Now that I have reached the end of the first volume of 'murder game,' I just want to extend a big thanks to all my readers and commenters. Seeing people interested in my story is what keeps me writing, so I appreciate you all!
I want to also give thanks to:
AJQuaccs
Christian Lawrence
KingofFlounders
As they suggested many edits to my work, increasing the quality and flow of my novel.
I also want to thank the people who took the time to leave reviews of my novel. Similar to my readers, this also motivated me to continue.
As volume 2 will be released, I just want to clear up a few things that may be confusing. I just want to give you all a run-down of my characters' abilities and personalities that will be carried over to the next book.
Blessings - Blessings are essentially powers that people receive upon birth, for the most part. Not everyone has a blessing, but if they do, they can receive anything from something as simple as fire control to even time control. The blessings humans can receive are infinitely vast, but where they come from is unknown...
Character Skills and Personalities:
Murder Game characters:
Nathan Hayes - The protagonist, the unlucky one.
Birth date: Oct 13, 1999
Blessing(s)
Inventory: Allows him to store any object he touches in a pocket dimension that only he can access. Anything stored is kept in suspended animation.
Personality: Due to his background, he has an extreme mistrust for everyone, except for Lilith Ashley, the only one he cares about.
Likes: Lilith and video games.
Hates: Developer, John Walker and people slandering his parents
Lilith Ashley - The knight
Birth date: June 12, 1999
Blessing(s)
Knight: Not much is known about it, other than the fact that the developer gave it to her because it would be best suited for someone like her.
Personality: Due to their long history, she is very caring and protective of Nathan. For Nathan, she is rather unflappable, especially in dire and trauma-inducing situations. Hates the situation that the developer has put her and Nathan in, but doesn't let it show.
Likes: Nathan, cooking
Dislikes: Developer
Jack Knight, Alias: Jack the Ripper - The most dangerous.
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1995
Blessing(s)
Speed: As the name suggests, allows Jack to GREATLY increase his movement and attack speed. Also has a sleight-of-hand skill, which further enhances his arm dexterity.
Murder: An ironic thing to be called a blessing. With every murder that Jack commits on a life form, his physical stats slightly increase. This blessing also allows Jack to sense the killing/murderous intent of his enemies, among other things.
Personality: An extremely sadistic, sociopathic, and immoral individual. Maybe due to his 'background'...or maybe not? Also annoyingly sarcastic, condescending, and disrespectful, especially to his enemies/victims.
Likes: Killing and Violent films
Hates: Nothing
Charles Warner - The battle-crazed killer.
Birth Date: May 10, 1989
Blessing(s)
Physical Enhancement: Allows Charles to boost his blood flow throughout his body, greatly enhancing his body's physique. While using his blessing, he has two enhancement skills, blood doping and adrenaline doping.
Blood Doping vastly increases Charles' attack speed, reaction speed, and endurance. While using this, pulsating arteries can be seen on his body, with more becoming visible until he uses maximum.
Adrenaline Doping exponentially increases Charles' movement speed, physical strength, and durability. While using this, his muscle mass increases in size, with it continuing to increase until he uses maximum.
Stacking is a skill that Charles saved for the blessed slaughterer, which further boosts his blood flow, well over normal means. While using this, both blood doping and adrenaline doping are activated at their maximum states, as if stacking on each other.
Personality: Extremely battle-crazed. Loves fighting more than anything, and will fight with no regard for civilians or anyone, simply to fulfill his battle-lust.
Likes: Fighting, action movies.
Dislikes: Boring fights that don't push him whatsoever.
Zack Isaac - The terrorist.
Birth Date: April 20, 1998
Blessing(s)
Volatile Manipulation: This blessing allows Zack to forcibly detonate any explosive, to a greater yield than the explosive should produce. Also allows him to sense explosives in the vicinity. Recently, however, Zack was able to cause a metal pipe (a non-explosive) to explode...strange.
Personality: Has a strong camaraderie when it comes to the party members, making him rather gullible. Can be extremely violent, just like the rest.
Likes: The party, movies and explosives
Dislikes: His parents and being treated like a puppet
Olivia Gray - The Poisoner
Birth Date: Aug 06, 2001
Blessing(s)
Poison creation: This blessing allows Olivia to create deadly poisons, as the name suggests. The effects seen resulted from extreme torment, and vomiting before inevitably death.
