the Accident
the day started out like any other day got up did my normal morning routine same as everyone else pretty much paying little extra attention to my teeth.
Woke my daughter up for school kiss my wife goodbye and headed into work for a fun day of making software.
I pull into the MassiveHard parking lot and get out of my car to walk inside.
Ann, The receptionist greets me in her usual uncaring monotone voice. "Hi Lee" yeah she looks how you would expect, Dark bobbed neck length hair, alabaster skin as if the sun doesn't exist where she lives.
She's wearing a red sweater, and a black skirt. "Hey Ann!" I reply, "You know you can call me Phil" as I walk by her desk "Have a great day Lee" She says blankly as if ignoring my earlier statement.
"I wonder who took her soul." I say under my breath and head towards the elevator where I jab the button to call it.
I step on hit 13 button and enjoy bitching elevator tunes on my way up I think sarcastically.
I step off the elevator and make a bee line towards my desk to avoid socializing. Today felt off.
So I just wanted to get work done with today and go home to my wife and kid.
Going into autopilot until the end of the day. I managed to get home without to many social interactions.
I walked up to my car, as I got close I noticed the milk delivery truck, Slowly driving by.
Haha that mustache I thought to myself.
I jumped in my car and headed home. I got home, where Sarah sat waiting patiently for me to take her to practice.
I scoop my baby up and and hug her tightly giving her way to many kisses. I know this because she told me. We headed out.
After practice, I stopped and picked up dinner letting my wife know So she wouldn't feel obligated to cook.
While eating, my wife talked about her day at work, and my daughter did the same about her upcoming recital.
My wife and daughter went to clean up dishes while I finished eating to much into a daze for the day.
As I was scooping up the last of the peas and carrots.
My kitchen wall exploded! Raining drywall and wood all over the kitchen. I was shocked I went to get up from my seat to check on my wife and kid.
That's when I noticed I couldn't move as drywall dust cleared, I felt a pain so excruciating, My whole body violently convulsed as the thing pinning me slowly released it's pressure on me.
My family screaming as I crumple to the ground.
The last thing I remember seeing is that damn mustache slowly receding from my destroyed kitchen wall.
As my vision faded to darkness I hear my wife laughing manically.
I'm pretty good at programming
Hi my name is Philip Lee, my friends call me cheese steak, (you know like the popular sandwich mainly known in Philadelphia aka the Philly cheese steak), I hate it, this is a story about my past life and my current life. In my past life I was pretty damn good at programming!
At a young age around 9, I taught myself all the programming essentials such as D-sharp, Espresso, Cobra, pretty much everything you need to make or break programs and video games.
Now, that definitely helped me in my adult years before my accident.
I was a 33 year old man of about average height and average build, I'm not too bad looking I guess, I have short dark hair unkempt mostly, and dark eyes. Yeah pretty average right? But I still managed to find myself a wife, and keep myself employed. I work for a company called MassiveHard.
In my day to day I would develop programs and write code for existing program aka updates.
I lead a pretty regular life, I got paid pretty well which supported my passion and hobbies easily.
In my free time as a side project I made cheat engines for video games.
Now A little info on cheat engines.
A cheat engine is a program used to attach itself to other programs being used on your PC namely video games.
While you can attach them to other programs to see stats of said programs they really only shine when used in conjunction with videogames.
For instance, you can attach the cheat engine to say a First person shooter. There you can search values you see on screen like how much ammo you have and you can set it to a really high number making you never run out of ammo.
The possibilities are only limited to your imagination while they are mostly illegal to use online for multiplayer type videogames, One could use them in a more personal setting whilst playing solo.
let it be known I am a huge nerd, I play video games I read manga and web novels, watch anime and generally just indulge in all that it is.
But my most favorite thing I love to do is to spend time with my wife and our young daughter Sarah.
Sarah was a ballet star! (not really as she was only 7) and three times a week I'd take her to practice and usually a recital somewhere sporadically throughout the month.
But weekends were our time! We'd stay up all hours of the night playing video games and binge watching anime.
Oh boy let me tell you my wife would get so mad at me staying up late with my young daughter who is quickly gaining interest in video games and anime.
but still I snuck our little girl to watch anime and play video games whenever work allowed me, this is saying a bit much but we'd play anything and everything.
From RPGs to FPS, hack and Slash, multiplayer games, platformers to metroidvanias.
as for anime and manga, she was such an action fan she loved her action anime and I was right along with her I enjoyed every moment I could with the loves of my life until that fateful day.
The neighborhood we live in believe it or not still delivers milk to our doors a little company called milk mustache not sure why it's called that but their trucks are even decked out with a little mustache and the head lights look like a set of eyes.
I laugh every time I see that that rusted off white truck drive down our way too suburban street and the woman hurries out, also with a mustache ( yes it's fake) to brings us our milk, oddly enough her off white uniform matches the truck.
It's small monthly charge but it's kind of cool and pretty convenient.
so what you really need to know right now is I'm dead and yes there's an afterlife no there isn't one God but multiple gods there is no heaven or hell just computers... and people sitting at computer desk in front of these computers.
as I am regaining consciousness I noticed all this and I thought I must be in hell I don't want to be at work forever but that wasn't it.
I'm helped to my feet by some blank face stranger who then just waves me off and keeps going his direction.
I notice lines the longest lines you've ever seen multiples hundreds and hundreds of lines full of thousands and thousands of people.
Obviously without seeing the room I'm in is huge not trying to sound like a cliche but it's just a room of white light, cloud floors, and barely visible computer desk.
So I start to head towards one of the entities, people in the lines are looking at me oddly.
I ignore their leers and keep walking then I hear someone shout!
Now I'm not the type of person who likes fights and I'm definitely not the type of person to initiate one so I take off running I'm running and soon the shouting fades as I come to a door?
I'm not sure what it was, it had a doorknob made of gold and what looks like.. and this might sound weird.
Big fluffy white cloud trim and a white door as I scan this door I noticed some red the lettering that says employees only!
yeah go figure I walk in and right before my eyes is the largest desktop PC I've ever seen well in my 33 years of life.
It's at least three stories tall and just as big as any building I've ever seen outlined in the most brilliant gold edging and a sparkling mostly translucent white face and side.
My first thought is, how the hell did they fit this PC through that tiny door!
My second thought was what kind of calculations do you do with a PC this big.
Jackpot I think to myself a USB slot thinking to myself maybe I'll satiate my curiosity and climb through this bad boy and see what kind of processor it has if anything familiar.
Doubtful though as I'm climbing through I hear an announcement I think a females voice it sounds off though like two voices at once.
GOD engine commencing download, downloading to USB 3000 slot I chuckled to myself and I keep climbing all of a sudden I feel this terrible jolt throughout my whole body as if I was getting struck by lightning for an extended amount of time.
I'm ejected forcefully from the USB slot through the door feeling it easily splintering and then also disintegrating on my back causing a pain I've never felt before, before crashing into a few people that were standing in line. While this softened my landing, it definitely pissed them off.
So I run like hell (heaven?) to the front where there is a man in business casual sitting at a PC desk.
Out of breath and halfway screaming "help me, there's people chasing me and I was just electrocuted I don't know what's going on here but I need to see your manager!"
The guy laughs and says with that type of humor you'll only see in anime "you'lldo great in this world." he literally stands up and punches me in the face never been punched before so I'm obviously knocked completely out.
Sapphiria, The new world
Once again unconscious I hear voices and they're telling me about where I'm going. They say that I'm going to a new world I'm being reincarnated this world will be that similar to what my kind called video games,
where I'll be able to declare certain commands and have certain things happen when I did.
As I'm being told this unbelievable video game world tutorial, I think this is happening so fast! One moment I was eating dinner then next I'm here.
In the back of my mind I hear God engine update 9.438 successful, to activate say God engine on.
What the hell was that voice, then I rationalize so much weird shit is going on right now, this is probably what's to be expected here
Suddenly I hear somebody saying sir sir are you listening to me! We are giving you a cheat ability because of the troubles you've experienced in outer sector 438.
Oh so the area with them lines was called other sector? How unoriginal I scoffed.
Please choose one ability from the list.
Wait!! The troubles I had!? so you mean to tell me voice! I said rudely, that I am not supposed to be punched unconscious when trying to ask for a manager because I was fucking electrocuted then chased by a bunch of people I flew into? A hint of sarcasm in my voice.
The voice just continued on like a recording what the hell, in anime or manga this is usually where new character is introduced. I thought uselessly to myself.
Then I began thinking, I'm not going to use a cheat ability in my new life.
I just want to be average and I want to be left alone. "I decline" I say out loud as if that would get the recordings attention.
The voice says you decline sir? "Oh shit" I think to myself, it's not a recording.
