1 The New World
"Aah...My head throbs. Where am I?" cried Tyson as he stood up from the
ground.
Tyson started observing his surroundings but nothing seemed familiar. He
looked down at his body but everything seemed normal except the place.
The place was clouded in a deep fog which hindered Tyson's line of sight.
Tyson tried to walk but after a certain distance someone or something block-
ed his path.
"Anyone here?" called out a shrill voice from behind. Tyson turned towards
the direction where the voice came from but he couldn't able to see anything
as fog covered the whole place like a cloud covering the rays of the sun.
"Yes, My name is Tyson Blaze. Who are you?" questioned Tyson.
"My name is Cooper Kenson" answered the same voice.
"I am not able to see anything, Help me." cried Cooper in anger more than
fear.
"Is this a dream or what?" thought Tyson.
"Me neither," said Tyson in a calm tone.
"This is it, it surely is a dream," whispered Tyson to himself as he pinched
himself softly.
"Ouch..." he cried
"What happened? Are you alright?" inquired Cooper worriedly.
"It's Nothing. Don't Worry I am alright," assured Tyson.
Suddenly, both of them heard more voices coming in from some distance.
Some roars of anger, some cries of fear and some calling out to be taken
out of this place.
"Silence Contenders!" boomed a loud voice above Tyson and suddenly the
the place which seemed lively a few seconds ago turned silent as the dead.
Soon, the fog that clouded the place started to decrease and in a few seconds,
the place became clear. A tall cylindrical tower stood in front of Tyson. It had
stairs which winded round and round around the tower and each curve was
above or outside than the previous one. Above the tower was a disc shaped
platform and on which stood eleven tall figures.
"Welcome to Delheim, The Realm of Sages. I am here to inform all the 33
chosen contenders that were chosen, have to take part in a tournament
called, 'The Tournament of Heavens'. But before that, You all must prove
your worth in a small test that will trigger your Class Awakening." Explained
a tall figure in the middle.
"Who are you and why are we all here in this place," a lad among the crowd
burst in anger.
"Why have you kidnapped us and trapped us here," yelled another guy.
"Your disrespectful behavior is intolerable. If you did not stop right there
I will make sure you suffer much before dying," announced the same figure
calmly.
Immediately, Everyone became silent but, some people in the crowd still
cursed in a low tone before becoming silent. The figure in the left most
came forward to address the contenders.
"Contenders! My name is Wallace and I am the Master of Fire," the figure
introduced himself and with a sudden motion of his right hand he fired a
ball of flame that burst in the sky making the sky fiery red for some seconds.
Everyone below in the crowd watched in awe. Tyson and Cooper stood there
dumbstruck by the events.
"Contenders! I am here to explain the basics. To start the Masters' System
you have to connect your index finger, middle finger, and thumb. Just like
this." explained Wallace as he demonstrated how to start the Masters'
System.
A Tinkling sound followed as the main interface showed up. Everyone in the
crowd did the same action and several tinkling sound followed. Tyson also
did the same action and opened his main interface.
"Now, as you all can see the main interface contains four options:
[Host Information]
[Equipment]
[Skills]
[Quests],"
Everyone looked at their interface and saw the four options lined one by one
in a row.
"Everyone select the first option in your Main Interface," ordered Wallace.
Everyone including Tyson and cooper selected the first option which took them
to a different interface showing different information about the host.
"Now, Everyone must observe their attributes closely before Master Noah will
explain about upcoming things," ordered Master Wallace and went back to his
previous position. Another tall figure beside Master Wallace came forward to
address the crowd.
"Contenders! My name is Noah and I am the Master of Swords." announced
a tall figure as he moved his left arm in a circular motion and several small
daggers came out of nowhere and started moving in a circular motion.
It got contracted when the master pulled his arm backward and when the
master pushed his arm forward, the daggers thrust forward scattering into
several directions.
But this time, the crowd remained silent as they already realized that those
eleven figures have mysterious powers. Everyone just looked at the master
for further explanations.
"Contenders, the attributes you all are seeing in your panel is calculated by
the system and is showing the real potential of your body."
Tyson started looking at his Host information Panel which contained all the
essential information related to him.
[Host Name: Tyson Blaze]
[Class: Unknown]
[Birth Sign: Unknown]
[Affiliated Titles: None]
[Active Quest: None]
[Main Quest: Win the Tournament of Heavens]
[Attributes]
[Level: 1]
[Hit Points: 1000/1000]
[Physical Attack Power: 14]
[Defense: 7]
[Attack Speed: 5]
[Movement Speed: 8]
[Strength: 9]
[Agility: 4]
[Endurance: 6]
[Intelligence: 5]
[Vitality: 3]
Tyson found that the attributes exactly matched his strength from the real world. The only exception was his Hitpoints that were 1000 which was same for
every contender present in the crowd.
"Now as for your test, There you go." said the tall figure as he swayed his
right arm.
Everyone in the crowd including Tyson received a notification from Master
Noah. Tyson tapped on the notification which directed him to a panel
[Quest: The Tower of Heavens]
[Objectives: You have to reach on Floor 100 of the tower of heavens where the Tournament of Heavens would take place]
[Objective 2: The contender must survive through his way.]
[Key Point 1: After floor 50, you would receive your Class Awakening and you must select a class to move forward]
[Key Point 2: After floor 75, you have bought your equipment best suited by your Class.]
[Key Point 3: After Floor 90, you will choose your birth sign and then decide your path to reach Floor 100]
[Key Point 4: There are magical fountains known as the 'Fountain of Life' after every 5 floors to replenish the lost attributes]
[Note 1: The Staircase that leads to the top of the tower is a labyrinth]
[Note 2: Every contender is given an amount of 1000 Kins, which is the currency of Aceheim and Delheim to buy the required equipment]
[Note 3: You would have to battle monsters from floor 91 to floor 99 for reaching floor 100]
[Would you like to take this quest?]
{YES}
{NO}
After thinking over for a few minutes Tyson finally tapped on [YES] option
and immediately a notification showed up...
[Quest: 'The Tower of Heavens' Accepted!]
[Please proceed towards the third entrance to the Labyrinth] a robotic voice
called out in Tyson's mind. Without thinking too much, Tyson strode towards
the entrance to the spiral staircase which was a labyrinth. After reaching it's
the entrance he took a deep breath and calmed himself.
"Tournament of Heavens, Here I Come," Tyson yelled in excitement as he
entered the 1st floor of the Labyrinth.
