Chapter 2: A New Game

(Zack has just woken up and it's noon)

This is the time! Yikes I must've been really tired anyways better get up there's a whole day ahead, gotta spend it right.

(Zack gets up and makes the bed, afterwards he heads downstairs into the kitchen to make breakfast)

(In the kitchen he sees Payton preparing to go to work)

Hey sis how are you? Wait a minute, why are you still here aren't you supposed to be at work by now!?

Oh hey Zack how are you, and yes normally I would've been at work but today I'm working a night shift?

Night shift? You've never had to work a night shift before so what's different now?

It's for extra money Danny is only getting paid month end and we need some money to pay for extra things.

Oh I see. Speaking of big bro Danny, where is he? He didn't come home yesterday.

He did. You were just asleep. He had to pack his bags because he's going on a small business trip just out of town.

Okay. I should call him and say hello, anyways I'm going to my room. I'll be on my console so shout if you need anything.

Typical school holidays have just begun and already you're gaming. Fine, just leave your door open so that you can here me call you.

Alright.

(Zack heads up to his room and boots up his console)

Yesterday I was only in the main lobby so today I plan on exploring the world. Ethan said he'd send me the tutorial on what to do before getting into the world so I should check that.

(Zack checks his messages and sees the tutorial. He then looks at it and then proceeds to the game)

So based on the tutorial the teleportation booth should be around here. Ah there it is let me get in. Yep I'm in and there's the destination input. Ethan said I should go to the world guild, so I guess that's my first destination.

Although looking at this tutorial there seems to be vital information missing, like accessing the map, where the world guild is and various other elements.

(Nightwalker teleports to the Valerious kingdom, where the world guild is located)

Dammit Ethan's tutorial didn't mention anything about a kingdom. I guess I gotta find my way around. Lemme see if I can find a sign or something. Hey there we go a kingdom map that should help very much.

Looks like I'm in Ladensburg a market district. By the looks of this town map I should head northwest if I want to get to the world guild. Well that's my plan, time to get going. Hopefully this world guild isn't a waste of time.

Now that I think about it this kingdom is very huge. From the looks of it this isn't even an entire realm, it's just a part of a realm and according to what Ethan said there's about eight realms. Although I gotta hand it to the creators the world design of this game is insane.

Okay there's the symbol, it means I'm getting close. Finally. Man Ethan thanks for the extra work, your tutorial didn't help me with jack. I should give him a piece of my mind the next time I see him.

(Nightwalker enters the building and sees a large hall filled with lots of players)

This is a pretty huge place. Looks like there are players of different kinds. Anyways better head for the registration desk.

(Nightwalker heads to the main desk and approaches the receptionist)

Hello sir. Welcome to the World Guild, have you come to register.

Hello miss, yeah a friend of mine told me this is the place to come if I want to get my adventure started.

Well your friend is not wrong. The World Guild is for players to get started. Via the Guild you can get passes to go to different areas, dungeons and land etc.

Huh that's interesting. So can I sign up, I want to see what the World Guild is really about, and besides I really want to get my adventure started.

Okay sir right this way. We'll get you started and since you're playing early access there are some extra rewards for signing up.

(The Receptionist heads upstairs and after a while comes back down with a paper)

(The Receptionist gives the paper to Nightwalker. Nightwalker then signs the papers cementing his registration)

There we go. Congratulations sir you are now a member of the World Guild. Here's your member card and check your inbox to find those extra rewards I spoke of earlier.

Thank you very much miss. I really appreciate this anyways if you don't mind me asking, why did you go upstairs for so long?

Oh that, I was talking to the guild master. It was about you in fact, now that you're part of the World Guild you can now enter a tournament.

A tournament? As in a fighting tournament, that sounds kinda epic. Although I'm confused, I'm a newcomer in the guild isn't this a bit to early, so what's that about?

Yeah I know what you mean but this isn't like your conventional tournaments where there's a grand price for first place. It's more of a gauge of strength for the newbies, essentially it's like a ranking tournament in which the higher you place the higher your starting rank will be.

Okay then. Well I know what I'll be doing. Truth be told this sounds interesting not only will I be fighting players of all kind but I'll be leveling up as well. Wait we can level up by fighting other players right?

No need to worry, exp can be gained by fighting players and other various factors. So I'm guessing you're in right?

Oh absolutely no doubt about it.

Okay then let me register you for the tournament and there we go. The tournament will be held two days from now and will be held over a period of four days so I suggest you make preparations.

All right then, oh by the way is there anyway to make money I'll need weapons and armor and I'm guessing no stores will sell them for free.

That's going to be a bit tough, normally you can make money by taking guild quests but that option is only for ranked adventurers. Though there is another option, it doesn't pay as much but it's your only choice at this point.

Which is?

Side quests.

Side quests? What's so bad about those?

Let me put it like this. Side quests are like more labor for less pay so most beginners consider it a bit tedious so many just opt for buying game currency with real money but my guess is you're too cheap to go that route, just kidding.

Thanks for the unnecessary fire but whatever anyways thanks for your help. I guess I'll be seeing you on the tournament day.

(Nightwalker left the guild building and began searching for any side quests he could fulfill)

(After a while of searching he finally found a side quest nearly at the other side of the kingdom)

Finally a break. Okay let's not get ahead of ourselves here first I need to assess what kind of quest I'll be dealing with, hopefully it has nothing to do with fighting I'm not equipped dueling anything right now so I'd be pretty screwed.

(Nightwalker then approached an NPC girl to initiate the quest)

[System Notice]

[You are about to embark on the lost brother side quest]

[Do you accept]

[Yes or No]

Looks like it's a tracking quest, well I accept so long as there's no fighting involved I'm all right.

[Quest accepted]

[Initiating quest]

(After accepting the quest the NPC girl began talking to Nightwalker)

Hello sir, are you an adventurer by any chance?

Not necessarily but more or less. Truth is I still need to enter some tournament in order to become a true adventurer. I don't know why I'm telling this to an NPC but whatever. You know what, yes I'm an adventurer.

Yay that's good. I need your help my brother and his friend went into the forest to go hunt some monsters but he hasn't come back in over two weeks. Can you please help me, I promise I will compensate.

Don't worry I'll have your brother back in quick fashion. {Heh spoken like a true NPC she just ignored everything I said before. The only thing that registered was when I said that I was an adventurer. Anyways lemme look at the details of the quest.

[System Notice]

[Quest: Lost brother]

[Duration: Three hours]

[Reward: Thirty-five Cobalt]

Three hours! That's way too long, no ways I think I'll pick this up tomorrow. For now though I'm feeling drained I'd better log off

(Zack switches off the console and neatly packs all his gaming gear)

(After tidying up Zack prepares his bed, after preparing his bed he heads downstairs)

(Downstairs Zack sees his sister passed out on the couch, so he heads to her room and fetches a blanket to wrap around her)

(After that he heads into the kitchen and grabs a glass, he then drinks some water after finishing he rinses the glass)

(Zack then heads upstairs to his room and gets in bed preparing to sleep)

(Whilst in bed he briefly thinks to himself about how amazing Windwaker Odyssey is before ultimately going to sleep)