Before fighting, I wanted to check what level I was. If I rember correctly, I can get my first class at level 150.
("|Analyze|.") [Solace]
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Na: Solace
Race: Forsaken Great Spirit
Gender: ???
Age: ???
Level: 122
Health: 15800/15800
Mana: 8900/8900
Strength: 4052
Agility: 3380
Intelligence: 2838
Willpower: 3780
Status: Stable
Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 9| |Analyze Lv. 19| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 3| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 6| |Fla Cannon Lv. 3| |Wind Edge Lv. 4| |Cleanse Lv. 1| |Kindle Lv. 1| |Night Vision Lv. 4| |Earthen Shield Lv. 1| |Reinforce Lv. 4| |Paralyze Lv. 1| |Mimic Lv. 6| |Status Concealnt Lv. 1| |Item Box Lv. 7| |Sound Interference Lv. 1| |Enchant Fla Lv. 1| |Fire Resistance Lv. 10| |Blazing Fist Lv. 2| |Liquid Barrage Lv. 1| |Convergence Lv. 1| |Shock Resistance Lv. 6| |Wardrobe Lv.1| |Mana Detection Lv. 1| |Mana Breathing Lv.3| |Terra Javelin Lv. 2| |Imbue Alarm Lv. 1| |Cold Resistance Lv. 4| |ntal Fortitude Lv. 11| |Nausea Resistance Lv. 3| |Temperance Lv. 12| |Doppelganger Lv. 1| |Explosion Arts Lv. 1| |Vortex Arts Lv. 1| |Piercing Blow Lv. 1| |Poison Resistance Lv. 9| |Corrosion Resistance Lv. 3| |Enchant Lightning Lv. 1| |Pain Resistance Lv. 8| |Elara Lv. 1| |Revolving Shell Arts Lv. 1| |Liquid Cannon Lv. 1| |Small Cure Lv. 2| |Liquid Blast Lv. 1| |Thunderbolt Lance Lv. 3| |Grygand Lv. 2| |Heat Resistance Lv. 1| |Preservation Lv. 1| |Remove Odor Lv. 1| |Holy Resistance Lv. 1|
Unique Skill: N/A
Titles: |Contracted Spirit Of The Unfortunate Summoner| |Unresting Experience Trainer| |Challenger Of The Strong| |Pitiful Disciple| |Liberator| |Guinea Pig|
True Titles: |Blooming Undying| |Divine Beast Slayer|
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("Damn.") [Solace]
It wasn't as high as I'd thought. Maybe I would be at a higher level if I killed the two demons in the first hero's tomb instead of leaving it to, well... the first hero. I then tried to compare my stats with Nakros'.
("|Analyze|.") [Solace]
"Hm?" [Nakros]
"Warning: Your usage of |Analyze| has been detected and halted by |Information Sentry|. |Analyze| target is aware of your actions." [Spirit Guide]
("That can happen?!") [Solace]
I rember trying to use it against higher level people like Jukhan and Lapis. However, my |Analyze| was never interrupted like this.
"...Did you just try to look at my status plate?" [Nakros]
"Ah... Yeah." [Solace]
I was caught red handed. There was no point in lying here. I readied myself for a scolding or sothing, but Nakros just sighed.
"You know you could've just asked." [Nakros]
"Huh? You're not mad?" [Solace]
Nakros shook his head.
"Not really. It's common to look at your opponent's status plate secretly. I do it, our fellow disciples do it, but I can't really say Master does it." [Nakros]
"Why not?" [Solace]
"Reasons. It's too long to explain. Anyway, you wanted to see my status correct?" [Nakros]
"...Mhm." [Solace]
Nakros spread his arms as if he was preparing to take in a big hug. Either that or accepting his fate.
"Go ahead." [Nakros]
("|Analyze|.") [Solace]
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Na: Nakros Yold
Race: Sky Dragon
Class: ???
Gender: Male
Age: ???
Level: ???
Health: ???
Mana: ???
Strength: ???
Agility: ???
Intelligence: ???
Willpower: ???
Status: Excited
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Unique Skill: |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???|
Titles: |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???| |???|
True Titles:|???| |???| |???| |???| |???|
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That really doesn't tell much.
"...Are you by any chance above level 300?" [Solace]
"Perchance." [Nakros]
I would have cracked a joke and said sothing along the lines of: "You can't just say perchance!". Unfortunately, I didn't have the luxury of that.
"You do realize this makes not want to fight at all right?" [Solace]
Nakros shrugged.
"I thought so. How about I give you an incentive?" [Nakros]
"Like?" [Solace]
"I'll do you any favor. Or I can make you whatever you want. I'm a blacksmith too y'know?" [Nakros]
Although it sounded pretty tempting, there's no way Nakros would say this without it still being to his advantage.
