After this series of events, Viel checked the other Animancy Skills that were available to him.
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Soul Creation [Ex]
Rating: SSS
Energy: 0
Progress: None
–You can create a soul from a beast core
-The rank of the soul will depend on the rank of the core used
-You will only be able to use souls that are of the same rank as you
– Skill Cooldown: None
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Soul Familiar
Rating: F
Energy: 15
Progress: (0/1000)
– You can increase the Progression Rating when you use Beast Cores to upgrade this skill.
– You can invoke a soul familiar that will be able to travel through solid objects and turn invisible
– The first time you invoke a familiar it will be random, but afterward, it will always be the same.
– Rates of invocation for each creature are as follows:
(Common-> 40%)
(Rare -> 20%)
(Mythical -> 10%)
(Legendary -> 5%)
(Demigod -> 0.05%)
(Celestial-> 0.01%)
– Skill Cooldown: 1 hour
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< Skill Evolution [EX] detected a new Skill. >
< Since the Skill is learned from a Skill Book and not from a Beastcore, evolution requirements will be waived. >
< Choose which path of Evolution you wish to take. >
Option 1: Invoke 2 soul familiars instead of 1.
Option 2: Upgrade Soul Familiar Skill to Soul Guardian.
Option 3: Give your first Soul Familiar a name.
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"What an unexpected surprise." said Viel while he scratched his chin. "But of course, I will select option 3."
< You have chosen to give your first soul familiar a name. >
< Please choose a name >
'I will wait til I invoke it. Knowing my luck, I won't be able to pull off a good summon. It will be better if I wait to meet Iris and then do it.'
Iris was Viel and Lux's step-sister. She was the daughter of Alexander, the son of Vera. Iris' profession was a Beast Tamer, who also specialized in Monster Breeding. The reason why Viel wanted to see her was that there was something that not many people knew about Iris, and that was her unbelievable luck.
Viel wanted to copy Iris' Luck stat. He didn't do it before because there wasn't a good opportunity where they could be alone. He didn't know if light would come out or something like that.
"Soul Creation [Ex] and Soul Familar…they are very good skills. And that there is no cooldown for creating souls makes it even better."
But that you need to use beast cores to create souls and improve the skills was very bad, Viel was aware of how hard it was to gain Beast Cores.
Those who passed the Stronghold's entry test to Elysium would gain the right to enter the "Beginner's Area".
Inside this Beginner's Area were low-level creatures, and common monsters that those who were twelve years old and above could practice on in order to refine their fighting abilities.
When these creatures were killed, there was a ten percent chance that they would drop a Beast Core.
When using a Beast Core, people would be given two options by their Soul Books.
The first one was to upgrade their Personal Stats.
Depending on the rarity of the Beast Core, they could gain up to a hundred points once it was consumed.
The Beast Cores of low-tier Beasts usually give a ten percent chance to gain a Skill exclusive to the Creature that was slain. Aside from that, one could also gain one to two stat points that could be allocated freely.
The second option was to upgrade Skills.
When one upgraded Skills, the progress bar of the Skill would rise until it reached 100% progression. The Skill would then become more powerful, and might even lead to a mutation that could unlock a more powerful version of the original Skill.
This was similar to Lux's Skill Evolution [EX], but this instance only happened at a very, very, low probability.
Usually, when people upgraded their Skills, they would only have their Skill's performance improved. This was why the Skill that Lux acquired from the God of Gamblers was a Skill that would make everyone in the world of Solais feel extremely envious.
That aside, Viel felt conflicted if he should upgrade his Stats first, or his Skills first. This question had plagued countless people soon after they had entered Elysium for the first time.
The line drawn between internal and external strength had long been a subject of debate for Rankers.
Only those that were born without any Affinities would focus on enhancing their stats, instead of relying on Skills to become stronger.
"Eriol, what should I do?" Viel asked. "Should I upgrade my Stats first or my summons?"
"I have the same question." said Lux not knowing what to do.
"That's the choice you need to make boys." Eriol replied. "For now, you should think of what to do in the morning. Lux, since you just failed the recent entrance test to Elysium, the Leader of this Stronghold, Gerald, will not allow you to take the test anytime soon. He doesn't want others to think that he is playing favorites, so you will have to wait a year to take Elysium's entrance exam again."
