Waking Up somewhere new...

Just another day walking to work on a cold December Christmas is around the corner and I am on my way to work as I turn the corner like a light switch, I blink into a room and now I am in a room dressed like a peasant from medieval times, was I kidnapped from the looks around me I am not the only one in the room. It looks dark but I can make out silhouettes so there must be some sort of light everyone seems to be calm all but one. This individual is having a nervous breakdown laughing manically muttering that he cannot deal with the dark. A buzzer rings out so loud everyone is in pain then the sounds of a huge entry way presents itself since it was so dark no one could see it kinda looks like a pneumatic steel door the other silhouettes become visible since a bright white light fills the entry way, at least 100 people some are standing against the wall the rest standing in the middle of the room like soldiers, some in fetal positions all ranging between Kids to the Elderly, while the person who was having a breakdown seems to have finally calmed down as I look around I don't notice anyone I know but my senses are still feeling strange, whispers all around no one moves although there is a doorway no one makes the attempt to walk through. I have a thought we all heard a buzzer sound but I see nothing to make this noise there must be a speaker in the room that sound for some reason I feel so fixated on this and with the light I attempt to look for it, I can hear a few others are contemplating if they should walk towards the light then a bigger guy muscles definitely a body builder grabs the skittish guy who was freaking out earlier before anyone can stop the muscle guy he chucks out the other person. As he is being flung through the passage way he starts scream then silence as his head seems to be sucked out the wall of light then another ping from the speaker allowing me to pinpoint the sound to a specific side of the wall and to add to that a voice in a robotic way speaks 1/100 people escaped as the first player to leave Bonus item will be given to the first 10 players if you do not leave room the door will shut and Lock forever. I should be leaving; I see that people are leaving 1 by 1 then nearly everyone is gone the doorway a girl with dark hair looks over and says if you don't hurry you may not be able to leave let's go together, I look over to the stranger I tell her I will be out soon see you on the other side *Wink* she blushes and smiles while walking out. The doorway is halfway closed, and I finally found the speaker, I notice something strange there is a big indentation of a box right below the speaker I push it a panel opens up a small wooden chest or box is there I grab the box as I look around no one is left in the room before I leave my curiosity gets the better, I open it there is 3 items in there 2 keys and a note, I open the note the language is unreadable I feel frustrated as I take the note and as I am about throw it on the ground to my surprise a pop up appears with the translation it reads "do not leave this room 1st key is the Secret Armory and the 2nd key is the to unlock to first Area choose the hardest difficulty and become the strongest trust me you won't regret it." I contemplate do I leave or wait as I'm busy trying to make my decision the door closes completely, and I'm stuck in the darkness again the speaker system states that I will be locked in forever and simply wishes me good luck…. as if I expected something to happen I waited for 3 hours or what felt like 3 hours, nothing happened I look in my pockets for anything completely empty then a realization occurs the box that had my keys is empty and I know I didn't drop anything then it dawns on me what if I say "OPEN STATUS" a new pop-up appears, like something from a Video game now the weird part my name is blank I know what it is but refuse to say it out loud in case there is a voice activated feature but if I use the my gamertag rather than my personal info will I be safe if this turns out to be see something more than an isekai because if this appears then would it should be probable to see other people's names if I remember correctly no one had a name appear on their head above like those in certain games, maybe it's a feature that will present themselves in the future I leave that alone for now as I look through this Pop up Window.