Are you sure? The world you are being reincarnated into is a very dangerous one full of monsters and magic even a small cheat ability will help your survival rate tremendously.
Yes I reply, hoping I didn't piss it off with my earlier statement.
I do not need a cheat ability I just want to live my life averagely. I'll just settle down again because that's just what I'm used to.
Suddenly a blinding Golden light appears before my peripheral as I turn my head towards it. I wake up!
The name of this new world ruled by magic and monsters and all sorts of mysticism is called Sapphiria.
Upon opening my eyes I see what looks a heads up display (HUD) it's labeled World Lore
I raise my hand to press where I think I should and it reacts telling me the aforementioned information about Sapphiria.
Being the video game Master (addict) I am I immediately exclaim "inventory" the world lore menu blinks out and an inventory menu appears right before my eyes.
Holy shit it worked, close menu I thought and the menu was gone just like that.
Wait... why am I naked and where the hell am I said as if anyone was listening.
As I start to pay closer attention to my surroundings I noticed that it is night, Then two almost equal size brilliant blue moons in the night sky shone with beautiful luster, looking around I see that I'm no more than 30 yards from what it looks like a dirt road.
The trees! the trees that surround me are as tall as any skyscraper and the most beautiful deep forest green leaves I've ever seen, wild bush and shrub scatter the forest floor of every color yellows and reds sprout from the ground making this area picturesque.
I pick up a couple twigs and big leaves that lie sparsely beneath my feet, I began to fashion some sort of primitive cover to hide my ever shrinking nether regions from the cool night air.
When suddenly I hear a voice in my head "crafting materials acquired" "check menu to see crafting options" was that my voice? I said aloud I guess it's better than some random voice in my head that's not familiar at least.
Menu
crafting: Leaf pants +1 defense +1 agility
information: leaf pants, a primitive pair of trousers fashioned from leaves and twigs.
use material to begin crafting? I use my poniter finger to touch the yes button.
A white flash and I had a notification in my HUD which suddenly appeared, then I noticed it wasn't always there w which I had not only got use to but forgot it was even there.
That's a pretty cool feature I thought to myself. I checked my inventory, in there I found an (actually cool looking) pair of deep green jeans I laughed this world requires no creativeness I just need to find the materials!
that voice told this world has a very high difficulty to survive I would almost need a cheat ability.... something has to give.
I "equipped" my pants one leg at a time and gathered some more materials to make some shoes and a shirt. They didn't give any stats but the whole set gave me the fresh smell of the forest effect, which is something I completely made up to make myself feel better about wearing leaves.
As soon as I was set up I started walking in the direction of the dirt road, when I suddenly heard a loud "Clang!* which was unmistakably
the sound of metal on metal.
Not even 20 feet from the road I seen two small green creatures dressed in rags fiercely struggling against each other for their own lives.
I quickly ducked down in a bush as to avoid detection I saw a large branch and pulled it closer to myself.
While the slightly taller one went forward with rage to swing his sharp dagger towards the other the smaller one quickly side stepped and simultaneously thrust his own dagger into the back of the neck of the other creature.
By this time I figured out they are goblins, well one was, the other was a dead goblin.
The winner quickly leaped beside the still writhing floored goblin pulled his head from behind and dragged the sharp dagger across it's throat ceasing all it's movement.
Holy shit it killed it! I thought I gotta get out of here as I moved to sneak away the branch I now, dumbly, I thought, grabbed broke in two making a loud snapping noise in the now overly silent night.
The goblin snapped it's head in my direction it's glowing putrid yellow eyes laid directly on my form.
It stood and started moving towards me.
The Fight
Crap! I thought to myself the creatures here are ruthless and now I have one coming after me.
What do I do! I'm a coward and now an actual monster is heading my way with intent to kill!
Ok, ok think it's still some yards away think.
I have this branch, I grab the branch and then scroll through the crafting options.
Shit! 3! What the hell am I supposed to do with that! something is better than nothing I thought.
There's gotta be something else I can prepare. I open my status menu:
Shit, I thought, everything is useless. What the hell was a God engine again? I didn't have time to even figure it out because as I was closing the menus the goblin had leaped into the air towards me swinging his dagger down hard!
I clumsily dove to the side. Hitting my head hard on a big rock protruding from the ground.
HP14/20
Well if this goblin doesn't kill me I certainly will do it to myself I thought as I rolled away and quickly and unsteadily got to me feet.
Kek kek kek hahaha! laughter!? fucking laughter this little ugly shit green goblin is laughing at me! In a rage!
I rushed fowards dagger at the ready when suddenly I remember how the other goblin did the same and was side stepped and utterly destroyed by this little laughing prick.
I stop in place and with the heel of my foot and turned my body hard in the opposite direction haha something I learned from watching my daughter practise for so many years! pirouette!
As I done this the goblin anticipating expertly that I was going to keep coming sidestepped and thrust hard at the area that would of been my lower left shoulder blade.
Too hard, he stumbled, and fell flat on his little shit eating face! Now it was my turn to laugh.
Which I did, hahaha! what an idiot! I exclaimed, did you really think that would work on me?!
That seemed to piss him off properly, he hurried to his feet, jumped back a few steps and wiped dirt out of his face and eyes.
Then he smiled, an ugly smile with yellowish brown jagged teeth, a smile that only a mother would love I thought.
This vile monster must be up to something.
I thought hard to my gaming days, why did he make such a distance.
Is he scared?
Is he about to run away.
Oh God please run away!
No, but none of that happened, what did happen was cloud cover the light that shone previously.
Now there was but tiny gleaming rays of dim crystalline blue light, just bright enough to see my hand and dagger within it a few feet in front of my face.
Just then a sharp pain exploded up my right side causing me to stumble left!
I felt slick warm liquid ooze down my side, blood! I knew it was blood
Oh God!
It hurts, why did I have to get reincarnated. I mean I get it bad luck I mean just look at that shit stat.
I press my hand to my side as to try and stop some of the bleeding. Luckily the torn leaves from the shirt clung readily to the blood on my wound as to help make some sort of sucking bandage.
STATUSNormal
Oh great there must have been some sort of hidden effect with this leaf suit actually that's not too bad.
Suddenly, I feel the wind shift. I catch a glint of yellow to my left. His eyes! I thought I can tell where he is by his eyes.
I quickly shuffled to the right, I heard a woosh! The sound of wind whipping as the goblin missed his targeted area.
Again I see those disgusting yellow eyes moving speedily toward my front. I go to step away but instead fall to my knees and
wince as the pain from the previous strike rips through my body!
The goblin doesn't hesitate and jams his dagger in my left arm just below my shoulder.
HP2/20
Fuck! Was that one a critical? The goblin expecting me to retaliate then pulls his dagger from my arm and jumps back several feet.
That's it, I'm dead, I'm about to die again! After the worst luck ever. Both my current and previous life flash before my eyes.
Seeing sweet memories of my wife and daughter, memories of being electrocuted and knocked out, memories of work, memories of playing video games and using cheat engines.
Wait... Good engine? Is that what that is how does it go again? God Engine on?
Suddenly! everything slows to a crawl. The goblin, deciding to finish me freezes mid stride. I'm enveloped in darkness, The slowly fades to a translucent charcoal color.
Like watching an old black and white movie but just little less white. A menu appears.
A drop down menu with my name on the top left.
Then I see select which stat you would like to change.
Wait. This can't be right. Change I really get to change it? Is This trick? I select HP
HP20/20
Confirm?YesNo
I select yes, suddenly I'm thrust back to reality
the goblin's coming at me full speed when I realize. Holy shit! I'm completely healed a quick check of my stats reveal my HP is indeed back at 20.
The goblin is closing in and I say with a Smirk on my face God Engine On!
The God Engine
I'm back at The God engine menu. Time frozen, my stats populate.
So if thing is like a cheat engine then I can edit myself anyway I want?
Maybe I should check the goblin's stats
Damn, this thing is pretty strong for a normal creature you are supposed to find in RPGs.
This world is definitely more difficult than that of Earth.
Ok, I'll just raise my agility for now that way I can just escape this place.
AGI99
Confirm?YesNo
I select yes and am immediately taken back to reality. Where I see the goblin again. Coming at me... But much much slower. What the hell?
Why is he moving so slow? I thought.
I decide to walk towards him cautiously to see if this was some sort of trick.
As I'm walking toward him I see clearly the goblins face change from a vicious smile. To that of a panic and worry.
Wosha, The evolved Goblin
Wosha was born blessed. With unusually high luck for a goblin, He was able to quickly exccel in his tribe.
Earning him better equipment to go hunting and better chances to level up.
By the time his coming of age ceremony came around here was already level 8. After, He evolved, No one in his tribe was a match for him anymore.
Here in this forest he was to train for a month, Then meet the current tribe leader in battle, A long standing tradition to become Chief.
