Chapter 4: Tutorial: I am not gonna get it beaten into me this time! Part 1
Galtea: Of course User. I am here to assist. Downloading...Quest...now...
Quest 1 Complete tutorial. Rewards: Inventory Small, Store, Auxilliary Subroutine, Observe (Upgraded)
Quest 2 Relax and interact with the body. Rewards: Technology Pull, Fighting Pull
Quest 3 Part 1 get to know your crew better. Rewards: vary
Galtea: Would you like to begin the tutorial now?
"Umm yes let's do this. Can't hesitate if I wanna live right? He..he." Azul couldn't help but let out a dry laugh at it all. After a few minutes of hemming and hawing and just downright procrastination, It started to come togethor.
After contemplating the options before him, he psyched himself up. Same as last time.
System: Memory Erosion in place. Repairing Mind. Separating the corrupted fragmented memory shards. Uploading mental patch.
"What the heck was that? System? " A cool breeze went down his spine. Starting from around the area of his neck.
Galtea: Your mind was breaking, I intervened by applying a special medi-gel through your broken implant. My priority is to help you, User. Also to prevent time from being wasted. User it is time to get started.
Azul felt like a kid getting off the bus knowing the teacher called home about his bad behavior. 'It's gonna hurt .. I know it is, it all I can think about. The negative anticipation.' He was right. He had to feel the pain all over again but he felt the increase in hid dormant powers when it finished.
Galtea: Separating mind fragment.... uploading to mental pocket. All systems ... now..clear.
Begin the operation. This should be fun. Best of luck User. May the Administration Protect You.
Objective: Defeat Hostiles. Upscale Task
"Man sounded like the System had some sympathy there, or was it amusement? Should just be a low level I am fighting against. It is the tutorial, guess I will fool around a little bit to judge the damage output. Or do I go all out to see how much I can do?" Talking out loud his eyes darting around trying to find the hostiles.
"But wait.. those images of earlier, not the sex ones, but those, they were good I wonder how she is doing? I hope Lluvia is safe. Hopefully, the System will tell me later. Damn it, focus! They always say distractions can get you killed. I have been In space combat based off that time with the Krogan and that firefight. My time in the Alliance is slowly coming back to me." Azul said for the benefit of those listening in. In his mind a totally different conversation was going on. 'So you and the twins doing ok Zelda?'
'Yes we are. Thanks for asking. We felt nothing from the transition.' Zelda said happily. 'I have the twins working on your emotional state. The statues are back but won't really cost to much of a problem. It is a good experience for them. I am watching them the entire time.'
'That is fine Zelda. I trust you three. I know you will get everything squared away.' Azul dipped behind a crate and took a small breath. Remembering his training he was able to hide his presence easily. 'My Lin Kuei understanding is still here and strong. Not as good as before but definitely still able to do some of it with my current body.'
'Azul, the twins.. want to know if you will return to there world and get them again?' Zelda's voice came out hesitant.
'Huh of course. This time I won't shoot at them like an asshole.' Azul dipped low when he saw the thug appear. Slowly moving around he inched closer to the man. 'They are family. They deserve a second chance the same as everyone else.
Looking around it looks to be a warehouse of sorts. A few crates were out about the dock, or the receiving bay he guessed depending on your preference. There was a forklift with a few pallets stacked upon it. The light seems to be as dim as hell. A flicker every now and then in the distance.
'A power problem maybe? Same as last time.'
System: Your initiative is 13.
'Well, shit that is not bad If I am fighting against the same scrub right?' Pausing to calculate his next move he waited and decide to bait his opponent. "Ummm, hello there? Ok, I guess. Seems I am on my own after all." Talking out was dumb but he wanted to finish this quickly. He already moved furthur around the crate watching the thug.
"Swoosh," something passed fast in the air. "Ting!!" The sound of metal hit against the side.
"Where the hell did you go?" The common thug yelled.
System: Dexterity Check 21 Pass
Azul waited soon as the thug said his last word. He had wrapped his forearm around the man's throat and pulled it tightly. His legs wrapped around the man and brought him down. The thug was trying to free himself but the grip was just right. As he tried to free himself Azul leg continued to put pressure down.
"Kukk..let.. me." Thug started to say.
Azul watched as the man's life started to go down. When it was really low he snapped the man's neck. A full health opponent would survive a snap of the neck at his current strength level.
"Snap," the man went limp. Searching his clothes, Azul found a keycard.
