Shi-Woo stared at the capsule just installed by Unicorn Corp. engineers. The capsule was what he had been waiting for since forever. For that capsule, and what it entails, he scrimped on every penny he can get his hands on. And now, the fruit of his efforts lie just in front of him.
Wasting not another moment, he stepped into the capsule and lied down.
“Set alarm to 9.00pm! Royal Road Link start!”
Thus, began the adventure of our protagonist.
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“Hi! Welcome to Royal Road. You have been identified as a new player. Proceeding to avatar creation room.”
A blinding flash and…
“Welcome! Do you wish to create a character?”
“ …Ermm…”
“What?”
“Can I actually explore around the avatar creation room?”
“Sure.”
The avatar creation NPC expression changed just for a brief moment. The slight visage of a smile appeared in his face. However, it was gone just as quickly as it came. Shi-Woo did not notice a single thing.
Another fool… I would they ever realise that it is fruitless? They will never discover the key to the puzzle.
Shi-Woo, after receiving permission from the NPC, proceed to explore the avatar creation room. From the many forums he have saw, Royal Road was packed full of secrets. As such, he never wanted to give up any potential possibility for them to exist. Even the very first room.
As he moved around the room, which was just basically a white coloured box, he observed a peculiarity. Shi-Woo, ever since he was young, was a observer. In his class, he would always be quietly sitting in one corner. Yet, there is nothing that he does not know.
He observed, as he moved around the room, that room was shifting together with him. It was just a slight delay in the movement of the room when he moved. As he slowly paced around, all the while the NPC is just looking on, getting more and more annoyed by the second. Slowly, but surely, he pinpointed the origin of the delay. As he move closer and closer, a strange change slowly came over the NPC.
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“PP-21 RSH AI activated.”
Shin Hyun-Woo, Chief Administrator for Royal Road, looked up, a surprise expression on his face, as he heard the Royal Road Central Ai System, Versailles, reported the occurrence.
“This will be interesting…System Command Overwrite: Replace PP-21 RSH AI with ID965023451234 Goddess Freya”
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*Baam*
At the exact moment he stepped on the very origin of the delay, a explosion was heard, blasting him to the floor. Blinding white light surrounded the room. Looking up, he saw laid eyes upon one of the few gods of Royal Road. With a face as fair as one could ever be, it would be impossible for him to not notice who the goddess was. He had saw the face a few times on forums before. Out of them, the only one that so much as touches what her actual looks was the statue of her in Morata.
“Hmm…which mortal summoned me? Is it you, boy?”
She turned her gaze upon Shi-Woo. Shi-Woo, under the her brilliance, could barely muster a weak “Yes…”
The next instant, she was right in front of Shi-Woo, hand cupping Shi-Woo chin, tilting his head to look her in the eye:
“…very well. Looks like you are one of the Freeman, send over here by Gaia. Yet, you still not have chosen a path, or even a identity. Millions of possibilities lie in front of you. Interesting…”
Shi-Woo cheeks are a bright red now. Somehow, being in the very presence of Freya is causing him to have…feelings. Shi-Woo was still a young men after all. Freya, seemingly ignorant of his plight, continued on.
“Well, looks like Lenovsk is teleported away in my place. God knows where the poor fellow when…Now, lets choose you path. What is your name?”
“…My name is Shi Woo.” He planned to keep the name he had in real life.
This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.
“Hmm...Nexus is it? Well Nexus it is them.”
“Wait…my name is not…”
“Anything you want to say?”
A brilliant dazzling smile came over Freya face. Somewhere in Shi-Woo’s heart, he knew that saying something would be a very bad idea…
“Nothing…”
“Good. Next, lets see, Royal Road has 29 races currently available to you. Human…useless. Elves…Jörð underlings. (Jörð is the God of the Forest) Dwarfs…mean spirited little buggers. Ohhh…this looks interesting. Ascendant, Servant of Gods, Fri’endar. Choose class Ascendant!”
“Wait…I want to be a human!” Shi-Woo wanted to be a human because as the world most populous race, they are accepted everywhere, have no pros and cons and, in other words, are the easiest class for a noob like him to play.
“Don’t worry my dear. You would look just like any other human. Now, for the appearance. Sliver hair… no, dark hair, blue eyes…”
Shi-Woo could only look on in despair as his appearance changed according to Freya wimps and fancies. However, all and all, Freya was the god of beauty, so no matter how she messed with his appearance, he still manage to look…divine…
“What…”
He stared at the mirror in front of him in shock. His appearance was unassuming but still held a certain kind of charm in them. The dark hair, flecked with silver, combined with the dark blue eyes that seemed to devour you, gave him the look of depth. Yet, he still looked like himself. In conclusion, he just looked fabulous.
“You looked good right? Now, let us send you on your journey……” Freya said, with a tinge of humour, as she looked on at Shi-Woo expression.
Just then, Shi-Woo finally noticed what was bugging him since the beginning. Shi-Woo, who was since birth a natural observer, sensed that something was off about Freya. He was unable to place it, but when Freya said the final sentence, he grasped the problem.
“Freya, you are not really here, are you?”
“Hmm…what makes you say so?” Freya showed an icy smile.
“Your voice sounds…weird. It is almost as if it has been a long time since you spoke to anybody and this may be your last chance in a long time.”
“…Heh…I am liking you more and more boy. So observant…” Freya, with a look of resignation, looked at Shi-Woo.
Suddenly, without so much as a warning, she bend down and kissed Shi-Woo on his forehead.
Before Shi-Woo could comprehend what has happened, Freya disappeared without so much as a trace.
“If you must know, find me…”
Shi-Woo stood up, and within his hand held a feather.
Feather of the Goddess
A feather from a Goddess who decided to entrust her hopes in you. Its powers will be revealed as you progress
Shi-Woo heart was filled with appreciation for Freya.
That was before a hole opened underneath him and dropped him onto god know where.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh…………………”
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“HAHAHAHAHA! Look at his face!”
Shin Hyun-Woo laughed uncontrollably as he looked on at Shi-Woo expression after Freya kissed him on the forehead.
“The action of releasing ID965023451234 Goddess Freya has caused severe repercussions. Recommend immediate correction of anomaly.”
“Come on Versailles! What is the fun in that? It is Royal Road. The game where players are free to choose their path. So just let us observe to see what path would he choose.”
“Acknowledged. Classified Player Shi-Woo under Observation Unit. Proceeding to Standby mode.”
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My first Fanfic. Please give feedbacks on how to improve the story! :)