BECOMING YOUR AVATAR

Chapter 2: Preliminary tests...

She had run all evening and into the night. Reveling in her seemingly infinite endurance and powerful legs. She could run faster and longer than ever. And coupled with her stealth skills inherited from her Thief and Assassin classes she could do it without being noticed. Not that anyone where she lived could catch her, in the middle of the countryside and almost surrounded by fields. But she had to make sure that no one discovered her new nature for the time being. It was difficult to imagine the direct consequences of such a confrontation between two worlds. Because she had to test her magic, she could already see herself enjoying her power. But she had to do it out of sight and in the most absolute discretion. She had already worked out a solution for that.

It wasn't easy, in theory, to run around in a mage's dress and an outfit that wasn't well suited to physical exercise. However, she managed to do it without any problem, like her avatar in the game. No doubt also thanks to the various passive skills that ran through her and boosted her constantly.

Feeling the wind against her delicate skin and enjoying the speed at which she moved was an incredible experience. She could have run like this for hours more but she was in a hurry to test her body and her new powers further.

A deserted plain, with no houses around, no walkers ever came here. It was the ideal place to give free rein to her magic without any witnesses. Moreover, night was falling, which would make her feel more secure.

Moreover, with a simple thought, she began to invoke the Master's Night Vision. Her eyes briefly glowed blue, she could now see as if it were daylight as the sun had disappeared into the horizon.

"Perfect, now let's see what I'm really capable of" she said.

"Let's start with low level spells and work our way up."

First, she conjured a small ball of fire in her hand that she twirled between her fingers, then a small arc of electricity that encompassed her wrists, drops of water that gravitated around the flame without extinguishing it, and small pebbles that encompassed everything else thanks to a gentle breeze that was located exclusively between her two hands as if the wind itself had been confined to that particular area. Gently, she manipulated the 5 main elements, they obeyed her and she smiled at this vision of surreal beauty. Yet it seemed perfectly natural to her, as if she had been doing this all her life. Perhaps it was the case in a way, after all, she was the great heroine Fiasca now...

She inwardly enjoyed this lie that she forced her mind and ego to convince herself of. But was it a lie after all? She had the appearance and abilities of Fiasca. And the proof was once again before her eyes.

Suddenly, her elemental manipulations disappeared and she held out her arms, a demented smile on her face, "Master's infernal flamethrower!"

And huge orange flames shot out of her hands, burning everything in their path and blackening the ground. She continued to rage and amplify the power of her flames.

"Lightning rage!"

There was probably no reason to say the names of skills or spells out loud, but for some reason, Fiasca thought it was best. In real combat, it would obviously be a disadvantage because the opponent would immediately know to anticipate her action.

Anyway, instead of the destructive flames, large amounts of lightning appeared as if Fiasca herself was a power plant generating endless amounts of electricity. She was reveling in her own power.

She drew her magic staff: Dragon's Will to prepare for the next test.

Normally, a novice mage could not cast her magic without a tool to channel it. But more experienced mages used staffs or scepters to further amplify their spells and give them extra bonuses. Dragon's Will, the legendary artifact Fiasca finally obtained after defeating the Ancestral Dragon Milvidiir 50 times, improved the damage of her spells, lowered their cost, and gave her a critical bonus. It also gave him bonuses in Intelligence, Dexterity and increased resistance to fire damage.