Chapter 14: Choosing a ss
Derek pulled his Status back up and focused on his ss. The same list of sses as before came back up.
sses
Abjurer
Umon
Acrobat
Umon
Aeromance
Umon
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Archer
Common
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<em>Im getting nowhere with this. </em>He was stillpletely overwhelmed with the process of choosing a ss, one that would most likely be permanent. <em>I wonder if I can sort in some way other than alphabetically. </em>Derek focused on doing that, and by some miracle, it worked. He was now looking at a list of sses sorted by rarity instead.
sses
Arcand Knight
Epic
Arch Sage
Epic
de SInger
Epic
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Sword Dancer
Epic
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<em>Now this is more like it. </em>Still, there were many sses that Derek deemed unsuitable for him to choose. <em>Im not choosing any faith based ss. </em>He was easily able to remove sses such as <strong>Divine Abjurer and</strong><strong>Holy Knight</strong>.
<em>OK, so far, my Endurance and Vitality haven''t failed me yet. Unless I include the fact that I was unable to output enough damage to kill myself while I was in the void. </em>Derek did not like remembering that failure, or anything about being trapped in the void. <em>Its not likely that Ill end up in that situation again. </em>In fact, it was unlikely that Derek would ever allow himself to be anywhere remotely close to an open portal, or even a mage with the ability to open a portal.
Dereks mind worked overtime thinking about what he needed from his new ss. <em>I was lucky that I never came across anything that could do major damage via spells. </em>His tank ss had an amazing amount of protection from physical attacks, but it was only mediocre when it came to magic protection.
Through this reasoning, Derek eliminated sses that seemed to do with Dexterity. He moved fast as it was. His bonuses from the other system had given him a good amount of Dexterity already, so he did not think he would need any skills rted to it. He was not going to choose a ss like <strong>de Singer </strong>or <strong>Sword Dancer</strong>, even though he loved the name of the sses.
After spacing out while imagining being able to move swords fast enough through the air to make them sing a melody, he regained his focus. <em>No more daydreaming. </em>He chided himself. <em>What now? Oh, I can get rid of any of the ranged sses too. </em>Culling the ranged sses lightened his avable sses greatly.
When all was said and done, he was left with a total of four epic sses and two rare sses to choose from.
sses
Arcane Knight
Epic (Growth)
Champion of the Void
Epic (Growth)
Elemental Berserker
Epic
Eternal Guardian
Epic
Chaos ive
Rare
Shadow Brawler
Rare
Derek felt that he had made a verypelling list of sses. Now, he was going to thoroughlyb over all the details of each ss. He started with the rare sses.
Shadow Brawler
You have be one with the darkness. Shadows can be bent to your will. Move with shadows to unleash the darkness unto your foe.
Shadow Brawler is a rare ss that uses bare hands and dark magic. Three skills will be avable upon ss selection.
For each level you will obtain two stat points into Strength and Vitality and one stat point into Wisdom. You will still receive ten free stat points per level.
<em>Damn, that doesnt sound too bad. If I wasnt a sucker for my ive and other weapons, I wouldnt mind trying it out. Maybe one of the skills could even allow me to hide in the shadows. That would definitely increase my survivability. </em>Derek thought as he looked over the ss description. <em>Onto the next ss.</em>
Chaos ive
Your ive is a part of you. Your will is its will. You are chaos personified. Only destruction will be known to enemies whoe across your de.
Chaos ive is a rare ss that uses polearms as its main weapon, specifically, ives. Three skills will be avable upon ss selection.
For each level you will obtain two stat points into Strength and Vitality and one stat point into Intelligence. You will still receive ten free stat points per level.
<em>I really love my ive. </em>Derek could imagine all of the new ive rted skills he might receive if he was to choose this ss. Still, he moved up his shortlist.
Eternal Guardian
You are eternal, near immortal. You have been ravaged by enemies, yet still live. You are your own guardian.
Eternal Guardian is an epic ss that uses heavy weapons and has great Vitality. Four skills will be avable upon ss selection.
For each level you will obtain four stat points into Strength and Vitality and two stat points into Endurance. You will still receive ten free stat points per level.
Derek stopped on this ss. <em>Now thats what Im talking about. <strong>Eternal Guardian </strong>checks pretty much all my boxes, except for a focus on magic defense. But still, with the extra Endurance and Vitality, my magic defense would be boosted naturally. </em>Still, Derek was not so impatient as to jump the gun and choose without at least viewing the remaining sses.
Elemental Berserker
You fight. With the elements by your side, you fight. As you bleed, you fight harder.
Elemental Berserker is an epic ss that uses the four elements along with heavy weapons, specifically greatswords. Four skills will be avable upon ss selection.
For each level you will obtain four stat points into Strength and Endurance and two stat points into Vitality. You will still receive ten free stat points per level.
<em>You fight, you bleed That doesnt sound fun at all. Pass. </em>This was one ss that Derek could quickly dismiss. Now he viewed <strong>Arcane Knight</strong>.
Arcane Knight
You are a Knight. The perfect bnce between offense and defense. Your armor will keep you safe while your sword will eradicate your foes. But, you are not just any Knight, you are a Knight of the Arcane, and Arcane is said to be a magic in its purest form
Arcane Knight is a growth type epic ss that uses swords and Arcane magic. Four skills will be avable upon ss selection. This is a growth type ss. There is a possibility of its rarity being increased in the future.
For each level you will obtain four stat points into Strength and Vitality and two stat points into Intelligence. You will still receive ten free stat points per level.
<em>Woah. The ss sounds kind of basic, but the description is crazy. And a growth type ss, does that mean that I may be able to have a legendary ss in the future? </em>Derek could not help but do a double take at this ss. He would get more defense, and that would go on top of his over 80 levels of defense from his other ss. But what he loved was that he would get more attacking power and be able to use Arcane magic. Even in his other system, Arcane magic users were legends.
But, he calmed down. There was one other ss that he needed to look at. He had avoided this ss. He did not want anything to do with the void after being trapped in it for countless years. However, it was also a growth type ss, so he needed to at least read the description before choosing <strong>Arcane Knight</strong>.
Champion of the Void
You have lived within the void, and the void has chosen you as its champion. Unlike others, you will no longer be trapped in the void. The void is your ally.
Champion of the Void is a growth type epic ss. Preferences for this ss are unknown. Two skills will be avable upon ss selection.
You will receive 20 free stat points per level for allocation to your choosing.
Derek read, re-read, then read again the ss description. <em>What? Two skills? While the other epic sses have four. I mean, what the fuck. The 20 free stat points are nice though. </em>Really, Derek thought his choice was clear. He wanted to back out and choose <strong>Arcane Knight</strong>, but something kept him from doing so. It was like a small itch in the back of his mind.
<em>Ahh! I dont know. I knew this was going to happen. Doing this is a pain in the ass. </em>Derek kept remembering the agonizing days he spent alone in the void. He went over the line that said, you will no longer be trapped in the void over and over. His n was to never get anywhere near the void again. <em>But what if I can control it. I wouldnt have to fear it ever again. </em>Still, only receiving two new skills was a real kick in the balls. <em>Well, maybe this is a case of quality over quantity. </em>
With that, he made his decision.
Would you like to select Champion of the Void as your ss?
Note: This cannot be undone.
He mentally said. <em>Yes.</em>