Chapter 3 (Pint Sized Hell)

I should have expected something like this when the skill said I was going into the Blind Eternities. But, even knowing what I know about that I could still not fit that thought into my head.

It was one thing knowing what the Blind Eternities were in concept and it was an entirely other thing to feel and experience it.

It was like having the very threads that make up your being stretched out and torn apart. It was everything all at once. A mixture of sounds, sights, and feelings slamming into all at once.

It was everything and nothing. It was the all-consuming end and the beginning of worlds. 

It was too much for the mortal mind to handle. I could not handle it but there was a part of me keeping me sane in all of this. When I felt like everything was starting to overwhelm me I was dragged back into sanity by a skill that every Gamer needs.

The Gamer's Mind was designed to help the Gamer in battle but it was the one thing dragging me back. Without it, I imagine I would be a sputtering mess. I still felt like being that mess but I also felt somewhat human.

The feeling of falling through the Blind Eternities felt like it was going on forever and being dragged back into sanity did not help that.

Thank all the gods that I was able to finally relax as the world around me finally stabilized.

The vast amount of colors and never-ending cosmos gave way to a simple forest. It was vibrant but there was this fog hanging in the air as the humidity was off the charts.

I was feeling sticky just being here but I would take sticky over that fucking mess.

I was going to treat that method of escape as a do or die type deal. I did not want to experience that again if I could help it. I was rational enough to know that if it came to my life or that pain I would choose the pain again. 

I needed some time to recover so I have been laying on the ground staring at the misty sky taking deep breaths. The fog made me feel wet but at least it was cooling me down.

I would hate for this to be both wet and hot at the same time. Florida can suck it if I had to choose between dry and wet heat I would go for the dry.

[Congradulations you have completed the Cattle Is Up For Slaughter!]

1000xp gained.

Your organs continue to be in their proper place.

Due to running away, you receive the title Wise Guy.

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The screen popping up startled me for a moment but I got the point rather quickly. The XP gain was nice and I even managed to level up to level 2. I needed 200 more XP to level to three but at least I was able to get some more stat points.

It was just 5 but it was appreciated. I added them to luck again because the low value had me worried.

I was spending my points rather quickly but low Luck values is a scary thing. It could mean the difference between being mugged when you walk down the street to being hit by a falling street lamp.

Luck helped when everything seems dire and that type of power does miracles. I needed that sense of security right now after everything that had happened.

I was going to regret that later as I knew you could level up stats just by grinding. Hell, whenever I saw someone spending points so easily in a fanfiction I would scoff at them.

Getting stat points later on becomes increasingly difficult after all. Now being in the position of an actor as opposed to a reader I spent my points like they were running out of style.

I would very much like to live and if that meant spending points then so be it. The rest of my stats were in an okay position after all.

I checked over the title I gained as well.

[Title: Wise Guy]

You want me to walk into a spooky abandoned house that has shadows clinging onto it to find my cat? I'm sorry fluffy but that sounds like a you problem. I like my organs where they are thank you very much.

Increase the acquisition speed of WIS points by 25%.

If someone calls you a Wise Guy while pulling their sleeves back you are obligated to take that punch.

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I blinked at the title. I looked over the description again to make sure I was reading this right but it still looked the same. I knew the system was mocking me somewhat but this is really fucking pushing it.

Sure, grinding out WIS points is a lot easier now but what is with that demerit!? I had to stand still and take a punch because of a Three Stooges reference!? I think my system is faulty.

I guess I could have the title only on when I wanted to grind status points.

[WIS point gained]

Oh, fuck you system. Wait, no thank you for the power up but fuck your timing. The annoyance and mockery being thrown at me managed to knock me out of my daze.

So I rose from the ground and looked around my surroundings.

Like I said before I was in a forested area with a somewhat heavy fog hanging around. The forest was oddly quiet and that was unnerving but I suppose I was used to living in a much louder world.

The type of place where even when it is quiet there is something going on. Like an airplane flying over or the sound of a fan running.

Then again I have camped before even if it was against my will. The forest I camped in before was quiet as well but there were other noises to notice. Like the sound of the wind ruffling the leaves in the tree. Or the sound of birds chirping or the sound of crickets trying to find a mate.

Subtle things but sounds that you could recognize.

This place looked peaceful but it was too quiet. That notion had me wondering if I should take another trip into the Blind Eternities to save my ass.

I took a calming breath and decided against it for now. I would jump away if I had to but I could be overthinking things. I was also not looking forward to seeing that mess again. At least not this quickly.

I took a wary look around and prayed that my newfound luck would pull me through this. Now that I had some time I looked over the skills that I have been given. It was not as much as I thought I had.

[Resurection LV 40/100]

Whoever said that the dead had to stay dead? God? Why would you listen to that punk? He broke his own rules in regards to his son so we might as well follow his example.

You have the ability to Resurrect a person!

The target must have died for less than three days.

If the target's soul has been clamined by someone you will begin to open up negotiations with the owner.

The Target will be Recovered completely so even if they were missing limbs and organs when Resurrected they will regain them. This effect does nothing for disease or chronic illness.

You may only use this ability once every week. You can only target the dead.

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That was honestly more than I expected from the Wildcard. I may have a lot of restrictions but I only had 40 levels in the skill. The more I used it the more I would level it. Eventually, I could hand out resurrections like they were candy. It is going to be a pain in the ass to level up since I could use it so sparingly but maybe I could find a workaround for that.

At least I can find a way to get some very loyal minions if push comes to shove. That or an organization to protect me. Being able to Resurrect the dead is a valuable skill to have.

[Item Empowerment LV 1/100]

People may say you can win a game without paying for equipment but those people are stupid. Pay to win is a thing because it is just so effective. You on the other hand can take a simple stick and put end-game equipment to shame eventually.

