261. The Devil's Apprentice
Before I began with my advancent, I first had to deal with a few minor things. For example, the remainder of my secondary Skill Points. I had 8 to distribute, and only one Skill for it to go to. I wanted to max out [Long Range Teleportation], but surprisingly, even when it hit Level 15, it was still not yet maxed.
Huh. So it has a pretty high cap, then.
I mused aloud to myself as I sat atop the corpses of the [Senior Centinels]. I probably needed 20 or 30 secondary Skill Points to get to its max. So, there was no reason to expend any more secondary Skill Points on it for now. I wanted to save the rest for when I advanced my Class.
I quickly spent my Stat Points, mostly on Agility, but so went to Vitality, Wisdom, Strength, and Endurance as well. As for my regular Skill Points, I focused specifically on my strongest combat Skills. [Salvo of Vanity] and [Demons Mark]. I brought both of them up to Level 10. As expected, they didnt cap at that level. They were so of the best Skills I had for now.
With all that settled, I moved on to my advancent.
Salvos (Liberator of the Plaguelands)
Species: [Archdemon of Pride]
Subspecies: [Daeva Cambion] - Lvl. 114
Class: [Worldly Mystic of the Nexeus] - Lvl. 65
General Skills:
[Advanced Mana Manipulation] - Lvl. 8
[Identification] - Lvl. 6
[Racial Skill: Universal Language Comprehension] - Lvl. 1
[Racial Skill: Demonic Essence] - Lvl. 4
[Racial Skill: Partial Mortality] - Lvl. 6
[Rest] - Lvl. 5
[Lesser Enhanced Wisdom] - Lvl. 6
[Title Skill: General Curse Resistance] - Lvl. 2
[Title Skill: Recall Skill] - Lvl. 1
Stats:
[Available Stat Points: 0]
[Vitality]: 139 ( 25)
[Strength]: 115 ( 25)
[Endurance]: 128 ( 25)
[Wisdom]: 216 ( 25) ( 10)
[Agility]: 278 ( 25)
Skills:
[Available Skill Points: 1]
[Barrage of Cinders] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Demons Mark] - Lvl. 10
[Haste] - Lvl. 15
[Intimidation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Faux Limbs] - Lvl. 1
[Nebular Construct] - Lvl. 6
[Radiant Slash] - Lvl. 15 (Maxed)
[Salvo of Vanity] - Lvl. 10
[The Primordial Spark] - Lvl. 15
[Wings of the Netherworld] - Lvl. 5
[Passive - A Hunters Sense] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Passive - Blue Flas] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Passive - Weapon Mastery] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Unused Skill Slot] x1
Secondary Skills:
[Available Secondary Skill Points: 2]
[Mystical Projection] - Lvl 15 (Maxed)
[Long Range Teleportation] - Lvl 15
[Planar Navigation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Scatter Shift] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Temporal Distortion] - Lvl 20 (Maxed)
[Advancent Available]
Class Advancent:
Requirents for three Class advancents have been t!
There were three advancents, which kind of surprised . Early Class advancents typically offered fewer options since most Classes required you to be a certain level before you can unlock them. While I did receive three options the last ti around, too, I also had been quite busy. Id mostly been in Mavos Academy since then.
I guess I accomplished a lot more than I thought I did while spending most of my ti studying.
Now, what exactly did I do?
[Grand Mystic of the Nexeus]
A [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] is a [Mage] who has experienced what the world has to offer. Friends, enemies, and everything in between. They have seen and studied the various layers to living in the Nexeus. Now, they no longer seek simply knowledge, but power overwhelming magic to forever fell their foes.
10 [Strength]
10 [Wisdom]
10 [Agility]
3 [Vitality]
3 [Endurance]
Interesting
It was a direct advancent of my current Class line. Not a tangential advancent. It seed to offer pretty good Stats, all things considered. It promised power. Sothing that would be strong enough to bring down my enemies.
And that piqued my interest.
I wanted to beco stronger. I wanted to be able to defeat Belzu in a fight. It gave exactly what I wanted or so I thought.
