Chapter 29

Snake Report: Day Twenty-three

[Mana resistance: Rank XX]

[Passive Healing: Rank XIX]

[Voice of Gaia: Rank V]

I slept.

I really did, I slept and woke up, used magic and then went back to sleep.

Somehow... Somehow I'm alive.

Like someone with alcohol poisoning, too stubborn to go to the hospital. I basically puked up magical spells and rolled back over into slumber.

I also shed my skin, several times from the looks of it.

Insert joke about onions [here-] No. Stop that.

Still.

Outside of asking the [Voice of Gaia] nonsensical and open ended questions like "WHY?" over and over, I think I mostly used [Earth Molding]

Camp Big-foot is now a large human-sized bunker, complete with replica stone sofa, table, chairs, and book-shelf. At it's center, the shrine to the little-snake-god still sits.

The absurdity is noted. Half-awake molding magic is just that. I made whatever would make the pain subside while I spammed questions.

Somehow though, I think I've now reached some sort of middle ground.

I feel sick. I still feel pain.

But I think its less.

I'm going to attribute this to [Mana resistance: Rank XX]

Intense.

Slowly but surely, I am becoming immune. Like some ancient ninja that injects themselves with poison from a young age, the effects are lessening. First the Mushrooms, now the Magic Crystal... It seems I've taken the long and winding masochistic-route to survival.

The seemingly endless magic is also a benefit.

In a strange way, I think my magical reserve has increased.

It's not just the overflow from the crystal that has long since dissolved and poisoned the ever-hissing shit out of me. Though it's still overflowing a bit, my magical reserve is easily twice what it was before, maybe even more. The more I used magic, the more of it I seem to get.

I guess it's like a muscle, only I've been working it out while using dangerous steroids.

It's not the only thing that has been adjusting though. I faintly remember other things popping up along the edge of my awareness.

"[Voice of Gaia]: Show me my abilities."

[Level 34]

[TITLE: DIVINE BEAST, LEVIATHAN]

[BRANCH: Magic essence]

[UNIQUE TRAITS:]

[Toxic] - Toxic Flesh. Dangerous is consumed. [Crystalline scales] - Increased Defense [Omnivore] - Capable of eating non-monster food-stuffs. [Affinity of Flame] - Bonded to the Element. [Legendary] - A rare being. Not often seen, known only to Legend.

[STATUS: Lessening]

[MANA-BURN] - Magic exceeding capacity. Damage inflicted. Status is the result of consumption - Large [Mana Crystal]

[RESISTANCES]

[Poison resistance: Rank X] [Fire resistance: Rank II] - Affinity* [Mana resistance: Rank XX]

[Skills]

[Healing:] [Passive Healing XIX] - Automatically being to recover from injuries. Mana drained as a result. [Heal I] - Third rank of healing. [Flame element] - Affinity* [Leviathan breath I] - Rare ability. Advanced variation of [Flame Breath] [Fireball II] - A ball of flame, capable of long-range. [Earth element] [Earth Molding III] - Second spell rank of [Earth Manipulation] [Water element] [Water Manipulation I] - Ability to actively mold and shape water. [Knowledge element] [Voice of Gaia V] - Knowledge embodiment. Spirit of the world. [Divine element] [None] - None

Hissssss... I can't believe I'm still alive.

Even the pretty looking rocks of the world want me dead.