The Egotistical Gamer

by Pachi

Rating: teen
Tags: Treehugger, Equestria Girls, Suicide / Self Harm, Main 7 (EqG), Profanity, Adventure, Violence, Principal Celestia, Slice of Life, Crossover, Sex, Human, Sunset Shimmer, Narcotics, Gore, Alternate Universe, Romance, Vice-Principal Luna
Length: 27551

I have a question for ya. If your world turned into a videogame, what genre would it be? I'd say mine would be a clusterfuck of all of them. Especially MMORPG

Jin Isagi, Adopted Nephew of Isagi Yoichi, the greatest footballer in the world, finds themselves caught between the crossroads of three worlds after gaining a strange ability. The world of "Earth", The World of "Equestria" and the hidden world of "The Abyss". This ability turns his world into a game... however it seems to bring a shit ton of trouble with it!

The Gamer × PTJ-Verse × A Variety of Anime × Equestria Girls?!
This is a fever dream of an idea...
(Rewrite of a previous story with the same name)

Published 2024-03-13 17:10:00 UTC
Last updated 2024-11-24 20:40:07 UTC

Falling in Lov- A Magical Mirror Portal

’I.D Create’

First thing I did was make a time warped Instant Dungeon, the second thing… was as you guessed, the kick to the face…

Well, not really a kick to the face, I stopped just before I impacted against her fleshy form

“What are you doing here?” I spoke immediately, my foot still inches away from her face

Intimidation is the best when your dealing with people who you don't know it they are stronger than you

Make them believe your stronger than you actually are, that's the best course of action

Of course… this only applies to everyone but me

Because, all I have to do is-

’Observe’

[Adagio Dazzle - The Sealed Siren: Lv17

A siren from another world. Was banished to this one where their Magic is less effective and more easily countered. Currently starving due to the lack of negative energy within her system

Is not the slightest bit scared of you. Recognises your intimidation attempt, as well as how your speed and strength is abnormal, and greater than hers, but thinks she is able to escape by putting you under a mind control song at any time

STR: 11
VIT: 10
DEX: 7
INT: 17
WIS: 13
LCK: 4
CHA: 34
EGO: 17]

[Aria Blaze - The Sealed Siren: Lv15

A siren from another world. Was banished to this one where their Magic is less effective and more easily countered. Currently starving due to the lack of negative energy within her system

Is surprised by your sudden attack but is interested in how you aren't affected by their magic. Finds you to be annoying and not that scary. Thinks she is stronger than you

STR: 14
VIT: 12
DEX: 10
INT: 16
WIS: 11
LCK: 7
CHA: 32
EGO: 19]

[Sonata Dusk - The Sealed Siren: Lv16

A siren from another world. Was banished to this one where their Magic is less effective and more easily countered. Currently serving due to the lack of negative energy within her system

Is slightly scared by your seemingly aggressive nature, but finds your face to be handsome enough to let it be. Successfuly intimidated

STR: 9
VIT: 7
DEX:6
INT: 7
WIS: 24
LCK: 23
CHA: 34
EGO: 13]

Huh, these fuckers are… stupidly weak?

I would expect them to be stronger considering that they are a much higher level than me

A lot of their stats are focused on CHA, and judging by their singing, they could be bards? That tracks with the Siren motif and ‘Mind Control Song’ that was talked about in the status

Also should mention, that now that [Observe] is at Level 20, it let's me see a glimpse into what a person is thinking… but the Mastery for it is now slowed to a crawl as well, no matter how many times I observe something, I can barely get it above 0.1% mastery a day

Anyway, I put my foot down and stare at the three Sirens and begin to ask them questions

They were silent for my first question, so I guess I'll reiterate

“Don’t make me repeat myself, What are you doing in my turf?” this isn't my turf. Not at all… but they don't know that

“You own… this area? Who decided that?” Adagio spoke first

“Me, I rule this place because I'm the strongest one here, you understand? So what are you doing here, Sirens…”

Decided to lie and name drop, try and intimidate them more

I saw Adagio flinch at the mention of their race

Honestly, the only reason I'm doing this is because they attacked me first

[For your display of Pride, +2 EGO]

Nice~

“I… We are simply feeding of the negative energy Created by arguments… and causing some arguments with magic… we don't intend any harm” She pulls down her hood to reveal her face

Yep, that CHA stat isn't for nothing

She was very pretty, and spoke with a strange confidence that made me want to believe what she was saying… her voice was as smooth as butter, and as pleasant to the ear as a ripe apple is to a horse

“...I'll believe you, but next time, think before you attack a person with a vocal spell” I concede and was about to break the I.D Before…

The sky shattered, and we appeared back to where we were, except, I felt an incredible surge of an unfamiliar magical power rush through my body

I turn my head to the location, only to see… a strange burst of orange energy

“What the fu…” Oh, I need to check that out

“You guys continue to do your weird negative energy siphoning… I’ve got business to attend to…” I say to myself, completely disregarding the intimidating image I had tried to make before, and Adagio scoffed

I walked out of the café and began to run, turning off the weight bracelets (that were currently at level 2) and began running

It wasn't that far of a place away from where I was, so I got there much faster than expected

A school?

“Canterlot High…”I spoke out loud, Reading one of the signs on the front

I look in and see… is that a fucking demon?

[Sunset Shimmer - Magically Corrupted Demi-Demoness: Lv 43

Okay, weird…

I stare at the scene and examine it a bit more to see… TWILIGHT?

And she's standing next to 5 weird girls…

[Twilight Sparkle - Otherworldly Princess of Friendship: Lv 45]

[Applejack - World's Greatest Farmer Gal: Lv 23]

[Rarity - Fashion Forward Fashionista: Lv 19]

[Rainbow Dash - Invisible Football Prodigy: Lv 24]

[Fluttershy - Mistress of the Forest: Lv 20]

[Pinkamena Diane Pie - Chaos Gremlin: Lv ¿¿]

Not sparing the time to [Observe] them, I run over to the horse statue mirror thing, hiding behind it

I lay my back against the mirror as I try and hide myself from the demoness and look at whatever the hell was going on, before… falling?

“WHAT THE FUU-”

Author's Note

Shorter chap, but felt bad about not posting anything in so long so here
Feels a bit rushed and forced, but whatever

PuzzleRose Real

[Insert Creative Chapter Name Here]

[Jin Isagi - The Gamer: Lv 1
EXP: 0/1000
HP: 1000/1000
MP: {LOCKED}/1000

STR: 10
VIT: 10
DEX: 10
INT: 10
WIS: 10
LCK: 5
CHA: 10
EGO: 10

Bonus Points: 0]

I stared at the strange screen

It's been here for a few days, and I've convinced myself that I'm not hallucinating

Why on Earth… Y'know what? I'm not gonna question it

I give up trying to find a logical solution to this dilemma

It just exists

Well, I might as well try and make use of it…

I swiped away the blue screen and sighed

“I've got school tomorrow…” I say to myself as I rub my temples

I need to go for a walk…

Okay, this is much better!

A good change of pace

The cool breeze, the orange autumn trees in this backwater town, the ungodly stench of mud and dog

The dog park!

It's a bit weird to be here without a dog though…

Eh, it's fine

Totally normal… right? I mean, is it normal? Am I just looking like a creep? Maybe I should go, this isn't good for me either….

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and got up from my bench with shaky legs

Pull yourself together man! It's fine, everything is gonna be fine

[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]

Suddenly, I felt a wave of overwhelming calm rush over me

Maybe it's best if I just stay sat down…

Reading the pop-up, I decide to try some things out

Skills, Skill Tree, Abilities, Ability List, Ability Tree, Perks…

’Skill List’?

[Gamers Mind: Lv 2 - 23.46% Mastery
Type: Passive
MP: N/A

Allows User to calmly and logically think things through

-3% Decrease in Mental Damage Taken]

Huh, I only have one Skill…

Swiping away the screen in front of me, I look around at the park and study the levels and titles of the people around me

Most people were around level 5 or 6

But one thing that struck me as odd, was a certain green skinned girl with orange hair

[Tree Hugger - Dryadkin Genius: Lv 12]

She had a yellow bandanna imprinted with daisy's on her head of messy braided hair. Lavender eyes that were half lidded, making her look sleepy, as well as a pendant of a tree, the leaves being red and shaped as a heart, that was nestled between her breasts

[Through Special Action, Skill ‘Observe’ has been created!]

Hmm…

’Observe’?

[Tree Hugger - Dryadkin Genius: Lv 12

A woman born from a Dryad mother and Human father. She has no knowledge of her unique bloodline, nor the fact that she's a perfect mix of the two species she is formed of. Uses Marijuana Recreationally]

Rather bare bones…

Maybe it'll have more information when I level it up?

More useful information…

It's not like I care for her use of weed, it's legal here

Which is a bit of whiplash for someone like me who used to live in Japan, but whatever

Anyway, back to the main point. What interested me in her was her ~~tits~~ title

I had never actually seen someone with a title before

When I looked at my reflection, I had [The Gamer] next to my name, but I had initially thought that was me specific…

Also, that description… Dryadkin?

Does that mean species other than human existence?

I mean, I doubt this system can lie to me…

Well whatever, not my problem

Getting up from my bench, I decide for my next job to be finding out the lay of the land

I've only been in this town 3 days, but I haven't left the house once, because I've been unpacking

I do some small stretches, cracking my back and making my way around…

First thing first, I should probably find a route to my new school…

Pulling out my phone, I turn on mobile data and search up a route to Crystal Prep High-school on Google Maps

Here I am! It's a Sunday though, so I doubt there's gonna be anybody here-

“Uhm, Excuse me…” I felt someone tapping on my shoulders, and I looked behind me to see a young girl, maybe a year older than me, with dark blueish hair with a purple and pinkish stripe, wearing the Crystal Prep academy uniform with a pair of nerdy glasses, books in hand

All in all, she looked like a typical teenage nerd character

Wait a second… if I remember correctly, the school is open on Saturdays and Sundays for extracurricular activities… though apparently barely anybody uses them

“You're blocking the way…” She mumbled under her breath

“Oh, it seems that I am…” I say, quickly getting out of her way

Whilst she was walking away, I noticed her name and title…

[Twilight Sparkle - Magic Nerd: Lv 8

A huge nerd that loves to try and explain the unexplained. Whether it be a bigfoot sighting or an influx of mysterious energy, she's always one step ahead of anyone else trying to figure it out]

Huh, she's only slightly higher level than the average population but she has a title, interesting…

So are titles and levels not directly correlated?

I begin walking into the reception behind her, as she signs in and enters the school

I see a desk worker on a call, before walking over to her

“Uh, hello! I'm a new student at this school starting tomorrow, I would like to know where I could get the uniform?” I asked the receptionist when she got off the call

I ended up getting myself a two uniforms and a PE Kit

Welp, time to go back home and pass out

I had decided to try and spam [Observe] on everything I saw, in order to level it up

And by the time I had made it home, [Observe] had gotten to Lv 6

I was sitting alone on my PS4, a headset connected to phone, which was connected to a discord call

“GOD FUCKING DAMN IT” I shouted at the top of my lungs as I threw the controller halfway across the room

“PFFT” I heard Nyxish start to burst out in laughter over the mic

“FUCK YOU”

“COME OVER HERE AND FUCK ME YOURSELF COWARD”

“Ayo Pause”

There was a small silence… before we both started bursting out in laughter

“Ain't your ass like, 30?”

“24!”

“Yeah whatever, still illegal”

“Age is but a number”

“And jail is just a room”

“Kill yourself”

“Nuh Uh”

“THE FUCK YOU MEAN ‘NUH UH’?” She shouted into her mic

“LUNA IT’S ALMOST MIDNIGHT, SHUT THE FUCK UP” I heard in the backround of her voice chat

More laughter ensued

“God, I've missed this…”

“Same here bucko”

“Hey, where have you been these last few weeks?”

“I was moving house”

“Fr? Where did you move”

“As if I'm gonna dox myself to you”

“I wish for you to Cease to exist on this plane of being” she said in an incredibly monotone voice

I kissed my teeth in an exaggerated fashion

“Well, I gotta go to bed, I'm already up pretty late” I say, about to leave the call before she spouted the forbidden words

“C'mon man, we can't end on a loss…”

We continued to bicker back and forth as we lined up into more matches…

Author's Note

THE REWRITE IS HERE!!!
Also Gamer Luna real
1 Chap a day unless stated otherwise

First Day?

“I fucking hate you…” I say with half closed eyes into the mic

I had been up all night gaming with Nyxish, otherwise known in the real world as Luna

We first met when I was playing a duos battle royale game as kid with randoms, and she just so happened to be doing the same

I was initially playing on American servers in order to get better at speaking English without an accent. I had already known how to speak English due to my dad being British,

But, things escalated from there and we're now friends

Though we have no idea what the other looks like, nor where the other lives, other than “Somewhere in America” and “Somewhere in Japan”

“Boohoo, now one more round”

“Bitch, I've got school and you've got work, it seem we can indeed end on a loss”

“Really… wait what time is it..?”

“Of course you don't know you fucking game addict”

“I don't wanna hear that from the guy who was up all night with me!”

“...valid…anyway, it's… 5 AM…? 5 thirty ish”

“Good, more than enough time for another round-” I hang up the call with a deadpanned expression plastered on my face

There's a good chance that my mom is gonna be home in a few hours from the night shift at the hospital… if she doesn't have overtime

I rub my temples and do a bit of stretching, before I get a notification

[Through Special Action, Skill ‘Sleep Resistance’ has been Created!]

Instantly, I felt my tiredness get relieved and my mind freshen up

Nice…

Opening the Skill List, I look at the description of the skill

[Sleep Resistance: Lv 1 - 34.17% Mastery
Type: Passive
MP: N/A

Due to your sleep deprivation, you have gained the ability to resist the temptations of Hypnos!

-2% Chance ‘Sleep’ Status Effect is Negated
-13 Hours of being awake before Sleepiness hinders your ability]

Yay! It's the perfect skill for me!

And probably a skill Luna already has. Seriously, I'm pretty sure that old hag has stayed awake for an entire week straight grinding an item drop during an Easter Event…

Though to be fair she had like thirty Monster Energy Drinks with her

As I continue to ponder the probability of Luna having the [Sleep Resistance] Skill, I take a shower and change into the Crystal Prep Academy Uniform

Dress shirt and dress pants with a reddish-purple wool vest and blueish tie

“Looking Dapper” I say to myself in the mirror, as I take my long dark greenish hair and tie it into a pony tail, not getting all of it, so a small bit dangles in front of my face

Walking into my room and getting two dot earrings, as well as some black nail polish on my hands, and lip balm on my… Well, lips

“Need to brush my teeth” I think out loud, and so I did, before finally putting the finishing touches on my look. A pair of black cosmetic glasses to complement my Green eyes and some grey woolen arm warmers to help my complexion look less pale and… Well, as if I never spend more than 10 seconds outside at a time

Now I look good

It's turned 7 AM, so it's best for me to make my way by now. Don't wanna be late

Picking up my phone from charge, I take my wireless earphones and put them in, pumping phonk music straight into my cranium (more specifically ‘Laidback’ by Memphis Cult)

I take my backpack and stuff it into my ‘Inventory’, before running outside, I unlock my bike and begin on my way to school

[Through Special Action, Skill ‘Preparation’ is Created!]

I check out the skill on my way to school

[Preparation: Lv 1 - 00.00% Mastery
Type: Passive
MP: N/A

Due to your incredible preperational abilities, you have gained this skill!

-10% Time To Prepare Yourself]

Nice!

If I level this up, then I might be able to cut down my usual 2 hours of preparation time to mere minutes!

How the hell would this work though…

Maybe it makes me more efficient?

But that doesn't account for the time it takes for the nail polish to dry…

Ugh, whatever, it's game logic, don't question it

After 30 Minutes of deliberating, I finally arrive at my new school

It was a pretty normal school all things considered

A big school, but a normal one nonetheless

Like, Holy shit, it's three floors tall! If you count the Attic then probably 4…!

There seemed to be a Crystal theme, but even so, everything seemed… dull

As if someone sucked the colour out of something previously very lively

Taking a deep breath, I calmed my nerves before [Gamers Mind] even had a chance to work

[Skill ‘Sleep Resistance' has levelled up!]

One thing I noticed, is that mastery for [Sleep Resistance] continuously goes up the more I stay awake

Another thing I noticed, is that Leveling up isn't the only way to increase stats

Because due to my physical exertion of biking uphill, I managed to get 1 extra point in STR!

