The following morning I woke up around my usual time of 12am that I always wake up at when I'm not at school and since I'm on summer break there's no reason for me to get up early for anyway there's still plenty of time for me to get all the things I need to do like breakfast, shower and other stuff I don't need to do any cleaning as I only clean once a week.I get out of bed and have my usual stretch that I have every morning that I've been doing since I was apart of the basketball team before making my way downstairs to the kitchen to make myself some breakfast as I'm the only one in the house as I live alone I've got to make my breakfast every morning I make make myself a simple bowl of cereal nothing that needs extra work in making just a simple and easy to make breakfast.
"I can remember when mom use to make breakfast for me" I muttered as I sat around the table to eat "it happier times back then for me"
I usually just eat in silence which I've always done for the past couple of years since my parents died as there isn't anyone to talk to in the morning when I get up which is why I eat in silence during breakfast and dinner time it feels lonely eating alone that is for sure it wasn't like this when mom was alive the house felt alive, warm and happier than it is now but that's a given since I'm the only one that lives here now. Once I've finished eating my breakfast I washed my bowl up as it's one of the very first lessons I was taught by mom to always I can remember mom teaching me was to always wash my kitchen dishes and plates up after I used them and not leave them in the sink just to pile up it was a good life lesson that I learned from her.
"It was hard when mom died as I was only sixteen" I muttered "I had to grow up instantly as I had lot of responsibilities put on my shoulders"
Once I had washed my bowl up I just left them on the draining board to dry as I returned upstairs to the bathroom for my morning shower which I have every morning no matter if it's a weekend or summer break I will always have my morning shower cause I won't be able to start the day otherwise cause I care about my hygiene. I'm a very clean person in fact that my friends have often called me a clean freak as I obsessed over everything from crumbs, cobwebs to even dust I just can't stand if those things are in my house let alone my bedroom which is why I give my house a serious clean once a week.
"A good rinse in the shower wakes me up" I muttered as I entered the bathroom "a nice warm shower doesn't hurt anyone"
The moment I entered the bathroom I turned the shower water on as I stripped my nightwear off which is just a t-shirt and my under nothing else as I don't wear much clothing for bed the moment I did that I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror but it's what I saw in the mirror which caught my attention as I definitely wasn't expecting to see that in the mirror that is for sure I had to pinch myself a couple of times to make sure I was awake and not dreaming cause the reflection didn't make sense. I know this isn't virtual reality nor is it a side effect from having my body connected to the game cause none of my friends mentioned anything about a side effect when I talked to them about the game, I know this isn't a dream as it feels to really to be a dream hence this is reality.
"You've got to be kidding me?" I screamed in disbelief at the top of my lungs "this has to be a nightmare!"
I was in a state of confusion as I couldn't make heads or tails of what I was actually seeing in the mirror it's way too early for this kind of drama especially during summer break cause I definitely shouldn't be seeing what I'm seeing it made absolutely no sense at all mirrors can't show things that aren't actually there I had to rub my eyes several times just to make sure I was really seeing what I was actually seeing and not dreaming it. What I had expected to see in the mirror is my usual reflection of my masculine self but not today instead I was met with the impossible reflection which of course made me question if I actually was seeing what I was seeing it's not something that you'd usually see in real like yes I'd expect it from books especially the erotica kind but this isn't a book it's real life.
"It's not a dream that's confirmed" I muttered "nor is it virtual reality then it has to be a actual nightmare"
What I was seeing in the mirror was a reflection of a young woman that's around my age with a slender build almost borderline hourglass figure, she has a huge chest which I could only guess was around D cup or even bigger as I wasn't sure, white skin with a excellent complexion, short chestnut brown hair that fell to her shoulders and brown eyes,she had feminine features and she was the very symbol of gorgeous.
