3 Battle Preparations
First things first let's try to move, I concentrate as hard as I can and put all my willpower and mind into making a movement, anything, even an inch, but no matter what I try nothing happens... Oh! Wait, I just saw a vibration, I'm getting somewhere!
*DING* "Incorrect, that was a gust of wind passing by."
... "Shut up Ezra! I'm trying here god dammit, I refuse to accept that it was the wind, I'll prove you wrong!"
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I give up... I've been at this for ages, although it's not all bad, Ezra informed me that I gained +2 to Wisdom for over straining my mental capacity, as a result my MP regen is now 1.3 per minute, not that I've used any Mana since being 'born'... Hold on a second, Mana! Ezra said that Ghosts are made up almost entirely of Mana, maybe by learning to control Mana then I can make my body move?
*DING* "+1 To Intelligence"
Haaaah, I guess that confirms it, it was that simple huh, the answer was in front of my face this whole time, "Ezra how long was I trying to move before? Also how do I go about learning on how to control my Mana?"
*DING* "5 Hours 41 minutes and 17 seconds. To control Mana host must visualize your Mana pool located within your body, for most species this is their heart, however as a Spirit hosts situation is a little different, your whole body is your mana storage, so you must simply imagine a stream of energy moving within yourself and project it outside of your body, estimated time to learn this without prior experience is 21 days.
Alternatively host can purchase Mana control from the shop."
21 days doesn't seem that long and it's free, however the shop would be instant but cost some SP, I have 1100 right now, guess there's no harm in just browsing. "Open the Shop then show me all the skills... Wait scrap that, I've read enough novels about systems to know that I would just be disappointed seeing skills I couldn't get, show me the skills you recommend which are affordable. "
*DING* Shop Opened, Categories Available: ITEMS - SKILLS - MISC
*DING* SKILLS Opened "Listing recommended skills for host."
Mana Skills -
Mana Manipulation (Basic) - 800 SP
Mana Efficiency (Basic) - 500 SP
Soul Skills -
Telekinesis (Basic) - 1000 SP
Body Manipulation (Basic) - 500 SP
Racial Skills -
Acid Spray (Basic) - 1000 SP
Fog Cloud (Basic) - 200 SP
Torment (Basic) - 1000 SP
Not a lot of options but considering my budget it makes sense, "Can you walk me through the skills and their categories Ezra? Also what does basic represent?" If I remember correctly then my Drain is basic too.
*DING* "Skills are broken down into tiers to show level of mastery, in order they are Basic, Apprentice, Adept, Master and Grand Master, further tiers are available but data is not sufficient to list them. Also regarding the Shops categorisation, Mana skills are self explanatory, they help with everything to do involving Mana. Soul magic is available to you as a spirit, it is a rare category which affects reality using the power of your soul, or consciousness. Racial skills are exclusive skills for your race, currently a Ghost.
'Mana Manipulation' would affect how well you can use Mana, whereas 'Mana Efficiency' would lower the amount of Mana lost during use, for example by better channeling the Mana you could make 'Drain' cost 4 MP per second as opposed to the current 5 MP.
'Telekenisis' allows you to move objects using your mind, weight, distance and size is affected by skill mastery. 'Body Manipulation' allows the user to change their body to suit their needs, for example you as a Ghost could give yourself limbs.
'Acid Spray' shoots out a stream of acid infused Mana, like Drain it is a channeled spell and not an instant cast. 'Fog Cloud' forms a mist around you which hinders others sight, it also has a slight fear effect but not notable until higher tiers. Finally 'Torment', it gives an enemy an unbearable sense of dread, this works better in more intelligent creatures or those with weak minds.
As a side note, if your race ever changes these will become unavailable, however any previously bought will be yours no matter your race, for example if you learned the Dark element 'Acid Spray', if you became a Holy attributed monster, you would still be able to use the skill. However if you were a fish and could breathe underwater, this would not carry over if you became a mouse, as the skill is dependant on physical traits such as gills."
"You just love overloading me with information don't you." Haaaah, I'm sighing alot recently, but at least I now know what I should do, "Purchase 'Telekinesis' Ezra".
*DING* Spell 'Telekinesis' Purchased, -1000 SP
Now all the pieces are in place, I just hope this all works out. Firstly I've gotta learn 'Mana Manipulation', 21 days huh, luckily that blue tinted Ghost hasn't moved, they must not have 'Mana Manipulation' either, or they could just be asleep... Do ghosts even sleep? Guess I'll find out eventually. Secondly I've got to practice 'Telekinesis', if what I have in mind works then I would have saved some SP.
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*DING* 'Mana Manipulation' (Basic) learned
"YES! Finally! Show me my stats."
- Name: Unknown
- Race: Spirit (Ghost - Minor)
- Age: 4 years
- Level 1 - Experience (0/100)
- Health (HP): 20 (+10)
- Mana (MP): 140 (+30)
- Strength (STR): 1
- Endurance (END): 2 (+1)
- Agility (AGI): 4
- Intelligence (INT): 14 (+1, +2)
- Wisdom (WIS): 18 (+2, +5) - Mana Regen (Per Minute): 1.8
- System Points (SP): 100 (-1000)
My stats are building up nicely, although I seem to have inadvertently gone down the mage route, who would've guessed that it would be hard to be a warrior without a fleshly body. Anyway over the last 3 weeks my END has increased from the constant pain of overusing my mind, trying to control my damn body as well as practicing my telekinesis skill was like someone shoving a spoon into my head and swirling it around, and while I would say I've done well purely based on the +2 I got to INT and the huge +5 to WIS... The actual results leave much to be wanted.
Regarding 'Telekinesis' I can now throw a small stone I found nearby about 5 meters, and while I could slightly move building up to gaining 'Mana Manipulation', it's weird, it's like I'm pulling my Mana while also keeping it contained within my body. With the skill it seems I can now float freely, but the quickest I can go is a slow walking pace, but I have an idea I wanted to try, what if I pushed myself with 'Telekinesis' while pulling? Aaaand I'm now moving at a regular walking pace... Oh well, every little helps, but now that I can move, it's time to farm some experience.