The truth was, I didnt actually know what it would do for . I just knew what it said it would do. And I believe it. It was a roll of the dice as it always was. However, I liked the na of this Class. The reason why I chose [Worldly Mystic of the Nexeus] was because I liked its na. And [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] sounded even more well, grand.
I still had two other options to choose from, but I already knew this would be one of my top picks.
I moved onto the next.
[Space Sentinel]
A [Space Sentinel] is a [Space Mage] who has used their magic to protect the world. They have been taught by Fairies and the Devil himself. They know of the plight of the Nexeus. With their power, they shall fend off the corruption that has ravaged the Endlands.
12 [Wisdom]
8 [Vitality]
5 [Strength]
5 [Wisdom]
5 [Agility]
Hm.
I tapped a finger on my chin.
Did I get this because I killed that Cursed Boulder?
It certainly seed like it. Perhaps that was why I had three Class advancent options offered to if not for what I did recently, I probably wouldve only t the requirents for one.
As for the Class itself, I thought it was pretty good. It gave good Stats and its description made curious to learn more about it. The big problem I had with it was that it didnt describe at all.
And thats important, isnt it?
It was a kind of [Space Mage] Class and I knew that [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] was a branching evolution of the [Space Mage] Class, so itd give what I wanted. But to be a direct evolution of the [Space Mage] Class? Not yet.
And that was the main reason why I was even interested in it.
Ill consider you. But lets see what the last Class is.
[Diabolus Neophyte]
The [Diabolus Neophyte] is a unique Class of [Cultist] that worships the Devil himself. She has the fortune to gain the interest of the Devil himself, and thanks to his generosity, he has taken her as his apprentice. There is no greater honor than to learn from one as wise as the Devil.
10 [Vitality]
10 [Strength]
10 [Endurance]
10 [Wisdom]
10 [Agility]
I blinked.
Excuse ?
I focused on the Class again, and its description remained unchanged. There was a mont where I just sat there in the cavern, doing absolutely nothing. Completely baffled.
Then I stood up.
WHAT THE F
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Sowhere, in an ever changing space of lattice, the Devil cackled maniacally to himself. He laughed so hard, he doubled over and rolled on the ground for quite a while.
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I sat back down, burying my head in my hands.
At least it didnt call his daughter
I muttered to myself. It still took a few more minutes to get over the ridiculousness of that Class option. When I regained my composure, I actually took a look at the Stat increase the Class gave . It was suffice to say it was great.
Plus ten to all my Stats. That is huh.
It had my attention. Ignoring the fact that it literally designated as the Devils apprentice and soone who worshipped him it gave a good reason to choose it.
So, those were the three Classes options Id been given.
[Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] a direct advancent of my current Class. [Space Sentinel, which was more of a kind of related advancent. And [Diabolus Neophyte]... a completely unrelated advancent to my Class. Or maybe it was tangentially related. I didnt know. It was just kind of dumb.
There were a lot of pros and cons here to consider. I truly thought each of them had its rits. This was a hard choice to make.
But I guess the first one Id have to eliminate would be [Space Sentinel]. It was mildly interesting, but that was about it. I wasnt really willing to give up the chance of a better Class advancent just for a tiny bit of curiosity. If it was a lot of curiosity, sure Id have done so in an instant.
However, it was only a minute amount of curiosity.
So, that left [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] and [Diabolus Neophyte]. Judging them based on their Stats alone, Id have said that [Diabolus Neophyte] was the far better option. If I wanted to beco stronger, I should choose it without a second thought. The promise of power from [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] couldnt compare to what [Diabolus Neophyte] quantitatively offered .
And, in terms of how cool they sounded, I couldnt lie and say that [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] was better than [Diabolus Neophyte].
Everything pointed towards [Diabolus Neophyte]. It was clearly the better option. And yet, I found myself gravitating towards [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus]. Or rather, I was being repelled from [Diabolus Neophyte].
Having a Class that made the Devils apprentice wasnt too bad. Especially since he promised hed help like he was doing now. I knew it wouldnt hurt any of my current goals either defeating Belzu or returning to the Netherworld. However, I just didnt like the idea that I was supposed to worship Sal.
