SWNOVELXO Chapter 2: Skills
After telling Veldanava his request for his second life, Henrik was sent to the central world, approximately 500,000,000,000 years after his conversation with Veldanava. Upon hearing his request, Veldanava decided to grant him what he asked and effectively erased Rimuru from ever existing. Instead, one day, on the day Rimuru was meant to reincarnate, a boy was found in the Great Jura Forest by a group of adventurers and brought to the kingdom of Blumund.
This boy was Henrik Lazek, the first reincarnated.
While the adventurers were travelling with an unconscious body, there was a voice in Henrik's mind.
[Evolution to Divine Human successful.
Unique Skill: Predator successfully acquired.
Unique Skill: Great Sage successfully acquired.
Unique Skill: Perversion successfully acquired.
Unique Skill: Crafting Master successfully acquired.
Unique Skill: Strategist successfully acquired.
Skill: Thought Communication successfully acquired.
Skill: Self-Regeneration successfully acquired.
Skill: Gravity Flight successfully acquired.
Skill: Mana Jamming successfully acquired.
Skill: Mortal Fear successfully acquired.
Tolerance: Abnormal Condition Nullification successfully acquired.
Tolerance: Natural Effects Nullification successfully acquired.
Tolerance: Pain Nullification successfully acquired.
Tolerance: Spiritual Attack Nullification successfully acquired.
Coercion and Mortal Fear Skills combined to make Haki.
Haki has evolved due to race into Holy Haki.
Would you like a detailed analysis of all skills?]
Despite not being able to move due to the evolution still being new and Henrik subconsciously deciding on his new form, he was still able to think clearly and respond to the voice in his head.
'Wow, so this is what [Great Sage] sounds like. I always wondered. Yes Great Sage, show me detailed descriptions of all my skills.'
[Gathering all information of skills and resistances. Information successfully acquired.
Predator - Unique Skill – Sub skills
Predation – It absorbs target into stomach. However, if the target is conscious, the success rate greatly decreases. Valid Targets include but are not limited to; organic matter, inorganic matter, skill effects and magic.
Analysis – The absorbed target is studied and analysed. Craftable Items can be produced. If the required materials are present, duplicates can be produced. In the case of successful skill or magic analysis, the same technique can be acquired.
Stomach – A metaphysical space where the absorbed target can be stored. Items produced via Analysis can also be stored. Anything stored in Stomach isn't affected by the passage of time.
Mimicry – Replicates an analysed targets form and racial characteristics, with capabilities equal to or above the original.
Isolation – Harmful materials or unnecessary for analysis can also be stored. They will be used to replenish magical energy.
Great Sage – Unique – Sub Skills
Thought Acceleration
Analytical Appraisal
Parallel Calculation
Chant Annulment
All Of Creation
Analysis
Perversion – Unique Skill – Allows user to see through lies and find the truth. Also allows them to bestow dark thoughts on targets mind. Dark thoughts are limited only by users imagination.
Sub Skills:
Appraisal Eye
Mana Perception
Sound Wave Perception
Strategist – Unique Skill – Allows user to easily come up with plans only countered by the most proficient combatants. Can guide users moves in a fight. When subordinates fight alongside user, they receive a sixth sense in battle.
Sub Skills:
Thought Acceleration
Presence Detection
Coercion
Predictive Calculations
Crafting Master – Unique Skill – Allows user to craft more powerful items. Anything the user crafts is considered a masterpiece and can be sold for a large amount. More powerful and potent that items made with Analysis.
Sub Skills:
All of Creation
Celestial Eye
Magic Aura
Farsight
Material Creation
Would you like details on all sub skills and extra skills?]
'No thanks. I already know what they all do. By the way, I know I was resting in the Star Palace until now. How didn't anyone there know?' Henrik asks. Veldanava seemed to want his existence to remain a secret when he told Henrik about the angels and Guy knowing, yet he stored Henrik's soul in his palace.
[Star King Veldanava stored your soul in a secret pocket dimension in the star palace. This way he could watch over you and ensure no one found out you exist. He wanted you to decide whether or not people knew of your existence.
However, I must caution you. Should you reveal your true identity, it's likely those close to Veldanava would come. Right now, you're unable to fight any of them so I recommend you have at least 1 ultimate skill before you reveal yourself.]
'Thank you Great Sage. I guess I best get to acquiring ultimate skills then. Thankfully, Veldanava evolved me into a divine human so I'll never age. Still, if Veldanava sent me to when Rimuru should've reincarnated. That means the Great Temmna War is coming. If I am to intervene and stop it, I'll need to get stronger and gather subordinates. I guess I'll go to the forest and make the monsters my subordinates, though perhaps its best if no one finds out I all out replaced Rimuru.'
As Henrik and [Great Sage] kept planning, the adventurers who found his body were enjoying a relaxing carriage ride. Until suddenly a great roar came from the sky.
A young, petite girl could only yell to the others.
"It's him. It's the storm dragon Veldora. We're dead."
It seems the pure aura an unconscious Henrik was emitting had drawn the attention of a calamity level threat.
Despite the girl seemingly giving up on life, one person didn't.
For that roar of the great dragon Veldora had forced the eyes of Henrik to open. And now it was time for Henrik to initiate the first phase of his plan.
The subjugation of the True Dragon Veldora. Little did he know. Doing so would draw the attention of Veldora's elder sisters. And if Veldora was to be forced to slavery, Velgrynd would come for revenge.