Mister Vii

Chapter V – Day 170 – The Birth of the Ritualist

“Impressive work Chase,” Ken said.

“Thank you, Elected Representative Ken,” I replied. It wasn’t like I could do anything else. I was trapped under his thumb. For now.

“Call me Ken. We are good friends now.” He was looking at the flasks I had prepared with the crystal solution along with the write up I had done on their effects. “Twenty crystals per flask is quite high, for ten doses.”

“It is, but it is the optimal ratio I have found. Also, the raw powder...

Chapter 107 – Day 247 (Part 5) – Constitutional Headache

I looked over the written-up portion for the Immortal Council during the lunch break. “The Council will appoint someone to lead the group of people and organization managing its affairs in the city. But they are subject to oversight from the President for funds spent.”

“To prevent finances from being used up by a single person. After Ben, there is a lot of mistrust for single people managing large portions of the city’s treasury on their own,” Clarissa explained.

“It i...

Chapter IV – Day 163 – Test Subjects and Experimental Conclusions

I looked at the starving people in the building next to the one I was staying in. I looked over at Louis. “Yes?” He asked.

“There are no mice or animals are there?” I asked.

“No and bringing monsters into the city is impossible. They are all volunteers. Ken expects results in 7 days. If you need anything speak to Jerry. The guards will keep you safe. Get to work,” Louis said.

I swallowed any objection I might have had. It could easily be me turned into a test sub...

Chapter 106 – Day 247 (Part 4) – Viewpoints 8

Clarissa

There was complete silence as Michael walked out of the Meeting Chamber. I would say it was a dead silence, but no one was melting on the ground. I didn’t know if I should label him a drama queen or highly effective. The man would probably be the death of me, but until then I was going to grab on with both hands and ride him to a comfortable life in this hell hole.

“I believe we should now discuss the benefits and organizational structure of the Immor...

Chapter III – Day 161 (Part 2) – A Momentous Discovery

I stared at the bowl of water and then at my finger. I did that? How? What was going on? I carefully lifted up the bowl of water and there were particulates suspended within the water. I set the bowl back down. I put a crystal in a bowl with no water and poked it, focusing on it dissolving.

Nothing happened. I poured a very tiny bit of water into the bowl, over the crystal resting at the bottom. I poked the crystal, nothing. I poked the water, and the crystal broke apart into the water ...

Chapter 105 – Day 247 (Part 3) – Constitutional Convention

I took my seat at my table in the Meeting Chamber. Clarissa took a seat next to me. I noted several of the people giving me stares. Others were looking anywhere else but me.

“I hereby call to order the second day of this Constitutional Convention,” Chris the leader of the guard faction announced. He banged a gavel down on a table. “We are honored to have Champion Michael attend as well. Do you wish to say a few words?”

“Yes.” I stood up and everyone stared at me. “Th...

Chapter II – Day 161 – A Job Offer

“Wake up! Breakfast time.” I heard a shout and quickly sat up. I had slept in my clothes so they wouldn’t disappear. I got out of bed and headed towards food. It was simple enough to put on my shoes that I had kept on the side of my bed just in case and make my way outside. Food was being handed out and I took some.

Louis was speaking to the group once more with his abnormally loud voice. “Today, I will be explaining the jobs you can take. The first job is also the most dangerou...

Chapter 104 – Day 247 (Part 2) – The Unknown

“Michael, good to see you. You are looking well,” Ken said as I sat down at the table inside the Gray Duck. We had the second-floor window seat, overlooking the plaza. I hesitated for a moment at his comment and took my seat.

“We were worried there for a bit, you weren’t going to make it,” Tyrese said. I took a sip of water and was silent. The silence continued to stretch out.

After about a minute, Ken finally spoke up. “What exactly happened? Naran wouldn’t say anyt...

Chapter I – Day 160 – A World of Mirrors

How odd. I was just working on my thesis dissertation in my school’s library. Now I was here. Looking around, I noted the gray stones, other confused people, and two story gray boxy looking buildings with rectangular shaped windows. Looking up there were a couple of drifting clouds in the sky and the air smelled quite fresh.

The other people around me were in various states of dress. One woman was in her underwear. That was an eyeful with how she had let herself go. What exactly was h...

Chapter 103 – Day 247 – A Succinct Report

I woke up feeling a lot better. Death, today is not your day. You might be completely overpowered, terrifying, and chase people into cities, but I still won. I felt a cold chill run over me and shivered. I shook my head. That had been too close.

Let’s not mention the almost 300,000 points I had to spend for a regeneration. That was not cheap and while I was not completely broke, it was an insane amount of points. It was honestly kind of hilarious. I let out a soft chuckle slash groan ...

