Information: System messages preceded by - PING - are automatic. They are not Kira's words but rather a system notification (like when Freya opens her status).
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-- POV Freya --
The forest I was in was huge, in some places the trees were so dense that it was impossible to see the sunlight through. You could hear birds chirping in the distance...so mixed with the sound of the leaves moving in the wind, it made the atmosphere less scary though. Each tree was different and similar at the same time, as if each of them (even though there were thousands of them) were one and the same entity.
I approached a tree. It was so tall that I couldn't see its sime, its big and beautiful leaves were dancing in the breeze as if to hypnotize me. Sitting on my hind legs, I looked up at this giant trunk.
*It's finally time to test my very first skill. Kira! What do I have to do to cast "ice creation"?*
[You just have to imagine ice forming in front of you, but be careful because you don't have much MP yet. I suggest you visualize something small to start with].
*Yeah it's true ! Caution is required indeed. I will start slowly.*
Ever since this skill was announced I've been excited about the idea of being able to control ice like in anime on Earth. Imagining being able to throw ice spikes into my enemies' necks made me smile horribly. As a sadistic smile appeared on my wolf face, I imagined in my mind small ice spikes the size of a hand.
Immediately 3 spikes made of ice appeared in front of me, coming out of nowhere in the air.
-- PING --
[Notification: The host has learned the skill Ice Spike(s) (Lvl 1)]
Making them disappear I marveled at this new notification.
*Wow, that was fast! Kira show me the details of this new skill...please *
[Right now!]
[Ice Spike(s) (Lvl 1) - Attack type: allows the user to form one or more ice spikes that can be summoned or/and thrown within a 50 meter radius. Current maximum capacity: 3 spikes. As the skill evolves, the maximum capacity will increase as well as their sizes].
*Hello there! That's great news...but Kira, tell me how many MP I spent on this new skill?*
[Hai! I open your status and as you can see you have spent 30 MP which limits your use to 5 times for now. I also took the liberty of sorting your status, so the most important information will be displayed. When you want to see your full status, feel free to tell me and I will post it for you right away].
*She's really very professional, I like that!*
I was getting used to her presence and oddly enough it felt good to have someone to talk to, someone who wouldn't stab me in the back at the slightest opportunity. Although if Kira had hands, I wouldn't be so adamant in my statement.
Shaking my head to disperse my thoughts, I leaned with more concentration on my newly optimized status.
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[Name: Freya
Age: 0 years / Mentally: 25 years
Title: Blessed by Titania Goddess of Endless Chaos and Eternal Frozen Hell.
Level : 1/10
Exp needed for next level : 0/150
HP : 300/300 MP : 135/175
Strength : 50
Defense : 30
Agility : 42
Stamina : 22
Speed : 40
Intelligence : 110
Charisma : 10 (cute)
Attribute points to be allocated : 0]
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*Kira, its perfect like that! Thank you*
[You're welcome Freya-Sama, it's my duty to support you and help you in your long journey!]
At that very moment, without even realizing it, I had for the first time thanked Kira naturally without being irritated or annoyed. It was the first time in years and it came out of my mouth so naturally that I never paid attention to it. Regaining my focus, I decided to continue testing this new skill to see what its limits were and not get stuck in a potential future fight.
Closing my eyes, I imagined a single spike this time, trying to limit my MP consumption to 30 again. In front of me a frozen woodpecker as big as me formed, guiding it through my mind I ordered it to crash into the tree trunk in front of me. At a lightning speed, it crossed the tree which was one meter thick without too much difficulty, to finally disappear once arrived in the 50 meters limit.
*Wow! I didn't think it was that powerful! If I could have had these skills in my past life I would have certainly slaughtered them all with great pleasure hehehe ~*
That same sadistic smile could once again be seen on my face contrasting strongly with my cute and innocent wolf appearance. One should certainly not forget that behind this fluffy and newly born appearance was a cruel and insensitive 25 year old woman who had already experienced death once.
[N/A: Hey readers ! You probably think she's not cruel and emotionless enough, that's why I say that for the moment she's talking to herself and to Kira. Freya is never unhappy when it comes to her or her power, on the contrary (she's selfish). So she lets herself smile and be excited in her head since she is alone. When she'll finally has interactions with other living beings, the sadistic side (etc) of her personality will come out].
Still rambling I knew I wasn't done experimenting with my skills yet. As I was thinking about how to use "devouring chaos", I had the idea of absorbing a stone next to me. Thinking very hard about the skill as I had done earlier with ice creation, a dense black mist materialized all around the stone making it disappear as if it had never existed.
-- PING --
[The host unlocked the skill Chaos Storage Space (Lvl 1)]
*Nani? Kira please post the details*
[Chaos Storage Space (Lvl 1) - allows the user to store everything except for living things (this does not include corpses). Its capacity is currently 100 spaces, this number will increase with each evolution...so there is no other way to upgrade the skill. Does not consume MP as it is not a combat skill].
