2 The Player System, but on another world
[You want me to give you a game system for that "game"?] (??) Her response sounded like she sees me as skeptical regarding my wish.
The area where we are is so vacant, that the only sound I can hear despite being a spirit is the breathing of the angel in front of me.
[Yes please, though if it is impossible then at least a similar one.....please] I bowed my head, seemingly following my Japanese friend's way of asking someone a favor. Though I am probably doing this incorrectly, that should convey my thoughts, right?
That game's system is just amazing. Big giant robots with big freaking guns and lasers. What could go wrong with that? Humanity decided to make big buildings called skyscrapers that touch the skies, we made the largest lightning rod (Eiffel tower), and the largest WWII battleship, the largest things are what man is dreaming of achieving. One time man decided to make a tower that want to reach god, caused god to topple it by himself/herself, and made the people working it not understand each other after that. Wonder why, but an incident like that was never heard of again within the long stretch of Earth's rich history.
I am a fan of big giant robots when I was still a kid, that 1990s Anime about religion and robots was the starting spark for that obsession. I had a lot of collections in my apartment that I felt like my mother if she would see it would instantly throw them away.
[Hmmmmm...fine. But bear in mind that even if you have this, you are still going to die if you are careless] (??) Huh, I see...So she...huh? Wait? She's fine with it?
[So it is fine?] I thought it would be a no considering that what I asked for seems way out of the league for a fantasy world.
[Yes it is, though the decision to truly implement it only for yourself depends on my higher-up. I'm going to make a call though, so please wait for a moment] (??) With that, a satellite phone appeared out of nowhere, an iridium phone, and she calls someone.
She seems busy at the moment so I just stood there and recalled the other things I have been frustrated about. First is my health. As an average American whose hobby is playing games and eating, I have gained significant weight throughout the years enough for me to be entitled as "Obese". Yes, a physician told me that my heart has been filled with fat to the point that ordinary regular exercises would make me feel exhausted easily. Hence I biked on my way to work, only to die on the way home still on my bike. How ironic.
As for my love life, when did I even have one? Hmmm...back in my high school days that girl used to stick with me, but when we moved places I never heard from her again. Not until her mother contacted me that she died in an accident. Sheesh. The bike I rode on was the bike she gave to me on my 18th birthday. It is unfortunate, but that is how life is.
About the rest...I was never academically gifted, however, it is mysterious how I was able to graduate from college and paid that student debt I got. Man, being a student sure is costly especially after you graduate that is.
[Yes it is about #####, yes yes I understand, he said #########] (??) The call sure is taking a long time, I guess what I asked for is that complicated by nature. To kill time I begin to remember the popular rhymes that were being taught to me when I was still a kid.
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[Yes I understand, I will convey it to him right now, and thank you] (??) Oh? The call's done. I was already at the "MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB" when I saw her put down the iridium phone.
[May I ask how it went?]
[Well it was a go from him, as for the details about it.....] (??) She then takes something from nowhere, only to take out a quill pen and wrote something in the air.
{YOU HAVE ACQUIRED THE TITANFALL PLAYER SYSTEM!}
[That will explain to you everything regarding what is going to happen from now on] (??)
[I see...so is this it?] I honestly don't feel like anything has changed at all.
[Yes, do you want to start your new life now? There are so many dangers and surprises waiting for you on the other side] (??)
Hahahaha...Ahahahahaha!!!!!!!
[Be it surprise or danger, I will face them all. I will be a better person than I was before] I smiled. Thinking about what made me become an asocial creep, the reason for that is my choices back then. That was to only stay in my comfort zone, not explore my heart and mind. I ended up becoming an introverted person because of that, hence I want to change that as well. Yep, I think I found my inspiration on how to live my second life.
[To see changes, one must start at oneself, then to his neighbors, and society. It is the same as respect to start at the self then to the other]
[Fufufufuf...I admire that kind of thinking, so shall I send you off now?] (??) With those words, the doorway behind her opened. Light seeped through what seemed to be a corridor that was as long as my eyes can see.
