On the lake pond inside the country of almond, where the koi fish made their home and some adventured against the rapids, all against the currents with the promise that one day they will become one with the rapids and reach the top beyond the great and gigantic waterfall. On one of those days, one of those fish finally reached the great waterfall.
He struggled and struggled against the current, its skin sharp and strong against it, its spirit even sharper, but even after this years, the great cascade was a great foe, making wounds all over. The current was heavy as a titan, yet he smiled internally knowing that he just had to keep pushing. Swim by swim. A whole day passed and eventually, he reached the submitt.
The fish lay on the ground on the small, serene river at the top. His body was partially submerged in water while the other was exposed to the surface, and the gentle wind and the warm rays of the sun hit against its skin.
After resting a bit he decided to explore the little river, but when he tried, he used his arms and stood up in his two feet. The surprise made our little fish fall into its butt.
“What is this!” the fishy said its first words, jumping immediately at the sudden sounds made by his voice.
He looked towards his newly formed arms with open eyes. He then touched his throat and tried to speak again.
“Banana” is the second word the little fishy said.
The muscles of its face tensed forming a broad smile.
“This is so cool!”
The fishy jumped and stood on his two legs once again. Knowing how to do it by instinct even tho it was the first time he had legs. He puffed his chest, and then extended his arms as if embracing the world itself, and contemplated the beautiful view with his new two eyes.
The light pierced the scenery of the morning, filling the ambient with the colors bouncing against the crisp water. The scenery green, with butterflies and rainbow. At the distance, mountains, and plateaus made interconnecting shapes and valleys, and beyond the waterfall the rapids our fishy spent many moons traversing and pushing,
The fishy put his hands on his waist triumphally and contempt satisfied.
Then a bell-like noise and a floating holographic window appeared in front of him, making him jump a bit, but without his simile fading filled with excitement.
[Reached the Dragon Gate: you have reached the summit of the great waterfall successfully becoming a Player.]
“Player?”
The fishy said not sure of what to make out of what it meant, but something about it excited him.
[Calculating status..]
[Displaying Status…]
[Name: Koirin | Level: 1 | Unspent Stat Points: 0
Stats:
Strength (STR): 1
Agility (AGI): 1
Intelligence (INT): 3
Endurance (END): 2
Charisma (CHA): 3
Skills:
[Water Forging -lvl.1] (Legendary skill)
]
Fishy stared at the hologram window in front of him not knowing what to make out of it. But a smile and excited expression filled his face.
“Koirin, so that's my name, sounds so cool. I wonder who gave me that name”
Korin looked at the stats unsure of what they meant, although understanding the meanings of each word. The thing that captured his attention was the skill section and the water forging skill. As soon as he wondered what it meant a popup window appeared.
[Water Forging - lvl.1 -
As a reward for passing through the dragon gates you now have the skill to Manipulate and transform water to create a simple shaped object ]
His eyes sparkled, and without wasting time Koring extended his hand toward the water below him. The water started moving, but nothing else happened after that.
“Maybe I have to imagine something?” korin said reading the description once more.
Korin searched for inspiration around him and saw a rock the size of his fist. He focused on the water and visualized the rock he had just seen, trying to transform the water. And slowly but surely the water started to change and mold until it transformed into the shape of a rock.
Korin grabbed the rock, its consistency was solid, but it still had the visual appearance of water, with a light blue glow. The water flowed inside magically.
Korin then threw the rock towards one of the big rocks and it made the distinctive sound of rock crashing, partially breaking the big rock.
“That's pretty cool!”
After that koirin spent the following time trying and experimenting with transforming the water into objects around the little river; branches, apples, grass, and leaves. He tried to replicate bigger objects like a big rock, but when he tried it it exhausted him, and the forged water dissolved back to water. He tried replicating things like butterflies and squirrels, but that also proved futile.
Soon enough night came with the moonlight bouncing over the river. Korin laid on the grass right next to the calm river. He contemplated the beautiful view beyond the waterfall. Wanting to go there and explore, imagining all of the adventures that might await him.
