He didn't pay attention to her threat and was instead thinking about the man that almost killed him in the game.
He thought to himself with a smile, "That was quite the fight. I am proud of myself."
"It is like Father used to say, 'one should sturdy more. The mind should be sharpened as well as the body, or it will fail one when they need it the most and they will die.'"
He had read up on the different powerful and dangerous abilities he could encounter when he was searching for the weakness of shape-shifters. He came up on a wiki with a whole list of abilities, their strengths and weaknesses. But the list was too long. He couldn't go through it. He only skimmed some.
It was there that he got confirmation that shapeshifters were weak to mental manipulations and attacks, fire, poison, radiation attacks, and intense physical trauma.
He also confirmed that invulnerable people and others with protective abilities can be suffocated either by drowning them or stuffing their throats. These were more feasible alternatives to throwing them in space. That information clearly came in handy.
He learned much more than that, but back then, he thought it was too boring to read. Not only was it cumbersome to read, but he doubted he could remember what he read. Now he is proud of himself for enduring the boredom to read more and he is also considering getting an ability that will improve his memory.
He thought to himself in anticipation, "I'm sure I can afford the game points needed to open my second slot now. After all, I didn't do so badly. I just need to find a memory ability."
The game ended, and everyone was removed from the arena. He was deposited back in his own white space, where the evaluation for his performance began.
Game Evaluation.
-Difficulty: F
-Achievements:
1: First Hit +1
2: First Elimination +1
3: Highest Kill Count +1
4: Kill Streak +21
5: Finished 9th +2
Total Points: 32
Game Points (Difficulty X Total Points): 1 X 32 = 32
"Damn it," he cursed. "I'm sure the first person to cross the finish line got 10 points. It is all that guy's fault."
The difficulty of the game was still of the lowest rank, as befits a game in the amateur league. In races like this, it is common for those who completed the objective to be rewarded in the order they finished.
If he had taken his time, he could have made it to the fifth or sixth position and gotten some extra points for finishing among the first ten. But the guy who should have gotten the first position and 10 points for it gave it up to harass him and make him barely make it. That is after having to give up a lot of kills.
What's worse is that someone who didn't deserve it at all became the first. That, more than anything else, pisses him off.
"It is one thing to not value game points or whether you complete the race or not, but it is not right to let lessers reap what they couldn't sow."
He eventually calmed down after thinking about how sore the guy must feel right now for his foolish decision. The fact that he is still standing while his great enemy fell off hard makes his victory feel a lot better.
His mood became better now that he could unlock more abilities. If he were in a normal situation, once he gets 10 game points, he can evolve his ability. The tower of destiny will give him a new random ability that will expand the scope of what he can do.
For example, as a shape-shifter, he might gain the ability to increase the density of his body to levels beyond normal human flesh. That way he won't have to use his bones as his sole weapon. He can harden his flesh into something resembling stone, which will grant him increased durability.
On the opposite side is elasticity. With this ability, he will be able to stretch his flesh beyond the elastic potential of human flesh. His flesh will also become bouncy and more malleable.
In between these two abilities are other abilities, such as the ability to take on the properties of inorganic matter, shift his form completely to those of other species, shift his form into nightmare creatures that can enter dreams, and many more.
These abilities will be granted to him at random. He will have a chance to roll for them when he gets 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, and 5120. That is a total of 10 chances for a total of 10,230 game points.
These abilities will make shape-shifters stronger and eliminate some of their weaknesses until they finish climbing the tower of destiny and become demigods. It is why demigods are so terrifying.
It is also why Wrath said the man with metal bones and the woman with metal skin will eventually end up the same when they reach the end of the games. That is, of course, if they performed well in their games and earned the 10,230 game points needed.
As for him, he is not in a normal situation anymore. He can't use the same system everyone else uses. Abilities won't be given at random to him. He has the choice to pick, and he can even pick abilities that are outside the purview of shape-shifting.
What's more, he has the choice to remove abilities he doesn't like and fuse similar ones to make something stronger. He has the freedom to make himself into the ultimate weapon. He just has to have the guts to fight for any ability he wants and take it.
He thought to himself with a smile, "Freedom. It is how I like it."
Next, he made the necessary changes to his second ability. Then he looked at his destiny report with satisfaction.
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A/N: I see that some of you have decide not to write a review. At least support DESTINY GAMES with your power stones.