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Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 1: The Beginning
"Hahaha I gave that stupid man a funny name, looks like I get the last laugh! Serves him right for calling an angel weak!""Well you did lose to him, is that how you return his favor of not killing you? Not that either of you will remember anyway though. Whatever, go get ready, you'll be in the next batch."Everything is black'Where am I?''Who am I?''My name is poko…''what a dumb name, who the hell came up with that''Why can't I remember anything?'Suddenly everything turns white'Are these my hands? Guess so'As poko looks around he sees other people just like him, confused and looking around. Everyone is spread out seemingly randomly and they go as far as he could see in every direction. The closest person is probably 40 ft away. Someone in the distance yells"HELLO? WHATS GOING ON HERE"And as if to answer, a screen suddenly pops up in front of everyone that reads:[Welcome contestants! You are the first batch of challengers to the tower, your memories have been wiped to make
Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 2: The First Floor
[Get ready to start the next floor in][5][4][3][2][1]A bright light hits Poko’s eyes and as he opens them he sees a meadow with a forest surrounding it, a small creek meanders through the meadow and into the forest. In the distance there are mountains and behind him is a closed door that seems to go nowhere. “CREEEEK”All of a sudden from the thick grasses pops up the ugliest green head poko has ever seen, the head starts to charge in Poko’s direction. As it parts the thick grasses poko sees a small glint of metal in its hand. It’s at this moment that poko realizes that his sword is still somehow shoved into the backpack, sticking out awkwardly, and he has no idea how to cast a spell…‘Fuck!’Poko jumps back and began trying to grab the sword but as he grabs it poko realizes, the backpack would not let go of it! The annoying creature is already upon him, it’s to late now. ‘Well I guess I’ve got 5 lives so…’As the ugly little creature lunges at poko with a crude dagger, there
Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 3: On My Own
Poko left in the direction that the Goblins came from, except he walked along the edge of the forest rather than risk an ambush in the weeds. After a couple minutes of walking he found another batch of 5 heading in the direction of the door. One of the green bastards actually had a sword and Shield.After a quick thought Poko decided to ambush them since they hadn’t noticed him yet. They were walking right towards him as he hid in some brush behind a tree. ‘As long as I can kill that sword guy and get some distance I should be fine. Although it might be better to deal with the easier guys first since he has a shield and could block the blow. I think I can kill two before they respond so let’s try that.’As poko waits and tenses up he regrets not trying to meditate for mana but it was to late for that now. As they walk up to the tree Poko is hiding behind he suddenly lunges out swinging his dagger using piercing stab on the closest creature and swinging his sword towards another. It
Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 4: Exploration
After a little while searching the forest, he made a fire using his spell and roasted some wolf meat. With the extra herbs and an edible root he found, it wasn’t great. The meat cooked unevenly and the herbs were far to hard and bitter but at least it filled him up.‘In the future, I’ll make some gourmet food!’The next problem was his health, although it had been a little over an hour poko had only gained 5 hp back. This was the same rate as mana and would take forever, poko didn’t want to waste his only potion. Given is own chef skills, it would probably be a while before good potions like these become available, unless monsters dropped it. ‘Still 7 health is not a lot… but 12 isn’t to bad, everyone starts at 10 so that’s higher than some people have, in the meantime I clearly need to practice my magic and figure out how I want to fight.’And that’s exactly what Poko did, he practiced with lesser fire, then meditation. After some practice Poko got the hang of it and figured out he
Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 5: Goblin Village
An hour later Poko was slowly, stealthily getting closer to the settlement. At this point Poko had 12 health again although his wounds were still sore and stiff. Dusk was going to set in in about an hour and poko was determined to not get caught today. Unfortunately hide wasn’t a very powerful skill, it only passively helped him hide, mostly when he was sitting still. But he still used this advantage to slowly get closer and closer to the settlement, keeping low and in the thicker grasses when he could. As another hour passed and dusk settled, Poko’s health reached 17 making him feel much more comfortable. The encroaching darkness also helped him blend in as most of the goblins returned to the small village. As poko got closer he heard all sorts of occasional fighting, even witnessing a small child goblin being killed and the two adults laughing. But that wasn’t it, in the center of town was a big fire with a pot which they threw the body into. The goblins later ate out of that pot
Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 6: BZZZZZ
'Hmmm unfortunately my current mana didn’t go up when I upgraded it like my health did. I hope meditation won’t disturb the guy… it probably will I’ll just wait an hour, two spells should be good.’After an hour passed Poko tried meditation but as expected, as soon as he tried it the bear snorted and seemed disturbed. Before it could fully wake up Poko started casting lesser fire and finished as the bear opened its eyes.(SWOOSH)“RAAAAWWWRR”The fire lit up the bear as it roared in pain but soon it died to the fire. “Guess you couldn’t Bear the flames hahaha”‘Phew good thing my stats got a bump, now let’s see what it drops.’The bear dropped a chest piece of thin leather armor. “Of course I get chest armor after getting stabbed in the chest twice yesterday, speaking of which how is my body so sore? This HP bar is bull I don’t feel at 100%! I would take a day off but then all my first kills would be stolen. The question now is where should I go. There’s the mountains to the right,
Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 7: Another Boss!
