Chapter 4

The new skills and their uses

Helpmemama forced me !!!! Thanks to all of you who leave behind posts. Yes i do actually read them :)

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As the gnoll drew closer and i was cowering in fear , something involuntarily escaped my lips.

" Acharn at-uir gwann-idh celu morgul ! Lin at gwann-Dan !" I claimed while the gnoll ran pierced my chest.

Being run through with a sword didn't feel all that great , as this was the last i felt. Opening my eyes i was surprised to not find the familiar sight of my ceiling in front of me but instead a murky town.

Maybe murky wasn't the right word but a grey slimy veil covered the entire city and from time to time this gray 'film' wobbled. It made me think of a huge organism but as i drew closer to it i noticed beads of sweat running down my forehead and back.

' Hooooottttt .... ' i thought while entering the town. Surely i just came from ruins of a once glorious tower of a mage , as it was rather cool in the area , but this heat easily exceeded 45 degrees celsius.

- Due to your death you have lost 5 levels

- You have repeated words from a old curse in Melkorin and cursed yourself!

- New skill acquired through the curse

Avatar of the Undying , beginner rank 1 ( 0% ) passive skill.

Instead of being forcefully logged out you will arrive in the afterlife.

- New skill acquired through the curse

Determined , beginner rank 1 ( 0% ) active skill.

When ever you want to overcome trials this skill activates

Once you have set your sight on a target you will not loose focus

Reduces the chance of spell failure while in combat ( 95% )

- New feat acquired through Avatar of the Undying

Survival of the fittest beginner , rank 1 ( 0% ) passive feat.

Whenever Avatar of the Undying is active further increases the will to obliterate more and more enemy's to ensure your survival

Raises mana reg by 1 % of your complete mana pool per second for a 5 secs.

Effect stacks up to 5 times.

- Vitality has converted into determination

Determination has formed to your undying will to curse yourself at the moment of death

DET increases the power and steadfastness you lay into your words as well as your health

Per 50 points in DET gains 1% negative Energy spell power.( +1% dmg from spells )

My mouth opened wide at the changes that appeared in my skills. Not only did it solve my problems with resting the DET stat that used to be VIT was a salvation for every caster class. While raising your own life , to take more hits , you also increased spell power!

But one problem still was on my mind.

' What curse did i place on myself? ' I thought.

Going through my status and character multiple times i could not find any clue about it but it should have something to do with the words i spoke before i died.

" I will not rest for there is revenge to seek with witchcraft I will plunge my enemy's into purgatory for eternity ! The name of everyone's death will be Dan! " I translated the words i spoke unconsciously during my first death in-game.

" Well talk about a ROLE playing game. This language and this class fit perfectly my criteria.... But it seems the language of Melkorin really has power in every word..."

- The language Melkorin has evolved into a skill

Power of words: Melkorin , beginner rank: 1 ( passive )

You have discovered that in words lie power

Chance of cursing yourself , uncovering new spells or skills by speaking Melkorin

Levels up with every new word you unveil that contains power

- Journeyman black magic arts rank 7 , XP ( 72% ) acquired due to the understanding of Melkorin

" Okay now ... this is getting a tad silly. Im becoming more and more powerful through coincidence? This game is so awesome. From now on i should really ROLE play the Black magician , always! " I muttered.

But now a new problem lay before me.

" Why the hell aren't any mobs around here? This city is literally deserted! " I shouted out.

No npcs or any monsters present as far as the eye could see. With now 7 hours and 45 minutes remaining until my ' reincarnation ' , in real world time naturally , i had 23 hours and 15 minutes in-game time to do ... literally not much.

Sorting out my equipment was one thing and much to my distress the robes i had gotten from my master were in tatters. The parts that went down to my ankles were ripped open as well as the portion that usally covered my hands.

The hood looked the same with ripped and shredded pieces of cloth. But a grin surfaced on my face as i saw the possibility's this gave me. I put the robe back on and held the tome in my hand while the other hand gripped the staff tightly.

" Muhahaha , " A evil laughter escaped my throat. " This shall do. I am the icon of destruction , laying waste to my enemy's and thrusting them down into purgatory! Lin at gwann-Dan ! " ( The name of everyone's death will be Dan -> translation of Lin at gwann-Dan).

" Hmm this name will just not do ... Should have picked it more carefully. "

After thinking about various things i decided it would be best to study up on the language of Melkorin some more until the timer for resurrection was completed.

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" Stat window. " I shouted.

