CHAPTER THREE

Status is determined by the gods, but mine is...

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Achievements weren’t the only thing that everyone could see

Saying ‘status’ would reveal your status screen quickly

There you’d see your title, class, and status all quantified

And a divine message meant to fill you up with pride

The message and the stats all changed as your achievements grew

Sometimes there could even be a few gods watching you

Gods and goddesses would pick a child to watch over

Like a guardian angel or some divine helper

Twig’s own father once received advice from gods of fire

That let him cast a hundred balls of flame and never tire

His mother had the blessing of the goddess of the sword

And all his sisters had gods by which they were all adored

Twig had yet to learn the identity of his watcher

It was strange but he assumed they’d be revealed later

He asked his friends one day to share the statuses they’d earned

And twig was more than just slightly surprised by what he learned

~ Name: Leaf ~

Title: Wind Walker

Class: Scout [lv1]

HP

[7]

MANA

[6]

ATK

[8]

INT

[9]

DEF

[5]

SPD

[12]

A speedy lad who caught the eye of this old god of speed

His speedy legs have never failed him in his time of need

The fastest of his friends and always on time for a date

No one in the world has ever seen him arrive late

~ Name: Pebble ~

Title: Protector

Class: Tank [lv1]

HP

[9]

MANA

[6]

ATK

[7]

INT

[5]

DEF

[14]

SPD

[5]

A bigger lad who in his youth ate all his meats and greens

The god of strength has blessed him, everyone knows what that means

He stands in front of all his friends with bravery and pride

The strength of gravity will always be on this lad’s side

~ Name: Sky ~

Title: Angelic

Class: Priestess [lv2]

HP

[9]

MANA

[17]

ATK

[8]

INT

[5]

DEF

[8]

SPD

[6]

A dainty girl comparable to an elven priestess

To say the least she’s just as fair as any known goddess

Even the ground would hesitate to touch a girl so fair

That is why she tends to favour floating through the air

His friends all had amazing blessings from their deities

Recognized achievements which they seemed to earn with ease

Their achievements boosted all their stats in different ways

Some of them got new blessings every three or four days

But when he looked back at his own his tears began to fall

None of his base stats had ever been boosted at all

His class and titles seemed more like a joke than a blessing

And his divine advice was was definitely the worst thing

~ Name: Twig ~

Title: Toe-Stubber

Class: Jerk [lv1]

HP

[5]

MANA

[5]

ATK

[5]

INT

[5]

DEF

[5]

SPD

[5]

A useless waste of time who would be better off at home

A nuisance to the world wherever he should choose to roam

His only aptitude is cleaning up his messy house

He should do his chores while being quiet as a mouse

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