*DING*
Adolescent Bulgura – Level 15 has been slain
Adolescent Bulgura – Level 16 has been slain
Adolescent Bulette – Level 17 has been slain
Bulette – Level 21 has been slain
*DING*
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 17.
12 Attribute points have been distributed according to the natural inclinations of your race.
You have 18 Skill points and 3 Attribute points to distribute manually.
These were just the notifications from the trek with his brothers across the second floor. Throwing two of the spare points into [WISDOM] and one into [INTELLIGENCE], he carried on. [BULGURA] were the unlucky race he decided to pick off. It wasn’t all that hard. He just found lone wanderers, and then used the same [MINOR TELEPORT] and [WIND BLADE] combos every time. Of course there were some [BULETTE]’s that got in the way as well.
*DING*
Adolescent Bulgura – Level 16 has been slain
Adolescent Bulgura – Level 17 has been slain x2
Adolescent Bulgura – Level 19 has been slain x3
Bulgura – Level 20 has been slain
Adolescent Bulette – Level 17 has been slain
Adolescent Bulette – Level 18 has been slain x2
Bulette – Level 21 has been slain
*DING*
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 18.
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 19.
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 20.
36 Attribute points have been distributed according to the natural inclinations of your race.
You have 27 Skill points and 9 Attribute points to distribute manually.
During the combat he could feel his skills levelling. [WIND BLADE] got stronger every so often, and he noticed that the range of [MINOR TELEPORT] had gotten much larger. Deciding to catch up his [WISDOM] to [INTELLIGENCE], he put eight points into it. Then he added the last point to [PERCEPTION], just because, and it was nice to see and sense things just a little bit better. The attribute also helped his [GUIDANCE] and [ULTRASOUND] skills too.
There was one other thing besides his evolution that he was really pumped about. Inventory! He could now get the storage skill, [MOGLOG]. Now that he was safely tucked away high up in a pine tree, he bought the skill and mentally accessed it. So cool! Now he had somewhere to put stuff he wanted to keep. Listening to his instincts, he knew that he would have to be touching the item before he could store it, but other than that, he didn’t really see any drawbacks. “Alright, time to head home.”
It took him around half an hour to do just that with his [MINOR TELEPORT] skill. He had been closer to the third floors entrance by the time he was finished with hunting. Now back on the first floor, he headed straight for the burrow. When he got to his family’s hole in the wall, no one was home except his two older brothers, who were fast asleep. After what they had endured, he didn’t blame them. Laying down nearby he began his evolution.
*DING*
[EVOLUTION AVAILABLE]
Would you like to evolve?
[Y/N]
Note that further levels can not be attained until you have evolved.
Select your evolution from the following options:
[HORNED RABBIT]
[SOVEREIGN HORNED RABBIT]
– Title raised to [VISCOUNT]
– Can gift ten names to monsters without consequence or five additional [KNIGHT] titles
(Granting a [KNIGHT] title removes the ability to gift two names)
[SOVEREIGN STORM HORNED RABBIT]
– Title raised to [VISCOUNT]
– Can gift ten names to monsters without consequence or five additional [KNIGHT] titles
(Granting a [KNIGHT] title removes the ability to gift two names)
– Unlock secondary affinities of [WATER], [AIR] and [LIGHTNING], all at 50% proficiency.
Stolen novel; please report.
[STORM] affinity will be an exception as it will be unlocked at 100% proficiency.
This one was just as obvious as the last evolutions, right? And he already knew the monsters he would give the names to.
[EVOLUTION IN PROCESS]
[SOVEREIGN ADOLESCENT HORNED RABBIT] to [SOVEREIGN STORM HORNED RABBIT]
[COMPLETE]
TITLE: [BARON] raised to TITLE: [VISCOUNT]
Raising 1 rank allows you to increase your proficiency by 10% in any chosen affinity
You have raised your title by 1 rank. You have gained 10% proficiency to increase in any chosen affinity.
You may bypass this limit by sacrificing a skill, skill point or attribute point.
1 point will increase proficiency in one affinity by 10%
Note that all beings have natural affinities. This means that a being will be able to more easily channel and control the magic of that affinity. Horned Monster Rabbits natural affinities are [LIGHTNING] and [LIGHT].
Select magic affinity from the following base and secondary affinities:
[FIRE]
[WATER] – 100%
* [ICE] – 50%
* [FOG] – 50%
* [MIST] – 50%
* [BLIZZARD] – 50%
* [HURRICANE] – 50%
[AIR] – 100%
* [CLOUD] – 50%
* [GALE] – 50%
* [TORNADO] – 50%
* [ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE] – 50%
[EARTH]
[LIGHTNING] – 100%
* [STATIC] – 50%
* [BOLT] – 50%
* [STORM] – 100%
[LIGHT] – 15%
[DARK] – 10%
[LIFE]
[DEATH]
[UNDEATH]
[POISON]
[TRANSMUTATION]
[NATURE] – 15%
[SOUND]
[MYSTIC]
[BEASTIAL]
[MENTAL] – 10%
[NULL] – 10%
[SPACE] – 20%
[GRAVITY] – 20%
[TIME]
[ORDER]
[CHAOS]
Ten percent from the rank up and another seventy percent from spare skill points gave a total of eighty percent proficiency to allocate. He would bring all his chosen affinities up to twenty percent proficiency first. That left him with forty percent. [SPACE] and [GRAVITY] would get another twenty percent each.
