When I got back to my apartment I set up my VR gear and plugged the game in. with that I was done on the outside. it was surprisingly simple to activate and when it did everything went white and I was standing on a flat white ground. surrounded by nothing but a white light.
"Incursion Online" I said clearly however with how good voice recognition was getting I could stutter or even be drunk out of my head and it will get the message and open up the game, I just wanted to be polite to the AI.
"Entering Incursion Online" said the AI voice in a voice that sounded like it was said by a dragon or the person who said it had not had a drink for a week. either way an interesting way to welcome someone to a game.
"What Type Of Being Are You? A Man? A Master? Or A Monster?" The Voice Said showing 3 versions of me in front of me like I was seeing a mirror into my soul reflecting a different part of my inner self as a physical image. the Man was a simple me. nothing changed except my clothing was that of a poor farmer. the Master was in the clothing of some kind that martial artist use when training.
"I pick the Monster" I said simply picking based on name rather then looks. I was now looking no different then before however my new form was thinner and taller. my skin was pale and my eyes were blood red. this looks nice.
The Path Of A Monster: cursed by the beasts you kill. you can count on primal instincts above all else and everything you kill is consumed into you developing your powers depending on what monster you shape and become. this is not the path to follow if you can not resist the monsters clawing beneath your skin to take control of your body
Call Of The Monster: you can choose a monster you wish to take control over you and fight with its strength in your body. however the decision of relinquishing control of your body is the monsters alone and all monsters are set to despise you from the moment they enter you
Traveller: (Name yet to be earned)
Level: 0
Str: 0
Agi: 0
Vit: 0
Wis: 0
Int: 0
Fear: MAX
Fear Resistance: MAX
'Ok so my Fear does convert into the game. now to work out what I can do with no stats? I think they are supposed to be important I think to myself before the world around me darkens and then I find myself in some random village. Doing the normal thing I walk around the village looking for a pathetic small easy monster is waiting to be killed.
With that I turn away from the heavily armoured stone wall city and walk into the dead forest with no green in sight. I see black sludgy water and fire breathing birds in the sky that are able to summon small tempests and look for that monster that is simple and easy to kill.
I continue walking and approach a cave still not sure why I have not died yet but this cave looks like the place to do it. I walk into the cave that spirals downwards without a single enemy in sight. "Is there supposed to be anyone here? I have not seen a single thing in this damn forest that will kill me" I said noticing that every time I approach a level 42-43 Dark Scorched Dragon it runs away from me like I was a max level player.
"Hmmm... You must be strong to make it this far" Said a dark ominous voice from right behind me, I instinctively turn around but trip on a rock while doing so and fall on my ass. also I avoided the great sword being swung over my head giving me a quick hair cut. "You managed to avoid me?" the asked the female level 53 High Elf named Wendy. looking away from her player tag I see she is a very good looking girl around the age of 19. green eyes blond flowing long hair and 2 great big round swords that are held in either hand ready to slice my head off. she also has 2 huge Pet class monsters alongside 2 amazing soft squishy scout class slimes. she also has an amazing pair of breasts however that was the last thing my head was able to think off at a time like this. it was still there though. I am still human at least.
"How did you get that strong in the short time this game has been out? wait were you a Bata tester?" I asked the girl who outclassed me in every way except for one. making her my next pray should she start to attack me.
"I got a special early access. I am surprised you could tell" Wendy acknowledged in a genuinely surprised tone of voice while her 2 fire breathing greater pet dragons had the same shocked look I did.
"By any chance are you an idiot?" I asked causing her to get angry and charge at me. I didn't even need to move as she swung her sword into the wall of the cave and it got stuck. cave walls are almost indestructible without a class. as was stated in the instructions manual I read while doing my job. "Wow that just confirmed it" I said making her ferocious fighting face turn to a look of shock upon realising what happened then embarrassed upon hearing what I said.
"shutup... your the idiot..." Wendy said in the cutest of voices I have ever heard and her face turned into a deep shade of red. what am I thinking I came into this game to destroy it. but making friends is helpful and I can at least dream about what I will do after this game.
"anyway. do you know why I was spawned into a place full of fire breathing dragons and not your standard sheep and bunny slaughter?" I asked making her shocked.
"WHAT??? there is only a 0.0000000000000000003206 percent chance of starting here how the hell were you that unlucky?" the girl exclaimed noticing I was in beginner gear. it was unbreakable however provided about the same amount of protection that a pen would from a bomb.
"yea I figured it was my horrible luck. I have had next to no luck since I was born and it only got worse from there. so how was your existence compared to my sorry excuse fro one?" I asked in a comical manor making her giggle at me and then point and laugh.
