I finally have a good look at my surroundings, yellowing peeling walls, caged up shopping outlets, and tile floor, rotting and molding.
"Ok, so how do i do this?"
[graveyard call keyword: rise up]
"ok" i look at my hands, miasma flowing around them in the color of black, i focus on the ground in front of me
"Rise Up!"
a black pool of miasma congregates, slowly, a think boney arm grabs the ground and slowly rises , a spitting image of what killed me
"fuck, i already dont like you, but youll have to do"
the creature gnashes its teeth
"look, you disgusting fuck, I can't understand you"
it gnashes louder, until It hears some footsteps and turns, i can read its body language strangely well, not perfectly but i get the gist, -i dont like you, but I'm going to protect- around those line
"if this is gonna benefit both of us, tell me what to do, in a way i can understand"
it lets out a ragged breath as it points to a closed off hunting store
"got it" i run to the building getting a glance at whats coming "aim for the neck" i yell
[the ghoul considers the action]
"huh, so i can't completely control it"
[the ghouls mental capacity has increased *will not receive these messages again]
i lift the buildings cage cover with a quiet grunt until it opens in a swish. As i walk in i look for something, anything that may do good damage to a spirit
[the ghoul is in combat]
"fuck" i look around faster, i see items but nothing that isn't a phantom item. Eventually i feel a presence behind me, i turn for a punch but stop myself barely, seeing my ghoul holding what appears to be a core
[the ghoul has gained miasma]
i take the core, with caution. "Thank you, i think" it starts to patrol the surrounding area
[core may be infused or combined]
"no brainer" i take up the core and swallow it, i feel the energy coagulate in me
[you have gained proficiency]
"i dont know what that means"
[you may choose the following aspects: [lowly necromancer eyes]/[lowly necromancer heart]]
"oh, its a skill, maybe a feature, eyes sound useful"
as i say that the screen disappears, my eyes begin to burn as the darkness of the shoppe fill with slight light, i see a green aura flow around my ghoul, and a red light glow around a knife on a rack
"wait a tick" i walk up to the knife and go to grab it, contact is made and a screen lights up
[skill gained: soul sight *(low)]
"soul sight"
instead of a skill description, i get some different info
[pocket knife: imbued soul
soul level: low
growth potential: low
aspect: fire]
"how do i use an aspect?"
[keyword for activation: heat]
"heat?"
the blade begins to glow red, it heating to a hot metal
[knife has a skill: hot metal]
"oh, a skill? Well at least it'll be decent against ghoul types"
[necronomicon updated: weakness updated: fire *species specific weakness **weaknesses filled]
I held the metal knife in my hand, the shaft not heating with the blade, probably why the potential is low and not very, along with the skill.
i walk out of the shoppe, unable to find anything more. my vision reaches far, anything I can't see filled with a white outline, almost like echolocation.
"maybe i can get a miasma reading skill? But for now ill have to guesstimate, I'd say around low tier, with the knife it's definitely not a large miasma field, and it was only given at most a day to fill, itself with energy"
as i walk around the field i dont come across anymore ghouls, all i come across is more shoppes and stands, but as i walk a ticking sound slowly gets louder. Eventually my new skill detects a large dome in front, and inside it is that, thing, its stomach is circular, holding a ticking clock, its eyes voting with the ticks, its black fur, large toothed grin, it reminded me of something you'd see in a old cartoon
[soul sight is compatible with named soul]
"soul sight" i whisper
[felix
soul level: medium
growth potential: high
aspect: time]
i shiver, a medium level spirit, i look around for anything that may help in defeating this beast, then i spot something and run to it, i hoodie, red, but its outline blue
"soul sight"
[red hoodie: imbued soul
soul level: medium low
growth potential:none
aspect: water]
i wince at the growth potential, but put it on, the feeling of air flowing past me becoming noticeable
[red hoodie has a skill: river flow (low tier)]
must be a passive, if it works by just putting it on, i head the person who invented RPG's was an exorcist, but man, he took some things straight from reality, no wonder the exorcists didnt like him.
i walk out of the store, and put my ghoul in the graveyard "your gonna die in a second if i leave you alone" i mumble, it may sound strange but i grew attached to my killer, it may look disgusting, but its pretty nimble, maybe after this ill give it the hoodie to increase its speed.
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as i walk into the dome, I'm met with a horrible sight, the corpses of my classmates strewn about, the demonic auto tune sound of the cats voice ringing in my ears
Felix:"well well well well, we may have a problem here"
he glances at me and at some people in tactical gear
unknown 1: "a survivor? Did he awaken?"
unknown 2: "probably, we never read any exorcists at this location"
unknown 3:"yea, he's awakened, interesting aura to, but defo human, despite his eyes"
they look at me in apprehension, i look at the apparent leader of the group "soul sight"
[???
soul level: high
potential: medium
aspect: sacred flame]
unknown 3: "hey kid, it seems you have an observation skill!" He yells "any combat? We're almost outta mana!"
"i have one or two"
unknown 3: booooossssss, you know what to do
???: as captain of this patrol Yada yada, you may use your pow-" he gets interrupted as all three are slammed into the wall by the cat, it appeared out of nowhere
"key word for arise skill."
[arise]