Percy opened up his inventory and pulled out the mysterious item he got as a reward, the Power Mimicker;
Power Mimicker,
It has the ability to copy a certain skill possessed from any being or object and give the user the same ability.
Note: This will only grant the skill, not the proficiency of the skill. Meaning all skills gained through this object will start at '1'
Percy was impressed, this was really useful. He needed to make sure he used this on something important. Things like Shadow travel, which he tried and hated, would be a waste on this thing. But a skill like Argo had, Haki, if Percy got his hands on that.... 'Damn, now i wish I hadn't killed him.'
Percy put the sphere back into his inventory and pulled up his stas;
Percy Jackson
Health-10,200/10,200 (+1000) = 11,200
Mana-5,750/5,750 (+1000) = 6,750
The Gamer
Title— Son of Poseidon
(+20 Str,+20 Vit, +20 Dex, while in water)
Level-39 Exp— 38,760/111,000
Race-Demigod
STR-50(+20)=70
VIT-82(+9+20)=111
DEX-50(+9+20)=79
INT-80
WIS-32
LUC-50
POINTS-124
MONEY— 484,137$/1,208D
Right now the only thing he wasn't good at was WIS. The only reason he had refused to spend any points on that stat was because Percy knew he wasn't any good at it. It would make scne to improve his VIT or STR because well, those were what he was good at. His INT also important because Percy tended to use magic just as much as he uses physical strength. And Luc was always useful.
But WIS....well it just wasn't Percy. He didn't want to waste points. But now....
Percy quickly put 18 points into Wis raising it to 50;
WIS-50
And a new perk in three, two, one....
Ping!
You have achieved 50 stat points in WIS! You have gained a new perk!
Mana Affinity-Allows user to control mana in its pure form. Allows for free movement of mana outside of the user's body.
+20% Extra mana
Mana recovery rate increased to 45% every 10 minutes.
Bonus— You gained an added skill to sense mana!
Scencesing mana, Lv— 1 (0%)
Allow you to sense mana around you giving you a brief description of the type.
Range— 5 feet
Accuracy— 40%, with -10% if mana is being used by an animal or thing, -20% if used by living being, -30% is used by a divine being.
Percy raised an eyebrow, that certainly was.....wise? Percy didn't really understand the benefits of said perk, he could think of one or two things he could do, but not much. Maybe he should invest some more into the stat? Well at least he got extra mana;
Mana-5,750/5,750 (+1000) = 6,750 (+20% more mana, +1350) = 8,100
He then opened up the list of all the perks he has and selected Le Bete;
Ј Le Bete— gives +50 to all stats but will cause a complete loss of control every time Percy gets angry. For every person Percy kills while in this berserk rage he will gain+2 stat points. WARNING: The only way to stop this is to either kill Percy, shock Percy awake with something surprising or have no more enemies left to kill. (Permanent)
He looked for the perk tree, maybe one of the addons in this thing would allow Percy to gain control whenever the perk gets activated.
Sadly though there was only one add on available for said perk and it was for increasing the number of stats gained per kill. It costed 5 stat points and would give Percy a bonus of +4 stars. He could see a bad deal when he saw one.
Percy closed the box and then selected Telekinesis;
Telekinesis— the physic ability to move objects with your mind.
Range — 30 feet
Max weight— 50 Pounds
Here the prek tree was bigger, much bigger. Percy focused only on the first add on available. It costed one point and it increased the amount of weight Percy could lift along with his range. Without thinking about it twice Percy both the add on;
Ј Telekinesis— the physic ability to move objects with your mind.
Range — 40 feet
Max weight— 70 Pounds
Percy smiled and looked at the two new add ons available for purchase. One was for increasing the weight and range again while the other was...well strange. By it's description it didn't just add on to the perk, it changed the perk completely;
Metamorphosis!— Transforms your 'Telekinesis' perk into 'Psychic Powers' perk. This allows for you to gain a lot more different skill when it comes to the mind arts allowing for diversity and a wide range of skills.
Cost— 10 points.
It honestly intrigued Percy to no end. He, like every other person in the world, was always fascinated by psychic powers, and now he has the chance to get some? Percy pressed on the add one and said yes changing his perk completely;
Ping!
