Chapter 29
Snake Report: Day Twenty-three
[Mana resistance: Rank XX]
[Passive Healing: Rank XIX]
[Voice of Gaia: Rank V]
I slept.
I really did, I slept and woke up, used magic and then went back to sleep.
Somehow... Somehow I'm alive.
Like someone with alcohol poisoning, too stubborn to go to the hospital. I basically puked up magical spells and rolled back over into slumber.
I also shed my skin, several times from the looks of it.
Insert joke about onions [here-] No. Stop that.
Still.
Outside of asking the [Voice of Gaia] nonsensical and open ended questions like "WHY?" over and over, I think I mostly used [Earth Molding]
Camp Big-foot is now a large human-sized bunker, complete with replica stone sofa, table, chairs, and book-shelf. At it's center, the shrine to the little-snake-god still sits.
The absurdity is noted. Half-awake molding magic is just that. I made whatever would make the pain subside while I spammed questions.
Somehow though, I think I've now reached some sort of middle ground.
I feel sick. I still feel pain.
But I think its less.
I'm going to attribute this to [Mana resistance: Rank XX]
Intense.
Slowly but surely, I am becoming immune. Like some ancient ninja that injects themselves with poison from a young age, the effects are lessening. First the Mushrooms, now the Magic Crystal... It seems I've taken the long and winding masochistic-route to survival.
The seemingly endless magic is also a benefit.
In a strange way, I think my magical reserve has increased.
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It's not just the overflow from the crystal that has long since dissolved and poisoned the ever-hissing shit out of me. Though it's still overflowing a bit, my magical reserve is easily twice what it was before, maybe even more. The more I used magic, the more of it I seem to get.
I guess it's like a muscle, only I've been working it out while using dangerous steroids.
It's not the only thing that has been adjusting though. I faintly remember other things popping up along the edge of my awareness.
"[Voice of Gaia]: Show me my abilities."
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[Level 34]
[TITLE: DIVINE BEAST, LEVIATHAN]
[BRANCH: Magic essence]
[UNIQUE TRAITS:]
> [Toxic] - Toxic Flesh. Dangerous is consumed.
> [Crystalline scales] - Increased Defense
> [Omnivore] - Capable of eating non-monster food-stuffs.
> [Affinity of Flame] - Bonded to the Element.
> [Legendary] - A rare being. Not often seen, known only to Legend.
[STATUS: Lessening]
> [MANA-BURN] - Magic exceeding capacity. Damage inflicted. Status is the result of consumption - Large [Mana Crystal]
[RESISTANCES]
> [Poison resistance: Rank X]
> [Fire resistance: Rank II] - Affinity*
> [Mana resistance: Rank XX]
[Skills]
> [Healing:]
> [Passive Healing XIX] - Automatically being to recover from injuries. Mana drained as a result.
> [Heal I] - Third rank of healing.
> [Flame element] - Affinity*
> [Leviathan breath I] - Rare ability. Advanced variation of [Flame Breath]
> [Fireball II] - A ball of flame, capable of long-range.
> [Earth element]
> [Earth Molding III] - Second spell rank of [Earth Manipulation]
> [Water element]
> [Water Manipulation I] - Ability to actively mold and shape water.
> [Knowledge element]
> [Voice of Gaia V] - Knowledge embodiment. Spirit of the world.
> [Divine element]
> [None] - None
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Hissssss... I can't believe I'm still alive.
Even the pretty looking rocks of the world want me dead.