Ding!
As Valyr cast [Analysis] on his spear, he commanded the system to bring up a notification screen in front of him to see what kind of changes Sana had undergone during the upgrade process.
Noticing that the screen containing Sana's description was significantly longer than it previously was, he decided to focus his attention on the notifications for now, thinking that he would get a better idea of what he would read once he checked out how much his spear improved later.
[Using the blood and energy of a Prodigious Lesser Tidemother as a catalyst, the Lesser Tidemother Blood contained within the weapon has undergone a transformation, being reborn anew to contain far greater strength than it initially did.]
[Due to the newfound power residing within the weapon, the weapon has been reclassified to a higher rarity. Its rarity is now Rare.]
[Thanks to the increase in rarity, the name of the weapon has changed to 'True Spear of the Prodigious Tidemother'.]
[A surge of nefarious yet pure energy contained within the absorbed blood has awakened, allowing the weapon to achieve a far greater level of power, tapping into the wrath of the Prodigious Lesser Tidemother it has absorbed.]
[Due to the newfound power residing within the weapon, the weapon has been reclassified to a higher rarity. Its rarity is now Rare+.]
[Thanks to the increase in rarity, as well as the change in the weapon's nature, the name of the weapon has changed to 'Wrath of the Prodigious Tidemother'.]
"So Sana's been affected by the curse as well, huh?" Once he was done reading through the notifications pertaining to the upgrade process his spear had undergone, a bitter smile adorned Valyr's face as he closed the notification screen. Not long after, he shot his spear a question through his mind.
'How do you feel?'
'Stronger, yet at the same time weaker.' As these words resounded within Valyr's mind, the young man feel the spear make a bitter smile as it responded to his question. 'Does this have something to do with the wave of energy that hit you, Master?'
'I believe so.' Responding back, the bitter smile on Valyr's face turned wider as he grabbed Sana, admiring the changes it had undergone in terms of appearance. Under the harsh rays of the sun, the spear now glistened a faint gold, which prompted the young man to recall the blood of the Tidemother his spear had siphoned from earlier.
Aside from that, the small limbs that surrounded the boundary connecting the shaft to the spearhead had grown more ornate yet at the same time grotesque in its design, now giving Valyr the feeling that each of the limbs contained the wrath and fury of the Prodigious Lesser Tidemother he had killed.
Once he was done admiring the transformation his spear had undergone, Valyr went ahead and explained to Sana what the wave of energy meant, as well as the curse that he had obtained thanks to the wave of energy that hit his back.
'I see.' Surprisingly, Sana gave off the feeling that it had finally understood something as its words echoed within Valyr's mind. Curious, the latter asked his spear what it understood, to which it replied.
'It seems I've now gained the power to harm you, Master.'
Feeling his spear give him a bitter smile once more as it spoke through his mind, a look of confusion crept up onto the young man's face as he wondered what his spear meant by that. With that, he finally took a look at the updated description of his spear, feeling like he would gain his answer once he looked there.
And gain his answer, he did.
Ding!
[(+10) Wrath of the Prodigious Tidemother] (Level 33)
Rarity: Rare+
Weapon Bond: Lv. 2 (Valyr)
Attack: 367 - 612 (+20%)
Additional Attributes:
> STR +15
> AGI +16
> DEX +31
Previously a training weapon… description has been omitted.
Submerged in the blood and energy of the being that had allowed the original weapon to ascend to a higher level of power in the first place, although it had mostly turned out to be successful, this spear now contains the wrath of the being it had stolen its strength from.
With the wrath of the being's origin also wreaking havoc on the sole wielder of this spear, an unlikely resonance has formed between man and weapon, causing what the man considered to be its trusty partner in the battlefield to also become its greatest enemy in the worst conditions.
However, not all of it is a bad thing.
<Innate Skill 1: Summon Lesser Tidespawn - Grants the user the ability to summon one of the lowest-ranking minions of a Tidemother, a Lesser Tidespawn. This Lesser Tidespawn is unwavering loyal to the user and has a level of strength equivalent to 10% of the user's current level. May improve with prolonged usage. Maximum number of summons: 1. Cooldown: 2 hours. Cost: 2,500 MP.>
<Innate Skill 2: Tidemother's Vengeance - As deep-seated wrath towards the defilement of the strength's source courses throughout the weapon, wielding this weapon in combat invokes a 0.2% decrease in the user's stats every 10 seconds, capping out at a 30% decrease in all stats.>
Remarks: Consider yourself lucky. Or cursed. Or both.
'I think I now see what you mean, Sana.' Moving the description screen to the side as he processed all of the information he had just read, an expression of excitement gradually crept up on Valyr's face, only for a bitter smile to replace it not long after as he thought about the additional innate skill the spear had gained.
"The longer I fight, the weaker I become, huh." With his mind lingering around this sentence, he eventually let out a mocking chuckle, thinking about how he had basically become a reverse berserker in the literal sense. Nevertheless, it did not take long for him to get over it, instead calculating how much time it would take for him to cap out the decrease in stats.
"25 minutes before I max out the stat decrease…" Wryly smiling at this discovery, Valyr soon thought about this detrimental innate skill from another perspective, finding it somewhat funny that his spear was now pushing him to lean more towards shorter battles.
"Fortunately, I'm starting to gain enough strength to do just that." Deciding to focus his attention away from the detrimental innate skill, he returned his focus towards the description screen, letting out a whistle as he briefly looked at the substantial improvement the weapon's Attack stat had undergone.
After that, he shifted his gaze towards the first innate skill, which had taken the place of the [Tideburst] skill the spear used to have. "A summoning skill…"
"[Summon Lesser Tidespawn]."
Whoosh!
Feeling a great amount of mana within his body being siphoned away, Valyr extended the spear he was holding, prompting a beam of energy to shoot out of its tip as a monster a couple of feet tall soon appeared a couple of meters away from him.
"Hmm…" Looking at the monster that had appeared in front of him, the young man was reminded of the Tidespawn he had killed during the first monster tide he participated in, noticing that it looked similar. However, unlike the appearance of the Tidespawn from the past, the Tidespawn that stood in front of him had less detailed features on its body, while its aura was also significantly weaker than the former.
"I can definitely feel a connection between us." Sensing an intangible string tugging at the back of his head whenever he gazed at the Tidespawn before him, Valyr went ahead and used [Analysis] on the Tidespawn he summoned to see whether the skill's description was true.
Ding!
"Wait a second…"
"…"
"Are you serious…?"
"…"
"Hahaha… hahahaha… This is great!"
