So... System... Weird.
...What the f**k is an IRL system?
Before she could even start thinking about contacting the info team, a notification popped up on her screen. Or two. Or three...
Ding!
Ding!
Ding! x35
She quickly pulled up her chat room, curious to see who would be spamming her messages.
~~~CHAT~~~
*Demon Lord has changed Taoist's nickname to Holey Pants*
*Holey Pants has changed Demon Lord's nickname to Horny head*
Cecilia: What the heck?!
Cecilia: Who are you guys?
Holey Pants: Boohoo! We just left and you forgot about us already?
~~~****~~~
Cecilia was shocked. Were they...
~~~CHAT~~~
Cecilia: Senior?!
Horny Head: That's right, kiddo.
Cecilia: But how?
Holey Pants: That's what we'd like to know.
Horny Head: One minute we're ascending to Heaven and Hell and the next we're in this thing called YRL t*tmen.
Holey Pants: You idiot! It's IRL system. Where the f**k did you get YRL t*tmen?
~~~*~~~
So many surprises in one day! First, the ability to walk for the first time in 16 years. Second, become a successor to two enemy sides. Third, her seniors getting trapped in an IRL system?!
~~~CHAT~~~
Cecilia: Senior! Can you do anything in the IRL system?
Holey Pants: Why are you asking?
Cecilia: Due to circumstances, I kinda now own the IRL system.
Horny Head: HAHAHA! She's the boss of you.
Holey Pants: You too, dimwit!
Horny Head: Oh, right... Well, it's not that bad. Our souls are just floating around. They're being sustained by something, but I have a feeling that it's going to run out.
Holey Pants: Hate to admit it, but he's right. We probably only have a year left in this condition.
Cecilia: I'll find a way out. It's my fault.
Horny Head: Aw, she's so nice. Reminds me of my great-great-great-great-...
Holey Pants: GOD. NOT AGAIN.
~~~****~~~
Cecilia closed her chat, her mind blown with the information she just received. How was she even going to reverse the Senior's conditions? Not to mention that time in here was faster than in the real world!
She sighed. The only way was to find out exactly what was the IRL system.
...Is what she said but now she's surrounded by slimes on all sides.
"Oh come on!" she yelled, swinging her stick. Items dropped left and right as her exp bar going up. Ignoring the ding noises, she continued killing the slimes until she whacked a wolf on the head by accident.
"Grr..."
"Whoops. Die!"
Without hesitation, she stabbed her stick into the wolf. She knew all too well that the world was eat or be eaten. How do you think she got in this condition?
Ding! Level up!
Swiping off her sweat, she opened up her status to check her new stats when a voice interrupted her.
"Mistress! It's lunchtime!"
"Coming, Julius!" she replied, closing her status.
Clicking the icon on the top right, she saved and closed the program. Hearing the hissing noise of the capsule opening, a pair of hands removed the helmet from her head.
"Have fun, Mistress?" Julius asked, plugging in the helmet on a nearby table.
"It was amazing!" she said, smiling. But something was bothering her. And it wasn't just a small simple problem.
~~~~~~
"How's the food?" Cecilia's Grandfather asked.
"Great," she said, forcing a smile to her face.
He had no idea how badly she wanted to jump up in anger and shout then.
"Julius, I think I'll go back to my room for some rest now," she said, turning to her butler.
"Are you not hungry anymore Ceciliani?" her Grandfather asked.
She flinched at the name slightly. Ceciliani. The one word she hated.
"No. I just ate a lot of delicious stuff in SCAL. I'm just feeling a bit full right now," she lied.
"Alright then. Julius, take her to rest," he said, waving at the boy.
"Of course, Master," he said, bowing before rolling her out of the room.
Upon entering her lavishly decorated room, he gently lifted her off the wheelchair and placed her on the bed.
"Thank you, Julius."
"If you need me, just ring the bell." He placed a small yellow bell on her side table and left with a bow.
After making sure that Julius left, she let go of everything she held in.
~~~CHAT~~~
Cecilia: OMG SHUT UP. QUIT TALKING TO ME EVERY GODD*AMN SECOND.
*Horny Head and Holey Pants changed Cecilia's nickname to Elven Fae Boss*
Elven Fae Boss: WTF?
Elven Fae Boss: Actually, this is kinda nice.
