Journal entry 1 - monster memories
() = talking out loud
{} = in the Mc head
[] = actions like yawning
(John) I am John, This will be a recorded journal of my life going through every dungeon, the gods never gave me a system to help with my progression. Hence, i made this audio journal to teach people like me how to deal with certain monsters from F to ZZZ rank, i will explain how each item is used in my own way and tell my story and how i ended up in the top ranks of the Guilds, i wanted to learn everything to help my life, but im laying here against this wall with a hole through my stomach, lets start from the beginning shall we…
{John} Jeez im so sleepy [YAWN]
(John) Why is it so dark, I was only planning to take a nap
{John} The wall looks so rough, my bed feels very rocky
(John) Where am I?
{Hello, Human}
(John) Who's there?? Why does your voice feel like it's coming from everywhere?
{I am a being that you would call an angel, human}
(John) Why are you talking to me, where am I?
{Human calm down, you're safe…. For now}
(John) Whatever you're selling, I'm not buying!
{…}
(John) Are you still there?
{zz.. T… why…. Can…}
(John) Hello? You sound like the radio
{..} [Pop!]
(John) Ow! My ears, why the hell would you do that…
[Silence]
{John} Hm well that's concerning, I should probably get up off the ground then
(John) Hello?! Anybody around?
{John} Maybe I should just try and walk forward and feel my way around [shuffling]
{John} The wall is so cold, where the hell am I, I haven't run into a corner so maybe im going the right direction, I hope my eyes can adjust better or some light comes around soon
An already lit torch appeared in front of me, it fell onto the ground almost blinding me from the sudden appearance, it lit up most of the cave-like room I was in, I decided to grab the torch before it went out, when I grabbed it, the lit flame increased and lit more of the hallway.
(John) Well that's convenient, idk where this came from, but it just appeared after I asked for light, maybe it'll work with other things, I want the exit
…
(John) Well at least I tried, or maybe that was too much of an ask for it to give [hmmmm] maybe food and water I do need those
After I said food and water, a small cup of water and half a piece of bread appeared on the ground
(John) More?
…
(John) Maybe that's all I have, do I have a weapon?
After I said a weapon a stick, a small rusted dagger, and a small book
(John) Ohhhh okay, I think I'm understanding it, it's like a backpack right?
A very beat-up backpack appeared on the ground
{John} Oh maybe not, maybe it's like things I want, I'm not sure if I have a limited amount so I'll stop asking for things, I'll drink and eat this, and put the stick and book in the backpack for now, I have to hold my weapon and light source and let's find a way out of here
I walked further down the hallway till I found myself upon a small puddle in the ground, I picked some up with my cup and put the lid on it, and placed it in my backpack
(John) God where the hell am I going
A beat-up paper fell onto the floor
(John) Damn I didn't mean to ask for something
I picked up the paper, at the top of the paper it says Slime then some symbols I've never seen before, I looked further down the paper and I found room with a that was highlighted and small circle that seemed to be me, and it seems that it marks down what I've found or saw cause there's a small blue smudge near me
(John) I'm guessing this is some kind of minimap or something like that in one of those video games
{John} I can't see anything else except for a red X at the top of the map, there is also a gold circle to the right, maybe I should look over there before I leave
I started further down the hallway
[Blop!]
(John) What was that! Who's there? [holding my dagger forward
[Blop!]
{John} it's getting closer, should I run!? It sounds slow, maybe I could fight back? What kind of thing or animal makes these noises though, it sounds like jellyfish is falling on the ground, or maybe jello?
(John) STOP! Don't move closer! If you move any closer I'll be forced to use force against you!
[Blop!]
A small light green jello-looking thing jumped into my light source, and it stood there after its move
{John} What the heck is that, it looks so weird, it's not moving anymore closer, maybe it's friendly
I walked up to it, and it started slowly sliding or rolling across the floor towards some algae, once it touched the algae it started shaking a bit while the algae slowly disappeared into nothing but particles
(John) Whoa you're pretty cool little blob
{John} Wait the map said slime on it, so does that mean this is some kind of slime cave or something
[Ding]
(John) Did my map just ding?
