Lotus Year 13
Another year has passed, and now I have 3 small flowers floating between my leaves, these flowers looked exactly like normal lotus flowers, with a white color and feathery petals, the only difference was that these flowers had a different tone of navy blue at the tip of each petal, and its interior was silver, not yellow like the vast majority of flowers.
With the help of the clay guardians, and several years of hard work, I have finally managed to transform this lake into something presentable, my roots have already grown all the way to the bottom of the lake, and I completely dominate the surface of the lake. The waters still have a slight greenish tone, but when looking from above you could see the fish swimming and even see the bottom of the lake in the shallower parts.
This was a big victory for me, there was still the problem of algae growing between the gaps in my leaves, and the fact that my entire surroundings were covered in weeds and dirt, but at least the lake is presentable.
Last year I also managed to reach level 15, and that gave a good boost to my stats in general, but the real treasure was the skills and star points that I could accumulate.
Information Name: ----- Level: 15 Gender: ---- Age: 13 Years Hp: 62.4 Sp: 28.2 Mp: 21.5 Race: Lunar Nymphaea
Attributes Str: 0 Vit: 42.2 Def: 20.2 Dex: 2.4 Spe: 0 Magic: 0.7 Hp Regen:2.4 + 1.2 MpRegen: 0.06 Luck: 0.6
Skills
[Filtering Roots] - Lv 4
Create roots capable of purifying water and absorbing nutrients.
[Celestial Absorption] - Lv 3
Absorb the magical power of celestial bodies through the process of photosynthesis, generating MP and SP
[Blooming] - Lv 2
Create flowers that can bear fruit
[Summon Nymphs] - Lv MAX
Use your MP to summon and maintain water nymphs that can protect you.
[Clay Guardians] - Lv 2
Use Mp to create and maintain clay guardians capable of generating essential nutrients for the soil using MP.
[Lotus Blessing] - Lv 1
Bestow a blessing upon an allie that ncreased luck and fortune.
[Hard shell] - Lv 3
Use your Sp to make the surface of your shell harder
[Create Water] - Lv 1
Use Mp to create pure water.
[Waste Wipe] - Lv 2
Use MP to purify dirt and harmful substances
[Lily Pad Shield] - Lv 1
Create Lily Pads that can serve as resistant shields, Lily Pads cannot generate energy.
[Solar Beam] - Lv 1
Use a flower to generate a concentrated beam of energy capable of causing massive damage, the solar beam must be charged and its strength is limited by the intensity of sunlight.
This last year I got a total of 621 star points, it wasn't much, but I was thinking about buying 3 new medium skills.
But now I was about to test the new skill [Solar Beam], and that was solely why I used my precious energy to create these flowers.
Activating the skill, I could see one of the flowers opening much wider than normal, and a small point of light formed above its core, after a few minutes the point of light began to grow and grow and my MP began to drop extremely fast as the bigger the ball of light got.
'Damn it! I won't be able to keep this up any longer. I need to fire it now!' After "releasing" the skill, the point of light that was the size of a marble was quickly shot towards the sky, and after a few seconds it exploded like fireworks.
The explosion generated a huge noise that made birds take flight and animals hide, and even then it was just a shot at "minimum power".
'This is really good!! I spent all my MP for this, but it's really good!! The only drawback is that I can't control the direction of the sun's ray... I would need a way to move the flowers if I wanted to hit my target.'
The flowers were on the surface of the lake, so unless it was to put on a fireworks show, the sun's rays wouldn't be of any use in the way they are.
'How can I solve this? Perhaps creating a root around the surface of the lake and then planting flowers all around the root? That's not very effective... I would need something like a root that can move freely, that way I could grow flowers on the tip of that root and use it as a weapon.'
A little sad about the new skill, I go to the star store, and decide to use my points to buy 5 average skills, to see if I can gain something that can help me in this situation.
