[Bite] Lv. 4!
[Bite] Lv. 5!
Grggll...
I awoke to a pain in my stomach, like it was collapsing in on its self and I felt Hunger pouring into my body like a spout in a thunderstorm.
God! Why isn't [Pain Resistance] doing something??
I went into my mind space for a second to see what [Pain Resistance]'s lazy ass was doing but something was there that astounded me.
[Bite] was fucking massive!
The blackened form that it took on had grown at least 2 times larger, and I could see that it was doing something but I wasn't sure what because it was turned away from me.
I ran up to it in my soul space and went to the front of its form to see what it was doing and I could see it gourging on my Mana like it grew on trees or something!
"Bro stop."
No reaction from [Bite]
You don't want to listen to me huh?
"I said stop!"
No reaction.
"I SAID STOP!"
"Grrgg..."
You little shit!
"Whatch your fucking tone! ?"
SMACK!
I gave [Bite] a smack for disobedience, but it seemed to not give a fuck.
Okay, it's time to get reinforcements.
[27/320 Mp]
I call over [Poison Resistance] so it can use it slime like form to grab the bitch smacking off of my mana, but it just acting like some lame slime.
Oh my fucking go-
[0/320 Mp] Mana depleted!
Yea! I fucking know!
Grgll...
my 'stomach' rumbled unlike it ever had. My mana had been completely drained before, but it never came with a hunger like this.
GGRRgll...
I gotta eat something!!
I exited the soul space and came awake next to the now dead fire that was warming me before.
I shivered with cold, bug also with hunger with my stomach churning, begging for food!
I looked around as my teeth grew in size and drool sweeped off of my mouth.
So Hungry!
I saw a few pieces of bones that Doug didn't finish and KRUNCH-ed them down, I also saw a few pieces of super charged meat that was laying beside a resting Warm, so I helped my self on those too.
GGGRRGKLLl....
My stomach still rampaged and my body felt like it was destroying its self from the inside.
UHH!
ARGG!
I could tell [Pain resistance] was blocking out any pain I was feeling, but this was something more then just pain.
It was an unrelenting storm of hunger trying to tear down my soul and turn my flesh into sustainable. Like something tearing through my soul and turning my vision red with hunger.
Red?
Wait... Is this fucking [Predator]?!
I re- entered into my soul space, to see the massive form of [Bite] but also the familiar feeling of Predator taking it over.
I looked at [Bite]'s little cave and could see reddish aura of my least trusted skill trying to intrude upon its space.
Like fucking hell I would let that happen!
I gave it not more then a single thought when I had created multiple hands of pure willpower and used them to 'Push' the influence of [Predator] back.
Gluggle...
As I pushed the skill back it was practically seething in hatred like a mad little cousin.
It's influence melted off of [Bite] and it slowly dragged its self to its domain.
As [Bite] had been freed, it spoke.
"...What happen? Why not evolve..."
I looked up to it and was surprised that It was almost speaking a proper language now, but I was also intrigued on what it meant by evolve?
What do you mean evolve?
"...[Bite] was supposed to evolve. Why no evolution? Did not get enough Mana?"
...Oh! It means like the way I had evolved after I reached the next Mana Stage or whatever!
[32/320 Mp]
My mana hadn't recovered much so I held back just pushing Mana at [Bite] for the sake of seeing what would happen, but I guess there might be some other things missing for it to evolve.
Then it struck me.
What if [Predator] knew this was the kind of stuff that happeneds when [Bite] levels up? What if it was trying to do something To [Bite] while it couldn't defend it self?
I still had zero Idea if any of these little theorys were true, so I might as well just ask the victim.
[Bite], what was [Predator] doing?
"...[Predator] was Starved... Needed Mana too."
...That does make sense because I don't want it to feed it my mana at all times, but why was it latched onto you like that?
"... Is a part of me. Tribe together stronger."
What I gathered from this is that [Bite] and [Predator] were connected by the bond they had and that [Bite] was feeding itself untill [Predator] awoke and was leeching Mana off of it because I had been starving it.
TLDR, I should be feeding [Predator] at least a little bit so this doesn't happen again.
Finishing my thoughts I threw my somewhat Regenerated Mana pool at [Predator] and called it a day as I exited the soul space.
SPPRTT!
Blood gushed from my Mouth as my teeth grew fucking massive again.
God!
I really need to learn to control this stuff!
Now lockjawed for the moment I waited not 5 minutes of somewhat better hunger for the rest of the people around the fire to awaken.
Freed was the first to speak.
"Are we done with this mission sir?"
The Ice Mayor stood from his little icey patch on the ground, and groggily replied.
"Oh... Uh, Yeah. You can even grab some stuff for the road if you see anything in the local area you want."
Hearing this I perked up, and pointed a few pieces of wood.
