Hello, your author here. Sorry for not updating in a long time, Ive been really busy due to work; however, I promise that updates will become more frequent in the future, approximately two week from now, my work contract will end and I will go back to school, giving me a lot more free time which I will spend thinking about the plot and writing out the story. I would have finished this like a week ago when I had my day off, but I decided to go out and ended up drinking a bit too much (Ma bad), which resulted in me going to bed right after I came back. Anyways the first pet will be introduced soon, maybe in the next chapter, and if not then definitely the chapter after. I also had to spent a lot of time on the lore and making sure it matches the story, I dont want random plot holes appearing in the middle of the story. Thankfully, I think Ive figured out most of the lore, which mean that the next chapters should come out pretty smoothly since Ive already figured out whats going to happen. Although Ive already figured out what his first pet is going to be (I thought about it for a long time), feel free to post ideas, and the creatures in this story will be able to evolve, think Re:Monster, so if you post an idea, it will have a higher chance of being accepted if you post potential evolutions, affinities, and etc (More info, the better). I also started writing my stories when Iam at work, sometimes there are times where its super dead, so instead of standing and doing nothing, I started to write my stories, and it has actually helped me speed up on getting the chapter, so ill probably keep doing that. In addition, expect my chapters to get longer, it wont be as long as Insania (they are like 4700 words long, wtf), but ill try to get it to the 3000 range. Also, if you see any errors or if something seems off, tell me so I can edit it :). Ok, that enough ranting for today. Enjoy! OH WAIT, please rate if you can, it would nice :)))) OH WAIT AGAIN. Doing the boxes take wayyyyy toooo much time so ill upload chapter without em and slowly implement them in as I get better at doing em, and if someone (A super kind soul) wants to do the boxes for me, I would love you.

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(MC) "Shar"

Currently the available choices are:

[Undead]

{Racial Traits}

Relentless Dead: Infinite Stamina; in addition, does not need to consume neither food nor water.

"You're dead, why do you need to eat?"

Close to Death: Dark affinity increased by 25 and 15% stat increase in the dark.

"Come to the dark side, we have fresh cookies."

Unholy Creature: 15% stat reduction when exposed to sunlight (May decrease or increase depending on the class). Takes 20% increased damage from light based attacks; in addition, light affinity decreased by 100.

"It burrrrnsssssss!"

[Human]

{Racial Traits}

Jack of All Trades, Master of None: No bonus or penalty to any affinity.

"Hmmmm, you're just adequate."

Fast Learner: Skills below intermediate rank level up 15% faster

"Wow! You're smart!"

[Dwarf]

{Racial Traits}

Born Underneath the Earth: Earth affinity increased by 15.

"Child of the Earth”

Dwarven Blacksmithing: Lowers chance of failure when Blacksmithing.

“Rumors have it that Excalibur, although given to Arthur by Merlin, was actually created by Oreades, a famous Dwarven Blacksmith–Unknown Traveler”

Strong Arms, Short Legs: 10% increase in strength, 10% decrease in agility.

“Short legs= Short Steps”

Stunted Magical Growth: Magical spells are 25% less efficient. (Damage spells do 25% less damage, heal spells heal 25% less, and spells that stun, root, and etc will have the duration reduced by 25%)

“Not only stunted in height, but also in magic capacity. What a sad life.

[Note: Other races may become available in the future as certain criteria are met]

MC) “What does affinity do?”

(MC) "Hmmmm, human."

An exact copy of himself had appeared one meter in front him. What he had not realized was that being bedridden for the past 3 months had caused his muscles to greatly deteriorate; in addition, after the accident, Damien often lacked an appetite due to his depression, and often skipped meals, this had caused him to lose 20-25 pounds. The healthy and toned body he once possessed was no longer anywhere to be found, instead standing in front of him was a skinny skeleton of a body, with ribs clearly visible, a mere remnant of what it was before. The first thing Damien did was add 20 pounds of muscle to his character. The resulting figure was much closer to his previous appearance. Satisfied with the result, Damien clicked ok.

(MC) "Yes"

*A large map of the world appears in front of Damien, with various small points*

(MC) ‘Ah so the world only has one supercontinent (Authors Note: Basically the world only has one large continent with some small islands around it), and these points must be spawn locations.’

(MC) "Please select a spawn location far away from the capital with the lowest player density."

(MC) "Yes."

Shar found himself standing near a small village square.