Wosha, easily hunting best while just using his dagger, had greeted the tribe leader equipped as such.
Gaining two levels in that short time after coming upon sleeping campers.
In which he quickly and ruthlessly eliminated them all before they could even wake.
He knew he was fast and used his speed to bring an end to the current Chief.
He seen the simple looking human hiding in a bush while he finished his enemy.
He thought to himself gleefully, "What luck I have!" "With this human I'll be that much closer to level 11!" "Kek kek kek!" He laughed as he approached the human.
At this point he had him pinned down while he was no longer bleeding, he was sure he was near death.
Almost immediately he could tell something was wrong. At one moment the human was on his knees.
The next he was standing seemingly unharmed.
What's more he instantly vanished!
The next thing that happened was unexpected. Wosha, erupted blood from his neck! not even feeling pain before dying foolishly. He feel to his knees, grasping his neck and passed on to his next life.
Phillip Lee
The goblin was immediately terrified, He noticed. Well if he's just going to stand there all dumb. I'm going to get my revenge
I hurried a little faster and closed in on the goblin. As soon as I was close I stuck the wooden dagger deep in the goblins neck, and twisted it before pulling it out and jumping back a little too distance myself.
I must of miscalculated because I ended back first into a tree several meters from the creature.
HP18/20
Shit! I thought 99 AGI might be a little too much. "God Engine on" I spoke.
AGI3
Confirm?YesNo
Once I was taken back to reality. I moved closer to where the creature was.
The goblin had fallen over dead!
Surrounded in it's own blood, The creature held it's wound. No longer breathing.
Quickly I checked for signs of life fearing that somehow it might if survived my blow. Nothing it's dead, In my head I hear level up. I check my stats.
Sweet I gained a level! But what a rip-off, In most video games you're fully healed upon leveling. I guess this is the difference between those and real life. I thought, I check the goblins corpse for loot.
A commonly manufactured Dagger cast from a mixture of copper and aluminum.
Durability 12.
3 gold.
It must be my lucky day (well night) not only did I level up. But this goblin had some cash and a cool dagger. I pocket the gold coins and cut some the goblins rags to fashion the dagger to my hip.
I head towards the dirt road, the sun? Was peaking over the horizon, I wasn't sure because the Moon(s) were already so different from what I was used to I just took as guess. As I reached the road. I took some time to survey the area.
To my left, A vast open area expand as far as the eye can see, those same deep green tones speckled with crimson and maize.
Not flat by far, rolling hills that lead to a large Cobalt blue mountain range spotted with White snow near it's peak.
As I was not equipped to to climb a mountain. I looked to my right, when I seen a town no more than a mile or so away.
Not a huge town but decent sized in which I seen a few people a ways ahead with a cart. the houses were mostly wooden nothing luxurious. But study looking none the least.
I tell myself this is where I can get some income and began my normal life. I head right and eventually find a two story building matte gray with a peaked roof.
The sign outside the building reads Draginn.
"Oh God" I sigh, "how very clever". I head inside. I approach what looks like the main service area. I don't see anyone around, the inside is decorated in the same matte gray paint that's outside, a few dragon murals lay on the walls. Quiet well drawn for what the rest of the place looks like.
I ring the little bell that lies on the desk and a hefty woman about 5 foot tall appears from a room in the back behind the desk.
Her big blond ringlets bounce as does the rest of her body, as she hurries to the dear to greet me.
Upon further inspection I can tell that she's an older woman around her 50s.
She waves and says "Hello, will you be staying the night with us!" in an accent that I would attribute to Irish back in my previous life.
"Not sure" I say "How much for a room?" Looking around as to get familiar with the rest of the Inn. "2 silver will get you a nights rest and dinner to boot" she says wistfully.
I pull a gold coin out of my pocket And ask "How long will this let me stay?" She quickly plucks the coin from my hand and bites it as to test if it's counterfeit or not.
"You can stay for an entire month with this. We'll do your laundry and feed you a hot breakfast and dinner every night if you pay in advance"
"Well looks like I'm staying" I say, no sooner am I done speaking a gruff looking older man wearing a dirty white apron and a just as dirty pants and shirt. "Follow me" he sighs and leads me to my room.
The Guild
The man takes me up a set a stairs, As I enter the simple looking room, A small maybe slightly larger than a twin size bed, with off white sheets, and a aged yellow quilt and pillow folded neatly at the foot of the bed.
A chest, only filled with extra sheets sat to the left a few feet from the bed on top of it sat a simple oil lantern. Dimly lightning the room before me.
"Hey" I called to the man, as he was heading back down the stairs. "What can a guy do for income around here" "Try the guild" the man shouted back without so much as breaking his stride on his way back to the desk.
"Who took your soul" I said under my breath as I plopped down on the bed.
I awake the next morning, to a voice telling me breakfast is ready!!
Holy shit, I didn't notice but I guess reincarnation and fighting is exhausting I thought lamely.
Absolutely starving I head down the stairs for a hearty breakfast of some green shit and some brown shit! A tall glass of orange juice and some bread.
"Wow, looks great" I said sarcastically to the short blonde lady. She must of not caught because she replied very happily "oh, thank you so much!"
"At least someone appreciate my cooking." She said looking back scornfully at the older man who was setting out more plates.
I made a low whistle as I say in front of my plate. I can't starve myself I have to eat. I thought, but it looks so bad, I thought.
I gathered up a spoonful of the green looking food on my plate, it was the consistency of mashed potatoes, I held my breath and signed it into my mouth.
Screaming in my head "oh my God, oh my God, oh my God."
Suddenly my tongue exploded with the flavor of all my favorite foods. "This is delicious!" I said mainly to myself but loud enough so the cook could hear.
I could see in my peripheral that she was truly happy hearing what I said. I quickly ate all of my food gulped down my orange juice, and headed out to check it the town.
As I stepped out, I truly noticed the sun for the for the first time. While it being mostly the same beautiful blue sky white cloud and all as I looked up towards it.
I couldn't help but notice the brilliant sapphire blue spot it had in it's center.
Not glancing for too long as to avoid eye damage. I headed out in the street.. This place was mostly desolate, aside from the free people I saw at the inn.
The town was mostly empty, while a couple walked by me heading into what I thought were different shops.
I walked slowly down the dirt road toward the largest building in town. "Open Adventurer" the big sign read as I neared it's entrance.
"This must be the place" I said and walked inside. Now, Compared to Draginn and the rest of the town. This place was a work of art. It was decorated how you expect most video game Guilds to be.
Trophies of past conquest mounted on their red oak walls, a huge emerald colored linen flag with, What I assume the guild crest in the center outlined in gold.
A big wooden job board, with flyers and job posting sat right of the enormous bar and main desk.
I did exactly as one would do, as if playing a game when entering the adventures guild.
I signed up. I'm not going to bother you with the specifics. Yes I was questioned on things like where I'm from. But I just told the truth.
They laughed in my face and gave me my guild ID. "Sweet" I said to the guild clerk. I went right on to look at the posting like most guilds all the jobs are based on guild rank.
Which in turn as you may know is based on skill level. Here's where things got a little different.
I picked one at random and too it to the front desk. I did this knowing that at any moment I can change my stats and ace a job. I just wanted some cash as to buy some new clothes.
I picked kill 4 Cryerwolves. told the guy at the desk. "Cryerwolves" I thought "maybe it's a typo?" I filled out the required paperwork and headed out the door.
The quest was for an area called Verde Forest just a mile Southwest of the town..
"Ugh," "My first job is where I woke up and had my first fight also!" "Kinda traumatic" I thought
I headed toward the forest. Completely prepared for I only had my dagger and this green suit I crafted. "Ok" I thought "I'll head in."
This place is allot more beautiful than I remember in the night. The colors are much more vibrant durning the day. I can also now see that there are dark green mossy lettering almost like calligraphy scrawled on the trees, near the trunks.
I take a mental note to ask about it at the guild. I continue deeper into the forest, making my way through the lush foliage.
"WAAAHHHHH!" Startled! I snap my head in the direction I heard the noise.
"Oh my God" I said aloud "Is there a baby in this forest!"
I pick up my pace and head towards a large grouping of trees. I breakthrough into a clearing with low grass.
There I find a pack of large wolves, reason the size of a smart car! "Holy Shit!" I exclaim. With There size being already intimidating enough.
The mottled black fur as dark as a starless night.
The thin rays of sunlight seem to disappear inside of that black.
Razor sharp teeth you would only expect to see in a horror movie lined there gapping snouts.
Crimson, The most deep Crimson Iris and a Sky blue pupil made these creatures eyes seem like something from the mind of a mad artist.
An especially wicked looking wolf, slightly larger than the other 3. Then tosses it's head backward towards the sky and let's out. "WAAAHHHHH" the sound of a baby crying right before my eyes.
