In an instant, I got up and looked at Beast. Her eyes were shut and before I could worry she started snoring.
“What’s wrong?” Viola asked from the opposite end of the cell the guard and Chuma were also looking at me.
I slowly sat back down “It’s nothing”
Now wasn’t the time to tell Viola what happened, Telepathy or not, risking Viola visibly reacting and the guard seeing might make the guard suspect something and this world clearly has some level of magic so it would be best that they don’t think either of us can use magic.
It’s a long while till a different guard comes to replace the other. Chuman managed to get himself to sleep in an awkward position and even Viola found some comfort on the floor and dozed off. But I just can’t sleep, I feel like I just woke up and going back to sleep, especially on a cold floor, just isn’t very easy to do. So I open my Character sheet to pass the time.
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User Name: “Kabiliti”
Level: 1
Race: [Un-named]
Race Type: Adaptive.
Type Description: “You are designed to change with any situation and environment. Modify your body, Master it. And soon you will be able to change more than your body”
Body Attributes:
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 3
Constitution: 3
Magic Attributes:
Control: 2
Capacity: 2
Power: 2
Skills & Perks:
Sprout of Godhood:
“You have been granted the Seed of Godhood, and with it, Gained the envy of the heavens. Evolve and grow your seed and you may ascend to godhood.”
“You have ascended to the lower levels of Godhood and with your ascension, the awareness of all the gods. Thanks to your preparation and completion of [0] ascension tasks you have been assigned a mythological domain and an Asili ya Kimungu. The gods have been infor- ERROR. FUNCTION BLOCKED BY ADMIN- The gods are aware of your existence.”
+1 to all Attributes,
Access to your Asili ya Kimungu.
Gained “the Magic of creation” (level Max: 3),
Skill is hidden from all but the most powerful beings.
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More benefits unlock as the level increases, Seed benefits have been locked.
Alloy Body:
“Forged by powers beyond the gods. You have been blessed with a body that can take the properties of any metallic alloy you absorb.”
You can eat any alloy to gain its properties (Linked with ‘Lithvore’)
More benefits unlock as the level increases.
Lithvore:
“When you think about it, Meat and Plants are all just various minerals and compounds, so why not try Alloy and stone?”
You can eat any alloy to gain its properties (Linked with ‘Alloy Body’)
You can eat minerals and or Alloys in place of food
More benefits unlock as the level increases.
Life Giver(limited):
“Due to your race’s dangerously low population (2) it is possible to reproduce Via un-natural methods”
By expending all your mana you can breathe life into anything comprising 20% you, Viola, and/or another member of your species. (Subject can’t already contain life/un-life)
Soul-Twin:
“You were once one. Once whole, Once Alone. But, for better or worse, you have become two.”
You can telepathically talk to your soul twin (Viola) at no cost provided they are within 1 km,
Any farther will cost mana at a rate of 1 per km per minute.
If both twins are touching each other their memory becomes photographic and past memories can be easily accessed.
Abilities:
* The magic of creation
Provided you know how something works you can spend Mana to create it.
Requires source materials.
The mana cost is calculated based on the materials used, size, and complexity of the Item.
Curses:
Elder Seal.
“Access to your Asili ya Kimungu and skills/powers related to them have been sealed until a fate-generated objective has been completed”
* Elder Seal removal condition: “Slow down and live a bit.”
* Time till completion: One Mwezi
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Well, that's not good. So there was a very good reason we got yelled at for ascending early. We can’t even use our God stuff.
Noticing the frown on my face, the guard watching our cell asks “You need some help with your sleep.”
Surprised by her sudden concern, I answered “Y-yeah. Just too stressed to go to sleep.”
“Yeah, I get that” she responded “I got a low-level Sleeping Uchawi. Fairly strong tho”
Confused I ask “Does everyone get that”
Guard:” Get what?”
Kabiliti:” Sleeping Uchawi, I know Chuma has, Sleeping Uchawi. Is it common or something”
Guard:” Oh right, Firstborn. No, the kingdom just has a few powerful spirits contracted and as a benefit, they give those who work for the government some of their Uchawi. I just have a high aptitude for this kind of Uchawi. So I’m a Guard Mchawi”
”Okay,” I say evenly before asking another question “One more thing: Why are you being so kind? Don’t most people think we are evil or something?”
The guard smiled and answered “Oh that's easy. I was ordered too” before raising her hand and blowing a blue dust in my face.
Before I could react, it all went black.
Waking up, the first thing I see is the lieutenant, sitting on a chair across from me.
There’s a table between us and on it are several thick pieces of paper arrayed in front of me. There's writing on the papers but I can’t make sense of the angular letters, let alone the language it’s in.
Guard Lieutenant: “Do you understand what those are?”
I look up to answer the Lieutenant, his looking me dead in the eyes.
“Papers?” I answer groggily.
Guard Lieutenant: “Do you know what's written on them?”
Kabiliti:” No.”
“Ok” the Lieutenant smiles “Tell me the sky is purple”
I raise my eyebrow before just doing as I’m told “The sky is blue.” Wait, what? That's not what I wanted to say.
Guard Lieutenant:” Just so you know, Miss Kabiliti, you and your sister are the last to be interrogated and as per a Milinea old Royal decree we’re going to be using specific tactics when dealing with Firstborn like you two. Step one is feeding you a rather expensive truth potion, So don’t bother lying. Step two: Are there any truths that might harm you or your kind”
What do I say? Should I say anything? How does this work? He’s expecting an answer and I doubt he’ll remain friendly if I resist.
I look around. I’m not restrained, there's a closed door behind him and a barred window behind me. He looks calm and isn’t even reacting to me looking for an escape. Am I really that trapped? No, if I and Viola are last he knows about our situation and trusts that we’re not going to violently break out based on what he heard.
I sigh “No. And I will cooperate.”
The Lieutenant smiles and outstretches his hand to shake mine “That's wonderful, I'm Lieutenant Akida and you’ve just made my day.”