You have gained two new skills with Ascension using Essence of Chaos
New Skills:
Hand of Chaos
-Imbue your hands with chaos energy
-Increases physical damage done without a weapon
-Slightly increases damage done with a weapon
-Reduces targets ability to avoid the effects of Entropy
-A servant of the endless cycle must be able to interact with its power
Scent of Chaos
-Give off a light scent of chaos
-Objects and creatures in your immediate vicinity have a reduced ability to avoid the effects of Entropy
-You have been touched by that which was and will be again either standing a little too close to a master or by experiencing the energy through other repeated means others shall know what your presence means
Offering of Energy
-Gift an offering back to the endless cycle
-Receive an increase in related skills xp gain
-The cycle may be endless but you have found a way to guide it to further your power
Knowing of his new skills gave him an interesting feeling as to how he ended up in the hole.
“Did I melt the freaking floor? Just melted right through it. No Prob”
How long had he been laying there unmoving he thought. He wasn't burning through the floor by standing so clearly it wasn't a crazy fast process or anything. He tried to focus his internal energy to overclock the skill or something in the past he’d just sorta flexed all his muscles and thought really hard but that wasn't going to work in a fight and he needed to fight now. He tried to feel the energy to push it around and could sorta feel it. He could feel it in his legs for sure all he had to do was tense and he felt his legs get more solid the ebbing of the energy stopping immediately to reinforce him. Could he do the same thing for his Self-Heal and stuff? Likely it was really energy-intensive to heal his whole body but just the injury would be a lot easier and probably quicker.
Caspian began to walk down the tunnel feeling no need to hangout by his little ascension hole. As he walked he attempted some of his new skills in combo such as filling his fists with Chaos Energy and then using his fighting skills to punch a wall. Not only was he now able to bury his fist 6 inches into solid rock while shadow boxing but the hole seemed to corrupt the stone somehow causing black cracks to splay out from the hole and the surrounding rock visibly crumble slightly.
“Entropy is dope. I am literally punching things into next week. Well maybe more like next year, next decade?”
This feeling was invigorating and would only get better with time. Right? He began to sprint pushing energy into his legs showing him he could even resist air resistance with the Stalwart Legs skill. He could also see his Dark Vision had reached Lvl 6 and Self-Heal was at Lvl 5.
Up ahead he could sense something was off his dark vision was giving him moving blobs and his various instincts were telling him there were multiple people. That's when the tunnel opened into a massive room. Dead bodies and the remains of corpses littered the ground. The floor was painted in smears of what must be dried blood and lying in the center was an old man being slowly pulled apart by what appeared to be a cluster of piles of jello. They weren't so much pulling he noticed but more digesting slowly eating the armor and body of the man as he cried out in what from the sound of it was the greatest pain something could feel. Caspian had no qualms with death but was surprised he hadn't been able to hear the echoes of this from further off. Had it started when he was unconscious and he just hadn't realized? He was here now and that's what was important.
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In a heroic or heroically stupid move, Caspian began running straight for the cluster of creatures. About 5 feet from the blobs he expected to be Slimes he watched as an ethereal green vapor became clear floating about his and as it touched the Slime seemed to cause their skin to stiffen and lose its sheen of slime. That was until his fist imbued with as much energy as he could slammed into the side of the Slime firing it like a pinball across the room where it collided. This was a massive win and his best superhero entrance so far for all of the 3 seconds it took for the slime to hit the wall and come shooting back seeming to have gained speed from the collision.
“That's gonna bloody hurt isn't it”
And it did as the slime knocked Caspian to the ground causing him to not only flip over due to the force but watch as a quarter of his health was simply sheared away.
“Gotta focus on not letting it hurt me which is definitely easier said than done”
Focusing on his bruised and battered face Caspian was able to send some healing energy in to repair the damage and start the auto-recovery process. Jumping to the side almost unconsciously Caspian barely missed another Slime flying above his head as he ducked. Step one should be to save the dude then he could figure out a way to fight these things. He ran pushing energy into healing and his Scent of Chaos as he went. The Slimes seemed slowed but he felt one bite down on his leg or absorb his leg. Not important what was important was running. He heaved the old man off the ground and tossed his limp body over his shoulder as he prayed he had the strength stats to pull this off. He buried his feet into the stone as he leaned forward and took off. The world seemed to bend and warp around him as he ran for the far wall of the chamber.
He hit the wall slamming his feet into the wall as he tried to stop hearing an audible groan from his new companion. Laying the man down he saw the robes of the man were embroidered with intricate designs as well as two on his sleeves that seemed to stand out. Why did he know they were runes of power? The embroidery blended into the pattern but to his eyes stood out as if they glowed. A thought for later. Now how do you hit something that actively gets stronger from the force? He knew he was doing damage to them but if he hit more than one he was gonna need to get a lot better at dodging and they may have more skills than just rebound and absorb.
Ding
You have killed a Lesser Slime (Medium)
Ding
You have gained a skill level
Stalwart Legs Lvl 3
Bestial Instincts Lvl 3
Basic Fighting Lvl 2
Hand of Chaos Lvl 2
Scent of Chaos Lvl 3
Unsure of what had killed the slime but not ready to look a gift in the mouth Caspian got ready to try a dry em with his scent and punch em with his hands as that had killed at least one. It was now that Caspian was greeted by a new and interesting notification.
Ding
You have a target available for offering
Would you like to gift this offering?
Y/N
He accepted without any further thought.
Ding
You have gained a skill level
Hand of Chaos Lvl 2
Scent of Chaos Lvl 3
Ding
You are in the presence of a new Rune of Power symbiotic with your Essence of Chaos
Would you like to add the Rune: Absorption
Y/N
Again no need to think Caspian accepted the prompt as he ran for the slimes. In his head, he could see the rune from the embroidery floating in his mind. Acting on instinct he slammed an open palm against his chest pushing Chaos energy into his breast as he did. He felt the energy press into him searing with pain he pushed against unsure why he knew but knowing nonetheless that this was the right path to follow in the moment. Almost immediately the energy going in redoubled back out then he felt 2 things occur simultaneously. First, his Runic Body Art became Body Art of Chaos. Then quickly after he felt the energy of every bit of blood his foot came in contact with pour into his body accelerating him to mock hesus and causing his Scent of Chaos to become very visible as the slimes 15 feet ahead of him appeared to dissolve into mist. The power fantasy overcame him just as a large shape moved in the distant darkness and he got a very different notification.
Ding
You have been noticed by a powerful being
You have been Slowed
You have been Poisoned
You have been Paralyzed by Fear of UNKOWN for 30 seconds
Caspian proceeded to stop moving as his momentum turned his run into a roll and his vision went black as he felt the ground repeatedly collide with him.