Origin ARS 3 (Origin A.R.S.) (26 page)

She looked to Shara and shouted, “What about the people! What about our people? I am sick of this... this... this
shit!
”

Shara’s left eyelid twitched. Her sister, her sweet and normally gentle sister, had just said such a thing. She reached down and placed her hand on Origin’s shoulder. “We do what we can to make their lives just a little more bearable, maybe?”

Origin’s fury lessened slightly. She looked down and to the side while her chest heaved. “Yes, I guess you’re right.”

She looked back up at Shara then nodded. “You’ve grown up a little, haven’t you?”

Shara leaned forward and winked at her. She gave her sister a view of far more of her cleavage than Origin had any desire to see. “Think Scott’s noticed?”

“Shara!” Origin gasped aloud and then pouted at her sister.

The ninja girl laughed loudly then tousled her older sister’s hair. “Now now.”

Origin refused to relinquish her pout, despite her sister’s antics. She was in no mood for her sister to hit on her Scott. She might be the goddess of love, but she took after her father more than her mother in that regard.

Her father was the god of loyalty and hope. Her mother was the goddess of fertility. It would be better to say that Origin was the goddess of monogamous romantic love rather than the sort of thing that her mother or older sister Mid championed.

Shara kissed her sister softly on the cheek. “You might want to show him how you’ve grown sometime, sis.”

Origin’s face turned bright red. “Since when do you speak in such a fashion?”

The ninja goddess laughed softly. “I speak that way all the time... I just have no Scott of my own to show my growth to, unless you count the one who had a heart attack.”

“He was so fat...” Origin shook her head slowly. She could not truly envision a Scott who was shaped like a pumpkin with feet. Even her divine talent for imagery fell short of that feat.

Shara pouted then sniffled a little. “Yeah...so fat.”

Rhea reached around and gave her sister a warm hug. She still had not quite gotten over the death, restraining order preventing her visitation, and eventual timeline restoration of her poor Fat Scott.

Time was a fickle thing. Sometimes a person could have too much of it on their hands. At other times there was not enough time to be had. Yet, there were always the exact same number of hours in a day. Scott had both too much time on his hands and not nearly enough.

Crimson Shadow had yet to report a lead on the mermaids or the mermaid queen and their time was running out. He did not want to think about what would happen if the next full moon arrived and the mermaids had not been rescued. They were quite innocent and overly friendly. The Shar-Shar in comparison, were brutish monstrosities. It would not work out well for those poor girls.

Scott sat on the roof of the cabin and gazed up at the star filled sky above.  He was not certain about what was to come. This world was but one of many slightly similar worlds. He enjoyed this land and its strange way of life, but it would not be the version of ARS that the final battles would be fought upon.

He was worried, and excited, about the coming change in venue. While he was concerned that he might not be capable of protecting the people of ARS, he could do nothing but rely on his knowledge of games. This world, and even the original ARS, was designed to be played like a game. Even though there are so-called Lords of Destruction waiting to destroy civilization, they were ultimately still just end game boss monsters. There should be a way to defeat them, and for all he knew that method might simply include a lot of level grinding.

There were quests to be undertaken, special items to find, and all manner of preparations to make. Time on ARS and time in the divine city flowed at different rates. He might have as much as fifteen years of ARS time before the Lords of destruction started to move, unless something happened in the divine city first. Either way, a lot of things in his life would change soon.

He would readily say that the so-called ARS Classic, or Hardcore, server had his interest piqued. Yet, he had slowly begun to find a place in
this
world. He would have to learn a revamped and streamlined system. Many of the skills he had begun to learn would have to be discarded and then relearned in the other world. The ability to customize spells or abilities did seem interesting, however.

Scott looked at the night-time sky and nodded. He was up for the challenge, but it would take time to adjust even though he knew that things would be a lot different. The system for this world had been designed with casual play in mind. The fact that a low-level sorcerer was able to dish out thousands of points of damage with similarly low-level spells spoke volumes about that factor.

The damage mitigation that occurred when two players fought was also another point that should not be overlooked. Someone who could do ten thousand points of damage with a spell might only do a few hundred points of damage to another player.

He had asked Rhea about that once. Her response still made him chuckle a little. “People like to see big numbers, but still want a challenge.”

A lot had happened since he had first come to this world, and now a lot would happen when he left. However, before then he had three major goals to reach. He would rescue the mermaids. He would reach level one hundred and grind his stats till he reached a point where his transferred stats would be equal to the initial player cap for ARS classic. Most of all, however, he planned to crush Corpse Rat.

The Corpse Rat guild had made an enemy of him. He could have let it go if they had just come after him. However, they had gone as far as to tie him up and make him watch while they had slit Rhea’s throat in order to cause a bleed effect to occur. They had set him up to slowly choke to death while he watched her bleed out.

Even if this world was some sort of real life game, that sort of thing was unforgiveable. The people of the town that they had taken over must have to deal with a harsh and unforgiving lifestyle while Corpse Rat was in charge.

There was a lot to do, and little time to do it. He needed to transfer over to the ARS Classic server within the next few months to maximize his chances of developing his skills. He was not certain whether he would be able to defeat the so-called Lords of Destruction, but he had to try.

