3: Help arrives!

"A helper will be sent to your location shortly."

"Helper?" Jihuun thinks. All of a sudden, a glowing white entity appears. "Helper has arrived. This will be your helper for all of eternity." "Huh?" Jihuun grunts.

"Hello master, how can I be of service?" The entity speaks in a heavenly tone.

"You're the helper? So you can answer all of my questions?" Jihuun asks.

"I am the helper so to speak. I am bound to your very soul. Your last question however poses some problems. You see, I can answer a vast majority of your questions, but I cannot reveal some details until later." The entity replies.

"Uuh, alright…?" Jihuun says scratching his head. "So what is this place then?"

"This is your secret meeting area. You can call it whatever you like. This area is confined to only you and the one above all, aside from me of course. You can use this area however you like. You can store things here, come here to think, and talk to me as well."

"I can do anything I want here then?"

"Precisely." The entity responds.

"Also, what are you supposed to be, you're just a floating orb."

"I am formless, I am merely taking on a form you can understand at this current time," the entity says, "however I am able to take on any form you wish."

"Really! Does that mean you could become a cute girl?" Jihuun says excitedly.

"Most definitely, is this a form you wish for me to take?" The entity asks.

Jihuun nods vigorously. "As you wish master." In an explosion of light, the entity transforms into beautiful woman. "I've calculated the most desirable woman on this planet based on all males on planet earth and taken on that form for you, master."

Jihuun stares at the his new helper, he can't help but feel a little guilty for asking for such a request.

"Holy smokes." Jihuun mutters. He quickly snaps out of his daze. "So what is with the 'mission' I got, to find this place. That reward as well."

"Now that you have found your secret meeting area, you are able to summon it at will, anywhere in the world. The mission was vital in progressing. The reward was a golden ticket. With this you will be able to redeem a new ability."

"Ability? Like fire bending or something?" Jihuun asks.

"If it has existed, you have a chance to unlock it. There is no power that is off limits. You are bounded only by your imagination."

"This is a lot to wrap my head around." Jihuun pleads. "What is my 'stash'?"

"Your stash is just a word the system assigned to your person to suit your manner of speech more easily. It means your inventory, or a place where all of your items are stored. It exists outside of this plane and is like a pocket dimension that only you can access."

"W-wow. That's pretty incredible, but how do I access it.?" Jihuun asks.

"Many ways. You can think of it and it will appear, you can say the word 'stash' or inventory and it will appear, you could even just summon the pocket dimension if you wanted to master." Jihuun grips his forehead and rubs his eyes.

"Inventory." He says. To Jihuun's surprise, a purple screen appears that displays hundreds of empty boxes as well as some other information.

Jihuun notices something taking up the first box. He stares at it and it highlights the item. " A personal pocket dimension that grants the user access to their inventory, their very own personal pocket dimension. Can store all sorts of stuff."

"My own pocket dimension? I guess it wouldn't be the weirdest thing I've seen today." Jihuun states.

He notices the golden ticket in the box next to the pocket dimension, and concentrates on it. "A golden ticket that grants the user a random power. Use to activate." Jihuun thinks about using the ticket, and magically, the ticket appears in his hands. Now holding the ticket, Jihuun says, "Activate." A flash of bright light fills his vision. Jihuun blinks furiously, not expecting the bright flash. "New power unlocked: Chlorokenisis."

"What is 'chlorokenisis', I've never even heard of such a thing.." Jihuun chirps. "Helper, how do I activate this 'chlorokenisis'?"

"You have to focus on using it. It will always be active. You will learn to control your powers with time, and it will not require as much focus eventually."

"That's cool and all, but what does it even do?" Jihuun asks.

"Chlorokenisis is the kinetic ability to manipulate, grow and shape all forms of plant-life. You are not currently able to use it due to the location." The helper states robotically.

"So I just have to focus on doing something to... a plant?" Jihuun asks curiously.

"Precisely." The helper responds. Jihuun summons a common house plant in front of him to test on. He hunches over the plant and puts his fingers to his temples. "Come on, move!" He thinks. Suddenly, the plant begins to shake as if it were being blown by a gentle breeze.

"That's it!?" Jihuun yells. "This ability is useless!"

A screen pops up before Jihuun can finish sulking. "Power: Chlorokenisis has leveled up. Current rank: F+ 1/100."

"I can level it up! That must be why it's so bad! I am still new to this whole thing, so I guess it could just be me" Jihuun say triumphantly.

"Anyways, how do I get out of this place Helper?"

"You may exit anytime by concentrating on leaving. You will come to realize that a lot of your abilities rely on you concentrating your thoughts on a task." The helper responds.

Jihuun focuses on leaving. He imagines an fire escape sign, and just as soon as he thought of it, he was back in the alley.

"I wonder what I'll be able to do with these new powers… Should I even go to work today?" Jihuun ponders. "I think I'll take a sick day."

Jihuun walks back in the direction of his apartment building, only to be stopped by the familiar smell of smoke. Jihuun notices a fire engulfing a bus close to him.

"Eh, not my problem." He thinks. Suddenly, a blue screen appears in front of him. "New side mission: Save inhabitants of burning vehicle. Reward: Silver ticket.

This mission has a secret reward"