You have gained a refund of 1 point due to the add on you bought before no longer being applicable!
Ping!
You have changed your perk to Psychic Powers!
Psychic Powers— Provides user with a wide range of powers and abilities as skills.
Current skills the user has in position;
Telekinesis
Percy opened up his skill window and there it was;
Telekinesis, Lv— 1 (0%)
The physic ability to move objects with your mind.
Range — 30 feet
Max weight— 50 Pounds
Cost— 20 MP
Percy reopened the perk tree on his new perk and found a multitude of options available for him. The cheapest one though was a new skill,
Empathy — Allows user to feel another's emotions. Cost— 1 point
It was cool, but not really something Percy would like to have. Percy looked at the other additions and saw one which interested him;
Photographic reflexes— Allows user to copy and replicate any physical activity they see. Cost— 10 points.
It was expensive but Percy knew it was worth it. After all if Percy ever decided to learn how to properly fight it would be very useful. Percy pressed yes and pied the 5 points gaining a new skill;
Photographic reflexes, Lv-MAX
Allows user to copy and replicate any physical activity they see.
Note: User only gains skills similar to what he/she saw. If the skill they witness was performed by an amature then thier skill livel will be 1, if done by a master it may be higher.
Percy, now satisfied closed the boxes and looked ahead at the horizon, they would take at least another 10 minutes to reach. So Percy decided to test his new powers. He walked onto the deck and looked for something to lift.
He quickly found a barrel, roughly 30 pounds when Percy checked. He placed the barrel a few feet in front of him and Percy stretched out his right hand. He closed his eyes and focused, really focused. Gamer's mind cleared his head of everything, he didn't think of anything else but the barrel.
'Move.'
Suddenly Percy felt his mind open up on command. He could feel the barrel in question, he could feel it in front of him. Slowly Percy's mind reached out along with a small tendril of mana and attached itself to the barrel.
Percy then lifted with his mind, it was a strange sensation, he never though his mind of all things could move like that. But slowly the barrel started to rattle. Percy could feel the barrel moved up slowly.
Percy opened his eyes, he had to see this with his own two eyes. He saw the barrel slowly being lifted up higher and higher. Percy's mind was calm but he could feel the stress taking over. He lifted the barrel higher and brought it closer to him. The barrel floated wobbling, but Percy had full control.
Thunk!
That was the sound of the barrel landing right in front of him as Percy finally stopped using his powers. Sweat gathered around Percy's head but the demigod didn't care. He did it, he actually moved something with his mind.
"LAND HO!"
Percy got up quickly and ran to the bow of the ship. He activated his 8.0 Eyesight and could clearly see an island far off in the horizon. The island had a bare and rocky beach with a thick forest just behind. Percy looked further inwards and saw the hint of a mountain near the center of the island, 'That must be where the cave is.'
Percy deactivated his powers and took a deep breath, 'just hold on a little longer you guys. I'm coming.'
Yay for you, two chapters in two days. and all it took was a broken back.
Beta: ME!
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Chapter 31
Chapter 31:
The Ascension was anchored away from the island as Percy and teams Alpha and Beta used smaller row boats to reach the island. Rocks jutted out at the shore, but the forest looked welcoming, almost too welcoming.
"We have to be careful lads," Galen said in a low tone, "I remember coming here with Odysseus the first time. The forest is filled with monsters and traps laid out by the stupid Cyclops. There is also a charm around the forest that causes everyone who enters it to become influenced to do stupid things leading you astray or into danger. Be careful."
Percy and the others nodded as the two teams slowly entered the forest;
You have entered a forest!
+5 to all stats!
Percy could also feel the mana of the charm Galen was talking about, but luckily thanks to Gamer's mind he was immune to all mental manipulations.
"Here I think I found a way," Marc said pointing to a trail leading into the forest. The sailor took one step onto the trail when suddenly something burst from the ground towards Marc.
Percy however was on alert and had moved fast enough to push Marc to the side avoiding a giant iron spike that would have otherwise skewered him.
"Merde!" Marc exclaimed as he got back up, "it's already messing with our heads. I was sure there was nothing there! Thanks Percy, you saved my life there."
"Yeah no problem. But ah guys maybe I should lead," Percy said.
Galen raised an eyebrow, "and why is that?"
