1 001 The Game begins
[YEAR 2040]
[TV BROADCAST]
.....20 years later after a large pandemic hits the world and humanity almost went instinct. After recovering from the recent tragedy. The world is now facing another crisis, over population. With the population of over 12 billion peoples...
*click*
[CHANNEL SWITCHED]
"... according to the police report,the victims committed suicide by putting a fire-" a news reporter on television reported before the TV was shutdown by the young man Shun.
"Tsk!... people always have a something to say in everything" The young man wearing a black hoodie grumbled as he walks out of his new apartment, and walked his way to school.
"Is it true that his parents committed suicide?"
"I heard, they died because of him!"
"What's he doing here?"
"Man, he looks pathetic!"
"He should've died with them!"
He can hear the voices of people around him whispering and badmouthing him, the moment he entered the school grounds.
"Yeah, I should've died with them but I was kept alive!" He screamed in his thoughts as he entered the teacher's and staff room.
This young man is Shun Futaro, a 17 years old highschool student, an honor student. His parents died on his watch, later on the case has been reported as a suicide case.
"Futaru Shun?...what do you want to discuss about?" His teacher Isuma asked.
"I decided to quit school!" He shyly responded.
"Quit school?...why?" His homeroom teacher wondered ,before giving him a pitying look.
"Why do everyone looks at me like that?" Shun silently mumbled in his thoughts.
"Is it because of the rumors?" His teacher Isuma-sensei asked.
"Rumors, huh?...I'm quitting because I want to quit. The rumors has nothing to do with it! Excuse me..." Shun grumbled and bowed his head before walking outside the room and slamming the door with a "baang!".
As he saw a familiar person waiting for him outside the hallways.
"Are you really....quitting school?" The person is wearing a school uniform asked.
"Ohh, Yuya!...ahhm, yeah" He whimpered.
Yuya Nakumo, is a classmate of Shun and his only friend in his class. He was in the same kendo club as Shun.
A moment of silence filled the air, before one of them finally speaks.
"What are you planning to do next?" Yuya asked as they walked together in the hallways.
"I don't know. I think I'm gonna start by finding the truth about my parents." Shun answered with a serious look on his face.
"Truth? What do you mean? Yuya stopped walking and stared at Shun with confused look.
"I just felt like I need to. Aside from their names, I didn't know much about them. I just thought that maybe they're hiding something from me before they passed away." He answered.
"Bzzz...bzzzz"
The phone in their pocket vibrated at the same time. They quickly pick it up and opened the notification.
[NOTIFICATION]
1 Unread Email
"Huh?..an email?" Yuya uttered in surprise since he doesn't often receive emails from anyone.
"From Quinn's Game?...what is that?" Shun whimpered.
"Ehhh,you got the same email?" Yuya asked with a smirk.
"Yeah,that's strange!.." he answered.
Yuya opened the email,and read the content "Do you want to be awakened?...a link?" As he saw a link,with the message.
"This is definitely a scam to take your bank account information!...Hahaha" Yuya just laughed.
"Yeah! that's probably it!" Shun replied with a smirk as they reached the exit.
"Well...I guess there's no stopping you now!" Yuya spoked before giving a smile.
"I still have classes today so... good luck." He added.
Shun simply nodded in response before started walking to the exit.
"Leaving this school means leaving my dreams behind!...but I have no regrets, I want to live my life happily and away from people. If it's really true that my life is in danger then keeping away from everyone is a good idea. "he thought before throwing his ID card in the trash and started running outside.
"This city's crime rate has been continuously raising up lately, what the hell is going on? Probably because of over population, people are having trouble with their finances and needs." He thought as he stares at the sky.
"Awww, I completely forgot to buy groceries...maybe I should buy one near my new place"
"What's that?!" He thought as he saw two man beating a young man in the corner.
"I shouldn't get my self involved, I already have too many problem. Getting involved will only stockpile them." he thought as he ignores them.
"Ignorance is the best key in living a peaceful life." He grinned as he entered the supermarket.
"Should I buy some drinks?"
As he walked to the beverages section,a sudden explosion occured just outside the grocery store and probably 15 meters away from where he was standing.
"What was that, just now?" He thought.
