Finally Ian forced his mind to move by trying to pronounce the command. His mouth did not cooperate, but he got what he wanted with a single, focused thought.
The squeaking scream that the hawkdog let out as its chest shot up in flames would have been pathetic in a different situation. As it scratched its ribs with its last morsels of strength, Ian got a big notification from his system.
[QUEST COMPLETED: COBRA CRUNCH]
[CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE REACHED LEVEL 2]
Ian didn't even have time to congratulate himself. The notifications kept on coming.
[NAME: IAN RAINWALL]
[LEVEL: 2]
[POWER UP POINTS: 15]
[EXPERIENCE POINTS: 15/30]
[HEALTH POINTS: 100/100]
[STRENGTH: 7]
[INTELLIGENCE: 20]
[CONSTITUTION: 10]
[SKILLS: SHOOTING STAR, TARGET FIRE]
Ian returned to the actual physical world and witnessed the weirdest thing he had seen in a while.