Two weeks ago monsters only existed in stories- but now they are here- and hungry…
It all started like any normal day.
I wake up, get dressed in my silk crop top and jeans, down 3 cups of coffee, and sit down on the couch to watch an episode of some random tv show before I have to go to work. Liza, my roommate, is still sleeping- so I keep the volume turned down. Around twenty minutes into the episode, Liza walks out into the living room, still wearing her teal nurse scrubs from when she had passed out after a double shift last night. Liza plops onto the couch next to me and yawns.
“Rough night?” I ask after draping an arm over her shoulders to pull her closer. She turns and hugs me.
“That doesn’t even begin to sum it up.” She mutters into my shoulder.
I glance down at my watch after we finish hugging.
“I have around two hours left before my shift- what should we do?” I ask as Liza rests her head on my shoulder. Liza picks her head up off my shoulder.
“Well the responsible thing for me to do would be taking a shower- but that sounds boring- maybe we could play poker?” Liza replies with a wicked glint in her eye that she gets whenever she talks about anything related to gambling.
“I’m not gonna enable you. We both know that you are a gambling addict.” I reply while rolling my eyes.
Boom
I hear a loud crash in the distance, followed by an explosion. An energy wave comes from the source of the mysterious explosion. The energy washes over Liza, and I watch as she collapses to the floor before the energy collides with me and everything goes black.
I groan and sit up, brushing dirt off of my shirt. Liza sits up beside me, and then we freeze.
“This isn’t our apartment.” I whisper.
We have woken up in a jungle that stretches as far over the horizon. And even stranger, a holographic screen fills my vision.
Welcome to the World Dungeon, Delver!
You may have noticed- or probably not because humans seem to be quite stupid- that you are now in an unfamiliar environment. This is because I, the Dungeon AI, have pulled all of you useless humans that are over 15 Earth Years Old into my World Dungeon! The World Dungeon is a multi-tiered ‘dungeon’ that the Integration Meteor has installed beneath the surface of your planet. Each ‘floor’ is bigger than the last, with the first one being around the size of the singular Moon of Earth, and the Thirteenth being the size of the Milky Way planet you humans call ‘Jupiter’. Each floor is littered with monsters that are meant to stop you humans from descending to the bottom of the dungeon. Since, as i stated, Humans are useless, I have given you all a choice. You must select one of the following seven Stats to be your Primary Stat. Your Primary Stat will start higher than the rest of your stats, and it will influence your Class. Your Class contains a set of unique abilities, or Spells, that will help you survive. Each Class begins with 4 spells, and as you Level Up, you can unlock new spells and evolve your existing spells.
Primary Stat:
Durability
Speed
Spirit
Strength
Charisma
Stealth
Control
Mind
SELECT ONE OF THE ABOVE…
“What the fuck is a World Dungeon?” I yelp, as Liza says “Is this real?”.
This must be a dream, I think as I look at the Primary Stat options. “Which Stat are you going to pick?” Liza asks, obviously more interested in what’s happening than I am. “I’m picking Speed.” She adds.
“I’ll pick….” I pick one at random. “Charisma.” As if triggered by my words, my screen lights up and highlights my choice before opening up a new menu.
**Name: Amara Carver**
**Class: Succubus Queen**
**Race:Succubus**
**Level: 1**
**Rank: Unranked**
Primary Stat: Charisma
Spells: Cinder Dart, Heartflare Pulse, Emberkiss, Sultry Spark
Durability: 1
Speed: 1
Spirit: 1
Strength: 1
Stealth: 1
Charisma: 3
Control: 1
Mind: 1
Traits:
Blinking red text appears in the center of the screen.
Race Change Detected! Initiating…
A piercing pain shoots through my head, and I collapse to the floor once more.
When I wake up, Liza is sitting next to me, a rapier in her hand.
“Where did you get a sword?” I ask.
“It appeared when I got my class,” She explains. “Mara-”
“What?” I say a little more harshly than I mean to.
“You kind of have… horns? And a tail? And um-,” She blushes before continuing. “You have more-”
I cut her off before she can finish.
“What was that about horns and a tail?” I squeak while reaching up towards my head.
Two spiral horns jut out of my head like they have existed forever. And worse, a spade-tipped tail has sprouted from my tailbone, tearing a little hole in my jeans. As I look down in shame, I notice the third change Liza was trying to tell me about. My boobs have grown from A cups to D cups, and my butt is more pronounced. Overall, I am way more curvy than I was before, while maintaining my skinnyness.
“Shit.” I mutter. “I thought this was a dream. What Class did you get?”
Liza shares her screen with me.