Well, time to stop waiting round the outside and actually get in this place…

Walking in, I am instantly greeted by a bright pink skinned woman with multi-coloured hair consisting of a white chocolate like creme colour, bright pink and finally a light lavender

She was wearing a buttoned up darkish blue blazer, an aquamarine shirt and greenish blue pencil skirt, with golden accessories

As well as a Crystal Heart pin over the left side of her chest

“I'm guessing you are Mr. Isagi?”

“Oh, yes, I'm guessing you are Dean Cadence?” I say, Reading her name and title over her head

[Mi Amore Cadenza - Dean of Crystal Prep: Lv 14]

Definitely above average in level…

“Yes I am, and this here is Twilight Sparkle-” She gestured to her side

Huh?

I didn't even see her… weird

“-She will be your guide around this prestigious academy”

“Nice to meet you, I'm Jin Isagi” I extend my hand for a handshake, which she accepts and leads me off into my homeroom… which just so happens to be on the other side of the school

“As you may have heard, my name is Twilight Sparkle… wait, have we met before…?”

“Oh yeah, we have. Yesterday, do you remember?”

“We Have?! Sorry, I've just been preoccupied with a personal project of mine, so I'm quite scatterbrained at the moment…” She seemed kind of embarrassed by that fact, as we headed towards our destination…

It's the end of the school day, and I've gotta say, this is just as boring as I remember

I got a few skills from this though…

[Mathematics: Lv 4 - 67.89% Mastery
Type: Passive
MP:N/A

Math is very complicated, yet, it is essential to everything. Math is the basic understanding of numbers, amounts, distance, time and anything else

-40% Mathematical Processing Speed]

[English: Lv 2 - 54.68% Mastery
Type: Passive
MP:N/A

The english language is dumb, but this skill makes it a little less dumb

-20% English Processing Speed]

[Zone Out: Lv 10 - 23.18% Mastery
Type: Active
MP:N/A

Zoning out due to boredom, sleepiness, or just plain idiocy, this skill allows you to force a condition known as ‘Zoning Out’ onto your mind

-Whilst ’Zoned Out’ Menial Task 100% Efficiency Bonus]

All of them are pretty useful if I do so say myself

I get a buzz from my phone, and I look down to see a discord message from Luna

(Italics is messages)

Nyxish: Guess What?

Egoist: Fuck you

Nyxish: Gladly ;)

Egoist: Your ass should NOT be a teacher

Nyxish: But I am XD

Egoist: the second I find where you live I'm sending all my files of you being outta pocket

Nyxish: You wouldn't dare!

Egoist: LowTierLuna Clips go crazy

Nyxish: If I was unemployed, then how would I buy you Nitro?

Egoist: Fair point, you live another day…

Nyxish: XD

Putting my phone in my pocket, I bike my way home…

As I was halfway there though, I had realised something…

The entire world was quiet…

Too quiet

Not a single car on the road nor pedestrian on the pavement

Everything was quiet

Then, around the corner, I saw a horde of people with disgusting, rotting skin

“HOLY MOTHER OF-”

[Skill ‘Gamers Mind' has Levelled Up!]

Another overwhelming sense of calm

First off, let's try and see what I can do

Maybe if I fought, I could level up?

But I could also run…

Looking at the titles and names of all the zombies, they all seemed to be Lv 7-9, but one zombie was a little different

[Zombie Shaman: Lv 15]

I could probably tell he was a mage from the dark purple robes on his body, or from the big stick he had, but Shaman wouldn’t be my first thought

I heard the zombie smack his staff on the ground, as a green mist came rushing at me faster than I could do anything

My thoughts were dishevelled, and all I could think of was fighting…

I tried to restrain myself, but before I could even think, I got off the bike and dashed forwards…

Author's Note

Special Grade Idiot, Jin Isagi has been deployed
Looking for proofreaders, and to the two guys who disliked my fic...
At least tell me why bro 😭

Level Up × Lucky Meeting

[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]

It took 7 [Gamers Mind] Level ups before I came to my senses

I stared at the zombies, and my sense of judgement has become better

It was as if a fog had been lifted from his eyes

“A… Mez Skill” I stared at a strange ghoulish creature at the centre of all the others with a giant staff in hand, raising it to the sky, I felt another pull, making me want to fight, but I had managed to ignore it

“Thank God for [Gamers Mind]...” I mumble to myself as I get my bike and begin booking it in the opposite direction, before I hit an invisible wall

[You Cannot Escape During a Boss Battle]

Boss battle? I've literally just got here!

Okay, cool, I can do this. Easy peasy lemon squeezy

All I have to do is get somewhere they can't reach and hit them from afar… right?

Getting into an alleyway will be advantageous for me, these zombies will be filtered to go one at a time

I quickly make my way into an alleyway to enact my plan

And as I thought, the horde of zombies thinned out to let me face them one at a time

Putting my guard up, I calm my breathing and wait for the most opportune moment to strike…

NOW!

A single devastating hit to the nose with a straight

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Combat’ has been Created]

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Strong Hit’ has been Created]

I'll look at them later

Just one hit wasn't enough to down the zombie, I had to combo…

Let it attack first, play through reaction, let him come first and I'll go after

A scratch attack by the zombo

Side step, He’s Wide open! Straight into Elbow, then follow through with backhand!

He's still alive…

Looking at the red bar, I've seen it only went a fraction of the way down…

C’mon!

Keep Hitting! Straight, Jab, Jab, Elbow, Uppercut!

I kept fighting as best as I could… until I was utterly exhausted

[You Have Gained 1000 EXP]

[Level Up!]

The zombie disintegrated into black smoke, as I took a step back, the horde getting closer

“Status!”

Jin Isagi - The Gamer: Lv 2
EXP: 0/2000
HP: 1000/1000
MP: {LOCKED}/1000

STR: 11
VIT: 10
DEX: 10
INT: 10
WIS: 10
LCK: 5
CHA: 10
EGO: 10

Bonus Points: 5

Pump it all into strength!

I quickly check out my two new skills

[Unarmed Combat: Lv 1 - 00.00% Mastery
Type: Passive
MP: N/A

Through your ability to fight unarmed, you have gained this skill!

-10% Damage when Fighting Unarmed]

[Strong Hit: Lv1 - 00.00% Mastery
Type: Active
MP: 10

A hit using all of your power, after waiting for the most opportune moment to strike

-50% Damage Increase
-15 Critical Hit Chance]

Skimming through the descriptions, my eyes gleam in excitement

This is good! Very good…

I then remember the situation I am currently in, as a Zombie lunges at me

Backing up, I kick the Zombie away

’Strong Hit’

Instantly, I saw a red bar above the Zombie's head go almost all the way down

[Congratulations! For Using a Skill That Needs Mana, You Have Unlocked MP!]

As the zombie gets back up, I keep stepping back, trying to maintain my distance before I felt a wall behind me

[You Cannot Leave During a Boss Fight]

“...Fuck”

“Well…I'm dead” I muse to myself, before I see something strange…

Up in the sky was a floating… person?

She had light blue skin, and two toned hair, deep navy blue and light lilac, wearing some casual clothes. Loose black T-shirt with a crescent moon and dark blue sweatpants…

Well, this is a bit of a gamble

“HELP ME!” I shout at the top of my lungs for help, and it seems that I got the attention of the blue figure, as she rushed down and held out her hand, as a variety of blue magical arrows launched themselves out of the palm of her hand, killing all the Zombies almost instantly

She floated down with a serene expression on her face

“Are you alright?” …Wait a second… I'd recognise that voice from anywhere…checking out her name and title, my eyes widen

[Luna - Otherworldly Moon Goddess: Lv ???]

“Nyxish…?” I mumble under my breath, but she must have heard as her own eyes widen in surprise

She reaches out and grabs me by the collar of my shirt, pulling me in as we were now face to face

“Egoist…?!”

“Holy shit it is you…” I say as she drops me to the ground “WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL ME YOU WERE A FUCKING WIZARD?!”

“THAT'S WHAT YOUR FOCUSING ON?!” She screams back at me “YOU NEARLY TURNED INTO ZOMBIE FOOD!”

Yep, definitely Nyx

“OKAY OKAY! Jeez, I'm sorry, just… Uh… why the fuck were the zombies here anyway?”

“You-... Wait what”

“I don't think it's that weird of a question… why the fuck are there zombies in the middle of the street and where did everybody go?”

“Wait, you're telling me you entered a Protected Space without even realising…?”

“...Yes?” She released a sigh and held out her hand, as I grasped it and she helped me up.
“Come with me… we've got a lot of explaining to do…”

“O-okay…” she raised her arm up, as cracks formed into the sky, and the world seemed to fold in on itself

I heard the chatter of people and the engines of cars yet again as both me and Luna exited the cramped alleyway

I went over to my bike and put it into my inventory, and she just looked at me surprised

“I'll save the questions for later…” she says to herself as she leads me off to her house

Author's Note

Shorter chap today, but that's because of tomorrow's exposition chap

~Exposition~

“So, you're telling me that a few days ago, you woke up and had video game powers? God fucking damn it, why the hell would she Choose you…” I heard Luna say. She somehow had so much authority in her voice, if it wasn't for all the times I've heard her cuss me out for winning 1v1s, I probably would've pissed myself…

Okay, maybe I'm being over dramatic, but you get the point

“Chosen?” I questioned her

“Oh yeah, you're a noob at this” Hearing those words come out of her mouth made an imaginary tick mark appear on my forehead

“Yeah yeah I know, now out with it dumbass”

“No need to be so angry,” she said with a small chuckle “Noobie”

She almost started bursting into a fit of laughter looking at my reaction. Luna is what most people would call a troll. Saying or doing shit all to annoy or get a reaction out of someone, at least when she plays games

“Well, I guess it's time for the info dump… so, you know Gaia theory right?”

“Oh yeah, it's that one theory that says that the world is alive or something, right?”

"Yep, more specifically, that the Earth exerts its will on nature and ecosystems in order to create balance. It's often used in fantasy games and stuff”

“What about it? You're not proposing that…”

“Yep, listen to me. There are supernatural powers in this world. Some people call it ‘Origin’, some ‘Providence’-”

“-Stop spouting nonsense”

“At least let me finish-”

“Thatswhatshesaid” I said under my breath

“-So, there's a lot of words for it, but generally, people call it ‘Gaia’ or ‘God’” my eyes turned into saucepans with how much they widened “Some people have supernatural powers, it could be that they could teleport, or that they have telekinesis, or that they can control fires, it could literally be anything, and we call these people ‘Innate Fighters’, because they are Born with these powers”

“Yeah, but you just said Born, I've never even had any inkling of a power like this”

“Can we go back to Gaia theory for a bit? We believe ‘Gaia’ granted these powers to Innate Fighters, so it's like they're chosen by ‘God’”

“So it's not that it's a thing that happens at Birth, it's just most people have them at birth… wait, if God gave me this ability… why the fuck is it so weird!?”

“Well… for most Late Bloomers, they gain powers related to a strong memory, or what you care about most. For example, a person who almost drowned when they were young would gain the ability to control water”

“So…”

“Yep, you’re so much of a Game addict that God gave you the power to turn reality into a Game” She says with a snicker

“O-okay, so then what's with those zombies before?”

“That was a Protected Space, a space made for fighting…”

“Your losing me”

“Listen, it's complicated, Gaia not only gives people powers, but also Limitations… say you overuse your power and seriously impact the real world, Gaia will come and shut you down”

“But… how?”

“Hmmm… let's say you win the lottery using your power, that's a one in a million chance that's good for you. Gaia, will then strike you down with lightning, a one in a million chance bad thing” I felt a shudder down my spine

“Well that's terrifying…”

“But it's fine as long as you don't directly impact people it's fine, say you have a product, and you use your power to make your product more appealing”

“And… that's fine?”

“It's fine because you're not having a great effect on the person. As a general rule, you will be fine as long as the person your affecting, or anybody not involved with magic doesn't know or find it weird”

“It's too vague…”

“You'll be fine as long as you're not dum- on second thought…”

“Shut up…”

“Anyway, let's go back a bit, Protected spaces are perfect places for Supernatural People to well… Fight in, because all Protected Spaces are separate from reality, and only people with supernatural powers are allowed in, so essentially, Gaia doesn't interfere when in a Protected Space”

“Isn't that… complicated? Making an entire space separate from reality, I mean”

“Well not really, because Gaia helps us make them”

“Whaddya mean…”

“Look all you need to know is that you can make and break Protected Spaces”

“Wait, I can!? Ugh… there are too many things to learn…”

“You'll get used to it, you kind have to if you want to survive in the Abyss, and yeah, anyone can make a Protected Space”

“How though!?”

“Watch and Learn” she says with a smug grin, as she raises her hand into the air and a light blue glow emits from her palm, and the world becomes silent and still

“You can make a Protected Space as long as you channel your energy and focus on doing so, getting out is the opposite” I hear her say

“Really… that seems… way too easy”

“Like I said, Gaia helps you actually make them, you just have to tell her where and what type to make, anyway, just try getting out”

I nod my head and raise my hand myself…

“...how do I channel my energy…?”

“God, you really don't know anything do you!”

Walking up to me, she grabs my hand and raises it into the air, before touching my stomach

“Wh-what are you doing Luna Senpa-” I feel her punch me in the stomach and I reel slightly in pain

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Physical Endurance’ Has been Created]

“Look, I'm gonna pour some Mana into your stomach, where mana is created and stored, use that Mana to kick-start the flow of your own” she says as I recover, from the hit

I felt a strange energy enter my body, like a liquid, and it also made me aware of an energy already in my body, as the two energies mingled with each other… I tried to move the energy around my body, up towards my hand as I thought about leaving the Protected Space

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Mana Power Attack’ Has been Created!]

Oh hey a new ski-

“FOCUS DUMBASS!” I don't refute her words, as I move the energy up to the palm of my hand and the air around us cracks and breaks

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Instant Dungeon Escape’ Has been Created]

“Oh hey, I did it!” I say in joy as Luna moves away from me

“Wow~ how cool~” she says, completely monotone and deadpan

“Kill yourself”

“LowTierJin”

“Real”

“Anyway, try making a Protected Space this time”

“Should be easy enough…” I raise my hand again and try to do the same thing as before, this time with my focus being on creating the Protected Space

And silence…

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Instant Dungeon Create’ Has been Created]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

“Instant Dungeon Escape” I say to myself, causing the sky to cracked and for me to come back to reality

“Pffft… Instant Dungeon…?”

“That's what the Skill name is…”

“That's… nevermind” She says with a grin, before going to get a cup of coffee

Currently, I was sitting in the living room of her house. If I remember correctly, she lives with her sister Celestia, so it's correct to assume that she's probably at home as well, since they both work at the same school

Well, might as well level up my two newest skills…

“Instant Dungeon…” ugh, it's takes too long to say it out loud…

Maybe I can…

‘I.D Create’
‘I.D Escape’
‘I.D Create’
‘I.D Escape’
‘I.D Create’
‘I.D Escape’
‘I.D Create’
‘I.D Escape’
‘I.D Create’
‘I.D Escape’
‘I.D Create’
‘I.D Escape’
‘I.D Create’
‘I.D Escape’

I kept making and breaking I.D's until Luna got back, managing to get the skill to level 10

[Due to using ‘Zone Out’ without Skill, +10% Mastery]

I didn't even realise I Zoned Out… huh

Well, since Luna is here, I should probably ask the main question…

“So… Why are you a Goddess?”

“Are you flirting with me?”

“No, I mean why are you literally a Goddess”

“Tch, Well my good sir, it’s because of Nunya”

“I am going to Fuck You-”

“How Vulgar”

“-re Mother… Why do I even bother”

“Because you're a Masochistic Pig”

I deadpan at her as she continues to grin, before our staring contest was interrupted by a doorbell

“Oohh, my Uber Eats is here!”

“Fatass”

“I know I have a Fat ass, no need to comment on it though”

“There is no winning with you, is there?”

“Nope~”

"That reminds me, where is your sister?"

"Why, you interested?

"Not really, just want to put a name to the face..."

"Huh, well, she's off on a diplomatic meeting, she'll be back soon... probably"

Walking out of Luna's (and Celestia's) house, I reminisced over what the fuck just happened

I kept creating and escaping I.D's whilst I walked. It was a little hard to do this and think about other things as well but if I can do this, I may get a multitasking/multi-processing skill

And as well as that, every second of me being awake was me grinding [Sleep Resistance] Levels, so I actually have an excuse for my sleep deprivation now

It took a few hours of walking before I actually got my desired skill

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Multitasking’ Has been Created!]