He saw my gesture and spoke.
"You want some wood to go?"
I shook my head and tried to convey that I wanted to make a weapon with the wood.
I walked over to the pile and pick up a thin piece of wood and stabbed into the air like a spear.
I had been wanting one for a while, but I had always seen no purpose for a regular wooden one because they would probably shatter by a single [Bite] but this stuff was probably strong enough for use.
He understood what I meant and grabbed the wood from my hands in a swift flick of his hand and walked up to the green crystal while it was still doing something, and in an instant it was turned into an intricate wooden spear.
It had little engraved carvings and it's handle looked smooth but also just rough enough to get a grip on. The end of the spear was like a large sharp spade or shovel, like one that was slightly pointed at the end and was curved like a katana.
Its exterior was somewhat rough, but it was like a mix between silvery bronze oak.
Its... Beautiful!
He then grabbed it with his hand and walked to me as he quickly handed it to my hands.
As it touched the tender skin of my hand I felt a strange warmth with it in my hands.
I felt a resonace with the spear as it connected to me in a way that I didn't think possible, but It felt like the connection you have with a new pet.
The warmth that emanated from it was reassuring and confident, like holding a best friend that told you everything was alright with one little look.
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I felt secure with it in my hands.
The Mayor was then doing some dumb stuff with the other guys and giving them less cool weapons then me, as I gave this new thing a little test drive.
SWESH!
I held my self back from crying as I heard the wonderful sound of my baby making it's first swipes upon the air, and I kept going untill I saw a little notification.
You have developed the Mastery:[Broad Spear] Lv. 1!
It was a little hard to understand like anything else, but it was kind of like I had developed a new skill, but different in a certain way I couldn't put down.
The connection between me and my baby had grown so fast that it almost scared me, but it felt like it was kind of warming up to me like any animal would.
[0/480 Sp] You are exhausted!
After swinging my baby around, I had finally came up with a good name!
Orgullo!
I didn't know how I knew those exact string of words, but it just felt right!
As I was laying on the ground I held my Orgullo to my body to keep him safe and warm, I saw Freed approaching me.
I gave him all the love I could, as I cuddled and hugged it with all my might.
Oh! Why is there blood on you?
I realized that I hadn't stopped telling [Pain Resistance] to block out pain so I didn't realize I was bleeding blood onto my baby on accident.
Im so sorry! How can I-
"Are you ready to go?"
I looked up at him and stopped kissing Orgullo to respond with a nod of my head to avoid biting deeper into my jaw by talking.
Just nodding his head, he grabbed something out of his massive pocket and pressed a little button on its other wise featureless surface.
WHOOSH!
We were whisked away as I saw the Ice Mayor smiling while waving to send us off with all of the weapons he had made for us.
You know, that ice elemental accually ain't that bad if guy.
The same blueish light ingulged me.
My arm withered in pain despite [Determination] doing its best.
My eyes were completely forced close and I could feel the cold metal covering my face like I'm some kind half breed mut.
"Grrrh!"
I churned my vocal cords in pain as something was activly keeping me from healing my wound, and I was being restricted in a way that by passed [Criminal]'s way of excape.
They got me! I need to find a way to talk to boss and have him call of the mission for the bo-
"So this is the little doggy that was sneaking around my rookie camp?"
What?? I haden't even smelled this person!
"Thanks for the help Chronos but I have it from here."
I faintly felt what ever was stopping me from moving slowly going away as 'Chronos' left with a large stretch of wind filling behind them.
Chronos? That sounds famili-
Something brushed up to my already injured arm, and stabbed deep through my flesh.
SHINK!
All of my outer Mana defences had been destroyed as if they didn't exist and something had wiggled its way into my bones.
Wiggle~wiggle~
I could feel it worming its way through my bad and coming closer to my body, and I knew exactly what I had to do.
"... Oh? Don't like having you mind read in assuming?"
Something, a figure spoke to me telepathy but I blocked it out using the wisps of [Determination] that were left in me.
I spoke for perhaps the last time.
"He will know of this."
I finished my sentence and accepted my fate as I waited for the mana bomb planted in my soul to explode.
.
..
...
..
.
Nothing.
Not even a flicker of mana was excaping me.
What?
"Did you Really thing you could excape Me?"
Somthing about the person speaking to me set me off to a point of insanity, I didn't know what came over me.
Pssss...
...
I pissed myself.
I felt ashamed because something about this voice was familiar enough that I didn't need to see the to recognize the bastards villainous face.
I assumed it had to be some kind of mind magic playing the tricks on m-
"Hehehe..."
" You really are too funny sometimes mutt... Or should I say Otis?"
...
No.
It couldn't be?
NO!
The voice of my former master spoke to me, but I could only feel shame and resentment in that moment.