I was not so kind of [Cultist]. If there was anyone who should be worshiped here, it was . If it was soone else, I mightve considered swallowing my pride just to get the power boost.
Unfortunately, Id swallowed my pride because of the Devil before, hadnt I? I rembered when the Devil first appeared and I made my decision. I leapt to my feet and raised a fist.
Hey, Devil! If youre seeing this I am not going to beco a [Diabolus Neophyte]! Do you want to know why?
I leaned forward conspiratorially, as if I was whispering into his ear even though he wasnt here.
Its because you embarrassed in front of my friends!
It was as simple as that. I focused on [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus], and words appeared in my had.
Advancent Complete!
Class [Worldly Mystic of the Nexeus] -> [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus]
Gained 20 Stat Points!
[Strength] 10
[Wisdom] 10
[Agility] 10
[Vitality] 3
[Endurance] 3
Gained 2 Secondary Skill Slots!
Gained 6 Secondary Skill Points!
Skill [Scatter Shift] becos [Scattering Displacent]!
Skill [Temporal Distortion] becos [Warped Ti]!
Skill [Cube of Isolation] is now available!
Skill [Dinsional Pocket] is now available!
Skill [Mass Particulate Modification] is now available!
Salvos (Liberator of the Plaguelands)
Species: [Archdemon of Pride]
Subspecies: [Daeva Cambion] - Lvl. 114
Class: [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] - Lvl. 65
General Skills:
[Advanced Mana Manipulation] - Lvl. 8
[Identification] - Lvl. 6
[Racial Skill: Universal Language Comprehension] - Lvl. 1
[Racial Skill: Demonic Essence] - Lvl. 4
[Racial Skill: Partial Mortality] - Lvl. 6
[Rest] - Lvl. 5
[Lesser Enhanced Wisdom] - Lvl. 6
[Title Skill: General Curse Resistance] - Lvl. 2
[Title Skill: Recall Skill] - Lvl. 1
Stats:
[Available Stat Points: 20]
[Vitality]: 142 ( 25)
[Strength]: 125 ( 25)
[Endurance]: 131 ( 25)
[Wisdom]: 226 ( 25) ( 10)
[Agility]: 288 ( 25)
Skills:
[Available Skill Points: 1]
[Barrage of Cinders] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Demons Mark] - Lvl. 10
[Haste] - Lvl. 15
[Intimidation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Faux Limbs] - Lvl. 1
[Nebular Construct] - Lvl. 6
[Radiant Slash] - Lvl. 15 (Maxed)
[Salvo of Vanity] - Lvl. 10
[The Primordial Spark] - Lvl. 15
[Wings of the Netherworld] - Lvl. 5
[Passive - A Hunters Sense] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Passive - Blue Flas] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Passive - Weapon Mastery] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Unused Skill Slot] x1
Secondary Skills:
[Available Secondary Skill Points: 8]
[Mystical Projection] - Lvl 15 (Maxed)
[Long Range Teleportation] - Lvl 15
[Planar Navigation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Scattering Displacent] - Lvl. 1
[Warped Ti] - Lvl 1
[Unused Secondary Skill Slot] x2
And I passed out.
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I woke up to the soft sound of claws scraping against dirt. My eyes fluttered open, and I sat up. I felt reinvigorated I had gotten quite a lot of new secondary Skills, and a few of my old secondary Skills were given a boost. I was ready no, excited to test out my abilities as a [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus].
However, the scraping grew louder, and my gaze snapped over to the side.
What is?
And I realized what it was I was hearing. It wasnt scraping it was crawling. Sothing was making its way towards . Its sharp legs were what was making that scratching noise. I got up, tensing as sothing erged from that small entrance to this forr Lair.
Red spider-like legs clawed their way out of the darkness. A dozen legs. And they carried a bulky figure of a Centinel. One that could barely fit through the entrance It didnt even have multiple segnted bodies, but instead only a few separate carapace parts and a single large abdon.
I recognized it as one of the Centinels that had attacked beforehand. One of the three [Evolved Centinels] that gave chase to .
[Evolved Centinel - Lvl. 113]
I smiled.
So, are you going to be my test dummy for my new secondary Skills?
It answered by leaping forward, lashing out at .
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