Instantly I felt my Job become easier, as my mind seemed to split in two

Wait, maybe I could…

’Zone Out’

I felt the other half of my mind almost completely disappear, yet the constantly cracking sky and strange 0.2 second silences said that my experiment went well

[For your Unique Application, Skills ‘Zone Out' and ‘Multitasking’ Gain +50% Mastery]

[Skill ‘Zone Out’ has levelled up!]

[Skill ‘Multitasking’ has levelled up!]

[Skill ‘Sleep Resistance’ has levelled up!]

Okay, that was a smashing success

I continued to do this until I got home, and in less than a few hours since I got it, I had levelled up [Multitasking] to Lv 8, [Zone Out] to Lv 17, and I.D Escape and I.D Create to Lv 20

It seemed that my Mastery for all my skills were starting to slow down in growth, which is a bit alarming

I checked out the descriptions of my new skills, and saw nothing out of the ordinary… except when I got to I.D Create…

[I.D Create: Lv 20 - 17.08% Mastery

Allows you to create Instant Dungeons

I.D's Available:

Warped Time I.D (2:1)

Zombie I.D]

So I can control Time To a certain degree…

Wait… can't I make a Hyperbolic Time Chamber from DBZ if I level up I.D Create Enough?

Okay, this may be a bit more op than I initially thought, though I should probably not do it whilst walking, or else people will see a guy just flickering in and out of existence…

And I was now sat in bed, scrolling through my phone

Greed: Yo

I got a message from an online friend

Egoist: What up?

Greed: Check out this video I found

(Greed has sent a Video Link)

I check out the video to see… a guy in a chicken mask?

And a Taekwondo uniform?

What the hell…

The chicken guy started speaking in… Korean

Bitch, I can speak Kore-

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Korean Language’ Has been Created!]

I stand corrected

Instantly, I heard the Chicken headed guy speak in broken Japanese

Not English? Well, I guess it makes sense to translate it into my native language in order to make it easier for me to understand

From what I could tell, this guy, who introduced himself as Samdak (Fighting Rooster in Korean), was trying to teach me how to fight…

When will this ever help me in real…

Well… If I think about it… it didn't let me escape manually by running away when I met that boss monster…

So who's to say that it'll let me escape using [I.D Escape]?

Egoist: First, I can't speak Korean, Second, why the hell did you need me to watch this?

Greed: cuz I found it funny

Egoist: real

I watched the entire video, before pausing and sighing

It seems to be a load of bullshit…

This guy only has 2 views as well, and it was posted… 2012!? I'm guessing those two views are both me and Greed…

Basically, he was yapping about how to beat an amateur fighter, by moving your head around and doing some shit… things that wouldn't work in real life… probably

Whatever, I'll just bookmark the page and move on

Greed was one of those friends that you would go days without speaking to, and know barely anything about, but simply just have such good chemistry with, that the time you spend together is irrelevant

Well, might as well continue to level up my [I.D Create] and [I.D Escape] Skills…

Pondering what things I should do next I get dressed into my pajamas

Falling back onto my bed… I felt my eyes get incredibly heavy, as my world faded to black

*TRIIING TRIIING*

Hearing my alarm, I rise up, reaching for it and smashing it off

“Ugh…” did I go to sleep?

It's Monday right? No wait… Tuesday…

I get up outta bed and groggily get changed into my school clothes. My nails were still good from yesterday, might need to get a manicure though… Maybe a pedi while I'm at it

Brushing my teeth, I take a shower and finally freshen up, shaving what little hair grew on my body to be fully smooth

“Okay!” It's now… 6 AM… huh, I didn't sleep that long, but I still feel so refreshed…

Whatever, probably just a new effect of [Sleep Resistance]

Getting my bike out of my inventory, I go on my merry way to school

[Due to Special Action, Skill ‘Biking’ Has been Created!]

[Biking: Lv 1 - 12.29% Mastery

A skill for biking

-10% Biking Speed Increase]

Cool I guess

I could feel myself get faster, but not by that much of a margin

And I had finally reached school, how nice

Today I was listening to Micheal Jackson's Billie Jean

A classic

Mathematics and English Levelled up to 6, and nothing else Levelled up

And now it was the final two periods with P.E

“Today we are playing football” Coach Rommel said in a monotone and tired voice

He had creme-ish coloured skin, like spoiled milk, orange hair and emerald green eyes. His signature whistle and the Crystal Prep Maroon tracksuit and baseball cap

By all accounts, he was average looking

“Jin Isagi, you will be captain for non-bibs, Indigo Zap for bibs”

Why the hell did he choose me!?

Was it because of…

Ughhh

Just because my Uncle is Isagi Yoichi, doesn't mean that I'm some kind of football prodigy…

Okay time to pick my team…

I'll just choose whoever

We ended up getting our 10 team members

Yippee

And… they placed me as a forward… of course they did

I don't even like football…

Author's Note

Here it is, the dreaded info dump chapter, I made This one a little longer in order to make up for the fact that its mostly dialogue
Also, decided to develop Jin and Luna's relationship, I'm planning for them to have a sort of Denji and Power dynamic

Football Match

[KICKOFF]

I tried running forwards to the ball, but Indigo got to it first, nothing new

I had played football before, me sharing the blood of someone so famous in that world it was kind of a given to not be an absolute noob

I'm just gonna lose, to a hat trick, it's easy enough If you just act like your giving it your all and lose

It's too boring…

I chased after Indigo Zap, her hair a multi saturated rainbow of blues

She was wearing the basic P.E uniform

She rushed towards the goal and scored…

Yeah, how cool…

I release a sigh as I keep the ball with me, dribbling in an amateurish fashion

Indigo Zap stole the ball from me with a tackle

“Whoops…” I say in a monotone voice, as Zap scored another goal

Around 50 minutes had passed, and Zap hadn't scored anymore goals

I tried ignoring the plethora of notifications about how my level in [Zone Out] increased through Zoning out without using the skill

I would much rather be at home, sitting around with my games… Maybe I could get some money by making a few bets with her, lol

The entire first part of the match was up, and Coach Rommel blew on his whistle, signifying half-time

I sat on my side of the field with a bottle of water

I had barely sweated due to how little I ran

If things go according to plan, I'll never be picked for captain on football, or any sport for that matter, ever again

But, there was one thing that pecked at the back of my mind…

I decide that there's no harm in asking, so I get up and walk over to the other team

More specifically, towards Indigo

“Hey…” I say kinda awkwardly

“...Yeah…?” she stops her conversation with her friends and looks up at me

“Why are you having fun?” It was a simple question, I couldn't find any reason for someone to enjoy this dumb game

“Whaddya mean?” She seemed completely and utterly confused by the question, as If I was speaking another language

“I mean, you look like you have so much fun when you're out on the field…” I had said in a kind of monotone voice “I'm just confused on how anyone could find kicking a ball around… fun”

“Hmm… Well, I guess it's the fact I'm pushing myself…?” I heard a girl behind her snicker

“You sound like the most cliché protagonist in the world” I heard her comment

“Oh shut up!” Indigo yelled in an annoyed manner, but she had a smile on her face, showing that it was all in good fun

“Pushing yourself…?” I looked as if I had been told something completely crazy “Worth a shot I guess… thanks”

I walked off, as the whistle went again, signifying the start of the match yet again

This time… I'm gonna try and push myself…

The ball was right in front of me

I had no idea how to dribble… I guess I'll just copy the style of someone else…

Hmmm… who is someone really good at dribbling?

Suddenly, a flash grenade of two memories appeared in my head

Sitting next to my Uncle as a kid whilst watching the Blue Lock 11 vs U20 Japan Highlights…

A true Protagonist…

A white haired silent individual with grey coloured eyes and large irises… most well known for his trapping

I guess I could use him…

[Individuality Questline: Awakening of a Copy Genius

Requirements: Score a goal through using your Copy

Rewards: ‘Copy Genius’ Title, ‘Copy’ Skill

Penalty: End of Individuality Questline]

I looked at the quest, it was the first time I had ever gotten on-

[KICKOFF]

(BGM: L'Art Du Savoir)

I kick up the ball and pass immediately

Someone on my left got the ball, and passed to someone else, they had made their way a quarter up from the middle point

Maybe it was due to how bad I had played before, but most didn't even look in my direction, let alone try marking me

The rest of my team had managed to get almost all the way up, before the one with the ball was blocked by a line of defenders

Due to the little people taking notice of me, I had managed to move into a favourable position to score without many people blocking the way of the pass

I saw the sweat roll down the guy's face as I shot the ball towards me…

I need to remember

Remember exactly what that guy did

Every movement he made for that shot

Every single thing…

As the ball arrives…

I'll act like I'll shoot it!

A person runs full sprint towards me in order to steal the ball in its course to the goal

But in actuality, I'll bring it in…

A tap lift… and a jumping turn…!

A few more people try and tackle the ball off of me, but I had already lifted off the ground

“Nice to Meet You Crystal Prep…”

SHOOT!

The ball rushes forwards, faster than the goalie can even recognise, as he dives, trying to reach it, but is just a bit too late

“I'm Jin Isagi”

2 - 1

The whistle rings, signifying the end of the match

[For performing an amazing feat of Dexterity, +5 DEX]

Wow, pretty good Rewards… and if you add on the bonus from the quest, more than amazing

Heh… it's pretty fun to push yourself…

Author's Note

I feel like this chapter was kinda rushed, but whatever. Its hard to write about football

I'm also starting to lose motivation for this fic. Plus school is coming up so I may just do 2 or 3 chaps a week :p

Also here are the manga panels that inspired the shot:

Training x Dryadkin Meeting

Yay, time to go home now

It's been a few hours since the match, and I honestly don't really care for the aftermath

Some people were impressed, Indigo praised me and I thanked her for her advice, and all went well… kinda

I had to try and let Coach Rommel know that I have absolutely NO interest in joining the Football team

Which was annoying…

Then the world went quiet

“A Protected Space…?”

I felt someone tapping on my shoulder, and I turned around to see… LUNA?

“Whats up loser” she says, drinking out of a small carton of chocolate milk

She was dressed less casually today, in a white blouse and pencil skirt, as well as stockings and flat heels

Is this perhaps her work outfit?

Speaking of which, I'm pretty surprised by how much time she has… does she ever even go to work? Hmmm… maybe she has a spell to make a clone of herself? I mean, she did seem to be a wizard with all that flying around she did

“So… Why are you here again?”

“No reason, felt like annoying you”

“Go Fuck Yourself”

“”Why don't you come over here and do it yourself”” both me and Luna said at the exact same time… there was an awkward smile before we just started laughing like hyenas. She eventually calmed herself down first

“Well… I actually came over to give you this” She said, handing over a bracelet covered in wooden beads

“And what exactly is this?”

“A bracelet”

“Really? I couldn't tell” I say in the most monotone voice I could muster

“Har har, very funny… it's just a regular bracelet… consider it a ‘Welcome to Equestria’ gift”

“Well then, I'll accept it with grace” I say, putting it on, as Luna… Disappears…

She can teleport!?

Ugh… I'll have to ask her to teach me magic next time we meet

I also need to experiment with that new copy ability I got…

Also, I might have to try practising some football moves… since it was quite fun to play…

Well, saying it was fun to play would be… false, to say the least

That strange rush of adrenaline when I pulled off a goal that would be utterly unaccomplishable by a normal guy or gal, that feeling of… superiority? I guess

There was also that rush of dopamine

It hit like a fucking truck and God damn did I like it

That's probably not very good… but who cares…

…I might turn into an adrenaline junkie at this rate

Well whatever, I need to get home…

“Jin? You home?” I hear my mother ask me in Japanese from the living room

“Yep, just came back, your home early”

“Mmhm, I was able to clock out early today by using some of my extra hours” she says as I take off my shoes and put them away, taking off my coat as well

“You never do that, what's going on?” I walk into the living room, and look at my mother

Haru Isagi, an older woman with navy blue hair and similar eyes. She was very pretty, but to be honest, she was kinda average

“Well, your Uncle Yoichi is going to be staying with us for a bit-”

“WHAT!?” I rush over to her and give her one of the biggest hugs I could ever give

“I knew you would do this…” she says with a sigh “Tomorrow, we're going to pick him up from the airport, he's here for a charity match. Apparently the Blue Lock 11 are gonna split up and have some kids about your age join them before live streaming the game”

“OH! I wonder if I could join…” I ask myself quietly as I pull away from my mother

“Hmm? I never knew you had an interest in football?”

“I didn't, but I feel like it might be fun to play with Uncle Yoichi, like back when I was a kid”

“Ah, well, whatever makes you happy I guess” she says in a nonchalant manner before speaking up yet again “But… do you think you have enough stamina to keep up with a football game? You stay in your room for so long and for such long periods of time that…”

She stopped speaking, but I knew what she was getting at

Thankfully, those 5 extra points in strength seemed to dissolve any bit of flab that had built on my body

Maybe I should try and level up more?

Or, I could try getting stats without levelling up…

I ran upstairs to my room and sent a message to Luna

Egoist: Hey Luna

Nyxish: Yes Bbg?

I roll my eyes at her remark

Egoist: Your a goddess right?

Nyxish: Wow, thanks for that boost in confidence you just gave me (Also it's “You're”)

Egoist: You know what i mean

Nyxish: Fine, yes i am, what about it?

Egoist: So that means you have a shit ton of money, right?

Nyxish: What

Egoist: Can you buy me some weights?

Nyxish: Why tho

Egoist: You don't need to know why, just but a shit ton of weights i can strap on to my body

Nyxish: Fine, I’ll put in the order, should get to you in a few minutes

Egoist: Amazon be wildin, a few minutes?

Nyxish: Not Amazon, Abyss Auction, think of it like a magic Ebay

Egoist: I did not expect something like that to exist

Nyxish: Tis the modern era, after all

And just as she said, a few minutes later, I got a shit ton of weights delivered to my… window?

I looked outside to see an alien UFO looking thing that was carrying a parcel

I opened the window, and low and behold, It was heavy

Stupidly heavy

Like I don't think there's a material on Earth dense enough to be that heavy…

I'll just chalk it up to magic and be done with it

Putting on the weights, I realised that… they had modes?

It was literally just four bracelets…

Thin ones too, but they seemed sturdy, and also there was a retro screen that had 5 modes

It was currently on mode 1, and was heavy as shit

I put them on my hands and ankles as I walked outside sluggishly for a run…

Okay, that was a very smart idea

It took me a few hours, but with a small amount of training, I ended up with 5 extra points in STR!

And best of all…

I NOW HAD ABS

Yippee!

It's every man's dream to be either shredded, or lean enough to have visible muscle

Heck, not just man, every living breathing creature with sentience

Because, whether you like it or not, abs are hot

Abs are hot on girls

And they most certainly are hot on guys

Coming from a bisexual, abs are some of the most appealing characteristics a person can have

But that doesn't mean people with no abs were bad

Just as how abs are hot, having a bit of “fluff” is cute

Very cute!

Very very very VERY cute!

Everyone and everything is hot and cute

Whilst I was lost in thought about hot abs and cute “fluff”, I bumped into someone

A certain Demi-Dryad Genius…

Maybe it was the speed I was running or the extra weights on my hands and legs, or maybe a bit of both, but when I bumped into her, we both fell into a rather peculiar pose…

Yep, it was the anime-protagonists-landing-with-a-hand-on-the-tit-special!™

Speaking of tits, did I mention how big hers were?

Really big

Okay, enough thinking about tits…

I need to think about how to get outta this situation alive…

I looked at her face, and saw that she was rather…

Well, she had a cute expression on her face at the very least

There was a thin layer of blush on her cheeks…

And her eyes were wide open in suprise

I quickly got off of her

And she got up, dusting off herself off and coughing into her hand

“Man, you better watch where you're going next time,” I heard her say. Her voice was slightly rough, yet it felt melodic and also… very calming to listen to “You're new around here, aren't you? I've never seen someone with your vibe before”

“Huh? And what kinda vibe is that?” I say without really thinking, as she puts her hand on her chin and thinks

“Angelic…? But also, like, totally low-key, if you catch my drift”

“I am, Infact, not catching your drift” I sat with a deadpan expression

“Heh, you're funny, I'm Treehugger”

“Nice to meet you Treehugger, I'm Jin” I extend my hand for a handshake, and she takes my hand, Examining the Palm Lines

“You're palm lines say that you're gonna have a great learning experience tomorrow” Rather odd thing to shift the conversation to, but whatever

Wait, hold on a second… Uncle Yoichi is coming tomorrow… there's no doubt he's gonna teach me some tips and tricks once he realises that I'm getting into football

“Wow… Uh, that's strangely accurate… How did you know?”

