There has to be a range for that power…
The range for Erzili’s ability to turn me into a sentient mass of goo could be anything from a few feet to the entirety of the Fort, considering the entire Fort was Erzili’s domain.
Speaking of the Fort there’s also Sniffles to worry about…
The guardian of the Fort seemed to be another enemy that I would need to properly prepare myself for. The odds were already ridiculously stacked against me, and the only saving grace I possessed was my ability to continuously wage war against them without them being the wiser. I had an infinite number of ‘retries’ granted by [Duality], and that was enough to tip the scales slightly in my favor.
“Let’s see if there’s anything in my Titles that can tip the scales a bit more.”
Title(s): [Reincarnated] [User] [Gorger] [Larvae Slayer] [Jonah] [Parasite] [David] [Agkistrodon Slayer] [Genocidal] [Retaliator] [Phoenix] [Merciless] [Demiurge] [Sage Slayer]
One by one, I combed through the list.
Title: [Reincarnated]
Details: A unique title. As a reincarnated being, you are granted access to select skills, memories and knowledge of your past life.
The knowledge and memories except for those relating to names of people and places, and dates of anything personal or concrete. The name I had in my past life was forever lost to me, as was my birthday. I would need to choose a new day to celebrate my ‘birth’ in Alamir, whenever I discovered what calendars and dating system it used. According to Oblivion, I would lose all my memories if I let the nightmares invading the earth succeed. Did that mean I would lose this title too? I did not know.
Title: [User]
Details: A unique title. Grants the ability to attain the specialties of any being or object the “User” has conquered, dominated and/or consumed.
What this failed to tell me was that I could only attain the specialties of creatures I defeated after my evolution. I could not kill a random bat and the next minute gain the power to use its echolocation. I needed to reach the maximum level for my species, which came with its own set of requirements before I could gain the powers.
I almost swiped to the next title when something caught my eye. I looked at the title [User] again, slowly, and I read over the words. Again, I read. A third time, I read it. One word stuck to me: the ability to attain the specialties of any being or object.
“It can’t be that simple.”
Objects.
My gaze turned to my immediate surroundings and rapidly opened my World Map. I could find them, tiny sparkling objects on the map that I dismissed earlier, consumable items. Thick bushes rife with thorns and leaves were before me, and I noticed a small dark-yellow fruit hanging from them. I lunged for the fruit like a man possessed, plucking a handful of them within my skeletal fingers.
Loot Obtained!
Ingredient: [Alaberry]
You may view more information about Ingredients in the Crafting Menu.
I did not hesitate in searching for more information.
Ingredient: [Alaberry]
Class: Very Common Item
Quality: Poor
Details: The Alaberry is a small bitter-sour berry that is famous for being found in nearly every forest region of Alamir, but incredibly scarce in deserts and tundra. It is known for possessing minor analgesic properties and is an ingredient in many homemade alchemical tonics and potions, particularly, the homemade healing potion.
Effects: Cures 0.01% of HP
I held the Alaberry in my right hand. It was soft, soft enough that the tiniest application of pressure would burst it open. The very possibility that it was unripe did not escape me, but there was no time to care.
You have unequipped [Mask of Janus] as your head apparel.
Removing my two-faced mask, the Alaberry found itself in my jaws. My teeth bit down and I knew not the taste, but I chewed slowly on every single bit of it, focusing, focusing –
[As a creature lacking a digestive system, you cannot use restorative items]
It was worth a shot.
You have equipped [Mask of Janus] as your head apparel.
I sighed and moved on to the next one.
Title: [Gorger]
Details: An uncommon title. Grants the ability to stockpile food in the form of reserve health. Eating twice the user’s body weight provides 10% of their total HP as reserve health. Consuming four times the user’s body weight provides 20% and consuming eight times the user’s body weight provides a maximum of 50% as reserve health.
A title that was rather useless as a skeleton. I could not “store food.”
Title: [Larvae Slayer]
Details: An uncommon title. Grants +25% Damage to larvae and infantile opponents while granting +30% Damage Reduction from larvae and infantile opponents.
The baby-slayer title. It would be easier to just say: “this title makes it easier to kill babies and young children.”
Title: [Jonah]
Details: A rare title. The bearer can survive within the stomach of any living being without being digested. Staying for three days within the stomach of any living being grants +30% Damage Dealt to all beings of that type in the future. Staying for three weeks grants +60% Damage Dealt and +30% Damage Reduction. Staying for three months grants +90% Damage Dealt and +90% Damage Reduction.
This still possessed merits, assuming I was swallowed by a dragon or some other extremely large beast. I wondered if Alamir possessed Kaiju-sized monsters. It would honestly not surprise me.
Title: [Parasite]
Details: An uncommon title. Constantly absorb 10% of a host’s health and magic and have it added to yours. Lingering on
