Chapter 7 (Clouded vision)
Well first of all I would like to apologize for the lack of an update I am not going to abandon my story I am having way to much fun writing it I was just busy for the past couple of days sadly I am still going to be busy so I am going to slow down updates to once per week if I have free time maybe twice per week.
Now that I got that off my chest let's move one MIosmoe I am glad that the last chapter was entertaining to read I was a little worried about it.
Pltrgst I did get a temporary beta and I would like to think that I improved my writing at least a little.
Kuwasu your right multipliers can change depending what you add first the way I did it was like this passive skills go first since they are always on then it's the passive skills requiring him to use a shinai and then last of all the active abilities because they need to be activated.
As for the skills I do admit I went a bit overboard so I plan to screw with Shirou in the next couple of chapters.
Thanks for the Telron as I said before I was a bit worried about that chapter. R.D.T yeah I know it's a bit late but I had a hard time trying to introduce it in a cool way.
Kinunatz I know we talked about this in P.M but I feel like I should still talk about this the stats will go back to the old system when I was writing the zombie boss fight and saw its health I admit it baffled me so instead of writing a skill that massively increases health I changed the system I will fix this later don't worry about it for now.
Redripper666 hopefully this chapter is a good length.
Guest don't get me wrong he will have massive amounts of prana(mana) but he will only get one servant we can't make him to boss can we =)
Finally thank you karthik9 glad you liked it.
I don't own anything from the gamer universe or the nasuverse and I don't have rights to the item world.
Now that's done let's start this.
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What?
I have no words to describe what I am feeling right now if what I just read is true then I can increase my INT without spending any points if that's true does it work for my other stats?
I have to check but how? I can't think of a way to increase WIS/LUK and I just increased my INT. I suppose I could increase my STR by doing a physical activity well they always told me that push ups are good for everything.
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This goes on and on in till I can't remember how many I have done the only thing that keeps me going is the will to see this though. Right when I am about to give up and call it quits I see a familiar flash of blue and I collapse.
You have gained 1 STR for the continuous training of your body.
It worked that's amazing alright now I just have to add work outs and study time to my training schedule.
….. Except my schedule is already completely full dammit I need to increase my other stats but I just don't have the time then suddenly an idea hits me time.
Well they do say that the best way to increase your skills is to use them in a real world environment I just hope that I can survive this.
Though wise decisions you have gained 3 WIS.
Wow that was a lot of points for one decision it either means my idea is pure genius or its suicidal well I still have to do it if I don't want to go insane.
Wait I just realized that my own life just told me that this was the first wise decision I made since I got this ability that's just great my own mind just loves to screw with me.
Sigh.
Alright now I have to figure out how to schedule training so I don't go insane from overwork. Well since I don't have to train my skills in the morning I should start my day off by working out an hour for muscles and the next for stamina.
Next when I am at school I have to study a lot not just the material that the teachers give me but everything and anything I can get my hands on I need to study.
Alright then when I get home I have to train with Fuji-nee I need to ask her to up my physical training she might not want to but I need to do it.
Then I will cook dinner and finish off with studying till 9:00 P.M then I have to hop into the item world to train my skills on some mobs I should spend as much time in their as I can.
I think the schedule should work out I should ask farther about my schedule and see if he wants to tweak anything.
Dammit I almost forgot about the abilities I got in the item world well now is a good time I might as well check them.
Mana Manipulation (passive) LV.1
The ability to shape and control ones Mana.
Well that not very detailed but from what I can understand this skill allows me to make new skills from the energy called mana I wonder if I can use mage-craft with mana i should definitely try to do that later.
Energy Bolt (active) LV.1
A skill that attacks by emitting Mana the attack can be increased by INT and skill level.
Range 10 meters.
It does not give me a base damage but I already know that it does ten points of damage what is interesting is that I can increase the damage just with my INT but my INT is high so the current ratio at level one must be INT divided by half.
Launcher (Active) LV.1
A skill that shapes your Mana into a small canon and launches projectiles at enemies.
Range 30 meters.
Damage decreases the further the target is.
Not very useful in a normal fight but it was the only thing that I could think of in the middle of the fight I am going to take time to learn good ranged skill maybe archery.
