My screams were heart-wrenching and I have to admit that I squealed like a gutted pig as I reached the completion of the largest Nexal cavern. Once I was done my mental awareness slumped in fatigue. I refused to check my body status as I knew that going out would mean either having to sleep or falling unconscious once more.
'Suck it in. You made this body so finish it'.
I focused and pulled on the Psychae. I dragged it down from the cavern it filled and formed five paths one after the other. I didn't know if this was something normal with other Psychaes but I didn't care. The thought was simple what if I needed a way to direct my psychae or needed a limb to control my aim? Maybe I needed a hand to help my imagination.
So I threaded the pathways to mirror that of my Source Nexal pathways. By the time I was done, I was a mental mess of writhing pain. I fell out of my Nexus leaving my Psychae planet (as I would call them from now) dull and faint.
Opening my eyes to my body I was surprised when I felt no pain and saw nothing. Just darkness. I was unconscious but aware.
'Well, fuck'.
My body regained consciousness after a long stay in darkness. My skin and body throbbed with aches and I felt pain mentally and physically.
"Hey Adam".
[Hello Medes]
"How long was I out for this time?"
[2 hours]
I sighed both relieved that I still had the chance to complete my daily quest and annoyed that it wasn't over. Pushing myself into a proper sitting position from which I fell over I focused on the now-playing video while ignoring the stickiness of my body
"Congratulations Psion you have felt the pain of the mind and know now what it feels to be strained beyond your limits. I advise you once more to contact and collaborate with the nearest official of the Silver Expanse. Now to manifest your Psychae is one thing for most and another for others. For most, Psychar manifestation comes with Psychae touch. And for a diverse few it comes separately. If yours come separately we at the expanse have methods to teach you how to properly control it. For those who come hand to hand all you need do is focus".
Her eyes glinted with the orange-violet I now knew as the color of her Psychae. Her eyes barely moved as a cup floated into the sight of the recording.
"Psychae manifestation leads into control. The act of putting anything and anyone under your whims. The cup swayed in the air with a practiced twirl. "Controlling inanimates is easy but gets tougher the more objects or things there are to spread your control. Then there is the final aspect of Psychae. Manipulation. Control and manipulation. The difference while not clear is there. Manipulation is a broader term used to segregate the psychaes into fields. Support psychaes, combat psychaes, and telekinetic psychaes. Of course, more information is readily available here at the silver expanse". The video cut off instantly.
"Drops such wild information then stops teaching. Cold". I frowned at her plan to get most to come to the silver expanse for information.
"Adam is this information regulated"
[Negative]
"So why does she seem so sure that many will come to her empire for the answers?".
[Psychae is a very elaborate affinity. For one to be completely knowledgeable about it is impossible. This is why most who attempt to pave their parts find themselves having performed 'biblical errors' as humans would put it. To counter this one would then need the services of very knowledgeable figures in Psychae. Surprisingly there are none such figures in all the Greater universe than the Silver expanse and its colonies.]
"Smart. Keep most silent. And keep many dependent. I'm sure there is a contract or clause to make people stay loyal after all they learn"
[This Unit can neither affirm nor deny]
"Which is basically a yes". With a shake of my head, I pushed myself up and to my feet. "Do you think I can become a good Psychae without the silver expanse?
[This Unit does not see the importance of the Psychae for you other than for Astral protection. You are built to grow with Energy. This Unit advises maximizing your gains and reducing your weaknesses. Not a jack-of-all-trades situation]
I smiled and nodded.
"You're right it doesn't matter if I'm not good enough. What matters is getting my Psychae powerful enough to protect from astral attacks. Still doesn't mean I won't try to do my best with the Psychae".
[Main Quest gotten]
[The Silver Empire see themselves as the true Heralds of Psychae. You have challenged that notion. Prove them wrong. Cultivate your Psychae to the 5th tier without outside aid. While seeking inspiration and advice from any can be accepted, you must both carve your path and never seek help from a Denizen of the Silver Empire].
