I'm so tiredddddd.
The two monsters outside my home had been clashing and didn't stop once until the early hours of the morning,
It was rough.
The pair of monsters included;
A giant green scaled lizard which licked its beady eyes every 20 seconds, and a large purple spider that was so dark it was basically black.
After waking myself up with a few pinches, i started another fire and cooked a piece of that human corpse i had been preserving.
[Ordinary Skill: Fire Creation lvl.1 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Fire Creation lvl.2.]
*Chewing*
Nope.
Still can't get used to it.
After finishing my meal consisting of burnt human, i wandered through the forest attempting to level up my skills.
Also to kill some time.
[Ordinary Skill: Earth Manipulation lvl.9 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Earth Manipulation lvl.10.]
Earth definitely seems to be my strong suit at the moment-
[Ordinary Skill: Earth Manipulation lvl.10 and Ordinary Skill: Earth creation lvl.10 have unified to form Rare Skill: Earth Mastery.]
Wha-
So thats why they capped off at level 10!
But this new Skill Earth Mastery doesnt have a level?
Does that mean the Skill ends there and cant progress?
After that surprising situation, i carried on killing monsters around the forest.
[Ordinary Skill: Fire Creation lvl.1 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Fire Creation lvl.5.]
[Ordinary Skill: Speed-walk lvl.6 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Speed-walk lvl.10.]
So so so nice to see-
[Ordinary Skill: Speed-walk lvl.10 has evolved into Rare Skill: Sprint lvl.1.]
Wait wait wait a minute!
So from my most recent knowledge, Skills can level up when used, Evolve when meeting a certain threshold which is usually level 10, and if not evolve then Unify with one or more Skill into a better Skill.
Okay.
Now nothing can surprise me.
[Ordinary Skill: Surrounding Awareness lvl.2 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Surrounding Awareness lvl.3.]
Ah-
It was a snake.
Not just any snake.
The same snake that almost killed me before.
My breathing went heavy and my legs shook.
No...
Please...
Not now...
[Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.1 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.2.]
Stop...
I dont want to fight...
[Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.2 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.3.]
What is going on...
My mind filled with memories of the past.
[Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.3 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.4.]
The serpent struck, taking off my entire right side of limbs.
Ahhhhhh!
It hurts so much!
[Epic Skill: Pain Nullity lvl.1 has been obtained.]
[Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.4 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.5.]
Wait...
The snake looked around as if it didnt understand something.
I looked down at my body, or atleast where my body wouldve been.
Had i subconsciously activated Camouflage as a survival instinct?
The snake turnt left and slithered into the bushes and out of sight.
Phew...
I thought i had gotten over that...
Clearly not.
I will not be turning this off for a while.
[Ordinary Skill: Camouflage lvl.1 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Camouflage lvl.2.]
My body was slow.
Very slow.
Damn, poison.
Uh-
I fell to the floor and fainted.
[Rare Skill: Impure Fortitude lvl.1 has levelled up to Rare Skill: Impure Fortitude lvl.3.]
[Ordinary Resistance: Poison lvl.1 has levelled up to Ordinary: Poison lvl.3.]
[Epic Skill: Pain Nullity lvl.1 has levelled up to [Epic Skill: Pain Nullity lvl.3.]
[Epic Skill: Slow Regeneration lvl.1 has levelled up to Epic Skill: Slow Regeneration lvl.4.]
(Little one.)
(Can you hear me.)
Ah...
I awoke with confusion and pain.
What happened...
The last thing i remember was...
I got up slowly and checked my Skill List.
Skills- [Mythical Skill: Death Dancer lvl.1.], [Rare Skill: Guilt Relief lvl.9.], [Ordinary Skill: Surrounding Awareness lvl.3.], [Ordinary Skill: Thought Communication lvl.7.], [Ordinary Skill: Night Vision lvl.2.], [Ordinary Skill: Water Creation lvl.8.], [Rare Skill: Impure Fortitude lvl.3.], [Epic Skill: Slow Regeneration lvl.4.], [Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.5.], [Ordinary Skill: Camouflage lvl.2.], [Rare Skill: Poker Face lvl.1.], [Epic Skill: Critical Strike lvl.2.], [Ordinary Skill: Water Manipulation lvl.1.], [Rare Skill: Skill List.], [Ordinary Skill: Fire Creation lvl.5.], [Rare Skill: Earth Mastery.], [Rare Skill: Sprint lvl.1.], [Epic Skill: Pain Nullity lvl.3.]
It seems that my body had tried to combat the poison the best it could.
I wonder if there is still some left in me-
(I ask you to listen to my calls.)
Who is that?
They have Thought Communication?
They must be a monster at least.
(Please come quick.)
(Whereabouts are you?)
(About a mile east of your location.)
(I am coming now.)
Using sprint i got there in a couple minutes.
[Rare Skill: Sprint lvl.1 has levelled up to Rare Skill: Sprint lvl.2.]
(Just to your right.)
(You're a SPIDER?!)
(So what?)
(Oh, nothing.)
She really is something.
Hold on.
Very large…
Purple skin so dark it could be mistaken for black…
(So you were the one making a ruckus out the front of my house.)
(If you are referring to my battle with that lizard then i am truly sorry, i did not mean for it to go on for that long but i got a bit cocky and took a hit that i couldn't afford.)
(No worries, so what did you need?)
(Well about that…)
She may have been a spider, but i could tell she really didn't want to ask me for a favour.
(As a last ditch effort, i requested you to come to my aid and to try and heal me… but seeing you now i doubt that is possible.)
She looked at me with disappointment and pity.
(HEY!)
(Im not that weak!)
She didn't reply.
(Well i can at least try!)
(I give you my thanks.)
Let's see here…
I could try and bandage her up but she's a bit too large and i'm sure she would've already tried that.
Slow regeneration…
(Hey, is there any way for me to transfer my skills to you?)
(Yes, but the only way for me you to give it to me would be if i was your subordinate while you evolved.)
(And how easy is it to evolve?)
While saying that i gulped, half guessing the answer already.
(Very difficult.)
Blunt but it got the point across.
(Damn.)
(Do not fret little one, i have not had the best life but i did enjoy it very much.)
(Stop right there.)
(You don't get to decide when you die, your life is now in my hands, and i don't like breaking my possessions.)
(You flatter me with your words little one, but there is little you can do.)
I didn't mean for that to be flirtatious!
(That doesn't matter.)
How can i help her.
Regeneration is the only thing i can think of, but that only works on me.
Maybe if i can replicate it somehow?
What did it feel like?
Now that i think about it, i had been asleep every time it was active.
(Tell me your thoughts.)
(This may seem crazy, but i need you to trust me.)
(It is as you say, my life is in your hands.)
Well that's reassuring.
(Im going to need you to harm me in any way possible.)
(How strong should the attack be.)
Well considering that my Regeneration has the modifier Slow before it…
(Very weak, maybe just a cut.)
(I shall do as you wish.)
*Slice*
*Crash*
She barely scraped me, but it felt like getting cut in half.
She really is strong.
(A-alright.)
I can feel it!
Now try and gather this sense into one place…
Focusing the pulses of healing effect into my claw, i placed my claw apon the spiders body and released it all.
(I can feel it!)
[Epic Skill: Slow Heal lvl.1 has been obtained.]
(Nice!)
(Good work little one!)
(Now how long will this take?)
(I believe going at this pace, probably a couple of days.)
Brilliant.
I'll probably starve to death by the time we are finished.
(Is that factoring in level ups and evolution of the skill?)
(No.)
Phew!
That should at least cut the time down to just one or two days.
This will be one hell of a time.