Chapter 1: New Game, New Tragedy | Tutorial
Ein doesn't know how he got here, but one thing's for sure.
This isn't earth.
Strange beasts appear from the depths. Dark, red eyed animals with bony exoskeletons that are armed to the teeth. He recognizes them from somewhere...
RWBY.
He's only seen the first and second volume, but he could definitely recognize these things. Anyone could, really. Especially with how popular RWBY fanfics are.
Luckily though, they were just passing by and didn't notice Ein at all. He did not wanna become Grimm excrement, if Grimm even could.
He had no fighting skills of any kind. Nor did he have the time to practice ever staying outdoors. In short, he was nothing but a sitting duck.
He didn't want to stay any longer. No matter how this might have happened or why, he doesn't want to take the risk of it all being a dream.
Careful steps taken... Silence and tension fills the air. His heartbeat is the only thing he can hear... Until suddenly-
*CRACK*
The noise of a branch snapping in half beneath his feet. 'No...' He suddenly looks back to the Grimm, Beowolves, running towards the source of the noise 'Damn it!'
Ein books it as fast as he possibly can. He can't die! His heartbeat, previously slow, became erratic and quick as he ran for his life.
Minutes pass as he runs continuously. He can't believe it. How are these things still after him?! They should've lost him by now... Why?! It's like they can sense him!
'I can't run for any longer...' He pants. His legs are weak and he's slowly decelerating. Until finally, his legs give out.
"Fuck... I... I'm dead, aren't I..." He says in despair. He waits for death... All hope is lost...
"Fuck that!"
He flares up. If he dies, he's gonna take at least one of those things with him! He looks behind. The Beowolves are approaching. He had to make his move quick. He looked around for something. Anything to help him kill one of his attackers.
He glanced at a rock about the size of his own head. "Yeah. That could work." He walks up to it and lifts it. It's heavy. At least about 10-15 kilograms by his estimation. Enough to bash a head in. "Good."
Mere seconds later, the pack of Beowolves arrive at his location only to find... Nothing? Not even a trace. Normally, they'd be able to sense negative emotions, but for some unknown reason, nothing picking up.
Unbeknownst to the Grimm, he was behind one of the trees. Hiding for the perfect attack. He calmed himself. Breathing slowly and methodically. 'Patience is a virtue after all...' He thinks.
The Grimm began searching for him. He couldn't have gone far. Not without alerting them at least. The pack of Beowolves split up, each one searching in a different direction. He was worried he'd need to sneak up on the whole pack, but this made things a lot easier.
One of the Beowolves walked slowly, scanning the area thoroughly. Ein could hear it approaching. Its footsteps getting louder and louder as it gets closer and closer to his location.
One step after another, the Beowolf was unaware that it was walking directly into it's own doom. Ein holds his breath as he slowly raises the rock up, readying to strike. The moment the Grimm had entered his vision...
"Take this, you filthy canine!" The Beowolf could barely react as its head was completely caved in by Ein. A violent splat came shortly thereafter. His adrenaline dissipated and he realized what he had done.
'Shit... I alerted them, huh?' Despite the threatening sound of footsteps coming his way, he couldn't help but laugh maniacally at his impending doom.
"Ahahaha!!!" He looks upwards at the two moons in the sky, still laughing maniacally as he does so. They were here. His Grimm Reapers to claim his life... And they pounce.
Time seemed to slow down drastically. He long since stopped laughing, but instead, he just smiled. "Life truly is cruel, isn't it?"
Those were his final words as time sped back up and the razor sharp claws of the Grimm rip him apart.
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[DEATH OF HOST DETECTED.]
[REWIND INITIATED.]
[PREVIOUS SAVE FILE RELOADED.]
[PREVIOUS STATS TRANSFERRED.]
[WELCOME TO REMNANT, ENJOY YOUR STAY.]
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*GASP*
A frightened gasp came from Ein Valestein. "Wh-What the hell was that?!" He remembers dying. Feeling the pain of the Beowolves' claws. He felt his guts being torn out and his head split open...
There's also that thing... The green-ish blue panel that appeared in this pitch black void... What was that thing...?
[REBIRTH UNLOCKED. TUTORIAL ENGAGED.]
'What the...' There is no way. Is this...
[REBIRTH IS A COMPLEX SYSTEM BIRTHED BY EARTHKIND'S DESIRE TO CHANGE THE PAST. THOUGH INACCESSIBLE THROUGH REGULAR, EARTHLY MEANS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACCESS ONLY THROUGH THE INTERFERENCE OF ANOTHER FORCE CALLED (MANA) AND (AURA).]