He turned to the other side, towards the direction of the river, and noticed a white glow in the distance, a white light dancing and flickering around.
Korin stood up and followed the river towards the direction of the tree, the river calm and the wind brushing his white hair as he walked through the river line. Not missing the opportunity to play with water and transform it into more things.
Eventually, he reached the end of the river and discovered a lake surrounded by white fireflies. The air was filled with magical and mysterious nature.
As he walked closer the rocks surrounding the lake started moving on their own and violently transforming and taking the shape of rock wolves. Their growls were directed toward koirin.
[Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2]
The text appeared above their heads.
The wolfs charged against him. Korin reacted and transformed water into the shape of a rock and threw it against one of the wolves. It landed and destroyed the wolf's rock head, making it collapse to the ground.
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[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
“Nice! Take that!”
[You have reached lvl.2. 5 stat points awarded.]
“Oh cool!”
Korin got excited by looking at the screen showing that he had leveled up. He generated a new rock and threw it to the closest wolf, destroying its face.
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
He tried to end the last one, but it was already too close and it managed to launch on top of him and bit his left arm. Korin desperately reached the river with his right arm, transformed the water into another rock, and then dealt deadly blows to the wolf.
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have reached lvl.3. 5 stat points awarded.]
[Water Forging -lvl.1 -> Water Forging -lvl.2]
[Healing wounds by level up]
“Sweet! That was something! I want more!”
Koring looked at his status window.
[Name: Koirin | Level: 3 | Unspent Stat Points: 10
Stats:
Strength (STR): 1
Agility (AGI): 1
Intelligence (INT): 3
Endurance (END): 2
Charisma (CHA): 3
Skills:
[Water Forging -lvl.2] (Legendary skill)
]
“Oh so now I have 10 stats points. So I’m able to choose where to spend them?”
He was not sure how they influenced him, so he decided to distribute them proportionally.
[Name: Koirin | Level: 3 | Unspent Stat Points: 0
Stats:
Strength (STR): 3
Agility (AGI): 3
Intelligence (INT): 5
Endurance (END): 4
Charisma (CHA): 5
Skills:
[Water Forging -lvl.2] (Legendary skill)
]
As soon as he spent the points he felt a surge of warm energy surrounding his body, making him feel lighter and sharper.
“Sweet! Now let's look at my skill!”
[Water Forging - lvl.2 -
Manipulate and transform water to create two simple shaped objects]
After reading Korin reached out for the water and put both of his hands in the water, and then created a pair of rocks. Then transform them into two apples, and eat both of them.
“Yummy”
After eating, korin brought his attention back to the lake. The wolves seemed to be guarding the place, or at least that's what koirin instincts told him.
Once near the lake, Koirin discovered a glowing moving light at the center of the lake. He entered the lake, the lake was not too deep as it only reached his above his ankles.
When he got close enough, he spotted that the origin of the white light was a white luminescent fish. Calmly and lonely swimming on the lake. But before he could inquire more, the rocks of the lake started trembling and gathering. This time dozens of rocks gathered on a single point and took form, growing taller and taller until it took the shape of a giant monster.
[Moon Stone Werewolf lvl.10 (Legendary)]
The werewolf let out a terrifying howl that vibrated in Korin’s ears. In a blink, the werewolf rushed and attacked hitting him with its claws and sending him flying. A giant red wound of the claws was marked on his chest.
Korin reached out for water created a rock and threw it against the werewolf, but it only made a slight dent in its rock skin. Seeing this Korin started to create and throw rocks one after another as fast as he could. The werewolf received some damage, but this only made the beast angrier and charged with great speed.
The creature was now on top of Korin ready to bite him. But Koirin created a branch and stuck it inside the werewolf's mouth. “Ha!”
Korin created a second branch making it as sharp as he possibly could, and used it to pierce through one of the beast's eyes. The beast let out horrifying screams close to Koirin’s ears, making him a bit stunned.
The beast let Korin go and tried to take off the branch. Korin recovered and took a few steps back and thought about what to do. The creature was too fast to escape from.
