//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: The Game Players // by GamePlayer64 //------------------------------// Fancy in her bedroom, in a old fashion blue nightgown,was on her Laptop to contact her friends on their Game Players’ private chat room. TomboyPrincess64: Hey fellow Game Players! I got an emergency meeting involving a member of ours. DarkSpeed: Betrayal... I thought it would happen one day. TheIntelKing1: I predicted a 98.123% chance that it would never happen and I’m never wrong! StrongestTank999: I never thought it would happen?! PowerfulGiant: Who the @#$% is the traitor who betray us?!?!?!?! SingeroftheWorld: Wait until you know who, then curse Tough. DemigoddessofGuns: Who is the backstabber? TomboyPrincess64: It’s not a traitor! DarkSpeed: Damn it. TheIntelKing1: Thank my brain. TomboyPrincess64: I think that Game Life is hiding something from us. DarkSpeed: Everyone has secrets. Dark Speed kept existence of parents of a nightmare from school. Dark Speed sees them as a plague that is Dark Speed’s existence. TomboyPrincess64: It’s not related to Videogames. PowerfulGiant: What makes you so sure? he’s not the type to do shit like that unless he’s going to an interview? TomboyPrincess64: I followed him to my cousin’s manor Dark Speed: Dark Speed senses jealousy. TomboyPrincess64: I AM NOT JEALOUS!!!!!!! PowerfulGiant: Denial is a the most predictable thing in Envy. TheIntelKing1: If that’s the reason for this, then I’m out of here. SingeroftheWorld: Fancy… I’m with you but making a fuss about this will make everyone refuse your need for help. TomboyPrincess64: Please! This is a big deal! High Stocks said something about real zombies, chosen by the earth, Innate Fighters, The Abyss. Dark Speed: Wait! Did you say about The Abyss? TomboyPrincess64: Yes? Dark Speed: Dark Speed has hear dark rumors from the dark places about The Abyss. PowerfulGiant: What do you mean ‘Dark Rumors’? Dark Speed: Dark Speed heard that the rumors say that certain people gain abilities from the Earth as her chosen ones hence Gaia’s Theory. They said the those in the Abyss are know to kidnap those with hidden abilities that are unaware of their hidden powers within for resources and slavery. PowerfulGiant: Shit! StrongestTank999: Slavery? Really? I though only pirates do the slave trading? TheIntelKing1: I find this highly illogical. How can you be sure if these rumors are true? Dark Speed: Dark Speed was near some annoying chatty girls who were speaking of a teenager with a game controller symbol on him vanishing in thin air. Only one person Dark Speed knows has that symbol. SingeroftheWorld: GAME LIFE!!! TomboyPrincess64: GAME LIFE!!! StrongestTank999: GAME LIFE!!! Dark Speed: Does Fancy know of any more information about what cousin said? TomboyPrincess64: Well… She did say that not only that my folks know about this and magic is actually real in a parallel plane that is within our own. DemigoddessofGuns: Like TWEWY. You’re dead and in the UG (Underground) but cannot be seen in the RG (Realground) unless your in a store with the Reaper’s symbol on it. StrongestTank999: At least Fancy’s folks aren’t killing people to stay alive. TomboyPrincess64: Don’t joke about it!!! I don’t want to be the daughter of murders!!! StrongestTank999: Sorry about that. I didn’t mean to make a joke about it. DemigoddessofGuns: I can relate about being a daughter to a killer. My dad kills in self-defense in order to protect our country. But I doubt that Fancy’s folks are criminals, I think they only sell anything they make out of materials and resources. TomboyPrincess64: Thank u Sharp Shooter. DarkSpeed: In order to prevent our OverlordGamer from being corrupted by the Abyss, we must be with him in order to keep his humanity and his sanity from being another resident who lost their humanity. TomboyPrincess64: We must! I don’t want to see him as Master Xehanort, Black Ghost or Porky Minch from Earthbound & Mother 3. A ruthless madman who gave up their humanity for power. It corrupts everyone, even money. TheIntelKing1: Even if it’s all true which I highly doubt but if it’s a remote 