I woke up doing the same routine as always, then I headed to the training grounds with Rick to get stronger.
*Kaboom*
*Pow*
*Pow*
Rick: You're trying even harder than before I see
Cire: Guess so. Don't want to fall behind now do I?
Rick: True
???: Hey, do you guys mind if I train with you?
Cire: No, that's fine, what do you think Rick?
Rick: I don't have a problem.
John: Thanks, my name is John by the way, nice to meet you
Cire: My name is Cire, and this is my friend Rick
Rick: Nice to meet you too John
John: So how has your life as a power-hunter been?
Cire: It's fun
Rick: Yup. Anxiety, excitement, optimism, and many emotions will always flow through my veins during fights
John: I have to agree with that one
John: So, what do you guys say about going to grab a drink after this?
Cire: Sounds good
1 and a half hours later:
Cire: *Exhales*-That was exhausting
Rick: Mhm
John: Perfect time for a relaxing drink am I right? I will be paying
Rick: No that's alright
John: No I insist
At the restaurant:
Cire: Whoo, I'm full, *Burp*-Excuse me, *Chuckles*
John: Haha, that's true, I think we're all full now, what do you say about going for a walk and just talking about our past experiences?
Rick: Sure!
30 Minutes later:
Cire: -And then I and Rick both attacked him with our current ultimate abilities and he went flying, Kaboom!
John: Ooo, nice one, that sounded great; I wish I got to see it in action
Cire: Oh yeah, definitely
Rick: You guys want to do a dungeon?
John: Uhm, sure...
Cire: Ooo, I found one online. It says, "New Dungeon discovered, no information has been detailed, 534 Kinder-high Street."
John: That's not too far from here
Rick: Doesn't it sound a bit weird?
Cire: Nah, let's do it!
534 Kinder-high Street:
Cire: Here it is, a glowing yellow dungeon gate that is completely noninformative
System: Would you like to participate in this dungeon raid?
All Three: Yes!
The shining-yellow dungeon teleports them inside and then disappears from the system map
System: To complete this dungeon, you will need this item, and you will need to be able to beat the boss and get out at the right time
Cire: Inventory
Cire: What's this? A purple-like-box item that has barely any information regarding its description? That's odd
Rick: Told you.
John: Let's start then!
They will have an unlimited amount of time for this dungeon raid to be cleared...20 minutes in; It's time for the boss. A lean 7-foot red knight enters from the shadows of the caves that were surrounding the area where Cire and his party were in
Cire: Is this the final boss?
Rick: I think so!
Rick and Cire dash on the right and left side of the boss using their current abilities. The boss has blocked many of their attacks and has implemented a heavy amount of damage to their safety-category stamina.
Safety-category stamina is a shield that is used by entities and beings that contain and implement energy. When safety-category stamina is activated, it will appear as an energy flow aura that is usually wrapped around the user's body and will have the same color as the nature of energy
John starts to dash into the fight using his mysterious attacks that seem to be manipulating everyone and everything's movement in his dominium; The boss ignores all attacks using his ability, "Will of The Moment." He charges in on Cire and was aiming to slash his neck until John saved him by a hair's edge, thus Cire only suffered a little bit of blood
Cire: Whoa, thanks there, I almost died! I owe you one
John: No problem, let's get him!
*Fwoo*
Cire has now awakened, his ability has awakened. Cire is now able to deliberately alter the appearance and shape of his attack
System: Your ability has evolved. You're now able to adjust your Magatta Juryoku's shape, height, width, length, power, density, mass, and angle at will. Due to this evolution, your ability is now called, Magatta Varytita
Cire: *In his head* What? Why now? And how?
System: During this fight, you have entered a state called Hypervigilance Flow State. Let's start with the basic knowledge of the psychology behind flow states.
System: Flow state is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when an individual is engaged in an activity, whether it's a physical activity, creative pursuit, or even a simple day-to-day task. You may have experienced a flow state at some point — that sense of fluidity between your body and mind, where you are totally absorbed by and deeply focused on something, beyond the point of distraction. Time feels like it has slowed down. Your senses are heightened. You are at one with the task at hand, as action and awareness sync to create an effortless momentum. Some people describe this feeling as being "in the zone." This is the flow state and it's accessible to everyone. Flow state is when an individual completely focuses his attention on one task out of achieving his goal from an emotion of enjoyability and optimism. An Individual cannot enter a flow state when he is under stress or boredom.
System: Hypervigilance is also another psychological state that an individual can access when they're under possible threats. Hypervigilance provides an individual with an elevated level of focus and caution, due to them thinking that they're threatened by something dangerous around them, so they stay overly alert. Hypervigilance cannot be accessed by any other means. If I were in a situation where I wasn't in any trouble or there aren't any possible threats around me, I wouldn't be able to enter a Hypervigilance state. However, when I'm in a sketchy and dangerous situation where I am always surrounded by danger and fear, I will be able to access a Hypervigilance state.
