He read over the bloodline that he now had the chance to purchase then blinked. He laughed slightly then grinned like an excited fool. "Even at a ninety-percent discount, this thing will still set me back over twelve thousand EXP?"
Scott now knew exactly why people went nuts for the discounts! They were ninety-percent off! It was the only chance to get a high-end upgrade at a price anyone could afford.
"It's so expensive, but damn... It's like someone was listening to me..." mumbled Scott. Had he really gotten this by accident? It was hard to believe this opportunity was provided by pure chance.
Precious seconds ticked by. He would have no chance to buy anything else at the sale, and he'd need to head back for the day after this anyway. The cost was extreme, but the results would be extraordinary. Of equal important was the fact that there were two other perks that came with it!
Hesitant, but hopeful, Scott burned through his wad of experience points by accepting the bloodline upgrade. Twelve thousand five hundred EXP flew away in an instant. His purchase was added to a digital shopping cart.
However, he did not want to spend more points at that moment. He still needed to resurrect Saelil, and the purchase he'd previously made weighed heavily on his mind.
He exited the primary exchange list intent on returning to his home. He was surprised by the sudden emergence of a large prize wheel that appeared in the air next to the floating orb. "Spin to win?"
Scott stared at it for a moment then shrugged. He span the wheel since it cost nothing. The brightly colored triangles radiating out from the center of the wheel rushed around rapidly. After several seconds went by, the wheel's motions began to slow. The pointed at the tip made a clicking sound as it slapped against each of the pegs as they passed.
"Winner! Winner!" cried a masculine voice. A ball appeared in the air and then popped open. Confetti fell free from inside the hovering sphere and little party favors appeared on the sides of the wheel. They rolled out with a loud zvheeewm sound and then folded back up.
"Seriously?" asked Scott in a flat tone of voice.
A little box appeared on the ground with the label, purchases, written on top. The moment that he picked it up, he received a message that told him that he needed to take his purchases home and open the package in order for them to become properly available.
"Alright, let's see if I was a moron or not," said Scott before choosing to head back to his home point. His previous desire not to spend most of his points made him feel like a fool, but now he could see what he would really be working with in the future.
Back at his home point, he opened the package. A glowing white sphere floated up from the box then over to the main sphere in the center of the room.
The word, updating appeared above the sphere and flashed in and out of existence for a brief few seconds. A loud fanfare erupted throughout the area a moment later followed by a beam of light shooting out to skewer Scott directly between the eyes.
He lost consciousness for a time. His body dispersed into motes of light like an old school game character being destroyed on screen. Another beam of light shot out a moment later and began moving rapidly back and forth in a narrow field of motion. Starting from the tip of his toenails, Scott's body was recreated at the quantum level. The quantum soon became the sub-atomic. The sub-atomic became atomic. Atoms moved together to form molecules, and molecules eventually became protein strands. Protein became cells, and those cells rapidly became organic tissue.
In the space of two minutes, Scott was completely reborn. While he looked largely the same as before, he now sported dark and wildly spikey blue hair, bright blue eyes, and slightly taller stature. Where before he was fit and muscular, he was now practically the epitome of human physical perfection.
Scott floated down to the ground as the light began to die away. For roughly one minute he breathed in a deep rhythmic manner. The awareness in his eyes kicked up a notch as he realized that he was conscious once more.
"Oh wow... I'm, this is weird..." said Scott. He felt both stronger and weaker than before. It was strange.
He touched the home point orb and he was given further information about what happened.
[Congratulations!]
You kicked your basic humanity to the curb and acquired a new racial bloodline! You are now a third class Ferakai Warrior!
The Ferakai Warrior race, also called the Feral Kai, is known throughout their home universe as a race of fearsome people. The most powerful among them blow up planets for fun, or depopulate them for wholesale resale on the galactic market. During mating season, they like to chase each other around in an attempt to grab the tail of their preferred mate. If someone grabs the tail of a Ferakai Warrior, that warrior will become extremely aroused, so aroused in fact that they will be unable to battle.
While known to be vicious thugs with overly spikey hair who constantly desire to eat large meals, the elite class is at least considered to be honorable. Members of the elite will often wait several episodes for a worthy opponent, even if they have to run all the way to the battle from another dimension.
Prone to arrogance and overly dramatic mid-combat posturing, the Ferakai race is all but extinct now. It is well known than an evil alien overlord blew up their planet while their king was off monologuing during an important battle. Five days later, when the monologue finally ended, King Fera Ferakai received word of his planet's destruction. He was somewhat unsettled by this fact, and took a nap.
Now the last remnants of the once proud race of the Ferakai roam the universe looking for random people who are willing to engage in proper dramatic dialogs during one-on-one martial arts battles, and for good home cooked meals.
