Chapter 31
Royal Rumble
Part 1
"Aren't you forgetting something, Jade?"-Alura
"Um. I don't think so..." until Jade facepalms "I've got a humanoid body now, and I'm still naked aren't I? And it's not going to be long before I have to deal with learning how to eat, sleep, and do all other 'mortal' things again!"
"At least you realized it! So, any idea what you're going to be wearing for a royal audience? It's not just his army you're going to be dealing with, but His Highness King Sydonia himself."-Iluna
"His highness?! HA! His low-functioning-ness more like it!"-Alura
"Let me check my blueprints and see if there's anything compatible with this new body.”-Jade.
System Message: New blueprints acquired for dress-wear pertaining to the dungeon core avatar. Please peruse the following:
Avatar Combat Wear Blueprint
Avatar Formal Wear Blueprint
Avatar Royal Audience Wear Blueprint
Avatar Casual Wear Blueprint
The System generates holographic mannequins, each clothed in a different outfit and clearly labeled as to the form and function of the dress. All are rather revealing, showing a lot of skin.
"I don't know which is more embarrassing, those outfits or completely naked.”-Iluna
"System. These are all coming from Set's private wardrobe, aren't they? And the avatar is Set's body, isn't it? Are you raiding the god's native realm?”
System Notice: Affirmative. The avatar you now sport is one of many backup bodies Set had in their native dimension, which is now currently being assimilated by The System. Per multiversal law, when a dimension attempts to invade and conquer a world outfitted with a System and loses, they have given an engraved invitation for the System to assimilate the offending dimension instead, conforming the new dimensional realm to be compatible with the current world.
"Why are these outfits so … risque?”-Jade
System Notice: Recommend checking your available skills, particularly under “racial traits.”
"Very well.” Says Jade while skimming through his status sheet until his eyes catch on the “racial traits” part of his skill-set.
Status Screen:
Name: Jade
Race: Dungeon Core, Humanoid Avatar (Godly Avatar Sub-type)
Gender: Hermaphrodite (Both genders)
Level: 1/150
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HP: 50/50
MP: 500/10,000
STR: 35/50 (Undergoing integration)
DEX 30/50 (Undergoing integration)
INT: 15/50 (Brain damage, integrating cybernetics)
WIS: 25/50 (Brain damage, integrating cybernetics)
CON: 40/50 (Undergoing integration)
LUK: ???
This body was one of Set's many back up bodies stored in her royal castle in her personal hell dimension. The origins and purpose of the apparent parasite found and eliminated during integration to Jade as a System reward are unknown. As a result of Set's failed invasion, the formerly known hell dimension is currently undergoing integration into the System, and as a result of threatening The System's existence, Set has been rendered a non-entity. No further information available.
Skills:
Venom bite: The body comes with retractable hollow fangs designed to deliver venom and venom sacs where a human's sinus cavities would be. The type and effect of this venom is currently unknown.
Extreme Omnivore: This body can digest anything it eats without any ill effects. Drawback: The body must consume equivalent to at least 55 kg bio-mass at least once a day, additional bio-mass may be required on heavy exertion, or enter into a [Starved] state. While [Starving], the body will override all rational thoughts and even possibly survival instincts in the quest for sustenance. In extreme cases, one may not be able to tell friend from foe in this state. If [Starved] state persist for an extended period of time, the state becomes life-threatening and adds both [Berserk] and [Insane] statuses.
Traits:
Draconian Armor: Skin hardens with chitin plates, passive activation. These small overlapping plates are harder than the strongest armor of man or beast and are nearly impenetrable as well as being exceedingly sharp. Penalty: Any clothing or armor worn over them will instantly shred or be otherwise destroyed even if these plates are not activated, intentionally or otherwise. Areas not covered: breasts, genitals, buttocks, forearms, shins. The penalty can be suppressed but requires extensive concentration. Armor does not normally activate during sleep or other bed-rest.
"Well. That's a heck of a downside. Having to eat the equivalent of a teenage girl once a day or go nuts with hunger. This body must go through calories like nobody's business.”-Jade
"Where exactly did the System dig this glutton up again?”-Iluna
"Don't tell me it's Set's avatar or something?”-Alura
"Right in one, Sweetheart. The System is currently in the process of integrating Set's home dimension. This body came from there. A godly avatar...”-Jade
"Like I said, different definition of 'benevolent' from us mere mortals.”-Iluna.
"And it's irreversible. I can only hope that at higher levels, this body has some feat(s) that justify such a glaring downside. Well, let's test out this Chitin armor first.” Says Jade as he consciously manifests some scales on his belly and watches them fall off when he deactivates the ability. Jade takes and sucks them up into his elemental inventory, but tastes one out of curiosity. “Hmm. Kinda tastes like a potato chip.”
"Well. I can probably whip some up when we get the chance...”-Iluna
Jade excitedly grabs Iluna's shoulders and shouts “There are potato chips in this world?!”
"Well, my wife shared the recipe with me a while back, and she said I make some pretty good ones...”-Iluna.
"Looking forward to it! Now, before I meet King Sydonia, I need to give you ladies some books that might, just might, help your abilities.”-Jade
Jade begins concentrating on making some early textbooks, Introduction to Chemistry and Introduction to Biology, for Alura and Iluna respectively. Focusing on first making paper out of plant fibers, such as wood-pulp and random grasses.
Blueprint acquired: Paper.
"Yes! Paper! Now for covers...”-Jade
Blueprint acquired: Leather Book Cover.
"Now for the hard part; actually writing out the books... System. Do you automatically translate the written word as well?”-Jade
System Message: Affirmative
Blueprints acquired: Books, Introduction to Basic Chemistry, Introduction to Basic Biology!