A few hours later, Vladis looked over all the notifications once logging back in. His eyes going wide in surprise.
(User has developed Axe Understanding, Gathering Rank XII)
(User has developed Axe Intent, Pillar Forming Rank XII)
(User has developed Axe Manifestation, Realization Rank XII)
(User has developed Axe Creation, Reformation Rank XII)
(User has developed the skill to wield others Axes, Breaking Bonds, Rank XII)
(+ 5 to strength and defense when wielding axes. 5 stats and skills awarded in total.)
"Ugh!" Vladis collapsed as the massive info worked in his body. Mason the Trainer had evacuated the room to keep everyone from dying. "I.. am.. gonna.. die!" From the depth of his mind, an axe formed shape.
"Congeal!" Vladis shouted on memory. Raw essences pulled inward. The Gathering Rank to basically due to the blueprint of the weapon. A Pillar forming giving the outline more dept. Realization bringing it to existence. Reformation altering to suit the needs of the wielder after breaking down and reforming. Breaking Bonds to break it free from the confines of the Dimension. "Kuff!" Vladis coughed up blood that burned up instantly.
*Schup!* The axe disappeared into Vladis instantly. The most intense migraine pervaded his body. If not for his experience his body would have been destroyed. That and a little help from Noin slowing things down.
'Do not give in Vladis! It has almost settled down!' Noin cleared his mind through the pain. 'If this doesn't cause him to play more then anything will right now!
(1st User to reach Breaking Bonds in a weapon. Would you like to share the achievement?)
Even in this pain, Vladis made sure not to do that. Selecting no, he was surprised about the title awarded.
(Title: Calm and Collected. Wisdom & Intelligence + 1)
*Babump!* Vladis felt his mana rebelled inside his body. Bloody Body forcing him to deal with the pain.
"Grrr. Should have stood logged out. Maybe log back out before I get kicked off." Vladis mumbled.
"Not yet." Vladis heard the voice from above him, as Red Fairy appeared. Her and Noin were doing an odd dance. Essences of black and red swirling into him guided by the two. Vladis saw her name appear. Rosso Scuro. "You are alright by my book! So you better fight harder."
'Not like I really want to but my Gamepod is not ready for this heavy load just yet. Should have just reset the blasted thing. But it is better to let it do a restart shutdown after I go to bed. Ahh, the small things always cause a life lesson.'
(Rosso Scuro has accepted you. Fairy Ring upgraded to Pillar Forming Rank XII
Fairy Ring: Increase in Essences converted to Mana by 1%
Weapon Proficiency increase by 100%)
"There we go!" Rosso cheered fluttering back. Vladis armor looked completely wrecked. It was by his own doing of course. "You are really something else." She circled around the training area repairing it before disappearing into his hair. She then started writing her report. Whenever she finished, she was definitely loading back into her personal character.
"Would you rather I repair it or give you some Training Clothes?" A trainer asked. A few others were with him looking at Vladis like a rare gem. They were battle maniacs.
"Repair." Vladis answered exhausted. The spell was cast and his clothes were fixed. If he took the change in clothes, he knew it would go bad by the way they looked at him. The Trainers have a habit of wanting to spar with people they find interesting. 'If they want me to spar, they are gonna have to pay me or give me something better than a repair.'
"If you are feeling better, how about a spar?!" Mason asked excitedly. The others behind licking their lips in anticipation. Seeing Vladis stare unamused, he made an offer. "If you do, I promise you will not regret it. As well as giving you a Trainer Badge."
Vladis paused to make like he was thinking things over. The Trainer Badge would allow him to train people in his travels for money or resources. Every time he did so, his stats would rise at random and his reputation in the area would go up.
'You should definitely agree!' Noin said using Telepathy. Rosso to the side just nodding her head. 'Good way to get stuff maybe.'
"Alright." Vladis got up and nodded his head gently. He knew he needed to get everything settled hardware wise. 'Gonna need to get off for now. The bot can handle the fighting for a bit.'
'That is good Vladis. I will put in the help ticket to help explain what happened.' Noin said. 'This is a big problem in the game that has been discovered. If multiple people would have done a percentage of what you did, it would have been disastrous. It will be night time when you come back on.'
After the pain reached a certain threshold, he was logged out.
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-Hours later-
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Having finally installing the parts and taking a nap, it was time to log back on. He was not expecting what happened while he was offline to this extent.
The Training Area was a wreck. All the Trainers were to the side exhausted. As well as a few Nuc's from the Wanderer Guild. A red head was in front getting ready to spar against him next. Vladis didn't have the chance to check the notifications before guarding.
"Hah!" Vladis blocked with the wooden axe. Using telekinesis, he formed more axes from sand and struck out relentlessly. 'Ok, what is going on Noin. Where did Rosso go?'
*Bam!* The red head spun in a circle sending all the sand axes away. She charges at Vladis in a straight line next. Wings made of light shooting out of her back.
"Crazy!" Vladis smirked. He was excited to fight against someone as wild as she was. His axe caught her greatsword in a deadlock. Splinters flying in every direction. If not for the recent advancement, he might have been in trouble. "The majority of your stuff is spent in Strength. Not bad at all. Plan on branching out afterward to help yourself.?
"How did you guess?" Rosso broke free and stepped back. Eyes looking at him wildly as she realized he talked. The bot had low responses in the beginning of the game. "It is you again. We can take a break. while you fix yourself up."
