《Chosen by the Laws》Chapter 2 The Tutorial Orb
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Laying upon the rocky ledge of a cliff after the battle with the gigantic rock giant, Injured and unconscious lay Daimon Blaine. At the bottom of the cliff lay a bunch of scattered rocks, fortunately for him this was the remains of the monster which had attacked him. The serene mountain top had become eerily quiet after the battle and a path of destruction was torn into the landscape.
Movement on the cliff showed that Daimon was slowly awakening. Injured by the rock throw which had almost flattened him to a pulp, his body was screaming in pain. His clothes which had been brand new were now torn in many places and dried blood crusted the surface of his skin. Groggily sitting up and seeing his disheveled state, he tried to remember what had happened when suddenly he heard a voice behind him. Fearfully turning around he found an orb, dark grey in color floating in the air. Wracked with pain, too injured to move back, he stared fearfully at the floating orb.
"What are you?" asked Daimon.
"Did the system not tell you to stay alive until i arrived? I am the tutorial orb sent to guide you. Although, considering you killed a level 25 rock giant ten minutes after arriving, I'm not sure why I was sent here. Anyway, how did a pipsqueak like you kill such a monstrosity with your awful stats, it should have flattened you like a pancake.".
"That was just luck,'' said Daimon "it almost killed me! What are you?"
"As I said before I am the Tutorial orb, the first of my kind, and considering how special your case is we have a lot of information to go over and not alot of time to go over it".
"What's so special about my case?" replied Daimon.
"Where do I start? You are supposed to be in a tutorial village right now. While the world is absorbing power you should have been unaware of what was going on. However, the system has informed us that your mind was cognitive during the process, thus your body could not be moved like the rest of your kind to the locations set up. So you remained where you were beforehand, while your entire race was sent off to tutorial towns spread around the world. Unfortunately for you, this location was designated as a monster paradise by the system and many powerful monsters were placed here. That rock giant you pushed over the mountain was weak compared to the bosses placed on the other mountain peaks. Also the closest return point of your race will be a huge distance away from here. Considering your weak body you may never make it back to them".
Daimon scowled at the Orbs comment and was unwilling to believe everything he had heard. The Orb which possessed no mouth laughed heartily, "you don't believe me? open your status screen."
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Although he had clue he still Starred blankly at the Orb, Daimon replied "how?".
"Look inside your mind and open your status by thinking about it just like you did when you activated the tutorial".
Daimon was slightly troubled by the mysterious and obnoxious orb which had been sent to 'help' him. However, he followed along with the instructions. Doing this a screen appeared in front of Daimon.
Name Daimon Blaine Level 8 Class: none Health 40/120 Free stat points - 7 Subclass - none Stats Strength: 5 +2 Agility: 8 +2 Constitution : 5 +1 Willpower: 5 +3 Luck: 10 + 1 Skill rarity Skill description Common Adrenalin shot - LVL 1; Gain a 10% boost to all physical stats for 1 minute Titles Description Forerunner A permanent increase of 5% to all stats final value hidden Boss Slayer +5% damage vs boss class monsters Law level rank Elemental Law of Wind 1 Beginner
Daimon noticed that his health was low, immediately asking the orb about health and how he could recover it, the orb replied that the constitution stat governed health recovery, total health, and also the body's natural defense.
"Just will a stat point into constitution and see what happens".
Doing so, he immediately noticed his max health jump 20 points up to 140 which he was extremely grateful for, he felt a prickle all over his skin, and gradually he started to recover at a faster pace. From gaming, he understood the other stats. Strength increased attack power, agility increased the speed of all movements in the human body, willpower usually had something to do with magic and it was always good to be lucky.
Thinking about his stats he noticed that his luck was his highest stat. contemplating his current predicament, being stuck with this crazy floating monstrosity, he wondered if that stat was accurate or not. Looking at his other stats he figured they were pretty even and was pleased to see that his agility stat was pretty high. "Wait, willpower!" exclaimed Daimon, "does this mean I can cast magic?" he questioned the orb.
"Yes from our data the concept of magic in this world is similar to the real magic now assimilated into your world, The power of Laws."
Daimon was always a fan of magic, reading many books and playing games surrounding the subject he grew ecstatic. “Will I be able to raze mountains to the ground, call lightning storms, raise the dead and summon monsters?" asked Daimon.