It was disconcerting; however, that a single death might cause him to start over at level one. That would not be a problem at low-levels, but one mistake, even one little mistake at higher levels and he would be forced to restart after years of work. There would be no time to try and make up for the loss. If that happened, the people of ARS were as good as dead.

In order to complete the mission and save the people he would have to become something that could only exist in fantasy. He had to become a truly invincible hero. All he could do is work hard and try to make the world a better place. It was a lot to take on, but the task fell to him and he would succeed. He had to succeed. The alternative was too horrible to imagine.

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Well, gentle readers we have reached the end of volume three of the Origin ARS Saga. What lies beyond this point is the bestiary and glossary sections. We are close to the end of season one for this series. After finishing up important business in the casual server, our intrepid and occasionally humorous adventurers will find their way to a different version of ARS. Do not fear, however. It will still be just as adorable and occasionally humorous as the current world server.

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Bestiary
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Name:
Razor-Tooth Finnie

Species:
Ar-Piranha

Tier:
One

Level:
8-14

Status:
Common Aquatic Monster

The Razor-Tooth Finnie is a common aquatic ocean monster known for its beautiful and terrifying smile. They are frequently found near the shore of sub-tropical islands, and they rarely spawn more than a few miles off of the coast. The meat of the Razor-Tooth Finnie is considered to be a delicacy. A common rumor cites that the flesh of the Finnie tastes so sweet because they smile so brightly.

Health:
85-280

Mana:
24-52

Attack:
296-387

Defense:
72-96

Strength:
77-136

Agility:
89-190

Accuracy:
91-202

Intellect:
64-119

Luck:
37-192

Racial Traits

Strengths

Ice Resistance:
+10%

Water Resistance:
+499%

Physical Resistance
: +50%

Weaknesses

Electrical Resistance: -
100%

Magic Resistance:
- 40%

Special Traits

Swarm Attack:
When Finnies attack in a swarm they can negate a portion of their opponent’s defense in accordance with the number of finnies that are attacking.

--

Name:
Shar-Shar

Species:
Fish Man

Tier:
One

Level:
15-24

Status:
Common Humanoid Pirates

The Shar-Shar are a race of humanoid fish people who wield crude tools. They have a strong preference for spear weapons and are considered to be both brutish and intelligent. They are a serious threat for sea-faring people who do not practice magic. However, they have little resistance to magical attacks and are quite fearful of anyone who can wield such power. The Shar-Shar are an all-male species and must seek mates from outside their race, often without consent of their chosen mate.

Health:
278-640

Mana:
46-69

Attack:
172-314

Defense:
86-457

Strength:
92-214

Agility:
84-200

Accuracy:
76-145

Intellect:
46-92

Luck:
34-87

Racial Traits

Strengths

Ice Resistance:
+10%

Water Resistance:
+349%

Physical Resistance:
+70%

Weaknesses

Electrical Resistance:
-100%

Magic Resistance:
- 50%

Special Traits

Eternal Sea March
- The Shar-Shar can rapidly respawn in the ocean during a long-running battle as long as their morale is high. This allows them to continue to march forward in a seemingly endless way in an effort to destroy their foes.

--

Name:
Infant Blue Mithril Shark

Species:
Great Shark

Tier:
One

Level:
1-65

Status:
Rare great shark species found only in inner sea areas

The adult Blue Mithril Shark is a rare monster that is only found living in the deep outer ocean. However, they are known to spawn closer to land. Their infants will spend their youth wandering the inner sea in order to build strength and learn to hunt. Once they reach an appropriate strength they will grow into an adult and move into the deep sea. A playful and intelligent species of great shark, they are known for toying with their food.

Health:
190-9400

Mana:
87-768

Attack:
49-2436

Defense:
254-3200

Strength:
92-675

Agility:
63-2210

Accuracy:
76-1459

Intellect:
46-920

Luck:
24-437

Racial Traits

Strengths

Ice Resistance:
+20%

Water Resistance:
+499%

Wind Resistance:
+150%

Physical Resistance:
+300%

Weaknesses

Electrical Resistance:
-100%

Magic Resistance:
- 50%

Special Traits

Terror of the Deep
- The racial special skill of the blue mithril Shark allows them to utilize the energies of darkness and death to damage their prey and then further debilitating them with a life drain, mana drain, and status reduction effect. If the prey should manage to avoid a direct hit, there is still a possibility that some of the effects will occur to a lesser degree.

--

Name:
Pink Armordoe

Species:
Armadillo

Tier:
One

Level:
47-65

Status:
A monster found only in the western mountains of Eizen.

The Pink Armordoe is a monster with hot pink dermal plates, the antlers of a stag, and a laid-back disposition. They are herbivores by nature and will tolerate the intrusion of other species into their area to a limited degree. However, if a non-Armordoe comes too close, they will become highly aggressive.

Health:
1645-2314

Mana:
123-269

Attack:
697-843

Defense:
1136- 1856

Strength:
92-675

Agility:
267-478

Accuracy:
176-457

Intellect:
88-320

Luck:
24-437

Racial Traits

Strengths

Earth Resistance: +
150%

Wind Resistance:
+30%

Physical Resistance:
+150%

Weaknesses