"I-I can't wait that long!" Lux stuttered. Now that he had unlocked his body's potential, as well as learned a Skill, not being able to go to Elysium would drive him crazy.
Eriol nodded in understanding. "How about this? I will lend you an artifact that will allow you to travel to a Beginner's Area that is located far away from the territory that belongs to Wildgarde Fortress in Elysium. Also, you will have your big brother accompany you, so you wouldn't be 100% alone."
"This way, not only will you be able to access Elysium, no one will be able to recognize you as well. What do you think about this proposal of mine?"
"I accept!" Lux answered in a heartbeat. But right after answering, he turned to his older brother and said "Only if you don't mind it, Big Bro."
"Clearly not. I was about to beat you for thinking about entering Elysium without me and breaking our promise."
Eriol chuckled and looked at the over-excited youngsters.
"Okay. Both of you take this." Eriol presented black rings to Lux and Viel. "This ring is called the Ring of Arondight. It will take you to the Arondight Territory which is located at the Far South of Elysium. Ah, before I forget, do you know how big Elysium is?"
"According to Grandma, Elysium is as big as this world?" Viel said.
"Correct. But, do you know how big this world is?"
Lux blinked as he gave Eriol a random answer. "As big as Earth?"
When Lux answered that, Viel hit him in the head.
"Are you stupid?! How can it be as big as Earth, it is almost 1000 times bigger than Earth."
Eriol chuckled after seeing Viel and Lux's interaction. He then gave Lux a mischievous smile as he asked another question.
"Is Earth big?" Eriol asked.
"Yes." Lux replied shyly.
"Then, is Jupiter bigger than Earth?"
"It is bigger."
Lux was aware that Jupiter was the biggest planet in the Solar System. However, he didn't know just how big it was.
"Solais is the same size as Jupiter," Eriol stated. "Do you know how many Earths you can fit inside Jupiter?"
"... I don't know."
"Just as Viel said, it is almost 1,300 Earths. Solais and Elysium are that big. So, when I told you that this ring would allow you to enter the Southern Area of Elysium, it meant that you would be several Earth's away from the Wildgarde Stronghold."
Lux's jaw hung open because he didn't expect that the world he was living in was that big. A planet that could fit almost 1,300 Earths was beyond his understanding.
Even if they were given a thousand years, there would still be many unexplored regions waiting for the brave to discover. Also, the places you can enter are only the Beginner Areas.
"Why don't you both wait another year to enter this Stronghold territory in Elysium and surprise everyone here." said Eriol.
They could already see the shock in everyone's expressions after Lux take the next test, alongside the other twelve-year-olds.
Viel expression suddenly changed.
"Eriol, can I tell our grandma about this?" Viel asked. "Since we will be going to Elysium and we will not be home, she might get worried and look for us everywhere. Knowing Grandma, she would turn this land upside down just to find us."
Eriol frowned as he crossed his arms over his chest. There were several issues with Viel's suggestion, and it might lead to complications later. However, he also couldn't rule out the consequences of what would happen if they disappeared for a very long time.
Although he hadn't passed the test to enter Elysium, everyone in the Stronghold cared about them. If the pair of brothers suddenly disappeared, it would certainly cause a commotion and it might lead to head-ache-inducing scenarios.
If they wanted to avoid this problem, they needed to bring their grandma, Vera, into their inner circle.
"Very well, let's talk to your grandma." Eriol replied after weighing the pros and cons of things. "I will do the talking along Viel. You can just support me from the side."
"Good!" Luxcried out loud while Viel just nodded his head.
If possible, neither Viel nor Lux wanted to hide anything from their grandma. She was the only family they had ever known, and Vera has taken care of them since they were babies. There was a certain trust between them that couldn't be spoken through words.
This was also why Vera gave Lux her silent approval for wanting to train in secret in order to follow his dream to enter Elysium and also gave Viel permission to wait for Lux as long as he trained himself everyday.
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I know that not many people are reading this, maybe anybody is reading this, but if there is someone doing it, please vote in the next question.
I would like to know if you would like Viel to be bisexual or heterosexual.
If he becomes bisexual, I would make him be with Nero, Keane along with Iris, Cai, and other people. I'm open to suggestions.
If he becomes heterosexual, I would only make him be with the girls previously mentioned.