Chapter-14: 12 Chosen heroes.

After the humiliation, he suffered from his status screen, Ashley walked to his place amidst the heroes and stood there quiet.

Before a new discussion about who's next even had the chance to break, a tall young man walked from the group and placed his hand on the sphere. His hair is black and his eyes are light green, and he is the tallest of all the 12 heroes, making him stand out quite a bit, but somehow he didn't up until then.

While the sphere was in process of analyzing Elmar, some of the other heroes started a discussion on what his status would look like.

"I bet he's going to have a lot of strength." A young man with white hair and blue eyes commented with a smile on his face and eyes completely focused on Elmar.

"Of course he is, have you looked at him. He's full of muscle, if he doesn't have high strength, I'll call bullsh*t!" A young woman with red hair and purple eyes gripped her fist as she said these words.

"I think we should just hope for the best, since we don't really know how things work in here yet." A young woman with brown hair and eyes said with a low voice that would not have been heard if the room wasn't silent as they wait to see Elmar's stats.

"Nah, he's definitely going to have high strength. It wouldn't make sense any other way." A young man with black hair and green eyes replied to the young woman with brown hair with his eyes closed and a tone of confidence that would make one wonder if he didn't know something you don't.

It didn't take very for the floating screen containing Elmar's stats to appear.

[Status]

[Name:Elmar Smith

Level: 1

Gender:Male

Age: 15

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero,Living Tank.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Savage Paladin

Affinity/s: Null, Holy

Stats:

HP:1000/1000 | MP:99/100

Strength:200

Dexterity:100

Vitality:200

Agility:50

Intelligence:50

Wisdom:50

Charisma:70

Luck:15

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Sturdy

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Battle ready

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion].

Passive skills: Combat adapt-lv-1, Physical damage tolerance-lv-1.

Magic: None

Extras: Blessing of the Battle God-Amir]

As the results were shown, the heroes started talking as the ones who before vouched for high strength were now smiling.

"Remind me to never get punched by Elmar." A young man with glasses hiding yellow eyes and vivid red hair commented as he looked at Elmar's stats. This young man is Clark Nixon.

"I don't know, I kinda want to see if you'd survive." the young woman with red hair and purple eyes touched her shin as she seemed thoughtful about her own comment.

"So cold, I hope you don't regret saying that after seeing my stats." Clark had a wry smile on his face while responding.

Elmar went to back to the group and Clark went up as the next one to touch the sphere.

[Status]

[Name: Clark Nixon

Level: 1

Gender:Male

Age: 16

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Rules-lawyer.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Swordsman

Affinity/s: Null, Order

Stats:

HP:500/500 | MP:99/100

Strength:100

Dexterity:200

Vitality:100

Agility:150

Intelligence:50

Wisdom:50

Charisma:90

Luck:8

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Butter cutter

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Mind's eye

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion], Inner sword(locked).

Passive skills: None.

Magic: None

Extras: Blessing of the Order God-Teo]

The reaction of people at this point wasn't the same and not much commentary was added to it. Then Clark went back to the others proud of his status.

The line of heroes getting appraised continued as the next going up was Syon Dess, a calm-looking young man with blond hair and red eyes.

[Status]

[Name: Syon Dess

Level: 1

Gender:Male

Age: 17

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Observant.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Rogue

Affinity/s: Null, Darkness

Stats:

HP:250/250 | MP:99/100

Strength:100

Dexterity:200

Vitality:50

Agility:200

Intelligence:50

Wisdom:50

Charisma:88

Luck:17

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: God's eyes

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Low presence

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion], Stealth.

Passive skills: None.

Magic: None

Extras: Blessing of the Appraisal God-Rof]

This was followed by the next one up, Hilton Johnson another young man, this one with white hair and blue eyes, holding a confident smirk on his face.

[Status]

[Name: Hilton Johnson

Level: 1

Gender:Male

Age: 16

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Healer of pain.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Cleric

Affinity/s: Null, Recovery

Stats:

HP:500/500 | MP:399/400

Strength:100

Dexterity:50

Vitality:100

Agility:50

Intelligence:200

Wisdom:150

Charisma:60

Luck:12

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Painkiller

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Last breath

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion].

Passive skills: None.

