I've been in this new reality for a total of three months now. I didn't really excel at the beginning, My Exclusive skill is locked and most of my skills and passives are less than stellar. Here let me show you my status screen.
"Status"
Title(s): None
Name: Aldrin G. Vaughn
Exclusive Skill: [Locked]
Affinities: None
Internal Energy: 1,800/1,800
Mana: 2,200/2,200
Innate Skill(s): Cloaking (Uncommon)
Passive(s): Minor Regeneration (Uncommon)
Learned Skill(s): Enhanced Thrust [Sword Art], Enhanced Slash [Sword Art], Mana Coated Projectile (Arrows). Basic Internal Energy Recovery.
It's not much but I've worked hard to get here over the past few months. Learned skills are practiceable and are learnable through books or through instructors. Actually gaining them as your own skills is another matter altogether, some people take weeks, others take a few days. I started with the sword but I've been learning the bow in the past few weeks.
As for passives and innate skills, apparently people are just born with them. Minor Regeneration helps me heal a bit faster than others but I can't really say that I feel it all that much. While Cloaking has been my most useful ability, so long as I have a cape or stay still my stealth is boosted. Though the skill turns off the moment I start moving again.
I've learned not to overextend when I don't need to. But today's a special day, I've finally saved up enough to forcefully unlock my exclusive skill. It took a while but I'm finally here, there's a few of us who already have this unlocked from the get go but for most people this is a game changer that will decide the rest of their journey.
I'm hoping for something that already compliments what I have. As with most things, there are multiple ways to unlock one's Exclusive Skill. The main way, and the one that I have access to is the use of an item that drops from a certain elite monster in one of these dungeons. Usually if you hire someone to do it for you, you run the risk of sharing something very personal to someone else. It's also the main reason why people opt to use items instead.
I had to skimp out on a lot of necessities just to get this Skill Unlocking amulet, so let's both hope for the best!
The Amulet that I bought is an Uncommon Magic Item, it has about 1 more use left before it loses the ability to awaken an exclusive skill. To use it all I really need to do is to click on yes on the notification box.
[This item can be used to unlock your Exclusive Skill! Would you like to do so?]
Without a second thought, I clicked on yes.
A glowing green light encompassed my room and soon enough there it was.
[Congratulations on unlocking your exclusive Skill!]
Exclusive Skill: Villain Summon
A forbidden power possessed by the summoner alone, allowing him to call forth loyal, malevolent servants from the shadows. Each summoning drains every ounce of the user's mana and internal energy, leaving the body utterly spent.
Weekly Summon: Once per week, the summoner may call forth a servant of ★ to ★★★ rank. Ideal for strengthening forces, testing loyalty, or executing smaller-scale schemes.
Monthly Summon: Once per month, the summoner may perform a greater ritual to summon a servant of ★★★ or higher rank. The ritual is exhausting, but the rewards are extraordinary.
Rarity Levels:
★ – Lesser Evils: Imps, minor demons, and petty fiends. Individually weak but dangerous in numbers.
★★ – Cunning Henchmen: Mafia members, dark squires, fledgling warlocks, and schemers. Skilled in following orders and executing minor schemes.
★★★ – Dangerous Forces: Dark knights, powerful humans, demons, evil spellcasters, abominations, and mastermind villains. Independent and deadly in strategy and combat.
★★★★ – Lords of Darkness: High-class demons, vampire kings, and extraordinary evil individuals. Their presence alone shifts battles and inspires terror.
★★★★★ – Apex Villains: Demon lords, high liches, and legendary agents of ultimate villainy. Summoning them fully exhausts the summoner, leaving him physically spent.