Drea talked to me until morning. She wanted to know everything about me from my race to my skills. From our entire conversation, I found out that she is a terribly curious person. As soon as she found out that I have a skill that shows the estimated strength of the creatures I meet, she wanted to know how strong she is. I was not prepared for what I saw. My heart almost stopped when I saw her stats.
Name: Drea
Race: Superior forest spirit
Age: 111 202 201 Years
Estimated strength:
Str: 350k
Sp: 200k
Dex: 200k
Hp: 200k
Mp: 400k
Racial skills: Materialization, Spirit magic, Spirit Well
Titles: Ruler of the forest, Nature Spirit, Enemy of Humans, Wrath of the world, Ancient being, Guardian of Sluen Forest, An impenetrable wall, Calamity,
Insufficient level (Book of knowledge)! All stats and titles were not displayed!
What the hell?! All stats in 100 thousand and it didn't show them all. And what's with the titles?!
"I-it shows me that your stats are in the hundreds of thousands. I haven't found anything about the chimera, but I'd guess it's around 400-500." I said a little scared. Does she really need me? I guess she can't be in multiple places at the same time, so I think I could at least be of some use. "But that's not all, apparently I don't have a high enough skill level to see everything."
"Oh so according to this I'm 20k x stronger than the chimera, at least because it didn't show everything." A strangely dark smile appeared on her face.
"Oh and do you have other interesting skills?" An innocent smile appeared on her face.
"I have a skill called Evolution which will allow me to improve if I have a high enough Evolution percentage" I started talking.
"I already have an Evolution Percentage of 90%, all i need to do is to kill some monsters or drink Spirit Water, but I want to save it for Evolution itself. According to what I've read, I'll be stronger if I drink it during Evolution itself."
A strange light flashed in her eyes and she immediately took out the bottle containing Spirit water. "Here you go, I want to see your evolution process. And what happens when you evolve."
Of course it sounds pretty good. I took the bottle she was handing me and took the other one from the box and put both on the table. I mentally prepared myself and then took one of the bottles and drank it.
Out of nowhere, a holographic text appeared before my eyes.
(The evolution of individual Erliel begins)
(If you want to improve evolution, you should drink Spirit Water right now.)
I did what was written in the hologram. It filled me with even more energy. And after a few seconds, the evolution menu appeared before my eyes.
(These are possible options. )
(Wingless Alatus) (Alatus of Nature) (Warrior Alatus)
Special option: (Rega Alatus)
I went through all the information about the options that the menu offered me. Wingless Alatus is the strongest among the first three options. Not only will my mana and power rise quite a bit, but it will make it easier for me to use magic. The main problem is that the more I grow, the harder it will be for me. It is a strong evolution at the beginning, but gradually the strength decreases compared to the others. There is also the problem that my wings won't grow because of the evolution.
Alatus of nature is aimed at strengthening the control of nature magic. It's focused on magical. And the last one among the first three is essentially a physically oriented evolution. Now we finally get to the interesting part is Special evolution: Rega Alatus.
(Rega Alatus)
(Rega Alatus is an evolution of Alatus that never existed before. Bloodline of this evolution is even stronger than the royal one. They have strong magical and physical abilities. They can occasionally have telekinetic properties. Rega Alatus often have tendencies to use dark and light magic. They can fly with their wings, but only for a short time.)
Even though it's a short description, it sounds pretty cool. And it's a pretty good combination of everything. In addition, the magic thing reminds me that I can't do any without a skill, so I should learn it. Of course I chose this evolution. Only a fool wouldn't choose it. Out of nowhere, everything became brighter and I felt a burning sensation on my back. Something around my heart started burning too, and then i passed out.
(Drea. POV.)
I watched as Erliel stood frozen in thought. But out of nowhere, a strange warm glow appeared around her. A smile crept across my face. This is amazing. Wings began to grow from her back, and out of nowhere, her magic core gained strength. Right after that, she fainted and fell to the ground even though her wings were still growing. I took her and put her on her bed.
I moved the chair next to the bed and smiled. "Erliel I am interested in what else will you show me. This is going to be very interesting."
With these words, I just waited there and watched as her wings grew bigger and bigger. And after a few hours, her eyelashes fluttered. And when they opened. I saw red eyes that seemed to be looking into my soul. After examining her own body she stood up. She had golden hair down to her back. The triangles under the red eyes grew longer and larger. Her wings on her back were snow white. A smile appeared on her face that most humans would have succumbed to.
"Thanks" She said and smiled even more. Not only do I feel more strength from her than before, but she is also more beautiful.
(Erliel. POV.)
When I woke up, I felt a weight on my back. I sat on the bed and began to examine my body. I had beautiful white wings on my back. I tried to move them, but it was quite difficult. Probably because I never had wings. I felt much stronger. When I looked around the room, I saw Drea waiting for me to wake up. I am stronger now thanks to her. Even though I could have done it without her, she helped me.
