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Chapter 2 - Getting settled

I woke up with a bang literally the widows where rattling and there was a rumble of an explosion in the distance, I fell from the couch I was sleeping on crawling under it as dust fell from the ceiling as the sound faded I crawled from under the couch hearing Sirens shooting by the church and down the street heading towards the explosion. "Fucking Gotham, Open Status." I was annoyed and tired.

[Status]

Name: Alexander Hale

Race: HomoMagi

Age: 5

Class: N/A

Level: 2

Exp: 0/200

Hp: 50/50

Mp: 100/100

Sta: 70/70

[Stats]

Str: 2

Agi: 7

Dex: 9

Vit: 5

Int: 10

Wis: 10

Cha: 6

End: 7

Will: 12

Available points

[5 points]

[Skills]

Gamer's Mind

Keeps you calm live life like its a video game

Immunity to mind control immunity to trauma

Toggle [ON/OFF]

Gamer's Body

Your body behaves like a game character's

You cannot be crippled in any way

Hunger / Thirst is represented by numbers food and drinks can heal you or restore fatigue

Wave magic [Lvl 1]

The ability to manipulate Waves from water to electromagnitism [note: ROB blessing]

Stealth [Lvl 1]

Become the unseen man

5% increased chance of being unnoticed when attempting stealth

10% increased damage when in stealth

1% critical chance based off luck

Observe [Lvl 1]

Understand the world around you through intense observation

[Quests] !

[Shop]

[Music]

[Crafting]

[Spin]

I open up my quests and accept my rewards

*Ding* New skill unlocked

Invintory [Lvl 1]

Store objects inside a interdimentional space outside of time itself

Objects inside will not rot and will stay exactly as they are inside

Money is stored separately and wil not take up space in inventory

Spaces

[02/25] in use

I open my inventory and check whats inside, "Legal documentation, and a flag?" Activating Observation I examined the flag with interest.

Land claim flag

Flag when activated will claim a location under your control cannot be removed by anyone but the host

Unlocks property managment tab

Unlocks building customization tab

Prevents robbery

Prevents Weak Individuals from invading your property without permission

Prevents eviction from property

"Nice this is gonna help me alot, Activate flag." I smile at the notification that appears.

*Ding* Claiming Rundown church

Rundown church

Durability [15987/ 20000]

Facilities [02/20] in use

Storage [005/100]

Cutomization [On/Off]

I activate the cusomization and square data points cover my vision, I look to the crap couch I was sleeping on watching as it highlighted green reminicent of the Fallout base building.

Dismantle [Y/N]

Gain

Wood x5

Cloth x5

Stuffing x5

"This is so cool!!!" I run out of the room and highlight all the broken pews and hit dismantle watching as they Disintigrate into green particles

[Received]

Wood ×100

Cloth x50

Iron x25

Paper x100

I scroll through the options and find a wooden board option for 2 wood a board .25 iron per board. Activating it I watch as a wooden board materialized and nails drive into the wood boarding up the window.

I go abit crazy completely boarding up the windows and heading into the back room I do the same for that window as well, deleting the old couch and putting a bed in its place a desk and some blank books and writing utensils.

I make a small place to cook on using some iron it forms a wood stove and a stool I can reach to cook on should I need to, walking out back into the main area I consider what I should do for training my body and mind Gotham is a very dangerous place especially for a kid with no backing In the end I just set up some targets so I can train my magic on.

"Hopefully this is enough." I run my fingers through my hair as I think on how to activate my magic. "Light waves, radiation waves, sound waves, regular waves created by large bodies of water." I sit down and focus on my memories remembering my own self research for something or another.

'Sound waves are disturbances that travel through a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) as a result of vibrations. These vibrations cause the particles of the medium to oscillate back and forth, transferring energy.

So if I want to stop the sound I make I must negate this wave either by preventing it from generating or redirecting it. Let try something easy focusing on my mana first its a kind of energy so it must have waves to generate.'

I start meditating focusing my attention inwards feeling for my mana.

*Ding* New skill unlocked

Meditation

Meditatiing will regenerate HP, MP, and SP

Increased ability to sense and control mana flow

+5% HP,MP & SP recovery

+5% chance to detect mana and control mana

"Cool thats gonna help alot," I grin getting up to go at the target.

