[Authorisation for the transportation of the Human race on planet Earth has been approved and stamped…]
"Mhmm…" Atlas mumbled drowsily as he tried to make out the prompt on his computers' screen.
The prompt strange enough, seemed to follow his vision with the slightest of movement. But Atlas simply shrugged it off as a result of his sleepiness.
He had been waiting all night long till midnight, for the official launch of the sequel to one of his favourite video games. The game which had been loading for what felt like an eternity to him, but in reality, only a few minutes had passed.
The prompt which still occupied his vision as he forced himself to stare at the computer screen—and not doze off, was a contrast to the games' storyline that had been released on the official website a few months back; as there were no planetary mentions, and it was supposed to be a kingdom building and strategy game.
[Select Gender]
• Male
• Female
• Others
"Finally…" He grumbled with a sniff. Quickly moving the cursor to the option of his choice, Atlas double-clicked to confirm his selection of the Female gender.
He didn't need to think it through. It's all about the aesthetic, baby! Female characters just looked way cooler in armours.
[Change in progress…%]
[Roll a dice for your Domain]
Click!
"Whatever…" He managed to mumble, before his face slapped down on the keyboards and he was out. Now fast asleep.
[Hurray! You have unlocked an SS Rank Domain!]
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[Welcome, Earthlings, to the Oasis—the realm of all races]
[Downloading background data…%]
"So cold… noisy…" Atlas mumbled as she rolled from side to side, feeling for her blankets that might have rolled off her during the night, but had her arms met by what felt like wet plants and soaked dirt.
Atlas felt her insecurities kick in and her eyes instantaneously flicked open, lazily propping her head up from her lying posture to take in her surroundings, her drowsiness was instantly dispelled.
She quickly sat up from the floor bed and began cautiously surveying her alien surroundings—which was nothing short of a rich forest blessed by Mother Nature herself.
Wild berry patches here and there. A variety of overgrown mushrooms. Strange plush fruits hanging from huggable trees. The enticing scent of… something really nice.
Atlas took a moment to take it all in—a potential award winning sight for the lucky photographer. Inhaling deeply the aromatic scent which effects seemed to calm her stirring emotions.
Feeling slight discomfort from her state of being, Atlas thoughtlessly looked down on herself, her stare holding at the sight of the most prominent thing on her, which weighed upright on her chest—Boobs.
"What is this?" Atlas blurted in shock, shuddering at the discomfort.
"Eughh… eughh… why won't it come off?" She frenzied as she tried to rub off the fleshy lumps on her chest, which wasn't happening.
"Wait. Don't tell me…" she trailed off as she recalled the previous nights' strange prompts, and her selection. Connecting it with the one she heard earlier that had woke her up, Atlas felt her heart skip a beat as she slowly reached down with her hands to be reassured her meat was still intact. But unfortunately—or fortunately, was met with the direct opposite of what should've been there.
Thud!
She fell to her knees in despair, gently pulling at her now silky black, waist-length hair which smelled like the plum blossom in the summer, Atlas thought, as she began sniffing her hair with a slight smile.
[That's perverted]
The articulate voice of a young female.
"Wha—What?" Atlas felt her heart skip a beat at the sudden voice in the silent woods, reeling around to catch a glimpse of the uninvited specimen.
[Tip: Double tap your glabella to activate your profile]
"I swear I heard something…" she trailed off, still looking from a corner to the other. But the only signs of life in the forest seeming to be herself alone.
Tch!
She clicked her tongue in annoyance, visibly spooked, and reluctantly tapped at the space in-between her eyebrows, twice.
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|[Profile]|
Player Name: Atlas | SS Rank Domain
Core Stats:
Level: 01 | 001 / 100
Class: Mage Crafter | CP: —
•
Basic Information:
HP: 130 / 130 | Health Bar
MP: 150 / 150 | Mana Bar
Stamina: 85 / 90 | Stamina Bar
•
Attributes:
Strength: 7 | Agility: 4 +1| Dexterity: 10 +2 | Intelligence: 8 +2 | Wisdom: 6 | Constitution: 5 +2
•
Equipment:
Head: [Nil] | Stats
Body: [Cloth Tunic] | +1 Defence +2 Magic Resistance
Legs: [Patchwork Trouser] | +1 Defence +2 Dexterity
Feet: [Simple Cloth Shoe] | +1 Agility +2 Stealth
Weapons: [Main Hand Item] | [Off-hand Item] | Stats
Accessories: [Rusted Charm Pendant] | +1 Luck
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Buffs and Debuffs:
Active Buffs: [Nil] | Duration | Effect
Active Debuffs: [Nil] | Duration | Effect
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Skills and Abilities:
Active Skills:
[Repair] | Cooldown: Nil | Status:
Instantly repairs damaged weapons and armor for yourself or an ally.
[Elemental Bolt] | Cooldown: 5 seconds | Status:
Hurls a projectile made from a chosen element, dealing damage and applying a secondary effect (burning, freezing, etc.).
[Rune of Binding] | Cooldown: 15 seconds | Status:
Creates a magical trap that roots enemies in place for a short duration.
Passive Skills: [Nil] | Effect
•
Quests and Objectives:
Current Quests: [Nil] | Progress
Pending Objectives: [Claim your Domain] | Status:
Head over to the centre of your domain to activate the protection barrier.
•
Inventory Access:
[Inventory Button]
•
Social and Interaction:
Friends List | Chat | Media | Trade
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Atlas interest was piqued at the sight of all the gaming elements displayed, as she ran her eyes through. Her domain rank—knowing how good her luck was—brought a genuine wide smile to her face.
She recalled rolling the dice for it the previous night, before she had passed out, but had no memory doing same for her Class, or selecting any.
So it must've been randomly generated by the system. Sweet, Atlas thought in excitement. Her imaginary ultimate luck at play.
As a gaming geek, she had little to no problem identifying every element on her profile. Growing genuine respect for the System, adding stats to the beginner outfit. Being of great help starting out as a rookie.
Her skills and abilities, the best—based on utility/support—she's ever seen all her days as a gamer, for a mere beginner.
There was sure to be class advancements and more efficient skills and abilities to come, on the long run.
Inhales!
"This is intoxicating," she mused with a wide grin, moving on.
Her inventory contained only four items, and she couldn't help but smirk at the sight of the first, being the [Cracked Staff].
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[Cracked Staff]
Type: Basic magical staff.
Description: "An old staff, splintered and worn, but still channels a weak magical force."
Attributes: +2 Magic Power +1 Intelligence.
Special Ability: Arcane Spark — Small chance to deal extra damage with a basic magic attack.
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She felt the urge to quickly pull it out, to use her Repair skill on it. How many more attributes would that add? Would it come with an extra special ability? She bickered excitedly within herself.
Moving on to the next item—as she wanted to leave the repairs for dessert—was the [Stale Bread].
"Speaking of desserts," she mused humourously, visibly in high spirits.
[1000 ml Water] being next in row, and a [+10 Crystal Shards] which she was unsure of it uses, yet.
All in all, they were pretty much nice for a start.
Now before she got to the repairs or went ahead to explore the social and interaction section, which could be misleading, she had to head over to the centre of her domain to activate it's protective barrier—as per mentioned on the pending objectives section.
She wasn't really comfortable, knowing from her gaming experience, that if anything were to get there before she did—Game over!