[Rewards - Unknown]
[Duration - 5th Tier]
[Daily Quest]
[Your A.I. Adam has instilled the blessings of training and practice. Follow it's advice or ignore]
[Spend 1 hour Using Energy - Conpleted]
[Rewards - 50Exp]
[Spend 1 hour using Psychae] - Completed]
[Rewards - 50Exp]
[Spend 1 hour in a simulated spar]
[Level Up]
[You have stepped into the ranks of Ascendants]
[You have Unlockef Titles]
[You have Unlockef Leaderboard]
[You have been added to the Attendance of Earth's Ascendamts]
[Status Page has been updated]
[Titles reacting]
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[You have earned Title - Creator Primogenitor]
[You have gotten Title - Remade]
[You have earned Title - Trialblazer]
[You have earned Title - Born for Sol]
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[Ascendant Status].
[HP - 150/150]
[Source - 340/340(1546.88/1546.88)]
[State - Healthy]
[Sun Heart - 148.76/150]
[Name - Medes Luminare]
[Race - Erizian]
[Age - Body - 0, Soul - 21]
[Level - 1] - [Exp - 30/2000]
[Affinities - Haendro, Aestro, Sol, Psychae]
[Class - Unlock Level 10]
[Titles - Primigenitor, Remade, Trailblazer, Born for Sol]
[Vitality - 17] - [77.344] - Health, Skin Durability, Regeneration and Healing rate. Strength against poisons and status effects.
[Might - 17] - [77.344] - Bone strength, Muscle mass, force exertion, and velocity application.
[Agility - 17] - [77.344] - Speed, Dexterity, Flexibility and Acceleration. Strength against Status Effects.
[Mind - 17] - [77.344] - Mental acuity, concentration, speed of thought, will, and imagination]
[Source Energy - 34] - [154.688] - [Your source holds weight due to the amount you are capable of harnessing and storing within your body]
[Nexus - The Metaphysical sector within your soul housing the core of your Source and other affinities.
Cores - Energy, Unfound, Unfound, Unfound.
Nexal pathways - Energy, Psychae.]
[Passives - Levitation, Mind Veil, That Which kills you makes you stronger, Sol's Grace, Sun Heart, Calm as the Breeze Rough as the Storm]
[Skills
- Basic Energy Sensing I, Focus II, Basic Energy Control, Basic Energy Manipulation, Basic Energy Manifestation, Pain Resistance II, Psychae Manifestation, Psychae Control, Psychae Sense]
- Aestro - Null.
- Haendro - Null.
- Sol - Energinesis.
- Psychae - Mental Touch.]
[Title - Creator Primogenitor]
[You are the first of your race, forged of your hands and made perfect. You are everything you desired and now hold the key to your race's existence. Will you be the last and only or shall there be more? Grants +1 to all attributes and +2 to mind. Grants Passive - Erizian Aura]
[Erizian Aura -Erizians are creations made to encompass all that Energy stands for. As such they are the bonafide vassals of the Sol and Energy. You exude an Aura of light and energy which is magnified when directly beneath any star or Sol]
[Title - Remade]
[You have been remade in your desires. Given a second chance to grow and take your fate in your hands. Grant's Passive - Adapt]
[Adapt - An Erizian by body but human by soul. Your former race has always existed and refused to be extinguished like cockroaches. You share this feat with them. As long as you are beneath a sun or can absorb Solar rads continuously you will always be able to bear and conform to your surroundings]
[Title - Trialblazer]
[You have spat on the Silver expanse, forged a body for the specialization of Energy, and have in turn been gifted with the affinity of the Sol. Your path is not premade and you do not follow the trail of those long pass. Set your route and may it blaze for your descendants to come. Increased Mind and Vitality by 2% for every attribute gain.Grants Passive - Wiser]
[Wiser - Trailblazers have it the hardest. Tossed out of their natural habitat and found themselves in a strange expanse, body and with only one task. Survive. Sometimes strength is never enough. A Trailblazer seeks wisdom to spice strength and with both may forge a bright path unknown to all]
[Title - Born for Sol]
[Intentionally or not you forged the perfect body to do what had not been done in eons. Grant mortals the power of the sun at full capacity. As long as you remain within the range of solar radiation you remain invincible]
I shook my head at the details before me. From the point two increase to my stats to the Titles and the quest, It would seem the system took my desire to not join the expanse very seriously. Probably also was in support.
