"AHH!! That was a nice nap." Chao exclaimed while stretching his arms. "Ok, now it is time to wake this bum up. But first..." Chao then pointed at Lance with his purple glowing finger. Lance glowed purple for a bit, then the glow slowly faded away, leaving a much better looking Lance.
Chao walked up to the unconscious man twice his size. Looking down, he saw Lance with a peaceful look on his face. It was absolutely precious, well, until Chao slapped him straight across the face.
Lance slowly opened his eyes. He didn't have time to even fully wake up when, all of a sudden, a stinging pain was felt on his cheek. Chao slapped him again, but on the other cheek this time.
Lance shot up in alarm. He was searching frantically, thinking he was still in danger, until he saw Chao, with a devilish smile on his face, on top of Lance. "Look who finally decided to wake up." Chao said, as he hopped off of Lance.
"Before you ask what happened, because I know you are going to ask it, think carefully and you should remember." Chao said while starting to float upward.
Lance blinked a couple of times before he started to recall the events that just occurred. Lance was shocked at what he remembered. The fighting, the dodging, the decisions he made, all of it was like someone else was inside his body.
Lance looked up at Chao, who just smiled. Lance was about to question Chao about the fight when Chao started to explain. "What you did during the fight can be considered part of your hidden potential. I am about to train you so that you can access you hidden potential, but, before we start, check out your status."
Lance was confused, but listened anyway. He opened up his status. There, he saw the changes, it surprised him a bit. He grew to lvl 4, but that wasn't the surprising part. He had 15 stat points.
That means that each level gave 5 stat points. Now a problem has shown. What should the stat points be distributed into? Should it be in strength, so the damage output can increase, or should he move faster with agility?
He contemplated on his decision when, all of a sudden, Chao sounded in his mind. "I would recommend that you should put your stats in strength, dexterity, and agility. This would improve your reaction time and fight ability tremendously."
Lance thought about what Chao said and nodded in approval. From what he remembered from the fight, close combat was a field he could excel at. Lance quickly looked at his status, then he distributed to the 3 skills evenly, giving them 5 in each.
StatusNameLance RylanAffiliationChaosLvl4ClassNoneRaceChaosling (G rank)GenderMaleTitle:The Evolved One, The Lucky Survivor, The Forerunner of Chaos, The Luck Idiot-Health300/300Health regen..1/secMana300/300Mana regen..1/secStamina100/100Hunger100/100-Strength45(0)Inteligence40(0)Agility45(+5)Wisdom40(0)Dexterity45(0)Vitality40(0)Charisma40(0)Luck40(0)WillPower45(0)Defense2-Racial Traits:Eyes of Chaos(Passive)
Being apart of the chaos race allows you to see through chaos easier than most.
Your eyes also allows you to inflict fear and a minor loss of sanity on your enemies.
Effect:
+40% Resistance to Darkness, Illusions, and Blindness
Inflicts fear and sanity loss on those with a lower WillpowerChaos Star
Your body's energy has been replace with chaos energy.
You are no longer able to use any skills that use mana.
You are no longer able to use any skills that use mana.
You are able to utilize skills that require chaos energy.Skills:Analyze
Beginner lvl 2 - 37%
By constantly observing every little detail of your enemy for a period of time.
You have gained the ability to see the weakness of your enemy.
A higher level of information is required by a higher skill level.
Lance closed his status. He tried to feel if there was anything different, but other than feeling a bit lighter, there was nothing. Actually, the only thing that he felt was the vague sense he was forgetting something.
"That's probably all the items the wolves dropped. Ya got to remember to get the loot, that's half the reason you fight." Chao said nonchalantly.
"SHIT!!!" Lance screamed as he was about to charge straight through the classroom door. However, before he ran straight through it, he noticed out of the corner of his eye, his backpack. It was fuller than before.
Lance quickly stopped, while looking at his backpack, then to Chao, who was just laughing wildly. Lance sighed in relief, as he walked towards the backpack. When he got there, he noticed a sword sticking out of it. He smiled in satisfaction as he took all of the items out of the bag.
From there, he saw he had one sword, one dagger, one shirt that had an image of a wolf howling at the moon, a few red potions which he already knew were health, a couple purple potions, and a book. He saw the coins and fangs, but just left them in his bag.
