'Heart of golem'(corrected)
The sun had just risen and its rays of light entered the room making it brighter. Because of the light, Mark opened his eyes still sleepy, rolled onto his back, and looked up at the ceiling.
"An unknown roof."
He hoped that when he woke up he would find himself on his old bed, with Selene next to him, sleeping leaning on his shoulder.
"Sometimes reality is hard to deal with, SIGH."
He got out of bed and went to wash his face. Once all sleepiness was gone, he ate a quick breakfast, with the supplies he had found, and went back to his room to think about what to do for the day.
[Good morning host.] -Replied the guide with his assistant mechanic.
"I feel like I'm being greeted by Alexa. Anyway, I want to ask you a question, how are the skills activated? "
[It depends on the type of skill, there are those who are activated under certain conditions and some are activated by saying or thinking about their name.]
"It's easier than expected, after training this morning I'll try to activate them."
He went out carrying the short sword with him.
Yesterday he had trained physically, but this morning he wanted to try to train with the weapon. Being a complete beginner he understood that many of his moves were unnecessary or wrong, but you have to start with something, plus he could see that the stats were improving.
"998, 999, 1000, haaaaa, I completed 1000 swings."
What Mark had focused on, were vertical and horizontal swings and stabs, simple but effective moves, that made his arms ache, after all that training.
"I rest for an hour and then I try the skills."
After making the decision, he had lunch and went to meditate in the room. He had never been a meditation type of person, but according to Selene, who was passionate about yoga, meditating helped to clear thoughts and facilitate recovery from fatigue.
[Host wake up, an hour has passed.]
Hearing the voice, he opened his eyes feeling much better, he had asked the guide to warn him in case he did not realize the passage of time.
"Of course Selene was right, I feel much less fatigued." -Stretching, he stood up and prepared to activate the abilities.
"Well, 'limit break' can only be activated in combat, magic is still a no, what remains 'golem's heart', so let's try it."
'Golem heart.' - The moment he thought about activating the ability, the world turned gray
--- pov first person ---
Everything has lost its color, I didn't feel anything, I didn't remember anything, I could only look ahead
'Objective analyze the skill.'
The words came out of my mouth but at the same time I didn't seem to speak. This situation was scary, but now that I think about it what was the concept of fear? All I had in mind was to test the ability, I couldn't have other thoughts, fear of the situation, the sadness of not remembering anything. All I could perceive was pure mechanical coldness.
'It is believed that the goal of analyzing the skill has been completed, skill deactivation.'
--- third-person pov ---
The moment the ability was deactivated, Mark fell to the ground. her complexion turned pale and cold sweat came from every pore of her body.
"What the heck was that thing! I felt like I was becoming a robot. "
Mark was terrified, but let's be honest who wouldn't be. His whole body seemed to freeze, every kind of feeling of life was gone, the only thing that made him realize he was alive was the goal of analyzing the ability.
"Guide give me an analysis." - He said while his complexion was still pale.
[From what I have been able to analyze, the ability not only improves the willingness to perform a goal but transforms your mind into that of a golem. Golems are existences known for their stubbornness, they are created to accomplish a goal, and no matter how many years they may pass they still wouldn't give up.]
"Now what I want to know was me or someone else?" -He asked him seriously.
[Don't worry host, you were still yourself, the human mind is much stronger than that of a golem. So if you strengthen your mind the effects of the skill will be less severe. As for the corruption, I think it refers to decreasing your humanity by making you more like a golem.]
Understanding the situation, Mark became concerned. The skill itself was very useful, the ability to focus 100% on a goal is impossible for a person due to various reasons, but this skill manages to eliminate all thoughts making you focus completely on your objective. It was a useful skill, but it was risky, because every time you use it, there was the possibility that it would try to corrupt you.
"Guide how I can improve my mind."
[Meditation can help, but it still has limitations. Unfortunately, I do not have enough data but there will surely be solutions in Orario.]
Hearing the guide, Mark understood that before he could rely on 'heart of golem' it is better if he strengthen his mind because it is true he wants to save Selene, but it would not make sense if he could not feel happy to be with her.
"Okay, from today after each training I will do an hour of meditation." -Once decided, he went to train again, by now he had recovered from the use of the skill and did not want to lose time for his training. Since he had been training with the short sword in the morning, he decided to train his physique again.
He decided to do specific training for each basic skill. For strength he raised the furniture inside the building, for dexterity, he trained his balance, for his endurance and agility he ran as fast as possible until he had no more strength. The new training had paid off.
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[NAME]: Mark Tormeto
[AGE]: 18
[LV]: 1
[BASIC ABILITIES]:
Strength: I 16 -> I 27
Endurance: I 15 -> I 22
Dexterity: I 20 -> I 26
Agility: I 25 -> I 36
Magic: I 10
[DEVELOPMENT ABILITIES]:
(none)
[MAGIC]:
-electricity control: allows control over electric mana.
SKILLS:
-Golem heart: Your experiences have taught you true human nature, this makes it harder to get others into your heart and only people who truly care about you can receive your feelings.
(active) Turns off your human side and increases your statistics (blocks the use of limit break) (corruption risk).
(passive) Makes it easier to distinguish the nature of people.
-Limit break (lv1): the possibility of exceeding your limits in order not to be weaker.
(active) doubles the gains but you will suffer double the pain (it can only be activated before fighting if deactivated it will negate any kind of gain).
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"My stats are increasing, especially strength and agility, but the others haven't increased much." -He thought aloud.
[This is because each statistic includes several subfields. For example endurance not only affects your stamina, but also your strength and vitality.]
"What are you saying is that my training doesn't cover all areas of basic skills and that's why they grow slowly?"
[Exactly, for this reason, I told you that without enemies, sooner or later the training will slow down until it stops.]
"Is there any monster nearby that I would be able to beat?" -He asked him as he held the short sword he had at his side.
[The easiest monsters to beat would be goblins or slimes, which can be found in the forest a 1-hour walk to north. I advise the host to improve agility to at least 50.]
"Okay. If tomorrow I train more than today, I should be able to get to 50 points in agility for the fourth day. Aniway that's enough for today, the sun is setting and I prefer to go to sleep earlier. Wake me up before the sun rises. "
He headed for the building, but before going to bed he meditated for an hour and then went to sleep.
(Author: I know these chapters were quite boring, but I couldn't let the protagonist go straight to fight. The next chapters there will be more action and in a couple of chapters it will go in Orario)