2 Chapter 2 - Crashlanded
'Chirp! Chirp!'
Amidst a green farmland, with cool breezes, palm tree leaves are swaying back and forth gently against the wind while the birds are chirping playfully. Then, up in the atmosphere, one could slowly see a ball of fire rapidly descending from the sky towards the ground.
SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! SPLASH!
Numerous other loud sounds could be heard from the distance as that object collided through the mountains, rocks and finally landed in the muddy rice fields. A weak wailing voice could be heard from that object after the crash, like the sound of a man whose balls just got kicked. Then, after a long while, a raggedy figure could be seen slowly rising from the impact area before standing haggardly with batted breaths.
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"F*ck! You insolent deity! one day I will ascend the heavens myself and whoop your sorry a*s so hard you would want to climb back inside your momma's womb!" yelled Theo angrily while holding his middle finger pointing up onto the sky.
He was feeling so exasperated that the deity sent him into the world in such a fashion instead of making him appear like a saint descending slowly from the heavens with rainbows as the background while the masses reverred in fear and bow to him in worship on ground, as if preordained to happen since the beginning of time. Yet, he was basically like being thrown directly into the mud! How infuriating!
Dusting off the mud from his clothes, he slowly look around to analyze his surroundings and began to walk to the nearby stream to wash off his dirty and muddy face. If people were to saw him like the state he was in, he would look no more than the average plebians from ancient times. One's image of first impression towards him would definitely be of disgust and contempt by then.
After a thorough wash of his face and hairs, he bathed inside the stream and lay afloat on the water for awhile to let it soak into his clothes and wash away the mud on it. Then he stood up.
"Now that feels so much better! And boy oh boy, don't I look like some kind of a chosen one now?" he chuckled to himself amusedly while looking at his reflections on the water. Before, his looks could be considered as quite average with black short hairs and facial features that could easily be forgotten.
Now, his head is draped with golden long hairs passed the shoulder and his eyes donned with bright silver pupils in it. This is the appearance of what he chose when the deity transported him into the void realm to make-over his appearance, sort of like the character creation mode in games when the players started out. Not only that, when he stood up, he felt much more lively and brimming with power that his previous limpy bodies in the old world could not compare. His body now could be described as lean and fit, his height is now about 176 cm tall and his figure exudes out a noble aura that would definitely captivate the hearts of naive young women who fantasized about their charming prince.
After feeling quite satisfied and proud with his brand new look, he started to pose his arms like the body builder Arnold Schwarzeneger, a bulging biceps and shoulders like boulders threaten to rip out from his clothes. Then, a bird landed on his biceps thinking that he was a scarecrow. Feeling humiliated for the bird to not recognize him as a living being, he slapped the bird aside and swore to find its nest and cook its eggs should he found them later on.
"Hmph! Stupid bird!" he harrumphed.
Then he began to ponder about what the deity had said to him in the void.
"Hmm.. the deity said that I could call up the system interface just by thinking about it.."
Thus, he willed for the system interface to open up.
[Ting!]
A screen appeared to float infront of him showing numerous information.
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/// [IDENTITY] \\\
Name: Theodore
Level: 1
Job: Ruler
Age: 27
/// [BASIC INFO] \\\
Hp: 100/100
Magic: 50/50
Exp: 0/10
RP: 0
/// [STATS] \\\
Strength - 10
Defence - 15
Physique -10
Magic - 5
Intelligence - 20
Agility - 8
/// [SKILLS] \\\
None
/// [ABILITIES] \\\
Ruler's Influence (Lv1) (exp 0/10)
Ruler's Kingdom (Locked)
Ruler's Mode (Locked)
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Looking towards the screen and analyzing it for a bit, he soon nodded to himself as he started to understood how this system of his works out. Then, he gazed towards the skills and abilities section which to him is the most important area. The skills was empty and most of his abilities are locked, so after some thinking, he made a conclusion:
"I see I see.. based from my experience by playing games before, I would gain skills by reading skill books.. and this abilities section must be innate for me only.."
Thinking up to here, Theo looked onto another tab from the interface labelled "SHOP" and willed himself to switch to it.
"Ting!"
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Note: More items will be available randomly upon levelling up and upon specific request for 50 RP.
/// [SKILL BOOKS - BASIC] \\\
Basic Sword art - 5 RP
Basic Magic Ward - 5 RP
/// [TECHNOLOGIES] \\\
Vikings Hut - 10 RP
Portable Toilets - 5 RP
/// [CLOTHES] \\\
Basic Hunting Gears - 5 RP
Basic Sorcerers Robe - 5 RP
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The shop interface opened up and only a little bit of items were on sale after his quick browse. But his interest was piqued by the technologies and clothes section.
"Ohh? I can buy other things too beside skills? But damned my cousin's father! I dont even have any Ruler's Points to purchase anything with!" Theo was feeling frustrated upon the thought about how he was not given any pocket money by the deity to spent on.
The deity explained to him that only Ruler's Points or RP in short, could be used to purchase stuff from the system. Yet he had nothing on him now. Then, he heard the sound of notification from his system.
[Ting!]
[The deity has heard your demise and pity upon your misfortune. The deity hereby grants you your first 100 RP for free.]
"Pity your ancestor!" Theo felt agrieved and wronged by the deity. However, he still chose to buy the [Basic Swordart], [Basic Magic Ward] and the [Basic Sorcerer's Robe] before the deity changes its mind. He couldn't help but to think the deity is quite cheap.
The reason why he bought the robe instead of the hunting gear for now was because he needed to conceal his appearanc. Also, by his logic of medieval world with swords and magic, this could make it look like he is only adapt in magic and poor in close combat, so he could sneak an attack upon his unsuspecting enemies who would look down on him as a Sorcerer, while in fact he is adapt in swordarts later on. Theo decided that his motto in this life was to be tactical, though some would choose to call that, underhanded.
Just as he was finished putting on his robes, a shout could be heard that came by from the distance.
"I saw it headed here and the sound from the impact is definitely around here! It could be treasures that fell from the heavens!" Yelled a young man seemingly in his twenties with short curly hair and stoic figure leading a group of men towards where he fell before.
And Theo lips curled up as he grinned..
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