A/N: So in the past I read the games we play and I really loved the premise and the story, and recently I read The Gamer. Because of that, I thought I would try my hand at a Gamer Jaune story.
Some things to note:
I'm not going to have instant dungeon create. I don't want Jaune to have the utility aspect of it, and I want Jaune to have to go out into the wilds to fight and grind grimm.
Jaune is going to go to Beacon after doing some training and maybe meeting some of other characters.
and finally Jaune will have ridiculous growth (I mean going from no skill to on par with other Beacon student in less than a year is a bit ridiculous), but he won't go super god mode or anything like that(maybe in the far, far future.) and his growth will taper off a bit as he reaches the same level as the other Beacon students(This doesn't mean he can't get stronger than them I just don't want him to become op or at least not op to fast.).
Chapter 1:
"Mom, I heading out for a bit!" I yelled as I quickly slipped on my shoes.
"Okay, be back before dinner sweetie!" I heard my mom reply just as I closed the door to the house. Sighing in relief I started to jog away from the house.
I felt a little bad for running out of the house without giving my mom a proper goodbye, but it was easier this way. If I had given her the time she would have no doubt tried to find out what I was up to, and I wasn't ready for that yet.
I planned to tell my mom the truth in the future, but for now, I wanted to keep my new ability a secret for now.
"Status," I said quietly as I made my way out the residential district of Vale.
Character sheet:
Name: Jaune Arc
Class: The Gamer
Level: LV5
HP: 110/110 AP: 165/165
STR: 5 + 0.5(10%) = 5.5
VIT: 10 +1(10%) = 11
DEX: 5 + 0.5(10%) = 5.5
INT: 15 + 1.5(10%) = 16.5
WIS: 5 + 0.5(10%) = 5.5
LUK: 10
POINTS: 4
MONEY: 100 Lien
This window popped up and I couldn't help but shake my head. Even after a week I still wasn't use to the fact that my life had essentially become a game.
I had an inventory which let me store items into it which would disappear until I took them out. It was able to carry more than I could physically carry so that was pretty awesome. Beside that I could also take on quests, though the only ones I've gotten so far were, 'Take out the trash', 'Wash the dishes', and 'Go shopping'. Not the most exciting quests but they did give experience points, which leads up to the most exciting thing about my life now, leveling up.
Like a real game after getting enough experience points, I leveled up and got 5 points to put into my stats. At first, I had wanted to place my points straight into strength so I could be super strong but I realised it would have been a waste. Stat points were not the only way for me to increase my stats and stuff like strength were easier to increase through exercise then say intelligence or wisdom.
When I had thought of this I had gotten a point in wisdom so I think it was the right decision. After that, I had put most of my points into intelligence and some into wisdom, which sadly were pretty low. It was kinda insulting really that my intelligence was only a 3 and my wisdom a 1.
After brining my intelligence up to 15 and wisdom up to 5, I decided to save the rest of my points for later.
Sadly I haven't been getting any more points since I became level 5. The quests I have been doing weren't giving me enough experience points(or EXP) anymore, and I needed a new way to get EXP. Since I didn't know where I could get new quests, I decided to try grinding for EXP. That meant going out and killing some grimm.
That's was why I was currently leaving the walls of Vale and heading out into to the wilderness, which was also why I hadn't wanted my mom knowing where I was going. If she had known what I had been planning, she would have probably grounded me for life, since in her eyes I couldn't fight. Not that she was wrong to think that. Before getting my gamer powers, I had been a terrible fighter, and I hadn't even made it into any basic hunter schools.
Even with my power, I still wasn't a great fighter, but I did prepare a bit before heading out here and I was pretty confidant that I could fight the weak grimm that were close to Vale. Especially after I got my new skills.
"Skills," I said aloud.
Skill List:
Gamer's Mind(Passive)
Gamer's Body(Passive)
Sword Mastery(Passive)
Observe(Active)
Aura(Passive & Active)
While it wasn't much, these skills gave me the confidence to go out and fight grimm. I clicked each of them and a series of windows popped up.
Gamer's Mind (Passive) Lv MAX
Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind. Immunity to psychological status effects.
With this, I didn't have to worry about my fear getting the best of me, and freezing up when I fought my first grimm.
Gamer's Body (Passive) Lv MAX
Grants a body that allows for the user to live in the real world like a game.
This skill was probably the best skill, since it meant that as long as I had HP I could still fight, since the damage done to my body disappears and only affects my HP(though I still had weak points, like hitting me in the head does more damage than hitting me in my hand.)
Sword Mastery (Passive) Lv 1 EXP 50.00%
A skill that allows the user to freely handle swords. Sword Mastery is obtained through continuous sword training.
10% Increase in attack damage with swords.
This skill wasn't as amazing as the others but every little bit help. There was also the fact that I can level this skill, so hopefully it gets even better.
Observe (Active) Lv 4 EXP 60.00%
A skill to find the target's information. Observe is obtained through continuous observation.
This skill lets me see the HP of other people as long as their level isn't too much higher than mine, so it should help me pick my battles. It was also my highest level skill besides the gamer stuff since they were max level. The reason was I could literally observe everything around me a get experience that way.
