the night was a calm one compared to normal. traffic was roaring and crowds were pushing and shoving as a big game was being released however I did not care. I had just gotten out of some simple Martial Arts practice and did not concern myself with games. my parents told me nothing good comes from them. sure enough I entered my apartment building and walked up my stairs but the fire alarm went off, I was already on the top floor so I just sighted heavily and started walking back down the 48 F***IN flights of stairs. yes this apartment had an elevator but it never worked. I started walking down and saw a hallway full of fire and it only looked to get worse. when I reached the 27th floor there was so much fire that I could hardly see through it... I feel glad I tried. there is a kid standing on the other end of the fire looking terrified. this is just not my day. I ran through the fire covering around 40 meters in around 2 seconds and garbed the kid.
"Kid. are you ok?" I asked, looking at him he looked 7-8 give or take. I looked at him and he was was shocked to see me move so fast through the wall of fire.
"Spirit Force!!!" He said looking at me. yea, I know what you are thinking, no he did not say something from an anime or manga, in the year 3802 scientists made a brake thorough on the previously mythical energy in the human body that gives extra perks like physical reinforcement like what I use and other powers. known as the Spirit Force. but enough about that, I heard a loud creaking sound as the support beams on the building started to break. I grabbed the kid and started running top speed with the Spirit Force and sure enough I almost made it out before the entire building came down on me, I threw the kid out of the way and into the arms of some poor fireman. I then accepted my fate as the building came down around me but I wasn't dead, another person with Spirit Force used some kind of Psychokinetic power to keep the ceiling from complacently crushing me, I still lost my legs from just above the knee. I still tried to get up but I noticed me legs were not the only thing crushed, a metal pipe was now severing me from my right arm as my left arm was pinned under some rocks.
"Its ok" Said the person who 'saved' my life. I took one last look and it was a female, her voice was comforting but my vision was bury and ears were not working right. I then notice she was about to be incinerated by the wall of fire that was now exploding from the buildings power generator. I channelled all my Spirit Force into me left arm and lifted the concrete slab keeping it in place and pushed her out of the way before I was engulfed in fire, with no more Spirit Force I felt to full damage, my eyes burnt to a crisp, my ears non existent, and I felt so much pain. I think it is safe to call this an unlucky day but I am told there is always someone worse off then you... at least I don't have any family that died. my mother is in america on a business trip and my father owns the martial arts dojo that I had just left, he would still be cleaning up the place. for once I am thankful that he is a perfectionist... maybe not, he can use the Spirit Force to make people loose the sense of pain. would be helpful right now...
"CALL AN AMBULANCE!!!" I hear the psychokinetic shout after checking for a pulse from my one remaining hand. I slowly loose consciousness as someone who can heal came up to me. way to late for that, Soul Force can be used for small cuts or a bruise but that was nothing, the person healing me felt warm and loving... I loose consciousness not long after an ambulance comes... I couldn't hold on any longer? my dad will kill me from lack of fighting spirit if this doesn't kill me first. I feel the presence of 3 people in the ambulance that shouldn't be, one feels like a Psychokinetic... the other a Healer... and a third presence that is similar to the little kid I just saved...
I get out of the ambulance as they place me in a pod hooked up to hundreds of different wires and tubes, I feel like they have one injecting Spirit force. with that I can help reduce the damage on my end and control my body to make it easier on the doctors. it still hurts but for some reason the 3 presences from earlier are near by and I feel a comforting aura in them. I am then forced into a level of unconscious that prevents me from looking to the outside... a pure black void. at least it no longer hurts...
... after some time I start to feel myself being drawn back into consciousness... I no longer feel my Spirit Force. I look around and I was in a white void, my legs and arms were fully repaired and I looked good as new... I was still in the need of a hair cut as I looked like I could be used as a mop and I was skinny enough to be used as one... to be fair that look is normal for me.
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"Hello. I am sorry for the inconvenience one of our products had on you causing a fire in your apartment building" said a voice from behind me. I turned around and saw nothing.
"It ain't what you can call no inconvenience any more. I can't afford the treatment and my only remaining limb is my damaged arm. apart from that my day has not been bad. yours?" I said at first mockingly and then more seriously as apart from that It was pay day so money was coming in. but yea the accident didn't do much to improve my mood.
"Sorry, I did not mean to sound offensive. I am Luke Farron, to creator of the Virtual Revolution game and the VR helmet that triggered the fire in your building" Luke admitted and sounded like he gave a wry smile. "I also have to thank you. the Psychokinetic girl tried to save you would have been burnt alive if it was not for what you did but it was not without cost, most your organs and senses are broken. it will take 4 months to heal. since it was my fault I will fund your treatment process" Luke said causing me to smile. I would be healed and in a mere 4 months. it was November 20th so I guess that means I wont be able to celebrate new years day with my family around a table like I used to. but it is only 4 months. it is only a small fraction of my life. I can move on.
"there is more. you also saved my daughter so she asked me to help, I feel sorry and also thankful from the bottom of my heart so I gave you a VR device, you won't feel any pain like this." Like said causing me to almost cry with joy. I was about to thank him but he had more news. "I also have a game installed on the device. total cost of the treatment game and VR device would have been 8,500,000 Yen however I will pay for it. what do you say?" Luke said making me almost to thankful, but I was pulled back to reality.
"interesting, now what is the catch?" I asked and I felt Luke flinch. wow. are you hoping to use my as a Spirit Force battery in the mean time, I can handle that since I will just be sitting around in this white space doing nothing... I am not playing your game.
"Inside Virtual Revolution, the game you have. my daughter will be playing but she is no good in fights and I don't trust my self as the one to protect her as I would just use my admin powers. however you could do it without even that" Luke said but sounded confused as I was shaking my head.
"I am a martial artist, not a gamer. I use Spirit Force, not Mana. I use my body and senses that have been honed to the maximum, not whatever I would have in the game" I said simply and I already heard him laughing. "What is so funny?" I asked and he stopped laughing.
"Richard. you can use martial arts in the game, Mana can work like Spirit Force should you use it the same as how you use your Spirit Force. as for your last complaint, you start off as a normal human and you can work your way up. time in there moves 5 times faster as it works on Spirit Force so you can grow much stronger. you can also use techniques that can kill with out worry as people can respawn" Luke said with emphasis on that last point. I smiled at the thought of being able to fight without holding back.
"You... I see why you are in charge of a company with your bargaining chips" I said and I heard him laugh before a button appeared before me.
Virtual Revolution, Do you wish to Log In?YesNo
I guess this confirms it, I am going to be playing games like a normal person without the ability to train and make my father proud... but I guess I could give myself a break and play a game for a while. I push the yes button as I prepare myself to play the first game I have ever played in my life... lets see how that works out for me.
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Author's Notes
wow tables are hard. only made one and I cant make it work right. oh well, practice makes purfect.
as some of you may know this account made a fiction called The Games That Bind Us. you may be happy to know I am not the same person who writes that so our works will be different and the release will not slow down on either fiction. I am helping with his re write though
back to the main topic, I hope you enjoy the fiction and let me know what you think of each chapter