Party members Liora, Aiden, and Thalia have slain Luminous Cobalt Crab(D->E+)
You have gained 50,000 XP
A D rank quest has been completed
You have gained 10,000 XP
You have Leveled up
6 ->
HP 25 -> 33
MP 60 -> 69
Wis 12 -> 20
Cha 29 -> 30
Int 8 -> 11
Congratulations, you have reached level 10, pick from the skills below
Demonic Bond (E)
Infernal Grasp (E)
Pact Amplification (E)
To say I jumped would be an understatement.
I had felt such a wave of relief after figuring out how to turn off and on my system screen again that I could have passed away happy. No more nights desperately trying to cover the blue glow that would have put me in danger if something bigger than me saw it, no more hunts ruined because the screen blocked my view and made me miss my lunge, leaving me hungry for the day.
"Oh, they actually killed the crab, how do you think they went about it?"
Jax asked, turning to the girl with the scary arm. Her name was apparently Selene as unlike Natural where you are named by your appearance, for people they are given a word to associate with themselves. I turned as if to feign paying attention, but despite the extensive lessons Jax had given me on speaking common, I could still only understand every few words.
I swished my tail to tap Jax's back to get his attention as I asked.
"It just popped up with a bunch of stuff, what does it say?"
Jax turned and read for a moment before he began to run his claw along the words and explain their meaning. It took a moment as Selene to her credit sat patiently waiting as Jax explained.
"This last part here is what people call a skill choice, basically every 5 levels you get to pick from 3 skills. If you tap on the names, you can see what each skill does."
Doing as he said, I reached my paw up and poked at the names to make them expand, but It wasn't something I was used to doing so I ended up poking the middle one twice and having to go back to it.
Demonic Bond (E)
25 MP
Grants the Warlock a small enhancement to the power of the skills granted through their contract for 30 seconds. This skill temporarily enhances their combat effectiveness, especially when relying on demonic powers.
Infernal Grasp (E)
25 MP
Allows the Warlock to summon demonic hands from the ground in a 10-foot radius. These hands will attempt to restrain creatures within for 10 seconds. This skill provides battlefield control and prevents enemy movement.
Pact Amplification (E)
Passive
Increases the Warlock's pact strength, giving an additional effect or enhancement to their active pact. This skill enhances their connection to their demonic ally, strengthening all pact-based skills.
Jax helped me read over them as Selene said something where I heard the words find back and soon. Jax finished and turned to me.
"When it comes to skill selection, the biggest thing to be aware of is what your goal is in a fight, even if that goal is to avoid a fight. So what role did you have in a hunt?"
I thought about it for a moment before I said.
"I wasn't allowed to hunt with my siblings because of the screen, so I always did it on my own."
Jax simply nodded as a strange expression crossed his face before he pointed at my system. He turned back to me as he asked a rather strange question.
"Since you're a warlock you have a contract, do you like your contractor?"
I opened my mouth to say "No I can't stand the little pests" but I paused for a moment. Remembering back to how at times they had led me to a shelter to sleep in during the rain, or how one seemed to always make sure that after a bad day I always found a meal. So while I wouldn't say I like them, I would say that they are helpful at times. I hadn't even said anything as Jax smiled and gestured to the last skill, the Pact Amplification. I reached a claw out and touched it as another screen appeared
You have selected Pact Amplification(E)
Are you sure?
Yes
No
Remembering our lessons on words, I remembered that the top one meant agreement while the bottom meant disagreement, so I pressed the top option and the screens all shut.
"So she does love us!"
Came the voice of one of the two gnats around my head, and yet they seemed different, for one thing they were larger. Before they were so small they could fit in the crook of my claw, but they now stood to be the size of my paw. The one on the left had light green skin with a small dress made of green vines, small white flowers sat on different points as they seemed to be doing spins in the air. Beside them the other one looked more gruff with a small brown coat that trailed to their knees with a small hat and something in their mouth leaving a small trail that smelled like smoke from a fire.
I turned to Jax as he seemed bewildered looking at the two.
"Uh, what are those?"
He asked sounding confused as he gestured towards the two floating figures. I turned to them and back to Jax as I asked.
"They have been here the whole time, you couldn't see them?"
Jax shook his head as the figures turned to me, the one with the smoke thing asked me a strange question.
"Well, aren't you going to introduce us?"
I turned to him as I said
"Can't you, he can see you so say Hi or something."
The figure sighed and said.
"You have the Demonic Research(E) Skill, without it, you couldn't understand us."
I blinked for a moment before nodding and asking
"Alright, then who are you?"
The figure in the flower dress floated over
"I am Seraphella, the angel of primroses"
The figure in the coat floated over
"And I am Malthorin, the angel of luck on a bad day"
I stared at them for a moment before I turned back to a spot of empty air and said the word system in common. The blue screen appeared before me as I looked for the word angel anywhere in anything, but everything talked about demons. I relayed what they had said to Jax as I asked.
"Isn't an angel not a demon?"
Jax nodded as he said.
"Yea, where Angels are seen as holy figures who protect people, demons are those who abuse and corrupt people."
"Then why am I contracted with Angels despite everything in my system talking about demons?"
"That is…. Actually, a really good question, what the hells is up with that?"
Before we could say anything else, Selene returned
"I-I found the restaurant we have been looking for, its just down the road."
Jax nodded as he began to follow Selene as I quickly followed after them