Chapter 3 (2/2)

Resistance: 5

Willpower: 5

Inteligence: 4

Wisdom: 2

Control: 2

Focus: 3

Paths: Newbie 7/7, P.Def, M.Supp, Risk Taker

Skills: Running: Lvl 4, Physical Fitness Lvl 2, Sneak Lvl 2, Farming Lvl 3, Mana Bolt Lvl 1, Heavy Blow Lvl 1

Putting several points into End had improved both his health and his Stamina, which was important. Survivability and his ability to escape were critical. But for now…

Randidly turned his attention to his two newly learned skills. Feeling slightly foolish, Randidly said “Mana Bolt”

Immediately a screen popped up in front of him.

Mana Bolt: Focusing your energy, you fire a bolt of pure mana at your enemies. Costs 10 mana. Damage based on Intelligence and level of skill.

Pleased, he then said “Heavy Blow”.

Heavy Blow: Concentrate your force into one powerful attack. Costs 5 stamina. Damage based on Str and level of skill.

He tried saying the rest of his skills, but nothing happened. Apparently it only worked with active skills. Experimentally, Randidly raised his hand and pointed, focusing on his finger.

Nothing happened.

Feeling silly, Randidly concentrated again and said “Mana Bolt.”

Something inside of Randidly moved, something that he hadn’t had before yesterday, and hadn’t noticed because it never had been there before, rising and rushing to his finger. Surprised, Randidly looked down towards below his stomach, where the feeling was coming from.

Blue energy condensed on his finger and shot forward, or rather, downward, because the distracting feeling caused his arm to fall to his side.

So the mana bolt shot downward and struck himself in the foot.

Yelping and hopping, Randidly glared at the hole in his shoe, chiding himself for his idiocy. Then he checked his status. It had done 5 damage to him.

‘So at least it’s just flat intelligence plus skill level, huh…?’

Randidly wanted to try again, but due to the fact his maximum mana was only 19, he would need to wait a bit. And with a mana regeneration of 8, even tripled to 24 in this room, refilling his mana would take awhile.

Making a mental note to figure out what the Wis and Int stats did to his status, Randidly turned his attention to heavy blow. Stamina recharged per minute, so it seemed like this would be much easier to grind.

Feeling like he was in a martial arts movie, Randidly walked up to the small tree in the room, spread his feet, took a deep breath, and punched it.

To get it over with, Randidly had punched rather hard, and the small tree shook slightly. Surprisingly, there was a dull ache in his hand, but no real pain worth mentioning. Perhaps this was his stats of Vit and End paying dividends.

This time, when Randidly punched, he said “Heavy Blow”.

Another new force moved within Randidly, this time originating from his heart. And where the other was cool, this was warm and vibrant, filling his fist with destructive energy. When this punch reached the tree… it once again shook, but noticeably more.

Shaking his head, Randidly admitted he had been expecting a bit more, but it was probably enough to have this. After all, his skill was still level 1, and he only had a Str of 3. As time passed, and his stats and skill level increased.

But then Randidly shook his head, ridding himself of the budding excitement. Life or death, stay focused.