Raising Skills (Intermission for Territory War)
Hyoran and Gris are finally asleep. Can't blame them for that since that roar really drained them mentally. While I am at my home, let's check my stats.
<Name: Kain Void>
<Gender: Male>
<Race: Human(???)>
<Rank: E>
<EP: 61,000>
<Skills: Cold Resistance, Heat Resistance, Poison Resistance, Accelerated Regeneration, Radiation Resistance, Appraisal, Pain Nullification, Wind Magic-I, Healing Magic-I, Earth Magic-I, Concealment, Camouflage, Echolocation, Perception, Tenacity>
<Unique Skills: [???], [???], Evolutionist, [???], [???], [???], Chantless>
<Ultimate Skills: None>
I remember seeing Dark Magic and I could blend in darkness once I hit Tier II.
"System, I need Dark Magic."
[EP required: 1500 EP. Proceed?]
"Yes."
[Acknowledged. Skill Dark Magic-I acquired.]
"I want to increase the tier in Wind Magic."
[Raising Wind Magic Tier I to Tier II. 1000 EP required. Proceed?]
"Yeah."
[Acknowledged. Wind Magic is now Tier II.]
"I want to increase my tiers in Earth, Healing, and Dark Magic."
[Raising the following elements to Tier II. 3000 EP required. Proceed?]
"Yes."
[Acknowledged. Earth, Healing, and Dark Magic is now Tier II.]
"Good, good...I still got plenty. If I raise my element tiers, I can use the lower ones?"
[Positive. You can use your current and the previous tiers for magic.]
"Okay, I wish to do it again with these four magics."
[Raising the following elements: Wind, Earth, Healing, and Dark to Tier III]
"Nice, I can now--ugh!" I said until a throbbing pain strikes my chest. I hunched over, clenching it with my hand.
*Beep! Beep!*
A beeping sound went in my head and a gray screen with blue letters appeared.
[Attention. Your body is undergoing strain from the potency of these skills. Wind Magic-III, Earth Magic-III, Healing Magic-III, and Dark Magic-III. Rank up is required.]
"Why? You said my body will hurt more since I'm not a teen yet!" I said. "Can I ignore it?"
[Though optional, but ill-advised. It is not fatal, but it will hamper your fighting prowess.]
"How many EP I have left?"
[56,500.]
"How many should I need to rank up?"
<EP required for rank D: 15,000 EP>
"Hmm...it's not like I'm in immediate danger. But something might go wrong by the off chance."
[Remember, forcibly ranking up may adversely affect your body and soul in the process.]
"Let's put off the rank up for now."
I walked towards Gris to check on him since he is but a pup and lower ranked. I expect him to be shaken up still, but I want him be alright.
Gris's ears perked up as I made footsteps and woke up to see me. I picked him up to take him to the backyard of the hut and put him down. Gris shook himself off as to release the stress piled on him.
"Check Gris's stats."
<Name: Gray Wolf-Gris>
<Gender: Male>
<Race: Beast>
<Rank: F>
<Skills: Wind Magic-I, Retaliation, Tenacity*>
<Unique Skills: None>
<Ultimate Skills: None>
He got a new skill!? Nice! This means, he can resist and recover from Intimidation! So, to make him better off, I better rank him up.
"I'm ranking up Gris."
<EP required for rank E: 5000>
[Proceed?]
"Yes."
[Acknowledged. Please wait...]
Gris's hairs stiffened along with his tail and wind began to swirl slightly stronger previously when he was Rank G. Moments later, a burst of wind exploded forth and pushed me back a little.
[Gris is now Rank E.]
Now his stats.
<Name: Gray Wolf-Gris>
<Gender: Male>
<Race: Beast>
<Rank: E>
<Skills: Wind Magic-II, Retaliation, Tenacity>
<Unique Skills: None>
<Ultimate Skills: None>
Awesome, his Wind Magic went up a tier! Still, fighting a Dire Gray Wolf or a Hobgoblin is out of the question though and fighting a Forest Guardian is basically suicide!
"Come on, Gris. We're gonna rest for a while." I said.
Gris barked and followed me back to the room inside our hut. I lay on the bed face up and wait for things to blow over. I picked Gris up and put him next to me and watched him sleep.