[Yes, I am ready now]
[Then.....I ############, welcome Jack Cooper into----] (??)
{WELCOME TO EASUTORA}
Her smile seems like it was fleeting, but it gave me a very warm feeling of being welcomed.
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*Tok...Tok...Tok*
My footsteps echoed in the corridor as I walked briskly, and the darkness begins to dissipate as I walked further than before. I don't know how long I have been walking, perhaps days, hours, or minutes. Who knows. I have nothing that can measure time right now, the only thing I can trust is my sense of time which is currently skewed at this point.
The never-ending corridor then finally came to an end as the light which seems to be farther than it seemed is now getting bigger and bigger. The eerie silence is starting to be replaced with the sounds of birds chirping and water flowing.
[Woah] After I passed by the light, what greeted me is the sight of a very lush green forest. I turned around to see if the entrance was still there, only to find nothing. It vanished into a cloud of fog. It's still early in the morning based on the sun's position and with the mist that was partially surrounding the lake.
[It vanished huh] I snicker as the thought of them not wanting me to go back and complain somehow rose in my mind.
I found myself standing in front of a very huge lake, as well as standing just a few miles away from a very big mountain. It's calm around these parts, and it's kind of relaxing. The gentle water stream entered the lake through the river beside me, the sound of constant bird chirps as well as the wind that touched my face---this truly is the beauty of untouched nature.
{SYSTEM STARTING}
Until a robotic voice notified me.
{SYSTEM BENEFACTOR: JACK COOPER}
I looked around to find where the voice came from, but it seems to be inside my head this time.
Oh? It seems that the explanation is about to start.
{THE TITANFALL PLAYER SYSTEM WILL HAVE CHANGES TO HOW THE GAME ORIGINALLY IS}
{IMPORTANT FEATURES ARE LEFT UNTOUCHED AND WILL RUN ACCORDINGLY TO THEIR PURPOSES; FIRST IS A RANKING-UP FEATURE WHICH AIMS TO ALLOW THE PLAYER TO RANK UP BY GAINING EXPERIENCE POINTS BY DOING QUESTS AND SUBDUING MONSTERS}
{NEXT IS THE GAME UI, THE PLAYER WILL HAVE EVERY DETAIL ABOUT THE GAME UI SUCH AS [CROSSHAIR, MAP, COMPASS, HEALTH BAR, AND THE TITAN GAUGE METER] BUT THERE ARE ADDITIONS TO IT SUCH AS [AN ENERGY METER, INVENTORY, AND 6 ITEM QUICK SLOTS] WHICH IS GOING TO IMPROVE AS THE PLAYER GAINS LEVELS}
{LASTLY IS THE TROPHY SYSTEM, THE PLAYER WILL OBTAIN WEAPONS VIA LEVEL-UP, THE MAXIMUM LEVEL IS 100 BUT A LEVEL BREAK IS ALSO POSSIBLE}
{AS FOR THE TITAN, ONE TITAN CAN ONLY BE ALLOCATED EVERY 50 LEVELS, THE MAXIMUM IS TWO AND THE MAXIMUM LEVEL PER UNIT IS 10}
{REGARDING THE DLC FEATURE AND THE PRIME TITAN FRAME, IT IS A FUTURE MATTER THAT IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT}
{EXTRA CHANGES: IT'S NOW POSSIBLE TO CONSECUTIVELY USE THE PILOT SKILLS}
{EMERGENCY QUESTS WILL APPEAR, LATER ON, BRINGING REWARDS TO THE PLAYER}
{ANY QUEST FILED WITHIN ANY GUILD THAT THE PLAYER APPLIED FOR WILL SHOW UP HERE ALONG WITH ITS PROGRESS}
That was quite brief and concise. I looked at the black screen displaying the message and pondered.
All I can say with the explanation is that this system is too convenient, and I'm thankful for it.