Lance proceeded to Identify each item other than the health potions. Since this wasn't a skill that could level up, there was no need to waste with it.
Lesser Chaotic Potion
Heals 50 Chaotic Energy
Sharp Dagger (Normal)
Just a simple sharp dagger.
Effect:
+2 agility
+2 strength
Shirt of the Beast (Normal)
A special shirt only dropped from the Animal Kingdom.
The color and image on the shirt depends on the animal that has been defeated.
Effect:
+4 defense
+2 agility
Blade of the Shadow Wolf(Rare)
A blade with the color of the eternal night.
Moves swift as the wolf, strikes with the fierceness of a beast.
Effect:
+4 Strength
+5 dexterity
+2 agility
Lance couldn't believe what he saw. He had hit the jackpot. Not only did he have a weapon now, he had a back up, and some more defense. Though, what is really impressive is the amount of agility that was added to his equipment.
Lance first took off his shirt and replaced it with the wolf shirt. Next, he fastened the dagger on his belt. He put the potions in his pocket for quick access, though he still doesn't understand how to utilize Chaos energy.
Now, how do I put on the sword, Lance thought. It was just a sword. How was he supposed to carry it while keeping his hands open? It would be incredibly inconvenient if he had to carry it in his hand everywhere he went.
"Just think about equipping it, and it will fasten to you." Chao said, floating next to Lance, looking extremely bored.
Lance looked at Chao extremely annoyed. "You mean I could have just done that with all my stuff?" Lance said with irritation clearly in his voice.
"Not with all your stuff, just monster drops." Chao said while shrugging.
Lance sighed in annoyance. He truly felt stupid for taking the time trying to take off items and putting the new ones on. He thought about equipping the sword. It teleported to his back and fastened to it, ready to be be pulled out when needed.
Lance shook his head, there were just too many things that he needed to discover to make life easier in this world. He would have to feel stupid each and every time as well, since the process will just be trial and error.
"Now that all the equipment has been taken care of, it is time to see the main item of this session." Lance said excitingly. Lance looked back at the ground where there was now just a book. He picked it up and used Identify on it.
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Skill Book: Howl
A form of communication that wolves use over long distances to relay orders and intimidation.
This book allows one to learn the way to howl, to intimidate enemies and empower allies.
New Skill: Howl
Effect:
+7% strength
+10% agility
To all Allies.
Extra Information:
Chaotic energy can be used instead of mana for this skill.
When Chaotic energy is used:
+20% chance for enemies to experience fear
Lance looked at the information with conflicting feelings. He was happy to be able to gain a skill, however, he didn't have allies to use this on. Also, the extra information was interesting. The info was definitely there just for him.
What Lance obtained from the information was three things. First, the skills that require mana can use chaotic energy instead, which was very useful.
Second, there are skills that can only use mana, which absolutely sucks, but it isn't all bad. The skills that can only use mana are probably magician skills. He wouldn't learn those anyway, since he was going the warrior route.
Third, The chaotic energy in Lance's body causes extra effects. The effects probably have something to do with the chaotic affiliation, so the skills will mutate in that direction. This was extremely useful, because it shows there are more rewards for being special than he realized.
Lance didn't even have to think about how to gain this skill. It felt like an instinct to just absorb it like energy. The book turned into particles of light which flowed straight into Lance. Lance looked at the skill.
Howl
Requires 20 Chaotic Energy
Beginner lvl 1-0%
You have understood the primal ability of the wolf.
The ability to howl.
Effect:
+7% strength
+10% agility
To All Allies
+20% chance for enemies to experience fear
The skill ability increases as the skill level increase
Lance nodded in approval as he looked at his new skill. "This will come in handy in the future." Lance thought to himself. With that being the last thing, he was now fully equipped and ready for what is coming.
"Alright, now that you are situated, it is time to start the training." Chao said with a serious look on his face. Lance glanced at Chao and sighed. He did not know what was about to happen. All he knew is that he was not going to enjoy it.
"You are right about that. OK, what I want you to do is to clear this area of all desks and chairs. Throw them out of the window, destroy them, I don't care. We need an open space." Chao exclaimed.
Lance looked at everything in the room. The classrooms in his college were either made up of flat rooms or ones that were set on stairs, so everyone can see the board. This room just happened to be the former type.
