BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Loud gunshot sounds echoed in the previously quiet room as a man standing alone in front of a glass wall fired one shot after another, the man was middle aged with greyed black hair blue eyes and slightly tanned skin, his expression was strict and stoic.
The man's form was perfect, his body easily absorbing the impact from the shots , not letting any attempt disturb the one after.
his grip on the strange futuristic looking gun was steady, and he was successfully hitting the bullseye repeatedly yet...
[skill's [Basic Shooting] proficiency has increased]
[Skill [Basic Shooting] is max level, no experience awarded]
His eyes looked somewhat dead.
He continued until his black military outfit was drenched with sweat and, the second he stopped shooting the gun suddenly disappeared, but for some reason the man didn't look surprised, he just walked out of the gunrang and entered a second room, a gym.
In that room there was basic machines with a big number one on each and every one of them, looking at the White coloured number the man felt as though it was mocking him.
The meaning of this number was that those machines were ment for tier 1 people, the lowest possibly tier.
This late in night of course, the facility was empty.
The black haired man started working out, again with a perfect posture as if he has done it already for many years.
In the middle of his workout he suddenly heard a strange voice that wasn't a male's nor female's.
[Skill's [PhysicalConditioning] proficiency has increased]
[Skill [Physical Conditioning] is max level, no experience awarded]
Although the man's expression didn't change, a muscle at the side of his jaw seems to bulge, as if he was gritting his teeth in anger. He continued training and after about two hours he was done.
Before leaving he took a quick shower at the washroom and changed clothes.
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As the man walked home he looked around seeing a strange town, it seemed like the perfect mix of medieval and futuristic, some roads and houses were medieval looking in design yet strange devices and vehicles could be seen here and there.
Eventually, he reached an shady looking house at the edge of town.
He quietly unlocked the door and entered, the inside of the house was dark and gloomy just as the man left it.
He poured a glass of water and murmured something in a weak voice as if afraid of the word itself.
"Status"
[STATUS]
[NAME]: Raven
[Age]:48
[RACE]: Human(no mutation)
[CLASS]: Soldier(Common)
[CLASS DETAILS]:
Stats dispersion - STR+1,DEX+1,END+2,VIT+1,WIL+1,free point+1
Class ability - Weak Stamina regeneration boost
Class passive effect - skill's[PhysicalConditioning] proficiency acquiring speed+10%
Class lore-Basic starting combat class, an all-rounder class capable of acquiring both long and close range fighting mastery skills, focused slightly more on longevity than on damage dealing
[SECONDARY CLASS]:N/A
[SECONDARY CLASS DETAILS]:N/A
[LEVEL]:19(max)
[STATS]
Health points:580
Mana points:234
Stamina points:764
Vitality: 34
Strength: 35
Dexterity: 28
Endurance:57
Intelligence: 9
Wisdom: 15
Willpower: 12(+10)
Perception:11
Charisma: 10
Luck: 9(-100)
[SKILLS]
[SKILL SLOTS]
Skill slot 1 - [Camouflage](Uncommon) - lvl 10(max)
Skill slot 2 - [Empowered Slash](Uncommon) - lvl10(max)
Skill slot 3 -[Probe](Common) - lvl10(max)
[MASTERY SKILLS]
[Basic Shooting] - lvl100(max)
[Basic Unarmed Combat] - lvl100(max)
[Basic Cooking] - lvl100(max)
[Basic Pain tolerance] - lvl100(max)
[Basic Sneaking] -lvl100(max)
[PhysicalConditioning] - lvl100(max)
[Basic Swordsmanship] -lvl100(max)
[Basic Reading] - lvl100(max)
[Basic mathematics] - lvl100(max)
[Basic butchering] - lvl100(max)
[Balance] - lvl100(max)
[Basic blocking ] - lvl100(max)
[Basic parrying] - lvl100(max)
[Titles]
[Skill master(Uncommon]
[Condition]-maximise ten or more mastery skills before next tier advancement(skills acquired in previous tiers don't count)
Effect 1- WIL+10*tier
[TALENT]:N/A
[CURSES]
[Talentless one(permeant)]
Effect 1 - you have no talent???????????
Effect 2 - LUC - 100
[Condition]:Sad, tired,despaired,angry
Raven's eyes slowly scaned the flouting screen and stopped on the [CURSES] section.
Talentless one..... That is an extremely rare curse only about one in 100,000 has it and this middle aged man is one of those unfortunate enough to do.
Looking at the curse who has made his life hell Raven's body started violently shaking, his warm teers washing the cold mask off.
"Why!..why me!"
His legs gave out and he crashed knees first into the wooden floor, his glass cup fell shattering upon contact with the floor, sharp pieces stabbing into Ravens legs but he didn't even flinch, the pain in his heart completely drowned the pain in his legs.
"Why! Why! Why! Why! Why!!!!
He screamed and cried, cried and screamed but the pain didn't stopped, it never stoped not since he turned ten, the age which everyone awaken thier talent and class
Both which are unknown how thier kind and rarity are chosen.
Back then Raven was disappointed in getting a common class but that wasn't the end of the world after all there were plenty of famous experts who started with a common class, but when he saw the curse... he broke down.
Since then, he did everything he could to progress, to raise his chances to get an uncommon class option when he finally reached his class advancement but...