[. -->]
'This... This is a system, isn't it...' He has seen this one too many times. When authors don't want to put effort into growing their character's strength. While lazy, they were quite fun reads, so he didn't care.
'But... Desires to change the past, huh? I can relate to that a bit too much, heh.' He chuckles. This was an odd situation, but at least he's alive. That's all that matters. He taps the arrow, flipping the tutorial to the next page.
[THE MEANS OF ACQUIRING THIS POWER IS DRASTIC, HOWEVER. ONE NEEDS TO DIE TO GAIN THE POWER BESTOWED. HENCE THE NAME (REBIRTH). ALL IS NOT GLOOM THOUGH. FOR EVERY DEATH, THE HOST GROWS STRONGER. ALL PREVIOUS GAINS FROM THEIR PREVIOUS SAVE FILE IS SAVED. ALL STATS, LEVELS, SKILLS, PERKS, ARE SAVED FROM ONE FILE TO ANOTHER, THOUGH YOU DO LOSE THE LIEN, ITEMS, AND PHYSICAL CHANGES ACQUIRED PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS SAVE.]
[<--.-->]
'I see...' He reads through the panel. 'Being able to keep my stats from a previous save, huh.' Though, not keeping whatever he gets is a bummer. Same for literally needing to die to gain power, but that's neither here nor there.
He died once. He can die again. He flips to the next page.
[THAT IS ALL FOR THIS SECTION OF THE TUTORIAL. PLEASE HOLD OUT YOUR HAND IN FRONT YOU AND SAY (OPEN) TO CONTINUE.]
[<--.]
Simple enough of a request. He holds out his hand slowly and waits for a moment to brace himself. "...Open."
A panel opens in front of his hand labeled as (Menu). Before he could actually check it out though, he was interrupted by another panel appearing overtop the Menu.
[CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR DEATH. IN YOUR LAST RUN, YOU:
KILLED 1 BEOWOLF
WALKED 1 KM
RAN 900 M IN 5 MINUTES.
WENT A TOTAL OF 8 MINUTES WITHOUT BEING DETECTED BY GRIMM.
CALCULATING XP GAINED...]
Before he could even process what the screen meant, he was once again interrupted by another panel appearing. Thankfully, it was to the side this time, so he could see what was happening with the other panel.
[WHEN THE HOST FIRST OPENS THEIR MENU IN A NEW SAVE FILE, ALL PREVIOUS ACHIEVMENTS AND EXCERCISES FROM THE PAST LIFE ARE COUNTED AND CALCULATED INTO XP. THIS IS CALLED (THE XP CALCULATION PHASE) OF YOUR NEW SAVE FILE, AND THE FIRST PHASE OF YOUR REBIRTH. TO FLIP TO THE NEXT PAGE, PLEASE WAIT FOR THE XP TO BE CALCULATED AND ACCEPT THE XP GIVEN]
[.X]
'I see... So it's gonna give me xp based on my previous life's performance.' He raises his hand to his chin. Nothing to do now but wait,
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Ein was sitting down, bored out of his mind waiting for the calculation to finish. It had been about a minute or so since it had begun calculation. 'Ugh, when is this gonna finish?' He thought to himself, who would then get his complaints answered by a ding from the XP calculation panel.
[CALCULATION FINISHED. HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:
KILLED 1 BEOWOLF ... 100 (FIRST KILL BONUS) x 1 = 100 XP
WALKED 1 KM ... 0.01 X 1000 = 10 XP
RAN 900 M IN 5 MINUTES ... (0.1 x 0.95) x 900 = 85 XP
WENT A TOTAL OF 8 MINUTES WITHOUT BEING DETECTED BY GRIMM ... 5 x 8 = 40 XP
TOTAL XP GAINED: 235]
[ACCEPT XP?]
[Y/N]
"Well, obviously yes." He put his hand on the Y button and the panel disappears. Though before he could see the Menu, another panel atop the Menu.
[CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR DEATH. IN YOUR LAST RUN, YOU:
KILLED 1 BEOWOLF
WALKED 1 KM
RAN 900 M IN 5 MINUTES.
WENT A TOTAL OF 8 MINUTES WITHOUT BEING DETECTED BY GRIMM.
CALCULATING SKILLS GAINED...]
'God damn it!' He was getting more and more irritated, but another ding distracted him from his annoyance. This time, the sound came from the tutorial panel. The next page was now unlocked.