Before I could think any more about the hate I feel for the man I used to call a father I could feel the mana circulating in the air.
"It's time for you to learn what the final art truly was made to do."
The final art? That was but a legend that was told to make kids want to join that horrible sect? I couldn't be real!
"Oh, but it is."
He has read my mind and I could feel the intricate but familiar pattern of mana swarming around his fist.
Brilliant golden light turned into a dark red mass of hatred and sorrow in a moments notice.
Snap.
Seeing this horrible mass in person somthing snapped.
[Dujibe Art] Lv.99 →
[Art of the True child] Lv. 100
What?-
Reliocation hit me and I could understand every single move of the mana in the the air, from the complexity hidden within every living being in this room, to the simple and basic rocks that lazyly sat on the floor.
I could understand all of it, and I think I could recreate it.
I felt as if time was moving a slimes pace, and I could see how the sinister mana formed around my formers masters fist.
I could see the masterful control that combined with the udder hate that was stored with in.
I saw it, and Knew I could do it. Somthing about this skill enhancement had shifted my understanding of everything, and everything was just so much simpler.
Buzz!
This hissing of my highly concentrated mana spun as fast as I could make it, but that wasn't it.
I felt within my self, and took every last ounce of mana and hatred and sorrow I could feel, and I realised it in a single powerful attack.
I knew it would destroy my body, but I didn't care at this point.
Either I die and he is gravely injured, or we both go down together.
HIzzzst!
I coalesced Mana into my fist and had it's spinning faster then my mind was moving at that very moment.
This is for the pain you caused us.
This is for Yhine.
This is for my brother that you slaughtered!
BOOOM!
[1/18000 HP]
I was hanging on nothing but hatred as my body was handing on to dear life with the help of Determination.
...Is he dead? Did I avenge Yhine?
[Master Klith] has been killed! Rewarding class exp!
I looked away from the screen glad that I had finnally avenged one of my only friends.
I was drifting to death, but as I thought... I realized that I still had one thing that I had promised to Yhine before his death.
To raise a student, the proper way. Not the hateful and manipulative way that Kline did, but the kind of mentorship that frees people rather then trapping them inside of your influence.
... But who?
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..
...
I mean I am already looking for the kid? I don't need to keep working for Eggshell now that I am free, so I don't mind just not reporting back.
[Determination] has Evolved into [Resolve]
I stood up while my body stitched its self together, as [Determination], no [Resolve] turned on thanks to my new mission.
My mission to teach this young talent what life was really about.
But where is he?
I looked around my snow misty environment, and saw a bright light in the distance, that was soon followed by the light of a newly placed pylon
That seems like a good place to start
My stomach went back where it belongs, and I was impressed I kept my self from throwing up very well this time.
I landed up right but still slightly wobbly, but I would rate this pro landing at least a 7/10 on the wellness chart.
After my impressive land, I saw my team all around me, but also others that I didn't recognize.
As we were all standing back in front of the same task board we had left a whole ago, I could see anouther team of 4 that had a plaque of a log sprouting with mold and mushrooms.
Looking at the one closest to our team and by extension the front of the party, it was a young woman with brown fur and the approximate shape of a hominoid dog.
Her plaque had the word 'Bard' with a little symbol of one of those little iconic lutes.
She looked by no means strong, but I have no way to tell how strong or not strong something is in the world yet, so I decided to not judge a book by the cover.
That tail is looking fluffy tho...
She wouldn't mind right?
Without noticing it, I was already right next to her, and about to touch her beautiful and Lucius tail, before I was slightly nudged by a member of her team.
He had dark black skin and a slender form. His body was obscured by a version of the uniforms we were wearing, but with a hood.
His plaque said 'Mesmer'
He took didn't see to strong, but I guess that their group just wasn't full of mostly combat focused individuals as we were.
Mabey they are like some charisma specialist that do more diplomatic stuff, rather then physical labor like we are?
After being shoved off from their leading member, I returned to my party and decided to just ignore the last 2 members of there party as they just looked like your average Twetal Dee and Twetal Dum with their matching apprences and plaques.
"Oh hey, you guys ar-" Booooaring!
Taking my focus off of all the diplomatic and social things my party was talking about to the other team, I set my sights back on my sweet new baby.
Realizing that I had accidently dropped him, I pick him back up and could feel the warmth he brought to my soul as I held him my arms like the newborn baby he is.
Smooch!
Smooch!
??ssssmmoooch!
I give it 3 big slobbering kisses and started twirling him around in happiness.
Swoosh.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Dex +1
Now that I wasn't racing I could feel how this singular point had shifted my joints to their correct spots and allowed my body to move further and faster, and an intoxicating felling was setting on me.
...Do I still have mana addiction?
