“Open Status Window.”
[Name: Kiera Ashborn
Race: Human (Dimension Crosser)
Gender: Female
Age: 0 (physical age: 10)
Magician Rank: Normal Apprentice Magician Lv.1
Attribute: Tyrannical Lightning
Titles: {Voidborne} (command ‘Voidborne’ to show details)
General Stats:
Health: 3,720/2,720
Stamina: 3,840/2,840
Mana: 3,720/3,720
Battle Stats:
Strength: 62
Dexterity: 63
Agility: 64
Wisdom: 65
Skills:
Active:
General-
{Identify Lv.1}
Attribute Skills-
{Tyrant Regeneration Lv.1}
Passive:
General-
{Crafting Lv.1} {Lightning Resistance Lv.4} {Physical Resistance Lv.4} {Pain Resistance Lv.4}
Attribute Skills-
{Tyrannical Lightning Body Lv.1}]
Kiera smiled contently, gathering mana in her hands. Dominant violet color shone in her hands, lightning occasionally crackling from it. The gesture was weirdly familiar as if she’d done it many times before. But Kiera was too unknowledgeable to understand why it truly was like that.
She looked at the two particular skills under the attribute skill sections, deciding to understand what each of them did. She remembered how she made the details of her title appear and thought in her mind. “Tyrannical Lightning Body.”
[Passive Attribute Skill: {Tyrannical Lightning Body}.
The core skill of the Tyrannical Lightning Attribute inheritors. Grants outstanding control over the Absolute Attribute: {Tyrannical Lightning Attribute}.
Grants permanent 200% bonus to all battle stats, enhances the ability to improve one’s stats through training.
Hidden Passive Attribute Skills: {Tyrannical Lightning Manipulation Lv.1}]
Kiera flashed a manic grin and laughed at the effects of the skill, a 200% bonus meant her true battle power was thrice as strong as what her status window showed. It was an explosive boost she did not expect to receive.
"This old man weirdo did not simply boast about this Tyrannical Lightning thing, he was fucking correct! Time to see what this next skill is all about, though the name kinda shows it I guess."
[Active Attribute Skill: {Tyrannical Regeneration}.
The self-regeneration skill of the Tyrannical Lightning Attribute inheritors. Exploits the superiority of the Tyrannical Lightning Attribute to bend the mana to your will, using it to heal the damaged parts. -10 mana for every 10 seconds the skill is in use.]
“Sweet, the mana cost isn’t too great but I’ll have to see how effective the skill is. Though the fact it only works on yourself really enhances the fact our Tyrannical Lightning Lineage isn’t one to have friends.” Kiera thought and shrugged, not having allies was okay with her, she was used to and also preferred working alone.
She turned her attention to the big book, deciding to name it ‘Legacy Book,’ as it contained the legacy of the Lineage. She turned the page again, but instead of words, the all too familiar screen appeared.
[Learn {1st Tome of the Tyrannical Lightning}? Y/N.]
“Are those the core skills he talked about?” Kiera mused, “yes!”
[Active Attribute Skill {Eye of the Tyrant} acquired.]
[Active Attribute Skill {Eruption} acquired.]
[Active Attribute Skill {Destruction} acquired.]
[Active Attribute Skill {Flashburst} acquired.]
[Active Attribute Skill {Vanishing Step} acquired.]
[Passive Attribute Skill {Way of the Tyrant} acquired.]
“Eye of the Tyrant,” Kiera spoke, deciding to familiarize herself with each skill.
[Active Attribute Skill: {Eye of the Tyrant}.
A sight-focused support skill, granting the user the ability to see the surrounding mana. In combat, the skill is used to perceive the mana flow of the opponent. -5 mana for every 10 seconds the skill is in use.]
[Active Attribute Skill: {Eruption}.
A body enhancement skill, drastically increases the user's mana circulation speed in order to enhance the user’s battle stats by 30%. -20 mana for every 20 seconds the skill is in use.]
[Active Attribute Skill: {Destruction}.
An offensive skill, unleashes a compressed lightning beam into a target’s body. It can be used both by a weapon and the limbs. -10 mana for each use.]
[Active Attribute Skill: {Flashburst}.
An offensive skill, unleashes a series of high-speed strikes. It can be used both by a weapon and the limbs. The skill can be combined with other offensive skills to unleash them continuously in less time, but the mana cost would be as fit. -5 mana for each strike.]
[Active Attribute Skill: {Vanishing Step}.
A movement skill, momentarily enhances the user's agility and strength drastically in order to cross high-distance with a single step.
