"Asha." Her name appeared in the box, and then prompted her to confirm. "Yes, I confirm."
Then Admin touched RACE. A box appeared with all the races available, in alphabetical order. She found she could reach out and swipe up and down, scrolling through the options.
"High Elf," she said. Another box appeared to the right with more options. "Desert Tribes." She was prompted to confirm, which she did. So Admin brought up CLASS. She didn't hesitate, "Sorceress."
After confirming that selection, Asha felt warmth flow through her body. Her skin turned the perfect shade of brown, and just a bit lighter than her RL skin. She checked her ears, and they were pointed. She smiled at the Admin, who was looking her over approvingly.
"Time to work on that body," Admin said. A new screen appeared, showing Asha a mirror image of herself. She was a little shocked by how rail thin she looked, but otherwise it looked like her in RL. "Select a body type, and then just tap the +/- over each area of the body to adjust the various parts of your anatomy to your liking."
Asha chose "Medium Build" and then started tapping on the + next to her breasts, watching them grow to about what she had in RL. They might be a bit large, but she liked the attention they gave her. Then she adjusted her hips to be sweetly rounded, and it allowed her to switch to a profile view, to work on her buttocks a little more. Then she lengthened and thickened her long black hair to waist length.
"I don't see options for hair style."
The Admin shrugged. "You'll have to do that manually, with your pretty little hands, elf babe."
After giving him another dirty look, Asha didn't wait and tapped WARDROBE. Her options were limited, but all better than the skimpy tunic she was wearing. One option was a sexy purple two-piece outfit that Rand would call a "harem girl outfit," but was listed as Elven Sorceress Dress. The second option was a simple rough-spun brown tunic, to mid-thigh, and loose trousers. And the final option was heavy black robes that would make her look like a Dark Sorceress.
"These are my only options?"
"No, you can earn some shekels and buy more clothes," Admin said. "But these are the only FREE options you have. And the outfit you choose will be Bound to you. Pick one."
Asha gave him the side-eye, before turning her attention back to her options. "Fine. Option 1, but only because purple is my favorite color."
"If you say so, babe," Admin said, and the screen vanished.
The outfit replaced the tunic, and she tugged on the skimpy halter top to adjust it better, feeling a little self-conscious under the Admin's leering eyes. Her boobs and body were sexily displayed beyond anything she'd ever done before, and she was known to sex it up.
"Now what?" she asked.
"Start playing. Vanquish your enemies! Conquer dungeons and kingdoms! Enjoy your newfound immortality! Welcome to the Hidden Realms!"
"Um, okay. Can you tell me if any of my friends followed me through to the Hidden Realms?"
"Yes. I don't know or care how many were in your group, but some came through the same portal immediately after you," Admin said, starting to fade away. "I cannot tell you exactly where they are, because all Spawn Sites are secret, but they are in the same river valley. Bye-bye, babe. Looking good."
Asha almost went back to HELP, but decided she didn't want to speak to the little pervy geek again. Ever. So she pulled up her stats.
Current status
:
Name:
Asha
Race:
High Elf (Desert Tribes)
Class:
Sorceress (Novice)
Leveclass="underline"
10 (1% to next level)
Alignment:
Neutral
Health:
100/100
Strength:
10/10
Endurance:
10/10
Agility:
10
Mana:
100
Skills:
(Click to View/Hide)
Possessions:
(Click to View/Hide)
Player Kills:
0
Deaths:
0
"That's actually not as bad as it could be," she said. "At least it wiped out all of my player kills."
The sorceress walked around the meadow, while braiding her hair. There wasn't anything to eat or drink, and she felt a little hungry and thirsty. In the previous realm players were required to eat and drink to maintain their health, so it was probably doubly important in her new realm since she actually felt hunger and thirst.
"I wonder how many realms there are in the Game? The little Admin thing said I entered the Hidden Realms. Plural," she said. The HUD offered nothing to answer that question, or help her in any way. Until she noticed the MAP function again. A map of the valley appeared before her eyes. "Now this is something I can use."
Her location was shown to be a hilltop close to the Goblin Run River. There were a number of villages, towns, and market towns on the map. Most were along the river. The closest town was Oxenbluff. She looked in that direction, seeing the purple haze of distant mountains.
"I guess I'm going to Oxenbluff, and just pray the others go there as well."
Chapter 6
"Son of a bitch!" Killum cried, sitting up on a stone slab. "Oh man, I hope I didn't just screw up."
He found himself atop a hill overlooking a river. Ancient oaks encircled and shaded him from the morning sun.
How do I know it's morning? he wondered. Killum pointed, naming the cardinal points, "North, east, south, and west. I must've gained the skill of Superhuman, level 1."
Killum rolled off the flat stone "bed" and discovered his brief attire. All he wore was a thin gray tunic that was barely long enough to hide his junk. He discovered he was barefoot in the most painful way, by stepping on a sharp stone. Lots of cursing was involved.
"That hurt. That really hurt," Killum said, and then paid a lot more attention to the crispness, the awesome realistic graphics. "This is the most amazing game ever!" He studied his hands, the leaves, and the grass. "This is indistinguishable from real life." After lifting his tunic to check out his virtual family jewels, "Oh hell, I'm huge. This is better than real life."
The only issue was how startlingly white his current character had become, and how shockingly skinny. But the player carefully walked around the small clearing under the massive oaks to check out this new world. It was a pleasant morning, though a little on the cool side with the wind. Being on top of a hill wasn't helping.
I wonder where Asha is? Killum thought. Did anyone else follow us through?
"Time to fix my character," he muttered and concentrated on his HUD. The HUD popped up and he noticed his face in the upper left corner. He checked out the different icons on the task bar to the right of his face. "Status Table. Perfect."
Current status
:
Name:
Not Selected
Race:
Not Selected
Class: