Post by [Redacted] 9:15 AM, April 18th, 20XX

　　I did it! I actually did it and it worked! We have a number of long term coma patients at my work. Well, I just couldn`t take it anymore and tested it out. By using the patient`s hand, I was able to have them enter the PPVS. I don`t know if they`ll be alright, but it has to be better than being in limbo for a half-decade. I`ll probably be fired because of this but I couldn`t not do something, you know? And if the PPVS can do something for them, it will be worth it.

　　Trapped. I was trapped. Wait. Calm down baby claustrophobia, the last boss I fought had hidden treasure and a hidden exit. This room must have those as well. Probably.

　　I started in the middle where the big ash pile sat. Since I`d never seen the monsters leave ash behind, I figured out the significance of that pretty fast. Kicking my foot into the fluffy gray stuff was a mistake that made itself known when breath sucking pain shot up my foot. The hopping I did next was neither dignified nor graceful.

　　Once I`d recovered, I just used my hands to clear away the ash to reveal a small metal chest.

　　I lifted the lid. Inside sat a thin book with a silver and obsidian spiral. A spellbook! A beautiful, beautiful spellbook. The near physical need to learn it took over and I only just managed to remember to wipe my hands on the cleanest part of my sweater before I snatched it out.

　　I flipped the cover open and the scent of paper goodness overwhelmed me just before I saw the title. Teleportation.

　　This! I was going to learn to teleport! I was going to learn so hard!

　　It didn`t take long, maybe twenty minutes for me to read through its first nine chapters.

　　Congratulations! You have learned the Arcane Assassin spell Teleport level 1!The author`s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.

　　Cost: 1 mana per foot.

　　Cooldown: None while not in combat. 10 second cooldown while in combat.

　　Description: At this level, this spell will only allow the user to teleport themselves and creatures such as pets that count as part of the caster to a location within the caster`s line of sight.

　　While keeping a tight leash on my happiness, I stood and tossed the book into my inventory. A location near one of the walls about 30 feet away seemed like a good test spot. I mentally grabbed it. Motes of dust floating in the air froze as time seemed to stop. The areas beside the spot I aimed for appeared dark and blurry. I pulled my desired location until the ground under my feet matched that area. When I released my mental hold, my mana drained and the world snapped. Time continued and I found myself at the place I wanted to be.

　　"I did it&" I stood frozen for a second. Then it hit me, the joy. The adrenaline. Pure fun. "I did it!"

　　I jumped up and down then danced like someone who can`t.

　　"I... I have a superpower!" Okay, it was technically a magic spell but it felt like a superpower. Just let me have this!

　　Since I was there, I continued searching for the room by examining the walls. It took less time than I thought to find a manmade — or ratmade — line. I used one of my swords to dig around it revealing a square panel. After using my blade as a leaver I managed to pop it open. Inside, I found, not a way out but another chest. A vein in my forehead started to pulse with irritation. While getting more awesome stuff was nice, I needed an exit.

　　I pulled out the chest and opened it to find another book. This one had a stylized mountain on the front made from a tiger`s eye gemstone.

　　I opened the cover to see the title, "Add Earth."

　　Perhaps I had to learn this spell to break the rock door so I could leave?

　　I flipped through the pages. It didn`t take long to learn, perhaps because I`d already read three similar spells, or maybe because my intelligence increased after I leveled.

　　Congratulations! You have learned the Arcane Assassin spell Add Earth level 1!

　　Cost: 15 mana

　　Cooldown: 10 seconds

　　Description: This spell will add 15 earth damage plus your magic modifier (4.5) to your next attack.

　　Huh, 5 more points than my first three Add spells? Is it because I found it on my own?

　　Whatever, I needed to get out of here first. Frankly, I`d spent way too much time in this cave and probably smelled like shit. Actually, I could use my sense of smell now and, while I didn`t notice a bad scent, that didn`t mean there wasn`t one... because I was in a toilet cave. Ew. I needed out! Now!

　　I glared at the cracked stone blocking my exit and teleported over to it. After I waited for a little while for my mana to fill back up I used my new spell by gently tapping the tips of my swords to the ground then stabbing into the center of the stone.

　　Crack! The block split in two leaving a two-inch gap. I pushed at the rocks to get them to move away from the door but it wasn`t budging.

　　"Seriously?!"

　　Wait. What did the teleport spell say? Line of sight? And it didn`t say anything about not being able to teleport through areas I wouldn`t be able to walk through. A grin spread across my face. I found the place I wanted to go, pulled and teleported through the crack in the wall. I grinned. I fucking love teleporting!

　　"There you are!"