"Fucking CryerWolves" I mumbled as one launched itself in my direction.
"Shit!" I screamed as I ran back a few steps watching the large wolf cross the clearing in only few a strides.
The wolf pounced mouth open ready to tear my head off. Teeth at my face I said "God engine on"
The Hunt
That now familiar slowing, and freezing of time.
I'll check it out also.
This thing is in my face! I can dodge or block. putting my agility to only 99 makes it way too uncontrollable!
DEF99
Confirm:YesNo
I confirm, and my face is enveloped by the wild jaws of the wolf.
Sharp teeth hit my the top of my head and the bottom of my jaw as if the wolf were trying to swallow my head whole!
No sooner than did the ferocious creature clamp down with tremendous pressure, Did I hear a grisly crack and tearing sound.
I thought I was dead, the wolf let out a loud yelp and quickly strode away from me teeth splintered and destroyed.
I stood there this entire time frozen with fear hoping it didn't under stat myself.
After realizing what happened. I shuddered at the strength of this God engine.
I grabbed my bronze dagger and waited for another to close in on me.
As I stand there, one of the wolves take a pounce stance and I notice the ground start to split.
Suddenly a stalagmite juts from the ground sharp and jagged in my direction. I dodge quickly to the left but not quick enough.
The Terra Spike pierce my right shoulder!
HP9/23
SHIT! I scream in pain, "why did it hurt me so bad!" I thought. Blood dripping from my arm, I suddenly remember magic defense is different from physical defense. Dumb! how could I fuck that up!
"God Engine on" I Say angrily!
"I'm endings this quickly" I say aloud.
Confirm:YesNo
"Yes" and as soon as I'm back to reality. I launch myself ferociously at the one that casted the Earth spell on me.
Not being used to my insane speed, I slam terribly hard into it and we can into a nearby tree. My body smashing the wolf between the tree. The impact was so fierce that the wolf exploded!
Guts shooting out of it ass, and head splattering into a bloody gory mess.
"Shit!" I thought, " the combination of defense and agility turned my body into speeding train, obliterating the wolf in one go"
"Gross" I muttered, "honestly do I even need this damn dagger?"
I ease my body off the wolf soup, no sooner than I do Boom! a Terra Spike crumbles on my neck! I walk over to the 3 remaining wolves.
The wolves seemingly standing still, due to my now extreme speed. I think to experiment a little. I start skinning the wolf I was nearest too the huge monster howls in pain.
To the monster is dead in an instant. I on the other hand for me it took forever. I successfully get the pelt the and get a bunch of crafting options.
But I save it for later so I can sell it in town afterwards.
I walk quickly toward the next two wolves and plunge the bronze dagger. in the next Wolf's throat and start to treat it across it's neck.
As I do this the blade of the dagger wobbles then breaks of inside of it's neck.
Head flopping to the side the wolf falls over dead.
"Damn durability" I say, "God engine on"
I see a couple new options. Which I will check out later. But first I need to fishing off these wolves.
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Confirmed!
I reel back and punch the other wolf, my fist plummets deep into the creature.
Leaving a meter cavity right in the center of it's ribs. I see the last wolf without any teeth look slowly toward me. "This must be what it feels like to be Superman!" I say inwardly
Secretly wishing I had a "Heat vision" skill I opened up the GE to check my stats. Possibly trying to add a spell.
Skills I say and a huge list of skills appear before me....
To many to list, but no heat vision on this planet. "Oh well" I quickly finish the other wolf, collect the pelt for the mission. (As much of it as I could) turn and start to head into town.
I turn all my stats back to normal in the God Engine except defense.
Because of course who doesn't want to be indestructible.
I return to the guild. I turn in the pelts and receive a whopping 3 silver coins!
Not to mention it gave me credit towards the next rank in the guild
I found my way back to the in so I could rest. I could do anything I wanted in the God Engine but it seems I still need the basic human requirements.
Eat, drink, shit and rest.
Yeah I did them all when I got back to my room. I threw my coins in the chest at the foot of my bed after my bath.
Sat down for a bit and before long I was day asleep and began dreaming lucidly about the God Engine options.
"Holy shit!" I said, the options on this thing would make my life here cake.
Apparently I can change how much money I had... that's when the thought crossed my mind... "Why the hell did I get into a guild and even start working if I could do this?"
Numbly, I began looking into other things. When I jolted awake by the sound of a loud crash!
I hopped out of bed to see my bedroom ajar and the chest at the foot of my bed was empty!
The Town of Thieves
I take off toward the door. I swing it open and all of a sudden the atmosphere changes.
You know that feeling you get when you're home alone, you're minding you business then you get this creeping tingling feeling?
That's what I felt, the once kinda decent inn was now dark, and dilapidated.
The dragon murals that once gave the inn a semi sense of pride were now blood stained, decrepit, depictions of skeletal dragons.
The walls were cracked and a pale sickly gray color. I rushed down the stairs and was heading out the door when something caught my eye.
I skidded to a stop, and seen a creature hunched over making wet smacking sounds behind the main desk!
"Scan" I thought, and the monster's information popped up before my eyes.
"Holy shit!" these guys are strong.
I said out loud, Too loud the Thief too notice of me and as soon as it did.
It used it's incredible agility to launch itself at me at such a terrible speed, I didn't even have time to think!
"Damn I feel kind of bad for raising my agility to 99, I can only imagine what those things felt!" I thought. It was hunched over when I first noticed.
But these things where about the same skin tone as that Evolved Goblin, but darker in color. That spine tingling feeling I felt was worse now than ever.
I find that this monster is giving off such hatred and bloodlust, that you could feel it a mile away!
The Thief is landing multiple hard blows in quick succession.
The blows aren't very damaging and the monster will probably run out of energy before it takes away from my health.
But if it continues, it absolutely will harm me. I raise my hips and turn hard to the right to escape from it's clutch.
I'm successful, I quickly jump back realizing, how much easier it is to control my current AGI.
"God Engine on" I say. Thinking about how to best deal with my current situation.
"MDF,ATK and I should grab some skills also to get rid of this guy from a distance" I say panicked.
I go with the normal starter skills and magic.
Fire, Ice, wind, light, dark and Earth spells.
As for skills since I'm unarmed at the moment.
I choose Force Fist, (seemed long range) Flash fist (cause it sounded cool) and something Called Nova Crusher Shockwave.
I confirm my stat changes and I'm bounced back to reality.
Thief welcomes me properly by slamming his Fist into the side of my head knocking me back a few feet and giving me one hell of a headache.
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"Ugh! Even though I have 99 defense here must of got me with a critical taking me down a bit."
Not much but it did hurt, while I'm slightly staggered, The creature pulls a dagger the freaking color of poison off its waist belt.
Ok poison isn't a color but the best way to describe this to you is what you think poison would be if it had a distinct color.
I was a swirling faintly glowing black and purple.
"Too bad I can't check equipment stats from a distance" I think to myself.
Knowing that I shouldn't be touched by that dagger instinctively, I raise my agility to 99.
"Force Fist!" I launch an attack, the skill released from my knuckles looked almost identical to a certain street fighters quarter circle forward attack skill.
The main difference was, this looked like I shot a visible fist made of strong winds out of my fist.
CRACK! It makes contact with the Thief and sends him hurling into the inn was near it's entrance!
DAMN! this thing is tough!
Debris and dust go flying wildly, as it connects.
"Haste!" The creature screeches in an inhuman shout
To my surprise it is not dead and to my horror it gets up moving faster than I anticipated!
It lunged at me fiercely poison dagger drawn!
I jump back a few feet barely dodging the Slash which just missed my chest!
"Flash Fist!" I unleash a brilliant light and a thousand consecutive blows within one punch, just like my favorite saint although not as powerful.
The punches connect with it's face and chest multiple times.
The Thief, clutches itself in pain and jumps back several feet. It lets out a loud ear piercing roar. Suddenly it's dark and for a moment I thought it hit me with something and I went blind.
I rub my eyes and blink rapidly, still dark. Then I see a sliver of light, I see the Thief ragged and crumpled body wretch the entrance door open and limp out.
still slightly confused, I take in my surroundings, "it must of cast a spell" I say trying to make sense of what's happening.
"God Engine on" I say. "I need to find some curing or antidotal spells otherwise I'm screwed on these type of enemies."
"Holy shit that's cool!" I exclaim, "this world has Dispel which dispels all magic effects And Esuna, this relieves all status effects."
I reset my MP which was sapped by the two martial skills I used. Cast Esuna and reset my MP again to prepare for the oncoming battle.
