Author's Note: I've changed how I handle these things. Instead of showing it then describing the changes one by one, I've opted to use a simple indicator to show what has changed. The only commentary was for new things, which helped me cut down about 6k plus words extra.
Draco scratched his cheek as he watched her leave. He knew that Sublime was going to be in for trouble, but he dared not interfere on her behalf. He could only pray that his Big Sis would survive this calamity and become stronger.
For now, he checked his character menu to see the changes in his class upon Ranking up this time.
｢Name: Draco
Class: Abyssal Prime
Race: Hybrid (Human/Ultima Sunt)
Rank: King (3)
Level: 100
Exp: 0%
Str: 100
Dex: 100
End: 100
Int: 90
Spr: 100
Cha: 70
Lck: 100
Combat Skills: Dragon Form (Rank 3), Demon Form (Rank 3), Devil Form (Rank 3), Necrotic Hands, Malevolent Spirit, Cruel Beast Summoning, Evil Curse, Life Steal, Divination, Sinister Shot, Dark Resurrection, Beckon, Subsume, Angel's Blessing (Corrupted), Mind Blast, Charm, Spirit Suppression (new), Soul Fortification (new), Mystic Conversion (new), Duplicate (new).
Non-Combat Skills: Soul Bond, Charm, Insight, Foresight, Flexibility, Illusion, Confusion, Evolution, Ultimate Stealth, Pinnacle Intelligence, Species Shift, Dragobond, Aether Conversion, Devil's Guile (Rank 3), Demonic Might (Rank 3), Draconic Superiority (Rank 3), Combine (New) .
Tradeskills: Smithing (level 85, 3%), Alchemy (level 85, 3%), Enchanting (level 100, 0%), Magical Engineering (level 41, 2%), Scrivener (level 41, 1%), Privateering (level 14, 40%), Dungeon-making (level 1, 0%), Skill Fusion (level 1, 0%), Refinement (Level 0, 10%).｣
Oh, so apart from his various skills, it seems his Soul Bond with Roma and his Ultima Sunt bloodline had yielded some new skills. Roma had given him 3 new active skills while the Ultima Sunt, as usual, gave one active and one passive.
Draco checked them all out at once.
｢Dragon Form (Rank 3) - Active skill
Effect: Assume your true dragon form temporarily.
Duration: 1 minute -> 2 minutes.
Cooldown: 22 hours -> 20 hours.｣
｢Demon Form (Rank 3) - Active skill
Duration: 1 minute -> 2 minutes.
Cooldown: 22 hours -> 20 hours.｣
｢Devil Form (Rank 3) - Active skill
Effect: Assume your true devil form temporarily.
Duration: 1 minute -> 2 minutes.
Cooldown: 22 hours -> 20 hours.｣
｢Beckon - Active Skill
Effect: Lure some living organisms towards you.
Note: Organism must be within your Rank (Lord -> King and below for NPCs / Sergeant -> Lieutenant and below for monsters)
Cooldown: 1 day -> 20 hours.｣
｢Subsume - Active Skill
Effect: Store the mass, energy, and soul of an entity consumed by you.
Note: Up to 10 -> 20 entities can be stored at Rank 3.
Cooldown: 1 day -> 20 hours.｣
｢Angel's Blessing (Corrupted) - Active Skill
Effect: Send out a random debuff to every enemy within 20 -> 30 miles. Cannot be dispelled.
Duration: 15 minutes -> 20 minutes.
Cooldown: 25 minutes -> 20 minutes.｣
｢Mind Blast - Active Skill
Effect: Send out a wave of mental energy that stuns all enemies within 100 -> 300 yards.
Duration: 30 seconds -> 1 minute.
Cooldown: 50 minutes -> 30 minutes.｣
｢Charm - Active Skill
Effect: Force a target to obey your commands unconditionally.
Note: This is effective based on Cha. If you possess less than 2x -> 1.9x the Cha of your target, you will suffer a backlash.
Duration: 2 hours -> 3 hours.
