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Chapter 2 - Getting settled (E)

Alex woke up with a bang literally the widows rattled with the sounds of an explosion in the distance, He fell from the couch that he was sleeping on and crawled under it taking cover as dust fell from the ceiling, when the sound faded he crawled from under the couch covered in dust and grime as the sound of cop sirens shot by the church rung outside and down the street heading towards the explosion. "Fucking Gotham, Open Status." He spat annoyed by the loud awakening.

[Status]

Name: Alexander Hale

Race: HomoMagi

Age: 5

Class: N/A

Level: 2

Exp: 0/200

Hp: 50/50

Mp: 100/100

Sta: 70/70

[Stats]

Str: 2

Agi: 7

Dex: 9

Vit: 5

Int: 10

Wis: 10

Cha: 6

End: 7

Will: 12

Available points

[5 points]

[Skills]

Gamer's Mind

Keeps you calm live life like its a video game

Immunity to mind control immunity to trauma

Toggle [ON/OFF]

Gamer's Body

Your body behaves like a game character's

You cannot be crippled in any way

Hunger / Thirst is represented by numbers food and drinks can heal you or restore fatigue

Wave magic [Lvl 1]

The ability to manipulate Waves from water to electromagnitism [note: ROB blessing]

Stealth [Lvl 1]

Become the unseen man

5% increased chance of being unnoticed when attempting stealth

10% increased damage when in stealth

1% critical chance based off luck

Observe [Lvl 1]

Understand the world around you through intense observation

[Quests] !

[Shop]

[Music]

[Crafting]

[Spin]

He read through the status and decided he should accept his quest rewards now since he is awake.

*Ding* New skill unlocked

Inventory [Lvl 1]

Store objects inside a interdimensional space outside of time itself

Objects inside will not rot and will stay exactly as they are inside

Money is stored separately and will not take up space in inventory

Spaces

[02/25] in use

Alex opened his inventory and checked what he received, "Legal documentation, and a flag?" Activating Observation he examined the flag with interest.

Land claim flag

Flag when activated will claim a location under your control cannot be removed by anyone but the host

Unlocks property managment tab

Unlocks building customization tab

Prevents robbery

Prevents Weak Individuals from invading your property without permission

Prevents eviction from property

"Nice this is going to help me a lot, Activate flag." He smiled at the notification that appears.

*Ding* Claiming Rundown church

Rundown church

Durability [15987/ 20000]

Facilities [02/20] in use

Storage [005/100]

Customization [On/Off]

He activated the customization and blink as square data points cover his sight with green grid lines, He looked to the crap couch that he was sleeping on and watched as it highlighted green reminiscent of the Fallout base building.

Dismantle [Y/N]

Gain

Wood x5

Cloth x5

Stuffing x5

"This is so cool!!!" He shouted as he out of the room and highlighted all the broken pews and hit dismantle watching as they Disintegrate into green particles.

[Received]

Wood ×100

Cloth x50

Iron x25

Paper x100

Alex scrolled through the options to find a wooden board option, noting the cost of 2 wood a board .25 iron per board. He chose where he wanted it and hit build, and he watched as a wooden board materialized, then nails drove into the wood boarding up the window.

He goes a bit crazy completely boarding up the windows and heading into the back room he did the same for the broken window as well sealing it up. He deleted the old couch and put a bed in its place a desk and some blank books and writing utensils.

He makes a small place to cook on using some iron it forms a wood stove and a stool he can reach to cook on should he need to, walking out back into the main area Alex considered what he should do for training his body and mind Gotham is a very dangerous place especially for a kid with no backing In the end he just set up some targets so he can train his magic on.

"Hopefully this is enough." He ran his fingers through his hair as he thinks on how to activate his magic. "Light waves, radiation waves, sound waves, regular waves created by large bodies of water." he sat down on the dusty floor and focused on his memories remembering his own self research for something or another.

'Sound waves are disturbances that travel through a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) as a result of vibrations. These vibrations cause the particles of the medium to oscillate back and forth, transferring energy.

So if I want to stop the sound I make I must negate this wave either by preventing it from generating or redirecting it. Let try something easy focusing on my mana first its a kind of energy so it must have waves to generate.'

He started to meditate focusing his attention inwards feeling for the mana flowing through his veins.

*Ding* New skill unlocked

Meditation

Meditatiing will regenerate HP, MP, and SP

Increased ability to sense and control mana flow

+5% HP,MP & SP recovery

+5% chance to detect mana and control mana

"Cool thats gonna help alot," He grinned getting up to start trying to practice his magic.

*Ding* Alert Hunger and thirst have reached [25/100] please consume Nutrients

New quest

Secure food

Through purchacing or theft secure your next meal

Rewards

Not starving

+50 xp

Failure

Starvation

Accept

[Y/N]

'I guess I better go to the corner store and get some food.' he slid his shiv into his waistband and left the building accepting the quest, he made his way down to the store and pulled some money out of his inventory putting it into his baggy pocket as he walked inside the building.

as Alex stepped inside, he noticed an angry man yelling at the cashier who looks bored as the man yells at them obviously not paid enough for this shit, he wandered to the back of the store grabbing supplies canned food batteries some bottled water a handheld electric can opener and bringing them to the front pausing when two more men enter the building and stand next to the angry man.

"Get the money out of the register and put it in a bag now!" The angry man pulled out a gun and so did his two buddies, the cashier started to comply as Alex started putting items in his inventory candles candy bars lighters some watches clothes a bunch of canned food and a case of water.

He didn't stick around to watch when he gathered all of his ill-gotten loot, and he snuck towards the back door and opened it by taking a broom handle and laying it against the push bar before throwing his shoulder into it and stumbling out into the back alley setting the backdoor fire alarm off.

Picking himself up he booked it down the alley back towards his hideout with enough food to last him at least a couple months, he reached the backdoor of the church and opened the door rushing heading inside and then locking it. "Well, that went well." He started getting some food made and set up some candles, so he had some light at night, after his meal he headed into the training area to start trying to figure out how his magic worked and how to utilize it properly.

"Alright let's try detecting mana first." He began meditating focusing on his heart beat feeling its flow and a little bit of something else, something different a warm feeling rushed through Alex's body as he sensed it, mana flowing from his heart throughout his body into his limbs and into his fingers and toes, he lost himself to the feeling for a while getting pulled out of it by a system notification.

*Ding* New Skill unlocked

Detect Mana [Lvl 1]

Detect the mana in yourself or other living things by a certain distance.

Range: 15ft radius

Cost: 5MP per minute

Meditation has gained a level

Meditation [Lvl 2]

He grinned, "Yes! I did it! Now lets see if I can start manipulating the flow." he tried to focus the flow of magic to his fingertips like a gentle push, he watched as the mana flows towards the tips of his fingers then he gave it a extra push and snapped his fingers feeling the soundwave ripple out of his fingertips infused with the mana from his body as it bounced around the room.

*Ding* New skill [x3]

Basic Mana manipulation [Lvl 1]

Manipulate your own internal mana and expell it to cast spells

+5% to Mana Control

+5% to Creating new spells

Echolocation [Lvl 1]

Detect living targets and your environment even in total darkness using mana infused soundwaves

Range: 15 ft radius

Cost: 15 mp

Basic Wave Detection [Lvl 1] Passive

The ability to detect anything that functions with a wave length

Range: 35ft

Will not get a clear picture of objects generating the waves only that they are present

Alex threw his hands in the air in excitement at making progress and continued training his skills until he decided to go to sleep.

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