-5 mana for each use.]
[Passive Attribute Skill: {Way of the Tyrant}.
You are integrated with the fighting style of the Tyrannical Lightning Lineage. Each of your attacks is fused with the destructive properties of Power and Solar Lightning. +30% bonus for all battle stats.]
Kiera was impatient to leave this place and try her new skills. Although the moment she received them, she already knew how each of them was used, a product of this RPG-like system she still had difficulties believing existed.
However, she knew the Legacy Book still had things in store for her, so she decided not to leave just yet. The skills she received just now were only part of the 1st tome, so it meant there was at least another tome waiting for her.
She flipped the page, and to both her surprise and dismay— the second tome was there, but she was still not eligible to learn it; she was too weak currently. She flipped the page again, her eyes sparkling at the discovery.
“The Ancestral fruit’s usefulness did not fade with the construction of the Mana Core. Feel your body carefully...”
Kiera nodded in approval at her decision not to leave just yet and did as the message said. Eyes closed, her enhanced senses concentrated on her body, which brimmed with such explosive power she barely felt it was real.
However, most of that power, or mana to be exact, was concentrated in the core. But she could feel an abundant amount of unabsorbed mana flowing outside her core and within her mana veins— leftovers from earlier.
She concentrated, commanding her core to absorb the mana. But the moment she did, all of her cells suddenly reacted, devouring the mana with a suction force her core couldn't compare with.
Lightning crackled throughout her body as her hair unusually fluttered in the windless hall. She felt her muscles contract and bones cracking and healing, the sudden process catching her unprepared.
She didn't expect her body to suddenly use the leftover mana to temper itself, and didn't expect even more of such an ordeal to be relatively painless, at least compared to when she unlocked her attribute.
And then, a notification arrived, making Kiera happier and happier with her body's decision to absorb the mana.
[Skill Upgrade! {Tyrannical Lightning Body Lv.1} advanced into {Tyrannical Lightning Body Lv.2}. +5 for all battle stats, +10% bonus.]
....
[Skill Upgrade! {Tyrannical Lightning Body Lv.4} advanced into {Tyrannical Lightning Body Lv.5}. +5 for all battle stats, +10% bonus.]
“Tyrannical Lightning Body.”
[Passive Attribute Skill: {Tyrannical Lightning Body}.
The core skill of the Tyrannical Lightning Attribute inheritors. Grants outstanding control over the Absolute Attribute: {Tyrannical Lightning}
Grants permanent 250% bonus to all battle stats, enhances the ability to improve one’s stats through training.
Hidden Passive Attribute Skills: {Tyrannical Lightning Manipulation Lv.5}]
Her power skyrocketed again merely from absorbing leftover mana, but she sighed about the fact it was the last of it. She indeed tried to eat another fruit, but it only served to replenish her mana to the limit, her body was now too high-leveled.
"Open Status Window."
[Name: Kiera Ashborn
Race: Human (Dimension Crosser)
Gender: Female
Age: 0 (physical age: 10)
Magician Rank: Normal Apprentice
Magician Lv.1
Attribute: Tyrannical Lightning
Titles: Voidborne (command ‘Voidborne’ to show details)
General Stats:
Health: 6,888/6,888
Stamina: 7,056/7,056
Mana: 6,888/6,888
Battle Stats:
Strength: 82
Dexterity: 83
Agility: 84
Wisdom: 82
Skills:
Active:
General-
{Identify Lv.1}
Attribute Skills-
{Tyrant Regeneration Lv.1} {Eye of the Tyrant Lv.1} {Eruption Lv.1} {Destruction Lv.1} {Flashburst Lv.1} {Vanishing Step Lv.1}
Passive:
General-
{Crafting Lv.1} {Lightning Resistance Lv.4} {Physical Resistance Lv.4} {Pain Resistance Lv.4}
Attribute Skills-
{Tyrannical Lightning Body Lv.5} {Way of the Tyrant Lv.1}]
With that behind her, Kiera looked at the other books; unfortunately, some of them turned into dust as soon as she touched them, indicating how old they were. Others were about things like alchemy and world history— nothing useful for strength enhancing. Even the Legacy Book was filled with only question marks.
She remembered one of her title skills— inventory and used it. A classic inventory filled with rows of empty cubes appeared in her sight, and the way to use it appeared in her mind.
She took the Legacy Book and inserted it inside the screen. The book instantly disappeared, placed inside a cube. She did the same for all other valuable books, as there were only 24 slots, and she needed to keep some for the fruits.