You have chosen the following affinities and proficiencies:
[WATER] – 100%
* [ICE] – 50%
* [FOG] – 50%
* [MIST] – 50%
* [BLIZZARD] – 50%
* [HURRICANE] – 50%
[AIR] – 100%
* [CLOUD] – 50%
* [GALE] – 50%
* [TORNADO] – 50%
* [ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE] – 50%
[LIGHTNING] – 100%
* [STATIC] – 50%
* [BOLT] – 50%
* [STORM] – 100%
[LIGHT] – 20%
[DARK] – 20%
[NATURE] – 20%
[MENTAL] – 20%
[NULL] – 20%
[SPACE] – 40%
[GRAVITY] – 40%
You have chosen to sacrifice 7 Skill Points
Would you like to confirm your selection?
[Y/N]
After going over his choices one last time, he selected yes. Power. He could feel it running through his body. Every evolution gave him more and more. The ten strands of mana running through his magical veins had now more than doubled into twenty-two. Twelve of the threads were connected to three others. It was clear those were the secondary affinities that stemmed from the base elements. It felt amazing. Both of the other rabbits in the room raised their heads to stare.
“Brother smart” the electric brother said.
“Brother strong” his other older brother said.
“Ahh, yeah, that’s right” he agreed.
He was a little flustered at their praise. He’d never been complimented that brazenly before. Even if they were just stating what they thought was true.
“Good” they both spoke in unison.
“Baby… brother… protect… family” the normal rabbit said.
It reminded him of Mother. The reminder made him give a little rabbit smile. He liked his new family. He would protect them at all costs.
Not long after, the rest of their family came back. “Mother, is it alright if I give names to my younger siblings? And you, I’d like to give you a name too.”
She just sat staring at him for a while, thinking. He was used to this by now and just waited it out.
“Baby be okay?”
Ahhh, did she know that naming monsters usually took away attribute points?
“Yes Mother, I can do it without consequence because of my new evolution.”
She took another moment to process his words.
“Okay. Yes. Baby name.”
“Great, I already have some ideas. Would you like me to run them by you?”
She stared. Oh oh. He had said too much too fast.
“Mother, you want to know names first?”
There, hopefully that wouldn’t be too much. She seemed to actually be processing the words this time.
“No. Baby name.”
He smiled.
“Alright then” he answered while also calling out to his litter “who’s ready to get a name!?”
With their higher [INTELLIGENCE] all of his younger siblings got the message straight away. The five more boisterous kits began to hop up and down in joy, though they probably didn’t fully understand the concept he was trying to relay.
“Me, me, me, me” the two younger male kits began to chant.
Their hyper sisters followed suit “Me, me, me, me.”
“Settle down” he said in what he tried to make sound like an authoritative voice.
They went quiet, but were still bouncing on the spot.
“Right, you” he looked at the most hyper of his brothers “you’re Peter.”
*DING*
[UNNAMED] rabbit has accepted your name suggestion: [PETER]
[PROCESSING]
Your Title: [VISCOUNT] gives you the ability to name any being below or equal to your current rank.
A [NAME] increases a beings Attributes by 15%. The amount increased is not set and resets each level to allow a constant 15% increase of stats even as the being grows stronger.
Due to your [RACE] you may gift 10 names. Would you like to [NAME] this being?
[Y/N]
He confirmed and then the newly dubbed [PETER] lit up with a white green glow.
Moving on he looked to his two more sober and calm brothers “You are Benjimen and you are Thumper.”
He looked to the less hyper brother that was looking on in fascination as more green flashes came.
“Your name is Bugs.”
Then he glanced at the runt of the litter who had stars in his eyes. Oookaaay. This one seemed to kind of idolise him. “Your name is Snowball.”
[SNOWBALL] also lit up and his expression went slack jawed in wonder. He noticed that the smallest of the bunch had been trying to imitate the humanish expressions he made due to his previous life. It was flattering really, but a bit creepy on a rabbit. He should maybe try to control his expressions more until he could figure out how to take a humanoid form. This world had magic, surely it could be done.
“What about us!” his three excitable sisters exclaimed.
“Hmmm. Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.”
They all squealed in delight as the green glow rushed through them. He hoped they would take after their namesakes and calm down a bit as they grew up. He then glanced at his quietest sibling, besides his older brothers of course. His sister was snuggled up next to Mother.
“What do you think of Miffy?” he asked her.
She just nodded shyly. Another green flash.
“Mother, would you like the name Lola?”
His mother gave a soft, hopeful expression, and then nodded.