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Alisa came upon a door.
“It won’t open. It’s been locked with a key.”
Alisa came upon a door.
“It won’t open. It’s been locked with a key.”
Alisa went inside the Armor Shop by her house. It specialized in shields.
“Oh, you’re planning to venture outside of the city gates, eh, young lady? You’d better get yourself a proper shield. Those monsters will eat you alive out there if you don’t,” said the old man shopkeeper.
“I know. But they’re all so expensive. Also, some of them look a bit bulky for me…”
“How about this light weight leather shield, then? It’s better than nothing, yeah?”
(If you decide to buy the LEATHER SHIELD, make sure you write it on the item list and subtract 20 MESETA.)
Alisa stood outside the spaceport’s gates. Civilians were not allowed here without special permission.
“You may pass,” the security guard said, briefly glancing at her Road Pass. “What’s the matter? You can go now.”
(Come on, I went through a lot of trouble to get that Road Pass, at least look at it for more than a second! Hmph.)
There’s a building inside the spaceport that issues passports. (-40 MESETA as the processing fee for the PASSPORT)
As Alisa boarded the red-bodied spacecraft, her heart danced. She hadn’t been out in space in a number of years. An image floated past her eyes of herself as a child, her brother pulling her hand as they boarded a spaceship years past.
The spacecraft lifted off right on schedule. Freeing itself from gravitational forces, it took off and headed towards the planet Motavia.
The Monster Fly launched an intense wing attack on Alisa, injuring her shoulder. (-1 HP)
“Ow, that hurt!”
Alisa picked up her sword and pierced through the Monster Fly’s head. Green juices came splattering out, and the giant fly came plummeting to the ground. (+1 CP, +5 MESETA)
Before she could relax she heard a different buzzing. This time it came from a monster like a dragon fly, but with a sharp fang on its tail — a Scorpius.
Scorpius: 1 + BP (1-E)
Alisa: CP + BP (2-B)
Alisa and the young man ran away from the still wriggling Robot Police and came into a different district.
“Hey, you’re pretty strong despite your looks,” the bearded man said.
“I was just lucky. And it looks like the Robot Police’s intention wasn’t to kill people…. But anyway, earlier you had said something about ‘comrades’, right?”
The young man fiddled with his beard for a moment, then finally seemed to have come to some sort of decision.
“I’m part of an anti-government group. Ever since La Shiec became leader, people haven’t been allowed to travel to neighboring planets anymore. So basically, I’ve smuggled some fake Road Passes. If you ever go to Scion, head over to the Tool Shop. Just mention my name and you’ll probably get one for free. (Action Chart – Check “A”)
“Thanks! If I have that, I’ll be able to travel through space.”
“That, and,” the young man said, grabbing a sword from his bag, “Here, an iron sword. If you already have one, then having two is only better. It’s a dangerous world out there, you know.” (Obtain item IRON SWORD. If it’s your first one, then add +1 CP).
Alisa gave her thanks once again and then parted ways with the young man. Her destination was Scion, so she headed towards the coast.
That night…
Alisa opened her eyes. The room had become engulfed in a sweltering heat.
“That’s strange — the air conditioner should be working.”
Alisa crawled out of bed with a jolt. As she did so, the door opened from outside.
“Who’s there?”
In the depths of the darkness, a blue and white light came floating up. She peered into the light when suddenly she saw something which sent shivers down her spine — the head of a live monster.
The monster — Nightmare: 20 + BP (1-E)
Alisa: CP + BP (2-J)
Alisa headed for the Tool Shop that the man had talked about. The store was dealing prohibited goods, and the old man of the shop had a stingy look on his face. But, Alisa persevered and managed to get a Road Pass. (Obtain ROAD PASS, -30 MESETA)
In the meanwhile,
“Hello sir, could you please ring this up for me? ♡”
The old shopkeeper at the Armor Shop glanced back and forth between the girl and the money in her hand, as if he was trying to size both up.
“Young lady, you really want to buy that sword…?”
Alisa pulled the iron sword from its scabbard and grinned. It felt very heavy and reassuring. (Obtain item IRON SWORD; +1 CP, -30 MESETA.)
So now, Alisa will:
Alisa came across a 4-way corridor.
“Hmm, so many choices. Eeny-meeny-miney-mo….”
A small gathering of the planet’s natives were standing there. They were a mousy looking species clad in robes. There were two factions of them; a group wearing blue robes, and a group wearing brown robes.
For whatever reason, it seemed like the ones wearing blue were equipped with beam guns, and they were chasing after the ones in brown.