Notes/Stats at the end.
Chapter 3: Miniboss!
Quest timer: 3:15:22
I really hope I don't have to walk anywhere else after this. Walking for nearly three hours on dirt road really does something to you, especially if you haven't went hiking nearly as much before.
Taking a look at the map, I inspect the surrounding area where my marker is.
'It looks like there's some elevation right about there. Barely under the trees. As well as a clearing. A boss arena, as it would appear. It should be directly to the left of here.' Taking a look at the map, and then at the forest, I take a deep breath and put the map away. Drawing my sword, I keep it on guard as I cautiously take steps into the forest.
You have entered Hostile territory! Grimm will start spawning and become more aggressive upon contact!
'That's encouraging.' I think to myself, walking through the forested area.
Sense Danger!
My eyes widen as I kneel, narrowly avoiding a pair of claws aimed for my throat. I stand back up and aim my sword at it, checking behind me for another beowulf, I find just trees, and return my focus on the one in front of me.
'Observe'
Beowulf Scout
LVL: 10
Description: A small beowulf meant for scouting areas for the pack to travel to. If you find one, the rest of the pack isn't too far behind.
Looking at its name, it looks orange, as opposed to the previous bandit's names, which were blue.
When in the face of Grimm or monsters, their names will appear as different colors. A WHITE name will be absolutely no problem. GREEN will be a rather easy opponent. YELLOW will pose little problem, but can put some hurt. ORANGE will be a small challenge for you to deal with, and can possibly kill you. RED names are difficult enemies that can more than definitely kill you if you aren't careful. BLACK names are typically nearly impossible for you to kill. Coming across a BLACK name in the overworld is highly unlikely, but possible.
Nodding, I grab my sword with both hands, and take a more offensive stance. The beowulf gets on all fours and lunges at me, claws first. I sidestep, and swing my sword forward, slicing clean through the beowulf's arm.
SP: 575/600
Its unfazed, however as it lands and turns right back around, dashing at me with its still intact arm pointed directly forward. Checking behind me for a split second, I take a quick step back, and flatten my sword to my right. Its swipe connects with my sword, sending a shock through my body and knocking off my feet.
Block broken!
When your block is broken by an attack that outweighs your own END, you are susceptible to attacks, and acquire [Stun] for three seconds. You do not take damage from the blocked attack, however.
SP: 400/600
'Oh… Shit. That took a lot from my SP!' I fall onto my back, unable to move my body. My sword, still in my hand, I grip onto it tightly and grit my teeth. The beowulf stands up to its full height, and…
'Nothing.' I look at the Grimm above me, and look just as confused as it does, with it looking at its missing right arm.
'He was going to finish me with his missing arm. That's cute. Ight three seconds is up.' I regain my feeling of movement, and roll backwards, pushing off my free hand and onto my feet. I pull my sword back towards my shoulder, and lunge forward, the beowulf crouches and jumps again, its jaws aimed for my head.
I smirk and push my sword forward, crouching slightly as I plunge the blade directly into the maw of the Grimm.
SP: 325/600
Its momentum carries, however, as the grimm's corpse flies over my head and crashes into the ground, taking my sword with it. I let go of my sword, and duck as it does so, taking a look at the corpse of the Grimm. Looking back, its hand is evaporating at an incredible rate, and the wound of the Grimm was starting to smoke as well.
'Interesting. I wonder if Grimm have different vital points than their real life counterparts.' I stop myself, and say aloud.
"I guess this is real life as well. So I should treat this as such." Shrugging, I pull my sword out of the Grimm and sheathe it again.
Combat won! +100 XP
Beowulf scout dropped: x1 Beowulf claw
X2 Dark essence
I raise an eyebrow and take out the dark essence. Essentially, if you could imagine a small soul from Dark souls, and just make it black, you have a good image of what it looks like, a small black wisp in the palm of my hand.
'Interesting. Observe.'
Dark Essence: Rare, Uncommon. Consumable
Essence of Grimm, of unknown origin. This is the very hatred and strength of Grimm that fuel them to want to destroy humanity and all its allies.