The orb scoffed "all that is possible, and much more; however, at your level it is truly laughable that you would even consider those subjects. It is a learning experience. You must earn the knowledge and then start from the beginning".
Daimon replied, "how do I earn the knowledge?”.
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"Lets get somewhere safe first, we can't very well stand here waiting for the rock giants companions or something worse to arrive".
Readily agreeing, Daimon remembered a cave he had spotted when he pushed the rock giant over the cliff. After a short rest and now mostly healed, he began walking towards the edge. Daimon had found that the healing process had happened at an abnormal pace, probably due to the extra point in constitution. Heading to the ledge he began to slowly climb down the cliff face.
Daimon was confused though, it was easier than imagined. He felt stronger and more agile. Reaching the cliff located roughly 50 Meters down, he was welcomed with a spacious cave boring roughly 30 meters into the rock formation and 6 meters in height. Within the cave lay the remains of what looked like a bird's nest, and a small trickle of water had created a small water pool of crystal clear water at the back of the cave. Thankfully he would not die of thirst
Daimon decided to ask the Orb why he felt stronger. The orb explained that stat points while rewarded for leveling up, are also gained from training and fighting, however not all races could gain stat points through training, only the weaker ones could. Pulling up his status, he noticed the +2 beside strength. "So my extra strength and other stats came from fighting the rock giant? And I also gain 1 free stat per level".
"Yes and yes until you get a class at level 25 you will gain one stat point".
"What about this skill?".
"First let's start with basics. Look at your current skill - adrenalin shot. Concentrate within yourself and sense your inner world, similar to viewing your stats however inside your inner world you will see a lot more".
Doing this, Daimon entered into his mindspace, it was extremely weird he could no longer feel his physical body only his mind. Inside what awaited him was a world of white, similar to what he experienced during the assimilation. However, in the area surrounding his things slowly started to appear. First came his status screen, next came an offspring of his skills. Connected by a thin strand from his Level one adrenaline shot, was a clone. The clone was a replica of his physical body. Looking at himself in what was basically a mirror he noticed that his body had become slightly more robust.
Judging by the movements performed by the clone, it seemed to be a demonstration of Adrenalin Shot. While watching the clone perform the skill he noticed that the clone's arms and legs bulged and gained extra mass, Daimon sensed the power within.
"Project your will within the skill and understand the pattern needed to activate it".
Following this, Daimon was able to see thin strands of power running from the center of his chest to his arms and legs. He was shocked to find a translucent orb similar to that of the one floating beside him, only this one was a lot smaller. It was the size of a small marble however the power he felt inside was immense. Swirling within the orb was a light blue hue tinted with a light green. Questioning the Tutorial Orb, he was shocked to learn that after the System fully integrated with the Universe, almost every being in existence would possess what was called a core.
"This core is an empty vessel, it has no sentience, it cannot be considered as an orb such as I. It may be said that you are the sentient being in control of this core. Your mana and laws will be stored within and you can draw power from here. Think of it as an extra muscle, use it and it will grow stronger. On the other hand, your stats and titles will be applied directly to your body. Unless it is for example, your willpower stat which will boost your mana capacity and mana regeneration”.
"What do the colors represent?" questioned Damion.
"The light blue represents your mana, while the light green represents your beginner law in wind. With use and understanding you can increase the rank and power of your laws. Laws can also be learned by understanding the principles behind them or received by gaining mighty achievements, or as rewards''.
"How do I understand laws?” Asked Daimon.
"I am not allowed to reveal that information. I'm afraid you will have to find that answer yourself. What I can reveal however is how to use your first skill. To do this, simply reenact what your copy is doing". Before the orb could finish giving its explanation, Daimon pushed by his excitement rushed ahead to cast the skill.
Projecting his mind one more time into the clone, Daimon witnessed the process in which the skill was activated and immediately began to copy the process within his own body.
"You can only do it in the real world" shouted the orb.
However, Daimon had already felt the power begin to move from his core towards his arms and legs, and shockingly 30 seconds later he cast the skill.
"You should not be able to do that here!”exclaimed the orb. “Maybe this is why your mind was still active during the assimilation".
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