I open my map to see that the top of the page now says Slime Dungeon F - Rank
(John) Oh okay that's cool, little slime I see you have a gem inside you, i wouldn't want to hurt something that hasn't attacked me yet, but I feel like if I were to lie on the ground you would probably eat me or dissolve or disenegrate or whatever you do
{John} I think I still need to do something to it, from what I remember from video games I think I just say like Status window or maybe system? I think if I kill this creature I can sell its gem and maybe its juices im not sure though
(John) status or system open
[ERROR ERROR ERROR!!!]
A loud sound started splitting my brain apart from the inside, I fell to the ground from shock
{John} it feels like my brain is getting ripped out of my head
(John) STOP!!! Ahhhh!!
The small green slime slowly moved towards my hand
{John} oh no [BEEEEP]
(John) Little bud [grunts] Don't [yells] my head please stop
The noise suddenly stopped, I felt calm at last, but then where my hand was, I felt this tingling burning feeling
(John) Damn it
I grabbed my rusty dagger and stabbed the slime, it went straight through the jello-like outer layer and broke the core inside, my left hand was slowly not hurting as much anymore till I felt it slowly feel better, my hand started glowing
(John) woah is this that slime's juice, i thought it would just keep burning but after I killed it, the juice started healing my wounds, maybe i should keep some of it
I decided to take some of the slime and put it in my cup from before, but I forgot I had the water in it and the water started glowing, and stayed that way
(John) Hm I wonder if this also heals me if I drink it, my head still hurts like crazy
I took a small sip and I felt my fatigue leave me instantly, my head was still hurting though
(John) Maybe I should try eating the jello, couldn't hurt to try since it healed me and turned my water into some kind of energy water
I ate some of the slime and instantly felt my whole body feel perfect, my head pain felt like it was a faint memory
(John) Jeez this slime is super strong, i wish I had some bottles to hold this in
3 small glass bottles appeared in front of me
(John) God damn it! I really have to stop saying wish, I've got to think of better ways to spend these wishes that I don't even know the number of, better
I tried to get as much slime as I could and could only fill 1 of the 3 bottles with the slime
(John) Alright that's nice, i wonder what else I could get from wishing, i know in those games they had skills, traits, armor, and titles, those were the main things to make your class strong
I thought of it for a while and decided
(John) I wish to get a skill
Nothing happened
(John) Well it was worth a
A small book appeared in front of me the same size as the one I got before
(John) Wait does that mean the other book is also one, let me try to read it first
The book I just got was named the Peircing Punch Skill and the book from before was named the Fireball Skill, I was able to read the Peircing Punch Skill book pretty easily, once i finished it I heard a ding but nothing appeared then a weird feeling of just knowing it kind of just took place in my head, the fireball book was gibberish
(John) Let me try this skill, do I need to say it out loud or can I just think of using it
As I finished my sentence I felt a sharp strong sense in my hand, i decide to punch the wall and ad i punched the wall it felt like i shot some kind of energy then my i fell to one knee, i felt like i ran a marathon, i deank some of the water and regain all my energy again, i looked at the wall and seen a big hole about 3 inches deep with cracks everwhere
[ding]
(John) ow that was in my head that time, but I suddenly feel like I have more energy than I've ever had before, let's think of some more things I can get maybe I wish for a trait?
[ding] [zzzz] {random}
(John) Well it gave me something but I have this really odd feeling of getting something random, but I feel so strong now, like I could crush stone
I picked up a rock and tried to crush it and hurt my hand
(John) Okay maybe im just stupid, okay since that worked, I wish for a title?
Nothing…
(John) Okay that makes sense since titles should be a thing I gain like achievements and stuff, I wish for armor
A pair of dirty slightly ripped knee pads and elbow pads appeared
(John) Better than nothing I'd say
I put everything on and decided I was equipped enough to explore it further