James Moore
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Aldrich closed his eyes and sighed as he looked up to the pale moon above. Glowing waves of green energy flowed around him as he leveled up, wrapping him in an aura of power born from Ghost's suffering. He heard the sounds of ravenous chewing, flesh tearing, and bones crunching as Adam and Elaine finally had their fill of Ghost. Their fill of vengeance. He let them eat up Ghost's corpse to nothingness as a well deserved reward for their suffering, and also because Ghost had dropped a Soul. Aldrich…-
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Aldrich felt a strange feeling looking down at Ghost like this. The whole concept of looking down: this was entirely new to him. But he could not deny that it felt right. No, it was right. It was just. Yes, this was justice. Justice with consequences that this world lacked. Justice backed by actions, not idealism. Justice that Aldrich would make real. Justice he would rain down on all those deserving with vengeance. This was the first drop of that rain. That storm of vengeance and…
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Adam and Elaine grunted at Aldrich because that was all their zombified vocal chords were capable of. Light enveloped the group, blinding away the Nexus and teleporting Aldrich back to the forest. He checked his wristwatch. 10:10 P.M. Barely any time had passed. Good. Aldrich needed some time to get ready. He materialized the in his hands. It looked like a two-meter-long bamboo shoot that split off into three branches at the crown. A yellow, seed-like bulb the size of a baseball drooped…
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Aldrich entered the Nexus with his small undead entourage behind him. Gold and blue sparkles of energy danced around him, completely restoring his health and mana to full. What he first did was go to the Wellspring - the platform and basin of ornately carved white marble where the waters of life spiraled - and refilled his restorative flask. When he saw that the clear, crystalline flask was filled with gleaming gold and blue liquid, he capped it with a diadem shaped golden stopper. ]]…
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Aldrich then distributed his stat points. He reviewed to himself how exactly the stats worked. Strength was a measure of physical power. Agility was a measure of physical speed and coordination. Vitality measured the total health pool and the durability bonuses a character got from wearing armor. Every point in vitality raised total health by 3. Magic raised the mana pool and was the scaling stat for most spells. Every point in magic raised total the total mana pool by 3. Attunement was a…
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"…Who are you?" said Aldrich as he narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the pixelated black stick figure. It was a little eerie staring into the plain circle that was its face as it was impossible to discern any emotion from the being. "I am known as the System," said the stick figure. "Where is the goddess Amara?" said Aldrich. The stick figure ignored Aldrich as if it was a NPC that could only answer certain pre-programmed prompts and questions. "Here in the Nexus, you will find a safe haven…
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In a reversal of roles, it was now Aldrich that charged the Striker, sprinting at the monster before it could build up speed for its own charge. He determined that the only way for the Striker to escape its situation was to charge Aldrich and force him to dodge, thereby giving it a clean getaway path. By charging first, Aldrich removed that option, though this was far riskier for his own personal safety. Regardless, he wanted the EXP and undead from the Striker. The Striker snapped at Aldrich when he…
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Aldrich heard another growl cut through the silent, deadly night, and he stopped thinking about the future version of himself. The version where he had all his spells and maxed out stats and an army of undead. For now, he was still level 1. He could not get carried away. He had to be careful. Immediately, Aldrich analyzed the situation. Judging from the pupils on these Variants along with how low their gaze was, they were the E-class threats known as Strikers. They were quadrupedal, almost wolf-like…
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Aldrich…felt like he was in a dream. He was conscious, but not entirely there. Floating around in this sea of infinite darkness with only the gleaming golden letters of Elden World to focus on. Even then, it was so difficult to focus on those letters, as if at any moment, he would lose focus and his mind would slip away permanently into the void. Aldrich did not so much consciously think as he did react on instinct. When he saw that familiar prompt from Elden World, he did what he had done when he had…
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October 30, 2117 - One year later "This game is way too hard!" complained Adam as he sat in front of Aldrich's gaming ring, an immersive VR helmet on his head as he played through Elden World. Adam had chosen quite fittingly a warrior barbarian to play, but even the warrior's simple skill set confused him, making him die to a basic mob of level 20 trolls after fumbling a defensive shield based skill. "Keep at it, you'll get there," said Aldrich as he watched from his tiny dorm bed. "Make sure to…
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