Chapter 07 Companions
"I...You...Tim- You come from the future." I stammered, attempting to articulate a sentence
"I already know." Daniel's reply was calm and composed
"wha-"
Daniel: "The system already told me. We came from different universes and timelines."
"You know, at first, I thought this was a dream. But as time passed, I realized my brain couldn't make all of this. There is a limit."
My head tilted upward, allowing me to meet Daniel's gaze directly. His demeanor was serious, starkly contrasting the person I had initially met in the tutorial.
Daniel: "I'm curious about this place. I want to know the why of this place, the actual reason... You got the invitation, right?"
My brows furrowed. "Invitation?"
Daniel's eyes remained in ceaseless motion, from left to right, as we talked. "You... didn't get an invitation?"
... I didn't know what to say ¿what invitation? Discord/Aqarath just sent me here after a talk.
Daniel's eyes reflect a mixture of skepticism and curiosity. "Then how are you here?"
"Long story And Hard to explain even if I wanted."
Daniel: I won't inquire into your past, but haven't you asked yourself why are you here?
I shrugged " Nope and I dont give a fuck for now. I am here just here for the whim of a god, and that's all that matters."
Technically speaking, Dante Is telling the truth.
Daniel's disbelief was evident. He couldn't believe my answer.
"let me tell you something, Daniel, I remember certain phrase: Ignorance is a blessing."
"Sometimes a sweet lie is better than the cold truth. And what are you trying to get with this talk?"
Daniel: "You"
I blinked a couple of times quickly, taken aback. "Please elaborate further."
Daniel: "From what I asked the system, most players are at least in a group of 4 people."
"So you want to work together?"
Daniel: "Yes, you seem trustworthy, and this place demands at least four players. And you can kill other players. So lone wolves are easy prey, most of the time."
"Are you sure that I was only 5 minutes unconscious?"
Daniel: "No. At that moment, I was pretty shocked. If I'm not wrong, you were asleep for half an hour."
"Sure. I'll work with you." Dante didn't think twice. From his perspective, Daniel seemed like someone worth following. After all, he learned all of this relatively fast.
Daniel: "And Eve- Wait, just like that?"
"Yeah, why should I doubt you? We fought side by side and almost died together."
I bite the lobster, and the taste is quite mid at most. I would eat meat if it's my last resource. I'm not made for this, after all.
A brief silence enveloped us. Daniel is looking me in my eyes, processing my answer.
"What?" I finally broke the silence
Daniel: "You should be more careful from now What if i was trying to use you or something worse?"
"You don't seem like a person who would do that." trying to shrug off his caution
Daniel: "Never trust a person by their first appearance."
I waved his words away casually. "Yeah, yeah... Anyway, what's next? You asked a lot of questions about this place. Did it tell you what we need to do exactly?"
He took a deep breath, trying to assimilate how easily I accepted all of this
Daniel: You already checked everything the system offers to us, right?
"Most of it, but there's a few parts left."
Daniel: Finish your meal, then check what you missed and accept my friend request
I nod and do what he said.
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Friends Request accepted
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Then head to the Class Skill Shop.
Wow, what a weird store! Quick resume: This shop contains characters, and upon buying the character, you'll unlock the ramifications, which are upgrades and skills for those characters,
So, I did what any normal person would do when they see things they can't afford. Glimpse at them and dream.
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Lunaris Corruption: Let you transform into Nightmare Moon with Luna
accompanied by a Sanity meter (Scale according to your willpower)
Daystar Tainting: allows you to transform into Day Breaker with Celestia
accompanied by a sanity meter (Scale according to your willpower)
Total Eclipse: gives immunity to physical attacks with King Sombra. Allows you to use "total corruption" and "domain."
Friendship Aversion: Disable Friendship Corruption with Queen Chrysalis, Granting access to the enhanced version.
Jester's Indomitability: Disable The Prankster's bar with Discord (Scale according to your willpower)
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Something that most of my end-game transformations have is a bar... they may differ in many things, but the majority include one.
Well. Enough of being in the clouds. Let's focus on what I currently own.
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There's nothing particularly remarkable about Rarity except for this one skill:
Magical Beam Emission 750G
Simplified allows me to throw laser beams out of my horn... I don't feel like rethinking it when illusion magic is The 2nd most exciting skill.
And those 0.10 free points went on "Magic Power."
Daniel: "Hey, I'll buy some food from the shop. I recommend you to do it too."
"but don't we have this restaurant?"
Daniel: "You can't take anything from here down there. We will need food."
"Down there?"
Daniel: "Yes, where we are going, it's almost as big as a planet, according to the system."
"It's quite impressive that you learned all of this."
Daniel: "The system told me what I know. You haven't asked many questions about this place, have you?
I answer with my head, "No."
Daniel: Well, I don't blame you... I haven't entirely accepted this as my new reality. Inside me, there's a sliver of hope that maybe this is just a dream or someone drugged me. Perhaps I'm even in a coma, But even if any of this is the answer. I'll give my best."
Dante couldn't help but wonder. Is Daniel too extreme, or is he taking this too lightly?
"OK, now to where?"
Daniel: Do you expect me to have the answer to all of your questions?
"Yes," I reply with a grin as I purchase as much food and water as possible.
Dante overlooked most of the other stuff. The shop offers a variety of everything, like objects, clothes, weapons, Etc. But he can't afford it right now. he is now left only with 50G
Daniel: "Just follow me. We are going to the gate."
