Welcome everyone to another chapter of "Grimm's Evolution.
Yes, It has been some time since the last chapter, but I had a few reasons for the delay. There were a lot of things I needed to finish for my studies and I still have a few more exams in the next few days. Then I also needed to plan some things for this fanfiction as I couldn't move forward with the plot without doing that. I have the rough outline for the whole plot so now it should go a bit faster. Apart from that, I had a not so nice family problem that took away my mood to write. I won't tell what happened as FF is not the place for such things, so don't ask.
Now in this chapter, I will be introducing something new to the gamer system that will play a big role later on in the story. I would like to hear your opinions and ideas for this addition. Apart from that I also decided on a name, it is nothing special, but I feel that it will be appropriate for our MC.
For the reviews as there were some things that I would like to answer.
Memetic Hazard - I already have some ideas for the human form and I can tell you that it won't be fully human.
Gabe2000 - Now there is one simple problem with lemons. I have zero experience in writing them and I don't think that I would be able to make them enjoyable. Of course, if there is someone out there that would like to help me with such things later on then I might give it a try, but don't get your hopes up. Sorry.
Everpeach - That was my mistake which I already fixed. Thank you for letting me know about it. Don't worry guys it wasn't anything game-breaking.
Edocsiru - Well, I can understand that it can be annoying, but my gamer system is alive (well, as alive as a gamer system can be). It was created by a higher being for our MC to guide him in the new world. It is something akin to a companion who would annoy you all the time. While it won't talk much, it will be there. Sorry if you don't like it, but I won't change it.
Well, that's all, if I forgot anything then I will put it in the AN after the chapter.
Enjoy.
Beta: Eleventh Crow | Big thanks to you man.
Chapter 4. Evolution
You know what? While getting out of the Land of Darkness was nice, I still had no clue where to go. I'd been flying for a few hours already and I still couldn't find any place that could tell me where I was. If I had to describe the space around me I would use one word.
Wasteland.
It was dry, destroyed and almost nothing grew here. The only interesting things here were the groups of Grimm that passed by me from time to time. Really, how long did I need to fly to even find some water?
At least then I would know that I was going in the right direction. If I could find a seashore, it would be even better. I need to discover where in the Remnant I was so I could make my way towards Patch Island.
Anyway, I should probably find a safe spot to rest and try to unlock my aura. At least I would have something to train during my travels if it was active. I really wanted some of the skills that were only available with MP. Observe and some offensive magic skills were just a few that came to mind. I also needed to find out if I could have a semblance in my Grimm form, or if I needed to be a human for that.
Game? Maybe you could answer that?
[Semblances are unique to every person. While it is possible to use it in both forms, one of them will be able to utilize it better. It mostly depends on what you will get as a Semblance]
Alright, that cleared some things up.
Now could you tell me how to unlock it? In the show, the awakening process was never really explained. I know that a stressful situation can help you unlock it, but apart from that, I've no clue.
[Thanks to the game system, you can unlock your Semblance using more than one process. Some of them will simply take longer than others.]
Well, that didn't really help me, but at least now I knew I could unlock it without bigger problems.
Thanks for the help. See that wasn't so hard.
[Don't think that I'm going to be nice to you all of a sudden. You're way too annoying for that.]
"Love you too," I chirped. Even if the Game irritated me from time to time, it was still nice to have someone to talk to.
Getting back on track, what did I want to do now? Oh yes, a place to rest and try to unlock my aura. I saw some bigger rocks in the distance, so I might be able to find a spot there where nothing would bother me.
Thankfully, there was a small space between the rocks where I could rest for the time being. It even had some dry grass growing, so it was a bit more comfortable when I went to sit down. I still couldn't get used to the weird feeling of sitting in the body of a bird.
Oh well, a few more days and hopefully I would be able to evolve and gain a dragon body. I just hope that it'll be easier to move in.
Now, how to unlock my aura... Maybe meditation?
Well, not like I had any better ideas. I never really tried to meditate in my last life, so I wouldn't know how to do it now. Still, maybe if I did what every other fanfiction character did in my situation, then it might work? That was a pretty optimistic way of thinking, but it was all I had.
So with that in mind, I tried to remember everything I knew about meditation, fact or fiction. The obvious thing was to relax my body, and calm my breathing. It was a lot easier to do as Gamer's mind was showing its usefulness. The next step would be to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state of mind?
