3 Chapter 2: Blood Origin (2/2)
Karma:0
Willpower: 5
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[Skills]
>>Past Skills<<
Tentacle Smash(Tier 1)
All seeing eye(Tier 1)
Mindscape(Tier 1)
[ New Skills ]-(All tier 1)
[ Absorb]: You can absorb any mana force creature, item, and cores. Be warned of what you absorb. (Span 5s)
[Regeneration]: You can grow back any part of your body. (Span 10s)
[Slime Clone]: Your body will multiply by a maximum of 12 clones. (Span 5s)
[Tentacle Shield]: A spherical shield made with the manna source and aura of your tentacles. (span 5s)
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[Evolution Bloodline]:
Slime Skin added! You can now change your body form into a slime!
[Growth]: Body:[ Height:9ft , Width: 10ft] Tentacles :[Height 12ft]
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I was waiting for Althera's response but was too engrossed with my stats. After all, if I was to survive in this new world then I would have to utilize every tool to its fullest potential. My attack is now higher than my magic, nice. I, however, would like to learn some spells to enhance my magic. It would be cool to throw out fireballs or shot out thunderbolts from my tentacles. Maybe even learn a summoning spell. The new skills I have gained are tentacle absorb, tentacle regeneration, and tentacle shield; Perfect for defense. Then for my attack, I have slime clone, which I really want to test out. To bad my mana force is in the danger zone. I think I will have 12 mana force once I heal up. I assume that's why I couldn't use slime clone when I was in that freaky alien tentacle form. Anyways what is taking so long for Althera to answer me?
”Um… Althera are we in a dungeon? Or not?” I asked again with a more deep and demanding tone.
”Not exactly.”
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As my body reverted back to its original huge eyeball form, I start to focus on the important task ahead to ensure my survival. I need to take a second good look at where I am, this time by using All seeing eye. I focused my vision ahead and start moving around in circular motion to scan the north, south, west, and east vicinity of the cave I am in. My vision extended throughout the cave. I could see all four different directions at the same time with my All seeing eye. To my surprise there seemed to be no flicker of light expelling from an entrance area of the cave. This means I was in total darkness, which begs the question. How is everything lit up so clearly? Did I have a nocturnal vision?
”Correct. Well, not entirely. You see this whole cave is being illuminated by that.” Althera said. In my mindscape, I imagine her as a gorgeous busty girl with sapphire hair pointing somewhere ahead.
”By what exactly,” I glare around and see nothing. Then a swarm of tiny butterflies with glowing violet wings appeared in front of me.
”What are those things?” I asked.
[ Auraflies- A harmless bug who's whole body is made up entirely of aura and mana force. It drinks and digests mana force from nearby lakes and waterfalls. Power level:1 ]
”You got to kidding me. So I could have eaten those things!” I angrily declared while slapping my tentacles against my face.
”Haha. You would have to consume about 1 million of those feeble creatures to get even 1 buffer of manna force.” Althera gleefully chuckled.
My eyes squint downward in disapproval and spite. ”I will never understand women.” I sigh in my mind.
”How do you know I am a woman? I can be a man for you all know.” Implies Althera in a sly A.I tone.
”Because you have a feminine voice…” I stated the obvious.
”Ah, you have much to learn.”
I ignore her or whatever gender, you know what who cares. I scuttle around to look for a resting spot. Any carter or cranny will do. All I needed is a space in which I can easily camouflage and be completely invisible. Thus my search begins.
Althera was right about one thing, this wasn't exactly a common dungeon or a cave, back in my world I would explore caves of all types to search for new specimens and a new energy source to help our dying world. Inside those caves, there were many rock formations that had been formed by erosion and the planets extremely sporadic weather. But in this cave, every rock, icy stalactite, and the soil itself looked and felt to be untouched by the outside weather for years. Strange very strange. What's more, those Greek statues from before seem to be in pristine condition as well, aside from a few little cracks here and there.
I move my tentacles around the ground to feel any vibrations of a pit formed underground. Bingo.
I finally found a burrow worthy enough to hide in. I guess being blind in my past life paid off. I would always touch and feel things in order to navigate my path. Focusing my hearing and my smelling also helped as well. After the whole ordeal of killing slimes and eating myself, it seemed that my vision was slowly fading back to its original state. Soon I would be blind again if I don't find a proper feeding source. With the rest of my strength and stamina, I left up a large builder about the same size as my body. I then glance down to see a big enough carter for me to fit in. Finally, I can rest. But before I do. I wanted to ask a few questions to Althera.