Cooldown: 22 hours -> 20 hours.｣
｢Necrotic Hands - Active skill
Effect: Summon a plethora of arms from the earth that trap an enemy and apply damage over time on the target.
Duration: 1 minute -> 2 minutes.
Cooldown: 1.5 minutes -> 1 minute.｣
｢Malevolent Spirit - Active skill
Effect: Summon an intangible soul that infiltrates the minds and bodies of others, dealing 20% -> 30% mental damage per second.
Duration: 10 seconds -> 30 seconds.
Cooldown: 30 minutes -> 25 minutes.｣
｢Cruel Beast Summoning - Active skill
Effect: Call forth the apparition of a Cruel Beast, which can attack and defend for the duration of its existence.
Duration: 30 seconds -> 1 minute.
Cooldown: 10 minutes -> 5 minutes.｣
Effect: Place a painful curse on an enemy which applies a random negative status effect.
Duration: 1 minute -> 2 minutes.
Cooldown: 4 minutes -> 3 minutes.｣
｢Life Steal - Active skill
Effect: Place a life steal status effect on an enemy, which is unblockable. Life Steal restores 60% -> 70% of damage dealt to the caster and any designated beneficiaries.
Duration: 6 minutes -> 7 minutes.
Cooldown: 9 minutes -> 8 minutes.｣
｢Divination - Active skill
Effect: Attempt to pry into the heavens to achieve foresight into certain events. NPCs face penalties for using this skill, but Immortal Adventurers are absolved from this, but at the same time, are immune to this.
Note 1: Can only be used outside of combat
Cooldown: 6 days -> 5 days.｣
｢Sinister Shot - Active skill
Effect: Fire a concentrated beam of Mystic Energy that deals 500% -> 600% Mystic Damage to a single target.
Cooldown: 1 day -> 20 hours.｣
｢Dark Resurrection - Active skill
Effect: Bring back any dead ally at full health with invulnerability.
Note 1: Ally must be within 150 -> 200 meters of you.
Note 2: Invulnerability lasts for 5 -> 6 seconds. After that, the ally goes into a weakened state for 6 -> 5 days.
Note 3: No rank or species cap. As long as the target is assessed to be an ally, they can be revived.
Cooldown: 28 days -> 25 days.｣
｢Spirit Suppression - Active skill
Effect: Send out an intangible wave of oppressive energy that targets the spirit and soul of all enemies within a 1-kilometer radius, reducing their stats by 50% while having a 20% chance to grant the <Slowed> or <Stunned> status effects.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Cooldown: 6 hours.｣
｢Soul Fortification - Active skill
Effect: Create a barrier around your origin that weakness the effect of Soul and Spirit related skills and techniques by 50%.
Duration: 3 minutes.
Cooldown: 30 minutes.｣
｢Mystic Conversion - Active skill
Effect: Forcefully convert Worldly Energy within a radius of 30 kilometers into usable Prana immediately.
Cooldown: 12 hours.｣
｢Duplicate - Active Skill
Effect: Create a permanent avatar with 50% of your combat power and all of your skill. Your Avatar can act autonomously and without any distance limitation.
Note: Your Inventory and Experience are shared with your Avatar. Any exp it acquires is provided to you and any items it stores enters your Inventory immediately.
