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She didn't know how long she was there, or where she even was.
She felt like she was floating in a strange gel-like substance. She was alone but also felt like she wasn't. She couldn't see or hear anyone but she knew in her very being that someone was there.
She spent most of her time sleeping. Or at least what she thinks is sleeping, she wasn't sure. She only knew that she was missing time and presumed it was because of being asleep.
Time passed slowly. At first, she felt like she was in an endless open space but now she could reach out and touch walls, weird softened walls. She didn't have a word to describe the strange feeling.
As the space got smaller she could hear things that were outside the strange walls. A soothing voice. She couldn't understand the words but they made her feel safe.
It took her a while to realize that the space wasn't getting smaller, that it was she that was getting bigger. The space was starting to get uncomfortable.
She tried not to kick or hit the walls. She didn't know why but something in her told her to be gentle.
A voice would hum to her making her sleepy and relaxed. The soothing sound often lulled her back to sleep.
The voice was humming a song that sounded familiar when it suddenly stopped. It wasn't the first time it happened but when she heard a grunt and suddenly all the gel-like water rapidly started leaving. She startled making her start to kick and hit the walls.
She tried to calm down but then something started pushing her. She didn't know what it was but the strength behind the force was much stronger than she was and she slowly started being shoved through a small short passageway.
When she was pushed out she cried at the sudden warmth leaving her. She was cold and she wanted to go back to where she was before. When she opened her eyes she screamed at the giant blurry man wearing scrubs. A doctor... her mind supplied.
She was confused and cold and everything was so bright. Why was he so big, or was she small?
"Well Miss Sommers, it's a beautiful baby girl!"
The man, no doctor, stated as he wrapped her in a blanket. She was just thinking that it wasn't very soft when the words registered. Baby girl?!
She was jolted from her freak-out when the world started zooming by. When it stopped she felt nauseous and scared but noticed she was on the other side of the room. Was that walking?
"Here you go, Nurse Webber." The doctor said as she was handed off to another person. Like the doctor, the nurse was also blurry but she sensed kindness from her.
The next few minutes were uncomfortable as they did tests. The worst was the weighing, them putting her on cold metal without the blanket. She also felt a prick, like a needle but it only lasted a few seconds. When they were done she was picked up again and zoomed back to where she was, although now she knew it was walking.
She was handed off to another female but this one was much younger, a teen? The girl was obviously her mother, she held her like she was made of glass. The simple act made her instantly connect to this person.
"Hello there, beautiful." The girl whispered to her, like she was worried talking any louder would upset her. It was the voice that would hum and talk to her when she was in the space—No wait a womb—Oh god she came out of someone's vagina.
She knew it wasn't the first time but she didn't remember then.
"Do you have a name for her?" A different female asked. She already had a name it was—It—what was it?
"Yes, her name is Ivy Rose Sommers." The teen mom stated as she gently kissed her forehead. Ivy—that was a nice name. She—Ivy supposed she could keep it.
Just as she accepted the name Ivy, the world got even more blurry and a weird blue transparent floating box appeared in front of her. Ivy blinked, looking around to see if anyone was as weirded out as she was, but realized everyone and everything was frozen. Ivy feeling confused, she went back to the writing, the writing was the only thing she could see clearly.
Congratulations on Becoming a New Gamer!
Welcome Ivy Rose Sommers!
To
The Game of Vampire Diaries
[New Game]
[Continue Game]
[Settings]
[Quit Game]
The Hell? Wait why was it suddenly so easy to think? It was like a veil had been lifted and she could suddenly use her whole brain.
Game? Vampire Diaries? Like The Vampire Diaries!? Her favorite show? But how is that even possible? It reminded her of a fanfic she read once about a gamer's ability.
She had read loads of fanfic about reincarnation but this was strange, actually living it instead of just reading it!
Feeling bewildered she raised a tiny fist, and isn't that weird, and touched the box.
It rippled but stayed where it was. She couldn't reach the settings and she definitely couldn't speak it... Settings Ivy thought, slightly surprised when the screen changed and new words were there.
[Settings]
[Difficulty]
[Auto Save]
[In-Game Menu]
[Auto Loot]
[Permadeath]
[HUD]
[Hints]
[Tutorial]
It didn't have a help option, but the difficulty might give her some clues as to what the hell was going on.
After spending some time going through the settings she was pretty sure she was reincarnated with a gamer ability. She didn't know much about the gamer's ability, she had only read the one fanfic with it.
She didn't like any of the difficulty settings so she went to customize and wow she spent a long time going through them. When she was halfway done with the difficulty she started getting excited. This had the potential to be amazing and she was in her favorite show!
