Was going to do each weapon with it's own chapter but decided to put it together. Also Virtual God Zu will have multiple POV following multiple characters so you pick your favorite. The reason is because there are multiple kingdoms and Zu himself is only in one, but I would like to showcase the others. Some characters will be players and some will not be, it gives it more of a tv show feel I guess? It won't happen all the time, but when it does happen I think you'll enjoy it.

Chapter Three: The Sword, Dagger, and Staff

Clare was going to pass her staff to Zu, however Hope moved first handing Zu her short sword. The short sword was silver with a lot of cracks on it, the hilt was made of metal - with white cloth wrapped around it. Zu moved his hand to grab the short sword instead of the staff.

“Why!? Mages are better than warriors Zu.” Clare said while her cheeks puffed out. She crossed her arms also while slightly turning her head, showing that she was upset.

“It’s because mages are going to be harder to train and take longer. With the bow he could easily pull it back and shoot arrows, with a sword he just needs to swing it. Next we’ll use Karin’s daggers, because with melee combat is easier to learn than magic.” Hope answered Clare as she patted her head.

“Fine, I guess that’s a reason.” Clare replied as she turned back to Zu.

When Hope mentioned that Karin was next and had to give Zu her daggers she held them against her chest. Her eyes showed that she was unwilling to part with them, but it seemed that the others didn’t notice her small action.

With the short sword in his hand Zu clenched his hands a few times to get a feel for it. Next he did a few practice slashes in the air, it seemed that he was testing out the weight for it. Zu nodded his head while looked at Hope.

“Alright Zu, unlike the bow a sword is way easier to learn. There is no complicated movements, nor do you have to concentrate hard on what you do. You’ll rush the little rabbit and swing your sword, you should be able to hit.” Hope explained to Zu while also using her hands to show the movements.

“Got it.”

Zu put both of his hands on the hilt of the short sword, while he took a deep breath. ‘I got this!’ Zu’s feet pushed off the ground while he rushed to the rabbit, when it was in his range he swung the sword vertical at it.

Boom!

You’ve dealt 15 damage to miniature rabbit.

The rabbit was caught off guard by Zu’s sudden attack so when his sword hit it rolled back. The little rabbit’s eyes turned red as it got back up on it’s feet and pounced at Zu.

Unlike the bow and arrow where you are a safe distance away from your opponent, the short sword makes you confront them head on. You have to react fast to any situation to keep yourself together and your party. Zu only used the bow so his reaction was slower than what he thought. That or the little rabbit’s speed was greater than what he imagined. Being up close is different than far away. Being far back you don’t tend to notice the exact speed of your opponents, nor the way they look at you while they are attacking. However being up close is something else entirely, you have react just as fast as your opponent if not faster, and when you look them in the eyes you can’t back down.

The little rabbit was in mid air with it’s mouth wide open showing its two front teeth. Zu didn’t have the same time to react as he did with the bow so he was caught off guard by the reaction speed of this little rabbit. The short sword was still facing down, but the little rabbit was already attacking.

The little rabbit bit into Zu’s neck. Zu panicked, his left hand let go of the short sword leaving only his right hand on it. Using his left hand he swung it at the little rabbit that was biting onto his neck, making it retreat.

You’ve taken 25 damage.

‘What! twenty-five! I only dealt fifteen damage, that is not fair at all!’ Zu said to himself as he placed his left hand back onto the short sword while bringing it back up.

“Zu, don’t forget to dodge. Being a warrior might mean you have to be on the front line and keep the attention on yourself but you have to react as well.” Hope yelled at Zu giving him a little help.

“You can do it Zu, if you beat that little rabbit i’ll give you a R-E-W-A-R-D!” Sen said, trying to give Zu a little encouragement. However she only made his face turn red.

‘Dodge, got it.’ Zu thought as he once again swung the short sword down at the little rabbit.

Miss!

Zu’s swing missed the little rabbit, or to be more precise the little rabbit dodged. Zu swung the short sword down but the little rabbit jumped to the left. Zu paid attention to it’s movements, his concentration was working. He noticed the little rabbit’s legs moving as if it was getting ready to jump at him again.

‘There!’ Zu said as the little rabbit jumped towards Zu with it’s mouth open ready to take another bite out of him. Zu this time rolled on the ground moving to the left - which let the rabbit miss him. Zu got up and raised his sword once more slashing towards the rabbit.

Miss!

‘Not again!’ The little rabbit landed on the ground after missing its chance to take out Zu. Once it landed Zu attacked it but this little rabbit was ready to dodge his blow again. It jumped back a few inches just letting the tip of the blade miss it by a few, while it jumped at Zu.