You are given a pool of energy to enchant various effects into objects. 

Your pool refreshes every 12 hours.

Your current pool is 100/100

If you do not spend your pool it will start to swell and if you do not use it again bad things may happen.

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Again this is something that would make me a very valuable asset. Empowering items could lead to some rather absurd things and if I managed to get my hands on a good item then I could push it into legendary status.

It was a little annoying that this skill could hurt me if I did not spend my points but the power itself was giving me a good vibe.

This skill could also level up which was great. I could only imagine the heights I could reach when this skill was fully mastered.

I looked over my attire with a small frown on my face. The material was okay as it had to be built for combat since the guy I once was a superhero apparently but it did not fit me.

So Empowering it was pretty pointless.

Wait a moment. I had the gamer. There was a function that most people did not really know about but it was perfect for this situation. I stripped and opened up my inventory and threw my clothes into it.

I stood naked in the middle of the forest for a moment but with a click I re-equiped my clothes. 

Suddenly I was clothed again and I let out a sigh of relief as it worked like I thought. The suit and its various parts were glued to my body like it was tailored and made for my small frame.

The skintight spandex suit was odd on my frame but it was better than nothing. I also now had a long coat on that covered most of me. Couple that with my red helmet and I looked like a proper superhero even if a small one.

I kind of just wanted to wear the coat even if it was bright red but the thought of wearing nothing but a long trench coat put off some odd vibes.

I may be mostly wearing red but they would not call me the Flash and the Flasher just does not come off as cool.

I was glad the inventory allowed me to wear whatever I stuffed into it. A video game character does not question if that shirt he found in a dumpster was the right size he just wears it.

Thankfully that logic followed along here.

Now that I had something that I could actually wear I decided to use my first empowerment. I concentrated on my coat and started to push that pool of energy I had.

Normally this would be pretty hard to control but this being a Skill now made it a lot easier. It was still hard to get the proper notion to stick but I was able to get an okay enchantment.

I was aiming for the coat allowing me to erase my presence so I could hide easier. Like the Presence Concealment skill in Fate . From what my power was telling me I could eventually reach that point if I continued empowering it but at its current level that was just not happening.

Instead of completely erasing my presence it just made my presence harder to notice. If someone was looking right at me they would find me no problem but if I was in a crowd they would have a harder time spotting me.

Potential useful later but I wanted the original skill to protect me from the erie forest I was in.

I was tapped out for now but I was hoping I could get this powered up later. I took off my helmet and tossed it into my inventory. It was okay protection but walking around in my full costume would draw a lot of attention.

I could maybe get away with the rest of my attire if only because I could close the coat.

I looked over the rest of my skills with a frown on my face. I had Special Snowflake at max level which meant no one could mess with my powers. Man Of Mystery at max which meant no divinations working on me.

What was worrying me was I was not seeing a skill for Ninjustu, Libromancy, Wand Magic, or Arcane Magic. I wondered why that was because I had picked those but then I remembered that I had not practiced any of those fields.

All I had was the potential to use those forms of magic. I had to figure out how to learn them myself. If I had taken the archive I could have had a library of spells to access but I did not.

I let out a groan as some of those spells would be very useful right now.

Whatever I could deal with it later.

At least I had some magic. The Kischur Template gave more than just the Kaleidoscope. He was also a master of Gem Magecraft and he had a fair shot at most fields of Magus work due to his long life.

Wait one fucking moment. I was wondering why I had a question mark on my race section but Kischur was not just a fucking true magic user.

He was a Dead Apostle or more commonly known a fucking vampire. DID I MAKE MYSELF AN IMMORTAL 11 YEAR OLD. WHAT HELL HAVE I PLACED ON MYSELF!!!

I traced a mirror with some fear and I dropped it almost immediately. The sight of my face already told me what I wanted to know.

I had a cute looking face and long black hair but it was my eyes that disturbed me. I had bright crimson eyes.

[Congradulations you have found your hidden race!]

Not right now game I am resigning myself for a lifetime of being a midget. The world never felt greyer. This is why turning a child into a vampire is frowned upon in most vampire fiction.

I kind of wanted to stake myself right now but that was just not going to happen. Maybe in a century of being 11 I would but I did not get to accept the cool parts of having superpowers yet.

[Due to your Race being changed Advantages and Disadvantages of your race have been applied.]

[Half Dead Apostle Ancestor]

You lucky freak of nature. How you came about is questionable and honestly, there has to be some sort of time nonsense going on here because your nature is frankly impossible. I would call you an abomination but even freaks of nature would call bullshit when seeing you.

As half Dead Ancestor you can enjoy a nice glass of blood but you are no longer required to do so. There will be a feeling of hunger when you go without but it can be ignored for the most part. Try not to be obviously injured as it might push you into a blood frenzy.

Since you are not fully a Dead Apostle you can not turn back time when injured but you may heal at an accelerated rate when consuming blood.

Your ideal blood is not close to awakening so you must grow into yourself before you can fully release it. You are not quite immortal yet but if your ideal blood fully awakens you will stop aging. So pursue that Ideal blood before you become a wrinkly mess.

You will take extra damage from Holy attributes but will be empowered by Unholy ones.

The Sun will be irritating until you fully awaken your ideal blood but it will not be truly harmful.

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I looked over that screen once I managed to collect myself and threw my hands up in victory. I did not sentence myself into a lifetime of being a runt. I could only attest that to me not being Kischur fully as the template got nerfed.

I just had to make sure to not drink blood as I did not want to awaken my Ideal Blood for a good long time.

Fuck I was going to have to go through puberty again….at least I can get out of the runt range. Eternity as a child sounds truly hell-like.