CHAPTER FIVE( FRAGMENT)

Emma had always felt like an outsider. As a child, she was taken in by an orphanage after her parents passed away. She did her best to fit in with the other children but often felt lonely, until she discovered her love for video games.

One day, at the age of sixteen, Emma was walking past a coffee shop when a kind old woman offered her a job as a waitress.

" Are you in need of a job little girl" She asked, that was the question that set the gears of Emma's life spinning.

Grateful for the opportunity, Emma worked hard, saving every penny she could. It took her a year, but she finally saved enough money to buy a gaming capsule.

Back at the orphanage, Emma and the other children quickly became addicted to the magic games on the capsule. Emma found that she had a talent for finding ways to combine different spells to create more powerful ones. She became obsessed with the intricacies of the games, and many times she was the first person to discover spell combinations that the other children had never seen.

As Emma grew up, she continued to pursue her love for video games. She studied how games were made, read books on magical theory and practice, and even became a beta tester for a few new magic games. Her love for magic games was a way for her to escape the harsh realities of her life, and her fascination with spells and magic continued to grow.

As Emma grew in strength and skill, she began to wonder if there was a way to combine her love of games and magic with her desire to help others. She saw the way that games could help people like her and inspire them to achieve great things, and she began to dream of creating games that could do the same.

With the help of her friends and her growing understanding of coding and game design, Emma began to create her own games. At first, they were simple affairs, but as she learned and grew, her games became more complex and more compelling. She poured all of her energy and passion into each new game, wanting to create something that would inspire others in the same way that magic games had inspired her.

Now, even if death took her chance as a gamer and game designer, Emma's expertise in spells, magic and gaming has given her an unusual edge on the battlefield. Although she's a battle monk not a mage, her talent in combining spells in games begins to function in real life as well, it was like the spar with Jenna unlocked her hidden potential , surprising even her Damian with her mastery of Ki.

And now... .

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BOOM! "Ahhh"

" Who are these people, Jenna do you recognize any of them" Emma asked

A vein popped in Jenna's head " No, why would I recognize any of them" she asked

"She's ust trying confirm if they were among your captors" Damian chimed in from the side

" I don't remember ever seeing any of them " Jenna replied

" They're probably spys and probes from the same group or organization sent to measure our strength, If were weak, we get wiped out and if we're strong, it's the other way round " Damian analyzed

" This organization is quite stubborn, is there something they need Jenna for?"

" I don't think so, they're not here for Jenna this time around, they came here for me" Damian deduced

" what could they possibly want from you" Jenna asked

" I don't know "

"They're probably here for your ability, you know, it's kind of like a second chance at life, no that's not right, it's a chance to become immortal " (Emma)

" Yeah that's it, we won't die as long as Damian is alive right, if our HP is depleted we'll just respawn after 2 hours " (Jenna)

" I see, so they're going to abduct me and turn me into a respawn factory " (Damian) "They want to live their life like it's a game, how about I show them a glimpse of a game life, watch over my body guys "

[DIVINE POSSESSION: PUPPETEERS MANSION]

[PUPPET CREATION(MAX): allows user to create a puppet using a designated object as catalyst, path and abilities of puppet depend on the quality of the chosen material.]

A few days ago, In an attempt to increase the security and privacy of the mansion and also inspired by the spar between Emma and Jenna, Damian used this skill on the building creating a new puppet

CURRENT STATUS:

PUPPETEER MANSION(LV 2(GOLEM, MAGE))

HP: 2000/2000

MP: 200/200

STATS

STR: 30

DEF: 100

SPD: 20

AGI: 10

END: 50

INT: NULL(PUPPET)

SKILLS

EARTH MAGIC (1 STAR)

SPACE MAGIC (1 STAR)

ILLUSION MAGIC (1 STAR)

MINOR SOUND MAGIC(MAX)

GREAT SHIELD(1 STAR): summons a sphere of energy to protect the mansion from external bombardment, the HP of the shield is double that of the mansion and shield strength is 1.5x DEF value

MANA COST: 55

DEFENCE ENHANCEMENT(PASSIVE, 1 STAR): Increases defence by 20% for self and 10% for allies in the building

DETECT THREAT(PASSIVE, 1 STAR): detects any hostile existence within 100 meters of the building

INFINITE RESPAWN: as long as there's mana, allies in the building would automatically respawn in a selected space after death

MANA COST: 20

SOUND ISOLATION(PASSIVE, 2 STAR): prevents all sound coming from the building from going outside, can isolate sounds within the building to a certain extent

VIRTUAL PRISON(1 STAR): Sends selected hostiles into a separate space where the rules are decided by the owner of the mansion, the space is filled with illusion traps and beasts. Any deaths in the space would trigger a respawn with a 15% chance to cause a reduction in level, all lost levels would be transferred to the owner of the mansion

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"Hmmm, what do you mean we lost all contact with the men we sent"

" I'm equally baffled my lady"

" Could this attack be from Systers or an external party"

" I believe it to be the latter my lady"

" If it's from an external party, what is their goal, could it be the puppeteer?"

" The puppeteer hardly raises a finger to things that do not have any benefit to her , so I believe she's not involved in this"

"Then who couldn't it be, could it be ..." the woman shivers as her eyes widened in fear "A FRAGMENT "