It was also my first created skill since I got it while I was trying to pick out a weapon from the Arc armoury. Apparently if I do certain things skills are created.
Aura (Passive & Active) LV1 EXP: 0.00%
The manifestation of one's soul. It protects the user as well as empowers them.
Passively increases STR by 10%.
Passively increases DEX by 10%.
Passively increases VIT by 10%.
Passively increases INT by 10%.
Passively increases WIS by 10%.
Additional 20% increase to STR when activated.
Additional 20% increase to DEX when activated.
Additional 20% increase to VIT when activated.
HP regeneration speed increased by 100% when activated.
Finally, there was Aura. This was the reason why hunters were so powerful, and I feel kinda dumb that I hadn't known about it until recently. Even without my powers, this would have been useful to know, especially the whole protection thing.
It is also the first skill I learned from a skill book, which was so awesome. I had been in the library checking out books that might help me when I found this. After picking it up I got a prompt asking me if I wanted to learn this skills.
Without even thinking I clicked yes and the book disappeared in a burst of light, and my mind was filled with knowledge and my aura was unlocked. Thinking about it, I felt kinda bad about the book disappearing, but I had been far too excited at the time to care.
Grrr!
I looked to my right and saw a pair of glowing red eyes. "Observe."
Beowolf Lv 9
HP:120
A creature of grimm in the shape of a bipedal wolf.
It was a higher level than me but I didn't let it deter me. I quickly took my sword out of my inventory(probably should have had it out already.) and activated my aura skill. A gentle white light appeared around me for a second before fading away.
The Beowolf then lunged at me. I sidestepped out of the way and slash at it with my sword, but I was only able to barely nick it. It quickly lunged again and this time, I wasn't as fast, and it claws raked my side. It didn't actually cut me thanks to my aura, but the impact still hurt. Thankfully the pain disappeared after a second and a notification appeared.
A skill has been created through a special action! Through the endurance of pain and damage, the skill 'Physical Endurance' has been created!
I quickly dismissed it and focused back on the snarling grimm in front of me. It attacked, again and again, each time getting a glancing blow on me. I was able to hit it a few more time but it was obvious who was winning.
Having enough of letting the Beowolf take the initiative, I dodge once more as it leapt at me before charging straight at it. It tried to claw at me but I was faster this time, and my blade went straight for it head.
There was a brief flash of light when my sword struck, and the Beowolf's head was split in two, killing it. I felt a brief stinging sensation, and after looking down I realised it must have got me one more time there at the end. The pain and the cut disappeared after a second, but my shirt was still ripped.
I knew I should have cared more, but I couldn't keep the smile off my face. I had gotten my first kill!
Your level has increased by one! Your level has increased by one!
Mastery of the skill Physical Endurance increases! Physical Endurance's level goes up by one!
A skill has been created through a special action! Through using Aura to empower your weapons, the skill "Aura Channeling" has been created!
My grin got even bigger as I looked at all the new notification. I got two new skills and I leveled up twice! Now all was left to do was see how much damage I took.
"Status."
Character sheet:
Name: Jaune Arc
Class: The Gamer
Level: LV7
HP: 14/110 AP: 90/150
STR: 5 + 0.5(10%) = 5.5
VIT: 10 +1(10%) = 11
DEX: 5 + 0.5(10%) = 5.5
INT: 15 + 1.5(10%) = 16.5
WIS: 5 + 0.5(10%) = 5.5
LUK: 10
POINTS: 14
MONEY: 100 Lien
My body went still as I looked at my status screen. Even after leveling up my aura and health we both still so low. I had no idea if my HP came back when leveling, but I was sure my AP did. That meant that I had lost all my AP while my aura was defending me, and the Beowolf had nearly killed me.
I knew I should have been more panic, but I guess the Gamer's mind kept me calm. I realised that I may have been too eager to come out here to fight so I quickly turned around and started heading towards Vale.
Grrr!
Dammit, turning back around I saw two more Beowolves heading towards me. At this point, I did the only logical thing I could think of with the help of my Gamer's mind. I ran. Like really really fast and I definitely did not scream like a girl as I did it.
A skill has been created through a special action! Through using Aura to assist you as you escape, the skill "Escape" has been created!
"Oh Shut Up!"
After running like a madman I finally made my way back to Vale. The two Beowolves chasing me had been relentless, but thankfully the guards at the entrance took care of them. I blasted past the entrance so fast, that the guards didn't have time to get a good look at me which I was thankful for.
After that, I continued running for a bit before I finally slowed down. With I quick look at my stats, I saw that I had used up all my AP running and my Aura wasn't healing me anymore. Sighing I slumped down against a wall and closed my eyes.
I guess the points I put in wisdom and intelligence weren't enough. I had been so eager to prove to myself that I could be a hunter, that I didn't think that through. Instead of going out hunting in hopes of getting more EXP I probably should have worked on my base stats first by training some more. Heck, I could have tried to create a few more skills or found some other skill books.
Well, I couldn't change the past, so I guess all I could do was learn from it. Next time I will me more prepared.
A/N Well that's the first chapter let me know what you think. Did you think the gamer explanations were too short? too forced? I didn't want to spend too much time covering all the basic aspects of the gamer power.