I notice a few main things I have an equipment screen, a Stats section and an inventory area which looks like I can fit only a certain amount of items is it due to my lack of physical storage or is it something else, well now that's odd I see the keys in the inventory but why didn't this box go into there as well I decide to put it physically in an empty space and a new pop up appears stating I found a wooden Storage area "would you like to fuse with Inventory right now?" YES or NO. I look over my inventory it can fit 10 squares of items, I press YES it fuses successfully now I have 25 squares available turns out it was a Legendary Pre-Tutorial Treasure Box with a 100% success rate which shocks me if fusing is available then it's a chance something could fail, there was an RPG game I played once where if you fail at a fusion then it's possible that the item can be destroyed. I can see my shoes this status window open is it emitting light or is it because my eyes are getting used to the darkness before I head to the armory, I look over the stat function capabilities, I want to allocate my remaining stat points but I need to study this before that I see something that's needs my attention and its this symbol "!" I tap on it and looks like I received an achievement it reads:

"The First [HUMAN of Earth 74569] Player to finds "System Panel" Rewards given "Inventory" Unlocked, "Map" Unlocked, "Shop" visible still locked until 30-day probation or until level reaches 25, "Community" visible still locked until 30 Day Probation. Achievements given but will not be visible to community, because you are the First to find System Panel in less than minimum of 30 days…..First Ever achievement received Unbelievable Achievement received….due to the immense achievements given for each day prior to the 30 day probation Random Skills will be given to player as follows - [MAGICAL ABILITY/AFFINITY ALL, MARTIAL ARTS, PRODUCTION, HEALING, COOKING, EXPLORATION, APPRAISAL, MENTAL FORTITUDE, LANGUAGE, TAMING, SUMMONING, MANA CIRCUIT, ELEMENTAL RESISTANCE, POISON RESISTANCE, PARALYSIS RESISTANCE, WEAPON MAKING, ALCHEMY, INSTANT MOVEMENT, HUNTING, SMITHING, ENEMY DETECTION, CHANTLESS, INTIMIDATION RESISTANCE, NIGHT VISION, FASTER LEARNING and DROP RATE INCREASE] ATTRIBUTE POINTS 50 GIVEN, INVENTORY EXPANSION 75 SLOTS GIVEN, Gold acquisition will be 10x more the drop rate only available for first 3 Areas of MAP, not exclusively to be used in player store. 3x EXP bonus activated once in starting area, 25,000 GOLD given to player for being a 1st Ranker, since i was given a 3XP boost my level to access the store was changed to 50. Every day being a 1st ranker will receive 500 gold, more information will be given after Probation if still in 1st Rank, *Rankings will be presented in Community* will you post publicly to the Community I choose not to then I get a prompt to put a name I go with my usual tag name "Rainos" it means Rain over Sunset I base it on a popular game that was way ahead of its time when I was a kid growing up.

8-hours Earlier, back on Earth it seems that a multitude of people have passed out all over the world all at the same time a lot of chaos occurred and my family my Mother, Brother and Step-Dad are all ok, when my body passed out I was found out much later in the Hospital with all the other comatose people my family rushes to find me my brother is the first to find me in a fully packed area of sleeping people my mother weeping looks over to ask why is my body not hooked up to a ventilation machine and the Doctors are all in shock they state in an announcement that there is no reason why these people should be asleep the bodies of these people are all Comatose we will work diligently to find the cause of this epidemic. The chaos all around the world ensues when its not only happening where we live but in every corner of the globe people are just falling on the ground, then as the news blares out everyone awake gets a sharp pain in their head and a voice rings out every one hears a voice informing the people awake that each human who is comatose must be left somewhere comfortable that their souls and minds have been transferred to another world this new world and their choices in this world will decide the outcome of this Earth and its people once the Player's Body is registered via the screen that should be visible above their body we of the !@#$%^ will establish a Life Pod to ensure the needs to keep the host alive but if they perish in the other world they will die here in this Earth as well you have 30 days to register or we the !@#$%^ will automatically register if Pod is moved or broken the Player will Die please be aware once the Player reaches the 30 day mark they will be able to communicate with whomever is on the other side of their Pod some benefit may be applied depending on the Players Rank and Choices also until 30 day mark all progress will be uploaded to the public eye via your media platforms however the Players will not be aware until their 30 day probation is over. The announcements that were given stopped and then people were sent a worldwide alert to view their nearest Player feed since my brother is able to bring it up to his phone and they see me in the room with all the other players, my family decides to bring me home and not listen to the Doctors who are not believing anything that's going around them Speculation all over the world about how true this is but you cannot deny that a person's stream feed is above their head, as my family gets me into my room lays be on my bed my mother decided to take my clothes away the ones I wear mostly as she does that she starts to cry thinking I'm dead my brother a tech savvy man is making sure that a Live feed is showing what I'm doing is present at all times the way it shows is more like a close 3rd person camera feed that can clearly see at all times at that point when it was set up my family hears the conversation I have with the girl who I make blush then my brother makes a shocking discovery the man is me looks way younger like I regressed to 21yrs old not only that my glasses are not present and I am thin like really thin my current body structure on earth was considered Obese but where ever the stream showed I was very thin kinda twiggy like my brother was curious but kept it to himself because my mom was still laughing while stroking my hair like a doting mother would. The family decided to register my room as the designated area my family was asked to leave the room by the pop up above my head it also stated it will alter the surrounding area please leave in 2 minutes until a signal cleared them for re-entry. My Mom took nearly everything out with families help and made sure they took anything that was mine from the room in case this alteration would destroy things but as another warning was given to leave that a possible loss of life other than the player is issued, the family finished in time my momma gave me one long kiss on my forehead and leaves.