There were 6 long tables that were the width of the room, with chairs all along the tables. Lance sighed as picked up chair by chair and threw them out the window. That was the easy part. Now comes the tables.
Lance didn't really know how he would get rid of them. It was not like he could fit it through a window. Lance then had an idea. He went behind his bag and grabbed his sword. This was a good chance to test the sharpness of the blade.
Lance steadied himself as he swung the sword down to cut the table in half. The sword however, sliced into it, but not all the way. Lance was confused, however, even before Chao had anything to say, he understood.
It was his skill. He had never used a sword before, so he couldn't utilize it properly. Lance couldn't do anything, but keep on trying to slice through the tables. It was going to be a slow process. However, it might just help him find the right way to use it.
Lance sliced through the tables, each cut completely different results from the previous. Finally though, as he was cutting the last table into smaller squares, the blade went smoothly through. Lance was happy, but tired.
His arms were exhausted from this new movement, but they quickly adjusted. Lance assumed that it was just the result of his stamina bar recovering. Lance soon remembered about his hunger bar, so he went to his backpack, where Chao was already enjoying some chips.
He rested for a bit while eating before he resumed his cutting. An hour has passed, but he only needed a few more slices to go before he would be finished. All the other tables were already cut into squares and thrown out the window.
He needed to use the remaining pieces to familiarize himself with that last sensation. Lance used the blade like he remembered and sliced through the table again. His dexterity was already quite high for his level, so his ability to remember with his body was fairly good.
Lance sliced through in a faster pace since he was using the blade in a more proper way then before. When he finally cut through the last table, a ding was heard. "Wow, this has been a very eventful day." Lance said.
Sword Mastery (Passive)
Beginner lvl 1-0%
The ability to use the sword with precision and skill.
A higher level of ability requires a higher skill level.
Now this is a useful skill, Lance thought to himself. With this skill, his ability to improve with the sword will only get better and better the more he uses it. This will allow him to master it quicker and deal more lethal blows.
"Alright, your done." Chao said. "Now we can start. First, unequip all your weapons, as they will only get in the way. Also, give me your potions, you won't be needing them."
Lance looked at Chao hesitantly and confused, but he obliged anyway. He needed to learn how to fight better. It was the only way he will be able to survive. So for now he will listen to Chao.
Lance took off his sword and dagger, and moved the items to the corner with the backpack. He put the items down, then made his way to the center of the room, where Chao was, and handed him the potions.
"Alright, now the training will truly start. To be able to fight, you first need to know how to dodge properly." Chao explained. Sweat dripped down Lance's forehead. Whatever was about to happen was not going to be pleasant.
Chao looked at Lance and smiled the biggest smile. That smiled said a thousand things. None of those things Lance was going to like. Chao flew straight at Lance's head. Lance was about to jump back out of reflex. However, Chao reached his face before Lance could jump back.
Chao put his finger on Lances's forehead. "Have fun." was the last thing Lance heard when everywhere around him turned dark and silent. Lance couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
"What just happened?" Lance thought to himself. Lance had no clue what Chao did to him. Also, how did Chao do this to him? Lance suddenly realized he knew nothing about his familiar. He'll have to ask once he sees him again.
While Lance was deep in thought, a spotlight shined above him, snapping him back into reality or wherever he was. Right next to him there was a wooden sign. Lance looked around to see if he could see anything else, but he couldn't.
Lance then looked and read the sign. "Hey, bro, it's Chao. Training one will now begin, so..... try not to die. Nah, I am only kidding. You won't die, but it's gonna hurt like a bitch. By the way, the fighting won't be finished until you learn to see in the future!!!"
"..."
"..What?" Lance said out loud.
Growls suddenly sounded out from the darkness in all different directions. Lance jumped up and prepared himself for the enemy. Looking around, Lance saw eyes in the shadows. The eyes were those of a predator looking at their prey.
Soon the eyes started to come closer. Out of the darkness came different species of animals. All of them growling, ready to tear Lance apart at any given chance. Leopards, wolves, hyenas, gorillas, rhinos, and hawks.
Lance looked in shock and terror as the animals completely surrounded him. Their eyes filled with rage. It was like they were here for revenge and the only thing that could appease them was blood.
"Are you KIDDING ME!?!?!?!?"