OverDrive #1 - Updated (OC)

Chapter 1 - The Undeveloped

Taikoho was at a restaurant.

The game might be set in a hostile environment, but it had to be realistic. There were towns all over, with people playing out specific jobs, keeping the village alive in return for fellowship and shelter.

This village was known for its food, so Taikoho decided to meet up with his guild there. Gather more info, possible rumors and leaks, and head out again. 

He was chatting with a guildmate of his. Her name was Akina.

That's when the dragon came.

The roof was ripped off first. Then, the walls collapsed.

Taikoho looked up. A poison dragon stared back at him.

Some people screamed and ran, while others stood their ground, drawing weapons.

Their efforts were in vain. The dragon let out a puff of its poisonous fumes, and the remaining people dropped to the ground like stones. 

Taikoho merely grabbed his fork from the table he was sitting at, surprisingly still intact, and flung it at the dragon.

The fork gouged straight through the dragon's eye. The dragon then fell over, writhing in pain.

"Good grief. Can't you stay down, dog?" Taikoho jeered as he picked up another fork and hurled it at the dragon. 

It impaled the dragon's other eye, whereas the dragon squealed in pain. Then, it stopped moving, laying limp on the ground.

Akina glanced up from where she was laying on the ground, the effects of the poison wearing off.

"Hmm. I leveled up." Taikoho muttered under his breath.

Akina caught a quick glance of his level.

"Y-You're level 472? How?!" Akina gasped, suprised such a powerful player was around. "I'm only level 36!"

"I'm suprised you didn't know that already. I knew you were level 36. I helped you get there, actually."

Akina blushed. 

Taikoho started to walk away before turning to her. "At the least, I can use this power to protect you until this game kills us both."

Then, he turned and left the scene.

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"Akina has been a friend of mine for a really long time.

Around since we got trapped in the game.

Some player named Vixen made a guild. We were the first two people to join.

As well as the only two people in the guild for three years. Someone else joined, named Sevien. Vixen died, and she took over as leader. She invited a couple of friends into the guild. She died, player named Nomahh took over. More friends. New leader. Rinse and repeat.

Now, the guild has over 100 members. The current leader of the guild is Sorrein. He's very strong, and reliable as a leader. He would be the strongest player, but I happen to be around. He's 71 levels below me. But, unlike me, he hasn't spent the majority of his seven years grinding monsters into the dust to get stronger. 

He's just been grabbing any experience that comes his way, and, as luck has it, that's a lot.

Akina and I are closer than you would expect. Ever since that day when I saved her from a horde of goblins, she's kinda just followed me around, letting me clear away everything standing in her way. I'm fine with that. Leaves more Exp. for me.