricks of light dotting the planet. While in the background the dark figures appear to be drawing a complex looking formation on their cage.

The sixth and final panel shows the shocked expressions of the nine white figures as the nine dark figures raise their hands menacingly to the planet, showering the planet in a dark crimson light. This light appeared to break some sort of lock placed on the world as now large red pinpricks were slowly popping up along the planet, each one easily ten times bigger than the regular white ones. As if in response to this the white figures flood the planet with a bright white golden light with golden pinpricks showing up in each of the three continents.

'I see so this is the lore they crafted in order to logically explain not only why the Demons are appearing once again but also how players are appearing inside continents randomly. It seems like the end-game content will be to entomb these Demons once again.'

Suddenly a hidden door that is set in the sixth panel swings inward to reveal an old grizzled man dressed in robes. He appears to have been expecting me since he shows no particular reaction to my presence in this otherwise sealed room. His face holds a jovial smile, instilling a sense of peace in a way I cannot explain.

"Welcome Immortal, to the Eastern Continent. I am Father Jonathan" His smooth voice completely throwing me off from his otherwise rough appearance. The man was a giant, standing at least six and a half feet tall with muscles that could be likened to steel cables. "May I know your name?" He asks smiling warmly at me, waiting for a reply. 

          Please Enter name _____

"Yes of course,' might as well stick to my regular nickname, ' my name is Trix, Trix Moonbright."

                     Are you sure you would like your name to be               

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                                             [Trix Moonbright]                                           

                                                   [Yes]/[No]

 Selecting yes I wait for Father Jonathan to reply.

"Ah, finally a real name! Do you know how many Immortals have been summoned that want to go by 'Killah' or 'anime lover'? What even is an anime anyway!" By the end of it, he seemed so shaken up by the fact that people thought it would be funny to name themselves something ridiculous. He's going off on a tangent.

"Anyways, where on the Eastern Continent am I?" I ask, hoping to get some relevant information.

"But of course, you are in one of the smaller towns near the ocean. All immortals are transported into safer places like these in order to acclimate themselves to the way of the world before being exposed to the less favorable aspects of this world.' Father Jonathan showed a look of disgust at the mentioning of it, 'The gods informed us that you would be called upon from a place without access to the great system so you would need some guidance in order to succeed in this world. For instance, just from looking at you I can tell that you have received some form of divine blessing. Can you tell me what it is?" Father Jonathan says, looking at me intently.

'Divine blessing? What could he possibly mean? Oh, it must be my focus that he is referring to as everyone would have that.'

"The gods have gifted me with the Focus of Magic."

"Ah, I see and what do you wish to do with your magic? Maybe cast powerful spells at your foes, summon hordes of minions to fight for you, or perhaps you had other ideas?" Father Jonathan is eyeing me critically now. More than likely my decision here will influence how my character will be shaped through this pseudo tutorial. 

'Think, what exactly do you wish to do in this world? Let's see the only goal I had in this world was to have as much fun as I could, seeing as this is my only escape from the real world. I want to have adventures, the likes that I have never could have anticipated, face dangers that I could face only in here. But most importantly, I wanted to make things again. Ever since my body turned into a cripple in the real world I have yearned for a place to be constructive.' My thoughts were interrupted by a box appearing inside of my vision.

Welcome to the specialization portion of Old Age Online!

Because you chose Caster as your primary class, choices have been locked to [Magic Focused] categories. These specializations will help you improve faster in a given field by providing a small boost to the learning and development of skills that are classed into the specialization as well as providing a beginner skill or spell depending on which is chosen. Furthermore, there are also sub-specializations within that allow you to narrow down your skill list even further! Please, choose wisely for there are only a handful of times that these will be able to be changed in-game.

(Do note that this does not restrict you from learning skills associated with the other specializations, just that it will require more time to increase their skill levels!)

Attack- For those who wish to bring destruction to their foes, or absolute dominion over someone else.

Elemental- Those who wish to command the Four Primary Elements. Fire to burn, Earth to crush, Water to drown, and Air to extinguish.

Mental- Others see this as a taboo to use amongst the more intelligent of races, though the effects could be quite astounding.

Summoning- For those who wish to delve into the art of creating the perfect weapon, whether it being alive or composed of the elements.

Support- For those who still want to be in battle, but not so much contributing to the carnage directly.

Dark- The darkness is known to be an effective tool when in the right hands. While not evil, it is known that those who use the dark are able to mimic the effects of death; slow, inevitable, and irreversible.  

Light- Some say the light heals. Others say it is a way for those to defend others. But everyone knows that light is able to purify anything that it touches.

Nature- In its purest form, those who walk this path tread closely with the Fauna and Flora of the world. They are able to connect to it like no other.

Utility- For those who wish to seek out the unknown.

Research- For those who simply cannot stand not knowing how or why something was created or cast, this sub-specialization helps those who wish to further their understanding of the very nature of magic.

Scrying- For those who wish to see what normally could not be seen.

 'hmmm'