Yeah, something like that. The latter was thankfully provided by Gamer's mind
Now the former was a bit harder as there was always something going through my mind, and not even the Gamer's mind would help there.
Well, I have plenty of time. So meditation here I come… Yay.
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"Oh for fuck sake, why is it so hard? Every other gamer in fanfiction just sat down once and got the skill within a minute. Why is it not working for me!?" I whined a bit. Hey, don't judge me, I never was the most patient person.
Still, I would need to try it again. If it didn't work within the next few hours, then either I was doing something wrong or the skill just didn't exist. I really hope that it was the former because meditation always gave some neat bonuses.
[You created a new skill.]
[Meditation (Passive/Active) lvl: 1 (0%)
Know your body and mind. An ancient technique used to relax your body and mind, and discover inner peace. Use this skill to truly understand yourself and increase your own abilities.
-Passively increases INT and WIS by 5%
-When active, you can meditate to recover your MP and HP at a higher rate
-When active, MP and HP recovery rate increased to 10%/min]
"Yes, finally!" I shouted in glee.
It was already dark, but I finally did it. And the bonuses on this skill were so good. I wonder how much they would increase upon leveling it up. It would be nice if there was a skill that took care of the physical stats, but I couldn't think of any. Oh well, something to think about later.
Now that the meditation skill was available to me, I understood it a bit better. It was a bit weird being able to automatically understand things when I had a skill relating to specific actions. Not that I was complaining, any additional knowledge was welcomed with open arms.
With this new skill, I should be able to unlock my aura... probably.
Well, it wasn't like I didn't have time. I still needed to find my way to Patch and I doubt that would happen anytime soon. For now though I should probably go to sleep and move out tomorrow, but I didn't feel like wasting more time when I could spend it training my abilities and becoming stronger.
With that in mind, I got comfortable and focused on entering a meditative state. Thankfully, I could enter it with my HP and MP full, it would be a bit problematic otherwise. Hmm, maybe I should fire my feather spears and then meditate.
[For coming up with a good idea (which should've been obvious) your WIS has increased by 1.]
Ye, ye, laugh it up. At least I can blame my lack of intelligence and wisdom on my stats. We'll see how that changes in due time.
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...
What, no answer?
And here I thought we were getting somewhere. Meh, no reaction whatsoever. Now it was time for the grind.
The next day
My grinding came to an end when I saw the shining sun on the horizon. It was a nice sight to see after being contained in the Land of Darkness for a few days. Still, during the night I managed to get three levels in meditation, but I didn't come any closer to unlocking my aura. This was expected so I wasn't mad, just a tad disappointed.
Apart from the meditation, I spammed my feather spears a lot, and to my surprise the skill gained some nice effects.
[Feather Spears (Active) lvl: 11 (53%)
Fire spear-like feathers from your wings at your enemy. It is one of the basic abilities of a Nevermore.
-Cost: 5 HP per projectile (1% chance to not consume HP)
-Damage based on your STR x1.1
-5% chance to inflict bleeding (5 DMG/sec for 10 seconds)
-30% chance to penetrate weak armor]
I never thought that such a basic skill would slowly evolve into something more powerful. While the chance to not consume HP was small, it was still there. Even ten percent on that would be overpowered later on. Then there was the bleeding effect. Again, only five percent, but hopefully later on the chances would become higher.
The only thing I was a bit miffed about was the penetration chance. If level eleven only gave you a thirty percent chance, then when would I be able to get through something stronger?
Then again, I gained eight levels in the skill overnight, so maybe it was just that easy to level up. Apart from that, I had no complaints. With this skill leveled up, I could probably take on a small group of freshly spawned, land based Grimm, and win. Now if I had 'observe' I would do just that, but guess what?
My Mp is still blocked...
[Oh stop whining and get your ass moving. You'll unlock it sooner or later.]
"Well forgive me for wanting it to happen sooner rather than later," I answered, annoyed. I was the one at risk of dying here without my MP unlocked, not the Game.
Shaking my head, I flew into the air and continued my search for a way out of this wasteland. From time to time I saw some small animals that could survive in such a climate, so I decided to use them as target practice. I was still a bit surprised that I didn't gain a skill for throwing projectiles.
They only gave me minuscule amounts of EXP, and left some meat as loot. But EXP was EXP so I wasn't complaining. I tried to see if I could gain EXP from animals through 'Negativity Absorption', but it didn't work. I didn't know whether I just couldn't absorb it from them, or if there was another reason.
