Harper was making an ambitiously expansive game, a new type of game with more options than the basic hack-and-slash, where exploration and cleverness were a legitimate course of action, not an extra-hard mode. But he died before he could complete his project. Only to be reborn in that world, as a normal person. Now he is in the world that he created and realizes that he knows things no one else knows, secrets only he knows. Harper sets off to find some of these secrets, wanting to make sure that he has the power to ensure that his world remains pure, that no one will have the power to ruin it like other games. And if the only way to do that is for him to get himself enough magic and mystical artifacts that he can determine the future of the world, then so be it. It wouldn’t be conquest if it was for a good cause. Right?
A World of My Own Making is created by Joe Weinberg, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

A World of My Own Making

Notification: you have gained the rare stealth skill Prowl.


I smile, and Daniel smiles at me. Which one did you get? he asks.


He seems impressed by that, his eyes tracing up and down my body. Then he clears his throat and refocuses on the moment. Now try to keep that movement up for a while, he says. You should try to stay at normal speed, maybe a bit slower, but focus on the sounds you make. And the sounds you dont make. Im going to scout ahead and find us a good spot to make camp. Were going to have to move slowly until you level up.


I nod. Shouldnt be long, I say. Maybe the end of the day if I can learn archery and get some practice.


By the time we do catch up with Daniel, my Prowl has increased to 3, and Im only about one hundred and fifty experience from the next level. Sneak up on me, he says. Both of you. If you can get within ten paces of me before I notice you, Ill do all the camp work today and tomorrow.


Chapter 16: Prowling to the Finish Line