When I saw the knife bounce off the hellhound, I started to panic. Thankfully, it seems all the points spent into intelligence were not wasted, because I remembered that opening any window on the bracelet freezes time.
As I watched the window appear I calmed down slightly now I had plenty of time to think of how to get out of this situation. Thinking carefully and more proof that raising my intelligence was the right move. I thought about how I could not damage monsters with the knife I threw and I would assume all the other knives I had in my inventory. So how did that sword Chiron gave me to fight the fury with, damage it?
Even with all my intelligence, I felt like an idiot for dropping the sword when I ran to check up on my mom. Not a lot of good that did with her ending up dead and all. Pausing in surprise I wondered when I started to think like this. Previously I could not even think about her, her passing still fresh in my mind. Yet not a day later I am having no trouble when thinking of her death. As I thought of this I looked at the bracelet. Was the bracelet influencing my mind? I should not be so accepting of my mother's death so soon.
Stopping I decided to think on this another time, right now I have bigger problems like how to damage this hellhound without a weapon. Spinning around, I looked for anything I could hit the monster with. Since weapons don't work, I'm hoping blunt force will. Not seeing anything in reach or out of reach I opened my character status hoping to see anything that could help me.
[The demigod System]
[Character Status]
[Name: Percy Jackson] Lv.11 Exp 200/1500
[Age: 15] [Race: demigod] [Titles: None]
[HP: 250/250] (Health Regen: 1.5 per min)
[Stamina: 225/225] (Stamina Regen 3 per min)
[Mana: 700/700] (Mana Regen 1.2 per min)
[Affinity - Water]
[Stats]
Strength - 12
Vitality - 14
Dexterity - 4
Intelligence - 35
Wisdom - 12
Charisma - 2
Luck - 1
Stat Points - 65
[Skills]
Knife throwing Lv-1 (0%)
Archery Lv-1 (0%)
Sword Novice Lv-1 (0%)
Eavesdrop Lv-1 (0%)
Observe Lv-6 (9%)
Running Lv-5 (13%)
Cooking Lv-4 (0%)
Languages: English Lv-Max, Latin Lv-2
Skill Points - 0
[Special Abilities]
Can control water
Special Ability Points - 0
[Perks]
Knowledge Absorber Lv-1 [You can learn skills from books, the more advanced the book the higher the skill you get is.] Can raise skill level by absorbing books for that skill.
Physical Endurance Lv-7 [You take 14% less damage from physical attacks]
[Resistance]
Fire resistance Lv-4 [You are 40% resistant to fire]
[Items]
Credit Card, Bow, 5 knives
[Item shop]
[Relationships]
Mom - 100/100 *
Grover - 40/100
Chiron - 21/100
[Reputation]
God reputation 1%
demigod reputation 2%
Monster reputation 1%
Titan reputation 0%
Primordial reputation 0%
Money: $0
Reading through my status I really wished I had experimented with my water abilities, they would have been helpful now. Searching the list I stopped as I came to my list of stat points. I had wanted to save them as I leveled up but things rarely go to plan. Now the only question is what stat to spend them on. It should be something I can't level, or at least don't know how to level at the moment.
Strength, vitality, intelligence I can level, wisdom I can kind of level. Dex, charisma or luck I have no clue on how to level those. As I was thinking this, I pulled up the description for luck, my lowest stat with only one point in it.
[Luck: Increases how lucky you are and your critical strike chance]
Looking at the window my mind was almost made up right there. I have no way at the moment to level up luck and raising the stat will give me more of a critical strike chance. Since I can not see a critical strike, I can only guess that either I have not unlocked it or it is something I can not see the percentage of.
With that last thought, I dumped 49 stat points into luck, not putting them all in. I wanted to hit an even 50 then maybe raise my strength. After placing the stats into luck I heard a [Ding!] what's this I thought to myself. Opening my notifications I then made a goal to get every stat to 50.
[For reaching 50 points in one stat, you have earned points for all stats]
+ 10 to all stats
I could only imagine how many points I will gain after getting all my stats to 50. Opening my stats I wondered where to put the last of my free stat points.