*No MP!? Well that's handy! I know now that I can use without fear of losing my MPs the skills not related to the fights. So if I understand correctly now I have a stone in my storage ? How do I get it out?*
[Freya-Sama, just think of one of the things you have stored and imagine it appearing near you].
At that moment, the small stone that I had picked up a few minutes ago ended up at my feet without me having to move a finger.
[I should mention that later on when you use absorbent chaos on a corpse, you will only get the extra EXP after you make it disappear. Now that you have unlocked storage, if you want to store a corpse and still get the EXP, you can use storage at the same time as devouring chaos, so it won't disappear].
*I see, so it's possible to use several skills at the same time if it's the same element.*
[It is also possible for your ice element, but as it is specialized in combat (attack as well as defense) it is important to be careful with your MP expenditure!]
When I heard Kira talk about defense, I realized that I hadn't created a spell in that category yet. This is how a simple oversight could cost you your life! I was really not proud of myself at that moment, although this was all new to me, there was no way I was going to lose my life because of such a silly mistake!
*So let's see, if I imagine a wall made of ice it should work.*
Closing my eyes and using ice creation, I thought of a wall of about 1 meter forming right in front of me. Suddenly a wall appeared, it was as high as I had imagined and as thick as two doors stuck together.
-- PING --
[Notification: Host learned the skill Ice Wall (Lvl 1)]
I finally had a defensive skill but being considered a combat skill it had to cost me MP. Looking at my status with Kira's help, I discovered that this ice wall had indeed taken 20 of my MP.
Kira explained to me afterwards that in the current state of things my MP regeneration was at the rate of three points per minute . It would take me a little less than an hour to recover all my points in case the number would fall to 0.
Having done the rounds of the skills related to my elements I started to exercise those coming from my own Wolf Demon body. Biting and clawing were also very effective, I could easily destroy a tree by concentrating my attacks on a single point.
Practicing over and over again for several hours, attacking and defending simultaneously, all my available attack skills as well as ice wall had reached level 2. As a result I could bite and claw with more power, my ice spikes were now 6 and my wall twice as thick. With all my ice skills at level two, my ice creation level also went up to the next level. Except for my chaos element skills, I was already very proud to see these changes.
*Fuu, that was exhausting! I have very few MP left but the good news is that I can finally breathe!*
Lying down on the floor, I felt ready to sleep from exhaustion and fatigue at any moment, but the system decided otherwise. A sound that I could now recognize in a thousand words echoed inside my head, forcing me out of this state of torpor.
-- PING --
[Due to the leveling up of 5 skills, 3 points are awarded for each skill to be allocated to the host's physical stats].
I now had 15 points to allocate among strength, defense, agility, stamina, speed, intelligence and charisma. As my MPs slowly rose, I allocated each point in the most serious way. So I put 5 points in strength and 10 in stamina, my training had made me understand that my weak point was my ability to hold on in a fight. Considering the state I was in I didn't really hesitate.
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Strength : 50 > 55
Defense : 30
Agility : 42
Stamina : 22 > 32
Speed : 40
Intelligence : 110
Charisma : 10 (cute)
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Looking at my status with pride I could feel my stomach screaming with hunger. A raucous gurgling sound could be heard around the forest....I was hungry, very hungry. Several hours had already passed since I woke up and I hadn't eaten once, dragging my body and mind instead. So my next mission was already set!
*It's time to eat!*
But as I was about to return to the clearing to find food, the sounds of a creature approaching me at a run could be heard several meters in front of me hidden by this dense forest and its bushes.
Then i saw it.
*What the.…?*
_______ Freya's status at the end of the chapter _______
Name : Freya
Age : 0 years old / Mentally : 25 years old
Gender : Female
Race : Ice wolf demon of chaos (unique race created for the host) - Cub
Race: Minor demon - Newly born child
Title: Blessed by Titania Goddess of Endless Chaos and Eternal Frozen Hell.
Level : 1/10
Exp needed for next level : 0/150
HP : 300/300 MP : 175/175
Strength : 55
Defense : 30
Agility : 42
Stamina : 32
Speed : 40
Intelligence : 110
Charisma : 10 (cute)
Attribute points to allocate : 0
Elements: Ice / Chaos (only elements the host can use due to his unique race).
Skills (all):
Attack - Claws (Lvl 2)
- Bite (Lvl 2)
- Ice Spike(s) (Lvl 2)
- Fighting techniques (lvl max) - blocked
- Katana Mastery (lvl max) - blocked
Defense - Ice wall (Lvl 2)
Other - Humanoid form (blocked)
- Ice creation (Lvl 2)
- Chaos storage (Lvl 1)
- Devouring Chaos (Lvl 1)
Passives - Commander (lvl max) ]