Hello! This is the writer of this story, this is my first time really writing for pleasure or with the intent for it not to just be mediocre so I would love some constructive criticism on how to get better, as you can see I am not really super experienced and may mess up on little things. Well that's all I have to say enjoy the story even if it is extremely short in its current state

"Man, this sucks," I thought, "why did I even bother trying to help."

"You should've just stayed out of it, hero!" The kid I just tried to save practically screamed at me.

"I don't know, you seemed like you needed help!" I replied.

"Next time, don't try to play hero!" He yelled at me with clear venom in his voice.

"I was just trying to help," I said back.

I don't understand why he's so angry, it's not like he's the only one in this stupid tree! Why isn't he grateful, I tried didn't I? I finally saw my grandpa's RV, the rustbucket drive to us.

"C'mon, Ben, Let's go!" grandpa said with the windows down.

'Um… a little help here!" I said in clear disbelief.

I was cut down extremely hastily and fell about a foot or two landing on my butt,

"Ow! Careful!" I cried

Skill Created: Physical Resistance LVL 1 (3%)

This is the measure of how much your body can handle, like a cushion for the blows

you take.

5% less damage from physical attacks.

I just sat in disbelief for about five seconds, if I'm being honest I probably looked like I hit my head. I rubbed my eyes and just like that the bright blue screen disappeared.

"You okay there, sport?" Asked grandpa Max.

"Yeah, I'm fine just was surprised at the sudden fall, nothing to worry about!" I quickly babbled.

I got up as quickly as humanly possible and made my way into the Rustbucket, just after grandpa Max went inside.

"Well, see you next school year! Hope you enjoy life!" I said with a smirk.

"Ahhh, I've been waiting for this trip all year... What is she doing here!" I screamed

Why was my annoying cousin here! Maybe he's just picking her up from school he has been on the road, maybe he just gave her a ride.

"Take it easy! Somebody convinced my mom that going camping for the summer would be a good experience." My dweebazoid cousin, Gwen, replied.

"Grandpa! Tell me you didn't!" I exclaimed.

"Is there a problem, Benjamin?" Grandma replied.

I got a quick chill down my spine from that look and cold reply, "No. It's fine, nothing to worry about here." I said hastily.

When we finally made it to the campsite I had to calm down, it had been twenty minutes but I could still feel that scary presence washing over me, I know he didn't mean anything by it but, by God, did it freak me out.

Skill Created: Detect Danger LVL 2 (18%)

You can use this skill to detect when you are in danger of something, for example,

getting thrown out of an RV and onto the street.

Detect Danger within an 11-foot radius.

I paled, there was no mistaking it, I am getting menus from a video game. After reading through I wanted to punch whatever mysterious force made these skills. Okay, now is no time to freak out, I don't want to go to a mental asylum, so I should wait until I go somewhere where no one will see or hear me trying stuff out.

For thinking before you act you get +1 WIS.

Okay, I have got to get used to that, at least that confirms that I would probably be sent to a mental asylum. Just keep calm, don't freak out, you have time before you have to freak out.

"Hey, dweeb, Grandpa sent me to come to get you, we'll be there in about five minutes," Gwen told me.

"Wow, way to relay a message, doofus," I responded.

"Just shut up and come to the front of the RV, jerk," Gwen told me before taking her to leave.

I got up hesitantly and made my way to the front of the RV.

"Hey, sport! You feeling better?" Grandpa asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. So we almost at the campsite?" I questioned just trying to make some small talk to ease the tension.

"Yeah, we'll be stopping in just about two minutes, just hang tight." He replied.

We stopped and got out, we set up a table and just decided on relaxing for a bit. I took a seat at the small collapsible table.

"So, what are we going to eat!? Burgers? Pizza?" I asked eagerly.

"Actually, I was thinking, how about we try to make this trip more interesting!" Said Grandpa Max.

"What do you mean?" asked Gwen.

"You'll see" Grandpa answered.

He came back with a bowl of worms. A bowl of worms! Are you kidding me!

"Are you sure we can't just have burgers?" I asked trying to force out whatever child cuteness I had left.

"Nonsense! This summer is going to be an adventure for your taste buds!" He said

I tried to not let out a groan, "Might as well try it?" I said to Gwen

"You're crazy if you do that!" screamed Gwen.

"Have fun starving, dweeb," I said before grabbing one and eating it in one gulp.

That was… just as terrible as I expected, I gagged and barely stopped myself from puking, hopefully, I'll build up a resistance. I waited oh so patiently for that skill.