Notice
You used Star Points to gain the skill [Poison Point]
Skill
[Poison Point] - Lv 1
Use your Sp to create poisonous spikes
Notice
You used Star Points to gain the skill [Lotus Scent]
Skill
[Lotus Scent] - Lv 1
Use Sp and MP to emit a scent capable of attracting prey and calming them
Notice
You used Star Points to gain the skill [Thorn Trap]
Skill
[Thorn Trap] - Lv 1
Use Sp and MP to create root traps that activate on contact.
Notice
You used Star Points to gain the skill [Water Absorption]
Skill
[Water Absorption] - Lv 1
Absorb and store large amounts of water in your body.
Notice
You used Star Points to gain the skill [Vine Whip]
Skill
[Vine Whip] - Lv 1
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Create thin vines to lash out at enemies and inflict minor damage.
'Damn! I actually got something that can help me! [Vine Whip] seems like something that might work.'
'The other skills are also very promising, I especially liked [Lotus Scent] and [Thorn Trap], these skills seem like they could work very well together!'
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Lotus Year 13
Lately I've been increasing my control over the lake, and I even discovered that I could give orders to my clay guardians. Which was unusual, since water nymphs like mud crittles didn't follow orders, they just lived their lives normally.
The first thing I had the clay slugs do was pull all the algae out of my roots, and they did a great job! They crawled over areas infested with algae, and then removed everything with their muddy bodies, leaving behind clean, moss-free roots.
And my last skill, [Vine Whip] was the coolest of all in my opinion, because the skill basically gave me access to arms! These vines grew directly from my "core", which was nothing more than a tangle of roots and plant stems, and grew through the ground and water like roots, but I could manipulate these vines and move them according to my will.
The Sp cost to do this was astronomical, so I couldn't mess around, but I could use these vines to wrap around trees that grew in the lake, and pieces of floating wood.
I have a big problem with this lake, which is the fact that it is very tight, I would say it is around 1km in diameter, but that's it, my leaves have already occupied the entire surface, and it has become impossible to feed my mana needs due to this.
The solution I found was to grow upwards, using the vines I could wrap myself around trees, rocks, and loose trunks, then taking advantage of these new areas, I could create some suspended leaves that helped me generate more MP.
But this is not a real solution, because space is also running out, my roots already dominate the bottom of the entire lake, and I know that there is no more space in this place for me to grow more and more.
My plan now was to use the clay guardians to dig out the lake, and slowly increase its width. The clay guardians would remove the earth from the edges of the lake, and use that earth to create a small island of land in the middle of the lake.
This was still an ongoing project, but time is my friend, and everything is just a matter of timing.
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Lotus Year 13
Warning
You have evolved to level 16, now you can choose a specialization.
Specialization
-={Purity Pool}=-
The user can create a small pool of purified water, the water has healing properties and detoxification capacity.
-={Water Sanctuary}=-
The user becomes capable of manipulating water, becoming stronger in the presence of large amounts of water, becoming weaker in dry areas.
-={Bestiary Garden}=-
The user becomes able to control beasts and elementals, using them as servants and protectors.
Few days had passed, and in the meantime I managed to level up to level 16. And to my surprise I was given a choice I was not prepared for.
'Specialization? I didn't know this existed... So can I choose one thing to specialize in?'
The options were very clear, gain healing abilities, gain the ability to manipulate water, or gain the ability to tame creatures.
'This is all very tempting.... I can only choose 1?'
If it is an expertise, it means it is a path of choices, when choosing one of the 3 paths I will begin to enter a path related to that specialization, so this first choice is very important.
Hearing the croaking of frogs, and the chirping of the crickets I felt frozen, it was a very important choice, and I wasn't prepared for it.
'I think I'll go with {Water Sanctuary}, I believe I have a better chance with this specialization.'
I can create water, I can store water, I live in water, and I can purify water. So I believe the best choice is to stick to the familiar subject, I have no healing abilities, and my 'domestication' powers were only directed at water nymphs, and clay guardians.