[CONGRATULATIONS FOR GETTING YOUR FIRST TASTE OF XP GAIN. YOU MAY NOTICE ANOTHER SCREEN APPEAR. THIS IS (THE SKILL CALCULATION PHASE), THE SECOND OF THE THREE CALCULATION PHASES. THIS PHASE CALCULATES SKILL GAIN THE SAME WAY IT CALCULATES XP GAIN. IT WILL ANALYZE YOUR PREVIOUS ACHIEVMENTS AND GRANT YOU SKILLS DEPENDENT ON THE ACHIEVMENT. UNLIKE XP HOWEVER, NOT EVERY ACTIONS GAINS THE HOST A NEW SKILL. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE SKILL ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTION, IT WILL GRANT YOU SKILL XP INSTEAD. TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT PAGE, PLEASE ACCEPT THE SKILLS GIVEN TO YOU.]
[<--.X]
'Oh thank god, there's only three of these.' He thought in relief. He didn't want to wait in this empty void again. Thankfully though, unlike the XP calculation phase, this phase had already completed the calculation as he was reading the tutorial.
[CALCULATION FINISHED. HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:
KILLED 1 BEOWOLF
(PASSIVE SKILL GAINED: FIRST BLOOD. {AVAILABLE TO EVOLVE AT MAX LVL}
-WHEN IN A FIGHT TO THE DEATH, THIS SKILL GRANTS +2 TO EVERY STAT EXCEPT FOR LUCK.
-WHEN YOU HIT FIRST IN ANY FIGHT, YOU GAIN +3 TOTAL DAMAGE FOR THE REST OF THE FIGHT.
SKILL COST: NONE
COOLDOWN: NONE
SKILL LVL: 1/20 |0/50 XP|)
RAN 900 M IN 5 MINUTES
(ACTIVE SKILL GAINED: SPRINT. {AVAILABLE TO EVOLVE AT MAX LVL}
-WHEN ACTIVE, GRANT +1 AGILITY TO THE USER.
-WHEN ACTIVE, GRANT 10% SPEED TO THE USER.
SKILL COST: 2 STP PER SECOND
COOLDOWN: 3 MINUTES IN BATTLE
1 MINUTE OUT OF BATTLE
SKILL LVL: 1/5 |0/30 XP|)
WENT A TOTAL OF 8 MINUTES WITHOUT BEING DETECTED BY GRIMM
(PASSIVE SKILL GAINED: CALM MIND.
-WHEN IN A FIGHT TO THE DEATH, NUMBS THE USER'S EMOTIONAL QUALITIES.
-WHEN IN STEALTH AGAINST GRIMM, -10% DETECTION RATE
SKILL COST: NONE
COOLDOWN: NONE
SKILL LVL: 1/10 |0/30 XP|)
TOTAL SKILL XP GAINED: 0]
[ACCEPT SKILLS?]
[Y/N]
...No words could come out of his mouth. He was speechless at this, but not necessarily in a bad way. In fact, he'd been smiling the whole time. "Hell yeah! Give me those!" He points his index finger towards Y with a grin on his face, and that grin could only get bigger when he felt himself change. He felt much calmer. Much less afraid. Yet his death by the hands of the Grimm still haunted him.
The panel blocking his menu had disappeared only to be replaced by another. This time however, he's not angry or annoyed, rather, he's excited for what it'll give next.
[CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR DEATH. IN YOUR LAST RUN, YOU:
KILLED 1 BEOWOLF
WALKED 1 KM
RAN 900 M IN 5 MINUTES.
WENT A TOTAL OF 8 MINUTES WITHOUT BEING DETECTED BY GRIMM.
CALCULATING STATS GAINED...]
"Oho?" He could only curiously laugh at this. Stats gained? Directly? He could already feel himself getting excited, despite his passive skill (Calm Mind.) attempting to calm him otherwise. He quickly turned to the tutorial panel to see if his thoughts were correct.
[THE REBIRTH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER SYSTEM. YOU MAY NOT LEVEL UP, NEITHER WILL YOU GAIN STAT POINTS. INSTEAD, YOU GAIN STATS THROUGH ACTIVELY TRAINING ONE'S SELF AND DYING. DEPENDING ON THE TYPE, INTENSITY, FREQUENCY, AND LENGTH OF THE TRAINING, YOU MAY GAIN DIFFERING STATS ADDED TO YOUR NEXT RUN. THESE STATS ARE PERMANENT, BUT MAY DISSIPATE OVERTIME IF YOU DO NOT TRAIN YOURSELF ENOUGH IN THAT STAT. THERE IS ONLY ONE STAT WHICH MAY BE INCREASED V.I.A XP, AND THAT IS LUCK. THIS IS CALLED (THE STAT CALCULATION PHASE). THE LAST OF THE THREE CALCULATION PHASES. TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT PAGE, ACCEPT THE STATS GIVEN TO YOU.]