Chapter 102 – Day 243 – Death Takes No Prisoners

The people of Esperanza were already all gone in panic. I hadn’t held out much hope for them. “Michael…we can’t…I can’t…” Naran took a step back. Fear was already gripping his heart. He would be near useless. If I tried to use him in part of a joint attack, there was a high risk he would break and panic.

“Go to the edge of the Plaza. If I die, you must carry the information back to Purgatory about this threat.”

“Sacrificing yourself?”

“Running is po...

Chapter 101 – Day 242 (Part 2) – Calamity

That was either a person trying to be extremely edgy or Death himself decided to pay a visit. The figure stood taller than me on a nearby hill to the East. While the sun, or light source, was coming up behind them it was darkened or muted. Like the figure itself was sucking in the light.

The figure had a dark black cloak and robe. A hood covered their head, and a silver rope was around their waist. Sticking out of the right sleeve of the robe was a dark blade, which reflected no light. ...

Chapter 100 – Day 246 – Viewpoints 7

Ken

It was later afternoon and there was no sign of Michael. He was already late. “You think he is dead?” I asked Tyrese. We were having dinner together at the Gray Duck.

“Maybe. I don’t know. If anyone is stubborn enough to survive it is him. The man is made mostly of spite. You might not realize it, but he doesn’t like to let things go.”

I frowned at that and thought back. “True. Honestly, I am surprised he let us live after everything.” 2022-09-15 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 99 – Day 242 – Gains

“That. Is too. F-ing cold. I think my bits have frozen solid.” I shivered as I sat next to the cart. Naran was there as well.

The grinding had been going well so far, but it was boring and cold. Oh, so cold. Every piece of my body felt like it was going to die.

While the initial restoration didn’t have a high cost, I was sure the next one would. There had to be permanent damage. The cold never seemed to leave me anymore. “I think I might be cursed,” I muttered.

“...

Map of Systemic Lands - Day 220

The marked map of the Systemic Lands on Day 220 I made for reference.

Chapter 98 – Day 220 – Level 3 Area

“Well at least the trees were easy to spot,” I let out a sigh as we hit a swamp. We had headed West from Esperanza, the dungeon pit in the grasslands. Now we were in zone -4,-1 and it was deadlands at first, which turned into swamp.

The only monster so far in the deadlands had been large thick brown trees, which I killed at a distance. Their grasping roots and arms made melee a nightmare. “About to switch to another zone, if I had to guess,” Naran said.

“Is it the lack o...

Chapter 97 – Day 219 (Part 2) – Exploration Is Annoying

“Ah, yes, yes,” Luis said. I noted that Juan looked mentally tired as well. Probably from my non-stop verbal deluge. All of what I said was true, but completely boring and hard to understand. Only someone with a solid background in game mechanics, math, and some other esoteric concepts would have been able to follow along.

In fact, my brain was bleeding from talking so much about absolutely nothing. “Let’s focus now, we need to watch out for monsters now,” I said, and no one a...

Chapter 96 – Day 219 – I Don’t Speak Spanish

The white bear sloth rushed at me. It felt like it was trying to drive nails into my head. Acid Shot. The monster melted away. I picked up the crystal, wondering how Ken was breaking them down. I had tried a couple of things, but they were remarkably resilient.

Naran came up behind with the cart and took the crystal from me. “Ah, so that is why you stopped.”

It was the morning of day 219, our third day out of Purgatory. We had only been traveling for a little while an...

Chapter 95 – Day 216 (Part 3) – Drugs

“Ken.” I stepped into his office at the back of the bakery for the first time. There were several tables with paper on them and people making notes. What were they doing? Regardless, I kept my gaze on Ken with only a glance at the two guards in the corners of the room.

“Michael, welcome. What brings you here?”

“We need to talk, privately.”

“Of course. I have a meeting room upstairs.” I followed him upstairs, Clarissa in tow. We entered the room, and I took a ...

Chapter 94 – Day 216 (Part 2) – Chat With Elise

“Welcome Champion Michael.” Elise bowed to me the moment I entered her shop. I waved a hand in greeting.

“Elise, right?”

“Yes, thank you for remembering. I have prepared drawings for you to consider.” She pulled out a very detailed sketch. I looked over the drawing while she spoke.

“The main color is a dark blue, with gold accents. I have a separate drawing for each piece.” She handed me a stack of paper, I looked over each piece of armor, the cloak, and shie...

