Josh Hammott must be bored.

Josh was currently eating tasty cookies while watching the latest episode of some mystery drama on the computer.

BANG!

A loud sound, like a door being slammed open, rang out through the room. The next thing Josh knew, was Dead Skeleton, his ‘Creator’, was jumping on the sofa with a satisfied sigh.

“Woooh, getting college in order sucks. Watching N©IS, Joshie?”

“Heh? What’s with that way of talking? What was that in the middle? And where did you come from?”

“Well I am just being casual. And where else would I come from, the door!”

“So you're going to ignore the second question? Before that, there’s a door?!”

“For you, it only goes to the kitchen and the training room.  Here, you technically have no need for food, sleep, or excrement.  But eating is just so fun…although I don’t have any taste buds…”

“…Anyways, have you figured out what I’m going to be? Or did not enough people read your story, and you had to quit?”

“Not yet, and the story just started! Don’t go killing this off just yet!  And besides, if there’s not enough choices, I’ll just add some in.  If everyone picks your starting race as a [Rock] without thinking, you would be S.O.L.”

“Is that even one of the choices?”

“Hehehehehe…kind of…”

“Great…”

“Anyways, some rules to follow. Once in the new world, you cannot bring things here or take things out. Only you can come and go.  In this space, you will not increase your stats, skills, or abilities. You will have to memorize what Mr. Google says before going back.”

“Mr. Google? I’m not a kid.”

“On to the other matters.  The training room is for practicing your combat abilities. You can ‘summon’ creatures you will have previously met to run simulations on future battles. You won’t die in this space so that’s a plus. In the kitchen, you can bring in any ingredients you need.  This way, you can learn strategies and recipes for the real world.  Any books or information you obtain in the new world can be found here for you to go over. All in all, you have it going on here.”

“That’s actually really cool. Why are you helping me so much?”

“Because this way, even if you have to deal with a Kaiju or a Titan or a minor god, using this space can guarantee you won’t go down without a fight. But remember, this can only be useful if you know how to use it. So I would say, ‘familiarize yourself with this space’. And have you decided on what you’ll bring?”

“I don’t know yet. Maybe closer to when I leave this place.”

At this time, Josh decided to check out the facilities. That was when he noticed a very familiar door in front of him.

“What is H©wl’s door doing here?”

“Hehe, like it? Spin the dial! The green dial is still under construction. The black one will lead to the new world, the red one will lead to the training room, and the blue one leads to the kitchen! Saves on space, too.”

“This is copyright, right?”

“How should I know? This is just a fanfic. I will check the details later.”

“Heeh…”

Josh then proceeded to check out the training room. There was a tutorial that showed him the ropes. He also learned that besides 1v1 training, he could even simulate war with specific units.  This would help him and any possible friends he may obtain.  The space could even equip him with any tool he had ever seen before…even copyright ones.  Josh played around a bit wielding Z©ngetsu while fighting N©ruto while L©ffy cheered on the sidelines. 

After the constant censoring and copyright, Josh headed for the kitchen. He wanted G©ku to come along, but the units could not leave the room. After arriving in the kitchen, he saw another tutorial that explained all the necessary information on becoming a top chef. He was already used to cooking, since he was the one who cooked for his family all the time. While reminiscing, he ate the legendary anime meat and cried from happiness.

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'I wish Mom and Cyndi could join me.'

Out of nowhere, Dead Skeleton appeared, laying on the table eating an apple.

“Aren’t there other girls for you to invite besides your mom and sister? How about your childhood friend and crush? Or maybe your over-affectionate English teacher? Or maybe the pretty next door neighbor?”

“What? Why them?”

“Because they like you. A lot. To the point it’s scary.”

“Really? I never noticed...”

“Because you were more motivated for your future. You ignored the strange behavior of these ladies and your other classmates.  You were the aloof and dedicated popular athlete. The cougars wanted to relive the youth they did not experience, and the surrounding girls all thought you were perfect.  But that gave you a flaw. You became untouchable. A dream for these girls. If you talked to a girl, it made their entire day. Kinda might be the reason you were singled out.”

“What?! Why?!”

“Cuz I’m jealous.”

“So childish…”

“Soooo, moving on, the Top Five Starting Races are made of basic monsters and intelligent species. Like I said before, the average race begins with 3 Skills and 30 Stat Points. The stronger the Starting Race, the less number of Skills it will start with.  Choice Number 1 is a [Dragon]! Unfortunately, you will have to start off as a [Newborn] no matter what race is selected. Kinda the meaning behind reincarnation. You will begin with 30 Stat Points and 3 Skills. These Skills are [Scratch], [Scales], and [Lizard Breath].”

“That’s cool and all, but I’m not being summoned or transmigrated?”

“You sure learned a lot while waiting. Nope, reincarnation. Choice Number 2 is a Northern Coastal Tribe of [Human Barbarians]. These Human sub-species live in the Northern Taiga and survive by fighting large monsters all the time. Living on the coast is even tougher since they have to challenge the aquatic monsters, too. They start off with 20 Stat Points and 4 Skills. [Fishing], [Cold Resistance], [Water Affinity], and [Barbarian Blood].”

“Sounds kind of ‘bad-ass’.”

“Choice Number 3 is the mysterious [Blood Stone Golem], a unique existence that might be taboo, might be over-powered, and will definitely be full of danger! This [Golem] begins with 20 Stat Points and 4 Skills. [Blood Mastery], [Mining], [Earth Magic], and [Unarmed Mastery].”

“Ooh, that sounds cool…wait…is that the ‘rock’ you mentioned?”

“Hehe, yep. Choice Number 4 is the cute little [Fire Ferret]! It is in no way related with ©hrome’s rival…Starts off with 30 Stat Points and 3 Skill Points. [Fire Magic], [Fire Mastery], and [Fire Affinity].”

“Sounds great. What’s the last one?”

“Well…I had to make changes to this one because lasers would have a hard time shooting from someone’s nose…”

“Wait, what?!”

“Choice Number 5 is the ever elusive [Unicorn]! Due to the Reader’s suggestion, this choice will change your gender to Female. A very powerful and uh…graceful creature. Has a racial trait where at night, you will change into a muscular human form. Starts with 40 Stat Points and 2 Skills. [Nature Magic] and [Charge] are the starting Skills…Soooo yeah…”

“Whose bright idea was that?”

“A satellite in space.”

“HUH??!!”

“Don’t worry about it. Whelp, see ya when I see ya!”

At that moment, Dead Skeleton disappeared, although, as he left, Josh saw a strange red light fly up from his body as his eyes flashed the exact same red…