I had made clear to Cellestra that we could practice the barrier spell indoors while she was cooking.
But first…
I was going through my list of skills.
Na: Kealyna
Race: Large Green Resica
Level: 1/10
Experience: 0/60
Evolution Points: 25
Enhancent
Cost in EP
Advanced Venom
20
Strong Venom
35
Very Strong Venom
50
Improved Paralytic Venom
10
Advanced Paralytic Venom
20
Strong Paralytic Venom
35
Very Strong Paralytic Venom
50
Jaws and Teeth
5
Improved Jaws and Teeth
10
Weak Toxin Resistance
3
Toxin Resistance
5
Improved Toxin Resistance
10
Advanced Toxin Resistance
20
Strong Toxin Resistance
35
Very Strong Toxin Resistance
50
Language Comprehension - Human
5
Language Comprehension - Dwarven
5
Language Comprehension - Orcish
5
Language Comprehension - Demonic
10
Language Comprehension - Goblin
5
It looked more or less as I expected. The green evolution hadn’t added any new spells, only higher spell ranks.
My goal would be to get at least venom to its highest possible rank before going for the rainbow evolution path.
Speaking about evolution path…
Elysa, does the Ixcent evolution path also have an evolution that allows for speech?
Negative.
So it’s only the rainbow path?
Affirmative.
Another question, how is this paralytic venom different from my normal venom? If I use enough of it, will it kill the target?
Negative. Paralytic venom cannot kill, no matter the dosage.
Paralytic Venom is drawn from separate reserves that will be created in your abdon as soon as you enhance the skill.
Separate reserves?
This might be more useful than I had initially thought. This would give
even more tools. I’d have magic, lethal venom, and non-lethal venom that each seed to be mostly separate resources.
I liked this evolution so far.
Next up, let’s bring up the list for possible evolutions after I hit the level cap. I already knew what I was going for, but I wanted to get as many evolution points as possible, so I wanted to look at what achievents would need to be completed.
Giant Green Resica
Evolution that specializes in camouflage in forest areas. In addition, toxin resistance and venom are improved.
Giant Rainbow Resica*
*Special Evolution
** Requires currently unearned achievents
Evolution that allows any already learned enhancents to be leveled to the sa level as your current highest enhancent.
Unlocks a special evolution path.
Giant Black Ixcent*
*Special Evolution
** Requires currently unearned achievents
Evolution that provides extre defense. Exoskeleton hardening and regeneration are enhanced to “Superior” without the need to spend EP when selecting this evolution.
Unlocks a special evolution path.
Giant Aloidia*
*Special Evolution
** Requires currently unearned achievents
Evolution that allows one skill to be upgraded to its maximum rank for free for each evolution after this one is selected.
Unlocks a special evolution path.
Well… Damn…
That Aloidia evolution was amazing…
Every evolution after it, I’d be able to upgrade a spell to its maximum rank. That would save so many evolution points in the long run.
Elysa, can I select the Alodia evolution first and then go for the rainbow path?
Negative. Special evolutions each unlock a different evolution path. Within this path, You can choose different evolutions, but you cannot select evolutions from a different special path.
Crap.
I was not going to give up speech. That skill would be far too important.
The good thing about this was that an additional evolution had popped up, which should an there are more achievents that I can see.
Elysa, show
the goods.
Achievents required for Giant Rainbow Resica evolution:
Wolf Wrecker
Kill any Wolf. (0/1)
Massacre
Kill 10 of any non-insect adversary with a single attack or spell. (Complete)
Achievents required for Giant Black Ixcent evolution:
Size Matters
Kill any 5 adversaries classified as “Large” or bigger. (2/5)
Damage Denied
Successfully nullify or dodge a spell cast at you. (0/1)
Achievents required for Giant Aloidia evolution:
Helping Hand
Use an effective, beneficial spell on any humanoid species.
Giant Slayer
Killed an enemy that is considered “Extrely Dangerous” to your current race. (Complete)
Allied
Acquire an ally. (0/1)
A wolf?
I’d have to kill a wolf?