[<--.X]
Awesome.
'It does kinda suck that I can't add stats manually though, but whatever, I can work past it. That stat dissipation though...' He thinks long and hard on the spot. That was going to be a problem since he tends to hyperfocus sometimes. He also doesn't know the specifics of dissipation.
No matter, he'll deal with that when he needs to. For now, he wants whatever stats this phase may give him. Every little bit counts against those Beowolf.
[CALCULATION FINISHED. HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:
WALKED 1 KM ... (1 AGI PER KM OF WALKING) = +1 AGI
RAN 900 M IN 5 MINUTES ... ((900/5/30) x .5) = +3 AGI
WENT A TOTAL OF 8 MINUTES WITHOUT BEING DETECTED BY GRIMM ... (1 DEX PER 5 MINUTES OF STEALTH) = +1 DEX
TOTAL STAT GAIN: +4 AGI, +1 DEX]
[ACCEPT STATS?]
[Y/N]
He can't tell if that much is a good amount, considering the fact that he hasn't even seen his stats yet. Whatever though. Even if it's a tiny amount, it'll help. He presses the Y button. The instant he did, he felt himself getting lighter. His legs felt much stronger and his eyes could see better. It felt great!
He does a kick just to test out his newfound strength. That one kick was much stronger than what he could muster before his boost. Nothing extraordinary, but damn, did it feel good to have this kind of power.
The panel disappeared and he could finally see his Menu. It was the moment of absolute suspense.
[MENU]
[AVAILABLE XP: 195]
[HOST INFORMATION]
[NAME: EIN VALESTEIN
AGE: 17
GENDER: MALE
HP: 0/20 ((VIT + STR) x 5)
STP: 16/16 ((VIT + AGI) x 2)
MP: N/A
AP: N/A
CLASS: CLASSLESS
STATUS EFFECT: NONE]
[EQUIPMENT]
[HEAD ARMOR: NONE
TORSO ARMOR: REGULAR T-SHIRT
LEG ARMOR: SLACKS
SHOES: RUBBER SHOES
GLOVES: NONE
VVV EXPAND vvv]
[STATS]
[STR: 2
VIT: 2
DEX: 2 + 1
AGI: 2 + 4
INT: 5
LCK: 5 (0/50 XP)]
[SKILLS]
[(ACTIVE)
SPRINT LVL 1 (0/30 XP)
(PASSIVE)
CALM MIND LVL 1 (0/30 XP)
FIRST BLOOD LVL 1 (0/50 XP)]
"Interesting..." Ein says as he looks over his stats. Looks like the stats he gained were massive boosts after all. Some of these terms are unfamiliar to him though. He's not as big of a gamer as most people are. "Welp, I guess it's time to consult the tutorial again."
He looks slightly over to the side and flips to the next page of the tutorial.
[IT'S NOW TIME TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE MENU. AVAILABLE XP MEANS THE XP THE HOST HAS IN STORE TO SPEND FOR LUCK, SKILL XP, AND RESEARCH.
HOST INFORMATION IS THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOST'S CURRENT HEALTH (HP), STAMINA (STP), MANA (MP), AND AURA (AP).
NEXT UP IS EQUIPMENT. IT DISPLAYS INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT WEAR OF THE HOST. IT MAY ALSO DISPLAY ARMOR SET BONUSES, BUFFS, DURABILITY, AMONG OTHER THINGS IF YOU PRESS EXPAND.
STATS ARE WHERE MOST OF THE HOST'S POWER WILL COME FROM.
STR: THE HOST'S UPPER BODY STRENGTH
VIT: THE HOST'S DURABILITY AND STAMINA
DEX: THE HOST'S SKILL IN HANDLING HIS BODY'S INVOLUNTARY ACTION. THIS ALSO INCREASES THE AWARENESS AND ACCURACY OF THE HOST.
AGI: THE HOST'S LOWER BODY STRENGTH
INT: THE HOST'S ABILITY TO WITHSTAND AND RESIST MENTAL/MAGIC/AURA ATTACKS. THIS ALSO INCREASES THE HOST'S ABILITY TO HANDLE MAGIC/AURA.
