Michael woke up falling.
"WHAT THE FUUUUUUU-!" Michael thought he was still in a dream, but that thought instantly disappeared when he fell onto an unsuspecting bird and the pain of the impact coursed through his body. That shocked him dead awake.
"Where the fuck am I! AHHHHHH!" As he continued to fall to his demise, Michael tried to recall what led to this situation. The last thing he remembered was falling asleep on his bed after taking care of the robber, so it would be impossible for him to be here unless he was kidnapped and dropped out of a plane. He looked around to see any planes but there were none. He then looked down and saw that he was falling straight into a large lake.
With not much time to prepare for the impact, Michael tried his best to point his feet towards the lake, but before he crashed into certain death, his body was slowed down by an unknown force and placed gently onto the lakeshore.
"I don't even want to know what is going on anymore...ugh, I should head to the city I saw while I was falling." Michael gave up trying to understand what was going on and got up. He made sure that he was in one piece and was about to head towards the direction he saw the city, but was stopped by a sound.
'Bbtz~'
[[User: {Michael Cress} has successfully arrived 1 month before "The Invasion". You were originally planned to be sent to where the other participants were sent, but you are the only participant to still be alive. To compensate, we will send you a gift. However, I am unable to help you further other than providing some basic information. One of these basic info is how to check your status. To check your status and skills, please think 'Status' and a screen will pop up in front of you. you will receive a bonus the moment you think 'Status'. As stated before, you have one month till "The Invasion". Please survive until then.]]
"...Wat? Who the hell are you and how do expect me to get all of that? I don't even know where I am."
[[To check your status and skills, please think 'Status', and a screen will pop up in front of you. I will give you some answers later.]]
"You didn't answer my questio-, ugh, fine, fine." Michael decided that since he might as well comply with the Voice, since it said that it would answer his questions later.
'Status'
[User: Michael Cress has successfully connected to 'Status'!]
[System Admin has sent you '10 unallocated points', 'Basic Quarterstaff', and 'Liquid of Protection'.]
[Your stats will now be displayed.]
There was no notification about being the first to connect.
[[Wait, what happened? This is impossible, there is no way you aren't the first to connect...I must check into this later.]]
"Um, did something happen? You sound distressed."
[[Wha-, oh no, don't worry about it. Probably some visual glitch, continue checking your status.]]
The Voice didn't sound convincing, but he checked his status.
[The Weakling's Status]
[Name: Michael Cress
Age: 35
Class: Weakling
Power Level: Z-Level: 0
Strenght: 1
Agility: 2
Magic Power: 1
Mana: 4
Luck: 3
Endurance(HS): 9
Unallocated Stats:10
Skills:
[Mythical] Death is not the End: You will never truly die to unnatural causes. You can set a respawn point, and if you die, you will be sent back to that respawn point. Some limitations are placed depending on your level.
[???] Onyx Cube: A cube made of an undiscovered type of onyx.
[[Let me explain each of your stats. First, the main stats. Strength represents your physical well-being. Agility represents your speed and ability to move around. Magic Power represents the power of your magic-related attacks. Mana relates to how much mana you can use before passing out. Finally, luck represents the probability of an event happening.
Now onto your hidden stat. Endurance is the most common hidden stat to come across, as it just represents how much physical and mental abuse you can handle. Your endurance stat is solely due to the fact that you spent 23 years in the Test.]]
"Huh? 23 years? What are you talking about? And why do I also have the onyx cube my sister bought me?"
[[I'll get to that in a bit]]
"...Alrighty then...um so what about my skills?"
[[Your skills are related to experiences in the test. Since you died over 8509 times, you gained a skill related to that. As it says, [MYTHIC-Skill: Death is not the End-] is a skill that basically gives you immortality. Next is the Onyx Cube. That skill is an unknown skill, meaning that the universe has yet to give it a definite classification. This skill comes from the object that led to most of your deaths. To increase the level of a skill, you need to use that skill over and over again.
Finally, the two most important ones. Class and Power Level. Your initial class represents the path most suitable for you. For example, someone with a high affinity for a bow would be classified as an archer. After reaching Level 10, your class will evolve, allowing you to learn new skills and get stronger. Your class is an unknown class called Weakling, as such, no data has been collected on its growth tree and other information will require you to discover and collect.
Power Level refers to the initial strength of the user. Increasing your level will give stats and reaching Level 10 will allow you to get a new skill. Normally the lowest Power Level is F-Class, however, you created a completely new Power Level, and not in a good way. Any more questions?]]
"...First off, that was a shit ton of information. Second, I'm fucked, aren't I? I mean, it's true that I can't die, but if I were to die during the week right before this invasion or something, wouldn't that be very very bad?"
[[You are correct. However, as stated before, I can't help you any more than I have been doing. I do not know when my connection with you will end and when that happens, I will no longer be able to help you. For now, You should use the 'Liquid of Protection'.]]
"Alright, how do I use it then?
[[Just say "Summon 'Liquid of Protection'" and drink it. The liquid will protect you from one fatal attack and teleport you to your respawn point. Do NOT waste its blessing.]]
Michael did as he was told.
"Summon 'Liquid of Protection'."
One second his hand is empty, the next there was a clear glass filled with a rainbow liquid. With a bit of hesitation, Michael opened the bottle and drank the liquid. The liquid tasted like one of Michael's favorite drinks, a Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie. As the liquid slid down his throat, he pictured the name of the skill he wanted to level up and started to glow white.