Limitless Path

Once the room was locked and they were ready, they hopped up on the training field and activated its barrier before pulling all the items out of storage. They got everything arranged before getting ready to begin, Beth flicking Blood some mithril coins to even their reserves out a little while they were fidgeting with items and storage space. Once they were ready, they both had a seat across from each other and got ready for the rebirth, dropping into meditation and preparing. Beth wasn't expecting anything different from rebirth one, so she was ready in just a moment, beginning at the same time as Blood.

Once again, a powerful swirl of magic formed around each of the girls as the items they required for the True Rebirth lifted into the air. The items hovered into the air, forming a complex array around each of the girls as their rebirth process started. Beth felt the power flowing into her, her body feeling like she was submerged in a hot bath while a warm current flowed through her muscles. The items started to dissolve into motes of mana as the process continued, the feeling of power increasing for both of the girls as the rebirth continued. The feeling was much stronger than the last time, which Beth felt was a little strange, as the second rebirth, even as a True Rebirth, shouldn't really be a big deal. That wonder was answered in another few moments as a prompt popped up in Beth's vision, despite her eyes being closed, rather surprising her.

You have met the conditions. Evolve class?

Beth was a bit startled, but this wasn't exactly something unheard of, though it should really have taken her a couple more rebirths to ensure it. A class change or evolution at the second rebirth was pretty rare, but she didn't think too much about it. She selected to confirm her class evolution, after which she was presented with a list of possible evolutions. This time she was truly shocked, having done just a bit of research on the subject, through which she had a rough idea of what to expect. What she saw now was not what she had expected, however, and she took her time analyzing the options.

Sword Dancer

{A being that has achieved prominence with the blade. You live with the sword, train with it, become one with it. Dance across the battlefield, the edge of your blade cutting a pageant of death. +6 STR, +4 DEX, +4 END, +1 INT, +1 WIS, +2 Free Points per level.}

Martial Warrior

{Trained with your body and various weapons, you control any fight you participate in. Walk the path of a warrior as you see fit, no matter the weapon. +8 STR, +6 DEX, +4 END, +4 Free Points per level.}

Crushing Hierophant

{Rule the battlefield with an iron fist and just sword. Evil falls before you, the wicked flee. Obliterate all who oppose you, dominant in mind and body. +8 STR, +4 DEX, +6 END, +2 INT, +2 WIS, +4 Free Points per level.}

She was initially drawn to the Martial Warrior, as the description of it fit very nicely with her current vision of her Path, but the Crushing Hierophant was just too tempting. Not only did the description talk about ruling the battlefield and slaying evil, it had the best stat spread of her three options, with a whopping twenty-six total points per level. She was a little shocked that secondary classes could be quite so powerful, and even very rough math pointed to a power spike just by her third rebirth of truly insane proportions. Then again, Elana had mentioned at one point that her STR stat was well into the thousands and she hadn't even done her tenth rebirth yet, which made more sense now that Beth saw the options available to her.

After dithering another moment, she mentally selected Crushing Hierophant, feeling a massive surge of energy flow into her body. It was uncomfortable, but not truly painful, as her body and mana channels were transformed and strengthened, a benefit of evolving her class to something rather powerful. The rebirth continued after that, with the energy settling deep in her bones, Beth feeling her mana reservoir expand yet again before the process started the final phase. She felt herself slow and weaken as her stats dropped, but it was something she expected, and with the new class, she'd have those points back before she even hit level one hundred. She checked her stat page after it was clear the process was done.