SPLAs.h.!.+First of all falling from the sky was not fun, I thought that I would have enjoyed it seeing as I had chosen to be part dragon, but the wings on my back seemed to be malfunctioning or something. So all I could do was plunge head first into a freezing cold lake.
-5hp
That sucked, and it hurt a lot. Considering I only started out with 10hp, it means I just lost half falling from the sky. It could have been worse, but I doubted the first experience the game would want any new user to feel was death. I kicked my legs and swam up to the surface. This was a game, and places like this would be the stomping ground for monsters, and unfortunately I was right.
I have barely begun my ascent, when I felt something grab me, (as cliché as it could get. Tentacle monster hidden in the deep.) I kicked down hard.
You have dealt -3 damage to Vomusk Deep Squid
level 200
HP: 1,500,097/1,600,000
I opened my eyes in shock as I kicked harder. Where in G.o.d"s name did this game sp.a.w.n me. I was level 0,a big fat ZERO! Why am I skinny dipping with a level 200 man eating fish. I kicked harder, ignoring the strings of -0 floating in the air. But I was rapidly running out of air and my limbs were getting to heavy. Then suddenly a hand plunged into the water and pulled me out, depositing me roughly on a wooden raft that was adrift over the lake.
I coughed and hacked out water from my lungs and mouth, all the while kissing the raft below me in thanks and grat.i.tude. I was alive, and that was enough for me. And I had to be grateful for it, who knew what could have happened if I didn"t get the help I needed at the moment. And then
PARUUUUUUUUUU!
I almost fell back into the water at the loud sound. Why would an elephant be so close. I turned to ask my benefactor, only freeze like a dear in headlights. Yes I was on a wooden raft, but it was not set adrift on a lake, because of how high I was when I was falling I thought it was lake, but it was a freaking ocean. But right on that wooden raft, sitting opposite me with skin as black as night, and dotted with tiny specks of light, to make it seem like it"s skin was the night sky, was an elephant the size...of a dog.
I looked at the elephant, and elephant looked back at me. I blinked, and it blinked it"s huge silver eyes in return. So this was the person who save me from becoming fish food, an elephant smaller than the average baby elephant. And it"s skin was black with white dots and stripes, and one snazzy looking diamond rested on it"s forehead. I wonder what it is.
[Arnetine Sky Mammoth (Night Form)/Grade: Earth/Level 1/ HP 408/450]
[Status: Injured and Hungry/ Attack: 1 Defense: 100/ Neutral]
We had the same level, but it had 45 times as much health as I did. And it"s grade alone let me know that this was no ordinary monster. In lost Descendants, weapons, equipment, materials, monsters, in fact everything in here has a grade. And they"re divided into Normal, Mortal, Earth, Heaven, Legendary, Mystic and Divine grades.
The grades depicts the rarity, strength and importance. Which means this fellow was at the top of the low grades being an earth monster. But the question remains why was it set adrift on an ocean, alone, and why was I thrown right in the middle of it.
Even though players are randomly sp.a.w.ned, they are always sent to the closest city, town or village around. Which means either the system made a mistake, or the b.l.o.o.d.y city I was sp.a.w.ned at was freaking underwater, in an ocean filled with level 200 to who knows what monsters. Wow, thanks Mom, things are going great.
"Hi my name is A...."
THWACK! -1 Hp
Oh my G.o.d did that elephant just smack me? I was about to burst out in anger and maybe have it for dinner when I saw it"s eyes. It was frightened, and it was cold. It may have pulled me out from certain doom, but that didn"t mean it trusted me. And looking at it, all I could see was a child, someone who was alone in the middle of nowhere. I felt a little guilty, so I decided to try again.
"Hey are you oka....."
THWACK! -1hp
You know what, I give up. Let"s just ignore each other and drift around aimlessly till the world ends. Three more hits like that, and I"m dead. There was enough room for both of us to share the raft. Besides I had other things to do.
"Status Screen, don"t you dare!"
I shouted as I pointed at the elephant about to smack me again. It seems just me talking was enough to spook the little fellow. But a firm tone was required, and it learnt that I meant business. I was an adult, and I would not let any baby, elephant or otherwise smack me around.
THWACK!
I"ve come to the realization, that I hated this elephant. And that as soon as I get the opportunity, I was going to kill it, and eat it! Holding my stinging cheek, I faced the stat screen that popped up in front of me.
