The Jealous AI
*SWOOSH*
Ralph quickly went from being inside of the capsule, into a location of endless white. He can't tell how big the room is. It's just an endless white for as long as he could see. He looked down to see himself standing on the limitless white, it almost felt like he was floating. He continued to take in the endless white, before a very monotone voice echoed across the endless space.
[Please input a name]
A keyboard floating at about chest-level appeared before him. He typed in the name 'Raphael' mostly because it resembled his name as well, but naming himself after and Archangel sounds pretty cool. After that, he pressed the 'ok' button.
*DING*
[Name successfully recorded. Welcome to Utopia, 'Raphael']
The scenery around Ralph quickly changed. He was placed in a field of grass, there was a small hill ahead of him. On that hill was what seemed to be a man, he held an impressive stature, easily reaching 7 feet tall. Ralph decided to approach this man, he calmly walked up the hill, before calling out, "Excuse me!"
The man, acting all high and mighty, turned around to face Ralph, this man had a massive smile on his face. When he caught sight of Ralph, that massive smile started twitching uncontrollably, before eventually turning into a frown. "Hold it!" He yelled.
Ralph froze on the spot. He was fairly surprised. "What do you need me to stop for?" Ralph asked.
The man slowly starting walking towards Ralph. From a spectator's perspective, it looked like the man was trying to intimidate Ralph. He spoke in a questioning tone, "Who the fuck gave you this ridiculous appearance!?"
Ralph stood there with his jaw dropped. Wasn't this Adam? Utopia's custom built AI assistant. Ralph didn't expect him to be so.... vulgar. Also why would an AI be so concerned about what I look like?
Adam continued to eye Ralph up and down. He spoke once more, "This is unacceptable, I'm going to have to nerf your appearance, it can't be better than mine."
'What the fuck is the cliche plot!? I haven't even started and I am already being nerfed?' Ralph's mood took a sharp turn. "Why is it your concern regarding how I look? I can look how I want to look." Ralph said smugly. "I believe you can't decide for players what they look like."
"You're right, I can't, but what if I influence the player's race?" Adam said with a huge smile on his face.
"You bastard, you won't do tha-"
*DING*
[Due to Adam's jealousy of your beautiful appearance, he has invoked his AI privileges, picking your race for you]
[Race Selected: Undead]
*DING*
[Because of your 'Undead' Race, your appearance will be significantly altered. Please select a sub-species]
[Zombie - Vampire - Skeleton - Ghost]
'Well, Vampires are normally quite attractive, so I guess this is a salvageable situation. That's right, I'll pick Vampire', "I'll pick the Vamp-"
*DING*
[Due to Adam's jealousy of your beautiful appearance, he has invoked his AI privileges, picking your sub-species for you]
[Sub-species Selected: Skeleton]
"You motherfuc-!"
[Player must be quiet or else an error may occur. Now altering appearance]
[Scanning bone structure. Removing skin.... blood.... muscles.... organs.... appearance has been generated. Creating skeletal veins. Creating mana connection. Success. Raphael, please try moving]
Although Ralph was incredibly angry that this damn AI for picking the fucking SKELETON! He knew that there was nothing he could do, so he began to comply with the request of the system. He slowly raised his skeletal hand, it worked just fine. He started to do some kind of athlete warm up, he was doing some quick breaths, while he started jumping all over the place. To his surprise, none of the bones touched each other as they moved around. It seems the bones are held together with mana or else Ralph would just be a pile of bones. He could also feel on every part of his body, but it was very weird as it would directly touch the bone. He was not used to that feeling.
[The system has determined the appearance has no faults. You will now be transferred to Tutorial Town. Good luck on your journey Raphael]
Ralph was finally excited to get into the game. Aside from this little jealously mishap he was finally going to start his legacy.
*SWOOSH*
A blinding light overtook Ralph, as he felt a strong wind-like force blow all over his skeletal body, he was lifted into the air before disappearing on the spot.