“I read your palms, dude”

“But what part of my palms told you that? And isn't palm reading supposed to be for long term stuff, like love life and when I'll die?”

“Yep”

“...So how did you know I…”

“I guessed” It was a very unexpected answer…

It wasn't long before I bursted out laughing at her luck

“Wait, let me try reading your palms too…”

I say, as she gives me her hand

I trace my fingers against the grain of her hand as if I was looking at it, before…

’Observe’

[Tree Hugger - Dryadkin Genius: Lv 14

A woman born from a Dryad mother and Human father. She's a perfect mix of the two species she is formed of. Was informed by another Dryad about the Abyss and her origin a few days ago. Uses Marijuana Recreationally

Has a strong sense of self due to her yoga lessons

STR: 12
VIT: 20
DEX: 17
INT: 15
WIS: 20
LCK: 67
CHA: 42
EGO: 15]

Oh? She levelled up?

One thing I found out about when [Observe] Levelled up to level 15, is that it now displays statuses…

Let's try something

“Your palms are telling me… that you're a Dryadkin” I say with a smirk as she leans in with her eyes slightly wider

“Whoa, how did you know?” She was dangerously close to my face, and I could feel her breath on my face

“I-I… Lucky guess”

“Heh, Righteous”

Author's Note

Stayed up late for this chapter (the academic comeback is NOT happening 😭)

The Blue Lock 11... Except There's Only 3...

I tried to take a deep breath to remove the blush on my face, as I turned away from Tree Hugger’s face

“You… Whatever” I say, the smirk completely wiped off my face

I turned and sat on a nearby bench, my legs and arms feeling as if they were about to kill me

She came over and sat next to me, and I looked over her

She had beautiful lilac eyes, and an incredibly pretty face…

Ugh, okay I admit it, she was exactly my type…

I think I may have a crush… nah, I don't fall THAT easily…

“You good? Looking a little lost there” FUCK! Did she notice I was staring? Okay, just play it cool

“Yeah, I'm fine, just tired, and a bit stressed” fucking nailed it

“Oh really? Why don't you come over to my yoga classes sometime? They're free, every weekend at my house” she says with her melodically rough voice

“Oh, yeah, sure, I'll be there… where do you live exactly…?” I ask, and she holds out her hand

“Give me your phone” I unlock my phone do what she says, as she begins typing something, before handing it back to me

I looked to see a number on my contact list labelled… “Tree Hugger”

“I'll call you about it if your still up for it” she says and walks away

“Did that just happen?” I say to absolutely no one…

Okay, let's just run home…

So… today is a Wednesday

And also the day my Uncle is coming over

My mom was currently driving me over to the airport for us to pick him up

And I'm grateful for this, because it let me outta school like 2 hours early

And by the time we got there, we saw him standing out front with a ton of people crowding around him

He had medium length dark navy blue hair, as well as navy blue eyes of the same shade. He also had a bit of visible stubble on his face, as well as sharp eyes and an arrogant grin on his face

He seemed to immediately spot our car, and walked over to it, knocking on my window

[Isagi Yoichi - Egoist: Lv ??

The Heart of the Blue Lock 11, winner of the U-20 World Cup 4 years in a row, and god amongst men when it comes to making plays

Whilst not officially part of the abyss, as he has no knowledge of it, you would not be punished for harming him due to him being recognised by the world as having “beyond human” INT and EGO

STR: 31
VIT: 26
DEX: 34
INT: 56
WIS: 43
LCK: 30
CHA: 27
EGO: 59]

Wait, does that mean if you're just a giant narcissist, or very smart, you'll just… automatically become part of the Abyss? There's too little information here for me to make any conclusions though

I rolled down the window, and he stuck his hand out and began aggressively patting my head

“Having fun skipping school?” He said in Japanese. His voice smooth and deep, like a velvety chocolate

“Yep” he returned my words with a grin, before getting in the front seat of the car (I was sat in the back left)

I soon realised something else though…

Behind him were 2 other people

All just as crowded

A black haired individual with white roots and a bored expression, clean shaven young looking handsome face. His grey eyes were locked onto his phone where he was playing a mobile game…

About 190 cm tall, a little taller than Uncle Yoichi's 175 cm

[Nagi Seishiro - The Black Hole: Lv??

The Lazy Genius, a guy with more talent than frankly anyone would ever need. A god of trapping, when the ball ever even gets close to him, he'll take it with a unholy level of flexibility. He may as well have his own gravitational pull with how well he attracts the ball

Whilst not officially part of the abyss, as he has no knowledge of it, you would not be punished for harming him due to him being recognised by the world as having “beyond human” DEX and EGO

STR: 32
VIT: 21
DEX: 57
INT: 23
WIS: 15
LCK: 27
CHA: 48
EGO: 51]

Ain't this the guy I copied during that match? I'll have to thank him for the help later…

Also, I think I know the requirements for becoming part of the abyss naturally. Two stats over 50

I'm also guessing that 50 would be world class or peak human level. Or something else to the same effect…

Behind him was a guy with brown hair that faded into a bright yellow, with a joyful and happy go lucky smile. He was currently leaning his chin on Nagi's shoulder, backseat gaming…I didn't even need the system for this one, he was-

[Meguru Bachira - The Monster: Lv??

A happy go lucky guy, and Yoichi's best friend. An ADHD riddled man with too much energy to ever contain in his body, and too much skill to ever be able to let that overflow of energy out without playing against world class players. With a level of dribbling that makes it impossible to ever steal from him. He could have his feet tied together and there wouldn't be much difference in how well he could slip past defenders with a ball

Whilst not officially part of the abyss, as he has no knowledge of it, you would not be punished for harming him due to him being recognised by the world as having “beyond human” DEX and EGO

STR: 34
VIT: 25
DEX: 50
INT: 22
WIS: 17
LCK: 29
CHA: 33
EGO: 53]

They both entered the car soon after Uncle Yoichi got in

With them both sitting next to me on my right

“Nagi-Senpai, Bachira-Senpai, nice to meet you” I greeted them politely with a small bow of my head, before I saw Bachira reach out his hand

“Don't be so formal~ we might as well be Yo-chan's brothers, so treat us like uncles!” He spoke in a happy tone, very much exactly how I would imagine he would do

And also…

“Yo-chan…?” I turned to look at Uncle Yoichi, whose face was now flush red in embarrassment. He turned around and yelled at Bachira

“Don't call me that in front of him! I'm supposed to be the cool uncle, you don't help my image when you do things like that!”

But in reply, Bachira just started repeating “Yo-chan” in a sing song voice

Eventually, I joined in, and so did my mother…

Even Nagi joined! Although his voice was rather monotone, but that only added to the humour of it all

And we got home!

Apparently, the rest of the Blue Lock 11 are staying at a hotel, with Uncle Yoichi, Bachira-san and Nagi-san staying at our house

Uncle Yoichi unpacked everyone's things, and to be honest, it kinda looked like he was used to being the ‘mom' of the group. Speaking of mom, she was already passed out on her bed.

She normally has very long nights at the hospital, so she's made it a habit to sleep whenever she can

“Okay! That's all done I suppose” I hear Uncle Yoichi say with a smile, him finishing off unpacking everything

“Thanks Yo-chan~” I hear Bachira-San say in a upbeat voice, Nagi-san doing the same (but in his classic monotone voice)

Speaking of Nagi, didn't he have white hair?

Whatever, he probably just dyed it

I felt my phone buzz from a message by Luna, and took it our to see she sent me like, 50 tiktoks about something

They must have been sent during my time outside

I normally have my mobile data turned off because… Well, it's expensive to keep it on all the time

“Yeah I'm not watching any of those” I say to myself, before I feel something hit me in the back of the head

*THUNK*

“Ow” I look behind me to see Uncle Yoichi, and a ball rolling towards him

“Your mother said you were interested in the charity match, mind if we play a little practise game? To see what level your at”

“Oh sure! That sounds like fun. It's only 4:30, so I have a lot of time…”

And thus, I signed my own death sentence…

Author's Note

I do whatever I want
Also Shidou Ryusei × Sae Itoshi, and Micheal Kaiser × Isagi Yoichi Canon

Siren Song

Jin Isagi - The Gamer: Lv 2
EXP: 0/2000
HP: 1000/1000
MP: 1000/1000

STR: 24
VIT: 11
DEX: 23
INT: 12
WIS: 11
LCK: 5
CHA: 10
EGO: 10

Bonus Points: 0

As I lay on the floor of a soccer pitch, my breaths forceful and heavy

“Jesus Fucking Christ” I say to myself…

My stats had fucking skyrocketed from how much I was pushing myself in this one match

My STR increased by three from me running around a field for so long with weights on my wrists and ankles

My DEX by three from copying some of the tricks that Bachira and Nagi did this match

My INT and WIS got raised because of the tactics that Uncle Yoichi was drilling into me

And my VIT had levelled up by one when I accidentally faceplanted after tripping on the ball

“You good there?” I looked up at my Uncle's figure, to see not a single drop of sweat on his body, and that same goofy smile on his face

“Yeah, I'm fine…”

“It's getting late you know, we should probably head back, tomorrow is a school day” I say, looking down at my phone screen, seeing that it was now 7:00, and getting dark fast

“Yeah, you're right, let's go” He says as he begins to walk to our house

Nagi and Bachira follow him from behind. Nagi was now playing on his phone again, and Bachira was watching over his shoulder, again

Is that the only thing they do?

“Hey Jin?” I hear Uncle Yoichi in front of me

“Yeah?”

“When you play football… what do you think about?”

“Hm? Not much really… I guess… maybe ‘I should score goals’?” I said, and he was silent

“...Why do you score goals?”

“...Because if I do… I don't really know… I just know it's something I have to do…” he stayed silent a little longer, before speaking

“...You have no…Drive...”

Huh?

What does that mean?

Well, I know what it means but… what does he mean by that?

“Hey Luna?” It was currently a Thursday after school, and I was sat next to the Moon Goddess in a small café called Sugar Cube Corner

“What?” She said, stuffing her face with a strawberry sundae (that I payed for)

“I think it's about time you should tell me what you brought me here for…” I said as she slows down her massacre of the dessert

“...You need to decide” She said, bringing a spoonful of ice cream to her mouth

“Decide on what?” I ask her, stealing a bite from her sundae with my own spoon, as she gives me a stern stare

I should get another one for myself

“Whether or not you’re going to officially become part of the Abyss…” She takes another bite of her sweet treat “Most people are either born in the Abyss, or made by it. But you… you are a Late Blooming Innate Fighter, which means that you get to decide whether you want to continue on as a normal person… or become involved in this world”

She spoke with an odd calmness, that gave me goosebumps

“Well… to be honest, for now, I'm gonna continue being a normal person… but I would like to ask you for a favour since your here”

“And that favour is?”

“You mind teaching me some magic?” I ask with a twinkle in my eye, and my best pleading face

“Oh yeah sure. Even if your not gonna be officially involved with the abyss, just being an Innate Fighter will make you a target for some guilds… especially with an ability like yours” She says, finishing up her sundae “But if you want to know magic, you should go to Celestia”

Wait how the fuck did she finish that so fast

“Huh? Why, I saw you doing that teleportation and flying and those magic blue arrows, aren't you a mage”

“Hah, as much as I would like to be able to say I could teleport, or that I'm a mage, I can't. I'm a martial artist, it's just that Celestia, who actually is a Magician, taught me a few tricks that make my life easier. That ‘Teleportation’ was just a basic cloning spell that had been deactivated from some self-inficted damage, real Teleportation is an advanced and stupidly expensive magic”

“Well even so, those basics are still very helpful… also I don't wanna deal with new people, my social battery was absolutely decimated by my Uncle and his… eccentric friends” I say slouching back on the seat, reminiscing about Bachira and Nagi’s peculiar behaviours before I hear the door of Sugar Cube Corner ring, signaling that someone had entered…

I instinctively look back at the three figures who just walked in. They were dressed in hoodie that covered their heads and faces, as well as sweatpants that made them seem tired

I could see that they were… not human, to say the least

[Adagio Dazzle - The Sealed Siren: Lv17

[Aria Blaze - The Sealed Siren: Lv15

[Sonata Dusk - The Sealed Siren: Lv16

They were above average in level, but for the fact that they all had the same Title was a first…

“You Know them?” I hear Luna ask as I stare

“...No… Well, let's just get back to… what we're we talking about again?”

I said, before I was interrupted by a voice

A calming and melodic symphony of voices

Three of them

I looked towards it's origin, and… yes, it was the sirens…

[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]
[Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!]

Wow, a mental attack?

I looked over to Luna to see that… she disappeared?

She said that her cloning spell deactivated before due to self-inflicted damage, so maybe the Luna before me was a clone that got damaged by…

“The mental attack?” I say out loud, as I turn back to see rows and rows of people arguing….

Now you may be asking, “why were you talking about the Abyss out in public?”

And to tell you honestly, Gaia restricts all information that enters regular people's minds, so what I'm talking about is automatically tuned out of normal people heads

But enough about that

Finishing off the Sundae that Luna bought before she went poof, I got out of my seat, and saw a strange green mist covering the floor, that was getting funnelled towards the red ruby necklaces the trio had on

“Hey, you three!” I yell out, walking towards the Siren's

The turned their heads to me in utterly surprise, probably from the fact that I recognise their existence and am not currently exuding the green mist like all the other people here

“Uh… yes?” Adagio replied first, before she got a kick in the face

Author's Note

I need ideas for anime and manhwa to include... leave comments on what you want to see!

New World, New Body, Old Story

“WHAT THE FUU-” I began to yell out as I fell through the mirror and into god know where

I felt my head smash against the floor with a loud thump, as I lay there unmoving for a bit, my head hurting like absolute hell

[HP: 670/1100]

430 Damage in one hit? Damn I need to train VIT a bit more…

Slowly, I got up from my fall, standing on my two legs

I felt my centre of gravity be dramatically changed, as I fell forwards immediately

“Fuck!” I yell, as the floor begins to get closer to me

I put out my hands to help me from my inevitable falling fate, and I see some… hooves?

I must have hit my head harder than I thought, because I looked around and I saw a bunch of… horses?

Oh, and my vision was fading as well

“I'm gonna fucking kill myself” I mumble under my breath before collapsing onto the floor

[Rarity POV]

We've been standing here at the mirror every night since Twilight left two days ago to get the element of magic back

With tired eyes, I stamped myself awake, realising that the magic mirror was beginning to glow a shimmering silver

“-UUUUCK” Crashing into the floor, the lay on the floor for a bit before trying to get up on both hind legs, before falling yet again

“Fuck” Well this… Stallion? Mare? It looked like an odd combination of both to be perfectly honest, was wearing some incredibly strange clothes that hid their bodily features so much that it was almost impossible to tell anything about it. Other than its mane was a beautiful shade of dark oak green, and its coat peach-like in colour

Everyone was awakened by the sight, and we cautiously looked at the pony who came through… only to see… they had passed out

Whilst their mane looked short at first glance, it was actually rather long, just hidden within a complex braid

Their tail was short, and quaint, and it was to our surprise that they were wearing Thigh High socks…

“That's a rather bold thing Ta’ be wearin’ outside” Said Applejack from my side. Now socks like those are normally preserved for more… intimate and private moments in mind, so it was certainly a shock

“Yeah, no kidding!” Rainbow Dash inputted her VERY important and thoughts on the situation

“Send… Them?...to the infirmary until further notice” I Heard Luna say from behind. Well at least it's not only me whose having trouble with the gender of this pony…

The royal guards came fast, and took the pony away just as fast

It wasn't that long, only an hour or two, before Twilight had returned to us

After doing so, we recounted the events that occurred on both sides, how Twilight had defeated Sunset Shimmer using the magic of Friendship, how she went to a party… and how she had to leave her new friends for an incredibly long time…

We had then told her of the Pony that had went through the portal

“WHAT! Where are they now!” Twilight yelled in a matter undignified for royalty

“Uhm, Princess Luna had said to put them in the infirmary” I had heard Rainbow Dash say, as Twilight calmed herself

[Jin POV]

Waking up, I found myself in a white infirmary… filled with horses in golden armour

Some had horns some had wings

“...Where the fuck am I?” I ask no one in particular

“Jesus fucking christ its hot…” I mumble to myself, taking off my coat and some of my clothes, as well as the white blanket covering my body…

“It's still so fucking hot…” I mumble to myself… “I Should change my clothes…”

“Hey, do you know where the bathroom is?” I say to a nearby armoured horse

He calmly explained to me where I could find the nearest one, after entering the bathroom, I quickly took some clothes from my inventory and got changed

I was now almost completely naked, if not for the purple wife beater and black shorts… (and my striped thigh highs lmao)

Walking back into the infirmary, I yawned

So, let's recap now that I'm no longer bothered by this overwhelming heat

I fell through the mirror, it must've been an enchanted item, perhaps a portal to another world because of the horses?

