Ryker Ross is an average man in an average world. He has a good job, good friends, a nice house and a loving family. and all around a great life, right? RIGHT!? No he hates it all, the shity co workers, the fake smile he wears for his friends, the worried looks he gets whenever he sees his family.
He sighed and shook his head to get rid of those gloomy thoughts he knew he had something to look forward to. He started to walk to his car. He just got off work and after a long boring day he wanted nothing but to go home. He got in his car and did the first thing he always did. He took out his phone and opened an audio book.
This was what made his commute the best part of the work day. For as long as he remembers he's always craved more, Diving into fantasy games, manga, anime and books. He loves all of it, all the magical critters, monsters and unique races, the characters exploring magical lands.
But above all, his favorite was without a doubt Litrpg, diving into dungeons, fighting undead, finding treasure, and most of all leveling up, the idea of getting stronger from fighting, crafting or exploring was tantalizing and he wanted it more than anything, but he knew he would never get to experience anything like that because he lives in his average boring world.
So yeah he was depressed but it wasn't all bad his friends and family cheered him up somewhat. But what helped most of all was reading more fantasy and living vicariously through the characters. He stopped thinking about all that and just enjoyed his book.
And before he knew it he was home. He pulled in the driveway and quickly stopped his book. He got out of the car and walked inside his house. He took off his coat and plopped down on the couch, and he looked at the book with a dragon on its cover sitting on the coffee table. “Oh right it was just getting good.” and he picked up the book with a smile.
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He had his nose deep in his book until he was rudely interrupted by another alarm “Shit.” He put the book down and grabbed his phone and looked down at it. It was 3am and he had already extended the alarm 3 times. He knew he had to go to work at 8. He looked longingly at his book but decided to get some sleep.
He got up of the couch and went to the bathroom and took a shower once he got out he looked at himself in the mirror. he turned away from the mirror and and sighed, he always got complimented on his appearance, but he honestly couldn't care less, it was just good genetics and no effort on his part, all it did was just drawn unwanted attention to him.
He sighed again and got dressed in his pajamas and turned off the lights. He got in the bed and stared at the ceiling and said what said every night. “Well here’s to another day” Then he closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes he was immensely confused. What he expedited to see was his white ceiling but what he saw was gray stone. He quickly sat up and looked around, what he saw confused him further, he saw that he was in a gray corridor made of the same gray stone as the ceiling, and every 10 feet or so there was a glowing blue stone stuck in the wall providing light.
He looked behind him and saw another stone wall but this one was different. It had what looked like a circle with strange symbols throughout “What The hell?” he heard his voice echo down the corridor. He stood up and shook his head to get rid of the drowsiness, then he looked at the circle again.
As he did so his eyes went wide. ‘Is this what I think it is’ he looked around at his surroundings again and he felt his heart rate increase “no way..” he whispered to himself, but his heart rate did not slow down. ‘There's one way to confirm it.’ He steadied himself and then he said the magic words
“Status”
Status
Titles: World Traveler
Name: Ryker Ross
Race: Human F
Class: N/A - Level 1
Stats
Free stats 0
Stamina:
260/260
Stamina Regen:
7.5/min
Mana:
190/190
Mana Regen:
24/hour
Strength:
16 ~ 14 +20%
Vitality:
15 ~ 13 +20%
Agility:
16 ~ 14 +20%
Endurance:
16 ~ 14 +20%
Intelligence:
18 ~ 15 / +20%
Wisdom:
14 ~ 12 +20%
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Charisma:
22 ~19 +20%
Luck:
24 ~ 20 +20%
Skills N/A
“YESSSSSSSS!!!” He shouted at the top of his lungs in pure joy he didn't think he'd ever been this happy before. “Oh thank you, thank you so much!” He wasn't a religious man but he swore right then and there that if it was a god or even a demon that brought him here he would pay them back 100 fold for this wonderful gift.
