Rise Online

This is too much...

Slowly, I began to regain my vision. When I could fully see, I was in awe of my surroundings.

I found myself standing in the middle of a street. The cleanly cut stone blocks I stood on gave off a sense of power, and if one looked closely, they could see extremely small symbols on it, which  I assumed were inscriptions. I was in the center of a square, with roads leading off to the north, east, south, and west.

On the sides of these four roads were many shops, and many NPCs bustling about .They were all richly dressed, and the whole place gave off the feeling of lushness and a rich atmosphere.

Without giving me more time to survey my surroundings, a Class Instructor walked up to me.

  "Hello,young one. I see you are new here, and I can teach you about thisworld. But first, you have to complete a task for me. Then, not only can I give you information, but I can also..."

He trailed off,his brows wrinkled. Slowly, the man put a palm to my poorly dressed chest, and continued. "Young lad, I don't know how this is, but it seems you already have a class. You even seem to have 3... Well, I won't pry into your secrets. It's strange though, it's as if there is a slumbering force inside you, and should it be unlocked, the world shall not be able to touch you. But, enough, let me teach you a bit,then you'll go off and work a bit for me."

"You are currently in Haozi. It is a starting city, but it is different fromthe rest. Here, you will find great opportunity, and as a result, great competition. But, if you can make it here, you can make it almost anywhere."

"Due to this being a Hidden City, you cannot disclose the location of theplace or allow any person not worthy to come into contact with it. If you do, your stats will be permanently reduced by 50%, and you will not be welcome in any city that Haozi has any degree of control over, which is around 70% of them."

Wow, what a harsh punishment. No wonder that even on the forums, players are too scared to post anything about it. Even what I found was a risk...It's especially effective, too, because the trials no doubt always have some sort of trial of willpower. If you can pass that, you clearly have no intention to play the game casually, and no one would accept that type of punishment.

"To get started, will your character window to open. There, you will be able to freely view your stats, skills, and other information. You can do the same with your inventory, friends list, and your reputation list."

Trying what he said, I willed the character window to pop up, and I was greeted  with a strange sight.

Name: Seron

Level 1

Classes: Phoenix Warrior(SSS Ranked) Phoenix Druid(SSS Ranked) Phoenix Craftsman(SSS Ranked)

Strength: 25

Agility: 30

Dexterity: 30