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NeziulSo Mike is on the last day, which you get all but the Evening for.
Erica is now on Day 3.
Lucian... well... he got my PM.
Sasha also the same, read the PM.
Ren is on Day 2
Bio hasn't even sent me anything for Silas, so if I don't get something soon you will just be general grind or even left out of the quest altogether.
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On Saturday school let out a bit early, but because of the fact that he went to Kendo Club, Mike wouldn't have as much of the afternoon as normal to do things, but he would still have a little bit of extra time than he did on other week days. So school went as it usually did.
Mike Studying: 13 - 23 Knowledge = -10
Mike did pretty good today, learning a good bit. While it wasn't enough to elicit any visible growth in Stats or Talents, it still felt nice to be able to do well in school regardless, or course that is entirely depending upon who you are.
After school came Kendo Club. While not all of them, some of the senpais seemed to take a bit of a liking to Mike, some admired his spirit while others thought he was just interesting. Soon enough, practice and sparring would begin, Keiichi supervising the practice and sparring at some points and joining in at others.
Mike Kendo Practice: 24 - 24 Seishin no Ken = 0
Mike Stamina: 43 - 21 VIT = 22
Mike did really well in practice this time around. Granted he had to take a breather every now and then, but he did well enough to warrant the following window apparently as his form was really pristine this time around.
After practice everyone would leave, Keiichi noticing that Mike stayed behind though so he guessed that the younger student wanted something, or more accurately to show him something. When Mike first set up an ID in the Room, Keiichi wondered what Mike had planned, then saw him create the sword of energy with the Spirit Sword Skill. Keiichi, needless to say, was a bit impressed.
"Wow, I have to admit, I am impressed. I knew you had an idea for it, but to be able to execute it in just a day... you are quite impressive." Keiichi gazed at the sword for several moments before going and grabbing a bag, pulling something out of it. It was something very long, sword sized, and it was wrapped in cloth. "While it is very impressive, I still believe that a proper solid weapon is something that is never a bad idea to carry around." He handed it to Mike.
"In there is a Bokken, but it is not an ordinary Bokken. If you were to train with it, you would see what I mean. I recommend you use it when you get the chance. It aided me during my training, and I believe that it can do the same for you."
After goodbyes were said, it was time to head back home. When Mike got home, if he took out the bokken it looked like any ordinary bokken. It felt lighter though, and much tougher as if even hitting it with a bat wouldn't break it. He could also feel some faint spiritual energy within the wood just by touching it thanks to his own experience with Spirit Energy. Using 'Observe' gave the following info.
After that, Mike got to work grinding Spirit Blade.
Mike Blade Practice: 86 - 24 Seishin no Ken - 12 Skill Bonus = 50
Mike Stamina: 93 - 21 VIT = 72
Mike's skill with the sword here, as the best way to grind Spirit Blade was to practice with it, was a bit lackluster, possibly due to not being used to the Spirit Blade as of yet. Grinding it for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening wasn't really an easy task either. Practicing with it for hours upon hours was more exhausting then one would think, maybe due to the constant MP drain the sword did. Regardless, it and Katana Mastery both Leveled up, Spirit Blade leveling up a couple of times, but not as many as one would hope.
After that, there was a bit of time left in the evening to use the Divination Skill Book and see what it could teach, because upon pressing 'Yes' on the window to learn it, Mike would indeed be able to learn this Skill Book this time around.
Inside of it was a Crystal Ball, some blank pieces of paper that looked like blank charms one would see at a shrine, and a deck of Tarot cards. With just a little bit of time left, Mike felt like he could try Divination out once. The only thing Mike felt like he could do would be gazing into his Crystal Ball and doing some basic fortune telling.
Mike Divination: 69 - 23 Divination = 46
It was pretty hard to see, Mike having to focus everything he had, but eventually Mike was able to sort of gaze at something. A prediction into tomorrow. An attack that would come at him from some unknown foe. Mike would only be able to tell that he was attacked, and it was indeed in Gekkoukan. Of course, as a Diviner, one always had to know that the future was never certain, but he felt like in the case that things did add up to this situation that he would be more prepared and that fate would be on his side to allow him to get away from the attack, two windows suddenly appearing.
That took a good bit of time though and was a bit exhausting. With nothing else much to do since it was late, Mike's best bet was just turning in for the night.
Mike Studying: 13 - 23 Knowledge = -10
Mike did pretty good today, learning a good bit. While it wasn't enough to elicit any visible growth in Stats or Talents, it still felt nice to be able to do well in school regardless, or course that is entirely depending upon who you are.
