I glared at the window in front of me, the stupid status panel from Solo Levelling didn't actually illuminate my surroundings in a purple glow, but it did let me see in the dark alley better.
"Stupid fucking CYOA, stupid fucking choices."
Instinctively, I wanted to bite my right thumbnail, but with the consequences of my own choices, I was missing my right arm from mid-bicep down.
"I just had~ to fucking pick some drawbacks so I could have a custom fucking system."
Now, I was working on my own personal CYOA, one that I had made myself and decided to play for the fun of it. And I honestly can't tell if this was the best decision I had ever made, or the worst.
"Fucking dropped in Worm down both a fucking ARM and a fucking EYE!" I kicked a lone stray can, listening to it clatter against the ground for a moment as the chill in the air tried to bypass my school uniform that I had to be thankful for as it was altered to my size.
The right sleeve was also buttoned against my shoulder and not flapping in the wind, and the clothes were eternally clean and would change to fit my size should I grow somehow... Not like I'm going to be taller than 4'6" ever again...
Right... System status window-Fuck, I can still feel my right hand. This phantom Limb is screwy as fuck because I can feel it pat against my cheek in time with my left despite it not being there.
...
Right, dropped to the middle of nowhere, Brockton Bay. In the middle of the night. In some random ass alley. With a custom system.
"Hoyoverse System; START!" I was encased in light for a moment, I felt the ground disappear under my feet and ribbons cover me head to toe like a mummy before I dropped to the ground. Despite being unable to see it, I knew for a fact my outfit changed to the Moon Cancer variant of Hakuno. I could feel my long hair slightly swaying in the wind.
"World Select, Zenless Zone Zero!"
I Could feel a blush start to form as I hesitated, but I really did need to get this going. I would only be able to pick 3 of them and keep exactly one, but I had a preferred team in mind that would get the job done no matter what I picked.
"Deck; Victoria Housekeeping."
I twisted my wrist, eagerly waiting to summon my husband to life. Even if it would just be a VI attempting to cosplay as him rather than actually summoning him. Only to be disappointed as I stared at the empty air of my right hand... This would take some time to get use to. And I just outed myself as a chuunibyou by tryna copy a Kamen raider.
I swapped my stance, instead focusing on my left hand as I called out the command and deck. The back of the cards were proudly displaying the faction emblem of Victoria Housekeeping, I couldn't stop the butterfly's from fluttering around in my stomach and making me think of- NOT THE TIME, BACK HORNY BRAIN, BACK I SAY!
"Ahem." I cleared my throat and took a breath to hopefully remove that part of my brain from the forefront at the moment, I'm short, and still an adult. Doesn't mean I should late baser instincts take control in this situation.
I flipped the cards over and was treated to some of the tasteful art style that was the signature ZZZ art team's renditions of the members of Victoria Housekeeping. "Select Unit; Von Lycaon." His card left the stack and retreated up my sleeve to rest against my forearm, like I was cheating at poker and swapping cards out.
"Switch Deck; H.S.O.S.6" I flipped my hand-over twice the card's backs changing in a blink, the emblem had changed, and I didn't even look at the art this time before drawing my favourite Anomaly unit. "Select Unit; Hoshimi Miyabi." She'd be the best bet in case I had to go up against a monster like Lung or a particularly fast Hero like... Fuck, what was his name? I know it was at one point... Mad Cap? She was so fast she could probably counter most speedsters, let alone the amount of damage she could deal in lore-
Bah, I'm getting distracted, her card also floated up my sleeve, settling down just behind Lycaon's. "Switch Deck; Sons of Calydon." I pulled Caesar as soon as the infamous logo appeared and watched as the rest disappeared into the ether.
"Squad Set!" I felt the power well in my body as I raised my arm, despite it being my non-dominant hand, and whisper yelled, not wanting to attract too much attention. At least, not anymore from what I have currently possibly attracted.
The cards jettisoned from my sleeve, encircling me and spinning fast. I noticed an extra bit of cards in the circle, most likely the lower rank items to pad out the draws. Still, it was fast enough to generate enough wind to send my cloths and hair riffling through the air, I felt like I was Rin, summoning Archer in UBW.
This was the part I was dreading, though. With the way the system was set up? Each card was a 10% chance since I was only getting one. I assume, if this kept true to the system I outlined and designed, that the rest of the cards were A-Ranks from all 3 choices (Games).
If by some miracle I hit the 30% chance of an S-Rank, it was further broken down into a 33.33% chance that I would get the character I WANTED at the moment. Caesar would be fantastic to keep me alive, Miyabi would be perfect for killing high-powered enemies.
But I fancied having Von Lycaon at my disposal. It would be a VI imitating the characters and trying its best, but it would be imitating the lore versions… Not just the gameplay versions.
"Please be my husband... Please be my Husband." I crossed my fingers before a blinding light forced me to close my eyes.
When I opened my eyes, I was treated to my 6'6" fluffy boy, mind you I was still small enough that if I wanted... Uppies was a valid option. "I am at your disposal~" His voice was a smooth baritone, leaning more to his 1.6 VA, sounding younger and more... Fresh-
And now I'm back in the school uniform. Great- "Master Proxy, you'd do well to stay clean." If I wasn't in such a position, I'd be swooning over how close he is to me. "Uppies." I raised my arms, anticipation clear in my eyes as he chuckled in return. "Very well, Master Proxy." Though, only one of them could hold onto and touch the fluffiness that was his immaculately groomed fur.
