The beginning of Logician.

[Logician_UC 37]

The Beginning of Logician

 

For months I trained in the art of long range combat. Keeping my enemies at a distance, informing my allies of threats, and obliterating those who stood in my way. I started out with a simple weapon, the one I was given from the start. But that didn't last long, it couldn't make the long shots I needed. So I tried others, Devil's Breath, a rocket launcher, even a Railgun.

 

Nothing was good enough for me. I couldn't take my enemies down with as few shots as I wanted. That is...until I found a real sniper's weapon. With a scope and power like no other weapon. With a single shot I could take down even the most well armored opponents and cause my enemies to miss their targets if I couldn't just blast them away.

 

It was easy for a time, with massive armor and a weapon that let me destroy anyone in my sights I was devastation incarnate. However, I soon found a culture of people who threatened my reign. The druggers. Hyped up on powers they could take a shot even from my own weapon at full power and rocket to my location to try and take me down. I fought back vigorously but even though I might still take down a few I was continuously being defeated by these people. It was like they had no honor, they could heal themselves before they died and get straight back into a fight like some vampiric monster.

 

I found if I could get to the right locations I could possibly survive the druggers, and get the chance to hit them too many times for them to heal and return my shots. A place called Madness by many, it had an eerie sound about it and one would think it was the place of an ancient being waiting for one day to awake from its slumber. I fell many times still, but I could take many with me this time. Destroying them from too far away for them to retaliate until it was already over. And so my drugger problem was usually solved by this method.

 

But I would face another opponent far more capable then these pseudo-gods of killing. A small combatant armed with a Railgun and surprisingly little armor for a sniper. It was in a battle among many long highways that I first fought against him, the Shaftbuster. He made killing my team look like child's play and defeated me a few times, as well gaining much respect for his skills. I got him only once near the end of the battle. That would not be the last time I saw him.

It wasn't long before we fought again, only this time he was on my side of the battle. I got to see up close how quickly he dispatched opponents proving again that his skill in taking down opponents long range was significantly superior to my own, easily becoming the best player on my side of the battle with me only coming in second or third.

In fact there would be many more times I would fight against or with the Shaftbuster. I became more skilled, grew in my experience, and obtained a better aim. I tried with great effort to take on this professional, occasionally I could still take him down. One day I was asked to join him in a clan of sorts, which looked much like a guild to me, and create a new persona under which I would follow the rules of the clan. I accepted and began the path and began to climb up the ranks under my new persona of the clan UC.

 

One day I was given the chance to fight against him, with Railgun against Railgun. He stayed with his minimal armor while I chose a slightly heavier armor, but still with significant speed. We battled, using only healing and increased speed to enhance our capabilities. Fired and dodged, dodged and fired. We clashed against one another trying to get off that last shot before the other could. It was glorious, the sensation of combat at this range. I had discovered that while the Shaftbuster could take me on any day in a long range combat where there was any sort of cover I had a chance against him in this scenario. Perhaps it was the location and that we both had the same gun and were light in our movements, or perhaps I had simply misjudged my capabilities as a sniper and was better at this form of combat when facing a professional. But in the end of this battle I won. I had defeated him more times then I had been defeated. Of course, even though I'd beaten him here, I lost to him again when faced in a battle of more usual conditions in which there were teams and different terrain. Despite my efforts I could never seem to truly beat him unless I could decide the location and limits of our fight.

Whatever the case may be, I was a victor in at least one battle with this opponent. A friend of significant skill in combat, a good ally to have when you're in great need. Many times were his skills used to protect his team, again proving that while he was an incredible sniper and combatant, he was also an excellent team player.

 

 

Many people may face a person like this in their journey's. Not everyone will become their ally, neither will everyone get the chance to face them one on one and win. An odd turn of events. I still consider myself to be inferior when it comes to sniping and overall skill, but now at least I can know that I am able to succeed among the professionals of combat.

Edited March 25, 2017 by Blackdrakon30

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

- Added an apostrophe a possessive

- Added title

- Made spacing between paragraphs consistent

- Added in one comma to clarify sentence slightly more

- Slightly modified one sentence for clarification ("I chose slightly heavier armor, but" compared to "I chose slightly more heavy armor but")

 

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I just want to say that I really enjoyed reading this.  ^_^ You have excellent word choice and grammar, and I found myself liking the way you presented the story as a whole from a more "reflection"-ish standpoint. I do hope you end up writing more for the Amateur Writing section in the future! 

Edited March 25, 2017 by Blackdrakon30

[Sr.I3oSS 2,546]

Waaaaw love it. Nice vocab. I hope you write similar pieces in the future. The journey of the poem is quite unique, in my opinion. In a way, positive and negative. Juxtaposition? (just showin' off my keyword vocab ok.)

[Logician_UC 37]

- Added an apostrophe a possessive

- Added title

- Made spacing between paragraphs consistent

- Added in one comma to clarify sentence slightly more

- Slightly modified one sentence for clarification ("I chose slightly heavier armor, but" compared to "I chose slightly more heavy armor but")

 

Approved

 

 

I just want to say that I really enjoyed reading this. ^_^ You have excellent word choice and grammar, and I found myself liking the way you presented the story as a whole from a more "reflection"-ish standpoint. I do hope you end up writing more for the Amateur Writing section in the future!

Thanks! I appreciate it!

Well if all goes well I just might. Especially with the new turret out I have a sort of storyline I might be able to follow. Maybe a series or something. We'll see. I've done writing before, but this kind is completely new to me lol.

[Logician_UC 37]

Waaaaw love it. Nice vocab. I hope you write similar pieces in the future. The journey of the poem is quite unique, in my opinion. In a way, positive and negative. Juxtaposition? (just showin' off my keyword vocab ok.)

Gratias!

I honestly didn't know what that word meant until I looked it up though. I shall have to remember it for later use.

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

I've done writing before, but this kind is completely new to me lol.

Everyone has to start something new somewhere.  ;) 

[Logician_UC 37]

Everyone has to start something new somewhere. ;)

True true.

[Magenta 5,165]

the title suggests a sequel, and i am looking forward to that

no unnecessary usage of fancy words, to the point. i often just read the title of amatuer writings, but this one got me hooked. idk y. i cant describe this in words, but u have some good quality that makes u a potentially gr8 writer. practice more, and u will be reporting soon. gl.

[Logician_UC 37]

the title suggests a sequel, and i am looking forward to that

no unnecessary usage of fancy words, to the point. i often just read the title of amatuer writings, but this one got me hooked. idk y. i cant describe this in words, but u have some good quality that makes u a potentially gr8 writer. practice more, and u will be reporting soon. gl.

Thanks! Cool! I had actually been considering adding onto this with more stories so you got me a bit more determined on doing so.