Welcome Traveler!

Large blue frame floated amidst darkness.

Please stand by while your soul is being quantified…

Not that he could do anything else. There was only the odd glowing screen and the darkness he was part of.

Scanning for abilities: Language search in progress… Done. 4 Language skills found, transcribing: English ( Native ) Match found, converting… Common Imperial Speech ( Noble Elated Master Scribe ) Spanish ( Native ) Match found, converting… Demi ( Purebred Songstress Head Concubine ) German ( Fluent ) Match found, converting… Spirit Language (Hear And Speak) Mandarin ( Communicative ) No match found, repeating search with omitted languages no longer in use. No match found, Repeating the search with non-spoken languages… Please stand by Partial match found. Error, unable to convert automatically, user input required.

Another blue screen popped up, this time with choice buttons.

Partial match was found for one of the known languages. Continuing with conversion may result in drastic drop of language proficiency level. Do you wish to continue? YES NO

Well, the choice seemed simple. Better to have low language proficiency than not know that language at all. Now how do you press a button without an actual hand? Whatever he was, arms and legs were not parts of that.

“Here you go.”

A helpful, black and slimy tentacle slide up from behind and pressed “Yes” for him.

“Um… Thank you?”

Something really big, slimy and potentially possessing many, many tentacles hid inside darkness.

“You’re welcome. And I am not hiding. I am the darkness. At least the slimy part you’re in. Funny feeling you know. I never had a souls down there.”

Joe felt tentacles moving and rubbing in a disturbing manner against something that probably was his soul.

“Oh, you got something nice…I think.”

Joe focused back on the screen.

Mandarin ( Communicative ) Partial match found, converting… ANCIENT RUNES OF CREATION ( Minor Forgotten Deity ) There were errors during conversion Proficiency loss compared to base level 99.999%. Final language proficiency after conversion 0.001% Language transcription complete. Scanning for abilities and predispositions Previous professions found, importing. Base-Class Magician. Skills awarded Mana Manipulation, Mana Sensing. Sub-Class detected, importing Champion of Aidane Skills awarded Minor Heal, Minor Cure, Calm Of Aidane, Minor Poison Resistance, Minor Disease Resistance, Minor Recovery Aura, Basic First Aid Knowledge, Minor Mana Transfer. Sub-Class detected, importing Tinkerer Skills awarded Analysis, Basic Crafting Mastery, Basic Material Processing, Tinkering Notice: Due to your fixation upon upgrading your possessions Enchanting in now available. Sub-Class detected, importing Designer Skills awarded Novice Blueprint Maker, Basic Blueprint Understanding Notice: Due to your technical knowledge, experience working with blueprints and science degree skill Novice Blueprint Maker evolved into unique skill Master Blueprint Maker. Notice: Due to your technical knowledge, experience working with blueprints and science degree skill Basic Blueprint Understanding evolved into unique skill Master Blueprint Understanding. Sub-Class detected, importing… Costume maker

“Shit.”

Joe stared puzzled at the screen. Costume maker? For real? He had a sewing machine back home and from time to time made something with it. Like some perverted and unimaginably uncomfortable costumes for fuck toy to humiliate her, forcing her to wear them in public but to base a subclass on that?

Sub-Class detected, importing… Costume maker Skills awarded: Basic Robe Crafting, Basic Footwear Crafting, Basic Underwear Crafting, Master Perverted Robe Crafting, Master Perverted Footwear Crafting, Master Perverted Underwear Crafting, Master Perverted Leather Working. Import complete, no more know professions found. Continuing with per skill analysis… Additional abilities found! Skills awarded: Endless Run, Basic Potion Making, Intermediate Cooking Mastery, Raw Material Gathering, Fast Thinking, Favor Of Darkness. Skill setup complete. Analyzing titles… New titles found! Pervert, Tactician, Money Lover, Coward, Lazy Ass Buffer, Touched by DEATH. Notice: Special requirements were met Received Favor Of Darkness and was Touched by DEATH. New subclass created. Sub-Class added. Necromancer Skills awarded: True Heal, Body Harvesting, Purification, Poison Making, Novice Soul Mastery, Death Sight. WARNING! Due to Necromancy being forbidden art, you receive penalty. -1 000 000 000 fame.

Spreading a very unpleasant buzz the screen change from it natural blue to deep black color.

