Sorry the chapter is so small. I told myself since this is the first weekend of the story I would post at least once a day. However I’m in college and this week is the last tests of the semester. Next week is also finals so I’ve had to study today. But don’t worry I’m still going to try to upload at least once a week
Chapter 4
Onyx lay panting on the floor. It had been about 16 hours since he entered the training grounds. 16 hours of constant beating on the training dummies. 16 hours of smacking and weaving, of taking just about every weapon on the wall and training with it. Honestly the only reason he was able to last that long was because of his higher than normal stats. Panting he reopened his players log. Suddenly all the pop ups he had ignored reappeared in front of him.
Warning! Satiety has dropped below 75% Heath regeneration will decrease!
For constant strenuous workout you have gained +8 Strength!
For constantly moving around while practicing swordsmanship you have gained +5 Agility!
Warning! Satiety has dropped below 50% Heath regeneration has stopped!
For going full out while training for over 10 hours you have gained +3 Vitality!
Skill Learned!
Congratulations!
For constant use of over 10 different types of slashing weapons you have gained the following skill:
Slashing weapon mastery
Skill Learned!
Congratulations!
For constant use of over 10 different types of blunt weapons you have gained the following skill:
Blunt weapon mastery
Skill Learned!
Congratulations!
For constant use of over 10 different types of piercing weapons you have gained the following skill:
Piercing weapon mastery
Skill Learned!
Congratulations!
For continuously slashing at your opponent you have gained the skill:
Slash
Skill Learned!
Congratulations!
For continuously thrusting at your opponent you have gained the skill:
Thrust
Skill Learned!
Congratulations!
For continuously hitting your opponent with blunt weapons you have gained the skill:
Bash
Skill Learned!
Congratulations!
For continuously applying footwork while fighting you have gained the skill:
Dodge
New Title!
Congratulations!
For continuous training for almost the entirety of game play of the first 24 hours you have gained the following title:
Rising Star
Smiling Onyx got into a sitting position. Looking around he saw that it was now only just becoming dawn outside. Getting up he took out 5 pieces of bread and his water flask and downed them both, bringing his satiety up to above 75%. Wiping his mouth with his arm he called up his status.
[quart=Name, Satiety ]Onyx ,100%[/quart]
[quart=Level, Race]1,Oread[/quart]
[quart=Class, Fame/Notoriety] Wanderer, 0[/quart][quart=Health, Mana]185,100 [/quart]
[quart=Strength, Agility] 28,25[/quart]
[quart=Wisdom, Intellect]20, 20[/quart]
[quart=Vitality, Luck] 23,0[/quart][quart=Attack, Defence] 10,5[/quart][quart=Earth, Fire]10%,0%[/quart]
[quart=Water, Wind]0%,0%[/quart]
[quart=Light, Darkness]0%,0%[/quart]
Status Window
Title
Rising Star
Magic Affinity
Unallocated Stat Points
0
Skills
Racial: Earth Affinity
Racial(Special): Iron Stomach
Racial (Special): Tremorsense
Blunt Weapon Mastery
Pierce Weapon Mastery
Slashing Weapon Mastery
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Dodge
Thrust
Bash
Slash
‘Nice my health went up!’ Onyx thought happily. ‘I wonder what my new skills are.’ “Show new skills.”
Skills:
Slashing Weapon Mastery (Passive)
Beginner
Unlike a normal warrior who chooses one weapon or one type of weapon, you have tried at least one of every type of slashing weapon there is. All slashing weapons can now be used without penalties. Higher bonuses can be applied at a higher skill rank.
Blunt Weapon Mastery (Passive)
Beginner
Unlike a normal warrior who chooses one weapon or one type of weapon, you have tried at least one of every type of blunt weapon there is. All blunt weapons can now be used without penalties. Higher bonuses can be applied at a higher skill rank.
Piercing Weapon Mastery (Passive)
Beginner
Unlike a normal warrior who chooses one weapon or one type of weapon, you have tried at least one of every type of piercing weapon there is. All piercing weapons can now be used without penalties. Higher bonuses can be applied at a higher skill rank.
Dodge (Passive)
Beginner
For continuously applying footwork while battling, you are a warrior who knows that it’s not just about taking a hit, you also have to DODGE! Reaction time to attacks is increased by 10%.
Slash
Beginner
For continuously slashing at opponents you have learned the skill slash. When slashing an opponent damage will be increased by 130%. There is a 5% chance of causing the bleed status effect to an opponent.
Costs 25 mana
Bash
Beginner
For continuously bashing at opponents you have learned the skill Bash. When Bashing an opponent damage will be increased by 110%. There is a 10% of stunning the opponent.
Costs 25 mana
Thrust
Beginner
For continuously thrusting at opponents you have learned the skill Thrust. When thrusting at an opponent there is a 5% chance of ignoring armor.
Costs 25 mana
Smiling Onyx thought ‘Nice with this my battle potential just went up. I can use just about every kind of melee weapon out there now.’ Looking around again he decided to go out and explore the town before all the players decided to swarm the streets. Since the majority of his fun in online games was destroyed by griefers, Onyx had developed a certain wariness of other players, more so since he couldn’t respond like everyone else. There was no protection from someone trying to PK him except that there were better things to do, but there always seemed to be that one asshole that always finds joy in another players suffering.
Opening the door, Onyx looked down both sides of the streets. Since no one was there he decided to head back to the square where he spawned in. Once arriving, he looked around. He noticed several shops that looked interesting, one of which seemed to be a bakery. Noticing the delicious aroma coming from it, he decided to go get something other than stale bread. He started walking and then stopped! ‘How am I going to pay for it!’ he thought.
The reality of the situation hit him. Unlike other players who could go out and kill monsters for money, he couldn’t jus throw his life away for a few copper pieces. However unlike other players, he needed a place to sleep at night, which means he would have to continuously pay for inn fees. But he only had 1 silver! “God damn it!” he shouted.
Taking a deep breath, he started looking around for something else. Spying a guard he walked over and asked “Excuse me sir, could you tell me where I could find out who is hiring in town?”
The guard stared at him for a minute, probably trying to discern what kind of trouble he could be. “Well sir I know that you can ask the town hall. They should have listings on who needs hiring right now. If you would like I could take you there.”
“That would be great thank you.” Following the guard it took him about 15 minutes to get to the town hall, taking so many back roads and turns that if it wasn’t for the guard leading him he would most likely have gotten lost.
“Hear you go sir. Just go inside and talk to the person at the desk. She should be able to help you.” The guard said to Onyx, before turning back the way they just came, most likely returning to his post.
Onyx looked back toward the guard. ‘That was rather abrasive, but at least I got here. Still I wonder what that was all about. Could he be one of those NPCs that don’t like players?’ Thinking it over for a sec, he decided that it didn’t really matter since Samuel told him that FutureTech made sure that all the NPCs in the starting cities would help the players. Turning back around Onyx noticed that the town hall looked a little like Four Courts in Ireland. ‘Well with a game as expansive as this I guess the developers had to steal some ideas from the real world. Hell my race was stolen from D&D.’ Shrugging he walked into the building to look for his first job in his new life.
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