If used: Temporary 100% XP boost, 0.5% chance of unlocking the [Dark Series], 25% chance of acquiring the effect [Darkened soul], 25% chance of acquiring the effect [Absolute hatred]
My eyes widen slightly looking at the description and effect. 'Holy shit. The Dark essence is what makes Grimm angry?! That's a little groundbreaking for the world. If I use it, I can get some cool shit. Probably. But the Darkened soul and Absolute hatred sound kinda sketchy. I don't know about anybody else, but I appreciate the fact that my soul isn't dark right now. Absolute hatred just sounds like its bad news. I'm tempted to use it just to see how exactly it works, but if Darkened soul and Absolute hatred are debuffs, I'm not sure if my Gamer's body/mind are able to negate those as of now. Especially if they're permanent.' I put the Dark essence back into my inventory and keep going into the woods.
Quest timer: 2:58:17
Bryzan Jade: LVL 10
Title: Apex predator: Effect: does 35% more Damage to Human/Faunus targets. +15% more EXP gained from said targets.
Sub-title: None
Class: Swordsman
Career: N/A
XP: 750/1,100
HP: 1,000/1,000
AP: [locked]
MP: 950/950
SP: 650/650
STR: 21
AGI: 21
DEX: 21
VIT: 20
END: 21
INT: 31
WIS: 38
CHA: 21
LCK: 5
Available Stat points: 90
Acquired drops
Dark essence x12, Beowulf claws x26
'Interesting. 26 beowolves gave me 12 dark essences. So that's like… What? Two beowolves per one dark essence. On average, that is. And since I've killed 26 beowolves, I stopped leveling at the same rate as before. Its unfortunate that I'm only level Ten.' I'm sitting outside a rock, just outside the edge of the clearing. On the far edge of the clearing, is a cave on a rather large hill.
'This is very obviously the boss arena. I could go out and farm more, but I really don't feel like it, and I don't think I have the time to do that, either. Even though I still have almost three hours left, It took me two to walk into town. And even though the fight with the bandits took literally two minutes, from meeting them to walking away, it still took time. I don't know how long this fight will last, but I'll need to kill it and then leave. I'll probably get a bonus if I finish before a certain time, so I have to be quick. My SP isn't making me feel any better, either. I haven't gotten much more since beating the bandits, but I'm sure that Its a rather large amount to have. Then again, The beowulf from earlier broke my block, it took off, like a hundred and fifty SP, so it might not. I should probably stop wasting time.' I say, getting up from the rock, and entering the clearing. I take scarcely four steps before another blue window popped up.
Entering Miniboss Arena!
Miniboss Arenas are scattered all about the world, and are typically naturally indicated. You are always notified when entering a Miniboss arena and can leave at any time during the fight, in which the Miniboss will return to its starting position and recover completely, so long as nothing else is fighting it.
'Interesting. So I can retreat If I feel like I'm too outmatched. Good to know.' I think, stepping further into the clearing. The Cave on the opposite end of the clearing shook slightly, as two claws, six legs and a massive stinger came crawling out. I shivered and said:
"Well… You're smaller than I thought you'd be." Its true. It was definitely smaller than the one that team JNPR fought, but still threatening.
'Of course the first miniboss is a fucking big ass scorpion. Sure, just leave it to the fucking Arachnaphobe.' I get into a defensive position and slowly advance.
'Observe.'
Death stalker (Adolescent)
LVL: ?
"Of course it still has a red name… Shit. I can't even see its HP." I Hold my ground, and watch as the Death Stalker skitters horizontally, apparently Sizing me up, before it lets out a horrible shriek.
Demoralized! [Gamer's Mind] Could not Negate!
I feel my body get heavier, and my breaths become slightly more ragged, as I watched the Death Stalker begin to charge at me, dragging its claws to each side, wide open and its front end nearly touching the ground.
'That's actually really smart, If I jump onto its back, the stinger can get me. Thank god I can keep a clear head right now.' Since the death stalker was far enough away, I strafed to the left, and narrowly avoided its massive claw trying to tear a hole through my chest.
SP: 600/650
'What the shit?! I just ran to the left a little bit! That shouldn't have taken that much SP!'
Demoralized effects SP consumption as well!
Well that's just bullshit. I Face the death stalker, which has turned around again, and faced me. It approaches, but doesn't charge, raising its left claw in the air.
'So its not fast. But I bet it hits like a truck. If I decide to block it, it'll just squash me. So-' I take a roll to the right, feeling the ground shake slightly as the dirt rises up from the impact. I loosely hang onto my sword as I directly charge at its mandibles. The stinger starts to move directly towards me, and its mouth opens in anticipation.