After school came Kendo Club. While not all of them, some of the senpais seemed to take a bit of a liking to Mike, some admired his spirit while others thought he was just interesting. Soon enough, practice and sparring would begin, Keiichi supervising the practice and sparring at some points and joining in at others.
Mike Kendo Practice: 24 - 24 Seishin no Ken = 0
Mike Stamina: 43 - 21 VIT = 22
Mike did really well in practice this time around. Granted he had to take a breather every now and then, but he did well enough to warrant the following window apparently as his form was really pristine this time around.
After practice everyone would leave, Keiichi noticing that Mike stayed behind though so he guessed that the younger student wanted something, or more accurately to show him something. When Mike first set up an ID in the Room, Keiichi wondered what Mike had planned, then saw him create the sword of energy with the Spirit Sword Skill. Keiichi, needless to say, was a bit impressed.
"Wow, I have to admit, I am impressed. I knew you had an idea for it, but to be able to execute it in just a day... you are quite impressive." Keiichi gazed at the sword for several moments before going and grabbing a bag, pulling something out of it. It was something very long, sword sized, and it was wrapped in cloth. "While it is very impressive, I still believe that a proper solid weapon is something that is never a bad idea to carry around." He handed it to Mike.
"In there is a Bokken, but it is not an ordinary Bokken. If you were to train with it, you would see what I mean. I recommend you use it when you get the chance. It aided me during my training, and I believe that it can do the same for you."
After goodbyes were said, it was time to head back home. When Mike got home, if he took out the bokken it looked like any ordinary bokken. It felt lighter though, and much tougher as if even hitting it with a bat wouldn't break it. He could also feel some faint spiritual energy within the wood just by touching it thanks to his own experience with Spirit Energy. Using 'Observe' gave the following info.
After that, Mike got to work grinding Spirit Blade.
Mike Blade Practice: 86 - 24 Seishin no Ken - 12 Skill Bonus = 50
Mike Stamina: 93 - 21 VIT = 72
Mike's skill with the sword here, as the best way to grind Spirit Blade was to practice with it, was a bit lackluster, possibly due to not being used to the Spirit Blade as of yet. Grinding it for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening wasn't really an easy task either. Practicing with it for hours upon hours was more exhausting then one would think, maybe due to the constant MP drain the sword did. Regardless, it and Katana Mastery both Leveled up, Spirit Blade leveling up a couple of times, but not as many as one would hope.
After that, there was a bit of time left in the evening to use the Divination Skill Book and see what it could teach, because upon pressing 'Yes' on the window to learn it, Mike would indeed be able to learn this Skill Book this time around.
Inside of it was a Crystal Ball, some blank pieces of paper that looked like blank charms one would see at a shrine, and a deck of Tarot cards. With just a little bit of time left, Mike felt like he could try Divination out once. The only thing Mike felt like he could do would be gazing into his Crystal Ball and doing some basic fortune telling.
Mike Divination: 69 - 23 Divination = 46
It was pretty hard to see, Mike having to focus everything he had, but eventually Mike was able to sort of gaze at something. A prediction into tomorrow. An attack that would come at him from some unknown foe. Mike would only be able to tell that he was attacked, and it was indeed in Gekkoukan. Of course, as a Diviner, one always had to know that the future was never certain, but he felt like in the case that things did add up to this situation that he would be more prepared and that fate would be on his side to allow him to get away from the attack, two windows suddenly appearing.
That took a good bit of time though and was a bit exhausting. With nothing else much to do since it was late, Mike's best bet was just turning in for the night.
Erica's second day of staying with the Ban Family in the morning was breakfast and sparring, focusing on practicing the Ban Style techniques more than her Capoeria. In the morning it was Sumi who practiced with her, Genji busy once again.
Erica Sparring: 5 - 23 Ban Techniques = -18
The practice went really well. It almost went extremely well, except for a tiny mishap here and there, but they were so minuscule it was hardly noticeable. Still, the Ban Family Skills leveled up a good bit, the Capoeria Skills sort of leveling up as a side affect even though Erica was focusing on developing her techniques of the Ban Family's style. After that, the afternoon came around, and Erica decided to practice her spiritual powers, Sumi having to go off to school for her classes, Genji still busy with training. Using Spirit Channeling and Spirit Strike were the best ways to practice her spiritual abilities.