After 30 minutes when he was done crying in joy, he sat down on the floor and tried to compose himself. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his mind. After 10 minutes he felt calm enough
to assess his situation
Ding!
For completing a special action you have gained the skill Meditation!
He laughed out “It's gonna increase stamina and mana regen isn't it!” after he finished laughing he focused his mind to show him the skill
Active: Meditation Rank F 1/10
Calms the mind and increases stamina and mana regeneration by 1% when in use.
Can only be used when motionless.
He smiled and couldn't help it. He immediately sat down and tried the skill. After 5 minutes he felt something and his grin increased in size when he noticed it. He could guess what it was and what would happen if he focused on it but for now he focused on clearing his mind. And after another 5 minutes he got what he was looking for.
Ding!
Meditation has leveled up!
Active: Meditation Rank F 2/10
Calms the mind and increases stamina and mana regeneration by 1.5% when in use.
Can only be used when motionless.
He chuckled and decided to take a closer look at his stats. He was pretty sure he knew what they all did but it didn't hurt to make sure. He focused on wanting to know what each state did, and smiled when what he thought would happen happened.
Strength
increases how much physical Strength you can exert.
Agility
increases physical movement speed and dexterity.
Endurance
Increases stamina pool by 10 every point and Increases the body's toughness.
Vitality
Increases stamina regen by 0.5 a min every point, and how quickly you heal from injuries.
Increases your body's resistance to poison, and infliction magic.
Intelligence
Increases mana pool by 5 every point and Increases magic power.
Wisdom
increases mana regen by 1.5 a min and Increases your control of magic.
Charisma
increases physical attractiveness, pheromones and magic/skills related to charm.
Luck
Increases Luck
Yep they were pretty much what he was expecting except for luck which was lot more vague
then he hoped for. He also was somewhat surprised at the lack of health points but thinking about it some more it made sense. His body wasn't one of a video game character like some of the stories he's read.
He also noticed The luck stat also didn't mention anything about crits. Of course he was guessing that didn't mean something won't take extra damage if he hit a weak point like the throat. Overall he liked it this way. He won't have to keep and eye on health points, just stamina and mana
He shook his head and went back to meditating this time focusing on the feeling he knew for a fact was mana. At first he couldn't find it but after a bit of thinking he decided to focus on his solar plexus and lo and behold he found what he was looking for
He saw a thin strand of mana looking at it and gave the feeling that it was both hot and cold and something else completely foreign he couldn't describe. After studying it for a while he got what he was seeking. It took longer than he expected but in the end he had a broad smile.
Ding!
For completing a special action you have gained the skill Sense Mana!
Ding!
For obtaining a skill above your rank you’ve gained exp!
Ding!
Meditation has leveled up!
Ding!
You leveled up, you are now level 2!
Passive: Sense Mana E 1/25
You can now sense from within you and your surroundings
He started cackling like a mad man. ‘This is more fun than I ever could have imagined’ he once again thanked whatever brought him here. He looked around and he could see the little blurry strands of mana all around him. When he started focusing on them, they started getting clearer
‘I guess some passive skills have a better effect when you focus on them, that's probably how I'll level them up too.’
He stood up and stretched and checked his stats. He saw that he had 5 free points which was what he expected. He also saw that no stats have increased by themselves but he figured that he had to wait for a class for that. He also decided not to spend his points until he knew what build to go for.
“Oh right my title”
Legendary: World Traveler
You have done an incredible feet by successfully traveling between worlds
Effects: All stats plus 20%. It is far easier to learn space magic
His eyes widened he already saw the 20% but he didn't at all expect a bonus to learning space magic. Smiled thinking of the possibilities he's read plenty of stories where the protagonist wields space magic so he knew what to expect.
He focused back to reality took one more glance at the magic circle before turned and looked down the corridor a huge smile on his face he knew the perfect words for this occasion
“Adventure awaits! HUZZAH!”