I am a bow. I don't have any memories of my past if I had any. Right now i'm just casually sitting on display in a shop. There isn't very much to do in this shop as there aren't many bow users these days.
This shop I've been in for the past couple weeks is made out of some basic brown wood. It looks rather bland and after looking at it for so long I remember everything about it.
The owner is a rather young lad and also has a younger sister. They cab barely make ends meet by running this store but this place is all they have. They stay here all day everyday so I just assumed they have nothing else to do.
I myself seem to be able to change my color at will for some reason. Although that ability doesn't really help in combat. I have this screen I can look at that shows me some numbers.
[ Status ]
Bow [ Growth Type ] lvl - 1
Durability - 15
Power - 20
Skills: Transformation, Skill growth
Stats given to user: Agility - 15, Stamina - 10, Strength - 5
Requirements to use: Basic Archery skill
I'm the best bow in the shop and i'm placed on the first wall you see when you walk in. I make myself look pretty basic most of the time. To day I decided to be different and make myself look presentable. I make my wood smooth and blue with ancient looking carvings made of gold.
Right after I finish someone walks into the store which happens every couple hours.
" Hello and welcome to my store whatcha looking for. "
' A bow? '
" Ah I see. This is a bow shop. The best bow we got is behind me. It seems to change how it's looks daily for some reason. How much you willing to pay? "
' Can't I test it a little? I want to know how good the product i'm buying id. '
" If you stay in the store although you can't fire any arrows in here. "
The boy took me off the shelf and gave me to the girl who came to buy a bow. She was average looking not that it really really matters. She had black eyes and short black hair. She had cat ears and a cat tail.
When she picked me up she had a expression of shock. Probably because she meet the basic requirements to use me and got the buff. This shop is filled with ordinary bows none of which gives buffs. Also growth type weapons are rare and can grow endlessly stronger. Why I know this you may ask. I don't know myself and unless I accept you as my wielder then you can't see my status.
I'm tired of being in this place so as soon as she picked me up I accepted her. My Skill growth skill may be misleading. It increases the rate at which my wielders bow skill increases.
Anyway after a couple of seconds of shock she immediately put a price.
' i'll but it for 50 silvers. '
" 70 "
' 50 '
" 60 "
' 50 '
" I'll go no lower than 55. "
' 55 it is. '
She has officially scammed the boy. Any growth type weapon would sell for at least 10 platinum coins. 100 bronze is 1 silver, 100 silver is 1 gold, 100 gold is one platinum. The average family of 3 needs gets 5 silvers a month.
Why this girl had so much money? She's a adventurer which is the highest earning job. It's the most dangerous and hard to become one. Not that it really matters since I now have a owner and i'll explore the world and be used. It's like a dream come true for a weapon like me.
After she left the shop she immediately went into a sprint to the inn where she was staying. She was probably really happy on the deal she just got. As soon as she got to her room she danced around in joy.
" I've gotten myself a weapon that nations would fight over. If anyone knew I had this they would kill me. Even if I wanted to sell this I couldn't. Since it has the ability to change it's appearance no one should be able to find out what it is. Starting now I have to use this bow and grow stronger and rule the world. After I achieve this I will have a harem full of beautiful men and women. "
She said this with an creepy grin on her face. It seem she swings both ways depending on what she's craving. She has really big ambitions. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. After she finished celebrating she ran to the nearby forest. It was full of low level creatures which she planned to kill.
" Before we go on the path of supremacy together I should give you a name. Ill call you sapphire since your blue like a sapphire. As we go stronger you should go from being wood to actually sapphire with your skill. Why am I talking to a bow? "
We were now in the forest there weren't many people here since the more powerful monsters come out at night. And it'll become night in a hour or two. My owner decided that she'll climb a tree which she did quickly. She then proceeded to jump from tree to tree like a monkey. She did this until she spotted her prey. It was a boar that was currently drinking some water before night fell.
She quickly formed a arrow with her magic. And yes people do use magic to make their arrows and to enhance weapons. Mages use magic to attack, while some warriors enhance their selves and weapons with magic.
She quietly formed an arrow made of ice which was her attribute. She also mixed in some lightning her seconds attribute. She charged as much magic into it as she could and waited. After a couple more seconds the boar stopped drinking and turned in her direction. When it did that she released her arrow which pierced through it's eyes into it's brain. She killed it instantly which most can't do.
[ Your owner has killed a boar { lvl 9 }. Since you have been used to kill it you will receive 20% more experience. You have gotten 104 experience. ]
[ You have leveled up. Stats increased by 25% each level. You have gotten 2 skill points.]
Durability - 15 --> 19
Power - 20 --> 25
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Agility - 15 --> 19
Strength - 5 --> 6
Stamina - 10 --> 13
It seems I leveled up. But I gotta say being used feels amazing. While my owner ,who I will learn the name of eventually when she starts talking to me again, started collect all the materials from the boar. She was talking about how she hasn't eaten boar meat in a little while, and how she should start hunting stronger creatures.
I decided that i'll go ahead and use my skill points. Although I don't really know how to use them.
[ You can either use them to unlock other skills or upgrade your current skills. Here are the skills you can obtain currently. ]
Empower
Telepathy
Green Phoenix Aura
Well first of all i'm most definitely getting Green Phoenix Aura and I might as well get telepathy next time I level up because I wanna know what happens when I level up my first skill.
[ You have acquired the skill Green Phoenix Aura. You have upgraded the skill transformation. ]
Green Phoenix Aura - The Aura of the Green Phoenix a rare variant of a phoenix. It's Aura is a passive skill that calms down and increases the healing speed of those affected. When leveled up more benefits will come and current benefits will become stronger.
Transformation lvl 2 - Not only can you look like something you can actually become it. It means you can literally become whatever you want. The things that have special affects will have reduced affects.