Skill Created: Poison Resistance LVL 1 (3%)

Your resistance to poison or at the very least, food

5% chance to negate basic poison, the more potent the lower the percent

Now, this is just getting ridiculous, I was hoping for something to make this better, but poison? This was going to be a long summer.

"I can't believe you just did that," said Gwen.

"Whatever, it was just a bit gross," I replied

Gwen was quick to throw out the worms into the woods and leave. I ate a few more, even if I didn't like it, it would probably be useful to have the skill.

Poison Resistance has leveled up by one!

If that was what one meal took I'm honestly worried for my life and my sanity, how was I going to survive the summer. I went over and took a seat in the grass with my amazing Sumo Slammers Exclusive Handheld System™ I tried to act as normal as possible which was pretty easy while playing the best game ever! Time for some experiments just casually walk off, "I'm gonna take a walk, smell you around, Gwen." I said sticking out my tongue for effect. Hopefully, that was believable enough.

Okay, so let's try some commands, no buttons, no keyboard, maybe voice activation?

"Profile!"

"Okay, so that's a no go on that," I spoke to myself.

"Let's try… Inventory!"

A small screen with little brown boxes in an orange border appeared right in front of me, "That is so cool!" I screamed.

I quickly clasped my hand over my mouth, can't have my freak of a cousin hearing me. I picked up my handheld from the ground, "Put in slot number one!" Nothing makes sense, why should this be easy. I slowly put the system into the menu. It came up in the menu with the exact name I had mentioned, Sumo Slammers Exclusive Handheld System™ it was orange in color and had a very short description, a precious item to Benjamin Kirby Tennyson, it has a skill similar to most other devices, when in the hands of the owner it gives -1 INT but +1 DEX

That kind of eliminates me playing that now, dang I don't want to be stupid. Wait, so I have physical stats? Let's try that!

"Stats!"

"Abilities!

"Status!"

Name| Benjamin (Ben) Kirby Tennyson

Age| 10

Species| Human

Level: 2 Next Level: 146/200

HP: 40/40

MP: 10/10

Strength:8

Dexterity:4

Agility:6

Vitality:8

Intelligence:2(3)

Wisdom:4(5)

Luck:8

Stat Points:5

Profession(s): Gamer

Buffs/Debuffs(?)

"Hey! I'm not that stupid!" this whole system is so stupid!

Would you like to take a tutorial?

Yes/No

At least it would explain this stupid system, "Sure why not?" I said.

The menu disappeared after a said that and a giant wall of text appeared.

HP (Health Points) How much damage you can take before you inevitably die

MP (Magic Points) Your capacity to use magic and how much you can use

Strength: The power you can exert, the power behind your hits and physical ability

Dexterity: Your skill in maneuvering your body, especially your hands

Agility: Your speed, how fast you can move and how fast you can attack

Vitality: How you defend from the hits you take this is directly connected to HP

Intelligence: How smart you are and how much capacity for magic you have it is

directly connected with MP

Wisdom: How you use the knowledge you have and recovering your MP

Luck: The higher the luck the rarer the drops you get from defeating enemies

If I'm understanding this correctly I am pretty strong but I'm stupid. Aw, man! I need to be smarter I don't want to be an idiot! Let's put all of my points into Intelligence.

Are you sure about that?

Yes/No

"Of course! I'm no idiot," I said to myself, "At least, I won't be anymore."

I felt a small tingling and a short, weak headache. Hopefully, I won't just barely pass classes anymore. Maybe I could figure out how to use that magic that I have. How about just a small blast, for now, try to look for some energy, come on new brain, I know you're better than this. Like a warmth at the center of my being, I pulled it to the top of my fingertip. I held up my thumb and pointer finger, making a finger gun. Now to use my new move in the best and most dignified way possible, "Pew!" and I shot about a quarter way through the tree in front of me.

"Heck yeah!" I screamed.

Skill Created: Magic Shot LVL 1 (12%)

One of the most basic uses of magic, a blast for attacking enemies quickly.

Cost 5MP per use; Deals 5 damage.

"Heck yeah! That's awesome!" I said

Due to your unique heritage you have

unlocked a special skill.

Unique heritage? What is that supposed to mean? Am I like Superman!? That would be so cool!

Special Skill Created: The Spark LVL 1 (0%)

This is how adept someone is in magic and their progress in it.

+5% Damage to magical attacks.

Get this skill to LVL 10 for an evolution!

What the heck? What is the spark?