Choosing the {Water Sanctuary} option I feel a huge wave of sleep hit me, and without being able to react much I ended up falling asleep without wanting to.
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Lotus Year 14
'Umghn.... What?... Wait did I end up falling asleep?'
When I woke up again, everything seemed the same as at first sight, but I soon realized that dozens of leaves had died and had not been replaced, the flowers had withered, and there was a small pile of dirt right below my body at the bottom of the lake.
'What happened? For the leaves to have died I must have been out for weeks, months perhaps.'
As I quickly grew some new leaves, I could see that the stem that was growing from my tangle of roots was a little different than before, the dark green had turned into a very pleasant lettuce green, and I felt much more excited and comfortable being in the lake now.
Information Name: ----- Level: 16 Gender: ---- Age: 14 Years Hp: 55.2 Sp: 38.4 Mp: 15.4 Race: Lunar Nymphaea
Attributes Str: 0.3 Vit: 32.1 Def: 19.2 Dex: 2.1 Spe: 0 Magic: 0.8 Hp Regen: 3.2 + 1.6 MpRegen: 0.1 Luck: 0.8
Skills
[Filtering Roots] - Lv 4
Create roots capable of purifying water and absorbing nutrients.
[Celestial Absorption] - Lv 4
Absorb the magical power of celestial bodies through the process of photosynthesis, generating MP and SP
[Blooming] - Lv 3
Create flowers that can bear fruit
[Summon Nymphs] - Lv MAX
Use your MP to summon and maintain water nymphs that can protect you.
[Clay Guardians] - Lv 4
Use Mp to create and maintain clay guardians capable of generating essential nutrients for the soil using MP.
[Lotus Blessing] - Lv 1
Bestow a blessing upon an allie that ncreased luck and fortune.
[Hard shell] - Lv 3
Use your Sp to make the surface of your shell harder
[Create Water] - Lv 1
Use Mp to create pure water.
[Waste Wipe] - Lv 2
Use MP to purify dirt and harmful substances
[Lily Pad Shield] - Lv 1
Create Lily Pads that can serve as resistant shields, Lily Pads cannot generate energy.
[Solar Beam] - Lv 1
Use a flower to generate a concentrated beam of energy capable of causing massive damage, the solar beam must be charged and its strength is limited by the intensity of sunlight.
[Poison Point] - Lv 1
Use your Sp to create poisonous spikes
[Lotus Scent] - Lv 3
Use Sp and MP to emit a scent capable of attracting prey and calming them
[Thorn Trap] - Lv 1
Use Sp and MP to create root traps that activate on contact.
[Water Absorption] - Lv 4
Absorb and store large amounts of water in your body.
[Vine Whip] - Lv 2
Create thin vines to lash out at enemies and inflict minor damage.
'My statuses change a little, but nothing really substantial...'
Analyzing my star store I can see the familiar 390 points, which means that in the time I was sleeping there were no star points generated.
"More than great..' When I became irritated by the situation, some small waves of water began to form across the lake, and as soon as I noticed this I knew something was wrong.
'Was that me?'
This ability wasn't listed as a skill, but it seemed to be something I could do naturally on my own, which is pretty cool, but worrying at the same time. Without the help of the guide that the skills provide, I cannot manipulate these powers efficiently.
'Let's try again' Focusing a little on a specific point in the water, I start trying to make it move, and after a lot of mental effort I manage to generate a small wave.
'Ugh... What a shame.'
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Lotus Year 16
These last 2 years have been crazy, the lake has finally reached my dream of consumption, and now it is a body of water composed solely of pure crystalline water, where it is possible to see the bottom as if you were looking through glass, the algae that grew there were mostly removed by my little clay soldiers, and I began to learn more about my water manipulation powers.
At first I could only create small waves of water, but now I could raise small bubbles of water in the sky and make them take on basic shapes, not a big deal, but still a huge improvement for me.
