Chapter 1: I dont want to be a crafter!
"Hello?"
"Kayden! It's finally released!"
"What?"
"The new 'Rise to the top' game, you know the mmorpg game we have been waiting all year to play?!"
"Really?!"
"Yea bro, I bought both of us a copy this morning. Just come get it. And make sure you pay me back kayden"
"Thanks chris!"
After I hung up I got dressed fully prepared to put all my time into this game. 'Rise to the top' is this mmorpg sandbox. Last month I got the special system required to play it, But never had a use for it It honestly looked quite cool in my opinion, It was a helmet like device colored yellow white and green. The more I thought of it the more I realized that I am ready to completely dedicate myself to this game. I let out a slight chuckle as I put on my shoes.
I arrived at Chris's house shortly after.
"Hey chris."
"Yoo!"
"Can I come in?"
"My bad bro. You can't come in right now, but here's the chip." he gave me this small cartridge Labeled 'Rise to the top', For some reason I didn't know why but, I could tell he was in pain, not physical but emotional, I took the cartridge with gratitude.
"Anyway what are you gonna choose, a crafter?" he said slyly
"Ha ha thats why your bald.."
"Ha! Ok, Well I'll catch you on the game."
We parted ways after exchanging a few more words and I continued back to my house.
After I got back I pulled out my phone and a usb cord and plugged them in, I then took a picture of all angles of my face, after the pictures got done uploading into the system, I took the cord and my phone out and threw them onto a pile of clothes in my room, I then picked up the helmet like device I left laying on my bed and put it on.
*Ding*
[Loading...]
*Ding*
[Choose your class. Warrior, Mage, Crafter, Archer, Guardian, Assassin, Citizen.]
I thought for a moment… And it repeated itself
*Ding*
[Choose your class. Warrior, Mage, Crafter, Archer, Guardian, Assassin, Citizen.]
When it repeated itself I thought of what Chris said, and mockingly muttered "Hah, yea I want to be a crafter." I laughed a bit, but it was short lived as I heard.
*Ding*
[Confirming class and Loading into game]
When I heard those words, My heart dropped. Suddenly everything became blurry and I was transported into a town with a wooden sword on my waist and practice dummies in front of me. I cried silently for around 5 minutes then I realized I shouldn't be crying over trivial matters like this I took the wooden sword from off the side of my hip and posed "I'll be an honorable swordsman!" I shouted while receiving glances from other nearby players.
I started to slash at the dummy, one slice to the shoulder spin duck stab. Then I sliced the right shoulder and the left then through the middle. A group of middle school kids approached me there were about 4 and they were all level 7.
"Give us your gold. Now!"
"I don't have any gold I just started the game"
"Everyone is given 5 gold to start off the game, So hand it over"
"No"
As soon as those words came out my mouth I slashed the kid with blue bangs and a wooden dagger with my wooden sword and sweep kicked them. "Ha you'll never beat me." I said confidently but then the kid in the back with brown hair and red knuckle gloves walked up to me and started to pummel me into the stone while the other 3 laughed as he mocked my cries for help.
*Ding*
[Can't die in safe zone, Hp has dropped to 1]
Before the kids walked away leaving me a bloody mess they shouted "We'll remember you".
I couldn't tell If they meant in game or irl in 'Rise to the top' you couldn't adjust your settings, the only setting you could modify was what would happen if you were too hungry to cold to hot etc. That's one of the reasons this game is unique.
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I've been practicing for 4 hours straight, I'm currently level 6 in swordsmanship. I decided I would rap it up today so I logged out. Shortly after I got a bite to eat and scrolled through my phone I realized I had 4 miss call from chris, so I called him back, No answer, I called him again, No answer I was about to give u till my phone started to buzz I picked it up and I heard A weeping mother. She spoke to me "Chris is dead." suddenly I found myself weeping around her ""He was diagnosed with cancer 7 months ago, he really thought of you as his brother." she started crying harder. We sat on the phone crying together for another 40 minutes, then I made an oath 'I'll be grateful for the last thing he gave me, Including the crafter's class'. "Mrs Manning please allow me to attend the funeral" "It's in 2 weeks, on thursday at 3 am". She hung up and I continued to grieve alone. I realized my oath, Logged into the game and started grinding my a** off!
I reached level 8 in less than 1 hour of being in there. Level 10! Level 11! Level 13! I realized that in 2 more levels I could move onto killing mobs I estimated it would take me atleast 3 hour so, I started grinding. I reached level 15 and was about to move onto mobs but I was distracted by a yellow exclamation mark over a girl wearing soldier like cloths.
I approached her and was greeted by the words
"Here's a gift for achieving level 15 you are the 98th person to do so. For being in the top 100 I will not only unlock your trait but I will give you a weapon for your class."
*DIng*
[You have received stone pickaxe]
*Ding*
[Trait unlocked]
For everyone wondering Traits are exclusive to there players there like passive skills. And weapons for your class are exactly what they sound like.