With that in mind, koirin charged into the creature using his new agility and with his right hand took a fist of water, and just in the right movement, created a new shape branch. The branch inside its mouth dissolved, and then he used the new branch to pierce the creature's eyes.
The creatures howled and with sheer desperation sent Korin flying with an attack. More of Korin's blood left his body and made him feel weak.
“How was he still able to detect me”
The werewolf started sniffing and then turned toward koirin.
“He can smell me, that's how”
korin tried to get up but the wounds were so painful. The werewolf rock skin glows white and then he lets out his strongest howls so far. The rocks on the lake started moving and taking the form of more wolves around him, with the names above their heads.
[Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2]
The werewolf emanated a sanguinary presence, that tasted like iron.
But Korin lets out a chuckle.
“This is fun.” A smile paints all over his face.
Korin makes the water take the shape of his wounds and uses it to partially heal himself.
With one shape remaining, he transformed water to surround his fingers and replicate the shape of the werewolf's claws. Korin smiled clenching his teeth.
Korin charged first and assaulted the wolves. He destroyed their faces with single swipes of his claws. They attacked in groups and covered him with more wounds. But Korin pushed through, just as he did at the great waterfall, an undying fighting spirit covering his body and a smile on his face. Compared to the rapids and the waterfall this was nothing.
In a blink the werewolf was just behind Korin, ready to bite his head off. But Korin smiled and stabbed the forged claws against the werewolf's nose, and then changed its shape in an explosion that destroyed the werewolf's nose.
“You made a mistake”
korin said looking towards his notifications window.
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have reached lvl.4. 5 stat points awarded.]
[healing wounds by level up]
korin then transformed the water that was previously on his wound and turned it into a rock shield to protect himself from the monster's counterattack.
The other wolves attacked, but Koirin transformed the water and made himself a pair of claws.
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Wolf lvl.2] ]
[You have reached lvl.5. 5 stat points awarded.]
[New skill unlocked! - Forged water call lvl. 1 (Legendary) -
You can call at will any water forged. (10 meters)
]
Soon enough the werewolf was the only one left. It attacked randomly around the lake without its sight or sense of smell, trying to find Koirin.
“Now, how will I defeat you”
Korin opens up his window status and looks at the 10 stat points that he can reallocate and at the new skill.
“Let's experiment a bit”
koirin creates a long sharp stick in his right hand, then puts a stat point in intelligence and uses his left hand to create another sharp stick as long as he can.
The stick on the left is longer than the one on the right. Korin smiles.
“what if I do..”
Korin proceeded to hit the sticks against each other, and eventually, the one in the right hand broke.
“So that's what intelligence does. It seems it makes my creations bigger and stronger”
korin applies all his remaining stats to intelligence.
[Name: Koirin | Level: 5 | Unspent Stat Points: 0
Stats:
Strength (STR): 3
Agility (AGI): 3
Intelligence (INT): 15
Endurance (END): 4
Charisma (CHA): 5
Skills:
[Water Forging -lvl.2] (Legendary skill)
]
koirin felt a surge of energy surrounding his body and sharpening his mind.
He created a long and sharp stick and then threw it toward the werewolf, and this time it completely pierced its skin.
“Let’s go!”
Korin created more sticks and threw them at the beast rendering him slower and clumsier. The werewolf inferred the directions of the attacks and charged straight ahead, but instead of dodging or moving, koirin just stood there.
Finally, when the werewolf was about to be face to face, korin created a giant spear that pierced through the werewolf's mouth, freezing it in place. The glow in its eyes faded, and the rocks forming his body collapsed towards the lake.
[You have defeated a [Moon Stone Werewolf lvl.10 (leyendary] ]
[You have reached lvl.6. 5 stat points awarded.]
[You have reached lvl.7. 5 stat points awarded.]
[You have reached lvl.8. 5 stat points awarded.]
[You have reached lvl.9. 5 stat points awarded.]
[You have reached lvl.10. 5 stat points awarded.]
[water forging lvl 2 -> water forging lvl 3]
[new skill! - Waters of transformation (legendary)
transform any living creature; make it evolve and grant it a conscience
(1 use per level up. Not stackable)
]
“This sounds fun!”