Maybe I am not the only person with this inspect skill, it would allow the guards to see that I am monster race instead of a beastman. System do you have a skill that prevents people from checking my status?
The store automatically opened in front of Soren and many skills whizzed by until one skill popped up at him.
<4 Skill points remaining>
Soren now had a skill that would falsify his status if anyone were to use [inspect] on him. The race would come up Humanoid and his magic, abilities and skills would be omitted completely. Feeling a little bit better about being able to hide his identity he decide to go grind some levels.
I'm not close to the next evolution, but if I can change into something else or get taller the guards wont suspect me as much since I wont look the same. Ugh, I'm so curious as to what the next options will be. I have to spend the night in the forest again, I cannot wait to spend the night on a bed again.
Since it was starting to get dark at this point Soren decided to head a mile away from the city and cook the rest of the snake meat he had stored in his spatial storage.
I cannot believe how handy this spell is, this is amazing, the meat never spoils and I can store more than I can carry in here.
Soren ate his fill and left the rest of the snake meat near the fire pit even when he was finished.
Nothing like bait to catch a monster.
Soren laid down on the forest floor and closed his eyes, listening intently for any visitors. Not long went by when he had heard some rustling through the brush [inspect].
Prowling into view came a black panther type monster, the shadow panzer. This monster was a lesser type monster but it had an excellent skill set making the monster much more difficult to deal with. Soren bolted onto his feet to confront his visitor, the shadow panzer was larger than him by 2 at the shoulder, this monster was the size of a lion and if you looked closely enough you could see shadow magic lifting off of him in shapes that mimic the same shapes you would see by putting food coloring in water. This monster was in its element at night and would prove to be quite the difficult fight.
Soren's used some of his mana and created his lightning spear, Soren's first mistake. The brilliant dancing light from the electricity created multiple irregular shadows and before Soren could launch his offensive strike a sharp stabbing pain was felt in his shoulder, he looked down and saw a spike protruding through his body.
<-50 hp>
Soren breathed in sharply due to the pain but threw the lightning spear through the air and the spike left his shoulder as the shadow panzer flickered out of sight before the spear could connect. He sat there waiting, listening, he had gotten this foreboding feeling and jumped back right as a clawed paw swept through the place he had just vacated. The panzer crawled out of a shadow on the ground as if he was climbing out of a pool of water and glared at Soren. Soren quickly slashed his tail through the air [spike barrage] hoping to catch the panzer off guard. It worked; Soren used half his barrage in one go turning the panzer into a pin cushion.
He followed up quickly [clawed slash] when the beast had gotten staggered from the previous blow, he continued slashing until notifications rang out.
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Soren
Race: Lesser Astrabi
Level: 7/15
Health: 65/115
Str: 29
Dex:35
Def: 29
Int:18
Vitality:23
Charisma:40
Magic: 30
Luck:100
Bloodline: Royal
Blessing:???????
attribute points(AP) available: 3, skill points (SP) available:13, 10 shop currency (SC), free upgrade skill box x1
abilities: [25% Magic Resistance-C] [Iron Hide-C] [Reciprocated Helper-C] [Charm Immunity-B] [Poison Immunity-A] [Indomitable Will-B]
skills: [Swordsmanship lvl 1] [Polearm Mastery lvl 1] [Clawed Slash-lvl 1] [Inspect-C] [Spike Bombardment lvl 1]
Magic:
[light-D] [Radient-B] [Holy-A] [Lightning-A] [Gravity-A] [Space/Time-B+] [Shadow- A]
Soren nodded to himself looking at his stats, wanting to spend his attribute points.
System, put 2 points in Int and 1 point in Str
Soren feeling relatively hurt, decided he needed food and rest in order to heal himself, that panzer was much more difficult than he originally thought. He ate what he had cooked for bait and climbed a nearby tree to make sure he was safe to fall asleep.
The next day Soren felt refreshed, his hp was still down a little bit but his bleeding had stopped. He now needed to get into the city, he had an idea and was incredibly excited to try out his new ability. He clambered down the tree and proceeded to follow behind a caravan of people, horses, and carriages. [shadow magic] [shadow meld] As he was walking, it seemed like he had walked down a flight of stairs except his body was disappearing gradually until he had totally sank into the shadow of the carriage. Soren was amazed at his new power, it was as if we was underneath a glass ceiling and could see everything around him. He also noticed that his mana would depleted by one point for every 10 seconds inside the shadow. He had a good amount of time he could remain inside the shadow and was ecstatic when he saw himself past the front gates of the city.
<1 random skill box>
<1 free skill upgrade box>
<1 healing potion- low grade>
Soren decided to pop out of the shadow scaring a group of people around him, but he quickly walked off. He thought it best to wrap his tail around his waist as a makeshift belt to be slightly less conspicuous even though he could not really hide his ears. The city was bustling, even overwhelming for Soren who had not been in a city before only a small village. The first thing he wanted to do was find an inn to stay at for a few days while he looked around, shopped for cloths, and get bearings on where he currently was.
First off an inn, but where do I start??
Soren looked around the city, he had never been to a place so large. He had grown used to small one bedroom homes made of wood with thatched rooftops, and even though the city had those also, he was reminded everywhere that he was now in a much grander location. Paved streets branching throughout the city, stone buildings of multiple stories; street vendors selling wares, food, and other assortment of items. It sent pains through his heart to know that this city is the only other place than his village that he has gotten to go to. Taking care of his younger brother was more important than the luxury of travel.
"Um...excuse me where can I..." Soren began to ask.
He trailed off as people were too busy to take notice of him, an outsider and a short one at that. Soren could read fairly well, so instead of waiting around for someone to point him in a particular direction he just started to meander around the city. "A home away from home" read the sign at the inn he found and walked inside, a bell ringing slightly as the door opened and closed. Walking up to the front counter stood an older woman in her late 40s with almond eyes and grey permeating from her roots.
Soren asked boldly this time, "Excuse me ma'am, I would like to rent a room here." The woman scowled, "Aren't you a child come back with your parents."
"No I'm not a child I am just short I even have money, how much is it to stay for a night?"
"A silver piece."
Soren obediently handed over the silver piece and went upstairs into his bedroom. The bedroom was small but cozy and his eyes filled up with tears when they landed on a soft looking straw bed.
Oh bed how I've missed thee. Its been too long roughin' in the woods, although it wasn't that bad, nothing beats a bed.
Soren then jumped into the bed and could feel his whole body begin to relax closing his eyes as exhaustion took over.
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Soren
Race: Lesser Astrabi
Level: 7/15
Health: 65/115
Str: 30
Dex:35
Def: 29
Int:20
Vitality:23
Charisma:40
Magic: 30
Luck:100
Bloodline: Royal
Blessing:???????
attribute points(AP) available: 0, skill points (SP) available:16, 10 shop currency (SC), free upgrade skill box x2, random skill box x1
abilities: [25% Magic Resistance-C] [Iron Hide-C] [Reciprocated Helper-C] [Charm Immunity-B] [Poison Immunity-A] [Indomitable Will-B]
skills: [swords lvl 1] [polearms lvl 1] [Clawed Slash-lvl 1] [Inspect lvl1] [Spike Bombardment lvl 1] [Concealment lvl 1]
Magic:
[light-D] [Radiant-B] [Holy-A] [Lightning-A] [Gravity-A] [Space/Time-B+] [Shadow- A]
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INVENTORY
-cold iron ore
-lunar metal ore
-iron hide serpent skin
-low grade healing potion