During my flight, I also couldn't help but wonder what continent I was on. Well, Solitas was definitely out. There was no snow here, and the Kingdom of Atlas was completely covered in it. Menagerie was also out, the continent was too small. If I was there, I would have already found something. I was quite fast in the air.
Not even close to the speed of planes in my old world but still, I didn't think that Menagerie could be any bigger than, for example, Australia. That was another thing to think of. How big was Remnant compared to Earth?
In the show, it was never really a subject anybody cared for. But now that I was here, I would need to know how long my travels would take. I just hope that it wouldn't take me months to travel from one continent to another.
Oh I know, Game! Some help would be nice.
[And why should I tell you? Seeing you struggle is my only entertainment.]
I should have expected that response.
Still, maybe you can at least tell me if Remnant's size is somehow comparable to Earth. A simple yes or no will be enough.
[...Yes.]
Thank you. One less mystery to solve.
Alright, where was I? Oh yes, which continent was I on? Sanus was probably also out as it was the most populated continent on Remnant, and I didn't believe that I was so unlucky as to not find any humans. And even if I was that unlucky, I doubt that I wouldn't find anything other than this wasteland. It was just too big, and I saw the map of Remnant enough times on the internet to know that a wasteland like this didn't exist on Sanus.
That, or I was very far into the future or past, and the continents now look different than they did in the canon. Yeah, let's hope not.
So Anima and the weird dragon continent were the only two left. While I could be in the Kingdom of Mistral, again I doubted it for the same reasons as I did Sanus. So I was left with the dragon-shaped continent.
Not surprising. The show never told us anything about it, so it might as well be the place where Salem lived. While the continent wasn't the largest one, it was still quite big, so it could take me a day or two before I reach the seashore. The continent of Sanus was on the southeastern side of it. So if I used my very limited navigation skills, then I should be able to find my way to either Vacuo or Vale.
Using the sun's current location I found the south-eastern direction and began flying that way. I really should have thought about it sooner...
A few days later
I did it! I fucking did it! I found the seashore and now I was absolutely sure that I was on the dragon continent. I spent the last day flying along the seashore to figure out my approximate location on the continent. If my calculations were right then I was somewhere on the southern side of it. Now here was the big problem.
From what I remembered, the sea that separates Sanus and the dragon continent was quite large. With my current speed, it would probably take me a day or two – maybe more – of continuous flying to get to the other shore. The question was, would I get tired during the flight?
I never really felt tired thanks to gamer's body, but was there a limit to how long I could go without rest? I wasn't keen on finding out mid-flight, so either I found a place where the pass was shorter, or I could test how long it would take until I got tired.
Yeah, I was going with the latter option. But before that, I was finally going to unlock my aura.
These past few days, I've spent a lot of time meditating. Currently, I was at level nine, and hopefully with level ten I would be able to unlock my MP. The more I leveled the skill, the better I could feel the energy inside me, so it should be possible.
Later that day, I sat upon one of the broken branches trying to focus on the energy and release it. Finally, after another hour or two of meditation, I heard the sound of a notification, and at the same moment I felt new energy flowing through me.
[Congratulations, you unlocked your Aura/MP.]
[You gained a new skill.]
[Aura (Passive/Active) lvl: 1 (0%)
The manifestation of your soul. Aura can be used for a wide range of abilities. When active, it creates a force field to protect you from harm.
-Passively increases all stats except for LUC by 20%
-When active your stats are increased by an additional 10% and your MP can be used as a health bar
-Cost: MP regeneration disabled until deactivation]
Thank, God. I didn't even train any other skills during that because I wanted to finally unlock this shit. Now, the skill was something beautiful, twenty percent of a boost to my stats... damn.
Alright, so with my Aura unlocked I could finally use the skill book I had in my inventory and create 'observe'. I went to do just that, and brought out the skill book before me. Then I tried to look at it while using MP and – here we go.
[Skill Book (Rare)
A simple skill book, what are you waiting for? Use it.]
[You created a new skill.]
[Observe (Active) lvl: 1 (7%)
The higher the level, the more information you get. I won't explain anymore, you're not that stupid.
-Cost 10MP per use]
Finally. Now for the skill book.
[You obtained a skill book. Do you want to use it?]
Yes/No
This time, after I clicked 'yes' nothing stopped me, and the book disappeared soon after.
[Skill obtained!]
