ìFUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK.' I thought while running away from the incoming 2 meters tall zombie.
Hi, my name is Geralt Magicae, cool name am I, right? Well that is the only cool thing about me, my whole family, even the parents of my parents, and the parents of those, were someone important, from kings helpers to kings themselves, even senators or CEOs of large companies, my parents are the owners of the Magicae Pharmaceutics, my 2 brothers are filthy rich lawyers, and my sisters are one a very famous singer, and the other one a well-known model, and me? I am the loser who couldn't get a job even after trying for 5 consecutive years, it doesn't matter what, I could only get temporary part-time jobs, and since my parents had to teach me "responsibility" they never gave me a penny, and the moment I reached 18 they threw me out of the house, and the only way I could get back if I were to pay them one million dollars... what a beautiful family.
It has been 5 years from that moment, I am still unemployed, working part-time at the local grocery shop, getting 50 dollars for the day, living at a shabby rented house, where my neighbors either do drugs or fuck someone.
I think I am getting out of the track, what was I saying?
*BRAAAAAAAAAH*
They grumble that came from behind me made me return to the real world, who gives a fuck about work when a running zombie is following you? A RUNNING ZOMBIE
I should start from the beginning of this day to make you all understand how shitty my life turned in less than 3 hours.
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*DRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-*
The inhuman sound of the alarm clock is stopped by my flaccid arm.
I slowly get up from my mattress, the smell of burned meat, and smoke, already inside the room, nothing I wasn't used to.
I check the time on my flip phone.
'8:00 AM, like usual, I should get a shower, and then head towards the shop.'
With my slow-moving brain, I head towards the bathroom, while readying myself for the incoming horror.
A cold shower just after you woke up.
'It has been 2 months, but that asshole still hasn't repaired the fucking heating system, should I move out?... I wish.' I thought while removing my pajama, which is a pair of shorts and a shirt.
After 30 minutes I was able to wash without too much trauma, I changed into my usual clothes and headed outside while taking with me my wallet and my phone.
The shop is 30 minutes away from my house if I were to run but after such a morning I think I will walk after all my shift starts at 9:30 AM.
While thinking about what I should get for lunch, something unexpected happened.
Suddenly right in front of my eyes, a blue screen with golden corners appeared right front of me, followed by a ding sound ringing inside my head.
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*DING
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE A PART OF THE LUCKY SURVIVORS, 6/7 OF THE HUMANITY HAS BEEN TURNED INTO MONSTERS, SURVIVE, UNTIL ONLY ONE REMAINS
ALL ANIMALS HAVE EVOLVED
YOU CAN NOW ACCESS YOUR STATUS/SKILLS/QUEST/INVENTORY TAB
A BASIC WEAPON WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL SURVIVORS, IT CAN BE FOUND INSIDE THE INVENTORY
A RANDOM CLASS WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL SURVIVORS
ALL SURVIVORS WILL RECEIVE A PERK BASED ON THEIR PERSONALITY
ALL CONTINENTS WILL MERGE IN 23:59:59
SAFE ZONES CREATED(IT'S SUGGESTED TO REACH ONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)
*DING
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My brain froze, what the fuck is happening?
Suddenly screams, the sound of cars crushing, and shouts of pain could be heard.
I look away from the screen and I can see, what can only be described as monsters of all shapes either mutilating or eating each other or humans.
'...Run.' That was my first thought as soon as I saw one of the monsters looking towards my direction, his height being nearly 2 meters, muscles covering his body, a sickening smile with teeth covered with blood, and bitten areas all over his body.
And that's how I have reached this point, kinda shitty am I, right? Now, how the fuck do I survive this? The screen had told something about a status tab or something like that.
Suddenly another screen appeared, the same color as the previous one but with no golden corners.
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*STATUS*
Name: Geralt Magicae Age: 23 years
Sex: Male Height: 1,79 meters
Level: 1 0/100 XP
Class: Arcanist
Health: 90/90 Health Regen: 0.9/min
Mana: 100/100 Mana regen: 1/min
Stats:
Strength: 9 (10 is a normal human)
Agility: 10
Constitution: 8
Vitality: 9
Intelligence: 11
Magic: 10
Perks: Calm mind: Can stay calm in dangerous situations, lowering the possibility of making bad choices)
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'Nothing useful, and now I have a headache due to the overload of information, time for the skill tab.'
But before I could do so, the zombie was finally able to reach me, but what I lacked in speed, I compensated with wits and strategy.
Before he could touch me, I make a hard right turn, going inside an alley, heading towards the fire alarm stairs.
They weren't able to follow me, so I was able to reach one of the windows of the houses, break the glass of such window and get inside.
Obviously, before going inside I checked to see if someone or something was inside, fortunately, nothing was.
Scared that it might still follow me, I enter inside one of the rooms, which is the bathroom, and I lock myself inside.
I finally release a breath I didn't know I was holding, while my body is covered in sweat and puffing due to exhaustion.
' Ok, calm down, I have to understand how this thing can help me survive.' I thought while referring to the screens.
