“My oh, My. That indeed was a splendid choice, but I think this one will fit him even better.”

A woman, clad in a dress that seem like nothing but a length of crimson chiffon wrapped around her torso, bend over Joe and inspected the black screen hovering over his head. She flicked it several times with her manicured index finger. The translucent screen shuddered under each poke.

“Although now I believe it is even better. It would be a shame to waste such a good opportunity, don’t you think?”

She spoke then pressed the yes button and watched as the screen chimed happily and the system went to work.

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? IT IS AGAINST THE RULES TO INTERFERE WITH MORTALS.”

Death raised her scythe.

“I did what I do. Is it not what I am?”

Without any fear, the woman in red approached Death then rising on her toes, she leaned closer and smooched the cloaked figure on one of her cheeks.

“You are not the only one to hear their complains.”

The woman whispered and walked away as she had in her custom. Puzzled, Death stood over Joe for several more minutes before she too, slung her scythe over her shoulder and left.

***

[Congratulations on your first class advancement! You are now a Harbinger!]

[Class exclusive skills unlocked!]

[Harbinger of Doom] – brings doom to those that deserve it.

Within thirty days of announcing their fall, the target of this skill will experience their downfall. The result may vary based on what your target perceives as their personal doom. From hair loss, fortune loss up to death. Success rate of the skill is 50%.

[Harbinger of Hope] – brings hope where there is none.

Just your words may bring a necessary miracle from havens. Success rate of the skill relies on your ability to convince the entity whose involvement is necessary to produce the said miracle. You have three days to convince the involved party. If the skill fails, you shall receive a punishment proportional to the difficulty of the required miracle.

[Harbinger of Truth] - bring out truth.

Gain the ability to divine personal truth from any individual. Usable once per individual. If their truth changes the skill may be used again.

[Harbinger of Cookies] – is that even a thing?

Quadruples your efficiency at making cookies. Critical success and overproduction are possible. While using this skill it is impossible to fail at cookie making. Success rate is 100%.

[(Passive) Fake it till you make it] – oftentimes your quests from gods will depend on your ability to bullshit your way around. Now you can.

Your status screen, as seen by others, will reflect your lies cover story. Effects of skills, screening magic or truth discerning items are nullified. Warning! People with high intuition can see through your rouse if you are not careful with your story. If you are found out, you will receive a twenty-four-hour debuff [Liar Liar].

[(Passive) Tabu breaker] – Change may require you go against well established tabus.

Effects of negative karma no longer applies. You no longer accumulate negative karma for actions that may result in one. Warning! That you shall not gain karma does not imply you can go unpunished for your misdeeds. This skill protects you only from the effects of tabus that may interfere with your quest.

[Through synergy with your existing class (Necromancer), additional skills unlocked!]

[Revive] – You can now bring a corpse back to life (with or without a soul), restoring its vital functions. Warning. Trying to revive a damaged body will result in its eventual death if it is not healed. Consumes 1000 mana per use. Cooldown one hour.

[Resurrect] – Fully restore and revive a corpse. For the skill to work you need at least 40% of mass of the original body and an uncorrupted soul wiling to inhibit that body. Consumes 10 000 health per use. Casting time, nine hours. Cooldown nine days. Warning, this skill will kill you if your remaining HP is insufficient when you use it or if the ritual is interrupted.

[Soul cake] – Fully and instantly restores a corrupted soul regardless of corruption level. Can be consumed only by souls and corrupted souls. Can be made at midnight during full moon. Production limit, one per moon cycle. Success chance 27%.

[Transmigrate] – Through a contract with you, binds a non-corporal entity into a body of your choosing that is in your possession. May cause corruption and deterioration if the body is not compatible with the inhibiting entity.

[Medium] – Your presence allows non corporal entities to interact with the world of the living. Depending on the mana sacrificed, for a short time the entity will: (500MP) be heard and seen by others, (1000MP) be heard and seen by others and will be able to interact with the living, (5000MP) be heard and seen by others and will be able to interact with the living including the ability to cast magic. The cost of such spells will be taken from the sacrificed mana and will shorted the time allotted to the entity.

[Through synergy with your existing class (Magician), additional skills unlocked!]

[Uncommon magic] – Your imagination is the limit. Success rate and effect are dependent on your desire for the spell and your belief that the effect is possible. Spell cost is proportional to the desired effect.

[Through synergy with your existing class (Prophet of Darkness), additional skills unlocked!]

[Potato mastery] – while holding a potato, efficiency of all your skills increases by 10% for each level of the skill.

[Swish sway, bubu goes away] – Due to the hazardous work environment of your profession, your recovery speed is greatly increased and while poisons, toxins and starvation will still deal you damage and pain, your HP will not drop below one percent. Additionally, at: (200 CON) Bleeding no longer affects your HP, (400 CON) Aging of your body stops, (600 CON) Lost limbs will regrow and cut off head can be reattached to the body for up to nine minutes after decapitation, (1000 CON) Your body will fully regenerate for as long as there is more than 33% of your body remaining in existence.

[Through synergy with your existing sub-class (Tinkerer), additional skills unlocked!]

[Reconstitution] – You have the ability to reshape and improve the body of wiling test subjects patients. Depending on the change additional materials may be required.

[Through synergy with your existing skills, additional skills unlocked!]

[(Passive)Harbinger of Joy] – You like having slaves. Your slaves like being had. Nuff said.

Joe blinked as the wall of text stopped rolling before his eyes. His body still felt numb from the all the change forced onto it while his head rung with a pulsating headache. He read it once more, but it still showed the same thing.

“Well, fuck me.”

A fitting description of his mental state escaped his mouth.

“Is that an order boss?”

Hovering above him, Neira asked. Her eyes shined bright as stars.