I stand in front of the wolf; through my【Eyes of God】and【Battle Foresight】I’m capable of predicting the wolf’s movements but, the most tedious and annoying part is that I’m not capable of reacting on time to those predictions due to my current ability but, I’ll try to use alternative methods like before.
Right now, the wolf is glaring at me with an intense killing intent whilst growling underneath its breath; it is on all four pushing his bum upwards and bending his front two paws, whilst his torso is being pushed down. I’m clutching my wooden sword with both of my hands and my feet placed together; using【Mana Enhance】was fairly draining and I knew I had a minute at most to end this. A green line appeared aiming for my head; assuming that this was my【Battle Foresight】ability to predict where the wolf was going, it then began to gallop towards me with might and power; raising my wooden sword above my head which was coated in a golden lustre albeit, mentally and spiritually draining I knew this was one of the only things that would allow me to harm the wolf.
Approaching a suitable attacking distance for itself; it glared upwards and spontaneously pounced upwards trying to aim for my head; using my【Eyes of God】to help with my reaction-time, I swing downwards aiming to cut the head of the wolf but, it seemed to notice my attack and reacted through mid-air turning it’s trajectory to my side which even caught me off by surprise. A red line appeared towards the side of my torso and I could only assume that was bad; the wolf landed on the ground faster than I could recover from my attack and smashing its head into my side making me move quite a distance but, I still remained adamant to not release my sword because, that is when I’ll lose my chance to survive; spitting up some blood, I use my wooden sword as support to stand up.
Noticing that my sword’s aura was steadily getting dimmer and my fatigue slowly creeping up on me; I think to myself: “ I don’t have much time to win this fight but… I’ll make do with what I have.” Getting back into my stance, I then see an orange line aiming for my leg and I notice the wolf galloping with might and power which pissed me off because, it seemed it was undermining my prowess. Timing my reaction once more with my【Eyes of God】when It attempted to attack me head-on, I turn my body 90 degrees clock-wise so I am now facing the side of the wolf; I then swing my blade in a crescent movement aiming to cut the stomach releasing my【Mana Enhance】which overall weakens the blade but, give it’s blunt properties back as I was aiming to wind the wolf which was successful; when my wooden sword collided with its stomach I could feel the resistance and the pain of my blade’s hilt pushing into my skin which was uncomfortable but, determined to exert my full strength, I didn’t let go.
Agility + 1 Through foreseeing the wolf’s actions and taking that into account; you were able to successfully manoeuvre to the side avoiding potential damage.
Dexterity + 1 Through the successful manipulation of your swordsmanship techniques and through withstanding the pain from inflicting damage in combat; your overall dexterity has increased.
Dismissing the notifications; I turn my attention back to the wolf who was currently winded which gave me an opening to inflict a flurry of attacks; activating my【Mana Enhance】once more coating my wooden sword in a gold lustre, I then raise the sword above my head again and slashing downwards spontaneously, exerting an efficient amount of strength with the aim of inflicting damage on the torso of the wolf; I could feel the resistance of the wolf’s ribcage and muscles but, I didn’t stop with the aim of cutting it in half but due to my tiny strength I could only deal a limited amount of damage. Noticing an orange line aiming at my hands, my eyes widened and noticed I shouldn’t take out any more risks than normal; increasing the strength of my【Mana Enhance】to make it easier for me to slip my sword out of the torso then I jumped backwards; panting heavily from the mana drain and fatigue which was like a veil which was slowly restricting my movements.
The wolf squealed in pain and began to growl; I glare at with my sanguine-red eyes and in my stance that I deviated from my father’s teachings. It allowed me to switch to the various stances or allows me to move spontaneously for piercing or slashing horizontally/vertically; its much easier than what my father showed me, probably my eyes helped me adapt.
This fight is getting too long and I’m starting to feel exhaustion from it. I glare at the wolf as I begin to change my stance; pushing my right-foot backwards and bending my left-knee whilst moving the wooden sword to my waist in a piercing motion. I’ve got mana for about 30 seconds and I’m going to make that into 20; I begin to pour a lot of mana into my【Mana Enhance】the golden lustre which was surrounding the blade began to get bigger and denser; I try to control the shape through picturing and breath-control.