Erica Spiritual Practice: 23 - 16 Focus = 7
She did really well, focusing, flowing, channeling her spiritual power. She felt alot more efficient with the powers she now had, his Focus even going up by 2 from Leveling both Spirit Strike and Spirit Channeling to a higher level. A window also appeared now.
In the evening, Sumi came back from her classes and answered Erica's questions about Pseudospace. "Pseudospace is made by Gaia to allow Ability Users to freely use their abilities without danger of interfering in the normal world. Its also used by Gaia to separate the Other World from our world as things like demons and other such things come from the Other World, but where they leak into this world said place is encased in a Pseudospace until the entities are either dealt with or can no longer sustain themselves in our world. Of course, mystical things in our world like spirits and other such things are also entombed in Pseudospaces when they get active. Its also possible for people to call creatures from the other world for training or other such things."
Sumi would also talk about how to make a Pseudospace you connect your will to Gaia's and send energy forth, and if you use different powers, essences, or energies you could even have different kinds of Pseudospace as Gaia uses this energy to shape different forms of Pseudospaces whether they are ones that are for faster recovery or ones for calling forth different types of monsters.
After that conversation it was still hard to explain Pseudospace exactly, but at least Erica would know much more now than she did before. After that, it would be quite late at night and it would be time for bed.
Erica Sparring: 5 - 23 Ban Techniques = -18
The practice went really well. It almost went extremely well, except for a tiny mishap here and there, but they were so minuscule it was hardly noticeable. Still, the Ban Family Skills leveled up a good bit, the Capoeria Skills sort of leveling up as a side affect even though Erica was focusing on developing her techniques of the Ban Family's style. After that, the afternoon came around, and Erica decided to practice her spiritual powers, Sumi having to go off to school for her classes, Genji still busy with training. Using Spirit Channeling and Spirit Strike were the best ways to practice her spiritual abilities.
Erica Spiritual Practice: 23 - 16 Focus = 7
She did really well, focusing, flowing, channeling her spiritual power. She felt alot more efficient with the powers she now had, his Focus even going up by 2 from Leveling both Spirit Strike and Spirit Channeling to a higher level. A window also appeared now.
In the evening, Sumi came back from her classes and answered Erica's questions about Pseudospace. "Pseudospace is made by Gaia to allow Ability Users to freely use their abilities without danger of interfering in the normal world. Its also used by Gaia to separate the Other World from our world as things like demons and other such things come from the Other World, but where they leak into this world said place is encased in a Pseudospace until the entities are either dealt with or can no longer sustain themselves in our world. Of course, mystical things in our world like spirits and other such things are also entombed in Pseudospaces when they get active. Its also possible for people to call creatures from the other world for training or other such things."
Sumi would also talk about how to make a Pseudospace you connect your will to Gaia's and send energy forth, and if you use different powers, essences, or energies you could even have different kinds of Pseudospace as Gaia uses this energy to shape different forms of Pseudospaces whether they are ones that are for faster recovery or ones for calling forth different types of monsters.
After that conversation it was still hard to explain Pseudospace exactly, but at least Erica would know much more now than she did before. After that, it would be quite late at night and it would be time for bed.
I am pretty sure she already applied those points and I forgot to change it (cause Erica didn't Level up at all on the first day).
And alright, that stuff can work.
And alright, that stuff can work.
Day 1 is Wednesday, Day 2 is Thursday, Day 3 is Friday, Day 4 is Saturday. Then you have half of Sunday.
So yea, you have one more day (day 4), then half of Sunday. (A.K.A, the Morning and Afternoon, and since it would be a Sunday you wouldn't have school to worry about)
So yea, you have one more day (day 4), then half of Sunday. (A.K.A, the Morning and Afternoon, and since it would be a Sunday you wouldn't have school to worry about)
Well that takes care of Erica's first day.
She got kinda owned (really nasty fumble) for grinding, and when in negative HP you don't recover Stamina until your HP is back above one.
Still, she got some other good stuff today though.
She got kinda owned (really nasty fumble) for grinding, and when in negative HP you don't recover Stamina until your HP is back above one.
Still, she got some other good stuff today though.
Well that takes care of Erica's first day.
She got kinda owned (really nasty fumble) for grinding, and when in negative HP you don't recover Stamina until your HP is back above one.
Still, she got some other good stuff today though.
She got kinda owned (really nasty fumble) for grinding, and when in negative HP you don't recover Stamina until your HP is back above one.
Still, she got some other good stuff today though.
