I thought over my choice. If I quit, all my progress will be lost. In the beginning of all of this I always had an adrenaline rush. There are no saves, no extra lives, no respawn, but now... nothing can kill me.
Me: "System Menu Options, Open Photos."
Suddenly a photo album crystallized in my hands, I opened the first page. At the top it was labeled "Level 1". An image showing me trying to read a spell book from Tamerial. Me trying to forge my own weapons. Me practicing shooting a rifle in a post-apocalyptic landscape. Me running from a DeathClaw. Me trying to climb a huge 15th century chapel. I skipped quite a few pages to a new label, "Level ???" I chuckled.
Me: "Even the system lost count of my level. Plus it's kinda hard to calculate level when I've jumped from so many universes."
Me fist fighting a dragon. Me putting a Gorgon in a headlock. Me sitting on a throne in a blood covered palace. Me standing atop a giant beast. Me standing on a barren battlefield that was littered with bodies. As I flipped through the pages I noticed my smile began to fade with each photo. Gradually the creatures I had killed grew bigger, stronger, and even more unearthly, however my face showed no excitement. I flipped all the way to the back of the book, to the page labeled "Followers"
Me: "Aela, ClapTrap, Ellie, Elizabeth, Agro, Cortana, Navi, Link, Zelda, Quiet. I've met a lot of people who never even truly existed until I created this device. Although I've learned so much from people who aren't even real."
I closed the book and it disappeared.
Me: "I don't miss my reality. Yet I miss having challenge in my life. Learning at an exponential rate causes everything I do to become so easy I grow bored. It's like having an EXP booster on constantly. Even my brother showed envy towards me. He worked so hard for everything he had... but I made it all look easy. System Menu Options, Show Stats."
A menu appeared and my stats popped up. Every last one was at 9999. I mastered everything. From Illusion magic to Cryomancy. Dexterity to Strength. I can teleport, fly, move at the speed of sound, rewind time, even rip through the fabric of reality. I can defy the laws of physics, I can break the limits of any universe, I adhere to no rules, I could conquer any dimension with the flick of a wrist. Yet having unlimited power is so boring. Like playing a game against someone that has no idea how to play. Every world I entered became dull, so I set locks on my skills, restrictions on my health, mana, stamina, and processing rate. Even those don't help anymore. I didn't predict this. So I didn't build an option to reset, looking back I should have. Then again, the device is hooked directly into my brain. Having the reset option would most likely erase my memories as well as my stats. There were moments I'd hate to forget... and moments I'd love to. I kicked up to my feet and stretched.
Me: "Suppose I'll continue."
Suddenly I heard heavy footsteps headed my way. So heavy they almost made the ground shake. I stopped and listened for a moment.
Me: "Four legs, slow pace, weight determines the power behind each step. Timing between each step suggests it's size is comparable to... a mammoth."
A large Grimm burst through the tree line, and, as I predicted, it looked exactly like a re-skinned mammoth. I sighed and slowly walked towards it as it charged me.
Me: "I have no limitation. Unlimited power is mine within that which is universal."
Text appeared in the top left of my vision. It read "Skill Restrictions Off" I stretched one hand outward, my palm facing the giant beast. Once it got within striking distance it used its tusks to try and ram me. However I grabbed onto one of them and stopped the Grimm in its tracks. I took my index finger on my opposite hand and lightly tapped the mammoth's tusk, slicing clean through it as if it were cleanly cut with a razor sharp blade. I then sidestepped as the mammoth continued its charge and slide to a stop. I threw the portion of the tusk I still held onto the ground and faced the creature once more.
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New Game (RWBY x Male! Reader) Remastered
Fanfiction(Y/N) (L/N) was always the top of his class. Always passing classes with flying colors, his life had no real challenge. Being able to learn at an exponential rate he was able to attend one of the best colleges in the world, along side his older brot...
