As Damon woke up, he realized he was still in the same field he fought the Tiger in except the Tigers body was gone, there was no sign of the body anywhere. Was it a dream? where did all this damage come from then?' as he looked at the destruction around him he remembered the strange system message he got before passing out. As he looks at his notifications he notices something that makes his blood boil.
You have taken the first step towards understanding the Dao of Swords. As you have achieved this step far sooner than any peer has you have earned the Title: Dao Prodigy
By taking the first step into the Dao of the Sword, you have fulfilled the condition for unlocking your ability.
Astonished at what he had just read, he quickly opens his status
Name: Damon Dardonos
Age: 19
Ability: SSS-Class: Sword Sage, Divine-class: Typhon's Blessing
Dao: Dao of the Sword [One with the Sword]
Level: 9 [continue to the second floor to unlock further levels]
Title: One Against Many, Sword Savant, Chosen One, Dao Prodigy, David Vs Goliath.
Health: 200 +40 hp/min
Stamina: 300 +30 sp/min
Mana: 150 +50 mp/min
Vitality: 20
Endurance: 30
Strength: 25
Agility: 25
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 25
Perception: 30
Skills: Master Swordsmanship, Inspect [Common], Danger Sense [uncommon],
Sword Qi [Epic), Shroud [legendary), Summoners World [Epic]
(Mythical) Dao Prodigy: You have taken the first step in understanding a fundamental force in the universe far sooner than anyone should have.
+10 Wisdom and perception
Increased perception towards other Dao.
(Rare)David Vs Goliath: Defeat a monster of epic rarity while it is 5 levels or more above you by yourself.
+5 Strength and Endurance
(Divine) Chosen One: Chosen by one of the most powerful Beings in the universe, you now represent the god Typhon in a way not many get the chance to. This Title will have an unknown effect upon Acendancy.
Grants the [Divine] Ability: Typhons Chosen
Grants the Skill: Shroud [Legendary]
(SSS-Class) Sword Sage: Someone said to be blessed by the Dao of Swords itself. This person is an unparalleled Swordsman.
Grants the owner the Skill: Soul Sword [Legendary]
(Divine) Typhon's Blessing: Given to you by the God of Monsters, Typhon. It grants you the ability to obtain loot from slain monsters in the form of items and (shards). You may use the [shards) that you gather to combine them into a card of the same monster they were obtained from and summon them to fight by your side using the command 'Vocare'. 15% chance to get a full monster card from the first kill on a monster. [scales with the rarity of said beast] You will obtain shards from every monster killed but the amount depends on luck.
Grants the Skill: Summoner's World [Epic)
(Epic) Dao of the Sword [One with the Sword): this is the first step into the Dao of Swords. You can now control and manipulate the sword's energy.
+5 Perception and Agility
Unlocks the Skill: Sword Qi [Rare]
Sword Qi: Gives the user to condense their sword qi into visible blades that can be used to wrap around your sword.
Increased damage while Sword Qi is attached to your Sword
Summoner's World: Gves the user access to a pocket dimension that can support living creatures that are completely loyal to the user. Can be used in the place of a storage device.
Shroud: Limits the information most inspection Skills can obtain from the users Status sheet to the Name and Race.
Soul Sword: the ability to summon a sword defined by your very soul. The sword will grow as you do.
Seeing that he finally unlocked his Ability, Damon was brought to tears as he felt as though a weight had been lifted from his heart. 'I wish you guys could be here for this mom and dad, your'e son isn't useless anymore.. But whats with these ratings? Divine? SSS? The highest i've heard anyones abilities be is S-Class and they are already a nations power house. What's gonna happen if anyone finds out mine is two classes higher?'
As hes thinking about what to do, he remembers where hes at and curses while checking out his surroundings. 'now is not the time to got lost in your Status Damon, your'e still the tower dammit.' He immediately notices the difference in his Perception stat as he can see much further than before at a much higher clarity.
While he looks around he notices something he's never seen before, a beam heading straight into the sky. 'That must be the entrance to the next floor..'
As he gets ready to head that way he wonders where the tigers body went and recieves his answer almost immediatly.
One Umbral Tiger corpse in your summoner's world, would you like to activate (Typhons blessing)?
Damon confirms and sees a new set of notifications.
You have recieved 1x (Umbral Tiger), one Umbral Tiger pelt and 2 Fangs.
Items have been deposited in the summoner's world.
Seeing the full monster card in his world, he quickly pull it out and notices that the card has a picture of The King of the Forest on the front of it. While he's holding the card he decides to name the Umbral Tiger as it is his first monster. Remembering that he was once the King of the Forest, he decides to name him King.
As Damon trys to figure out how to use the card, he realizes that he needs to give a mental command and the card will activate. After the card is activated King will respond to both verbal and mental commands. As he's thinking about all of this and realizing it would be much safer to have an extra set of eyes, he gives the command 'Vocare' and watches as the card crumbles in his hand.
After the card falls to pieces the shadows start to gather in front of Damon, slowly solidifying into the form of King. After King is summoned, he just stares at Damon. As Damon begins to worry that something went wrong with the summon and that he may have to fight King again he sees King bow his head and place it on the ground as a sign of submission.
Happy that it worked and that his Ability is everything he hoped for so far he use [Inspect] on king to get a better look and see if he can see anything new.
Status
King
Level 9 [16]
Umbral Tiger
Health: 900
Mana: 350
Skills: Stealth, Shadow Pounce, Shadow Walk
100% loyal to Damon Dargonos
When Damon saw that kings level was brought down to his own he couldn't help but be a little disappointed but after thinking about how he wouldnt be stuck at level 9 anymore he realized it wasn't as bad as he originally thought it was. Seeing his skills also made him realize why he didn't see King until he was already in front of him.
Happy with the results of his ability he starts jogging alongside to King towards the next level of the tower. Remembering he still had a new ability he hadn't used he focused on his skills and used [Soul Sword].
As he used it he saw the weapon being formed right in front of him, seeing it being formed he realized that the sword looked very similar to the one his father always carried around, the same one he used up until the day they disappeared.
After it was formed he held and inspected it. At 3 feet long, the blade of the Odachi was as black as the color of his hair and the tsuka was wrapped in a lace matching the purple of Damons eyes. Together with the gold and grey finish on the tsuba and saya to match my families colors made him appreciate the amount of detail that this odachi had.
Checking the rest of his gear and making sure he is ready, Damon says "Come on King, let's go see what this Tower has in store for us" as he takes the last step forward and walks into the pillar of light.
Congratulations for completing the First floor of the tower. From the Second floor and up you will be able to meet and interact with natives of the Tower as well as other adventurers from your own planet.