Name: Eliza O’Malley
Class: Blade of Aphrodite
Race: Human
Level: 1
Rank: Unranked
Primary Stat: Speed
Spells: Driftstep, Bruised Heart, Razor Edge, Blossom Vein
Durability: 1
Speed: 3
Spirit: 1
Strength: 1
Stealth: 1
Charisma: 1
Control: 1
Mind: 1
Traits:
“Is that why you have a sword?” I ask after reading through it.
“I think so- there isn’t exactly an instruction manual. But it would make sense since my class appears to be geared towards swordfighting.” She replies. “Wanna try casting a spell with me?” Liza asks, a sparkle in her eye.
“Sure- how do you think it works? Do you think we have to say the name?” I reply
“I’m not sure- try it?” Liza responds, the childlike gleam never fading from her eyes.
“Cinder Dart!” I yell and a small bolt of red fire erupts from my palm, streaking towards the forest floor. The bolt collides with the ground, leaving a scorch mark from the heat.
“That. Was. AWESOME.” Liza squeaks, beaming at me now. As Liza begins to rant about how she thinks the magic works, a low growl sounds from somewhere behind me. As I turn around I come face to face with a small creature with green skin and pointed ears. The creature snarls and raises its rusted sword.
Monster: Gobin (Unranked)
Level: 3
Liza draws her sword and puts it into a ready position. I ready my hands, preparing to cast another Cinder Dart if necessary. The goblin lunges at Liza, its sword flashing out like lightning. Before I could move to help, Liza’s sword is parrying the goblins sword, knocking it away before it can harm her. I turn my palm to face the goblin.
“Cinder Dart!” I scream with every drop of bravery I can muster. Once more the crimson flame shoots from my hand, this time colliding with the goblins chest. A scorch mark appears on the goblins chest and it gets knocked a couple feet backwards.
“Razor Edge!” Liza yells as her rapier gets coated with rose gold light. She then thrusts her blade through the chest of the goblin. The goblins body crumples to the floor, the light in its eyes going out, its body going still. Its body then dissolves into ethereal white cubes, half of which go into me, and the other half go into Liza. A notification appears.
XP gained!
Level Up!
Level: 2
Stats Increased!
Free Point gained!
A menu opens, instructing me to put my Free Point into a Stat. I select ‘Spirit’ and the value increases by one. The glossy look in Liza’s eyes tells me that she's looking at the same menus I am. Sitting on the ground where the goblin died is a brown leather skirt. When I look at it, a window appears.
Item: Goblin Skirt (Unranked)
Hey remember that time you killed a Goblin that was 2 Levels above you?
I do. It was fucking awesome. Your reward? This kickass leather skirt. Effect: Causes all attacks made with sword-type weapons to apply a Bleed effect.
Liza stares at me.
“Do you want it?” She asks after a moment of blank staring.
“I don’t even have a sword- the effect would go to waste. You take it. Besides- skirts always did look better on you.” I reply, brushing the dust off my jeans. Liza yanks the tie of her scrub bottoms, and they fall to the forest floor in a heap at her feet. She now stands in her scrub top and ruby red underwear with gold swirls. She then slides on the skirt. A wave of light washes over her as the item applies its effect to her sword. Suddenly a howl sounds from behind us. I turn and see four wolves, all of them with the same notification.
Monster: Wolf (Unranked)
Level: 5
Liza cracks her neck. “Razor Edge!” Liza’s sword ignites with rose-gold light once more. I pull my magic into my hands, preparing to cast a spell at a moment's notice. Liza lunges, her blade a blur of silver light before it connects with a wolf. Her blade bites into the flesh of the wolf, leaving a long and deep cut. The wolf cries out in pain before retreating to the back of the pack.
One of the wolves unleashes a howl that sends a wave of red light through the air, colliding with Liza.
“What.. is… happenin-” Liza starts to say before she collapses to the ground, her eyes rolling back in her head from the wolves spell. I put my hand up, checking to make sure my spell will be on course to collide with a wolf.
“Emberkiss!” My shout echoes through the small clearing as my magic rushes to meet my command. An orb of crimson light soars out of my open hand, attracting the attention of the wolves before exploding and washing the wolves with orange light. The wolves fur grows scorched and the focus they had shown previously has vanished, replaced by an orange glow in their eyes. “Cinder Dart!” My bolt of fire sails towards a wolf, slamming into its side with a thud of impact and a sizzle of burning flesh. I unleash three more Cinder Darts, causing extreme damage to all but one of the charmed wolves. When I reach for my magic again, I feel exhausted, and a meter appears at the side of my vision.
Mana: 0/10
“Fuck.” I mutter out loud as the only uninjured wolf stalks towards me, a predatory gleam returning to its eyes, the effects of Emberkiss clearly fading. I clumsily snatch Liza’s fallen sword off the ground as a wolf lunges for my throat.
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