Hi guys, Birdie here! I want to thank everyone that voted for Rowans next evolution. The winner is Living Armor! This WILL affect the story. Thank you for reading!

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“Rowan, do you see this?”

“Yes mistress, it seems like I now can evolve” Rowan answers in a calm voice.

“I also wanna evolve mama!!” Zar exclaims in anticipation.

“Zar, I’ve told you; you cannot evolve until you reach your max level”.

“But I wanna evolve now!!!” Zar is shouting now. “Morga and Rowa have already evolved but not me! It’s unfair!!” What followed was a terrible tantrum with Zar shouting how he also wanted to be strong and grow up.

“Enough!” I shout and Zar goes silent. “You will evolve someday but not now. Complaining about will not help!”

“I-I’m sorry mama…” Zar whispers. Sigh, I need to stop spoiling him and be more strict or else he will grow up to be a spoiled brat.

“It’s ok but let’s get back to buisness. Rowan, what do you want yo evolve into?”

“A living armor, mistress”. Huh? Did Rowan just decide for himself? Theres nothing wrong with him doing so I just didn’t expect it! Well if that is what he chose then fine. Living armor it is!

The moment I pick living armor Rowans body starts to glow, just like Morganas did before. But while Morhana grew Rowan seems to be shrinking. What is happening to Rowans body? Ugh, the light is blinding me! I shield my eye with my hand. I only lower my hand when the light starts to die out.

Rowans previous form was large and bulky and he looked like an statue more than a warrior but this form… His old stone body have been replaced by white metal covered with yellow ornaments. His arms, neck and wrists are covered with golden chainmail. His hands are golden metal gloves decorated with a cirkular pattern.

Rowans head is now an actual helmet with two long slender horns pointing out from his forehead, leaning backwards. They are slightly curved at the end, giving them a dignified feeling. Inside the helmet theres two small yellow lights, which I assume are his eyes.

He became shorter, about 10 centimeters and he is much slimmer. But he still looks strong. Simply put he looks more human. One could easily believe it was a human wearing a regular armor. Well not exactly regular. He kinda looks like a royal armor.

Some blue screens pops up in front of me.

//Earth Golem Creation have leveled up and you can now create 3 more golems. You will also be able to create them as a subspecies of Earth Golems from the beginning!//

//You have leveled up mana dome and mana spear till level 2! You have gained the title Mana Manipulator!//

//Rowans title Golem of Ruth have been changed into Champion of Ruth! This gives him a stat bonus whenever he is around his master [Ruth]!//

//Stone Weapon Creation have evolved into Earth Elemental Weapon Creation!//

Name: Rowan

Title: Champion of Ruth (new!), Earth Knight (new!)

Race: Living Earth Armor (Named Variant)

Level: 1/80

HP: 150/150(x2)

MP: 20/20(x2)

Vit. 45(x2)

Str. 70(x2)

Dex. 20(x2)

Int. 20(x2)

Wis. 15(x2)

Char. 10(x2)

Luck 20(x2)

Exp: 0/1000

“Mistrews, how do I look?” Rowan asks kneeling in front of me.

“...”

“Mistress?”

… Now that just ain’t fair. I mean look at that HP, that’s just mean. Here I am with my 5 HP and crappy strength and here he comes with freaking 300 points! What about his new skills? Are they just as unfair?

Earth Elemental Weapon Creation Lv. 5

Allows the caster to create a weapon made out of materials belonging to the earth element.The higher the spell level the stronger and more complicated the weapon become. The weapon does not disappear afterwards. Costs 10 mana to create a weapon.

Limited Shapeshifting Lv. 3

Allows the user to use limited shapeshifting. The higher the ability level the more advanced the transformations become. Costs 10 mana to start and another 5 per 5 h. Current avaible forms; 3.

Obs! Because of the casters species the caster can now only transform into weapon related items!

Symbiosis Lv. 1

Thanks to the casters species the caster can be worn by another individual. When done the caster can use the other ones abilities and gets a stat boost.

The other individual have to be sentient and organic. The higher the skill level the more of the other ones power the caster can bring out.

Walking Fortress Lv. 1

By using this skill the user temporarily hightens its defense. The higher the level the stronger the effect and the longer it lasts. Costs 20 MP to use. Current time duration; 15 minutes.

Rage Lv. 1

The user is thrown in a fit of rage and attacks everything in sight. When used the user gets an incredible stat boost.

Swordsmanship Lv. 7

Allows the user to handle a sword. The higher the level the higher the mastery of said art.

Hand-to hand Combat Lv. 4

Allows the user to fight unarmed. The higher the level the higher the mastery of said art.