"An explosion?"
He then quickly payed his groceries in the cashier and runned outside. At the corner he saw a crowd surrounding the area and the police vehicle just arrives.
Shun, slowly approaches into the crowd to take a look.
"What....what the hell happened here?" He asked the person beside him.
"Someone died..." The person answered.
Shun stared at the corpse that probably no one would recognize, because the corpse's head and limbs are missing. But not for Shun,he will definitely recognize who the person is. It was the person he saw earlier getting beat up by two guys.
"What the hell..." He whimpered as he saw the corpses and quickly covered his mouth, almost puked. He felt disgusted.
He quickly turned away and run as fast as he can.
"Why?...that smell keeps on coming back?...is he nearby?" Questions flooded in his thoughts as he runs.
His thoughts was filled with mixed emotions as he reached the door of his new apartment. After entering, he locked the door and lay down on the bed without changing. Tears started building up in his eyes as the sound of email notification rang.
[NOTIFICATION]
23 UNREAD MESSAGES
"What the hell? Seriously?" He took a glance at his phone and saw his phone screen flooded with notifications. "This is the same email I received earlier. Why the hell they keeps on spamming it."
[Email]
>From Quinn's Game
"Do you want power?...> power..quinnsgame/173625183!?$grant-"
"Power, huh?... might as well give it a try."
He smirked and without hesitation he clicked the link. Soon, he felt light headed, he slowly close his eyes as he felt so tired from earlier. He felt his phone slipped out of his hand.
"I hope everything turns back to normal soon" he whispered into the pillow before falling asleep.
(Late Afternoon:3:09 PM)
Shun slowly opened his eyes, as he heard a loud noise coming outside his apartment's door.
"Rrr...rrr...rrr" the sound is almost similar to the noise of an old motorcycle engine.
He slowly get out of bed and approached the door, holding the door knob with his hand ready to open it.
"RrrrrrrrrRrrrrrrr" the sound is getting louder and louder,until he can't even hear anything but that sound.
"What the hell is that noise?..a motorcade?...in front of my apartment? This is the second floor! Get lost!" He shouted, hoping someone will reach his voice.
Surprisingly,the noise stop and a sound of someone clearing his throat can be heard.
"Heyy man, are you Shun Futaro?" The man behind the door spoked.
"My name?...wait!...how did he know?" Shun whimpered and started panicking.
"Don't wanna answer?" The man spoked in angry tone.
"Y-yes, I'm Shun!" Shun answered in trembling voice.
"That's good...hurry up and opened the door... we'll settle this as quick as possible?" The man responded.
"Settle?..." Shun muttered before opening the door. Upon opening,he saw a tall middle aged shirtless man.
But what caught Shun's attention is the chainsaw attached in his right arm.
"What the hell is that?...no wonder it's so noisy!..stop messing with me oldman!" Shun grumbled, pointing at the chainsaw.
"Now let's settle it here, young man!" The oldman screamed.
"Settle,what... exactly?... Shun asked in confusion. The oldman didn't listen, he violently swinged his inactive-chainsaw , breaking the door behind Shun.
"The next attack won't miss! Hah" The old man chuckled.
"What do you mean by that?..." Shun replied with a cold glare.
"I can't stand to kill someone who can't fight, so fine... I'll tell you!" The old man pointed at him.
"Wait...did you just said?" Shun commented and started trembling, all memories from his past started playing on his mind.
"Just shut and listen brat! I'll only say this once....You've entered an FR Game!" The oldman stated.
"FR Game?..what the hell was that?...a game?" Shun is feeling confused with the unexpected answer
"Fantasy-Reality Game!" The old man answered in loud tone.
"Are you telling me that I'm inside a game right now?" Shun raised an eyebrow.
"To be exact, the reality turned into the game itself!" The old man explained.
"That's obviously a lie!" Shun grumbled.
"You don't believe me, huh?"
"Status!"
The oldman suddenly muttered, a holographic screen suddenly appeared in front of him.
[IGN: GOGO]
[ Level 3 ]
Role:Warrior
Ability: Chainsaw Wielding
[ SHOW STATS ]
"What the hell was that?" Shun started freaking out.
"Nahaha, I told you, we're in a game!"