Ferakai legends speak of... the one. This amazing fighter was a legendary warrior so powerful that he rendered all other warriors superfluous and relegated them to mere side characters in the great historic battles of the past. He was known as the legendary Super Feral Kai. His hair was spikier and shinier than any other, and his ability to stretch out a battle with random dialog was beyond all other Ferakai combined.
Your level is reset to 1.
Your human racial feats are removed.
Your maximum attribute cap has risen from 4 to 10.
You may now purchase racial feats, traits, powers, and attribute boosts for your new race.
All attributes are reset to three.
You may directly purchase racial upgrades for your race.
You now have access to innate Ferakai Warrior racial traits and feats.
[--]
"Are they seriously referencing battle dialogs and episodes?" asked Scott with a laugh. They really went all out with the ridiculous background lore on his new race.
[--]
New powers have awakened:
Lunar Revelation – When the full moon rides high in the sky, you may transform into a giant beast.
Warning: As a third class Ferakai Warrior, you will have no innate control over yourself during this time. Resist the revelation if you wish to prevent injury to companions or innocent bystanders.
Undying Beast Revelation [Third Class] – What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Literally. If you survive a hard battle that taxes you greatly, you will receive minor attribute growth without the need to expend EXP.
Note: This power works through your mind, body, and spirit breaking down and healing naturally. Medicine, magical powers, and home point regeneration will negate upgrades earned through these means to a varying degree.
Altered Beast Revelation – You can shift between a normal human form, and an alternate humanoid beast form. As a third class Ferakai Warrior, you may only awaken the beast under the light of the moon.
[--]
"Well, that certainly sounds awesome," said Scott with a grin. One more window came up for him to peruse.
[--]
New traits have awakened:
Feroki Attunement – You can now use Feroki, the beast life force, to perform incredible feats of strength
and power.
Enhanced Senses – You now have much greater sensory ability than a normal human. Your innate coordination and sense of balance is increased as well.
Tail – You now have a tail. This prehensile appendage shares characteristics with different animal species, but mostly resembles that of a great hunting cat such as a lion when in standard form. During a beast transformation it may take on a different appearance.
Be careful, this new appendage is sensitive and is a weak point. Should it be removed, you will have poor balance and lose coordination. Also, erectile dysfunction may occur.
[--]
Scott blinked then looked down behind him as best he could. A sinuous tail rose up to greet him. "Oh wow, how did I not notice that?"
He lashed his tail back and forth then reached back to grab it. The moment he gripped it, a wave of delirious euphoria raced up along his spine. "Whoa..." he said, his mouth hanging open.
"That could be useful later..." said Scott, thoughtfully. He glanced quickly from left to right. No one should have been around to hear his words, but one could never be too certain.
There was still a lot to do, mostly resurrect Saelil, but he already felt as though he had made a major step forward. There was no way to know what would come in the future, but for now he could easily build himself into a more durable and capable individual.
Chapter 13
Scott stared at the little floating orb briefly before taking a deep breath. "Resurrect Saelil... That's what's important."
He made his selection and the little glowing light immediately went to work. He watched as a series of lights flared outward from the center of the sphere. Layer by layer, a body began to come into view. Starting with the tips of her dainty little toes, and then progressing upward, the prismatic light printed a new body for the dark elf.
"Ah... Damn," said Scott as the process continued upward. He coughed once and turned away from what was shown. As a ghost Saelil was beautiful in a semi-transparent sort of way. Her real body was far meatier than he imagined. She was in no way overweight, merely more substantial in her corporeality.
Several minutes passed before he looked at her once more. She was recreated perfectly. Everything from her toenails to the tips of her overtly erect nipples... "Is.... it cold in here?" he asked after a moment.
Saelil rotated in the air like a three-dimensional character model from a video game. Somehow it was different than when she was a ghost. She was a bit more... well, more.
"Damn, stop staring at her like you've never seen epic dark elf booty before," muttered Scott to himself. While it was true the he had not in fact witnessed such a wonder before, it did not mean that he needed to be a pervert about it.
He took a moment to consider the other ladies on his payroll. Neither Samantha nor Kitty would lose out to Saelil in the category of curves or personality. The new dark elf in his life was blessed with excellent character design, but that did not mean that others were not equally blessed.
Eventually she stopped rotating in the air and slowly floated down to the ground. Scott started to greet her but something stranger than normal happened. His ring that bound her contractually to him grew hot. He was forced to rip it from his finger before it burned through his hand.
It hit the floor with a light tinkling noise. Scott stared at it briefly, confused at the turn of events, before looking up at Saelil.
For a moment he expected her to have transformed into a monster, or to have a cruel smile on her lips. Strangely, she merely looked confused.
"Beloved... Where are...?" She blinked then looked down. She raised her hand up and her eyes widened in shock. "Flesh?"