[Presence Masking (Active) lvl: 1 (0%)
Hide your power from others. With this skill, you can hide some of your power so no one would be able to sense it. Good for stealth or tricking your enemy
-Maximum power hidden: 10%
-Cost: 20 MP/min]
Okay, another useful skill for when I want to get closer to humans for some EXP. When I level it up, it really could be used as a nice tactic to trick opponents. Unfortunately, for now, the cost is quite big with my current aura reserves. So I wouldn't be able to use it that way.
Oh well, you can't have everything.
Now I could either proceed with my test, or try to create two of the most basic magic skills. Nah, I should probably do that later. I've wasted enough time already.
"Well, up we go," I whispered as I flapped my wings and began flying along the shore. At last I could discover more of this land, it would be useful later on. And of course, now I could resume my target practice.
Little animals here I come... please don't call PETA.
Three and half a day later
Yep, I could fly without tiring for more than a day, and even then I didn't feel a thing. That was why after finishing my first day of flying continuously, I decided to just say 'fuck it' and pass through the sea.
After two days of continuous flying, I finally reached the next shore and it wouldn't be a lie to say that I miscalculated. Because you see, when I arrived at the shore I got a very interesting notification.
[Congratulations! You left Salem's territory and entered Major territory number 7.]
Wait, what? Major territory? Number 7? What the hell is going on? Some explanation would be nice!
[Oh yeah, I forgot...my bad?]
If a Nevermore could sweatdrop or facepalm, you could bet I'd be doing that right now.
[Anyway... Welcome to the territory system of Remnant. Nearly all of the world of Remnant is made up of territories, some smaller and some larger. Thanks to the system you can now conquer those territories and take them for yourself. Every territory requires you to meet certain requirements in order to attain it. Those requirements vary from territory.
The territories separate into two categories, minor and major.
Minor territories are temporary, created inside or outside a major territory. For the most part, semi-powerful Grimm can reside in these territories. While conquering those territories won't give you any special boosts, it does reward you with EXP.
Next are Major territories. Currently, there are 29 of them. Conquering a major territory grant you special bonuses. Those bonuses can vary from territory to territory, but one thing that is always the same is being granted minor control over all minor grimm within. While you won't be able to lead them like a king, you can make them stop attacking certain places, or make them move out of your territory.
Warning: Using the control ability will alert Salem of your actions.
There is a lot more to the territory system, but the rest will be explained upon conquering your first major territory. Good luck.]
Holy shit. And here I thought I would be bored. This would make my entire life so much fun. And with this, I should be able to find the Ancient Grimms easier. Man, I wonder what the requirements were for conquering Salem's territory – apart from defeating her of course.
Well as nice as this was, I'd like to know what territory number 7 is. Maybe I should try the 'territory' menu'?
Huh, it worked.
[This is the territory menu. Here you can check on every territory you conquered or encountered.]
[Number 7: Grimmlands of Vale
Requirements to conquer:
-Defeat powerful groups of Grimm (0/4)
-Exterminate individual number of Grimm (0/200)
-Conquer all minor territories (0/3)
-Eradicate group of bandits (0/1)]
Yeah, that's definitely not for me in my current state. The current me would have a problem with killing a bigger Nevermore, so there was no way for me to beat a group of powerful Grimm.
For now the priority was getting to Patch and evolving. I could think about territories and conquering them after that. I could probably deal with the bandits now, but I would prefer to just complete my current mission for the moment.
Now, what was I doing earlier? Oh yes, wherein Sanus was I?
With what the limited amount of map and the name of the territory was telling me, I should be somewhere near the border between Vale and Vacuo. Not bad. I should be able to make my way to Patch from here without any bigger problems.
Without wasting any more time, I took into the sky and flew in the eastern direction. If I was right about this then I should pass near Mountain Glenn. I really wanted to see what you needed to do to get this territory. If I arrived before canon then I bet that I'd need to defeat the Wyvern. That would be an interesting fight for when I obtain my dragon body.
I flew for almost the entire day before I felt some negative emotions in my range. Thanks to 'Negativity Absorption' I could feel them within a one-mile radius, and it only used ten MP per minute so I could easily keep it up without problems and still use 'observe' to level it up.
Of course, I decided to see where the negativity was coming from. Before that though, I activated 'Stealth' just in case. You never knew what you might encounter.
