Salvos (A Monster Evolution)

Chapter 17.2- ???

17.2. ???

General Skill [Basic Mana Manipulation] Level Up!

[Basic Mana Manipulation - Lvl. 4] -> [Basic Mana Manipulation - Lvl. 5]!

Experience is awarded for the leveling of a General Skill!

Skill [Flame Coat] Learned!

Experience is awarded for the learning of a Skill!

I lowered the sword, letting the fire outlining the sword dissipate and leaned against the cave wall. I glanced out at the blue moon hanging over the night sky. I had spent a lot of time trying to learn that Skill— I wasn't even sure if there was a Skill for that in the first place, but I had to try.

It was a convenient Skill: one that extended beyond the uses of a [Fire Strike]. It created a hungry, raging flame that covered an object— any object— without burning the object itself. But unlike a [Fire Strike] which lasted only a moment, the [Flame Coat] did not extinguish until I stopped feeding it mana.

I laid the sword down to the ground as its metal blade clinked against the floor as I evaluated my Status.

Salvos

Species: [Lesser Demon]

Subspecies: [Zelus Imp] - Lvl. 23

General Skills:

[Basic Mana Manipulation] - Lvl. 5

[Identification] - Lvl. 4

[Racial Skill: Universal Language Comprehension] - Lvl. 1

[Rest] - Lvl. 1

Stats:

[Available Stat Points: 0]

[Vitality]: 21

[Strength]: 16

[Endurance]: 32

[Wisdom]: 39

[Agility]: 51

Skills:

[Available Skill Points: 3]

[Basic Fire Creation] - Lvl. 14

[Double Step] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)

[Fire Strike] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)

[Fire Blast] - Lvl. 10

[Flame Coat] - Lvl. 1

[Passive - General Tool Proficiency] - Lvl. 3

[Unused Skill Slot] x1

I didn't level from what I just did, but I still had 3 additional Skill Points carried over from past levels. I decided to expend 2 of them now for [Flame Coat], considering the current drain the Skill had on my mana, raising it to Level 3. Finally satisfied, I let [Rest] take over and began to heal.

The moon continued to make its way through the dark sky as time went on, until finally, the man lying next to me shifted, grousing as he got up.

"I'm... I'm alive?"

He rubbed at his eyes then stared at the palm of his hands. He opened and closed them slowly, before jumping up and throwing a fist in the air.

"I'm alive!"

"Yes you are."

He yelped as I appeared next to him, almost falling back to the ground. He reached for something around his waist, but stopped himself when he saw my holding his sword against his neck.