Waking up
I woke up with my head was pounding. I looked around. I was in my room in the new apartment that tom and I were renting that I had just finished decorating yesterday. The conversation with the sorting hat was still fresh in my mind. 'How am I here? if I'm a new world.'
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As I waited for the system to load I stood and looked in the mirror. Staring back at me was Chris Evans a little younger than when he was in Fantastic four. I touched my face in shock except my eyes were different I wasn't the short lanky loser I had been yesterday I had grown new muscles and my face didn't match. I was F###ing Captain America.
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[ System Initialized ]
[ Ultimate Wizard System ]
[ Three Months until Apocolypse ]
[ Current residence: Host's apartment inside of The Prescott Apartment complex ]
[ To initiate Host Body Memory's and System Status host must accept Starter Pack ]
' I accept the starter pack'
[ Included in starter pack :
Dumbledore Bloodline: 25% boost to ( Alchemy, Transfiguration, Flying), 50% control of magic(wandless included), Chance of summoning phoenix)
Merlin Bloodline: 50% magical power, 50% boost to ( Potions, Charms, Spell Creation)100% boost in Intellect and Memory Enhancement, Beast speak
Magically restocking potion chest with supplies: only enough for a single Hogwarts student for seven years
Herbology for potions: Translating muggle ingredients to magical for dummies volume 1-5
Hogwarts textbooks: years 1-7( including Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Spell Creations.)
Guide to Apparation and Disapparation Volume 1-3
Occlumency and Legimency beginning Volume 1-2
Enchanting and Item Creating for beginners volumes 1 and 2
Enchanting Carving and Artistry set for Beginners
Ward and ward breaking for curse-breakers Volume 1- 6
Healing and medi wizardry and witchcraft Volume 1-4
Copies of the deathly hallows (The stone of death effect has been altered because it still contains magical energy but is no longer connected to the death of the harry potter dimension(partically unlocked))
Time Turner: WIll only work 3 hours a day
Prescott Apartment code: ####### (recommended memorization)
Wallet with bank card linked into account with 500 million us dollars with driver's license birth certificate and social security number backstory of a tech mogul that sold his company after feeling pressure from the government to monitor the public through his tech]
I read the list and god the sorting hat really hooked me up. Not only did it make me more attractive my apartment is all mine. I have access to magic. I have a soul mate in the world. The world is filled with opportunities well until the apocalypse. 'system initiate bloodline and Memory Conversion'
A pain went through my entire body. I leaned over but it stopped as soon as it started. The new memories surged through me like a bottle cap removed from a coke just a 'POP' and they are there. The memories aren't anything special Damian Swift was a genius Orphan loner who started his own company with his best friend john. John ran the companies day to day operations and had gotten the initial funding for the company.
Damian knew that he could never get the capital himself though he was a true genius through and through he was swamped in debt Damian let John put his software patents under John's name because he got the Initial startup capital from his father. Damian let him do this under the assumption after they had made enough to pay John's father back john would announce that It was Damian who had come up with had made their software To make sure john wouldn't just run with the company and all of damians ideas Damian maintained a controlling interest in the company At first everything was great John got the funding from his father damian had a state of the art facility with support staff where he could work to his hearts content they money flowed he got himself out of debt John gave him a taste of the high life and he loved every minute of it. After a successful year he asked john when he would anounce that the patents were truly damians. John gave excuses saying that it would financially cripple thc ompany if his father took back the loan now. Damian knew he was lying he knew the numbers he knew that the money they were making was a lot more then his fathers initial investment but damian he honestly didn't care that much sure he took pride in his work but his life was a lot better then it was when they had first started the company.
Two years later, Thats where it all went down hill because of john's mishandling of company funds the government was looking into john thinking he was doing some shady stuff which Damian suspected he might be truly guilty of but never knew for sure. His luxurious spending habits even for a ceo were ridiculous. The government was putting pressure on John and Damian was smack dab in the middle of it because of his controlling intrest of the company. He had gotten continually worse treatment from john as he treated him more and more like a toady instead of a friend already pretty depressed at being used by his best friend so he has enough he confronts John and lets him buy him out saying that he would send john's father proof that the company was built on his software. John who was already in a corner couldn't afford a scandel while he was being investigated and bought damian out. John ende up just runing home to his father leveraging his company to get a high position in his fathers company and damian was secure in the knowledge that his work would be safe and secure away from Big Brother because his friend was the son of a CEO of a much larger multi-national company for a big corporation they maintained a good image they had environment initiatives and they were ethically and morally upstanding SO he knew his patents would of been used for good and that he left the world a bit better than he found it and even though he no longer had his company he was now ridiculosly wealthy.