"your still level 0. you never went to the town did you" she said pointing out my failures. good job she stopped and didn't continue and was kind enough to know where to draw. "And you didn't even pick a beginner class that should have been just by your feet when you spawn.".... draw the line and she kindly let me off with just "AND you didn't even see the blue message saying there is always week bunnies in a town".... Arachnophobia. no maybe I should use Achluophobia since we are in a dark room with no light.
"yea yea. everyone pick on the idiot no namer." I said and then regretted pointing out I still had no name. she gave up on pulling her sword out of the wall and fell back onto one of her dragons black scaled tail laughing at me.
"haha. you.. ha seriously don't play games .. hahaa ha games much do you?" Wendy asked not noticing me walking over to he sword and putting it in my inventory directly instead of using my non-existent strength to take it from the wall.
"said the Bata tester who didn't even think of just returning the sword to her inventory instead of trying to remove it from an indestructible regrowing wall" I said flipping it over onto her since she was lowering me but I did something she couldn't do.
"wai.. WHAT???" Wendy said noticing her sword was not in the wall any more. I looked at its stats and dear GOD was that sword powerful, but I passed it back to her regretfully knowing that she would most likely take it from my cold dead fingers with a simple spell or her other sword.
"I wasn't going to take it. I was just trying to help. I mean your so strong that I would have died if you were not holding back your speed with that first slash of yours. so consider it me paying you back for not killing me" I said stressing the not killing of me as much as possible. Wendy then looked at the ground with a face full of exhaustion.
"oh well. would you like me to take you back to the City Of The Demon Lord? you would most likely die to a monsters before you make it" Wendy offered me while sheathing her swords. I nodded my head accepting her offer. maybe I can finally get a level and a class now. I need to break the world into an unstable chaos that nobody would want to play. this is not something that is possible without that since if it is still something people play my father still makes money and still is untouchable for me.
"wait. demon lord?" I questioned and she nodded.
"it isn't like what you get in most games, he is just in charge of the demon race and isn't evil. just a fighting obsessed level 87" Wendy said with a sigh and looked like she knew him and he was annoying. I don't think I will like this demon lord.
"just a question but what class are you? you have 2 great swords that are taller then me and thicker then me and wider then me. considering your smaller in all areas except one you would think a smaller sword would be more effective. you also have 2 pet dragon's that hardly fit in the cave. and 2 pet slimes that look more then your average slime" I pointed it all out and she turned around and found the cave wall to be very interesting.
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"It is nothing just a ... class that takes a long time to get and is super hard to level" Wendy said trying to deflect the subject. something smells like a hidden or special class. maybe I should have used a FEAR spell. on another note I really wish father put a luck stat in, I would be able to take him down so much easier with some luck... wait in that case he would definitely not put the stat in. well if this was to easy I wouldn't be able to feel it was enough to just tare his company apart and then kill him through all of my knowledge over fear.
Wendy exited the cave in front of me and she had no defence up. this game has a 100% realism function. meaning even a level 0 can kill a level 99. I just need the person I am attacking to have no Mana protection up and I have to avoid her armour, she has no helmet and her armour looks to be designed for looks and not defence. I could just use a rock and hit her in her temple before she gets into a fighting stance meaning her vitality and armour would be useless. however maybe I could use Wendy for my own uses.
"!!!" wow if she could see my expression now she would kill me. I am plotting on how to take her items and experience and my smile is twisted in a way that only monsters could show. I quickly get my head our of that gutter and focus. no enemy is coming close to us and I am not sure if it her or me doing it. oh well.
"so Wendy. are you that beautiful in real life?" I ask with my mind falling into a completely different gutter. wow I need to sort my mouth out. ever since I was little my mouth has said words without consulting my brain. my brain could be shouting not to say something but I guess my subconscious just finds it to funny to say.
Wendy then lights up like a Christmas tree before turning around sword drawn and she missed horribly since her swords were not long enough to hit me from where I was standing. gave me a chance to apologise? wait she stopped trying to attack me and is just standing there embarrassed and looking down at her sword. she is a sheltered child isn't she?
"well... I didn't alter my appearance however I got a hair cut recently in the real world so my hair is a bit shorter IRL." Wendy said in a mumbling voice while kicking the dirt beneath her feat slightly and looking away from me. wow she is a sheltered child. it almost made my heat skip a beat however if it did the game would assume something is wrong and log me out.
"if that is all can we go?" Wendy said while walking away and opening some sort of menu while walking away. I follow along close behind but at least 7 feet away to avoid her swords in case she decided to swing at me again.
"are you that handsome in the real world?" Wendy asked and I looked at my self, not a single change has happened and I look no different then normal, wasn't I a monster? or does that have some sort of reaction needed. oh well. I don't care who's head I need to slice off causing a fountain of blood and gore or who's dirty business I need to assist I will get stronger.