"This is a nightmare" I muttered as I tried to calm myself down "men can't become women just like that"
Of course I doubted what I was seeing as this was something unexpected and crazy as a mirror just shows one reflection so of course I was beginning to panic every arm movement I did the woman also did which strengthened my fear as to finally confirm what I was seeing was true I looked down at my chest and at my crotch which confirmed it beyond any doubt that I have become a girl. I'm not stupid enough to be fooled I know this didn't just happen I knew there had to be a good explanation as guys don't just turn into women overnight like this cause turning into a girl overnight isn't normal nor is it something that happens regularly like clockworks in fact I don't recall ever hearing any instances where a guy had become a girl not in real life at least I've read countless eroticas about it but never in real life it's completely unheard of.
"It's very rare for the supernatural to even occur" I muttered "and even when it does it's not very often"
I obtained monsters online yesterday along with the Soul gear to play it on when they were delivered I was getting impatient due to how long it was taking to be delivered as I ordered them days ago and want to play the game. I had to create a account before I could even start playing the game which everyone had to do and of course it didn't take me long to create it and the game immediately launched the moment I powered up the soul gear on as it was the only game that was currently installed on the soul gear and of course I went through the tutorial like everyone else learning how to log off, bring up the status menu and of course bring up the option menu.
"Everything up to that point was normal" I muttered as I recalled the events of yesterday "it's got to be something from after the tutorial"
I had to select my class from three choices which are the basic choices in any older games of this genre the warrior class, the rouge class and of course the mage I've played all three classes at one point or another I'm I've experienced with all of them. All three classes have positives and negatives in older games of the same genre both the warrior class and rouge class were so hard to play solo due to their disadvantage against long range and mid air enemies plus the rough class was so boring to play as which is why I chose the mage it didn't have their weaknesses nor was it boring to play as.I had obtained my first spell which was a lightning base spell as I loved using this element in almost every game that I'm given the choice to choose a element in, I added my status points that I was given in the right fields that I wanted them to be cause in these types of games the right build will take you a long way while the wrong build will make it harder for you.
"I didn't notice no chances back then" I mutter trying to keep calm as I recalled the events from yesterday "it had to further after the tutorial"
I was then teleported to the starter town a very small town which in all older games the player always start off in as it's the basic area of any game while in the starter town I received my first side quest from a elderly woman that ran the potion store which was to defeat a beast that was ravaging her herb garden it was the basic quest for any starter area. What was supposed to be a basic quest had a very twist and turns the first being there was actually four beasts ravaging her herb garden and second a extra monster appeared it was the toughest early area boss I've ever fought in any game be it older games or the recent games nothing compared to that dire wolf champion.
"During that quest I did level up six times" I muttered "earned a lot of titles and gained a ability"
I manage to defeat that extra monster but I will admit that with my two spells I had plus the title that boosted the effects and damage of my base element and of course my ability being lightning that damage was going to be absolutely high but I had thought of any of that while fighting that extra monster. It was tough battle but it did drop some good items which I definitely earned after that long battle they were items like materials, Moc, potions one drop item caught my eye as I wasn't expecting to get one not that early at least it was a golden ticket I was in absolute shock as I just obtained one of the rarest items in the game and from my first extra monster no doubt while other players are grinding against extra monsters trying to obtain just a single ticket.
"Everything was still fine at that point" I muttered "it must of been something that came after I defeated that extra monster"
I was so eger to see what abilities or powers I could obtain with that ticket that I was actually thinking when I used the golden ticket unfortunately nothing really happened when I used it I didn't get any amazing abilities or powers I was told to wait for the effect to kick in I was kind of disappointed at the time I had hoped that the abilities or powers would kick in soon that I just continued with the quest I had received I turned it in to the elderly woman. I received some money and potions, of course a coupon for a discount at potion shops throughout the game I then simply logged off for night, then got ready for bed.
"It had to be the golden ticket" I muttered as I came to the realisation "until then everything was fine I was still a guy until after I used the ticket"
This must be the effect of the golden ticket at the time the ticket was just a a blank ticket it had no writing nor even a symbol there wasn't any description at the ticket or it's effect so of course the only way to know is to use the ticket which I did it took probably all night for the effect to kick in. During the tutorial Lisa stated that once a effect as been applied to the avatar it's also applied to our real bodies and of course there isn't any way to reverse the effect as it's permanent I'm stuck as a girl this is a guy's worst nightmare especially mine it is. All guys want to do the banging no guys wants to be the one that gets banged especially within monsters online as male players, Male NPCs and monsters can impregnate any female player or NPC the risk for female players is very high luckily I'm on summer break so I've got time to figure this out before school starts back up in a few weeks.
