Chapter 7 - Magic? Barely know 'er!
I walk down deeper into the cavern, curious what other treasures lie deeper in this place.
I find a small opening in the wall, peeping into it I notice one large purple crystal with what seems to be lightning being shot out of it.
I dig out a bigger opening in the wall and use appraisal on it.
----{** Appraising. . . **}----
Name: D̴̨̹̔̂̅̀̈́̈́e̶̥͍̻̜̰̹̠͙̫̚͠À̷̛͉̼͓͕͚̭̩̜͍̈͑t̸̛̲͔͍͙̖̠̝̭̻̐́̊́̒̈́̋͘̚͜h̴̨̨̧̛͙͇̼̗̥͕̾̂̂̿̀̇͊̕͝S̵̮̰̯̮͐͆d̴̻̙͓̳̫͉̮̭͗o̵̤̳̖̒͂͊̚̚͜Ȯ̵̢̢̨͉̯̟͕̻̪̰́̃̄̀͘̚͝r̵͈̮͓͂̈̿̈̔̌͘
Info: Ŕ̶̡̧̳͍̰͉̘͓̎̓̃̈́̈́̕͝U̵̡̹̤̙͕̓̌n̷̛̺̳͙̣̙̠̲͊̑̑̈í̷̡̪͎̖͇̣̘̺̮̽͂̎͋̄̕F̸̛̥̰̯͈̺̘̪̘͌͋̈̕͠͠ͅÿ̶͇̥̩̲̩̻̣̗́͠ͅo̸̳̫̯̻̞̩̽̌͗Ǘ̵̮͈̖̗̞̦̈́̀̌͆͘͝͠ẅ̷̧̛̛̮̞̭̥̞͙̩́̔̾̐̄̇͝A̴̟̝̦͍̺͛̀̕N̸̢͙̣͙̰͙̪̻͚̫̈͊̉̀̉̎̅̓͝͝ṱ̴̩̫̬̰̭͓͖̩̣̀̒̾Ţ̶̭̝͙̽̄́ͅo̶͙̣̣͎͒́̆͗̌̉̚L̸̪͈̀́͒͘͘͠i̷̥̗̜̗͆̌̚͠v̴̖̈͒͝ ̴͕͌̏͒ȩ̶̢̯̺̣̼̱̟̏
----{** Į̵̙̙͉̲͔̘̠̽̈́͂̂̋̃̅͑͝T̸̘̹̫̖̗͖̆̒̀̍͒͒̃h̷̨͇̙̙̻̙͊͊̋̆̀͑̕̚̚͠ū̷̢̱̳̗͕̽̏͝R̶̫̲̀t̷̜̭̝͉͕̹̣̄̈́͑̇̉͋̎̀͘͜s̸̡̫͍͕͆͊͒i̵̊ͅT̶̨̡̨̠̟͎͎̂̽́͑̎̃ḧ̵̫́̃̓̈̑͘̚ŭ̵̮͙̙͎͚̘̼̯̱͉̍͋̇͌Ṛ̵̢̿̆̇̚͠t̷̛͈̩̲̬͈̯̀̉̽͜͜s̸̪͗̇͗̇̋̈́͆̀͒̋ **}----
'What the hell?! What's going on? I don't like this!'
----{** Aggression detected, please flee. **}----
A board pops up, a feeling of dread creeps up my spine as I turn tail and run.
A giant hand jumps out of the wall, nearly smashing me against the wall.
'What the shit?! Why me?!' I think,
"Gehhhhhhhh!" I screech, looking down and staring in fear at the spike impaling me.
----{** Dangerously low [Aura] detected, Ejecting. . .
E̷̮̫͂́̐̂̀r̸̜̱̭̦̯͇̭͔̹̈̂͘̕͜R̴̨͕̟̠̉͊͋̄͘Ǫ̵͖̲͖͖͚̾̇r̸̦̹̯̗͙̰̋̍͐̊̀͜͜͝ ̷̳̪̥̋̓͜E̸̡͉̳͔͉͍̩͑́́̂̄̅̕r̷̬̈͗̆̽̀͘r̷̹̜̹͓̻͒̈̒͗͛̽̚Ȏ̸̗̟͍̘͒͂̔͑̕̚R̵̗͉͇̖̐͑̄͑͌̈͆̓͝͠ ̴̢͈̗͚̺̣̤̟̣́̀̀̈́͛͊͠ĕ̶̢̨̺̞̙̭͙̹̍̑͜R̴̤͈͘Ȓ̷͚̭̼̣͖̫͝ͅo̶̡̢̨̨̱͈̪͆͌ͅŘ̴̰̅̄͂͑͘͝E̷̮̫͂́̐̂̀r̸̜̱̭̦̯͇̭͔̹̈̂͘̕͜R̴̨͕̟̠̉͊͋̄͘Ǫ̵͖̲͖͖͚̾̇r̸̦̹̯̗͙̰̋̍͐̊̀͜͜͝ ̷̳̪̥̋̓͜E̸̡͉̳͔͉͍̩͑́́̂̄̅̕r̷̬̈͗̆̽̀͘r̷̹̜̹͓̻͒̈̒͗͛̽̚Ȏ̸̗̟͍̘͒͂̔͑̕̚R̵̗͉͇̖̐͑̄͑͌̈͆̓͝͠ ̴̢͈̗͚̺̣̤̟̣́̀̀̈́͛͊͠ĕ̶̢̨̺̞̙̭͙̹̍̑͜R̴̤͈͘Ȓ̷͚̭̼̣͖̫͝ͅo̶̡̢̨̨̱͈̪͆͌ͅŘ̴̰̅̄͂͑͘͝
Attack detected, enabling {Secret Skill: Hells Gate} **}----
A monotone voice says.
