As he fell off that waterfall he reflected on his life. On all the people he had killed, his mistakes, and his choices. He reveled in the betrayal he had suffered. All the darkness he was in. He remembered why they called him a monster. He missed the hunt and how it fell to follow someone into the dark.
He remembered the beauty of painting a story in screams and blood. For the first time in decades, He let himself go. He accepted himself as the monster that He was.
He felt whole, complete.
His biggest regret was forgetting this feeling and giving up the power that he once had.
Well, it did not matter anymore. He was going to die. "O how funny the greatest forgotten monster of the Terran Empire drowning to death."
As he closed his eyes for the last time a bright light covered him.
He coughed up water onto the impossibly smooth white floor. As he held his head in pain He realized something. his injuries were gone and He was wearing weird clothes.
"You are quite unique!" Someone mutters a pure white figure. It leaned over inquisitively.
"What! Who are you" He said getting into a defensive stance.
"I'm your guide to this new world," It said, "He knows you don't know what is going on. Think stats, that is a good start".
He thought the menu and a weird screen popped up. "Huh, just as I thought you are special," It said.
Name: ------
Human[Unranked]
- + 1 to all stats at every level
- + 1 to all stats every three levels
- + 2 free stat every level
Level 0
Affiliation Earth
"What is this" He muttered
"This is your new life and your future. You are now a Trailblazer for the rest of your species! Isn't that exciting? You are responsible for creating a path for humanity in this chaotic world!" It responded, "Now the legendary that you have is giving you the opportunity to change your name. Since names are representations of ourselves they contain power!"
Please choose to from the available names.
{
Cain
The One Who Hunts in the Abbys
Hollow
Titan
. . .
}
[Please Chose quickly]
After considering for a few minutes Mark chose the name Hollow. It was a name that signified his want to be an unreachable Hollow. So far ahead of others. A person in an unreachable Hollow.
"Your new name is Hollow. ." It said happily. "Now let me explain the game to you. Survive, get stronger, and overcome the waves." Let's look at your stat screen this can be conjured by saying 'stats'"
Hollow
Health: 64
Stamina: 64
Mana: 104
Defense 8
Titles: Trailblazer, Closest to Death, First to a Title.
Stats:
Strength 16 (5(base)+10(title)*107%
Dexterity 16 (5(base)+10(title)*107%
Stamina 16 (5(base)+10(title)*107%
Vitality 16 (5(base)+10(title)*107%
Wisdom 26 (5(base)+20(title)*107%
Intelligence 26 (5(base)+20(title)*107%
"My, my. Those are nice stats for a newbie" It said, "you got really lucky with those titles."
He thought of titles and pulled up that screen:
Titles
Trailblazer(Legendary): You are one of the first humans to begin this journey.
- Learn all Skills 15% faster.
-Better Drops.
- +1 to regen mod for all stats
Closest to Death(Semi-Divine)(Available Semi- Legendary): You have been touched by death and have returned to the land of the living, whole.
- +5 to all stats
- +5% to all stats.
- Perfect Affinity towards death.
- + 2 to regen mod for all stats
First to a Title(Semi-legendary):
- +5 to all
- +2% to all stats
- +1 to regen mod for all stats
"Since you have titles He can give you more information about them. Titles are given when you complete an achievement. The first 5 people get unique titles, and everyone else gets normal titles."
Hollow was still in a bewildered state. Taking a deep breath he asked. "Is it possible to go home"
Shaking its head, "This is going to be your new home. Not just for you but for humanity. They will follow you here soon. Your job is to build a place for them to exist and thrive in. You will be the groundbreakers for humanity"
Taking another breath and calming his mind he asked. "What kind of threats will we face?"
"O all sorts, you will have to fight monsters and even eventually gods." It responded, "The odds of long-term survival for a human are calculated at less than 10%"
"How do I survive?" Hollow asked, quickly correcting himself he asked "No, how do I thrive?"
"You will get stronger by leveling up and when you get a class. The system will always reward you for completing challenges involving risk."
"So if I were to complete a challenge alone I would get more rewards," He asked.
"Yup. Now another method for increasing your power skills. Skills increase the amount of power that you can display. As you use a skill more it will level up and increase in strength or capability. Rarely when you completely develop a skill it will rank up. Now please pick a weapon you want to start with! You will get a few skills associated with it" It said joyously. A bunch of weapons appeared floating in the air.
There was a bow, a one-handed long sword, a two-handed great sword, a staff, and a shield with a short sword.
Thinking about what it said early, it was essential to be able to do this on his own. That discounted the shield and the bow. He was unsure of how magic worked so he only left the sword. He already has some training with it.
After picking up the sowrd 2 notifications.
Skill learned Slash(common) and Block(common)
Slash(common) level 0:
110% (strength+dexterity)/2 damage.
Block(common)
10% damage resistance
"How do skills work?" He asked.
"Skills can level up by usage. You can get more skills by killing something, quests or by practice. Do you have any more questions the game will begin soon"
"Do you have any advice for me?" He asked
"No. There are many paths you can take, you will find the best one for you. Trust yourself. Goodbye"
Then another bright light enveloped me.