[So it is basically still the same as the game, but there are changes and limitations now]
{PLEASE CHOOSE THE FACTION YOU WILL JOIN: MILITIA OR IMC}
(AN: I tried putting in illustrations, but they seem to be bugged. Will try at a later date)
{SELECTING A FACTION OFFERS A UNIQUE BOOST UNLIKE THE OTHER, HOWEVER, YOU CAN NOT CHANGE SIDES AFTER CHOOSING THE FACTION YOU HAVE SELECTED}
[Ugh...so there is still this. What unique boost does each faction have then?] I pressed each (i) beside each faction logo, showing me the contents of their boost.
{IMC FACTION: PILOT AND TITAN ENERGY-BASED WEAPONS DEAL 15% MORE DMG AT 200m+ ==> 500m DISTANCE, YOU WILL START WITH AN ENERGY WEAPON (LEVEL 0 UNLOCKED) AS YOUR PRIMARY WEAPON}
{MILITIA FACTION: PILOT AND TITAN PHYSICAL-BASED WEAPONS DEAL 20% MORE DMG AT LESS THAN 200 METERS DISTANCE, YOU WILL START WITH A BULLET-BASED WEAPON (LEVEL 0 UNLOCKED) AS YOUR PRIMARY WEAPON }
[Wow.....Just wow] So the IMC faction is an energy-based attack dealer, whereas the MILITIA is just pure brute force of barraging with bullets. It's hard to choose, but I think I have something already in mind.
{SELECTED THE MILITIA FACTION}
{OBTAINED THE MILITIA FACTION TITAN PILOT SUIT}
I selected that because back in the game, it has always been energy-based weapons that are something I am bad at aiming with even with the aim assist feature of the console..in the end, I still suck. The fact that the game is a fast-paced FPS and you are using an energy-based weapon while playing on the console just hurts my hands trying to aim it at other players...so I gave up on it.
{PLEASE SELECT PILOT KIT I (1/1): POWERCELL, FAST REGEN, ORDNANCE EXPERT, PHASE EMBARK}
[.......this is hard to choose from] I can only pick one after all, and it seems to be a permanent thing.
First is the power cell perk, it is just an extra battery in the case. Second is fast regeneration, which is convenient in case I get injured, third is ordnance expert...basically, boom boom & a fancy trail for the grenade's trajectory, and lastly is phase embark which is the ability to phase into the titan's cockpit upon arrival. It is easy to say what I am going to get.
{SELECTED FAST REGEN AS THE PILOT KIT I}
{PLEASE SELECT PILOTKIT II (1/1): KILL REPORT, WALLHANG, HOVER, LOW PROFILE, TITAN HUNTER}
[Huh? Isn't the last one useless?????]
{TITAN HUNTER: Killing a Titan/Huge monster rewards a 10% bonus to your Titan meter}
Oh oh...
Kill report just shows the recent deaths in the map, wall hang is to hang onto walls by aiming while wall-running, hover allows players to hover when aiming airborne, low profile is just sneaky no trail thingy climbs unto titans quickly and stealthily, and lastly is what was told to me earlier.
{SELECTED LOW PROFILE AS THE PILOT KIT II}
{PLEASE SELECT THE PERMANENT TITAN CLASS YOU WILL USE (1/1): ION, SCORCH, NORTHSTAR, RONIN, TONE, LEGION, MONARCH}
(AN: I really wanted to include illustrations, but they're bugging out....)
[This is by far the hardest......damn]
Each titan offers a different playstyle as mentioned in in-game guides, so picking amongst them just one is the hardest.
ION is an energy-based attack dealer that can fire a stream of lasers and plasma dealing crippling damage to both pilots and titans, SCORCH is an area-based damage dealer often used to kill pilots that hide in buildings and to scatter thermite at capture points, NORTHSTAR is a long-ranged damage dealer that can also be an AOE attacker due to the cluster missiles, RONIN is a brute force titan as well as a great flanker due to the increased mobility as well as that huge badass sword on its back as well as the lead wall shotgun, next is TONE--due to its deployable shield it is useful in an attrition battle, LEGION is just spam firing until everything dies and it has great defenses too, lastly is MONARCH a vanguard class TITAN that basically allows the players to boost their titan upon reaching 100% of the CORE ability.
