"I'm sorry, i was reallt sick yesterday so i couldn't come. I called in sick right? I had a stromg fever, so i think i might've been deliriously thinking that i had called in sick, so I'm sorry again." Ah, lying, when you know how to do it you can do it well! Gray smiled apologetically to the principal, this old grandmother figure that sighed and nodded to him before saying: "I understand Mr. Graham, please go teach your class now, we'll talk later." Gray nodded and left the principal's office, heading to teach the Seniors about Ancient Greece a little bit... Maybe teach them the mythology? Mythology's fun, he likes it- Wait, is mythology based on real facts? Is everything in myths told by human tongue based on true-
[8???% > 10???%]
[Your ???% has reached 10%, you'll receive another skill!]
[??? Stabilization lvl 1: You can stabilize and steady different levels of ???, being able to neutralize the effects of ???]
[+5 to your Int, Wis, and Will]
Okay, a new skill he has no idea how to use! 'I should try that one...' His eyes gazed at a paper ball left behind in the corridor, his finger twitched as he willed the energy surrounding the paper ball to... Set it on fire? It didn't work, huh... Maybe moving it? He tried to do it like, Telekinetically, but all he got was a headache. 'Okay, what is this thing all around me... Maybe it's too much? Or maybe, i don't have enough control to do something visible and strong- Plus it's not a great idea doing it in the kiddle of a high-school corridor!' He kept moving to his class, but on the way there he met him- The new chemistry teacher, a small (smaller than his 6'6 frame at least), curly haired man with thick glasses and a shy attitude. Gray winked at him and kept on his way, he saw the glint of surprise behind thise glasses before the man smiled shyly at him from a distance and he knew- That man was adorable.
But... Why does he feel like he shouldn't trust him?
-Scene Cut-
Classes went smoothly, Gray didn't see anything bluntly anomalous or out of this dimension, so he didn't have to protect himself yet. He did secretly play around with his shadow from beneath the hair, making it move and do gestures so he could get a feeling of what it'd be... and he must say, it felt strangely awsome! The only problem was him trying to do something with his [??? Manipulation], he couldn't do much other than make his shadow a little larger and darker for now, but he felt mentally drained from doing just that little trick! 'Oof... I should go back to my apartment.' He brushed his hand along the wall so it he felt really tired he could support himself and kept walking, holding his work stuff on one of his meaty strong arms: "Uhm, excuse me?" That was when he heard his voice- Him: "Urgh, yeah?" He had to look down to see the man just behind him, the new chemistry teacher, Soriel Vanclobik, descendent of Russians if he remembers correctly? Yeah, something like that...
"Mr. Graham, I... Would you like to go out with me?" Graypa panicked- sure, he's a 35 yesr old guy at heart, but he never went on a date before! Sure, he fucked around, but he was never truly romantically invested on someone! He was also never asked out, sure he went to gay bars and was flirted with, but fuck- "Urgh... Yes...?"
[Perceive lvl 1 used.]
[Perceive:
Name: Soriel Vanclobik (Emin Xerthix)
Age: 20 (???)
Race: Human (???)
Lvl: ???
Affiliation: ???
Any more information on this target cannot be acquired due to the level of your [Perceive] skill being too low.]
Okay, so this is suspicious. "Uhm, thinking about that, i kinda have some things to do home... I'm sorry." He smiled apologetically as he observed the real name of Soriel Vanclobik- Emin Xerthix? He would try to find information on that name later because the fear he felt when he was fighting the Shadowthing- That coldness that surrounded his body, enveloping him in sweat- was felt when he looked at Soriel's eyes... Were they alwahs this red? "So, uhm, bye." The eerie feeling followed him home, and he hated it because he knew- His perception of whatever it is that is all around everything certainly opened his eyes to the world of monsters all around him and they seemingly see him too now! "Fuck..." He groaned when he closed his eyes and went to his room, took off his clothes, and laid naked on the bed by himself... He pondered, for a second, what he would do in the future when-
[New Scenario Started: Stalking?
Objective: You have a stalker, and they followed you here, find out who they are!
Reward: 1 Skill]
'Oh... What?' He got up, feeling a slight shiver run down his spine at the thought of some creep watching him, following him to his home, his (recently forcefully cleaned) safe space! 'Shit shit shit fuck.' Panicking was Gray's normal, but he decided- No, he won't let this person send him into s frenzy while he's on his home! He went to the bathroom and closed the door behind him, peering through the shadow beneath him he imagined how they moved, how they sank into the shadows, how they were the shadows themselves... He envisioned that, and he felt himself falling and opened his eyes, scared to see nothing but darkness all around him, whispers from everywhere called his nsme, called him by the title of-
[Congratulations for your first time visiting another dimension! You received the title:
Explorer of the Unknown:
+1 Unique Skill, +5 to Wis, End, and Vit.]
[New Unique Skill:
Survivor: You will receive instructions on how to survive inside any dimension or any situation, if you don't have enough strength or information, you'll receive a different message.]
[Survivor activated!]
[To survive the Shadows In-between, you need to:
Have the [Shadow Manipulation] skill at level 5.
Or have [??? Manipulation] skill at level 20 to have complete access and exit to any dimension.