A fiery ring appears, an irresistible scratch crawls up my body as my skin turns to a charcoal-black.
I scream in pain as the hand slides out of the way, revealing a glowing purple light as an eyeball appears in the hole.
Its pupils dilate, scanning the hall before focusing on me.
It huffs creepily before slithering away.
The room rumbles as the fire surround me, eating me up oh-so-slowly.
The hand busts out of the wall beside me, it seems as if time slows down, but the fire progresses, faster than before.
It soon envelopes me as all my skin turns black.
'S-Shit! I can't! I can't die here! It hurts... It hurts...' I think I close my eyes and focus.
----{** Dispelling [Secret Skill: Hells Gate} due to its use being unnecessary. **)----
A monotone voice says.
The fire disappears, as a board pops up, saying;
----{** An affinity to [Heavenly], [Demonic, [Light], [Dark], [Ancient], [Taboo] Magic detected, transferring necessary skills for use of magic...
[Heavenly Energy Manipulation] Unlocked
[Demonic Energy Manipulation] Unlocked
[Light Energy Manipulation] Unlocked
[Ancient Energy Manipulation] Unlocked
[Taboo Energy Manipulation] Unlocked
[Divine Energy Manipulation] Attempting to unlock...
Failed.
---- {** END **}----
I feel a power pulsing through my veins, I felt as if I could overcome any difficulty.
White light surrounds my hand as I put my hands on the hand's thumb and pinky finger, managing to stop it.
Sweat drips down off of my cheek, blood dripping from my mouth as I clench it to endure the pain.
'Ffffff... Uck off!' I think, managing to push it back.
It quickly swings its arm back, making a fist and swinging it.
I jump out of the way, running past the other whole right before it swings its other fist into the hole, just barely making it out.
It takes its hand out, seconds later, I end up running from blue and purple flames that feel like they'll burn me just by looking at them.
I run, full speed away.
Yet, those flames are faster than me, guess my fruits of labor were for nothing?
'I'm not giving up!' I think, "Geh, gehh geehhh!".
I notice a hole in the wall, a hole big enough for me to fit in.
I jump in, the flames fly by, I wipe the sweat off my forehead, laughing like a mad-hobgoblin.
'That thing was something else! But what was it? It looked like a lizard, but I have a feeling it wasn't a lizard, dragon perhaps? No, it wasn't a dragon. I think?' I wonder.
I smile, looking around and noticing a skeleton beside me.
Jumping in fear, I look at it for long enough to realize, it is indeed dead.
I look at it, realizing it's wearing clothes.
I smirk widely, jumping up and slipping on a leather jacket and ragged pants, and picking up a large rusty metal great-sword.
I flip up a hood the jacket has sewn-in, readjusting the sleeves and looking at the great sword.
Sure, it was rusty, but it had a beautiful, elegant appearance.
I look around some more, finding a bag with crystals, money, and some equipment to take care of the great sword.
'No wonder they died, they didn't bring food. Or they ate it all.' I think.
I peek around the corner, 'The coast is clear!' I think, running back to the room I slept.
Eventually reaching it, I sigh, falling on my butt, 'What was that thing? and what was that {Secret Skill: Hells Gate} too? Status!' i think, reading the board.
----{** Status and Information**}----
Name: None
Titles: Genius, Dungeon Master, Survivor
Race: Infected Hobgoblin
State: Tired, {Legend Status: Jehovahs Witness}
Level: 1 (Cannot level up due to {Legend Status: Jehovahs Witness}
Experience: 120/∞
Strength: 120
Agility: 98
Luck: 176
Dexterity: 106
Charm: 67
Wisdom: 14
Charisma: 11
Intelligence: 1,100
Skills: [Slash], [Pick-Pocket], [Sneak], [Deceive], [Infection], [Enemy Detect], [Appraisal], [Frenzy], [Command], [Control], [Smash], [Spread], [Intimidate], [Transfer], [Ally Locate], [Skill Board]
Passive Skills: [Leadership], [Arts And Crafts], [Hide Presence]
Magic: [Ancient] [Taboo] [Light] [Dark]
[Evolution board accessible.]
[Skill board accessible.]
[Star-dust needed for evolution to {Mega Variant}: The Great Wise Hobgoblin. (Evolving will rid you of this chance to evolve into {Mega Variant}: The Great Wise Hobgoblin, but may Introduce a different {Mega Variant}.
----{** END **}----
'Nice, I've gotten a lot stronger!' I think, proud of what I have accomplished.