Blue white fire and snapping lightning dimmed as the dark, corrosive energy permeated it. For a terrible second, Felix feared it would be smothered, suffocated into a wisp of smoke. But then it rallied, and blazed brighter than it ever had before.
A wave of energy swept outward, a ringing gong and ascending harp-like arpeggio at the same time. It crested into his revolving Skills beyond the ring of light. The blue-white energy set his various skills burning ever brighter, each of them releasing in turn a crystal clear note, one that sent goosebumps across Felix's entire body.
The golden light that had been dwelling within his core, suppressed and unable to go anywhere since the Queen's demise, suddenly exploded outward, hitting his ring of light and following the blue-white wave in washing out into his dark core space. Potency soaked into him, and notifications started flashing across his vision.
Bloodline Affected by Extended Contact With A Primordial!
Your Race Has Changed!
New Race!
Primordial Nym: A cadence long Lost, a Union new once more. +2 to WIL, INT, DEX, And END Per Level. +7 Bonus Stats Per Level. -10% XP Gain.
First Threshold Exceeded!
Calculating...
Racial Skill Gained!
What Dwells Beneath is replaced by Sovereign of Flesh!
Level Is Maintained!
Sovereign of Flesh (Transcendent), Level 49!
Flesh is as clay to you! Gain increasing control over your Body, increasing your Strength, Endurance, and Vitality by a flat 25% when active. Requires Essence to function. Control and speed of transformation increases with each level, pain decreases moderately per level, and Health regeneration increases slightly per level. Amount of Essence required per transformation decreases minimally per level.
Harmonic Stats Unlocked!
+Evasion (EVA) - Affects physical defense. Confluence of Dexterity and Agility.
+Might (MIG) - Affects feats of the Body. Confluence of Strength and Endurance.
+Felicity (FEL) - Affects mental defense. Confluence of Perception and Dexterity.
Harmonic Threshold Exceeded!
Calculating...
Primordial Race Restored!
Calculating...
Racial Skill Gained!
Unite the Lost (Transcendent), Level 1!
The Ruin is not the End. Seek the Center. Unite the Lost.
Felix felt his body shift and change while beneath him the Ravager King finally managed to lift itself upon its massive wings. Scales and bony crests lifted from the flesh of his arms, until he looked practically armored. His musculature swelled and Felix felt heavier than ever before, having to shift his body to avoid falling flat on his fanged face. What's more, atop these scales appeared lines of bright blue light, stark against the black and mottled grey. They swirled, like convoluted knots, mazes that he could barely follow, building from his center until they spread across his shoulders and down his arms and legs.
"You ignore Us, Vessel! Do so at your peril!"
The Ravager King bellowed out another challenge and spun it's preternaturally supple form, hurling Felix off its back and into the sky.
He barely noticed, his head filled with a wash of glorious song.
Etheric Concordance is level 44!
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Etheric Concordance is level 49!
Fire Within is level 50!
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Fire Within is level 57!
Ravenous Tithe is level 50!
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Ravenous Tithe is level 54!
Congratulations! You Have Reached Journeyman Tier in--
Coming to himself, Felix cut off the notifications mid-stream. Now wasn't the time to Tier up, he realized. Unfortunately, that was also the moment his horizontal flight ended and he began to plunge toward the ground.
"AHHHH!"
Felix windmilled his arms and kicked out his legs, trying desperately to cast something that might help.
Pit! He shouted through their bond. Their connection felt stronger and more clear than it ever had. He could sense the deep lethargy that had hold of his Companion within him. Pit! Wake up!
The Ravager King circled its nimble bulk, turning its blunt dragon's head toward the falling Nym. It began to dive directly for him.
PIT!
A sensation of heat and bright clarity pulsed through his bond, and Felix heard the strident cry of a hunting hawk.
Sovereign of Flesh!
Already active, the Skill flared ever brighter, sending cascading waves of sound across the ring of fire that his core had become, and Felix felt something tear from him. Two somethings, with a quick, fierce pain that faded as fast as it had arrived. Without warning, Felix's entire body lurched as something dragged him upward. He turned to look incredulously behind him.
He had wings.
What the fuck?