Chapter 411: Seeing Brilliant Stars
Michael takes a moment to unscramble his thoughts but finds himself regaining his composure remarkably quickly despite almost having his head torn off by whatever had just hit him...
Uh... You've got something on your face." Irarus says, pointing at the thing embedded in Michael's Dragon Priest Mask.
Michael takes the mask off and looks at it, but is caught slightly off guard by the massive feeling of loss when it's removed... Turning the mask over, he spots a brightly glowing yellow gem embedded firmly into the blue metal of the Dragon Priest Mask... "Yeah, this would have killed me without the face protection." he comments, more to himself than anything while thinking just how sharp the yellow crystal's edges looked.
"T-this!" Ennura gasps as she looks at it, "I know what this is... Or should be! It's the Ata'mal crystal! One of Eredar's most ancient and valuable treasures... Or... It was? This is only a shard of it, t-that explosion from earlier must have been it shattering!"
"B-by the light... The Eredar truly are finished, aren't we? These fiends will tear down everything, every piece of heritage our ancestors had left us..."
"Sorry, but what does this 'Ata'mal crystal' do?" Michael asks, wanting to understand if wearing his 'newly modified mask' was safe or not. He wouldn't want to get blasted constantly in the face by radiation or something just for wearing it...
Ennura lets out a sigh, "I don't know... Legends say it's made from crystallized light granted by benevolent gods. But I'm not aware of any uses it had."
Michael shakes his head, "Whatever, let's just get started opening the portal out of here. Now that Velen's gone the demons'll turn their attention to us... The Great Library's barrier is like a lighthouse to these fucks."
As the group make their way down the stairs, he checks his status in the Book of Legends, along with storing the Dragon Priest Mask in his inventory to see if that'd give him any indication fo what'd changed.
Inventory :
[Brilliant Star/Morokei]
...
"So, the gem is called Brilliant Star? That doesn't help at all..." he mutters to himself, wishing that the inventory would just give a basic description of the items he owned.
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Name : Michael Tahlin
Rank : Legend
Stats :
Strength : 69 > 72.5
Agility : 146.9 > 190.6
Intelligence : 75 > 116.9
Birthsign : The Mage
Familiar : Darth, Dark Monolith Parasite
Abilities :
[The Mage] : Enables user to learn all magic-based skills 20% faster.
[Gandalfr] : Enables user to utilise any weapon at two ranks above their current proficiency while granting them the knowledge necessary to use them. While wielding a weapon, temporarily gain +100% in all stats.
[Vanntalfdir] : Enables user to walk on liquids as if they were solid surfaces, can be activated at will but continuously drains mana to function.
[Language Comprehension] : Enables user to understand all spoken tongues, and increase the rate of which they learn reading and writing.
[Adept Mana Manipulation] : Allows user more control over his magic, spells, and some abilities. Mana efficiency and control of power is increased.
[Pain Tolerence] : Allows user to endure great amounts of pain with little to no negative effects as a result.
[Apprentice basic Swordsmanship(Two handed swords/One handed swords)] > [Adept basic Swordsmanship(Two handed swords/One handed swords)] : Determines how skilful the user is when handling swords.
[Adept basic Dagger techniques(Single edge, curved, straight, double edge.)] : Determines how skilful the user is when handling daggers.
[Desensitized] : Things of a violent or shocking nature fail to draw a reaction like they used to. Emotions are dulled somewhat and user is more easily able to think and rationalize in high-stress situations.
Affinities :
[Lesser Water Affinity], [Fire Affinity], [Lesser Space Affinity], [Lesser Darkness Affinity], [Ice Affinity]
Spirits :
Commoner Tier :
Shadow Shaman : Lvl MAX
Slark : Lvl MAX
Riki : Lvl MAX
Hero Tier :
Anti-Mage : Lvl MAX
Lina : Lvl MAX
Winter Wyvern : Lvl MAX
Legend Tier :
Rubick : Lvl MAX
Silencer : Lvl 4 > 17
Magic :
Tamrielic
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"Heh, nice." he mutters as he looks at his stats and their massive improvements. He didn't feel any difference, but he was sure it'd be noticeable to the Tiffania and the others if they saw him in action.
His Swordsmanship had also improved. Which would make it Master tier while he was using his runes... Oh, he really wanted to try it out. Hmm, he'd have to do it once he returned to Skyrim with the Draenei...
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Spirit : Silencer
Level : 4 > 17
Abilities :
Silent Terror (Rank 4) : Allows user to force weak-willed people in his vicinity to stay silent. The strength of this effect is determined by the strength difference between the user and victims.
Arcane Curse (Rank 4) : User curses an area, slowing all those caught within it while dealing damage until the end of its duration. If the cursed victims attempt to cast a spell while affected, the duration will be increased. Duration doesn't decrease when the victim is also silenced.
Glaives of Wisdom (Rank 4) : User enchants his weapon with wisdom making them deal damage based on his Intelligence. People struck with this will have their Intelligence temporarily stolen and granted to user. If someone dies while under this effect, User will permanently gain Intelligence based on the victim's strength.
Last Word (Rank 2) : Enchants a target rendering them visible to user for the duration of the spell. Oen the duration is over the target is silenced and takes damage based on the difference between the User's Intelligence. Duration will end immediately if the target attempts to cast a spell.
Global Silence (Rank 3) : Silences the world preventing any enemies from casting spells for a short duration. Duration is determined by User's Intelligence.
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Yeah, EXP from demons is way, way better than zombies or humans. He'd have to come back to this place when he got the chance. As for his Silencer Spirit, he instantly levelled [Global Silence] to max despite his worries over its use. In a pinch, it may just save his or someone else's ass.
Everything was maxed too apart from Last Word which Michael viewed as less useful than the other abilities.
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