Personality: Due to her background, Olivia is a very shy and introverted individual, keeping to herself for the most part. Was rather loyal to Ada Foster.
Likes: Sewing, poison research, keeping to herself.
Dislikes: Ada
Ada Foster - The cult Leader (a misconception by the media, due to the immense loyalty her 'followers' have.)
Birth Date: October 20, 1995
Blessing(s)
Manipulation: This allows Ada to heavily influence an individual's mind with her words, regardless of most factors. Her blessing seems to be resisted by blessed humans, even more so by Nathan.
Personality: Extremely self-absorbed, narcissistic, and apathetic towards the feelings of others. Desires control the most.
Likes: Control and herself
Dislikes: Nathan, insults directed at her and not being in control
The developer - The mastermind
Birth Date: Unknown
Blessing(s): Unknown
Personality: Not much is known about the developer, other than he cares deeply about his so-called game, and seemingly his game characters (although he constantly puts them in danger).
Likes: His game
Dislikes: Nathan's 'temper tantrums'.
The NPC - The mystery
Birth Date: Unknown
Blessing(s): Unknown
Personality: Not much is known, other than he is a loyal worker under the developer. Rather open to the game characters' challenges and requests for training.
Likes: Unknown
Dislikes: Unknown
The doctor - The healer
Birth Date: Unknown
Blessing(s)
Healing-type: Has a blessing that allows her to heal the wounds of anyone. Her blessing is so good that she can even cleanse people of radiation poisoning.
Personality: Not much is known other than she is a loyal worker under the developer. Hates seeing the game characters constantly getting injured.
Likes: Unknown
Dislikes: Game characters' recklessness
The communications specialist - The emo
Birth Date: Unknown
Blessing(s): Unknown
Personality: Not much is known, other than he is a loyal worker under the developer.
Likes: Unknown
Dislikes: Unknown
The Blacksmith - The Forger
Birth Date: Unknown
Blessing(s): An unknown forging blessing.
Personality: Has a fanatic love for creating tools from resources that she receives/collects. Loves her tools to the point of calling some her 'pets'.
Likes: Getting materials
Dislikes: Nathan destroying her tools
The military:
Rebecca Lopez- The superhuman
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1997
Blessing(s): N/A
Personality: Extremely caring of her fellow super soldiers, to the point of wanting to avenge their deaths with all her might. After losing her closest friends and finding out that Nathan was once innocent but persecuted by the man she takes orders from, she becomes rather broken. She has now limited her mind to one thing: removing criminals.
Likes: Her super soldier friends
Dislikes: Blessed criminals
John Walker - The antagonist, the boss.
Blessing(s): N/A
Personality: John is an extremely cold and apathetic person, doing anything to build his reputation, no matter how immoral it is. Takes pride in the fact he created the idea of the super soldiers.
Likes: His reputation, coffee.
Hates: Thomas, Anna, and Nathan Hayes.
Ada's Gang:
Charlotte Garcia
Birth Date: Unknown
Blessing(s)
Terrain-type: Not much is known about this, other than the fact that she can manipulate the ground to create protruding spikes, which she can also break apart into countless shards to attack her opponents.
Personality: She is loyal to Ada, due to Charlotte's background with her. In battle, she seems rather cool-headed, not showing much emotion. Her interactions with Ada contrast with when she is in battle, as she expresses herself a lot, even hugging Ada when she gets the chance.
Likes: Ada
Dislikes: Others disrespecting Ada
Nolan Woods
Birth Date: ???
Blessing(s) - ???
Personality - Not much is known, other than the fact he is very loyal to Ada.
Likes: Ada
Dislikes: Others disrespecting Ada.
Leon Ramirez
Birth Date: ???
Blessing(s) - ???
Personality - Like the others, he is extremely loyal to Ada, to the point of brutally assaulting Zack upon her command, without any remorse.
Likes: Ada
Dislikes: Others disrespecting Ada
Frank Garcia
Birth Date: ???
Blessing(s)
Metal-type: This allows Frank to cover himself in metal, greatly increasing his durability and striking strength.
Personality: Extremely loyal to Ada like the rest, to the point of wanting to kill Olivia on sight due to her being the reason Olivia was imprisoned.
Likes: Ada
Dislikes: Others disrespecting Ada
I hope this clears up any confusion you guys may have about any characters! Of course, more information will be revealed in volume 2...and I can tell you, that volume will be even better.
See you all in volume 2! It will commence on the 24th of February!