10.6

Eve converted seventy-five prisoners into Levels with Witch’s Dust quickly writing the runes onto her Talisman of Dust. Health wasn’t really a concern for her, so she edited her Status to no longer display it. Without using moves that drained the Health or Stamina resources there was really no point in them being visible anymore.  She also spread her remaining Free Stat Points out equally. When everything was complete, Eve took a look at her new Status.

Level: 5,000

Race: Dust Witch

Class: Witch of the Dust Library

Profession: Dust-Talisman Librarian

Affinities (4): Paper, Ink, Space, Dust

Mana: 460,900/460,900 (460,900 MPs regen)

Stats: Str 41,900(46,090); Dex; 41,900(46,090);

Con 41,900(46,090); Wis 41,900(46,090);

Int 41,900(46,090); Charm 41,900(46,090)

Free Stats: 396

Slots: 0

Items:

Talisman of Dust II

Tome of Dust (Ritual)

Witch's Ink Athame (Ritual)

Witch's Paper Candle (Ritual)

Zones:

Library of Dust II

Perks:

Ritual Paper V

Ritual Ink V

Paper Intent V

Ink Intent V

Big Tool Sack V

Paper Stack V

Ink Sheets V

Eve’s eyes fluttered briefly as her body and mind aligned with the new strength. She didn’t fail to note how every male, and many of the female prisoners were staring desperately at her. Ritual of Obscurity couldn’t exactly conceal reaching the Tier cap. As a result, the new level of Charm was overpowering to these Tier Fours. Even as they understood that she had just ended a number of them, the urges of lust and worship still dominated their minds. The sensory information she received from Zone told her in no uncertain term that merely looking at her was placing the slaves into state of pleasurable stupor. In the minds of the thorn-caged slaves, the sight of her created a feedback loop of bliss which made them extremely susceptible to suggestion.

Instant hypnosis via sight. Eve thought glancing around. Perhaps a small test?

Eve moved over to one of the younger women who was looking at her. She adjusted her clothing from casual robes to a sluttier look before giving the young lady a breathtaking smile as she stopped in front of the cage. The effect was immediate, Eve’s target’s eyes rolled back in her head as a sliver of drool trailed down the side of her lips. The young woman’s body shook with intense spasms which only got harder when Eve said in a sultry tone, “Does it feel good? That’s wonderful, let that delicious feeling slip into your veins turning your mind into mush, you're such a good girl!” Watching as the younger woman shuddered Eve continued, “Be an obedient little toy. Come here. That’s right, closer. Wonderful, now could you do something for me? Pretty please?”

The young woman’s eyes snapped open without focus as she stuttered, “A-Anything!”

“Perfect!” Eve said eyeing the suddenly submissive slave. “Could you strip and pleasure yourself for me, I need you to show me loyalty. You'll do that for me won't you? It would make me ever so happy to see you enjoying yourself.” She wanted to see how far the effects of her new level of Charm reached.

There was a brief moment where the young woman’s eyes appeared to try and focus, as if her mind was fighting an inner battle. Taking inspiration from Susan, Eve reached out her hand and gently stroked the side of the slave’s face. Like a light going out, the resistance against the sadistic request crumbled at the touch of her fingers. In moments the young woman stripped her few pieces of clothing, grabbed the front of the cage with one hand, and began to self-pleasure herself with the other. Eve’s understanding of the value of Charm was enlightened to new heights. Before she had merely seen it as something that would increase her already good looks, now Eve knew it was actually a weapon. It was a devastating bludgeon that crushed those of weaker mind. It could also be the knife of a blade that brought obedience through pleasure, not pain.

Turning away from the frantically fingering slave, Eve reached out her mind through the mental link Nota maintained with the others. If she ever was asked to describe the feeling, Eve would definitively state it felt like a phone call in the mind.

Felix? Eve sent.

Yes? Felix replied.

Everything is in place, how should I feed these slaves to you?Eve asked.

Kill them as soon as you feel my aura, anything killed within my Dungeon aura feeds my growth. Felix replied.

Eve felt the soft caress of Felix’s aura spike through the air. Witch’s Dust kept a small space around here clear but did nothing for the slaves. Shrugging her shoulders, Eve sent her silver death to each of the slaves, letting it slip within their bodies. In moments the minds of just under two thousand slaves were placed in a state of unending rapture. Minutes later they were all dead as the constant influx of addictive brain alteration made the slaves autonomic system collapse. One after the other, slaves dropped to the ground with their eyes rolled back in their head and tongues lolling out.