Looking around at the titles and names for most of these horses, I saw that they were all between 30-35, and all had the same titles of [Royal Guardspony], though I did see one named “Flash Sentry” who was level 38 with the title of [Guardspony School Ace]

They all had a stone gaze, staring intently directly in front of them, much like the guards of royalty should

Though I feel as if they were trying their absolute hardest to “not look at me” Rather than “look professional”

How weird

Okay, I then hit my head on the floor and passed out

I said it before and I'll say it again, I really need to increase my VIT stat…

Speaking of VIT

“Status” I say out loud, looking at my currently displayed attributes

Jin Isagi - The Gamer: Lv 2
EXP: 0/2000
HP: 1100/1100
MP: 1100/1100

STR: 24
VIT: 11
DEX: 23
INT: 12
WIS: 11
LCK: 5
CHA: 10
EGO: 12

Bonus Points: 0

My level is pitifully low… I know that I don't plan on entering the abyss for any reason at all, but it hurts my pride as a Game freak to not be power levelling

At least I'm back to full health

I also now realise why nobody wears any clothes around here…

It gets hot. Stupidly fast

Probably due to the fact that we also have a coat as well to aid in our heat regulation

And having horse fur on our bodies that haven't evolved with clothes in mind really makes you overheat easy when wearing an extra layer

I'm so fucking thirsty, I pulled some water from my inventory, to the suprise of some of the Royal Guardsponies around me

“Hey, do any of you know the way back ho-” I was about to ask, before the door burst open, and in came Twilight. Or a horse-ified version of her at least

I stared at her with blank eyes…

“Twilight Sparkle? When did you get here? No, scratch that, when did you become so strong? And what's with that Princess of Friendship shit? Your telling me you got coronated, got introduced to the abyss, and became a half decent mage all in a few days?” I had asked her the initial questions that formed at my mind after staring at her title for a bit

She was purple. No- lavender coloured, with dark blue and muted redish pink striped hair (mane?) and tail. She also seemed to be the only one with both a horn AND wings

Her face, although horse-like in nature, displayed a look of confusion, before a look of understanding, and finally a look of relaxation

“Oh I'm sorry, I'm not Twilight Sparkle- well, I am, but I'm not your Twilight?” She was about to trail off but I stopped her

“Okay, so alternate reality- perhaps parallel universe?” a trope usually found in games and manga, easy enough to understand

“Uh- yeah, no exactly that” Twilight looked a bit surprised at how well I was taking this

“Look, I've been involved with weirder” that seemed to clear up nothing and only caused to further her surprise

“Look, all I know is that Prince- Vice-Principal Luna told me to retrieve you from this place within the hour of entering, and it's already been 55 minutes, so-”

“Wait, Luna put you up to this? Y'know what, I'd rather stay here for the day. An extra 5 minutes won't hurt” I interrupted

“WHAT?! NO!” Her expression instantly darkened. She must've seen some shit, because she did NOT want Luna to come here

Now you may be asking me, “Djinn, why didn't you just go with the nice pony and head back home?”

Now, the answer to that is… because it would be fun! I'm bored out of my goddamn mind right now, and this will probably be the most exciting thing to be a part of since I learned of the abyss! Oh and also because of the quest-

[Instant Quest: Eclipse

Stay for 5 minutes within this world, calling upon the wrath of The Goddess of The Moon, for fun

4:25

Rewards: Skill [Portal Force Open], Skill [Portal Force Close]

Punishment: N/A]

No idea what that skill is, but skills are always good, right?

Her horn began to glow as she tried to use some form of magic to pull me out of the door

“Nope” I say in a monotone voice as I hold onto the bed for dear life (how am I even gripping it?)

Well, might as well try out some of my skills

Pointing one of my hoofs at Twilight, i begin to speak

“Forgive me for this! [Mana Power Attack]”

A ball of blue energy formed at my hoof and launched itself towards Twilight. She easily swatted it away, and the guards nearby became on edge, realising that their beloved princess had been attacked by someone she had just saved. Such a precarious situation i've forced myself into

But whatever

The ball of energy smashed into shield she had formed instantly, doing little to no damage to the purple princess, but it HAD managed to make her lose focus long enough for an escape

I had enough practise walking when going to the bathroom back, and I effectively learned how to run by watching and copying what Twilight was doing behind me

“G-GET BACK HERE!” i hear her yell as i continued to run

I heard the stomping run of a large group of ponies, most likely being royal guards who tried to catch me

I felt a flood of dopamine and adrenaline rush in, and I let out one of the biggest shit eating grins i've ever produced

[For your own sake, you've pushed aside both common sense and other people’s feelings. +3 EGO]

Nice! But I can't help but wonder what EGO does…

As i was lost in thought, running through the castle hordes, I could smell someone trying to hit me

Almost instinctually, i ducked my head, and a beam of purple energy passed by

I turned back to the Unicorn-Pegasus hybrid, only to see a panicked expression on her face

Was that meant to kill me? Wow! She really ain’t pulling any punches!

I continued to gallop away, and she continued to shoot spells at me, but every time, i had managed to dodge them after “Sniffing them out”

How weird… OH! This reminds me of the story of when Uncle Yoichi first joined Blue Lock! And how he could “Smell the scent of the goal”! That turned out to be a type of spacial awareness… maybe i have a form of that?

“Listen Mr. Isagi! Maybe we can talk about this?” I heard her yell from behind and i just ignored her

[Due to continuous action, skill ‘Spacial Awareness’ created!]

Wait, why did it only get made now?

I've been using this [Spacial Awareness] to dodge past lazar beams for a minute now, so why now?

Ill think about it later, dodgeing another strike, i find myself at a crossroads. The hallway forked into two paths, left and right

“Okay, lets just guess!” i say out loud…

My gut’s telling me left!

Running toward seat full speed, i instantly turn for a left, closely edging around a corner, before… Bumping into someone… or rather, somepony

[Jin Isagi - The Gamer: Lv 2
EXP: 0/2000
HP: 1100/1100
MP: 1050/1100

STR: 24
VIT: 11
DEX: 23
INT: 12
WIS: 11
CHA: 10
EGO: 15
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LCK: 5]

“Oh shit…”

The words tumbled out of my mouth as i saw a rainbow maned mare that was face to face with me

“CATCH HIM!” I heard Twilight yell behind me, as i visibly saw the gears in the sky-blue pony’s head click into place

‘Observe’

[Rainbow Dash - Rainboom Meister: Lv 52

A young prodigy in the field of flying, already being a reserve member of the wonderbolts at the ripe old age of 21. With an utterly exceptional amount of magic naturally stored within her body, she is able to funnel it into her wings with such instinctual precision, that she has been able to perform insane feats that have been considered impossiblt from a young age. Her main claim to fame comes from her demonstration of a Rainboom at the young young age of 7

Is currently trying to find out what to do in this situation. Considering pinning you to the ground

STR: 65
VIT: 27
DEX: 57
INT: 78
WIS: 10
LCK: 34
CHA: 32
EGO: 35]

We were about the same size but I could feel an immense pressure exude from her, making me take a small step back in fear

[Achievement “Frog in a Well” Completed]

[Inheritence Skill Unlocked ‘Imaginated Aura’]

[Quest Time: 3 Minutes 10 Seconds]

Thats a lot of words…

But i had managed to somehow make use of my [Spatial Awareness] to read and absorb all that info at once

Im guessing that its become a variation of speed reading? No time to dwell on that

Looking back at Rainbow Dash I see a faint aura surrounding her body…

The aura seemed to be attacking me, as a cold sweat ran down my body

And yet, my smile grew even wider

“Some times i worry for Jin…” Said a dark blue haired woman with beautiful eyes of a similar shade

“How so?” spoke an older man with a similar face, hair and eyes

“Well, they seem to have trouble connecting with kids their own age…” she sighed, taking a sip of the warm tea in her hand, trying to find the words “It’s like they live in their own little world… devoid of anyone else”

“Really? He seemed fine to me…” the man replied

“They are just really good at hiding it…”

“Oh, Sorry, you know how i am with this pronoun stuff” the man responded with a light hearten chuckle, which seemed to get a good reaction out of the woman, before becoming serious yet again “… but to be fair, thats to be expected h-... they’re the only survivor after all…”

The woman grimaced…

“...The only survivor of the Ichimonji Basement Incident, yes i am… aware” The woman sighed, and her expression softened “If i ever die-”

"Don't say that-” the man interrupted adamantly

“-If I die… please lead him into a better life than the one we have now… I may not be his biological mother but-”

“No, stop that. You're perfect. You're the best mother anyone could ever ask for, no matter what anyone says”

They both seemed to come to a stop. And the world was as silent as the night after its conception. When it was completely devoid of life

But the room was oddly filled with a weird feeling of light

Of hope

Both of them were sitting in the living room. So they both had a direct view of the street in front of them

And they just so happened to be sitting on the couch that had its back to the window

So they had absolutely no way to dodge the incoming out-of-control truck hurtling towards them

Author's Note

I'm writing this whilst my dad is driving me to Austria for a wedding, so sorry if there are a lot of mistakes, i didn't have time to edit

Longer chap to make up for the fact that i haven't posted in a while + Jin Gender AND Lore Drop?????

Quest Complete!

[Rainbow Dash POV]

I wasn't quite sure who this little midget was, nor why he was being chased by Twilight, but what I did know, was that they needed to be caught, and they're right in front of me

We stared at eachother for a good 4 or 5 seconds, before I made the first move, trying to pin them down, before they leaped upwards, landing on my back before i could even do anything

They're fast! But not fast enough…

I quickly try and shake the pony off of me, but they jump off before I could do so

Not they were running away

Well, this is all too easy! If it's a contest of speed…

“I Won’t Lose!” i say the last part out loud as i dash forwards full throttle

But Just as I’m about to reach him, he ducks down and i can't stop in time, as i fly straight into a wall

I recover quickly, having stopped myself enough to mitigate the damage before turning back to the pony, only to see they have their tongue stuck out of their mouth…

They're mocking me!

"Oh Now You’ve Done It!” I yell, rushing forward. I’m the fastest, there is no way in Tartarus some unicorn would be faster than me

But, before i could even realise it, i saw a hoof in front of my face, and i was hit with the full force of my attack straight into the muzzle

I fell straight into the floor, and stared straight into the eyes of the pony who beat me… by all accounts, it made absolutely no sense. I was faster, stronger and definitely older… but this teenager managed to beat me? A wonderbolt? Impossible!

Staring into the eyes of the pony, i notices something strange… their eyes were in a strange shape, formed like the lens bit of a camera… with an outer ring shaped like a reel of film… what the hell!

The pony’s eyes were so unfocussed… No, probably the exact opposite, so hyper focussed on one thing that everything else unrelated to it becomes an unneeded action that is discarded for efficiency

"What the buck…” the words that escaped my mouth were totally unconscious, but I heard a pair of hoofsteps behind me, and that seemed to snap the pony out of their trance, as their eyes returned to its normal green and their tongue rolled back into its mouth

Staring towards the direction that the hoofsteps came from, I heard the mysterious pony speak before anyone else

“Luna?”

[Jin POV]

I probably should've been less surprised than I was at that moment. This is obviously the otherworld version of her, so all in all, not that strange

Letting out a sigh, i try and read through all the new messages that popped up

[Current Time: 3 Minutes Seconds]

Only 5 seconds? It seemed longer than that…

[Through Special Action, Skill ‘Foresight’ has been Created!]

[Through Special Action, Skill ‘Zone Out’ has evolved into Skill ‘Flow’ !]

[Your body has been exposed to Adrenaline]

[VIT is Below Threshold for automatic addiction resistance]

[LCK based addiction roll failed]

[Neutral Status Effect: ‘Adrenaline Addiction’ has been created!]

[Your instincts have led you to create a move that has existed in the past. In the face of death, the courage to take one more step, Skill ‘Gongseob Ji Counter’ Acquired!]

[Skill ‘E+fG∞’ has levelled up!]

[Skill ‘E+fG∞’ is already at max level. +1 Overlevel [SEALED] Point]

“What is it that you're reading so intently?” I had heard otherworld Luna say, as I look up at her in a bit of surprise

How did she know I was reading?

“Reading?” I had heard Twilight say from her side

“Their eyes, whenever you read, your eyes make many micro movements in a specific way” she said walking closer “So allow me to ask again, what are you reading?”

“It’s a part of my Innate Ability” I respond honestly, and she steps back slightly

I discard the screens as everyone except for Twilight and Luna stare at me as if i was an alien

Which to them, i might as well be

“To dumb it down, in exchange for completing missions, I receive gifts, and currently I've been told to stall for about…” I check the time “2 Minutes and 30 Seconds”

Twilight seems to realise something, before sighing

“And what reward are you being given in exchange for this?” Luna says

“Something called ‘Portal Force Open’, whatever that means” I hear Luna suck her teeth, it seems she has that habit here as well

“Well, I’m sorry, but you're going to have to miss out on that reward, I need to get you back to your world or else…” She shudders slightly

Well, it seems it's time for me to run away once again!

I immediately begin to dash before being frozen in place by a blue aura

“We would appreciate if you left, for your own good” Said Luna, the origin of the magic

[Passive Skill ‘E+fG∞’ has begun its ##########]

I heard a subtle click, before I was freed, i didn't stop to think, and ran as fast and as far as i could, turning every corner i saw so i could lose them behind me

More lazar beams came at me and yet i dodged them using [Spatial Awareness]

I know one thing though, [Spatial Awareness] shouldn't allow me to have eyes on the back of my head, yet it seems that it was video-gameized

This confirmed my suspicions of using a skill and using it naturally are different, with different rules

Turning another corner, i point one of my hooves behind me

"[Mana Power Attack]” I mumble out loud, and i keep the Mana flowing until i run on empty

The ball of energy was about the size of a football… how fitting

I shoot it at the roof above the corridor, making a chandelier fall in the path out, blocking the way and allowing for me to run away

“Checkmate” I say to myself before getting a notification

[Quest Complete!]

Author's Note

Wow, took me 19 days to make this shitty chap
I wanna get this story line over with so bad, so im gonna speed up the pacing a bit next chap
Also, i now have a fully fleshed out plot! Before i was kinda going with the flow, but i've materialised a few important plot points to revolve my story about!

Eclipse × Timeskip

[Quest Complete: Eclipse

Stay for 5 minutes within this world, calling upon the wrath of The Goddess of The Moon, for fun

Rewards: Skill [Portal Force Open], Skill [Portal Force Close]

Punishment: N/A]

I did it?

Oh cool

Now wha-

CRASH

Well that can't be good

”JIN ISAGI!”

That was Luna’s voice, no doubt… and for some reason, i suspect that's ‘my’ Luna

I Dash forwards to the origin of the voice

And in front of a strange mirror, was a ponified Luna wearing her work clothes

“Jin you motherfucker! Why are you here?”. Heard her yell into my ears, using some form of magic to pull on them, bringing me to her

[Passive Skill ‘E+fG∞’ has begun its ##########]

*click*

I felt the grip loosening as i began to explain myself

“Look, it's not my fault! I received a quest!” She looked at me oddly

“Just because you got a quest, does NOT mean you can go about doing whatever you want! Now come on, we've got about 2 minutes before the portal back clos-” She started to nag at me with the experience of a well read vice-principal

“Oh, i got a skill for tha-”

“As if, Gaia’s Abilities don't work in this realm… Wait did you get the quest IN this world?”

“Well, yeah-”

"Jin, I thought you got the quest to go into the portal… what skill did you get?”

