"Okay, now for the DIV infusion. I need to keep Klaire safe, but I also don't want to hit zero and see that man in the corner of my vision..." Noah asked what he meant, but the others just shook their heads and he dropped it, sensing the atmosphere. "I'll aim for about three-thirty in each, then I can still synthesise something important."
Carl asked the siren to cut his hand for him slightly, destroying what little concept of understanding Noah had left, when it seemed disgusted by the idea. As Noah made wild gestures behind the others Carl assured it it was okay.
When it eventually, albeit begrudgingly complied, he dripped a single drop on her and the banishing eye. Then he stopped and held his hand out somewhat confused. "Err, so could you like, take a drop little spirit." He chuckled.
The lights undulated softly then floated to his hand before turning a very pale pink.
[ SYSTEM NOTICE THREE VIABLE TARGETS SELECTED, ONE SUBSTITUTED WITH DIV VALUE = 999 ]
'So it's will based, good to know, I was expecting variants, or to go all out again.' He thought
[ ACTIVATE SKILL NEO PRIMORDIA? Y/N ]
"Can y-" He was going to ask someone to record but they all already had their slates out this time and Noah gestured to security cameras in each corner. "Activate Neo Primordia." He said, making the creatures start to glow, the light was more intense this time and as the creatures gently collided before exploding into light, the effect was much more dramatic.
The light particles exploded like a new born galaxy, filling the room, then those particles slowly joined together again in separate clumps, forming what looked like suns. After that they were all drawn into the space just in front of Carl, where the reunion caused a blinding flash.
When it faded the room was filled with a long serpent-like creature, it was hard to judge in that space, but it must have been fifteen-metres long and a metre wide. its head had two finned crests like the hood of a cobra and blade-like fins that could close the length of its body.
Its head, strangely enough reminded him of the wyvern, but far softer and kinder. It nuzzled him slightly before seeming to smell something, then coiled around me... Not threateningly, but almost like a hug, which seemed to drain out his recent fears, in the same way the calm spirit did, but much more effectively.
[ NEO DIV SPECIES HAS BEEN CREATED ]
[ NEO DIV PET HAS BEEN CREATED ]
[ PLEASE NAME NEW NEO DIV SPECIES ]
[ PLEASE NAME NEO DIV PET ]
"I ha-" Blaine started enthusiastically, before Carl started speaking.
"Species is All-Seeing Leviathan, this one is called Levi" Carl said, a quick look at its stats practically named it for him.
"Why "All-Seeing" though?"
"Open your eyes Levi." At Carl's command Levi's scales rippled before sliding apart revealing an eye beneath each one. Doing so, was not only a little unnerving, but rendered them literally paralysed. "Don't paralyse the ladies." Carl added and they found themselves able to move freely. "Good girl. That's enough Levi, you can close them."
"Okay kid, I don't know what that offer you're going to make is, but count me in whatever. Just send me a message, I'll be there with bells on and whatever else. All I want out of life is the chance to see animals first and you're my ticket to thrown row seats for life." Noah said, slowly falling to his knees.
"Carl, she is just gorgeous, but I think Leanna might cry." Alisha said as she ran her hand over the gorgeous aquamarine scales which felt harder than steel and refreshingly cool.
"Do I even want to know this thi- sorry, this girl's stats?" Lydia asked, still recording.
"That's something you'll want to see for yourself. Sorry everyone that will be released after the family disects, mine, Squidge's and Levi's privately later."
"How the hell are we gonna get her in the suite?"
"Levi, shrink down a bit please, you can be half that if you're in the air of the floor inside or a quarter on the floor, whatever is comfier for you." She began to fly in circles, gradually shrinking before coiling around Carl's waist and shoulders. "When you're like that, if you sense a hostile open your eyes and act defensively until told."
"Carl, Klaire isn't g-"
"That man doesn't care where she is, neither would a wyvern the other side of a realm gate. I know it's probably a bit much, but I will feel better, I will apologise for any accidents properly, I'm sure with an explenation people would understand and everyone on the SAT-Station will know next week when people get back."
Lydia sighed but couldn't think of a good argument and Alisha was in the same boat. With the days business done, they said goodbyes and left the creature nerds to have a geek-out, which normally Carl would have wanted to join, but he was more concerned with the apology gift.
When they got home, he shut himself in the way and came back out an hour later, just as Klaire and Danielle got back. "Where's the present then?"
"I have it, but you need to wait until tonight... When Mum gets home, after looking at my build and the pets and after you hit me for keeping the new addition secret so I could surprise you with it and no, I don't mean the pet is the present."
