Chapter 2
I pressed forward towards the village, which was a few miles in the distance. The land around me was fairly flat, with the village set upon a small hill.
The snakes seemed to be able to hide in the flower fields. The description said that they would try and capture and constrict me. It also said they would try and catch me off guard.
I assumed that this is not a typical basic monster. It seemed like a class-based monster. The game designers must have designed each of the starting locations based upon their classes.
Which bears the question? Why am I the only Ninja?
Maybe I'm just the first one to arrive.
The snakes had a natural camouflage amongst the flowers. The stems of the plants producing the flowers were the same shade of green as the snake. This made it impossible for me to spot them, at least with my current stats.
As soon as I moved, there was a rustling in the flowers around me. This sound allowed me to pinpoint the location of the two snakes.
I was still too late to dodge.
I felt pain in my left leg and left arm.
Ding!
You have taken 2 damage! |8/10|
Ding!
You have taken 4 damage! |4/10|
Holy mess! One more hit can't I'm done for!
I quickly counterattacked with my sword, stepping back and slicing downward.
Activated Strong Slash
Hit!
You have dealt 7 damage! |3/10|
Nice! A clean hit! Not quite enough to take it down, but good.
Now, to dodge the next attack. I cannot afford to get hit again.
I focused on the snakes, trying to determine where they would strike. I slowly circled them, and sure enough, they struck at the spot where I had been. I struck the wounded snake with a basic attack.
You have dealt 4 damage! |0/10|
You have slain Green Boa!
Gained 2 experience!
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The basic mechanic was easy to understand. I circled the last snake and tried a thrust this time.
Activated Strong Thrust!
Critical Hit!
You have dealt 12 damage! |0/10|
You have slain Green Boa!
You have gained 2 experience!
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Whew! That was close! I looted the bodies, receiving a few more copper apiece.
I decided to check my inventory for any recovery items. Based upon my memories, this seemed reasonable.
A window popped up displaying the current items in my inventory.
- Longsword (2-8 damage) (equipped)
-dagger(2-4) (equipped)
-leather belt(3 armor) (Two equip slots) (equipped)
-Leather chest piece( 8 armor)(equipped)
-Leather Boots( 4 armor)
(equipped)
-Leather leggings ( 4 armor)
(equipped)
-Leather bracers( 2 armor)
(equipped)
-Leather gloves ( 3 armor)
(equipped)
-crisp red apple-(2) (recovers 2 hp per second for ten seconds when eaten.)(Only usable out of combat)
-shuriken(2)
-smoke bomb(1)
-106 copper coins
I tapped the screen and removed an apple.
It magically appeared in my hand, so I began to eat it.
Piiing!
Recovering 2 health per second.
|6/10|
The apple was soooo delicious!
It was like eating it for the first time. When they wiped my memory they must have thought food memory was an unimportant issue. It was light, crisp, delightfully juicy, and soooo good!
The mere thought of eating all of my favorite foods again for the first time had my mouth watering.
Wait, I don't know what they are anymore!
I'll just have to try them all!! Muahhahaa!
Health fully restored!
Alright! My hp is up, now I have to figure out a better way to fight these guys. My character doesn't have a high enough perception to see them before they strike. Once they attack they are easy enough to defeat, but if they get a lucky attack they could one-shot me. I'm not even sure if this game allows respawns or not, though most games do.
There has to be away...
Smoke bombs....no..I should save them...
Shurikens....could help but without sight....so no...
Half of my class is magic based so that leaves me with.....
Telekinesis- A spell that allows the movement of objects with the mind. Otherwise known as mage hand. Has the full capabilities of a hand, but is invisible. Strength and duration increase based upon spell level.
Level 1: 5 lbs limit, 2-second duration.
Interesting! So it's not as bad as I thought, it's like a hand! The duration and weight limit aren't great, but I'll just have to level them up!
Maybe I can find a use for this....