"What are my requirents for victory?" [Solace]
"There is no win condition. I just want to see your progress. The rewards are yours regardless of outco." [Nakros]
Bet.
"I still got my first hit though." [Solace]
Nakros taunted with a finger wag.
"Just start already." [Nakros]
"Alright." [Solace]
I gripped my |Thunderbolt Lance|.
("Let's start off big.") [Solace]
"|Grygand|." [Solace]
Within an instant, lightning surged and I thrusted my spear at unbelievable speeds.
"Woah!" [Nakros]
I felt the blow connect, but all I found was Nakros almost completely fine.
"...Huh?" [Solace]
Clamping his hands together, Nakros had caught the speartip. Other than that, his shirt was in ruins.
"That's very impressive. The sheer force behind that skill tore my clothes. I must say the night wind is cold though." [Nakros]
Just |Grygand| wasn't enough. As Nakros took out a white coat, I unleashed a flurry of slashes and stabs.
"Going for technique instead of skills?" [Nakros]
His slit eyed pupils followed my every move, allowing him to effortlessly evade any of my strikes.
("I need to be more unpredictable!") [Solace]
I threw the spear down and kicked it up at him, forcing him to evade by leaning back.
("|Earthen Shield|!") [Solace]
I summoned the earth before Nakros upwards, angling it so that it would strike his stomach.
"Oof!" [Nakros]
("Success!") [Solace]
He lurched forward in pain after my |Earthen Shield| struck him.
"|Piercing Blow|!" [Solace]
I struck my |Earthen Shield|, allowing the power to push through.
"Ngh!" [Nakros]
Nakros stumbled back, clutching his stomach.
"N-Not bad..." [Nakros]
He had a pained expression on his face. Honestly, I was surprised it did anything.
"Not bad? I hit you with two straight attacks." [Solace]
Nakros imdiately wiped off his pained look, stood up straight, and assud a relaxed posture.
"Let's be real. It tickled at most. Well, the combination wasn't bad. I'll give points for creativity." [Nakros]
"Oh." [Solace]
Of course he was acting. Nakros looked to the side, where my spear had coincidentally landed, and picked it up before tossing it back to .
"What else do you have in store for ?" [Nakros]
This was going to be difficult. I had already used my most powerful move, my mana was low, and I didn't really have much to work with.
("...Maybe I'll try sothing else?") [Solace]
Using |Wardrobe|, I equipped my blue coat and Vermillion Eclipse.
"Finally pulling out your trump card?" [Nakros]
I smiled.
"We'll see." [Solace]
At that mont, we both waited.
"...Are you going to do sothing?" [Nakros]
I didn't say a word.
("C'mon... Where is it?") [Solace]
Nakros started to give strange looks.
"If you're not going to attack, I will." [Nakros]
As soon as he took a step forward, I heard it.
"Not like that my child... This is the Tide Reaver's way." [???]
The voice of an old lady echoed within my head.
("There it is.") [Solace]
That's right. I was going to let the curse of Vermillion Eclipse control .
"What do you do when a wave too large for you to swim over approaches you?" [???]
"|Solid Form: Stone Crushing Fist|." [Nakros]
"You ride it." [???]
"|Tide Reaver Arts: Stolen Cascade|." [Solace]
Nakros zood forward as if sliding on the ground, thrusting with his fist. On the other hand, I slowly moved my speartip, catching Nakros' fist and throwing him aside.
"Huh?!" [Nakros]
He recovered gracefully, using his hand to position himself back upright when touching the ground before landing on his feet.
"...What was that?" [Nakros]
"You have acquired |Tide Reaver Arts: Stolen Cascade|." [Spirit Guide]
Nakros started walking sideways as he sized up, curious as to what changed.
"...No, it can't be." [Nakros]
He put up his hands, preparing for another attack.In response, spun my spear in preparation of Nakros' next offensive.
"Wow. Really? This reaction is super familiar to . Did you let the cursed gauntlet take control of you?" [Nakros]
"...I dunno, did I?" [Solace]
Strangely, I was able to respond. In fact, I realized I could still move my body however I wanted.
"You're making this really hard to tell." [Nakros]
This ti, I wagged my finger at him.
"You're welco to see for yourself." [Solace]
Nakros imdiately rushed at .
("Oh okay.") [Solace]
My body moved on instinct, readying itself for combat. I would say it felt forced because of the curse, but it was similar to when I learned |Grygand|.
("I'm being guided!") [Solace]
The mont Nakros went into reach, he vanished into smoke.
"Eh?" [Solace]
My body tensed up as it sensed incoming danger.
"When you find yourself a bit lost, simply take a step back." [???]
This ti, it was the voice of an old man.
"|Wise Walk|." [Solace]
I felt a pull on my back, forcing to slide away. I then saw Nakros co crashing down on the outline left behind from my skill.