Since Erica asked, Genji did indeed let Erica stay the night, or even the week really, in one of the guest rooms in the residential part of the dojo. So in the morning she was already at the dojo and ready for some sparring. Genji, however; was in the middle of some intense training, but Sumi was available to spar. She seemed to want to get to know Erica a little better, as they met last night, since they were cousins. So into the yard near the dojo the two of them went, after breakfast of course, to get an early start on some sparring and practice.
Erica Sparring: 22 - 28 Capoeria - 12 Skill Bonus = -18
Erica Stamina: 17 - 10 VIT = 7
Erica did pretty good in the sparring match, but Sumi was leagues ahead despite that. Sure Erica may have come close with a couple of her blows, but ultimately Sumi was too quick, easily parrying or dodging Erica's other blows before coming in with a few of her own. Of course, it was just sparring, so she didn't go all out, but it was clear the difference between the two of them. All in all, the sparring session lasted all morning, with really no elongated breaks, just short breathers that lasted for a couple of minutes before the two of them continued.
A few Skills leveled throughout the sparring session multiple times, mainly most of the Skills she had in her own possession. Ultimately though it was a light sparring session, so they didn't level that many times, but levels were still levels and a point did go into Strength because of the level up of the Essential Capoeria Technique Skill. After that sparring, a lunch break. Genji was still in intensive training, but Sumi was willing to answer some of Erica's questions about the family.
The Ban Family is a very old clan of powerful martial artists that dates back to thousands of years ago. They value discipline, family, and honor, practicing martial arts as not only a tradition, but also as a way of creating a powerful bond through the family. The Ban household uses a style of martial arts that emphasizes power of strength and mind, there probably being more to it, but she didn't say anything else about that.
That break took a little while, now Sumi taking Erica to the Pseudospace area to grind Kobolds, it being about a tiny bit into the afternoon now. Erica's first attempt went... really poorly. She got smashed by two powerful strikes of a Kobold right off the bat and was forced to retreat before she died, Sumi saving her from potential death by kicking the Kobold in the face hard enough that it died in a single hit, Sumi not even breaking a sweat.
"A-Are you alright?" Sumi seemed concerned, but then looked surprised as Erica's body showed no sign of damage despite the two nasty blows she took. "I guess this is part of that weird power you all have..." She was curious now, but let Erica rest and recover her HP, as Genji had told Sumi a bit about the Gamer, or at least what he knew. Unfortunately her HP was so low that she had to take a good bit to regenerate it and recover the lost stamina. Either way, she was in pretty bad shape. Needless to say, it was a good bit in the afternoon once she was done since she had somehow gone into the incredibly negative HP amounts and had the Deadly Status, so it took her a while to recover, especially since her stamina didn't seem to replenish while her HP was still negative.
After that, Erica got to work practicing her dodging capabilities.
Dodging Practice: 24 - 28 Capoeria = -4
And she was doing pretty good. Practicing dodging and evading using various Capoeria movements. It took a while, but through her practice she managed to get pretty good, a couple of windows appearing now.
She managed to make the Skill and even had a bit of time left in the afternoon to practice movements needed for the Skill.
Capoeria Evasion Practice: 53 - 28 Capoeria = 25
She managed to perform the movements decently, getting two Levels in her new Skill. Soon enough though it was evening and upon asking for a bit of text on the ban fighting style, Sumi agreed, giving her a book on the basics of the Ban Family fighting style. When she got the book, she would get the following message.
Upon touching it again, she got a window asking if she wanted to learn the Ban Family Martial Arts Technique. If she pressed Yes, she would see the book beginning to vanish as the knowledge of the Ban Family Martial Arts Technique flowed into her, the following windows having appeared.
The style itself, now that Erica knew the basic techniques, seemed powerful, yet simple. Attacks that emphasized focus and powerful strikes as well as the focusing of the body's Ki as well. Sumi opted to teach Erica the essential movements and techniques so that she could practice them on her own.
Erica Ban Family Martial Arts Training: 4 (Critical!)
Erica was a quick learner, Sumi a good bit impressed as she quickly caught on to the basic techniques of the Ban Family and the movements quite quickly, perhaps of her own prior martial arts experience. Not only that, but she figured a way to combine these techniques with her own techniques to become an even stronger martial artist. After the evening training, the following Windows appeared.
Unfortunately there wasn't much time left in the day for much else, but Erica did indeed make some good progress today despite not being able to grind Kobolds. It was late, so Sumi mentioned that they should go to bed, bidding Erica good night as she went to bed herself.