Poko ran quicker than a babysitter’s boyfriend when the car pulls up. He got to the nearby river and dives straight in. After about 20 minutes of only coming up for air he finally leaves the water. Taking a total of 2 damage from the stings.“This honey ingredient is a trap! Damn you ingredient knowledge! Never again! How did the bear do it?? Did he pick the right one or maybe they can’t pierce its fur? Well I’m not touching them anymore!!”Poko slowly went to the shore ready to cast lesser fire, flinching at the sound of buzzing nearby, ready to cast the spell while jumping back in at a moments notice. Suddenly Poko realized, their were bear prints along the river. And these bear prints were bigger than the other bear. Poko curiously walks in the direction the prints came from while watching the trees and looking for plants. Unfortunately he lost the trail quickly but keeps walking in the general direction.About an hour and a half later of carefully walking along Poko finds a gi
Poko’s Rise To The Top Chapter 8: An Eight Legged Monster
Poko followed the cave for about an hour before finding a separate path to the right, compared to the straight large corridor this path seemed small and dug out slowly.‘Ugh finally! Guess I’ll try right then.’About 20 steps in there is a small cavern, only this cavern is filled with some white stringy substance. Upon touching it Poko found it surprisingly sticky and tough. He tries putting the torch up to it and it burns pretty well but with how much string there is, it would take 10x as long to walk through an area. Although that definitely is the way to do it if he wanted to go through here.Poko slowly makes his way through the cavern, on the sides of the cavern are packed with little white balls. There are so many that they look like they are stuffed in with no extra room. These balls look fluffy and about the size of a human. ‘Hmmm what the heck are these? None of my knowledge skills are triggering on this. After the blue ball incident… fuck it if I burn it right away, nothin
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28: Negotiations
Back on the first floor:Eventually a group of people entered the camp with some wolf meat and edible herbs to eat. Gof the blacksmith was very short with rippling muscles, he seemed like the quiet type. Resama the tailor has blonde hair and perky… personalities, she seems very outgoing. Rosliny the potion maker is a beauty with red hair, she looks a bit more stern. Masu is a wider man who seems happy with their catch, he immediately gets to preparing the and cooking the food.After some introductions Masu started cooking and Poko watched intently trying to learn. It was clear Masu was already much better than him and even had multiple skills dealing with cooking. Which considering they were still on the first floor, that was very is impressive.‘These guys are already better than me, my crafting skills are pretty bad I’ll probably need some people to craft for me in the future. These guys are dedicated to their craft, I should try to befriend them.’Willow: “So Oko here wanted to jo
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Chapter 27: Scheming
Inside a throne room that exudes wealth and power sits a king with a few attendants at his side. The king is thinking with a slight frown on his face. In front of the king stands an old man, If Poko was here he would’ve recognized him as the old man he gave the core to. Beside the old man is a middle aged man in nobles clothing.King: “Are you sure this report is correct?”Old Man: “Yes your majesty, I did a preliminary investigation while it was still fresh in the villagers minds, however I didn’t have time to check out the corpse since we couldn’t risk losing the enhancer again.”Noble: “Sire allow me to investigate this more thoroughly, I’m sure there is an explanation.”King:”No, don’t bother. We have other things to worry about right now, if the problem is resolved then that’s one more thing we won’t need to waste resources on.”Noble: “Yes your majesty.”After the two left an attendant asks???:“Sire, do you think it’s one of those incidents the reports have talked about?”King
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Chapter 26: Investments
There were plenty of investment opportunities such as:Apartment buildings which have 100 units(rooms) each, there are 150 apartment buildings. 1 gold to buy each building, 500 copper a month rent for rooms (standard, can be changed) comes with a local manger.There is a section for buying/ selling including craftsmen/artisan buildings. Varying merchant buildings from stalls to large auction sites. (1 silver to 1 gold)Middle housing area has 500 houses (30 silver each)Upper area has 50 big houses (1.5 gold)Guild buildings in near the door. (One for each main class and can’t be bought)Company buildings for sale in middle area and craftsman area. (Varying from 50 silver to 2 gold)Warehouse/ import district near the biggest gate opposite the residential area, warehouses can be bought here. (1 silver to 1 gold)One premium store house for 15 gold which comes with multiple store fronts to rent out, rooms for each major crafting field, a large storage warehouse. Comes with security en
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Chapter 25: The Sub Floor
Poko stats and inventory——————————————————————Name: PokoTower level: 4Lives left: 5Current Health: 75 (75)Current Mana: 31 (60)Mana: 12Stamina: 15Magic power: 19Physical power: 14Constitution: 15AP: 56 Skills:Storage:Store up to 5 square ft or 500lbs (scales with mp)Meditation III:Circulate mana and gather it from your surroundingsLesser Fire II:Create Fire within 100 ft that deals dmg (scales with magic power)Ingredient Identifier I:Identify ingredients and their usesPlant Knowledge II:Identify plants and their usesPiercing Strike I:Increase Pierce damage (scales with strength)Thick Skin II:Decrease incoming physical damageHide II:Others are less likely to see youFire Resistance I:Resist fireQuick Feet II:Move quicker with a burst of speed (consumes stamina)Ore Smelting:Basic knowledge on smelting oreSkinning Knowledge II:Knowledge about skinningTracking I:Used for tracking animals through various terrainSilent Steps II:Move quietly (consum
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Chapter 24: A Fight With Rose Company?
