When I awakened it was not some life or death battle like in the stories, nor was it as some divine gift by a god or unnamed eldritch power. It was while I was showering it happened. I was washing my hair when I felt it, A pressure formed inside my mind and before I could react I felt it crack, no, hatch. And suddenly there it was a feeling at the back of my consciousness, a metaphorical mental prod. A shimmering screen formed in my mind.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Vocation-
I hurried out of the shower and to my living room, to be fair it was also the bedroom and kitchen but who cared about the details, I sat down on my old sofa and grabbed the control and turned on the news on my the TV...
"... hahaha, continuing on we will be switching over to Jerry with the weather, I heard there is quite the storm brewing!"
"Indeed Steve, as you can see behind me we have..."
I continued watching for almost an hour while scrolling through different news outlets trying to see if there was any similar occurrences. But the most interesting thing was a scandal between the prince of Daavin and the queen of Soren, nothing about suddenly feeling like your mind ascended.
*So... either this only happened to me, which is terrifying. Or it hasn't reached the news yet, which is more unlikely considering their "volunteer interview" tendencies.* While wondering if it was more likely the government was trying to cover-up the event or if i was special i felt the mental prod "flash" brighter in my mind.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Vocation-
*What am I supposed to do with this... what does it even do?* I felt it once again pull my attention to it, though this time the message was shorter.
-Vocation-
*Does it want me to do something?* I knew vocation meant something like a job...
-Vocation-
This time the it was more like a migraine, I quickly searched up the definition of vocation, I was partially right it meant a persons suitability for a career. I continued searching on the IntWeb for anything similar but the only thing that came up was a few web novels and games.
-Vocation-
"Ahhh!" This time I felt like I had been brained by a brick as I spasmed for what felt like a minute before it stopped.
"What do you want *me* to do, I don't even have a proper job!"
I groaned as soon at I could form words, I had been living as a base citizen since I moved out of my parents house three months ago.
-Vocation?-
I waited for the pain to come but there was none. After a couple seconds a second message appeared.
-Standard vocation chosen-
-vocation : Homo Sapiens-
*What?* These messages were also painless but as they were disappearing I felt a gentle stream of energy flow through and settle into my body as the original message, or status as my search results seem to call it, changed. Trying to look at it I feel it pulled to the front of my consciousness.
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Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Homo Sapiens-
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---
When I put my attention on the text under where vocation had been replaced by Homo Sapiens I felt my mind fill with countless concepts, I instinctively knew they each reflected a different action or "aspect" of humans.
While looking through the different Aspects I found that some of them were more connected to Humans than others, some of the strongest ones I found were Endurance, Communication, Tool-Making, Tool-Usage, Intelligence, Society... they continued seemingly forever, becoming more and more obscure and niche.
I let go of the stat sheet and felt it move to the back of my consciousness, to be called on whenever I felt like. Immediately I once again tried looking through different news outlets and even some online forums to see if this was happening to someone else. And when that failed I started reading through different web novels as well as some game lore to find even a scrap of a hint to what was happening. There was no way I am even trying to do something with my "status sheet" until I knew what it was.
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By the time I stopped reading it was already 3am and i was almost falling asleep. But before I went to sleep I decided to at lest try to do something with the Aspects. From what I found about systems online, which to be fair was mostly based on web novels, was that unless I am really unlucky the system shouldn't be dangerous to me but rather beneficial.
From what I can see on my status I am allowed to choose three aspects, and as evident in the name they are different aspects of being a human. And the more abstract the connection to humans the harder they are to notice. My theory was that when I chose a aspect I would "enhance" that part of me, after all it made no sense for the system to do anything else.
"Here goes nothing" I say as I call forward my status and focus my attention on the first aspect. Once again my mind is filled with a sea of concepts and possibilities, steeling my mind I search around for a aspect that would suit me.
After going through hundreds of aspects I finally find something that suits me, *learning*, I focus on it and try to think of choosing it. To my surprise I feel a small push from the aspect, as it tries to resist me. Steeling my mind I try to grab hold of it, the resistance holds for another few seconds before breaking as I feel the stream of energy in my body heat up as it circulates faster and faster.
Before it gets hot enough to be painful it slows down and I feel how it has changed, like it is *more* than it was before. Satisfied with my choice I check my status.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Homo Sapiens-
Aspect : Learning : 0 : 0 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---
After focusing on the new part of the status, the facet i try focusing my attention on it. Only to once again be surrounded by ocean of concepts, but there are far less than when I was choosing a aspect. And the facets all had something to do with learning, they were like skills in a game.
Fast learning, Repetitive learning, reading absorption, observation, perception, and many more. At an initial count I found more than two-hundred before I lost count and there were countless more.
Deciding to get this over with I focus my attention on the first facet that stands out to me, *Perception*. Repeating the steps I did when choosing my aspect i focus on the facet. It's resistance is a lot weaker than the learning aspect and once I have successfully chosen it I feel a small stream of the energy wind around my senses.
Once the stream of energy has settled into its new pattern I feel as the world becomes clearer, I feel the grain of the wood in my small wooden coffee table, I vaguely hear the neighbor playing a videogame, I see the small imperfections on the wall behind the TV. Everything has become easier to see.
Turning my head to my small stove top I can see the small letters on the backside of the cereal package. *This is so cool!*, I thought before my mind turned blurry and my vision went dark.
Tier : 0
Level : 0 / 10
-Hesmond Dasen-
-Homo Sapiens-
Aspect : Learning : 0 : 0 / 10
- Facet : Perception : 1 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
- Facet : --- : 0 / 10
Aspect : ---
Aspect : ---