'This is new.' Pocketing it, he was surprised that the scenario was still going. "I wonder what else is here?"
'Will you go to them as soon as you get there?' Zelda asked. She wanted confirmation for herself as well as for the twins.
'Yes I will. Just have to get back there again. It might no happen like last time so yeah. I will have to send Kasumi or myself to get to them faster. That or just go straight there myself as a mission and let Alistair do the fight himself.' Azul looked around the corner and saw someone. "Well maybe that was the only guy. Might have to go to another room." Moving along he passed right by the person he saw. He let himself get hit just to cause a problem for him to fake.
Health -5
"You talk to much fool." The attacker said as he moved in for another swing. His appearance was exactly like the Common Thug he originall fought.
"Ding! Ding!" The pipe of metal echoes inside the warehouse as it hit the wall the next few swings.
Behind Azul, there was a guy about 5'0ft. The guy got about a solid 250 pounds on him. 250 pounds of muscle!
'Damn it, this tutorial shit, I am not gonna get it beaten into me again.' Getting into a standard fighting stance his legs felt wobbly. Looking closer his stance looked ridiculous. "This crap will have to do."
His attacker took another swing destroying another crate as AzuI moved out the way. Looking at the wreckage AzuI thought he was going crazy. It was to easy playing the same moves again. He stared way too long looking at the debris. The attacker already circled around into his baited blindspot. His back was to him again.
"Freaking hell!! Are you the Juggernaut mini clone shit!" He couldn't help yelling at the guy. He then turned completely around. No point just looking at him from behind that seemed.. to just be dumb! "Well so was I talking out loud? Stupid mistake again. But then again I thought I was talking in my head." Azul started rambling baiting as he look at him, observe already kicking in.
Seeing the tag floating above his head Common Thug Lv4. The guy was stronger than last time.
"Well Kid I don't know who that is, but you are pretty dumb. Just talking out loud when there are enemies nearby." The Common Thug said as he was picking up a bigger piece of metal to hit Azul with.
Best Azul could do was charge at him from the ground and get him down at least. Taking off from a kneeling position he felt it, time slowing down and strength in his arms down to the torso and legs. He could see a little display in the corner of his eye.
Galtea: Activated Lv1 Adrenaline Rush
Azul launched himself at him, he maneuvered to get a good tackle. As soon as he got close, he could feel it. The takedown wasn't going to connect correctly. The thug got up quickly while he was figuring out what to do. Doing the next best thing, Azul straightened himself up to a higher position and outstretched his arm and close line him from the back.
He went down face first. "Smack," AzuI pivoted around and kicked him in the head. A curb stomp without a curb. "Bam," the thug's head bounced up then dropped. "Cough, cough," he coughed a little. Azul mounted the man's back. His thumb pressed into his eye socket as he pulled the neck back waiting for it to give. It wasn't enough, he could see the health bar still in the orange.
Feeling the man wiggle trying to get up, Azul took a deep breath. "Haaaa," and then "whack, whack, whack," he bashed the man's head in three times till it went slack. I could still see him moving. I kicked him in the ribs he stopped moving finally. His heart slowed down and breathing began to return to normal.
"Holy crap!" Azul said feeling himself become angry.
"Cough, Cough, Cough" Not bad brat. You broke a few of my ribs. Pft," a tooth goes across the floor. He wipes a little blood from his chin. "And a tooth, not bad at all, but you see kid.. thing is.. you gotta finish the job!" The man rose up and Azul saw the markings of Reaper Indoctrination.
"Nah yah see.." Azul said as his hands where outstretched in front of him. "Concussive Shot!" The blast fired out at the Common Thug moving condensing sphere shot from his hand and went flying through the air. Connecting in the center of the chest. The side of the ribs blowing out from the impact. The attack moved like serrated blades as it carved through the edges cutting through the edges of the skin slowly. In the end, the abomination was destroyed.
'Zelda fine a way for me to get control fully. I dont care about the few bonus I will get extra. This so far is a little to weird for comfort. Tell Galtea to do whatever it takes.' Azul looked around for medigel after checking the guy's body.
Off in a grand hallroom. Several individuals spoke about the past interactions of the New User. They were impressed but only a little more than last time. Only the Trickster knew a little about what was happening. That was only thanks to his connection with the User personally. He watched the going ons from the shadows.
Unknown to the User, A few Individuals were watching what was going on between him. They watched the Temporary System and those he interacted with beforehand on the ship. Everything so far pleased them.
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