Grave Tidings (Passive) LV.1
A fighting style that is born from suicidal tendencies and an innate fighting ability this style leaves holes in one's own guard in order to lay a trap for an opponent.
Counter 25% of enemy attacks.
Only works on enemies that are stronger then the player.
I am going to ignore the snub at my brilliant plan and concentrate on the good for example if I can master this style I can face enemies that are stronger than me bad news is that I can only train it on enemies that are stronger the me.
Energy Drain (Active) LV.1
Technique possessed by middle rank and above undead that can absorb life force.
It absorbs targets life force and adds it the users own life.
Can be resisted by targets with high WIL.
Great if I ever get in a situation where I almost die I can at least heal myself without eating a ridicules amount of food.
Alright I thinks that all of the skills I got in the item world. Speaking of I should check to see what the item world did to the Tora-shinai.
''Trace on.'' Now I just have to make the shinai and use Structural Observe on it.
Tora-Shinai (Copy) LV.2
(Rare)
Once an ordinary shinai after countless battle is has gained a thirst for blood as it grew in power it started to admit an aura.
Bloodlust (passive) LV.3
A thirst for blood that's palpable it can induce fear in low level targets.
50% increase in damage if blood has been shed.
50% increase in attack speed if blood has been shed
Blood Wave (Active) LV.3
A wave of malevolent force the scars anything it touches.
A 30% chances of causing bleed.
Damage equal to INT times skill level.
Now this is a good weapon if I can improve Blood Wave even more I can almost always activate Bloodlust.
God I am so exhausted I need sleep I can start training in the morning after I run my schedule though farther.
As my eyelids start to feel heavy I can't help but think that my life is getting too complicated but in sleep I don't have to feel the stress I can finally just let go.
I awake in plains of fire and steel WHAT THE HELL! I can't see a thing all around me is fire and smoke but I can smell the steel in the air.
Calm.
Clarity hits me almost instantly after that and with it comes new thought like why does the fire not burn me I don't even feel uncomfortable here in fact I feel safe almost as if I was snuggled under my blanket.
Maybe this is all a dream but I don't know this place feels too real maybe I accidently transported myself into the item world but I don't know it feels different.
I can't just stand here for ever I need to get out of here I didn't notice it before but the more I look around my pulse gets louder and louder at this point my whole body feels like its throbbing.
Well I might as well check if I am really is in the item world, "Inventory." As I wait for the now familiar screen to pop up I look around to get my bearings.
The smoke is still just as heavy but in the distance I think I can see a hill almost as if am possessed I start to march towards it. Even I can't stop myself the hill is calling me but it's so far away in fact every step I take seems to bring me further and further from it.
The throbbing is painful at this point in fact as soon as I laid my eyes on that hill it has gotten faster but still I can't stop.
I would have kept going to that ever distant hill but I noticed something else my inventory screen never popped up this thought knocked me out of my daze I look for the hill again but it's gone almost like it was never there.
Dammit concentrate I don't have time for the hill I need to leave this place so I try my inventory again….. But nothing happens I try again and again but it never comes with each attempt I start to panic more and more till I give up.
"WHAT IS THIS PLACE DAMMIT!" I shout as if someone is going to answer me but at this point I am desperate the throbbing has gotten to the point that I can't think any more.
Then suddenly it stops for about three seconds then I feel my chest explode in pain I quickly look down to see what happened I soon regret this decision because there is a sword sticking out of my chest no not sticking it almost like the sword was always there.
I only have enough time to realize that there is no blood because as soon as I realized this fact my back explodes in the same way but instead of one blade bursting out of my back there are several one after the other they just keep coming.
I fall to my knees I can't take the pain anymore what's worse is that I can feel the blades spreading across my body I don't know how long this went on it could have been minutes or hours but soon my body is completely covered in blades.
After all that pain I still don't feel any panic because after the blades stopped I feel a sense of belonging it's almost as if I was always made of blades.
With that thought the world around me shatters but in the brief moment of clarity I finally saw the hill it was covered in blades both old and new but what really shook me to my core was a man sitting on the hill dressed in a red cloak staring in the distance.
I wake in cold sweat I quickly look at my clock to see how early the dream woke me I was about to dismiss it as just that a dream but as I look at my clock I realize it is cut in half in fact all around me are sword marks.
