So what was my final ability going to be I thought to myself, Sure Blood Shotgun could pierce right through the enemy lines and reach enemies way in the back of their formations and I knew that this would be useful on the battlefield and if anything right now I wanted to show that I was not only useful on the battlefield but ruled it.
Then again there were the blood blades which not only had effectiveness as a melee ability but also meant that I could fire them off as wide reaching projectiles that cut a wide swathe against my enemies.
Certainly, there couldn't be a wrong answer could there, these skills both seemed extremely useful. However, I did already have an AOE ability and a melee ability but not an ability that penetrated the enemy lines. I could already see the columns of skeletons all lined up waiting for a single shot from me to topple with my Blood Shotgun ability and with that my choice was made up. I would definitely choose the blood shotgun ability.
[It seems like you want to choose the ability the blood shotgun. Is this your final choice?]
[Y/N[
With that I clicked on the blood shotgun as my final choice.
"So man did ya choose your class" Said Jacques. "I'm sure it's a good one. It's berserker isn't it tell me I'm wrong."
"How did you guys even know that was a class?" I wondered.
"You're not the only one with the proficiency to be a berserker. Both me and monroe both got the class selection choice too and both of us were considering it carefully. But you know both Monroe and I we thought that it would be best suited for you. So none of us took it cause we were waiting for you to take it for yourself." Said Jacques.
"So did you take Berserker, did you? We knew that you wanted to you even said so, but we didn't want to tell you that was one of the available options. We saw the look on your face as you were going over your skills. You definitely took Berserker, I don't even have to look." Said Monroe
"Great! So now you're a berserker, you three are definitely going to have to protect me in battle as Iline up some of my more devastating spells and fire from the backlines." Said Alex.
"Oh yeah, how'd your new stat sheet go, usually the stat sheets kinda fix themselves after you get a new character class." Said Jacques.
"Yes, I became a lot more physically capable when I selected Berserker, a lot more upper body strength to swing around that sword with, before that I was pretty much a twig, a pretty boy without a shred of muscle on me but still just a little bit of fat." Said Monroe.
"Yeah, this system definitely tries to make you how you want to be. My intelligence and wisdom are still high on account of me being a smart guy, almost the same as Monroe's is now but I'm sure that those stats are actually boosted as a result of his class change. It's a good thing though, that this class change system doesn't reduce stats. I didn't want to be a big dumb rock soaking up the damage for you lot." Said Jacques.
"So what did your final stat sheet end up looking like?" Jacques mused.
I was kinda wondering that exact same thing. I was really excited to see how much all my stats had gone up judging by the look of things the rest of the guys were also curious how this all went for me. They wanted to know, So I showed them.
[Race: Human]
[Class: Blood Berserker]
[Health Points: 300/300}
[Magic: 200/200]
[Status: Normal]
[Affinities: Physical, Magic, Blood Magic]
[Strength: 30]
[Speed: 25]
[Charisma: 15]
[Dexterity: 25]
[Endurance: 25]
[Intelligence: 15]
[Wisdom: 12]
[Adventure Rank: Unknown]
[Special Skills:
[Transformation:??? [Locked]}
[Alpha Potential]
[Heyoka Potential]
[Sigma Potential]
[Bloodline Rage]
[Blood Weapon Creation]
[Blood Spike]
[Blood Shield]
[Vampiric Drain]
[Blood Shotgun]
[Blessing: Clarity of the Blood Berserker.]
"So let me get this straight, you're not only a berserker but a "Blood Berserker"?" Asked Jacques "Yep, this system is broken. I say we riot at the gods."
Monroe shot him a glance as if asking him, hey dude do youremember the hell that's awaiting us once we get out of this temporary shelter?
"Welp, that's to be expected of Reinhardt. You're able to maintain clarity of mind even when in a berserker rage. Welp, so much for my chance to be leader of this group." Said Monroe, who tried to make a defeated pouty face but on the inside I could tell that he was smiling. I looked away for a moment and I swear I could see a smirk on his face.
"Well, I think that means that we're all ready to go back into that hellscape that the Heaven Rouge turned into." Said Jacques.
"Wait, a minute, aren't you two forgetting someone? Two very special someones of the opposite gender?" Said Melanie she motioned over to Michelle and herself.
"Yeah, how dare you forget about us." Said Michelle "I mean I thought I was your girlfriend." She looked at me with accusatory eyes and I had to look away because they were like lasers burning right into my person. The heat from the stare felt physically painful.
