*I decided to split this chapter up into two parts the second should be out tonight. *
Chapter 3: Part 1
I was heading towards Food 4 Less the local grocery store about 2 blocks away. I had decided not to take the pig until I had a better understanding of my surroundings.
I didn’t want to be attacked by everything the minute they saw a giant pig. I grabbed a shovel I had in my closet which I used to clear snow in the winter and headed toward the door.
“Wait I’m forgetting something” I said and sat down in front of my computer. I logged in and noticed a new icon on the center of my home screen.
I clicked on it and it brought me to the New World Shopping Center. It seemed I could by more plants, pets, mounts, gear, and other stuff hear; however, I ignored all of that and focused on one category Ancestries.
They are kind of like choosing a new race, but not as drastic. Each one gives one extra stat point per level at the first level, 2 stat points per level at the second stage, and 3 stat points per level and a racial ability at the final stage.
I focused on ones that gave a boost to vitality. Being stronger, smarter, and faster was good and all, but I wanted to live and the more hits I can take the better my chances of surviving are.
The two bloodlines I was trying to decide between where trolls and giants. I ended up choosing giants because at second stage and beyond troll ancestry limits intelligence growth in exchange for natural armor. I could always buy armor and I didn’t want to end up as some dumb ass.
After paying 5 silver for my new ancestry called giants blood. I felt a tearing sensation in my back and I felt myself shoot up 2 inches. I looked at myself in a mirror and saw I had gone from 6 ft. to 6 ft. 2 in., my hair was still a dark brown, and that I had gained maybe ten pounds of muscle mass.
Now I was officially ready to head out. I grabbed the shovel I had laid down by the front door and walked into the hallway locking my apartment behind me. I cautiously walked down the staircase to the second floor looked around, and seeing it clear continued on down to the first floor.
There I met a shock my landladies ugly ass pug had turned into some pony sized demon monster. It was covered in coarse black hair and had two red horns growing out of its skull. It turned towards me and I saw it had burning red eyes.
As soon as it saw me it charged lowering its head like a bull, intent on running me through. I retreated back up the staircase and it crashed into the doorway getting one of its horns stuck in the wall.
Hurriedly trying to get close to it before it got free I swung the shovel like a sword trying to cut the monsters face. I was met with mixed success while its skin wasn’t cut my shovel raked across its right eye blinding it on that side.
Roaring, it ripped itself free of the wall with a crack. Leaving giant cracks in the wall and ¾ of its left horn. Pissed off after being blinded in one eye and losing most of its horn. It charged at the door way again but this time it stopped just short of crashing into it and sent a paw crashing into me.
I felt it hit me in the chest and send me crashing into the stairwell wall. I pulled myself off the ground groaning luckily I didn’t appear to have any broken bones but I felt like shit. This monster of a dog was way to strong considering it was a normal pug less than 2 days ago.
This was my only way out of the building though so I had to kill this beast or I will never get out of here and get stronger being overrun by monsters when the pug demon dies or slowly starve to death as I run out of food.
Now that I had gotten my will to fight back and determination to defeat this monster in my heart I dashed over to where my shovel had fallen when I was hit. I rushed down to the bottom of the stairs and taunted the beast.
“Here little doggy, doggy you’re not scared of a little human are you.”
Enraged the beast started charging at me. I put the end of the shovel against the bottom stair and the bladed end pointing toward the dog. Just like those boar hunters from the stories if you discount the fact that I have a pretty dull shovel compared to a sharp spear.
The beast crashed into the shovel and the handle snapped; however, the new end was pushed backward as the dog was falling forward after hitting the shovel and braced up against the staircase.
With the weight of the beast falling on me the shovel finally pierced it going through a lung. The beast collapsed on top of me crushing me into the ground. Finally the dog gave one last wet heave, coughed up some blood and died. It turned into a flash of light and rushed into my chest.
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Level 5 Demonic Dog (pug variant) defeated
You have gained 50 exp
You have leveled up
You have gained one demonic dog horn, a demonic dog hide, and a demonic dog skull.
They are all put into your inventory which can hold up to 100 items
I decided to put 2 points into strength, 2 into agility, and 1 into vitality.
Status
Name: Will
Race: Human
Ancestry: Giant’s blood
Level: 2
Mana : 50
Strength: 12 Agility: 12
Dexterity: 10 Intelligence: 10
Vitality: 12
Affinity:
· None
Skills
· Analyze: Novice level 1
· Gardening: Novice level 1
· Cooking: Novice level 1
· Shovel Mastery: Novice level 2
After using my points I could noticeably tell there was a difference. I felt healthier; the shovel felt lighter in my hands, and even my walking pace was faster.
I couldn’t imagine how strong a person would be at level 20 let alone 50, or 100. If someone can bend metal at 20 what can they do beyond that will everyone that survives in this world be like superman. I’m assuming with a high enough wind affinity someone can even fly.