On a planet in the middle of the universe stood a tree, not just any tree, ME! Or that is how it used to be when I was just like any other tree. But I could still hear the planet exploding to pieces because the moon decided that it didn't want to be in the sky. But thanks to the giant mass of energy that impacted me, I'm no longer just a tree but have gained sentience. I can now think unlike any other tree and even though it makes no sense I won't question it, I like thinking.
But on a more important note “WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO!” I’m slowly floating further and further away from what used to be my home! But I'm just a tree, what can I poss…
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Name: none
Age: 74 years old
Species: Space Petunia
Health: 984/1200
Mana: 54983/740
Class none
Class skills: none
Skills: none
Traits: [Eldritch] [Spacewalker] [Mana brain] [Mana Synthesis]
Titles: none
What in the go…
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Skill Mana sense obtained
Title Mana overload obtained
Huh? I suddenly feel a kind of river all around me. Mana? But what does it do and can I use it in this situation? I try to move it but it doesn't respond. I will keep trying. After a few attempts, I suddenly felt something leaving my body and my stats confirmed it. My mana went from 54983 to 54982. I tried it again and sure enough, I lost another point of mana. Not wanting to lose my resources I tried to keep my mana connected as I moved it out of my body. It went out 1 mm before I lost it.
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Skill Mana manipulation obtained
[Mana sense] advanced to level 2
After the notification, sensing and moving the mana around got a little easier but could still only move it out a mm, but I still felt a slight improvement. I was not making any more progress on manipulating mana so I looked a little more into my Stats. Thinking of my skills I got some more info in my head.
[Mana manipulation] Level 1
Your efforts in moving the natural element of the universe have been acknowledged and you can now do more with less effort.
[Mana sense] Level 2
Being born in a literal explosion of mana you are able to sense mana.
The title explains itself but it is reassuring to know what exactly it does nonetheless. Next I tried to get the traits to show and it did.
[Mana Synthesis] You are not like other trees that rely on photosynthesis, you rely on the infinite rivers of mana.
[Spacewalker] You were born in space and live off of the infinite nothing. You thrive in space but “suffocate” in other environments
[Eldritch] You are something that should not exist in the natural order of the universe. You have an aura of being unnatural causing fear in everyone in your presence.
[Mana brain] You have no natural brain but instead have one made of your own mana rendering it limitless.
So mana brain must be why I have gained sentience and Mana Synthesis/spacewalker must be why my life hasn't been extinguished like the rest of my planet. But eldritch worries me a little. Does it have consequences for being something out of order?
But on a more positive thought, I also got that title Mana overload?
Title [Mana overload] you have somehow survived being filled with more mana than you should be capable of and have gained a resistance for mana related injuries but also have expanded your mana cap.
That's quite useful but not having anything more to look into, I just started playing with my mana.
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[Mana sense] advanced to level 3
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 2
[Mana sense] advanced to level 4
[Mana sense] advanced to level 5
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 3
After playing with mana for a while a thought went through my mind. There were still small amounts of dirt clinging to my roots, what if I moved my mana into the dirt? After some time experimenting the mana flowing around inside my body started to flow through the dirt as well like it was a part of my body.
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Skill Mana Connecting obtained
[Mana sense] advanced to level 6
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 4
[Mana Connecting] Level 1 you have somehow made something a part of your body and can use it as such.
“Oh well that just confirms it was a success” As I start to connect all the small bits of dirt to my body I realize that I also can move it but still not away from my body. If I can move the dirt around my roots, could I move them? A weird feeling spreads through my body as I move my roots which aren't supposed to be able to move.
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Skill Root flexibility obtained
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 5
[Mana sense] advanced to level 7
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 6
Lots of levels and a new skill for that and I don't even need to read the description of that skill to know what it does. Trying to move my roots feels more ‘right’ now but is still very hard. As I keep trying I start to get the hang of it and begin to collect the small floating debris that luckily got thrown the same way as me resulting in a lot of levels
[Mana sense] advanced to level 8
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 7
[Root flexibility] advanced to level 2
[Root flexibility] advanced to level 3
[Root flexibility] advanced to level 4
[Mana sense] advanced to level 9
[Mana Connecting] advanced to level 2
[Root flexibility] advanced to level 5
[Mana Connecting] advanced to level 3
[Root flexibility] advanced to level 6
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 8
[Mana Connecting] advanced to level 4
[Root flexibility] advanced to level 7
[Mana sense] advanced to level 10 max
After some time there was no more debris anywhere near me and having gained a significant amount of mass I was satisfied. I tried to make a copy of myself but didn't have enough, maybe around 40% as much as my own mass. I tried pressing it together and successfully made a giant boulder and got rewarded with the appropriate levels.
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 9
[Mana manipulation] advanced to level 10 max
Having already maxed 2 of my skills I was more than satisfied with all my progress but I don't really have a goal. What goal was a tree even supposed to have? Repair my world? Make a new one? Travel the universe? Gain power? Whatever my goal was it didn't matter right now
As I was looking at my status I realized I didn't have a name or a class but not knowing what to call myself and it didn't really matter anyway since there wasn't really anyone I could communicate with. I decided to ignore my name for now and focused on my class and something appeared.
Available classes
[Mage] You have the mana sensing and mana manipulation skill and can begin the path of a mage.
[Spacewalker] You walk with the stars having no problem being in space, it's your home.
[Eldritch] You are something that shouldn't exist. You will be feared not just because of your unnatural existence, but because of the world bending power you wield.
Mage sounds useful and so does Spacewalker. However, they both seem rather boring, like sure Mage, maybe I can shoot fire but that's it. Boring. And sure Spacewalker is relative to my situation but that's it how can anyone with some adventure lust not choose Eldritch.
‘ding
New class obtained eldritch
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New skill Eldritch aura obtained
New skill Formless obtained
New skill Orthodox mana obtained
Not much happened physically, except the aura of absolute horror that is now being emitted out of me like a beacon of death.
Name: none
Age: 75 years old
Species: Space Petunia
Health: 6048/4320 kg
Mana: 51422/2343
Class: Eldritch
Class skills:
[Eldritch aura] Level 1
[Formless] Level 1
[Orthodox mana] Level 1
Skills:
[Mana manipulation] max
[Mana Connecting] Level 4
[Root flexibility] Level 7
[Mana sense] max
Traits: [Eldritch] [Spacewalker] [Mana brain] [Mana Synthesis]
Titles: [Mana overload]
I wonder what my new very interesting sounding skills do. Wait, why have my health become kg? Is it because of one of my skills? Or my class? Just wondering won’t get me anywhere so I look closer at my class skills.