Not only did Esuna clear my eyesight but it got rid of the scars I got from fighting the Cryerwolf yesterday. "Wow!"I said amazed. "I wouldn't of guessed Esuna had such an effect." Hoping to better equip myself before I went outside to finish off the thief. I looked behind the counter where the creature was originally found hunched over.
There with his clothes stripped was the older man who led me to my room. Breathing very shallowly. With a hole torn in the man's guts. It's a wonder how he survived this long.
I heard him rasp out some words. "She wasn't real, that thing killed my wife." "It used an illusion spell to mimic her looks."
He exhaled one final time and the light faded from his eyes.
Making a cross sign on my body and saying a little prayer I knew what I need to do next.
Shamefully, I don the man's stripped clothing feeling way less makes and more prepared for a fight.
I head outside the inn to confront the monster. I only get a few feet outside before I realize the current state of the town.
If you ever had a mental picture of a curse village, This is what would come to mind. Dark grey cloudy skies.
No sunlight could penetrate, buildings once turn off the century modeled. Now all rotted and torn asunder.
"Gross!" I said as I shuddered. The Thief, 30 yards out, limping in pain, ahead of me. I catch up to it quickly "Force Fist!" it collapses dead a indentation of my fist from where the skill hit.
I level up!
Of course slightly edited by the God Engine.
I hear a door slam! No multiple doors opening, from almost every single build. "Holy Shit!" all around me there were Thief monster coming from the dilapidated buildings.
"I'm surrounded!"
The Town of Oops
These monsters were closing in and closing in fast! They must have been different levels because, Even with my agility being as high as it was.
The thieves weren't moving as slow some of the other creatures I've fought.
As I looked around, keeping my distance. I did a quick scan.
From what I counted there were at least 38 of these things.
They must of been a small community at one point then were able to grow by disguising themselves as the town's people.
Luring travelers and other humans in and maybe even eating them.
Eating them... "that reminds me of my first meal that I ate in this new world."
"Green shit... brown shit?"
"Oh Goodness I don't even want to think of it right now!"
That's when they suddenly stop moving. I was completely encircled near the town's center.
The largest building in town door opens. The building is still pretty nice aside from a few busted windows and two or three holes in the roof.
A larg figure steps out, When I say large I mean this thing was at least nine and a half feet tall.
Scan.
I practically die! "Holy Shit!" "His stats are in the triple digits" I say way to loudly.
Ok you know how in America, They describe how the devil looks? Tall, red, pitch fork?
This must be wrong cause this thing looks like the devil. As explained earlier this creature stands almost 10 foot tall, His crimson skin gives off a faint glow.
Like how a dying ember would glow when hit with the slightest breeze.
Pitch black hair twisted into tangled gross dreads and off white tattoos lay sporadic on his chest and arms.
He stepped forward from the doorway and began to speak. His voice boomed through the dreary little town. The shutters rattled and the windows shook as he spoke.
He said, "Force Fist!" I interrupted because I'm not waiting to get my ass kicked! I dropped the two nearest Thieves "Flash Fist!" got another at least hurt one.
All hell broke loose and I didn't waste anytime "God Eng..." I was cracked hard in the jaw as the thieves rushed me with not so surprising speed!
Seeing stars in the peripheral of my vision feeling dazed I had no time. "God Engine on"
As I finally got into the engine, I took a moment to breath. "Damn! I'm in way over my head"
I reset my HP... wait this isn't going to work.
I actually skipped the other two stats because I was afraid how they would effect the world and myself.
I'm filled with energy like I was stuck by a thousand lightning bolts.. Like I was a thousand lightning bolts!
"Force Fist" I pronounce. Aimed at the group of Thieves nearest to me on my left side.
The windy fist get hit one if the monsters and was successful in going through it and connect with the other the other two right behind him killing them, All three instantly.
"Flash Fist!" I yell excitedly after seeing what Force Fist did to those three monster just before.
As the flash Fist hit the Thief just to the right of my.
I watched as each one of the blows that connected with the monster's body completely disintegrated that particular part!
"Mpfff" I choke back vomit as the creatures turns into a bloody pile of pulp right before my eyes!
"As cool as that was" I say to myself "It was gross as hell!" holding my hand over my mouth.
BOOM! I'm suddenly rushed by the king thief!
Smashing me against a wall of the nearby house I pushed against.
Barf explodes from my mouth into it's hair as his elbow pushes into to my stomach.
"so much for covering my mouth" I thought wryly knowing the repercussion from that was going to be a lot worse.
But damn did it hurt!
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"I know I'm slightly faster than him why is I getting my ass whipped so bad" I thought "Flash Fist!"
All my hits connected but he barely looked hurt at all.
"Force Fist" I used this to knock him back to create some distance.
But that didn't help cause as soon as he was knocked back the others closed in on me throwing blows and slamming clubs and other blunt weapons into me.
I had a thought! What if I used flash and force at the same time?
"FLASHING FORCE FIST!!" I yelled! Now this was a true Ryuu Seiken! I completely obliterated the left flank of thieves.
Marveling way to much in my attack, I didn't notice the right flank emblazoned in a blue fiery glow!
Not only that I notice that even more monsters spewing or from the ruins of the other surrounding buildings.
The other crowd of thieves with the eerie blue light surrounding them were given a stat buff. After a scan I found out that blue was for defense.
Luckily these creatures were much slower than me, Suddenly I remember the third skill I acquired from the God Engine, Nova Crusher Shockwave.
"Sweet" I thought. "this Shockwave thing should create some distance for me so I can escape."
I activated the skill by slamming my fist into the ground and saying the skill name.
When I did I was blinded by THE brightest light I've ever seen! Only for a second as the light pushed outwards from my body in a °360 like dome.
I realized what I had done! I created basically the martial equivalent of a nuclear explosion. The outcome was terrible in an instant the town and everything in it was reduced to ashes.
There's not much to explain it happened so fast even with my AGI I couldn't tell what happened until it happened.
I remember seeing a clear beautiful blue sky and the ruined dark village was nothing but a smouldering pile of apocalyptic ash.
"Holy Shit!" I Croaked. "What have I done!"
The castle town
Standing there, in that now complete desolate area. I realized in leveled up a shit ton!!
"I feel so freaking powerful!" "I actually am strong without the God Engine" I exclaimed.
I've also acquired a bunch of different martial arts type skills. I'm assuming from not killing these guys with a weapon?
Not sure but here are a list of skills I earned including the ones I received from the God Engine:
Force Fist
Flash Fist
Flashing Force Fist
Nova Crusher Shockwave "Sealed"
Recovery soul
One Inch Punch
Tornado Kick
Walk of the Wiseman
Great leap of The sage
Soul of Vigor.
"Damn!" "These sound cool as hell!" I thought.
Yes I sealed that skill it's way to destructive. I mean I just set off a damn nuke in a town. Who knows who's attention that caught.
I went into the God Engine and got me a set of clothes and armor.
Just so I could have a something normal to wear on this planet that wasn't plants and or taken from a corpse.
Now the big question, "Where the hell do I go from here?"
There was a path that lead out of town but I think I should head towards that mountain I saw earlier before I came to this town.
I should lay low for a little bit. I started walking in the direction of the mountains.
Before long I reached the base and a small town right at the base.
Upon closer inspection there was and awesome Castle built into the mountain about the town.
This mountain was beautiful it want like any other mountain in ever seen. Where I had seen earlier snow at the peak.
Was actually beautiful white lilies, the castle looked more like it grown out of the mountain, and even though it was near the peak it seemed to be in a perpetual spring season.
The town was no different a wonderful market place spread before me a rainbow of colors within, Fruits, vegetables, other produce and product lay in each stall waiting to be purchased.
Getting closer to the town gate. I spotted illustrious gold and silver name placard.
With the name Summiton.
I entered the town and was greeted by a spear. The guard behind it obviously didn't know who he was messing with!
But I digress. "What's going on?" I said, wondering why I would be stopped so suddenly and violently. "There was a large magical explosion in the direction ruined village." The guard said.
"You came from that direction so we are being cautious."
I played dumb because, oh shit! of course they did.
"An explosion!?" I said inquisitively. "That's horrible"
"Yeah yeah" the guard said lowering his spear. "Let me see your ID." he says holding out his hand.
I hand him my guild badge, " I guess those evil bastards actually made real documents" I thought, noticing for the first time that I still had it.
They finally let me through without getting themselves killed might I add. "This place is huge!" I mouth taking in all the sites. I decide to gather some information.
I go to the nearest tavern and find myself a seat. I then order a water because I'm not sure what liquor is like in this universe.
I ask a few questions about the town and the surroundings. So apparently the huge castle built into the mountain. Was the shrine of some goddess of nature. She's long since left but the residual power from hey residing there have this place a perpetual spring.
Also I found out about a few weapons shops, The guild in this town and they have a huge training area where people can test and train there skills.