"I can cry all I want but it's going to do nothing" I muttered "as the effect is permanent"
I jumped in the shower I stayed in the shower for a good fifteen to twenty minutes to calm down and of course until I was nice a clean once I was finished in the shower I turned off the water as I got out and headed to my bedroom where I began drying myself I get dressed in some simple shorts and t-shirt as it was summer break I had no need to get dressed for anything important. I contacted a friend of mine as he plays this game as well the moment I told him about happened there was since on his end until he suggested we meet to discuss the problem of the golden tick as he saw some issues with what I just told him mainly cause he believes I'm lying or telling a joke but I did agree to meet up but not today I plan on finishing those side quests today and do the main story quest when I'm all prepared for it that is.
"If I remember correctly" I muttered as I laid on my bed "I logged off in the plaza"
Put the virtual reality connectors on my body and then put the visor on the moment I powered it on I taken back into the game to the very location I had logged out from yesterday and that was at the plaza of the beginning town it's really blessing that this game has a automatic save feature it not only saves you time from having to manually save all the time but it prevents from any data and progress from being lost if by chance the soul gear were to loose power and turn off. I immediately opened my status screen to check something out and the very moment I did I was not only able to confirm what I wanted to check out but I discovered something else in the status something which of course shocked me cause I didn't know about this feature nor did Lisa tell me about it mainly cause I was still a guy at the time.
"Are you kidding?" I muttered "this game has features for nearly everything"
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Name: Ryder Stone
Age:18
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Class: Mage
Fertility status: Normal
Spells:
Lightning bolt!
Zippy-zap-zap-zippy
Wind cutter
Special abilities:
Voltage
Twister
Titles:
Shadow attacker
Static attacker
Coward
Survivor
Health points: 8
Mana points: 8
Stamina: 2
Magic: 8
Strength: 0
Defence: 6
Agility: 0
Charisma: 4
Cunning: 0
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"Holly cow that's a improvement from yesterday" I muttered in amazement "compared it yesterdays stats this is a huge gain without even levelling up"
I learned another spell which is a great addition to my arsenal but it's a different element could this mean I can now unlock wind element spells to addition of my lightning base spells that I used yesterday if that's yes then that gets rid of my fatal weakness to earth the element, I also gained the ability of twister and if it's anything compared to voltage it's going to be my ace in my hole more powerful monsters cause voltage easily defeated that extra monster yesterday. My stats pretty much doubled overnight which I'm not complaining about at all and not only that I gained some points in stamina which wasn't going to touch at all but since I've got two points in that field now I might as well add points to it whenever I level up, I unlocked the fertility status field which is to be expected given that I'm a girl right but I don't want to think about what it's use for.
"That golden ticket did more than just change me" I muttered "it powered me up"
That golden ticket despite what it's done to me but as a game item it was worth the find it gave me a new element which will help me in fights against those enemies that are strong against my lightning or are immune to it and it also gave me a new spell of the very element which is a bonus, I also gained a new special ability which gives me two aces in the hole to use if I'm in a pinch against strong enemies like I was against that extra monster it doubled all my status plus gave me two points in stamina that's definitely a top tier item for you. I don't know what theses stats will do in the long run in this area as my stats were barely enough against that extra monster if it weren't for that special ability and the title that gave it a extra boost in power I doubt I'd survive against that extra monster due to how strong it was in stats it's hp was double mine, stamina had to be pretty high give that it continued chasing, its strength hat to be up there with it's stamina as it could easily destroy trees with a single hit and it's speed had to it's highest stat given how fast it was it should be against the rules for something that strong to appear in the first area like that.
