Chapter 12 - Evolution

'Well, that was quick. I never thought I coudk kill that many monsters at once, so it is strange that I've unlocked my second evolution so quickly. I think it's meant to take much longer than this, isn't it?'

[System Answer]

[You are getting to the stage of evolution around fifty to one hundred times faster than an average monster]

' WHO WAS THA- oh nevermind it was the system... WAIT THE SYSTEM CAN SPEAK?!'

[Hello.]

'Well, I didn't expect that. Alright, I'm ready for evolution.'

[Do you wish to evolve?]

[Yes] [No]

[>Yes<]

[Preparing evolution lines....]

[Normal Evolutions Overridden]

[New Evolutions Aquired]

[Skelengel Mk. II]

[Mage Skeleton]

'Oh, there's a second one now? I can either evolve myself further as a Skelengel, or turn myself into a mage? Let me see the specifics of these...'

[Skelengel Mk. II]

[Evolution of Skelengel Mk. I]

[Grants a boost to all stats, along with stronger skills]

[Mage Skeleton]

[Permanently sacrifices Skelengel Evolution Line]

[100x MP, and access to two new magic sets]

'So, there's more than two stages of Skelengel, huh? And a boost to everything? That's insane. I don't see why I would choose Mage Skeleton, because my MP says boundless, and I don't know what that means. There's no need for such a "Buff", and I can access the magic abilities later.'

[Selected Evolution: Skelengel Mk. II]

[>Yes<] [No]

[Solution preparing...auto-directing body to safe area]

Aaron's body became limp, as his body fell to th ground. He wasn't able to move it, but his body began to walk to his little cave. It was strange. He wasn't controlling his body, yet it was still moving. Once it was at the end of the cave, it fell into a pile of bones, as Aaron's body began preparing to evolve.

{Connection with: 'Shadow Ameratsu' established}

[Well hello again, Aaron. Didn't expect to hear from you so soon!]

'Yeah, it's definitely strange. I found out a way to get thousands of Exp in a single attack.'

[Jesus Christ Aaron, what the hell did you do? You were fighting monsters many levels higher, and you just...killed them? How?]

'Summoned a ball of light and killed 137 of them. Didn't mean to, but I'm probably going to do it again later.'

[Wait, let me check your MP stat..]

After a few moments, there was a gasp.

[Aaron, what the fuck is your MP stat? To me, it just says 'Boundless' and doesn't give me a number.]

'Says that for me aswell. It's either too high to be registered, or infinite. I sure as hell hope that it isn't infinite, because then I'll be targeted as a boss. Don't want that at all.'

[Aaron, what the fuck did you do to make your MP stat go like this?]

'I think it might be due to my "Boundless Ability" skill. It makes sense, due to the term "Boundless" being used for stat.'

[Wait a second. Let me check your evolution.]

[WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?]

'What?!'

[This isn't an evolution I added! It's a completely unique evolution!]

'Wait, I thought you knew about these abilities! Can you not see what I look like?'

[No! I can only see if you are alive or dead! The only time I can check anything else is when I'm talking to you here!]

'Wait a minute. You didn't know I had wings?'

[YOU HAVE WINGS?!]

'Yup. And they work.'

[Who the fuck messed with my system?]

'It said "User", and then had the name covered in tags, so it didn't tell me.'

[Ah, screw it, I can't remove skills from Monsters once they have used them, simply due to the fact that the monster could break if I did.]

'Jesus.'

[Anyways, I can't do anything about it now. You have an entirely new Evolution line, and I have no control over what it does. Great. This will be fun to check up on every once in a while. Might even come down to the planet to see what you look like in the future.]

'You can do that? Cool.'

[Yeah, but if I die while I'm there, I'd be sent back up to where I live for a hundred years, so I rarely go.]

'That's quite the harsh punishment. If you got ambushed the second you arrived down here, you'd have just come here for nothing.'

[Yeah, and I'm banned from harming others while down here.]

{Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but the Evolution has been completed.}

[Ah, well, it was bound to complete at some point. I'll hear from you again, I presume?]

'Of course. I'm not gonna die like an idiot. I'm gonna get stronger, and become powerful enough to carve out a proper life for myself'

[Well, goodbye, Aaron.]

'Goodbye.'

{Enter new body?}

{>Yes<} {No}

Aaron's consciousness drifted away from his conversation with Ameratsu, as his mind was dragged into a new body, one of which he hasn't seen.

He opened his eyes, as they flashed a blinding red in one eye, followed by white in the other. A symbol known to show a monster of boss status. He was now a target, and without realising it, he was going to be hunted.

[New Evolution]

[Skelengel Mk. II]

[You have gained the set of Skelengel Armour]

[You have gained the Skelengel Sword]

[You have gained the Skelengel Dagger]

[You have gained the Skelengel Shield]

[New Skills]

[Skelengelica: By drawing upon the energy inside you, you can cast an attack made of Pure Light, which can beat over Holy Light. The shape and strength depends on how strong you want the attack to be, but it does go to a certain limit.]

[New Stats Unlocked]

[Name: Aaron Stone]

[Race: Skelengel Mk. II (Boundless)]

[Age: Two Days]

[Level: 1/40]

[Attack: 736]

[Defense: 1047]

[Health: 11,928/11,928]

[MP: Boundless (Unknown)]

[Agility: 736]

[Dexterity: 1937]

[Luck: 10]

[Bio Points: 0]

[Atk Points: 25]

[Skills]

[See Skills....]

[Titles]

[See Titles...]

'Huh. This is me now. I like it. It's quite cool what an evolution can do. Now, I need to find out what I look like.'