Magic: Recovery magic-lv-1.

Extras: Blessing of the Destruction Goddess-Lea]

The next one was Jason Moon, with black hair and green eyes, making his slow walk up and touching the sphere.

[Status]

[Name: Jason Moon

Level: 1

Gender:Male

Age: 16

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Loved by nature.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Druid

Affinity/s: Null, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Nature, Wood.

Stats:

HP:500/500 | MP:299/300

Strength:100

Dexterity:150

Vitality:100

Agility:50

Intelligence:150

Wisdom:100

Charisma:55

Luck:19

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Synthesis

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Animal connection

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion], Alchemy-lv-1.

Passive skills: None.

Magic: None.

Extras: Blessing of the Nature Goddess-Namil]

Once Jason went out, the next one came up. It was a young woman named Mimi killer, with her brown hair and brown eyes.

[Status]

[Name: Mimi Killer

Level: 1

Gender:Female

Age: 16

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero,Unusual mage.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Magic Girl.

Affinity/s: Null, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Love.

Stats:

HP:500/500 | MP:299/300

Strength:100

Dexterity:100

Vitality:100

Agility:100

Intelligence:150

Wisdom:100

Charisma:90

Luck:21

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Magic girl armor

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Deadly love

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion].

Passive skills: None.

Magic: Love magic-lv-1

Extras: Blessing of the Love Goddess-Leyfer]

Absolute silence fell on the room as everyone looked at Mimi's status and was half confused about this.

"In all my years of experience and even in the Royal records such class was never mentioned.... We may be witnessing the birth of a new class!" The royal adviser was thrilled with this development and was taking notes in what seemed to be a scroll of parchment.

"Unbelievable, just how much of an Otaku do you have to be to achieve this?"

"Is this what it means to feel second-hand embarrassment?"

"Hahaha! No way! This has to be a joke!"

The comments of the other "heroes" came one after the other as the current situation seemed too unreasonable.

Mimi who got embarrassed by the general response let go of the sphere and went back to the center where the others were, but slightly isolated herself.

To break the slightly weird mood that build up after Mimi's case, the next "hero" step up.

A girl with brown hair and pink eyes behind red glasses, walked up.

[Status]

[Name: Naime Potter

Level: 1

Gender:Female

Age: 17

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Magic researcher.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Wizard.

Affinity/s: Null, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lighting.

Stats:

HP:250/250 | MP:499/500

Strength:50

Dexterity:50

Vitality:50

Agility:50

Intelligence:250

Wisdom:200

Charisma:78

Luck:29

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Reverse magic

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Chantless

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion].

Passive skills: None.

Magic: Fire magic-lv-1, Water magic-lv-1, Wind magic-lv-1, Earth magic-lv-1, Arcane magic-lv-1

Extras: Blessing of the Magic Goddess-Exorsa]

Naime then let go of the sphere and returned to her spot as the next girl went to get appraised.

She had black hair with blue stripes and brown eyes, while her smile carried her worry.

[Status]

[Name: Priscilla Star

Level: 1

Gender:Female

Age: 16

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Living storage.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner Witch.

Affinity/s: Null, Space, Curse.

Stats:

HP:250/250 | MP:299/300

Strength:50

Dexterity:50

Vitality:50

Agility:50

Intelligence:150

Wisdom:300

Charisma:98

Luck:3

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Rune curses

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: blood magic.

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion].

Passive skills: None.

Magic: Blood magic-lv-1, space magic-lv-1, Curse Rituals-lv-1

Extras: Blessing of the Space Goddess-Tinasol]

"That's kinda creepy, right? I can't be the only one that thinks so..."

"Yes, definitely creepy..."

"This world is scary...."

"Why would God give someone such ominous powers?"

The comments about the curses went back and forth as they eventually stopped. In actuality, the soldiers in the surroundings were ready to attack Priscilla but received a signal from the king to not act.

In this world, witches aren't seen in a good light and tend to get hunt down for practicing the arts of curses, making everyone around them afraid they'll be cursed due to events of the past.

Not staying for any more than needed Priscilla let go of the sphere and went right back to the group of heroes.

Then the next one to come was a young woman with red hair with half-dyed dark blue and purple eyes.

