James forced herself not to immediately think yes. Despite the Class clearly being the best option so far. And loving absolutely everything about it. She had to be logical, she was sure this decision would impact her future more than she could currently appreciate. So, she forced herself to reread the description again.

Pure Caster

Requirements: You have yet to choose a Class. You have sensed mana for 20+ years without a Skill. You have manipulated mana without a Skill. You have killed with your mana. You have received no magical education.

Description: As a Pure Caster you have just begun your magical journey. You achieved this without outside interference and have not aligned your mana with any affinities. You revel in the simple elegance of pure mana and are determined to stay true to your path of power and excellence. One of the most balanced paths, you have yet to choose a specific course of study, but as a Pure Caster others are warily watching for what you may evolve into.

Stats per level: +2 Perception, +4 Wisdom, +4 Intelligence, +1 Endurance, +1 Vitality, +2 Willpower, +2 Agility, +3 Free points

Commence integration? Warning: Some paths may now be closed to you and yet other opened.

The Class had 19 (19!) stats per level to its name, high requirements and a description hinting at future prowess. And best of all, it didn’t ask her to make too many choices. The description even talked about it being a ‘balanced’ path, though she suspected it only meant it in a magical sense.

Not that she knew what magic meant in the real world, it couldn’t be the same as Harry Potter. Though she would be willing to start wearing robes if that was a requirement. If she learned magic… well, she had no clue what she would be able to do. Like Christian had told her the first time she had an alert and didn’t believe him that she predicted the goblin attack, did she really know what was possible anymore? Did magic require spells she had no shot of learning here on Earth? Would her growth be stymied by her lack of access to resources? She thought about it and decided that the likelihood was low even if the risk was high.

Counting to five just so she could say she seriously thought about it without lying, she mentally indicated yes. The same searing feeling from getting her Permanent Skill came back, but this time all over her body. Starting at her toes and creeping up, every so often the energy seemed to branch out before concentrating again to the same line.

Reaching her torso, she could feel the energy going across the places clothes would have stitching in order to accentuate the figure before going up to her clavicle and going across her hands. Another line started at her tailbone and crept up her spine, eventually reaching her head and separating into five separate bands reaching the top of her forehead. Those lines hurt even worse than the first two, probably because of all the nerve endings there, making her believe the change wasn’t only in her head and was also physical. James had to force herself to not scream out loud, though thankfully (or not, depending on how you look at it) her recent experiences had earned her some knowledge on how to deal with that. Just because she judged it safe enough to quietly gain her Class while she recovered didn’t mean that it was safe to scream.

Your Class Pure Caster has reached Level 1! Stats allocated.

Your Class Pure Caster has reached Level 2! Stats allocated.

You have gained Title Forerunner of Magic!

Forerunner of Magic: You're the first person on your planet to obtain a magic-related class on your own merit and achievements, be proud of your achievements and carry your planet forward! Gives a permanent 12% to wisdom and intelligence.

Your Race Human has reached Level 1! Stats allocated.

Your Race Human has reached Level 2! Stats allocated.

She looked at the messages in shock, she thought Christian said it was hard to gain race levels? Well, she wasn’t going to argue. Her new title suggested that wisdom and intelligence were particularly important stats for magic, so she was glad her new Class provided so much in each level.

Opening her Status page, James looked at her stats in satisfaction, liking the new values she was seeing. Her stats were particularly inflated because of her two Titles, something she was sure nobody else in this particular Tutorial had since Christian hadn’t mentioned it. Thinking about it, maybe Arthur had gained a Title for being the leader.

Name

James King

Race

Human, sub-omega --- other pathways detected ---

Perception

28

Mana

414

Wisdom

20

Mana regen

31/minute

Intelligence

20

Stamina

154

Endurance

9

Stamina regen

14/minute

Strength

7

Health

220

Vitality

11

Health regen

77/day

Willpower

11

Titles: Mark of the Censured and Censored, Forerunner of Magic

Agility

15

Her magic-oriented stats, wisdom and intelligence, had doubled, but everything had seen a dramatic increase. While her physical stats probably still didn’t really compare to the other people with Classes at the camp, she wasn’t as outmatched as before. If she returned to the camp now, Arthur would have no grounds under which he could assign her bodyguards. She doubted that would stop him though. So of course, that was when she remembered Louis.