Context about the room the length of it is about 20 ft in length and 18 ft in width it's a small room but its decent, after a short time a voice rings out from my room and when my family enters the room its bigger in the inside way bigger than the entire apartment 4 times bigger combined my pod is stationary upright my body is in some sort of solution with a breathing mask over it standing besides a wall, a panel to the side with a huge Monitor Feed along with a platform with a small hole in the base of it, my mom curious goes close to it and a Hologram emerges and speaks to my Mother and the rest of the family my brother asks how is it possible that my room is so much bigger than how it is outside, the Hologram explains that the level of technology of its creators are capable of turning a closet into a mansion sized facility as for the technical aspects it would take approximately 295 earth years to go through the specifics of intangible theory for any Human to understand my brother clearly frustrated but lets it go. My Mother asks if I'm safe the Feed appears and I'm not moving again The Hologram explains that I found the key to both the armory and the first floor Tutorial area but finds it odd that there is a note in the box, after the Holo announces my rewards to my family they are shocked at what transpired from all the skills and the gold my Brother picks up on what the statement means that Gold is Not exclusive to the Shop/Store The Hologram explains that once the Community menu becomes available to Player "Rainos" he will be able to use Gold to exchange to your currency or allow you to receive benefits such as Shop related items to aid or protect. The Hologram then explains to my family why I was chosen it was believed that I had the likelihood of dying immediately was projected and were given an opportunity to live if your Player survives the end your earth will be saved and this technology will be left here. Since he was the first of this Earth to reach Rank 1 even if he were to drop in Ranks, he is the only one to Utilize the System Panel in the other worlds it would take approximately 20days, the Creator has given Player "Rainos" special treatment most odd. To answer the other query this room will forever be here on the other side of the wall it is still intact we just expanded the inside to make it more livable and thanks to Player "Rainos" achievements there are more rooms available a kitchen, sleep areas as well as a Replicator that was provided from the memories of Player Rainos. Please be aware by using me as a proxy I can change this place to better suit the needs of Player Rainos Family even if he drops in the ranking I am being informed as compensation I will be functional for this family for however long possible, in addition each Gold Coin Player Rainos receives is equivalent to $50.00 of your currency if he decides to donate it to his family later when the Community is available then it will be his choice, now the money you will receive seems to be the amount of Gold he currently has 25,500 gold is what he has normally it would be assigned for one person to be in charged but it seems the Creator has deemed this Player's family different for whatever this player earns each family member of this household will be deposited $1,275,000 and additionally everyone here will see a deposit at the end of each day whatever the player earns of gold will last until 5 maps completed. Although the money is a welcome boon that part of what the hologram said has made my mother worry more and prays for me, my brother asks why can't we see in the pod the holo states that in order to match the current state of the Player in the other world we have healed his body and reconstructed the players body to match what you see on the live feed in addition his body will change if he upgrades his Stat points. The hologram puts on the monitor explaining that the player has attribute points that he can alter, 