[Character Status]
[Name: Percy Jackson] Lv.11 Exp 200/1500
[Age: 15] [Race: demigod] [Titles: None]
[HP: 500/500] (Health Regen: 2.5 per min)
[Stamina: 350/350] (Stamina Regen 4 per min)
[Mana: 900/900] (Mana Regen 2.2 per min)
[Affinity - Water]
[Stats]
Strength - 22
Vitality - 24
Dexterity - 14
Intelligence - 45
Wisdom - 22
Charisma - 12
Luck - 60
Stat Points - 16
Reading over my stat's I came up with an insane idea. I need to stop running. I ran from Chiron and Grover to my mom, then I ran from the apartment, and now I came to the woods running from any monsters that come across me. I'm done I will kill this monster and all others that come after me.
Hardening my resolve I put the rest of my stat points into vitality then I started my plan.
[Character Status]
[Name: Percy Jackson] Lv.11 Exp 200/1500
[Age: 15] [Race: demigod] [Titles: None]
[HP: 900/900] (Health Regen: 4.1 per min)
[Stamina: 550/550] (Stamina Regen 7.2 per min)
[Mana: 900/900] (Mana Regen 2.2 per min)
[Affinity - Water]
[Stats]
Strength - 22
Vitality - 40
Dexterity - 14
Intelligence - 45
Wisdom - 22
Charisma - 12
Luck - 60
Stat Points - 0
Now with 40 vitality and nine hundred health, I closed my window unfreezing time. As soon as I could move I used the dexterity, I got from the 10 stat boost and sped towards the hellhound. Catching it off guard I reached for its mouth knowing this would hurt. thrusting my hand into the monster's mouth I grabbed something inside. The hellhound who seemed to be almost screaming bit down on my hand.
I could feel the sharp teeth rip my shirt and drain my health as it did that. But I knew this would not only hurt the hellhound but it would level up my physical endurance skill. Sure enough, I heard the [Ding!] my plan working as it should. Now for the second part. using my new strength I lifted the hellhound up using the arm in its mouth and the arm that was free and I smashed it into the ground.
-20 HP!
[Name: Cyn Annwn]
[HP: 220/240]
[Mana: 105/110]
That's it I thought to myself. Glancing at my health I saw it was not looking nearly as good.
[Name: Percy Jackson]
[HP: 430/900] (Health Regen: 4.1 per min)
[Stamina: 320/550] (Stamina Regen 7.2 per min)
[Mana: 900/900] (Mana Regen 2.2 per min)
As I read my health I lifted the hellhound up again. I will succeed. I slammed it down on the ground hearing a crack as I did so.
-200 HP! Critical Strike
Looking in shock I was glad I invested in luck. There was no way I could have gotten a critical strike without it being 60 points. I have more than enough stamina to smash the hell hound so I did. Lifting him up for the last time I threw him on the ground ripping my arm away. The hellhound not even bothering to fight back anymore hit the ground. I Watched as another monster exploded into a shower of golden-tinted dust. [Ding!]
Getting my breath back I looked back at my health and decided that maybe I should find an alternative to fighting hellhounds or any other monsters.
[Name: Percy Jackson]
[HP: 130/900] (Health Regen: 4.1 per min)
[Stamina: 220/550] (Stamina Regen 7.2 per min)
[Mana: 900/900] (Mana Regen 2.2 per min)
Opening the notification I looked at what they were about. They can't all be from leveling my physical endurance perk.
[Your perk has leveled up]
Physical Endurance Lv-8 [You take 16% less damage from physical attacks]
[You have unlocked Monster drops]
[Not all monsters drop items, monster drops shall be shown in items]
[Monster has dropped 2,000 dollars and 10 drachmas]
+50 Exp
Scrolling through the notifications I saw that killing monsters was useful in the long run especially for the Exp. The money was very important, having an item shop and all. Opening the store window I looked for anything that could damage monsters. I found nothing in my price range and out of my price range. Reading all the descriptions I could find nothing about monsters.
