End Online: Volume 1
Levelling got slower and slower, eventually
getting to a point where it seemed to no longer progress, but I continued my
practice. Wolves died in one hit, and despite how futile it became to even try
raising my level further through wolves, I just could not stop myself.
    Nearly all my Stats
seemed to stop increasing after some point in time, agility being the
only one still showing progress. My agility has increased an enormous amount. I
could now run faster than the wolves, at a speed that seemed to glide over the
snow when I ran my hardest. I fear what would happen if I removed my hood, It would surely be a disaster.
    Name: Lost
    Health: 354/354
    Stamina: 181/181
     
    Lvl : 27
    Lvl UP: 31%
     
    Str : 47 +6
    Agi : 109 +8
    Dex : 41 +6
    Int : 9
    Mnd : 27
    Lck : 15
     
    Fame/Infamy: 0
    Alignment: +0
    God: -
    Belief: 0
     
    Equipped Skills:
    Aggravation ( SLvl 21, 81%)
    Advanced Military Arts ( SLvl 19, 35%)
    [Empty]
    [Empty]
    [Empty]
    [Empty]
    [Empty]
    [Empty]
    [Empty]
     
    Reserve Skills:
    [Empty]
     
    Aggravation ( SLvl 21, 81%)
-Passive   
    People you interact with will naturally be more
hostile to you and monsters will also be more inclined to attack you.
     
    SLvl 21:
    - 27.5% less intimacy with NPC's.
    - 22.4% chance every 30sec nearby monsters will get
the 'Agro'
      status towards you for
2min.
    - This ability is Soul Bound, cannot be unequipped.
 
    Advanced Military Arts ( SLvl 19, 35%) -Active
    You have completed the training course at Iceridge
Military Academy showing your determination in the face of death itself,
learning the highest proficiency of short swords.
     
    SLvl 19:
    - Fighting Prowess + 2
    - Short sword proficiency.
    - Short sword damage bonus 2.55 X base damage.
    - +8 Agility.
    - +6 Strength.
    - +6 Dexterity.
     
    I had used my sacred
arts a lot during this time and now they mostly only used 80% of the original
cost, but the decrease was slowing down at an unimaginable rate, I doubt it
would ever go lower than 70%
    ‘ CrossX ’
was the second sacred art that I learned, an attack using both weapons to
slash in a downward angle, crossing the blades to strike an ‘X’ on the
enemy
    ***************************************************
    Leaving the game my
body feels like it has had a massive crash after a sugar high, I could not seem
to muster any energy from within myself.
    Sitting in the kitchen
I stare into an empty fridge with eyes of a dead fish, a slow groan
emanates from my stomach craving sustenance. A clock hanging on the wall shows
me the current time is 11:04pm, just past the time that the supermarket closes.
    A glance around shows
filthy dishes piled up in the sink, crumbs and other bits of food still on the
table. I have also been reusing the dirty dishes each day for my food, barely
even rinsing them in between use. I couldn’t even grab new dishes from the cupboards, I had no way of reaching them.
    I am currently an
absolute slob, completely unlike myself from just a month ago. I am more than
aware of that fact, even as I continue looking the other way.
    There is no food so I
begrudgingly decide I will go to bed, conserve my energy and go food shopping
tomorrow.
    With my eyes closed in
bed I recount once again the events of the past month. The memories roll by and
my mind begins to grow darker and darker, giving me the feeling of being
trapped in a nightmare.
    ***************************************************
    I woke mid-morning sun
falling through the window, lighting up all the loose dust in my room,
creating miniscule fairies floating around in the sunshine. It would
have been perfect short of the cold sweat I was covered in.
    For the first time in a
month I don’t put the VL on and enter virtual reality. I had gradually
numbed to the pain of loss and failure, but it was time I had to do something.
Half the money I got from selling my car is now gone, and I am going to be in
considerable trouble if I don’t do something.
    My first task is to
raise money, I will do

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