Rules of the Apocalypse

It was weird walking down a street that should've been bustling with people buying and selling stuff, but seeing windows smashed, empty stalls and stores. There were some dead bodies lying around, too damaged to become zombies, or decapitated after being turned.

It was also weird to be walking in the middle of the day and not hear any bird, the entire street was silent and gave you the eary vibes of a true apocalypse. But even though you knew how dangerous this world was now, you walked with ease and calm that no other survivor would be able to.

Your Powers were maxed out, your stats basically made you super human and you had all the guns the game could supply you with and endless ammo. There was nothing that could kill you right now no matter how hard they tried. You had to admit to yourself it gave you a surge of superiority and confidence you could never feel anywhere else.

You stopped walking down the street as you saw a small store with its shutter down, you recognised the name from when you played the game, right now it held a large amount of supplies that would come in handy later, the locked shutter being opened later on once you had the right power or gotten strong enough.

Smiling to yourself, you used your telikenisis to rip the shutter off, the metal screaching as it bent out of shape and was thrown on the ground and into a nearby car, the glass smashing and the alarm going off.

Good.

Stepping into the now available store you looked at the fully stocked shelves and fridges. All this would be a much needed turn of luck later on, a few weeks in and most food and resources would be snatched up and most likely used up, with the right party you'd be able to get in here and fill everyone's bellies right before you moved to the new place.

But now it was all yours, even though you didn't need it at all.

But then, you didn't really come here just for the supplies. You weren't the only person who knew what would be in this store and keeping your eyes on it.

Snapping your fingers, everything instantly disappeared as it entered your dimensional storage. Jumping on to the counter you simply waited, hoping the noise you made earlier was enough.

Thankfully, you didn't have to wait even 5 minutes before someone arrived. They weren't being subtle themselves, being surprisingly loud as they appreached the store from both ends of the street, smashing and bashing the cars as they walked.

Jumping off the counter you headed calmy out the door of the shop, standing in the middle of the street you saw a group of about 20 people in all, a group of ten on eitehr side of you. As you scanned the crowed you smiled to yourself as thanks to your Hunter's Eyes, you found 3 people had Powers.

Not a bad haul for one trip.

"Alright Girly!" a large man shouted as he stepped forwards, his body full of muscles and scars from cuts, knife stabs and gunshots, a bald head showing a tiger tattoed on it. He held a machette in his hand as he pointed it threateningly to you "Give us everything you've got, and once my boys have had a bit of fun with ya, we'll let you leave in one piece"

You heard some laughter come from the group surrounding you, but paid them no mind as you turned to face what was obviously thr leader of this small group, you looked them up and down before your eyes stopped on the blade.

"That's a nice blade you've got there." You stated, completely calm. "Give it to me"

Everyone stood in silence for a moment as what you said sunk in, before a bunch of the group started laughing. The leader on the other hand looked pissed off.

"You think this is a game girly? You think I won't fucking kill you over what you just said? Bitch this is the apocalypse, ain't no police or army or good citizens gonna help you!"

Thinking about it for a moment, you smiled before answering happily "Yes. Yes this is a game, an apocalypse game. Which means we now live with apocalypse rules"

The rest of the crowd went quiet as they heard what you said, the leader though looked like his head was about to burst a blood vessel as he stomped upto you and grabbed you by your shirt, pressing his blade against your throat

Only for his body to freeze and a surprised and confused look to cover his face, as the echo of the gun you just fired into his stomach ran down the quiet street.

"And rule 1 of the apocalypse is: Don't just threaten, Do!"

Firing again, you took out their kneecaps, forcing them to drop to the floor and cry out on pain, the machette to drop from their hand as they grabbed their legs.

"Second rule is: If you're willing to kill, then be willing to bet your own life"

Pointing the pistol at the leaders head, you pulled the trigger and watched as their brains splattered across the road beneath them.

[ Power Gain!

Shapeshifting Lv1 now Activated

Shapeshifting Lv1 > Shapeshifting Lv5

Shapeshifting now at Max Level ]

You heard ir ring out in your head as you watched the body before you start to change, gone was the tall body of muscle and scars, and in its place was a dumpy, nerdy looking guy who was as threatening as a fart in a hurricane.

Putting the gun away in your storage, you reached down and picked up the machette, testing its sharpeness with your thumb. Looking at the dumbfounded crowd around you, you could hear them talking amongst themselves, obviously no one knew their leader had a power, nor was he this pathetic fatso living a false life.