[Sprint] Activated!
Getting a sudden burst of speed, I jump onto its head, and duck, missing the Stinger by mere centimeters. I look up, and find a section of the Death Stalker's tail that isn't covered in white bone plates. I take a deep breath and focus on the spot.
'Take a little time. He isn't fast, so I can really just think about where I'll hit him and how hard I can in order to cut off the stinger. NOW!' I Swing my sword in a wide arc and hit the small chink in the Grimm's armor, shallowly cutting into the flesh. The Grimm Screams and thrashes around, sending me flying towards the cave, along with my sword. I barely manage to stick the landing and scowl.
'I guess my STR stat isn't high enough to cut into Death Stalker flesh yet. But at least I can identify the weak points.'
Demoralized!
You have learned the skill: [Focused Strike]. (Cost: 10 MP per second focused)
'If I had time, I would check that skill out, seeing as it uses MP instead of SP. As of now, I need to focus on my SP.'
SP: 535/650
'It's still high, but it'll keep draining if this goes on. I need to be quick about this. Then again, I could hang back, and let my SP rise. But I doubt it'll let me-' As if it was reading my thoughts, the Death Stalker smacked the ground and got a little lower.
Now, I do have mild Arachnaphobia, so Fuck creatures with over six legs. I was already scared coming into the fight, so I expected a few things, such as A lot of charging, chopping, and stabbing. I did NOT, expect, however, was for the Death Stalker to fucking JUMP. The thing leapt into the air, aimed towards me, and began its descent.
[Sprint!]
Getting in the clear of the impact zone, I sprinted to the other end of the clearing, stopping about halfway.
'This is a stupid Idea.' Standing my ground, the Death Stalker crashes down, sending dirt, rocks and grass into the air as it turned towards me, and lowered its front end again. It took a similar position as before, but instead of having its claws out, they were open, as if to grab me.
'Risky, Risky… Fuck it.' Activating sprint again, I run straight towards the Death Stalker's left claw, Raising my sword so the blade is facing the Death Stalker's claw. I Jump forward, and lunge, thrusting my blade directly into the chink of the Grimm's claw armor. Feeling massive resistance against it, I land, and roll under the skittering form of the creature, Getting back up as the Creature Screams in what I could only assume was agony. Turning around, I find that beside me is the bottom black portion of the Death Stalker's left pincer. I raise my eyebrows, and spin my sword in my hand, leaning forward while holding the flat of the blade out.
Critical hit!
Death stalker has gained the Buff: Enraged!
Demoralized!
'I'll have to figure out what that does QUICK. I guess this is basically stage two. And stop demoralizing me!' My eyes dart around for a moment, before I get an Idea.
"Come get me you creepy little shit!" I yell, making a break for the entrance of the cave. The Death Stalker shrieks, before charging again. This time, it doesn't get low, but shows its still intact pincer forward, constantly snapping while its stinger flails around wildly. The fucker got smarter, somehow since it wasn't tracking me, but it was heading for the cave, directly with me. I grit my teeth, needing to get to the cave for my plan to work. I activate Sprint one more time, getting the slight boost I need to get to the cave.
For a brief moment, I leap into the cave, the Death Stalker hot on my trail. I tucked and rolled safely into the cave, while the Death Stalker, just slammed into the entrance. For a split second of horror, I watched as the cave started to collapse in on itself. It stopped, fortunately, as a massive boulder blocked off the bottom half of the entrance.
SP: 150/650
'Holy shit, this is going to be close. Now I have a quick breather, what does Focused strike do?'
[Focused strike]: By Focusing where you are going to strike your opponent, you deal more damage the longer you focus. +1 ATK per sec. (-10 MP per sec)
I smirk slightly, gripping my sword as the Death Stalker throws a temper tantrum outside. I get on one knee and focus on my breathing. For a solid thirty seconds, I stay like this, until I check my SP again.
SP: 200/650
'This might be close with the Debuff, but I think I can make this work.' As if on cue, the Death Stalker sticks in its maimed claw, swinging around, either trying to feel me or squish me. I retreat slightly further into the Cave, as the claw pulls out, and its other claw starts snapping around. It pulls out for a second, and All I see is the infuriated eyes of the Death Stalker, as it screams again, echoing through the cave. I cover my ears to avoid going deaf, as the Grimm turns around.