- Dan

Lvl 97, Class: Black magus

Hp: 1550/ 1500 Mana: 3550/ 3550

Stats:

Strength: 31 Determination: 155

Agility: 26 Charisma: 73

Wisdom: 155 Intellect: 355

Fame: -450

Skills:

Journeyman Black magic , rank 7 ( 92% )

Journeyman Magician , rank 2 ( 6% )

Power of words: Melkorin beginner , rank: 1

Survival of the fittest beginner , rank 3 ( 91% )

Determined beginner , rank 7 ( 54% )

Avatar of the Undying beginner , rank 1 ( 0% )

Meditation beginner : rank 8 ( 72% )

Feats:

Negative energy spell power : Increases dark spells damage by 25% of INT

Magicians spell power: Increases spell damage by 25% of INT

Determination : 3% increased Spell damage ( 1%/50 DET )

Cursed through words : Gained skills

Avatar of the Undying active : Restores 5 % mana over 5 secs ( stacks )

Determined : 95% chance to resist spell interruption

Meditation : While concentrated increses mana reg 100%

Items : Dark robe +0 defense ( common 10/10 durability) , leather shoes +1 defense ( common 10/10 dura ) , beginners Staff 1-5 atk ( common 15/15 dura ) , Narcha-gruith tome ( dragon-relic 1k/1k dura ) rank 3 > 0%< .

4 days had passed in-game , since i died and acquired my new skills , and my leveling capability has greatly increased. I didn't even bother to seek revenge in > Grelocks magus tower < . Simply because the time to travel there would take me 3 days and then only 2 days of the double xp remained.

To recover my lost levels i hunted in a dungeon that was comparably hard , but i soon discovered how OP those new skills were. So i went with lvl 70 into dungeons at around lvl 100.

In the > Troll cave < i did not receive the double XP bonus but the level difference had the same effect on my XP bar. Even though they were easier compared to the poison resistant gnoll's since the troll's in this cave were affected by it.

A few minutes ago i entered the 5th and last floor of this dungeon. The new acquired skill's made me adopt a more efficient and faster rate of ' grinding ' the dungeon. I just walked straight through rooms that were unoccupied , not that there weren't any monsters.

I just avoided the troll's as best as i could and arrived in the middle of the dungeon. Opening my book i started to chant the ancient words.

" Fill your lungs with poison as i dance on your corpses , Saew-faun! " I whispered reciting out of my tome before i closed my eyes.

The green smoke spread and wandered through the passageways. After a few minutes 5 message windows overlapped each other in a matter of few seconds.

- Avatar of the Undying activated , restores 25% of your mana over 5 secs ( 5/5 stacks )

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But this was not all window after window appeared as the whole dungeon was engulfed in poisonous smoke. I opened my eyes after 20 minutes and called on my stat window.

Naturally i raised my level by 4 in the last 20 minutes but now came the more time consuming work.

" Loot , loot , i got to collect the LOOT! " I began to sing while exploring every last room of the dungeon.

I found various object from small daggers to armors and a considerate amount of gold pieces. Some herbs and rather disgusting piles of molding leather as well. Each and every item i eyed closely and the broken pieces or the common items got discarded instantly.

Sure it would have been better to collect EVERY item to gather as much gold as possible , but what do you expect i don't even have 40 strength. I can't even carry 2 complete sets of armor so i only took the valuable pieces.

Clearing the corpses , chests and hidden stashes for loot took me around 3 hours. Since items didn't ' drop ' from the corpses you literally had to look through their remains and discover for yourself what they are carrying.

But at the end of the dungeon there still was the ' boss ' room. Typical for every dungeon one room had protection against magic and my area of effect spells only worked once i set foot inside it.

" Hahaha. " I laughed in a cruel manner with a evil smirk on my face as i entered through the barrier to the boss room.

Eying me now were 4 troll's and one fat thing that looked more like a fur-less yeti then a troll , but it was their ' boss '. They grunted and charged me directly which made my eyes glitter even more sinister then it did before.

I slammed the end of my staff on the ground and let go off the tome which i normally held in my left hand. Now the book levitated in front of my stomach , already opened to the page i needed to recite the spell i was about to use.

" My enemy's shall not pass this sacred spot , the minions of death shall bind them to their origin! Iaun tanganda-gwenn celu! " I whispered.

Blights of darkness formed all around me which the troll's with their low intelligence ignored. This proved fatal for them though. As soon as they stepped on one of those spots skeletal hands grabbed their feet and stopped their movements.

Naturally one wasn't enough to stop a 9 foot large troll with it's muscular built but scores of hands reached for them and rooted them on the spot. Now i had enough time to recite a second spell.

" Through witchcraft i collect your lifes and clip your wings ! Dagnir delw-hun morgul ! "

This was another curse that sapped Vitality and decreased Dexterity but the boss wasn't affected since he stood out of the effective range. After finishing this chant i still wasn't finished.

" Strangle their heart , burn their lungs from inside out and rupture their livers seek forth and destroy my prey! Hachal-acharn ceal-certh! "

Runes appeared on all 5 troll's foreheads and their life was eaten away slowly. Now even the boss engaged readying a huge club , that looked more like a whole tree , and charged me while avoiding the blight spots.