Yikes.
Although, I guess I had grown fairly strong.
On second thought...
Wolves seed to be common in this area. If I used my ranged spells from the safety of a tree, I could do this.
I definitely could.
The next achievent should not be too hard. It was just a matter of finding creatures that were considered “Large”. The spider in the cave and the hawk counted. Anything like that spider would be easy to kill. Maybe there were fish large enough that would count too?
Then, there were three achievents that, for , should be easy to acquire. I already befriended Cellestra. I didn’t actually know why she didn’t count as an ally for progression towards this one achievent. Would I have to explicitly ask?
For the next of the three achievents, I could simply have her cast a fireball at
and jump out of the way. I’d make sure to use the magical barrier that I’d recently acquired just to be safe.
And the last one… well...
“Cellestra?” I wrote after the elf returned from turning around the chicken inside the stove.
“What is it, Kealyna?”
“Want ask about achievent.”
“Ask away.”
“Need use beneficial spell on humanoid species...”
“You can do that on
if that’s what you’re asking,” She said with a frown.
“Problem. Need to have effect. Only beneficial spell I have I can use on you is Healing Light.”
“Oh,” She exclaid. “I see what you an. In that case...” She stood up and walked to the kitchen where she retrieved a knife from a drawer.
“Could you use your healing light on
once before I start cutting myself?” She said as she sat down in her chair again.
Unbelievable… Just like that, she was prepared to cut herself.
“It will also give
so idea as to how your healing magic’s mana flow works. I can’t say I’m not curious about it.”
Of course, there was the part where this would also benefit hers, but still, she just seed so… eager?
Cellestra cast her magic on
that allowed her to track my mana flows, and I cast my healing light spell on her arm. I saw her eyes light up the mont my mana left my body and flowed into hers.
“It’s so… warm,” She said softly. “I simply cannot believe this blessing of yours...”
I would have never believed it either… until I was changed into this spider…
She created a small cut in her arm, causing so blood to flow out of the wound. She then held her arm down on the table and cast her magic on
with her other hand once more.
I cast the healing light spell a second ti. This ti, I felt my mana concentrate on her fresh wound and close it.
“A healing spider...” Cellestra said in utter amazent while staring at the ceiling. She quickly turned her head to
before speaking again. “Oh shit, I’m sorry...”
“It is fine,” I wrote.
Her wound was closed quite quickly.
Achievent Earned: Helping Hand
Use an effective, beneficial spell on any humanoid species.
You have been awarded 30 EP.
Hidden requirents for future evolution complete.
As I had hoped, the achievent popped up.
“Cellestra?” I wrote again.
“Hm?” She mused as she looked at her healed arm after observing
write.
“Can I call you ally?”
“You’re a friend, no? Isn’t that a step higher than ally already? But sure, I’ll be your ally.”
Achievent Earned: Allied
Acquire an ally.
You have been awarded 30 EP.
Hidden requirents for future evolution complete.
She was right. In my mind, a friend was a step higher. However, I imagined that this wouldn’t count for everyone. Maybe this was a piece of the goddess herself that I got to know? Did she differentiate between the two so much?
In any case, explicitly stating it is what got
the achievent.
Also, why did it still say hidden requirents complete? I could see them now. That was odd.
“Thanks,” I spelled again. “Got achievent for that.”
“You got an achievent for
calling you an ally?” She frowned again. “How strange.”
“Agreed.”
“In any case,” Cellestra continued. “You got
more than intrigued by your magic now. I hope you’ll have so ti to try to teach .”
I didn’t know how much ti I would have for that. I had no idea how many evolutions I would have to go through before I would acquire the speech ability.
I simply didn’t know…
“Will be fine,” I wrote.
I only wrote that because I didn’t want to upset her. I also didn’t know if I should tell her that I’d be fine with having her travel with . We hadn’t known each other for long. It may look… strange…
Cellestra stood up and opened the stove before checking the chicken with a fork.
“Chicken’s done. I hope you’re still hungry,” She said before turning to smile at .
I sure was. I was starving…
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