_Since I'm looking this way... there are still 6 more skills I haven't seen._
_Just throw up all the ones that came from the class options; I definitely recall something about them all being emulsed or whatnot._
[Thunder Faculty:
Increases the ease of lightning magic breakthroughs and lightning efficacy by (5 x level)% ]
_Short but sweet effect; pretty much what I expected from the class; breakthroughs will be great in the short term and efficacy will be great in the long run... nice._
[Wisp of Decay:
One half of a whole.
You can accumulate wisps of decay from those you kill.
Wisps of decay can be used to increase the efficacy of dark magic or similarly adjacent magics. ]
_One half? So there are wisps of life? Or is it growth? That doesn't really matter; if I can save a lot of these wisps, then my dark magic could be a trump card, especially considering its... destructiveness._
I turned to the final screen, and the light of the flickering flame imprinted itself on the faintly transparent plane, forcing me to read at a slower pace.
[Synergism:
Being a degenerate version of the Emulser class, Synergism is one of the few skills that can directly affect the Emulser class.
It will grant the user instinctive insight into potential Emulsions, the clarity of which depends on the level of the skill. It can also help lead to more synergistic outcomes for emulsified skills.]
_Not very clear but... powerful. I still need to try out the emulser class to understand it better, but if the system is going out of its way to tell me that it is one of those 'few skills', then I've certainly hit the jackpot with this one. I imagine it's similar to the Botanical insight, which is rather profound, even at level 1._
_This skill could go far._
_Okie, that's enough of that. Onto the big fish..._
Excited, I quickly flicked away all of the windows and focused on the contractor class.
[You can now assimilate: [Angel Soul]]
[Please choose one of the following:
[Extreme Angelic Soul Essence] x1
[[Angelic Soul Essence] x1 and [Choose one compatible status attribute]]
[Choose two compatible status attributes]
[Store 20000 exp] ]
I nearly choked on my breath for a second.
_20000!? And that's the bottom of the list..._
_Well, whatever... The two status attributes I'm guessing mean I can steal something from his interface, but I doubt I can just take nearly 200 strength—that would be ridiculous._
_But I can hope..._
A devious smile started creeping onto my face before I suddenly remembered that I wanted an ability anyway.
_Abilities should be the tried-and-true long-term investment; even 200 stat points won't sway my choice._
_However, what is soul essence? and its Angelic at that..._
_Something tells me that the higher choices have more relative worth, but I'm not going to risk taking the extreme essence—I don't even know it does._
_When am I going to get another chance to get light magic? As a demon of all things... Combine that with my eyes, and I could probably pull off some crazy stunts, hehe._
Completely certain, I made my choice
[You have chosen [Angelic Soul Essence] x1 and [Choose one compatible status attribute]]
[The following interface has been slightly modified, please choose one of the following...]
[[Name: Adrian (Syrin)]
[Race: Angel]
[HP: 161] [MP: 20]
[Class: Siege Breaker]
[Stat Points: 0 + (Lesser Blessing of Conah +20 all)]
[Strength: 23]
[Agility: 10]
[Mana: 4]
[Abilities:
[Spatial Awareness lvl 5] [Steel Skin lvl1] [Monumental Shift lvl1] [Seige lvl1]
[Light Magic lvl1]
[Greatsword Arts lvl2] ]]
_Yea... it's definitely not worth taking the stats, but what's strange is that both race and class are still up there. I doubt I could just endlessly stack classes or races, so what do they give me?_
My curiosity began to burn.
_Ah, I can't fulfil it this time; it's too much of a risk; besides, the class isn't for me._
_Now the blessing being there is certainly a surprise... Even if I take it, it might be taken away since I assume it was granted to him by someone, but what would happen if I emulsify blessings? Can it even be done?_
_Well, it's not a percentage anyway; I'll leave all that for another time._
Without hesitation, I selected my sweet, sweet, light magic.
[You have chosen [Light Magic lvl1]]
[Assimilating...]
[Error...]
_What?_
[Assimilating...]
[Error...]
[Assimilating...]
[Error...]
...
A wave of nausea suddenly overwhelmed me.
_You're joking?_
I slumped down, holding my head with my hands.
_Why is everything so heavy?_
My jaw began to involuntarily shudder as I became unable to resist the growing pressure in my skull; it was like my eyes were being pushed into my face.
I gritted my teeth to create some real sensation.
_It feels like my skull is shrinking against my brain._
_Fuck, I can't think._
[Assimilating...]
[Error...]
A wave hit me with each error, and the light became more and more intense, the colours of the world blurring into a vibrant mass, with the glinting leaves like flashes of a white hot needle piercing into my eye sockets.
[Assimilating...]
[Error...]
It quickly became agony... Astonishing agony warped with a regret I was reluctant to feel.
A voice came from my side, but it was nothing more than a discordant deluge of shrills, shocking my eardrums.
But it was a distraction, and I gained a fraction of clarity.
_I'm on my hands and knees; when did I get here?_
I had no strength; all that held me up were my locked joints.
Something tugged at my mind, again and again forcing me—yanking me through an impossibly small and jagged hole.
In spite of this, a part of me felt recognition.
I opened my mouth, my mind on auto-pilot.
"I'll... fine. Back... soon."
_I can't tell if I even spoke, or if what I said was meaningful—_every nerve in my body was erratic, every sense unstable, and moulding together in the endlessly chaotic stirring of my synesthesia, thrown off its axis.
[Assimilating...]
[Error...]
Time slowed.
I could taste the blood pouring through the cracks in my teeth, and I watched as the dull crimson droplets streaked across my vision like dying stars bleeding as they fell across the sky.
Suddenly, my breath was cold, and the pain was slightly numbed.
_My hands have changed._
_The grass has changed._
_The light has changed._
_This is my inner world._