"So I'm guessing you ladies got a character class too?" I asked, like 95% sure that had to be the case. Part of me was kind of hesistant that they would be going into battle with us but part of me was enthused that we would have more members of our party to help us fight the forces of evil.
"Of course we got a character class." Said Michelle I could tell she was angry at me. She was cute when she was angry. "Melanie is a combat medic, it's something close to a monk class works with the flow of life energy and she actually has a staff that she uses for martial arts, can probably actually release an energy wave from her hands if she tried. I wouldn't know I didn't press her. And as for me I'm a witch."
"That's a unique class. You got the witch class? That didn't show up on any of our character class selection screens?" I said slightly taken aback. Well it did suit her
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"You're probably thinking that the witch class fits me. And it does, but I'd like to think that I'm a beautiful and wonderful witch like Glinda from Wizard of Oz instead of the Wicked Witch of the West. Afterall, you'd like it if I used my Glinda Goodwitch side to talk to you wouldn't you?"
Why are women like this. I swear they're all witches every last one of them can read your damn mind. It's just sometimes, they choose not too. Be glad for that. I thought.
"Of course honey, whatever you say... You're the boss afterall, and the boss gets what she wants." I retorted.
"Really, well if the boss says she's the boss she's the boss" Said Jacques. "Sorry Monroe, Rein here just appointed his girlfriend as a boss and seeing how his stats outclass yours, you're not even next in line to be the boss, ya understand boss?"
"Jacques, that's the last time I talk to you. You're talking priviledges have been revoked" Said Monroe.
"My talking priveledges? Well, unfortunately you don't get to make that decision do you Mr. Sanderson. It's quite a shame really, but I don't think you have the power to revoke my talking priviledges. In short, request denied." Said Jacques sticking out a tongue. Jacques always was the more playful of these two.
"It's okay Rein, I still think that you're the boss." Said Alex chiming in with utmost enthusiam. "Afterall, you're the big brother of this group," Alex then looked around as if checking something. "You're the boss, no matter who's older. At least that's what I'll always believe."
"So you guys get the option to have that "witch class"" I asked to the whole group and none of the men responded with a yes, instead all of them shook their head in utter defeat.
"Well, it's no surprise that none of you got to choose that class considering that it's female exclusive. It's something I've wanted to be ever since I was a young girl." Michelle said. Witches were always a role model for her, she always looked up to the witches in media whether that was charmed or Sabrina the teenage witch or even Harry Potter she always wanted to be a witch.
"Not only did I get to be a witch but the goddess Sophia created a new class specifically for me. It's called a blood witch and it supposedly gets hella powerful in the late game such that I'll always be a force to be reckoned with." Said Michelle. "Anyways, here's my status sheet."
[Name: Michelle Dauphine]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Blood Witch]
[Health Points: 150/150}
[Magic: 350/350]
[Status: Normal]
[Affinities: Physical, Magic, Blood Magic]
[Strength: 15]
[Speed: 20]
[Charisma: 15]
[Dexterity: 15]
[Endurance: 20]
[Intelligence: 35]
[Wisdom: 35]
[Adventure Rank: Unknown]
[Special Skills:
[Transformation:??? [Locked]}
[Alpha Potential]
[Heyoka Potential]
[Sigma Potential]
[Blood Thorns: This devastating Cantrip creates lines of blood thorn brambles that materialize as if firing at an opponent. This both penetrates an armies defensive ranks as well as acts as an Area of Effect ability but cannot act as both this is a unique ability to the witch class endowed to those especially gifted with the use of Blood Magick.
[Blood Thorn Needles: This devastating cantrip allows the blood thorn brambles to fire their blood thorns as an offensive and defensive projectile. Truely every rose must have it's thorns and the Witch who uses this ability is the embodiment of this saying. This is a rapid fire ability firing many deadly blood thorn needles at the opponent.]
[Blood Thorn Barrier: This defensive skill actively costs mana to maintain. Where it excels is the complete nullification of all elemental magick as well as the defense against curses. Where it falls short is physical defense in that these brambles are fairly easy to destroy each bramble only having 10 hp. However, there is a reason no one wants to go near a blood thorn barrier and that is because of the blood thorn barrier affecting any opponent who touches it with 2 hp of damage per second that they are in contact.
[Remote Viewing: This is an ability that the user can activate on commad, it allows the user to see with their minds eye and travel all across the field where their enemies and allies are positioned to quickly scope out the situation. This is a cantrip the only downside to this ability is that the users physical body is completely vulnerable when using this ability as it requires the user's complete focus.