I started using my skill [Vine Wisp] every day since 2 years ago, and nowadays I had a lot of vines growing all over the place, rocks, branches, trees, everything was full of vines. Then I used the [blooming] skill to create flower patterns on these vines, and with that I was able to create "weapons" for my protection.
As the flowers were scattered everywhere at all angles, I could choose one of them to launch a surprise [Solar Bean] at an enemy, until today it wasn't necessary, but I'm prepared.
My skill [Water Absorb] reached the maximum level, and I also discovered that I could drink half of the water from the lake and store it in my body.
But to keep the water levels high, I made sure the lake was always full with the help of [Create Water] which was currently at level 8.
Some skills were not being used much, such as [Thorn Trap], [Lily Pad Shield], [Poison Point] and [Waste Wipe]. But whenever I can I try to use and level up all my skills, using them recreationally, like [Vine Wisp] which I used to scare surface animals, or defensively like [Hard Shell] which was used to fortify my roots.
I currently have 1752 star points, and I'm willing to use them on a new title, and a new skill.
The "weak" skills were more moldable, but they were too generic or fell into areas where I couldn't use them, so the best option for me was to try to focus on powerful skills that I could definitely use.
After using my star points, I just look forward to receiving my prize and discovering the fruits of my hard work.
Notice
You have gained the Title [Elemental Resistance]
Titles
-={Elemental Resistance}=-
40% reduction against all elemental attacks.
'Oh! A title that grants me defensive power! This one looks cool, I just don't know if it's worth 1000 star points, but the next one costs 2000 so I think I'm demanding too much from a "Cheap" title."
Resistance against elemental attacks seems cool, what am I weak against? Earth? Sand? Fire? Lightning? Even though I manipulate water, I'm still technically a plant, so I guess my weakness might be fire.
It's not like there's fire around here.
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Lotus Year 16
A huge storm was happening, torrential rain was falling from the sky, and it was possible to hear the sound of lightning tearing the sky. I remained unchanged, I even liked this climate. But my flowers were completely destroyed by this rain, and I would need to rebuild them later.
After what seemed like hours of rain, I saw a flash of lightning hitting a tree, and then in the distance I could see a very characteristic red glow.
'Damn, is that fire? The rain must stop him before he gets too close.' That's what I thought at the time, but the torrential rain had already stopped a few hours ago, and now it was just a bunch of dry lightning and a light rain.
Within hours I could see the brightness of the flames increasing, more and more, and getting closer. Soon the fire appeared in my field of vision, and due to the tall vegetation present on the lake's edge I knew that the fire would reach me.
'Hells! What do I do?!'
The fire continued to get closer, enough for me to feel the heat with my leaves, my water nymphs in a heroic act floated towards the fire and tried with all their might to put out the crackling flames, but as soon as they got close to the fire they began to shake and burst into a puddle of water.
'No!! My nymphs!'
Soon the fire reached my leaves that were on the edge of the lake, and everything started to burn, the leaves that covered the entire surface of the lake, and the destroyed flowers ended up forming a path for the fire, and soon it reached the trees that grew in the middle of the lake.
'IT HURTS!! HOW DO I MAKE THIS STOP!?'
The feeling of the burning leaves was agonizing, but no matter how much it burned or how much pain I felt, I remained aware of everything and unable to move.
In the midst of the pain and chaos I could only see a large amount of ash and dirt falling into the lake that I dedicated years to purifying, my leaves that took weeks to grow were being erased in seconds, and the pain didn't stop coming.
In a desperate thought, I began to summon a blade of water, and cut all my stems that connected me to the surface, the pain was throbbing and excruciating, but it soon began to stop.
'I need to escape to the bottom of the lake!'
Trying to use my water manipulation, I push my "Core" to the deepest part of the lake and wait, while just staring in terror at the surface glowing in shades of white and red.
Ash fell everywhere, creating a large black smoke in the lake, charred branches and branches fell and went straight to the bottom, and the surface of the lake began to boil, killing all the things that could have survived.
'I'm scared.'