Hi there, this is my first story i hope you all enjoy. im posting this little creation of mine here to decide weather or not its worth writting. I will be updating all chapters constantly untill fixxed then expand the story more.
How does one tell a story? That isn't the question I wanted to ask, it should have been how do I show it to you. The world I founded, and the people I carved from my own words? There isn't an easy answer to that. Every single person has a different point of view, where their whole world, their knowledge is totally different from your own. So that's why I tell my story to the people who will discover it. It doesn't matter where or when you read this. All that matters is that you understand possibilities are endless.
It happened to be a Monday, I had just gotten off of my full-time job, which I had been doing for 3 years now. It was a terribly stressful day, as always. Everyday day doing the same thing, arguing with the same customers. Now some may have said, "I should have been happy to make a living", but I wasn't really. It didn't pay well, and the constant put downs from the people above me put me in a bad place. So that's where we will start this story.
I was making my way to the neighboring city. Because there wasn't much to do in my small town. I liked to try to enjoy myself with the sights and things in the city. Then as if I had lost my sense of self, I just turned the wheel of my car into the icy river and hit the gas. At that moment there were two instances of myself. One who did this and the other who couldn't. I could imagine that the one who didn't take the plunge still works at that terrible job, still trudging along with no goal in mind. While I, the other who took the leap, vanished into the cold embrace of icy water.
I woke up, on the bank of a river. I was freezing covered in mud, and the buzzing of insects filled my ears….. " wait". My voice came out, weakly. My body felt weak, as if every single cell in my body was dying. I started to crawl out of the water, the mud making it difficult. I licked my lips, they tasted like salt. Finally I raised my gaze and saw something bizarre. Lush green forest, an oddity as I had just been in a city next to a large lake superior. Then it dawned on me and I spoke. "Oh shit". The familiar inky blackness filled my vision.
My guess was I had been unconscious for about 4 hours, due to how chilled my body was. The air filled with a chill, and the sun was beginning to fade. I looked around myself and all I could see was my car on the bank of a river, well the door of what was my car, the blue door stuck in the mud. A few of my work bags for the college I attended stuck to it. The bags contained extra clothes I kept in my car just in case I had to stay at a friend's house. And a few swords I bought for my hobby and my gear I used at school. I stood up noticing my clothes were ripped and wet, but my body was perfectly fine. In Fact, besides the dry mouth and throat I felt better than ever. My bum knee did not creak and my shoulder which had had issues in my youth from an accident worked like new. I got up and walked unsteadily towards the door. And after grabbing the bag I noticed it still had my water bottle, which had the juice I made that morning, so I took a large drink, and finished it off. Reviving my voice "Ahh" I spoke still horse "I can speak again.." I thought for a moment and spoke my thoughts. "What happened to me?" The air was silent as I stood there. I grew frustrated. "Could someone explain to me what happened!!" I yelled louder then i had intended
Then a voice spoke in his ears, neither male nor female. "You have died, instead of the afterlife you will be transferred to another world due to your true wishes at death" then it went silent. After hearing that I was torn, earlier before I started to drive I had the thought cross my mind. I wish I could cross worlds, like what I read and saw in Manga and Anime that I was deeply invested in my free time into. I took a deep breath and spoke the words that all the heroes used in those stories. " status" a clear screen appeared in front of me.
(Status Race human, Age 21, Magic affinity Unknown, Attributes Str-10 Dex-14 Con-16 Wis-10 Char-17.)
After reading them I spoke again. " Detail Attributes" the genderless voice spoke again. "Attributes represent your abilities, Note not all attributes are represented, more can be unlocked and grow. From the top they represent Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom and Charisma. Along with those the Attributes Luck, Ki, Chakra, Focus. Can be unlocked by most intelligent lifeforms, within this world." The genderless voice finished speaking.
I then spoke one more time then. "Can you please tell me my magic affinity?" and then I started to follow the river downstream. With my bags on my back and swords at my waste. One small Katana, well a Katana like Sword, a Machete, and on his back a european longsword, all simple swords due to their cheap nature. But with equipping them I noticed that their quality had grown nicely. Not that I could tell really well seeing as I had never really used or trained in swordsmanship. I had just practiced according to videos on the web, and practiced basic stances. The genderless voice once again spoke interupting my thoughts. "Magic affinity unknown, analyzing. Type located signature magic melded explosion magic."
I stopped walking. And spoke out loud for the first time in about an hour " What the heck, I get cheat magic too, melded magic like fusion magic?!" I then continued to walk. "Come to think of it, when I was a kid I used to play that imaginary game, and used explosive magic. Well, let's try it." I held my hand facing outward towards the water. " Blast core, Blasting cap"
The tips of my fingers turned hot and my shoulder went cold, I felt only what I could describe as slime moving through my veins, towards my hand. And when it reached my palm a pain struck it from deep inside my arm. And that shock caused my arm to spasm, then on the bank across the river a burst of sound boomed out and a small animal shot into the sky. Then an announcement. "Notice magic unlocked, Magic power unlocked, Mp will be used for a measurement. Skill list unlocked, Skill list added to Blasting Cap lv 3 unlocked. Current MP 10 points out of 100. Experience gained."
I stood in shock, my arm still vibrating, and a wave of light tiredness covered my body. "Oh shit, that worked. Damn, so it's the image, ok remember speed, sound, and impact. I can't wait to try it again." Now excited I began to walk once more looking over my Stats screen, and my story began.