"I'm kind of immune to mental manipulations. It's the only reason I'm still alive after meeting Cthulu," Percy explained making the others remember the incident.
"Any objections?" Galen asked as no one raised their hands, "then Percy, lead on."
Percy nodded and soon the team of sailors and demigod walked into the forest heading towards the mountain in the center of the island. The forest was big and filled with bugs and other type of creepy crawlies. Luckily Percy had brave men with him and —
"-A bug!" William screamed out a he ran away from a big centipede that was crawling up a tree.
Percy sighed, 'okay maybe not so brave....'
The forest was playing tricks on them, people were lead astray more than once. Percy had to not only make sure nobody died but also make sure they were going the right way. Once he caught William just as he was about to fall into a 10 foot deep ditch.
They soon crossed a big bridge over a fast flowing river and slowly the forest started to die out. The tree line soon went away revealing to them a wide plain of open grass.
"There, that's the cave," Galen said pointing at the big mountain in the center of the plains. By the side of the mountain was a large opening which was closed by a huge rock.
Everyone walked towards it and gathered around the entrance. Percy knocked on the stone, it was thick, maybe 40-50 feet thick.
"There is no way in hell we are getting past that," Galen said with a tsk, "we tried it the first time we were here and we didn't even make a scratch on the stone."
Marc raised an eyebrow, "ah, Galen you do remember who you're with right?"
Galen looked confused, "who I'm with? I'm with you all but what does that-"
Before Galen finished his sentence Percy turned around and activated his Speed, Body Form and Earthquake powers. He charged up his right hand with Body Form and Earthquake vibrations;
Body Form Activated: Right Arm
Percy drew back his hands and in a flash his fist collided with the giant stone. Web like cracks formed around the spot of impact as they grew bigger and bigger. The cracks didn't seem to be stopping as they soon covered the entire stone.
Percy's first was stuck inside the stone, he pulled with all his might which caused the stone to collapse on itself as Percy took his fist out.
"-Right...I forgot you could do that," Galen said causing everyone to laugh at their Quarter master's expense.
Percy shook his fist, that was new. He had never really tried to add speed to his attacks, it just didn't seem....well relevant. But just then he realised that if he increased the velocity of the attack that would cause the force behind his punch to increase resulting in more damage.
'Why hadn't I thought of that before?' Percy wondered looking at his fist, 'it seems so obvious now, but.....the extra Wisdom skill.'
Percy quickly realised the reason for his new innovative thoughts, guess the wisdom stats really are useful. Percy turned to the sailors, "let's go kill a cyclops."
The sailors nodded but Galen spoke up, "ah Percy I don't think that's a good idea."
Percy raised an eyebrow, "and why not?"
"Well last time we fought Polyphemus we blinded him and Poseidon cursed us to be lost for 10 years at sea. If we actually kill him...."
Percy nodded, he got the message, his dad would be pissed....wait Polyphemus was his brother? The thought sickened Percy to the core but he quickly pushed it aside. Percy turned away from the cave and formed a mist by increasing the moisture in the air. He then prayed to Iris and called on his dad.
Poseidon's image showed up clearly in front of Percy, the god was reading a book focused on the pages. He smiled and let out a perverted giggle turning the pages.
'Okay....that's not creepy at all' Percy thought as he cleared his throat, "Hey dad," Percy called up startling Poseidon.
"Percy?!" Poseidon yelled as he threw the book away and off screen causing Percy to raise an eyebrow at the strange behavior.
"Bad time?"
"No, no, I was just ah, just doing some light reading," Poseidon said giving a nervous chuckle, "so ah what can I do for you? Did something happen?"
"Yeah actually, my friends are stuck in Polyphemus's island and they are about to be eaten. So I just wanted to call you up and tell you beforehand that I'm going to be be killing the stupid bastard."
"What?! Percy he's your brother!" Poseidon yelled out.
"Yeah, and he's right now trying to eat my friends. I would try talking to him but something tells me he isn't really going to listen."
Poseidon sighed, "look Percy I understand your situation, but please also understand that despite all that Polyphemus is, he is also your brother. Please do not kill him."
Poseidon's face told Percy all he needed to know, his dad really cared for the cyclops. Percy sighed, "okay dad. I promise I will try not to kill him."