Erica Sparring: 22 - 28 Capoeria - 12 Skill Bonus = -18
Erica Stamina: 17 - 10 VIT = 7
Erica did pretty good in the sparring match, but Sumi was leagues ahead despite that. Sure Erica may have come close with a couple of her blows, but ultimately Sumi was too quick, easily parrying or dodging Erica's other blows before coming in with a few of her own. Of course, it was just sparring, so she didn't go all out, but it was clear the difference between the two of them. All in all, the sparring session lasted all morning, with really no elongated breaks, just short breathers that lasted for a couple of minutes before the two of them continued.
A few Skills leveled throughout the sparring session multiple times, mainly most of the Skills she had in her own possession. Ultimately though it was a light sparring session, so they didn't level that many times, but levels were still levels and a point did go into Strength because of the level up of the Essential Capoeria Technique Skill. After that sparring, a lunch break. Genji was still in intensive training, but Sumi was willing to answer some of Erica's questions about the family.
The Ban Family is a very old clan of powerful martial artists that dates back to thousands of years ago. They value discipline, family, and honor, practicing martial arts as not only a tradition, but also as a way of creating a powerful bond through the family. The Ban household uses a style of martial arts that emphasizes power of strength and mind, there probably being more to it, but she didn't say anything else about that.
That break took a little while, now Sumi taking Erica to the Pseudospace area to grind Kobolds, it being about a tiny bit into the afternoon now. Erica's first attempt went... really poorly. She got smashed by two powerful strikes of a Kobold right off the bat and was forced to retreat before she died, Sumi saving her from potential death by kicking the Kobold in the face hard enough that it died in a single hit, Sumi not even breaking a sweat.
"A-Are you alright?" Sumi seemed concerned, but then looked surprised as Erica's body showed no sign of damage despite the two nasty blows she took. "I guess this is part of that weird power you all have..." She was curious now, but let Erica rest and recover her HP, as Genji had told Sumi a bit about the Gamer, or at least what he knew. Unfortunately her HP was so low that she had to take a good bit to regenerate it and recover the lost stamina. Either way, she was in pretty bad shape. Needless to say, it was a good bit in the afternoon once she was done since she had somehow gone into the incredibly negative HP amounts and had the Deadly Status, so it took her a while to recover, especially since her stamina didn't seem to replenish while her HP was still negative.
After that, Erica got to work practicing her dodging capabilities.
Dodging Practice: 24 - 28 Capoeria = -4
And she was doing pretty good. Practicing dodging and evading using various Capoeria movements. It took a while, but through her practice she managed to get pretty good, a couple of windows appearing now.
She managed to make the Skill and even had a bit of time left in the afternoon to practice movements needed for the Skill.
Capoeria Evasion Practice: 53 - 28 Capoeria = 25
She managed to perform the movements decently, getting two Levels in her new Skill. Soon enough though it was evening and upon asking for a bit of text on the ban fighting style, Sumi agreed, giving her a book on the basics of the Ban Family fighting style. When she got the book, she would get the following message.
Upon touching it again, she got a window asking if she wanted to learn the Ban Family Martial Arts Technique. If she pressed Yes, she would see the book beginning to vanish as the knowledge of the Ban Family Martial Arts Technique flowed into her, the following windows having appeared.
The style itself, now that Erica knew the basic techniques, seemed powerful, yet simple. Attacks that emphasized focus and powerful strikes as well as the focusing of the body's Ki as well. Sumi opted to teach Erica the essential movements and techniques so that she could practice them on her own.
Erica Ban Family Martial Arts Training: 4 (Critical!)
Erica was a quick learner, Sumi a good bit impressed as she quickly caught on to the basic techniques of the Ban Family and the movements quite quickly, perhaps of her own prior martial arts experience. Not only that, but she figured a way to combine these techniques with her own techniques to become an even stronger martial artist. After the evening training, the following Windows appeared.
Unfortunately there wasn't much time left in the day for much else, but Erica did indeed make some good progress today despite not being able to grind Kobolds. It was late, so Sumi mentioned that they should go to bed, bidding Erica good night as she went to bed herself.
The third day, or Friday, of Mike's preparation for the Quest they were all going to undertake had begun. School went by as normally as ever, no real tests or quizzes today.
Mike Studying: 87 - 22 Knowledge = 65
Mike didn't really learn a whole lot this day so studying didn't really go all that well. Mike was pretty smart already, but even then today was just an off day for him. After that came Kendo Club, everyone practicing diligently as he always did.