~~~****~~~
Spending an hour chatting to the two seniors, she closed her chat with a sigh. Place her head on her pillow, she looked up at her screen.
"What the hell is this?" she whispered. "Might as well check my status."
~~~~~~~~~~
[ Player Status ] Level 5
Name: Cecilia
Race: Elven Fae (Evolvable)
Vitality: 325 (30)
Intelligence: 25 (30)
Strength: 25 (30)
Defense: 25 (30)
Mental: 25 (30)
Status Points: 50
Titles:
Life Lover Lvl 2
Demon Lord Successor
Taoist Sect Successor
Neutral Successor Seat
Skills:
Standing Ovation Lvl 3 ( Time Increased to 20 hours; Cooldown time reduced to 50 minutes; Usable in IRL system )
Passive Skills:
IRL System ( Active )
~~~~~~~~~~
"Oh! I'm up 3 levels," she said excitedly. "Probably from killing the wolf though. Slimes don't drop much exp."
"Wait."
She blinked and rubbed her eyes before reading her passive skills. Active. It was active.
"Well," she sighed, flopping her arms to her side. "That explains this."
Cecilia sat up quickly. Standing Ovation was usable in the IRL system?
Was this... her chance to turn it around? She clapped her cheeks, leaving a red mark. No, it wasn't good to get her hopes up.
She turned to the end of the bed and attempted to get up on her two feet, but failed. She fell to the ground feeling bitter.
"I knew it..."
Ding!
"Now what?" she grumbled, opening up the chat.
~~~CHAT~~~
Horny Head: Child, you might want to try activating your Standing Ovation skill before using it.
~~~****~~~
Cecilia froze. The seniors... could see her?
~~~CHAT~~~
Elven Fae Boss: You guys... can see me?
Holey Pants: Yup. As well as your every move.
Elven Fae Boss: How?
Horny Head: We don't know. It just popped up the minute you logged off.
Elven Fae Boss: ...This is strange. I'll see if I can get more info. In the meanwhile, watch my back.
Holey Pants: Of course.
Horny Head: Why not.
~~~****~~~
Cecilia sighed with relief. So there was some hope left after all.
"Activate Standing Ovation," she said softly, hoping that no one heard her.
Her legs started feeling cramped underneath her and she quickly got up. To her surprise, she didn't fall down like last time. She ran over to her mirror and gripped it with her hands tightly.
"I can walk..."
"I can walk!" she laughed, running around her room in joy.
"Mistress?" Julius's muffled voice asked.
"Nothing! Just read something funny!" she called back.
The light from the window fell on her figure as a smile formed on her face for the first time in 10 years.
She ran around her room for an hour before collapsing onto her bed from lack of energy. Her chest rose and fell as she stared at the ceiling with a goofy smile on her face. She squealed as she hugged her pillow.
Ding noises now filled her head as her eyes fluttered closed.
~~~CHAT~~~
Horny Head: BRAT! YOU'RE GONNA EVOLVE! LOG IN!!!
Horny Pants: LISTEN TO THE IDIOT!
Horny Head: I'm not an idiot. You are! >:(
Horny Pants: Shut up! Not now! Brat!!!!!
~~~***~~~
The light from the window slowly faded away. The clear sky was now filled with clouds and the warm weather was replaced with howling winds.
"Hurry! There's a storm happening!" Julius called, ushering everyone inside the building. He looked up at his mistress's window, hoping that she wasn't scared by the lightning.
Unknown to everyone, the young girl was burning up in her bed, tossing and turning. Unable to withstand the heat any longer, she woke up, clutching her chest.
~~~CHAT~~~
Horny Head: Finally, brat!
Elven Fae Boss: What's going on? I feel so hot like something's burning me from the inside!
Horny Pants: No time to explain--
Horny Head: You're evolving
Elven Fae Boss: What?!
~~~***~~~
Cecilia couldn't believe her eyes or her ears. Maybe both. But... she was evolving in real life? The ding noises from her chat snapped her back to reality, shaking her from a possible panic attack.
~~~CHAT~~~
Horny Pants: Just log into the game. Quickly.
Horny Head: The old man is right. You need to evolve in the game from now on. Otherwise, your body can't handle it.
~~~***~~~
Cecilia quickly logged off the game and dashed straight for the machine. A little timer in the corner of her eye started blinking.
