*POOF*
A swarm of multicoloured paper airplanes in the shape of Pelican dropships circled around John, the little aircraft pelting him with little balls from their miniature autocannons as they buzzed past his head. A piece composed by Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Flight of the Valkyries, was blaring over the speakers, and the sounds of a distant battle could be heard along with it.
"The hell? Alec!" John shouted, swatting at the offending aircraft and covering his eye... his eye? "Where is my other eye?!?!"
"Welco back, John! How was-"
"Who cares about that? Where is my eye, Alec?"
"I believe you left it in Warcraft 3, along with that side of your face," Alec replied, making the little Pelican's disappear with a snap of his fingers. "I did tell you if you left things behind, we wouldn't get it for you."
"That was stuff! This is my body we are talking about! How do I explain this to anyone in other worlds?" He said, gesturing to the blind side of his face.
"Well, most of them know you are traveling worlds already. I don't see any issue with that." Alec replied, his shit eating grin returning to his face. "John, have a drink and think for a second. In all of these worlds you have traveled to, do you think maybe one or two just might be able to make you a new eye, either through magic or technology?"
"I was under the understanding that when I returned here, I would be made whole again."
"Not any more. It's the drawback of that new achievent of yours. You get to bring it with you now, your new stats, both good and bad."
"God, every ti I co here, it is just like a ga I can't win, isn't it?" John said, now having serious concerns about his safety in these worlds.
"Fret not, John. If you die in one of these worlds, as long as you have a New World Bonus, we will revive you with your whole body and able to try again. If you do not, then you just get the new body, and that world will be locked out for you, forever. Now have a drink, and tell us what you thought about Warcraft 3," Alec said, steepling his hands in front of himself.
John just took his glass of Westria and downed it, the divine drink calming his agitation imdiately. He almost poured it out on the floor instead, but that wasn't going to get him anywhere right now. He was now disfigured and half blind until he figured out a way to repair that side of his face.
Fine, I’ll play your gas… not like I have a choice.
He was already looking for powerful healing magics; there was bound to be one sowhere to grow back missing body parts. If he returned to Infinite Frontiers, he was sure he could get so sort of prosthetic installed to replace his eye, or maybe even the better Auto-Docs could build one. It wasn't ideal, but chances were that anything he received in that world would work better than a natural eye.
He took a few monts to compose his thoughts before replying. He had a lot he wanted to say about that place, good and bad, but wasn't sure exactly where to start. "What was with the Prince's mories? Hell, I still have them inside now, like I am two different people."
"Ahh, well, that was a side effect of your own failing brain and that little prank we pulled at the beginning. Your brain couldn't handle downloading everything at once, so we had to spoon feed it to you. If we didn't play that little joke, we would have just held you at the start until it was all in there. Then you went and had the crap kicked out of yourself a few tis, which jarred more stuff around. Honestly, with us tinkering around in there at the sa ti as that Titan, it is a surprise you didn't wake up a vegetable."
"So it was a Titan. Why the hell is a Titan even concerned about a prince of that planet? That would be like being concerned about an ant or so bacteria."
A vegetable? Really?
"You would be surprised. Get the wrong type of bacteria in you, and it can kill you. I think he was hoping to use you before you had a chance to oppose him, but I am pretty sure he is going to fail in his attempt to convert you to their side. Though you have surprised before."
"So all those feelings from the prince for Jaina, Uther, and these other people. Why do I have those?"
"John, your feelings are the sum of your mories. Unlike in the other worlds you have travelled to, you were replacing a pivotal figure in that world's lore. You needed all these feelings because you wouldn't be able to function in this world otherwise, unless you just planned on staying on the front lines and killing undead until you were overrun. By the way, excellent use of the dropship, I can't even recall if I have ever seen dieval troops becoming an airborne unit before."
"Well, you did say you wanted a show. I wasn't sure whether it was a big deal to use it like that, but I said fuck it, we are needed there now, not in a few days.”