"Okay, I accept, but where is Squidges little sibling?" She asked excited, which woke Squidge up from his clingy puddle form covering her. "Were people made you didn't bring this one?"
"No, they had bigger things to think about..." Carl said as Levi floated behind them from overhead, then released the camouflage. "Anyway she is right behind you." At 7.5 metres long and half a metre thick, she was still pretty intimidating with how she swam silently through the air. "Believe it or not, this is half-size."
Lydia quickly laughed, Alisha quickly slapped her, Danielle dropped her jaw.
"Aww, she's beautiful. Good work Carl. Come to Mummy pretty girl."
'I like this Mummy, she has soft hands and gives nice strokes.'
'Dad, no fair, she was supposed to be a little brother or sister. I guess I'm just the runt.'
"Okay, first, Levi, her name is Klaire, she just forced Squidge to call her Mummy, but we won't force it. Second, Squidge, don't get jealous of the baby bud, I'm not ready for that drama just yet." Carl said, making everyone laugh.
'Dad, you aren't supposed to play favourites, but I suppose the newcomer will be helping Mum when she goes on her trip so I'll be nice.'
'Very mature...' Carl thought with a hint of sarcasm.
'I'll Call her Mummy.' Levi's voice purred drawing his attention to the now ground serpent. The way her entire body was slack to the point even her toungue was hanging out illustrating how nice those strokes apparently were. 'Mummy is my favourite. Is she the creator's mate? I hope so, then she can stay with us.'
"She is my girlfriend, not my "mate" please don't ever use that word again." Carl groaned, as he sunk to his knees.
When Leanna returned, only Danielle had moved and only to make lunch and sit down on the couch. "I'm going to ask this once. The newcomer... They get smaller right?"
"Yes Mum, meet Levi. Levi, shrink down then say hello to my other Mum." Carl groaned without uncurling.
When everyone had settled down Leanna, in typical fashion, pushed through and demanded we began immediately. Once more, Klaire and I recited the story of everything that happened almost second-by-second.
The adults dragged the two storytellers together so they could both be hugged by all four of them at once. Tears were shed in rivers and Levi naturally grew to embrace them all and comfort them.
"Okay Levi, you're amazing, you will be a great help to Mummy." Danielle said, basically putting any doubt of Klaire going aside in Carl's mind, which then led to informing Leanna of that plan.
When everything on those fronts was hashed out, Leanna brought the topic back to Carl's level up and he set up his system viewer. Danielle's, Alisha's and Leanna's jaws dropped.
Then Lydia told everyone about his blood and moved onto the main event, analysing everything on his sheet that they could, including what Lydia and Klaire had already seen.
[ SYS BUILD = NEO PRIMORDIA V -1.0.6 ]
[ NAME = CARL REAGA ] [RACE = HUMAN ++ ] [LEVEL = 6 ]
[ VIT = 645 x LVL +250 ] [ DEF = 59 x LVL + 250 ] [ INT = 95 x LVL + 250 ]
[ STR = VIT + LVL + DEF ] [ DEX = 576 x LVL + 250 ] [ CHA = 45 x LVL + 250 ]
[ MP = INT x LVL ] [ HP = VIT + PET VIT ] [ DIV = 450 x LVL ]
[ SKILLS = NEO ADIMINISTRUM[1], NEO GROWTH[2], NEO PET[3], NEO PRIMORDIA[4], NEO CHIMERISM[5], NEO SANCTA[6], NEO GENISIS[7], NEO MAGICKA[8], NEO DEUS[9], NEO PROGENY[10], NEO MATERIUM[11], NEO - SYNTHESIS[12], NEO PET TELEPATHY[13], NEO PET MENAGERIE[14], NEO SPEAR THRUST[15], WYVERN - SLAYING SPEAR THRUST[16], NEO SPEAR TECHNIQUE = 1[17] ]
[ SKILL RANKS = F = 0, E = 0, D = 0, C = 0, B = 0, A = 1[18], S = 2[19], SS = 2[20], SSS = 11[21] ]
[ ABILITIES = ANALYSE[22] ]
[ ADDITIONAL...]
