Awakening/Error

[Ashtver]

My eyes flicker open, and I stare at the world around me. -Where am I?- I think, taking in my surroundings. The once beautiful buildings around me are now run over with miss and shrubbery, and the ground is cracked and jagged, almost like some kind of earthquake occurred. -I was just logging into Elder Tale after downloading the latest patch and...- Then I realise. -Don't tell me, is this the Unfounded Kingdom's land in Elder Tale?!- After seeing and reading too many gaming fantasy stories, I try multiple methods of opening a menu. Swiping either hand in front of me, clenching my fist, pressing my wrist, but nothing works. I give up and lean against a wall. I tap the wall as I'm thinking and a ringing noise fills my ears. I step back and look up to see the Elder Tale interface in front of me. "Ah, so tapping works" I mumble to myself. I select the character tab to look at my stats. -Oh, yeah! I was planning on finishing off my 90th level!- But I'm disappointed. A message pops up on the stats screen, reading, "FATAL ERROR: LEVELS RESET". I stare, open mouthed, at the message. I fall to my knees, and yell into the open air, "WHY ME?!"

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[Ashtver]

I rush to open my menu again, this time with ease, this to look at my equipment. I see my two Starter Spears and my Starter Platemail, due to the Blacksmith sub-class's Beginner Skill, in my inventory. -Well, at least I have what I started with the first time I played- I think. I equip my gear, and feel the weight of my Platemail over my body. Surprisingly, it actually isn't too heavy. My Spears also feel highly light, but also very flimsy. The last thing to check out is my skills. Aura Saber, Mirage Dealer and Fickle Roulette are still beginner skills. I select them and see them appear in a hotbar at the right corner of my vision. -Voice-commands, I guess. Let's test it-

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