"Go ahead, it is literally what the show is about. If you want to follow along with the story, using the tech available in that world, go ahead. If you want to pull out so sci-fi gear and start going to town in The Great Cleric or High School of the Dead, there is nothing wrong with that either, just be aware you might have so explaining to do to the people there. All we ask is that you don't ntion DEN until after you break the canon, which I can most assuredly confirm you did. The canon was broken on the third day. The rest is just sauce on the goose, or in this case, Gatcha tokens for you. Now I see you have made a bit of a list there. "
"Yeah," John said, scrolling through the list himself. Most of the questions seed rather inane to him now, like why the footn were holding their shields on the wrong side.
"It was how the ga was designed; maybe the modelers didn't think about that, or maybe they had a reason. Who knows. How it manifests in the real world is that most of the population is left handed. It’s that simple." Alec said, reading his mind.
"A ga? Is that also why so of those first conversations I had with people seed so scripted as well?" Rember that Infinite Frontiers was based on a ga as well.
"Yep. Those were quests. You encountered a few of them, all right up until you got slashed by that orc and ripped his throat out. I must say, you reminded of a certain Tigerfolk during that fight. Did Xiaolin’s temper rub off on you a little bit?"
What?
"Ahh... no. It was just the only tool I had to use in the heat of the mont." John replied, not sure what Alec ant. Xiaolin did ntion she was quite the well known warrior in so of the worlds she was in, but nothing about the actual combat.
Sothing sailed in from the side of the stage and whacked Alec in the head, then dropped to the floor. John blinked a few tis at the item as he tried to register what it was, then laughed. It was a ball of yarn.
"Hmm, the kitten has claws still. Fine, Xiaolin, I won't bring up your ti as a blood sport gladiator." Alec said, smirking towards the hidden carawoman.
"Don't you dare!" John heard her call out, another ball of yarn flying at Alec, causing them both to chuckle.
"Hah! I surrender!" Alec said, then turned his attention back to John. "Still, I am glad you did that, as it gave us the opportunity to give you your New World Bonus."
"My bonus? You an the Fel in my eye? Wait, is it still there?"
"Yes, it was, and no, only in Warcraft 3 will you have Fel staining your eye. Among other things, it allowed your mind to see visions of possible futures, though you are already well on your way to changing so of those outcos. The fact that the Titan noticed you was because of it, and how did the director put it? Oh yes, a happy little accident. Your actions actually drew the attention of a few higher beings that didn't really play much part in that ga, at least not at this point. I can't wait to see what you do next there."
There it is again. I swear I know that phrase from sowhere...
"Was there anything else you wanted to go over before we continue with the show?"
"Yeah. Whose idea was it to give all my soldiers that weird naming convention?"
"The Director. He thought it was great that all the naless soldiers in that ga, that normally die by the hundreds, had been asked what their nas were, and decided to have so fun with the ones with whom you were interacting."
"You ntioned him before. Who is this man, and can I et him?"
"He is the Director, the being in charge of DEN. He is just like the rest of us beings here in the Omni and runs the show behind the scenes. I would say he is my boss, but that isn't how we do things here. He is just the first among equals if you will." Alec replied, then took a sip of his drink. "As for eting him? If you win the show, you will et him then. He will be the one to bestow upon you the powers of the Omni so you can take your place here amongst us."
"Win the show, hun? Well, we might as well get on with it then. I need to get back to The Great Cleric to get new spell tos, since I already found resurrection magic without needing to pay for it."
"That you did, John. That you did." Alec replied, that punchable grin returning to his face. "Still, there are other worlds and people you can learn that magic from if you need to, so our offer remains on the table."
"Sure. Now let's see how I did." John said, sitting back and taking another drink, his glass magically refilling again.
