'Light distortion' Andrew casted Light distortion on his Axes and reeled his arm back to prepare to throw the axes towards a wolf who was leaping at a soldier whose back was turned as he was fighting off another wolf.
'Item transport' Andrew activated yet another spell on his axe and threw it forward towards the leaping wolf and used the spell to launch the axe forward as well as to stop it's rotation. Losing track of the axe as he could no longer see it he watched as time slowed down to a minimal boost in adrenaline.
Spurt
Blood splashed everywhere as the wolfs head was aggressively detached from it's body and fell towards the ground, leaving a blood trail in the air as the now blood covered axe flew through the air.
Now that he was able to track the Axe he guided it towards the next one. After spotting the axe he started towards a group of people fighting a group of 5 wolves while raising his other axe. Throwing this one towards them as well, after guiding the first one through and once the second one hit it was easy pickings as one after another they all collapsed to the blood covered axes.
In a matter of mere minutes their entire village problem was solved and it was thanks to the man they had let into their village without knowing who he was. Or even speaking the same language, it was like a powerful being reached out his hand for an ant and his colony out of heavy rain.
Andrew watched as they all turned towards him and raised their spears and swords in a roar of triumph and thanks. All of them were happy for their survival and the protection they had been provided.
Andrew just nodded at them before walking over to retrieve the two axes which were now finally showing their bland iron state as Andrew had run out of mana.
After picking the two of them up and shacking off some lingering intestines and blood he looked at his trial stats
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Welcome to Trial #1
Missions needed to complete Trial #1
Kill wild wolves 32/100
Kill an evolved beast 0/1
Survive for a week 1/7
Side missions:
Save Montec Village 0/1
Find what's causing the abundance of monsters in the area 0/1
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Andrew looked at his progress with glee and then opened his stats to check his mana. Which he knew was low but he was also curios about how fast it could be recovered.
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Andrew smith (space and light user)
Str: 29
Int: 15
Cha:7
dex :22
Bonus stats:
Wis: 30
Mana : 2/300
Spells:
[Item transport (level 1): allows movement of objects telepathically][Light distortion(max) : distort the color of anything you see)][Eyes of the impervious(level 1)(upgradable)(evolvable): Cause short movement impairment in enemies you glare at]
Passives: [Perseverance until blood (Level 1): Constantly increase damage output while you remain unharmed in combat.
Effects active: Perseverance until blood 9.5%
[Reward not claimed]
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Andrew looked at the long list that was ever expanding with satisfaction as he returned the two axes back to their original position and turned around to walk back towards the village chief before he saw the world around him spin sharply.
'What the hell? Whats wrong?' his mind raced in panic and as he started to stumble around the messy dirt.
Falling to his knees he put his arms out in front of him to stable himself as he looked up too see the face of slight concern from all of the soldiers and especially on who he could only assume to be the chief of the village.
[calm down. It will be fine]
The words of the annoying system was honestly the best thing he could of heard for the first time in a while as he slowly felt his consciousness drop out of reality.
Back on earth, Andrews Family home, day of awakening
A large blue ring boomed around earth at breakneck speeds as people were traversing throughout their hopeful life. Colliding with people and animals everywhere and causing them to stumble backwards in shock as a message flashed in front of every retina.
[Welcome, xxxxx]
[i am your personalized system, pleased to meet you. I am here to help you progress to become the best, goodluck]
But things were different compared to when Andrew got his, instead of being in a controlled environment. All animals and humans were out about and in their daily life, allowing them to fight without supervision. Animals without intelligence could only fight to the death, and people who were weak would be picked off one by one.
Alise stood in her kitchen preparing for dinner when the blue hue slammed into her, causing her to stumble backwards a couple of steps into a small island behind her.
Her heart beated fast as she read the message in front of her, only managing to grasp a small amount of what this meant for her as she stood there for multiple minutes in thought.
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Welcome Alise!
Str 3/10
int6/10
Cha 6/10
Dex 6/10
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Reading the list of statistics in front of her she was slight disappointed. After coming to terms that she now had a system as well as her son and all other people who were now getting them as well.
Systems were considered to be upper-class and only those with superior brains and dominant athletic abilities were allow to get one. But this could still be bypassed with a much more absurd amount of money. This made sure that out of the entire world only .5% had one, but that number seemed much larger when you take in the fact that in the people who still had jobs. Over 10% of the workforce remaining in the world had systems as they were a ticket into a good life.
Regardless of her circumstances she looked at the list with great interest and looked at another floating message with even more fervor.
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New missions!