Cooldown: 1 month.｣
｢Insight - Passive skill
Effect: You are able to acquire new knowledge and techniques 4 -> 5 times faster when learning from someone else, and 3 -> 4 as fast when creating it yourself.｣
｢Foresight - Passive skill
Effect: You are able to perceive danger in combat 1 -> 1.5 seconds before it occurs.｣
｢Evolution - Passive Skill
Effect: Acquire a single aspect of any living entity consumed. Maximum aspects can be 20 -> 30 at Rank 3.｣
｢Ultimate Stealth - Passive Skill
Effect: Remain harmless in the eyes of most living entities until damage is dealt. Entities must be within your Rank (Lord -> King and below for NPCs / Sergeant -> Lieutenant and below for monsters)｣
｢Combine - Passive Skill
Effect: Combine the State of Being or Source Origin of any stored being that has been subsumed to form something new temporarily or permanently.｣
｢Pinnacle Intelligence - Passive Skill
Effect: Possess a thinking and reasoning capacity 2 -> 3 times your current limit.｣
｢Draconic Superiority (Rank 3) - Passive skill
Effect: Health regeneration is always active, and is set at 20% -> 30% of your total HP every 5 seconds.｣
｢Demonic Might (Rank 3) - Passive skill
Effect: All physical activities consume no stamina, focus, willpower, and concentration and are boosted by 120% -> 150%.｣
｢Devil's Guile (Rank 3) - Passive skill
Effect: All mental activities consume no stamina, focus, willpower, and concentration, and are boosted by 120% -> 150%.｣
Draco was left speechless. Alright, so Ranking Up was always quite a journey. With these new skills and powers, he no longer had the gall to complain about his 1% exp gain rate.
After all, without even adding the changes in his items after Ranking Up or his Subjective Magic, just these skills alone were able to make the 1% gain rate useless, especially the new one, Duplicate.
He shuddered when he realized this was an Ultima Sunt racial skill, so any Rank 3 or above Ultima Sunt could do this. Just imagine if that King fellow had this power! What at all would Draco have been able to do to him then?
Draco was extremely thankful for the upset back then, when he had unlocked his bloodline, allowing him to rewrite the storyline of the Flora and Fauna Unique Quest. No wonder he would have needed the help of four Rank 7 entities to win the final battle, namely Vadoma, the Elf God, Flora, and Lokthar.
He also noticed that the new Mystic Servant skills were a bit lackl.u.s.ter. No wonder during her Rank Up, Roma had sacrificed them to feed her other skills and power them up.
Mystic Conversion was outright useless for him since he could even fart with prana, whereas the two soul skills were actually super good. One could help him drag a higher Ranked enemy down to his level for 10 minutes and the other could prevent Roma-like entities from f.u.c.k.i.n.g around with his soul.
Combine, the Ultima Sunt passive was also great. He could now mix the various aspects and source origins he acquired through either Subsume or Evolution to form something new and unique.
He could even decide to make it temporary or permanent, so it wasn't as if experimenting would be wrong. Finally, Draco was given a reason to start using his Evolution passive.
After all, the reason he had refrained from doing so all this time was because there weren't many traits and characteristics that he didn't already have a better version of with his bloodline, items, and skills.
Speaking of that, Draco checked up on his items next.
｢Fire of War - Fusion item
Rank: Epic
Passive 1 - Forging Efficiency: The success rate of forging for all items is raised by 25% -> 30% regardless of rank.
Active 1 - War-Monger: Activating this skill allows the user to merge with the Fire of War, boosting damage by 120% -> 150% for as long as there is stamina to burn. No cooldown.
Description: This is a flame that was birthed due to the presence of war, a legendary mystic flame born from the collective force of human consciousness. Ranked number 9 out of the Great Ten Mystic Flames.｣
｢Heart of the Woods - Fusion item
Rank: Epic
Effects:
Passive 1 - Nature's Resonance: All attributes are boosted by 50% -> 60% when in a forested area. Health regeneration is allowed during combat, and is boosted by 150% -> 200%.
Active 1 - Nature's Call: Activating this skill allows the user to summon an army of Wood-type monsters that are of the same Rank as the user for 6 -> 9 hours. Cooldown: 14 days -> 7 days.
Further abilities can only be unlocked by attaining a higher class tier.｣
｢Seal of Camelot - Medallion
Rank: Divine
Durability: MAX
Effects:
Passive 1 - Sword of Promised Victory: Damage dealt by one-handed swords are boosted overall by 5,000% -> 6,000%.
Passive 2 - Isle of Avalon: The first ten times you die every day, you survive with 1 -> 10 HP. For the next minute -> two minutes, you enter an invincible state.