I groaned audiably as i shift through the memories realizing that Damian most likely hadn't died from natural causes I mean he did sort of blackmail his bestfriend though that firend wasn't much of friend at this point he was more of a liability I'd have to be very careful about that.
John completely Cut ties with Damian so that no one would be able to prove that john himself didn't create the software. Though everyone would realize that john just didn't have the ability to create it himself realizing if he did have the ability why would he return to his father's company why would he let his father absorb swift co. So easily but damian knew he wouldn't be able to last on his own now and continue his lavish lifestyle its Kind of sad we lived very different lives in some ways his was better the money, the women, the attention but in the end at least my best friend Tom was forced to betray me, John, just wanted the approval of his father and betrayed stealing the credit for his lifes work and possibly murdered Damian He Died completely Alone.
'Nothing I can do to change it's think pushing it out of my mind 'I just need to get my mind off of it 'Status''
Status:
Host: Damian Swift
Bloodline:
Dumbledore Bloodline: 25% boost to ( Alchemy, Transfiguration, Flying), 50% growth of magical power and control(wandless included), Chance of summoning phoenix)
Merlin Bloodline: 50% magical power, 50% boost to ( Potions, Charms, Spell Creation)100% boost in Intellect and Memory Enhancement, Beast speak
Level: 1
Wand: Elder Wand ( Bonded, Magic Foci, 50% Magic power, Blocked features)
HP: 300/300
MP:(20x1.5=30x2=60x10) 600/600
MP Recovery:(20x2.5=50x2)100 mp per Minute
Str: 12
Dex: 12
Vit: 12
Int: 20
Wis: 20
SP:0
Unallocable stats:
Charm: 25
Luck: 15
Will: 15
Inventory 10x10x5 (uses 40 mp per Minute): Potion ingredients, All magic books, Invisibility cloak, Ring of death(doubles magic regen rate), Crafting/Enchanting supplies
Equipment:
Skills:
Gamer body: MAX level: Grants a body that allows the user to live the real world like a game. (He receives no physical damage from attacks only pain for a few seconds and a loss of HP).
After sleeping in a bed, it restores HP, MP and cures all status effects.
Gamer mind: MAX level: Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through.
Allows a peaceful state of mind.
Immunity to mental disorder.
Beast Speak: MAX level: Speak to all animals
Phoenix Familiar Bonding Call: one opportunity to summon Phoenix only comes to pure of heart or a Dumbledore in need
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering Specialises in Robotics
Spells:
Potion Making:
Spells Creation:
Enchanting, Wards, and Runes:
I looked over my status I guess the average stat is 10 and since I'm a bit above average in this form I grab the wand and study it feels powerful I swish and flick the wand over my wallet and try to cast the wingardium leviosa spell on it. It takes 20 tries and wastes 100 mp but I finally get it to rise a few inches.
'Thanks, hermione' I think to myself. I notice that I feel kind of hungry so I step out of my room into the common area of my apartment it is much nicer than the common room of my original apartment complex this looks fancy and as if a place where the rich and famous might live. I check the fridge but it's barren. I walk outside and run into Stephan merchant dressed in a butler suit and staring at me like I'm the famous one.
"H-hey man, "I say to him. He kind of bows and smiles kindly.
"How do you do sir? A marvelous day we are having at the Prescott is there anything I can get you this lovely day? If you would excuse my questioning aren't you the new resident Damian swift?" he asked. I nodded affirmatively.
"well if there is anything you need all you need is to ask me or any of the other concierge on duty there will be posting at desks 24 hours a day to see all the needs of the residents are taken care of do you need any help with our amenities we have many options you might be interested in a cabana on the roof or perhaps a reservation at our world-famous eatery pardon? maybe reserve some time at the west world or the bowling lanes?" he says in a rushed but polite voice. All at once I recognize where this is from. The last season of Modern Family.
"I would a table at pardon can you pre-order two sliders with a side of fries for me and could I get the time?" I tell him I remember the episode and how phil kept saying they were world-famous.
"It would be my deepest pleasure." He says back.
"Can you make it thirty minutes from now?" I say to him. "I want to take a look at other amenities of the building before I eat."
"yes, sir will you be needing a map?" He asks.
"That would be great," I tell him. I turn the corner and press the elevator button when I see Alex running up. She looks amazing the professional black suit high heels milky skin rosy lips probably even more beautiful than she was in the show. She doesn't really notice me at first and when the door opens she is just staring at her phone. She looks frustrated if this is the same day as the show this is probably when she saw someone used her apartment number at the salon.
"you coming or what?" I shoot her a smile as I hold the elevator door. She looks and freezes at me I don't think she processed what I said. She blushed and slid past me a little closer than she had to be to get on the elevator and then she slides up against the wall like it supporting her while she looks me up and down. She smells nice a blend of stuff the strongest smell is vanilla. I lean over to her and offer her my hand.