"Thanks" I said but for some reason Drea was taken aback. Did she think i wouldn't say thank you?
Nevermind. I open the book and look at new skills, etc.
Name: Erliel
Evolution percentage: 0%
Race: Rega Alatus
Age: 12d
Estimated strength:
Str: 135-⟩350
Sp: 36-⟩150
Dex: 96-⟩250
Hp: 220/220-⟩420/420
Mp:110/110-⟩320/320
Skills: Evolve, Create servant, Book of Knowlage(II), Polearm fighting style(Master), Danger detection, Leather Craft, Nature magic, Mana circulation, Twilight Magic, Combine, Body Strengthening, White burst.
Racial skills: Summon Tool(Semi-Master), Halo of power
Titles: Pure-blooded Alatus, Hunter, Mage, One with nature, Born to rule
Wow my stats are several times higher. I have a lot of new skills and titles. Summon tool got the only upgrade in that I have spears now and can summon more of them. I also got Halo of Power. Book of Knowledge also got an upgrade. The skill got connected with more other skills. Also, according to what I read, I can customize a lot of things. So I immediately changed it to make it all holographic and look more like a system.
(Halo of Power)
(Creates a temporary halo that strengthens the user of the skill. It will also enhance the ability to use light and dark magic. After the halo wears off, it cannot be turned on for another 10 hours or the user will have side effects.)
(Born to rule)
(You have even stronger blood than royalty bloodline. Because of this, the owner of this title is the perfect leader of the Alatus family.)
(Twilight magic)
(One of the three mythic types of magic. Celestial magic, Twilight magic and Void magic, these are special types of magic that come from the Stars, Light and Darkness and finally the Void. The most common type of mythic magic is Star magic. Dealing with divination, alchemy, etc.
Twilight magic is magic that controls light and darkness. This magic can combine dark and light magic.)
(Combine)
(This skill can combine compatible skills together. If the skills are not compatible, they will be destroyed.)
(Body Strengthening)
(This skill increases body strength using mana. Consumes 10 Mana per minute to use.)
(White burst)
(A thick white beam with a dark core created using dark and light magic. It uses 200 mana per use. The damage dealt by this skill is 2X the amount of strength the user of the skill has.)
Ok those skills are really cool. I can combine skills and i even have new magic.
"I'm even stronger now" I told Drea with a smile.
"It sounds interesting. Do you have any new skills?" She asked with shining eyes.
I started to explain everything to her. At that moment, I did not know that something was happening in the city near the forest.
(Gural. POV.)
I'm sitting like always at the table and suddenly I hear. "Sir Gural. You are needed for an expedition of explorers" Ah, another mission from the explorers. Explorers are kind of like mercenaries, but they're mainly focused on killing monsters and exploring ruins.
"What does the kingdom want from me? If it's something too easy or I don't get enough money, you know I won't accept it." I said looking into the messengers face.
"According to what the king said, he wants to send explorers to either capture or kill the entity that recently caused that strange pillar of light." Said the messenger.
Oh that sounds interesting. They doesn't even have to pay me if I can join this mission. Of course I took it right away. "Of course I accept this." I said. "Who all will go on this mission? From what I know, the light came from that infested forest."
"A few knights and Mara Battlemage will go on that mission. And there will be even Dark swordsman." The messenger answered.
"You mean the crazy woman who became a battlemage at 20? But it could be even more interesting with her. I haven't seen a battlemage fight yet." I thought for a moment.
"Why does she want to come with us anyway?"
The messenger replied. "She says she wants to see the entity with her own eyes. She heard from the person who found the entity that it uses magic."
Oh fight with mage. It sounds interesting. A smile spreads across my face as I think about it. After talking with the messenger, I went home. When I opened the door, I immediately saw my sword lying not far from the bed. I placed the sword on the table and began looking for armor. It was a bit dusty but still fine. I found emergency potions and smiled.
"Gural, the tyrant sword is back. I should celebrate this with the other explorers." And with that I went to the tavern.
I walked through the night city. And what caught my eyes was old lady at the stall. Which surprised me, because what normal person would open a stall outside at night.
That's why I asked her. "What are you doing here old lady"
She looked at me and smiled. "I tell those who pass by, their future."
Oh so she's a fortune teller. "For how much money will you tell me my future old lady?"
"I don't need money. Just give me your hand and I'll tell you what I see." Told me fortune-teller. So I listened to her, but I didn't expect what she was going to say.
"Oh don't go into the forest young man. A creature that looks like a human with the wings of a bird is waiting for you there. If you attack her, iron spears will start falling from the sky and it will be like the whole world is angry with you. Don't go into the forest young man... you will die there." She said while her hands were shaking.
Frightened, I yanked my hand out of the old woman's hold. And I ran to the tavern.