[ HOUSEHOLD SLOTS = 10[23] ]
[ NEO PET SLOTS = 2[24] ]
[ TITLE = MINUS ONE SUCCESSOR, THE KING OF ENDEAVOUR ]
[ JOB OPTIONS = ICHTHYOLOGIST[25], HERPETOLOGIST[26], ENTOMOLOGIST[27], ORNITHOLOGIST[28], ARACHNOLOGIST[29], PALEOZOOLOGY[30] ]
[ JOBS = CRYPTOZOOLOGIST[31], ZOOLOGIST[32] ]
[ TALENTS = WELL-LOVED[33] ]
[ SOLO-MISSIONS = CREATE FIRST CHIMERA, NO LIMIT[34] ]
[ MULTIPLE PARTICIPANT MISSIONS = FORM HOUSEHOLD, MIN POP 10 - 0/10[35] ]
[1] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO ADMINISTRUM ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED ON LAND AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS TO HELP ALLOCATE AND LEAD EFFECTIVELY. ON LAND IT CAN BE USED TO SCULPT, HARDEN AND CONSTRUCT. ON HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, YOU MAY ASSIGN ROLES AND DUTIES, YOU MAY ALSO COMMUNICATE AND TRANSPORT PETS BETWEEN YOUR LOCATIONS. ]
[2] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO GROWTH ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL IS USED WHEN CULTIVATING PETS, SPECIFICALLY IT SHARES CULTIVATION BETWEEN EVERY PET OF THAT SPECIES. ]
[3] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO PET ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO BIND A CREATURE TO THE NEO PRIMORDIA, WHETHER A NEO PRIMORDIA OR OTHER CREATURE, PROVIDING THEY WISH TO BE BOUND. ]
[4] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO PRIMORDIA ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO CREATE NEW SPECIES, THE INDIVIDUAL CREATED WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO NEO PETS. REQUIRES BASE CREATURES WHICH SUBMIT TO THE NEO PRIMORDIA'S AUTHORITY. ]
[5] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO CHIMERISM ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO MERGE SEVERAL NEO PETS USING A PRIMORDIA BUILD. WARNING : PETS USED AS CHIMERIC MATERIAL WILL RETAIN NO KNOWLEDGE OF PAST EXISTENCE. ]
[6] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO SANCTA ] [ RANK SSS : USING THIS SKILL ON A PET WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE BRINK OF DEATH. TIME NEEDED FOR HEALING DEPENDS ON FOUR FACTORS : VIT STAT, SEVERITY OF WOUND, TYPE OF WOUND, ORGANISM COMPLEXITY. ]
[7] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO GENESIS ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO POPULATE LIFELESS WORLDS CLAIMED BY THE NEO PRIMORDIA. EXPENDS ALL DIV TO CREATE A MATING PAIR OF EACH PRIMORDIA REGISTERED - REQ. 10,000 DIV MIN. SYSTEM NOTICE ONLY 2 ASEXUAL PRIMORDIA SPECIES WILL BE CREATED TO AVOID EXPLOSIVE POPULATION GROWTH EACH MUST POSSESS DIFFERENT DIETARY HABITS I.E. ONE CARNIVORE, ONE HERBIVORE. ]
[8] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO MAGICKA ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO CREATE SPELLS OF EXCLUSIVE TO THE NEO PRIMORDIA AND HIS HOUSEHOLD. SYSTEM NOTICE : THE NEO PRIMORDIA MUST WRITE OUT THE NAME, EXACT DESCRIPTION AND MP COST. SEE EXAMPLE: HEAL: HEAL FIFTY POINTS OF HP - COST : 50 - INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS WILL CALCULATE MP DISCOUNT BASED ON INT. ]
[9] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO DEUS ] [ RANK SSS : ANALYSE PROFICIENCY INSUFFICIENT. ]
[10] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO PROGENY ][ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL WILL ENSURE INHERITANCE OF NEO PRIMORDIA BUILD TO ALL DIRECT DESCENDANTS. SYSTEM NOTICE : BUILD MAY PROGRESS AND PATCH DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON USER EXPERIENCE AND PREFERENCES. ]
[11] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO MATERIUM ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO CREATE MATERIALS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. SYSTEM NOTICE : USE OF NEO GENESIS WILL GIVE THE OPTION TO INTRODUCE REGISTERED NEO MATERIUM AT POINT OF ACTIVATION, COST WILL INCREASE BY 5000 DIV AND QUANTITY PRODUCED WILL BE BALANCED TO LOCAL ECOLOGY. ]