In the end, I didn't need to fear as it was only one of those small villages that were created outside of the Kingdoms' control. I had no clue what it was called, and I didn't really care, but I was happy that the passive EXP gain had finally activated. It was a small amount, as after an hour I gained only 6 EXP. I hoped that if I level up this skill enough, it would give me a bit more.
I spent one more hour near the village so I could level up 'Negativity Absorption' and 'Observe' before I flew away again. It took me the whole night to arrive in the new territory.
[You are entering major territory number 4. Warning: Hostile Grimm inside.]
Hostile Grimm? Shit. I need to be fast, but first, 'Territory number 4'.
[Number 4: Mountain Glenn
Requirements to conquer:
-Defeat Ancient Grimm
-Exterminate individual number of Grimm (0/500)
-Conquer all minor territories (0/2)]
Expected, but man 500 Grimm? That was a lot. Anyway, I should prob-
"Fuck," I cursed, having barely dodged an incoming feather spear. I looked behind me and saw a Nevermore that was probably the size of a small car. Using a quick 'Observe' I read.
Adult Nevermore lvl:?
HP: 2050
MP: 0
"Hostile Grimm indeed," I grumbled as I shot into the sky at full speed. There was no way for me to defeat this thing so I could only try to escape. I would need to fly between the trees and try to lose it there. Hopefully, it would lose interest if it didn't see me. I was a Grimm after all.
I also heard the sound of two notifications, but now was not the time to check them.
I dodged another few feather spears that the Grimm threw when it saw me. Unfortunately, I couldn't react in time when another came through the crown of a tree and it hit me in the side. Thankfully, the attack only took 90% of my MP and knocked me into another tree.
I used this opportunity to activate 'Stealth' and 'Presence Masking' with the last of my MP and hid inside the bark of the tree. The Grimm released a few loud squawks before I heard it fly away.
Releasing a breath of relief, I perched on the ground and began meditating. I needed my MP full in case of another encounter like that. After filling my MP bar, I checked out the notifications.
[You gained a new skill.]
[Danger Sense (Passive) lvl: 1 (93%)
A sixth sense. It lets the user know when an attack is near them and allows them to react to it ahead of time.
-Radius: 5 Feet]
A nice addition. Useful as hell, but it felt really weird when it was working. Never mind, what was that another notification?
[Quest Completed.]
Survive your encounter with the Adult Nevermore.
Rewards:
-500 EXP
-1000 Lien
Special reward: 1 EP for not losing any HP
Okay, now this was a nice reward. I might be able to gain more evolutions before I finally evolve. Alright, I needed to get the hell away from this territory. Those hostile Grimm weren't something I could deal with right now.
I once again took to the sky, but this time I decided to exclusively fly near the seashore. Soon I would make a sharp turn left and I should be able to get to Patch if I remembered the map correctly.
I made the turn about an hour later and once again was treated to a boring view as I flew above the water. It was already dark, so I should arrive sometime in the morning. Fortunately, I had a weak night vision so I should be able to spot the Island.
[You are entering major territory number 1.]
So I was right, the island before me was my target. I should probably check just to be sure.
'Territory number 1'.
[Number 1: Patch Island
-Defeat semi-powerful sea Grimm (0/2)
-Exterminate individual number of Grimm (0/50)]
Huh, that's easy. I should take this territory first in the future. Now to see where in the timeline I am.
It was already morning so the search for Ruby and Yang's home was a bit easier. The island wasn't as small as I thought it would be, but it still only took me half of the day to find the familiar wooden house. I sat down on a branch some distance away from the house and activated both my hiding skills.
I didn't know how long I sat there, but finally, someone came out from the house. At first, I thought that it was Ruby, as everything about the girl looked like her. She had the same silver eyes, fair complexion, and shoulder-length, graduating black-into-red hair. Her outfit was very similar to Ruby's, but there was one very important difference.
She had a silver cloak.
"Well shit, so Summer is still alive, but is already living here. I need to see either Yang or Ruby to get a more specific timeline," I whispered quietly. Ruby really looked like Summer, the mother was just more... mature.
Thankfully, a few minutes later Taiyang came out with both Ruby and Yang. The redheaded girl looked like she was maximum four or five years old and Yang, as we all knew, was about two years older. That meant that Summer would probably die in the coming months. I was tempted to try and save her, but who knew when it would happen. I didn't have the time to babysit her, and I wasn't even powerful enough to protect myself, let alone save her.
Oh well, it was time to finally evolve. I already heard the notification of the completed quest, so I should have enough evolution points for everything. I looked at the family for the last time before I stretched my wings, and flew away in search of a safe place to evolve.