"You have acquired |Wise Walk|." [Spirit Guide]
"That's surprising." [Nakros]
His eyes imdiately locked onto .
"|Enduring Hunt|." [Nakros]
Nakros' eyes left a trail of red in the night. He ca after with nails extended like claws.
"Oh that's spooky." [Solace]
My body was guided into close combat. No skills, pure technique. I clashed with his claws, leading to sparks flying as we continued to pull back and rengage.
"You act more like a cat than a dragon!" [Solace]
"That's insulting." [Nakros]
He then inhaled deeply.
("Uh-oh.") [Solace]
I shut my ears with my hands just before Nakros unleashed a deafening roar. A rush of wind followed suit, almost lifting away. By the ti it ended, Nakros was right in front of with fist enclosed.
"|Revolving Shell Arts|!" [Solace]
I tried to reflect whatever attack was going to co, but I was mistaken in thinking it was going to be physical.
"|Water Ball|." [Nakros]
My hand was sucked into the ball of water as soon as I touched it. Nakros quickly aid a finger down, pulling my hand with the water.
"Ugh!" [Solace]
I only had my left hand on my spear, not the most ideal setup to go against Nakros. Instead of letting him attack first, I decided to shift my hand up the handle and use my spear like a sword.
"|Revolving Shell Arts|." [Nakros]
"What?!" [Solace]
With the subtle and smooth movents of his hands, my spear was flung out of my hand.
("He copied ?!") [Solace]
That wasn't what mattered at the mont. I felt defenseless without a weapon, not to ntion having one arm locked down by a ball of water.
"|Explosion Arts|!" [Solace]
In order to remove the |Water Ball|, I blew it up.
"|Vortex Arts|!" [Solace]
I had to go all in. I knew Nakros had more skills than I did, so I had to keep up the pressure in order to stop him.
"|Explosion Arts|." [Nakros]
Copying my skill, Nakros interrupted my skill and forced my arms open with the explosion.
"|The Boot|." [Nakros]
It was just a regular kick. Minus the part where it hit hard enough to send over the canyon edge.
"O-Oh shit!" [Solace]
As I flailed in the air, the voice of a young man echoed in my head.
"I get it... To traverse the heavens and earth is to do so in a literal sense." [???]
My body shifted to catch the air, placing upright.
"|Roaming Undisturbed|." [Solace]
I felt the air solidify under my feet, essentially enabling to float. I could even walk around if I wanted to.
("I... I'm flying in human form-") [Solace]
My excitent was short-lived as Nakros threw into the canyon walls.
"Urgh!" [Solace]
Nakros had thrown hard. I had sunken deep enough into a rock wall that it was sohow comfortable to lay there.
"What's got you so distracted?" [Nakros]
He descended to my level, maintaining a specific height over the canyon.
"...Just give a sec." [Solace]
With a loud grunt, I pulled myself out of the wall.
"Much better." [Solace]
As I patted off the rock dust on my clothes, Nakros folded his arms.
"Any other tricks you've got up your sleeve?" [Nakros]
"Just one." [Solace]
I charged at him.
"|Doppelganger|!" [Solace]
My copy, Doppel, ca out swinging at Nakros.
"Oh?!" [Nakros]
Quickly unfolding his arms Nakros deflected Doppel's punch and evaded my kick.
"To think you would make a copy of yourself!" [Nakros]
He seed oddly excited as we double tead him.
"|Thunderbolt Lance|!" [Solace]
I conjured up my lightning spear as Doppel went around.
"A pincer attack?" [Nakros]
I went for slashing movents while Doppel threw straight punches. The difference should have made it harder to dodge, but Nakros was able to deal with it.
"|Explosion Arts|!" [Solace]
"|Explosion Arts|." [Nakros]
Our fists collided, brightening up the entire canyon for a mont. The force of our strength made the canyon walls tremble, and the wind picked up by it kicked up dust.
("It's like a sandstorm here.") [Solace]
Visibility was low, but I could still see Nakros almost clearly. Though he may seem to be lost in the dust, I was sure it was a bait.
("I'll go for range.") [Solace]
"|Fla Cannon|." [Solace]
It looked like Doppel had the sa idea as seeing that another |Fla Cannon| was launched from another angle.
"Using the dust to your advantage?" [Nakros]
He then stretched out a hand each towards each of our |Fla Cannon|s.
"|Wicker Basket|." [Nakros]
Nakros caught the balls of fire and rged them together between his palms. Just the sight of that told enough.
("Ah, he's gonna send it back.") [Solace]
It was a 50/50 of him sending it to or Doppel. Apparently I was the unlucky one because it was sent to .
("Is it or does it seem a lot stronger than before?") [Solace]
I get that he rged two balls of fire to make it stronger. However, I expected one plus one kind of math; not one tis ten.
"|Tide Reaver Arts: Stolen Cascade|!" [Solace]
I caught the empowered ball of fla and controlled it with the tip of my spear.