"There are a couple of side quests left to do" I muttered "might as well clear this city of side quests today"
The second side quest is located outside what appears to be a food store which wasn't that far from the potion store the quest can be one of two things it's either as it's near a food store a ingredients gathering quest or a delivery quest which is typical for the starter area to have which I definitely wouldn't mind doing. The moment I neared the food store the quest giver ran up to me similar to how the elderly woman had ran up to me but this time the quest giver didn't speak to me as if I was a higher being but rather just a passing by person they pleaded with me to help them out with delivering food to a few NPCs throughout the town and just like yesterday the quest notification popped up explaining the objective and the rewards I'd gain from this quest but hopefully nothing like yesterday will happen again. I accepted the quest and to certain locations throughout the town delivering the food as requested while also being forced to listen to their dialogue without being able to skip it before I eventually returned to the quest giver who was please I finished the quest I was given my reward of some Moc and a additional reward of a coupon for 5% discount in all food stores throughout the game it wasn't amazing but it was still a great reward.
"Now that just leaves the bulletin board" I muttered as I made my way towards it "there shouldn't be that many quests as this is only the starter area"
The moment I looked at the quests on the bulletin board I knew they were going to be easy compared to that side quest I did yesterday I immediately accepted both of them they were just a retrieval quests I went to the specific place in the town listened to the dialogue got the items took them to certain NPCs in the town and that is it the reward was just some Moc I didn't really earn a lot of experience from these quests but at least I've got all the side quests done today. Having done everything I wanted to do today in the game I just thought the words log out and similar to yesterday my vision returned to my bedroom I removed the visor and put it on my nightstand then I removed my virtual reality connectors and put them on the nightstand before sitting up on my bed.
"Half 3? Time sure moves different within the game" I muttered "I thought it was at least six or something like that"
Having nothing else to do I decided to make dinner I headed downstairs to the kitchen to begin making myself a simple spaghetti on toast as I'm not you top tier chef I just know how to cook and I'm not going to go out of my way to cook something fancy to eat myself something plain and is easy is my motto once it was done I sat around the table to eat. Once I had finished eating I was my plate up leaving it on the draining board to dry while I returned upstairs to my computer to do some research given how the golden ticket had surprised I thought it was better to know more about the features of the game but that is it nothing related to game content like the story or anything like that I'm keeping myself spoiler free. For two and half hours did I do research for and in that time I found a lot of interesting things and learned a lot for starters the technology that went into the newest model of the soul gear is nothing like the older version it's more technically improved for people like me if this ever broke a part I wouldn't be able to replace or fix it as the inside of the soul gear is too complex compared to your regular computer.
"Computers are easier to put together and repair" I muttered "the soul gear needs someone who actually knows what they are doing when repairing it as one wrong move and that's a wrecked soul gear beyond repair"
The improvements that were made was so that monsters online could play smoothly without any issues like connection lost, lag or even any bugs in fact on the hardware side of things everything seems to perfect with some minor issues nothing too serious at all that can't be fixed with a update or two later on down the line. It's on the game side of things where I found the most information good and bad in fact some of this information would interest the media if they got their hands on it but as everyone knows the media don't play video games and if they don't they report badly on it that no one really takes it to heart. Monsters online have had several issues since its release day late last year some which has been fixed with updates over the past couple of months which a lot of players were happy about while some stuff still remain unfixed including a very important feature that all players wants fixed and that's the fast travel as it still isn't working players including myself don't want keep walking to and from a certain area where we could easily fast travel there with its fast travel feature if only they fixed it already.
"Everything is just minor things" I muttered "compared to the other problems I discovered online about the game"
The extra monsters are appearing in the earlier areas of the game when they aren't introduced until at least the fourth area of the game which now makes sense why I faced one cause it was a bloody bug in the game, unique monsters have suddenly become invincible to physical attacks which makes playing as the warrior or rouge class pointless as you can't do any damage to the unique monsters luckily I'm playing as a mage, bosses in the later areas of the game have suddenly gain a ability that increases their stats by two times what they were which has made progressing through the later parts of the game even more difficult than it already is and finally some golden tickets are appearing blank making it impossible to know what effects are on those tickets which are annoying players I can agree as I obtain a blank ticket myself.
"Hopefully the developers fix these problems with a update soon" I muttered "cause it sounds like the game is currently unplayable in certain areas"
I saw that it had turned six so I decided to get ready for bed once I was ready I simply jumped in like usual it doesn't take me long to drift off to sleep.