Zyos - 07

[Darkness Embrace lvl 1: Envelop your weapon in the power of darkness and shadows, increasing its range and damage by 10%. Skill does triple damage if the attack hits a weak spot in the target's defense.]

Cost: [10 MP]

Cooldown: None

"Oh, that's why!" Zyos ducked out of the way of the duck- Heh- as it flew above him recklessly into the dark and sturdy tree, soon three other followed in an unorganized attack that was working more for Zyos than the ducks themselves, seeing as he simoly moved and dodged by the skin of his teeth another duck and successfully made so said duck hit beak first the first duck who had hit rhe tree, and the impact had made them both stunned! The two other ducks were harder to dodge, but Zyos simply hid behind a tree and let them fly beyond him, he took advantage of tbe ducks that had hit each other to look at them menancingly- I mean, [Intimidation] was a skill he had right? Might as well try to inflict the [Cower] condition on them!

Your menacing glare sends shivers down the body of your enemies- Enemy afflicted with the [Cower] condition!

[Cower: -10% Morale, -10% Movement Speed, -10% Physical Defense]

'It worked!' I mean, he did cut the throat of one of them, he was still bathed on that thing's blood! He sighed as he moved forward, one [SP] point was consumed as he put extra strength on his feet as he kicked the ground, dashing forward to the ducks- He used [Darkness Embrace] again as he also activated his [Bear Savagery] for a split second, consuming 1 HP point to add [+10] to all his stats except Luck, increasing his damage a bit. He badly damaged the duck's neck, but didn't manage to outright kill the duck, but the duck retaliated-

[-50 HP!]

'Fuck!' His eyes widened when the duck bit down on his arm, it hurt badly and he ¾ of his hp was gone in a single hit! 'I'm fucked, aren't i?'

[Agar's Broken Horn Fragment resonates with you Ghra-Ken blood]

He blinked at the message as he ran back to the thick forest, dodging another attack. His blood was flowing through from his damaged shoulder down to his arm and his finger where the ring found itself to be: 'What...' He had to dodge another duck, they were fast but their movements were so easy to read as they mindlessly attacked him, charging towards him with all their might, hurting themselves more than normal. It seems they don't hunt in groups, or like, they are simply mindlessly attacking him and themselves because they considered each other obstacles or competition for a prey or something? Apparently he was right, because when one of the ducks hit another, they started fighting!

He took that window of opportunity to hide and stand still and quiet as he looked down at the ring- There was only a second before the horn fragment he had popped out of the ring without his will and fell on his bloody hand-

[Agar's Broken Horn Fragment is resonating with your Magical Ghra-Ken Blood!]

Your blood is reacting.

The horn on his hand turned into a black sludge that moved, entering his skin effortlessly, like a sharp needle- It hurt, a lot actually, but what scared him was the large red eye that appeared on the palm of his hand. It blinked for a moment and he felt a splitting headache, putting both hands on his forehead he groaned, his muscles tensed and his bones burned as another system screen appeared:

Your blood has evolved![Demonic Blood] title unlocked:

[Demonic Blood]: Born from the power of the Ancient Evil itself, you are a creature of darkness and chaos! Your magical blood is sought by all, and your race is discriminated, disliked, or outright hunted by every being under the sun.

Grants the Skills:

[High Darkness Affinity] [Demonic Transformation]

[Chaos Burst].

[High Darkness Affinity]: All Demons have a natural Affinity to Darkness and Chaos, increasing damage dealt by Dark and Chaos based skills or spells by 50%.

[Demonic Transformation lvl 1]: Active: Upon activation, this skill will grant +100% to all stats, HP, MP, and SP give you resistance to physical damage done by non-magical weapons, Immunity to dark, chaos, and necrotic damage, and vulnerability to radiant and holy damage. It also grants you Immunity to all Conditions whule transformed.

Duration: 1 Minute.

Cooldown: 24 hours

Passive: Grants the skill [Accelerated HP Recovery] - Turns Natural HP recovery from [1% Max HP] every minute to [50% Max HP] every minute.

This skill is deactivated once you receive [Radiant] or [Holy] damage.

[Chaos Burst]: Upon use this skill will shoot a magical projectile with [Chaos] damage, and applies one random condition:

[Paralyzed], [Frozen], [Ablaze], [Confused], [Petrified], [Charmed], [Cower], [Fear], [Broken], [Shattered], [Taunted], [Slowed], [Rooted], [Incapacitated], [Prone], [Knock-Up], [Stunned], [Sleep], [Unconscious], or [Poisoned] for 5 seconds.

Cost: 5 MP

Cooldown: 5 seconds.

-Ghra-Ken Race is undergoing Evolution to [Half-Demon]-

Time: 7D, 8H, 5M, 7S

The pain had ended, but he was dead tired- His eyes blinked slowly, if he could see himself in a 3rd Person POV, he'd see the cool eyes Ghra-Ken tattoo he had on his back blink, all eyes going back into his flesh and the tattoos on his back receding ever so slightly before popping back onto his skin. He panted, tired, his [SP] was low and he could see how it affected him- He ignored the pain his body was going through right now, that albeit almost agonizingly destructive to his concentration, he managed to get up and read through the text quickly before he turned to look at the ducks-

Now, Zyos already had his [Beastial Transformation] skill and his [Bear Savagery] skill ready- He did not see this, but as he activated his all his Transformation skills at the same time, his body exploded in thick muscle and size, his body grew fur in an instant and there stood a large bear with horns on its head- But the eerie thing about this bear was all the red eyes spread all over its fur, blinking in and out of existence and appearing randomly on the bear's body. Thanks to his [Demonic Transformation], he was able to keep a certain amount of sanity even when in such an explosive power up. His bones felt like they were breaking and being made anew by the pressure his muscles put on them, but survival was all that mattered.

The ducks were fighting against each other, which gave him time to send a [Chaos Burst] towards one of them- It was a sphere pitch black darkness, the moment it hit the duck, the shadows from beneath it rushed upwards and wrapped around the duck's feet as he was [Rooted]. His body felt light, almost weightless as he easily cut through the duck's flesh and killed it, blood filled his guts as he bathed in it- This wasn't meant to happen, right? They should've turned into particles, or at least he thought they did, but then again- He wasn't a player.

There was no reason for such laws apply to him.

Regardless, killing all the ducks, he got his reward- Sadly all he managed to do was eat the raw meat of those ducks and drink the blood before he dragged his broken body to the nearest tree, climbing to the top. It was all done in instinct, Zyos was barely conscious once he killed the first duck, the pain was too much for him so he passed out. At which point, something inside him took over and did what his body needed to be done before it sought the closest and safest place.

[You killed (5) lvl [50] Giant Ducks]

[Due to character not being a Player, Rule N°8 of the NPC-System Act has been applied. 50% from all Experience Points have been converted to Reputation Points and safely stored for later uses.]

[Experience Points being calculated-]

[Achievements Unlocked:

Fearless Fighter - Almost die while fighting a stronger opponent, but win with 1% of your HP.

[Reward: Active Skill: Second Wind]

[Second Wind: Recover 20% of your MAX HP and SP]

[Cooldown: 24 hours]

Reckless - Fight 2 or more enemies that are at least 40 levels above your own and win.

[Reward: +10 to Endurance]

Restless - Take down 5 or more enemies with 5% of your Max HP!

[Reward: +10 to Constitution]

[You've leveled up]

[You are lvl 35]

[+30 to all Stats]

He promptly passed out.