Calm
Wow I don't think that ever popped before my panic started but I am glad for it because I can actually think instead of panicking for no reason.
I push the thoughts of swords away for now I don't think I can deal with it at the moment I walk to the living room. I am really glad that Fuji-nee fought tooth and nail for a TV my father may not have a problem with modern technology but he is a man that always put off personal entertainment to concentrate on more important things.
I flip on the morning news to get the time its 4:00am it's not that bad I only woke up an hour early I switch of the TV and head for the dojo I might as well start of my daily work out now how should I go about this well push up worked before.
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This goes on and on in till I collapse again but I am awarded with that oh so special pop up.
You have gained 1 STR for the continuous training of your body.
Still that took way too long I don't know for sure but I think it took me an hour to raise it by one it looks like I only way to increase the point is to push myself beyond my limits if only there was a way to make it harder for me. Well I could always just wear those weighted clothing like in dragon ball z that would be cool.
Though wise decisions you have gained 1 WIS.
That was a joke are you telling me that really was a good idea probably not the clothes part but I think the weight part is good idea I could trace those wearable weights all the time and I could dismiss them when I am about to go into combat.
Well I can't do anything about this now I should keep pushing myself for now well maybe I should take a small break I feel like I am going to drop any second.
(5 minutes later)
God I love my power so much I feel fantastic sigh more push ups for me I swear I need to think of more exercises or I am going to become insane.
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(1 hour later)
Oh God the pain I collapse once again and for a second time that day I am rewarded with the same blue screen.
You have gained 1 STR for the continuous training of your body.
Okay time for another short brake …..(5 minutes passed.)
Alright now how should I improve my stamina I suppose I could run for a long time it is either going to increase my stamina or my dexterity so win win.
I guess I can run in a circle in the dojo I don't really want to run outside right now.
(1 hour later)
OWWW my head I am so dizzy right now note to self run outside from now on the dojo is way too small I don't want to become dizzy every morning at least I got that pop-up
Though constant pushing of your body you have gained 1 VIT.
I was kind of hoping that running would have increased my DEX I already have a fairly high VIT I guess I can pick up acrobatics that should improve it.
Though wise decisions you have gained 1 WIS.
I swear my own ability likes to make fun of me I mean it's basically saying that none of my decisions were wise up in-till this point that hurts right on the inside.
Though use of the skill taunt it has risen by 1.
Huh I guess sarcasm counts as insults well then this skill really is going to rise pretty quickly hey now I don't have to insult a wall to increase it.
Well I should hop in the shower even if my ability got rid of the muscle pain I still stink from sweat I don't thinks Fuji-nee would let me any were near the kitchen the way I smell right now.
I get out of the shower by 7:30 plenty of time to cook breakfast I maxed out my cooking skill about 2 weeks ago now I can increase the effects of food by 100% but what really changed was the taste before it was at the level of a 5-star restaurant now it is beyond that.
"SHIROU ARE YOU DONE YET I NEED MY FIX!" Fuji-nee yells I swear if it has anything to do with food she can't calm down.
"GETTING STARTED RIGHT NOW!" I yell back there is no way to make my cooking skill better but I still feel disappointed I don't want to give up here I mean I can charge into battle with reinforcement but I can't do that with cooking…
God I am so stupid why have I never tried to reinforce my ingredients now I can cook food that will go beyond perfect.
Well I should get started on cooking I don't want Fuji-nee to charge into my kitchen looking for food I hit the accept button on the Taiga quest (still don't want to wright it again) and I start to reinforce my ingredients before cooking.
(1 hour later)
I once again sit at the table with a passed out Fuji-nee and a mildly amused father this time though instead of passed out Fuji-nee looks comatose.
"WAKE UP YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE!" I yell as I sit at the table but she is still on the ground sigh I get up and kick her in the shin.
"owwwww Shirou that hurt." She looks at me with tear filled eyes, "you're going to be late." I reply not at all affected but the tears.
She quickly looks at the clock and gets up sprinting towards the door "NOOOOOOO I CANT BE LATE AGAIN!"
As I hear the door slam I get back to my meal I swear I am going to invent a skill that makes it easier to wake her up.