35.928% real, I shall agree to offer my aid to prevent our friend who not only brought us into the group of companions that we all trust but prevented our predictable and sad futures. SingeroftheWorld: For our pal who doesn’t judge us. DarkSpeed: For being the true light that lead me out of my suffering anti-paradise. StrongestTank999: For being a friend who sees us as equals. PowerfulGiant: For being the one who sees my true self. TheIntelKing1: For an ally who freed us from a life with no meaning. DemigoddessofGuns: A friend who sees me more than a child. TomboyPrincess64: We are the Game Players! And we’re in this together! [Everyone Log out] Fancy shut down her laptop and sighed “Gamey… I don’t want to lose you. You’re the on;y guy I love and that irritate the shit out of my dad who want me to be with some rich jerk. I am never dating Royal Title.” She shut the lights and went to sleep. Meanwhile in the Zombie Dungeon “TAKE THIS! AND THAT!!!” Game Life was slicing zombies and unleashing his Slash Beam them as he was gaining EXP. He charged to one of them and stabbed it in the face as it vanished “I took down 22 zombies and game 4 levels. Like in RPGs; the higher your level is when defeating weaker enemies, the harder it is to gain a level up.” He looked at his stats Level 15 HP : 690 MP: 260 Power: 35 Strength: 28 Intelligence: 35 Wisdom: 27 Luck: 10 Dexterity: 26 Endurance: 30 Charisma: 22 Speed: 35 Perception: 17 Points: 40 “I think I’ll leave right after I slaughter a few more zombies.” Game Life looked around and saw something shining on the ground “Huh? What’s this?” Game walked to the shine and picked up a small purple shard “What is this thing?” Item ‘Spirit Shard’ is obtain. Game looked surprised “An item? Wait! What about that crystal I found.” He opened to inventory and pulled out the crystal Soul Stone - This stone is a crystallize stone of the deceased who as a strong-will. It is use to restore 100 MP when a healing spell is used. It will vanish after 5 times. “Interesting…” He looked at the shard Spirit Shard - This shard is a crystallized fragment of the decease. It will restore 50 MP when a healing spell is used. It will vanish after use. “Huh? If got this after I killed a zombie and this after my ultimate spell. (“Does that mean that it’s possible to earn weapons and accessories?”)” Game Life looked at his inventory and pulled out the book. “This is a copy that Stocks gave me.” A screen appeared over it This is a Skill Book. [Heal Spell Book] Do you want to learn this skill? [Yes] [No] Game Life look at it “Like in all RPGs, healing spells and items are a great deal importance.” Game Life pressed the [Yes] button as a red screen appeared Error! Require 40 Intel is required! Game Life look at it and predicted it “Like all games to learn a spell, it required a certain amount of a certain stats to learn the spell. It’s a good thing I have some spare points to give them. He place 5 point in Intel and pressed yes over the book as it disseminated into light orbs and entered his brain as he felt woozy. “Whoa… Head rush from a slushie, jumbo-size.” He shook his head “Damn… it’s Final Fantasy, the I. When you bought a spell book and learn it, the book vanish. Hmmm… I better practise my new spell and other one.” He saw a zombie and opened his left palm “Mana Blast!” He fired an energy at a zombie as it vanished “Huh… I thought magic attacks aren’t powerful to begin with. Wait a moment… the screen that explain it, said is connected to my Intel. The higher my Inter, the stronger it gets!” Game Life was excited that he could blast zombies with one shots but remember that wasting MP is a noob mistake and have a slim number of shots. He open his stats to see that his MP dropped by 30 “One shot costs 30 MP. (He looked at his MP to see something else near it “What’s this?” 5 MP recover per minute, the more wisdom you have, the more MP will recovered. “This might be useful but I’ll need a lot of MP for healing in case of stronger monsters. Least see the Healing [Heal (Action) LV 1 EXP: 0%] - a healing spell that recovers 50 HP, cost 50 MP. Healing spell will