As it stands, Elos could use more self aware beings, even if it might an more competition to humanity. Not that we can really compete with the existing races. Everyone is busy dealing with the monsters around them. But even if we find so way to move the insects through the gate without them dying or turning to monsters, how the fuck would we move the adow?
Ilea didnt question the positive impact adow once had on Erendar. Right now the realm was filled with spirits that did nothing else but fight each other and everything they ca across.
Thats like if every human was like , she smirked and landed a few kiloters away from the previous action. Ilea was sure a world with more sapient creatures was automatically better. Of course they had ways to make life miserable for everything around them and themselves but Elos proved quite a bit better than what she saw in Erendar.
Spirits ca soon and she resud her training.
Whenever too many Astral Spirits showed up, she would change locations.
The creatures either didnt care about pursuing her or had no way to even do so. adow inford her that the Astral Spirits only showed up when a large amount of mana was used in a certain area. For example a few thousand death magic spells.
adow assured her that the beings could randomly show up too but generally didnt care with sothing like Ileas passive magic output. It was a possible explanation why they didnt pursue her.
Their drain abilities luckily had a sowhat short range, allowing her to mostly avoid that problem during her fights. Ilea was really just a conduit to summon spirits of death and through them the Astral beings, residents of Sephilon.
Ilea returned to the temple after three hours, checking her gains as she entered the structure through the hole in the wall.
ding Sentinel Huntress reaches 3rd lvl 9
ding Azarinth Reversal reaches 3rd lvl 23
ding Eyes of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 21
ding Phaseshift reaches lvl 2
ding Phaseshift reaches lvl 11
ding Displacent reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Space Shift reaches 2nd lvl 16
ding Space Shift reaches 2nd lvl 17
ding Body of the Valkyrie reaches 2nd lvl 15
ding Body of the Valkyrie reaches 2nd lvl 18
ding Deviant of Humanity reaches lvl 15
ding Deviant of Humanity reaches lvl 16
ding Monster Hunter reaches 3rd lvl 5
ding Veteran reaches 3rd lvl 8
ding Death Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 12
ding Death Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 14
ding Astral Magic Resistance reaches lvl 18
ding Astral Magic Resistance reaches lvl 20
ding Astral Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 1
Astral Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 1
The power of the stars, harnessed and used to wreak unimaginable destruction. Few beings are able to channel this power through their bodies. It would not co as a surprise to find a human, of all beings finding a way to modify their weak vessel for its use. You should not let your encounters fool you, this school of magic is quite extraordinary and just as rare.
2nd stage: You have faced enough wielders of Astral Magic to warrant a second tier resistance. Your body is much less likely to disintegrate against this powerful school of magic.
ding One Third tier General skill point awarded
The second tier bonus was helpful, even during Phaseshift.
Quite a few levels for the little ti I spent with the monsters.
She had to admit that the danger she had faced against the Queen was much higher than what the spirits managed.
If the Astral versions had been sapient, fully driven to hunt her down with their powerful abilities, there might be actual danger but as it was, she hardly thought it possible to die against them. Precognition, high level healing, high resistances, mana gained from enemy spells, two teleportation abilities, and her simple winged speed worked together to make her night unbeatable for the enemies she faced.
The Spirits of Death could pin her down if she allowed it but their simple mindedness made sure they couldnt capitalize on that benefit.
The fact of course remained that both the death and astral magic damaged her armor and health. If enough monsters worked together they could kill her in less than ten seconds without her regeneration and evasion. A being even of her level would be downright disintegrated if it took the sa damage she did, let alone one with lesser resilience and resistances.
Ilea assud that was a major part of the danger and level calculation. The high enemy levels made up another part of the equation. It would all slow down in ti, as it had with the Guardians and Specters. But for now the magic governing her skill advancents still considered the Spirits of a high enough danger to reward her with frequent level ups.
If I make one dumb mistake, Im dead. Problem is, I wont, she thought as her wings settled behind her, the tail swaying slightly.
Hey there. You dont look so good, she said to the group of heavily armored people that had reached the throne room.
All were close to or slightly above level two hundred. Their mismatched gear suggested adventurers rather than military. There were ten people all in all, two healers with sweat dripping down their faces, one barrier mage who kept a do around the group, and a variety of mages and warriors that currently just focused on fighting the high mana density.
They all tensed up when their eyes t Ileas ashen form.
Various whispers in the native tongue escaped them, the na Lilith audible a few tis.
Im right here, Ilea said and waved. Who are you?
Lady Lilith! We are adventurers from Gyffold the guard made a posting at the local guild, for anyone brave enough to explore this place, one of the higher level people said.
