*chirp* *chirp* *chirp*

The sun was shining brightly and the sound of birds could be heard in the distance, making this a perfect morning.

I was sitting in a chair in my back yard with my eyes closed thinking about my next move. Two weeks have passed since the monkey had healed and during two weeks I trained even more than before.

I would now hunt 2 days a week just to secure food and the rest of the time I spent in improving my stats and skills.

Every day I would tire myself so much that when I was resting I even started to miss the feeling of my muscles burning from the all the exercise I did all the time.

It was crazy. I would have never thought I would start to crave working out myself to the bone.

Another reason was that while I was training the adrenaline numbed out most of the pain of the overworked muscles and curbed the loneliness I was constantly feeling growing inside me.

But there was good news; I was finally going to start to create my elemental seed.

My physical stats were also at their peak, all having reached the max potential of a human being.

The result of that was a man over 185 cm tall with rock solid muscles that were definitely able to explode with full power at any moment.

I felt incredible, like I could do anything in the world.

I waited until the monkey came for his daily tribute to start the process of creating the seed. I had talked to the monkey and he had agreed to guide me step by step until I succeeded.

“You came a little earlier than expected.”

“Well the creation of an elemental seed is not an easy task so I decided to not let you wait.”

“You have my thanks.”

“No need, just don't forget what you promised me.”

In exchange for the monkey overseeing my seed formation he asked for one of my plastic water bottles. The plastic bottle had left a big impression on the monkey who didn't understand from what kind of material the bottle was made that it could be so strong, malleable and transparent. In its eyes it was definitely a priceless treasure

I of course immediately agreed.

“Okay then let’s begin.”

I sat cross-legged on the ground and closed my eyes.

In front of me appeared the interface, on which I stared the spirit attribute that was at 9 and then willed it to rise.

The stored energy in the blue gem started to rapidly decrease, but my soul on the other hand started to rapidly increase. My soul started pulsating, expanding beyond its fullest capacity until it seemingly hit something hard and stopped. It was like a formless wall that surrounded my soul in all directions.

When my soul hit the wall it rebounded back , but in the next second it started expanding more and more seemingly without limit. The soul was putting more pleasure on the wall every second until the wall started to crack.

When the wall cracked the soul started to seep out from wherever it could.

I felt relieved because the soul expansion was not without consequences for me. I was dead tiered and my brain hurt like it was being operated on bringing me unbearable pain.

As I was beginning to relax the voice of the monkey sounded in my soul.

“Don’t let your soul seep out, you have to break the barrier in one go if you want to succeed in forming your elemental seed.”

I did as the monkey told me and didn't let any more of my soul seep out.

One hour later.

My brain was as good as mush. I was breathing hard and I didn’t have a concept of time anymore. It was just endless pushing in order to completely destroy the wall surrounding my soul.

“Just a little more. Just a little more and I will be able to create my elemental seed and have access to powers that no one has possessed in my world.”

I started to give the last push when I saw that the wall could not handle anymore the expansion do my soul.

“ Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....”

*Break*

The wall finally broke and the pain was gone leaving way to a feeling of freedom.

“Good, you broke through. Now you only have to attract towards yourself the elemental particles that coincide with your attribute.”

I pulled myself together and started to focus on what has now appeared after the wall broke.

It was an array of shapes and colours.

Some particles were moving erratically, some didn't move at all, others radiated some type of light while others were like black holes absorbing light.

I was mesmerized by this and couldn’t do anything because I didn't know what to do. I just stared at them all, as if I was watching the most beautiful light show in the entire world.

Time passed, but I couldn’t really tell because my concept of time in this place was fucked.

I just waited and waited, until a peculiar particle came words me.

It was different from the other particles because it sometimes stopped for no reason to just start moving the other second. It sometimes just split up just to come back together again sometime later.

It did this time and time again, until it came before me and entered my soul.

Just as it entered my soul the formless wall came back to enclose my soul, but this time it just softly enveloped it .

......

I woke up in a stupor confused, until I heard the voice of the monkey.

“You have finally succeeded in forming your elemental seed.”

“I did? “

“Yes, definitely.

Do you know what element your seed is?”

I immediately opened my interface and found out.

Name

Nicolas Hunter

Age

20

Physique

10

Dexterity

10

Coordination

10

Sturdiness

10

Spirit

10

Affinity

Water (Increased control in the element of water, increased resistance towards cold temperatures)

Skills

11

Thrust lv 6

Lunge forward with any type of pointed weapon to cause maximum damage.

Side Sweep lv 5

Move your weapon in a large ark horizontally in front of you for maximum AOE damage.

Downwards Strike lv4

Move your weapon in a large ark vertically down in front of you for maximum damage.

Side Roll lv5

Roll in the ground to avoid any attack coming your way.

Throw lv6

Propel your weapon of choice in the air with a movement of the arm and hand to cause maximum pinpoint damage

Jump lv4

Push yourself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in your legs and feet.

Parry lv2

Ward of a weapon or attack with a countermove.

Side Step lv4

Avoid an attack coming your way by stopping sideways.

Swimming lv4

Propel yourself through the water with the use of your limbs.

Running lv5

Move fast on land with the use of your legs.

Carving lv4

Cut a hard material in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.