Thou shalt rise

I finally have a good look at my surroundings, yellowing peeling walls, caged up shopping outlets, and tile floor, rotting and molding.

"Ok, so how do i do this?"

[graveyard call keyword: rise up]

"ok" i look at my hands, miasma flowing around them in the color of black, i focus on the ground in front of me

"Rise Up!"

a black pool of miasma congregates, slowly, a think boney arm grabs the ground and slowly rises , a spitting image of what killed me

"fuck, i already dont like you, but youll have to do"

the creature gnashes its teeth

"look, you disgusting fuck, I can't understand you"

it gnashes louder, until It hears some footsteps and turns, i can read its body language strangely well, not perfectly but i get the gist, -i dont like you, but I'm going to protect- around those line

"if this is gonna benefit both of us, tell me what to do, in a way i can understand"

it lets out a ragged breath as it points to a closed off hunting store

"got it" i run to the building getting a glance at whats coming "aim for the neck" i yell

[the ghoul considers the action]

"huh, so i can't completely control it"

[the ghouls mental capacity has increased *will not receive these messages again]

i lift the buildings cage cover with a quiet grunt until it opens in a swish. As i walk in i look for something, anything that may do good damage to a spirit

[the ghoul is in combat]

"fuck" i look around faster, i see items but nothing that isn't a phantom item. Eventually i feel a presence behind me, i turn for a punch but stop myself barely, seeing my ghoul holding what appears to be a core

[the ghoul has gained miasma]

i take the core, with caution. "Thank you, i think" it starts to patrol the surrounding area

[core may be infused or combined]

"no brainer" i take up the core and swallow it, i feel the energy coagulate in me

[you have gained proficiency]

"i dont know what that means"

[you may choose the following aspects: [lowly necromancer eyes]/[lowly necromancer heart]]

"oh, its a skill, maybe a feature, eyes sound useful"

as i say that the screen disappears, my eyes begin to burn as the darkness of the shoppe fill with slight light, i see a green aura flow around my ghoul, and a red light glow around a knife on a rack

"wait a tick" i walk up to the knife and go to grab it, contact is made and a screen lights up

[skill gained: soul sight *(low)]

"soul sight"

instead of a skill description, i get some different info

[pocket knife: imbued soul

soul level: low

growth potential: low

aspect: fire]

"how do i use an aspect?"

[keyword for activation: heat]

"heat?"

the blade begins to glow red, it heating to a hot metal

[knife has a skill: hot metal]

"oh, a skill? Well at least it'll be decent against ghoul types"

[necronomicon updated: weakness updated: fire *species specific weakness **weaknesses filled]

I held the metal knife in my hand, the shaft not heating with the blade, probably why the potential is low and not very, along with the skill.

i walk out of the shoppe, unable to find anything more. my vision reaches far, anything I can't see filled with a white outline, almost like echolocation.

"maybe i can get a miasma reading skill? But for now ill have to guesstimate, I'd say around low tier, with the knife it's definitely not a large miasma field, and it was only given at most a day to fill, itself with energy"

as i walk around the field i dont come across anymore ghouls, all i come across is more shoppes and stands, but as i walk a ticking sound slowly gets louder. Eventually my new skill detects a large dome in front, and inside it is that, thing, its stomach is circular, holding a ticking clock, its eyes voting with the ticks, its black fur, large toothed grin, it reminded me of something you'd see in a old cartoon

[soul sight is compatible with named soul]

"soul sight" i whisper

[felix

soul level: medium

growth potential: high

aspect: time]

i shiver, a medium level spirit, i look around for anything that may help in defeating this beast, then i spot something and run to it, i hoodie, red, but its outline blue

"soul sight"

[red hoodie: imbued soul

soul level: medium low

growth potential:none

aspect: water]

i wince at the growth potential, but put it on, the feeling of air flowing past me becoming noticeable

[red hoodie has a skill: river flow (low tier)]

must be a passive, if it works by just putting it on, i head the person who invented RPG's was an exorcist, but man, he took some things straight from reality, no wonder the exorcists didnt like him.

i walk out of the store, and put my ghoul in the graveyard "your gonna die in a second if i leave you alone" i mumble, it may sound strange but i grew attached to my killer, it may look disgusting, but its pretty nimble, maybe after this ill give it the hoodie to increase its speed.

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as i walk into the dome, I'm met with a horrible sight, the corpses of my classmates strewn about, the demonic auto tune sound of the cats voice ringing in my ears

Felix:"well well well well, we may have a problem here"

he glances at me and at some people in tactical gear

unknown 1: "a survivor? Did he awaken?"

unknown 2: "probably, we never read any exorcists at this location"

unknown 3:"yea, he's awakened, interesting aura to, but defo human, despite his eyes"

they look at me in apprehension, i look at the apparent leader of the group "soul sight"

[???

soul level: high

potential: medium

aspect: sacred flame]

unknown 3: "hey kid, it seems you have an observation skill!" He yells "any combat? We're almost outta mana!"

"i have one or two"

unknown 3: booooossssss, you know what to do

???: as captain of this patrol Yada yada, you may use your pow-" he gets interrupted as all three are slammed into the wall by the cat, it appeared out of nowhere

"key word for arise skill."

[arise]