Ohhhhhh! This is really cool! I am no longer jealous… Ok maybe just a tiny bit but not as much as before! With this Rowans combat capacity is much higher! The Symbiosis skill seems almost to good to be true! The only thing that worries me is that Rage thing, that could be dangerous. Attack everything in sight? Not good. He could by mistake attack innocents. Or me. That would be bad.

“Mistress, is something wrong?” Rowan asks in a worried tone. Oh, sorry Rowan, I forgot that you were there.

“Everything is fine Rowan. Also, you look really handsome! Like a hero from a fairy tale!”

“T-thank you mistress, but I-I am not worthy of such kind words!”. For some reason Rowan sounds embarrased. It’s kinda cute.

A sudden groan brings me back to reality. I turn around and on the ground I see Philomena. Crap, I forgot about her!

((Rowan, for now we keep your new form a secret!))

“If that is what you wish mistress”.

“What about the party?” Zar asks.

((We will have it tomorrow, don’t worry!)) I summon Rowan back into the storage before I sit down besides Philomena. Slowly she opens her eyes. When she sees me she smiles.

“Ungh, that was a… Good hit kiddo” she says, laughing a little.

“A-are you ok?” I ask.

“Yeah, don’t worry. Besides” she says and sits up” it was my fault, getting distracted like that. Hehehe, you really fooled me there!”

“But why did you want to fight me?”.

“Well that’s a dumb question. You are simply too good!” Philomena exclaims.

“... Huh?”.

Philomena stands up and brush the dust of her armor.

“When I first started training you I immediately noticed how quickly you picked up what I taught you. Usually learning techniques like Fire Step would take months to learn and years to master. But you understood it in a couple of minutes! I got curious and started to teach you more complex moves but you mastered all of them, no matter what I presented to you. I couldn’t figure it out no matter how much I thinked about it. So I decided to test you. I thought maybe then I could understand. Sadly I got nowhere. I guess you will continue being my little mystery, heh?” Philomena says this all while smiling.

“I guess so” I answer.

“But man that was an interesting fight!” she says and starts to laugh. “Even if I only used a part of my power you really amused me till no end!”

“EHHHHH!? You didn’t go all out!?”

“Hahahaha! Of course not!”. Philomena puts her hands or her hips. “I didn’t want to kill you after all!”

… Dangerous, too dangerous.

“But ya know, to defeat me, even if I did hold back, that is quite a feat! How about you and me go dungeon exploring together?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well now that I’ve seen that you are able to take care of yourself I think that visiting a dungeon might be good training! So what do you think? Do ya wanna venture into a dungeon and defeat monsters with me?” Philomena stretch out her hand, offering it to me.

((... Guys?))

“I will follow you no matter what mistress”.

“Seemsss like fun”.

“I wanna go on an adventure with mama!”.

… Ok then it is decided. I grasp Philomenas hand and shake it. She gives me an eager smile. This is gonna be so much fun! Let’s kick some monster butt together!”

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*Later~~~*

“Puahh!”.

Philomena lets out a pleased sigh and slams the glas into the reception desk. “Another one!” she shouts before starting to wave the glass in Owens face. He takes the glas and fills it with a golden beverage. Philomena takes a huge sip on it before she lays her arm around me. Because of my heigth my face ends up getting embedded between her breasts.

I try to escape this dangerous trap but Philomenas strength is too much.

“Let me tell you a thing Ruth! I knew it from the moment I saw you, I knew that, that you were special! Right guys!?” Philomena says, rising her glass above her head. The adventurers surrounding us all did the same while shouting in agreement.

How did it get to this? I remember that after promising to go dungeon exploring with Philomena we went back to the guild. Then she got invited to drink with some other adventurers and after that things got out off hand. It appears that Philomena cannot handle booze very well.

Ugh, I don’t like this. I stare at Owen with pleading eyes. He sighs before giving me a quick nod. When Philomena begs for another drink he pours a different kind of liquid in it. This one is red in colour and have a sweet smell. Philomena doesn’t notice. She takes another huge sip. For a few seconds everything seems normal… That is until she gets completely red in her face. She hastily makes an excuse and runs away.

I give Owen a questioning gaze. He simply ignores me. Well, I didn’t suspect him to answer. Before Philomena comes back from who knows where I hurry up the stairs and walk into the female resting area. As usual I am the only one here. Seems like everyone else is busy either drinking or doing quests.

I undress and decides to take a bath. I think I am worth it. Carefully I submerge myself in the warm water and relax. This have been quite an eventfull day and I am dead tired. But I look forward towards heading into that dungeon Philomena spoke about. It seems quite fun and who knows? Maybe I can find a way to dispel my curse in there?

“Mama…”

((Hn? What is it Zar?))

“Remember when you had a bath with Morgana?”

((... Nonono! Wai-!!))