'Finally. Hit the same part you did earlier.' I grab my sword by both hands and raise it above my head, waiting for my moment.
[Focused Strike] Activated -10 MP/s
The Death Stalker tail thrusts inside insanely quickly, staying still for a second before smacking into the opposite side of me, and to the roof. It smashes into the floor again, holding for the briefest of seconds.
'Now!' Heaving my sword down, I slice clean through the Death Stalker's tail.
Critical hit!
-40 MP
[Sprint]
Wasting no time, I dash straight out of the cave, diving through a small crevice between the Death Stalker and the cave wall. In the air, I kick a loose rock, just as the Death Stalker smashes its tail against the roof of the cave again, this time, collapsing the cave entirely, with its tail under all the rubble.
I run around it, giving myself a wide berth to work with.
'If ATK is defined by physics as well as my own STR and AGI, then If I use Focused Strike, This should be a fight ender!'
[Focused Strike] Activated -10 MP/s
Not stopping my sprint or Momentum, I finish my wide arc, nearly on the edge of the clearing, and rush directly towards the flailing Death Stalker. I place my sword to my left, nearly touching my cheek, and start to pick up speed, Gaining more momentum quickly.
The Death Stalker swings its maimed claw as I close in, aimed directly for my head. I smirk and Slide, under the claw, under the mouth, and release Focused Strike.
I slice cleanly through the first two legs on its right, and my blade sinks into the third leg, not quite cutting into it.
Critical Hit!
-30 MP
My momentum carries me, and My feet touch the boulder that the Grimm is stuck under, and I kick off, Rolling onto my feet, and completely under the Grimm. I take one stab upwards, and feel the blade sink directly into the Death Stalker, piercing it from under.
Backstab! Automatic Critical!
'So a deathstalker's belly is the backstab area. Understood.' The Deathstalker breaks free from the cave as it flips over, leading me on top of it, and driving the blade deeper into it. It shrieks again, and tosses me off, but instead of my sword following me, I hear a slight Tink! As I'm flung off of it, landing with one roll and onto my feet, kneeling in front of the Creature. Looking at my blade, I find that its broken, leaving only the hilt and about a foot of Sharpened Steel.
'I didn't see a durability on this thing!' I see a blue box appear in my vision, but I ignore it, sprinting towards the Creature again. It attempts to stand, holding itself up with its claw, and it tries to shriek, only to collapse again. I grit my teeth and leap into the air, Holding the broken blade above my head with both hands.
I plunge directly upon its face, stabbing the now Dagger-like blade into its largest eye.
Instead of screaming, the Grimm Shudders, before trying to take a step, and collapsing, the red glow in its mask and eyes fading. Exhausted, I take a look at my own Condition.
AP: 0/650
MP: 880/950
HP: 1,000/1,000
You have defeated the Death Stalker Miniboss! You weren't supposed to, but you did!
Death Stalker Dropped: 3,500 XP
Dark remnant: x5
Dark Essence: x35
Death Stalker Claw:x1
+20 Stat points!
You have earned the title: Path of the first hunter!
You have leveled up! You have leveled up! You have leveled up!
All Stats +3
+30 Stat points
Max HP has increased!
Max MP has increased!
[Mind of the Gamer] has leveled up! x2
'Ah. That's a lot of stuff. I'm glad. What do you mean I wasn't supposed to fight this thing?'
You were supposed to see that it had a red name and run away! That would have been the smart option! You were meant to come back later, once you could allocate your stats!
'Makes sense. But how about that? I didn't even take any damage!' I think, looking at my HP.
Brag all you want! You are still exhausted!
[Fatigue] Applied!
Somehow, my body feels heavier than it did before, and my eyes become droopy.
"Fuck. Now I'm really tired. Tell my about how my sword broke, quick." I say aloud.
Weapon Durability is listed in the Quality of the observe page. If it is Worn, it is only one stage from breaking. This typically isn't a problem so long as you have AP. But since you didn't, it broke. All Weapons can break, it only takes much longer with AP.
So that's where my hubris lies, huh? I feel myself lose touch with reality as collapse on the ground, fatigue taking over.
