Swapping to a different beetle I force some mist inside its eyes and from a cloud claw inside its head again and begin to swipe at it.
"-20"
Oh, my level did affect something cool this will take less time I guess.
"-24"
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"Hell Beetle lvl 5 slain Exp + 20*2"
Alex, what's my level now?
"Level 7/10"
Wow, I'ma get to my first evolution quick wonder what all I'll be able to change? Moving on to the next beetle.
"-3"
What? That's low as hell what level is this guy? Strong ass brain tissue ha... Well, I'll just keep at it I guess.
"-4"
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After many arduous minutes of attacking I finally hear a ring.
"Hell Beetle lvl 28 killed Exp + 100*21"
AHH WHAT THE FUCK WHY DOES IT HURT SO MUCH.
Twitching about in incredible pain I fall off Ellie's shoulder twitching about on the ground luckily the mist covering our presence and hiding us can't be seen. Feeling his pain Ellie jumped panicking she quickly grabbed him and hugged him to herself worriedly looking at his little body for an injury but finding nothing.
"Evolution started automatically due to imminent threat of death caused by the over-accumulation of energy."
Hearing Alex's robotic voice I passed out and when my eyes open again I found myself in the void again.
"How was it being an egg Mr.snuffles."
I'm not a pet... Hearing the soft giggling out in void I find myself wishing I had a face so I could give Alex an embarrassed grin. Taking myself back to the matter at hand I look to Alex's window in front of me. Hey, so what are my evolution options?
"Options? I already said this isn't like before you can choose whatever you want. Think of something. It has to you know... Be possible with the energy available though."
Uh... can you just simplify that to a window like before? I hadn't even gotten the chance to use the old mutation system twice but you are already making this free form?
"I guess... I can come up with a few possible options for you. Let's see."
Waiting patiently staring at the little window that's mostly empty I can't help but wonder... She's distracted and nothing's on the screen... Do you think now I can hug her? Hmm... Fuck it I'll give it a try.
Pouncing forward arms spread I tried to hug her but found myself sad laying on the ground on the other side of the window... With violent uncontrollable laughter spreading out from behind me...
"We are both incorporeal beings why would it be possible for us to touch? Why do you keep trying to hug a see-through square anyways couldn't picture a picture frame would be a comfortable thing to cuddle."
Fine... I'll find another way... Wait can you take physical form too?
"It's possible but not in the same way as you nor right now. You'll have to repair your soul completely first then I'd need to be strong enough to create a ghost-like body alongside you."
Ghost? Doesn't that mean I won't be able to hug you still? What's the point of having a body if you can't do anything with it?
"Ghosts aren't incorporeal but soul-based life forms if the soul is strong enough it's entirely possible for them to be touched but that would require an immense amount of energy."
How much?
"Something like 20time your current amount of energy also you need to get your sudo soul creation skill much higher."
Oh... well sounds like the energy will be a very issue... how much higher?
"A few tiers up maybe."
Will that be as hard as raising in tiers of existence?
"No not in the slightest. Just gotta level it to cap then use the evolve skill on each of the skills."
That's good to bad it takes so much to level that skill up. Gonna be a while. Anyways evolution progress?
"Oh, I've been working on some possible things to allow for different benefits. Take a look."
"Mistborn Evolution: Will provide a passive bonus to all mist-based abilities.
Passive skill Mist Body: Will allow for the overlapping growth of the body through the cosumption of mist created slowly toughening the body. Other than making the physical form stronger generally allowing for additional damage this will also passively increase cap level over time both the minimum required energy to evolve and the maximum you can contain will grow. The minimum will grow at a minor level while the max will grow along a line of multiplication as the body grows.
Mist Healing: Replacing the damaged body parts with mist to restore health. Will create a circular flow allowing for the growth of health through body tempering of mist creation to accelerate. Alternatively possible to use to stimulate growth in none mist based organisms healing wounds faster.
Misty Illusion: Passive skill that may cause enemies inside your mist cover to imagine things in the distance.
Perfect pet Evolution: Hehehe... Sit... Good dog... Strengthen the connection between human and yourself.
True Binding: Tethering the soul with the soul-bound target allowing for communication and the sharing of skills. May cause the human counterpart to be overpowered.
Energy transfer: Health/mana can be shared between the two.
Aero Evolution: Fix wings so flight doesn't demand mist. Multiple ranged attack sills included. The body will be weakened and bones will be hallows to allow for easier flight
TalonBlade Evolution: Strengthen the body weaken the wings and weaken all mist skills but give elemental claws allowing you to choose between many different skills that allow you to do damage in different colors... pretty right? Each kinda elemental attack will have different effects on different targets. May heal elemental targets of the same element. Your level minimum will be multiplied by 5. The body will be immediately 4 times larger and very strong but the potential to the body's strength will be less than the Mistborn.
Frog: Mostly a joke... But here's a large frog tongue and the ability to jump so well... Also spit acid...
Shapeshifter: Weakens the body as the form will become less solid but you can become completely invisible in your own mist and take any shape you can imagine by forming the mist into a physical form. Minimum and max level divided by 10"
Hmm, that's a lot... So no on frog... I could always just wait till I'm actually a frog for that... shapeshifter is interesting as I'd be able to mutate again pretty quick... Talonblade seems useful but I'd lose the ability to fly... Areo is the opposite and makes me too weak and limited... why do I gotta be a keyhole I wanna be a hallway...Perfect pet despite being a joke seems interesting as I'd get human skills right and extra health and mana in a pinch... Mistborn definitely seems like the best... Right?
"I have no opinion nor do I care even if you die as it'll just be waking up quicker or later either way... pick frog for all I care... I just showed you the possible routes you can still choose none of them and design the whole thing yourself. Also if you do choose one of them you can always just pick the other again when you mutate next. But you gotta remember increasing your maximum level will allow us to repair your soul quicker while mutating more might also do the same as the energy you don't use is dumped in to repairs when you mutate. So picking frog may repair your soul more as it does the least so practically speaking the choice is meaningless and any of them have their own merit... Even frog..."
No no... I'd hate to spoil all your work... also that seems like a lot to think about so I'ma just go with the Mistborn since it has the most potential. Oh hey, question you said you are asleep while I'm not here right? Are you aware of what's going on while you are asleep? Is being asleep bad for you? Do you need sleep? Are you happy or sad to be awake?
"I... I don't know whether I'm happy or sad. Yes, I'm asleep. It's more like going over a backlog of old text messages than being aware and I respond mostly based on instinct. I don't have a brain or body to rest so sleep isn't necessary and I don't have an opinion about if it's good or bad."
You need more opinions, Alex... If I don't know what you like how am I gonna make sure you are happy?
"I don't care or need to be happy or sad."
It doesn't matter if you care. I care. As I finished speaking Alex's window took a faint reddish color... Alex... did you just blush? How does a window blush?
"I, I did no such thing!!! Starting the mutation now."
Ha... sure you didn't... talk to you later Alex.