Off The Deep End

Pain swept through his body as he slammed into water, straight from unconsciousness he found himself getting dragged through strong currents of water. Worst still he had the air knocked out of him as he slammed into the surface of the water, and had almost taken in a mouthful of water. He struggled to make sense of what was happening as his body began to feel uncomfortable due to the lack of oxygen. He then felt a sharp pain in his shoulder as it scraped against a sharp rock which was at the bottom of what appeared to be a river which had a hold of him. He now knew where the bottom was and quickly flung himself toward the surface in desperate need for air, he cut his feet on the various rocks but he didn't mind as long as he could breath. His head breached the surface yet it remained dark, for that he did not care and took a deep breath in before the currents sucked him under again.

Now that he had satiated his need for oxygen he knew that he had to get out of the water, he already seemed exhausted and his entire body screamed in pain and with a need of rest.

!!!Hold Breath Lvl 1. Activated!!! !!!Diving Lvl 1. Activated!!! !!!Swimming Lvl 1. Activated!!!

He became baffled for mere moments before his surroundings reminded him of what was important, and he began to swim with the current toward its edges. He was discouraged for a moment as he somehow could tell that the edge of the water met a kind of wall, but since it was his only hope he kept going. He suddenly realized that the walls were rough and had what seemed like thick roots coming out of them, he was confused as to how he could know such a thing as he had yet to see or touch the wall but he knew to trust himself, if he didnt he wouldn't survive. He breached the water yet again, this time grasping at roots that he wasn't sure were even there, and his hands met rough bark that ripped and tore his skin as he used his full might to keep himself stuck firmly to his only chance to escape the turbulent waters.

He did not even let seconds pass before trying to scramble up the rough wall that revealed itself to be earthy in texture. In his mind's eye he could see roots covering the mass of dirt and traveled up 3ft before meeting a tree at the edge of a moist ground featuring more trees. He shot up the 3ft as it was not a very large area in comparison to his size which seemed roughly 5'10 and hugged the trunk of the tree, hoisting himself up onto the ground with haste. He sat on his back gasping, he then realized he had been holding his breath the whole time.

He sat up after some time and tried to look around, finding tiny blurry stars in the sky that don't emit very much light. There was no moon in the sky and his mind began to spin, not about there being no moon but about what he had just gone through. What had happened to him? What had caused him to be here? Anxiety rose into his mind briefly as he realized that he wasn't even sure who he was. So many questions flooded his mind, but before he could even begin to try to answer them a dim and darkly yellow screen filled his mind.

!!!Quest Complete!!! Escape the river!

Unfortunately for you, you seem to have fallen into a river which is going to flow into a waterfall!

Escape the River: (1/1) 100%

Reward: Restore to Optimal Condition !!!Claim!!!

A chill went down his spine as he read that he had nearly met his end to a waterfall. He collected what was left of himself and claimed the reward, as he did a new screen appear before him.

Name: ??? (Human) Age:19

Featmaster Lvl 1.

Hp: 21/21 (100%)

AC: 16

Speed: 30ft

Perception: 45ft (Wis 15)

Sight: Blindsight 44ft; Degenerative Eyesight 1ft (Critical)

Stats:

Str: 15. Dex: 15. Con: 16. Wis: 15. Int: 16. Cha: 13.

Active Skills: Entropy Lvl 1. Evolution Lvl 1. Multi-Tasking Lvl 1. Swimming Lvl 1. Tenacious Lvl 1. Hold Breath Lvl 1. Swing Lvl 1. Slash Lvl 1.  Blade Theory Lvl 1. Blacksmithing Lvl 1. Metallurgy Lvl 1. Metal Work Lvl 1. Accuracy Lvl 1. Bow Theory Lvl 1. Bladesmithing Lvl 1. Scavenge Lvl 1. Focus Awareness Lvl 1. Reflect Lvl 1. Leatherworking Lvl 1. Carpentry Lvl 1. Farming Lvl 1. Construction Lvl 1. Vital Attack Lvl 1. Grappling Lvl 1. Tend Ailment Lvl 1. Break Apart Lvl 1. Diving Lvl 1.