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Ability Gained “Mana Control” (Passive: Basic Rank 1) Through your successful attempt to manipulate and control the mana that flows through your body and how it forms outside of your body; you’ve gained the passive skill Mana Control; the ability to control mana to a limited extent but, as you progress through the ranks you will become more skilled and able to manipulate your mana more efficiently. (This is the final perquisite to learn magic and you’ve unlocked it! You now have the capability of learning magic.)
I dismiss the notification because, I don’t have time to be reading it at the moment; I begin to gather momentum to dash towards the wolf but, it must have noticed this as the final exchange as it ran with a gallop that was even mightier force than before, leaving an imprint of the its paw on the floor.
The wolf opens its mouth to reveal several fangs, seeing a red line aiming at my hands, I know that I’m not going to be able to dodge this but, it was inevitable to come out unscathed but, I’m sure I won’t allow this to be the outcome. I slow down my momentum immensely and I then turned my sword horizontal touching the blade with my left-hand and holding the hilt tightly with my right-hand; the line became green and aimed for my blade…
It bit down on the wooden sword which was covered in my aura and I had about a few seconds left; I was going to make this count definitely. I exert all my strength as I try to cut its mouth and possibly dislocate his jaw; in an attempt I cut its mouth widely and free my wooden sword; I then notice a red line aiming for my chest as the wolf then head-butted it making me feel as if it was caving in; coughing blood, I land on the floor glaring at the wolf with shame.
It slowly approached me with its growling non-existent due to its jaw being dislocated and cut; its eyes filled with hate and anger; slowly making its way to me with each step its foot leaving its imprint on the forest, on the world. It came to a halt above me and then glared at me with it’s hot breath blowing on my face. I felt panic and unease, I couldn’t move…
It suddenly collapsed and dropped on me; leaving it’s blood on my body also, leaving me in shock and awe at the sight.
Analysing Existence…
I waited for a few several seconds; not knowing what was happening as my eyes uncontrollably looked at each part of the wolf that laid in front of me.
Existence… Analysed
Hidden Ability Unlocked “Eyes of God” Deviant: “Devour” (Passive) Through your Eyes of God; it has granted you the ability to develop and adapt instantaneously; through devouring the existence of a monster which will develop certain aspects of your body, spirit or mind that is weaker than the existence you’ve devoured.
Knowledge “Wolf” Through devouring the wolf you’ve gained knowledge of the joints and body of the wolf; you are now capable of thinking like a wolf, knowing their movements, joints, muscles, tendons and weak points without even needing to think.
Ability Gained “Enhanced Smelling” (Passive: Basic Rank 1) Through devouring the wolf you’ve gained the ability to produce more scent cells in your body as this technique develops; allowing you to smell your prey from a long distance making you better at tracking and hunting.
Normal Humans possess 5’000’000 Scent cells but, Wolves possess 200’000’000 Scent cells; you now possess 10’000’000 Scent cells, allowing you to track anything you’ve locked onto from 80 Metres
A black whirlpool similar to a vacuum formed near my right-eye which automatically activated into【Eyes of God】and making me yell in pain; as the wolf was slowly turned into a thin black obsidian-line sucked into my eye and all the knowledge came flooding into my head; making me grasp my head and look down at the ground, panting heavily for air.
Level Up
Panting; I mutter “Status” as a window pops up in front of me
-Status-
[quart=Name, Title]Daren, None[/quart]
[quart=Level, Class]2, None[/quart]
[quart=Health Points, Mana]170, 290[/quart]
[quart=HP Regeneration, Mana Regeneration]0.1/s, 0.6/s[/quart]
[quart=Strength, Agility]8, 5[/quart]
[quart=Vitality, Dexterity]6, 6[/quart]
[quart=Intelligence, Wisdom]15, 15[/quart]
[quart=Stat Points, ]5, [/quart]