Chapter 2: Just Dust...?
Vritra stared at the information, his mind already analysing the data. He didn't yet know what stats are considered average or high, but his luck stat was the highest among the others. He took a mental note of all the information and decided to check the details later.
"Dust Manipulation..." he murmured under his breath, his voice barely audible. He didn't know how disappointed he should be at his ability; after all, just at first glance, it seemed useless, but the rank seemed unusually high but why were there two ranks mentioned.
'And what is that Mutamorphis? It sounds just as useless... Is this some kind of survival skill? Not even a rank is displayed.' Vritra pondered before looking away from his stat window.
He took a quick look around, assessing the reactions of those around him and noticed that he could see others' status windows. The students were a mixture of confusion, excitement, and fear. And their skills only displayed one rank.
Ms. Mia was staring at her status window with a doubtful expression.
Vanessa read the information on her window and seemed bewildered as she hastily removed the status window and looked around to make sure no one read it. She didn't know what to say or how to react upon receiving such abilities.
'From the stats of other students, the average seems to be around 10 and I can only see a few things on others' status window.' Vritra thought as he quickly scanned the abilities the others had gotten. He found that he couldn't see many of the details such as the rank of their classes and many other things.
As the students, Mia, Vanessa, and Vritra stood in the awe-inspiring chamber, each lost in contemplation of their new abilities, a hush fell over the room.
Excited gasps and sighs rang out across the chamber of the temple. Some students read their skills in joyful surprise while a few seemed disappointed as they quickly tried to come to terms with their current situation.
'What kind of abilities are these? These are just too salacious.'
Vanessa thought, just reading that alone brought a hint of redness to the cheeks of the usually cold and confident woman. She looked at her son and sighed in relief that he hadn't seen her status window.