*Warning. Standing Ovation is going to shut down in 1 minute. I repeat. 1 minute.*
She grit her teeth and ran faster to the machine. She silently cursed Julius in her heart for putting the machine so far away from her bed.
*Countdown. 15 seconds remaining.*
She quickly opened the pod and sat down just as the timer clicked at zero. She sighed as the feeling her legs disappeared.
"Log in."
*Logging in... Reading data... Loading game... Welcome back, Cecilia*
She closed her eyes as a bright flash blinded her. A loud whistle entered her ear as her hair flew backward as if she was falling from the sky. Impossible... Right? Right?!
Cecilia opened her eyes to see herself falling from the sky. She quickly opened the chat to contact the seniors.
~~~CHAT~~~
Elven Fae Boss: I'M FALLING FROM THE SKYYY!!!! WHAT DO I DO?!
Horny Head: ...Pray
Elven Fae Boss: WHAT?
~~~***~~~
Hearing the Devil's response, she had silently lost all hope as a single crocodile tear fell down her face.
~~~CHAT~~~
Horny Pants: Don't listen to him. This is perfect for your evolution.
~~~***~~~
She was surprised yet relieved at the Daoist's answer.
~~~CHAT~~~
Elven Fae Boss: Please enlighten me, Senior!
Horny Pants: This evolution probably has wings. By making you fall out of the sky, it's forcing you to get used to and rely on your wings.
~~~***~~~
"...SCREW YOU!!!" she screamed as she passed through the clouds, finally getting a glimpse of land.
"Wow, pretty... Wait! Not the time!"
She swiped up her status screen and sighed.
~~~~~~~~~~
[ Player Status ] Level 5
Name: Cecilia
Race: Elven Fae (Evolvable) *Evolve? Yes or No?*
Vitality: 325 (30)
Intelligence: 25 (30)
Strength: 25 (30)
Defense: 25 (30)
Mental: 25 (30)
Status Points: 50
Titles:
Life Lover Lvl 2
Demon Lord Successor
Taoist Sect Successor
Neutral Successor Seat
Skills:
Standing Ovation Lvl 3 ( Time Increased to 20 hours; Cooldown time reduced to 50 minutes; Usable in IRL system )
Passive Skills:
IRL System ( Active )
~~~~~~~~~~
She pressed *Yes* and the hot feeling that was consuming her inside out faded away, leaving a numbing feeling on her back.
*Ding! Status Updated! Loading...*
~~~~~~~~~~
[ Player Status ] Level 5
Name: Cecilia
Race: Elven Fae ( Commoner )
Vitality: 400 (20)
Intelligence: 50 (20)
Strength: 50 (20)
Defense: 50 (20)
Mental: 50 (20)
Status Points: 50
Titles:
Life Lover Lvl 3
Demon Lord Successor
Taoist Sect Successor
Neutral Successor Seat
Skills:
Standing Ovation Lvl 4 ( Time Increased to 36 hours; Cooldown time reduced to 30 minutes; Usable in IRL system )
Fae's Wings Lvl 1 ( Active )
Passive Skills:
IRL System ( Active )
~~~~~~~~~~
Her eyes widened. Her vitality had gone up by 70 points while all her other stats had doubled! But... what was this "Commoner" status?
~~~CHAT~~~
Horny Pants: Ah. Commoner status.
Elven Fae Boss: You know what this means?
Horny Head: Lemme explain.
Horny Head: Each race has a similar hierarchy system. Slaves are at the bottom, commoners, nobles, royalty, then Gods.
Horny Pants: Or for Demons, instead of God, it's Asura.
Elven Fae Boss: What about an Elven Fae like me?
Horny Head & Horny Pants: ...
Horny Pants: This may be difficult to answer. This old man and I have lived on this planet for quite a while and we've never met an Elven Fae before.
Horny Head: Elves' highest position is a God while Fae's is Asura.
Elven Fae Boss: ...Doesn't that mean I could be both?
Horny Pants: Yes and no. You could be if you wanted to but it also means that you require twice the amount of experience that one would usually need to level up.
Elven Fae Boss: So either way... what you're saying is that I'm going to end up as both a God and Asura if I practice hard enough.
Horny Pants & Horny Head: Yup
~~~***~~~
Cecilia closed her chat and sighed. Man, this is not fun--
"Frick. I forgot I was falling from the sky."