STRENGTH STAT - can alter the base strength and if too much is added all at once then his muscles would meet the need to alter his appearance to show a more muscular appearance *WARNING advise not adding too much to one stat as if muscles are added with an extreme amount the Player may die* 

STAMINA STAT - this stat will increase overall ability in agility and endurance Player will not tire easily *WARNING please advise HUMAN Players need sleep, too much stamina may affect sleep cycle*

VITALITY STAT - can survive a fatal wound if high enough*WARNING can survive head being cut off but without reattachment death will be slow*

LOCKED [MAGIC STAT] - able to use magic strength of magic will be determined of understanding *WARNING without proper skill Magic or Mana will use Vitality to refill MP bar*

WISDOM STAT - can allow the Player a better understanding in proficiency.

DEXTERITY STAT - slight increase to Agility allows the player to sneak proficiently, disarm traps, able to locate traps better. 

CHARISMA STAT - the higher the stat can alter a decision of another to your favor.'

LUCK STAT - the higher this stat can increase drop rate and possibly find yourself in interesting situations.

My family, mainly my mother and Stepdad, cannot understand it. My brother understands a bit the monitor feed goes up the screen and updates my Status screen the pod closes for a brief moment to update the "Player" after it seems I left the Armory which apparently was the only place that the feed was cut off for a moment with new armor and weapons while I chose a location to spawn into. My family now, with a total of nearly 4 million needed to make sure they acted fast since they knew that moving my body was impossible, they decided they needed to buy out the house we lived in plus the extra rooms definitely helped. Things were changing in my life on earth without me knowing but at the moment my survival was the only thing that mattered although I did not know if I would ever see my family again, I did what I had to for survival my way and never regretted my actions or my beliefs. 