Mike Kendo Practice: 38 - 20 Seishin no Ken - 15 Skill Bonus = 3
Mike Stamina: 12 - 20 VIT = -8
Mike did alot better today than he did yesterday. Needless to say, all of the senpais of the club were very impressed with Mike's skills today. He won, with a bit of effort, most of the matches he fought. Katana Mastery and Physical Endurance both leveled up, as during some of the free sparring Mike was still hit a bit especially when he sparred with Keiichi as Keiichi was still alot better than him at Kendo. One thing that did happen, during Mike's practice, was that this window also appeared.
It may have been because his DEX was somewhat low that he was able to get the free point a bit more easily, but it was still a free point in DEX, something that needed to be improved. After the club when everyone but Keiichi left Mike decided to ask Keiichi about creating a sword out of energy.
"A sword out of Spirit Energy is a pretty uncommon. I know that the energy you use is Mana thanks to your... strange power, but the way you handle it is how one controls Spirit Energy. Spirit Energy isn't very malleable like Mana and techniques for controlling it aren't really meant for shaping it into a solid mass. Not only that, but creating a mass of energy such as that usually drains a person very quickly. Plus, it'll most likely be more like a Spirit Bokken then a sword, lacking in cutting power, but..." Keiichi scratched his chin, deep in thought. "It will be a strong weapon if you manage to succeed. Plus attempting to do this will give you a better grasp of your Spirit Energy. Of course, even if you do manage to create this... weapon... I still recommend carrying around another weapon anyway. Immunity to energy, ways to absorb it, or other such things could easily make your sword useless and it is highly possible for the sword to be broken. Still, if you wish to take this path then I recommend doing so, it'll be good training for you."
After that advice, Keiichi said goodbye to Mike, as he needed to clean up and lock up. Mike would be able to get home, just a bit of time in the afternoon and the evening were all he had to work on the Skill, probably making a Pseudospace in his backyard to try and make a sword of spirit energy, or Mana in his case. It was probably going to be very difficult, but his training in swordsmanship and also his experience harnessing spiritual energy may give him the thoughts and feelings needed to help him create this new Skill.
Experimentation: 80 - 37 Focus = 43
The first attempt was a failure, Mike draining alot of MP in order to attempt this task, but it was no good. The good news was that both Spirit Channeling and Spirit Harness gained a bit of EXP, as did Meditation for refilling his MP, but the attempt was an overall failure.
Experimentation 2: 32 - 37 Focus = -5
Mike felt alot closer this time than he did before. Still, this attempt was also a failure as he drained all of his MP trying to make this Skill. Still, those two Skills again gained some EXP, Spirit Harnessing getting a Level Up now, Meditation getting some more EXP to get his MP back up to full.
Experimentation 3: 27 - 37 Focus = -10
It was hard. Mike was straining his mind, body, and spirit to the limit to slowly form that mass of Mana in his hands and expand it into the appropriate shape with an ability that wasn't meant for this use. Soon enough though he would get it. Around the same sign as a bokken, but it was wavering and shaking, it being very hard to keep the shape. Still, Mike was able to keep the shape for just a few moments before his MP ran out and the spiritual bokken dissipated into nothingness. He would be a bit tired, but Meditation would help recover that and his MP. Several windows appeared now.
It worked, Mike now had the ability to create a weapon at will. Still, he already had the ability to pull a weapon out of his Inventory, but it was a cool thing to have indeed. After he had meditated a bit to recover both Stamina and MP, it would be a bit early in the evening now. Still, he had the time to fight some Wisps now with the new Skills he had acquired. The Wisps looked like floating balls of energy, or more accurately exactly like how souls would look in all sorts of anime or games. The eight of them had a strange glow about them and were all Level 13.
The Observe Data for the Wisps was the following.
The Wisps were incredibly tough the first time around. Their strange abilities made them very tough opponents, especially since their main attack damaged both MP and HP. Mike had nothing to parry, having no choice but to dodge, and his speed wasn't exactly great. However, despite how much at a disadvantage Mike was, he was fighting superbly. He overcame numbers, speed disadvantages, and other such things that were all making the fight in his favor thanks to perhaps willpower, the adrenaline rush of a very hard battle, and maybe even a good bit of luck.
They each gave 3 XP, possibly because he was soloing. Not a whole lot, but the tough fight made for some great Skill Grinding, Acrobatics and Seishin no Ken also getting a free point, Acrobatics probably being something that needed to be increased a bit more. He also unlocked a new Skill judging from the windows that appeared after he had gotten hit by one of the creature's strange bolt like attacks, the Skill also leveling up once during the fight when he got hit by one more. The drops from them all were 3 Tiny Soul Gems and 4 Medium Soul Gems. The Observe Data for each of them was as follows.
