154 Chapter 154 (2/2)
Rue grinned and waived a hand, removing her battle armor to reveal herself as a barely clothed fairy. She looked up at him, her lower lip quivering slightly. ”I'm, I'm just here to help and do my best.” Her voice was soft, eager. Yup, she knew exactly what stereotype she was playing into. As James sent another tentacle flying towards her, she reequipped her armor, fire appearing in her eyes.
”I'm going to play up the battle raging fairy.” She said as she easily dodged his attack. ”You've still got to think up your cover story, for when you get summoned.”
That was something that they had both just learned. Shortly after James sent his message to Z, he had received a Private Message from Xander. Seeing that message had made James nauseous. He had been worried that the developer had somehow learned of his message to Z and was going to use it try and kick James from the game even sooner.
Surprisingly though, the message didn't mention anything of the sorts. In fact, it was addressed to both James, and BLANK. In it, Xander had simply reminded both sides that their existence as human players was to be kept a secret at all times, and that they should develop a persona for themselves while they were on the battlefield. Additionally, they needed to create titles befitting of their dungeon for their Avatars, for if and when they were summoned.
It had honestly been quite the rather formal, proper message from Xander. In fact, James had almost wondered if Xander had actually been the one to send it. However, the PS at the bottom, mentioning to BLANK to ensure they completely wiped the floor with James, confirmed it was in fact the asinine developer.
Rue, who was actually an AI, had been rather quick to come up with her perceived persona for her avatar, as well as the name. And James had to admit, it was quite fitting for the form and class she had decided upon.
The White Beast of Chaos. Considering her beastkin form, that of a massive humanoid white tiger, and the berserker barbarian class options. Well, it fit. And he already knew she was going to be rather animalistic on the battlefield. James was pretty sure Rue was really looking forward to roleplaying a ruthless, bloodthirsty barbarian. Considering how she acted sometimes, he had to wonder if she was actually going to be roleplaying, or simply revealing her true colors, and teeth.
James, on the other hand, was having a hard time trying to figure out what exactly he wanted to portray himself as. He really hadn't thought about it. And the fact he needed to create a believable personification for the avatar, as well as a fitting title, made him worried a bit. He couldn't play off of his Glyax title. Otherwise, he was certain some of the players would recognize his username. After all, the Warlock Glyax wasn't just some random player in WoW Universe. So, his favorite username was out the window. What's more, he needed to come up with something that would make sense for his dungeon.
Easier said than done. After all, he was a random dungeon. Nothing in it made sense. It was literally built upon random, chaotic shenanigans. Someone would have to be mad in order to try and create a persona that would fit…. Oh. And like that, James had his idea. Now, he just needed to flesh it out. Which was fitting, because just as another group of players headed towards the avatar portion of the starting area, the entire battlefield shook violently.
In the distance, a loud, booming voice echoed. One that James had heard before.
”My Gumdrop Buttons!” He turned to look off towards BLANKs portion of the Fields of Battle. Currently, James could only see his half of the FoB, and any areas populated by his players. Everything else was covered in a strange fog, likely to keep him from trying to spy on the enemy side before he was summoned.
However, a form was moving rapidly through the mist. A massive, gigantic form. Its footprints were what was causing the very ground to shake. Moments later, James, Rue, and the small group of players from James's side that were patrolling the middle of the battlefield all stared in wonder, and fear. A group of BLANKs players burst into line of sight of James's players, dragging behind them a group of gumdrop buttons. Behind them, the massive gingerbread boss mob. Oh no.