"Yes I am, this is exactly how I look in the real world, I was of given any sort of character customisation" I answered and she laughed at me again.
"as soon as you saw the Man and the Master you could customise yourself. before you picked one there should have been a blue flashing button to the lower left of your HUD. why did you miss thaaa...? well I guess anyone could miss it so I can't blame you" Wendy said sounding a lot less arrogant and a lot more shy and embarrassed. wait she said she looked exactly like she did IRL besides the hair length since it was cut...
"HEY!!! stop laughing" Wendy said to me however I was laughing to hard I was clutching my stomach as it was starting to hurt with how much I was laughing. I was literally loosing HP. "please stop..." Wendy mumbled however didn't stop me realising she did the same to me.
"sorry sorry. I just remembered a joke someone told me once. I was absolutely not getting my own back from being laughed at earlier" I said with a sincere tone and bowed showing as much formal apologising I could muster without laughing again.
"mmmm" Wendy sounded like she REALLY wanted to say something however she held off on it unfortunately. she just went back to her menu screen.
Wendy has sent you a Friend Request. Do you wish to accept? [y/n]
Wendy has sent you a Group Chat Request. Do you wish to accept? [y/n]
ok I did not see that once coming. I obviously accepted the group chat immediately however...
"What is taking you so long? why won't you accept the friend request?" Wendy asked after about a minuet of walking. I tried my best not to smile or laugh.
"Friend? don't push it. your an acquaintance that laughs at me, it would also make you know exactly where I am at any given moment in time. I fear what you would do when I lose my stamina and fall asleep..." I said that much and before I could continue she was already pointing her sword at my throat with a dark expression on her face. not like I haven't already seen a real demon but this is a very close second most scary situation I have been in.
"accept the invite" Wendy said with a calm smile on her face yet I could tell it was forced. maybe I hit a nerve? oh well with that order I graciously accepted the invite that was not at all forced. I wonder if she is really that lonely that she would pick a level 0? or does she just enjoy my company?
"YAY" Wendy shouted and I checked her friends list. sorry her friend list since I was the only one on it. that is just embarrassing since she has been playing a lot longer then... wait this town has such a low player spawn rate...
"how many players are in our town?" I asked and she shook her head.
"we are the only players in that town" she said not paying much notice to the question and was fiddling with a menu screen of some sort.
"and what about the nearest town with players?" I asked ans she shook her head again.
"we are the only players in this dimension" she said still fiddling with her menu.
"what are you doing in your menu?" I finally asked more curious then ever. maybe it is just her status screen.
"I am watching adverts and filling in a quiz for free gold coins" Wendy said with a smile before continuing. wow how much would it cost for it to be in a VR RPG MMO? does this mean Father has more money and influence then I thought?
after 30 minuets of walking at a slow and calm pace we made it back to the city. however Wendy looks slightly sad for some reason. "Wendy. is something wrong?" I asked and she did not respond immediately. but then she acknowledged I said something and looked towards me.
"NO.. nothing is wrong, you will just be going to the basic training area and I won't be able to see you for 10 in game weeks" Wendy said making me curious about what kind of training it could be. must be a simple tutorial of a few key aspects of the game that take a while to master.
"its ok. I will still be able to talk with you through group chat if you will be that lonely" I said without really paying much attention to her and more wondering what sorts of things I will be thought. however she turned around and looked at me with a huge smile and Wendy was almost crying.
"thank you, I appreciate you kindness" Wendy said while giving me a tight hug that depleted most my HP. I wonder just how much of a sheltered child she is. to be so lonely you would do this to someone nice you met online? wow... just wow. Wendy soon noticed what she was doing and went red in the face before jumping back
"Sorry... I will see you later" Wendy said while running away and logging off. she vanished into a storm of glowing white flower petals that scattered into the wind. I just turned to the spawn point that was now in front of me and looked down. yep there was a few stone tiles with basic mage and basic warrior on. I picked basic warrior because people being scared of a warrior may look normal and make me look better. MUHAHAHA.
I then continue through to the city and see guards. Level 20 Ghostly Knight was the level and name for each and every one of them. all summoned creatures. "Stop. why have you came here?" asked one of them sounding more like a robot then ghost.
"I have came here to join the services of the Demon Lord as a traveller" I said. the idea is not to say what you mean but what you think they want to hear. I may have grown up poor but even I know that from real life.
"acknowledged. would you like Basic Training? once started you may not leave until you pass and the log out button will not be available. your time ratio will be accelerated to a 1:70 ratio. if you decide to not continue you will be prevented from attempting basic training again. do you wish to accept?" the knight said to me and I nodded thinking it couldn't be that hard and with that time ratio I should be able to do it with ease...
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I wonder if anyone reading this knows what Basic Training really is and knows why it is NOT easy. anyone? oh well. I hope you enjoyed the chapter