“Uhm, [Portal Force Open] and [Portal Force Close]”

She sucked her teeth in annoyance

"If thats the case… I need to apologise to someo- Somepony” She says out loud, before walking towards Twilight, who was behind us. She flinched as my Luna Approached her, before my Luna began to bow “I’m sorry for scaring you before, its just… this brat is a bit of a handful, as well as new to the abyss, so i may have acted a bit overprotective…”

Other Luna was a bit shocked by this, and so was other Twilight, as they both looked a little lost for words

“Well, We’ll be taking our leave, thank you for looking after him” another small bow and she grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and pulled me through the mirror

She talked as if i was just some kid…

Well its not wrong, but still!

Getting driven home by Luna was a bit awkward, the radio was turned on and on full blast

We were listening to a random song, before being interrupted

“BREAKING NEWS! Japanese Football Super Star ‘Isagi Yoichi’ and his sister have recently been comatosed after a rogue drunk truck driver crashe-” Luna turned off the radio as I simply sat in my seat

“H-hey… was that…?” I asked with a small smile on my face “An April Fools jok-”

“-It’s September” Luna responded

“Then why…” I felt My throat thickened, and my eyes began to wet, yet they felt incredibly dry at the same time, as I looked towards Luna

The words turned to chalk in my throat

“Is the radio telling jokes? I mean, Uncle Yoichi was technically part of the abyss according to the system, so there's no way he would…” The words got lodged in my throat “...to something like a rogue truck, right?”

She stayed quiet

“You’re a part of the abyss, you know how strong the people there are, right?”

She stayed quiet

She stayed quiet and that's the worst part

Luna can't lie for shit. She can't make a bluff to save her life, yet, her not speaking, is essentially the same as her confirming my suspicions

[Skill 'Gamers Mind’ Has Levelled Up]

Well, at least they aren’t dead…

But I should probably get some payback for them

Wiping away the tears from my eyes, i take a deep breath and root myself

“Luna…”

“Sure” Without even letting me answer, she agreed

“Okay…”

Taking a U-turn we continue the rest of the way to the hospital

Sitting in Luna’s Car with a yawn, I roll down the window, allowing the cold october air to slap me in the face

It's been a month since the incident, and 3 Weeks since i last went to school

“Ready for your first day at Canterlot High?” She says with a smile

“I guess?” I say with an exasperated look on my face “How did you even get me to change schools anyway?”

“I have my secrets…” she says in a sinister tone

“Do you know if Celestia has caught any new leads?”

“Nope, but she did say she came across a small breakthrough…” Luna replied

“Well, are going hunting later today?”

“Yep, its Knolls this time”

“Knolls? Haven't fought those in ages…”

“Yeah, which is why we’re doing it, Genius, Also, you've got the Charity Match Later today…”

"Yeah yeah yeah” I roll my eyes as Luna begins to park the car. This charity match was going to be pretty average, with the BL11 splitting up into two teams and filling the gaps with highschool students for fun, but since… “the incident”... i've been chosen to substitute for Uncle Yoichi

I leave before she even gets a chance to finish doing that

“Hello Canterlot High, nice to meet you…” I sighed and rubbed my eyes “I’m Jin Isagi”

I walk into the building…

Currently it was lunch

I look at the three women at my right side

[Adagio Dazzle - The Sealed Siren: Lv17

[Aria Blaze - The Sealed Siren: Lv15

[Sonata Dusk - The Sealed Siren: Lv16

Are they joining this school too? How peculiar

“Well well well, if it isn't the ‘boss’ of this area…”

I hear Adagio say with a smug tone

“Be quiet, Goldfish” I say with a cold tone

’Sharp Aura’

I saw all three of them flinch as a smile dragged itself across my face

[Sharp Aura: Lv 25- LOCKED% Mastery
Type: Active
MP: N/A

The precursor to Bloodlust, Sharp Aura is caused by enforcing your EGO onto another creature]

Lv 25

All skills i've gotten have been capped at 25

Which is incredibly annoying

My stats have been capped at 50, which was expected but they won't even let me increase it through stat points which is a major bummer

I walk into the school as I spot my supposed guide.

[Sunset Shimmer - Reformed Magic Genius: Lv 20]

“She Demon?” I let the words escape my mouth in surprise, and i see her flinch slightly at it

“Oh, well it seems you've already heard of me…” She sounds… guilty? But i honestly don't care

“Yeah yeah, giant hypno demoness that got yamcha’d” I brush her off and begin to walk around the school

She seems to brush me off as well, or at least after she recovered from my statement, instead focusing her attention to the now recovered to sirens

I just continued wandering in the front

I had gotten a private tour by the vice-principal inside of a protected space, so i already knew my way around

Walking into the cafeteria, i pick out a small snack from my inventory, that being an apple, and bit into it, examining the people around me, before landing on a familiar face

“Jin?” it was a certain orange haired, messy dread head dryad…

"Treehugger? You go to this school?” Shit. Due to all the shit happening in my life, with the training and levelling up with Luna, Studying the basics of Abyss Culture with Celestia, and the search for the perpetrator of the “Incident”, i completely forgot about how i was supposed to go to her yoga class a while back… or the fact i had her number and could call her to talk about my absence…

Wow i really fumbled the bag HARD with this one

“Yeah, of course I do” She says, not really sounding all that bothered by how i had basically just disappeared for a month

“So…” Quick! What do well adjusted people normally talk about? "Learn any cool spells lately?”

Fucking Nailed it

Author's Note

I got through some important plot points and the main story is finally beginning to start, instead of stagnating like before, so i think thats a win for me.

Pre-Match!

Thankfully I didn't have to continue with my original train of thought, as the doors swung open and out came Goldfish, Flamefish and Nightfish singing a magically enhanced song

Well that was… something

I can't say it wasn't good though. They have amazing vocals at least

Guess that comes with the territory of being a siren though…

I wasn't really paying attention to them though, I heard something about battle of the bands? I'm not a musician so not really something I'll pay attention to much. But I might just go to it if they're gonna be singing. If they cast a hypnotic spell on me or something, i'm sure I'll be able to block it with ‘Gamers Mind’

“So… do people usually break into song here?” I ask to mostly no one, as Treehugger responds

“Yep, I know it's not really common, but here in Equestria, it's a little less than rare…” She says in her nonchalant and uncaring voice

Her melodic and rough voice…

Her gaze met mine as I realised I was staring a bit too long at her. I try and recentre myself a little by clearing my throat and looking away from her

I could almost feel my cheeks turning red in embarressment

*DING DING DING*

Oh wow lesson time lets just go to lessons-

I quickly began walking away before freezing, turning around and asking Treehugger a question

“Uh, where is class 3-30?”

A pure white room

“Fucking Hell… you’re pegging a win on a brat?” I hear from my left, Barou Shohei

I could see an aura around him

And i finally know what it is

Luna explained what the Ego stat could be, to dumb it down its a version of willpower, and probably messing with my head in some way so i shouldn't try to increase it, and probably based on aura, meaning your presence as a person… don't really understand what that means but Luna said that it needs to be seen to be understood so idk

As well as that, Luck is off limits, since artificially increasing luck is pretty taboo to those who worship the god of fate

Oh yeah, other gods exist. A lot of them

He looked like… well Barou, long hair pointed straight up with what i can only describe as an unholy amount of gel, a single red high light and eyes that look as if he were gonna eat my alive

Well its nothing to those things that literally will

He’s currently star striker for Ubers since Snuffy retired, but because this was a blue lockian get together he decided to come and go against Uncle Yoichi… too bad he isn't here

“You’re destined to lose this match…” He said as he turned to go to his changing room. Must've wanted to see what his rivals sub was…

“Well ain’t he amicable” i say in a joking tone

Only to be met with various of the same gazes

Well its only to be expected, Ego Jinpachi, the one organising the match, put me as team leader…

This team consisted of, Ikki Niko, Bachira, Hiori, Kurona, Nagi, Raichi, Aoshi Tokimitsu and Shidou Ryusei…

Including me and the goalkeeper, Gagamaru, thats 9 Players

The other team also has 9 people total, Rin Itoshi, Karasu, Kenyu Yukimiya, Jin Kiyora, Kunigami, Barou, Oliver Aiku, Itsuki Wakatsuki and a guy named Arthur as Goalkeeper

All in all, my team would be perfectly based around Isagi, Nagi and Shidou clashing, and the opponents is based in Barou and Rin… and Kunigami, clashing

Perfect for blue lock, isn't it?

A 6 way between 3 strikers each vying for the ball…

Its beautiful in some regard, isn't it?

Not to even mention how utterly… stunning, the clashes between auras going on…

Some members refused the call to go up against eachother simply due to the fact that they were busy training for the world cup…

“Look up kid, its match time!” I hear Bachira say to me and he began to walk out

Okay, as long as i stick to the plan, we’re golden, right?

Author's Note

Sorry for short (and hella late) chapter, was busy revising for my Mock GCSE's (im so cooked)

Also for the next chapter imma forget that Jin has 'Observe' because I am NOT writing 9 different stat sheets and descriptions 😭

Creative Chapter Name

Author's Note

It seems that im a fucking idiot. So before i stated it would be
Jin ,Ikki Niko, Bachira, Hiori, Kurona, Nagi, Raichi, Aoshi Tokimitsu and Shidou Ryusei
VS
Rin Itoshi, Karasu, Kenyu Yukimiya, Jin Kiyora, Kunigami, Barou, Oliver Aiku, Itsuki Wakatsuki and Arthour
Then i realised when i got to the match that: 1, I forgot to add the non-bl peeps and 2, I’m a shit writer and its too complicated to try and let everyone get the spotlight without sacrificing the screentime of other chars 💀 so uhh, im doing some ret-conning! (Yippee)

New Team A: Bachira, Nagi, Jin, Rainbow Dash and the rest are extras

New Team B: Barou, Oliver Aiku, Indigo Zap and the Extras

Anyway, PLAY ON!

Creative Chapter Name

[KICKOFF!]

I start with going full blast right from the beginning

And I start sprinting!

Having my strength stat at the current stat cap (50) means that I was fast. After all strength exists all over the body, and also encompasses speed

Stupidly so

Relatively, at least, Chigiri would outpace me at a certain point, and Luna… I don't even want to think about that…

I said plan but this is more an ideal…

Step One of the Plan, run with ball upfield

Step Two, score a goal

I mean thats all football really is, isn't it?

I quickly matched up against a person named…

[Indigo Zap - Football Fanatic: Lv 15]

Wait why is she… oh right!

I completely forgot about the fact that non-professionals managed to join the charity match

If i remember correctly, Team B has Indigo Zap and some other people i can't bother to remember the names of

Then Team A has me and… the only other person i remember is ‘Rainbow Dash’... well, it doesn't matter, does it?

First up! It seems I have to deal with Miss Zap quite quickly!

‘String’

[String Lv: 20 - 56% Mastery

String, extension technique of Copy. Lets you string together numerous copies in a single sequence near seamlessly]

String, the first real skill that Luna taught me. Most other people with an inclination to copying can do it and turns out i can as well, and its probably the reason i was so easily beaten by my Uncle in that match i had a while ago

Simply put, its really helpful

I imagined a string, as film reel, cutting and placing different memories together in order to create a path…

Rolling the ball behind my leg upwards in a swift motion I commit to a raihbow flick. NOT

The arc of the ball was rather low, so as Indigo turned to chase after a ball that wasn't there, I shot it under her legs in a Nutmeg the turned back to see how I’d vanished

I managed to get into her blind spot, from her view it must've looked like I teleported or something

I continued running forward past her. My agility was much greater than hers, so I easily outpaced her

The rest of the people were simply just fodder that I could simply speed past

Such regular kids couldn’t possibly get the ball off of me

Well, since I’m close enough I guess I can shoot now

No way I’d get blocked by some kids… especially with me using this…

[‘Copy’ Skill used: Itoshi Rin's Perfect Shooting Accuracy]

In a quick motion, my foot traces a near perfect arc, landing upon the ball and shooting it with immense speed… as it shot off course

A miss?

With me?

Of course not!

The spin applied to the ball caused it to curve mid air beautifully, before landing straight into Aiku’s chest

Wait what?

It was a magnificent jump, blocking the shot at the peak of the curve, a serpent materialising itself and coiling around biting down on the ball before fading away like a mirage

Can people even jump that high naturally?

“Weren’t you supposed to be new to this?” I heard him say at the peak of his jump

Fucking hell…

The ball seemed to be superglued to his chest the way it came down, landing straight over to his foot as he struck and shot the ball over towards Barou who was now charging straight forwards like a frieght train

There were a group of students trying block him but he easily dribbled past them, black lightning engulfing him as shot the ball diagonally left and catching up easily, repeating again with a right…

Chop Dribbling…

Alright, maybe this want be as easy as I initially thought

The only good people in my team were no where near him and he was already halfway up the pitch already

Fuck

I can probably catch up if I go full speed…

I start charging forward as fast as I could each step feeling heavier than the last as a sense of dread washes over me

[Due to lack of ‘Adrenaline’, Negative Status effect 'Withdrawal' Applied]

Really?

Now of all times?

[Withdrawel: -50% All Physical Stats]

I hear a whistle from across the pitch as I see the ball blasting into the goal along with a shit ton of cheers

This is like the thirtieth time that Withdrawal had fucked me over like this

I open my Stats and look over my finger hovers over the [+] sign on the LCK stat

I’m so fucking tempted to artificially inflate my LCK to stop this shit from happening…

I take a deep breath and calm myself, swiping away from my status

It’s not worth it to get the Followers of the Luck God against me just for this…

I walk over back to my spot in the kick off as I think over

How the Hell does Uncle Yo handle these people? Whenever he plays its like he can see the future

I try and replay Yo's games through my head

Look for something, anything that would give me an advantage…

Anything at all

Maybe something about the field?

Hmm….

!

Whats this?

He keeps swinging his head around whilst he plays…

Why is he doing that?

Is he…?

No, that would be absolutely fucking crazy

Even for an Abyssal being…

Well, if he could do it… I could try as well

I am his nephew aren’t I?

Well not really but- STILL

Alright we’re only 10 Minutes into the match, so I’ve got around 110 Minutes left without talking about half-time…

A Spark Upon Tinder

Something has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.

Embers within a Forest of Talent

[Rainbow Dash POV]

I did it…!

I actually managed to outplay a world class defender!?

I have no idea how that worked though…

Whatever

Take the small wins Rainbow…

I look towards the main forward of the match as he took a deep breath and looked forward to the opposing teams starter

Barou

A guy I remember all too well

After all he's one of my favourites from Blue Lock!

I remember rewatching all of his, Chigiri and Julien Loki’s matches all the time as a kid

I'm most definitely gonna ask for an autograph after I'm done with this match!

My eyes wandered back to the Main forward

Jin Isagi…

Isagi Yoichi’s Adopted Nephew, I remember hearing about his uncle in the news a while back…

I can't even begin to Imagine the amount of thoughts running through the poor guys… Gals..? The poor fellows head

At the start of the match he was speeding past everyone and looked like he was about to score, until he was blocked and they went on the offence

Well it's his fault for being a ball hog, we might’ve been up 2-0 if he passed to the opposite side when he had the chance

But the curve on that kick he did looked weirdly familiar…

Heck, all of dribbling moves look familiar

And not just because of he was using recognisable skills

There was something… more

It's a weird feeling, but no matter-

Huh?

That's a bit weird…

Is that… Smoke?

Why is there smok-

The piercing sound of the whistle signifying the start of the match broke me from my thoughts

I saw Barou dash forwards

Damn! Now's not the time to ask questions

Just focus on winning, you can do this

Just do what you did last time

I steadied myself as I noticed something odd

Usually when it's the other teams kickoff, you have to play defensively

But that guy…

He's just rushing in wildly!

The hell is wrong with him!

Is he throwing the game!?

He launched himself at Barou alone

Before he dashed right

And Barou… Followed?

Wait no, that's not correct, Barou was gonna go there anyway

He cut off Barou’s Chop Dribble before he even began!?

That's insane!

Can he see the future or something?

Stealing the ball off of Barou, he continued to run forwards

Ah, to hell with it!

I dashed forwards behind him, propelling myself forwards as fast as I could

The other team was confused from the instant attack, so they were disorganised

I near instantly managed to catch up to him, and it seems with Jin leading the charge, the rest of our team started to go on the offensive

Three defenders started to crowd around Jin, as he passed the ball to the left, towards me

I started to get ready for the trap, but Ji lunged himself towards the ball, before passing it back to the right…

Chop Dribbling!?

No, not JUST chop dribbling, skilled chop dribbling!

Familiar Chop Dribbling…

Familiar because it's been used to get past me when Barou had the ball

He copied his skill in an instant!?

