23 Preparing Another Breakthrough Event, Accepting Rewards (1/2)
It was around 3:00 AM when Elizabeth awoke from her previous collapse. Outside her Soul Land, things were not looking nearly as hopeful and mystical. But, at least her body had recovered a sizable portion of strength after shutting off for the past couple hours.
Elizabeth could feel a mild heat cover her entire body, while the heat's source, the center of her navel, felt like a boiling mass of lava. Strangely, the absurd heat at the center of her body didn't put her off, as it was rather comfortable to bask in. But, before she could enjoy that sensation for all its worth, Sun was still not exactly healthy. Thus, it was time for round two of healing Sun.
Elizabeth picked herself up from the floor, sat back up, and tried to drive her Inner Strength to continue cycling through the acupuncture needles that were still embedded on Sun's torso. She eased into the process by gradually increasing the intensity of her outputting Inner Strength. But, as she kept at it, eventually, the Inner Strength she was trying to drive started to actually damage her skin; its power being too much for her to handle.
Confused and astonished by the red marks that were forming under her palms, Elizabeth took a quick glance at her [Status] and froze into complete stillness.
[Status
Name: Elizabeth Ultimatia
Level: 1 (4)
Sex: Female
Status Points Available (0)
Strength 15.2 → 18.2
Endurance 22.36 → 27.36
Speed 22.76 → 24.26
Defense 15.2 → 18.2
Intelligence 21.2 → 30.2
Luck: 10
Inner Strength 198/198 → 595/633]
”P… What happened to my stats? I mean, there good and all but… isn't this a little too ridiculous?” Elizabeth asked the only person she could think of, when all the ongoings of her life were so unintuitive.
”Nah. Their about right for the effort you gave. Take for example the most absurd change to your Intelligence. Sure It might seem like getting 9 whole points is a lot, but you did in fact breakthrough your limits in meditation like three consecutive times before your own body had to shut you off.
Then there's the fact that you fought for the first time with real power behind your every move. Every time you hit that other girl and your arms or legs were burned by her lightning, a part of that chaotic energy shredded apart your previously weak muscles and promoted the growth of newer, more durable ones. Your Endurance only increased as much as it did because of your constant treatment of Sun, through the breaking of your limits, as your fight would have barely done jack when you were practically hemorrhaging Inner Strength.
Hopefully, you already know why your Inner Strength grew as much as it did...”
Elizabeth though for a second before saying ”It's because I exhausted my Inner Strength Reserves and filled them back up so quickly, right?”
”That's part of the reason. The other part being that you had a *** ***** consummate your Soul Land's foundation.” P said, before returning to complete silence.
”...” Elizabeth stood up from her sitting position and walked over to the bathroom. She was sorry for having to keep Sun suffering, but there was nothing she could do without breaking through to the next couple levels. Her body was literally at the brink of collapse from having so much Inner Strength. She was like a glass bottle filled with pressurized air, that was about to explode. If she continued trying to use her Inner Strength, while she might not explode, it was entirely possible that her own energy would fry her from the inside out after every use.
Not one to mind ”normal” thoughts, Elizabeth went to the bathroom to complete another breakthrough, without first going to her room and bringing clothes with her to change after she was done. It was her usual routine to just walk from the bathroom to her bedroom in the nude and that hadn't changed even after she became a girl. Only, now that there was another person in the house… things might get a bit complicated if the right variables fell into place…
She set up another warm bath in preparation for the total shit-show that would momentarily ensue. As the water was filling up her bathtub, Elizabeth took a moment to go over the rewards of her previous couple quests. To do that, she had to call for a status overview of her quest function, and as she willed for the game like quest hub to scroll down, she found some ”new” quests that never directly made their way through the flaky notification system of status functions…
[Status
Quests:
Main Quests:
Main Quest 1: Reach Level 5! (Incomplete)
Side Quests:
Side Quest 1: Elegant Return (Incomplete)
Side Quest 2: Get More Clothes! (Complete)
*New) Side Quest 3: VS Ice (Incomplete)
*New) Side Quest 4: Returning The Favor (Incomplete)
Hidden Quests:
Hidden Quest: Martial Arts Milestone #1 (Complete)
Choice Quests:
Choice Quest 1: Choice Of Character (Complete)]
”Mhmm...” Elizabeth became visibly upset as she noticed these new quests popped up without her noticing. She was about to flip out and go on an internal rant, when she reviewed the quests and had her worries disappear.
[Side Quest 3: VS Ice (Incomplete)
Difficulty: C/B
Objective One) Defeat Jane.
Optional Objective 1) Win by using only Time powers
Optional Objective 2) Defeat any other Martial Soldiers who are of Ice alignment.
Description: Along the road to ascension you will be facing all sorts of enemies. Consequently, all manner of energies and styles will be thrust your way. Go out there and claim dominance over Ice!
Deadline: Unlimited (Completed upon finishing all primary Objectives)
Side Quest 4: Returning The Favor (Incomplete)
Difficulty: (Estimated Minimum) B