[Foreigner of Ferrick]

“People may come and go, but no one else shall be first, for you are the first of your kind to come to the Village of Ferrick”

{+3 to all stats, +5 intimacy with all residents of Ferrick, +10 Fame}

(MC) ‘That’s a nice bonus, considering that we start off with low stats, those +3 to all stats might make quite the difference early on.’

(MC) “Status”

Race: Human Level: 1

Class: N/A

Fame: 10 Infamy: 0

Health: 130/130 Mana: 130/130

Strength: 13 Vitality: 13

Agility: 13 Wisdom: 13

Intelligence: 13

Affinities: N/A

[Titles]

“Foreigner of Ferrick”

[Skills]

N/A

Checking his inventory, Shar found that he possessed a shoddy dagger, 10 loaves of bread, a water canteen, and 10 silver coins. He proceeded to equip the dagger while examining it.

Tier: Common

Lvl Requirement: 1

1 Handed Dagger

[Stats]

Attack: 5-6

Durability: 10/10

(MC) ‘What a shitty weapon, but I guess that’s to be expected’

Currently focused on the shittyness of his dagger, Shar did not notice the individual walking up towards him.

(???) “Welcome to the Village of Ferrick, Foreigner.”

(MC) ‘Foreigner? Is he talking to me?’

Turning around, Shar found himself, face to face, or rather face to chest with a behemoth of a man in his early fifties. Standing at approximately “6,7”, fully equip from neck to feet in what appeared to be steel armor and combined with his overwhelming presence, the man would have appeared quite intimidating, if not for the huge grim that was currently occupying the man’s face.

(MC) "Are you talking to me?"

(???) “Of course, who else would I be talking to? In a small and remote village like this, it’s hard not to know who everyone lives here, not to mention we rarely get visitors, especially visitors such as yourself.”

(MC) “What do you mean, visitors such as I?”

(???) “The great creator, Gaia, once prophesized that foreigners wielding great powers would one day appear in our world, and recently we have been getting news of these “foreigners” appearing in major cities all over the continent. Despite our excitement to meet these strange visitors, we were more worried that no foreigners would come to a small village like ours; however, you have relieved us of our concerns. Oh, and I am sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Dalton Elgar, captain of the guards here in Ferrick”

(MC) “Hello Mr Elgar, my name is Shar. What are some of these great powers that you speak of?”

(Dalton) “Captain Dalton is fine, especially considering you are Ferrick’s first foreigner, and regarding these great powers. It hasn’t been confirmed but there are rumors that you foreigners can come back to life after a certain amount of time has passed; in addition, you can come and leave our world as you please, is this true?”

(MC) “Yes that information is true; however, we also face consequences when we die; we come back slightly weaker than before.”

(Dalton) “Ah that’s fascinating to know, thank you for telling me, young man. If you have any questions feel free to come to me and ask.”

(MC) “I’ll be sure to do that Captain Dalton. Do you happen to know where the closest exit is to leave the village?”

(CD=Captain Dalton) “Ah yes, the closest exit from here would be the one at the North end, so just keep following this road up straight and you will eventually reach the exit, but be careful, most wild creatures are hostile to humans so be wary of them when you are outside of the village.”

(MC) “I will keep that in mind Captain Dalton. Anyways, thanks for the info. I’ll see you around.”

(CD) “No problem lad, see you around.”

Heading towards the exit, Shar noticed several things about the village. Although small, the village seemed well built, and as he walked closer to the exit, he could see that the walls protecting the village were tall and seemed sturdy. Although simple, the buildings had a design that seemed appealing to the eye, and even though the designs were similar, each building looked unique. He also kept note of important buildings such as the general store, apothecary, and smithy. Eventually reaching the exit, Shar saw two guards standing guard by the entrance of the village. In fact, aside from Captain Dalton, he had not seen another guard until now, and although the village was small, it was very apparent that the village lacked guards.

(MC) ‘Probably the reason why their walls are built so tall and sturdy’

Heading out to leave the village, Shar gave the guards a small nod. Receiving a small nod in return, he proceeded to exit the village, and despite their exchange being brief, Shar could see that although the two guards were quite young, in their mid twenties, they seemed capable and experienced.

(MC) ‘Captain Dalton must train them well.’

After having left the village, Shar noticed that the village was surrounded by a dense forest. Although there was a hundred meter clearing surrounding the village, it was devoid of any living creatures, except for the occasional small animal that would come to quickly take a sip of water from the river that ran along the side of the village. Walking closer to the forest, Shar could see the vague movements of some creature lingering by the edge of the clearing. Although somewhat perturbed by the hidden creature, knowing the fact that he was in a beginner area gave him the will to venture forward, into the unknown.