Hey I know it doesn't look like it but this will be a Gamer/System/Apocalypse novel, but the skills/System don't really matter for the first couple chapters so there is no point in writing them in. If you're that worried just wait a couple chapter it will be explained the more and more you go into the novel.
The only things you need to know is that
Astrid is a
Race:human > Greater Amazonian> Grand Amazonian
Class: None> warrior> Spearman> Spear Veteran>Spear Master
Alex is a
Race:human > Greater elf> Grand wood elf
Class: None> warrior> Swordsman> Sword Veteran
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Chapter 1 - Beginning of the End
As two swords clash the deafening sound of metal against metal ring around the clearing a sword flies through the air landing on the ground.
"Alex, your not getting any better." Astrid pauses "It's been 2 years you haven't improved at all."
"My class has been stagnant for years I need to make a breakthrough to progress to tier 4 but it's been years I've tried everything soloing tough monsters, fighting overwhelming numbers, battling master level fights of a variety of different class nothing has worked" Alex thinks
"What am I supposed to do I've been Training for years now I've never tried anything else." Alex says.
"I don't know travel, try something new, or write a book." She says."Something, anything your not gonna get any better doing this."
"I don't know, give me time to think" he sighs
He goes grabs his sword and walks off. As he trudged off to his home he thought to himself
" What am I going to do now I tried everything I could think of to improve my swordsmanship. I've been practicing it for 10 years now everybody is still progressing while I've been standing still for 2 years."
"What else can I do?" He asks himself out loud.
Finally reaching his home he opens the door on his shack grabs the nearby bucket on the ground. He walks out the door sets the bucket next to the pump. Going to the nearby fire wood gets some wood and kindling sets it down in the fire pit and starts a fire. He strolls over grabbing the bucket and starts pumping 1, 2, 3, Then the water starts filling the bucket.
Once it was full he sets the now full bucket over the raging fire adding more wood to the fire. He notices the water starting to boil he unclothes, grabbing the cloth hanging on a nearby branch, dips the cloth into the water, and slowly cleans the blood, sweat, and dirt off his body. Once finished he grabs his nearby clothes and a nearby washing board cleaning his cloths both inside and out with the left over water.
He pumping out some more water and slowly pouring it over the fire that is now petering out. Setting the wet cloth back on the branch holding his clothes in one hand and the bucket in the other he walks back to his shack.
Coming throu the door he sets the bucket down on the ground and his clothes on the table. Grabs some dried meat he gulps down a pound of meat before laying down.
"What should I do it's been years since I've thought about anything other than the blade."He thinks to himself " Travel is a start but travel for the sake of travel isn't something that I could do with my savings for long I need a goal, a income or a destination." Looking over his status he starts think, then suddenly he jumps up off the bed dick swing in the air " I could write a class encyclopedia" he exclaimed.
" I always have wondered how many classes there were, no that's too simple maybe if people were giving more time to think, but the rush made everyone pick stuff that they were familiar with, but maybe if I added races and traits to the book then maybe just maybe I could write a whole book."
Then slowly with many years of practicing going asleep, to scared to think straight, he calms himself and slowly goes to sleep.
Waking with a start he puts on his gear, sword, and eats a large chunk of meat. He strolls down to the towns fighting pit where he sees his long time best friend and companion Astrid.
He yells " Hey Astrid, I've found what I'm gonna do."
She looks up from maintaining her spear " What?" She questions excitedly.
" I'm gonna write and encyclopedia on class, races, traits. I'm gonna travel the world and question people about their picks." He answers excitedly.
" Great so when do we leave" she responds back.
" We?" He asks.
" Yeah, you expect me to live in this dump while you go to see the world?" she angrily questions.
"Uhh I just didn't think about it" he responds. After he thinks about it a little then responds " I need to pick up a endless book and quill from the library, then some supplies, then question the people around town, and then get a map so minimum 1 week to 1 month max.
"Great come get me in 1 weeks time I'll be ready by then I'm just gonna hunt for the journey" she walks away.
You wait staring until she gets out of sight." Man, she always has had a great body" he whispers to himself before walking away to get the supplies for the journey.
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Author's note: Hey nice slow start this chapter is to really show the quality of living for the last 4 years. The world is more magically and technologically advanced then his living conditions but he is relatively low level adventurer living in a poor town in a poor duchy in a poor kingdom. As he travels he will see more impressive structures in wealthier places.
Again Statuses will start in a few chapters they just don't mean anything to the book right now.