[World - Warcraft 3 - Reforged]
[Canon Completion (By Ga) - 3%]
[Current Canon Integrity - 100%]
**[Anomalies]**
[Minor - Told the scouts to check the orc camp - 0.5%]
[Major - Asked your naless footn their nas and learned about their lives - 5%]
[Minor - Was formal with Uther the Lightbringer when you first t him, confusing him - 2%]
[Minor - Sent your n to warn the hamlet of the orcs instead of going yourself. Chatted with the villager Maria - 2%]
[Minor - Used your magic on Benedict, the bandit leader, then crushed his skull in. Forced the bandits to surrender - 2%]
[Minor - Rescued Timmy $&*#& from the gnoll cage and carried him ho, leading the n to believe you had changed - 2%]
[Major - Used your magic to stall the bandits attacking the farr and his family, preventing you from needing to chase them into the night - 10%]
[Major - Threw your hamr at the orcs then switched weapons, leaving it behind - 10%]
[Minor - AU - Killed with The Sword of Truth, activating the first stage of its magic within you - 4%]
[Major - Used darkness on The Slave Master's horse, delaying his return to the town gates - 5%]
[Minor - Split the soldiers up to investigate the sounds of combat and to chase after The Slave Master - 2%]
[Major - AU - Butterfly Effect - Was gripped in the power of your sword while fighting the orc grunts, leading you to beco overconfident - 10%]
[Minor - Nearly killed by The Slave Master - 3%]
[Major - Butterfly Effect - Prevented most villagers from being taken as slaves and becoming sacrifices for the demons - 10%]
[Major - AU - Had your n search for survivors while healing the village populace of their injuries. Gained Sylvia's interest - 10%]
[Major - Left town later in the day to rejoin Uther. Left your armour and hamr behind - 5%]
[Major - Butterfly Effect - Had to rescue Uther from an orc attack. Revealed your different magic to him - 5%]
[Minor - Butterfly Effect - Did not have to construct the base - 4%]
[Minor - Asked the Dwarves for a rifle - 2%]
[Major - AU - Campfire cookout with the n. Talk with Eh about John’s leadership. Promoted Eh - 5%]
[Critical - Received a critical wound from The Blade Master, leaving you bedridden for the next few weeks - 25%]
[Canon Collapsed]
[Lore Successfully Changed to Follow the New Canon]
[Remaining Anomalies will be Counted for Bonus Points]
[Only Major Changes Will Be Listed]
[Major - Recovered in the village of Strahbrad. Received visions of the present. Learned how a dieval village operates - 5%]
[Major - Jaina walked in on you with Sylvia, giving her a wake up call about what she truly desired - 5%]
[Critical - Using a Halo Pelican, created the LAADS, sothing that has never been seen in this world - 20%]
[Major - Rescued Uther and the Town of Hearthglen with the LAADS. Destroyed the Scourge bases in the imdiate area. - 10%]
[Major - Visions of the Future. Revealed to Uther and Jaina that you had mories of different worlds - 15%]
[Major - Took Jaina to space, and she joined the 'Much More Than A Mile High club'. Gained &^#^% Attention - 10%]
[Major - Discovered the significant damage the Scourge has already caused in the North. Left Uther in Strathol - 10%]
[Critical - t the Prophet. Invited him for tea to discuss your visions and hear his warning - 15%]
[Critical - Used your magic to cure Uther of the Plague of Undeath - 15%]
[Diversion from Canon - 228.5%]
[Canon Snapback - 25%]
[Total Change - 203.5%]
[Canon Integrity - 0%]
[Overage Bonus - Capped 25% (103%)]
[Rewards]
[Gatcha Tokens]
[Percent Change - 20000]
[Fourth World Changed Bonus - 7000]
[Overage Bonus - 25000]
[Total Reward - 52000]
[New World Bonus - Confird]
[Stat Points - 45]
[Achievents Earned - Nil]
[World - High School of the Dead - Closed - Evolving]
[World - The Great Cleric - Closed - Evolving]
[World - StarCraft - Open]
[World - Infinite Frontiers - Closed - Evolving]
[World - High School DxD - AU - Open]
[World - Warcraft 3 - Reforged - Closed - Evolving]
[Calculations Complete]
[Would you like to allocate stat points now? Y/N]
John was at a loss for words.
"See, I told you that you blew the canon out of the water this ti," Alec said, his grin turning to a genuine smile. "Man, what an interesting story this world is going to tell when you're done with it. I can't wait until you return."
John just blinked.
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