Zu felt that he could see it, his body moved on it’s own. He didn’t panic this time and kept both his hands on the short sword while the little rabbit was approaching. His body leaned slightly to the side letting the little rabbit miss.

Ding! You’ve learned Reaction (Passive)

Reaction, reaction allows you to react faster than normal. You’ve learned to pay attention to slight details with Concentration, and now you’ve learned how to react to them. Reaction allows you to have a faster attack speed, along with a higher chance to dodge.

Ding! You’ve learned Dodge (Active)

Due to being able to react to the slightest movements and chances you see, you have a higher chance at being able to dodge. Dodging not only allows you to evade your opponent's attacks but also decreases unnecessary movements you make.

‘This is it!’ Zu said as he took the short sword and swung it at the little rabbit who just landed. His sword speed was increased, and he noticed the difference. It wasn’t much and others would hardly notice it but Zu did thanks to his concentration.

Boom!

You’ve dealt 15 damage to miniature rabbit.

The little rabbit once again rolled back, but this time Zu reacted and didn’t give it a chance to recover. He brought the short sword up once again - while the hilt of the sword was brought his chest. The short sword in Zu’s hand was like a straight line. Zu thrust the sword straight at the little rabbit, piercing it through it’s chest. The rabbit vanished, signifying Zu’s victory.

You’ve dealt 25 damage to miniature rabbit.

You’ve earned 20 exp.

Zu felt tired, the his left hand let go of the hilt of the short sword while it dangled at his side. Sweat was on his face, while his breathing was becoming heavy. Zu sat down on the ground while looking at the four girls.

Clare was holding up a V sign using her two fingers while smiling, Sen was blowing him a kiss and Hope was nodding her head. Karin only looked at him, she didn’t seem to have much to say. The four girls slowly walked over to Zu, while Hope took out a small green vial. She passed the small green vial to Zu while pushing her white curly hair to the side. “Here drink this, it’ll help you recover your stamina.”

Zu grabbed the vial and looked at the green liquid inside. He shrugged his shoulders as he opened it up and gulped it down. “Ah, this taste horrible. Is this what you ‘Jumpers’ drink?” Zu said while wiping his mouth.

The girls couldn’t help but laugh at Zu’s reaction, he was like a total noob to them. Clare took out three different colored vials; one red, one blue, and one green. “These are what we call potions, they allow for us to recover our health, mana, or stamina depending on which one we take.”

Zu looked at each one for a moment before asking, “What's the difference?”

“Huh?” Clare said.

“What’s the difference between health, mana and stamina?” Zu asked while gazing up at the four girls.

“Oh, well… Health is what is used to determine if we live or die. If it reaches zero we’ll die and have to wait twenty-four hours before we can revive. However as we increase our level and stats our health goes up allowing us to live longer.” Clare explained while passing Zu the small red vial.

“Go on drink it.” She urged him.

Zu nodded his head as he gulped down the red liquid. “Mmm, this taste slightly better. However I don’t feel any different…”

“Well the bite mark from the little rabbit is gone, but since it wasn’t any major wound you didn’t feel it’s effect.” Clare said while pointing to Zu’s neck where the little rabbit bite down.

“This green one is called a stamina potion. Stamina is what we use when we run, dodge, or even fight monsters. The longer we fight the more stamina we lose, and without stamina we would be tired and our movement speed decreased dramatically.” Clare explained to Zu.

Zu nodded his head, because when he drank that green liquid he felt his fatigue lessening. ‘So these potions are miracles.’

Clare showed him the blue vial. “This is the mana potion, we use it to recover our mana. Mana is what we use when we use skills, the more mana we have the more skills we are able to use. When we have no mana we can’t use skills.”

“So, if you aren’t casting spells then you wouldn't need to use a mana potion right?” Zu asked.

“Nope, you’re wrong. Everyone uses mana, so everyone needs them. When you get your own class you’ll learn skills. These skills are special, but they use mana.”

Zu got up off the ground while patting the dust off himself. “I got it.”

Zu picked up the short sword while passing it back to Hope, who accepted it. “So I guess next are the daggers.”

Hope looked at Karin while nodding her head, “Yup!”

Karin took out both her daggers while handing them to Zu. Zu grabbed them both and tried to take them, but Karin’s grip was too tight.

Sen hit Karin on the head which made her release her grip. “Let go, it’s not like you won’t get them back.” Karin gazed up at Sen with watery eyes. Sen turned her face from Karin, “That’s not going to work!”

‘These are lighter.’ Zu said to himself as he wielded both daggers in his hand. He struck out a few times to test the weight and speed of the weapon. The dagger was only a few feet long, and the blade was super thin.