Mike used a large bit of MP. Not all of it so he wouldn't need to recuperate, but a good bit. Not actually too much though, probably 40% of it since he went through that fight very quickly and efficiently, having enough time to Meditate for a bit to recover his MP, Mike having only taken a small bit of damage. He managed to mostly heal his HP and heal all of his MP before he had probably time, and energy, for another few grinding sessions.
Mike's fight this time was of much lower quality. It was a stalemate Mike ran out of MP too quickly to continue the fight for much longer, showing that he couldn't really fight for too long with his high MP/Minute cost Skills. He managed to destroy a couple of them, but wasn't able to secure the drops as he had to use ID Escape before he was overwhelmed. He had to take a bit to regenerate, but still had one more bit of the first half of the evening.
These wisps were really tough on their own. Their strange attacks were draining both HP and MP and they were also incredibly quick. Mike was quickly overwhelmed by the Wisps within just a few short moments into the battle, not but ten seconds as they all blasted him with their strange attacks, draining a good bit of his HP and MP. Mike had no choice but to retreat now lest he risk death. Magical Endurance leveled up twice from the barrage of attacks.
Mike had no choice but to rest, as all of those attacks all drained alot of his stamina. By the time he was done resting there was probably time for one more grinding session before bedtime. He managed to destroy a couple of them, but alone these things were just a bit too strong for Mike to handle on his own, especially since 12 of them appeared. Their attacks were highly accurate and their draining of MP and HP with their attacks left Mike quickly defenseless. Not as defenseless as before since he managed to dodge and destroy a few of them, but he was just too slow to handle these creatures and they were much faster than him, always getting off several of those before Mike could do too much.
Mike would have to probably increase his DEX a bit more if he wanted to be a match for them, increasing Acrobatics for the purpose of Dodging probably being a good idea as well. Still, he made pretty good progress today nonetheless, and even Leveled up once more.
Mike Studying: 87 - 22 Knowledge = 65
Mike didn't really learn a whole lot this day so studying didn't really go all that well. Mike was pretty smart already, but even then today was just an off day for him. After that came Kendo Club, everyone practicing diligently as he always did.
Mike Kendo Practice: 38 - 20 Seishin no Ken - 15 Skill Bonus = 3
Mike Stamina: 12 - 20 VIT = -8
Mike did alot better today than he did yesterday. Needless to say, all of the senpais of the club were very impressed with Mike's skills today. He won, with a bit of effort, most of the matches he fought. Katana Mastery and Physical Endurance both leveled up, as during some of the free sparring Mike was still hit a bit especially when he sparred with Keiichi as Keiichi was still alot better than him at Kendo. One thing that did happen, during Mike's practice, was that this window also appeared.
It may have been because his DEX was somewhat low that he was able to get the free point a bit more easily, but it was still a free point in DEX, something that needed to be improved. After the club when everyone but Keiichi left Mike decided to ask Keiichi about creating a sword out of energy.
"A sword out of Spirit Energy is a pretty uncommon. I know that the energy you use is Mana thanks to your... strange power, but the way you handle it is how one controls Spirit Energy. Spirit Energy isn't very malleable like Mana and techniques for controlling it aren't really meant for shaping it into a solid mass. Not only that, but creating a mass of energy such as that usually drains a person very quickly. Plus, it'll most likely be more like a Spirit Bokken then a sword, lacking in cutting power, but..." Keiichi scratched his chin, deep in thought. "It will be a strong weapon if you manage to succeed. Plus attempting to do this will give you a better grasp of your Spirit Energy. Of course, even if you do manage to create this... weapon... I still recommend carrying around another weapon anyway. Immunity to energy, ways to absorb it, or other such things could easily make your sword useless and it is highly possible for the sword to be broken. Still, if you wish to take this path then I recommend doing so, it'll be good training for you."
After that advice, Keiichi said goodbye to Mike, as he needed to clean up and lock up. Mike would be able to get home, just a bit of time in the afternoon and the evening were all he had to work on the Skill, probably making a Pseudospace in his backyard to try and make a sword of spirit energy, or Mana in his case. It was probably going to be very difficult, but his training in swordsmanship and also his experience harnessing spiritual energy may give him the thoughts and feelings needed to help him create this new Skill.
Experimentation: 80 - 37 Focus = 43
The first attempt was a failure, Mike draining alot of MP in order to attempt this task, but it was no good. The good news was that both Spirit Channeling and Spirit Harness gained a bit of EXP, as did Meditation for refilling his MP, but the attempt was an overall failure.