[Poison Resistance] had me rested assured that I had no such thing affecting me, and I felt relieved that it was just my normal attraction to seeing numbers rise that was making me happy.
Going back to my baby.
Now that's what I'm talking about!
I had burned negligable amounts of Stamina, and had already gained a point of Dexterity!
This thing was a fucking gold mine waiting to be pillaged for every last cent of profit there was!
Call me a fucking miner the way I'm gonna milk this for all its go-
"lets get going Jonny!"
Doug had spoken, as he turned away with the rest of the team towards an undetermined location.
Or at least I didn't hear where were going...
"Where are we going?"
I asked my team.
Freed turned back to reply.
"The barrics, did you not listen when team 8 was giving us directions on a place to rest after a mission?"
Hearing this, I felt only slightly shameful for joy listening, so I simply sheepishly shook my head to imply I hadn't.
"Sigh*, whatever."
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..
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We continued walking for like 20 minutes as we walked on a dirt path leading through this little grow in the dark forest.
We had passed a bunch of cooling plants and tasty looking berries, but I ignored them hoping that there would be some meat or something to eat at the barrics once we got there.
I decided to look around to ease the boredom.
Tree.
Tree.
Tree.
Broken branch.
Vine.
Bushes.
Tree.
Large building that leaded almost as high as the sealing and perfectly camouflaged into the surrounding greenery.
Tre-
Wait a second! That's it!
Stopping and patting my still moving party, I pointed towards the massive building.
"Oh? Don't know how I missed that. Thanks!"
Doug immediately saw what I was seeing, and jetted off towards the buildings main entrance at the very front.
It looked like your average hotel except for the camouflage surrounding it. I'm kinda surprised I haden't seen anything else like this, but I guess it's granted there aren't many people in the desert full of giant juicey worms.
Taking my mind off the delectable little morsels that are sand bottles, I grabbed a large vine to tie Orgullo around my back, facing upwards.
I fail the first couple of times, but I did get something for failing a little bit.
Dex +1
Nice! Soon I'll be able to pull off those crazy techniques you see in fighting games!
with my baby rapped around my back in a knot, I started jogging my way towards our location in an attempt to gain some endurance or something.
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...
...
By the time I arrive at our location I realized that I wasn't gonna get anything by doing this brisk little walk, so I resigned my self to just kept following behind the non official leader of the Freed.
Kruch.
Freed stepped his heavy ass feet up to the front door of the building and just stood for a second, before he remembered to share what he was seeing to his team.
[Team 12], you have reached your quota of [1] mission.
Welcome!
K-Chunk!
A large trapdoor opened beneath us and consumed us whole on to a large room.
Oh? No teleporting this time?
As we landed into the room, I noticed that there were absolutely zero cosmetic items like pictures or furniture.
Only the essentials, like beds, kitchen, and a little box on the side of the room which I assumed was a bathroom.
Honestly, it kind of reminded me of a larger version of the dorm room in Mr. Eggshells glorified institute for his self glaze ability.
God I hate that fat ass!
While fuming in anger I sat down on the singular bed that was closet to me.
Pfft.
Barly even a squeaky groan was heard as I sat down on this pillowy substance that started sinking in the second I sat down.
Oo~! Luxurious!
I took Orgullo and placed him right to my side as I pointed for the rest of my team to take a rest with a little wave of my hand.
Freed saw my motion, but strangely started walking towards me?
Creek.
He landed on the bed with me, and promptly started snoring, clearly asleep.
...That is not what I meant.
Whatever!
I curl up with Orgullo as I fell more people come to get on my bed as it quitely forms under the combine weight of my entire team.
I don't think these dumbasses realize they have there own beds!
...
At least I got you.
I held Orgullo in my hands as I caressed him.
Somebody I can really trust to not break.
I awoke to the feeling of warmth surrounding me, not just from Orgullo but also the rest of my team.
This feels go-
Grrgllle...
I'm hungry again!
I looked around my area but could only find the meaty appendages of my friends, so I started pushing them off of me before I was tempted to take a bite.
...
It was quiet, too Quiet for how loud I had heard my team snoring before.
I looked at the largest body around me, and it was infact Freed, but he wasn't snoring as usual.
Matter a fact, no body was making any noise, like they had been completely knocked out.
I mean I could understand being really tired, but this seems suspicious...
Picking up Orgullo, I stood still and took a second to listen, and used [Mana sight] to see my environment in my nearly pitch black environment.
Using Mana sight as usual, I could clearly see that outlines of all of my team, and the many shapes around me which I assumed to be the other beds.
I got into my semi-random form and got stanced up in my best Toph impression.
I stood and felt around my environment using [Mana sight].
Mana...Mana...Mana...Black ball of nothingness... Mana...Mana.
Wait a second... That is not normal, these should be Mana in everything!
WHAM!
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