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New ability unlocked!
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'What?!'
'Stats.'
I scroll through them till I see one with a [New] icon on it.
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[New] Shadow Storage (Active): Through experimentation, you have discovered that you can store shadows in your own shadow. Can hold infinite shadow mana but can only hold a max of 20 shadow creatures.
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'Shadow mana? Is that what they call shadow energy? And I can store creatures in my own shadow?! That will be great for sneak attacks. And assuming that I don't have a limit of the size of the creature, I could store 20 creatures the size of mountains if I revived them.'
'Time to experiment with this shadow storage.'
I stare at the shadow under the cot in front of me and guide it to my shadow. It moves swiftly and quietly to my shadow, like a cat in the night. Once it enters, I feel slightly more powerful.
'Woah, I felt like I could only lift light stuff, but now I feel like I could lift slightly heavier stuff. So since I only just now felt like this, that means that about every two shadows, I get slightly stronger. But does the size of the shadow make a difference?'
I look around the room for a larger shadow and notice a cabinet. I stare intensely into the shadow and like the cots, it follows my line of sight, but I am gonna do two experiments at once, I guide the shadow of the cabinet to the shadow of a cot and continue to stare at the now combined shadows. They start to move with my line of sight, both shadows have combined into one, like water into a lake.
'The shadows combined and grew in size? So my thoughts were correct, they can grow collectively like water. But is there a limit?'
I start to guide the shadow under all the cots, as the shadow gets bigger, it starts to become a mass of darkness and I am forced to wait for people to look away before adding the next shadow to this ever growing mass of sheer will.
By the time I have collect every shadow in the room that I could find, it is barely able to hide under the cot to my left. I wait for everyone to look away and slip it into my shadow.
I feel a huge surge in my strength as the shadow is slowly absorbed into mine. As I amass the last bit of shadow into mine, I realize that I feel like I could now break down a wall with all my strength.
'This makes no sense, where am I gaining this strength from? Is it from my mana increasing? And if so, is this with only me or does it work with others as well? I will have to gain information on this as soon as possible without bringing suspicion to myself.'
After an hour or two, Mr. Johnson walks over, looking a lot friendlier than when I told my story but looks slightly more tired.
"I have finished with the other patients and you are the last one. I checked on you when you came in but I would rather double check to make sure your okay, I might of missed something from before."
I nod. He pulls a chair over and sits down, he starts to chant some random language and puts his hands together. When he is done speaking, a warm yellow light comes from his hands and covers my entire body.
'I look like a literal star if you put a dampener on one.'
I wait for him to finish, he looks at me and frowns, then he lets out a little gasp.
"That can't be right."
I look at him. A slight bit of worry on my face.
"What is it?"
"You came in here with the physique of an average ten year old boy. But now your physique is that of a ten year old boy who trained like a knight for a few months!" He says with amazement and shock in his voice.
"I would think you were a different person if it wasn't for looks being exact. We need to go to another room, I'm gonna have you strip down to your underwear and do a full examination of your body."
'I guess that means that I am the only one with the ability to get stronger from my shadow gathering abilities, or as far as I know of.'
We head to a room that has brown log walls and with a black curtain. Light is being provided by crystals in the four corners of the room. Behind the curtain is a bed, a mirror, and a wooden block.
Mr. Johnson walks over and says in a professional voice, "Please stand behind the curtain and remove all your clothes except your underwear. Call me when you are ready for the examination."
"Ok." Is all I say as I go behind the curtain and close it. I first walk over to the mirror, and look at myself. I have slightly long, dark purple hair and dark purple eyes, my face looks soft yet sharp.
I look 5'6 ft tall and I am currently decked out in a black shirt and blue cloth pants, along with black leather shoes. I strip down to my underwear and gasp. I have the outline of 6 pack abs.
'Nice! Just got to this world and I'm set in the looks department. And I look like I go to the gym casually at the age of ten, this is nuts!'