Level One

  In Cooper’s dream, he was standing on the top of a mountain, looking down upon a crowd of thousands of worshipers. Cooper is not usually one for being worshipped, but given that it’s already happening, he decides he enjoys it. He calls for silence, and opens his mouth to speak, but just then he returns to life.

  When Cooper opened his eyes, he was staring at a painting of a man in a blue kilt doing a somersault over a running bull. It took him a moment to realize that he was inside the bullpen. The painting was on the ceiling.

  Behind him he heard a thud, and then an earthshattering roar, and he sat up to find that the monster was engaged in a battle with Geek and the three other soldiers. Geek is on the creatures back, trying to hold it in a headlock whil the three others prod the creature with their spear.

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  As Cooper watches, the creature spins, flinging Geek 1 into the wall.

  Cooper would have loved to help Geek, but he also would love not getting killed again, so he scrabbled to his feet, picked up his duffel and rushed through the stone arch.

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  Name: Cooper of Vancouver

  Gender: Male

  Affiliation: None

  Age at Entry: 29

  Current Level: Pr (1)

  Jing: 10/10

  Qi: 10/14

  Shen: 0

  Life #: 2

  Status: Cursed (3)