*Ding* Alert Hunger and thirst have reached [25/100] please consume Nutrients

New quest

Secure food

Through purchacing or theft secure your next meal

Rewards

Not starving

+50 xp

Failure

Starvation

Accept

[Y/N]

'I guess I better go to the corner store and get some food.' I slide my shiv into my waistband and leave the building accepting the quest, I make my way down to the store and pull some money out of my invintory putting it into my baggy pocket.

Stepping inside theres a angry man yelling at the cashier who looks bored as the man yells at them, I wander to the back of the store grabbing supplies canned food batteries some bottled water a handheld electric can opener and bringing them to the front pausing when two more men enter the building and stand next to the angry man.

"Get the money out of the register and put it in a bag now!" The angry man pulls out a gun and so does his two buddies, as the cashier starts complying I start putting items in my invintory candles candybars lighters some watches clothes a bunch of canned food and a case of water unaware I was being watched by a kid in spandex who was becoming more and more confused at all the things I was managing to put into my pocket like I was some kinda loot goblin.

"First where are your parents, second where are you putting all of that stuff?" Turning around I came face to face with a very confused Robin, He sighs "wait here kid while I deal with these mooks." He reaches behind him and throws out three birdirangs knocking the guns out of their hands before dashing towards them with his staff to lay a beat down on them.

I didn't stick around to watch I snuck towards the back door and opened it by taking a broom handle and laying it against the push bar before throwing my shoulder into it and falling out into the back alley.

Picking myself up I booked it down the alley back towards my hidehout with enough food to last me at least a couple months, I reach the backdoor of the church and open the door heading inside and then locking it. "Well didn't expect to run into robin." I start getting some food made and set up some candle so I have light at night, after my meal I head into the training area to start trying to figure out my magic and how to utilize it.

"Alright lets try detecting mana first." I begin meditating focusing on my heart beat feeling its flow and a little bit of something else, something different a warm feeling rushed through my body as I sense it, mana flowing from my heart throughout my body into my limbs and to my fingers and toes, I loose myself in the feeling for awhile getting pulled out of it my a system notification.

*Ding* New Skill unlocked

Detect Mana [Lvl 1]

Detect the mana in yourself or other living things by a certain distance.

Range: 15ft radius

Cost: 5MP per minute

Meditation has gained a level

Meditation [Lvl 2]

I grin, "Yes! I did it! Now lets see if I can start manipulating the flow." I try to focus the flow of magic to my fingertips like a gentle push, I watch as the mana flows towards the tips of my fingers. I give it a extra push and snapped my finger feeling the soundwave ripple out of my fingertips infused with my mana and bounce around the room.

*Ding* New skill [x3]

Basic Mana manipulation [Lvl 1]

Manipulate your own internal mana and expell it to cast spells

+5% to Mana Control

+5% to Creating new spells

Echolocation [Lvl 1]

Detect living targets and your environment even in total darkness using mana infused soundwaves

Range: 15 ft radius

Cost: 15 mp

Basic Wave Detection [Lvl 1] Passive

The ability to detect anything that functions with a wave length

Range: 35ft

Will not get a clear picture of objects generating the waves only that they are present

I throw my hands in the air excited at making progress and continued training my skills.

*Meanwhile*

Dick was not having a good day, First he responded to a armed robbery only to get distracted by a kid seemingly able to shove an unlimited amount of things into his pockets, Then Bruce came and grilled him for about ten minutes about being distracted while on mission and then he had lost the dang kid because he booked it out the back door while he was dealing with the crooks robbing the store. "Young master Greyson, I'd recommend leaving the brooding to Master Wayne," Alfred said behind him. "But I messed up I somehow couldn't find a dang five year old kid Alfred." Dick complained, "Indeed you did Young master Dick, but instead of brooding might I recommend learning from your mistakes and coming to eat your dinner before it gets cold?" Alfred stated. "I'll be right there Alfred," Dick turns away from the store security footage and goes to eat dinner. 'I'll find you next time kid.' Dick thinks before leaving the batcave and turning off the lights.

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