《Benji and The World Spike》Chapter 2
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Before Benji could even think of what the voice meant, a wall of text appeared floating in front of him.
Name Benji Ferrell
Level 1
Class Nerd Lord
Experience 0/100
Traits
Nerd Lord’s Majesty
You may summon one person, ability or object from each game you’ve 100% completed.
People or animals summoned serve you loyally until death.
Sovereign Right
The World Spike has given you the ability to create and rule a kingdom.
Gamer’s Touch
Your Game Station Portable has unlimited storage, an infinite battery, and can play any game you own.
Analyze
You gain the ability to gain basic information about a person or object by observing it.
As he slowly got to his feet he kept staring at the information. The joke title that he had created with his friends had become his power. Bob and the Great Changing Machine had seen fit to bless him with a class that took advantage of his greatest ability, his knowledge and mastery of games. As Benji lay on the ground wondering how to activate his traits, Bob once again spoke to the world.
“Since most of you can’t figure out how to use your newfound power I’ll just turn on the tutorial function. Otherwise I’ll be forced to sit watching you all wave your hands in the air.”
Another menu popped into existence in front of Benji. To his surprise a voice began speaking, causing text to appear before his eyes.
Greetings, Benji! I’m your personal AI assistant. I’ll answer any questions you have.
Benji had an endless amount of questions but focused on the important ones. “My abilities seem very powerful. How do my abilities rank when compared with others?”
Each person was given abilities based on their core beliefs. Humans in this age don’t seem to believe in much so the average person is quite weak at the moment. Your abilities are quite powerful but there are harsh limitations to them.
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“How do I activate Nerd Lord’s Majesty? Are there any limitations that aren’t listed?” Benji asked after thinking for a moment.
Great questions! For traits with an active effect you simply say the name. In this case you state the trait, which game you want to summon from, and who or what you want to summon. In case of abilities you have to state which ability you want to gain and from which character. It’s just that easy! Be careful to have an appropriate amount of clear space for the summon or it will fail, causing destruction of the item or death of the person. For abilities, they function exactly as in the game, with all benefits and limitations. Knowledge of their use is transmitted directly into your brain. Remember that you can’t summon unless you’ve 100% completed the game and only one summon per game.
Was it really that easy? Benji knew he would have to think carefully and not waste any summons. For the first time since the impact of the World Spike, he took stock of his surroundings. Cars sat abandoned or burning, their drivers either long gone or dead inside them. Most people stood in shock, trying to figure out what had happened. People everywhere began pulling out their phones, eager to call their loved ones. Benji looked around him at the people who were injured during the event, using Analyze to check their condition. Most had only moderate or minor injuries. His eyes saw Zoe lying a short distance away. He quickly checked her status.
Name Zoe Weaver
Level 1
Class Social Butterfly
Experience 0/100
Warning! Death will occur in 2 hours at current rate of blood loss.
He walked over and knelt down in front of her. She was clutching at her right thigh where a piece of thin scrap metal pierced her flesh. Although Zoe wasn’t touching the piece of metal, any false move could make the injury worse. Benji gently put his hand on her shoulder, causing her look up at him with tears streaming down her face.
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“Benji, it hurts! I don’t know what to do!” she cried.
“I know but you have to be calm, Zoe. I need you to move your hands so I can see how bad it is.”
She nodded and slowly moved her hands away from the wound. Benji took the hem of her skirt and moved it up until the entry wound was exposed. Luckily the metal seemed to miss the bone but Benji knew that any attempt to remove it manually could pierce her femoral artery. Unfortunately Giga Street was mostly office buildings and wasn’t likely to have any stores with medical supplies. Benji took her backpack lying on the ground just nearby but didn’t find anything useful after looking through it. He knew he wasn’t strong enough to carry her to the closest hospital. He had to use a summon or she would die from blood loss. He sighed and looked back at his classmate, who stared at him with fear in her eyes. Benji cleared his throat and spoke.
“Nerd Lord’s Majesty→ Ultimate Daydream 12→ Saint Gokuzaki→ Divine Magic.”
The moment Benji finished speaking he felt as if his head was stuck in a vice. His brain was being force fed a lifetime of knowledge all at once. After a few seconds the pain passed, leaving him a bit light-headed. Not wanting to waste time, he turned his attention back to Zoe.
“Zoe, I need to remove the metal from your leg. I have a way to heal you but it needs to come out first.”
“O-okay. I trust you, Benji.”
He didn’t know if that was her honest opinion or if she realized she had no choice. Benji placed his left hand on her knee to hold her leg down. He gave Zoe one last look before gripping the metal and pulling it out in one smooth motion. With the object no longer in place, dark red blood flowed from the wound. Benji placed his right hand on the wound and spoke a single word.
“Heal”
Benji felt mana being drained from his body for the first time. He felt the mana as it moved from his chest down his right arm, taking with it a bit of the warmth of his body as it traveled. It left his hand as a golden glow that slowly seeped into Zoe’s leg. The dark blood that clung to her thighs reversed motion and flowed back into the wound. He could see the flesh and tissue knit itself back together in a matter of seconds. The golden light faded away, leaving only the blood staining the sidewalk as the only evidence that she was injured. After breathing a sigh of relief, Benji sat down and put his head in his hands and began massaging his temples.
You healed a moderate injury. You gain 20 experience. (20/100)
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