Chapter 1: Peerless Pumpkinmancer!

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Jack O’Neil was a bastard! (Or so everyone said)

Jack O’Neil really was a goddamn bastard, the worst of the worst!

He was a literal bastard since his parents had never married— and later died.

He was a figurative bastard too, an insane one! He had caused, was causing, and would cause so much pandemonium in the gaming world of INFINITE­. It was the only VR MMORPG worth playing in the 22nd century because of its incredible realism.

Playing INFINITE was akin to living a second life. Except, this one wasn’t in a modern world filled with stacked boring gray boxes forming skyscrapers.

Before INFINITE, there had been gamers and normies. But after INFINITE, there were only try-hards and casuals, with the formers becoming celebrities! It became the first chance to rise up the social ladder for many, ever since they lost their jobs to U-bots.

The reviews were 99% five stars, with 1% being misclicks. It made for a page full of 5*, 5*, 5*, 5*, review PP, 5*, 5*, 5*, 5*! With the review linked to one’s account, even the trolls didn’t dare to write any BS. No one wanted to repeatedly get spawn-killed by angry fans!

It looked a bit like this:

“LegendaryHero: 5* Do you want adventure? Do you want challenge? Do you want incredible treasures? Do you want to live in the greatest magical world ever? Do you want to write a review like me for that sweet ‘Wannabe Critic’ title? Say no more, friend!”

“GuyWearingGlasses: 5* This game has so much potential! As the name says, it’s INFINITE. There is always something to be done, some secret to uncover, and one can even create personalized classes! It can be quite quirky at times, but it’s so much fun!”

“IScareEasily: 5* This game has helped me overcome my fear of jump scares. Before, I was frightened and internally screaming: ‘Oh no, I’m gonna die!’. Now, I don’t feel any fear at all while internally yelling: ‘I’m totally gonna die AND get sweet loot!”

“HobbyFisherman: 5* I like fishing. This game has fishing. It’s great.”

“FriendlyPKer: 5* This game is the best to renew friendships! It brought the gang back together! We take long, relaxing walks on the merchant route while talking about our feelings, philosophy, the world itself, and slaughtering a few dumb travelers.

“HotBloodedHero: 5* This game is awesome! Explore every nook and cranny of an amazing virgin world: the deep valleys, the soft mounds, the wet caves… Special mention to the busty elven maidens, busty fairies, busty nymphs, busty cyclops, etc.”

There were people of all walks of life playing INFINITE. Whether they wanted to relax or aimed to become Rankers, everyone loved the game. Most of them had one thing in common: They all hated Jack’ O!

It had reached such a point that the young, the grown-ups, the elderly, and the deceased all hated him to the very last of his undead bones! But, he wasn’t even trying to be despicable! Not at all!

He was the only Pumpkinmancer, a self-created Class. If one were to scour the Internet, there would be countless legends and myths about him, but none even coming close to the truth!

This is a tale of rebirth and of overcoming the shadows of one’s past.

This is Peerless Pumpkinmancer!

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𝓦𝖊𝖑𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊

Welcome to MMORPG: Rise of The Peerless Pumpkinmancer

Also known as Rise of the PP —> RPP

Thanks for giving this a try. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy it as much as I enjoy writing it 😉

Enjoy! ^_^v

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𝕯𝖊𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓

Pumpkinmancer (noun)

/ˈpəm(p)kənˌmansər/

A person who uses dark magic with a pumpkin specialization, especially to reanimate dead people. They are often associated with chaos, pandemonium, unholy goddamn messes, reckless destruction, etc.

PS: It is unknown how many Pumpkinmancers exist, but they appear in every corner of the gaming world “INFINITE” and are believed to be legions.

PS’: They are known to be highly whimsical and sometimes will even bring blessings. But know this: no matter what they have in store for you, it is already too late when encountering one!

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𝓐𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗’𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊

I won’t force you to read the author’s notes, but I’ll assume everyone has. You know, that little box at the end of every chap? Yes, that one! Similarly to CA, it’s all canon! 😉

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𝓢𝖙𝖔𝖗𝔂 𝕽𝖊𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖘𝖙

Want to decide what happens next in the novel? You can do a story request!

It is at the author’s discretion, and the story will never be compromised because of it. It could be stuff like Naming/Creating a Character/Race/Class/etc. If there is something you feel passionate about, then it would be cool to have it in the novel!

Here’s how!

1. Discord = Regular giveaway titled ‘Novel Request’ on the official discord. The discord link is always on the novel’s page directly. Feel free to join.

2. PRIV readers = Comment “!PPrequest” under a Priv chapter with details of your request. Winners are randomly chosen.

3. Top 3 contributors Golden Tickets every month

4. GIFT = Any gift that gives the novel a feature receives a novel request.

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Creator’s Thought

In my previous life, I lost everything! I lost my loved ones. I lost my worldly possessions. I lost any semblance of health. I lost my reputation, slandered beyond belief. I lost the warmth of human contact, loneliness ever-present. I lost the will to live, only a zombie existing to fulfill this promise of mine. I lost my soul, selling it to gaming. I became the bullshit Light Goddess’ servant in exchange for power! Eternally bound by her restrictions. Loss, so much loss! Despair, sorrow, adversity, agony, and other dark emotions…I endured them all! This was not living: it was surviving at best. This time, I will protect them all, I will be happy, I will cruise through adversity, and I will live! Not just live but live the best fucking life I can! — Jack O’ ~ The one and only Pumpkinmancer