When Selene had been growing up she had always been a bit of a tomboy.
Even now her hair was short and she wore clothes that would have some believe she is a boy from a glance.
It was for this reason she had been brought by her father and brothers to the Real Steel Demolition event.
It was a night she remembered vividly, the roaring of engines, the blasting of heavy metal music, the vehicles slamming into each other with an oddly satisfying crunch.
Her mom had punished her dad and brothers when they got back to the castle that night, but she still remembered it fondly.
So to say she was excited for the race this afternoon would be an understatement.
Yet she found herself in a bit of a dilemma.
Aiden and Thalia had entered the admission tent to get a more detailed guide to the rules so Aiden didn't get caught up by infractions during the race and to see if potions were allowed.
Jax and Beatrice were finding good seats in the stands.
Which left Selene, Liora, and Whinry who were grabbing stuff from the trailer.
"Liora, I know your infatuated, but how long will you stare at me?" Whinry asked playfully as she struck a small pose and winked.
"Im going to catch how you do that costume change stuff." Liora said, her eyes locked on Whinry as her eyes were bloodshot from staring for so long.
"And I'm telling you, you will never catch me." Whinry said in a singsong voice.
Selene could see the pair as they moved through the trailer, but she wasn't paying much attention to them. Instead her eyes were locked on the system screen where her class evo choices sat.
Your class is ready to evolve.
Available Evolutions:
Gianthide(D)
Adaptation Warden(D)
Monster from the Mist(B)
She had looked at them extensively before, to the point where she could practically recite their descriptions off the top of her head, yet she opened it once again to read them over.
Gianthide(D)
There were once ancient, towering beings called giants who roamed the land and hills of Balwuk. They have vanished, lost to history, and yet those who hold their size and mighty are not lost.
Unlock Requirement: Reach a class evolution in Balwuk, increase your size to stand over twice your normal height using a skill
Adaptation Warden(D)
Of the four races, the greatest strength of humanity is their adaptability. You are one who uses this adaptability to become a stronger shield for yourself and others.
Unlock Requirement: Be human, use 3 defensive mutations for over 72 hours of time
They looked promising, Gianthide would probably let her grow even bigger in height while Adaptation Warden might let her grow stronger against the attacks that she has already survived.
Yet despite it, she knew the one that made sense, she knew the one thats probably best, and yet a part of her still hesitated due to old wounds.
Monster from the Mist(B)
The Dreadmist was once a terrible weapon in the second era, it has since been tamed, its terrible might turned towards the creation of monsters. Prove they are just animals in the realm of the real monsters
Unlock Requirement: Be exposed to the Dreadmist, hold a minor domain of mist, be favorably viewed by Qie-Kai
She was hesitant for 3 reasons.
The first rose from a soreness that came from being called a monster, and having a class called that made her feel a bit icky
The second came from having the favor of Qie-Kai.
She wouldn't say she was religious, or even faithful, but Qie-Kai was a god who you knew about if you lived in Tessegog.
He was the god of the dread mist and monsters. His priests often could influence the mist, using that to keep it out of towns. Without them cities in Tessegog would be hard if not impossible to maintain.
Despite this fact Qie-Kai wasn't a good god, he was the god of monsters after all, so for Selene to have achieved their favor means she either did something she didn't realize she caused, or the skill that Indigo gave her was something she didn't understand the seriousness of.
It was the World Will: Mist Wanderer skill that she received that lead into her final hesitation being the fact that it was apparently a "minor domain of mist."
Selene had no idea what a domain was or what it entailed, but considering the system seemed to view it as worthy to give her a B rank evolution which was a whole 3 rank jump up from her base class of Mutant, she knew it had to be significant.
"Selene? SELENE!" Liora yelled, snapping Selene from her concentration as she jumped a bit where she was sitting making Liora look away from Whinry, startled by the sudden movement.
"HA, you looked away!" Whinry said shaking what seemed to be pompoms that had appeared on her hand at some point as she was wearing what looked to be a cheer leaders outfit.
"FUCK, dang it Selene, are you staring at your evos again?" Liora asked turning with an annoyed scowl as she rubbed her red and stinging eyes.
Selene didn't answer, instead averting her ayes to not meet Liora's stare.
She knew the others were probably getting a bit annoyed with it by now, but this was a big decision, and something she couldn't take lightly.
Liora seemed to stare for another minute before she sighed and turned to leave the trailer, Whinry following her out and already starting to poke and prod and make fun of Liora as they walked.
Selene turned back to the floating blue screen, her eyes tracing her options for what must have been the thousandth time before she took a centering deep breath and selected her evo.
Your class has evolved.
Mutant → Monster From the Mist (B).
Your HP and Mutation capacities have grown.
HP: 80 → 250.
Mutation: 205 → 300.
You have obtained a new skill.
Mist Shaper(D)
Passive
You hold a greater connection to the element of mist than most, and in a way it recognizes you as one who can give it commands. You can shape the mist around you into different forms.
Mistical Shell(D)
150 Mutation
Monsters you kill each have a spark of the dreadmist still within themselves, this spark can be gathered and used to form monsters registered to this skill as shells around you, gaining physical traits akin to the beast you mimic. The monsters registers must be larger than you.
Slot 1:
Slot 2:
Your Mist Shaper(D) skill is resonating with your World Will
The depth of your World Will Grows.
Your Mistical Shell(D) skill is resonating with your World Will
Your World Will has the capacity to carry the essence of your registered shells.