Wait... her name was Sommers.... does that mean she is Jenna's daughter? She looked at her... new Mom and could see blurry red hair. Jenna was amazing in the show and deserved so much better. Ivy wasn't going to let anything happen, Jenna... her Mom would have the best life she could give her. Decision made she returned to the settings.
[Difficulty: Set the Difficulty]
[Super Easy – Easy – Normal – Hard – Nightmare – Customize]
Customize Selected!
🐺 Health & Mana regenerate much faster! [Super Easy]
🐺 Stamina Bar removed [Super Easy]
🐺 Rare Ingredients in Crafting cost less! [Super Easy]
🐺 (Automatic) Common Ingredients cost more! [Hard]
🐺 Dark Magic does not Corrupt you! [Super Easy]
🐺 Black Magic takes longer to Corrupt you! [Super Easy]
🐺 Natural Magic is harder to Master [Hard]
🐺 Ancestral Magic is Impossible to Learn [Nightmare]
🐺 (Automatic) Death Magic is Easy to Learn [Super Easy]
🐺 Divination (prophetic dreams) is possible [Easy]
🐺 Friendships level up at average speed! [Normal]
🐺 Skills level up at a faster speed! [Easy]
🐺 Skills have Tiers! [Hard]
🐺 Supernaturals are harder to kill [Hard]
🐺 The Originals (Mikaelson) are Nearly Impossible to Kill [Nightmare]
🐺 (Automatic) Original Blood is used in Potions, making them X5 Better [Hard]
Are You Happy With Customize Mode?
[YES] [NO] [CHANGE]
[Unable to Cancel Action!]
Makes sense, she was surprised when she selected a super easy and an automatic Hard followed. Looking over it she was happy even though she couldn't change it.
Auto-Save: Auto-save when you sleep, enter a dungeon, and when you level up
[Disabled] [Enabled] [Customize]
Wait, Auto-Save? Did that mean she could go back to previous saves? Woah that was seriously overpowered and awesome!
Ivy looked through Customization and picked the game to save in a separate file every half hour only overriding when the day was over. There was also an option to save when she went to her own bed, Ivy made sure that box was ticked. She didn't want it saving if someone knocked her out, she could just save it herself or change it later.
In-Game Menu: Allows you to view the menu anytime, Time freezes until the menu is closed.
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Ivy enabled that, happy it was an option.
[Auto Loot: Collects loot automatically]
[Disabled] [Enabled]
She's enabling that, she didn't want to have to go looking for loot or worse dig through something nasty.
Permadeath: When enabled, Gamer only has one life.
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Ivy's eyes widened at that, she made sure to disable it. Does this mean she is practically immortal? At least until she dies, or gets turned into a vampire.... did she want to be a vampire? Hell yeah!
HUD: Shows some stats
[Disabled] [Enabled] [Customize]
Huh, that had a lot of options. Choosing to customize took a long time, not as long as difficult but still.
She kept it as minimized as much as possible with only the Health and Mana bars on the bottom right corner. They were bars that took up little space but gave vital information, both of which were 100% at the moment.
Hints: Randomly give hints!
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Ivy enabled hints while musing what kind of hints they would be.
Tutorial: Learn more about the game!
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Ivy wanted to do the tutorial, she didn't know much about a gamer's ability.
Continue Game
[YES] [NO]
...Yes.
Would you like to start the Tutorial?
[YES] [NO]
...Yes. Ivy thought.
[WORLD PAUSED!]
Woah that was some serious power right there.
To begin think or say "Menu"
Hmm, so I can speak it when I learn... but it is so much better to think. Menu
[Status]
[Quests]
[Shop] (Locked)
[Inventory]
[Relationships]
[Skills]
[Perks]
[Party] (Locked)
[Settings]
Status, Ivy thought.
[Status]
Name: Ivy Rose Sommers
Age: 12 Minutes Old
Level: 1
Title:
Race: Witch-Siphon
Class:
Sub-Class:
HP: 176/176 {HPR: 12 per Minute}
MP: 0/510
STR: 0.1| VIT: 1| DEX: 0.5| END: 0.3|
INT: 7| WIS: 3| CHA: 2| LUC: 19|
Money: $0
STP - 0 {Utilize} (5 Per Level/B-day)
PP- 0 {Utilize}
Allegiance: Herself
Holy puff balls, Ivy screamed in her head, She was a Siphon Witch! Okay, squealing as a newborn was weird but man was this cool. Siphoners were super cool and she loved to read about them.
Okay, calm down... she looked over the status again and gave a little wiggle when she got to race, when reading the rest she became confused.
Name: Your name, duh.
Kinda got that!
Age: Your age.
Level: Gain EXP {Experience Points} to level up, by killing, gathering, hunting, and quest, etc.
Title: What others know you by, can be obtained by others, quests, or bought.