“I am so sorry…”

The tentacle rubbed him in an apologetic manner.

“If I hadn’t…”

Setup complete, prepare for upload in 3… 2… 1…

Sudden silence exploded with cacophony of sounds of the living world. His lungs hewed once, twice then sucked in air, wheezing loudly. Water poured down from the sky, lashing his bare body with enormous droplets.

Joe blinked time and time again, trying to regain focus. Something was very wrong with this whole situation, he couldn’t move. His hands and legs were tied, his whole body terribly beaten. At least that was what he thought judging by the pain and the taste of blood in his mouth.

Upload complete. Please enjoy your stay!

Enjoy my ass! He groaned, rolling over to his back.

Warning! You HP is being depleted!

A black window with steadily shrinking red bar appeared in his field of view. At the same time, new wave of pain came from his feet. Green, wiggly orb held them engulfed up to his ankles while small bubbles of air appeared inside. As if his feet were being cooked… Acid!

He trashed around but that only made the slime move up towards his knees. He screamed in pain. There was nothing he could do in this agony…

“Heal!”

He screamed, grabbing that last ray of hope. Instantly, a calming warmth spread through his body and the red bar refiled considerably. But that did not last long, the pain returned with much stronger wave and his health begun trickling down again. The slime reached the line of his bruised knees.

*Ding!*

Through special action your skill Calm Of Aidane Leveled UP! Current skill level 9 Aidane’s blessing bestowed upon her followers granting them peace of mind and clear thoughts during a stressful situation. Skill effect: Grants ability to think clearly under a stressful situation. Resistance to panic +23% Resistance to fear +10%

*Ding!*

Through special action new skill was created! Pain tolerance added! Persisting pain has made your body adjust its threshold level allowing you to ignore a portion of it. You may not feel it but you are still receiving damage. Skill effect: All incoming pain is reduced by 1%

*Ding!*

Through special action new skill was created! Damage resistance! By continuous healing and receiving damage your body adapts strengthening weaker parts, requiring more force to be applied before the damage occurs. Skill effect: Damage reduction 1% Acid based damage reduction 5%

*Ding!*

Through special action skill Damage resistance Leveled UP! Current skill level 2 By continuous healing and receiving damage your body adapts strengthening weaker parts, requiring more force to be applied before the damage occurs. Skill effect: Damage reduction 2% Acid based damage reduction 10%

*Ding!*

Through special action skill Damage resistance Leveled UP! Current skill level 3 By continuous healing and receiving damage your body adapts strengthening weaker parts, requiring more force to be applied before the damage occurs. Skill effect: Damage reduction 2% Acid based damage reduction 12%

As unimaginable as it was, Joe calmed instantly. The pain was still there yet it was now easier to control and the rate at which his HP dropped, slowed considerably.

“Heal”

He spoke again and as before the bar filled up.

“Heal”

The bar filled to three quarters while at the same time a blue bar shrunk to about half of its original. value. Was that his MP? As ludicrous it sounded he had no other explanation.

“Heal”

He spoke one more time bringing his health bar near the top. One heal recovered him around one tenth of his total health and used up about one sixth of his total mana. This meant he would be able to cast two more heals. But what then? He looked at the slime, happily swirling around his feet, digesting.

*Ding!*

Through special action skill Damage resistance Leveled UP! Current skill level 4 By continuous healing and receiving damage your body adapts strengthening weaker parts, requiring more force to be applied before the damage occurs. Skill effect: Damage reduction 3% Acid based damage reduction 14%

Okay… That gave him a bit more time. Possibly a few more seconds. But what… There was something brown sizzling within the slime alongside his legs. The rope he was bound with, the slime was eating that as well! Another ray of hope appeared.

Softened by rain the slime hardly could move, now, only if he would free his legs… That was the best plan he got. Waiting.

“Heal”

He topped off the bar again since it begun nearing the middle mark. With one final heal left, Joe sat staring blankly into the eyes of the slime.

70%

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15%

WARNING! Your HP is critically low! If you let it deplete completely you will die!

9%

5%

“Heal”

Joe spoke trembling. At about the same time, the rope binding his legs came loose.

Screaming with each push he made, He crawled out of the slime’s reach and collapsed.

Standing above the unconscious body, DEATH poke his health bar. It swayed a bit but did not go below the final 1%.

“WELL, NOT THIS TIME.”