To leave this dimension, look up, search for the light, and crawl.]
He quickly looked where he saw the light of his bathroom and pulled himself inside by using these black tendrils of shadow that clinged to his body, they pulled back into his shadow the moment he left the shadow from his bathroom- there in the ground stood a small hole, probably a portal to that shadow dimension? "Oh hell no." The answer came quickly when a large but thin tentacle of shadows and inky darkness pushed out of the hole he came out from and tried to attack him, pull him back, he used his [Shadow Manipulation] skill to try and close the small hole and it did close, the tentacle shivered before it faded into nothingness...
[Your experience have been stored.]
Huh? Wait, hasn't he killed many monsters- I mean, he killed all the Shadowthings from his apartment, shouldn't he get experience or something like that? 'Experience Points' he thought out the word and to his surprise, another screen appeared- this one contained a bar full of green light, and a number beside it:
[Experience Points: Can be converted into the following:
Levels: You have enough experience for +7 levels.
Skill Points: You have enough experience for +2 Skill Points
Shop Points: Locked.
Stat Points: Locked.]
'Huh, neat.' Maybe he wasn't as surprised as he should be, but converting experience points into other thigs other than levels is something he has never seen in any video game before besides Minecraft... But in that game experience is essentially something entirely different than experience from an MMORPG for example! 'Oh, wait- Stalker. Focus Gray, focus!' He sighed before his hands clenched, he coughed suddenly and frlt pain on his chest- Looking down, there was black tar falling from his mouth, he was choking on it, throwing it up while his insides felt like he was dying! He kept on coughing when he saw those same tendrils of darkness pull themselves out of his guts with twist and turns that punctured his insides, he looked down at his stomach to see it rip open revealing a single red eye before it pushed out of his body, his blood a black ichor-
[Survivor Skill activitied.]
[You do not posssess enough information or power to survive this specific and unique situation.]
This was the last message before his body wss torn in half by the black thing he never knew the name of, or what even that was- He decided to reconsider entering the Shadow dimension or whatever it was called as he woke up on the previous day. He cleaned the Shadowthings, this time he used his [Shadow Manipulation] skill to trap the larger and stronger Shadowthing before killing it with the flashlight.
It was easier.
He decided to convert some of his Experience Points in 4 Levels, bringing him to level 5! He also managed to get the skill [Pain Resistance lvl 1] that made him able to resist pain 10% better than before and resist 10% of the effects pain has on one's body. He got 20 Extra Points to put on his status, something he considered very valuable and he'd use wisely- Basically he would only use it when the shit was dire! His effort on cleaning his apartment were paid by his skill [Shadow Manipulation] leveling up to level 2! Moving and shaping shadows was easier now, even more so his own shadow and the shadow of things he casts.
-x-
[Status:
Name: Gray Graham Geithner
Age: 25 (35)
Lvl: 05
Race: Human
Titles: None
Perks: None
???%: 10%
Stats:
Strength: 8
Endurance: 12
Speed: 7
Vitality: 13
Dexterity: 5
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 22
Willpower: 25
Extra Points: 20 (+5 per lvl)
Unique Skill: [Survivor]
Skills: [Perceive lvl 1], [Shadow Manipulation lvl 2], [??? Manipulation lvl 1], [??? Stabilization lvl 1]
Resistances: [Fear Resistance lvl 1], [Pain Resistance lvl 1]
-x-
He decided to practice working on his [??? Manipulation] skill, because whenever he moved 'It' around, he could feel 'It' and he was slowly coming to understand at least a little about what it was... He tried to shape it into forms and give it substance, make it physical, like he does with shadows, but it's harder than anything he ever tried. 'It' actively resisted his effort to shape it, putting more strain on his mind and making him have a headache the longer he tried it, growing frustated until he shouted: "Fuck!" And to his utter surprise he noticed the small wavering on the transparent ever-present 'It'! Like ripples on a lake, 'It' was moving? He saw it slowly tear open and he realized something bad was happening, so he used his [??? Stabilization] skill and watched as the wavering and spinnig transparent 'It' slowly came to a stop. "So anger is a big no no when trying things with this thing..." Yeah, it was almost like he was tearing up tecido. His 'training' (if it could be called that even) ended with him collapsing on his bed naked before he went back to sleep!
It was cosy on his bed, lying naked in a hot summer night, feeling the cool breeze of his open window- Wait, he didn't open the window. His body snapped open as he turned to look at the shadow moving from the window and weighting his option he slowly lowered his hand for something he could against someone who came in and- A pale man with red eyes, blond almost silver hair, and a grin to split the muscles: "Fuck... Now a vampire?" Gray sighed, ignoring his nakedness before he saw the man's eyes glow with the red light before he asked: "The fuck you want?" He was frustated, angry even, at the audacity of this guy stopping his sleep!
[Scenario Completed!]
[New Unique Skill Acquired.]
[Child of the Sun lvl 1:
A skill with great potential! This skill grants you the physicality of a Child of the Sun, not exactly changing your race but adding to it!
+5 to your Strength, Endurance, Vitality, Wisdom, Intelligence, Speed, Dexterity, and Willpower per level! Doubling every level.]