Class Skill - Tier I
Affinity: Martial
Type: Armament Technique, Longsword, Flurry
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Heroic
And lo! did Jaan proclaim that with the dawn of each cycle, he would honour his mother with a cut of perfection. One for each day that had passed since the great betrayal, confined to a single, sonorous, moment. And lo! on the tenth cycle, did Jaan’s enemies fall beneath a storm of swords.
This skill infuses the user with the vigour of war, allowing them to attack five times in the time they would normally strike once, while maintaining their control and accuracy. Enhanced speed and strength lends the attacks a crushing might.
Cost: 150 stamina
Each level significantly increases the strength of the strikes.
Every 25 levels, the user can make an additional attack.
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Mystic’s Rend:
Class Skill - Tier I
Affinity: Arcane, Martial
Type: Spellsword, Armament Technique, Slash
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Heroic
The mystic is quiet, but they are not meek. Those that would attempt to cavort with the forbidden, or grasp what should be left fallow and forgotten, will quickly find themselves sundered by threads of the Arcane, woven into a volatile edge. Ruination upon those that forgo the wisdom of their betters.
This skill allows the user to weave a gossamer thin edge of purified mana along their weapon. This edge will detonate outwards shortly after cutting a target—a small shaped explosion that will inflict ruin upon their enemies and leave the user untouched. Inherently destructive and unstable, arcane mana causes everything it touches to degrade—slightly aiding in piercing defenses and corroding flesh.
Once formed, the arcane edge of Mystic’s Rend will last for fifteen seconds before fading. The skill may be dismissed earlier at will, though it will linger for some time as it safely dissipates.
Causes affliction: Arcane Blight
Cost: 60 mana
Each level significantly increases the size and force of the shaped detonation.
Each level moderately increases the corrosive and armour penetrating effects of Arcane Blight.
Each level slightly increases the length of time the skill persists.
Every 50 levels the stability and efficiency of the skill grows, allowing an additional slash.
Roving across the skills, Kaius’s smile widened with delight. Sword techniques—proper ones, unlike his Bladerite which acted more of an enhancement of his sword itself.
Rattling off the descriptions to his team, Kaius turned his focus away from the waiting decision, eager to hear their thoughts.
Ianmus hummed, pausing to think through the options that Kaius had shared with him.
“I’m quite partial to that thrust skill—it sounds singularly focused on dealing with highly armoured opponents. It would fill a hole in your kit.”
“Oh?” Kaius replied, tilting his head at the mage in surprise.
One skill was a clear standout, in his mind. At least, for him personally—he could see how each of them would be beneficial to others with different general skills, and a different approach to combat.
He was leaning to Mystic’s Rend—it filled a hole in his arsenal handedly, and the explosive effect called to him. It sounded like it would do the most to increase the actual damage he could leverage with his blade. After all—he struggled with leaving lasting wounds with his sword alone. A forceful explosion of caustic arcane inside his opponents bodies would do much to change that.
Siege Breaker’s Thrust seemedgood, after all, he might have been able to deal a finishing blow to the drake if he’d been able to pierce its skull on his initial attack. However, in the end, it sounded like it ultimately would only leave simple stab wounds in his enemies. No doubt that would change as the skill developed through the tier increases and evolutions, but that was a while off, and the same could be said for everything else.
Armour was an issue, but he’d have other options to deal with that—Stormlash worked well, and he had another Drakthar spell just around the corner.
The same went for Bell-toll Blitz. It relied too much on his ability to injure his opponents with his sword alone. Sure, his blade would grow stronger, but that would be just as beneficial for Mystric’s Rend. If more of his general skills enhanced his sword play, or more of his skill set was dedicated to the blade, the scales might have balanced out differently.
As it stood his final skill would bring with it explosive power and an affliction. It was a clear winner.
He explained his thoughts to his team.
They nodded thoughtfully.
“I think, when you put it like that, it makes complete sense. At the very least, Bell-toll Blitz is the clear loser—both of the other skills will finally give you a use for all of the free mana you’re generating during our fights. Your pick is also the cheapest—so you should be able to generate enough to use it every couple of minutes already.” Porkchop explained.
It was something Kaius hadn’t considered—and only cemented his decision further.
With his mind made up, he selected his fourth skill.
**Ding! Mystic’s Rend Class Skill Available, would you like to proceed? This choice is pivotal and irrevocable.**
The power of the system settled around him.
Purified potential was woven together in his soul-space, clearly visible in his mind's eye. With its speed and power, the process was complete a moment later, and another faceted gem joined its siblings in orbit around his soul and class construct.
When the skill settled in place, Kaius opened his eyes and smiled widely.
He leapt to his feet, drawing his blade. Leaning on newly found instincts, he drew on his mana—weaving the energy as his skill demanded. Without the complicated instructions required of a spell, it leapt to his command.
A razor thin thread of burning azure crackled into being around his blade a moment later—so bright it was almost white.
It seemed to sizzle the very air around it—instability leashed to his desires.
The very sight of that burning edge nourished the building excitement within him.
Seeing that band of offensive magic threading his sword was a testament to his path. A statement, more than any other, that he had committed himself to walking a route of spell and steel.
Kaius threw his head from side to side—looking for something to cut.