Chapter 1: Void
A black void surrounded me. 'Is this what death is supposed to be like? It's kind of boring honestly.' I mused as I floated in the void.
"Hello?"
There was no response and I took the time to just appreciate how pain free I felt after death had finally taken me.
"Hello is anyone there?"
A little louder this time, not that I expect anything, or for that matter anyone, to answer me. An all-encompassing silence was the only response I received. I shrugged my shoulders and went back to staring at the surrounding darkness. I did this for a while before something occurred to me. I was calm. Indeed, I was far too calm to be natural.
I felt no apprehension, anger, sadness, boredom or any emotion at all, just a calm acceptance of my situation. Even the revelation of this unnatural calmness only sparked the tiniest flicker of worry before it too was swept away under the sea of calm. I spent what must have been hours attempting to force myself to feel anything besides the calmness that had settled over me. It was only partially successful. I could feel the emotion but it seemed to be dulled by whatever was happening to me in this strange place. My self-reflection had no sooner finished than a blue box appeared before me.
Would you like to play a game? Y/N
I blinked once, twice and then a final time at this glowing box that had suddenly appeared in front of me.
"A game?" I asked aloud just to hear something in the soundless void I was in.
"What kind of game?"
I couldn't help but ask. I didn't expect a response yet to my surprise a smaller box appeared right underneath the first one.
The best kind of game, life.
I snorted at the response, life wasn't a game. Yet even though I dismissed the response I couldn't help but wonder what would happen once I made my choice. If I picked yes would I live again or would I dance to the tune of some cosmic entity forced to obey the whims of a master I knew nothing of? Thinking more about the response I decided it would probably be a mixture of both. A frown marred my face even as the soothing feeling of calm presided over me. What if I picked no? Would I go on to whatever the afterlife had in store for me or was this the afterlife and this, my one chance to escape it?
I dithered and dallied back and forth but the decision had been already made. Whatever I faced after accepting would probably be better than an eternity in this place. With slight hesitation, and a healthy dose of fear I pressed yes.
Blinking the afterimages away I was able to slowly gather myself and take in my surroundings. Moving felt strangely sluggish and a wholly uncoordinated experience. The surrounding walls and ceilings were made out of wood and I saw wooden bars surrounding me along with several other sleeping babies in similar cribs. It hit me right as I glanced down and took in my too small hands and tiny body. I was a baby again. I couldn't even get mad, the unnatural calmness still hadn't left me. Another box appeared before me.
Welcome to the Game of Life. Let's start with the tutorial shall we. Think next, hit the arrow button or say next to proceed.
Not wanting an adult to come in and hear me talking I thought 'next.'
Good job you're not a complete moron. Congratulations.
I felt a tinge of anger before it was smothered again. This was really starting to get annoying.
You have been blessed with the ability to live your new life as a videogame. Think or say 'Status' to continue.
'Status' I thought.
Name: Shiro
Age: 1 year
Title: Gamer
LVL: 1 - 0% to next LVL
HP: 50/50
Chakra: 100/100
STR: 5
VIT: 5
END: 5
DEX: 5
INT: 10
WIS: 10
LCK: 10
Points: 5
Money: 0
These are your stats. Each level you will receive 5 points. Stats can also be leveled by manual activities related to the stat such as running or studying. A word of caution just because you're a videogame character doesn't mean other people are. You can use the 5 points now or you can continue the tutorial.
I considered it for a moment before I decided to save the points for later. I had absolutely no clue how often I could level or how high my level could go potentially making these free points extremely valuable down the line and besides I could always increase them manually later. 'Next'.
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