As I was about to close the shop, I saw a flashing light on the screen. Clicking it brought me to a new page.
[For getting 10 drachmas you have unlocked the demigod store]
[Welcome to the demigod store]
[We have everything a demigod could ever want or dream of having]
[Do you want to live forever, do you want a god level weapon]
[All can be bought in the demigod store for a certain amount of drachma]
Looking at the window in surprise I looked at items that were sold for ten drachmas. I stared at the only item. When I had gotten the text that I had unlocked this portion of the shop. I had assumed ten drachmas to be a lot. now not so much. In the shop, the only thing sold for ten drachmas was a set of three knives. Sighing, I was about to close the window when I the strange urge to use the observe sill on them. So I did.
[Celestial Bronze knives x3]
+ 30 damage
[Can be upgraded]
Looking over I was surprised at the information on the screen. Looking at the celestial bronze in the name I had hope bloom in my chest. That was the same name as the sword from Chiron. That had done a hundred damage, but it had cut the monster, unlike normal steel knives.
Reading the text once more I bought the knives. There was a flash of light and there they were. three small eight-inch knives. Grabbing the knives by the tip I walked about twenty yards from a tree and practiced my throwing skill.
(Time skip) 6 hours later
Thunk, Thunk, Thunk, that was all I could hear in my ears as I repeatedly threw the knives walked over, picked them up and then repeated. I ignored the [Ding!] sound I heard in my ears as I continued. My only thought in my head was that I would be doing the hunting around here, not the monsters.
I stopped when I heard my stomach rumble. How many hours had I been throwing the knives into this tree? Collecting the knives I looked at the sky, I could barely see the sun behind the mountains. Opening the shop I decided to look at the notifications later. Food was more important at the moment.
That hellhound attacking me may have been the best thing that could have happened. Having to scroll through the shop to look for something to fight against the hellhound with. Helped me come across the food section, well at least I know my luck stat works. I bought a simple deli sandwich which cost about five dollars. I had no clue when I would fight another monster again; it was better to be conservative and not spend all my cash., I had no clue what I could eat in this forest.
After I finished my sandwich, I opened my notifications. I almost completely froze when reading the last one.
[Your skill has leveled up]
[Your skill has leveled up]
[Your skill has leveled up]
[Your skill has leveled up]
[Your skill has leveled up]
[Your skill has leveled up]
[Your skill has leveled up]
[Your skill has leveled up]
Knife throwing Lv-9 (93%)
[Accuracy 90%]
[As 24 hours have passed since death Sally Jackson's name shall be removed]
I stared at the window with almost lifeless eyes. I guess it's hitting me know I thought to myself. "My mom is dead", I said into the open air. Saying those words was like a dam breaking. It felt like a part of me cracked or rather shattered. She was the only one to care about me with my dad abandoning me and him being some god. While Gabe, on the other hand, no need to think about him.
I sat on the ground as tears leaked from my eyes, she really was gone. And there was nothing I could do about it. As I was thinking of this, I heard a growl from the tree line. Glancing over it was like someone flipped a switch inside me. My eyes glared at the hellhound that had shown up. How dare it interfere while I was mourning. Glaring I grabbed my three knives and threw them one at a time while observing its health.
[Name: Basic hellhound] Lv.12
[HP: 260/260]
[Mana: 120/120]
-30 HP!
-120 HP! Critical Strike
-120 HP! Critical Strike
I watched as each of the knives hit and the monsters health hit zero and turned to dust. Opening my notifications I checked for drops.
[Monster has dropped 500 dollars and 10 drachmas]
+ 50 Exp
It seems that not all monsters drop the same amount no matter if they are the same species or not. I immediately bought a set of celestial bronze knives bringing the number I had to six.
I looked at the tree line I decided that now was the time to be the hunter instead of the hunted.