"O.K."
As we walk, I ask him a few things.
"How does this of going down there work?
Daniel: "A portal will send us to the location."
"About the teammates, how are we gonna find them?"
Daniel: "Right." he presses his neck and then keeps looking at me
"Uh... di-"
Daniel: "Force habit.
"This place has roles to classify what you do. According to the system, I am a swordsman. My class comes from an old Terran legacy called Aura Swordmaster. It allows me to control the energy from the universe and manifest it to empower myself. You don't need to tell me about your class, only what it does and the system classification."
"System how am I classified?"
System: "Mage,"
"Mage and Aspect of Aqarath, it let me turn into Creatures Of Equestria."
Daniel: You know where they come from and what they can do?
"Just some fragments of information. The tales of these creatures never fully attracted me. I just liked their "poems" and "songs" but never committed to reading them.
FIRST DEAD THAN SAYING THAT THEY COME FROM A TOON.
Daniel: You use telekinesis mailny right?
I nod at his question. "I also have now a laser beam."
As our conversation continued, Daniel's attention shifted elsewhere, focusing on reading the information provided by the system. Sometimes, his hands moved as if he were checking a page.
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Arriving at our destination, we can see a colossal portal.
It was a bustling hub of activity, with numerous players and system pages hovering above them, each seeking teammates.
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Searching Teammates
1 Tank (Magical resistance tank, magical damage LVL 35 Minimum)
1 DPS (Distance, physical damage LVL 35 Minimum)
More info+
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Searching for Healer (Minimum LVL 20)
More info+
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Searching for Any type of mage (Minimum LVL 15)
More info+
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Searching for a Crystal mage (Minimum LVL 55)
More info+
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Searching for someone with a Holy Class (Christian Religion, Minimum LVL 30)
More info+
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Daniel's eyes scan them with lightning speed, his head swiveling from one to the next in just seconds.
"Are you actually reading them?" I inquire
Daniel: "Yes," he confirmed, his gaze rushing from one system page to the next.
"How...?" How is he able to read so rapidly? It shouldn't be humanly possible.
He nonchalantly pointed at his neck, "Cranial Implant."
"That's cheating... What's next? Are you genetically modified?"
"Yes, I costed my family a lot of money." His straightforward answer left me momentarily speechless.
He stays still for a few seconds and then starts moving again.
Daniel: "These guys are the best for us."
"Uh who?"
Daniel: "those"
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Seeking for teammates of any kind
We are a Tank and sniper (no level requirement)
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Daniel started getting closer to them as he neared them. A voice from within the group addressed us.
???: "oh hello, do you come from the post?"
Daniel: "Yes, We are a swordsman and a mage."
"Ni-" a voice interrupted him. "Nice to meet you. My name is Icaxis Tirax, and he is Winfred," he said, gesturing to the person beside him.
Winfred: *Sigh* "he already did the presentation. So, nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you My name is dante and he is Daniel"
Icaxis: she talked. I thought you were like a pet."
His remark stung me. Those words left a wound in my pride.
By the looks, he didn't want to offend me. He just said what first came to his mind.
His friend delivered a solid punch to his head.
Icaxis: "Why???"
Winfred: "Not everyone here is human. Don't treat them differently just by how they look."
I decided to defuse the situation. "Don't worry, there is no problem. I'm the mage and he is the swordsman."
Icaxis: "That's cool you aren't a human. where do you come from? What can you do?"
"Equestri-"
Winfred: "You don't need to answer. He is like that."
System: Your party has joined another party.
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-Rarity
-Daniel
-Icaxis
-Winfred
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Icaxis: "Didn't you call yourself Dante? Why does it say Rarity?"
"Uh, I don't know my ability. It's quite weird. It let me turn into certains characters. It doesn't matter just call me Dante."
Icaxis: "Ok Dante."
Winfred: "you guys are also new here right?"
"Yup recently out of the tutorial"
Icaxis: "Welp let's get going"
We chatted a bit before entering. With that, we entered the portal, and everything around us changed. Yet... why do I feel like Something terrible will happen?
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FF: In my first sketch, "Dante" was going to be female, and her name was Xanthe. Also, her class was going to be called Mech Pilot/Technomancer.
Authors thought: SORRY. My updates are quite slow. Sorry, two chapters per week will be my schedule, sometimes 3-4. I'm still learning how to write. After some time, I'll start to write faster (I already had this chapter for a few hours, but I felt that it lacked Something and still have the feeling)
Yes, I know It's not very interesting, In the next chapter, they will fight and all that stuff. So don't worry. This is the end of the info dump.
Now, answering a question that no one asked.
WHY RARITY? (And why did I skip the skill shop tree?)
(I would show you all what Rarity can do, but technically speaking... she is one of the weakest out of the whole universe. Nothing remarkable unless I add things like rainbow-powered or radiance, but those are late-game monsters one is a superhero version of the character, and the other have the power of friendship and love at it's maximum splendor. The only reason Rarity is a thing. Is because the others are too strong. Rarity is the weakest (yes fluttershy exist but she can fly and dante could just fly to the clouds...) )
IF u are reading this: Have a nice day and thanks for reading this newbie fanfic
Also, We are quite close to the 100 collections. Thank you, guys, for giving me a chance y'all are really nice :D