Declare a boss monster for each floor✔️
+ 600c
“New total is now… 2,526 credits,” Mari sighed “What’s next?”
Create Floor 3!
+ 1000c
“Only one quest left, but it feels too early for that.” Biting her lip Mari considered what to do.
“I could make more monsters, fill the islands up a bit more. Also, I need some more sea monsters…” Mari trailed off as her eyes landed on the Pirate Island.
“I should make the inhabitants for that…” Mari pulled up the Inhabitants page.
* Humanoid - 1000 credits
* Hybrid - half of both original base forms
* Creature - 500 credits
* Elemental - 600 credits
“Right, I need to remember to keep 1,000 credits ready for floor 3, so let's make the pirates Hybrids.” Mari then went on to select a Humanoid and a Water Elemental.
The end result had two forms; a solid form that looked like a normal human, and a water form that looked like a liquid humanoid with vague forms.
"I kinda like it, the total cost is... 800c which would bring my total to 1,726, and then buying two more to make a Society... I would end up with I think 1,526 credits." Mari hated math and was thankful for her notebook as mental math was an impossibility for her.
"All right let's go," With that Mari confirmed her purchase, and with that done a new screen appeared for her to fill out all the necessary information.
Name: Finn
Species: Element Born - Water(Aquarian)
Role - Inhabitant
Role - Locked -500c
Level 1 [0%]
Traits:
* Switch Form
Solid
Fluid
* Hydrokinesis
* Water Navigation
Personality:
* Charismatic
* Mischievous
* Loyal
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* Spontaneous
As Mari poked around the screen she discovered that she could customize the appearance of the new Inhabitant, similar to character creation in games. She was very tempted to spend hours messing around but stopped herself, instead, she pressed randomize and was pleasantly surprised at how much she liked the result.
Her new Inhabitant, Finn, looked like a dark-skinned man with white dreadlocks and shockingly blue eyes. He had a confidant smirk and wore sterotypical pirate clothes.
"Awesome, okay deep breaths." Mari tried to prepare herself for what was about to happen, she didn't want to act as awkward as she had when Loria had appeared. This time, she told herself she would be confident.
"Right, head up, smile, eye contact, you can do this," With that said Mari confirmed her work and watched with a pounding heart and sick stomach as the holographic form of her new Inhabitant took form.
Finn came to life with a full-body shiver and a smirk, "Hello Love," Mari blinked and in the back of her mind wondered where the accent came from.
"Uh, Hello. Um right, I already have an Island picked out if that's okay with you, also I plan on making two more uh-" Mari shot a glace at his screen, "Element Born, Aquarian like you for your crew so-"
"Woah, slow down don't forget to breathe," Finn teased and Mari felt her face heat up, this wasn't going as she had planned.
"Why don't you show me where this Island is, yeah." He gave her a kind smile and Mari felt herself relax slightly.
"Yeah, sure, um-" Mari led him over to the table and zoomed in on Skullcrown Isle, the Pirate Outpost. "Here it is, it's still pretty rough, but it has the basics there."
"Hmm there's definitely potential there, and when I get my Society I'll get access to the updates so that will be exciting," Finn grinned and examined the outpost.
"What do you mean?" Mari asked confused.
"Oh, yeah as an Inhabitant bound to a Territory and Leader of a Society, I'll have the ability to update the island with things like housing, defense, traps, stuff like that." Finn grinned. "And since this island is themed for Pirates I'll be able to buy a ship and upgrade that as well."
"How do you know all that?" Mari asked curiously, tilting her head.
"Hmm," Finn seemed to pause and consider that, "I just know, Like you're born to breathe I guess." He shrugged.
"It's like how I know you're a Guardian and that eventually, Warriors will enter and it's my responsibility to help them get stronger." He waved his hand dismissively. "Stuff like that, anyway could you assign me? I want to get started while you make the others."
Mari started, "Oh, yeah, um here you go." Holding her hand over the Island she quickly assigned Finn to it and gave him a wave and slightly strained smile as he shrunk and entered the map.
"Next time," Mari comforted herself, "Next time I'll manage to act normal." It only took a few minutes and 200 credits to make the two other Inhabitants required to make the Society, one male and one female.
Name: Mariana
Species: Element Born - Water(Aquarian)
Role - Inhabitant
Role - Locked -500c
Level 1 [0%]
Traits:
* Switch Form
Solid
Fluid
* Hydrokinesis
* Water Navigation
Personality:
* Observant
* Loyal
* Intelligent
* Calm
Name: Noah
Species: Element Born - Water(Aquarian)
Role - Inhabitant
Role - Locked -500c
Level 1 [0%]
Traits:
* Switch Form
Solid
Fluid
* Hydrokinesis
* Water Navigation
Personality:
* Loyal
* Ruthless
* Adaptable
* Bold
Mari put them with Finn and with that finished her second Society. "I have 1,526 credits and I want to make more monsters. I can make 5 new Common blueprints, but that will mean I would only end up making 6 monsters..." Mari hummed and opened her notebook.
Several math equations and a minor headache later she came to a decision. "2 new water monster blueprints for 200 credits and one new air monster blueprint for 100 credits, leaving me 226 credits to make a bunch of monsters."
Mari purchased three Common Monster Cores and got to work. The first monster she made by giving a Lion's Mane Jellyfish a space affinity and naming it Gravity Jelly.
It grew to be 12 feet long and lost its tan color. Instead, it was a beautiful shade of royal purple, and its tentacles turned a glowing gold.
The second water monster Mari made was with a horse, she really wanted to make a horse made from water, something like a kelpie but less terrifying and more like the hippocampus in Greek mythology.
It was at times like this that she really appreciated the mythology phase she went through. Giving the horse the water affinity Mari named the monster Sea Traveler, thankfully the end result was exactly what she was looking for.
A large horse with colorful scales of blue, green, and purple. Instead of four legs, the back two were replaced with a tail similar to a fish.
"Perfect that's the two land monsters, next is an air monster."