(Time skip) 2 weeks later
For the last two weeks, I have been out hunting hellhounds not having come across another monster. Most likely my luck coming into play. Opening my character status I read all the money, items and drachma I had collected. And I had a reputation raise for monsters.
[The demigod System]
[Character Status]
[Name: Percy Jackson] Lv.15 Exp 2,700/4,000
[Age: 15] [Race: demigod] [Titles: None]
[HP: 1,000/1,000] (Health Regen: 4.5 per min)
[Stamina: 600/600] (Stamina Regen 8 per min)
[Mana: 900/900] (Mana Regen 2.2 per min)
[Affinity - Water]
[Stats]
Strength - 22
Vitality - 40
Dexterity - 14
Intelligence - 45
Wisdom - 22
Charisma - 12
Luck - 60
Stat Points - 20
[Skills]
Tracking Lv-3 (52%)
Knife throwing Lv-Max
Archery Lv-1 (0%)
Sword Novice Lv-1 (0%)
Eavesdrop Lv-1 (0%)
Observe Lv-8 (23%)
Running Lv-7 (47%)
Cooking Lv-4 (0%)
Languages: English Lv-Max, Latin Lv-2
Skill Points - 0
[Special Abilities]
Can control water
Proficiency level (1%)
Special Ability Points - 0
[Perks]
Knowledge Absorber Lv-1 [You can learn skills from books, the more advanced the book the higher the skill you get is.] Can raise skill level by absorbing books for that skill.
Physical Endurance Lv-10 [You take 20% less damage from physical attacks]
[Resistance]
Fire resistance Lv-4 [You are 40% resistant to fire]
[Items]
Credit Card, 12 Celestial bronze knives, Skill book
[Item shop]
[Relationships]
Grover - 40/100
Chiron - 21/100
[Reputation]
God reputation 1%
demigod reputation 2%
Monster reputation 6%
Titan reputation 0%
Primordial reputation 0%
Money: $77,000
Drachma: 120
Hunting all those monsters had been a great source of Exp, and for gaining another skill, tracking. Raising my level to fifteen and what I was most excited to try out a skill book. I had experimented with my water abilities, but the most I could do was heal myself with water and unlock my proficiency level which was at 1%.
Grabbing the skill book from my items I used the observe skill on it. I had avoided the temptation to use it for two hours now, I could not resist any longer.
[Presence]
[With this skill you can hide your energy signature form any being [With a high enough level]
[Learn]
Clicking the learn button, I read the next window.
[You have learned a new skill]
Presence Lv-1 (0%)
[Congratulations for learning the basics on how to hide your presence.]
This skill will be helpful in the long run. Going to the item shop window I picked out another pair of black clothes, a t-shirt, and jeans. Putting those on I turned to start another hunt. Then I heard [Ding!] why would I get that? I have done nothing.
[For killing 100 Hellhounds you have gained a title]
[Monster Hunter]
[You do 20% more damage to hellhounds]
[Kill 100 of any monster to upgrade title to include that specie]
[Click to equip]
Seeing the new title, I was thrilled. I had not got one nor had I known how to get one till now. Quickly I equipped it and searched for a hellhound to test this new title on. As I tracked a hellhound, I came across another hellhounds tracks. These were fresh but different from previous hellhounds. The footprint was larger though not by much and there was some fur that was caught on a tree. It was a black mixed with what seemed to be silver.
I decided to see what hellhound this was. Who knows, it might be a higher level than all the level 11's or 12's I've been hunting.
I tracked the hellhound for two hours. Finding it laying down in a clearing, I was right about the color. It was a beautiful black a silver color with what seemed to be molten orange eyes. I was about to throw a knife and test out my title when I used the observe skill on it.
[Name: Reika] Lv.32
[Age: 21] [Race: Hellhounds] [Titles: Queen of the Hellhounds]
[HP: 2,000/2,000]
[Mana: 1500/1500]
Staring at this hellhounds status it shocked me and made me not too confident I could beat her with what I had at the moment. Looking at the hellhound and trying to think of way's to beat it I had an idea. "Hey bracelet, can I tame a hellhound? I mean they are kinda like wolves or dogs in a way." I said with a grin.
