The following fight started almost like a dance, with the mantis like beast rearing up to its hind legs and opening its mandibles, and Jeolas began to jump between left and right, ready to strike in case his opponent would give him an opening.
After both sides finish posturing, the Mantis dashed forward, her sickles blurring as she quickly accelerated towards the warlock.
Immediately upon noticing motion, he dodges to the side, effectively evading the attack and calming himself down a little.
"Takes a bit longer to spin around... definitely noteworthy."
He says, sidestepping the insectoids' next attack and slapping the creature on the back, his hand buzzing as he infuses the beast with ground mana, utilizing the well known tactic to weaken his enemy and get a bit of an advantage early on. The fight continued like that, small areas of the beast turning to stone bit by bit and the monster slowing down with each of his hits.
It took him a minute to cover the creature completely, and his hand went in to deal the killing blow.
"That's what you get for challenging me, the lord of these people, and a bane to all that is twisted."
He announced, and just as his hand shot forward, it suddenly fell to the floor.
His guards pushed their weapons in but couldn't penetrate the petrified chitine that covered the beast. Limited to one hand, Jeolas decided to risk everything. He began to prepare a spell he had been working on for quite some time while trying his best to dodge the sickles that seemed to surpass any limit their increased weight should have upon them.
At first, Jeolas was covered in more and more cuts whenever his opponent moved. Finally, after the fight seemed to drag in for an eternity, the Mantis made a mistake. Similar to Jeolas before her, she had grown reckless.
As she stood back up to finish her crippled opponent, intimidating him with a quick roar, the warlock did the impossible and finished his spell. It was as econd of touching his opponents chest, jumping on her back and drawing on the element of air and ice.
A breeze was unleashed that slowed the insectoid down, while the air above her began to increase in temperature, prompting Jeolas to dash away. Light blasted behind him, followed by thunder. Everyone fell to the ground when he turned around to see the result, laughing manically as he saw only the steaming carcass standing upright for a few seconds before it fell together.
"My people, there is a cave nearby. Follow my example and kill those who dare oppose us, like I punished those that dared to challenge our reign. We must purify what is unjust, and this cave will be ours for the following day."
His announcement was met with cheers as everyone agreed, while Nemo shook his head.
"I could have killed that easily. There was no need for anyone to get hurt."
He commented, shaking his head as they settled into the dark crevice that had been mentioned earlier.
Identity Race Name Level Class Titles Rank Token N/ Larv Jeolas 7 (700/1280] Rule bender Hero, Fleshmason. 3
5
Stats Strength Agility Dexterity Intelligence Wisdom Willpower Intuition N/ 0 0 0 5 0 10 19 Skills Respawn ¤ Soul contract ¤ Mana Manipulation N/ 2 1 1 Handicap
Slim (3)
Shadowless Perk Magus ¤ Primordial Champion ¤ System access: 2 ¤ Animating dust Shed skin Aura of Royalty Soul Engine Description Height Hair colour Eye colour Skin tone Age Weight Gender N/ 200cm / Red Black 10 34kg No gender for this species. Language English German Goblin Berry Njord Larv Margan
"It seems that neglecting my agility was a stupid mive. Even with a body like Mine, I require movement to not be killed. It feels like a waste, but I shall follow my gut on this. I do like the Idea of getting Intuition to twenty, though."
Identity Race Name Level Class Titles Rank Token N/ Larv Jeolas 7 (700/1280] Rule bender Hero, Fleshmason. 3
0
Stats Strength Agility Dexterity Intelligence Wisdom Willpower Intuition N/ 0 0 3 5 0 10 20 Skills Respawn ¤ Soul contract ¤ Mana Manipulation N/ 2 1 1 Handicap
Slim (3)
Shadowless Perk Magus ¤ Primordial Champion ¤ System access: 2 ¤ Animating dust Shed skin Aura of Royalty Soul Engine Description Height Hair colour Eye colour Skin tone Age Weight Gender N/ 200cm / Red Black 10 34kg No gender for this species. Language English German Goblin Berry Njord Larv Margan
Now, the entire group went to sleep, only Paladin guarding them from the darkness that was the world before them, while Jeolas attempted to build something in the darkness before him.
Unlocked Skills
Spoiler
Respawn (Skill) (Unique): When you die, your soul is pulled back to the character creation screen with half your levels. Once here, you can build a new character and try again.
Once you press the create button on the character creator, you will be spawned at a place appropriate for your character.
Grounding (skill)(ground): While cast, this skill infuses the targets body with geound mana and forces it to remain on a surface below it.