"Hi, I'm Damian Swift." I Switch my smile into a smirk and she smiles back.
"HI, I'm Alex Dunphy," she says still a little stiff since she was fuming a second ago.
"So, I'm new to the building and I was checking out the cool stuff Higgins seems a bit busy and you seem pretty cool, and very attractive maybe you'd want to hang out and give me a tour," I ask her in a smooth and even tone. Her Blush intensifies as she kind of takes a hesitant half-step towards me.
"I'd love to but my family is set loose in the building and I need to work but I can't work because I need to make sure my family isn't bothering other people in the building or my company is going to fire but it might not be a bad thing I kinda feel like they are throwing this place at me to incentify me staying with the company but they also aren't the best environmentally but my family seems to like it but if I choose to stay with the company and my family is kind of getting rid of my bargaining power to leave the company and look for a better option that helps the earth on m own and now I'm just rambling to a hot stranger ina n elevator that probably doesn't want to hear this," says in a rant that was kind of adorable. plus you can see her mind just working.
"Well, If I'm following you; your company is trying to bribe you but hey at least they know what you are you worth. what's the harm in enjoying the benefits? especially if you still have the ability to change your mind about the job. Though I don't know if I have all the variables for this particular equation like how much of your family is Roaming Around the building? Is there just an army of girls like you running around? How close are you with your family? How corrupt is your company? Is it making a deal with the Devil or more of a wicked Fairy Godmother situation? On a scale of 1-10 How Hot is said 'Stranger in the elevator' and depending on how said stranger helps you resolve said 'problems' with your family what scenarios would have to take place for this to end up with the two elevator strangers in a very competitive game of bowling downstairs?" I say in a tone matching hers in her thought process rant voice. She gives me a half smile. Chuckling lightly at a couple of my Questions.
"Well if said stranger wanted to do that it'd probably be better if we searched together four eyes are better than two and it wouldn't hurt his chances any." She says back."If we aren't going to be stranger's we should probably get to know each other a bit. I'm a scientist working for heliodynamic's and you don't have to say who you are I kind of already know"
" Wow, Definitely your soul then. I used to have my own tech company but well I sold off my stock to a friend now I'm enjoying the high life here and there," I tell her after hearing the name of her Compony I act shocked. She seemed to kind of recognize my name pretty much the only thing left of Damian Swift in Swift co. and even that was because it was expensive to rebrand.
"Wow, I know who you are my college used to order certain custom-made parts from your company and I talked about your company. And my company isn't the Devil we are working on facial scanning software to help find and identify people with a genetic predisposition to diseases at HelioDynamic's," she told him. I listened diligently and we talked the whole way there. She made really cute faces when she talked nerdily and when she was upset and we debated her company's ethics. As we walked into pardon I'm pretty sure I saw grandpa jay walking out.
"Reservation for swift," I tell the hostess. Alex looks put off that I have a reservation.
"That confident that I'd drop everything to get a bite with you," Alex Asked in a teasing tone.
"Oh no, I ordered this before we met I heard that the slider here is world-famous but if you are asking which one I'm looking forward to getting to know the most well I bet we can find something a little better than burgers if you want," I said leaning kind of in her ear and her blush lights her face again like a Christmas tree. I'm kinda noticing that I kinda feel the same as when I'm talking to Anabell a creeping suspicion that she might be one of the soul fragments.
I hope so she's funny, smart, snarkily, undeniably, beautiful, and from my recollection, the only guy she ever dumped was her little brother's friend that was kind of creepy, and that small creepy dude that worked for her mom. so she is kind of ride-or-die for the guys she likes. I know she is supposed to like dudes who all have major flaws but I can tell she likes me and I don't think I've showcased any major issues. we have a nice lunch we search the building after I spot a few of her family members but I don't tell her because I'm not supposed to know what they look like.
We head to the viewing rooms and watch an early showing of a list horror movie that she seems to enjoy and we make fun of the crappy acting. we slide by her place and I drop her off she gets my number and I tell her she can over anytime and I'd love to cook for her.
I give her a good night kiss that is just unimaginable and when we separate we find Higgins standing there with sparkles in either hand killing the mood.
"Apologies sir and madam but i just wanted to inform Ms. Dunphy that her receipt for charges of the day has been sent to her room." Higgins tells us and walks off
"See you tomorrow, Damian," she says and rushes into her apartment before I can answer.
"See you tomorrow, Alex," I say quietly enough that no one hears in the abandoned hallway.
Time to prep for the apocalypse.
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This chapter had a minor rewrite he will now have the memories of his past life the only real difference is a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and the memory of a life that has ended.
Third minor rewrite he will get a time turner with an extra three hours a day