Ends Meet
'Excalibur is coming, when you acquire the sword I will activate the spell for you Samuel.'
I smiled as my new female artificial intelligence like companion was more helpful then I thought. I mean saving me from dying and activating a spell, she was amazing.
It also seems this world allows the use of magic, something I was already looking forward too. I could already imagine the op shit I would be able to use, if it would play out like that.
The lake was now maybe only a football field away. I swallowed hard as I saw the blue substance look more like cement than water. Suddenly I felt it, a warmth coming from somewhere toward the huge castle. It was coming fast too. Was this Excalibur or whatever? Was it a generic sword like every other iteration? Jeez I would love for a cliché dodge right about now, not the one were I break every bone in my body either.
'Hear it comes Samuel...'
I turned my body and as if on instinct, I held my hand out. For a split second a flash of gold lit up the sky as I grasped something in the air. When the light died out, my gaze fell upon the so called Excalibur. Indeed it was a sword but...
The handle had silver engravings and symbols, the guard of the broadsword was lined with gold and glowed with energy. A yellow gem was placed at the hilt also, flickering with orange electricity. The blade was tinted gold and reflected perfectly, even while I was falling. This was one hell of a blade and I was relieved when I held such a beauty. It literally almost brought me to tears.
'So what now Aurora?!' I started to panic as the lake was now only about ten feet away.
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Activating Spell //Frost Bite//
Description: Frost bite allows the user to instantly freeze all momentum and water in the immediately area. The momentum will resume shortly after.
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Nice, but what did resume shortly after mean?! Now I was only inches from hitting the surface, a flash of white consumed me. I closed my eyes on instinct.
BOOM
I found myself on one knee, a hand placed against the ice and the other holding Excalibur. My eyes widened as the once flowing water was completely frozen solid, cold radiating from it. Woah...
'Samuel, aim your sword up!'
Aurora screamed in my head, my mind jarring as she did. Picking it up lazily, I tried my best to aim up from my awkward position.
Sssssssssssssss
BOOOOOM
The tip of the sword exploded outward with orange energy, which collided with one of the nearby huts. The hut exploded, the stone and brick turning to dust. Just as I was knocked back from the impact, I felt it. I surveyed the area around me. Woman in frilly outfits and woman in just rags turned to face me. Every single one wide eyed with fear. I winced as I saw the shower of bricks ward off people. A clearing forming around the lake, making it painfully obvious they were not happy to see me.
"A MAN?!"
"HURYY CALL THE HOLY KNIGHTS."
Shouts and screams came from the crowds and soon most were running away in fear. My puzzled face watched as little girls ran in fear also. 'I did not mean to do that, what do I do Aurora?'
'I do not know, I give information and advice but... This is were you must decide.'
'Decide?!'
'Yes Samuel, decide how you will go about this World and the people within it. You are the main character after all.'
Main character? That was not something I was very found of. I hated playing the main character, hell in all the games I played I was the support role. I never once took the lead, even with Aaron. In the end, only one player could of gotten the title "Best Player" and I gladly planned on giving it to him. I looked down at Excalibur and back at the area around me. Screams and the smoke from the building I destroyed rose into the air. I swallowed hard. I was already off to a bad start. I needed to leave and start over, I would surely make enemies by mistake if I did not find a way to clear things up.
"You son of a bitch, How dare you hurt the women of this kingdom!"
Oh no...
I turned around to see a single women standing before me. She had purple hair and hazel eyes along with a long slender seductive body. She wore purple Egyptian like clothing with bronze colored armor shoulder pads. I almost wanted to run at the sight of what she held. A long bronze colored spear which shone in her hand.
"I didn't mean to blow u-"
She spit on the ground, "Save it bastard, I will kill you here and now!"
Here and now, like here and now? I needed GRIMM, the other half of me. The same half which I portrayed in all of the video games I played. The calm and collected GRIMM who struck down enemy after enemy, not a single emotion but cold facts. I smiled over the commotion, I missed being the dork who had another half, the dork who everybody in game believed was successful. I sighed, I knew that it would only happen when I booted up a game, but in real life, I was the quick witted idiot who usually fucked things up.
"How dare you smile, are you saying you can beat me?!"
The gorgeous girl snarled at me with rage and took a heavy step toward me.
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Name: Reina Emerald Alber
Lvl 25
Class: Spearman
Mana- 1,000/1,200
Health- 100/100
Ability Active- none
Ability: Momentum- Allows the user to throw a spear charged with the most amount of mana capable for no cost: only usable once a day.