After Ralph disappeared, a crack opened in the grass field, from which a drop-dead gorgeous woman appeared. She sighed realizing what their damn AI just did to that poor new player, "Dammit Adam, I understand your jealousy, but literally ruining his entire appearance was a bit too much." She then mumbled to herself, "Now I have to go and compensate this player, but a Skeleton Undead with the name of an angel." She chuckled before disappearing.
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*THUMP*
Ralph hit the floor like a rock. He was definitely not in a good mood, but after been thrashed around by blinding light, he was already considering dropping this damn game. He had a feeling in his stomach that was similar to the feeling of when one of your favorite free-to-play games suddenly goes under a massive paywall. It made him want to just put down the game, and not come back.
Ralph decided to look around. He was currently standing in the middle of the Tutorial Town, there was a large 10 foot fountain spraying water. This seemed to be the indication of the start of his journey. He grudgingly walked toward the fountain, hoping to get a glimpse of what his appearance looked like, since he hasn't even seen it yet.
He looked over the edge of the fountain to see his reflection and involuntarily yelped. "WHAT THE FUCK!?" He had to admit, he was quite the looker of a skeleton, except, HE WAS A SKELETON. It's going to take Ralph a while to get over his current appearance. Luckily, the aura he currently radiated was quite neutral, which made Ralph happy. It would have have been terrible for him if all people would see is a body of pure evil. The creepy feeling of staring right into the dark eye sockets. He shuddered a little bit.
*DING*
[Game Moderator Sofia has determined Adam's act of jealousy against the player's will. To prevent you from holding a harsh grudge against our game, the Moderation Team has decided to compensate you. Your Status will now be updated]
[Name: Raphael
Race: Undead (Skeleton Sub-Species)
Level: 1 - (Rank F)
Traits: None
UNLOCKED
STR: 1 MYSTIC: 0 AGI: 1 COG/WIS: 1
LOCKED ???????????? ???????????? ????????????
Equipment: None
Skills/Spells: None
Debuffs: Holy Curse (Rank A) [Any time a skill or spell is used with the [Holy Attribute] the player will take an additional 150% damage]
[Trait: Adaptive Body (Rank C) - Has been added]
[Adaptive Body (Rank C)] The player's skeletal body will undergo multiple changes to adapt to the environment around it.
[Debuff: Holy Curse (Rank A) - Rank has been reduced]
[Debuff: Holy Curse (Rank C)] Any time a skill or spell is used with the [Holy Attribute] the player will take an additional 75% damage]
*DING*
[Please check your Status]
Ralph was still quite shocked. He did not expect that he would really be compensated for his struggles. If it was a normal game he might just remake his character, but that option is not possible for Ralph. If something went wrong, then he needed to fix it with his own effort. He sighed before yelling out, "Status!"
[Name: Raphael
Race: Undead (Skeleton Sub-Species)
Level: 1 - (Rank F)
Traits: Adaptive Body (Rank C)
UNLOCKED
STR: 1 MYSTIC: 0 AGI: 1 COG/WIS: 1
LOCKED ???????????? ???????????? ????????????
Equipment: None
Skills/Spells: None
Debuffs: Holy Curse (Rank C)]
He was grateful that he got a few bonuses, but it still didn't change that he was a SKELETON. "But, I'm still a skeleton, FUCK!" Ralph slammed his foot into the ground. The pavement below his foot gave out a little bit. This caused him to lose his balance and fall right on his tailbone. What a clumsy skeleton.
[Quest Started: Get Used to Your Body] You have joined the game for the first time, but due to your Race, controlling such a weird body is easier said than done.
[Quest Requirements: Complete the obstacle course in under 1 minute]
[Quest Rewards: Bone Healing (Rank F) - Passive Skill]
Ralph stood up and rubbed the pavement dust off his bones. He looked around before questioning to the air. "Where the hell is the obstacle course?"