LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 6: 0003: Launch Day III
Ding!!
{System Announcement: Avatar Creation is 90% complete.}
{Proceed / Permanently Erase User}
Damon's internal celebration was cut short by Lexi's next words. This time, he wasn't going to wave of the fact that the game was giving him an option to permanently erase himself from it. If there was one thing he had learnt during his time with Lexi was that everything the game did had a reason attached. Hopefully, Lexi would tell him this one.
"Lexi, can you please explain the PEU option?" Damon asked, softly.
"Until your Avatar creation process is complete, you have the option to erase all the data linking you to Rivia. Note that this action will ensure that you can NEVER return as a player. Do you wish to give that order?"
"NO!" Damon shouted instinctively. "Proceed."
For fear of accidentally giving the order, Damon refrained from asking more about the PEU option. He could always get his answers later from the Rivia Online Forum.
"Choose your Avatar's name please," Lexi said, flapping her wings to elevate herself.
Hearing the words of the pretty little creature, Damon smiled and said without hesitation:
"The Dark One!"
The glee in Lexi's mood instantly faded for a split second but Damon noticed.
Ding!!
{System Announcement: Status Window Complete}
"Congratulations player- The Dark One! Check your Avatar Profile again and confirm that everything is correct. The Hell's Foundation servers will be online in 1 minute," Lexi narrowed her eyes gently and said cheerfully.
Excited, Damon checked out his Avatar Profile. Everything was in order. According to the released info online, Damon knew that when the game had goes live, he would be able to select his class. So he wasn't bothered.
Damon was about to relax when a screen appeared in front of him. This wasn't blue like the others. It was RED.
{System Announcement: For confidentiality purposes, this document will be saved}
{By clicking on Proceed, you agree to have read through the rights and policies of Hell's Foundation, a Virtual Reality Video Game created and owned by King Inventions}
{PROCEED / PERMANENTLY ERASE USER}
A file was attached with the name: Rights and Policies. All Damon had to do was tap on it to read it. At first, he wanted to, but then, a countdown screen appeared. It had 30 seconds left.
Once again, Damon closed his eyes and drew in a breath from his mouth. When he opened his eyes, he rushed to click 'Proceed'. Where would this decision lead him, he didn't know, but he looked forward to it. There was no doubting that the makers of the game had a reason for sending the announcement.
{Countdown:
3…
2…
1!}
Ding!!
{System Announcement: Hell's Foundation is officially online!}
{Mind Integration process has begun!}
Suddenly, Damon felt a sharp pain in his head.
{Mind Integration process complete!}
"Player- The Dark One will be sent to Beginner Village: 2022/9,004."
Before Damon could say anything, the world around him went completely dark and he appeared inside a tunnel with a white light at the end. He didn't have to walk or anything. The System did all the work.
When Damon disappeared, a look of dread came on Lexi's face.
"Could this player really be him?"
***
As Damon approached the end of the tunnel, he felt his eyes were blinded for a moment by the sudden amount of light. He closed his eyes and heard the system's welcome message in his ears.
"Welcome to Hell's Foundation! In the world of Rivia, everyone can be reborn. No matter what your identity is in the other world, in Rivia everyone starts as equals. Rivia is full of beauty, adventures and mysteries. Above all, you must Survive!"
When Damon opened his eyes and carefully observed his surroundings, another system message sounded in his ears.
{You are currently in Beginner's Village number 2022. To officially start your journey in Hell's Foundation, you are to leave the village as soon as possible}
Damon could barely hear the second system message because of the chaotic sounds that attacked his ears when he entered the Village. He looked around and in every direction, he could only see one thing.
People!
There were even more people who continually appeared around him in flashes of white light. Some players started to run towards the NPCs the moment they appeared, others stayed to observe the quality of the game, others were chatting amongst themselves and others were just walking around aimlessly.
The sooner they start to increase their level, the more advantage they can have over the rest of the players. Naturally, no one who desired the top would be wasting their time with things that can be done later.
Damon didn't want to waste his time so he started walking towards the NPCs to get basic missions that'll help him level up. On his way, he observed his surroundings.
He was pleased to see that the makers of the game really put their backs into it. The graphics weren't lacking in any way. If not for the game-like designs such as the labels at the head of NPCS, shops and almost every object, one could mistake Rivia for Earth.
The structures around were created with an ancient style, similar to the medieval era when there were commoners, knights, nobles and kings. It was like a scene cut out of a fantasy anime.
Besides the everyday people who wandered about as NPCs, Damon noticed several others with spears and tough armors on patrol. When he saw a player grab a pretty NPC from behind and forcibly fondled her perky breasts, he stood to watch. Not because he was enjoying the view but to see what the approaching NPC soldier would do.
Without a care in the world, the soldier pulled the player off her body and with a swift draw of his sword, separated the player's head from his body. There was a splash of blood from the player's severed neck. Within a few seconds, the player's body disappeared into golden sparks of light.
"Serves him right!"
{System Announcement: Player 'Pervy Sage' has been eliminated from Hell's Foundation…}
Damon shook his head and began to move faster. However, just as he left the large square he was in, a completely different and unexpected system message echoed in his ears.