(Due to Conflict in the game Health, Attack, Range, and Defense have developed a new algorithm. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
Vladis read everything over and was surprised it was based on the endgame set up. This did not happen until years later down the way. It was a breath of relief and slightly scary. The mental code was still not done, so there was that.
Health increased by 10 per level. Every Rank, gave an additional 5 as well. Titles and Reputation awards adding in here and there.
Defense was calculated off Flexibility base. The substats were added together afterward. Every bit over 10 added to the base for defense purposes. The remainder subtracted as normal. Transformation triggered at random to do odd things. But those were only in key events. Then gear was added in.
Attack was calculated off Strength base. The substats were added together afterward. Every bit over 10 added to the base for damage purposes. The remainder subtracted as normal. Wisdom added randomly based off personal battle instincts. As well as mood. Then gear was added in. This applied to bows, crossbows, darts, and almost every other projectile.
Range was calculated off Intelligence base. The substats were added together afterward. Every bit over 10 added to the base for defense purposes. The remainder subtracted as normal. Cultivation added in afterward.
Name: Vladis Level 4
Rank Gathering V
Titles: Calm and Collected
Health 65
Defense 15.1
Attack 4.4
Range 4.9
Strength 2
Fingers 6
Toes 4
Endurance 4
Flexibility 2
Fingers 2
Toes 3
Muscle Fibers 6
Wisdom 3
Knowledge 5
Understanding 4
Mental Resistance 2
Intelligence 4
Mana Output 2
Mana Absorption 2
Reading 5
Racial 2
Experience Gain 3%
Transformation 54%
Health & Mana regeneration 2%
Unspent stats 9 Unspent skill points 13
Spells
Telepathy II, Telekinesis II, Barrier, Shift III, Levitate II
Skills
Evaluation II, Bloody Body Gathering VIII, Axe Breaking Bonds XII
'Ok, this is a little better. I can fight a little better this way. I need to go and buy an axe... or better yet make one myself. I do not have enough mana to use the one I can congeal.' After stretching and looking it over a final time, Vladis couldn't hide his smile. He was a lot more confident about doing things. In fact, he could kill most in the Arena with ease. 'The game found nothing wrong so.. I have worried about nothing. Haaa, need to relax more. The Night Watch quest might have a lot more going on with the Thieves involved. I need to do that tonight, or at least start it. After all of this anyway.'
"You ready Vladis?" Rosso asked. Vladis ears twitched as the voice pitch and accent matched the Red Fairy. If it was her no problem, if a coincidence, who cares. He gave a nod and charged at her. "Shit!"
*Boom!* The splinters were a lot more devasting with him in control. The "bot" only had half the User's skill level.
Rosso's boots slid in the ground as she tried to stop herself. Stumbling back and rolling, she used her fingers to stop herself. Three of her fingers broke easily enough. Right as she got up, Vladis shifted over and came down with a heel drop.
*Warble!* It was charged with mana and telekinetic might. The air warping from the intense concentration.
"Ahhh!" Rosso put her hand up in a block on instinct. The impact breaking her hand as she did so. The dust in the area pushing out from the mana of the two meeting. "Burning Slash!" Her free left hand moved up gathering a golden flame.
*Fwoosh!* The flame burning Vladis in the chest. The cut was shallow but still did damage.
Health -3
'Levitate!' Vladis cast on her back leg. With her heel coming up, he pushed a little with telekinesis. Rosso slid forward. Her face going towards his knee. 'Danger!' Behind Vladis, he sensed danger. The greatsword was heading towards his back. "Humph!"
'What is he doing?! I know he senses it!' Rosso was surprised when Vladis pulled her forward. "Shit!" The greatsword stabbed him in the back and her in the face. "Ahhhh!"
Health -13
Rosso started to pull herself free, Vladis did not stop her. Their blood mixing together in a weird way. Raising his hands up, Vladis put all his effort into wrapping the sand up. Several axes came swinging down on the two.
"You will lose to!" Rosso yelled. She tried to get out of the way but a telekinetic hand wrapped around her feet. "Damn mage!"
"Shift!" Vladis yelled at the last few seconds. A few bits of the blade's cutting him as he moved back. 5 others cutting into Rosso from every direction. 'Not enough control to use Barrier at the same time. Out of mana already!'
Health -22
"Ahhh!" Rosso screamed with a smile on her face. She was happy for such nice fight. Her health drops to 1 but she did not die. It was the training area after all. She wouldn't die in a match unless Vladis chopped her head off. "Haa.. haaa." Falling on her butt, she stared at him and the stab wound in his chest. "Can not believe you didn't get out the way."
"That was some great control you had there. Great fight." Vladis walked over and helped her up. The Trainer's were clapping happily from the fight. "We need to do this again in the future."
"I can agree to that most definitely. We should go and talk in private. We can come back later." Rosso said leaning into him. Vladis gave her a nod and she told the trainers they would be back. A few looked puzzled but a few of the females smiled looking at how close the two spoke.
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-Resting Area-
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Noin actually cast a barrier to allow them to talk. Rosso waved her hands and both of their armor was restored.
"I assume you put two and two together and know I am the Red Fairy Rosso. I would like to party with you to help with those quests you declined. I guarantee we can get some done. I will not try to get you to hunt hackers I promise. If I do, I will definitely give you a warning." Rosso almost pleaded. Vladis felt he could trust her and he knew why. "Ehhh what the hell is this!?"