The one at the front looked fairly young and also the leader holding a sword, there was a middle aged women who was probably a healer, an old man holding a wand, a sly looking fella with daggers and a giant man with a tower shield. The tower shield looked very uncomfortable on the horse.“It’s Rose company! Please excuse my humble hospitality, I didn’t expect such prestigious guests for such a simple magical beast extermination.”“You said in the report there was a frost wolf and giant bear right? When did you see them and where?”“They were in the crag tooth ridge, but this man here has already taken care of them. I’m terribly sorry to have wasted your time honorable sirs but if your interested in their hides he is looking to sell them, I’m sure he’ll give you a good price!”The leader of the group looks at Poko. “Hmph look old man you can’t listen to just anybody’s stories, this man is clearly lying.”“No I’m not, I killed them both.”“Do you think I’m an idiot? Show me the hide th
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Chapter 23: Plenty Of Rewards!
The lesser fire did not destroy the shield, only dimming it a little. He would probably need 2 more flame spells to destroy it. The man now did something weird, he charged at Poko. Poko was caught off guard as all the man needed now was a quick spell and it would probably do a lot to him but instead he charged at him. But this was to his advantage, Poko closed the distance too with his sword and shield.This time the man did not dodge at all and let the shield block the hit, nearly destroying it. He ran right past Poko and Poko realized what the man was doing, he was likely out of mana and running for his bag and equipment. As soon as Poko finished swinging his sword, he started a fire spell with full power. The man grabbed the bag, rummaged quickly until he took out a blue bottle and gulped it down. Just as he started casting another spell Poko finished his which destroyed the man’s shield and hit him heavily. The man let out a scream and his spell fizzled in the air. Poko used qui
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Chapter 22: A Tough Fight
Poko sprinted up the hill and saw a blue wolf sniffing at some clothes and a shield on the ground. The sword was the beginner sword and looked like scrap, while the shield was dented but still usable. It seems like he beat the first instructor and got the shield but that was it. [Players: 1/30]Before the wolf noticed him Poko started with a fire spell, he used fire control to increase the strength and did not use quick cast as he had the jump on the creature.Of course a magical wolf would notice the change in mana immediately, it raised its head and dodged the fire with a movement skill. Poko followed it up with a quickened fire spell and hit the wolf as it’s skill was probably still on cooldown. However the wolf didn’t bother to dodge and merely opened its mouth.Poko knew what was coming and immediately used his movement skill to dash behind the ridge as an icy breath passed over above him. Poko ran back up, already casting earth shower. As soon as he saw the wolf he cast it an
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Chapter 21: People Are Catching up?
Entering the village Poko soon found a small tavern which he entered, at this time of day there wasn’t many people in the building. Poko was greeted by a girl who looked about 14 years old.“Hello mister, what can I get you?”“Hi, I was wondering if this town has an inn?”“Nope sorry, mom says that there’s not enough travelers for an inn but some farmers rent out barn space.”“Hmm ok, do you know what kind of rumors have been going around lately?”“Rumors? I heard herald was sleeping with the butchers daughter and got caught! Now old man rogers is furious!”‘Highly doubt that’s related to the quest but that’s what I get for being vague.’“Hmm interesting, what about monsters rumors? I’m a hunter and am looking for something new to hunt.”“Hmm well there is a lot of hyenas, rabbits, and deer around here. There’s also the crag tooth ridge but no one goes there because of how dangerous it is, I heard there was a dragon sleeping there!”Poko continued to chat with the little girl but she
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Chapter 20: Easiest Floor?
Poko looks around to see a barren desert.[Welcome to floor 4! Survive!]“So I just have to survive? Probably a time limit I guess.”[You have completed floor four’s mission of {Survive! Last one standing wins!}. To move onto the next floor you may proceed to the door where you will enter the rewards room. You may also choose to increase your floor rating and stay at this floor as long as you want.][BA BA BADAH!!! You have completed this floors hidden mission of {Complete this floor in 30 mins or less without prior knowledge of the floor} Your rewards:1 Extra skill selection at rewards room1 Extra rare class at rewards roomAutomatically a perfect score on your floor evaluation10 bronze at rewards room]…“So everything before about it being a group floor was a trap… you are evil tower!”Just thinking about the groups that would spend days here in the blistering heat not knowing when it will end, with the tower only saying survive and nothing else. It would be a contest to see wh
