《DK (Dropped)》Chapter IV - Using my Third Wish
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My view was still dark.
"Isn't it not the time for a cliché npc or something like that to appear?" I stated.
Still nothing happened.
(Okay, let's try this! Give me a tab!) I shouted in my thoughts.
No tab appeared.
(I must be doing something wrong, but the way trough is on trial and error!)
(Give me a gray tab!) shouted again in my mind, (Ah, this time it worked!)
Actually, it worked the first time. The thing is that the first tab was black.
"I guess full customization is the way to go?" I mumble as I was thinking on what to do.
In the end, the tab was just a gray square with nothing in it.
(Add three sections, each one with the name weak, good, strong...) I paused for a second.
(Add a title name for the tab, skills & abilities, give a color to each of the 3 sections!)
After it updated.
(No dammit! No blue! Replace it with orange now!) Shouting in my mind seemed to work really fast on the tab.
It still seemed to bit poor for me. (All current words on Bold and capslock! Ha! Better!)
"Now wich skill should I go with first?"
(On the first line of each section, add one icon of a green heart with a cross inside it on wich each one will look better on good and even better on strong!) Poof, three icons appeared, each one in the respective section.
(Put the following stats on each skill...)
The current stats were these.
Skill
Weak Regeneration - Fast recovery from small wounds, extreme slow recovery time for big wounds.
Good Regeneration - Fast recovery from all wounds.
Strong Regeneration - Instant recovery time of every wound, can only be used every 7 days.
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(The important thing is done, only a fucked up would not want regeneration! I should add a few more skills, but I have to keep in mind that they take a while to achieve...)
And so I decided to create 2 more skills. (I will add 2 more skills, also I will focus on weak ones as they only take 1 day!)
(Do the same as the previous skill with exception of it being teal color, put it next to Regeneration) I waited a few more seconds, as I was trying to think about the third skill.
(Below the Regeneration skill, add another line for a new skill, on wich it will be an eye!) I do enjoy having some sort of order, so the first line would be for buffs and second one for utilities.
Skill
Weak Ally Heal - Fast recovery from small wounds, extreme slow recovery time for big wounds.
Good Ally Heal - Fast recovery from all wounds, possible growth of a lost body part.
Strong Ally Heal - Revive Ally, can only be used every 3 days, skill will not work on allies who died 3 days before revival.
Skill
Weak Commander Vision - Form basic battle map with allies, requires the user to stay in one position.
Good Commander Vision - Form medium battle map with allies, 50% chance of showing neutrals and enemies, requires the user to stay in one position.
Strong Commander Vision - Form Strong battle map with allies, neutrals and enemies, requires the user to stay in one position, not usable for user if in direct combat.
(Some would ask why I made this commander vision skill, well, simply because, I can use it when sleeping and its the best skill against traitors and spies!) I was really proud of this skill, while I still wanted to get some good attacks, my priority was regeneration.
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(Start working on Weak Regeneration!) I was screaming to the floating tab, but nothing changed on it.
(All ongoing and completed skills will have a white line surrounding their icon. Also add a timer on top left screen please, purple for now!)
With the basics done, I could finally rest and think of other things.
But then, something surprised me.
On top left of the tab, "Weak Regeneration ETA: 6 Hours"
"How is that even possible? Maybe it also adds the time since I was born? Thats the only explanation, right?" I mumbled to myself.
(The other answers I could think of were either... Either days and nights are different in this world or this is exactly like sleeping, on wich 1 minute in a dream can be actually 1 hour in life?)
"Even so, thank you God for this one" I spoke while opening my eyes.
(I think will replace the term eyes with vision since I got vision but no eyes...) I did not know if this thought was a joke or something just sad.
"Time to check how the surface is going."
I did not know for sure what happened in that moment, as I was confused when I rose up from the grave for the second time, it was dark but with some light.
Was it still the same night or the second night already?
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