Spell list----(expand)
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I blinked rapidly. I even went as far as to wipe my eyes with my hand. Yep, if I was not mistaken, those were stats like a video game. A translucent screen popping up in front of me, as well as a long red bar above her head. After she took another step, a thinner blue one appeared directly below the red bar. Those were a health and mana bar, I knew that anywhere.
'Aurora, why is it like this?'
I gripped Excalibur on instinct, waiting patiently for a reply.
"Hey shit head, do not ignore me!"
'It is due to how this World works, Iro is a video game at heart, created from ideas. You may be in this world, but the rules have yet to change.'
I shook my head at her comment, 'So why can I see her stats, even if it were a game that is still cheating and pointless, broken even.'
Aurora smiled again. Creepy...
'Why it is because of the way the maker of the game wanted it. The Gauntlet you have allows you to know the statistics of all organisms and allows you to change and manipulate them.'
Manipulate them?
'No more time for questions, your opponent is readying a spell.'
Oh shit, I quickly took a stance and held my sword with two hands. I aimed the point at her, watching her every move.
'Hey Aurora, by chance do you know my stats?'
'Indeed I do.'
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Name: GRIMM
Lvl ?
Class: Overseer
Mana- 499/500
Health- 100/100
Ability Active- Mana Sale
Ability: Mana Sale- allows the user to make every spell worth one mana point. Lasts for ten minutes. Once per day.
Spell list----(expand)
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I see Mana Sale is my ability, ah I knew I was going to get lucky. I gulped down any fear I once had.
Even if my underwear, a part of me once hidden started to materialize.
"Listen here, the house was a mistake, I do admit. But if you dare stand in front of me then you will leave me no choice but to end you."
Reina stopped in her tracks, her legs folding as GRIMM spoke. I smiled from the inside, I guess we can go with this for now.
"W-w-who are you and what do you want?!"
I said nothing and stuck Excalibur in the ice, folding my arms as I spoke. "I came from a far land seeking answers, I do not wish to harm anyone if I do not have too but,I will."
Reina swallowed as she gripped her spear with anger, "I asked who you are..."
I sighed heavily, "My name is Grimm, the one who always defeats his enemies."
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Reina knew it before he said it, the way he so easily wielded Excalibur or the way he simply folded his arms, She knew he was dangerous. Something mysterious about him made her shudder with fear. She had taken the liberty to run ahead of the other two holy knights running toward the man because of her speed and pride in her strength. Reina only wanted to make sure everyone was alright and when she saw the explosion, she went full speed. Now that she was standing against an unknown enemy alone, she felt naked and unsure of what to do. He changed too, before he seemed scared of her but it was all a fake in her eyes.
Reina could tell he was angered by something unknown. She also noticed the way he apologized about the house, maybe he wasn't as bad as she thought.
A lustrous smell seem to draw her near him.
'No...' she said in her head. This was The Voice of Men she heard so much about. The way his body was tone or the way he had dark blue eyes and stuck Excalibur in the ice, it made her want to touch his skin. She started to think to much and her powerful demeanor faded.
A few streets back, Margret, Alice, And Mary hurried along the cobblestone, a single rising smoke on there mind.
"That orange energy was surely Excalibur, no mistaking it." Margret said through gritted teeth. The lady kept her head down as she heard the screams and shouts.
"That bastard will pay for hurting our women!"
Alice winced as her teacher yelled, straying away from her as they sprinted past crowds of people. Ladies and girls watches as the Holy Knights of High Castle zoomed past them.
"It is okay m'lady, he will surely regret his choices. I apologize for my inability to stop Excalibur."
Mary was pained with guilt, one of her most powerful spells so easily thwarted by just the sword. Deep down she was furious, ready to see who wielded it. Alice watched the Seventh And Second Holy Knight round the bend and stop in their tracks. She raised a eyebrow as she also turned the corner.
Alice almost collapsed as she was hit with The Voice of Men, her stomach churning and her mind going blank.
"Damn, Alice snap out of it, we need you..."
Mary looked at Margret who desperately crashed to Alice's side, a girl she did not know. She cursed and made a decision. A silver rapier was drawn and she activated her spell. //Holy Power//
White energy flowed down her shoulder and around her sword. She was only a few meters away from a man with black hair standing in just his underwear. 'Must be to use The Voice of Men' Mary thought as she pushed on.
//Holy Blast//
Holy Blast- a devastating explosion that is singled at a specific point.
The Grimm Reaper quickly grabbed Excalibur from the ice and turned toward her. Mary almost froze as he did, but planted her metal boot and cracked the stone. She took a huge leap forward, closing the distance in a few seconds.
"Move..."
The young man before her spoke one word as he swung his sword to intercept Mary.