Aha. Well good luck. Dont go out of the city. Youd be eaten alive, she said and blinked down to the vaults.
Hows it going? Ilea asked when she appeared close to Michael.
He barely glanced her way. Very well yes thank you.
A third Michael had joined the two, all currently occupied with a single piece of paper and the runes drawn onto it.
Welco back, Lilith. An impressive display of resilience, adow said telepathically.
Thanks, she replied in the sa way, noticing a few of the insect creatures glancing at her from the destroyed entrances.
Do they have food left? she asked.
There is enough for a few of your weeks. And Im sure more could be supplied from your realm, adow replied.
Good. Yeah, if you have anything to trade, she said.
The mage Michael is providing gold for information on various magic theories. Its quite peculiar that your species has found interest in such an elent. Though the concept of currency is certainly quite useful, the being said.
I saw them taking away bodies earlier. I managed to retrieve the corpse of the Queen when she died, Ilea said.
The return of their leader should lead to so trust. I suggest you offer it to the survivors, adow said.
You dont care for it? Ilea asked.
Zaiked is no longer awakened. I shall rember her but I have no use for her remains, the adow replied.
Huh, Ilea said and turned away, walking to the survivors.
So of them retreated to the back of the hall but most actually remained, their various forms of eyes staring at her.
Ilea ford an ashen altar before she summoned the body, placing it down slowly before she stepped back.
The clicking noises were quite agitated, so of them moving their bodies in ways she hadnt seen before.
Theyre showing great volus of emotion, adow supplied.
I guessed as much, Ilea replied and lowered the altar slowly, making her ash disappear.
Did you manage to increase more of your abilities to the third tier? adow asked.
Not yet. But I should get there in a day or two with a few of them. I dont suppose you know how to unlock the fourth tier? she said.
Good. Your question is difficult to answer knowing so little about your species. Have you unlocked Core skill points? it asked.
Ilea didnt see a reason to lie. Yeah.
That is good. It ans you have either reached a level threshold or unlocked an additional Class. How many options are available to you? it asked.
Three currently. Leveling a third Class skill to the third tier, a stat boost, and a skill boost. Plus five locked options, Ilea said.
You can see the locked options. That confirms that you gained an additional Class before reaching the normally required level for Core skill points. It should also an that the locked options will beco available once you reach said level, the being said.
Why are you talking like youre not sure? she asked.
I have studied various awakened creatures since my own awakening. The pale ones for example are born at level one hundred. The horned beetles on the other hand at one hundred and fifty. They each are given a single Class upon their birth. The Rainbow Wisp was unique in that it was born without a Class but powerful resistances to ward off the dangerous nature in this realm. Their limited ability to cast and comprehend magic lead to a few preferred Classes but in the end they all perished due to the eclipse, the being explained.
Youre rambling. Species are different. Is that your point? Ilea said.
Indeed, young healer. I presu your own kind is not given a Class upon their birth? it said.
Yes. Why the assumption? she asked.
You have faced several two Class Pale ones and prevailed, despite your level. The Queen was powerful within her species yet she could not slay you. You stand against level six and seven hundred Spirits without danger to your life. It ans your current levels are far beyond what your species usually achieves. Beyond the classification your level represents.
Requirents are different depending on your species. Your kind starts their life without a Class and thus should have more variety in the abilities they choose. With your comnts on the third Class, I have to assu you are imdiately offered two. And you have achieved a third, which should be rare for your kind. Harder to achieve than a Pale One gaining their second even.
I see that this information is not what you seek. There are differences in requirents for various species. So things have remained a constant, I have found. The limit of ten skills to each full fledged Class, or the third tier skill limit of level thirty. Few ever unlock an additional Class beyond their species limitations. But when they do, they receive Core skill points, just like you have. It is fortunate that you have done so before reaching the level threshold, adow said.
How so? Ilea asked.
You would not receive Core skill points during this period at all, it said.
Really? So every point I get is a bonus one compared to if I didnt already get a third Class? she asked.
Precisely, adow replied.
And once I unlock all options I can advance skills to the fourth tier? Ilea asked.
Not yet. But you should receive a way to enhance your skills further. The fourth tier itself is not easily achieved. Beside myself, there are only two beings Ive known who have managed to reach it and shared the information with . So far I believe only one skill per Class can be advanced, and only once you have enhanced every single skill with Core skill points, it said.
Theres a way to enhance skills with Core skill points? she asked.
Yes. You should receive the option once the level requirent is t. I suggest you refrain from spending any of your points until that option presents itself, adow said.
Sounds good. So thats it? I just level up to unlock the options and then enhance all my skills? Then I get to the fourth tier? Ilea asked.