I found an empty cave on the cliffside and decided that I wouldn't find any better place. I opened the evolution menu and chose the evolutions I wanted.
Your EP: 6 | Spent EP: 6
Chosen evolutions:
-Dragon Grimm | Cost: 1 EP
Take your first step towards becoming the strongest of the Grimm and unlock your full potential.
Passively increases all stats except LUC by 5%
Additional 10% to Max HP
Unlock the rest of the evolutions
-Armor (Weak) | Cost: 1 EP
Upgrade your skin, hide, or scales to withstand attacks from low-quality melee weapons and weak guns. Don't get your hopes up, you are still paper for anyone with a brain. This evolution can be upgraded further.
- Dragon's body | Cost: 1 EP
Transform your body into that of a dragon. You can choose between different types, and then modify them to a small extent.
-Dragonskin | Cost: 1 EP
Exchange your current skin for that of a dragon.
10% less damage taken from all sources
- Predator's Eyes | Cost: 1 EP
Grants better vision, and the ability to see perfectly in the dark. This Evolution can be upgraded further.
- Scales and Spikes | Cost: 1 EP
Exchange your feathers for scales and spikes. Really, why do you still have them?
5% less damage taken from all sources
New skills available
[Do you want to proceed with the evolution?]
Yes/No
I tapped yes.
[As you've finally decided to evolve you must finally choose your name. Think of your new name to proceed.]
So it was time to select a name huh?
Well, I never was very good at naming things. Really, my cat was called Kitty for the first years of her life before I decided to give her a normal name. But, as I am a creature of Darkness and hopefully one day would rule over it, I decided for a simple name but with a meaning that makes sense.
I really hope this will pass the color check. My name shall be Umbra, for shadows and darkness. Simple, but sounds cool.
[You have chosen your name. As your body changes during this evolution, you will need to picture what you want in your mind. Good luck.]
The moment the notification disappeared, darkness consumed me. I quickly focused on how I wanted my dragon form to look, and waited for the process to complete.
Eight hours later
Finally, after a few hours of waiting, I felt my body change completely. The darkness disappeared and I could see once again. The first thing I noticed was my size. I could feel and see that I was about as big as a medium-sized dog. Quite the leap in size, but that wasn't the most important change. No, for that I had to look at my body.
Without wasting a single second I spread my new draconic – and featherless – wings, and flew to the shore.
There, I could look at my reflection in the water.
My wings and scales were black as night, just like I wanted. I had the body of a typical western dragon without the two front limbs – they would come later. Apart from that, I had spikes running from atop my head down through my spine and long tail. The red glowing eyes remained, but that was fine. Even with my current size, I definitely looked more menacing with my sharp teeth and spiky body.
I based my look on a piece of art I saw of Ancalagon the Black from Middle Earth [1].
I still needed the second pair of limbs, and a few more spikes on my head, but I think my new look was close enough to what I wanted.
A few notifications popped up after the evolution finished, but for now, I wanted to rest. I didn't know if this was because of the evolution process, but I think that I've earned it.
With that said, I flew back to the cave on the cliffside and closed my eyes.
[1] The new story picture. If I am not wrong then it is by imanasoh on Tumblr, but I am not sure. I just couldn't find the author of it. If someone knows who is the real author then let me know.
So that would be all for this chapter. You know the timeline, I introduced the territory system and we got the first evolution. More about the evolution will be shown in the next chapter so you can hold off with a question about it till the next chapter.
Yes, I created a map with territories for the whole Remnant, if there is anybody that would like to sit down and make it looks good then PM me (I made it in paint so you can imagine how it looks).
I got nothing more to say so I am leaving you with the status page. (Yes, Umbra gained some points during his travel and I decided to just not mention it as it would be spam.)
Name: Umbra
Race: Soul Grimm
Title: None
Level: 6 (1230/1500)
Evolution Stage: Draconic 2 (0%)
HP: 618
MP: 582
STR: 9 + (25%) = 11.25 The bonuses are summed up and that is how they will work.
VIT: 13 + (25%) = 16.25
DEX: 15 + (25%) = 18.75
INT: 13 + (40%) = 18.2
WIS: 15 + (40%) = 21
LUC: 5
Elemental Affinity:
SP: 45 | EP: 0
Lien: 2100
Have a good night/day.
The next update will be probably for "For Myself" but you never know.