[12] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO SYNTHESIS ] [ RANK SSS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED ON VIABLE MATERIALS TO CREATE THE DESIRED OUTCOME AT THE COST OF DIV. SYSTEM NOTICE DIV INFUSION AND PROFICIENCY PLAY A ROLE IN SUCCESS. CURRENT PROFICIENCY : NOVICE ]
[13] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO PET - TELEPATHY ] [ RANK SS : THIS SKILL IS PASSIVE, FREELY COMMUNICATE WITH CREATURES OCCUPYING NEO PET SLOTS. ]
[14] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO MENAGERIE ] [ RANK SS : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO DESIGNATE A LOCATION, ARE OR WORLD TO "STORE" NEO PETS, ALLOWING HOUSEHOLD TO MAKE USE OF THEM IF THEY HAVE PERMISSION AND THE NEO PET AGREES. SYSTEM NOTICE : NEO PRIMORDIA CAN REMOTELY ORDER NEO PETS TO RETURN HOME, IF THEY HAVE NO MEANS TO RETURN THEN NEO PRIMORDIA CAN SUMMON THEM TO A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR 1000 DIV. ]
[15] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO SPEAR THRUST ][ RANK S : THIS SKILL CAN BE USED TO IMBUE A SPEAR-TYPE WEAPON WITH 50 DIV TO DEAL 1000 POINTS OF DAMAGE TO TARGET REGARDLESS OF DEF. ]
[16] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL WYVERN - SLAYING SPEAR THRUST ] [ RANK S : THIS SKILL CAN ONLY BE USED AGAINST WYVERYNS OR RELATED SPECIES, MUST BE USING A WYVERN OR RELATED SPECIES SLAYING PIERCING WEAPON. WEAPON WILL IGNORE ARMOUR, WEAPON WILL GROW STRONGER WITH EVERY KILL OF WYVERN OR RELATED CREATURE USING THIS SKILL. ]
[17] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : SKILL NEO SPEAR TECHNIQUE = 1 ][ RANK A : THIS SKILL IS PASSIVE, USER IS COMFORTABLE WITH SPEARS FORGED BY A NEO PRIMORDIA, PROFICIENCY WILL INCREASE WITH USE. CUR VAL =.1/10 RANK WILL INCREASE AT 3 , 6 ,10 ]
[18] NEO SPEAR TECHNIQUE = 1
[19] NEO SPEAR THRUST, WYVERN SLAYING SPEAR THRUST,
[20] NEO PET TELEPATHY, NEO PET MENAGERIE
[21] NEO ADIMINISTRUM, NEO GROWTH, NEO PET, NEO CHIMERISM, NEO SANCTA, NEO GENISIS, NEO MAGICKA, NEO DEUS, NEO PROGENY, NEO MATERIUM, NEO - SYNTHESIS
[22] [ ANALYSE ACTIVATED : THIS ABILITY LET'S YOU ANALYSE NON STAT RELATED ITEMS ]
[23] RECOGNISE AN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD, DESIGNATE ONE SKILL AS THE HOUSEHOLDS SKILL, ALL MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL HOUSEHOLD SPELLS, ALL MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO MENAGERIE. ALL OPTIONS WILL BE VISIBLE WITH THE NEO ADMINISTRA SKILL
[24] VALUE = 0.1% OF DIV ( MIN VALUE 1 )
[25] EASIER TO BOND AND DEVELOP WITH FISH-TYPE BEASTS AND PRIMORDIA.
[26] EASIER TO BOND WITH AND DEVELOP SNAKE-TYPE BEASTS AND PRIMORDIA.
[27] EASIER TO BOND WITH AND DEVELOP INSECT-TYPE BEASTS AND PRIMORDIA.
[28] EASIER TO BOND WITH AND DEVELOP BIRD-TYPE BEASTS AND PRIMORDIA.
[29] EASIER TO BOND WITH AND DEVELOP ARACHNID-TYPE BEASTS AND PRIMORDIA.
[30] EASIER TO BOND WITH AND DEVELOP EXTINCT-TYPE BEASTS AND PRIMORDIA.
[31] EASIER TO BOND WITH AND DEVELOP MYTHICAL/EXTRA-DIMENSIONAL-TYPE BEASTS AND PRIMORDIA.
[32] EASIER TO BOND WITH AND DEVELOP PETS IN A MORE GENERAL FIELD, BUT TO A LESSER EXTENT.
[33] BEING LOVED BY YOUR PETS AND HOUSEHOLD WILL PROVIDE PERIODIC REWARDS... THE SURPRISE IS THE BEST PART
[34] USE SKILL "NEO CHIMERISM TO BLEND TWO OR MORE VIABLE PRIMORDIA. NO TIME LIMIT, REWARDS ARE MEANT TO BE A SURPRISE.
[35] CONTRACT AND OFFICIALLY WELCOME THE FIRST TEN MEMBERS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD. MAY YOU WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE CREATION A MORE INTERESTING PLACE. NO TIME LIMIT, YET.