1 Ch. 1 Arrival
On New Year's Eve of 2032 the population of earth was given the chance to transport to another magical world by an omnipotent being. Those who accepted were given the qualification of a lord.
A lord in that world had the ability to summon troops, build buildings, and create their own kingdoms. However it is not without danger and the most severe consequence of failure is death.
Many chose to decline the invitation, content to stay on earth living a mundane life. But for others the chance to visit another world was simply a dream come true.
For Edward Wood this was the chance of a lifetime! He was currently working night and day to pay off the debts his parents left him.
They died in a mass shooting leaving Edward an orphan whom the loan sharks saw as an easy target.
Naturally taking this chance was better than being an eternal wage slave to a debt he had no chance of paying off.
Edward accepted and woke up in the midst of a deep forest of towering trees.
Strange foliage surrounds him and glowing mushrooms provide more light than the sun barely shining through the canopy.
Behind him lies more forest and in front sits a thick swamp with many trees standing above the water.
Strong roots perch the trunks above the water. The water doesn't seem too deep initially with lily pads and varying aquatic plants sitting above the water.
"Yes! I'm finally free from that debt! As long as I can survive in this forest I can.."
Thomas comes to the realization that he has little to no survival skills and starts to worry.
At this point blue system screens pop up in front of his eyes and a mechanical voice echoes in his ears.
[Welcome to Arcondia young lord!]
[We will begin by rolling for your race, lord skill, and starting troops according to your starting location.]
"Wait race?!?" Thomas starts to worry thinking he might become some ugly sort of goblin.
[Detecting location…]
[Found to be in a deep ancient forest.]
[Rolling for race first!]
A big wheel that's 70% white, 20% blue, 9% red, and 1% gold appears in front of his vision.
[Say stop when you want and the wheel will slowly roll to a stop.]
As the wheel begins spinning, quickly turning to a blur of colors Edward is aghast.
"Pure chance I guess…" Thomas waits a few more seconds and then says, "Stop!"
The wheel begins rolling to a stop and goes around the circle before beginning to slow down on a white section right next to the one gold space.
"Cmon baby give me some good luck for once!"
The wheel slows down bringing the ticker right to the gold spot just out of it before another second of anticipation.
It finally moves over and lands on the one gold spot! Thomas jumps with joy, giddy at the thought of being the 1%.
[Race rolling complete! Congratulations on getting the one gold race available in the ancient forest.]
[Race acquired: Archfey!]
As this announcement is made changes begin happening in Edward.
He first grows from being 5'11 jumping to 7'5. While he shot up to be so tall his muscles don't grow much leaving him rather skinny comparatively.
Next his face becomes more angular, turning alien and strange looking.
His eyes, like being dyed by ink turn pitch black with only tiny specks of white looking just like the night sky.
Almost done his skin gains an almost wooden quality while turning a dark grey. Spots of moss grow to cover random parts of his body.
His hair turns a dark green in addition to many small leaves jutting out the hairs themselves.
Lastly a pair of large antlers grow out of his forehead completing this crazy transformation.
Edward sits there aghast. The lord system provided him a mirror and he can't get used to this alien visage of his.
"Regular humans will surely be terrified by how I look! Fuck!"
He pauses a moment glancing back at the finished roller. Catching a glimpse of a white space titled overgrown skeleton he's at least somewhat satisfied.
Getting a chance to feel his changes he notices many things.
First his body seems to contain much more strength than before. He feels a lot stronger although not to the point of crushing rocks with his hands.
All his senses have become much stronger, his eyes easily peering through the dark forest.
His nose identifying different scents.
His ears picking up sounds that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.
And finally his skin is much more sensitive. Easily feeling the slight breeze coming from the swamp in front of him.
The last change he experiences is hard to describe. Edward would say he is now in tune with the forest. A part of it instead of a foreigner.