[Status]

[Name: Iamfo Olish

Level: 1

Gender:Female

Age: 16

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Talented

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Lovely Psychopath.

Job: Hero

Class: beginner blades user.

Affinity/s: Null, Wind, Earth(metal), curses(pain).

Stats:

HP:250/250 | MP:199/200

Strength:50

Dexterity:300

Vitality:50

Agility:150

Intelligence:50

Wisdom:50

Charisma:50

Luck:65

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Butcher rage

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Pain magic, metal magic

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion].

Passive skills: None.

Magic: Pain magic-lv-1, metal magic-lv-1.

Extras: Blessing of the Mischief God-Liona]

What happened next was that the two last heroes were looking at each other as if to say "You go first".

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Axel was looking me in the eye and waiting for me to step forward, but I don't want to go before him, since being the last one has always been my style and I feel more comfortable that way.

As if tired of waiting for me to go ahead, Axel simply stepped forward and headed towards the sphere himself. This made it much easier for me since I don't know how I would refuse if he asked me to go first after it would make me look selfish to say I don't want to simply because I prefer being the last.

Everyone's attention once again turned to the sphere as the awaited status popped up floating in the air, and what I saw made me widen my eyes, and even my mouth subconsciously opened a bit.

[Status]

[Name: Axel Lord

Level: 1

Gender:male

Age: 18

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Elite

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Heroic spirit.

Job: True Hero

Class: beginner Dragon Kinght.

Affinity/s: Null, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light, Holy.

Stats:

HP:1000/1000 | MP:299/300

Strength:300

Dexterity:300

Vitality:200

Agility:200

Intelligence:150

Wisdom:150

Charisma:99

Luck:70

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Ruler's authority

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Eye of Truth

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion, Dragonic(basic)], Taming-lv-1.

Passive skills: None.

Magic: None.

Extras: Blessing of the Justice God-Bamur]

I simply couldn't understand why he's this much of a cheat compared to the others, it's to the level where I don't know if I can even compare him to the others anymore.

"Why is he so much stronger than us?"

"That's an understatement, he could probably wipe us out without a sweat with those stats."

"Why am I even here if you have Axel?"

"I know right? Had a whole life to live..."

Some of the others started using the moment to let out their dissatisfaction with the correct situation but I didn't care and only wanted to know why Axel had such high stats.

"Please calm down heroes, Axel has the Job True Hero, which is the evolution of the Hero job. So, the power he has is superior to others. This is actually the first time I've ever seen a true hero with my own eyes, but there are records of such happening in the past." The royal adviser had empty eyes and a very tired voice, it seems like the shock drained his energy.

So, jobs can just evolve like that... Can we all evolve our own? And why did he get an evolved version right off the get-go?... The questions started piling up as I was trying to stay focused on what's happening around me.

The others seemed like they wanted to say something but nobody spoke up.

"Why do I have a different Job from them? Also, can they get the True Hero job as well?" Axel looked at the adviser with wrinkles on his forehead.

"... Well, heroes have different classifications that are evaluated by the World's voice, so I do not know the exact requirements, as for the others being able to reach the status of True heroes, that would depend on their efforts, it is possible but not easy... They'll have to keep working on getting stronger until the world's voice recognizes them as such."

After the Adviser's explanation, I could get a grasp of what is going on but had another question.

"What is the world's voice?" Axel who was thinking similarly to me asked.

"In this world, whenever one accomplishes a breakthrough and improves their skills to the next level, they will hear a voice in their mind telling them about what they have accomplished. It is a force of nature that works with the Gods to keep the balance of this world."

With this answer, not only me but most of the others seem to have relaxed a bit. Not that I believe the situation is any better but I now have a slightly better understanding of how things work.

Axel came down and tapped on my shoulder while looking at me with a smile as if saying "You're next bro.", and I could only smile back then headed towards the sphere.

The King, Queen, and Princess that have all this time been observing us quietly with their guards, are now looking at me with what I believe is anticipation, only making me more nervous about this... On the off chance, I don't have a status as good as the others, what will happen to me?

I sallow my worries and extend my hand towards the sphere and try to relax, then something goes from me into the sphere making me feel weird and slightly out of breath for a second before the feeling just disappears as if it was never there in the first place.

