Next thing i saw was..... well, i couldn't see anything because everything was white.
'Just as everyone says' i thought. '
Then i heard feminine voice say :
"The scan on your iris and vein has determined that you are an unregistered user. Do you want to create a new account?"
"Yes"
"Selec-"
"Stop. Code number : 197385. Commence the creation of an avatar, commands : Blue, Male, Human, The way i am, Fortess of Ice, Brent Kingdom, now proceed without tutorial."
Then i closed my eyes and let the flash of light teleport me to my set location.
What i used just now, was a specific command which llet me create my avatar without help of AI. This commnad is not widespread, but someone posted it on some forum, and i guess it has worked.
When i appeared, i opened my eyes, and i was stunned with awe. This amazing view was....aaand it faded away. Not the view of course, but now the view was treated by me like an everydaything. Well, it's time to be an ice mage!
From what i have read on forums, to be a mage you needed to have 20 inteligence and 20 wisdom. Normally it's achieved by spamming some basic spells like flare, but i decided to do it by more old-fashioned method - reading books.
'Hmm i guess i need to go to the library to rise these stats' i thought 'Well,let's go there then!'
As i took my first step, i fell.
'What?What happened?'
Hmm? Why can't i move my body?...Damn! That code was a scam! This bastard....Well, i guess he couldn't know about it, maybe it's some kind of bug. What to do....'
I tried moving anything, but it didn't work, except my head. I could turn it around, nod and even speak. Then i started to think more seriously about it. I could always report it to the adnministrators but.... No, i don't want to intervene in their work, maybe they are doing something important. I will find solution to this problem alone!
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Meanwhile in Unicorn Corp. Headquarters.
"Wow, this coffee is delicious! Where did you buy it? Let's go there on next break!"
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People started laughing at me. Well, it is very funny that someone lies on the ground while only moving his head, but still, it's very mean. They were laughing at me for 5 minutes already, but in the meantime, I found an answer to how to move my body. As An ice mage, i can freeze all liquids and move them with my will, yes? Blood is liquid too. I will freeze it,and then move my body instinctively(which i am pretty good in). But the only problem now is : how to get to the ice mage tower.
Since i can't go to the library in this state, i decided to give up on reading books, and just rise my stats by spamming spells.
'Hmm, maybe someone will help me get there.' I thought.
" Hey could someone help me, i can't move my body at all..."
Another wave of laughs came at me, as more and more people gathered to watch my misfortune.
"Ha ha, i know it's funny but i need to get to ice mag-"
Was what i tried to say, but my voice has drown in laughter of other people.
I was still smiling but then, a goup of people came to me, 2 males and 2 females.
" Hey could you help me to-"
"No, sorry but we need your money and food." Said man with a smile. Since he spoke first, i estabilished him as the leader of the party.
Every new player starts with 50 coppers and 10 barley bread, so higher-level players sometimes steal goods from newbies.
"As you can see we are very poor, and we need food and money to live in this cruel wolrd," he was speaking while cutting off my pouch and using -Pickpocket- skill to steal my food "and you NEED to help those in need, don't you?"
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From their expensive equipment, i could estimate that they weren't poor, even more, they were very wealthy. My eyes darkened in anger. I expected it to fade after some time, but this time it was different. This guy and crowd, everybody was laughing at me... and he was stealing my things. And i couldn't do anthing at all. I was... poweless. I could only watch them while biting on my lip.
When he saw my face, he started laughing.
"Oh, what's this? Are you angry? But you can't do anything! Hahahah!"Something flickered in his eyes, he stood up and started kicking me.
Ouch! Why does it hurt so much?! And then i saw message visible in the corner of my eye.
Because you used promotion code, you are in Hardcore Mode. While you are in this mode, You feel 70 instead of 30% dealt pain, 1% of effects that are done to/by you will influence your real body, Exp gain is reduced to 80% and you can get only 10 Skill slots including : one weapon mastery and one magic mastery. When you die, your character is deleted. You can make only one character per capsule. When you are playing in this mode, you don;t need to pay subscription fee.
What? WHAT?! What is this?! I had only 40% life now, and i felt my chest burning. I guess he broke a few of my ribs.
And then, finally, guards appeared.
"What is going on here? Why is he lying on the ground?" Guard asked.
"Oh, i don't know what happened to him, i just saw him falling on the ground, so i came up with my friends, and asked if he does need help, but then, he started cursing me." Said guy who was kicking me just a while ago.
"NO, HE IS LYING! HE WAS KICKING ME AND STOLE MY THINGS!" I said.
"Yes, yes, of course. So, what did really happen here?" Guard asked the crowd.
Somebody in the crowd smiled, and said :
"This guy fell, and when another man tried to help him stand up. this guy on the ground started disrespecting him."
After this, most people in the crowd looked at each other, and started nodding, saying that this was the truth.
Guard looked at me with disgust and said :
"Young man, you will come with me to the jail,"
"What? I didn't do anthing!" I tried to defend myself.
"Stop talking and come with me"
"What? No! I didn't do anything! I can't even move! Why are you arresting me?!"
" For disrupting public order and resisting arrest! Boys, take him to the jail!"
More guards came, took me by my arms, and started dragging me in some direction.
When I was being dragged around the corner, i saw this man, who started everything. He was standing there grinning, in his shining armor. On armor was some kind of sign, which represented lion head.
Before i lost him from my sight, i yelled :
"I swear, you WILL pay for this! I will find you! And when i find you, i will-"
In this moment, i felt pain in the back of my head. Blackness started to wrap around me, while i saw message
You lost consciousness
Time till waking up : 24h (Real Time)
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