Chapter 284: A Dwarf Walks Into a Bar
Connie
Calling what she had been through painful was an understatement. Connie didn't even have words to describe what torment had just befallen her. And considering she was an expert in several different bardic skills, that was saying something.
There just weren't a lot of words used to describe the feeling of having your entire body broken down and shredded in an attempted alien parasitic takeover. Generally, the people that kind of thing happened to didn't survive the experience. Which meant it was up to her to come up with the future verbiage to explain her experience to others.
Because she would be damned if she let this stop her. No, if anything, this would make her stronger than ever. She had had her will tested in a way not even Gramps had. And she had proven she could handle it.
The old man would be proud. She'd have to make sure she had a proper story to tell him the next time she saw him. Then again, considering how much that man had to have known and not told her about everything she was experiencing these days, she had a bone to pick with him, too.
She quickly pulled up her class display and read over the descriptions of the previous classpaths she had long ago unlocked. Somehow, her brain always read these in the voice of her grandfather. Was it some trick caused by his own creation of the class? She had no idea.
| Green Operatic Acolyte |
| There is no universal approach to becoming a Green Operatic Acolyte. It is neither a calling nor a career. It is a fundamental approach to life. Anyone seeking to follow in the footsteps of Elmwood Greens is either insane or a fool, and he would have it no other way. The host of this class must contend with a chaotic growth rarely seen in other class orbs. While experience is still needed to unlock many of the abilities, the true paths to power require an exploration of the self and the universe. You have chosen a path without help, without peer, and without limit. |
| Path of the Stellar Opera {100/100 Performances} |
| The Stellar Opera is a performance that has only ever been put on once. In seeking to recreate that performance, you must first master multiple disciplines. You must harden your will against the dangers it brings. Do not walk this path. Dance this path. Flourish across this path. Show the universe your colors. |
| Path of Musical Synergy {5/5 Class Orbs} |
| Never re-invent the wheel. It's far too much effort. Why create something that already exists when you can just borrow from it? The Path of Musical Synergy is simply that. Everything has a song unique to it. Learn those songs. Master those songs. Mix and match the parts that are needed the most. |
| Path of Change {1/1 Life Altering Revelations} |
| Those who refuse to change die. They leave no legacy. They do not alter the fabric of creation. Do not be one of them. Stare the universe into its heart and make it accept you. Change not only yourself, but the reality around you. Make. Your. Mark. |
| -Form {0/1E3 Levels} |0/5 Shifts| <Skill> |
| Not all body types are equally capable of differing tasks. It requires more than one throat if you wish to harmonize with yourself. Through shifting their own body, the host becomes capable of totally unique and alien displays. The Form skill enhances their ability to control these smaller shifts of the body that may otherwise be incompatible with each other. Further ranks allow for a greater synchronization of bodily functions. |
| -Function {0/1E3 Levels} <Skill> |
| Just because one organ is designed to do one thing doesn't mean it cannot be enhanced to do others. Through the use of the Function skill, the host is able to teach their body to be capable of things far outside its normal operating parameters. Further ranks in this skill allow for more extreme differences between what an organ may normally do and what it becomes capable of. |