Awaken mana flow!: awaken your mana flow by directing mana around your body, awakening all pools in your body.
Reward: random element control
Kill monsters: kill your first monsters!
0/10
Reward: 2 str points
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"Oh, I don't know how to do that…" Alise murmured to herself lightly before turning around in her place and started towards Andrew's room. Diner could wait, this could change her life if she did this properly.
"Hey, Jake? Are you seeing the same thing i am?" She knocked on a closed door where she could hear frantic shuffling from inside.
The door opened in a frenzy and an 18 year old boy was standing in the doorway in a slight frenzy, his shirt expanded slightly over his overweight belly. He wasn't fat by any means, but he was rather plump. His unruly hair was frantic as he nodded excitedly.
"Ok… i'm going to grab Andrews books, do you think you could try and find something online" Alise continued before turning away from the door to continue down the hall.
A small closet door lay towards the end of the hall on the left where they usually stored extra stuff like board games, old toys and old school books.
Opening the door and shuffling around a couple of cardboard boxes before sliding one out with a huff.
"Whew" Alise exasperated out loud as she opened the top and pulled out a couple hefty textbooks. Before setting them on the floor next to her and opening up a couple of them to flip through the pages.
"Imagine sending out a wave like your blowing sand away with a gust of wind from the center of your chest. Guide that wave and continue it until it has explored every part of your body, when you have a system you will notice some obstructions in the wave. Guide your attention to those and put pressure on each and every one of them to try and break them out of their shell."
Alise sat there and closed her eyes in a pout of confusion before imagining a circular wave extending like a ripple from the middle of her chest. Her brows furrowed as she found not three, not four, but two obstructions.
"Well, that isn't normal. Andrew said he had a couple, I guess this really isn't suited for me." She frowned as she recalled her very slim knowledge on what some called meridians.
But she didn't give up and tried to pick at them anyway.
The first one started to crack under the pressure of the imaginary wave as it began to crack, Alise gritted her teeth as a shot of pain radiated from the point like you stretched your shoulder a little too far and your body protested against it.
But she relented and continued. Taking her time to erode the shell off of her meridians, after breaking both of them she opened her eyes and was shocked to find herself covered in sweat. Looking down to find the light blue tank top drenched and almost see through and two protrusions erected from the top of the mounds.
Alise blushed softly but she didn't cover up as she was practically alone now, after her daughters left it was just her and her first born son Jake, who was usually holed up in his room playing online games with his old school friends from middle school. Jake didn't make it into highschool as it was no longer needed for the average person who just wanted to live their life. Some wanted to live more lavishly, so they went on to highschool, but those who were satisfied with the basic check of around $100,000 a year just gave in.
That amount could let someone rent a low-end house and provide all the necessities while still leaving some left for personal entertainment. But everything was much more expensive if you went up even a little bit. Due to the massive amount of people at one grade and the massive jump from those without and with jobs products usually came in pairs. Crude, and luxury.
Alise shook her head as she walked back to her room to change out of her now drenched tank top. She looked into the mirror to find her slightly curled muddy blonde hair fall down to her heaving breasts. She was in her upper 30's and had a striking body. Her large child-birthing hips swayed as she took her tank off. Letting it fall to the floor in front of her, letting out a sigh before putting on a sports bra.
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Mission complete!: Awaken mana flow!
Reward:water and nature compatibility.
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Alise looked at the screen in front of her in thought. Bringing her hands in front of her to try and touch the small holographic screen which just ended overlapping her hand.
"Im guessing that having two meridians means two different elements." Alice muttered before taking her hand back towards her side.
Her bedroom door was pushed open aggressively by Jake who was standing there covered in sweat.
"HOLY SHIT" Alise jumped in response and looked at him slightly annoyed.
"I've awakened my meridians, do you know what to do?" Jake asked hurriedly, he had given up on becoming stronger when he failed to get into highschool but this was his second chance in life.
Alise nodded in response
"Yea, i've managed to awaken mine as well. But this kill monster mission is what's causing me some worry. What does it mean by that?" Alise looked at the empty space in front of her.
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New missions!
Learn your first spell!
0/1
Reward: Able too learn two more spells
Current missions:
Kill monsters: kill your first monsters!
0/10
Reward: 2 str points
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"Thats what i was going to ask, do you think giving Andrew a call would be the best course of action?" Jake asked slightly surprised that his mom managed to unlock her meridians.
"Well, i was thinking that. After all wouldnt he know best as hes already experienced this." Alise nodded in agreement before pulling out her phone from her pocket.
She was about to call him when a loud crash from a window resounded from the kitchen.