The First Inheritance
It has been about a week since I started continuously using 'Enhanced Rejuvenation' for extended periods of time. The first 2 days were hell…I felt my whole body was sore at after the end of each day, but after day 3…I could at least tolerate the strain. By the end of the week…I could continuously activate it without too much strain, so I could call this a success…I hate it most when Prime is right.
(Check your quests completion by saying 'Status-Quests'. It should make it easier for you to keep track of.)
"Good thinking Prime. 'Status-Quests'."
*Quests*
1) Learn 3 Tier 2Novice Magic Skills *COMPLETED*
2) Learn 3 Tier 2 Novice Weapon Skills *COMPLETED*
3) Find the 3 inheritances from your predecessors
4)Develop your own Unique Attribute *COMPLETED*
5)Hunt 10 Lightning Tigers
6)Hunt 100 Blood Boars
7)Learn 3 Tier 2 Novice Technical Skills
8)Learn 1 Tier 2 Advanced Skill from any category *COMPLETED*
9) Slay "Goliath"
*Quests Completed: 4/9*
…Huh…Oh, right… I completed more than I thought.
"I actually completed almost half of the quests…actually I am almost done with quest 7 as well…"
(Never get too arrogant. Also, those quests are easy compared to the Quests 3,5,6, and 9.)
"Killjoy…well in any case, I think I am satisfied with my current level. Plus, Enhanced Rejuvenation has gotten to Tier 2 (Novice) [0.1]."
(Alright then, you have all your weapons, supplies, and are well rested. It is time for you to embark on your expedition towards the eastern inner edge. That is where the First Inheritance resides.)
"Cool. How long will it take to get there? An hour or more?"
(No more than 1 hour. At your current speed, you could get there even faster, but I do not recommend doing so as you will be decreasing your available stamina.)
Alright not too long of a trip. With that, Prime and I began my trip to find obtain the First Inheritance. To be quite honest, I am excited at the prospects of what I could get from it. Weapons, power, supplies… if it is useful for clearing this place and for surviving…I do not really care what it is. Huh, that is quite an unusual way of thinking for me. I am probably being affected by Prime…snarky bastard…
Ah…I really spaced out there…it was to the point where I am less than 3 miles from there now. We have only been walking for about an hour and I am almost there…this place was quite close. I wonder why I avoided this place.
*SCREEEEEEEEEEEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Ah…that must be why. A monster who was out of my league lived here…this shitty place!!!! What is with that overgrown black and red butterfly mixed with a spider!! That shit looks like it came straight out of a nightmare. For fuck sakes…oh the quest message popped up…
*First Inheritance Mission: Killing the Mutant Monarch Hybrid*
Slay the Mutant Monarch Hybrid who killed your Predecessor.
Reward: Unique Attribute (Charm)
"…Prime…am I reading this right. I get killing that damn thing…but the reward is a unique attribute. Am I going to lose my Unique Attribute I worked so hard to get for this one that sounds like a hooker's alias?"
(No. This is another unique property of the dungeon that I can now tell you about. The death of one of the participants of the Dungeon leave behind one thing for the next challenger in case of their death. That was set to be the most valuable thing they could give, in this case the Unique Attribute. By the way, this is one of those quests that was given unique to you depending on your soul attributes so I doubt the next person after you will get this opportunity. Consider yourself fortunate that you can gain another Unique Attribute.)
"Will this Unique Attribute conflict with my current one? Like, will there be negative side effects?"
(Nope. This is completely safe for you and will not lead to anything else negative down the line. Developing more than one Unique Attribute in your life is not that challenging, it is just that most people are satisfied with the one they already have. Sure, it might seem better on paper, but it does not do much as that is typically a derivative or like your original Attribute. Plus, you could get more out of honing/learning the power of your Unique Attribute then getting a second one.)
"…this is basically cheating. If I get the Unique Attribute of this guy, I will have another power that is completely different from my own. The downside is that it will take time for me to learn what it does, but the bright side is that my battle options would increase."
Alright…sorry not sorry Monarch Hybrid, but you are going down.
Time to bring out my sword and have my spear on my back for backup.
*Enhanced Rejuvenation activated*
This should keep me going at 100% battle capacity for the next 1 hour without putting a strain on my magic and body. The training I did for this skill for the last week was not for nothing, it may not have improved the power, but it most certainly improved my efficiency and mana consumption to half of what it used to be.
"Hey Big, Fat, and Ugly look over here."
(Your vulgar mouth is the same as ever.)
"Shut up."
*SCREEEEECH!!!!*
Looks like my taunt worked. I need to take a midrange battle approach first to assess this guy is capable of. Let me start with a nice fireball to see what this guy will do.
I take around 500 feet of distance between myself and this guy, then I shot a meter-long fireball at this guy with as much speed as possible. Damn…this thing looks like it is being shot at over 100 miles per hour…this is awesome, all that magic training really paid off.
*SLAP*
And that guy just swatted it away while only getting the hair on its body a little seared…great…this is the kind of bug you cannot burn. But…this guy is just a potato right now. Not even moving an inch, and he is tanking my magic…in that case…
If that cannot work, then let me try to hit it with as much magic as possible. By keeping my distance from this guy, I can continuously shoot my different elemental magic to see what works. I try everything from an 'Earth Lance' all the way to "Dark Magic Sphere', but the magic that struck this guy hardest was Ice Magic.
"Time to cool this guy off then!"
(Horrible jokes have no place in battle!)
"Shut up Prime!"
*Elemental Enhancement: Ice is infused into Iron Sword*
Excellent…this guy is emitting my Ice magic perfectly, let me see what this guy can take.
*SCREEECH!!!!*
(Looks like he is making his move now.)
This guy finally spread his wings and is showing off all eight of those disgusting legs of his. Fucking disgusting…I need to kill this guy now. He must be reacting to the ice magic imbued in my sword because he knows it can do some serious damage.
Damn…this guy is coming in close…
"Shit…this guy!!!!!"
This guy is fast…he could keep up with me even though I am enhancing myself right now, but it still just keeps chasing me. I can see why my predecessor died…this guy is a lot faster than he looks.
For the next 10 minutes I just keeping fending of his onslaught of the wind pressure this guy is giving off from his wings and the steel like rods he has for legs. I keep looking for a weakness…with my analysis skill I can find more minute details more easily so I can see where he is weak…my problem is in striking his ass down.
…Wait a minute I got too caught up and forgot…I am such an idiot…
Primordial Instinct…I have not fully mastered it to the point where it activates on its own…however, if I put some magic into my soul it should activate.
*Primordial Instinct Activates*
-Your spatial awareness is extended up to 1000 feet away from you
-You can now anticipate the next moves of your enemies easier
-You can now read the flow of magic easier
-After you receive enough damage, you can return 10% of the power from your enemy's attacks in addition to your own
"Perfect. Alright Bugsy, it is time to die!"
(Glad you remembered your own Unique Attribute…idiot)
I wish I can refute that…but I am busy.
I can see his moves as if they are in slow motion, I can observe the amount of magic he is putting into those wings and legs of his, and my senses all around me feel like they have been boosted beyond its limits.
With this power…in my next exchange…
"…You are mine!!!!!!!!!!"
I pierce the underside of this guys neck as I dodge all his legs and find a small gap in the wind pressure. The ice magic from my sword quickly starts to spread throughout his body and eventually…
*First Inheritance Mission: COMPLETED*
Reward: Unique Attribute (Charm) is granted
…I won…you stupid bug...