“Unlike a warrior who uses a sword a rogue uses a dagger. Both are melee type, however they have a big difference. Warriors attack from the front, and draw the attention to themselves. Rogues try not to have any attention on themselves and attack from behind or the side. Their movements are fast and before the opponent can attack they disappear.” Hope explained to Zu while she took an attack position with her sword.

“Right, and rogues are agile. Even us archers have to give them credit without them it would take longer to kill off enemies.” Sen said while giving praise to the other class.

Hope walked forward approaching a little rabbit, before she swung her sword at it. The attack landed while the rabbit rolled back and started attacking Hope. “Ok Zu, while it’s attention is on me you attack.”

The little rabbit pounced at Hope, but she easily dodged it. The little rabbit landed right in front of Zu who took the dagger in his right hand and struck out at it. However before he could attack the rabbit bounced towards Hope, so his attack missed.

Miss!

‘Hmm, thats wierd.’ Zu said as he tried to position himself behind the little rabbit once more. Hope dodged the little rabbits attack once again while it flew in the air. Zu took this chance to try and attack it. He struck out with both daggers, moving at a quick speed.

Miss!

Miss!

“Zu, rogues have to react faster than others. Since the attention isn’t on them they have to attack when they can. Since the daggers are light you should be able to hit them multiple times in a split second. Just aim slightly in front of where you think the rabbit will go.” Hope explained to him while she dodged another rabbit attack.

Zu nodded his head, he gripped the two daggers tighter while he watched the little rabbit. His eyes were glued on where it was, when it attacked Hope he paid close attention to it. He didn’t pay attention to what hope was doing, he was only focused on the little rabbit. ‘There!’

His hands struck out attacking multiple times.

You’ve dealt 6 damage to miniature rabbit.

you’ve dealt 5 damage to miniature rabbit.

You’ve dealt 7 damage to miniature rabbit.

Ding! You’ve learned Nimble Hands (Passive)

Thanks to you focusing only on your opponent and not thinking about anything else your reaction speed was increased. Your hands moved faster than normal allowing your attacks to become faster. Nimble Hands allows your attack speed to increase.

The little rabbit was enraged, it took it’s attention off of Hope who it was attacking and now focused on Zu. It hopped at Zu, but it missed him because he rolled backwards.

Hope took this chance to finish the rabbit off.

You’ve gained 10 exp.

Zu sighed a breath of relief. He walked over to Karin and passed her the two daggers back. “Thanks, but I don’t think I could be a rogue.”

Karin nodded her head, she didn’t think that Zu made a good rogue either. “Yeah, you have to be gone before the opponent has any time to react. When you hit the rabbit you stayed in the same spot, instead you should have retreated back or got out of it’s sight.”

“Zu, what about being a warrior? I think with practice you can improve.” Hope said.

“Yeah, I think I can be a warrior with practice, however I want to try the staff also.”

“Finally! It’s my turn.” Clare said while jumping around.

“Sheesh, you sound like you wouldn’t be able to have him. There’s more than enough of him to go around.” Sen said while glancing at Clare.

“I… I didn’t mean it like that!”

“Ha-ha-ha, it’s ok I knew what you meant. So, what do I need to do for being a mage?” Zu said while lightly laughing.

Clare passed Zu her staff while walking over next to him. “Ok this is easy! All you do is think of mana in your body gathering at the top of the staff, once it’s there you launch it at your opponent. If this was a spell you could chant it and it would cause a different effect, however until you become a mage you can’t learn any spells.”

Zu gripped the staff with both hands. “What’s mana? I mean how do I know where it’s at?”

“Oh, I… don’t know. Just concentrate on the top of the staff while you think of a blue light. Then you’ll know.” Clare said while hanging her head down.

“Welp, get ready to wait people. It could be awhile before he finds out how to use his mana.” Hope said while putting her sword in its sheath.

Zu’s blue eyes focused on the tip of the staff, he didn’t know what he was trying to make go to the tip, but he knew it was something. Zu tried to image a blue light appearing on the tip of the staff. Slowly he felt something in his body being drained, it made him feel weak. The tip of the staff glowed bright blue.

Ding! You’ve learned Mana control (Passive)

Using Mana Control you are able to make the mana go in any direction you want. Using Mana Control you can concentrate mana into a spell.

“Wow Zu, you are like a genius. To be expected of the person I teach!” Clare said with her eyes wide open as if she was shocked.

“Now, take your staff and swing it down. Be sure to picture that ball of light going towards the rabbit.”

Zu swung the staff in a downward motion while the blue light shot out of staff.

Zip!

You’ve dealt 25 damage to miniature rabbit.

“Now concentrate it again.”

Zu started gathering mana into the staff once again, making it glow bright blue. He swung the staff in an upward motion while the blue light shot at the little rabbit.

You’ve dealt 30 damage to miniature rabbit.

You’ve gained 20 exp.

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