Ashley
After Chaos's presence fades, I go ahead and begin flying down towards one of the Gates in the park itself. One that doesn't have anyone at or in it, that is.
The main reason I haven't entered a Gate thus far is a rather simple one.
All of these Gates are too high a level for someone to solo. At least, that's what Chaos said.
When I reach the Gate, I stop in front of the glowing crimson portal and identify it.
♢ Class E Gate: Avian Heights – Recommended level: 12 – Users Inside: 0 ♢
Then I check my own status.
Ashley Sinclair *
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Level 18
36
PHY
37
MEN
39
MAG
Chaos Energy
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Successor of Chaos
The main reason I haven't gone into these Gates is because the recommended level is for an entire party of six users. Not for a single person to solo.
So I waited, and now my level should be high enough to solo the Gate without much trouble.
I focus on the numbers for my mana to check and make sure that my mana is currently evenly spread throughout the different magics I have. Gravity, fire, lightning, and decay.
Albeit with a bit more focus on decay and gravity than the other two. Since I've spent more time focusing on those.
Fire and lightning are just easier to counter than gravity and decay. Especially since gravity is focusing more on me than the enemy and isn't really something to counter in the first place.
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I take in a deep breath after checking everything before reaching into my storage ring and grabbing a couple potions. Then downing them in an instant to recover my mana and health.
But now that I have some time to rest, I find myself wondering about something.
I've heard about people leveling up their skills multiple times by now. Whether through word of mouth directly or from the System Forums.
But I've never leveled a skill.
At all.
Can I just not level the skills I get from others? Is that why?
I frown at the thought before checking my Skill Trees. Only to not find anything hinting at what's going on there.
It's strange.
I land on the edge of one of the towers, with my legs dangling over it and my arms folded under my chest as I try to figure out what's going on. And after several minutes of this, I finally just give up and move on to my source of information.
It takes me a few more minutes to build up the mental fortitude needed to call him though.
But when I do, I open my mouth and quietly state, "Chaos."
Seconds later, I feel his presence returning as he answers, "You rang?"
I blink at that before almost raising a brow.
Almost being the keyword.
Do you know why I'm not leveling any of my skills? I'm pretty sure I've used them enough for it by now.
"That, my dear daughter, is because the skills from Skill Trees you've taken with Assimilate cannot be leveled," Chaos says, sounding a little too happy that I'm asking him for help.
Okay. And what about Assimilate itself?
"Some skills can't level up, sweetheart," Chaos says, once again using that term of endearment that I choose to pointedly ignore.
Thank you.
I lie flat on my back, staring up at the clouds above. Not a single speck of the stars or anything visible beyond the clouds.
"But," Chaos suddenly says, reminding me that he's still here. "Do note that, while you can't level them, they will automatically be assimilated at the level the user who had them had the skills at. Even if you haven't unlocked those skills yet."
Now that's nice to hear.
So I'm not just stuck with a bunch of level 1 skills for life after all.
I continue staring up at the clouds for a bit, glancing at the number of followers in the corner of my interface as I do so and finding it to have broken into the six digits by now. Making over a hundred thousand people following me. Then I close my eyes, feeling rather sleepy. Most likely due to my complete lack of sleep in the past several days. What with having to focus on getting stronger, even if I do still get some sleep.
Fatigue isn't only about actual physical fatigue though.
I also only feel comfortable doing this because I know I'll wake up if anything gets nearby thanks to Enhanced Perception. Something I only learned about later on, after leaving the tutorial.
After a few seconds, as I'm starting to nod off, I feel myself floating a little until I'm lying down on the top of the tower itself without my legs dangling over the edge. So I crack my eyes open to look at what just happened, only to sense some fading chaos energy.
"Don't mind me," Chaos comments, making me lazily blink once before I lower my head again and close my eyes. "Sleep well, little one."