There may be a simple level requirent but I am not familiar with your species. You likely are one of few who would ever seek such knowledge with the intention of achieving the requirents, adow said.
I dont know about that. Im pretty sure there are humans out there with insane levels of power, Ilea said. She liked fighting, yes. And she had really good Class combinations but that was pretty much it. She just wouldnt believe that there was nobody above four, or five hundred.
There are those who excel. Your kind has high potential but few will ever scratch even what you have reached. It is simply not in their nature to do so, it said.
Was Zaiked one of the creatures with a fourth tier skill? Ilea asked. Im curious.
No. Zaiked gained her second Class much earlier than her peers but while she was the strongest one alive when you arrived here, she was not comparable to those who ca before. Centuries ago, when this city was thriving and survival on Erendar was difficult for their kind but possible.
Her kind had to reach level five hundred to gain Core skill points without a second Class and thus all the options for their use, it said.
They start at one hundred and we start at zero, aning Ill get those options at four hundred? Ilea asked with a smile.
Your early ability to have two Classes and the adaptability that provides easily makes up for one hundred levels. I would not be surprised if it takes you even longer to unlock all options. My assumption is five hundred however. As it was for at least four species I have helped awaken, the being said.
Thats not exactly fair. Low level humans are super weak compared to Elves or the Pale ones. Its much harder for us to reach high levels than it should be for them, with such a start, she said.
I do not know the Elves you speak of but the Pale ones are near extinct. While your species thrives, capable of even responding to my call through the fabrics of space. Have you not slain a Pale one sixty levels above your own? Your kind likely requires shelter and is highly vulnerable when at a young age but the potential for growth and adaptation is truly remarkable, adow said.
I won against a Pale One with two classes. And no enhanced or fourth tier skills if what you said was true. Not exactly an incredible achievent. Well well see what happens at four hundred. Otherwise Ill just have to go for five, she said with a grin.
Not like Ill stop anyti soon.
Amusing. It should be possible, with how you fought those Spirits. You shouldnt undervalue your achievent however. Zaiked was on par with the sa Spirits you fought today, her lower amount of Classes are no indication for lesser power. Even a being limited by one Class could challenge you, as the Astral Spirits have shown. The power of individual Classes is sowhat proportionate to the possibilities available. it said.
What do you an? she asked.
It ans that a level one hundred Pale one should match the power of a human with two level one hundred Classes. Just as much as a blind creature at that level should match when at the sa level. The further you push beyond the normal ranges, the comparisons beco muddled. Thus you are able to battle Spirits at much higher levels, just as Zaiked could. Perhaps she could have even matched other Pale ones beyond five hundred but it is difficult to say. The more abilities are unlocked, evolved, trained and mastered, the harder it is to rely on factors like levels or amounts of skills and Classes to compare your strength, adow explained.
She mostly agreed. With monsters she could get an idea of their danger due to the level they showed but even with them it beca more and more convoluted. A death spirit at level six hundred hardly compared to a Specter of Rot for example.
Ilea noticed that after so form of ceremony, the insects in the vault started devouring the corpse of Zaiked. She turned away and ignored the process, accepting it as a cultural custom she was glad humanity did not usually possess.
How many Classes do you have? Ilea asked.
Five. Though I have awakened with them all, adow said.
Damn speaking of powerful species, she said and laughed, crossing her arms.
Power cos at a cost, the adow said. Its a joy to have found not one but three Awakened with the ability to converse with . One of you has proven hostile but you and Michael remain, each with their own set of questions, desires, wishes, and goals. But both of you accept my existence and are not driven mad by my very presence. I see and feel through magic, but conversation has been so very scarce in the last two centuries.
Ilea smiled. Im sorry. I guess I was just awed by your high level.
I cannot fly, as you can, nor do I find joy in consuming food for there is no need for nourishnt. The killing I am forced to do brings no satisfaction, only the loss of those who never found awakening, it paused. Apologies. I did not an to overwhelm you with my own shortcomings.
She laughed and displaced herself a few tis until she stood next to the tree.
What are you doing, Lilith? the adow asked, still using a copy of her own voice.
Its called a hug, Ilea said, squeezing the hard magic tree before she let go. Its supposed to be comforting.
The whole room vibrated for a mont before it cald down, fireflies disturbed before they found their place again.
I am not a mammal, Ash mage Lilith, it said. But. I find appreciation for your simple gesture. Its aning is understood but I am not in need for your emotional support. I have endured millennia without a conversation, I rely tried to contextualize your perceived weakness.
Sure, Ilea said with a grin.
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