System Online.
A virtual reality game with 99% sync and gives its players absolute freedom to do whatever they want. Complete Quests or not, complete Main Events or not, open a business, go fishing, study, etc. Everyone could do whatever they wanted in this fantasy game world without repercussions. In fact, many businesses were now operating inside the game due to how convenient it is.
Some people use the game as a meeting spot, especially if you have friends far from you and some do stuff that they'd normally not be able to do in the real world like taking on a bear barehanded or facing off against a pack of wolves.
And the thing that made it possible is the meteor that struck Earth many years ago. It was 2050 to be exact when the meteor struck, half the population died and the other half had a hard time trying to recuperate from this devastating incident.
And fortunately, humanity did in fact make a comeback from this disaster, it took two years to recover. And humanity even created opportunities for itself via the meteor. The meteor was dug up by mine workers hired by researchers and the entire fragment was taken to the labs to be studied in greater detail.
In 2055, there was a post from the research teams that a huge discovery had been made regarding the meteor and that they needed software developers and the like to assist in this research. And in 2058 came the creation and release of the game called System Online. A game that took the world by storm not just because of its beauty, realistic features or freedom but because it seemed that the game had created itself and didn't need updates.
Yes, everyone who was part of this project said that the meteor could speak to them via telepathy and even gave them its design. They also said that the meteor only wanted to be changed into a game or else they couldn't use it for anything else, not even as decoration. With such a huge discovery, they quickly created the game with the design from the meteor and completed it relatively quick and easily.
"I'd like to create an account please." said Lucius while holding back his excitement. His consciousness was currently in the game and was creating an account. System Online could be played even when one was asleep and wouldn't affect their health whatsoever when they woke up.
"I'd like to create my own system thank you."
1…Leveling System 2…Divine Shop System 3…Killing Spree System 4…Godly Harem System 5…Invincible System 6…Beast Tamer System 7…Bloodlines System 8…Supreme Weapons System 9…AI Brain System 10…Spending Money System 11…Skill Points System 12…Infinite Mana System 13…Gacha System 14…Karma Points System 15…Anger System ... … A long long system of systems already recorded in the game was shown to Lucius, the list was so long that he didn't even bother to check all the system names. What he did know though was that all the best system he could think of or had read about in system novels were all taken. At this point, Lucius felt like slapping himself in the face for wasting so much time in useless games when he could have created the best system at the launch of the game. Thinking of games, he couldn't help but think back to what happened to him yesterday and his mood became foul. It was in this foul mood that a plan slowly started to form in his head and the more he thought about it, even he got scared. He then started to create his own system that would anger a lot of people to no end while also allowing him a new and exciting experience. … [Name: Courting Death System Title: Revival Progenitor Remarks: I'm the System and the System is Me. Abilities: Anything with intelligence that kills me, I revive with twice the strength of the one who killed me. If killed using/by inanimate object, weapons or poison or nature. I will obtain one trait of that object, weapon, poison or nature. Body in perfect health and shape after every revival and revival is automatic.] … Lucius's System though simple was extremely broken and left room for many possibilities. If someone at Lvl 100 killed him then he'd revive as now a Lvl 200. If someone or something poisoned him, he'd obtain one of the poisons' traits, for example paralysis, he could allow his saliva to carry paralysis effects. No matter what others threw at him, as long as he died, he'd become stronger. And with his remark of the System being Him and Him being the System, his system wouldn't be some sort of treasure or energy inside his consciousness that could threaten him with death every time and also couldn't bombard him with missions. Even in System Online, the game followed rules of balance, one couldn't be a broken entity without giving something back or without any repercussions. Almost everyone in the game with a system would be subjected to their system missions or else face punishment. On the other hand, Lucius chose death for his system to operate and fortunately this was a game so he could die as many times as he wanted. The only problem is that he'd experience pain as if he's alive and would experience dying for as many times as he was killed. "Thank you. I'll definitely be having fun. Is it possible to send me to the same region as Overlord Titus?" "I understand. Then please send me to any novice village, preferably with Demonic Beings close by." … Lucius found himself in a grassfield, the sky was blue, the Sun shone brightly and the sound of children laughing and playing sounded not far from where he was. This was a spawn place for new players and because almost everyone had logged into the game long long ago, he was the only new player. Slowly standing up, he checked himself to see if there anything amiss. He was wearing leather pants and boots, a shirt and was equipped with a wooden dagger. These were clothes for all beginner players, clothes and equipment without any attributes and very weak. His appearance was slightly different from that of his original. His game character had sharp ears, blue eyes, and a very tall and thin body. If one could describe him in simple terms, he was a Dark Elf. Lucius didn't go towards the village but was instead attracted by the forest behind him that gave him chills just looking at it. It was obvious that exploring this forest would lead to a guaranteed death. Lucius looked at this forest with excitement and craziness that he didn't have in real life. "It's time to start grinding for levels hehe. When I come out of this forest, it will be when every last one of you faces the wrath of Lord Lucia, hahaha!!!"