[Bloodline Mimicry- Not only does the blood witch have access to her own abilities she also has the ability to steal her enemies abilities through bloodline mimicry. She can in essence absorb the life energy of a specific type of monster void creature, void demon or otherwise and learn specific abilities from them if the Blood Witch lacks the necessary parts to perform said ability they will simply grow the appendages neccessary through her soul body to perform those abilities. This is the ability that makes being a Blood Witch worthwhile and makes up for the blood witch's lacking stats as when a Blood Witch is mimicking a specific ability her stats get boosted according to which monster she's copying.]
"So I'll still have to protect you? That's a bummer." I said "I thought a witch would be strong enough to hold her own on the battlefield."
"I do have enough broken abilities to hold my own and judging by your stat sheets which I can also see on my screen under party, and party formation. I seem to be the one with the highest mana pool. Still, I do like to be protected by my big strong wolf man, or would that be my big strong berserker?" Michelle said her eyes looked like she was lost in memory.
"Mana pool, that's a term gamers used. You game dear?" I asked her trying to change the subject. "I'm learning new things about you everyday."
"It passes the time when I'm not busy with my marketing job. But yes I did pick up DnD and some classic JRPGs like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, that one's my favorite because of the amount of pretty boys in the game. My favorite though is Ni no Kuni, the Ghibli JRPG" said Michelle.
"I thought you hated nerdy things..." then I thought some more and said. "None o those pretty boys compare to me right?" I said pretending to be mad.
"They come close, but none of them can replace you. Yet. None of them can replace you. Yet! Considering that you're here and none of them are real. But the truth of it is sometimes, when it comes to personality... I prefer the Final Fantasy pretty boys. I mean all of them are really cool and they have such complex personalities." I'm pretty sure she was dreaming about either Tidus, Squall or Cloud.
"So what items did the evil witch get?" asked Jacques "Surely, she got a wand from an elder oak tree to turn us all into frogs." He was just asking to be hit, although I could definitely picture Michelle in a sexy witch's dress.
To this Michelle shot him a glance, her eyes were like two icy daggers stabbing their way into Jacques soul. Which I was pretty sure they could do now since you know Michelle was a real "witch" now and not just a spiritual one. Jacques was unperturbed and continued on with his smug smile.
"Well, if you must know here are my items just the same as you save for a few. There's a witch's broom so I suppose I'll be the aerial support for the team." Said Michelle
Items equippable :
[Witch's staff-This staff increases the witch's abilities to command and direct nature spirits who make up the foundation of reality as well as their own consciousness. Through a better direction of both the universe and themselves the witch is able to double her effective damage output.]
[Witch's Hat- This hat calls to the spirits of learning and memory as well as the holy goddesses of witchcraft which exist all across the world. This hat marks the witch as a new initiate into the ways of witchcraft and as such gives the witch access to her entire library of spells.
[Witch's broom- The witch's broom is the witch's mode of transportation. This allows the witch to fly through the sky through the invocation of wind and wood spirits. The Witch's broom drains MP by 2 MP per minute when in use So it's advised not to use this item for too long although at higher levels it will allow the witch to gain an aerial advantage upon her enemies for an extended period of time. The witch may also clean her abode with the broom, when performing this action the witch's invisible luck stat increases at a rate of 1 point per 15 minutes. This is a permanent boost to the invisible luck stat which allows her a chance that a spell skill of hers may level up at random when in use.]
[Witch's Dress- This dress does not provide physical defense to the witch but all but nullifies curse magic and unholy magic and provides significant magical defense such that all other magical damage is halved when this item is equipped.]
Small Health Potion X2
Small Mana Potion X2
"So quite a haul wouldn't you say" said Michelle. "I think that with this I can more than defend myself."
"I'd still love to defend you, babe." I said to her. I wondered if I had really messed up with that comment earlier. I always wondered with her, sometimes a careless word or an unthinking action could really set her off, sometimes for days and it would always come to bite me in the back.
"Typical, when I'm able to defend myself he wants to defend me." She said with a slight chuckle. "Still, I'd love to be defended by my big strong berserker." she said smiling.
"I'd always defend you babe, even if I wasn't a berserker, hell even if I wasn't the leader of this party."
"Beware evil-doers, in the name of the moon I shall punish you. For I am Michelle Dauphine, the blood thorn witch."
With that the same blinding white light surrounded her that surrounded the rest of the party members. Winds circled around her as if the very forces of nature were called to her at this moment. And the moment she stepped out of the light she was no longer Michelle Dauphine the Marketeer, she truly came into her own as Michelle Dauphine the witch.