Chapter 21- Statistics

Dubs approached the other 3, who seemed to all be focused on improving their control over magic.

"How is everyone doing? Getting the hang of things?", Dubs asked.

Tirian, who had become used to controlling his sphere of water, turned towards Dubs. Placing his hand on Dubs shoulder, he encouraged him.

"It is alright if you lack immediate skill with magic, Dubs! I'm sure that with training you will be able to overcome any initial disposition you are faced with."

Enferia and Drodus, who had also been refining their control over their respective elements, looked at Dubs and nodded.

"We are a squad, and we believe in you Dubs", Enferia stated.

Dubs smiled at them, even though he knew their words were shallow. Dubs knew that they all considered him to be an outcast, and that his other self had freaked them out. Still, his other self was a part of him, as Dubs had learned recently.

"Will I cease to be a split personality when we merge?", Dubs pondered.

Drodus continued his training on control. Tirian and Enferia had been trying to assist him since they had both already mastered the technique.

Drodus put his hands together once more and another red and clear ball formed. The ball was significantly rounder than it had initially been, even though there were still some smaller protrusions. The fact that Drodus had improved so much over such a small time period showed great promise.

Dubs other self began to whisper to him. "Hey Dubs? You wanna know how strong these people are?"

Dubs thought for a second and nodded. It would be good to see where he stood compared to his other classmates.

"The noble has a physical attack strength of 1.34 times your own, and a physical defense and vitality of 0.167 times your own. Reflex speed is 0.93 times your own. Magical resistance to water is 7%, and control over water element is 3%."

Dubs nodded. It seemed that most males had a greater physical attack strength than him, but most people had significantly less defense and vitality that he did. This was most likely due to the rigorous torture Dubs had endured over the years, combined with the fact that he had never cared to fight back.

Dubs other self continued his analysis. "The dwarf had a physical attack strength at 2.13, and a defense of 0.475. Agility is 0.67. Fire resistance is at 8% and air resistance is at 5%, while control of fire element is at 2% and control of air element is at 0.5%."

The dwarf had a surprisingly higher vitality than the rest of the males, but his agility suffered. His affinity with fire magic wasn't bad, and he also had some affinity with some air magic, which would allow him to easily begin training in multiple classes of magic.

Finally, Dubs other self analyzed Enferia. "The elf has a physical attack strength of 0.47, and a defense/vitality of 0.12. Agility is 1.54, and resistance to light magic is at 6.5%. Control of light magic has recently increased from 4% to 5%"

As an elf, Enferia was the one who was the most prone to have an increase in her magical abilities. While her physical stats lacked, she would be a strong supporting party member in the long run.

The voice explained to Dubs further. "From this point on, I will compare statistics with respect to your current strength. When you get stronger, the statistics I refer to your strength with will increase. Resistances and affinities are fixed percentages however, therefore there is no need to have a reference to compare them to."

Dubs nodded. He knew that his current resistances were at 100% for all types of magic, and that his control for all types of magic was extremely low. If he considered his health to be at 100 points, Samuel had 20 health, Drodus had 48, Tirian had 17, and Enferia had 12.

Dubs asked his other self. "What are my current levels of control over each magic type?"

Dubs other self responded, "For each type of magic, your control is at approximately 0.025%"

"So Low!", Dubs thought. "I suppose we will have to merge more before I can compete with my squadmates."

"Heh heh. Duuubs? Aren't you forgetting something?? Your resistances are off the chart. Your defense and vitality are also excessive for someone in training. Right now, nobody else at this level could take you down. Buuuuuut.... your only attacks right now are physical. Even so, you've never swung a sword in your life. So what do you say we speed up the merging process?", Dubs other self giddily explained.

"How would we do that?", Dubs inquired.

Dubs felt a dark presence creep over him. "We go on a rampage together. Sounds like fun, right?"

Dubs paused for a second. "I don't think that is a bad idea... however we shouldn't do it while were here. Perhaps when we are sent on a mission I will consider it."

The voice was slowly becoming more and more deranged. "Aaaaah.... you're no fun Dubs.. I wanted to slaughter some of the people here... Peter or Samuel would surely satisfy my appetite."

Dubs face became stern. "No, we must be patient when it comes to that sort of thing. If we take anyone out on a whim like this it will have consequences."

Dubs face became slightly twisted with malicious intent. "However, if we take our time and do things properly, then there is a high chance of an 'accident' happening to them in the future..."

Dubs face went back to normal. "What was I just saying? No matter. I should focus right now on two things. First, I should try to improve my magical control, and second, I should try to improve my skills with a sword. Perhaps tomorrow I will begin training with the dagger Ivan gave to me."

Dubs other self seemed to have become less deranged, and whispered one more piece of information to Dubs. "Ah there is one last thing. Even when you achieve 100% control over the magic of a certain class, this doesn't mean you can do whatever you want withing that class. Each spell requires a certain level of control, and can only be practiced (and eventually mastered) when that level of control has been reached. Since every spell is different, just because you have 100% magic control doesn't mean you know every single spell. You must individually practice and become skilled at each one."

"Furthermore, each spell will cost a certain amount of energy. Each person has a maximum limit of energy called their mana. This increases as you become more skilled at magical control. If you have 100% magical control in every class, then your mana is temporarily maximized and can only be further increased through specific crystals or item enchantments."

Dubs noted this information. "I assume I do not currently know any spells. Do any of the others in my squad know any spells? Also, what does my current amount of mana look like?"

The voice responded "Right now, nobody in your squad has learned any spells- this may change quickly however with the next few days of training. Peter probably plans on advancing everyone ahead of you quickly, so we had better keep up with his shenanigans."

"Your current mana, regrettably, is at 1.5. I didn't explain this before, as magical abilities wont effect you in a fight, but right now Samuel has an earth resistance of 10% and a control over earth magic of 5%. His mana right now is up to 50, as is Enferia's. Tirian is at 30 right now, and Drodus is at 25."

Dubs cringed. "I really am inferior to the others when it comes to control and attack power. No matter, I will soon surpass all of them!"

The voice laughed. "That's the spirit, Dubs!"

Dubs placed his hands together and began gathering particles of all different types of magic.