"Stop!"
"Don't run you bastard!"
"Let's beat him up!"
"Wait till I get my hands on you!"
"Why do I have the urge to beat him up so bad!"
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A huge mob angry of people was chasing after Jon, who was wearing a bright red jester costume with golden mask.
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (CRIS) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (DAVID) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (MATTY) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (FRANK) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (HERA) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (JOHN) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (LUCY) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS OBTAINED (ANGER): 0.01 POINTS (RAYAN) ]
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'The Abomination is very useful for collecting huge amounts of source points. It was too slow to get them only from the dozen people who where in the Blackwood mansion. It's not humane either. It's way better with larger number of people.' Jon thought looking at the source point notification while running in front of the mob. Running fast enough so that they can't catch him, but not too fast as to lose them. This went on for the whole day as Jon ran around Windgaze city followed by a huge crowd of people, who where taunted by the Abomination.
At night Jon makes everyone in the Blackwood mansion stay close to him to gain more source points. Even when sleeping he has everyone standing around him, not being afraid of being attacked in his sleep, with the protection provided by Mana Guardian.
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A week later...
[ NAME: JONATHAN DAYNE ]
[ REALM: THREE STAR INITIAL STAGE ]
[ SKILLS MASTERED: (EXPAND) ]
[ ACHIEVEMENTS: (EXPAND) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS: 3601.557 POINTS]
"Let's try upgrading the Healing Touch first." Jon said expanding the skills mastered section.
[ SKILL MASTERY: MANA GUARDIAN
CURRENT LEVEL: LV.7 (LEVEL CAP EXCEEDED)
CURRENT EFFECT: CONVERTS THE MANA THAT PERMEATES THE INNER BODY INTO AN INVISIBLE ESSENCE WHICH ACTS TO WARD OFF PHYSICAL ATTACKS. UNTIL THE MANA RUNS OUT, IT CAN WITHSTAND ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE AFTER EXCEEDING THE LEVEL CAP, THERE'S NO NEED FOR CONSCIOUS ACTION, THE ESSENCE PROTECTING THE BODY HAS THE ABILITY TO AUTOMATICALLY DEFEND IT. ]
[ BLESSING OF MANA (SKILL): HEALING TOUCH
SKILL LEVEL: LV.3 +
CURRENT EFFECT: HEALS ALL AILMENTS WEATHER IT BE INJURIES OR DISEASES, REVITALIZE THE BODY AND RESTORES MANA OF THE TARGET. ]
[ SKILL MASTERED: DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH
TRIBULATION: ABOMINATION (INCOMPLETE)
CURRENT LEVEL: LV.0 (UNABLE TO UPGRADE)
CURRENT EFFECT: A SEQUELA OF DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH. WITH THIS FEATURE EVERYONE AROUND WILL RESENT AND DESPISE THE CULTIVATOR AND THUS, HELP THE CULTIVATOR HONE HIMSELF. ]
Jon pressed the '+' on skill level of Healing Touch.
[ SORRY. YOU DON'T MEET THE CONDITIONS TO UPGRADE ]
"What?! What's the requirement?" Jon asked the system in surprise but got no response.
"Whatever. Since upgrading the healing touch is off the table. I'll simulate the Demonic Curse Of Wrath skill." Jon told the system.
[ SIMULATE DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH MAGIC SKILL: 2000 ORIGIN POINTS ARE REQUIRED. PLEASE CONFIRM: (YES) (NO) ]
Jon pressed (YES) on the panel.
~DING~
[ SIMULATION SUCCESSFUL ]
SKILL NAME: DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH
CURRENT LEVEL: LV.0 +
SKILL DESCRIPTION: THE CURSE OF WRATH IS THE DARKEST OF ALL DARKNESS AND THE BITTEREST OF ALL THE BITTERNESS. IT'S THE ULTIMATE CALAMITY OF NAMELESS PHARMA. ONE CAN ONLY PLANT THE ROOTS OF WRATH INTO THE SOUL TO SEE ITS TRUE ESSENCE. A SLIM CHANCE OF SURVIVAL WILL APPEAR ONLY WHEN ONE TURNS INTO A DEMON. ]
[ REMAINING SOURCE POINTS : 1601.557 POINTS ]
"Da*n. This magic skill looks awful! But can't say I'm surprised. But with the help of system, I can advance the skill level without all the sacrificial rituals." Jon said looking at the skill description.
