: Vessel

The gate opens, leading him into yet another hallway.

But this time, it was like a throne room, and indeed it was. Haneul, gripping his sword tightly,

Walks forward cautiously, taking in the scenery. Big sea blue curtains, and a dark lightning aura glimmering at the end of the room.

WARNING

Turn back. IMM E A DEA TTELY.

Haneul, startled by the UI, hesitates whether he should continue...

Before he remembers something Hana used to tell him...

Haneul. If you can't make a sacrifice than you can't make anything. Even if it costs something important. Haneul, knowe she only said that because he was planning to sacrifice his workday for a 12 hour vacation. By himself.

Haneul chuckles unconfident... Before a voice struck through the throne room.

Come forth. Temporary mortal.

Temporary?! Mortal?! What could whatever at the of the hallway is possibly trying to say?!

Haneul shivers uncontrollably. He tries to turn back and run away, but his body denies.

He turns back at the end of the throne room...

Before walking torwards "it". His eyes well up with tears. Is this is?... Is this the end of my new story..?! Haneul thinks to himself. On the edge of tears.

If there was one thing he wouldn't want in his life, it would be dying a virgin. AKA unmarried.

Yet, he still steps forward. The figure begins to shape from the shadows, forming a black armor with a shadowy body, blue lights stripping down from it's head.

You are...? The figure asks.

H-Haneul... Haneul replies stuttering cowardly.

I see... Indeed it had worked... The figure mutters the lasts words silently.

I am the King... The Abyssal King. The figure reveals who it truly is.

Haneul gasps silently. What he's seeing isn't something new to him. His father loved drawing... One of his father's artwork that was given to him on his birthday was titled "The Abyssal King."

A dark painting, a tall figure in the middle of the canvas oddly similar to what he is seeing. Is this a simulation?... Haneul thinks to himself...

Before chains untangle from the walls, surround Haneul and chaining him up. The figure stood up. Walking his way to Haneul.

No! No...! STAY AWAY! Haneul pleads for mercy.

No, you're destined to be [hch-£;jejxtt;£+jdyxt. The Abyssal King's words sounds like an audible glitch.

Haneul, shocked by what he is seeing cries uncontrollably begging for survival.

With a blink of an eye the figure enters his body, Haneul gasps for air. Before things went black.

The chains around him emits a dark blue, surround Haneul and enters his body from every direction possible. Making him enter a cocoon state before he "hatches".

Haneul wakes up in the middle of the room. What the hell?! He held his hair that was visibly turning from pale white to his usual black colour.

He looks everywhere on his body, looking for anything that had changed... But finds nothing. Not even the scratches from his previous fights.

But there was one thing that came to mind, from when he was coding his specialized work "World of Fantasy"...

Had he just became a vessel for a higher being? (The main character of World of Fantasy gained his powers from becoming a Demon king's vessel.)

Shit... He opens his menu, for the exact same reason for when he was looking everywhere on his body.

The UI had changed, from a pale grey to a light shadowy blue. His stats greatly increased after what had happened.

[LEE HANEUL]

Class : Warrior

Skills : (Flame Incitement), (Abyssal Wrath)

Abilities : Haven't learned any yet.

Stats :

HP : 500

ATK : 700

DEF : 670

SPD : 700

Seems like he had unlocked a new section. (The differences between abilities and skill are the effects. Skills tend to give buffs, e.g : Strength, Element, Speed, Defense. Abilities however, tend to be more precise and breathtaking to be able to perform slim movements and huge damage. And they can be learned unlike skills in which you obtain time after time.)

That's... Great! Haneul jumps in the air excitedly. He opens his inventory, expecting only his steel sword he had been carrying to be the only item in his inventory...

[KING'S BLESSING]

[Only use when needed.]

Haneul stands confused on what this might be, the item icon looks like a potion, pitch black fluid encased in a bluey glass. Damn does everything need to be black and blue in here?

But as usual he thinks nothing of it and walks over to the throne.