Think Jack, in a fantasy world which TITAN would be suitable for combat? Monsters with high defence for physical damage, and monsters that are resistant to magical damage basics exist here. It's hard to choose from.
This is a critical stage where I will have my first partner in the field, determining what the fighting capabilities of the TITAN are when it comes to fighting monsters found in fantasy literatures is now a thing.
Hmmm...I guess that guy suits it better. I then choose it based from my memory as well as with the amount of nostalgia every time I hear its name.
{SELECTED RONIN LV1 AS THE PERMANENT TITAN CLASS TO BE USED}
Well....swords are cool after all. Not gonna lie, but Bigger swords are cooler, however. It just reminds me of a certain dark fantasy character whose author and mangaka already passed away.
{TITAN KIT FOR RONIN LV 1 LINEUP HAS NOW BEEN OPENED: RICOCHET ROUNDS, THUNDERSTORM, TEMPORAL ANOMALY, HIGHLANDER, PHASE REFLEX}
{TITAN UNIVERSAL KITS NOW AVAILABLE: ASSAULT CHIP, STEALTH AUTO-EJECT, TURBO ENGINE, OVERCORE,
NUCLEAR EJECTION, COUNTER READY}
This time I have to choose a titan kit, 2 though. If I were to think of it, all of these are useful, but something stands within the lineup.
{PHASE REFLEX CHOSEN AS TITAN KIT: AUTOMATICALLY PHASES OUT OF ANY DANGER FOR 5 SECONDS WHEN TITAN IS IN A DOOMED STATE}
{ASSAULT CHIP CHOSEN AS UNIVERSAL TITAN KIT: INCREASES AUTO-TITAN ACCURACY. ALLOWS AUTO-TITAN TO USE UTILITY AND OFFENSIVE ABILITIES}
As they say, safety is our number one priority.
{A TITAN KIT IS GAINED EVERY 5 LEVELS, MAXIMUM TITAN KIT IS 2}
[So the max level is 10 huh... that....that's not bad at all]
CHARACTER STATUS
NAME: JACK COOPER
AGE: 20 YEARS OLD
RACE: HUMAN
OCCUPATION: [MILITIA] TITAN PILOT LV1 [0/100]
TITAN: RONIN LV1 [0/10,000]
HP: 100/100
ENERGY: 100/100
STR: 15
VIT: 10
DEF: 15
STAMINA: 15
LUCK: 13
SKILLS:
CLOAK LV1
STIM LV1
GRAPPLE LV1
A-WALL LV1
PHASE SHIFT LV1
PULSE BLADE LV1
HOLOGRAPHIC PILOT LV1
PILOT KIT I: FAST REGENERATION LV1
PILOT KIT II: LOW PROFILE LV1
TITAN: RONIN
GAUGE: 10%
LEVEL: 1/10 [0/10,000]
HP: 7,500/7,500
ENERGY: 500/500
ATK: 150
DEF: 180
END: 250
SKILLS:
ORDNANCE: ARC WAVE LV1
DEFENSIVE ABILITY: SWORD BLOCK---
+ARC FIELD LV1
TACTICAL ABILITY:
PHASE DASH LV1
CORE ABILITY:
SWORD CORE LV1
TITAN KIT I: PHASE REFLEX LV1
U. TITAN KIT: ASSAULT CHIP LV1
TITAN DEPLOYMENT: TITANFALL
WARPFALL
Man, this sure feels awesome to see, I may have the mind of a 35-year-old man, and the body of a 20-year-old reincarnated person, but my excitement just peaked up right now after seeing various exciting information drop by.
[I guess that sums it all up huh]
{WEAPON, SUIT, JUMP KIT NOW DELIVERED}
With those words, a large gunmetal crate was then dropped out of nowhere.
[Well well well, what do we have here?] This is the start of my journey to this world, to explore, to dive into the dungeons, and to experience what is my 2nd life going to be like in this dungeon-filled world.
