First Encounter II

It's getting late in the hospital as Matt had his conversation with the System. Matt begins to feel a slight chill in the air so he walks over to the room's thermostat to raise the heat. As he raises the heat, he begins to see his breath creating frost in the air. His danger sense is slowly alerting him to the abnormality of the situation. He walks out of his room in the direction his danger sense is alerting him of a possible hostile. *Ding* Danger Sense has reached level 2.

Now Matt can tell that the 'enemy' isn't that powerful for the current him and the hostility isn't directed to him but more of an aura of blood thirst being spread from a central point. He can feel the being is in a room down the hall from his own. He remembers the doctor saying that this ward is normally for those who are in critical conditions, since he died during the accident he was placed in this ward. Why would someone in a critical condition have so much blood thirst? Matt approaches the door and slowly opens it to try and assess the situation inside before deciding what to do.

As the door opens, he sees a translucent humanoid figure hovering over the patient's bed.

The figure looks like a normal woman in a raggedy white one piece dress. She has long dark hair but for some reason her facial features seem indistinct or distorted. All Matt can see of her face is her eyes, completely pale white. As he stares at them he feels like he is getting lost in a white room that lacks anything but continues on forever. *Ding* Hardened Mind has reached level 2.

The system upgrade breaks him out of that nightmare but unfortunately he has already attracted the attention of the floating figure.

Appraisal

Malevolent Spirit

Level 5

HP ??/100

MP 10/15

Strength 4

Agility 12

Endurance 3

Intelligence 5

Abilities

Intangible

Life Leech

Matt quickly retreats from the room. Even if the spirit looks weak that intangible skill looks like trouble.

I hope that doesn't give it complete immunity to physical attacks because I haven't learned any magic yet. As the spirit approaches Matt sends a straight kick towards its torso but passes right through its body. Matt feels a slight bit of pain where his body met the spirit's as he quickly withdraws his leg.

Stats

System V.1 (Beta)

Matt Simmons

Age 20

Level 1

HP 210/210 (regen 2.1/min)

MP 160/160 (regen 2/min.)

Strength 21

Agility 13

Endurance 21

Intelligence 20

Free Points 0

"System, what's my reward for the missions and why haven't I received it yet?"-Matt

"It was a starter reward to automatically give you rewards instantly, but it doesn't affect rewards that must be chosen manually."-System

Learn meditation and reach 100 total MP capacity.(160/100)

Reward for learning meditation: Increases MP by 50 Claimed

Reward for 100 MP: new magic perk or spell learned

Choose between basic fire, water, earth, air or lightning spell.

Or choose between well learned, scholar or affinity perk.

"I've got no choice but to choose a spell right now, choose lightning."-Matt

*Ding* Learned Lightning bullet.

"Did you want to pick your upgrade right now as well?"-System

"I'll wait to see if this will win against that spirit first."-Matt

Matt has an instinct telling him to manipulate the mana outside his body to affect his surroundings, creating the lightning bullet. He fires the bullet at the spirit and it seems to be effective. It only took him 10 MP. This means he can fire lightning bullet 16 times in all at his current level. The spirit, now startled attempts to run away from this threat to its existence. Matt gives chase but the spirit is much faster than him and can move through walls and other objects. As Matt gives chase he quickly loses to the spirits natural ability to move through the walls and floor of this place. He needs a new plan to catch it unaware and defeat it.