Modifier 500/500

Congratulations! You have completed the Modifier path!

Many attempt to walk this path, though few do so well.

Even master modifiers are near-incapable of creating perfect works.

Skills you modify are now less likely to degrade to their most stable form.

Enhanced Vitality 300/300

Congratulations! You have completed the Enhanced Vitality path!

Through exposure to high quantities of restoration, your body has begun to adapt the ability to produce its own brand of healing energy.

Regeneration Gland lv1

1 Vitality per level

Health Regenerator 300/300

Congratulations! You have completed the Health Regenerator path!

This path, wrought with uncertainty, is chosen by few, and preferred by fewer.

You, however...

You not only chose this path, prefer this path, but you sprinted down this path from the moment you saw the ability.

May you share the wondrousness of this path so others may seek to join you.

Revitalizing Aura lv1

Rejuvenator 100/100

Congratulations! You have completed the Rejuvenator path!

This path you have chosen for yourself shall be long and tedious.

But through dedication and determination, you can walk as far as you wish.

Now you have an additional tool with which to make the journey easier.

The processes behind healing become easier for you to perceive.

Boundless 300/300

Congratulations! You have completed the Boundless path!

Through repeated use of power beyond its normal limits, your body has become able to temporarily break its limits, at a cost.

Limit Break lv1

Introduction Conquerer 500/500

Danger Sense lvX

Congratulations! You have completed the Introduction Conquerer path!

After so long, you look back at where you came from.

You have walked far, done many things.

Though this nostalgic feeling may be fleeting, your experiences will remain forever.

Meddler 100/100

Congratulations! You have completed the Meddler path!

Nearly everyone believes they know better than their superiors.

Almost none have the capability to sway them.

Denial lv1

Hardy Soul 100/100

Congratulations! You have completed the Hardy Soul path!

Very few can say they hav̶ẹ̴̙͗̅ s̵̄̔͒̆͜ū̷̪̟̺̊͜r̷͙̦͔̪̞̓̉̌̄̓͂̉͝ͅ- Hey. Don't worry, it's just me, Chuuni. Finally got a chance to speak again.

I'm sure you've noticed it's been quiet in your head recently. Well, maybe Music's still with you, but I've been strangely silent, huh? When the system hit, it separated us. Well, we're still together, it's just that we're much less so than normal.

Oop, times almost up. Just know I'm currently investigating how it's keeping us separate and if there's anything like Randidly's aether.

Enjoy the Soul Resistance skill~

Soul Resistance lv1

Degritone snaps and points up before exclaiming, "Ah! So, that's what those lines on my soul are. Wondered where he's been. Maybe he can get his own body or something." He shrugs before continuing with finishing up his paths.

Dilettante 500/500

Congratulations! You have completed the Dilettante path!

Through many hours of hard work, you have finally reached the cusp of the real challenges.

This path will continue on for much, much longer before you're ready to truly face the world.

And while you may reach your destination if you continue on your way, you will not be ready.

You best prepare yourself for the future.

Test of Loyalty!

As this is your first Patron's Test, failure will simply result in the loss of your Patron.

The penalty for failure on future Patron's Tests will be determined by your Patron.

Degritone appeared in a garden, vibrant and strange flowers, trees, and a few odd bushes surrounding him, but what immediately took his attention was the little girl sitting at a round table. His features immediately softened as he takes in her tiny form, wrapped in a red T-shirt and black shorts, her short, almost flame-red hair, and her bright blue eyes.

Once his eyes finally wander to her feet, he notices that they're well worn. He tilts his head and asks, "No shoes? It hurts my heart that your feet apparently went unprotected long enough to get visible callouses, but if it was a choice, then," he shrugs and looks up at her face, "but if it was forced and you haven't dealt with the one who forced it..." His breathing switches from his belly to his chest and his face goes from soft to neutral as he starts to imagine slowly murdering a faceless humanoid.

But before he can get himself worked up, the little girl giggles and says, "Well, that is an interesting way to greet your Patron." She hops off her chair and begins looking through her flowers. "No, it was not forced. Well, not by people, but it was forced by circumstance. Grew up destitute and had no choice, but after I got powerful enough to do something about it, I found I didn't like shoes." She stops in front of a group of orange flowers with seven, clover leaf-like petals.