He continued to zigzag past defenders, before I knew it, he was at the Penalty Area…

I had quickly reached outside the area, to observe the situation in case of a loose ball

He winded his foot back and got ready to shoot

His foot blasted forwards and the Goalie dived, Aiku jumped to the left in anticipation for the shot

But the shot never came

Jin, planted his foot onto the ball and now it was literally an open net, a free goal

But he didn't do anything

He turned his head, and locked eyes with me

I saw his lips move, but he was too far away for me to see what he was saying

But I read his lips

“Will you burn with me?”

A shiver ran down my back, as I saw the look in his eyes

It wasn't my imagination, smoke was literally rising from his body, and I saw the ball burst into flames as he passed across to me

He dashed back before speeding towards me, overtaking the ball and getting behind me

I have no idea why I did what I did, but the moment he ran past me, I kicked the ball forwards, not to the goal, but more of a pass to a player in the air

To far up for anybody to jump up and get

Maybe apart from one certain defender

As it was in the air, I saw Aiku jump up in preparation to trap the ball

Zooming past me, I gazed at the figure of Jin

A red blaze of flame engulfing his body, as if he were burning alive

On the floor were his footsteps burned onto the grass, each stride a million miles further than the last

He jumped up the moment he entered the Penalty Area

No!

He jumped too early! He'll be back on the floor by the time he reaches where the ball was!

He began to spin on his way up into the air, bringing his right leg closer to his body to speed up the speed of his rotation

180°

360°

540°

What the fuck…

720°

900°

1080°

Are they flying…?

1260°

The flames around his body dissolve, attacking onto their back as a pair of wings

Above his head a halo of fire

Their long green hair flowing down, the hair tie visibly burnt and falling to the ground

Both Aiku and Jin were facing each other, both above the heads of all other players on the field

The ball was perfectly positioned between the two of them

1440°

With the last spin, he extended his knee and all the power produced from the spin along with his own strength combined together to blast the ball

Everyone on the enemy team rushed to the impact point

But the ball was simply too fast

I feel a drop of sweat run down my forehead

There was a silence, a deafening one

As Jin fell to the floor with a loud thump

I swallowed the saliva in my throat as I ran over to Jin

As he slowly got up I saw his unfocused eyes stare at the floor

The burnt footsteps on the floor had dissipated, as if it was nothing but a mirage

There was no sign of anything burning at all, as if the fire was a mere illusion

I jumped up and tackled Jin in a hug, before he looked at me and sidestepped

I nearly bit my tongue as my chin hit the floor, but I didn't care

As Jin noticed my predicament, he turned and held out his hand to help me up

I held his hand and pulled myself up, before grabbing onto his shoulders and began to speak

“That… was…”

“AWSOME!”

As soon as I broke the silence, I had heard hundreds of cheers from the stands echoed throughout the field

I had somehow managed to snap Jin out of that weird state, as their eyes now focused

Jin turned their head towards the crowds, all their gazes directed right at them

“What are you waiting for, aren't you gonna celebrate!? You just scored a goddamn… Super goal!”

They looked back at me, before smiling, grabbing my hand and bowing to the crowd theatrically

I saw what they did and smirked to myself, following suit right after

It would've looked better if we did it at the same time, but whatever

“That pass was perfect, thank you” They spoke with a breathy tone, obviously tired from the super goal, before rising from the bow and pushing their hair back with their hand

“That was barely even good… either you or Aiku could've gotten that with equal amounts of ease…” I replied, as I also got up

“Which makes it perfect to ‘burn’ for” they said, staring at the

I think I now understand what they meant when they said “Will you burn with me…”

A move so risky it could've lost us the match

Forfeiting the safety of a normal goal in exchange for the miniscule chance to burn yourself into everyone's mind for eternity

That's weird…

Why would anyone do that, though?

What reason…

I just don't know…

“Thanks you for trusting my restriction” I heard Jin mumble before they started walking away

It suddenly struck me, exactly why they would do something like that!

I've been thinking about it like showing off, but it's not really. In those few moments where he was ‘on fire’, it was when he was restricted. When the odds are against his favour, he was able to reach his top performance and surpass everyone else on the field

How the hell would I reach something like that myself…?

If I was in the situation he was in, what would I have done?

Frankly I don't think I could've done anything even remotely similar to him

I need to think, have I ever been like him!?

Where I was working at ‘Top Performance’?

I mean I guess that one time during the Equestria Games, where we were up against Crystal Prep, like always

I had managed to score the goal that tied both of us up at 3 - 3…

But that was in completely different conditions…

When everyone was underestimating me and they got sloppy

When I had the freedom to pick and choose what I could do next

If I work best in environments where I have the freedom to make choices, there are people who work better when there are rules that they have to break
Bh
And in Jin’s case, rules they have to follow
.
Which means if that pass was even a little easier for Jin to receive he probably would've snapped out of that ‘Top Performance’ and missed

That pass I did was solely on instinct, so that was literally just a Lucky Goal

I think my understanding of Jin has increased a bit…

No…

More than that, if I apply that same thinking to everyone else I've ever played against, or seen play

It would work again-

This explains so much!

Why Rin made the plays he did during the PXG vs Bastard Munchen NEL Match, or any other time after that

Or why Kaiser had did what he did during that same match

But, their reactions to such awakening were completely different…

It feels like I'm missing out on something in this analysis…

Also-!

“Hey Jin! What was all that fire stuff? Like the wings and little halo-” He turned around in a split second. Honestly I forgot about it for a second because I was just so focused on the analysis…

They their eyes widened at me before they took a breath, softened their gaze and smirked

“Let me give you a piece of advice” they spoke with a knowing tone

Okay yeah, just deflect the question then, that's fine

But now that I think about it, no one has really talked about fire... At all

Maybe I was the only one who could see it?

But judging from his reaction it was real to a degree...

“Hey! Who ever said I needed your advice!?” I retorted as he rolled his eyes

“Use your eyes. They're so much greater than you give them credit” that is some bad advice

“Yeah… Sure” I have no clue how to interpret that, but might as well try to be nice to the person who gave our team a goal lead…

Author's Note

This was so much fun to write ngl

"Jin's ego is represented by fire!?!? What the hell!? The last time he entered flow it was based off of camera's!", I hear you think

Yeah that's kinda important to the plot so I am not going to explain myself

Also I'm so good at foreshadowing, remember when Treehugger said that his Aura was "Angelic"? That was referencing this (the "low-key" however was referencing how his EGO Stat was pretty low at the time)

THE GREAT SAGE, HEAVENS EQUAL

[??? POV]

Sitting on top of a relatively small pure white cloud was a lithe man wearing a pink hoodie, the hood over top his head and hiding his face from view. As well as black techware trousers

“So that's the brat Lulu picked up?” He mumbled to himself, staring at the flames surrounding Jin’s body

“So he has a passion type Ego? That’s stupidly common, why the hell would she pick him…” he took a closer look at the kid “And it seems they have no clue about materialisation, I can barely feel the flow of their mana, and they haven't got a speck of Chi! …What the hell has she been teaching them!?”

He pulled out a phone from one of his pockets, before calling a number

The recipient answered almost immediately

“Lulu! Been a while hasn't it?” He said with a arrogant nonchalance

“M-Mr Wu-” The voice responded from the phone, before being interrupted

“Yeah yeah, I'm gonna stop you before you start rambling about how much you missed your master” He cut her off with a sigh “Anyway, I'll be visiting soon. I want to check out that student of yours…”

there was an awkward silence between the two

“...Y-yes Sir…” The voice sounded… Frightened? She unwillingly accepted the sudden request

“I’ll be there in 10 minutes” The man replied, and the voice was silent

“But-!” the man hanged up the call with a smile

The man then got up, standing and stretching, their back cracking with stiffness

A brown tail like appendage emerging from their lower spine, slipping out their hoodie and swaying left and right in a rhythmic manner

[Jin POV]

[Individuality Questline: Ignition

Requirements: Set Flame To The Match, Unleash your EGO

Rewards: Book of {The Path to Mastery}, Secondary Title Slot Unlock

Penalty: End of Individuality Questline, EGO Stat Permanently Sealed]

[Quest Complete]

[FULL CLEAR!!!]

Nice

Well that's something

It's so weird though…

When the ‘Flow’ Skill activated last time, in that pony world, it felt so different from this time

Last time it felt like I was doing something new by finding the fastest path to achieve my goal, but this time it was like I was…

Burning?

Not to mention the visible differences, back in pony world, it felt like I was looking at the world through a camera

Everything I did I thought out as much as I possibly could

But just then I was moving through instinct, doing everything my being was telling me to do

That last move wasn’t even from football, it was a Taekwondo Spin Kick that I had seen someone do on Youtube

I rub my forehead as I begin to remember the training I was put through by Luna…

“Training”...

The bitch forced me to watch a shit ton of martial artists use their fancy moves and copy it in real life

Which is bullshit, I had to guess and practise the moves a shit ton because I wasn’t able to get a good grasp on the moves without observing it directly

Combined with the “Physical Conditioning from Hell”, as she called it…

I shudder at the painful memories

As well as that, she taught me her own MMA from the bottom up

She refused to teach me any of the more complex moves because apparently my foundation was pretty much non-existent

Luna’s training was literally just physical conditioning in the morning, fighting a bit of monsters in the afternoon to fight against the adrenaline addiction and watching youtube videos all night

Not to mention, I spent nearly the entirety of the month in a time warped I.D, which was about three times slower

So in reality, I spent three fucking months going through hell on Earth…

I was also forbidden from using any of the stat points I gained because, in her own words, “It’ll put my foundations outta wack”

She says that I should save them for a sticky situation, where I can rapidly increase my power to abuse an enemy’s pre-established connotations of my strength

Before the match could kick off again, I heard silence

“Protected Space…” I mumbled to myself

I instantly put my guard up, expecting an attack

But all I saw was a familiar face

In a unique expression

Panic

“JIN!”

“Huh- what?” I lowered my guard and looked at her, her chest heaving

“Jin, There’s no time to explain, I need you to listen to me, this is a matter of life and death” She became stone cold in almost a comedic manner

“Luna, I was in the middle of a mat-” She grabbed me by the hand and began to float in the air

Magic…

Luna said that she’s absolutely crap at it, but what that means is that even the shittiest of magicians can fly

Which is an exciting concept

She dragged me through the air at breakneck speeds

I heard a loud explosion, and it took me a few moments to realise that explosion was me and her breaking through the sound barrier

I saw a thin blue aura envelop me, protecting me from the repercussions of such insane speeds

In what was essentially a few seconds, I had found myself at the door to the residence I was bunking at whilst mom is…

My insides felt like they were twisting up in knots, I ran to the closest trashcan and got rid of my breakfast, brunch and lunch all at once

“You done? Okay because we need to get ready like right now” She says in an annoyed tone

“Can’t you give me a little break you demoness!” I shout back at her, before I feel a sharp blunt impact on the top of my head

“Ahh, You make an incredible punching bag, you know that~?”

Bitch

“Is it just me or did you just cuss me out in your head?”

“What!? I would never do something so vulgar to my beautiful and incredible master!”

“That’s what I like to hear! Now, go get your ass changed… We got an important guest coming over today” She rolls her sleeves up as she speaks, walking into the house with me as I rush upstairs

I hear a crack as I look out the window to see a giant fracture in the sky

The world began to start living again, I heard the sound of the world return, cars driving past, friends chatting to each other on the street, the whole shebang

I heard a shit ton of clambering downstairs, as well as a bunch of metal pots and pans crashing together

First thing I did was get naked, taking off the tacky football uniform

Second thing I did was get changed into something much more stylish

A pair of navy blue oversized jeans that were kept just below the bellybutton with a belt, some black platform boots, a black high neck sleeveless crop top, a black leather jacket to add texture

I took a new hairband from my collection and put my hair up into a ponytail, using my fingers to take some of my hair out of it to form bangs

I looked into my reflection

“Not gonna lie, I ate” I say, walking downstairs and presenting myself to Luna who was cleaning up around the house

She sighed and brang one of her hands to her hair, pulling out a few threads and throwing them forwards

"Biàn"

In a puff of smoke, three other Luna's spawned themselves in front of her, helping her out

"Ahem" I cough into my fist as she turns to look at me

She deadpanned at me

“You look like a slut”

“Good to know” I reply and wander to the couch, sitting down

“Get off your ass and help me out dumbass!” she yelled, smacking me across the head for the second time today

This is just abuse at this point…

“I’m gonna report your ass to child protective services!”

“Like I care! That guy is gonna be here in 10 minutes! He’s scarier than any government office!”

“Even the IRS?”

“...” She stared at me like I was some kind of insect

After about a minute of me procrastinating, I heard the doorbell ring

“Hmm?” Oh, it’s probably Celestia, maybe she got off work early?

Walking up to the door, I open it with a yawn

“Hi Celes…” I looked at the man across from me

He was tall, maybe 6 feet tall? Towering above my 5”9 figure with ease

He had long calf length golden yellow hair that seemed to shine in the light of the sun

His eyes were a light sky blue, reflecting me near perfectly, A perfectly chiselled face like he was a unseen work of Michelangelo

A smile was plastered on his face, showing off his white teeth

Wearing an oversized pink hoodie, his hands were in its pockets as his black techware trousers covered his lithe figure

But what really drew my attention was…

[??? ?????? - The Great Sage, Heavens Equal: Lv ???]

A sweat droplet ran across my forehead

This guy is strong

Scarily so

I was frozen, his imposing frame was literally freezing me in place

A chill ran down my spine

It was like I forgot everything I was ever taught

In the eyes of this man, the progress I had made in these three months was nothing but laughable

Like an ant growing mandibles, a growth that simply made no difference to him

“Hey kid! Lulu home yet?” I had heard him say. His voice was silky smooth, almost intoxicating in its mannerism

[Due to strong Psychic Attack, Skill ‘Gamer’s Mind’ has Broken the Level Limit]

Author's Note

Here comes the big boy!

I gave y'all enough hints about who this character is, I think you can figure it out if you're smart!

Also why the hell did 15 of you find this story through bing.com wtf

"I'm Surrounded by Monsters..."

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“Oh yeah, she’s just in the kitchen, wanna come in?” My mind instantly cleared, any aspect of fear gone… nearly

I was still cautious and scared as fuck, but it was manegable

Anyway, who the hell is this guy?

And how does he know Luna…?!

Don’t tell me…

A SECRET BOYFRIEND!?

I thought her ass couldn’t pull!

Well, I should congratulate her on this massive achievement

I look behind me and begin to call out

“Yo Luna! Your boyfriend is here!” I yell out behind me

There was a bit of silence

It was hella awkward

“Pfft-” I looked back at the Sage to see he was trying to keep himself from laughing his ass off

“My boyfriend…?” She replied. Currently she was cleaning up her room upstairs, and as such was busy

“Yeah, the Tall, handsome, Aryan motherfucker at the door-!”

The second I finished, I heard a crash

In an instant, I felt a presence behind me from ‘Spatial Awareness’

I felt something hit my ankle, sweeping them into the air

A hand grasped the back of my head and pushed it into the ground, a knee being used to put pressure on my hand behind my back, as another hand restrained my other arm

“I apologise for my student’s attitude!” She borderline yells, as she kept her head down a bit

She was basically kneeling to the man

“It’s fine, really Lulu” He said, waving his hand

“...Lulu?” I didn’t even care about her pinning me to the ground anymore

Because I just gained the most perfect form of revenge

I saw her slowly lower her head to me

And when I saw her expression, I knew

I had hit the jackpot

I tried to keep myself from laughing, but I couldn’t

“Kek…Lulu~” I said in a sing song voice, as she increased the pressure on me

“U-Uncle! Uncle!” I yelled out and she let go, dusting off her knees

I got up myself, stretching my arm as the Sage walked in

“Wow~ This place is as half-baked as I remember it~” he said to himself, walking over to the living room and plopping himself down on the couch

“So, uh, Lulu, you mind explaining who this fella is?” I say, rubbing the parts of my body that were assaulted by my shitty master

She shot me a glare that would've scared me to death if not for ‘Gamers Mind’

“Well, you two were bound to be acquainted eventually… Nows a good a time as any other” She sighed and sat down as I did the same “Jin, meet Wukong, my master”

“Wukong…?” I furrowed my brows a bit in question “Like, Journey To The West, Wukong? The Monkey King, Wukong? That Wukong…?”