"I have 1501 source points left. Let's see how many times I can upgrade it?" Jon said pressing the upgrade sign on the system panel.
~WARNING~
[ THIS SKILL IS EXTREMELY UNSUITABLE FOR YOU. CULTIVATING IT FORCIBLY WILL TWIST YOUR NATURE, SO IT WILL COST MORE ORIGIN POINTS TO ERASE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS DURING EVERY UPGRADATION.
WOULD YOU STILL LIKE TO UPGRADE: (YES) (NO) ]
"What the hell? This must have something to do with the 'A slim chance of survival will appear only when one turns into a demon.' thing in the skill description. If that's the case it could be very compatible with the 'Demon Transformation Art' magic skill that the chief executive Minerva Nimue practice, as this magic skill transforms the cultivator into a demonic creature. And if the system can protect me from the Demonic Curse Of Wrath twisting my nature, maybe it can also protect me from turning ugly from cultivating the Demon Transformation Art." Jon said looking at the warning massage from the system. Jon made a mental note to learn the Demon Transformation Art if he gets a chance to learn one more skill from the Scripture Pavilion of the guild.
"I have to upgrade at any cost. I can't leave the Windgaze city with the features on and risk getting killed by some powerful mage. And I'm unable to cultivate the Enchanting Glittering Mana Art with everyone hating me." Jon said pressing on (YES).
~DING~
[ SKILL MASTERED: DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH
CURRENT LEVEL: LV.1 +
CURRENT EFFECT: IT AROUSES INEXPLICABLE ANGER IN OTHERS, WHILE PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF ONE'S OWN MANA BASE. THOUGH ITS WICKEDNESS IS STILL DEEPLY EMBEDDED.
REMAINING SOURCE POINTS: 1501.557 POINTS ]
"Now I'm able to cultivate curse energy from negative thoughts people have about me. This skill is indeed evil. I don't need to cultivate it. I'll make progress just by triggering other's anger, but the skill level is too low for me to make visible progress. It took 100 source points to upgrade to level 1. Let's see how far we can go with the remaining source points?" Jon said pressing on the + sign repeatedly.
~DING~
[ SKILL MASTERED: DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH
CURRENT LEVEL: LV.2 +
CURRENT EFFECT: IT AROUSES INEXPLICABLE ANGER IN OTHERS, WHILE PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF ONE'S OWN MANA BASE. THOUGH ITS WICKEDNESS IS STILL DEEPLY EMBEDDED, BUT THE 'DESPISED BY ALL' CHARACTERISTICS CAN BE CONTROLLED.
REMAINING SOURCE POINTS: 1301.557 POINTS ]
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~DING~
[ SKILL MASTERED: DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH
CURRENT LEVEL: LV.3 +
CURRENT EFFECT: IT AROUSES INEXPLICABLE ANGER IN OTHERS, WHILE PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF ONE'S OWN MANA BASE. ACHIEVED MASTERY OF BLOODLUST.
REMAINING SOURCE POINTS: 801.557 POINTS ]
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~DING~
[ SKILL MASTERED: DEMONIC CURSE OF WRATH
CURRENT LEVEL: LV.4 +
CURRENT EFFECT: IT AROUSES INEXPLICABLE ANGER IN OTHERS, WHILE PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF ONE'S OWN MANA BASE. FULL CONTROL OVER THE CHARACTERISTIC 'DESPISED BY ALL'. HAS THE ABILITY TO CURSE SOMEONE WITH THE 'DESPISED BY ALL' ATTRIBUTE.
REMAINING SOURCE POINTS: 51.557 POINTS ]
"Great! Now I can switch the 'Despised By All' trait on and off at will. Now I should increase my cultivation base and learn a few techniques of Demonic Curse Of Wrath as well." Jon said after completing the upgrade.
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