It took several hours for me to heal the three people. I received several skill prompts. I used the heck out of druidic healing.
Congratulations, Gavrin!
Your successful use of Druidic powers to heal areas affected by the zombie infestation has significantly enhanced your abilities. Your Druidic Healing skill has increased by three levels.
Druidic Healing: Now Level 4
Increased Effectiveness: Your healing spells are now more potent, capable of healing severe wounds and ailments more efficiently.
Wider Range: You can heal multiple targets within a larger radius, making your healing more effective in group situations or widespread afflictions.
Enhanced Restoration: Your healing now also rejuvenates stamina and slightly boosts physical strength temporarily for the healed individuals.
Nature's Resilience: New passive effect - Those healed by you gain a temporary increase in disease and toxin resistance.
Experience Points (XP) Gained: +300
Skill Points Earned: +2
Special Note: Your mastery of Druidic Healing has become a beacon of hope in these troubled times. As you continue to use and refine this skill, further enhancements and abilities may be unlocked.
Reminder: The balance of nature is essential. Overuse of healing in concentrated areas may require a period of rest and rejuvenation for the local flora and fauna.
The increase to druidic healing was pretty neat. I was looking forward to seeing what else I could unlock with it. But, I could imagine people might look at me funny to be happy to have an opportunity to heal them. Maybe I don’t tell them how I level up?
The three hundred experience got me just over the amount I needed for next level. A bath of light flowed out from. I felt a refreshing coolness run down my body.
I pulled up my status sheet. The status sheet was getting unruly. I created a minimized view that only showed my stats. I wasn’t sure if I should be worried about having balanced stats or should be min-maxing somehow.
I really needed to get reading in the manual. I wondered if there were any class guides. But first, I wanted to get out of here. I had finished healing and everything seemed okay. None of the people had woken up yet but there rest appeared to be slumber instead of passed out like they had been.
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I assigned my skill points and decided to leave.
Name: Gavrin
Level: 11
Experience Points (XP): 75/3500
Health: 100%
Mana: 95%
Strength: 23 (↑1)
Agility: 25 (↑1)
Stamina: 24 (↑1)
Intelligence: 22 (↑1)
I slipped out the classroom and headed outside. I wanted to get started on the quest. But first, I needed to scout out the area.
“Thor.” I said. “Start scouting out the area. Stay in stealth, don’t fight anything. Evade and return. I need to know what’s around us.”
I reached down to scratch Loki’s ear. “And you get to stay with me. We’ll make sure nothing attacks here.”
Thor and Loki barked in agreement.
Thor melded into the shadows and disappeared. I watched and shook my head. I could tell he really enjoyed his new powers. I wondered if either of them would ever learn to talk. But this was good too.
I walked out towards the playground of the school. I crunched across the gravel and a sudden thought. Touch seemed to be important. My healing spells where more effective if I was touching someone. It still worked but the spell lost power the further away someone was. The same thing with water. It was easier when I was touching the water.
I looked at my feet. I was wearing shoes. I haven’t really touched earth since I got elemental mastery. I almost facepalmed. I can’t believe I missed that. I took off my shoes and sat down in the gravel.
“Hey, Loki.” I called. “Just stay near me. I can extend my shadows to cover you. Can you make your ice reflective so that it lets you bend the light around you? That would be pretty cool.”
Loki barked back. She wasn’t sure, but she was going to try.
For my part, I focused on the earth. What would I feel? How would it work?
I felt a deep, resonant connection with the earth with a deep thump that seemed to rattle my soul. The ground was speaking to me, whispers of knowledge and power. A vision swept over me.
I found myself standing in the heart of an ancient, sprawling forest. The trees towered above me, their branches weaving a green tapestry of green against the sky. The air is rich with the scent of earth and life. I look down and see roots, like veins, pulsing with energy, intertwining and connecting every tree, plant, and blade of grass in a vast, intricate network.
The vision shifted, and now I was soaring above a mountain range. I can feel the immense weight and age of the mountains, the slow but relentless force that pushed them up from the depths of the earth. I saw layers of rock and soil, each telling a story of millennia. The mountains stand as guardians, silent and powerful.
My perspective shifted again. I am now at the edge of a great canyon, observing the relentless flow of a river carving its way through the land. I can sense the river’s patience and persistence, the water gently but inexorably shaping the world around it. The river is both creator and destroyer, and in its flowing rivers, I saw the cycle of life and erosion, creation and reformation.
The vision brought me back to the forest floor, where I saw a seedling pushing its way through the soil, reaching towards the sun. It’s a small, almost insignificant act, yet it speaks of a powerful force, a relentless force, a relentless drive towards growth and life.
As the vision fades, I open my eyes, I felt a newfound understanding and connection with the earth. I had glimpsed the dao of earth. The natural order, the cycle of growth and decay, the raw, untamed power of the planet. The epiphany brought with it a deeper sense of my place in the world and a profound respect for the forces that shape.
The vision is more than just a revelation; it is a transformation. I felt my druidic powers deepen. My connection to the earth and its magic now more intuitive and potent. I stood up, more attuned to the world around me. I had much to do.