Passive Skills: Blindsight 44 ft Lvl 1. Reflective Awareness 45ft Lvl 1. Entropy Lvl 1. Evolution Lvl 1. Fast Learner Lvl 1. Multi-Tasking Lvl 1. Ambi-Dexterous Lvl 1. Open Minded Lvl 1. Survival Knowledge Lvl 1. Creative Lvl 1. Inventive Lvl 1. Book Worm Lvl 1. Theoretical Knowledge Lvl 4. Practical Knowledge Lvl 1. Leveling System Lvl 1. Untradeable Lvl 1. Monopoly Lvl 1. Scientific Theory Lvl 1. Anti-Social Lvl 1. Strong Willed Lvl 1. Fast Muscle Growth Lvl 1. Strategize Lvl 1. Ruthless Lvl 1. Target Vitals Lvl 1. Durable Lvl 1. Martial Theory Lvl 1. Observant Lvl 1. Bushcraft Theory Lvl 2.

Feats: Grappler, Lucky, Alert, Survivalist, Weapon Master (Daggers, Short Swords, Bows, Spears, Axes), Durable, Fighting Initiate, Healer, Keen Mind, Martial Initiate, Observant, Second Chance, Skilled, Skulker, Tavern Brawler, Tough

Inventory: Survival Handbook

He left his sanity behind him and immediately accepted the information in front of him. Two things jump out at him to start and that is the information under the "Sight" category. He had something called "Degenerative Eyesight" which seemingly didn't surprise him, and something called "Blindsight" which very much did.

Degenerative Eyesight [Sight]

Your eyesight slowly deteriorates as you get older, you are not entirely sure if it will ever stop.

Blindsight [Sight]

You have heightened senses that cause you to unnaturally become able to perceive your surroundings with astonishing accuracy, even things that hide their presence can not escape your awareness, but you cannot determine minute details such as the details of one's face.

It appeared that he would one day become blind, but at least that explained why the stars were blurry. On the other hand he now understood how he knew things before being able to sense them. As he understood these things the screens disappeared.

His eyes then moved down the list only to find more confusion, he saw two skills that he couldn't understand based on their names alone, and almost as if on cue they too appeared before him.

Entropy [Skill]

Grade: Mythic {0 Years}

Entropy is the law of nature that dictates that order must dissolve into chaos and represents the parallel to Evolution.

The user has an aura that slowly makes things dissolve into chaotic forms of themselves, the law of entropy is enacted through focusing on a target, the user can focus on a target in two ways:

~Passive~ [Lvl 1.]: The user consciously retains awareness of the target, over a course of time depending on the quality and strength of the target its features will begins to mutate in chaotic ways that slowly lead to the expiration of the target due to instabilities in its structure, these mutations can be altered purposefully by changing the environment that the target resides in, but will still retain a level of unpredictability. This skill can be used while focused on other things as long as the user retains full awareness of the target.

~Active~ [Lvl 1.]: The user focuses their entire attention toward the target, the target mutates at a far more rapid pace than that of the Passive Variant The mutations are able to express themselves at an increased pace that is still determined by the quality and strength of the target, these mutations occur more frequently and are more closely tied to the environment that the target is in, and the mutations can be predicted more easily as a result and leads to faster instabilities.

Evolution [Skill]

Grade: Mythic {0 Years}

Evolution is the law of nature that dictates that chaos must form into order and represents the parallel to Entropy

The user has an aura that slowly causes things to reach a higher state of themselves through creating harmony and order, the law of evolution is enacted through focusing on a target, the user can focus on a target in one of two ways:

~Passive~ [Lvl 1.]: The user consciously retains awareness of the target, over the course of time depending on the quality and strength of the target of the target its features will begin to evolve on their respective evolution plateaus which are determined by preexisting traits, if the structure retains instabilities the evolution process will favor stability over improvement until the targets structure has reached order. This skill can be used while focusing on  other things as long as the user retains full awareness of the target.

~Action~ [Lvl 1.]: The user focuses their entire attention toward the target, the target evolution at a far more rapid pace that that of the Passive Variant The evolutions are able to express themselves with an increased pace and will stabilize the instabilities at a ferocious speed, the evolutions speed is still dependent on the quality and strength of the target. The target evolves along their evolutionary plateaus and has a limit to its evolution, which can be superseded once before reaching the status Apex Form in which it can no longer be affected by this skill.

These skills both concerned him and excited him.