-A-
"You may have gotten stronger by tenfold in the matter of hours, but you are no match for the rulers of this world." Looking around, I find myself in empty space again, only this time, I feel ground, and air. There's one illuminated area, however, and upon looking at it, Its the form of a man, sitting in a chair. He's wearing a rather large, flat hat, that covers his face. I try to speak, but find that I can't, I can't even breathe.
"There are others that seek to stop you, no matter which side you choose. Good and bad is not black and white." It looks up, the hat tilting so I can see two Violent purple orbs staring right back into me.
"Choose ours, our path is clear." The space starts to shake, as black chunks begin to fall from the invisible ceiling.
"You must gain power to do as you please with this world. And maybe, maybe then I may help you." The Room falls apart in larger and larger chunks, falling all around, but not on the figure in the chair.
"But until then, I will wait. When you are strong enough, Come to me, and Call out to me, as I have done to you. Take the correct steps. Those are my only words." With that, The room crumbles, as chunks of Massive rocky space falls onto both me and him.
-A-
I groggily open my eyes and push myself off the grass, Looking around. Its after I dust myself off that I get another blue screen.
Quest timer: 1:26:09
I stare blankly at it for a moment, blinking twice, before I shout:
"FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK! I NEED TO RUN!" I grip what's left of the sword in my hand, and Activate sprint, Dashing directly out of the clearing and into the Forest, Dodging any tree root or log that tries to trip me, as well as Ignoring all Grimm that are in my way.
Its not long before I Reach the Road, the trail of the Cherry blossoms showing me the way. I don't take any time to pander, as I Sprint directly down the Road.
"DAMMIT, FUCK EXHAUSTION!"
Bryzan Jade: LVL 13
Title: Path of the First Hunter: +20% ATK against All Grimm type creatures. +35% XP gained from Grimm type creatures.
Sub-title: None
Class: Swordsman
Career: N/A
XP: 200/1,450
HP: 1,300/1,300
AP: [locked]
MP: 1,400/1,400
SP: 650/650
STR: 24
AGI: 24
DEX: 24
VIT: 23
END: 24
INT: 34
WIS: 42
CHA: 24
LCK: 5
Available Stat points: 140
[System Message:] For the Convenience of the player, and all who see this stat sheet, Here is an Applicable Skill sheet!
Mind of the Gamer: LVL 4. Allows you to be calm and collected at all times, so long as the level is high enough. (Passive)
Body of the Gamer: LVL 1. Most physical harm on your body can be healed as long as you have AP and HP. The damage that can be healed is equivalent to the damage you take. The higher level of an attack you were hit with, the less likely you are to be able to heal it. (Passive)
Sword Proficency: LVL 10. You are proficient with a sword! You have basic knowledge of how to use swords, and won't accidentally cut yourself! (Applies to any blade over two feet long) (Passive, +20% ATK)
Observe LVL 2: Using this skill allows you to observe a person or Item for level, rarity or quality. By using this ability on people, you can see their information such as level as long as your level is within 30 levels of theirs. (Active) No cost
Sense danger: LVL 2. Without needing to hear or see, you can sense danger around you. If the level of your attacker is too high, you won't be able to sense it. (Works within 40 levels of your current level.) Passive.
Preemptive strike: LVL: MAX. Before you enter combat, you are granted the first strike, so long as your AGI is higher than your enemy's.
Vital Strike: LVL 2. Go for the throat! If your attacks hit a vital area, then you are allowed Critical effects/damage.
Sprint: LVL: 1. Your Running speed is increased by 35%. (Cost: 5 SP per minute)
Backstab: LVL MAX. If you target the back area of an enemy, it will guarantee a Critical hit, so long as their END does not outweigh your ATK.
Bloodlust: LVL 1. If activated, all Entities in a 10 Meter Radius have a 50% chance to be inflicted with Terror.
Relationships:
Albus Sensei: MAX. He sees you as his son.
I believe that is it for this Chapter. About that bit at the end with the dream sequence, yeah that's the only time it'll be happening, I guarantee it.
To talk about a couple reviews, such as Aspire5515 and that one Guest, I really like your ideas with the Luck, but I already had plans from the begining regarding the Luck stat, which I wont state here, just know I'm hearing you guys. But breaking the [Gamer] Ability isn't going to be easy, I'll say that.
Anyways, I think that's all. I'm tired and need sleep. Bye.