Bolt has leveled up!
Lvl 1 > 2
Jacob saw an extra circle formed inside the spell's magic circle when he mentally procured it. And- that's it, that's his fucking reward for getting his foot scratched apart while trying to kill a noseless midget. 'Is this really worth it?' He thought while watching the newly "improved", slightly oval [Bolt] crash into a tree with more power and speed- which, he guessed is pretty noticeable, so he's gotta give it that.
'That doesn't really change anything though.' He grimaced at the thought of his right calf, it was a mess of dripping blood and ripped denim. He looked away while holding back a tear as he took another step forward, which is much more painful now that the adrenaline in his system has been flushed out. He sighed, 'Where does one stay when they're inside a forest?' Animals, he knew, usually slept on some pile of leaves and he can do that, sure, right as long as they were safe to sleep on.
Worse still is his wound, he stared down at it again, wondering if it'll get infected.
'No point in worrying about it now,' He didn't have any cleaning supplies to mend it, and ripping apart his own clothes to stop minor bleeding sounded like a bad idea so he was leaving it be and hoping for the best. Another step of pain made him reconsider his decisions but, again, there was nothing he can do about it.
'Okay, what the fuck is it this time?' Jacob thought in irritation as he spun his head back, he glared at the direction where the heavy footsteps are coming from, and while he wanted to run, his aching, itching leg is not doing him any fucking favors on that front. With a huff, the creature behind the trees took another step and Jacob thought he had enough, he raised his hand, channeled [Bolt] and started firing.
Three fully powered bolts came out of his hand one after another, and if Jacob is in any way in possession of a cleared head, the lack of pained sounds would've clued him that he didn't kill his target but as to where he is right now, the silence did nothing but assure him that he scared the fucker away. Turning his head back to his front, he started walking away with a building headache that he's sure is coming from a growing fever. 'Again, nothing I can do about it.' He grimaced with another step.
If he just looked up, he would've been able to see a long face with two bulbous eyes on either side attached to a longer neck staring at him with curiosity. The megafauna didn't at all care about the shots it took from such a small creature, no, instead, its curious nature led it to see what's the cause of the little punts it felt and to its surprise, it came from such a little thing. It watched as Jacob trudged away with a wounded leg, its four black eyes never leaving his back until he disappeared behind a mess of trees after which, the megafauna gave out its equivalent to a shrug and left.
After feeling so tired that his body turned heavy, finding a spot became easy for Jacob and in his opinion, the low tree that he's sleeping under didn't have enough insects to- disturb him! With an irritated but resigned face, he slapped his cheek and eyed the mosquito biting it a few seconds ago fly away fully intact. He glared at the thing before quickly moving on to try and sleep. The insects and the falling leaves are making it impossible. He's also sure that his head has a web stuck to it but he's in too much pain to care at this point.
And speaking of his head, inside his skull is this mess of a headache that constantly drilled into his head, just beneath his skull, his mouth is dry and every breath sends a painful sensation down his throat that he just can't help but wince at.
A minute passes and Jacob wonders if this is the end, and then salvation came right as he was about to pass out-
The God of Knowledge- Horos - wants to help you! Accept his boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
The God of Healing- Clarah - has taken pity on you and wants to help! Take her boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
The God of Fighting- Mo-leck - has taken an interest in you! Accept his Boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
The God of Crying- Vaina - has noticed your pleas! Take her boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
The God of Vanity- Franum - thinks he can help you! Pledge loyalty to him and get your class replaced with: Priest
Stolen novel; please report.
Five gods, did Jacob want to believe in them? He glared at the screens with his fading vision, some of them blinked, Horos' especially and looking at it, Jacob wonders if the guy has anything to do with the one on Egypt but he quickly dismissed the thought. All of them had one reason or another to talk to him, the fighting one probably saw him move despite the pain while the crying one heard his, well, cries. The God of Knowledge was curious but then there's the one about Vanity.
The fuck is up with him? Jacob read the notification about him again and wondered why he offered priesthood instead of a new sheet? Like the rest of the Gods? (And what even is a sheet?)
Deciding to ignore the fucker who thought he can get a new follower in him, Jacob moved his sights to the four offers. 'Can I ask questions? You all can hear me right?' Somehow, he felt all four Gods answer in positive while Franum just... yelled. 'Asshole.' He told the God and thunder erupted in the clear night sky.
'Right, so you're all very real then. What can I get from... you know, these?' He tried to point at the textboxes but his hand was too weak.
Thankfully, the Gods knew his intention, and the textboxes updated, showing more information than before.
The God of Knowledge- Horos - Wants to help you! Accept his boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
+Locator spell
+Crafting skill
+Commune miracle
The God of Healing- Clarah - has taken pity on you and wants to help! Take her boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
+Heal spell
+Commune miracle
The God of Fighting- Moleck - has taken an interest in you! Accept his boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
+Endure spell
+Commune miracle
The God of Crying- Vaina - has noticed your pleas! Take her boon and unlock a new sheet: Miracles
+Callout spell
+Commune miracle
Well... most of them did. Franum- the bastard, - certainly fucking didn't. Still, though, all of them are tempting enough and their help certainly fits their themes- Horos is asking him to locate items for healing and then craft them, Clarah is gonna make him heal himself (the easiest out of all them), Moleck is telling him to keep fighting and hope for the best (a complete opposite of Clarah's) and Vaina is giving him a skill that'll call for more help (which, judging by how the Gods are helping Jacob right now, is clearly a... roundabout solution to his problem.)
Jacob smiled wryly, he thought about how to deny the God's offers and decided to test things out to the one he thinks who won't get offended the most, "Thank you, Vaina, but I can just accept the help from your fellows." And it seems that his test worked because Vaina's textbox disappeared. Jacob gulped, just thinking of his next words already makes him feel like one of those judges in those competition shows but, again, he doesn't really know if ignoring them is any better, "Thank you for the offers, Clarah, Moleck." he decided to say lightly and voila, the textboxes disappeared without any fanfare.
And that leaves... Jacob's eyes wandered to Horos' offer and it seems that his senses weren't actually fooling him earlier- There's something in the text box when he directs his attention to it, it wasn't any different from the way he usually controls the system but it's also different, he can tell, too- it was like if he was channeling a spell, but again, different.
Still, the pull he needed to do in order to take the offer didn't need him to do anything else than how he would usually cast a spell, the feeling afterward, though, was completely different. Understandable since he's basically getting a new sheet for his system (whatever that meant) as well as receiving a new skill from a God. Feeling something digging its way into his mind was exactly as pleasant as it was the first time and by the time it was all done, Jacob was worse for wear yet also oddly invigorated. He moved his arms, taking note that they are lighter than before. 'Huh.'
'Now, for the last thing.' Jacob opened his status screen.
Health: 20/20
Amp: 16/16
Class: Energy Mage (Lvl 1)
Stats (0) :
Physical- 5
Cognitive- 8
Mental- 2
Spiritual- 1
Skills:
Jabbing (Lvl 2)
Haggling (Lvl 3)
Financial Management (Lvl 3)
Cooking (Lvl 1)
Crafting (Lvl 3)
Spells (4/4):
-Bolt (Lvl 2)
-Shield (Lvl 1)
-Guard (Lvl 1)
-Locate (Lvl 3)
Miracles:
-Commune (MAX)