"Sweet!" I thought excitedly "I can test out the skills I actually learned!" I finished my water and decided to check out the guild before going to the training area.
I got up, left a few copper for the water and headed to the guild. This place was more like what I would expect mostly boring wooden lay out.
A crest, in the center of it's dark tile floors and a picture laden wall with the guilds chain of command.
The guild master's name was Deluge, he was an older kindly looking gentleman with blueish graying hair and an average build.
After talking to him for a bit, I learned that he and his adventuring buddies built together most of them died of except one who is the vice guild leader. Deluge himself was a retired Mage who specialized in water magic.
He wanted to continue helping people so he also built the training hall and, put Hawkes in charge of it since he was more of a go getter and not as laid back as himself.
Hawkes, the vice guild leader and Training hall master, was an expert in martial arts and loved a good battle!
"How cliche" I thought and mentally rolled my eyes. I thanked him for his information and walked over to look at the request board before leaving to check out the training hall.
Being later in the night after all the traveling I just wanted to grab a room at the inn and rest but. Being a huge nerd I also was way too excited to try the new skills out.
There was only one guy there in the training hall mindlessly hacking away at a training dummy.
The training hall was huge dome like building almost like a coliseum but completely enclosed with a second floor that had office feel to it. A few rooms and couple desk in the rooms set up normally.
The main floor like I mentioned earlier had a few training dummies and different training equipment.
First up. Walk of the Wiseman. As gave myself some distance from dummy then activated the skill I found myself suddenly back at the dummy instantly!
"Holy shit!". It's like a Shunpo or blinking steps I moved so fast!
I trained it for a hour having fun and getting used to the skill it's very efficient. It uses 2mp and I can use it whenever.
"This is going to be great" I thought excitedly.
Leap of the great sage, I found myself back at the destroyed town. "Oh Fuck" I gasped! "I teleported!"
The Clerk
Well damn! I move at hyper speed and just Incase I can also freaking teleport!
I don't think you guys understand this, not only did this skill have a sweet name but it lets me fucking teleport!!
The one thing that human kind have strived for is a freaking martial skill at level 70 here!
Damn, ok well I didn't and couldn't really do anymore damage to this town I decided to try out Soul of Vigor here.
I felt a huge rush of power a visible aura like energy wave flowed over my entire body.
"Did I just turn into a super me?" I said obviously brimming with excitement. Screaming in my head like an excited fan girl backstage at a Funky Bunch concert.
This is page ripped right from the classic BDZ manga. "Omg, I can't wait to to try this out on someone" I said to myself still burning with excitement.
I"leaped" back to the training hall the guy in the corner was still hacking away at the same training dummy.
It was getting late and I didn't see Hawkes around so I took off to the inn to get some much needed rest.
After getting a great night's sleep I washed up for the first time since coming to this place and I needed it oh so bad.
"I'll make sure to get these in more often," I thought, getting ready head back to the training hall because I wanted to try it recovery soul.
I get back to the hall and the place is bustling people sparing and almost all the training equipment being used. I actually see Hawkes giving a lesson to some younger adventures.
I start to head over because I wanted to get some better fighting experience before I get in anymore trouble. I notice the same guy hacking at that same dummy.
"Holy shit!" I thought. "This guy is unrelenting" I said to myself. I decided to get all the guy what he was training so hard for. Wondering if there was like a tournament coming up for the guy or something.
I got a little closer, I was just about to say when I was knocked hard on my ass! Seeing stars "What the hell guy!" I said angrily.
Then I started recognizing who he was. This was the asshole who knocked me out cold back in heaven? I say it like that for the fact that I had a terrible time when I was there.
This guy! Anger welling up. I rushed to my feet when suddenly we were both in the ruined town again. "This should be ok, you can't have this place anymore than you already did." He said with a smirk.
"What the hell!" I yelled "Who are you and what do you want from me jerk!" I said fuming.
"I'm Põster, and you have something you shouldn't" he said annoyed. "Since I'm the one who sent you here, I'm the one who had to correct the problem."
"Shit!" I muttered holding my jaw."This asshole packs a punch!" I thought, My DEF is 999 and I was stunned and hurting.
Not wanting to waste anymore time and tired of this assholes sucker punches I said "come get it then jerk!"
Using Walk of the wise man I closed in on him. "Flash fist," I watched Põster dodge every single blow thrown at him before spinning to the side, in my blind spot and hitting me with a move I know very well from watching action movies.
The body check, I was knocked several dozen feet crashing hard into the ground and bouncing twice,
Then finally skidding several more feet to a stop. "Fuuuck" I cried, "This bastard" I said spitting blood from my mouth.
"How strong is this guy!" I ask whilst scanning.
Information: Põster a higher being, close to that of a God, this servant of Gods is and administrator whose main job is to send other life forms into their next lives.
Before I even noticed he was on me! With a flurry of punches and kicks. I barley had time to breath let alone dodge or block. Each hit whittling away at my HP.
"Soul of Vigor!" I yelled with all my might! Then the tables turned , immediately "Flashing Force Fist!" followed by a walk of the Wiseman directly behind him and another Flashing Force Fist!
He crumbled, not literally, but he fell to the in a heap, battered and beaten. "You really messed up now.." he coughed. " When I don't return with the God Engine.." he trailed and sputtered blood.
"They will come looking for me, the likes of which you can't even fathom." "Send them!" I interrupted. "You! Literally you are the one who started all this you piece of shit!" I moved closer with a rage I've never felt before.
"When they come I'll finish them just how I'm about to do you." "One Inch Punch." The blow was not immediate. There was a delay then like an imploding star his chest caved inwards.
Leaving a fist sized bloodless void where his heart used to be. I felt nothing a numbness washed over me falling to the ground on my butt. Over exhausted and breathing heavily.
I thought about what he said "They will come?" "Whose they?" Gods? "What did I get myself into?" I thought.
Staggering to my feet I was able to leave back to Summiton. I gathered myself and was able to make it to the inn, get a room right before blacking out on the floor in front of my bed.
I had such a vivid dream. A Dream of a most beautiful woman full of life surrounded by flowers in a vast clearing. Then suddenly it grew dark and ominous.
The flowers began to wilt, then flat out decay and turn to ash. The ground beneath the woman began to crack and swell.
The woman's face turned dark she grew beautiful wings and took to the darkened sky quickly out of site. I suddenly seem her flying at a speed not meant for man! a small buckler in her right hand and brilliantly glowing gladius in her left.
Just before she reached me and was going to cut me down I heard her say "I'm coming prepare." I was jolted awake by a sense of falling and hitting the ground.
It was still night. so I picked myself off the floor and got into my bed and fell into a deep sleep.
The Goddess
I slept good after that battle, But my good sleep didn't last long. So after waking I found myself in the inn. In front of a blinding orb of light.
I heard a booming voice in my head. "How dare you kill my employee!" 'What the f--!' My thoughts cut off from the feeling of a sharp pain across my face.
Dazed, I shielded my head covering it oddly with my arms. The light soon faded into a beautiful woman. The one I had seen in my dreams flying at me so fierce like.
But this one was dressed differently instead of your usual "goddess attire" you'd think of you know, toga, wings, maybe some leaves or some other shit.
She was dressed in very normal plain clothes, An off white 4 button shirt, which was barely buttoned due to her exceptionally large breast.
"Which I was not staring at, honest." With brown cotton pants on her slender waist tucked into dark chestnut colored boots. The voice, her voice slowly transitioned from my head to me ears.
As I seen her mouth moving "Do you have any idea how much paperwork I'll have to do?" She said more annoyed than angry. Confused putting my hands down and sitting up in my bed I said "Did you just slap me?" Having so many other questions but that one being the one that burst dumbly from my mouth.
Clicking her tongue and putting her hand on her waist and gesturing with her other, "Yes and it should have been much more, I was about to go on vacation!" I thought 'where the hell do gods go on vacation?'
Quickly I checked her stats
"Shit!" I said under my breath. Thinking 'last time I fought someone with mystery stats I got utterly destroyed!'
as if reading my mind she said "don't worry I'm not here to fight but we need to talk about the cheat engine."
she sat down next to me in my bed and began to explain why she was here and why she wanted to talk about the cheat engine.
listening to her speak while trying to stay focused on her eyes. I started, slowly lowering my eyes down her slender neck to her chest and now in to her ample breast down towards her supple hips The word slim thick came to mind.
Being as close as I was I can now smell she smelled sweet kind of like honeysuckle and lavender and I thought 'this is a goddess?'
"ARE YOU STILL HERE WITH ME!?" boomed loudly in my left ear as I came back from my daze to notice that the goddesses face was merely inches from mine.
"You seem really distracted Is there something I can help you with?" she said flirtatiously as she took a couple steps back slowly move their hands down her sides to her hips.