unlock more powerful magic when level up. The more Heal is used and level up, the stronger it gets & less MP will be required to use. “NOW THAT’S MORE LIKE IT!” A zombie came behind him as he blasted it with Mana Blast. “Time to level up my skills!” A Zombie crawled underneath him and bit him “GAAAHHH!!!” He looked down to see the zombie biting him as he slashed the head off. “FALST DAMN IT!!!” He looked at the bite if it infected him but the bite mark vanished “Huh?!” He observe himself to discovered that he isn’t infected. “I guess I won’t turn into a zombie but the bite mark? Why did it-” A screen appeared to show his HP lowered by 25 “Huh. Oh yeah, Gamer’s Body! My body is like a videogame character, wounds don’t appear easily. Heal.” He glowed a bit green as his HP was max. “I’m enjoying this.” 16 zombies were heading towards him slowly as he sword beam them along with Mana Blasts along with 8 more. He collected more shards and dump them in his inventory as a screen appeared Congratulations! The Title ‘Undead Slayer Rookie’ is created. Game Life looked surprised “I can earn Titles? If I remember correctly; titles are a given to players when they accomplish certain conditions like completing 50 quests or killing a rare monster that has a 2% appearance.” He looked at the Title ‘Undead Slayer Rookie’ - You earned this title after slaying over 50 zombies. - You are a talented undead slayer! - Erase the living dead from the Living! -When you attack the undead: Attack stats increase by 25%, Defense stats increase by 25%. All status increase by 10. Game Life looked uncomfortable “‘Erase the living dead from the living?’ What the hell? Is Gaia trying to destroy the decease that has return to her soil?” Game Life was confused but swiped it away. “Forget it, I’m going home. Exit dungeon.” The sky cracked, shattered as he tossed his machete in his inventory. He walked back home, pull out his keys from his inventory and open is as he meet a upset short woman. “*GASP*! Mama Sweet Medication!” “Where were you young man?” “At someone’s house.” She raise her brow “Someone other than your friends?” “Fancy’s cousin.” “OH! But why were you at her home?” “She wanted to tutor me on some work I’m having a bit of trouble on a subject.” “History?” “Yeah History.” She looked suspicious but smile “Next time, please call me. I was worried sick.” Game lowered his head “I’m sorry.” She hugged him and patted his chest “It’s O.K. Now let’s having some dinner! I order some pizza with fries for you and a foot sub for me.” She walked to the kitchen as Game Life looked at her (“I wonder what’s her level? Observe”) He saw her level LV??? Sweet Medication Game Life looked surprised (“Huh?! How can she have ‘???’ on her LV and title? Maybe… it’s like those high level enemies that you can’t see their level in MMO games. But how is she that high?”) Game Life wonder but he shrugged his shoulders “I’ll figure this out… later.” He went to the kitchen for some pizza. MORNING!!! Your HP and MP are fully restore! Game Life woke up and saw the screen “Again with this shit! I wonder if my options can turn it off.” He looked at his options and found nothing to shut it off. “Damn it. I need better control of this power.” He got up, ate breakfast and head for the where the bus will pick up the students. He waited for the bus as Fancy got in his face “Hi Game Life!” “Uh… hi?” She gave him a smile “I’m sorry about yesterday and I hope we can all hang out today!” He raise his brow “All?” He asked as his friends appeared “Hey!” “Yo!” “Morning!” “Salutations.” “Rise and shine!” “Dark Speed hates the morning.” “Can’t I go back to bed.” They looked at Tough and Dark with annoyed looks as they gave smiles except Dark Speed. “Why are you all smiling?” They looked surprised as Dark Speed open his book “They agree to listen to new poem by Dark Speed in exchange for Devil’s Food Cake I bake.” Game Life eyes widen “You made your ‘Evil’s Gluttony’ and didn’t inform me?” “Dark Speed wanted to make it surprise unlike Pink Imp. They nodded as the bus came, they all enter as Game Life looked at them (“What’s wrong with them?”)