60 Chapter Sixty
As Edward stood up and began putting his armor back over his body, he also took the chance to allocate his stats for his level-up. Because he needed enough Power to wear his new armor, he put ten points into Power and dumped the rest into Wisdom.
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+10 Power
+10 Wisdom
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Afterward, he looked at his new available skills and picked the [Dragon Strength] skill. He had hopes that he would eventually gain the skill called [Dragon Echo]- the one Leila had shown him.
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[Dragon Strength] - Learned
Increases the user's physical strength by 3X the current amount. This does NOT increase damage, but instead increases the carry limit for armor and objects.
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'Damnit, that solved the armor problem,' Edward sighed, unhappy that he had wasted ten stat points on an endeavor that immediately became pointless. He looked at his current status and inspected it closely.
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Lvl: 11
XP: 22.5%
Title: The Winged Legion
Origin: Obsidian Dragon
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HP: 315
MP: 385
SP: 160
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DMG: (Pyrokinesis - 20) 97
DEF: (Leather Armor - 8) 71
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POW: 23
AGI: 32
END: 63
WIS: 77
LUC: 12
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Active Skills: [Dragon Tame], [Perfect Pyrokinesis], [Dragon Breath], [Dragon Call], [Morph]
Passive Skills: [Draconic Presence], [Dragon Strength]
Knowledge Skills: [Draconic Language]
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"It's strange that I'm not human anymore, but I don't feel any different," Edward mumbled to himself as he turned to Ikarus. He crouched down and began to pet his dragon's mane. Ikarus smiled and sat down as he received Edward's treatment. The man- now turned dragon- was lost in thought as he looked at Ikarus, "I don't know what sort of long-term effects this will have on me, but I look forward to it. I can tell, Ikarus. This is a good thing!"
Edward looked back at his stats one more time before standing back up. Because he chose to not increase his Endurance, his HP and Defense didn't change. Edward made a mental note to focus more on that category during his next level-up. Afterward, he looked to his new skill, the one assigned to him from his race change.
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[Morph] - Unique to Dragons
Allows the user to shapeshift into a dragon from a human form and into a human from a draconic form. This skill- at its current strength- increases the user's stats by 50% while in Dragon form.
Cost: 1000 MP.
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'Oho! That's awesome!' Edward thought to himself as he read the appraisal screen. He knew he wouldn't be able to use his skill at the current moment, considering how high the MP cost was, but he was excited to finally take to the skies in the same way Ikarus did, 'There's no need to wait until Ikarus is big enough to ride if I'll be able to fly myself! This is amazing news!'
After Edward's level-up, he turned his attention to his comrades. After the battle, they all collapsed onto their spots and took a few minutes to breathe. Brandon, the most injured of them all, was on death's door when the battle ended and had Markus healing his wounds.
When Edward and Ikarus approached the group, Leila waved them a greeting before collapsing onto the floor.
"That tired?" Edward laughed as he sat next to Leila. The woman chuckled before slowly sitting up and turning to Edward.
"After Markus's skill ended, all of the wargs focused on Brandon. Because he kept on getting injured, I had to focus more on defense than offense," Leila told him, "Blew through half of my MP in the process, too."
"My luck isn't that good today," Brandon laughed cheekily. Markus slapped him in the back of the head before continuing to tend to Brandon's wounds.
"Did you increase your Endurance?" Edward asked. Brandon quickly nodded, then flicked his fingers to summon his status screen.
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Lvl: 11
XP: 17.5%
Title: Leapt into Luck
Origin: Tychokinetic
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HP: 155
MP: 5
SP: 145
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DMG: (Flintlocks - 6. Rapier - 11) 25 - 15
DEF: (Leather Armor - 8) 39
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POW: 4
AGI: 19
END: 31
WIS: 1
LUC: 100
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Active Skills: [Hurried Reload], [Swift Shot], [Dash], [Stealth]
Passive Skills: [Fortune's Aura], [Roll the Dice]
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After Edward looked at Brandon's new stats, he smiled. Other than the five points Brandon put in Luck, everything else had been put into Endurance- thus increasing his health and Defense
"I got a new skill, too! Look!" Brandon smiled.
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[Roll the Dice]
Every time the user is damaged or deals damage to their enemies, this skill will activate. A six-sided dice will be rolled in the system. If the result is an odd number, the user will take double damage if hit by enemies and deal half damage to enemies if the user is attacking. If the result is an even number, the user will take half damage if hit by enemies and deal double damage to enemies if the user is attacking.
If the user rolls a 1 or a 6, a random effect in the surrounding environment occurs. 1 will be detrimental to the user- such as a monster being buffed. 6 will be helpful to the user- such as their allies being buffed.
Can be enabled or disabled at any time
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"So you're a gambler, now?" Edward joked. He looked to Markus and Leila, then appraised them both. First, though, he looked to Markus.
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Lvl: 11
XP: 17.5%
Title: None
Origin: Warden
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HP: 200
MP: 120
SP: 80
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DMG: (Great Sword - 11) 45
DEF: (Plate Armor - 15) 55
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POW: 34
AGI: 16
END: 40
WIS: 14
LUC: 1
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Active Skills: [Perfect Provoke], [Ground Smash], [Intermediate Heal], [Sacrifice]
Passive Skills: [Warden's Aura]
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As Edward looked at Markus's new stats, his attention was diverted to his skill list. A new one had appeared- though with an ominous name.
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[Sacrifice]
This skill allows the user to sacrifice their HP and use it to deal direct damage to enemies. Each point of HP = 5 DMG.
WARNING: This skill CAN kill the user.
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"I haven't been doing enough damage in our recent fights. I was hoping this would allow me to contribute more to the team, considering my Endurance stat is my greatest strength," Markus explained. Edward nodded, then turned to Leila.
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Lvl: 11
XP: 17.5%
Title: The Forgotten Flame
Origin: Dragonkin
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HP: 200
MP: 500
SP: 235
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DMG: (Pyrokinetics - 15) 115
DEF: (Leather Armor - 8) 48
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POW: 10
AGI: 47
END: 40
WIS: 100
LUC: 10
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Active Skills: [Perfect Pyrokinetics], [Dragon Breath], [Dragon Call], [Basic Dragon Echo]
Passive Skills: [Draconic Presence]
Knowledge Skills: [Draconic Language]
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Naturally, Leila had put most of her points into Wisdom, finally reaching the 100-point milestone, while also putting some points into Endurance. Then, she chose to upgrade her Echo skill, allowing her to use it over more of her body.
Finally, Edward looked at Ikarus.
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Lvl: 11
XP: 22.5%
Race: Platinum Dragon
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HP: 175
MP: 450
SP: 365
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DMG: (Breath - 15) 105
DEF: (Dragon scale - 38) 73
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POW: 10
AGI: 73
END: 35
WIS: 90
LUC: 2
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