Talking about the screen, a new one had appeared, smaller, with few words on it.
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Constitution rose by 1
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I checked on my status, and it worked, my constitution stat rose from 8 to 9, not much but still an improvement.
' Skills'
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*SKILLS*
Passive skills:
Running Lv4
Receive a boost in speed by 4%, you consume 4% less stamina
Active skills:
None
Class related skills:
Mana manipulation LvMAX
You can create active skills simply by manipulating mana in creative ways, stronger the skill higher the mana cost and the knowledge required for its creation.
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'... Have I just struck gold? A skill that makes me able to create active skills? Fuck yeah.'
I imagined how I could create skills that destroyed cities and continents, but with how small my mana pool currently is, I think it will be a long while before that happens.
Not having much to do, apart from waiting for my body to gain back stamina, I decided to try out the skill.
As soon as that thought came to my mind, a set of information on how to move mana created itself inside my mind.
' So mana is formless energy that can be found in the air and inside the living being bodies, and it can be used however you want if you have a maxed mana manipulation that is if you don't you need to unlock skills to move mana in certain determined ways, before focusing on my skills though I need to find a weapon to defend myself, the first screen said something about a weapon inside the inventory.'
Suddenly a screen forms in front of my face, it has the same blue color but unlike others, the only words inside it were at the top, the rest is shaped like a 5X2 grid, all of the spaces were empty apart for one having the drawing of an iron bat.
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*INVENTORY*
Current slots: 10 Max slot capacity:99
Iron bat
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I click on the drawing and suddenly an iron bat appears with a screen on its side.
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Iron Bat
Attack: 1-5 physical damage
Durability:100/100
Special effect:
Concussion: If your strength is enough, and the opponent's constitution isn't, the opponent will be stunned for 3 seconds.
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'Not much, but it is still a weapon, I should wait for things to calm down outside and then search for both supplies that can last for some time, and for a secure place, then I sh-.'
My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the front door breaking, and the growl of a zombie filling my ears.
My heart speeds ups, my hand tightens around the bat, and my teeth grind against each other, but suddenly all the anxiety I had disappears, most likely thanks to Calm mind Perk.
I focus on the sound of these steps, and they are coming closer to the bathroom, can he smell me? Do zombies move based on sound and smell? It would make sense, what if they can also see?
This is not the moment.
Using the knowledge I had gained about Mana, I use it to harden the bat, while covering my body stopping all types of odors from being emitted.
And like I suspected the zombie stops moving.
I slowly open the door, luckily not making any type of sound, I use mana to soften the sound emitted from my steps and slowly get in front of the zombie.
When I am in front of the zombie, I take a deep breath and swing my bat towards the head of the zombie.
The zombie falls to the ground, with half of its head cracked open, but it is still moving.
Before it could get up I concentrate all the mana I have on the bat and I storm the head of the zombie with hits.
I hit and hit and hit until the only left behind of the head of the zombie is a puddle of bones, blood, and brain.
I fall to the ground, too tired to even form a thought, trying my best to resist the urge to puke whatever could be inside my stomach.
After 5 minutes, I am finally able to get up, and actually read the new notification I had received.
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You have killed a Tier 1, strength type zombie: +10 XP
Congratulations you are the 7th human that has killed a Tier 1 monster monster
As a reward, you have gained a status point that can be assigned to any stats
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There also was a notification telling me that I received a +1 in strength.
I take a deep breath, the effects of Calm mind were starting to lower since the monster was dead, but I still need to stay calm and understand what my next steps should be, first, check my status and skill tab.
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*STATUS*
Name: Geralt Magicae Age: 23 years
Sex: Male Height: 1,79 meters
Level: 1 10/100 XP
Class: Arcanist
Health: 90/90 Health Regen: 0.9/min
Mana: 20/100 Mana regen: 1/min
Stats:
Strength: 10
Agility: 10
Constitution: 9
Vitality: 9
Intelligence: 11
Magic: 10
Perks: Calm mind: Can stay calm in dangerous situations, lowering the possibility of making bad choices)
*SKILLS*
Passive skills:
Running Lv4
Receive a boost in speed by 4%, you consume 4% less stamina
Blunt weapon mastery Lv.2
Deals 2% more damage with blunt weapons
Active skills:
Hardening Lv.3
Makes the weapon harder by 3%, depending on the weapon you will either receive a boost in durability or damage.
Cost:10MP/min
Smell Removal Lv.MAX
Using mana you can remove all odors from your body.
Cost: 10 MP/min
Stealth Lv.1
Using mana you can reduce the sound produced by your body by 1%
Cost:10MP/min
Heavy blow Lv.MAX
You can focus all your mana on a certain point, at it will cause the weapon to deal double damage for its next hit.
Cost:50MP per hit
Class related skills:
Mana manipulation LvMAX
You can create active skills simply by manipulating mana in creative ways, stronger the skill higher the mana cost and the knowledge required for its creation.
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'Still weak, but I am improving.'