Active 1 - Camelot's Might: Summon the full army of Camelot right before the catastrophic Battle of Camlann. Duration: 7 days -> 14 days. Cooldown: 1 month -> 21 days.
Active 2 - Vault of Camelot: Withdraw one -> two random items from the treasury of Camelot. Cooldown: 1 month -> 28 days.
Note 1: 500,000 -> 1,000,000 Rank 3 troops are summoned at Rank 3.
Note 2: 6 Rank 3 Knights of Camelot are summoned at Rank 3.
Description: As King Arthur bled out on the Isle of Avalon, his last wish was to thank the noble swordsman who enlightened him on the treachery of his friend and wife. He divided a wisp of his soul into the Seal of Camelot, allowing that Swordsman to possess his greatest strength, his army, and the right to share in his blessing of eternal life on Avalon.
This Seal was infused with Origin Energy manifesting traits far stronger than what it was intended for. Now, the connection between the owner of this medallion of King Arthur is extremely sharp, allowing the summoned army to retain their memories and leave imprints on the world with every appearance.
Note: This item is soul-bound. No one other than player Draco can wield it.｣
｢Hawkeye - Bow
Rank: Legendary
Durability: 1,000,000/1,000,000
Effects:
Passive 1 - Precision: When wielding this bow, Dexterity is boosted by a factor of 3.5 -> 4.
Passive 2 - Skillfulness: Archery skills and techniques no longer drain stamina or focus.
Active 1 - Final Shot: After activating this skill, the user is able to kill anyone within 3 Ranks of them, but will be unable to ever use this skill again.
Conditional Active 1 - Overshot: Send out an arrow supercharged with any form of energy towards a foe. Depending on the type of energy-infused, it may deal varying amounts of damage. Cooldown: 14 days -> 7days.
Note: This skill can only be used after the first active has been activated and deposed.
Further abilities can only be unlocked by attaining a higher class tier.｣
｢Phoenix Cry - Arrow
Rank: Legendary
Durability: 1,000,000/1,000,000
Passive 1 - Sonic Wave: A high-pitched sound attack is launched the moment the arrow is shot. It only damages enemy targets within the range of 3km -> 5km.
Passive 2 - Return: Arrow will always return to the quiver of the user after being shot, no matter where it is sent.
Active 1 - Vermilion Fire: Activate this skill to add a disintegration by immolation effect to the arrowhead. Cooldown: 30 seconds -> 15 seconds.｣
｢Eyes of Caelo - Fusion item
Rank: Divine
Durability: MAX
Effects:
Passive 1 - True Sight: You are able to see everything and anything within your Rank.
Passive 2 - Paragon of Destruction: Destruction Energy no longer damages targets you deem as allies and does not negate drops.
Active 1 - Omega: Fire out a blast of the purest Destruction Energy that can rend anything and everything under heaven within your Rank. No cooldown.
Active 2 - Utter Destruction: Send out a super-condensed beam of Destruction Energy that can eliminate any existence from the past and future within your Rank. No cooldown.
Note 1: Casting these skills will result in total catatonia -> partial catatonia.
Note 2: These are beams of unparalleled destruction! Anything hit by them will CEASE TO EXIST.
Description: These are the Eyes of the Supreme God, Caelo, God of Destruction, and the Ultimate God. Due to a resonance, the player is able to bring out the full potential of the divine eyes. The eyes have been restored to their true power after awakening the bloodline of the user.
The Eyes of Caelo will become more powerful after every Rank Up.｣
｢Dragorugio - One-handed sword (Optimal)(Infused)
Rank: Legendary (Evolvable)
Durability: 1,000,000/1,000,000
Effects:
Passive 1 - Destructive Aura: This sword deals 50% -> 60% Destruction Energy with every attack.
Passive 2 - Darkness Aura: This sword inflicts a random Extreme debuff on a target with each strike, up to a limit of 3 -> 5.