[Status]

[Name: Roy Saymers

Level: 1

Gender:male

Age: 16

Race: Human | Species: Earthling

Rating: Genius

Titles: Otherwolder, Chosen Hero, Walking Disaster.

Job: Parasite Hero.

Class: beginner Void Reaper.

Affinity/s: Null, Void.

Stats:

HP:5/5 | MP:1/2

Strength:1

Dexterity:1

Vitality:1

Agility:1

Intelligence:1

Wisdom:1

Charisma:25

Luck:69

Stat points: 0

Ability/s:

Unique ability/s: Leftovers

Innate ability/s(Race/species skills): Adapt

Special ability/s: Absorption

Skills:

Skill points:0

Active skills:[Language: Common, Raphinalion], Parasite vision, Attached.

Passive skills: None.

Magic: Void magic-lv-1.

Extras: Blessing of the Disaster God-Deonis]

The moment I saw my status it was as if the world had frozen and everyone around disappeared. I couldn't believe what I was witnessing with my own eyes.

This is too great! I felt immense happiness as I looked at the effects of my unique, special skill and my active skill.

[Leftovers: This skill allows its user to grasp and intake the left experience and a bit of the stats of a recently killed enemy. Warning: Once the user levels up, all the stats earned with the help of this skill will be deleted.]

[Absorption: Allows the user to absorb hp, mp, and other stats as long as the target is sufficiently weakened and the user can grasp the target's stats. Warning: this skill can only intake a max of 25% of the target's stats]

[Attached: This allows the user to receive the same amount of experience as the target with a host-parasite link using the unique skill Leftovers as a conductor.]

Even though there are obvious drawbacks, especially since I have terrible starting stats, but once I reach a high level, I'll be able to increase my stats indefinitely.

Happily, my parasite vision allows me to see the information of the skills, otherwise, I would have been disheartened.

[Parasite vision: This skill allows its user to see some information about the skills of their prey as well as their skills.]

Satisfied with my own potential regardless of the fat it is as a parasite. Power is power and ill eventually get my hands on a lot of it.

"Unbelievable! I've never read anything like this even in the text of the era of the 11 Gods... I believe-." The royal adviser was trying to give his opinion on what this is about before getting interrupted by the King.

"I believe we are done with that, as you can see all of you are heroes, and you will be required to stop the imminent demise of this world. So, will you help us? If not the best we can do for you is give you a comfortable life in this world before the end comes."

I walked back to the ground and received some pity back pats and some looks of discontent, but I ignored it all and focused on the King who was talking.

Axel looked at everyone as if asking for our agreement and nobody said anything, so he nodded and looked at the King in the eyes without any hint of nervousness, and I wonder how he does it cause I couldn't.

"We will help with this predicament."

Axel's answer was no surprise to any of us since we all discussed this when we discovered that we will most likely be trapped here for life, we have to do it to save ourselves, and no better than the resources of a whole kingdom backing us up.

The King had a very big smile and while the Queen seemed to be moved to tears.

"In the name of the whole Kingdom of P... No the whole world of Origo, I must thank you immensely. Also, I must now inform you that despite the fact we were the ones summoning you, all the other Kingdoms will equally treat you as the heroes of this world, so you must not worry. As for how your lives will proceed from today on, my daughter who will accompany you to your sleeping quarters will later inform you, as I believe you are all tired from all that has happened." The King was now sounding more friendly than when we first appeared as it seems he now considers us allies.

But I must agree that I'm tired after all of this.

"Please follow me, dear heroes."

The princess began to show us the way as all of us just followed and left the throne room behind.

After a while following the princess, she showed the girls their rooms, and much later we reached the area assigned to the boys.

"I wish you all a good night of sleep, I will be the one escorting you tomorrow, and then I'll explain your new routine."

With a vibrant smile that was actually quite heartwarming, the princess left and we the boys were now on our own each in front of our personal rooms.

"Well, good night I have to sleep well to keep this level of hotness." Ashley was the first to leave without showing any shame even after what happened earlier, I was Rome wasn't build in a day.

"Yeah, I'll do the same, need to process all the crazy sh*t that just happened."

Hilton was the next to go and every one by one until I was the only one left and I too entered my room ready to sleep and forget this crazy for this one night.