LCK: THE LIKELIHOOD FOR THINGS TO GO THE WAY OF THE HOST. ALSO INCREASES DROP RATES.
SKILLS ARE THE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE. ACTIVE SKILLS ARE SKILLS THAT YOU MUST ACTIVATE. THESE SKILLS ALSO USUALLY HAVE A COOLDOWN AND USE ONE TYPE OF RESOURCE FROM THE HOST, THOUGH THERE MAY BE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. THEN THERE ARE PASSIVE SKILLS. SKILLS WHICH DO NOT NEED RESOURCES FROM THE HOST TO BE ACTIVATED, BUT INSTEAD, REQUIRE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR ACTIVATION]
[<--.-->]
"Whew! That's a lot, but I think I got it." It was a long read, but he gets the gist of it... Probably.
He presses expand on his equipment to see what kind of boosts he's currently getting from his equipment, and was surprised to find out that his clothes were, in fact, not made of steel and can't protect his body from harm. They regenerate though, so that's good.
"Hah... Whatever." He says in disappointment before once again consulting the tutorial.
[IF THE HOST MAY REQUIRE A CERTAIN SKILL, THEY MAY CONSULT THE RESEARCH TABLE TO ACCESS THE SKILL TREE. FOR THE SAKE OF THIS TUTORIAL, THERE WILL BE A RESEARCH TABLE SPAWNED IN. HOWEVER, THIS RESEARCH TABLE WILL DISAPPEAR AFTER THIS SESSION. PLEASE WALK TO THE RESEARCH TABLE AND STRETCH YOUR ARM OUT THEN SAY "INTERACT".]
[.X]
'Huh? The what table-?' His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of whistling coming from above. He looks up to see... something falling down at a rapid speed. Ein dashes a bit away from where the impact zone would be. A smart decision as the moment the object crashed down, it created an enormous shockwave which made the void itself shake. Alongside a massive dust cloud.
"Holy shit!" That definitely would've killed him if he were any closer. Not that he's alive to begin with, but it's better to be safe rather than to be sorry.
He slowly walks forward in cautiousness until the dust cloud disappeared. Within the cloud was a table with a two inch thick stack of parchment paper and a quill in an ink bottle.
"So that's a research table, huh?" His slow walk turned more brisk as he assessed the situation to be not a danger.
Once he reached about an arm's length of the table, he stretched his arm out. "Interact."
What appeared before him was nothing short of a spectacle. A sudden burst of an interconnected network surrounded him. There were circles which had icons on them. One had an anvil, one had a book, and one had a musical note just to name a few of the many branches laid out around him.
[THIS IS A LVL 1 RESEARCH TABLE. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO ACQUIRE SKILLS BY SPENDING XP TO ACQUIRE THEM. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR SURVIVAL, PLEASE ACQUIRE THE (SURVIVOR) SKILL AND THE (CRAFTSMAN) SKILL.]
[<--.X]
"How in the hell am I supposed to find those skills in this web?" Despite his confusion, he instantly knew which skills those were. The survivor skill had a sort of campfire icon. He pressed it and a panel opened up before him.
[SURVIVOR]
-THIS SKILL IS ESSENTIAL TO ONE'S SURVIVAL. THIS SKILL WILL UNLOCK FOUR CRAFTING RECIPES THAT WILL HELP YOU SURVIVE.
(UNLOCKS RECIPE: CAMPFIRE, LEAF TENT, FIRE STARTER, BAD FISHING ROD.)
COST TO UNLOCK: 5 XP
[UNLOCK?]
[Y/N]
It's a cheap skill. There's no reason for Ein to not buy it. He buys the skill... but somethings wrong. His head... It's starting to hurt. "What's... What's happening..." He supports himself using the research table and grits his teeth.
Suddenly, an overwhelming amount of knowledge floods into his mind, causing him to go into a state of nausea.
[NOTICE: THE (SURVIVOR) SKILL IS BEING INSTALLED. PLEASE WAIT.]
Minutes have passed since he was bombarded by the survivor skill. He had finally recovered from the shock. "Ugh... That sucked. At least I know that that happens now..."
It was a very unpleasant experience for Ein, but he's glad it's at least over now. Still though, this skill tree will be extremely handy. Being able to learn something in a single instant... Now that's insane.
He interacts with the Research Table once more and braces himself for another headache as he looms his finger over a circle with a table icon on it.
[CRAFTSMAN]
-THIS CHEAP SKILL IS A MUST HAVE ON YOUR NEW ADVENTURE, ESPECIALLY WITH DANGER RUNNING RAMPANT.
