NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3: The mastery system(Rewritten)
"Speaking"
[system]
'thinking'
sound effect
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[Ding!]
[System activated successfully]
[Uploading information about Destruction God Slayer magic]
[15%]
[20%]
[45%]
[90%]
[Upload of magic is complete. Now uploading erased memoirs and meta knowledge, adding parts of Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest]
[25%]
[55%]
[85%]
[99%]
[Upload is complete. The system is going into rest mode until further instructions.]
I hear a weird sound, and suddenly I feel like someone hit my head with a hammer.
A lot of information is shoved into my head. "AAAA!" I scream while everything around me begins to spin. Suddenly, I collapse on the ground. I start to see black.
"Am I gonna die again? Shit, I didn't even leave the house yet."
That was Felix's last thought before he was knocked out.
A few hours later…
Felix starts to wake up. His head still hurts a bit. He asks the empty space, "Ah, fuck, what the fuck was that?" Only to get no answer. He tries to remember what happened.
"Right, the system activated and said something about uploading something... status," Felix says, and suddenly, a dark purple neon screen with golden writing appears before him.
Status:
[Name: Felix Maxwell]
[Race: Human]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 18]
[Magic: Destruction God Slayer] (0/10) - Novice
Felix looks at the screen with excitement as he starts reading his status.
"Hmm, there isn't much here. System, what does 'Novice' mean besides the magic? Are there other levels? If so, what are they?" Felix asks the system, not expecting an answer, but to his surprise, the system responds.
[Host, there are levels above that. They go in this order:]
[Skill levels
Novice (0/10) → Beginner (0/100) → Medium (0/100) → Advanced (0/100) → Mastered (0/100) → Expert (0/100) → Demi-God (0/100) → God]
[Note: Not all skills can level up to that degree. Most will level up to Advanced or Mastered.]
Felix looks at the levels, shocked. He asks the system how to level them up. The system answers.
[Like all normal people, you will need to train. You will need to repeat the moves or actions, and the system will help you instinctively get better at them. The host will need the corresponding knowledge if you want to level your skills faster.]
[Note: After a skill reaches the Advanced level, the host will need to meet certain conditions first to level it up. However, there are skills with no conditions.]
Felix feels a little overwhelmed by all the new information. He looks outside and sees that it is already night.
"Hmm, it's already night. I should go to sleep for now. My head is killing me," Felix thinks while heading to the bedroom.
"Well, good night to me," he says to himself while closing his eyes.
The next morning…
Felix opens his eyes, washes his face, brushes his teeth, and goes to the kitchen, which surprisingly has some kind of weird stove with an oven and a refrigerator.
"What a weird world. Their technology is super inconsistent," Felix says while opening the fridge and looking for some food. After finding some ingredients, he begins to make a simple omelet. While cooking, he hears the system sound.
[Ding!]
[Due to a certain action, the host has gained the skill: Cooking - Novice.]
"Nice," he says while eating his omelet.
"Now then, let's take a look at the skill books," he says, picking up the skill books that were on the table. The moment he touches them, he reads the system message.
[The host has touched the skill book: Magic Control - Novice. Do you want to learn the skill?]
[The host has touched the skill book: Basic Information on Martial Arts. Do you want to learn the skill?]
[Yes/No]
He presses "Yes," and suddenly, information is shoved into his head again. After 5 minutes, the pain stops.
"Fuck, I really hate this feeling," he says to the empty space.
3rd POV
"Status," Felix says and looks at his new status screen.
Status:
[Name: Felix Maxwell]
[Race: Human]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 18]
[Magic: Destruction God Slayer] (0/10) - Novice
Skills: Cooking - Novice (0/10), Magic Control - Novice (0/10), Hand-to-Hand Combat - Novice (0/10)
Seeing the status, Felix smiles.
"Now then, let's check out my magic," he thinks to himself while pressing on his magic in his status screen and is surprised by what he sees.
[Magic: Destruction God Slayer] (0/10) - Novice
[Destruction Level: Novice (weak decay effects)]
[Potential: God Level]
Moves:
Destruction God Blow (0/10), Destruction God Divine Feast (0/10)
[Note: The host needs to create his own moves and master them to level up his magic. Since it's a new magic, and you are the first user of it in the world...]
[Skill Quest: Reach Demi-God level.]
[Reward: Divine Kingdom - The Divine Kingdom is your divine territory, your personal heaven and hell, where you are the god of it. You can create your own pantheon.]
[Note: You only have limited access at the Demi-God level. To unlock its full potential, you need to reach the God level.]
"Well, damn," Felix says as he stares at the status screen. He frowns a little and asks the system with a worried tone,
"System, what's up with the skill quest? I don't remember wishing for it."
[Ding!]
[Skill quests are special and will not happen all the time, Host. You don't need to worry. There is no penalty for failure of the skill quests. These quests appeared because you wished for a Mastery System that will help you master your skills faster. To completely master the God Slayer skill, you need to create a Divine Kingdom, and it could take more than a century to make one, so the system just speeds up the process. You don't have to worry, you'll have full control of it; it will be soul-bonded to you.]
Felix sees the response and relaxes.
"Phew, I almost thought I would be a slave to my system. But becoming a God? Hmm, well, it's good to have a goal to strive for. Now, it's time to grind," Felix says as he jumps from his chair and heads outside.
Now with a goal in mind, he starts his first step to becoming the most feared being in the universe: THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION.
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That's it for the chapter! I hope you liked it, and if you did, then give some power stones. Though I still don't know what they do, I just see everyone asking for them. ;) Anyway, I think Erza will be the female lead. It works better that way. Also, I will take a couple of days off to write some chapters. The rest of the chapters may be shorter until he goes to Fairy Tail, so sorry in advance.