"You. and You" You said loudly, grabbing everyone's attention instantly as you pointed to two people in the crowd, one on either side of you. "You two stay, everyone else can fuck off, or die."

Looking at each other for a second, the crowd of people quickly ran away, no one wanting to be the next person you kill, whether by gun or blade. The two people you pointed out were frozen in place as everyone else left them. One was a boy who looked like he was only just about to hit his twenties, while the other was a more mature woman, but had nothing of the curvy milfy-ness of ms Smith. All thin arms and boney legs and barely enough fat to give her a decent set of tits.

"How... how did you know?" the guy asked as he still stared as his ex-leaders dead body

"Well, if you're gonna shapeshift into a 'Tough Guy'," You said after a moments think as you indicated for them both to come closer, you taking several steps back to keep some distance. "I suggest you don't look like someone from a low budget 80's apocalypse movie. Other than that, well I suppose it doesn't matter if I tell you since you're both going to die in a moment. It's the same way I know you two have Powers as well, I've got me some special Eyes"

You could see their names, their ages, their stats but the one thing you focused on, was their Powers.

"Healing and Poison. Rare, Powerful. But I bet you two have no idea how to use them properly." You stated as the machette suddenly flew out of your hand, landing right in the mans chest and sending him flying backwards thanks to your telekenisis Power, pinning him to a wall as the blade dove into it, the man coughing up blood as he cried out in pain.

The woman reacted instantly, a thick poison mist rushing out from her body and surround her. The body of her former leader turning various culours as the corpse began to rot away

"Think you can shoot me before my mist gets to you, bitch?" The woman shouted thrust a hand forwards and the mist moving quickly towards you like a thick fog rolling in, but was quickly stopped as the area around you froze, the mist dying and disappearing as quickly as it came

"I don't need to shoot you, bitch."

The frozen ground began to quickly move, spreading faster than the womans mist was capable of moving, before she could try to turn and run, before she could get a scream out, the woman was frozen solid into an ice statue.

[ Power Gain!

Poison Lv1 now Activated

Poison Lv1 > Poison Lv5

Poison now at Max Level ]

Smiling to yourself, you walked calmly towards the man you had pinned agains the wall, his healing stopping him from dying, but his own strength was too low to pull the blade out of him or push himself off the blade, cries of pain and blood constantly pouring out of his mouth.

As you passed the frozen woman, you idly pushed her over and as her body hit the floor it shatter into small peace.

"Let the bodies hit the floor indeed" you snorted to yourself as you stood before the guy, who stopped struggling and simply panted as he looked at you

"You... can't kill me," he coughed out more blood "I'm immortal"

You couldn't help but laugh at the absurd statement, a lv1 healing giving a person immortality? Not even close.

"No, what you have is a Healing Power, which involves cellular growth to replace whats been damaged." You explained to him like you were explaining it to a toddler, tapping him on the cheek gently. "But cells can't grow, if they're completetly frozen at Abolute Zero"

Realising what you were saying, but before he could say anything else, his cheeks quickly froze and spread across the rest of his body, becoming an ice statue just like the woman.

[ Power Gain!

Healing Lv1 now Activated

Healing Lv1 > Healing Lv5

Healing now at Max Level

Healing Power Now Evolving

Healing Lv5 > Immortality Lv1

Immortality Lv1 > Immortality Lv5

Immortality Now At Max Level ]

You stood frozen as it all played through your head, telling you what you expected, leveling your power to the max. But it also told you something you didn't expect. You'd never heard of the Healing Power evolving into a new Power!

As far as you know, no one had ever achieved immortality when it was just a game. You'd scrolled through lots of player guide and forums but no one had said anything of the sort, and with your new improved IQ and memory you remembered perfect.

Which meant one of two things.

It was something rediculously difficult to achieve and gain in the game, or this world was now doing its own thing and going beyond the original perameters of the game itself.

This opened up a whole new world of possibilities, what other Powers could Evolve? Would things start deviating from the game? If so, how long until that happened? Would the monsters evolve? What dangers could come soon and come later?

"Gah! Too many questions!" You hissed aloud as you grabbed your head as endless thoughts and possibilities and equations started running wild. Reaching out and grabbing the machette, easily pulling it free and running your hand across the blade, the pain clearing your mind for a second as your body instantly healed. But it was enough to clear your mind.

Taking a deep breath you put the blade in your storage and looked at the two broken bodies around you. Sighing you just turned and left the area, heading home.