Race: Human, Vampire, Werewolf, etc.
HP: Health Points are a representation of how much health you have. If you lose all your health you will respawn to the last save point if PermaDeath is enabled.
Oh, that makes sense.
MP: Mana Points are how much mana/magic one has. When exhausted you must wait for it to replenish, or use potions.
Wait... Mine is 0. Does that mean she can't use magic or she just doesn't have any because she's a siphon?
STR: Strength is how much damage you can do, and how much you can lift and carry. It also affects your Health Points.
So that definitely needs to be worked on.
VIT: Vitality is how healthy you are. The higher the stat the less likely you will get sick. It also affects how you recover, and how long it takes as well as the end result of healing. It also affects your Health Points and regeneration.
Another stat that she has to work on.
DEX: Dexterity is your ability to move and get into tight spaces, as well as flexibility. Your hand and eye coordination and certain acts impact you physically.
Hum... not as important but she sure needs to level it up.
END: Endurance is how long you can continue when hurt or tired. It also affects how much you can carry.
Okay, that doesn't seem too important but it probably is.
INT: Intelligence is how fast you think, read, and get out of sticky situations as well as how well you absorb information. It also affects your mana points.
Intelligence is important. Knowledge is power
WIS: Wisdom is your ability to apply knowledge and intelligence physically and practically. It can also help with thinking on your feet and in sticky situations. It also affects your mana points.
Ivy also wanted to level that up!
CHA: Charisma is how well others react to you, your lies, and your stories. How well you can manipulate, negotiate, and persuade others. It also affects leadership skills.
That would be nice but not too important yet.
LUC: Luck is how lucky you are. The better the items you find and win as well as how you get out of sticky situations with the likelihood of more. Chances are in your favor the higher the stat.
Oh, maybe level that up.
Money: Money makes the world go round!
STP: Stat Points, used to level up stats.
PP: Perk Points, used to get perks.
Allegiance: Who you would stick your neck out for.
Okay, so far she understands. Reading it again she commits it to memory before moving on.
[Status]
Name: Ivy Rose Sommers
Age: 12 Minute Old
Level: 1
Title:
Race: Witch-Siphon
Class:
Sub-Class:
HP: 176/176 {HPR: 12 per Minute}
MP: 0/510
STR: 0.1| VIT: 1| DEX: 0.5| END: 0.3|
INT: 7| WIS: 3| CHA: 2| LUC: 19|
Money: $0
STP - 0 {Utilize} (5 Per Level/B-day)
PP- 0 {Utilize}
Allegiance: Herself
[Quests]
[None]
Okay, wasn't expecting any but was still a little disappointed.
[Shop] (Locked)
Damn.
[Inventory]
Woah, okay she needed a little more time to go through this.
Ivy is pretty sure it's infinite. She changes the settings so she can create categories and tags so she can keep track of all items.
She can't wait to start organizing her inventory. Ivy also changes the settings so that she can put live beings in her inventory without them getting hurt and everything in her inventory stays in status.
[Relationships]
[Jenna Sommers]
Jenna Sommers, Ivy thinks.
Jenna Sommers
Human| Level: 12| (80/100)
{More Info}
Ivy thinks more info and another screen pops up giving more information.
Jenna Sommers
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Job: Student
Title: Mom
Relationship: Mom
Race: Human
Lvl: 12
HP: 1,500/1,326
MP: 1,716/1,716 {Locked}
Affection: (80/100) Loved
Thoughts about you: Jenna loves her baby girl, and she will protect her with everything she has.
STR: 14| VIT: 11| DEX: 12| END: 8|
INT: 27| WIS: 16| CHA: 15| LUC: 3|
Bio: Jenna is a Student at Mystic Falls High School. After getting pregnant her mother threw her out and she is currently working two jobs to afford a tiny apartment.
Wow, she's only Sixteen? She is working two jobs just to live in a tiny apartment. Ivy feels blessed that this young girl... no woman is doing so much for her. Moving on she clicks skills.
[Skills]
[Gamer's Mind] {MAX}:
Allows the Gamer to think rationally in stressful situations, under pressure, and while in traumatic situations.
[Gamer's Body] {MAX}:
Allows the Gamer to live as if in a game. All ailments can heal with a good night's rest. It also allows for converting knowledge into stats and skills.
[Gamer's Soul] {MAX}:
Allows the Game to be able to respawn and save points in life.
[Observe] {MAX}:
This skill grants information about the target to the Gamer. If it's used on another person, the information will be dependent on your level.
[Perks]
[None]
[Party] (Locked)
Ivy isn't sure what Party does or is but she looks forward to unlocking it, and the shop.
[Settings]
Settings were the same as before but with fewer options. Like Permadeath was grayed out.
Ivy couldn't wait to begin.