OP Skill

WAP!

A person wearing a long black jacket and black jeans suddenly appeared in the middle of a dense forest.

It was filled with tall trees that blocked any intrusion of light from above with the ground filled with lush plants and growling beasts could be heard in the distance.

"Where am I?" Zephyr asked rhetorically as he observed his surroundings thinking of his next move.

'Hmm, that AI said try not to die, so the first thing to do...is to look for shelter and then food' Zephyr thought as he began to move with caution as he looked for a shelter to spend the night.

Meanwhile...

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A stunning woman wearing a red dress could be seen standing in a blank space as she seemed to be lost in thought, this is Gaia, the AI watching over Equilibrium

"Quite a peculiar galaxy, along with peculiar inhabitants, to think I would find multiple humans having more than Grade 5 affinity here, also...was what that 

Particle wave from before? And that boy, I couldn't completely inspect nor sense physical presence from him"

"Hmm, I'll have to keep extra attention on this batch of players, especially that boy" she immediately dissipated into particles.

Unbeknownst to her, a miniscule amount of the same purple particles had blended in with her body.

Another action that will cause massive ripples in the future has taken place.

The future will be much more tumultuous

Now we wait for the results...

RUMBLE!

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[Zephyr]

A voice suddenly rang out in the mind of a man in black cautiously moving through a dense forest while trying to avoid beasts

"Xenon, please tell me you have good news" Zephyr said.

[I do]

"YES, so you know where to find shelter? Zephyr asked with a voice full of hope.

[No, but I fixed the glitching problem]

"Oh yeah that, so what exactly caused that problem?".

[The holographic screen aka [Status panel] you had seen was incompatible with body]

[In other words, it was unable to calculate your attributes or better yet your "stats"]

"Okay, status" Zephyr said and a screen of dark-purple appeared in his sight with much more details than before.

Name: Zephyr          Trait: ???

Race: Human-Void Chimera (Unique)

Affinity: Void, Darkness, fire 

Class: N/A

Tier: Peak-Expert Tier

[You do know you can say it in your mind, right?]

"Of course I did, I just didn't want to" He said so, but actually didn't know.

As Zephyr looked at it, he asked,"What's a trait? And what's with the question marks?".

[I lack sufficient information to give you a suitable answer]

"Should've known, then what about class and tier".

[Classes seem to be a specific path one takes to acquire strength, while tier's are power levels, so to speak].

"I thought I was an L rank hunter?"

[Those rankings only apply to earth, while this is universal]

"So what are the power levels?".

[It goes like this] As it said this, a list appeared on Zephyr's status

-Mortal Tier

-Expert Tier

-Sky Tier

-Lord Tier

-King Tier

-Emperor Tier

[There seem to be more, but this is all I could get for now]

[Also, each one has four sub-stages namely; low, mid, high, and peak]

"Where did you get this information anyway?" Zephyr said as he was also wondering how Xenon knew such things.

[That is a question for later, anything else?]

"Why don't I have a class?".

[It seems something else Is required that I am not aware of]

"Hmm, is there something else should I know?" Zephyr asked.

[You should probably check the ring you were given]

"I'm waiting till I find shelter before doing so, I can't afford to get distracted, especially when beasts might be lurking around" Zephyr didn't forget about the ring, but he needed to find refuge before looking at the information.

"Xenon, does your connection with the Earth's core still work?".

[It's barely holding on, ]

"Can you send messages to Earth's core?"

[Yes I can, but what are you-ohh]

[I shall do it right away]

"Huh? But I haven't said anything yet".

[I can read your mind, remember?]

"Riiiiiiight" He said in a sarcastic tone, immediately after he remembered something;

"Xenon, what about my stats, they weren't in the status screen".

[Ah yes, say "Attribute panel"]

"Attribute panel" immediately after a dark purple screen appeared in front of Zephyr, though with different details than the one before.

Stamina:???

Agility: 55

Strength:45

Mana: 90,000/???

Intelligence:15

Perception: 20

Endurance: 68

Skills:

[Void Manipulation (Active)]

[Organic regeneration (Passive)] 

[Structural evolution (Active)]

[Shapeshifting (Active)]

[Mana regeneration (Passive)]

[Darkness Manipulation (Active)]

[Firebolt (Active)]

"What's perception?".

[How good your five senses are overall]

"Why didn't it show up on the [status] till now?".

[An attribute as to reach a certain value before it can show up on your [Status] and due to you spreading out your awareness in case of beasts, it became an attribute]

"So that's how it is" As Zephyr heard this he closed his eyes and focused, spreading out his senses even further and then;

[Perception increases by 1]

"Ahh, that hurt, but it actually worked".

Zephyr had only tried to see if he could increase his stats manually, but he was happy it worked, but he felt more strain on his mind afterward.

'I'll have to be more careful next time' He thought as he kept moving through the forest, before finally locating a small den with it's inside being pitch black and green moss had grown on it, but that wouldn't make Zephyr careless, rather, he became even more cautious.

"There's at least a sixty percent chance that a beast lives here, so I'll have to be careful.

"Xenon, I don't know how to use my skills".

[Concentrate on a specific one to see the details]

As he did so, the skill in the attribute panel now had other words underneath it;

[Void Manipulation (Active)???]::As a Void Chimera, you have acquired the ability to control the void element, with your limits being your imagination and mana. 

[Organic Regeneration (Passive) B-]:: As a Void Chimera, you have acquired the ability to regenerate by consuming organic material.

[Structural Evolution (Active) S-]:: As a Void Chimera, you have acquired the ability to assimilate the physical properties of any organic substance devoured.

[Shapeshifting (Active) B-]:: As a Void Chimera, you have acquired the ability to transform into completely devoured lifeforms. 

[Mana Regeneration (Passive) B+]:: As a Void Chimera, your body constantly replenishes mana.

[Darkness Manipulation (Active) ???]:: As a Void Chimera, your affinity for darkness has been greatly enhanced by the void attribute, your limits being your imagination as well as mana.

[Firebolt (Active) F-]:: You can shoot out bursts of flames from your hand as long as you have enough mana.

"Woah, Xenon, why didn't you tell me my skills were OP?" Zephyr could only be astounded.

[Because there not, well, most of them anyway, they're a lot of people who have similar abilities or even better ones]

"Then what's with the question marks?".

[Well...those skills are unique, so they don't have grades yet]

"You sound unsure, why is that?".

[Skills like these are unheard of, you might not understand, there are been plenty skills that utilizing the element of darkness but this is just-]

"Oh come on, don't just stop there!.

[This is a skill, no rather it's an authority over an entire element]

"Hmm, I think I understand, but put it in simpler terms".

[Let's put it this way, while others have to cut a cake in a specific way to make a skill, you have been the entire cake to cut however you wish]

"Ohh" that was when the Zephyr really comprehended a portion of the scoop of such a skill.

"So you mean I can make new skills by utilizing this skill, and I have many of them exactly?".

[Two, do you get my point now]

"Wait, what was that? " Zephyr pulled out his reverie as growling sounds came from the cave entrance.

[It seems your screaming finally attracted an unwanted visitor]

'Dammit, I can't afford to run blindly and risk bumping into another beast, but I also don't know if I can defeat this beast or not, then I'll wait and see before deciding'. 

Zephyr thought as he readied himself to face whatever was coming when something dawned on him;

"Xenon, you didn't tell me how to activate my skills" but before he could get a reply;

ROAR!

A loud roar was heard and then a pair of glowing eyes revealed itself as it rushed towards the intruder at breakneck speed.

"Ahh,fuck...!