She placed all the fruits she could in the inventory before making a makeshift bag from the bedsheets, placing another twenty fruits inside it.
Kiera swept the room one last time, actually finding an old wooden suitcase below the bed. Inside it, she was surprised to see a dagger, a sword and a mace.
She took the dagger in her hand and unsheathed it, slashing and stabbing the air with it a few times. "Not much different from a commando knife; I’ll use this and sell the other two."
[Adamantium Dagger- Masterwork Quality
Details: A dagger cast from precious metal.
Attack: {??}]
[Adamantium Sword- Masterwork Quality
Details: A sword cast from precious metal.
Attack: {??}]
[Adamantium Mace- Masterwork Quality
Details: A mace cast from precious metal.
Attack: {??}]
Kiera lifted her eyebrows in surprise at the two question marks in the attack section. Based on her prior experience, question marks signified she didn’t have permission to access that certain knowledge.
Considering her identify skill was the one responsible to show her the descriptions of things, it might not be of a high enough level currently. Well, it would probably level up as long as she continued using it, so there was no meaning to think about it now.
She strapped the dagger to her thigh and replaced a fruit with the suitcase in the inventory. Opening the wooden door, she was surprised to see herself standing near the violet stone platform.
"Fuck," she swore, covering her eyes from the intense sunlight, "well then, time for my favorite activity, leveling up!"
Lightning erupted from her body as she vanished from her spot, appearing fifteen meters away. Using Vanishing Step, she went deeper into the forest, looking for something to kill.
The deeper she went inside, the gloomier and darker the forest became. Feeling something watching her from the humongous trees, she stopped in her tracks.
Activating Eye of the Tyrant, the mana in the surroundings appeared in her eyes, akin to floating rivers of white light. She gazed at the branches that were hundreds of meters above the ground, spotting peculiar shapes.
She jumped using Vanishing Step, her mana-clad claws penetrating the tree. She climbed the tree at speeds she did not think possible, her small body splitting the air in her wake.
She reached the branch in mere moments, looking at the three oversized red chimpanzees in front of her.
[Tier 1 Lv.2 Blood Ape.]
[Tier 1 Lv.2 Blood Ape.]
[Tier 1 Lv.2 Blood Ape.]
She had no idea what exactly Tier 1 Lv.2 stood for, but she did know it was a whole tier above those wolves and the leopard. Nonetheless, Kiera felt the savage beasts in front of her did not pose any danger. Her body vanished, instantly arriving in front of one of them.
The dagger shone violet, lightning enveloping its blade. With a swift motion, it penetrated the bewildered oversized ape's chest, causing it to explode into a rain of bone and internals.
[Tier 1 Lv.2 Blood Ape defeated, EXP received.]
[You defeated an enemy one level above you, bonus EXP received.]
"So Tier 1 Lv.2 means Normal Apprentice Magician Lv.2 in monster levels? I'll have to check the Guide later, don't want to misunderstand and attack a far stronger monster…" Kiera thought, killing the other two beasts.
[Level up! Normal Apprentice Magician Lv.2, all battle stats +5.]
"Good benefits indeed, at least this blood shower rewarded me with something," Kiera said to herself, cleaning her dagger from the blood.
"Though this place is really huge, every tree is bigger than the biggest ones on Earth. Must be because this world has 10 fucking suns and somehow, it didn't turn into dust."
She leaped from branch to branch, looking for more things to kill. Suddenly, an ear-splitting roar reverberated throughout the forest, originating from at least dozens of meters away.
She stopped in her tracks, contemplating if she should proceed. Finally, she nodded to herself as if to affirm her decision. "I can always run away with Vanishing Step."
Lightning erupted from her as she vanished from her spot, striding at her fastest speed. Arriving at the scene, she was astonished to see a humongous black lizard, as big as a truck, butchering dozens of Blood Apes and wolves with a brush of its claws.
[Tier 1 Lv. 15 Earth Wyvern.]
“Thirteen levels above me, a welcome harvest...” Kiera licked her lips, a predatory grin plastered on her childish face. Her senses told her the gigantic lizard in front of her could not endanger her; it was an instinct only the strong possessed.
She descended the tree as fast as she could, not betting on whether she could survive simply jumping off. She appeared in front of the lizard’s huge head, her violet eyes shining dangerously as she looked the beast in its eyes.
It roared deafeningly, the bad breath causing her to cough as her dress and long hair fluttered in the smelly wind. She vanished, appearing above the beast’s open maws.
