Chapter 2 - The Game(r)

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[Welcome, Dreamer, to the Game of the Man in the Wall]

I blink once. then twice. then thrice. That...was really real? Well, screw me then. I sigh, and look around to observe my surroundings. The air is crisp and cold enough for me to see the beginnings of my breath. on all sides of me are tall, looming maple trees with red leaves and dark red bark. even the grass is red. I rub my neck, before realizing something. The Indifference aka the Man in the Wall always takes the form of the person it is talking to, unless it chooses otherwise. I look down, and flush. ah. I'm freaking nude. I then realized that this isn't my (frankly overweight) body. this one is rather fit. not muscular, but rather thin and lean. I notice that my hair down there is a pure, stark white. I reach to my hair, and pull the loose, messy long hair into my view. stark white. I look at the back of my left hand, and to my rising concern, my birthmark isn't there.

This...This is an entirely new body. I finally look back to the floating popup, and tap it. it vanishes in a small shower of blue sparks. a blue screen opens, with dark blue, nearly black, letters.

[Hello, Dreamer! This is your savior writing! Welcome to Remnant, from RWBY. you'll notice that your memories of this world are...very shattered and fragmented. Salem, Ozma, Ruby Rose...those might sound familiar. those are the three main people you'll need to handle. how you do that, and what you do, is up to you. Now, may it NEVER be said that i'm anything besides generous. Here, a little 'starter kit' for you, Little Dreamer.]

[Item obtained: 'Awakened Tenno's Backpack'!]

[Skills obtained: Awakened Tenno's mind, Awakened Tenno's body, Voidspace Inventory, Status, Void magic]

"...Thank you?"

[You're Welcome!]

I sigh, and decide this likely works the way it always ends up working.

'Status'


[Status Page:

Name: Yharim Aureate

Titles: Gamer, Awakened Tenno

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Race: Awakened Tenno

Class: Mage

Semblance: Unawakened

Basic appearance: White hair, Blue eye, Tan skin.


Vital Stats:

Hp (Vitality x 10): 100

Ap (Attunement 10): 100

Mp (Arcane x 10 x 2): 400

Sp (Endurance x 100): 100

Regens:

Hp/h (Arcane + Vitality): 30

Ap/h (Arcane + Attunement): 30

Mp/m (Arcane x 2): 40

Sp/m (Arcane + Endurance): 30


Stats:

Level: 1

EXP: 0%

Vitality: 10

Attunement: 10

Endurance: 10

Strength: 10

Dexterity: 10

Arcane: 20

Luck: 0

Available points: 0

Bloodline:

Unawakened: ??? (Hint: find a mirror, nerd :3)


Perks:

Awakened Tenno: Allows the Dreamer to float through the Omniverse, from undesired world to undesired world. Allows one singular life per universe. Allows the Dreamer to exist in the Void, but not space under normal circumstances.

Gamer: No effects, Loser!


Skills:

Awakened Tenno's mind 1/100 0%: Prevents the Dreamer from falling asleep unless they want to. Prevents mental intrusion scaling with the Dreamer's Willpower. Allows the Dreamer to keep a very small mental archive that they can visit mentally.

Awakened Tenno's body 1/100 0%: Changes how the Dreamer's body functions. allows them to survive anything as long as they have HP left. functionally and visibly, this appears as the body rapidly regenerating, even from nothingness. Optimizes the Dreamer's body to prevent the need to defecate or relieve oneself. Currently slow to regenerate.

Voidspace Inventory 1/100 0%: The Dreamer can store items inside a small sector of the Void. can carry up to 10 items.

Status: Shows the Dreamer's stat page.

Void magic 1/100 0%: Allows the Dreamer to use Void magic.


Spells:

Focus 1/10 0%: Allows the Dreamer to focus their magic and send it out as a pulse.


Items:

Awakened Tenno's Backpack: Has a Voidspace inside it. can hold up to 100 lbs of items.


Titles:

Gamer: No bonus

Awakened Tenno: +10 Mp/h


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[I took the liberty to give you a new name, since you lost yours in the reformation. Titles can give you bonuses, or not. you get them from doing important things or achieving feats! you can guess the rest, Dreamer.]

I sigh, and nod. Right. he's bored. impatient too, I'd bet.

I stand up on shaky legs, and think to myself again. 'Inventory'

I wince as the feeling of stretching a sore, unused muscle fills my mind, like a new limb that formed from my very soul. a rift opens in front of me, and I see the void through it. I see a black backpack floating inside it. I reach in and pull it out, before unzipping it. Inside is a change of all-black clothes. Black long-johns, black pants, black socks, black boots, and a black t-shirt. I put the clothes on, and find it's all a perfect fit.

I put on the now empty backpack after zipping it, and I will the rift closed.

I look around the empty, quiet forest. 'well, time to get a move on.' I choose a direction and begin to walk.

As I walk, I begin to plot. 'Okay. what DO I remember? I still have all of my Warframe knowledge, which isn't much at all honestly, I remember a lot about Terraria, Minecraft, and Murder Drones which is useless here. some stuff about spiritualism. and...and almost alll of my personal life besides that is just...gone. That, and I'm blanking on a lot of RWBY. I remember Ruby Rose, what she looks like...and...and...oh shit, that's a big blank. who else? Salem. Immortal Witch cursed by the brother of light. Ozma, or Ozpin, reincarnator cursed also by the brother of light...and...fuck. that's all I can remember, besides Aura, Semblance, Faunus, Magic, and Dust all being things.'

and with that rather harrowing realization, I let out a long, deep groan of annoyance.

"Fuck."

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