Experimentation 2: 32 - 37 Focus = -5
Mike felt alot closer this time than he did before. Still, this attempt was also a failure as he drained all of his MP trying to make this Skill. Still, those two Skills again gained some EXP, Spirit Harnessing getting a Level Up now, Meditation getting some more EXP to get his MP back up to full.
Experimentation 3: 27 - 37 Focus = -10
It was hard. Mike was straining his mind, body, and spirit to the limit to slowly form that mass of Mana in his hands and expand it into the appropriate shape with an ability that wasn't meant for this use. Soon enough though he would get it. Around the same sign as a bokken, but it was wavering and shaking, it being very hard to keep the shape. Still, Mike was able to keep the shape for just a few moments before his MP ran out and the spiritual bokken dissipated into nothingness. He would be a bit tired, but Meditation would help recover that and his MP. Several windows appeared now.
It worked, Mike now had the ability to create a weapon at will. Still, he already had the ability to pull a weapon out of his Inventory, but it was a cool thing to have indeed. After he had meditated a bit to recover both Stamina and MP, it would be a bit early in the evening now. Still, he had the time to fight some Wisps now with the new Skills he had acquired. The Wisps looked like floating balls of energy, or more accurately exactly like how souls would look in all sorts of anime or games. The eight of them had a strange glow about them and were all Level 13.
The Observe Data for the Wisps was the following.
The Wisps were incredibly tough the first time around. Their strange abilities made them very tough opponents, especially since their main attack damaged both MP and HP. Mike had nothing to parry, having no choice but to dodge, and his speed wasn't exactly great. However, despite how much at a disadvantage Mike was, he was fighting superbly. He overcame numbers, speed disadvantages, and other such things that were all making the fight in his favor thanks to perhaps willpower, the adrenaline rush of a very hard battle, and maybe even a good bit of luck.
They each gave 3 XP, possibly because he was soloing. Not a whole lot, but the tough fight made for some great Skill Grinding, Acrobatics and Seishin no Ken also getting a free point, Acrobatics probably being something that needed to be increased a bit more. He also unlocked a new Skill judging from the windows that appeared after he had gotten hit by one of the creature's strange bolt like attacks, the Skill also leveling up once during the fight when he got hit by one more. The drops from them all were 3 Tiny Soul Gems and 4 Medium Soul Gems. The Observe Data for each of them was as follows.
Mike used a large bit of MP. Not all of it so he wouldn't need to recuperate, but a good bit. Not actually too much though, probably 40% of it since he went through that fight very quickly and efficiently, having enough time to Meditate for a bit to recover his MP, Mike having only taken a small bit of damage. He managed to mostly heal his HP and heal all of his MP before he had probably time, and energy, for another few grinding sessions.
Mike's fight this time was of much lower quality. It was a stalemate Mike ran out of MP too quickly to continue the fight for much longer, showing that he couldn't really fight for too long with his high MP/Minute cost Skills. He managed to destroy a couple of them, but wasn't able to secure the drops as he had to use ID Escape before he was overwhelmed. He had to take a bit to regenerate, but still had one more bit of the first half of the evening.
These wisps were really tough on their own. Their strange attacks were draining both HP and MP and they were also incredibly quick. Mike was quickly overwhelmed by the Wisps within just a few short moments into the battle, not but ten seconds as they all blasted him with their strange attacks, draining a good bit of his HP and MP. Mike had no choice but to retreat now lest he risk death. Magical Endurance leveled up twice from the barrage of attacks.
Mike had no choice but to rest, as all of those attacks all drained alot of his stamina. By the time he was done resting there was probably time for one more grinding session before bedtime. He managed to destroy a couple of them, but alone these things were just a bit too strong for Mike to handle on his own, especially since 12 of them appeared. Their attacks were highly accurate and their draining of MP and HP with their attacks left Mike quickly defenseless. Not as defenseless as before since he managed to dodge and destroy a few of them, but he was just too slow to handle these creatures and they were much faster than him, always getting off several of those before Mike could do too much.
Mike would have to probably increase his DEX a bit more if he wanted to be a match for them, increasing Acrobatics for the purpose of Dodging probably being a good idea as well. Still, he made pretty good progress today nonetheless, and even Leveled up once more.
As well as Erica's first (as I was wondering if Sasha was gonna go to the Ban Dojo, but ill just go ahead and write Erica's grinding)
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