Becoming a Target

One day while fighting the kobolds, I encountered the roaming monster of floors 6-10, the Instrument Golem.

"Hear the song of battle"

A magic using monster with high defense, but slow speed and maneuverability

Floors: 6-10

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Stat Range:

Lv1

· Strength: I

· Endurance: SSS

· Dexterity: I

· Agility: I

· Magic: C

It was a golden horn with tiny white wings that flew fairly slow and awkward. Its primary method of attack is a sonic scream. It's theorized that if it could appear in groups, their screams would resonate. A group of ten would kill a team in one shot, a group of a hundred an army, and a thousand would kill a nation. This would drastically increase its danger rating. As it was the golem was just an annoying damage sponge.

I had an important decision; did I want to risk my life to obtain a potentially powerful form or walk away. It would take a while to kill the monster and it would be loud thus attracting a horde of kobolds. I decided that it was worth the risk as I could probably break away from the golem and any kobolds if I had to. It was important that I avoided the situation where I needed a form or function and did not have it.

I first rushed the golem and when it screamed, I dodged to the side. I then proceeded to stick to its side and kept hammering the side of the horn. While thanking the gods that regalia don't dull. It was just a long tedious process, only broken up by the occasional kobold.

After a long long hour, the golem finally turned to dust and dropped its magic stone.

I absorbed the aspect in the magic stone and felt that rush again. Every time feels like the first.

"With an open mouth I am a storm"

Mild stat increase corresponding to an instrument golem's stat distribution and an increase in sound and metal magic (Scale based on LV1)

· Strength: Null

· Endurance: Extreme

· Dexterity: Null

· Agility: Null

· Magic: Medium

Afterwards I gained an understanding of a branch of sound magic, the sonic scream. I also gained my newest monster form.

My entire body turned a golden metal, from the tip of my hair to my innermost organs.

I grew tiny white wings on my back.

I must say my new form would look a lot cooler without my wings. They don't cut the most intimidating image.

I also quickly put together how to evolve the sonic scream into sound amplification and dampening.

I gained the perfect counter to kobolds as an added benefit. Turns out that sonic blasts and kobold enhanced senses don't mix well. In instrument golem form, A single sonic blast and brains are coming out of a kobold's ears. In my base form, a blast debilitates kobolds and makes them easy pickings. There's also the matter of kobolds can't do much to a being made entirely of metal.

While the form has its fair share of weaknesses: heat, cold, magnetism, electricity, rust, and corrosion. Kobolds have none of those attributes. Unluckily, frog shooters are coming up soon and they have the potential for fire, ice, electricity magic bolts.

After another couple of hours breaking my new form and magic in, I was headed home.

While walking down the street I was stopped by a group of thugs. Apparently, the uniform of the group was lots of leather, peacock mohawks, and piercings.

"Don't cha know that the cap of our familia has a magic that gives out marks that shift to anyone who kills the member." (Thug #1)

"Don't know what you're talking about." (Nemo)

"I think ya do. (Thug #1)

"Well, if that's what you believe, I know better than to argue with an idiot. (Nemo)

"You about to get mighty hurt. (Thug #1)

"In front of all these people. Seems like a poor decision. It also backs up the idiot claim. (Nemo)

"No one touches a member of the soma familia. No one. (Thug #2)

"I believe you mean no one touches a member and gets away with it as I have already disproven your previous statement. (Nemo)

"We gonna kill you!" (Thug #1)

"I doubt that, but you're welcome to try. Not that I'm not enjoying our talk but are you going to keep talking or are you going to actual do something. I have other things to do today." (Nemo)

"You better shut your mouth!" (Thug #3)

"Control your dog thug #1." (Nemo)

"Alright guys lets go. Be seeing you soon." (Thug #1)

"Count on it." (Nemo)

And with that pleasant conversation, time to get home.