"Yeah. I resurrected you... There's a lot to talk about," said Scott.
Saelil looked around at the dark and gloom. "Are we perhaps in the underworld once more?"
"Ah, no. I've brought you back to my home. I need to explain some things about me that you don't seem to realize," said Scott.
She gazed thoughtfully at him for a moment then slowly nodded. "I see. Please, do explain."
"First, let's get you dressed," said Scott, "And, do you know what's going on with that ring?"
"I suppose that clothing would be a good idea, but are you one to speak on such matters?" she asked while eyeing him critically. "Also, what do you mean about the ring?"
"Hmm?" asked Scott. He did not know what she meant for a moment, but then he looked down. He was wearing his skin tight nano-cloud suit. "Well... At least I'm wearing something."
The newly revived elf placed her hands to her hips, and then kept them in place while she strolled forward casually. "And do I appear so hideous that I need cover myself for the sake of your eyes?"
"Hideous isn't the word I would use, no." Scott smiled at her lightly, after she came to a stop a short distance from where he stood.
She tilted her chin up slightly and offered him a curious smile. "What manner of word would you choose?"
"Dangerous..." said Scott without missing a beat.
A soft lilting laugh escaped her lips even as her curious smile filled with warmth. "Is that so?"
"Yes, definitely..." Scott laughed a little, but before she could respond to his bit of friendly banter he spoke again. "Seriously though, you need to know what is going on."
"By all means," she said.
"Well, first, what about this ring?" Scott leaned down and grabbed the ring. It was not cool to the touch, but it produced nowhere near the heat that it once had produced. "When you were revived, it became incredibly hot and I had to take it off."
"Ah, I don't know. Maybe, there was some sort of energy transference? A reaction to whatever power revived me?" she asked. "I was not conscious when it was happening."
"Well, maybe," he said before sliding the ring back on his finger. The action caused Saelil to smile softly.
Scott nodded to her then began to pull items from his spatial storage. He handed them to Saelil one after the other.
"These garments seem familiar, beloved." Saelil equipped them one after the other. Soon her glorious nudity was replaced by mysterious sensuality. Her robes were open at the neckline, and the collar flared upward a little to frame both her head and her robust cleavage. The color of her silk robe was so darkly red that it nearly looked black. The material clung to her in impressive ways that accentuated her femininity. Her hemline and the edges of her sleeves were highlighted with gold.
"Someone certainly knows how to dress for success," said Scott.
She took a half-step forward, allowing the slit in her robe to expose her left leg in a calculated manner. "What? This old thing?"
"Yep. Dangerous..." said Scott while smiling. She smiled in kind. For a time they simply stood where they were while smiling like fools. Eventually, Scott passed her the staff that he held for her. The thunder staff was no doubt going to prove quite useful for her.
Once she had staff in hand, it was time to drop the bomb on her, so to speak. Scott looked her in the eyes and said. "We are no longer on Fear Rune. I've brought you to my home between the worlds."
Her expression was blank for a moment, but her eyes slowly widened. "Beloved, are you serious?"
"Yes. It's a long story, but I am one of those champions that you claim are a myth," he said.
"Surely you jest!" she cried, obvious laughter bubbling up on her lips.
"No. Not only that. A lot of those people who were just chasing us are also champions," he said.
Saelil blinked owlishly then leaned away from him a little. "Are you perhaps, a little mad?"
"Probably. Not for the reasons you think, though. Let me tell you everything..." Scott nodded to her then began to relate his story. He told her of his home known as Earth. He spoke of his life there briefly, and then the day that the aliens, or gods, or perhaps they were alien gods had shown up. He was a little shaky on exactly what they were supposed to be.
He reiterated a bit of his adventures in recent days. He spoke of the game and the deadly nature
of it, how even the innocuous world-settings can lead to his death if a time-limit is missed.
Scott told her about Kitty and Samantha. He did not go into detail about the spaghetti lesbian explosion dinner. However, he did explain that their existence was the reason why he asked if she was the jealous type.
Saelil kept her thoughts on jealousy to herself. Instead, she asked questions here and there about things that he had said. In the end, she wanted a little more proof.
"Alright, well I do need to finish my upgrades. You won't see much while I'm doing that, but I'll think of something," explained Scott.
"I see, and these upgrades... They make you faster and stronger?" she asked curiously.
"Yeah. You should have your own little exchange point if you're considered my companion. I'll show you in a moment," said Scott.
"Very well..." she said, her words trailing off. It was obvious that she was only slightly convinced.
Scott turned away from her and checked on his remaining EXP. He considered options for a moment then decided to look at his feat list. He had lost several of his abilities when he changed races, but he could reacquire a few of them. More to the point, his enhanced senses feat also increased his dexterity by a point and he got that for free. It replaced his old coordination feat quite nicely.
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