“Yep” She said, rubbing her temple

My mouth was wide open, and so were my eyes

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“A-and why is he here…?” I stutter out after an awkward silence

“Oh, I can answer that one” The Monkey King responded, “I heard my dear little student had gotten herself a student for herself, so I decided to see who it was!”

“Oh, well, uh nice to meet you, Sir” I instantly change my tone of voice to be more formal in response, my posture subconsciously straightening out

“Master, where did you get this info from…?” I heard Luna speak, her face contorted in concern

“Abyss Mart” He said with a yawn, leaning his head back on the top of the couch

“And, what did they tell you about Jin…?” She asked, her fingers tapping on her lap in rhythmic manner

“Only that you had a student” He replied with nonchalance, fiddling with the strings of his hoodie “Where did you even find this kid by the way? I doubt you would teach someone who doesn't have potential, but from what I saw he was a pretty common find…”

“They” I correct absentmindedly, as his eyes roll to look at me

I felt a chill run down my spine as sweat droplets formed on my face

He seemed to be judging me a bit before laughing a bit

“My bad” He spoke coldly, but I could tell there was a hint of actual apology in his tone

“Uh, well… They're an innate ability user who I found online through some circumstances…” She sounded like she was trying to word her sentences carefully

“Online…? Well, I have just one question. How long have you been hiding them from me?” He turned his head to Luna, resting his chin on his hand

“What do you mean…?” She seemed genuinely confused at his statement

“Well, I watched a bit of their football match, and he displayed some skills you could only get with at least a year of Abyssal Training. Which means you've been hiding the kid from me for a while… So how long was it?”

“A Month…” The moment those words escaped Luna’s lips, I felt an intense pressure on my entire body

It felt like my lungs were being squished, as if my very being was getting crushed somehow

“Lulu~” A near malicious grin spread across his face “Are you lying to me?”

“I’m being serious” She spoke as if she was completely unaffected, as the pressure was released from me

I coughed and wheezed, my hand on my chest. Small amounts of blood shooting from my mouth onto the floor

“Oh~? Care to explain how it's possible then?” He said in amused tone

“They have a Demonic Mind” as those words escaped Luna’s lips, the situation flipped

With a smug smile plastered onto her face, Wukong’s eyes widened to a near impossible degree

Am I the only one out of the loop?

The hell is a Demonic Mind and why the hell do I have it?

“I may be a little weird, but calling my mind Demonic is a bit much” I say, as the mood switches to a more light hearted one

Wukong sat still for a moment before bursting out in laughter “Seeing as they don’t even know that, I believe you”

Luna realised that I was the only one out of the loop and sighed

“I'll tell you later…”

“Well, that's all my questions answered, I'll be on my way” Wukong said, standing up and stretching his muscles a bit

“Huh? Already?” I asked, completely forgetting about him forcing me to cough up blood mere moments ago

I mean, it's my fault for being so weak that something like that to damage me

Luna shot me her 53rd glare today

“As much as I would like to stay, I've got some unfinished business to take care of” He said, as he began to walk to the door

“Oh, before you leave. What should I call you?” I ask and he stops

“Eh, Wukong is fine” He opens the door

“That seems a bit too casual…” If Luna is my Master, and Wukong is my Masters Master then… “How about Grandmaster?”

He shot me a surprised look, before walking up and smacking me on the back playfully

“That's good enough for me!” He laughed and left just as quickly as he came

I let out a deep breath and collapsed onto the sofa

As much as I tried to be casual, there's only so much I could do, even with ‘Gamers Mind’

“Oh, what's with that Demonic Mind thing?”

“To put it as simply as possible, it's just a term for those with something inhuman about them. For you it's your Kinesthetic Sense. It's caused by mana leaking into the womb when your a baby. It's stupidly rare and impossible to artificially recreate. When it affects your brain or senses, it's called ‘Demonic Mind’, but when it affects your physical body, it's called ‘Heavenly Constitution’” She said with a sigh, the tension in her body finally being released after such an intense situation “Most Top Rankers have em. Just know it's a good thing”

Oh yeah the Rankings

Luna told me about it a while ago

Basically it's like a MMORPG and the rankings in that. Apparently there are also Rankings for specific countries as well

Luna said that those in the Top 100 are strong enough to wipe humanity off the face of the Earth in hours

Scary to think of, but thankfully people from the Abyss are forced to fight inside of Protected Spaces

“Speaking of Ranks, I never did ask what rank you were, Luna”

“Huh? Oh yeah you don't have access to the leaderboard yet. I'm rank 915”

“In America? I have a pretty strong master don't I?”

“Worldwide” She said with a smug grin

I try to not let the surprise affect me. I just sigh and speak

“I'm Surrounded by Monsters…”

Author's Note

Sorry if the dialogue seems a little forced and bland. This was just kind of an exposition chapter

Whilst this is based on "The Gamer", I want to explain everything in a way that allows people who haven't read it to know everything. There's also a lot of stuff that isn't from "The Gamer" that I made myself that I want to explain

Edit: I forgot the 9 in Luna's ranking 😭😭😭

Random Ass Exposition Chapter

“Rude”

“Well what do you want me to say!? I just had a character from an old ass book come by to say hello!” I yelled back “How does that even work!?”

“Well, Journey To The West started as a retelling of real world events but someone stole the original copy and sold it to normal people, who just assumed it was a fictional text” She said, getting up and stretching her weary limbs “Not like it matters, in all honesty, it helped Wukong become even stronger by making him ascend to godhood”

How the hell would a book ascend someone to godhood…?

Whatever…

“Oh and what the fuck is up with aura? You told me I'd come to understand it in the match but I have no fucking clue what it is…” I got up myself, walking into the kitchen to snack a bit

I pulled out some biscuits from a cupboard and began to munch down on them

“Well… I don't wanna explain it~! Just saying that shit sounds cringe as hell!” She complained, pouring a hot beverage into from a thermos into a cup

“But ‘Demonic Minds’ and ‘Heavenly Constitutions’ don't?” I brang a biscuit up to my mouth

“Not at all” she snatched it out of my hand and dipped it into her tea

“There is something mentally wrong with you…” I respond to her snack stealing by picking up her cup and taking a sip

Tastes pretty good

Not enough sugar though

“Apart from me deciding to save your bum ass off the street, I don't think I've ever made any choices that would lead you to that conclusion” She spoke matter of factly

“Bullshit. And now your avoiding the question” I flick her on her forehead and she dramatically chooses to wobble her head forward and back like a bobble head

“Fine… Aura is a representation of your EGO put into the real world. Basically something that represents you. It's invisible and can only be seen by those with ‘Aura Eyes’ or involved with the Abyss. For you it would be camera's. It usually shows itself whenever you do something you like. I see it happen whenever you use your copy” She explained, rubbing her finger across the rim of the cup like she was thinking “And if you flow mana into it, you get Materialisation, making your aura physically affect the world”

“So, like a Jojos Stand?” I question, taking another biscuit into my mouth

“Kinda, but a bit more abstract. When Materialised, your Aura basically becomes a super strong power 100% unique to you, so most Rankers can utilise aura”

“That doesn't seem cringe at all… Which means you hid this for another reason… What is it?” She looks away, taking a sip of her tea before sighing

“You caught me. The reason that I didn't wanna tell you this is because… Aura Users are weak as hell!” She shouts

“What-?” I was immediately interuppted by Luna ranting her ass out

“Every single time I fight one, they place so much focus on their Aura and how powerful it is, buts it's just weak as hell! Sure it may be semi-powerful, or else I wouldn't use it, but when you focus only on aura it's just ass! The worst part about it is that Aura is cool as hell! it adds variety to your arsenal and can put off opponents, plus having a Aura Space is incredibly useful, but there's so many plebs who go all in on it and turn out shit!” She was mad as fuck, not letting me get a word in edgewise as she assaulted every Aura user on the planet with her words

“Okay okay! Stop! Geez, I get it. I promise not to be relent on aura, so will you teach me it later?”

“...Fine, but I swear to god if you-!”

“I won't!” I smack the back of her head playfully. She turns to me, visibly a little mad “Ah, No hitting back! That's revenge from you pinning me to the ground earlier”

“I did that to save you. You had quite literally just called Sun Wukong an ‘Aryan Motherfucker’, it's lucky you still have all four limbs” She rubbed where I had hit her just a little earlier “Well, any more questions?”

“Just one…” My tone seemed to give off the intent of the question

“Hah… Nothing. I know your ‘Observe’ Skill said that the truck driver that hit Yoichi and your Mother was hypnotised using magic, but there isn't a single lead to the perpetrator right now. Check with Celestia later, she'll give you a better progress report than I could ever do…” She finished off her tea as I finished my biscuits

I sighed and took her cup, placing it in the sink and walking over to the bin to put the biscuit trash in there

Something flashed into my mind as I did

“Oh hey, Luna, do you know what the hell ‘Mastery’ is?” I asked, and she wrinkled her nose

“Mastery…? Like the word? I'm assuming not… I honestly have no clue, sorry” She threw the thermos to me as I put it in my inventory “Why? What happened?”

“Nothing much, I just got an Individuality quest whilst I was playing in the match. I completed it relatively easily and I got this as a reward” I picked out the book from my inventory. It was bound by leather and had no discernable features that I could tell. Tossing the book to her, she caught it and began to skim through it a bit

“Hah? This is dumb as hell?” She thought out loud

“Why? What's wrong with it?” I asked, sitting next to her and looking into it

“It's empty… There's not a single word written in it” She explained, I took the book and a screen appeared in front of me

[Use Item {Path To Mastery}?]

“Oh that might be why” She looked at me a bit confused “Apparently it's an Item. I just got a message telling me if I wanted to use it”

“Well are you gonna just sit there, or are you going to use it?” She asked

“Be a little patient bitch” I respond absentmindedly, pressing the Yes button and something weird happened

STR: 50 {USE?}
VIT: 33 {USE?}
DEX: 50 {USE?}
INT: 31 {USE?}
WIS: 21 {USE?}
LCK: 5 {USE?}
CHA: 19 {USE?}
EGO: 16 {USE?}]

“It's asking me which Stat I want to use it on…” I furrowed my brows and stared

“Well what does it do?”

“If I knew I would tell you”

“Shitty ass system”

“I know right?”

“Well which Stat are you using it on?”

We looked into each other's eyes for a few seconds

“Strength” We said at the exact same time, as I pressed the use button on the strength stat

[STR Stat has Reached ‘Path To Mastery’! Stat Cap Has Increased By 2x]

“I take it back” I respond immediately

“Did something bad happen?” She stood up and put her arm on my head as if it was an armrest

“No, I take back everything bad I said about this Godly System” One of her eyebrows rose at my words

“Just tell me what happened!” She said, grabbing my shoulders and pushing me back and forth

“It multiplied my Stat Cap by Two” I stare at her with the smuggest expression I could manage

Her hands wrapped around a bag of sliced bread, before throwing it at me

“WHY THE HELL DID GAIA GIVE YOU OF ALL PEOPLE THIS ABILITY!?” She was pissed as hell

And I knew perfectly why

Though it needs a bit of context to make sense

You see, Mana has many uses

When used as is, it's incredibly efficient at intricate things

Such as creating the runes of a magic spell

But it can't be used within the body, so useless for martial artists

So if you refine Mana within your ‘Dantian’, the lower stomach area where Mana is stored, it becomes Ki

There are many names for it depending on where you are, parts of China call it ‘Nigong’, the west calls it ‘Internal Energy’, China calls it ‘Chi’, Japan calls it ‘Ki’

So that's the name I stick with

And Ki isn't really able to be formed into spells very efficiently, but it IS able to physically strengthen your body when it's flowed through the meridians

Meridians are a kind of channel that the body forms when you flow Ki through it, you need to make them yourself and everyone chooses to flow it in a different way which influences how strong Ki affects parts of the body

Basically, all of this exposition is to say that Ki increases your strength, adding against your base strength

So think about it like this:

50 Stat Points in STR + 10 Ki = 51 Points worth of STR

You may think that's an absolutely ass exchange rate, but Mana has a rate of 100 per 1 STR

And because the human limit, people can't go over those 50 Stat Points, so the only way of getting stronger is to increase the Ki you flow

So you can understand the importance of this STR cap increase…

I get smacked straight across the face with the bread

“OH DON'T GET MAD! YOU’RE STRONG ENOUGH AS IT IS MOTHERFUCKER!” I shout back “And besides! Shouldn't you be happy your student has so many opportunities to grow their strength? Greedy ass hag”

“Hag!? I am in my PRIME you twat!” there was a small silence before I spoke

“I thought I was supposed to be the British one?”

She looked betrayed at her own words

We both ended up belly laughing so hard that it hurt

So much so that we didn't even hear someone opening up the door

“Hm? Oh hi! Welcome home…” I heard Luna say, wiping a small tear from the corner of her eye

I looked towards who it was and saw…

Celestia

Not too much of a shocker, she also lives here after all

Plus… It's about when she normally comes home

Wearing the clothes she usually did to work, a pair of purple trousers and a white cardigan over a pomegranate dress shirt

Her skin was a light pastel pink and that matched well with her light violet eyes

Her hair was a mess of colours that seemed to flow near magically, similar to Luna’s night sky blue

“Yo” Her eyes flickered towards me before she simply nodded

“Hello, Jin. I thought you were playing a match today?” She asked, before walking over and taking the thermos from the table, picking up a cup from the cupboard and pouring some tea for herself

Fuck

I hate talking to Celestia, it always feels like I'm talking to an ACTUAL adult

The exact opposite of Luna

“I did, but Lulu over here had to pluck me outta it to meet someone” An eyebrow of hers rose as she took a sip

“And who was this person?” She asked before manoeuvring herself towards a seat

“Wukong” Luna stated without letting me answer, as Celestia did a spit take of her tea

“*COUGH* *COUGH* W-WHO!?” She yelled out in between coughs

“Sun Wukong” I reiterated as she brought her hand to her forehead and rubbed her temples

It seems both sisters share that habit

“Did he go yet?” She asked a bit as she shifted her her head around. She didn't look scared, like how Luna did, or stressed. Mostly relieved, and a bit… Excited?

“Yeah”

“Oh, okay then… Well since he's left, why haven't you gone back yet?”

“Because it would be weird if I just randomly reappeared back” I say, rolling my eyes

“No it probably wouldn't. Since you never left. I made a clone before taking you…” Luna looked down at her watch

I slam my hand onto the table and get out of my seat, my eyes widening as I feel the corners of my lips tugging upwards

“For real!?”

“For real real” She smirks and leans backwards

“You seem particularly excited for this, Jin” I hear Celestia say as I seat myself and lean back in my chair

“Really? Well I guess, I kinda realised it whilst I was playing but…” I smile widely at her “Football is hella fun!”

She takes a sip of her tea as Luna looks at me questioningly

“How though… It's just kicking a ball around…” She says as I sigh and shake my head, pulling my shoulders up and my palms facing upwards

“Dumb Americans…” She rolls her eyes at my comment as Celestia's eyes seem to light up a bit with an idea

“How about we come and watch?” She suggests

“Oh that would be great!” I reply and Luna seemed a bit apprehensive

“I’m not really a big fan of non-combat sports…” She admitted as I stop leaning back

“This is why you'll always just be a Dumb American…” I look at her with the best look of pity I could muster

Her eye twitched a bit at my remark

“I mean, this would be an amazing way for you to expand your horizons… Unless you're scared your student is so trash that they would lose to some mediocre pros…” This, I found, was the best way to rile her up. Insulting her teaching ability, calling her afraid and adding a bit of my personal Jin-Charm™

“Alright alright! I'll go!” She rolls her eyes and holds her hands up as if she was surrendering

“Great!” I pull out my phone from my pocket, checking the time. After doing a bit of mental maths -[Skill ‘Mathematics’ Has Levelled up!]- I figure out how much time I had “It would be Half-Time in like a minute so it would be perfect for me to rejoin!”

Luna sighs and Celestia had that weird knowing smile she always has plastered on her face

“Well, we should all get changed and then we'll be right there!” Celestia added

Author's Note

MUSTAAAAAAAARD!!!

K-DOT DID IT AGAIN!!!!

gnx (album) is an absolute bop and I'm falling deeper in love with Kendricks Discography. Just finished TPAB, GKMC, DAMN. and Untitled Unmastered. Im thinking of listening to Section 80. as well.

I wanna hear in the comments, what is your fav song from all his tracks!

Mine is prob a four way tie with "Wesley's Theory", "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst", "tv off" and "FEAR."