Now back to when i entered the Armory, after looking over the Stat information I decide to work on it after I enter the Armory as i enter the Armory my Appraisal skill works wonders and with the blacksmithing skill i can see what weapons are able to evolve or strengthen using materials even though this appraisal skill is difficult to use i now can control what i see thanks to the mana circuit that now is in my body. I feel new things for the first time but like this body I am adapting well then something pops up "New Skill created Adaptation - allows the player to get used to situations easier(evolution is able)". I wonder since i have no time limit here if i can figure out this skill of Mana the description reads i can use all Affinities i look around and right before the exit there is an empty wall space that looks kinda suspect. When i walked in every part of the room is littered with weapons and armor but there all so basic it doesn't seem like a secret room, the other thing i realized is that nearly all these items have a gray hugh to it, only 3 items a bow and arrows were green the other thing were leather boots green with a boost of defense. Now back to learning how to use mana since i never used it before from all the Isekai I have red before imagining an unknown force leaving my body I imagine the flickering of fire form just above my hand and as if I lit a match I feel the heat I open my eyes and i see a small ball of fire just above my hand although i feel the warmth i don't feel the hot searing pain i would if i were to feel this normally. I then think about all the other forms of fire, after thinking about it i have created new forms of Fireball magic which are Green fire - burns longer a continuous burn that will not go out until deprived of oxygen, a purple fire - it can resemble the purple streak of lightning magic can cause paralyzation, Gold fire - can burn armor off, Red/Orange fire - can burn like normal fire lasts longer in campfires and cooking considered quality of life magic, Blue fire - more Powerful than a Standard Fireball with bigger splash and knockback damage. Now i try all the basic affinities, Water, Earth, Air, Dark and Light. Using Earth and Fire magic i Create a new magic Metal magic - i can free form any metal material as long as it's metal in nature i am able to wield it for a one time use *this requires a skill to use metal created for indefinite use*. Looks like i can use my blacksmithing skill with Metal Magic just call me that mutant that bends metal to his will. I use earth magic to create a kiln and some metal to create a metal anvil and hammer the rest of the Armory along with the Gold fire that I am using for melting the armor and metal weapons all in the Armory that i can see I manage to craft a samurai Sword, a Dagger, and a flexible metal armor, with my Production skill i was able to create the Tailoring Skill which allowed my mind to automatically know if i were to pack on muscle here in this world the armor i use here in this world would last a very long time. So i grafted the Flexible metal armor into the lining of the leather armor i created thankfully for the Weapon Making skill i was able to use with Tailoring to create sheathes and handles for the weapons i made, after i did an appraisal again i see that the Katana and Dagger weapons i made are called EGO weapons which level up as i do and there durability increases upon leveling up with an odd text that reads Treat them well and they will help, I wonder what it means but i stopped caring about these level up when i do i definitely will take care of my weapons, should be an interesting run now that the Armory is barren I notice a small hole in a section of the armory so i decide to use a Blue Fireball and I destroy the wall turns out my hunch was right, I can see a small entryway using my newly acquired light magic i made a small ball of light and had it hover above my head so it's easier to see what's around me. I enter just to see more weapons with even higher rarity from uncommon to Rare, Super Rare, Unique, and a Ego Armor Set i chuckle thinking I guess i will have the Ego build, although not as good as my weapons it may be good to try how these weapons feel, as i reach closer my Katana and Dagger start to shake on my belt as i pull back my hand it stops very curiously i test it out a few times. I then decide to ask my Katana "shake if you understand me" nothing happens and then i chuckle thinking I'm losing it then it shakes i look down and then i decide to unsheathe my Katana filled with a sense of goosebumps shaking the core of my heart it speaks although telepathically it speaks "Hello Master it's a pleasure to meet you, if you would allow me to devour these swords i will prove that i am the only sword you require" Then i will name you Zashi in my world your design was based off the Wakizashi the Companion Sword. Then in a bright light the Katana shined Zashi acknowledged the name and is grateful the Dagger shook behind me and Zashi chuckled heartily he said that the Dagger is just jealous that i received a name first I sheathe Zashi and i pull out the Dagger it also speaks in a pouty way "No fair master" I will name you Maahes derived under a Deity in my world it was also named a Deity of war, protection, weather, and that of knives. Just like Zashi, Maahes shined and after closer inspection they both gained free stat accumulation although i cant add anything to their base stats i can however use these stats to increase my own stats with me just giving them names and leveling them up after consuming the respected swords for Zashi and the other bladed knives for Maahes they leveled up 12 levels each level up increases their overall durability and each level up gains 6 free Stats I was wondering how they leveled up so fast then i remembered the EXP boost since they are my Ego weapons they are apart of me then i look over the Ego armor and i walk over the Ego armor is covered in a Barrier a restriction of stats of Strength, Stamina and Magic under 15 cannot enter and requires a wisdom Stat of 20 finally i look over my Status once again it seems from what i have been doing since I've entered the armory i seem to have reached Level 13 the 3x EXP boost is still in effect the base stat points showcase that i had 5 all across the board except for Luck which was on 10 and Charm stat at 6. I did not check the level up feature when it occurred. I can now either randomize the accumulation of stats or Manually increase them myself. Not that I don't trust this system, randomizing is too much of a gamble and I rather be the one to control so I choose Manual Allocation. NEW TITLE ACQUIRED " Without a Guide? " description reads - a Player who figures out how to change stats without a guide (Only Possible with Status Screen acquisition). Zashi or Maahes you guys wouldn't happen to know who the guide would be. Zashi responds "I'm sorry Master but since you created us here we don't know that much, the only thing we know is what you provided". I look at Zashi and ask him to explain, Zashi states since Maahes and itself is Masters Creation we have all Masters memories and the importance of family resonates because essentially they are my children although not shared by blood but by Magic. Maahes also makes it clear even though we are not related by blood they both hope we treat them well. I smile of course you both are really important to me and I would be really lonely without you both we all just smile and laugh together. Well let's get back to getting a new set of armor my two new family members agree, back to looking at my free stats i have 39 plus the 72 from Zashi and Maahes 111 since i don't know the norm of this new world let's play it safe and add 10 to all the base stats (I regret this action but the results are insane). All of a sudden i feel dizzy then my body feels like it's on fire my muscles increase my body structure changes because of the Charm Stat and thanks to the Lucky Stat it seems this change in everything lasts significantly shorter than it would a normal Player. Now after this transformation the clothes i was wearing seem to be a bit tighter i am able to get through the barrier and reach the armor stand now with closer inspection it is an ego set of lightweight armor headgear is a leather cap, top wear is a shirt with leather strappings, shoulder pauldrons with gauntlets and studded iron knuckles for offense the belt has an equipped satchel it looks like through the status screen it has its own inventory only 7 slots restricted to Potions and Misc. the pants are akin to construction pants and are quite comfortable and the boots seem to change in size initially they were too big but now they shrunk to a comfortable fit and since it is classified as an ego armor set when i pickup the other armor i had created the EGO set requested through the status screen if they can consume it i pressed yes then as if warped from my hand and into the armor some parts of the leather armor received some silver studs it became more durable and the buffs i had on the armor became integrated with the Ego armor. I named the Armor Vulcan on behalf of a Greek God for Fire and the Forge this Greek God has shaped the greatest weapons and tailored the best armor i feel it's a fitting name after a flash of light once again Vulcan responds as a projection from my mind the armor is in front of me with one knee bent and his posture of that as a knight kneeling to his king "i am named Vulcan and i shall protect my master till i cannot no longer Thank you my King for giving me a worthy purpose".

