Chapter 84 - Flux (2) (Long Chapter) (2/2)
”Evolve.”
Ding!
This was the moment he had been waiting for. To finally get one step closer to becoming an Animate. But…
Why were there so many choices?
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Please choose the species that you would like [Aurus — Wind Walnut Spiritas (Rare)] to evolve into:
[Tempest Walnut Spiritas – High Energistas (Rare)]
[Tempest Walnut Spiritas – Encantris (Rare)]
[Tempest Walnut Spiritas – Khyraox (Rare)]
[Tempest Walnut Spiritas – Benevoleir (Rare)]
[Tempest Walnut Spiritas Flux (Rare+)]
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Aurus could not help but scratch his nonexistent head at the choices as all of them had overbearing names. Of course, if Aurus wanted to choose a species to evolve into that regarded the grade of the class as the highest priority, he would not hesitate to choose the latter. Yet…
”System, what does Encantris, Khyraox, and Benevolair mean?” As far as Aurus knew, there were warriors (Werei), mages (Energistas), berserkers (Belhazard), and rangers (Raneiros) in classes. But looking at these new names at first glance, it seemed that these classes were more specific in purpose.
Ding!
'User, species of the Encantris variant serve to support the other beings through their wide area buffs that could easily turn the tide when used correctly. Not only that, they could also combine and stack these buffs to their liking, allowing for multiple effects that range in strength and duration. In fantasy terms, these are the Enchanters.'
'As for species of the Khyraox variant, these variants yearn for destruction and chaos, using their knowledge of wide-area spells and skills, including debuffs, to instill not only fear, but ravage and destroy everything within their reach. In fantasy terms, these are the Destruction Lords…they could also be called the Warlocks.'
'And lastly, species of the Benevolair variant are those considered by nature as their chosen guardians, exuding a great amount of vitality in order to help other beings in need. These variants specialize in healing and buffs that are related to nature, serving as a support that is usually used in long-duration battles. In fantasy terms, these are the Oracles.'
With these words being explained by the system, Aurus decided to identify the three classes and the Rare+ class. He decided that pursuing the High Energistas class would just be redundant and would have no purpose to improve his ability as a whole.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
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[Tempest Walnut Spiritas – Encantris (Rare)]
A Spiritas who has found their purpose of helping other Spiritii [2] through the usage of buffs that could be mixed and matched to their needs. These variants are known to be the bane of Inanimate armies, due to the fact that a single buff can make or break a fight.
>The active class skill [Spirit Enchant Core] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Negative Siphon] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Enchant Combination] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Enchantment Mastery] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Encantris Seed] is obtained.
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”Ah. Mastery skills.” Looking at the skills he would obtain once he advanced to S-grade, he remembered that alongside Class Seed skills which boosted certain stats and certain abilities, Mastery skills could be also obtained that could boost a certain class' powers, either it be damage, duration of buffs, and other things related to the class the Mastery skill is boosting.
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[Tempest Walnut Spiritas – Khyraox (Rare)]
A Spiritas who has found their purpose of committing mass destruction and chaos through their wide-range skills and debuffs, taking pleasure in the pain they deal to other beings. Most Inanimate armies tend to avoid coming in contact with these variants due to their crazed mindsets.
>The active class skill [Spirit Chaos Core] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Dark Phantasmagoria] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Chaos Clone] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Chaos Mastery] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Khyraox Seed] is obtained.
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[Tempest Walnut Spiritas – Benevolair (Rare)]
A Spiritas who has found their purpose of supporting other Spiritii through healing and buffs that rely on nature to be conjured. These variants are the bane of multiple Inanimate armies due to their ability of even reviving dead Spiritii in the midst of battle.
>The active class skill [Spirit Healing Core] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Revelation] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Codex of Nature's Will] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Healing Mastery] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Benevolair Seed] is obtained.
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”Hmm…” Looking at the skills that he would obtain from the first three classes he identified, he felt that he would be severely limited when choosing them. First of all, two of the three classes were focused on supporting others rather than fighting on the frontlines, which was one of Aurus' favorite things to do. As for the other class that did fight on the frontlines, it was more on one versus all rather than one versus one, which would easily make him use up a lot of SP in a short time, even when fighting against one enemy.
”Haah…I hope this Rare+ class is something along my train of thought. If not, I'll have to choose between the three.”
Whoosh!
And so, the final screen regarding the possible species evolution he could choose appeared in front of his field of vision. Reading through all of it in one go, Aurus' nonexistent eyes started to gleam as he muttered in his mind, 'This is the one!'
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[Tempest Walnut Spiritas Flux (Rare+)]
A Spiritas that does not want to serve others, yet does not want to only rely on itself as well. These types of Spiritii have realized their goal of becoming a stronger type of False Animate species, grasping the profound notion of the Flux, the thing that binds their bodies' Animas together, which is also a deadly item when used correctly. Nonetheless, their flexibility and adaptability to all situations is far beyond what other variants could achieve.
>The active class skill [Flux Enchantment] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Flux Armor Creation] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Flux Weapon Creation] is obtained.
>The active class skill [Flux Sacrifice] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Nine Flux Transformation] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Flux Mastery] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Flux Weapon Mastery] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Flux Armor Mastery] is obtained.
>The passive class skill [Spiritas Flux Seed] is obtained.
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The reason why Aurus chose this class rather than the other classes was due to the fact that this class would give him access to a feature that only a select lucky few would have access to in ISE. Although he did not know if this was the case or not, the number of his skills he would get alone serves as a good enough reason for him to choose.
Ding!
'Are you sure you would like to evolve Aurus to [Tempest Walnut Spiritas Flux (Rare+)]?'
”Yes,” Aurus answered without hesitation. He was eager to find out what uses the skills he obtained would have.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
All of a sudden, the sound of the wind could be heard by Aurus, although he was still inside a secluded room. Nonetheless, he knew that it was part of the process of the evolution this time as his consciousness gradually weakened, slowly coming to a lull as the sound of the wind intensified.
From a third person's perspective, this sound of wind came from the Wind energy particles that surrounded Aurus. These Wind energy particles gradually came into contact with Aurus' body, gradually forming a cocoon of Wind energy particles that covered Aurus' body as his soul became unconscious.
Ding!
Not long after, a notification sound was heard. It was accompanied with a monotonous voice.
'[Aurus — Wind Walnut Spiritas (Rare)] has been evolved into [Aurus — Tempest Walnut Spiritas Flux (Rare+)].'
And then, after a few minutes of silence, another voice could be heard.
”Congratulations Aurus for reaching S-grade. I hope you'll like the gift I gave you before you become my weapon.”
”Hehe.”
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[1] This pertains to a new classification I made of how much damage a being can deal, the lowest being Novice and Elite being second lowest. You'll see soon enough.
[2] Plural of Spiritas