I only had one free S-Rank pull like this, and I got quite lucky. It would be sometime before I could possibly summon another agent. "It would be wise to have a plan going forward." And he was right. Right now, I was practically stranded alone in an alley with only the goodest of Bois. And I am basically completely useless in a fight because I don't have anything I can use...
"Right now, we need to figure out when and where exactly we are." He nodded, crouching slightly before- "WOAH!" We soared into the air, the sound of his metal feet just tapping against the brick work were like shotgun shells going off nearby to me at the moment. "Lycaooooooon!" I was thankfully able to hold on, with him carrying me practically in a princess carry while sprinting across the rooftops.
I repressed the urge to whoop and holler as we dashed across the building's, instead choosing to snuggle into Lycaon and gather as much warmth against the frigid air I could. The ride was smooth as we started to search for a perfect building to start our own little "Home Base."
I Idly opened the system window while we moved, practically jamming my finger as hard as I could into the help button to see if anything changed from what I originally designed with my custom system. The top banner glowed a deep purple with a bright dark blue underneath, holding all the information I was looking for.
-[ Welcome to the Hoyoverse System v0.2 ]-
The Hoyoverse System v0.2 grant's it's user access to a combined system of 3 games. And assigns the user various other functions to facilitate their life in a new world.
-[ Squad Select function ]-
Welcome to the SSF, your one-stop shop for getting your favourite characters walking among you. The following text provides details about the SFF and how you gain new characters to grow your own faction and powerbase in whatever world you land on. Wheter thats RWBY, Harry Potter, Fate / Stay Night or Worm.
--[ Currency ]--
As with all Gacha games, you have your own currency, this is generated by the impact you have on the story and or world around you where you find yourself. What ever that may entail, like crushing a Rebellion under your boot or Raising an Army aginst a corrupt King. The world is your Oayster and you can't hide from it... Not if you want to surround your self with a Harem of your own making.
--[ Pity System and Limited Characters ]--
To give all our players and equal footing and the best chance possibile we work on a special pitty system. Every 300 pulls, you gain a point of Convection. Convection points can be used to shift the odds towards certain characters, the more points of Convection, the more likeily you are to spefically roll a character.
And we have spefically removed the Limited Time Characters, as we felt it would be too limiting to have to wait for your favourites to arrive. Not after we implemented the Free 5 Star Starter function.
--[ Free 5 Star Starter ]--
At the start of their journey, each Player is granted the chance to gain one 5-Star character of their choosing from the following list; Zenless Zone Zero, Honkai Star Rail, Genshin Impact.
The first 10 pull given to the player, otherwise known as the "Free 5 Star" function, works differently from the standard Gacha function's of the Hoyoverse games.
The player selects 3 5-Stars from anywhere of their choosing, which are subsequently added to the draw pool. The play can still lose on this first 10 pull but is still guaranteed a 4-Star character of choosing afterwards.
Once the die has been cast, they have a 30% chance to draw a 5-Star character, which is then divided between 33.33% Chances of each character. Once the first Character has been picked and summoned, the Squad Select Function changes to the standard pity system.
To summon your free 5-Star, initiate the process by shouting "World Select, INSERT WORLD HERE". Aftwards, slecte the "Deck" or rather, faction of you choise and pick a character.
You can either go all in with one Deck or swap said deck for another via "Switch Command" which also works to change the world.
--[ Character Limitations ]--
Please keep in mind, that the only characters you can actually access are Playable Characters, despite not transforming into or gaining anything from them. This goes for both this function and stanard pulls for more characters.
The Virtual Inteligences asigned to each character attempt to imitate the original characters to the best of their abilities, but also have the capacity to grow into their own characters.
--[ FOB's And Home Bases ]--
Every player needs a place they can rest and relax, esspically those stranded on death worlds. Especially with how we don't give you a way to travel the multiverse.
Thus we've added in a special little Base Building System. This also plays into hwo you generate Currency for your own Pulls, Various things can be purchased from the "In Home Shopping Channel" added to what ever electronic devices you may have.
To get started, you need to find somewhere that meets 3 Requirements.
Safe,
Un-occupied,
Liveable.
Once meeting these 3 requirements, you are able to establish a home base.
To learn more about this feature please. Esstablish one of your own.
-[ Hoyoverse System v0.2 ]-
"Tch." I couldn't stop myself, I was anoyed at basically having everything I wrote regurgitated to me. It didn't seem like anything changed, but I can't be too sure about that. "Just another thing to pile upon this shit-hole of a world." I didn't even know the date, this could be before or after taylor's locker incident, and knowing my looks, I'd have to go to school in some fashion if I signed with the PRT.
'Indepentant it is.' I leaned closer to my Fluffy Boy as the secary changed from a Normal city at night to broken down houses and various other buildings that had the homeless population linger around for shelter durring the frigied nights.
"Find me some place that's Safe, Un-occupied and Liveable." Lycaon didn't speak, just nodding as he changed directions. We started heading towards the docks, there would likely be lots of places that could fit our needs.