As he made his way, the throne falls down, revealing a secret gate, leading to the next realm... Or so. He pushes the gate with force this time.

The gate opens slowly, light emanating from inside... As he steps in.

Brought to a completely different world, he clenches his sword ready to fend off any possible danger lurking nearby...

And surely there was danger. A Tier 2 Undead Knight. It was hard for Haneul to try and slice the monster but it didn't take too many tries.

Just as he thought he was safe to go... An another undead lunges torward Haneul hungrily.

Haneul blocks the attack but falls to the ground at the sudden attack, soon after mone undeads rised. All staring at Haneul who was low on the ground.

You have to be kidding me!... Haneul activates his skill [Abyssal Wrath].

[Using Abyssal Wrath.]

[BUFF : 20 second immortality. Rolling for your additional buff.... 7. 70 ATK boost.]

I forgot to check what it didn't I?! Haneul kicks the undead pinning him, stabbing right through it's heart.

He slashes his sword precisely. One by one the undeads fall to ground their face as ugly as a rotting mice.

The damage that was delt to Haneul had no effect whatsoever. Due to his immortality buff, he managed to defeat the remaining undead.

20 second immortality and a random buff... Ain't that too overpowered?... But I'm grateful anyways. Haneul giggles, taking a seat in the dark abyss...

[NOTICE]

[Would you like to be able to see beyond the dark?]

Haneul chokes on his own saliva. B-Beyond the dark...? He thinks what there could possibly be beyond the darkness and blinding surrounding him.

Yes. Haneul accepts the offer, sure enough that it would be useful... Which it's probably gonna be.

Oh wait! How many stat upgrades do I have currently?... He opens his stats.

[56x Stat upgrades..]

56!? Use 40 of them on every stats! Haneul demands unhesitatingly

[Very well, used 40 of your stat upgrades.]

HP : 20050

ATK : 2805

DEF : 26805

SPD : 28010

HOLY SHIT!!! I'M UNSTOPPABLE LIKE THIS!! Haneul shouts excitedly he walks torwards the next area...

As his surroundings began to light up. It was a plain grass field, during nighttime. Blood scattered across the grass from his last fights with the undeads.

Woah... This might literally be the game that I was coding! He stares in awe at his surroundings, he takes his time and lays down on the grass.

Making it his time to finally rest after all the that fighting... Maybe life isn't as bad.

The key to always thrive is to keep fighting after all... Haneul closes his eyes, Imagining Noe Hana... Smiljng at him right now. It wasn't long since he found out he was falling in love.

Maybe she likes him too? Haneul giggles at the thought. He puts down his sword, stabbing it into the ground.

I'm a protagonist in a simulation!!! Haneul shouts into the sky, no one will hear but he knows one day he'll get out of the realms and scream it out.

After a few hours, he decided to get up and move on to the next level.

[NOTICE]

[You have unlocked the feature "Shop".]

A shop?... Well I guess I'll check it out... (Who wouldn't?) He opens the shop on his UI, finding all sorts of stuffs that brings glitter to his eyes.

[HEAVEN'S FANG]

Self explanatory. Cuts anything with ease.

[MOONLIGHT FEATHERS]

A bow with extreme precision. Left by a skilled archer.

[HELLSPAWN]

Able to summon anything that's in your mind, be creative when using it.

Haneul keeps scrolling and scrolling before realizing something. Wait, what am I supposed to pay with?

[Loading in currencies...]

[A total of 76 monsters have been killed. Exchanging kill count to coins.]

[76 > 760 Coins.]

Ah, well that's good to know... But I can only purchase one item... Haneul, stares at the next level, thinking whether he shoul grind for coins...

Or spend it all on one item.

[HELIX BLADE]

Lightweight sharp demon, enchanted by the fire proohets.

[700 Coins.]

Ugh... What do I do? What do I do????... Haneul is frustrated... But he turns to the next area, holding his sword and activates the Flame Incitement skill.