The Identity of Mikimato
Description
After getting hurt during a music video shoot, Jongup starts playing a video game to pass the time. Matoki: Earthventure is a surprisingly popular MMORPG where players can make their own bunny-like avatars and fight to save their world from invading monsters. Jongup, in the beginnng, at the game until a player named Mikimato has him join her party and train him. When he is cleared to go back to performing, Jongup can't play as much anymore and loses contact with Miki until one day, he logs back on to find she hasn't been on in nearly two weeks. Neither have her sisters, Kikimato and Mimimato. Jongup must find the Mato he's become obsessed with, and the journey takes him to an unexpected place.
Inspired by the deviantART group Matokiverse.
Companion Pieces:
-A Warrior to His Lady
Foreword
Warrior Classes
-Assassin - Expert in sneaking & spying abilities; proficient with long-range weapons; more disguise options than any other class; susceptible to close-quarters & hand-to-hand combat, esp. Warriors; can escape battle sooner than other classes; can learn "invisible" sneaking ability (can be bought or learned at different levels)
-Healer - Expert with healing magic & defensive magic; can custom combine healing potions & defensive spells together; has more magic health reserves than any other class; weak to physical attacks, but can customize armor against them; has most clothing options & healing items of all classes; usually the first attacked on war servers
-Mage - Expert with magic attacks & potions; can customize staffs & wands; can create spells by combining existing ones; can handle a secondary weapon or "copy" another class's basic abilities for a short time; can change servers within ten feet of gates; can customize clothes; can escape battle faster than thers classes except Assassins
-Rogue - Has no specific area of expertise but has access to all non-special abilities of all other classes; can specialize in one area but cannot obtain same expertise; have ability to combine two weapon or attack types; usually considered lone players & not usually part of normal parties; have reputations as player killers & will form groups to this end
-Strategist - Expert with maps, class specialties, & weaknesses; has access to more maps & information than other classes; not particularly good with weapons or magic, so not very good on their own; usually first targeted by Assassins or Mages; can purchase more maps; can customize maps & compasses
-Warrior - Experts with mid-, close-range, & hand-to-hand combat & weaponry; more weapon customizing options than any other class; susceptible to Mage attacks & Assassin, but can make armor to protect against physical attacks; weapons can be bought or found in towns and war servers
Matoki Warriors
-Shishimato the Greatest Warrior - Bang Yong-Guk (24)
-Tatsmato the Innocent Face - Kim Him-Chan (24)
-Kekemato the Mysterious Warrior - Jung Dae-Hyun (20)
-Jokomato the Strategy Genius - Yoon Young-Jae (20)
-Dadamato the Lonely Rider - Moon Jong-Up (19)
-Totomato the Wheeled Assassin - Choi Jun-Hong (17)
-Kikimato the Ghost Stalker - Kim Cho-Sun (23)
-Mikimato the Warrior Spy - Kim Cho-Yun (20)
-Mimimato the Bladed Warrior - Kim Cho-Young (19)
-Comato the Master Trickster - Lee Soo-Jin (19)
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