("I've caught it!") [Solace]
Just as I thought of throwing it back, the voice of an old lady echoed in my head.
"No, no. Even if you do catch it, releasing it is not the only path." [???]
My body was guided into swirling the fla into the tip of my spear. It was kind of like making a whirlpool in water, but with fire.
"Once you steal sothing, you must return it. If you are not kind, make it yours." [???]
My spear fully absorbed the fla, turning its blade red hot.
"...That's new." [Nakros]
He looked surprised. What do we do when our opponent is surprised? That's right! Attack.
"|Crescent Slash|!" [Solace]
I was guided into cutting the air diagonally, just really really hard.
"What the-?!" [Nakros]
A crescent fla shot out at blinding speeds, forcing Nakros to narrowly dodge it. It struck the canyon walls, leaving a long and deep charred gash on the surface.
("This skill is incredible! It uses almost no mana!") [Solace]
It kind of makes sense since I'm sending out a stolen skill. ...Wait a minute, the |Fla Cannon| was already mine. I literally shot that out.
"I can't believe you dodged that." [Solace]
Nakros turned to look at the damage inflicted on the canyon walls.
"That's... worriso." [Nakros]
Nakros had grown wary of my new skill. I an, why wouldn't he? It was probably more powerful than |Grygand|, and it can be used at a range. The downside is that I could feel that I might have around two more shots still in the spear.
("I'll have to bait out a clean hit.") [Solace]
Doppel then engaged from behind Nakros.
"Huh?" [Nakros]
It wasn't a very fast attack. It was just a simple punch. Thus, Nakros blocked it.
"Ngh?!" [Nakros]
He felt a force strike through his guard, causing him to fly back reeling.
"That was... |Piercing Blow|?!" [Nakros]
That's right. Doppel didn't need to say the skill nas to activate them. Now that I think of it, is he able to speak?
"That's very... troubleso." [Nakros]
Doppel and I made eye contact for a mont, signaling to just jump him.
"|Liquid Blast|!" [Solace]
As we charged at him, I threw a giant ball of water.
"Are you trying to copy my |Water Ball|?" [Nakros]
Nakros postured as if to knock it away, but was electrocuted as he made contact.
"The... Doppelganger?!" [Nakros]
Doppel also had his hand inside. Most likely, he used |Enchant Lightning|.
("He's unable to move!") [Solace]
"|Crescent Slash|!" [Solace]
"|Dragon Scales|!" [Nakros]
A ripple of blue ca across his chest just before my flaming arc cut him.
"Urgh!" [Nakros]
It left a black line on his torso, but he was otherwise fine.
"That's cheating!" [Solace]
"It's my skill. Get one yourself." [Nakros]
He said as Doppel's |Explosion Arts| fist connected with his face.
"Agh!" [Nakros]
Nakros was blown into the canyon wall, finding himself in a similar position as myself earlier. Though, unlike him, Doppel didn't let him get out. Without a word, my copy summoned a |Terra Javelin| and threw it at Nakros.
"Really?!" [Nakros]
Sticking one arm out, Nakros caught it.
"How is this your doppelganger?! He's way more aggressive than you!" [Nakros]
He's not wrong. Doppel was out for blood.
("Well, |Crescent Slash| doesn't work if Nakros is on full defense.") [Solace]
Therefore, I should use it when he's on offense.
"|Journey's Beginning|." [Nakros]
He practically vanished from the canyon wall, reappearing in front of Doppel.
"|Journey's Sorrow|." [Nakros]
Nakros slamd his fists in the air, but it looked like Doppel took the hit as he plumted into the canyon's floor.
("The hell was that?!") [Nakros]
Nakros then turned to .
"|Journey's Heights|." [Nakros]
"...Shit." [Solace]
Is what I said as I experienced the anest uppercut.
"You have gained |Experience|. |Experience| limit reached. |Temperance| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
Mid-strike, I managed to swing my spear before getting sent high up in the air.
"|Crescent... Slash|!" [Solace]
That was my last charge. It looked like Nakros expected it seeing that he crushed it within his palm.
("...How?") [Solace]
I then felt a sudden pull towards him as he geared up so kind of attack with both his hands.
("Oh this is gonna hurt.") [Solace]
In a last ditch effort, I threw my |Thunderbolt Lance| at him. Unfortunately, it missed as Nakros tilted his head.
"|Journey's End|." [Nakros]
He then threw out both fists, striking my chest and I'm guessing my solar plexus.
"Agh!" [Solace]
That move knocked the wind and almost my lunch out of . Even so, I grit my teeth and latched onto his arms.
"You're... smiling?" [Nakros]
Nakros had a shocked expression as realization crossed his face. Behind him was Doppel, holding the spear I threw.
"|Grygand|." [Doppel]
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