" As i become stronger you will suffer the torment of the 7 hell's! Cuia-nasta faen! " I shouted out and slammed the staff back into the ground.

A dark red beam appeared and shot towards the boss and ate away his live even further. Second by second his life decreased but he drew closer to me. Nonetheless i was still calm as i lifted my left hand that was free and formed it into a claw.

" With will i crunch your throat until only a bloody mass remains ! Morgul guworg-thein! " I recited the last spell i would need.

- Due to upholding multiple spells at once effectiveness of determined decreased to 55%

The boss troll's body visibly began to shake and his charge slowed down considerably. This curse literally strangled my enemy , but could only be used on one target , and had a bleeding effect. But the combination of the lung burning curse and this one increased each others potential many fold.

It became paler and paler by the second and i knew he had reached the last 20% of his health , due to the frenzied look in its eyes , as it stood before me. With a loud ' thump ' it hit me with the tree like club.

- 450 points of Damage

- Resisted interruption of spells

He whacked me again but the force it put behind the blow was considerably weaker then before and i resisted the interruption again.

- 200 points of Damage

With gurgling sounds and big claw like hands it breathed its last breath and died at my feet. The other 4 became disheartened at the sight and breathed their last a few seconds later.

- You have leveled up

You have level up

You have level up

I gained 3 levels from these elite guard troll's , due to the difference in Level , and their leader. First i rummaged through their remains where i only found one epic sword and a set of rare metal leg guards.

" A rather disappointing drop from the almighty troll boss i heard about ... " I rumbled for myself.

Naturally i didn't just wander into a dungeon for no reason. A npcs requested this of me back in a town. It was only a Rank > T+ < quest. A Rank > T < quest was a quest for characters from level 90 - 105. The > T+ < though was calling to attention that a group of 5 people between the levels 90 and 105 were necessary to complete it.

But as you just witnessed i lost a little more then 2 / 5 of my total health in the ' heroic ' boss battle. The quest reward was only 25 gold but also a ring that increased the Mana by 500 which would come in handy!

Walking back to town i calculated how much provisions i would need to arrive at the next location for my hunt.

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" Dan , dan listen to this we just completed a Rank > Q+ < Quest with the guild! We had to fight of some oger's that settled to closely to a human encampment southeast of Hylar Kingdom! " The familiar voice of Iz reached my ears through my cell-phone.

Ever since the rare time's in WoW( World of Warcraft ) where i was late , i frequently overslept at that time , the group made no progress in the raids so i handed out my cell-phone number. I have regretted it ever since!

Four leaves corp had shut down the bug where you could connect in-game through skype or other chat programs but now Iz called me every day before i went to sleep.

" Rank Q means you guys are between lvl 135 and 150 now right?" I asked a little bored.

" Yeah im a 139 ranger now and Damocles , you remember the Deathknight tank we had in WoW , rolled up a Warrior and is tanking again , lol. "

I remembered him alright ... In WoW , when he started to play with us he was barely usable but he made considerable progress so we kept him. But he uses the same name as in WoW.

" Hmm , what's the guilds name anyways? " I asked curiously.

Isabells typical ' Hehehe ' , which she thought was a evil laughter , reached my end of the line.

" Same as the old one in WoW we are the Affen jungs INC. ( Monkey boys INCOMING ) , great right? " She told me with pride in her voice.

I facepalmed myself and i really thought about bitch-slapping myself for a second.

" You can't be serious ... Is Steve still playing? "

" Yeah and he is playing a healing druid like in WoW. He always complains that he doesn't have a treeform , lol. "

I knew Iz's ingame name was Stealthshotz as she was a ranger , the same as in WoW. Damocles the tank also used his WoW name and a tanking class. Fear and realization hit me at the same time.

" Iz , please tell me that Steves ingame name isn't Treehumperz ... again... "

While muttering this i had the slight hope that my fear was uncalled for.

" Yeah isn't that great? Alexandras playing a rogue , Nightshiftz her name. We all took our WoW names."

She was constantly blabbering on about how cool this is or that THAT was soooo awesome but i only made some ' Mhmm ' replies and did in-fact not listen to her at all. But soon a topic came up that i simply couldn't ignore.

" Dan , we are going camping soon. Why don't you come this time? All of the guildis will be there and you have last attended it 2 years before we all quit WoW. We would all appreciate it to see you at least once a year. " She almost begged for it.

They all have been worried when the accident happened , which left me without the people that used to be closest to me , but i still had not found the strength to find new relationships , in any form.

To make matters simple , i was afraid of getting to close to people since there was the chance that those dear to me could die right in front of my eyes again.

" Nah Iz , i'll pass this year. " I said and terminated the connection instantly.

Blankly staring at the white ceiling , i was laying on my bed without moving. I knew sleeping would be the best option but i recalled the terrible accident and this would leave me with another sleep less night.