The wave was over, and the sun rose as the bodies were shone upon by the light of the morning. Some lived to fight another day while others would be nurshiment for future lands and creatures.
Those who were on the defence managed to succeed at their mission even at the cost of many lives that would soon be replaced. The ranks of the Jackrixis would only continue to rise, as will the other candidate races. Who after the wave had officially walked into the tribal era with the rixis being but a few steps ahead.
You could compare it as the rixis now have dozens of tribes with different cultures and clans. For the moment, most races will only have 1 or 2 and were the bare minimum of what a tribe was.
This was when most of the viewers in the games would tune in and start streaming their reactions or filming themselves talking about the different candidates. But also what they think would happen, whether it be pure speculation or the different statistics involved.
This wave, the wave that symbolised the true beginning of intelligent life and the emergence of both culture and philosophy. One is the ability to express what you are made of and shaped you, the other being the ideas and beliefs that will shape the groups and countries that will form.
As would inevitably happen, the games now switched from more than just hunting beasts or trying not to die of disease. Life moves on, and it won't just be a warrior's decision on what goes on, but soon, scholars and silver tongued individuals would work their way to the top.
The game to most had truly started as now groups had formed, and an identity had started to be born that others would be willing to die for.
It's much more interesting to watch 2 groups fight over honour,money,land, and beliefs than it is over the body of a beast. A fight gets more interesting when the individual involved has more to lose or gain. The emotion and tension are much better to view and converse over, such as Cracked claws end.
Now, an important point of tension was the different skills the candidates would take and how these candidate skills would shape their coming races.
[]Having some trouble deciding host?[]
"Yep, all of these are great, and I'm mad I can't have them all or that one doesn't blatantly stand out"-Jack
[]Would you like me to play relaxing noises of wales or forcefully remove your anxiety?[]
"Yeah, that sounds great. Why don't you completely take over my brain while you're at it and you play this game?"-Jack
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[]Is there a need for such sass host[]
"Ahh...no, I'm sorry. I'm just want the best outcome with the least repercussions and hearing myself. I sound like a robot"-Jack
[]They are superior in many ways host, but it is normal what you want, though strange to say it out loud[]
"I still wonder if you like me or not"-Jack
[]Does that matter host?[]
"A little bit, I mean it's not essential, but I'd rather have it than not"-Jack
[]Well, comparing my data collected from other systems and audience opinion polls, we do have the 2'nd best relationship[]
"Oh well, I'll take that then"-Jack
[]Very well, so what skill will you choose after all the distracting you've been doing?[]
"Ahg, fine, show me my options again"-Jack
[]Here you go, host[]
[]Candidate skills options[]
1. Natural flow
The candidates races will have an easier time adapting to and handling natural disasters and environmental changes while also having an easier time in hazardous environments.
2.aged to perfection
The candidates races will get better and more skilled at what they do as they naturally age. They will get a 1% increase from the age of 10 until their end. This will apply to whatever they take the most interest in at that time.
3. Youthful vigor
This will give the candidates races 10 years to their lifespan with the added benefit of being old but feeling the same as they did when they were young and full of life.[]
"Well, it's either my races can survive better in all conditions such as the cold and hot but also poison waste lands. While also just having a higher chance of living through an erupting volcano"-Jack
[]Very useful in exploration and survival but also space colonialization and may help in evolutionary path ways. Such as getting better at breathing in a toxic atmosphere and so on over time[]
"Exactly, this is a big overall boost to the chances of all my races and may be the difference between an inhospitable world and a very uncomfortable place to live"-Jack
"Then we have the choice to be better and better at farming unitl your last year where you'll be a pro"-Jack
[]You and I know it's more than that host[]
"Definitely, this is an amazing thing to have as long as you have something you have a drive or passion to do. You'll get better at it the older you get"-Jack
[And the number of people who will have absolutely no ambition or drive is near impossible, and the benefits will be grand[]
"Yep, like all of my veterans will be better than everyone else's even if slightly, and it could make the difference between a stronger enemy who wants to fight them"-Jack
"Every doctor,farmer,soldier,singer, all of them will get better no matter what as they age, so I can't imagine what the geniuses will be like"-Jack
[]The operas and art made will be better than average against other races, so this may create an unbreakable sense of superiority[]
"I feel like more and more that's inevitable. I keep giving them gods and powerful skills, and in the future, they will know about them. But hey, maybe we're overreacting all the skills humans have. If you compare them to other animals, it may seem extreme, but everyone has something special about them"-Jack
[]Most aren't apex predators over 6 feet tall with multiple skills in attack,defence, and vitality, along with gods willing to give blessings and an ally race of extreme ingenuity and intelligence[]
"Well when you condense it down to that then yeah it sounds extreme but that's for anything let's not forget if I win they'll be races maybe tens of millions of years old with knowledge,skills and connections we won't have"-Jack
[]Indeed, your journey will be long and hard, Jack, but trust me when I say it will be worth it in the end[]
"Wow, one of the rare times you say my name well anyway onto the last option it's just good nothing bad about it"-Jack
"The big benefit is that someone in their 40s could feel like they were 20 increasing their time for fighting for their country or working for it"-Jack
"Now that I think about it, god, I'm getting cold instead of thinking about spending time with their kids or living a happy life. I'm thinking about how long I can use them for"-Jack
[]Well at your level, Jack, it would actually be irresponsible to think of the one average person. Your actions will benefit not just the Jackrixis but all of your races, and if you were to add too much emotion, then you wouldn't make any decision at all[]
"Yeah, I guess this is the much larger version of what managers or politicians have to deal with"-Jack
[]So what will it be host?[]