(UNLOCKS: WORKTABLE AND RESEARCH TABLE {LVL 1}, TOOLS AND WEAPONS UP TO FLINT LEVEL {LVL 1})
COST TO UNLOCK: 5 XP
[UNLOCK?]
[Y/N]
Ein braces him self as he hovers his index on the Y button. He closes his eyes and grits his teeth as he presses it. An immediate pain enters his head. This time however, he prepared himself. He's not as surprised as before. All the knowledge comes flooding in.
When it had finally stopped, Ein was much less nauseated. In fact, he's smiling with glee right now. He'd just discovered how to create a weapons and tools for himself. Those Grimm won't know what hit them.
Before that though, one final ping from the tutorial catches his attention.
[THAT IS ALL FOR THE TUTORIAL. THE REST YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ON YOUR OWN. SOME THINGS ONE MUST KEEP IN MIND IS THAT XP DOES NOT SAVE.
IF YOU HAVE XP, SPEND IT. YOU HAVE AN INVENTORY. YOU JUST HAVE TO HOLD OUT YOUR HAND AND SAY "PORTER".
TO CRAFT A PLACABLE OBJECT, ONE MUST GROUP UP THE NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR THE OBJECT AND INTERACT WITH THE MATERIALS.
MAY YOU LIVE A GLORIOUS LIFE.
UNTIL NEXT TIME.]
"Heh, yeah. 'Till next time." He says before opening his Menu. "Hmm... I have 185 XP right now... What would be the best thing to spend it on..." He puts his hand on his chin as he thinks. He thought for a while until he made a decision.
"Alright sprint, let's play." He presses sprint on his Menu and a panel opens up.
[SPRINT REQUIRES 30 XP TO LVL UP.]
"Right. Put 30 XP into Sprint."
[SPRINT HAS LEVELED UP.]
[SPRINT. {AVAILABLE TO EVOLVE AT MAX LVL}
-WHEN ACTIVE, GRANT (+1) --> +2 AGILITY TO THE USER.
-WHEN ACTIVE, GRANT (10%) --> 14% SPEED TO THE USER.
SKILL COST: 2 STP PER SECOND
COOLDOWN: 3 MINUTES IN BATTLE
1 MINUTE OUT OF BATTLE
SKILL LVL: 2/5 |0/60 XP|]
[YOU HAVE 205 XP REMAINING]
Ein observes the panel keenly, taking in every detail of the panel. "I see. Looks like the XP requirement doubles every level." He says inquisitively before continuing.
"In that case, level up Luck, (First Blood), and (Calm Mind) once."
[LUCK HAS GONE UP BY ONE.]
(0/60 XP)
[FIRST BLOOD HAS LEVELED UP.]
[FIRST BLOOD. {AVAILABLE TO EVOLVE AT MAX LVL}
-WHEN IN A FIGHT TO THE DEATH, THIS SKILL GRANTS (+2) --> +4 TO EVERY STAT EXCEPT FOR LUCK.
-WHEN YOU HIT FIRST IN ANY FIGHT, YOU GAIN (+3) --> +5 TOTAL DAMAGE FOR THE REST OF THE FIGHT.
SKILL COST: NONE
COOLDOWN: NONE
SKILL LVL: 2/20 |0/100 XP|]
[CALM MIND HAS LEVELED UP.]
[CALM MIND.
-WHEN IN A FIGHT TO THE DEATH, NUMBS USER'S EMOTIONAL QUALITIES.
-WHEN IN STEALTH AGAINST GRIMM, (-10%) --> -14% DETECTION RATE.
SKILL COST: NONE
COOLDOWN: NONE
SKILL LVL: 2/10 |0/60XP|]
[YOU HAVE 75 XP REMAINING.]
Ein once again analyzed thoroughly, causing him to realize something. "Looks like levelling up luck's different. It only went up by 10 instead of doubling." He mulls over this fact before putting his mind to something else.
His remaining XP.
"Hmm..." He ponders before eventually just dumping it all into (First Blood).
"Alright, I'm ready to go." In response to that, the dark void shakes as a light emanating crack is formed in front of Ein. The void continues on shaking until the crack is big enough to walk through.
"Get ready, you beasts. I'm ready now."
That was all he said before walking out.
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Basically as you may have read from the synopsis, this is a X-post from wattpad under the same name. I wrote it a LONG time ago, so there may be inconsistencies between the Wattpad version and this version since I've gotten much better at writing since then, leading to me correcting many of my initial mistakes.
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