"No! no no, I'm good just wondering what the hell is going on?" I said surprisingly too loud. "What are you doing here and what is this about?"
Then she answered, somewhere in my subconscious, I knew I wasn't ready for this. " I'm here to teach you how to use the engine." "Once", She continued "it's in use by an operator there is no way to get it back until that person is dead."
'So why don't you just kill me.' I thought hoping that she wouldn't actually kill me but instead give me a kiss.' "When she answered I'm not going to kiss you loser!" "get your mind out the gutter."
Swallowing my shame hard I said "My bad" blushing immensely. "ok then, She stepped closer and raised her hand slightly as if showing me her jewelry.
"Let's get started."
Just like that we were in a beautiful field of rolling green grass as far as the eye could see. The Sun shone brightly on the horizon making the sky seem like it was set on fire. But only partly as directly above me azure, teal and emerald colored waves twisted wildly like nothing I've ever seen!
This was strange because, that was it. No sounds of birds chirping, no wind blowing no nothing! no signs of life beside Her and I in this very spacious area. "where are we?" I asked confused.
Excitedly she answered "This is the Ascended training dome!" "It's where gods train to hone their skills and learn there abilities." "This is where I Delia the Goddess who was present for the last phase, of the as you call it the God engine. I will show you how to use it without wiping yourself out."
"Sorry for the late introduction, but now that you know who I am and why I'm here we shouldn't have anymore awkward moments."
'Easy for you to say' I Thought. 'have you seen yourself?!' forgetting that she can obviously read my mind. But then something unexpected happened.
She blushed, obviously ignoring what I was thinking she said "first things first." "Let's teach you how to block your stats and your thoughts from everyone."
"Wow!" I said "everyone can do that?" "Then I must be lucky when I was checking stats."
"No," she said "you can do it." You're a very rare type that has never appeared before." "Not everyone can do this." "With enough practice even I and the other God's will not hear a thing you think ever again unless you want us too."
"This and other skills you well learn from me along with some combat training you will be a force to be reckoned with!"
"Wait!" I held my hand as to stop us from continuing. "Why are you helping me?" "Why do I need to do any of this? I just want to live peacefully." "Find a new wife (one that isn't going to cheat on me with the damn milk man and kill me) and raise a family."
"I'll tell you what!" she said smirking "You participate and complete everything I teach you. "If you are able to implement everything in a real world scenario." "I'll become your wife and bare your children."
The Training
A small explosion sent me hurtling in the opposite direction.
Causing me to skid along the grass rolling and painfully coming to a stop finally some 50 or 60 feet from where I once stood.
Information: Philip Lee, ex programmer reincarnator from Earth currently in possession the Stat Altering Manipulation program also known as SAM.
Grunting in pain I stood back up. Coughing and spitting out dirt and grass. I thought on why I decided to get my ass whooped by this beautiful lady.
"I'll bare your children and become your wife."
She said seductively. She continued. "This is something that's never in the history of the Gods happened before."
"So of course I'll be willing to put my chasity and life on the line for something like this."
"This could take me to even a higher level of being and I could be in charge of my own universe!"
"With you by side of course." "But if we fail we could be erased from existence by the other God's who don't really believe a mortal should have a such a power."
She explained. "So!" she exclaimed "Let's start with blocking thought reading." "Close your eyes, imagine the strongest wall ever built."
"Now imagine that wall surrounding you imagine yourself talking to that wall trying to reach somebody on the other side."
I close my eyes and do as she instructed. I a mighty wall built from cinder blocks erupting from the ground 40 ft above my head placing me in almost a box of great dimensions.
Gray and dusty I walk toward the wall, already having in my mind what I've been trying so hard not to think about.
'I can't wait! to get you out of that damn button up and see those beautiful supple brea...' my thoughts were cut off as I heard. "Nope!! nope I can still hear you!"
'Holy shit!!' I thought. "My bad" I said shamefully blushing hard and turning my eyes from her direct gaze. Conflicted, finding it hard to look at Delia and very hard not to say the same time.
I broke the awkward silence by announcing "Let me try again." "I know I can do it this time." I said trying more to convince myself than Delia at this point.
I close my eyes and try again. I imagine myself in front of this wall again. This i am a lot more decent.
Coming up with the most commonly used was too test any sort of audio. "Testing... Testing.. Mic Check 1,2,12. Just trying figure out what I'm gonna do. If I get this... "YOU DID IT!!" snapping my eyes open, Delia excitedly waving her arms in the air trying to get my attention. I smile, pleased by the way I was able to overcome this first skill.
"You might be a genius!" Delta said "We'll be done in no time if you keep going at this pace let's continue."
"Next I'll be telling you about Sam's functions."
"As you might have figured out by now. That you can change any stat you have. By a certain value to make yourself stronger, faster or smarter." "Yes" I replied, "I've done it to get myself out of sticky situations." "It's saved my life quite allot here in the past."
"Exactly, But did you know it can not only change stat value, but it can be used to and attach to any object be it alive or dead and change the value of it's stat or number of object it's self?"
"What!" I said somewhat too excited. "So I can make myself have Unlimited money?!" 'In a word yes, but you must already have at least of that object in sight or on your person in order to interact with it."
"There is also a required minimum level power use of its more advance functions."
"I know what you're thinking." She said as I opened my mouth to speak.
"Why can't I just use the engine to change my level value?"
"SAM, is a very complicated machine it bonds directly to your soul and extrapolates it as data and thus translates as a numerical value."
"With this it'll act as a spec and evolve as you do, unlocking more freedom of use with it's functions and capabilities."
"So basically" I say inquisitively "It'll gain experience as I do?" 'Great!' I thought 'this is gonna get me right where I wanna be!' 'Right between those.'. "You're not blocking your thoughts Phillip!" Delia yells over my lewd ramblings.
"My bad" we say in unison, like I'm that predictable, I laugh nervously as she continues.
"The way you've been using it so far hasn't done to much damage to your soul she should be repaired by now as the soul continues to slowly heal itself." I snicker as I think to myself 'Damn, so that's why they refer to it as "Your immortal soul."'
"But if you had kept using it the way you were you would have destroyed your soul and would never be able to reincarnate again."
"There are symptoms of soul destruction."
"They include, Sudden despair, intense rage, a complete loss of self, and lastly you become a demon with no sense of morality." "Without a soul you opens your body to possession to a older more ancient evils."
"Deities that even the older God's fear and do not fully understand."
Stifling a yawn, I remember how cliché this world was and blank out the remainder of her 2 hour long lecture.
I start to doze as I release the last few words escape her mouth. "Let's jump into combat training, defend yourself!"
Her hands glow a firey crimson as an actual fireball forms in front of her, blazing heat waves blast forth from the object.
I shield my face and eyes as the fireball hurdles towards me with explosive speed.
The combat training
Standing back up, and dusting myself off. I knew this was going to be one hell of a training day.
'That shit hurt!' I thought while healing myself with a drink that Delia had given me earlier in order to prepare for the training. I say drink but we all know this was a classic health potion!
I was secretly geeking out inside as the red liquid reached my lips and I took a big GLUGH! of it.
There was a warming sensation and my wounds begin to close up right before my eyes.
But not all of them though because I didn't drink enough,I finished the potion off and yelled at Delia "Ok I'm ready!" "But could you go a little easier?"
"I'm not much of a fighter and this shit is.." OOF as I spun wildly in the air getting hit with a high pressure wind blast
Rapidly nearing the ground I braced myself for a another long tumble in the field of hurt.
'I refer to it as such for it is all it brings!' I thought as I was suddenly not tumbling and hitting the ground hard, Like I expected to be but instead I was floating a few feet from the ground.
Delia being the kind gentle goddess she is then released me from her phantom grip and I hit the ground hard.
Rubbing the pain out of my butt cheeks I stood up again. Delia laughs "You really think your soul can gain levels of I go easy on you?"
"Yeah" I responded weakly "I mean you are A GOD so yes please?" she laughed again then bright luminescent yellow orbs formed on each other fingers.
"Oh shit!" I yelled knowing what was coming next. bright beams of the light burst from her fingers in my direction at a blinding speed The only thing I wished at the time was to be away from my area of impact.
suddenly I remember Walk of the wise man!
I remember this skill suddenly I was behind Delia going in for an attack.
BOOM!!! another explosion wipes me out. flings me desperately and hopelessly into the air.
Funny thing is all I can think about was how close I was to have me a new goddess wife. That all ended when I hit the ground. Delia seemed to be exhausted. When I looked over at her, she was bent over with her hands on her knees.
Once again like an idiot I stood up, as I made my way over to Delia I realized that she wasn't out of breath she was laughing at me!