Chapter 93 – Day 216 – Chat With Laura

“Looks good,” I said after inspecting the new cart first thing in the morning. It was a dark blue like the previous one, but with a gold dragon on the back. I also checked the supplies, Naran had done a good job. It was a pain in the rear to get everything into packs and put it all into the cart.

“Anything else for today?” Naran asked.

“No, but we are leaving first thing tomorrow morning. So, get a decent night’s sleep.”

“Got it. Nice to be in a civilized pla...

Chapter 92 – Day 215 (Part 5) – What A Mess

“Alright,” I said quietly. They both looked at me. “We can say Tyrese is working to pay back the loss, but we issue a deferment on the books, or zero interest loan until day 1,000. That is about two years from now. More than enough time to come up with the crystals. Say that he is keeping his position to ensure such a thing won’t happen again.” It was the best compromise I had. I might even go so far as to call it genius.

People would be happy someone was held accountable, but...

Chapter 91 – Day 215 (Part 4) – Superman

We left the Meeting Chamber and made our way to where Tyrese had the crystal reserves under guard at all times. Even if there was an attempt to steal the crystals, it would be impossible for two reasons. First, they were in chests, each chest was heavy even with Body upgrades and normally required two people.

The second issue, was where to hide them or use them? The only place they could be used was a store. So, to steal the crystals required a person to access the store with the guards...

Chapter 90 – Day 215 (Part 3) – Viewpoints 6

Ruth

I sat in my base in Truth as the sun began to come up. I had trouble sleeping and woke up early. I thought back on how Michael said it was a light source and not really a sun. I let out another sigh. I hadn’t meant to escalate things to that point but seeing what had happened here. I couldn’t let it go. Stupid, I had been stupid.

Why couldn’t he see reason? If he had helped out, this problem would have been instantly resolved. He just didn’t want to g...

Chapter 89 – Day 215 (Part 2) – Long Term Planning

“At the micro level you have the strong oppressing the weak to perform menial tasks. No better than slaves or serfs. At the macro level, there is an intense battle for resources. The death of a single high-ranking cultivator in every story I have read is the beginning of the end for that group.”

“How are you so sure this will like what you have read?” Ken asked. I could tell he was thinking it was some kind of power play on my part. It really wasn’t and we needed to get ahead ...

Chapter 88 – Day 215 – Everyone Has Problems

It was late afternoon when we reached Purgatory. The entire trip had been subdued for the most part. I was emotionally exhausted. Tom was sad about Ruth splitting from our group. Naran didn’t feel comfortable enough to speak up and there was the upcoming talk he was going to have with Ken and Tyrese.

I still wasn’t sure how I wanted to handle him. It had been tempting to leave him to Ruth, but in the end, I was not about to let her get anything more from me.

“Tom, take the c...

Chapter 87 – Day 213 (Part 2) – Power Move Gigachad

“Stop,” I said and let out a long sigh. It was hard to keep the smile off my face for what I had planned now but acting was key. I had been playing into Ruth’s hands by what I was doing.

Time to flip the table completely and not give her a chance to counter me. Ruth lowered the blade, and everyone stared at me. “Pay the debt you owe me on time, and I never want to see you again. I mean it. Live your best life away from me. Tom, you staying or coming back to Purgatory?” I asked...

Chapter 86 – Day 213 – Confrontation

“So, the days normalized towards Earth days,” Naran said.

“From what I have been able to tell. There hasn’t been a huge jump in length. Still, has anyone seen what the setting sun, or light source, does over the void?”

“There is a hidden horizon. Like Minecraft.” Apparently, he played Minecraft. Of course, almost everyone had played Minecraft. Impressive he actually remembered what a sunset looked like and made the comparison to here.

“That makes my head hurt...

Chapter 85 – Day 211 – Strength of Convictions

“I am putting the victims in a nearby building,” Ruth had come up to the top floor, with Tom following her.

“Not my problem. If they are attacked and killed or eaten, not stepping in.” There was silence as the two stared at me.

“Why are you being like this,” Ruth asked.

“Because I want you to learn a lesson. Also, you have until mid-day 213 and then I am leaving. Also, no using my crystals or my food reserves in any way.”

“What lesson is that?” Ruth...

Chapter 84 – Day 210 (Part 3) – Do It Yourself

“So, why is he coming with us?” Tom asked as we left the city of Truth.

“A prisoner of war and I am not going to have the patience to explain what is happening with that city to people. It is…stupid.” I had given in and listened to the experiments the previous Lords had done. They were cruel, over the top, and didn’t produce results. It thoroughly soured me on wanting to do anything with Truth.

“He wasn’t in charge?” Ruth asked.

“That is the question that...