Warrior

I glanced at my father and saw hope in his eyes that I would take after him. That I would follow HIS legacy, not his families not to go off to some stranger to study another class. To be able to set me up for life with all the skills he has and exceed him. I selected warrior,

CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU HAVE SELECTED WARRIOR!

BODY UPDATING

Suddenly my body tensed it felt like having a cramp with all the muscles in my body at once. I also felt some other odd changes in crotch region but I was a little more focused on the feeling I was getting from my musculature.

BODY UPDATED

I gasped doing my best to recover and saw my father smile. “That looks like you got a physical class, since your muscles seized. So what is your class?”

I grin weakly, “Warrior, dad, I got warrior.”

My father got me in a big hug and squeezed me. For a second it was like I was unlocking my class all over again then he let go. “Let’s get you doing some stretches, it will help trust me.”

I start stretching and he starts talking about his plans. “So we will get you your first level or two at least through training. Then we can sign you up at the adventurers guild, I can’t follow you as my duty is here but you will be fine. You are already quite skilled with a sword and shield. I told you the requirements for leveling up the warrior class, what are they.”

I wince as I do a stretch that extends my leg muscles, “Well all classes are leveled based on achievements. The greater the achievement the better. Killing a dragon would be a high level achievement, maybe… 30? Then if I am level 15 I would level up and cross out a level 30 achievement. If I were to get another level 30 achievement it would cross out the level 29 achievement instead. If I had all my achievements up to level 10 filled out and got a level 1 achievement it would do nothing.”

My father nods, “Correct, but killing an adult dragon would probably be a level 50 achievement. Remember that the system will group achievements that happen in a short period of time. Kill a bunch of monsters than all of them will add together to be a higher achievement. The only way to change that is to select your level up and then start another achievement. That is only useful if you need to rapidly level. Otherwise it is just better to get a higher level achievement. Not many can kill a dragon or an equivalent achievement.”

My father hands me my sword, “Move through the movements of the two styles I have taught you. You should still take it easy for a bit but we can work towards that first level. It should be pretty easy.”

I nod and start to demonstrate all that I have learned. It feels like a normal day but I can already tell there is more power in my body. The upgrade seemed to mostly just made me physically stronger, but that was plenty to make a difference in a fight.

After demonstrating my techniques I moved to sparing lightly with my father again. We exchanged blows until I was tired but kept going. Just when I thought we wouldn’t get a level today I saw it.

LEVEL 1 ACHIEVEMENT GAINED!

LEVEL UP!

SELECT A SKILL

POWER STRIKE: USE STAMINA TO SWING WITH MORE POWER!

QUICK STEP: USE STAMINA TO MOVE FORWARD A SINGLE STEP FASTER THAN NORMAL!

SHOCK ABSORPTION: PASSIVELY ABSORB THE VIBRATION FROM AN OPPONENTS ATTACK AND LET IT FLOW INTO THE GROUND!

I tell my father the choices as he annoyingly makes me stretch again. “Hmm, they are all good choices. The first one is the most lethal, it will help you hit and overpower your opponent. It can also help you damage someone with armor whether it be man or monster. The second will allow you to dodge or get a stronger attack in. It is the best balance between offense and defense from the bunch. The last has the benefit of not using stamina, which is naturally used while fighting so you will do better in longer matches with them. It also is defensive and will help you take hits without numbing your arm. It won’t be amazing alone but in combination with others it could be amazing.”