Shit. This was the thought racing through the minds of the trio. They were all fucked in their own way. Sheila's hands were healing but not fast enough, Henry was being chased down by a giant who would utterly fuck him up, and Eodum was being crushed to death inside of its enemy. They were all, uniquely, fucked.
*****
Henry was being chased down by the large giant. Henry's form could be seen through the mist, and his ice wasn't slowing down the man at all. The man was lumbering his way towards Henry, and Henry knew he wouldn't be able to hide in this fog. As the man continued to break free from the ice forming at his feet, Henry had to keep reforming it. Henry was constantly using his [Arctic Sea Magic] to keep some form of distance between himself and the man, but it wasn't working well.
[Skills: Arctic Sea Magic and Hover have leveled up!]
Oh? Oh! This was just what Henry needed to buy that extra piece of time! Henry thought of his brand new level up, he looked over at the growing silhouette. He then shouted something, "[AREA OF ICE]!!!" At that moment, a large plain of ice formed around Henry. The ice covered the entirety of the ground: the tunnel, the water, anything considered the surface froze. This ice was noticeably tougher and thicker than the ice from before.
Henry watches as the mighty man falls over, cracking the ice beneath him. Then Henry hears the screams of the man. He looks closer and sees another figure bursting from the giant's side. Eodum must be out! Though, he looks bigger than usual. While Henry watches, he sees the flailing about of the man slow down; it's turning sluggish. What was happening beyond that fog? Well, only one way to find out.
*****
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Sheila was quite fucked. While the large man wasn't focused on her, she couldn't do anything. Not crap! Her arms were still weak and hurt and couldn't be controlled well without feeling intense pain. She tried to think of a solution. All she could do was use her [Holy Magic]. She's constantly using [Divine Blessing] on herself while in the area of [Divine Area] when it runs out. Both spells boost the healing capacity of the body, so right now this is all she can do.
Sheila tries to watch the giant man, but the mist is really getting in her way. She could only really see the lumbering silhouette of the man. He was clearly getting closer to Henry, but then he fell. He crashed into the ice cracking it, and laid there dazed for a second. Then however, he screamed out in agony as a figure emerged from him. That must've been Eodum, but he seemed bigger. While she was wondering about her friend's sudden change, she heard a notice in her head.
[Skills: Holy Magic and Body Repair have leveled up!]
Sheila saw this sudden notice, and looked at her new spell. She realized how great this spell was with the deity she followed. Knowing this, Sheila quickly shouted, "[DIVINE CURSE]!!!" When she shouted this, the man's movement became sluggish. Now this on its own was good, but there was a bonus from her deity.
Every deity has a unique bonus effect on the spells from [Holy Magic]. Her deity, Gnos, ruled over life and song. The [Divine Curse] would make the target unable to vocalize and slowly drain their life away. This was probably one of the stronger [Divine Curse]s to exist, and she luckily followed Gnos. She began to make her way towards the large, dying man; looks like her companions had the same idea.
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Eodum was still trying to dig out of the man. It was difficult, not only was Eodum losing life at a rapid pace from being crushed, it also began to use up the air in that small space. At least with every [Distant Scratch], a small window would open on the man's side. This at least replenished the air every now and again, but when Eodum ran out of St, it would be fucked.
As Eodum quickly used up its limited St supply, it suddenly felt a falling feeling. The man hit the ground, and Eodum could easily feel the sudden, unexpected impact. The man's muscles stopped out of shock, a chance! Eodum began to try even harder, it even began moving the shadows around to create an additional set of claws.
[Skills: Shadow Enhancement and Shade Absorb have leveled up!]
Oh? Oh! Eodum quickly went to check on its status.
[Status:]
Name: Eodum
Race: Dark Rat
Gender: Male
Age: 5 days
Level: 9
Hp: 54/158
St: 28/210
Mp: 70/70
Str: 16
Dex: 14
Agi: 21
Wis: 40
Int: 40
Cha: 12
Con: 31
Mnt: 20
Lck: 62
Skills: Excavate 6, Distant Scratch 8, Crush 6, Intimidate 3, Body Scan 3, Presence Erase 7, Focused Muscle Strengthening 7, Shadow Enhancement 10 (MAX), Pinpoint Precision 6, Acid Resistance 3, Blunt Damage Resistance 7, Support Magic 9, Mana Detection 8, Petrification Resistance, Shade Absorb 10 (MAX), Rat Command, Regen Enhance 4, Tail Elemental Synergy 2, Gravity Magic 5, Team Work, Dagger Mastery 2
Accomplishments: Genocide, Stone Breaker, Lord Slayer, Torturer
SP: 0
AP: 0
Perfect! Two maxed out skills!? This was just the best, time to quickly look at the evolutions.
[Shadow Enhancement:]
[Shadow Weave]
[You can weave the shadows into "clothing" for you. This clothing will boost your stats, mostly centered around defense.]
[Shadow Skin]
[Incorporates the shadows into and around your skin, boosting all stats and skills. This skill is centered around buffing the physical abilities of the user.]
[Shade Absorb]
[Shade Being]
[Sucks the shadows into every fiber of the user's being. This will boost all stats and skills, centered around physical stats.]
[Shade Mind]
[Sucks the shadows into the mind, boosting all of its abilities. This will boost all stats and skills, centered around mental stats and magic.]
[Warning: [Fusion Skill] is available!]
[Shadow Body]
[Your body becomes one with the shadows. All stats and skills will be boosted. You are able to manipulate your new form to an extent.]
Fusion skill? Is that a combination of two skills? Must be. The fusion skill seems like the best one outright, and in that case.
[Shadow Enhancement and Shade Absorb have evolved and fused into Shadow Body!]
Done!
[Finalizing Process]
[Status:]
Name: Eodum
Race: Dark Rat
Gender: Male
Age: 5 days
Level: 9
Hp: 54/158
St: 28/210
Mp: 70/70
Str: 16
Dex: 14
Agi: 21
Wis: 40
Int: 40
Cha: 12
Con: 31
Mnt: 20
Lck: 62
Skills: Excavate 6, Distant Scratch 8, Crush 6, Intimidate 3, Body Scan 3, Presence Erase 7, Focused Muscle Strengthening 7, Shadow Body, Pinpoint Precision 6, Acid Resistance 3, Blunt Damage Resistance 7, Support Magic 9, Mana Detection 8, Petrification Resistance, Rat Command, Regen Enhance 4, Tail Elemental Synergy 2, Gravity Magic 5, Team Work, Dagger Mastery 2
Accomplishments: Genocide, Stone Breaker, Lord Slayer, Torturer
SP: 7
AP: 26
At that moment, Eodum could feel its body growing, and infusing with the shadows around it. The darkness filled every piece of it, and it felt a new power. Spikes sprouted from Eodum's joints and spine. Its body grew to 2.5x its original size. Eodum then ripped through the body of the man.
Eodum looked and saw that the man had collapsed to the ground, and his man was also falling apart. Eodum wanted to look in the eye of the being that had almost killed it, and it seemed like Eodum's companions had the same idea. The three walked over to the collapsed man, and flared at him. There was only one thing to do now.
"Die." All three of the party said simultaneously. The man then was lit a flame, stabbed through the skull with a sword, and had a dagger on an impossible long tail stab him through the heart.