I finally reached her and I asked "What the hell is so funny?" out of breath she replied "You should have seen your face thinking that you got one over on me and then after my fireball your face as you were flung into the air it was hilarious!"
feeling more humiliated than physically hurt right now I said "Yeah yeah whatever let's just get back to it, and are you actually going to teach me anything or are you just going to keep beating my ass?"
"Yes I'm sorry" she replied still smiling. "I was just having a little fun with you let's get down to business."
"You're getting a lot better at fighting now I'm going to teach you how to gain soul levels."
"while constantly fighting and learning new fighting styles is one way." "It's very time-consuming and takes years of dedication and practice just to gain one level from this way."
A little angry that I was just getting beat up for no reason I replied "okay so then what way are you going to teach me that is the opposite of what you're telling me this is?"
"You're pretty sharp." she replied "Yes there is a much faster way to gain some levels and that is to literally sit here in this training area and meditate."
"To hell with that!" I replied "You said it wasn't going to be time-consuming." "Trust me she said, "I'm not a god for the fun of it.." "Although it is very fun from time to time."
"No, I'm going to teach you a way to meditate like a god to a gain soul levels."
"This is easy so close your eyes and imagine a dark area very dark now imagine in that dark area."
I quickly sit down cross leg and do she says because only a fool would be impatient with a God.
she continues,
"Now imagine in that dark space a crystal this crystal will represent your soul normally they start off small and it's only one single crystal shard."
I sit there, focus on the darkness and I'll try to imagine a crystal a simple crystal, Like one you would find in a video game.
So I'm picturing like a light blue flu fluorescent shining crystal..POP exactly what I imagined pops into existence right before me. So this room is completely dark now there's a shining crystal.
POP POP POP The sound is as if you placed your hand over a vacuum hose and then suddenly pull it away.Three clusters split from the crystal My eyes shoot open. Gasping from surprise I say to Delia.
"Delia!" I say excitedly "What happens when there's a crystal cluster?"
Delia answers my question with another question "What do you mean crystal cluster?"
I picture it again think on it for a second and say "It looks like a big quartz cluster I don't know how else to explain it." I said feeling kind of unintelligent.
she walks over to me calmly and says. "stand still for a minute I'm going to peer into your soul"
I stand there motionless while she places her hand on the center of my chest instinctively I flex my chest muscles.
she says "You do know where the saying body of a Greek god came from correct?" " Stop flexing your puny muscles and let me look into your soul."
a steaming hot blush instantly filled my cheeks and I say shamefully "I'm sorry it was just a reflex." While laughing nervously.
We both stand there and in silence for a bit and Delia says "I never seen anything like that before You just keep getting more and more interesting."
Yuji, From the Bronx
Yuji Sutton was a blessed man. Born healthy, Yuji grew up with the world in the palm of his hand. His parents very successful stock brokers gave their son everything he needed.
But that didn't make Yuji spoiled, no he used his natural talents and unusually high IQ to succeed in everything he did.
Getting his first Ph.D. in robotics and his second in electrical engineering. Yuji went on to create many world-changing things.
But that wasn't what made him happy. He always felt like he was destined for MORE! and that's exactly what he went to achieve until... Yuji: "Honey, I'm home!" yuji yelled, stepping into his house after leaving the office early to surprise his wife.
????: "Hi, Yuji you're home early!" Yuji's wife said while appearing from around the corner further into the house. "Aww I was hoping to catch you before you left!" Yuji said while pretending to pout.
" You can catch me anytime " she said teasingly. "It shouldn't be a long day love, I only have to deliver a few bottles today."
"Yes babe I understand, you are the owner of mustaches milk truck, someone's gotta get that milk to those people." Yuji said lovingly. "make sure to drive safe."
"Always!" She yells back before disappearing out the front door. "Man,I love that woman." Yuji said under his breath.
Yuji had no idea his wife was having an affair and he never would. While working one of his many inventions in his garage, there was a freak accident.
It could only be called that, for when the program Yuji was working on to Suddenly gain sentience and decided to make his PC explode in his face.
Yes this is not a normal occurrence but what Yuji was working would change the world. little did he know it would actually change the heavens themselves.
As Yuji was propelled backwards out of his garage into the trees lining his backyard his one thought was, 'Damn I should have asked her to leave me a bottle of milk too. '
Yuji died a miserable death, alone.. in the trees and the regret of no more milk.
Opening his eyes to a room, about 12x12 in the shape of a cube the room of complete white was so stark it hurt yuji's eyes upon first glance to the new realm. "Where am I"
Yuji said quite loudly, hearing a faint echo after his last spoken word. He was met with silence. 'did my experiment knock me into an insane asylum? ' Yuji pondered as he sat up looking around the room.
"Well, what can I do to get out of here?" said Yuji to no one in particular, 'I'd probably think better if I had a cup of coffee' Yuji thought, still scanning the room, looking to his right towards the ground, A cup of coffee appeared in his favorite mug right where he looked!
"No way" Yuji said under his breath. 'Bigger cup of coffee' her thought, POP A high pitched faint popping sound occurred as if he sucked up a large marble in a vacuum.
Right in the spot where he focused his vision, a slightly larger cup of coffee poofed into existence.
After drinking his large cup of coffee, Yuji began to wonder where he was, and began to notice he was in a very cloudy state of mind. He couldn't remember much about anything before he got to this white room.
Without the knowledge of his past he decided to follow his passion for invention and creation. While he did not remember his past, he still had his drive to achieve more.
Instead of wallowing in self pity and wasting his life in this white room looking for his memories in which he had a slight pull, like most would be started to speak.
"Quantum computer" he spoke into existence, he did not feel tired nor did he feel hunger and thirst.
All his mortal needs slowly disappeared as he continued to work, speaking things into existence, creating, expanding. The White room didn't keep time the way humans normally think of it.
It was chaotic, time moved in all directions and sometimes not at all, but Yuji didn't think of this what he focused on was his creations.
Working for years or seconds getting used to the quantum PC expanding his mind and bending the reality of the white room to his will.
He created living programs in his white room to automate the rules that he willed into the white room as he looked upon his ever expanding domain, no paradise he created he realized that he had not named anything.
Thus he began giving names to his creations and as he came to the living programs he pondered for a while, this was a very strange subject.
Then Yuji said "Hey boys, how about I name your race and you guys just come with you own names?" the beings all looked at each other coming to a unanimous decision "It would be our honor to have you name our race," said what looked like to be the leader of these beings.
"Wild, cool and interesting" Yuji said with a smirk. "Then I'll call you guys" rubbing his chin with his left hand while his right was folded across his chest "Endians!" Yuji said excitedly "Endinas because you were the last of my creations" The Endians seem to like this name shaking their heads excitedly and giving praise to Yuji.
Yuji then manipulated the molecules around himself to lift off the ground and he flew away speedily thinking 'Endians feels very familiar' shrugging his shoulder he hurried to his first own creation for his comfort, his room.
Yuji sat in his room, Thinking... this can't be it I want to create something awesome something that would change the whole concept of the entire world I've created..
'What if' he thought 'what if I can make something that could make someone like me, a Creator. '
Yuji's idea came to him after some time, I know exactly what to do.. he sat off and poured all of his thoughts into his new project.. The God Engine.
Chapter 16
I looked on in awe as Yuji laughed pretty hard at his own prank. "Dude!" " why did you knock me out" I asked rubbing the knot on the back of my head.
Still chuckling slightly, Yuji started to explain everything. He said that while he was on vacation he heard from one of the Endians, that SAM was stolen.
Knowing that he was the only one who could use it, he wasn't too pressed on getting it back right away. "Plus hell I'm on vacation!" he exclaimed, gesturing wildly with his hands.
"Look" Yuji said "I'm going to personally train you, you seem to have power inside of you, even beyond mine." "You can also use SAM while I did create it I was never able to attach it to myself. "
"You being able to do even just that, is equally amazing and terrifying." "That being said I've come up with 2 choices." "I either completely wipe your existence from this plane." "or I train you and I can take a real long vacation."
what makes you think I want to take over your job haven't you heard from Delia I just want a normal life I don't want to be your relief while you take some damn vacation
"So then I guess you want to die then?" " look it doesn't have to be this way I just need a damn vacation I recently came across some findings of my past life and I like to get it checked out! Can you do me this one solid I'll bring you back to life on your own planet maybe..
"Or maybe just maybe I can tell you why you might have thought you heard your wife laughing so hard after seeing the one whom she loved most in this world, laugh with joy at your pathetic limp body pinned under rubble? "
"You can bring me back to my World?"
"Tell me why I was killed in my own house?"
Not even thinking about it I knew immediately what I needed to do and how I need to get done.
"I am going to train with you Yuji." by the way "How long will it take?"
After too long of a period of silence. Yuji said with a very somber face.
"It'll take about 10,000 years, just like mine did. "