"You can try it yourself, the game system is mostly runned by voice comand"
"Try it so we can start the fight!"
The old man suggested, swiping off the screen in front of him.
"Ahmmm, let's see...Status!" Shun muttered.
"Ehhh? Nothing's happening!...you damn old man, you're messing with me?" Shun grumbled.
"Wait for it, idiot!"
Suddenly, a voice in his head spoked "Status is incomplete, enter username to create a character!" a women's voice.
A holographic screen popped up in front of him,
[ENTERE USERNAME]
<Randomize>
"Wha-, is that a game admin or something?" A visible confusion was painted on his face.
Not understanding anything, Shun just clicked the Randomize button without hesitation.
[ IGN: HUNTER ]
< Randomize >
<OK>
"Click Ok to proceed or Randomize to pick another Username" The voice inside his head spoked.
"Hurry up! I'm waiting" The oldman chuckled.
"This username is not bad" Shun quickly clicked the "OK" button, and another screen popped up.
- CHARACTER CREATED -
[ IGN: HUNTER ]
Level 1: EXP 0/600
Role: Assassin/Wizard
Ability: Alchemy Magic
[STATS ARE STILL DOWNLOADING (60% COMPLETED)]
"Whoa!... what's this?" Shun stared in amazement.
"Now use your ability and fight me!" The oldman chuckled.
"Ability?"
Shun took another glimpse at the screen in front of him.
"Alchemy magic?...my ability is Alchemy?...what the hell was that!?"
"Come on!" The oldman arrogantly replied before turning on the chainsaw engine.
"Here I go! Things will be a bit different from earlier!" The old man takes a full downward swing, the ground below started shaking and almost spitting athe ground with shockwaves.
"What the..." Shun started to loose balance.
"What's the matter?...this is my skill!" The oldman crazily screamed.
"How can a chainsaw do this?" Shun quickly recovered his balance as the shaking stops.
The oldman started approaching him "If you won't figure it out, you'll die!"
The oldman rushed towards him, aiming his chainsaw at his head.
"Damn it! What's Alchemy?..if I can't figure it out, I'm definitely gonna die here" Shun started freaking out, he slowly breathes in and out and calm himself down.
Shun leaned his shoulder to dodge the attack and quickly stepped back.
"If I can't beat him with strength, I'll beat him with speed"
Shun quickly get into his fighting stance, his two fist clenched and moving his feet left and right.
"A boxing stance!?...haha, you think you can defeat my chainsaw with a fist!?"
"You can't kill me with that!"
The oldman rushed at him, taking a full swing to the left.
"Wha-...he dodge it!" He reacted after seeing Shun, rushing from his right side.
Shun saw an opening, a chance. He quickly throw a straight right, a liver blow. But the man didn't even flinch.
"No reaction!...are you kidding me?..."
"I can see that your faster than me!..but you lack power to pierce my thick skin!" The oldman slammed his left fist into his chest.
"Thick skin?..what are you a buffalo?!" Shun grumbled.
"Use your ability! You can't survive without using it, brat!"
"My ability? I don't even know how to use it! And I don't know why I need to kill you either!" Shun shouted angrily.
"For survival of course, Three days from now..." The old man suddenly spoked that caught Shun's attention.
"Three days from now, a grand selection will happen!"
"Grand selection?" Shun has visible confusion painted in his face.
"It's an event where the game will choose permanent players according to the levels...and to be exact, the player's minimum level should be level 8, in order to be selected."
"And all people in this planet are all participants!"
Shun was shocked from his answer, he started to breath heavily.
"All people?...then what will happen to those who are not aware that the game exist?" Shun questioned.
"People who failed to level up and those who failed to notice, they'll all gonna vanish from the game"
"The game is the reality itself, so vanishing from the game is like vanishing from reality...and vanishing from reality also means dying"
"Five days after that, the players will be ranked according to their performance for the past seven days"
"Is that enough reason for you to fight and kill me...if you don't fight, you'll die, if you die then you can't protect anyone." The old man finishing his long explanation.
"Yeah! I guess it can't be helped!...I don't wanna die yet, I still have something important to do." Shun replied.
"Let's see!..."