She picks one and the broken stem leaks some liquid that looks like fire, but acts like water, which quickly evaporates after it hits the ground. "This one should do." She holds it out to Degritone, whose soft features had long since returned, and he takes it.

"Hm?" He asks, tilting his head, but continuing to look at his Patron, his eyes unable to decide if they want to rest on her lips, nose, or cheeks.

"Loyalty is almost impossible to test in a reasonable amount of time. This test shall be considered a success, but your next test will be determined by that flower. Loyalty is earned, neither given nor taken. Given your Revitalizing Aura and Regeneration Gland, you seem to like health regeneration. That flower will drastically increase your health regeneration for each petal you consume. If any petals are missing by the time you come back, I expect to hear a good explanation." She finishes her speech by pointing at his face.

"I'm not going to disobey a direct order, but you're denying me power again? I won't ask for more power," he says before slightly leaning forward, putting his hand beside his mouth, and loudly whispering, "though it would always be nice," then continues on normally with, "but could you at least not actively remove power from me in the future like you did with Pupil?"

She then silently says, "Oh, yeah," without actually vocalizing, and lowers her arm before saying, "Also, you'll get the 36 free stats I took from default Pupil. And don't worry about denying you power. You can't - well, shouldn't, there are some people out there - be loyal to people who treat you badly. Anyway, I'll be seeing you around fifteen thousand total skill level. See ya then~~" She waves and he's back to the dungeon.

Patron's Test successfully completed!

36 free stats

One Perfect Vitalower

Initiate of Loyalty 0/1000

And a bonus because you weren't a jerk about it ;‍)

14 free stats

"Sad... I didn't even get to hug her. Or, at the very least, pat her head," he says, finishing with a slightly open jaw, slightly hanging head, and closed, but loose, lips. He sucks the air out of hi mouth and go raises his head. "Anyway, I still have 490 PP and no idea what to do with it. No paths to put it in because Initiate is locked until fifteen kay SLT, and no way amd I putting stuff into Node Breaker when I have the ability to see her again in just 2 levels and a bunch of grinding."

He wobbles his head back and forth while looking at his 187 new free stats. "H regen mult would probably give a bigger boost, but Vitality does now translate into percent total regen with Gland. Not by much, but it does. I should probably wait a bit before actually relying on that fact, but also maybe not, as it would increase mana regen to make rejuve last longer. Once it can become permanent, I can probably stop relying on Flash Space to heal up.

"Who am I kidding? It's optimal to use Flash Space to heal and no way am I not doing the optimal thing unless I'm facing something that can't deal damage fast enough to get past my regen." He pauses and lets his brain go on autopilot for a while to digest what he's been saying. "Oh, yeah, RCD also scales off Vitality. So, let's dump everything into Vitality for now. I will need to put more into h regen mult, but," he waves his hand in front of his face, "that can wait until I get close to 1k, which I assume is the next stat path cutoff."

He brings his Vitality up to 356. "Now, let's see... what skills I should train..."

Stomp lv3

Running lv71

Improvised Weapon Mastery lv13

Search lv5

Scan lv4

Visualization lv165

??? lv0

Punch lv4

Kick lv1

Jump lv9

Mana Bolt lv6

Dig lv4

Mana Manipulation lv11

Mana Sword lv320

Greatsword Mastery lv820

Strength of the Hoarder lvX

Soul Grasp lv50

Mana Armor lv54

Great Cleave lv45

Haste lv102

Requiem of the Gravedigger lv472

Unholy Covenant

Omen of War

Omen of Pestilence

Omen of Famine

Omen of Death

Mana Detection lv1

Tough Skin lvX

Rapid Cell Division lvX

Summon Ally lvX

Overhand Strike lv47

Rejuvenate lv136

Soul Sight lvX

Flash lv1618

Empower lv55

Regenerating Soul Shell lvX

Delver's Bounty lvX

Capacity for Talent lvX

Unbreakable lvX

Resolve of the Wanderer lvX

Accelerated Condensing lvX

Sense Lolis lv8

Regeneration Gland lv3

Revitalizing Aura lv8

Limit Break lv1

Danger Sense lvX

Denial lv1

Soul Resistance lv1