A Jaded Life Chapter 3

This will be the day we've waited for

This will be the day we open up the door...

Well, or sothing like that. Today is the day Road to Purgatory starts and I'm pumped. All projects are done, the flawar has not yielded new drama to laugh, hell, if I had to wait any longer I may have done sothing stupid like a short interview just to stir shit up again, but no. People who need to be told that I'll be mostly out of contact know about it, my answering machine is prid and ready, yes I am ready. And today is the day I waited for.

"Pica, Countdown to Road to Purgatory-Launch." In red letters, like the bomb-countdown in a bad thriller, the numbers appear in front of . 20 minutes till launch. I go to my training hall and do a single sequence, centring myself and marvel at the smoothness of control the training has given with my virtual body, in the beginning there was a feeling of it being a bit 'off' especially when I wasn't using the floating ti and my mind was focusing without my body being able to keep up. But repeated training has made that go away and I can control my virtual body perfectly, no matter what speed my mind goes. I also learned to drop myself into the state of highest focus, my zone, to speed up my mind quite a bit. When not using the floating ti-dilatation I easily notice the change and am now used to it and manage to keep in balance when doing so.

"10...9...8..." Oh, it's ti. "Thanks Pica, log in as soon as possible."

A strange sensation overcos , it's like falling, only in reverse it feels like I should move downwards but I'm moving against it. Then, just as sudden as the sensation started, it stops and I'm on a green adow, so birds sing in the trees, a breeze makes the leaves rustle.

"Greetings, Traveller" A soft voice speaks behind , causing to whirl around and drop into a combat crouch. In front of stands a diterranean looking lady, wearing a gown of pure silver, flowing like no fabric I've ever seen before. Now, I feel silly for dropping in the crouch and stand normally, with shoulders square and head held high. Yes, I know it's silly to try to stand tall if you are only 4"8 but still, the thought counts to . "Greetings, friend. So call Samantha, who might you be?" I asked the woman. "Well, so called Alkne, but as I'm one of the Daimon, I cannot give you my true na. Maybe you know that nas have power and it would be unseeming to give a new arrival such power. So choose a new na for this realm, one that you can share with all that et you." Wait, Alkne? Daimon? Yes, I've read up quite a bit on Greek mythology just in case the developers borrowed more than just their na from it. If I rember right, Alkne was the mother of Hercules and either stayed mortal or was turned into a polecat and then taken in by Hecate. And daimons are immortal spirits, teaching and guiding mortals by order of the deities. Seems like this one was an disciple of Hecate.

"Well t, Alkne, may wise Hecate watch over both of us. For a local na, what do you think about Morgana?" Using Hecates na gets a small smile out of Alkne, "Ah, a well read one. Now, let's get on with it. To enter the world of Mundus, you will need a suitable guise. You can either use your own body as a baseline or you can craft yourself one from scratch. You should, however rember that using your own body as a base is of great advantage because you are most familiar with it, Now, which thod should it be?” As she said that, a blue box appeared.

Welco to the Road to Purgatory-Beta

Stolen story; please report.

You t your guide to character creation. To test all features, so testers will be restricted in their choice so every feature will be tested.

The box disappeared and Alkne continued as if I'd answered her. “Ah, so you want to use your own body as a baseline? Well, that ans we need to find it's attributes, does it not? Both physical and ntal traits will be asured, we use nine paraters to do so. Oh, and please rember that this is only the baseline, you may be able to modify it later or adapt your guise to the world you travelled to.”

Again, blue windows appeared, telling about the attributes they used.

StrengthThis describes both your pure muscle mass and the ability to use it. It's also part of the overall well-being of the being.AgillityThis describes your physical manoeuvrability, reflexes and physical reactions helping with prescision usage of the whole body.DexterityThe ability to deftly use your hands and your hand-eye coordination. Important for writing, lock-picking and everything else that requires precise manual movent.EnduranceThis describes how long you can last doing strenuous physical tasks. Also increases the pain tolerance.VitalityThis describes the overall health of your body. The more Vitality you have, the more overall health you have and the faster you regenerate after being wounded.CourageThis describes your ability to look the unknown into the eye without blinking, your ntal toughness to go where no one went before and proudly stand in the face of overwhelming odds. Courage allows you to ignore fear, both physical and magical, and to remain calm under pressure.IntelligenceThis describes the strength of your mind. Higher Intellect ans better ntal calculations, mory and higher magical power.CharismaThis describes your natural skill at using your looks and the inherent aura of your body. Higher charisma allows you to manipulate others without using magical ans, no matter if it is to be seen in a certain way or not to be seen at all.IntuitionThis describes the speed of your mind. It increases your overall perception, allows you to make better split-second decisions, helps to recognise patterns and bring yourself in harmony with magical streams.

Ok, that's a bit more than normal, but interesting. I could see that pretty much everyone needs every attribute, so, like Intelligence, Charisma or Endurance are a little more specialised but nothing is truly useless for anyone.

“Most normal humans have around ten points in each attribute but personal growth, environntal factors or magic can change that. There will be multiple tests. Let's start with the first.” Alkne announced with a smile.

The world around faded into black.