Solo Leveling?

With the courage he lacked, Rowen approached the altar pretending to know exactly what he was doing.

He needed to enjoy while the protection was still in place over the temple.

The boy just raised his eyebrow before walking away and then leaving the temple and disappearing.

Releasing a sigh of relief, Rowen approached the altar and… Well, he didn't know what to do, so he just decided to imitate the boy.

He reached for the altar.

"How am I…?" His question died in the air as a sphere of golden light appeared above the altar before his hand.

[To receive the blessing of the Altar of the Gods, something must be paid.]

[Do you wish to use the Altar of the Gods to receive the power to change your own destiny?]

Rowen hesitated for a moment when he saw that he would have to pay something to gain power, but then gritted his teeth and decided that whatever he had to pay was better than becoming practically a slave.

Receiving his statement, his head filled with information and intuitively, he knew what to do.

Rowen should choose what he would give in exchange for power. That power would be his and he could do as he pleased.

The more precious it was, the greater the skill it would receive. This was completely different from the "awakening" offered by the natives of this world.

He would be paying something really worthwhile and that was why he would receive a really strong power.

He once again hesitated before making his final decision.

Rowen was in a perilous world and couldn't really trust anyone, but neither did he want to become a cold-blooded killer who cares about no one.

This is why he decided to offer the following:

Envy, Laziness, Greed, Lust, Libido, Fertility, Carnal and Romantic Passion, Romantic Love.

He considered getting rid of all his emotions, but decided that that alone was enough.

He wanted to survive and return to his world, and for that, he couldn't let himself be affected by a beautiful girl.

Romance is good and everything, but sometimes. Rowen never really enjoyed romance in fiction, not when he was looking for adventure and action. For him, this only hindered the protagonists, whether male or female, in fulfilling their missions, because they always had to get into those unnecessary dramas.

That is why he did not hesitate much to get rid of these emotions.

And besides, don't they say that "love" is the most powerful thing in the world?

So why not get rid of it and gain a skill that will really help you survive this hell?

[Payment accepted. Starting True Awakening…]

[Congratulations, you now own your own destiny. You became a Paragon.]

[To access your system, simply say "Open Status".]

[Good luck, Rowen Lahey.]

The golden glow around his body vanished, leaving him with a strange feeling.

He didn't know if it was because now that he didn't even feel "hooked up" thinking about certain "things", or it was because he had just awakened.

"There is no turning back now..." he sighed and turned his attention to the parchment floating beside him hoping he would either accept or refuse the natives' awakening.

He was about to refuse when he thought better and decided to wait. If he refused now, wouldn't he be helpless as the force field fell on the temple?

"First, let's look at my skill. Open status."

(… ..)

Name: Rowen Lahey | Age: 16 years

Race: Human/Paragon | Level: 0 | EXP: 0%

Type: Colorless

HP: 80/80

MP: 70/70

Strength: 7

Resistance: 4

Agility: 9

Vitality: 8 (each point increases HP by 10 points)

Intelligence: 7 (each point increases MP by 10 points)

Wisdom: 5 (Spell Resistance and Mana Regeneration increase by 0.1% every 10 points)

Luck: 4 (cannot be increased with attribute free points)

Stat Points: 0 (Get 10 points for leveling)

Skill Points: 0 (Get 10 points for leveling)

Buffs: None

Quests: none

Shop Skills: Open Store >>

Soul Skills: Inventory, Cosmic Force - Level-1, Solomon's Wisdom - Level-MAX

Passive Skills: None

Active Skills: None

(… ..)

Then he opened the window of both skills.

(… ..)

Cosmic Force (Passive/Active) - Level: 1 | EXP: 0/10 (-97%)

Type: Gene/Spirit/Fight/Magic/Primal/Cosmic/Arcane

Passive Effect: When leveling, permanently increases +1 Strength, Agility, Vitality, and Endurance stats. Updated only when level ends at 5 (5, 15, 25… etc.).

Active Effect: Converts 1.0% MP to Strength, Agility, Vitality, or Endurance for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 3000 seconds.

-MP Conversion: Updated only at levels ending in 2.

-Duration: Updated only at levels ending in 4, 6 and 8.

-Cooldown: Updated only at levels ending in 0.

(… ..)

Solomon's Wisdom (Passive) - Level: Maximum

Type: Colorless

Description: All Psychic, Dark, Light, Rock, Fairy, Draco, Magic, Aqua, Pyros, Wind, Sky, Plant, Ghost, Electric, Ice, Ancient and Poison skills have the required amount of EXP to level down. by 97%. Earn also +10 Skill Points by leveling.

(… ..)

"Now you're a Pokémon?" He muttered.

But still he was happy for his two skills. Taking his time, he researched a few things a little better.

Each person upon awakening is given a "Type", which allows him to learn only skills of that type.

He received the [Type: Colorless] , which allows him to learn any kind of skill theoretically. You should probably have skills that allow only certain types to learn them.

Your second skill is also of the "Colorless" type, which apparently serves to affect more than one type.

In all, there are 27 types, and they are:

Types: Gene, Spirit, Psychic, Fight, Dark, Light, Rock, Fairy, Draco, Magic, Aqua, Pyros, Wind, Sky, Plant, Ghost, Electric, Ice, Steel, Primal, Ancient, Cosmic, Poison, Demonic, Divine, Arcane, Colorless.

With a sigh, he closed the window and looked around.

It was still daytime and seemed to have a blue sky with a few clouds, but he knew that only the roof was high. Probably they watched or read Harry Potter.

At that moment, he almost had his heart coming out of his mouth.

DING!

(… ..)

Mission Alert!

… *…

Mission: Solo Leveling (1/5)

Conclusion: 0%

Description: It's been years since people's greed has made them do questionable things. By choosing to "awaken" through the Altar of the Gods, you have made it clear that your destiny belongs to you and only you. Demonstrate how willing you are to survive, even if it creates some enemies on your way to the top.

Objective: To wait inside the Temple of Dimensional Awakening until they give up on you, but without accepting or declining their terms, thus maintaining the Soul Contract until they are collected.

Duration: 60 minutes

Reward: +500 EXP

Additional Reward: +10 EXP for every additional 10 minutes, + 10% off (Max. 90%) on any skill in the store for every additional 30 minutes for the next 72 hours after completing this quest.

Punishment: none

(… ..)

"… Ok… No option to decline? Okay…"

Closing the window, he rolled his eyes and looked around.

"Is there Wifi somewhere in this world?"

Shoulders slumped, he sat on the floor and almost decided to take a nap, but thought better and thought he should be careful.

"I think I can see that store in the meantime… open store."

In front of him, a translucent blue window appears.

(… ..)

Shop: Use Skill Points to buy. | Current Skill Points: 0

Discount: none

Fireball (Pyros/Magic): 10 Skill Points

Create and throw a fireball.

Blink (Psychic/Magic): 50 Skill Points

-For a place you can see and within a certain area, teleport instantly.

Lucky Star (Spirit/Cosmic/Ancient/Arcane): 1000 Skill Points

Let luck guide your way. The higher the Stat Luck, the greater the benefits of your trip and the easier the obstacles in your path.

Translocation (Psychic/Magic): 500 Skill Points

At the cost of a certain amount of MP, exchange the location of something of the same mass/size/energy for another within a certain area. Pay additional MP for the difference between mass/size/energy of targets.

Rain Dance (Spirit/Magic/Aqua/Sky/Ancient/Divine): 100 Skill Points

-Dance and with a little luck and MP, you might be able to make it rain.

New List: 5 Skill Points >>

(… ..)

"… I…" Rowen was speechless and thoughtful about what to say. "Huh."