If I could tame this hellhound, then I would have someone else to hunt with. And it would be a pity to kill the queen of the hellhounds. Although the hellhounds just keep coming, I mean there had to be a limit to how many are in this forest.
[To tame a hellhound you must spend 25 drachmas]
[If the hellhound or any other tameable monster a higher level than you then you must pay 5 extra drachmas per level]
"So you are telling me I need to pay 110 drachmas to tame this hellhound," I say to the bracelet in a stunned voice.
It had taken me two weeks to get that much with a few purchases here or there on the side. I closed the window, maybe I could come back and tame this hellhound.
There was a flash, and I felt in my hand a silver looking necklace mixed with some sort of black looking metal.
[Transaction successful 110 drachmas removed]
Staring in surprise I looked to see when I had confirmed that purchase. I missed the exit option and clicked buy. Are you serious I exclaim waking the hellhound from her rest in the clearing. Looking at the necklace in my hand or maybe it was a collar? I ran to the hellhound before she could register what was going on. Slipping on the necklace I waited for something to happen, a flash of light or anything.
Seeing nothing happening I was about to grab a knife and throw when I noticed that she just stayed still. What is going on here I thought to myself? Is she not going to attack? Looking at her I used the observe skill to see what is going on here.
[Name: Reika] Lv.32
[Age: 21] [Race: Hellhound] [Titles: Queen of the Hellhound] [Companion of Percy Jackson]
[HP: 2,000/2,000]
[Mana: 500/500]
[Stats]
Strength - 38
Vitality - 80
Dexterity - 26
Intelligence - 25
Wisdom - 10
Charisma - 0
Luck - 8
Stat Points - 0
[Skills]
Slash Lv-4 (5%)
Skill Points - 0
[Special Abilities]
Can travel through shadows
Proficiency level (25%)
Special Ability Points - 0
[Perks]
[For becoming your companion Reika had gained a perk]
[Perk unknown]
Staring at the list of text in the window I was shocked, surprised, and ecstatic all at the same time. Looking at my new companion I wondered if I could raise her level with mine.
[The demigod System]
[Character Status]
[Name: Percy Jackson] Lv.15 Exp 2,700/4,000
[Age: 15] [Race: demigod] [Title: Monster Hunter] [Companion: Reika]
[HP: 1,000/1,000] (Health Regen: 4.5 per min)
[Stamina: 600/600] (Stamina Regen 8 per min)
[Mana: 900/900] (Mana Regen 2.2 per min)
[Affinity - Water]
[Stats]
Strength - 22
Vitality - 40
Dexterity - 14
Intelligence - 45
Wisdom - 22
Charisma - 12
Luck - 60
Stat Points - 20
[Skills]
Presence Lv-1 (0%)
Tracking Lv-3 (52%)
Knife throwing Lv-Max
Archery Lv-1 (0%)
Sword Novice Lv-1 (0%)
Eavesdrop Lv-1 (0%)
Observe Lv-8 (23%)
Running Lv-7 (47%)
Cooking Lv-4 (0%)
Languages: English Lv-Max, Latin Lv-2
Skill Points - 0
[Special Abilities]
Can control water
Proficiency level (1%)
Special Ability Points - 0
[Perks]
Knowledge Absorber Lv-1 [You can learn skills from books, the more advanced the book the higher the skill you get is.] Can raise skill level by absorbing books for that skill.
Physical Endurance Lv-10 [You take 20% less damage from physical attacks]
[Resistance]
Fire resistance Lv-4 [You are 40% resistant to fire]
[Items]
Credit Card, 12 Celestial bronze knives
[Item shop]
[Relationships]
Grover - 40/100
Chiron - 21/100
Reika - 10/100
[Reputation]
God reputation 1%
demigod reputation 2%
Monster reputation 7%
Titan reputation 0%
Primordial reputation 0%
Money: $77,000
Drachma: 10
(Thanks for reading Hope you enjoy the chapter.)