I sit and take my first bite now this is perfection in fact I feel bad about calling any of my previous attempts good compared to this.
Even father is eating a little faster than he was before, "Father I found out something new about my ability yesterday and I need your opinion on my training schedule." And I tell him all about my new schedule.
"Hmmmmm well Shirou your schedule is good but when training physically you should do other exercise as for weights I will go get some while you're at school." Father says all this with a contemplative look on his face.
"I can probably get you a book on runes while I am out I just need to call in some favours first." He looks a little lost but it only last for a second, "Maybe one on ….. Alchemy as well."
I wonder why Alchemy is such a touchy subject for father but I won't ask I will wait for him to open up on his own.
"Alright I am done we should probably get to school now I don't want to be late." The joys of tracing the dishes and utensils I can just throw them in to the sink and dismiss them.
As we head to school I think about wither I should tell father about that hill or not. I probably shouldn't it most likely was just a nightmare. Even to me that sounds like a lie but I don't want to deal with the hill covered in swords right now.
"Alright bye father I might be a little late today I want to look around for clubs that might help me." I tell him as I leave the car alright now all I have to do is study all day. Ouch I can already feel the beginning of a headache.
(1 hour later)
Sigh finally a break I felt like my brain was going to melt I at least got a point in INT. The teachers seem to be impressed with my vigor at least I mean I was always a good student but I never pushed myself this hard before to me learning math and science was just not as exciting as learning about magic.
Dammit the teachers back well here goes another hour of mind numbing studying, "Well class today we shall cover old Greek mythology tomorrow we are going to a museum related to this subject so make sure to take notes"
Was that really tomorrow dam I completely forgot about that well time to get back to studying…..
With every word I slowly lose my self the teacher's tales of old legends of heroes and warriors is oddly familiar but comforting all the same. As the teacher's lecture goes on I can't help but think that the hill covered in swords and the man in red seems oddly tragic.
(1hour later)
Wow that was probably the most interesting topic I can possibly study I mean come on listing about how Heracles fought the Hydra was amazing I even got an INT point. I think I definitely want to invest as much time as I can in this subject.
Alright one more class and I can finally have lunch sadly it's my worst subject English. "Alright class now today we are going to review yesterday's lectures on poems." I jot down notes and study ahead when there is a pause in the lecture.
(1 hour later)
Finally it's time for lunch I don't think I could have taken much more I didn't get another point it seems like I need to study harder to get the same results I think they call it diminishing results.
I walk out my class pretending to go to the cafeteria but I really am going to the roof if my class knew that I still pack my lunch I might get mobbed again.
I sit done and relax and just enjoy my food.
(3 hours later)(Just more classes)
Finally I am done for the day I don't think I can study anymore my brain might really melt I got another point in INT but it really is taking longer now. I can't go home yet I still need to check out the clubs.
As I look around the clubs I can't help but think that my school is kind of lacking I know I am still in elementary school but still I was at least able to find the acrobatics club. Again not a very big club but they do need members with my DEX I think I can do fairly well.
After signing up for the club and promising the club captain that I will show up for practice I head home. On the way there I remind myself that I need a better ranged attack. I think they have a hunting store at the mall luckily it's on my way home.
As I enter the store the clerk looks at me in suspicion, "Sorry kid I can't sell you anything your to young come back in a couple years." He says this blandly almost as if he does not want to deal with me.
"I just wanted to buy a book about archery." Now that's not the whole truth I do want the book but I am also using Structural Observe on all the bows in sight." Third isle." If someone could grunt out a reply I swear he just did.
I buy the book and head home so I can absorb the information in the privacy of my own home. I bump into someone by accident I look up to apologize but the words freeze in my mouth the man has blood red eyes and seems fairly old that's not the scary part though it's his name box.
Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg LV.?
(The ultimate troll)
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And done I know it's not that long but I really wanted to end it at this point.
Hopefully I can get the next one to be longer I am thinking about writing a second story but I don't know if I should do it just yet.
Now time to explain my maid up reason for delaying the stat increases for the stat to increase Shirou has to push himself beyond his limits and physically Taiga did not want to do this as for mentally well he is a fairly young person he is not going to put his all into studying.
