Chapter 44 The Voice

'Where have you been all this time?' Leo asked the voice in his head.

'I've been trying to contact you but It was like something was blocking me. I finally managed to reach you now. ' He replied.

'Have you been listening to everything that's been happening to me since I got my ability?' Leo frowned as he asked, he felt that his privacy was being ignored by this voice.

'I've seen and heard everything that's happened, but not by choice. I'm stuck here, lingering within your mind. It seems I'm now able to communicate with you freely.' The voice said.

'Who exactly are you. Why are you trapped inside my head? How did you get there?' Leo launched a barrage of questions at the voice.

'Woah there kid, one at a time. To answer your first question , my name is Dreifus. Why I'm trapped inside your head and how I got here are a mystery to me. My memories are hazy, but I believe I died somehow...' Dreifus said, his words trailing off at the end.

'You died and somehow ended up inside that wall, then you came along with the ability when it transfered to me. Does that sum it up?' Leo asked.

'Pretty much.' Dreifus replied. 'I do know of something that could help you get stronger in the future, if you're interested.' He added.

'Oh yeah? And what's that?' Leo asked with a hint of sarcasm. Leo didn't really believe that Dreifus could help him, he found no value in this man's words. That was, until he spoke again.

'I can give you a more detailed explanation about the information you received when you got your ability. Gravity, particles, kinetic energy... I can give the information to you.' Dreifus said.

"..."

'What's the matter kid? Why aren't you excited?' Dreifus asked.

'Why does knowing any of that help me? Knowing more about kinetic energy might, but the rest? I don't know about that.' Leo replied.

'Look, there are different types of kinetic energy, you can control all of them. You think that moving around is the full extent of it? Light, heat, sound and electricity. These are all types of kinetic energy as well. I can help you learn how to control them.' Dreifus said.

'How are you going to do that? Knowledge is good and all but unless I can sense these things, I won't be able to affect them. I wouldn't know how to affect them even if I could sense them.' Leo stated.

Leo was very interested in potantially being able to control things like light and sound, but he didn't want to get his hopes up.

'Think, Open System. Then you will see how I can help you.' Dreifus said. ~Sigh~ ' Fine. Open System.' Leo said within his mind.

What can be described as a holographic screen appeared in front of Leo. When the screen appeared, Leo looked around the room at his friend's but even when looking at him none of them said anything about the screen.

'Don't worry, only you can see it.' Dreifus said.

'What is this thing, and what are these numbers?' Leo asked. He was astonished at what was happening right now.

'This is the system screen, and those numbers represent your current physical condition. Leo looked at the numbers on the screen.

- Name: Leofalor

- Level: 1

STATS

- Strength - 6

- Speed - 7

- Stamina - 6

- Agility - 8

- Intelligence - 11

- Perception - 8

- Energy - 20/20

- Unassigned points - 0

'I don't know if these are good or bad. You said these numbers represent my current strength. So what are the average numbers for a human?' Leo asked.

'Humans range anywhere between 1 and 6 for all the stats here other than energy, that is unique to an ability user.' Dreifus explained.

'Everything is around that of a peak human, some slightly above, but why is my intelligence so high?' Leo asked.

'You were given information when you received your ability. In order to be able to understand that information, you were given a boost to your intelligence. I believe your other stats would have been higher if your intelligence didn't take up all the points when you received the ability.' Dreifus explained.

'I see. Energy shows how much power my ability has, correct? '

'Yes. You will be able to improve it over time through your own means, like that core strengthening method the Lieutenant spoke of, or through quests the system gives you.'

'Quests?' Leo had a confused look on his face.

'Just look at the the Quests section on the screen and focus on it, it will open and show you.' Dreifus said.

Leo did as he was instructed. Leo looked for the Quests section and he saw it, but there were other options there as well.

- Quests

- Skills

- Transformation

'What are these other options?' Leo asked.

'We can look at them after the quests, let's just focus on one thing at a time.' Dreifus said.

Leo decided that Dreifus was right and opened the quests menu.

- Daily

- Short term

- Long term

- Sudden

'Go into the daily quests.' Dreifus directed.

Leo did as he said and it opened again.

- Perform core strengthening for 20 minutes

- Do 100 push-ups

- Run 1 Kilometer

- Reward : 1 stat point, +100 XP

- Punishment : None

'The stat point you recieve as a reward will be added to the unallocated points section on the main page. You can then choose which of your stats you wish to increase by placing the point there.' Dreifus explained.

'So you're saying that all I have to do is complete these Quests and I can get stronger. It's that easy?' Leo asked in disbelief.

'Yes. This system will allow you to get stronger. Far stronger than you can imagine. If you add the strength from the system to that which you can achieve on your own naturally. You shall be like a God among men!' Dreifus exclaimed

'A God you say? Well I wouldn't mind gaining power like that. Perhaps I could even use it to fix the problems of this world. To stop all the evil. To save all the innocents. This is what I shall dedicate my power to.' Leo said with a look of determination.

*Ding

- Long term Quest updated