“Shut the fuck up!” she said coldly, punching the best’s snot as hard as she could. The ground above its lower jaw cracking from the force as the wyvern roared yet again, but now in pain and anger.
The little girl dodged a tail sweep midair, appearing on the beast’s wide back. The silver dagger crackled with lightning as Kiera poured the full force of her strength stat into the strike, creating a sonic boom that came from her elbow.
The dagger penetrated the hard scales like a hot knife through butter, making the beast roar in anguish as the violet mana and lightning ravaged its insides. She did not stop there, her hand turning into a series of afterimages as the sonic booms continued to reverberate throughout the forest.
By the time she decided to stop, the majestic beast had turned into a mash of charred flesh, a crater formed underneath it.
[Tier 1 Lv. 15 Earth Wyvern defeated, EXP received.]
[You defeated an enemy thirteen levels above you, EXP bonus received.]
[You defeated a Mana Beast of rare bloodline, EXP bonus received.]
[Skill upgrade! {Destruction Lv.1} evolved into {Destruction Lv.2}]
[Skill upgrade! {Flashburst Lv.1} evolved into {Flashburst Lv.2}]
[Level up! Normal Apprentice Magician Lv.3, all battle stats +5.]
[Level up! Normal Apprentice Magician Lv.4, all battle stats +5.]
Kiera wiped off the blood from her face and smiled at the harvest she made. Though due to her bloody teeth, the simple, contented smile would be akin to a wicked smile of a satisfied murderer to any onlooker.
“I can easily defeat a beast thirteen levels above me, so it is time to look for a human settlement.” Kiera thought but then frowned when she looked down at her body. The once white dress became scarlet from blood, and the fair white skin tainted with internals and white dust. “I certainly can’t go inside a city like this…”
She walked to the tail of the wyvern, the only organ which stayed relatively complete after her carnage. Taking her dagger, she cut two big pieces of its scaly hide, carving out the shape of a dress on each.
She melted any flesh stuck on the hide into dust and then welded the two pieces together at their edges, creating a makeshift dress out of scales.
“Now all I need is another set of underwear, but there is no way I’m covering my stuff with this shit.”
She went to a small lake she saw on her travels and cleaned herself before eating another fruit. Surprisingly, she felt her consumed mana and stamina regenerated as soon as she ate it, but then she realized it was expected, as the fruit contained a lot of energy.
Returning to the stone platform the way she came, Kiera activated the Guide again. “Guide, where am I in the world specifically?”
[The Great Ranuros Forest inside the Darium Isle. The Darium Isle is an independent, tier-one Isle outside the Dicarian Ocean. Its total area is 34,032,021 square kilometers.]
Kiera almost choked on her spit when she finished reading the Guide’s answer. “What the fuck? An isle!? This place is twice as big as fucking Russia! And what do you mean by tier-one isle!?”
[The Magic World {Grandemyr} is a world of countless isles. The isles are divided into tiers according to their size, resources, and concentration of mana. The lower the rank of the isle, the weaker its population.]
“A world of isles… The smallest among them far bigger than Russia, I guess it answers how huge this world really is.” Kiera said in astonishment, unable to imagine how big Grandemyr really was. “Guide, how strong are the strongest beings in this isle?”
[Due to the scarce resources and low concentration of mana tier-one isles have, the limit of their residents’ strength is the Diamond Skilled Magician rank.]
“So he can only answer based on common knowledge and can’t pinpoint the exact answer on such matters.” She concluded but tried her luck again, “where is the closest human settlement?”
[The town of Lanvale lays twenty kilometers to the south.]
[Skill upgrade! {The Guide Lv.1} advanced into {The Guide Lv.2} +2 additional question slots.]
“For this he can give an exact answer but not the previous question?” Kiera tilted her head in puzzlement, “or did he give an exact answer and generally answered at the same time? Well, at least the skill leveled up.”
She shrugged, learning the strength of the strongest being on the isle wouldn’t be difficult without the guide anyway; strong people were famous after all.
“Explain to me the ranking system of Mana Beasts,” she asked, almost forgetting the main reason she activate the guide.
[Individual {Kiera Ashborn} is only eligible to know of the Awakened Beast Rank's Tiers 1-3. Each tier is further divided into 120 levels.]
“So I was right, Tier 1 Awakened Beast is equal to an Apprentice Magician, Tier 2 is equal to a True Magician, and so on. And according to the number of levels each of their ranks holds, a level 21 Mana Beast would be equal to a Copper-ranked magician of the same level.” Kiera concluded and embarked on her way to Lanvale.