Name: Aaren/ Level: 1(0/100)/ Cla.s.s:N/A
Race: Dragon Kin Tribrid(Dragon/High Elf/Human)
Attack: 10/ Defense: 5/ Speed: 10/ Magic: 15
Hp 3/10 MP 30/30
Stat points:0. Skill points:0
Pa.s.sive skills:
• Nature buff (level 1) basic + 2% to all nature oriented skills, spells, or tasks.
• Wind child(level 1) basic. +5% to all wind oriented skills and spells.
• Adaptive(level 1) basic. +2% speed to learning skills and leveling up.
Active skills:
• Shoot(level 1) basic. +3% damage and speed for projectile weapons. (Cost 5 MP) (cool down 25 seconds)
• Glide(level 1) basic. Glide in the air for 15 seconds. + 5% to speed during flight. (Cost 20 MP) (cool down 40 seconds)
• Hard punch(level 1) basic. Hit your opponent for 40% extra of your total attack. Speed +5% during skill.(cost 10 MP) (cool down 20 seconds)
Well none of the skills are helpful in getting me out of my current predicament. The wings on my back, even though I could weirdly feel them, like two extra limbs were completely useless at the moment. I could feel that they were weak, and incapable of sustained flight. Like I was some sort of baby dragon. A hungry baby dragon. Ignoring the crazy elephant, I turned my gaze into the sea below me, it was almost dark, but I could see fishes swimming near the surface.
I looked around the raft, and noticed three bags on it. I wonder how I was unable to notice them before. Keeping a wary eye, on the trigger happy baby elephant, I inspected the contents of the bag.
[Convolurian Fire Ruby/ Grade: Earth/ Type: Forging, Alchemical and Spell material]
Well who would have thought baby elephant here was loaded. This things had to fetch a lot of money, and there were three bags, with each bag being half a meter tall at least. Unfortunately, I had other plans for it. Giving a wary look at the elephant, I scooped up a fistful of the rubies, and walked to the edge of the raft. The raft alone was three meters wide and six long, so I had enough s.p.a.ce.
The rubies were the size of beans, just the perfect size that I needed them to be. I raised my hand and waited, watching closely as the fishes swam around leisurely, waiting for one that"s stupid enough to come close to me, and here it is.
"Shoot!"
(You have caused 30 damage to Jitusat ocean catfish, critical hit – 300 Hp)
(you have slain Jitusat ocean catfish. Gained 1000 exp, x10 XP for killing a monster 10 levels higher than you.)
(Congratulations on getting to level 3.you have gained 3 stat points, and 1 skill points.)
That was great and all, but I was still really hungry. I pulled the dead floating fish out of the water, and almost had a heart attack when I realized it was half the size of my body, and scalding hot. I placed it on the raft and shoved my burnt hand back into the sea. By the time I was done, the fish was roasted to a crispy texture that made my stomach rumble even more.
A thought came to me, and I quickly shoved my finger into the hole the fire ruby had made through it"s eyes. I didn"t want to boast about being able to take the fish out in one hit, and aiming for a vulnerable place like it eyes, so I didn"t say anything. Not that there was anyone here to listen anyway. I spent quite a bit of time among my mother"s extended family back in Nigeria. I spent hours learning how to fish from the rivers there, fun people. They also taught me how to wrestle, but I don"t think that Information was relevant at the moment.
I pulled the ruby out, but instead it was no longer a ruby, but a simple crystal. Apparently the fire in it, had cooked the fish. I placed it aside, picked the fish up, and dug into it with much gusto. It seemed to melt in my mouth, it crunched, and spilled delicious juices down the side of my lips. I"ve never tasted fish this delicious in my entire life, and I was determined to eat, until nothing was left.
Then I felt someone nudge me, I turned to see the elephant a whole lot closer and looking at me with eyes I"ve only ever seen on human kids, or a dog. How is this possible? I wanted to resist, I have to resist those eyes...…..I failed. I watched it eat, letting out happy groaning sounds as it filled it"s hungry stomach. I turned my head to the horizon and saw the setting sun as it fell down into the sea.
My strings of weird experiences aside, this world was beautiful. It was amazing and so real. A world my mom and her family built. It was peaceful, and I hoped that I could be stuck in this moment for as long as I could. I turned and saw the elephant snoring away. I scoffed at it, and laid back, my eyes looking at the deep blue sky. I"ll be back.
"Log Out."