My eyes widened at the increase in my skills and additions. Then a prompt flickering in my peripheral attracted my eye.
[Follow up quest I]
[Nexal Pathways II - Completed]
[Forge your Nexal pathways. Create a route easily accessed by your affinities]
[Rewards - 500Exp, Skill Proficiency]
'My affinities'. The addition of my source and the energy of Sol to my psychae must have made the second Nexal pathways for more than one affinity.
"Or it's always been meant to be one pathway for every affinity". I surmised. Honestly, I wasn't too interested in that for now, maybe later. My interests lay with my Titles. First was Creator Primogenitor. It had a sense of alluding to it. Like it was trying to tell me something that I had to do, would do, or something that would happen. The meaning was a bit clear though I wondered how there was going to be more of my race. Erizian Aura seemed like nothing more than an aesthetic effect. While I couldn't be sure the fact it had no descriptions to it made me see it as less useful. Besides, who was I meant to use the Aura on? Adam?.
Remade just defined what I had gone through. I did like the Adapt passive and I saw it synergizing well with That Which Kills You Makes You Stronger and Sol's Grace. More than Remade, Trailblazer didn't just describe my achievements. It also stated my mandate and gave me an edge to push me on the path I was choosing. Defiance against the Silver Empire.
"Wiser does seem like something to round up my intelligence with".
Then there was Born for Sol. It made sense to gain titles for achievements but Born for Sol and Sol's Grace did the same thing. I could see both boosting my absorption though which was the only thing I suspected to be its use.
A notification popped into my vision just as I made to pull up my status.
[Passive - Erizian's Aura synergizing with Skill - Psychae Manifeststion]
[Passive-Wiser synergizing with Passive-Calm as the Breeze Rough as the Storm]
[Passive - Adapt synergizing with Passive - Sol's Grace]
[Passive - Adapt synergizing with Passive - That which kills you makes you stronger]
[Passive-Wiser synergizing with Skill - Energinesis and Focus II]
[Skill - Psiergon Manifestation created]
[Skill - Accelerated Intuition created]
[Skill - Nine Lives Created]
[Passives - Causal Immunity created]
[Skill - Flash Time created]
I gulped in shock, then I laughed. I didn't care for the number of skills I received. What I did care about was the fact that I needed more Titles. They were passive providers and skill generators. The more I thought about it the more I wondered how the system would balance my rapid growth Thinking of something more powerful spawning to checkmate me I felt a sense of dread wash through me.
Funnily I felt comfortable with the feeling of fear. With fear, I wouldn't grow complacent. I would remain attentive and alert. I would overestimate anything in my path and never let anything a danger to me get away.
The thought froze me. Made me rethink my priorities. What were my goals and what were my aims? I had just been laying low trying to attain stealth since I was remade. But when I was powerful enough to feel safe, no. I could never be that powerful and even if I was there was a certainty that an underdog would rise with potential to take me down.
So what did I want? What did I want to achieve in the long run? My safety was a sure answer so I didn't even bring it on the list.
"What do I want?" the more I thought the more I frowned. As the part of Trailblazing, the self-questioning, and internalization of your views and morals.
'Did I have morals? Could I even afford to have them? I didn't know and it bugged me. I exhaled as a sense of fatigue overcame me.
"Maybe I can be a Villain. Without any moral high ground I won't have reason to be stupid". I chuckled.