"Alchemy is the ability to change something into anything, it doesn't matter whether it's imaginary or a atomic matter that already exist in real world"
"I just need to... visualize it!" He whimpered in his thought.
Inside his head he's visualizing something black and sharp, a blade, a dagger, harder than anything.
He slowly opened his eyes as he saw in his hands, he was holding a black dagger with a pointed end. The old man stared in surprise.
[SKILL ALCHEMY ACTIVATED]..
[WEAPON CREATED]
Shun was not aware of the icon popping up above his head.
"That's the spirit,!" The old man grinned.
"I did it, this blade is not so heavy and the dagger suits my fighting style."
He thought before getting into his fighting stance, exactly the same to his stance earlier except he is holding a blade in his right hand.
"Now you looked exactly like him," The old man smirked.
"Here I go old man!"
Shun charged forward in a zigzag motion without hesitation.
"He's going faster."
The old man take a swing to his right, expecting that Shun will definitely approach from his blind spot.
Not noticing Shun suddenly got behind him and with his new dagger, he slashed the old man's right arm without hesitation.
"He went... other way around," The old man's eyes widened. "Ahhhhhhhh!" The old man screamed in pain from his arm getting chopped off. He was on his knees and bleeding.
"This thing is sharper than it looks." Shun stared at his newly constructed weapon. "Now then, what should I do to you?" Shun stared into the old man on his knees with a pitying look.
"Gwahahaha, You look and moves exactly like him..." The oldman laughed. "You don't have the same eyes though.
"Him?" Shun gives a confused look, he's having a bad feeling about his next answer but he asked anyways. "Who's 'him'?"
"You're dad of course!" The oldman smirked while enduring the pain from his right hand.
Shun eyes widened after hearing his answer. "What do you know about him?" Shun furiously glares at him.
"Hehehe, everything... Now I'm gonna return your question. How much did you really know about your parents?" The oldman widely smiled. "You know they died becau–"
Shun already have a hint of what the oldman is about to say, so he quickly swinged his dagger and cut off his head. "That's enough, you don't have the right to mention anything about them." He angrily stares at the corpse that to his surprise suddenly vanished with the black smoke that emerged from below the ground.
"What the..." Shun surprisedly stares at the vanished corpse. "What if he's a hired assassin, well now he's dead." Shun let go a deep sigh.
"I somehow managed to survive. All thanks to dad's fighting lessons, Ohh god... I miss them so much."
Thoughts flooded into Shun's mind, and suddenly he hears a familiar tone in his head that he quickly recognize as his phone's ringtone.
"Wh-what the hell?...is that my phone-..." Before finishing, he saw a holographic screen floating in front of him.
"A phone call from Yuya!" He quickly answered.
"Hello!"
"Hello! Shun?... Where are you right now?"
Shun can literally hear the voice speaking inside his head.
"Apartment!" Shun can hear the screaming in the background.
"Okay listen! The whole School is in chaos and we've got no idea what's going on!"
"Yeah I know, actually not just in the school, the whole Tokyo is in chaos right now!"
"Yuya listen! stay with the crowd and avoid weird people from approaching you, if you see someone holding a chainsaw or a sword just run, okay!" Shun keeps on hearing some faint screams in the background before the phone call ended.
"This is bad... I need to go and meet up with him... What the hell is going on anyway." He thought before another screen popped up in front of him.
[YOU KILLED A PLAYER]
[TOTAL EXP GAINED: 650]
[ Achievement Unlocked: First kill (200 EXP) ]
[Achievement Unlocked: First Trick (150 EXP) ]
[YOU LEVELED UP]
[ Level 2: EXP: 50/1200 ]
"What the hell is this?..I'm in a hurry!" He whimpered before swiping to the left to turn off the screen. But another pop-up appeared.
[Please enter the Item Name]
Item Rank: C
Type: Physical
"I'll name it... Kurokatta that means Black Cutter, that's easy to remember" he whimpered before clicking okay.
[Kurokatta: Black cutter ]
ITEM NAMED SUCCESSFULLY
Shun swipe to the left to close the holographic screen.
"That's it, no more pop-ups, okay!"
"Oww shit, I need to hurry or else...." He whispered before running to the streets as fast as he can.