Then I see Zashi as a Samurai posturing itself greeting me the same as Vulcan, as well as Maahes in the form of an assassin. [NEW TITLE CREATED] - "EGO MASTER" description reads one who treats an Ego with respect Memories of an Ego will imprint their will to the Ego Master (Evolvable) in an instant I pull out Zashi and like something over takes me my Swordsmanship skill changes underneath the skill it reads Samurai arts imprinted, then i pull out Maahes Skill acquired "Creeds Eden" - Assassin techniques and arts imprinted to the Ego Master, Vulcan shines once again then Passive Skills imprinted "Auto Regen" - a passive skill to allow Ego Master of this world back to 100% HP Passive Skill "Second Heart" - doubles HP and gives the Ego Master a second chance if the Player were to lose all HP and Die Passive skill Second heart will activate allowing the player to revive from death Normally one time use with combination of passive skill Auto Regen after 3 days Second Heart will become usable again. I then look over the other weapons and Armor that are left I take as much as i can carry along with a Uncommon Bow and a quiver filled with arrows thanks to Maahes imprint I'm able to use a Bow with adept skill, after I'm about ready to Leave Zashi asks why i decided to carry the types weapons and armor when they are more than enough and i answer its simple because i am lucky to met all of you but why am i the only one here what about the others who came with me I'm sure there is a bunch of unknowns out there in this new world i am in and the same goes for who i might meet so if i can create my own team of trustworthy people I'm sure outfitting them with decent gear will help someone immensely. Maahes agrees with the sentiment but please be wary from your memories master greed is a powerful and fleeting emotion. I know all to well my friends but we will deal with that when the time arrives now that we have stripped this room bare we should get going. I make my way towards the exit I breath nervously Vulcan says "Master no need to be nervous we are with you" that's not it Vulcan I am just excited that i may not want to leave even I am sure there is a way out all i know is that when i awoke i had in my mind that i need to get back to my family so it may be a possibility for that to happen. It is time lets meet our new life and hopefully i meet my new Teammate. *walks through the exit*