Dash (skill)(air): Your movement speed increases by (move*skill level).
Tag stomp (skill)(Gravity): Target a creature and accelerate towards it at (lvl) times your normal speed. Cannot be used for the amount of time needed to accelerate before impact.
Restfull petrification. (ground): Your body is petrified for the duration you sleep. While you are petrified in this way, you are considered hidden.
You will restore (lvl) times the energy you would by sleeping the same amount of time.
Jet legs [1] (air) (skill): Air mana will concentrate in your entire body and focus on your legs. Once you activate this skill, you can gather ambient air mana for up to (lvl) seconds and release it at a later time explosively. One second worth of air mana can move you (lvl) meters in any direction and push everything else away.
Groundbound [1] (ground) (skill): an area of (lvl) meters around you is flooded by ground Mana, making everything within heavier.
Blizzard aura (ice) (skill): Raise your surrounding ice and turn it into a shield of projectiles. Born from memories of a fallen goblin, this skill has been optimized to spare the user any colloteral.
Second skin (Steel) (Skill): Coats the user in a secondary skin of Mana, reducing the damage received by [lvl].
Elemental aura [0] (mod) (skill): every living being in an area of (lvl) meters around you is flooded by Mana of your choosing, affecting the target as if it stood in an environment typical for that element.
Regulate temperature (Ice/Fire) (skill): allows the user to adjust his body temperature.
Soul Contract (skill) (Meta): To log an agreement into the system is the ultimate form of contract. Unfair contracts might lower your system access.
Amount of contracts allowed at a time:
system access * skill level.
Mana manipulation (Meta) (skill): you dedicated a lot of your time to changing the world around you without the use of skills, this skill makes that task easier.
Unlocked perks
Spoiler
Fairy wings (Perk) Reduces weight by 1 kg and gives the user a magical flying speed of 10km/h.
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-10 token
Magical body (perk): Your body is held together by magic. Your body can not be dispersed by non magical means, and everything you do counts as magical. Dispersing magic will deactivate this perk for the duration. Your natural lifespan will now be extended by 10% for every point you have in Willpower.
-5 token
Magus ¤ : This Perk allows a person to interact directly with mana
Thick bones (Perk): Your bones are two times denser than is normal for your race, making it harder for your body to be moved in any direction.
-5 Token
Thick skin (perk): Your skin is thicker than that of most members of your species.
-5 Token
Blubber (Perk): You hold a layer of fad under your skin. Increases your weight by 5kg for every meter of height you have, but allows you to thrive in much colder climates.
-5
Muscles of steel (Perk): Your muscles are naturally harder and more effective at movement. Your muscles are much more resilient than they would normally be.
-10
Aquatic essence (perk): so long as a part of you is in contact with you, your body can reform from it.
Cost: 20 Token.
Psyonic aura (Perk): Your words draw the attention of everyone that can hear them, forcing a contest of willpower upon everyone involved.
Cost: 20 Token
Shed skin (Perk): You can shed your skin and choose how the layer beneath it will look. The skin will look like you and proceed to act as yours would.
Cost: 15 Token
Animating dust (perk): Anyone that dies after inhaling the dust will be reanimated as a Vito-Necromantic shambler.
Cost: 40 Token
Soul engine (perk): You store other peoples souls to fuel your own, syphoning their growth and emotions to strengthen yourself.
Cost: 60 Token.
Aura of Royalty (Perk): Your subjects strengthen you, so long as they trust in your power and loyalty to them. To pass checks made for the best of the kingdom, the stats of everyone aware of your general intentions are added to your own.
Cost: 100 Token
Unlocked Handycaps
Spoiler
Slim: Reduce the amount a creature weighs by 5% per level of this handycap chosen, which can be stacked up to three times.
+1 Token
Small: Reduces the height of a creatur by 20%.
+5 Token
Heavenbound (handycap): Should you ever disconnect from the ground, gravitation will reverse for you. Any kinetic force excerted on you will be 100% more effective at moving you.
+8 Token
One armed (handycap): You only have one useable arm.
+30 Token
Bulky tendencies (Handycap): Your weight can not be reduced by more than 10% increases to your weight that hold for more than a day are permanent.
+15 Token.
Large (Handycap): Increases the height of a creatur by 20%.
+5 Token
Overweight (handycap): You weigh 10% more than your race normally does. (Can be equipped up to three times)
+5 Token
Body of stone (Handycap): your body is petrified, heavily limiting your mobility.
+30 Token
Shadowless (handycap): You do not have a shadow.
+20 Token