System: The current situation you're in is accumulated from both sides of the state. So one cannot say that you're in a Hypervigilance state or a Flow State. That's why people believe that there is a rare occurrence where an Individual can get into a state that's beyond both points, a state of extreme caution and focus implemented by fear and enjoyability, that state is called; The Hypervigilance Flow State
System: Hypervigilance Flow state boosts an individual's stats, powers, and levels by three folds. Thus, evolving your ability.
Cire: *In his head* I see.
Cire steps away from the boss and charges his attack for approximately 5 seconds until he fires it
*FWOOSH*
Cire: Rick! John! Get out of the way!
Rick: W-What?! Is that a new skill?!
John and Rick both jumped back to their sides, letting Cire directly attack the boss. The ability has implemented great damage to the boss, leaving him with multiple holes in his body, and a puddle of his purple-venomous blood dripping from the holes in his body.
*Kaboom*
The boss starts to get up from his kneeling state in the bloodbath puddle. He then immediately attacks in an instantaneous way that doesn't allow either Rick, John nor Cire to react to his ability. The boss uses Hemokinesis; The ability to manipulate blood at will.
*Pew*
Rick, John, and Cire get deep and large scars from the attack, causing them to bleed non-stop
Cire: What was that?
Cire: We couldn't react at all! He got us good. He practically got the upper hand since now we gave him a large amount of blood for him to use for free.
Rick: Guys look at the holes in his body, it's starting to disappear. He must be healing himself! Let's try to attack him before he completely heals
John: Yeah, we must attack him faster than his regeneration skills
John and Rick start to attack from the same angle, while Cire is waiting to launch his ability at the perfect time.
*FWOOSH*
John: Oh no. Watch out Cire, he knows what you're planning!
Cire: Don't worry! I got this
Cire uses his ability to force the boss' movement to be stopped due to the shifting of the gravity in the floor and his surroundings
John: Nice! Keep him trapped!
John: Rick I need you to use your ability to conflict damage to him until he bleeds
Rick: Got it!
Rick: Ochiru Kaminari!
*PWOO*
*TZZZ*
John: Good, now for the finishing touches!
*FWOOSH*
John: Crimson Blood Katheto!
*Kaboom*
System: Dungeon, Level 10, Complete! Moving on to the next stage!
System: Would you like to proceed? 0/3
Cire: Whoa, what was that?!
Rick: I didn't know you also had Hemokinesis like the boss!
John: Well, I didn't know much about Rick's Gyrokinesis and Rick's Atmokinesis either!
Cire: That's true
John: Finally we beat the boss! Although it's strange why it's only the first stage!
Cire: Yeah, this dungeon must be dangerous, I will vote to exist and stick with the cut rewards since you can only get full rewards after you complete the whole thing
Votes: 1 / 3
Rick: I agree
Votes: 2 / 3
John: I don't want to risk my life either, because our chances of defeating this dungeon will probably be 0% at our current stage!
Votes: 3 / 3
System: Your rewards will be cut, you will be transported back to the normal world eventually!
System: Here are your rewards as you wait!
Achievement, "Besty"; Defeat a dungeon and/or boss with the help of friends
100 Gold
1,278 silver
Crimson Chestplate, Leggings, and Gauntlets!
Achievement, "Next time…"; Drop off from a dungeon before completing it
Title, "Prodigy"; Defeat a boss that's 6x stronger than you
Cire: Not bad, we can use the money to trade for some equipment and potions at the market
Rick: Yeah, let's head back and clean ourselves
John: I've got a couple of healing potions we can use to heal up those scars
Cire: Sounds good
Cire: Status Window
Name: Cire
Level: 18
Rank: CCC-
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Gold: 3,657
Stats:
Strength: 8
Endurance: 9
Stamina: 8
Aura: 12
Intelligence: 8
Ability:
- Gyrokinesis
Card: N/A
Specialty: N/A
Skills: Magatta Varytita
Title:
Bestower
Prodigy
Saviour
Goblin Authority
Gear:
Armor: Crimson Chestplate, Leggings, Gauntlets
Weapons: Goblin Dagger, Voron's Hammer, Goblin Axe
Health: 250
Stamina: 300
Cire: Hmm, It's been long enough, why aren't we teleporting back? That's strange
Cire: Don't you think so too Ric—
John: Devour, Beelzebub
*VNOO*
At that very moment, Cire looked behind him, and he saw his friend's bloody body lying on the ground, below John and his monster which was behind him. Cire couldn't react to anything, whilst his eyes were completely expressionless, not knowing how to react to the information that has scarred his spirit and resolve
Cire: N-No~
Cire: Rick!
Cire grabs Rick's body and lets him rest on his lap as he mourns for so long.
Cire screams in tears of sadness and extreme hatred towards John, locking eyes with him. He looks at John with an angry eye that just shows…Death.