Prologue 2
9:42 P.M. The same night of the accident in a dimly lit hospital room. Matt slowly regains consciousness and asks himself softly " Where am I? Was that all really just a dream?"
He looks at his surroundings as his eyes adjust to the low light levels in the room. He sees someone by his bed sleeping in a chair. His eyes widen in surprise, and perhaps a little fear as well, as he recognizes her. "She's gonna be pissed."-Matt
The sleeping figure slowly wakes up, maybe due to his whispering or maybe because she felt him talking about her. "Matt? You're awake? How you feeling?"-Sleeping Figure asks with a small tear in her eye.
"A little sore but fine. Do you know what happened to me? It's a bit blurry."-Matt
"You protected a little girl with your own body from a reckless driver. Carl called 911 and rushed you here. Your heart stopped once on the way here for 4 minutes but they were able to bring you back. The paramedics said it was a miracle how well you were doing considering the blood loss and you must have a strong will to live."-Mystery Woman
"I just reacted, is that girl okay? And you need to get some real rest Mom. Sleeping in a chair isn't good for your health."-Matt
"She's fine, they disinfected her cuts and sent her home. Her whole family is planning on visiting to thank you tomorrow. The doctors said based on your condition that she would've died if you didn't save her. You're a hero."-Mrs. Simmons
"You're not mad that I almost died? I thought for sure you'd be pissed."-Matt says in relief
"I want to strangle you for scaring me like this. When I got the call from Carl saying that you were hit by a car I almost needed an ambulance too. Then I heard you did it to save that girl and I knew you did the right thing so I can't be that mad at you."-Mrs. Simmons
"Go home and get some rest. I'll stay up for a bit and watch some TV since I just had a long sleep."-Matt
"Alright, but I'll be back in the morning and I will beat you if you stay up all night watching TV."-Mrs. Simmons
As the two says goodnight to one another Mrs. Simmons takes one last look at Matt before leaving the room. Matt falls into his thoughts and thinks on today's events. He thinks to himself was it really all just a dream? Only one way to find out I guess. "Status"-whispers Matt as a translucent display appears before his eyes.
System V.1 (Beta)
Matt Simmons
Age 20
Level 1
HP 97/150 (regen 1.5/min)
Strength 12
Agility 10
Endurance 15
Intelligence 13
Free Points 10
"Either that car hit me really hard and caused brain damage or I'm in a coma because there is no way I've got a system."-Matt
"Congratulations host for completing an achievement *Talking to yourself isn't crazy is it?* rewarded with 5 extra free points and the reminder that you can summon any of your abilities without saying it out loud."-A voice in Matt's head
"Are you my system?"-Matt thinks to himself
"Yes and congratulations for another achievement *Quick Thinker* +3 to intelligence."-System
Matt thinks about his situation a little more deeply and hears another ding as he considers whether his status is affected by training. *+1 to intelligence* Since it seems useful for planning out what to do next and it will probably help him with his daily life, he assigns 3 more points to his intelligence for an even 20. *Ding* "For reaching 20 intelligence host has unlocked an ability, mana sensing and the ability to store small amounts of mana."-System
Status
System V.1 (Beta)
Matt Simmons
Age 20
Level 1
HP 100/150 (regen 1.5/min)
MP 1/1 (2/min)
Strength 12
Agility 10
Endurance 15
Intelligence 20
Free Points 12
So then perhaps every 20 points I will gain a new ability for each stat? My intelligence affects my MP and its regen while my endurance must be my HP. My endurance must be so high because I survived the accident.*Ding* "You are mostly right host but you didn't survive the accident. Remember your mother did tell you that your heart stopped once."-System
"Did you save my life then system?"-Matt
"Not quite, I was activated when you lost a life."-System
"Does that mean I have more lives? Actually I think if I know that answer I won't feel human anymore."-Matt
"Good choice host. I recommend checking out your abilities tab instead of just your status for right now."-System
Abilities
Appraisal
Cat's Eye
Equip
Gamer
Inventory
Magic Body
Mana Sensing
As a big fan of games, Matt immediately uses Appraisal on his abilities.
Appraisal- The ability to find out detailed information on anything you can observe.
Cat's Eye- The ability to see better in the dark.
Equip- The ability to wear items and choose whether they are visible outside your interface.(Can't be leveled up)
Gamer- The ability to convert your body into gamelike parameters aka status and abilities. Adds a slight learning correction to skills. You can't die until your HP reaches zero and you no longer need food and air to survive, but you will lose HP if you go too long without either. Sleep is also no longer necessary but you will make a full recovery if you sleep for a minimum of 1 hour. HP loss can be offset with HP regen.(Can't be leveled up)
Inventory- The ability to store any items you want in a personal sub-dimension. Items can be stacked up to 99 per slot and you can increase the amount of slots. Starts with 15 slots.
Magic Body- The ability to store mana in the body and use it.
Mana Sensing- The ability to sense mana in your surroundings.
*Ding* Appraisal hits level 2, can now see more information about certain items and observe more about higher leveled enemies.
"Wow. Just wow. If this isn't head trauma or a dream then this could be amazing. And if I tell anyone about this I'll probably end up in a lab getting dissected so I need to be careful."-Matt
Matt looks at the time and sees that it's already past midnight so he decides to get some rest before coming back to figuring out how his world has changed.