That wasn't enough.
When someone reach level 19 they can advance thier class, gain more skill slots and progresses thier level further, but for each tier advanced the requirement to progress increases, and to reach tier 2 the requirement is an uncommon class option...
Which Raven in his youth failed to acquire.
It was simply too difficult to advance without a talent. Even though he did everything he could, practiced his mastery skills to the max, searched for other people like him to find out if they heard of a solution, joined the military to gain real life experience He even hired a priest to try to break the curse...
But...it simply! Wasn't! Enough!
"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Even if he drowned himself in training! Even if he bought expensive skills with years of his salary! Even if he killed people on the battlefield day after day!
It was never enough!
Once you miss your chance to get an advanced class its over, all that left is despair and when others in his place did, he didn't, he kept training in hopes that someday something will pop up, a miracle! An item! A title! Something! Anything!
But it didn't.
"I... Can't... take this anymore!"
With a shaky hand he pulled out a black object from a nearby shelf, a gun.
Although he has a gun he can use back at the nearby military base, he wasn't allowed to bring it to his house.
So originally to have a way to protect himself outside of the military base he, years ago, bought this cheap black pistol.
But he always had a feeling that he would use it for something else.
He slowly raised his gun holding hand and pointed it to the side of his head, perhaps that was he was always fated to end, he wondered, alone with no friends, no family no lover, alone in an old shabby house, with a gun pointed at his head.
With the gun holding hand being his.
And then, at the end, while staring at the words TALENTLESS ONE...
He clicked.
BOOM! As blood painted the wooden wall dark red with pink matter falling on the floor...
Some words in raven's status changed.
Effect 1 - you have no talent?????????????
Effect 1-you have no talent until condition are met.
[Condition for curse breaking has been met - die]
[Talent unlocked - rebirth (one timed)]
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In medieval looking room, an extremely sweaty woman can be seen lying on a bed wearing hospital grown. her knuckles were white as she griped the wooden bed's sides, breathing heavily as a man nearby held her hand a little to hard perhaps. She was clearly giving birth after all.The man murmured silently words of encouragement, trying to as helpful as he can be.
There are two other women in the room, one of them was trying to pull the baby out while the other one had her arms pointed towards the birth giving women, green light came out off her opened hands, as she restored the birth giving women's strength.
"You can do it sarah, one last push!
Said the doctor in charge of pulling the infant.
"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
The newly made mother screamed her lungs out with one last push.
The doctor took a step back holding something red in her hand,she was breathing roughly with sweat rolling down her face.
"Ohhhh it's a beautiful baby boy!
The baby was Wrinkly and covered with blood from a head to toe, beautiful he surely wasn't.
yet it didn't seem to bother the newly made parents.
as the now slightly cleaner baby covered in a warm white blanket was given to them they felt their heart melt.
"Haaa thank god..."
Seeing that the baby was all healthy and well, if somewhat silent... Sarah breathed a sigh of relief.
And then suddenly, out of nowherethe baby, as if he suddenly remembered to , waild as if wanting the heavens to hear.
"Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"He's quite the feisty one..."
Said the healer as she handed Sarah a glass of water, smiling.
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Raven was looking with wild open eyes looking like...well like he has just been reborn.
He felt clumsy and sticky, everything hurt and his vision was blurry but he didn't seem to care at the moment, his eyes were glued to the magical screen Infront of him.
[STATUS]
[NAME]:N/A
[Age]:49(sec)
[RACE]: Human(no mutation)
[CLASS]:N/A
[SECONDARY CLASS DETAILS]:N/A
[LEVEL]:1(0%)
[STATS]
Health points:10
Mana points:
Stamina points:2
Vitality:1
Strength:0
Dexterity:0
Endurance: 0
Intelligence: 9
Wisdom: 15
Willpower: 12
Perception: 7
Charisma: 10
Luck: 9
[SKILLS]:N/A
[SKILL SLOTS]:N/A
[MASTERY SKILLS]:N/A
[Basic Shooting] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic Unarmed Combat] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic Cooking] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic pain tolerance] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic Sneaking] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Physical Conditioning] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic Swordsmanship] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic Reading] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic mathematics] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic butchering] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Balance] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic block] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Basic parry] - lvl30(0%)(-70% muscle memory loss penalty)
[Titles]
[Skill master(Uncommon] -
Condition - maximise ten or more mastery skills before next tier advancement(skills acquired in previous tiers don't count)
Effect 1 - WIL+10*tier
[Surviver of death(Ancient)]
Condition - survive death
Effect 1 - death element skills are 70% less effective on you
Effect 2 - inspecting type skills up to two grades above this title can't discover this title
[Curse Breaker(Epic)]
Condition - break a curse(the title effects and grade are decided by the power of the curse that has been broken)
Effect 1 - curse type skills are 20% less effective on you
Effect 2 - you can sense curses
[TALENT]: rebirth (one timed)
[CURSES]:N/A
[Condition]: suprised, overjoyed, hopefull
Especially on the words: [TALENT]: rebirth (one timed)
'i have a talent...'
He was so happy... So happy that he finally has a chance,and yet...yet he couldn't stop crying.
And so, he cried, for the sake of one lonely old man, dead in a dark and shabby old house at the edge of town.