"So, how do i open up this quote unquote system" Ayden spoke into the now empty room thinking maybe the voice from last night might respond with an answer. Instead the system it self responded by bring up a transparent gold screen right in front of his eyes.
[STATUS SCREEN]
[•User•/Inventory/Quest/Shop]
> NAME: Ayden Blackwater
>CLASS: N/A
ABILITY: N/A
>RACE: Human (variant detected)
>FAMILY: UNKNOWN
>STATS:
-level: 0
* exp (0/100)
-strength: 7
-defense: 5
-agility: 7
-stamina: 7
-charm: 5
>SKILLS: N/A
[QUEST AVAILABLE]
Ayden was shocked, believing that he was losing his mind the night before, and this morning for that matter.
'So i wasn't going to crazy, because unless I'm asleep this is real' the thought moving his hand to slap his face as hard as he could!
'Nope, wide awake and ouch' the pain spreading across his cheek.
'So how do i close this, this screen' the thought of closing the system actually closing the screen. 'Open' [STATUS SCREEN], 'close' it disappeared, 'open' [STATUS SCREEN]. The joy of opening and closing the screen with his mind put a smile on his face, his hope of gaining magic powers from his family tome satisfied.
After doing a few more open/close Ayden began to go through the rest of the screen.
[STATUS SCREEN]
[User/•Inventory•/Quest/Shop]
> inventory is empty
[STATUS SCREEN]
[User/Inventory/•Quest•/Shop]
> 1 QUEST AVAILABLE
^ DAILY ROUTINE:
- Complete Blackwater training routine
* reward: 100 exp. total
The exercise that Ayden has been doing almost everyday ended up being the quest given to him. While the shock made its way through his head about the quest, it wasn't what he was actually shocked about. The fact that after completing the quest he would gain experience points then with so much he would level up.
'Does this mean i can grow stronger then previously? ... i should get right to it!!!!! But first...' Ayden checked out the last tab for the shop.
[STATUS SCREEN]
[User/Inventory/Quest/•Shop•]
>WEAPONS
>ARMOR
>ACCESSORIES
>MISCELLANIES
As Ayden watched the screen change and bring up the shop tab, his near homelessness coupled with his lack of clothing came to mind. He had little enough money to actually pay his current bills, how could he afford to buy whatever was actually on the shop. As if reading his mind the system screamed an error whenever he tried to open the tabs with his mind.
[>ERROR: no available merchandise can be made with current HAZE Cores in storage, please acquire more. <]
'Hmmmm, why does this "system" use beast stones..., f*ck it that's for another day' Aydens mind once filled with the shock from the magic of his family, now sharpening his determination to grow as strong as he could to defend those who are unable to defend themselves. Taking the same oath that caused his mother's death.
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After showering Ayden began the workout, flying through the push-up, sit-ups, squats, and meditation; he could no be seen running around the park again, in the cloths given to him by Luna.
As Ayden came around the last bend, he felt like he haven't even worked hard but he knew he was almost done thanks to the system.
In the corner of his vision, a checklist could be seen when he focused on it. All but the 10km run were greeted out, while the the running portion had a gold bar slowly moving as the percentage change.
{98%}
{99%}
{99.5%}
{100%}
As he reached the end of his run, the systems weird feminine mechanical voice could be heard giving out a ton of information to Ayden, while message after message appeared in front of his eyes.
[10km run complete]
[DAILY QUEST complete]
[reward being distributed]
[100 EXP received]
[100/100 EXP]
[level has risen, LEVEL 1]
[stat points available: 4]
[STAGE 1 EVOLUTION WILL NOW BEGIN]
The voice spoke fast, while the screen posted each statement just as fast. Before he even had a chance to read or understand what was being said a sharp pain laced through his body, originating from his bones.
Ayden eyes began to spark into life, glowing a golden color from deep with in. The feeling of fire slowly spreading around a person until it reached a point of exploding, was felt all on his back.
What felt like hours passed as Ayden clinched his teeth shut, stifling a scream. Pain was his new life, his new existents, a part of his blood as if each drop carried the need to destroy him from the inside out. The pain always felt new as if his body would forget what it went through just a night ago, or everyday of his past. This must be his new life.
[STAGE 1 EVOLUTION complete]
[STAGE 1 EVOLUTION successful]
[RACE upgraded]
>RACE: human ( beast man variant )
[congratulations ]
His bones finally beginning to ease away from the pain of destruction, but a strange feeling was felt after the pain disappeared.
When Ayden finally relaxed his muscles, his body felt heavier/ more robust. His stomach felt like revolting.
* vomit *
'Is this to be my life now, pain' the pain had made its way into his mind poisoning his hope of following in his mother's steps.
With a bit of reluctance Ayden stood up and whipped his mouth on his sleeve. As he applied pressure he felt sharp objects pressing into the inside of his mouth.
As he rushed to the restrooms not to far away Ayden remembered some of the system messages that had popped up. Bring up the system screen he checked for what had changed.
[STATUS SCREEN]
[•User•/Inventory/Quest/Shop]
> NAME: Ayden Blackwater
>CLASS: N/A
ABILITY: N/A
>RACE: Human ( beast man variant)
>FAMILY: UNKNOWN
>STATS:
-level: 1
* exp (0/1000)
-strength: 7
-defense: 5
-agility: 7
-stamina: 7
-charm: 5
-available stat points: 4
>SKILLS: N/A
As Ayden finally reached the restrooms he got the first look of himself in awhile. His face seemed more chiseled, his shoulder seemed the slightest bit wider, his warm hazel colored skin seemed clearer, even his brown eyes seemed sharper but the strangest thing was the set of canines now prevalent inside his mouth.
While nothing was truly different to a noticeable degree, to Ayden it was a raging fire in a forest. A smile spread across his face because to him, he looked goooooood!
While admiring his upgraded looks his phone began to buzz, a Notification popped up reminding him of his diver test that was to take place in an hour.
Rushing out of the restroom and grabbing his things, he ran as fast as possible home to drop off his workout gear and grab his weapons.
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As the clock struck noon Ayden could be seen bursting through the door of the guild building; wearing armored knee high boots, a belt with dual short swords on his hips,as well as a triangular chest strap with throwing knives attached with a shield sling across his back.
A tall muscular man was standing with a clipboard next to the reception desk, anger written on every inch of his face.
"Sorry, sorry sorry, I'm Ayden Blackwater here for my divers examination." Ayden forced out while trying to catch his breath.
"You barely made it, but let begin. I'm Gene, less get your physical stats then your combat rating "
Aydens dream of becoming a diver, finally coming to fruition as Gene began his test.
"All you have to do is punch the bag as hard as you can, we can get your strength coefficient." Gene said leading Ayden to a training room.
With a slow breath Ayden planted his feet and let his fist fly, as hard as he could. To the side of the bag the number 7 appeared on a screen.
"Hmmm, your strength is above average for a 20 year old unblooded." Genes eyes showing confusion because of years of underwhelming results, and now this unassuming no name kid exceeding them all!
'Who is this kid?'