Active 1 - Dark Fires: Cover the blade in a blackish miasma that is a mixture of Destruction Energy and Darkness Energy for 2 -> 3 minutes. Cooldown: 5 minutes -> 4 minutes.｣
｢Dragorugio - C.h.e.s.t Plate (Optimal)(Infused)
Rank: Legendary (Evolvable)
Durability: 1,000,000/1,000,000
Effects:
Passive 1 - Reverse Scale: Covering the key weakness of a Black Dragon, this item allows no harm to come to the reverse scale while equipped.
Passive 2 - Absorption: This item automatically absorbs ambient Worldly Energy to empower the user in all aspects.
Active 1 - Destruction Barrier: Create a barrier of Destruction Energy that negates 50% -> 60% of incoming damage for 5 -> 6 minutes. Cooldown: 1 minute -> 30 seconds.｣
｢Dragorugio - Pauldrons (2) (Optimal)(Infused)
Durability: 1,000,000/1,000,000
Rank: Legendary (Evolvable)
Passive 1 - Resistance: Physical and Magical Resistance are increased by 70% -> 80%.
Passive 2 - Defense: Physical and Magical Defense are increased by 70% -> 80%.
Active 1 - Energy Gather: Drag in a torrent of Worldly Energy that reduces the cooldown of all of the set equipment's active skills. Cooldown: 3 minutes -> 1 minute.｣
｢Dragorugio - Arm Guards (2) (Optimal)(Infused)
Durability: 1,000,000/1,000,000
Rank: Legendary (Evolvable)
Effects:
Passive 1 - Speed Boost: Attack speed is increased by 70% -> 80%.
Passive 2 - Technique Supplement: All attack-based techniques executed are empowered by 30% -> 40% and cost 50% -> 60% less resources to use.
Active 1 - Rapid Hands: Drastically increase attack speed by 250%-300% for 30 -> 45 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes -> 1.5 minutes.｣
｢Dragorugio - Knee Guards (2) (Optimal)(Infused)
Durability: 1,000,000/1,000,000
Rank: Legendary (Evolvable)
Effects:
Passive 1 - Speed Aura: Movement speed is increased by 70% -> 80%.
Passive 2 - Technique Boost: All movement based techniques executed are empowered by 30% -> 40% and cost 50% -> 60% less resources to use.
Active 1 - Rapid Legs: Drastically increase movement speed by 250%-300% for 30 -> 45 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes -> 1.5 minutes.｣
｢Dragorugio - Set Equipment (5 piece) (Optimal)(Infused)
Rank: Legendary (Evolvable)
Effect;
- With 2 pieces equipped: Grants the passive skill 'Black Dragon's Heritage - Rank 3'
- With 3 pieces equipped: +70,000 HP -> 80,000 HP
- With 4 pieces equipped: +2000% damage -> 2500% damage
- With 5 pieces equipped: Grants the active skill 'Black Dragon's Roar - Rank 3'｣
｢Black Dragon's Heritage - Passive skill (Rank 3)
100% Source Origin of a Medium -> High-ranked Black Dragon｣
｢Black Dragon's Roar - Active skill (Rank 3)
Effect: Send out a soundwave containing elements of destruction that boosts damage dealt by the user by 600% -> 700% over a distance of 400 -> 500 miles.
Cooldown: 8 minutes -> 6 minutes.｣
Draco was pleased with how most of his items had become stronger. The increments were small, which was fine since Ranking Up provided small benefits comparing to increasing the Rank of the item itself.
Most changes didn't need to be elaborated on as they weren't anything new, only marginal upgrades. However, Draco was his army spawning skills. With lower cooldowns and longer active times, there was no reason to not let Arthur and co come over to chill.
After all, he would be dying after his final battle. Even if Draco explained how this would happen in detail and gave Arthur a way to avoid his fate, even if Arthur himself gained catharsis and decided to let everything go, once he returned to his world he would die on the Isle of Avalon after losing the battle.
His fate was fixed. Nothing, not even Origin Gods could change that otherwise his entire alternate world would crumble and cease to exist.
Likely, the only thing that could affect something like that would have to be at the Eternal Rank and have the ability to cross space and time.
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