My tentacles quickly moved around to use the same torch from the slime massacre and create an open fire. I sat on a nearby rock and watched the bright orange flames crackle.
”Althera I want to ask you a few questions before I rest.”
”I can oblige to your request. However you may only answer five questions, for I am tired as well. Yawwn!”
”But you're a program? Do you even sleep?” My eyes widen in confusion of her response.
”I don't know what I am.” She coldly replies. I could hear the uncertainty of her voice.
”I am sorry, that was rude of me. Let me ask the first question- What exactly is the tentacle monster race?” I showcase my tentacles and poke my large spherical eye to visual the question for Althera.
”I need to know your blood origin in order to fully answer your question. Every beast and creature of Zareth has a blood origin. Through many myths and legends, the beast bloodline comes from one single potent powerful force.”
”Which is mana and primal force?” I cut her off.
”No. I will say that your race is amongst the most intriguing of all beast. But I can't go into detail without your blood origin or without confirming your beast class. Next question.”
”Tell me about the world Zareth.” If I had a face, my lips would be smirking wide of anticipation of hearing about this new magical world.
”Hmph. Ask someone else I am not your tour guide!” Althera huffed in a sassy tone.
”Are you serious!?”
”Ugh to be honest… I haven't seen the outside world of Zareth in awhile.” Althera sighed and groaned at her awful predicament.
”Dammit, do you know anything?” I snarled with a sarcastic blink.
”Yes, I do! I know everything! It just has been awhile, I am a prototype system index after all.”
”Prototype?” I said with my large eyeballs furrowed.
”You see, beast do not use the system. So I guess you can say that you might be the first who can. My creator discarded me and I had to search for a new vessel. ”
”Well, this changes everything…” Filled with pride and ego I do a couple of air punches with my tentacles.
”Three more questions. Hurry up.” Althera yawns again.
”You didn't even answer my first two!”
”Oh, how painfully tragic.”
”Ugh, you are something else. Fine. I will actually now ask you two straight questions. What is mana force and cultivation power?” I start working out my tentacles by lifting up nearby rocks with all eight of my tentacles.
”Alchemist and other magic users use mana force to summon glyphs and use magic techniques through a grimoire or scroll. Manna force is, by all means, the source of life in Zareth. Every living creature has mana force, even the slimes you devoured do. Unluckily for you though, slimes have a rich toxic mana force supply. That's why you almost died. I wish I could have done something to help you, but I…I don't have a body to do anything.” Althera muttered with gloom in her robotic voice.
”Don't worry about it. We all feel defenseless at one point in our life. What about the cultivation question?”
”Oh right. Cultivation power is how much you train your mind, body, manna force, soul, and how much your powers grow. There is no cap limit on cultivation power, the highest tier is that of the Gods, but you can go higher. Your 'Level' is affected by cultivation as well. The cap on your level is unknown.” Althera stuttered to say her words since she was taken back by my kind response.
”Good to know. Final question. Why was I reborn? And what does 'Boros Ventros Hex' mean?” I saved this question last for a reason, well two. I wanted to figure out what the armor humanoid monster said to me and I needed to know what Dr. Oaken wanted me to take and what everyone in my past world was running from. And why did I wear a necklace with a key on it?”
”I have no clue on why you were reborn. I am merely a system index that was given to you. Though I will say reincarnation was a theory alchemist sought out most. There was once an ancient grimoire that goes deep into the process of reincarnation, but that is classified information. As for the language you spluttered out, it is in beast tongue. You need a maiden, withcer, or spell caster to translate that ancient beast language. Well, I will be leaving. You know what to do when you want to active me. Goodbye, terrific tentacle monster.” Althera's voice slowly fades away into the distance of my mind.
I have a lot to think about. Dammit!I forgot to ask Althera if I can revert back to human form! Ugh, for now, I need to rest and not die. 11 HP is not really a safe zone. I tiredly stretched out my tentacle arms and approach my new perfect carter-sized hideout, suddenly I hear a screeching young girlish voice, ”Please someone help me! Anyone!Eyaaahhhh!”
Can a tentacle monster get some damn rest?