Humane execution is still execution, but at least their last moments in life were spent blissfully. Eve thought. Kudzu can use them for fertilizer, there isn’t any mana to use Sacrifice on due to Felix.

Did it work? Eve asked the Dungeon.

Yes. Would you like to see my Status? Felix sent.

Please?Eve replied.

Eve received a mental image of Felix’s Status over the link.

Level: 6,750

Tier: Fifth

Race: Dungeon Core

Class: Dungeon Mana Manipulator

Profession: Mana Mathematician

Affinities (2): Mana, Space

Mana: 1,012,500/1,012,500 (∞ MPs regen within Dungeon)

Stats: Str 0; Dex; 0; Con 1; Wis 202,500; Int 202,500

Monstrous Aspects:

Im-Balance X

Mana Cycle X

Mana Manipulation X

Mana Math Calculation X

Dungeon Aura X

Dungeon Binding X

Dungeon Spawning X

Equations:

Gutrick’s Elemental Wave Functions X

Zulrig’s Spatial Constants X

Evatrion’s Time Constants X

Retrig’s Cyclic Symbols X

Controlled Zones:

Dungeon X

Dungeon Perks:

Ritual Aura

Ritual Binding

Ritual Dungeon

Ritual Empowerment

Ritual Manipulation

Ritual Link

Ritual Synchronization

Incredible. Eve thought keeping her jealousy from flowing down the link. She’d be just as awesome at upper Tier Five. Probably.

I will handle attacking. Ritual Aura allows my Dungeon Aura to count as part of the Rituals preventing any summoning except my own within their boundaries. Ritual Binding links the Rituals to my control. Ritual Dungeon allows my Monstrous Aspects to be applied to the Rituals within my Dungeon Aura. Ritual Empowerment is the highest static boost available increasing the power of all Rituals under my control by thirty percent. Ritual Manipulation allows me the same flexibility as Mana Manipulation. The last two, Ritual Link and Ritual Synchronization ensure everything runs as smoothly as my own Dungeon does. Felix said with a slightly smug overtone.

Will this cause problems for you later? Eve asked nervously.

No, it is within my calculations. Felix said.

Ok, I’ll keep building then. Eve said with a mental over and out feeling. Disconnecting the link she teleported out to the edge of the swamp. Preparing a comfortable chair she took a seat before pulling the lever on the right. Laying back at a relaxed position with her legs propped up, Eve started to spin more Witch’s Dust into existence sending it downwards. Following the peat sheathing that Kudzu had created, she began to weave runes the size of dust motes into Rituals. With a flex of will Eve finally focused on the System message to Tier up immediately that had been flashing annoyingly in a minimized view.

Congratulations on reaching the threshold of Fifth Class Evolution!

The System confirms, the User known as Eve Smith desires to Evolve their Class? Y/N

“Yes.” Eve said slowly.

The Third, Fifth, and Seventh Class Evolutions threshold are turning points in a User’s life.

It is at these thresholds that the choices one has made before become a Path leading forward.

Eve Smith, the following options are available for you:

Rank One: Path Closed By Prior Choice

Rank Two: Path Closed By Prior Choice

Rank Three: Path Closed By Prior Choice

Rank Four: Path Closed By Prior Choice

Titled Rank:

Witch of the Dust Library II

Traveling Witch of the Dust Library

Scale Bane

Quadratic Chameleon

Witch of the Dust Library of Ritual

Eve glanced at each option carefully.

Witch of the Dust Library II

Qualification reached for Class Evolution: Witch of the Dust Library II. Titled. No current Skills, Spells, or Stats will be lost, be aware that other Class Evolutions may become impossible.

One who has used the power of a Curse.

One who has used the power of a Rune.

One who has built a Hut.

One who allies with Flora.

One who allies with Fauna.

One who is Female.

One who has reached the Fifth Threshold.

One who rose to power using Paper.

One who rose to power using Ink.

One who rose to power using Space.

One who rose to power using Dust.

One who has been touched by Primordial Dust.

The greatest witches have the greatest dusty libraries, the greatest dusty libraries have the greatest dust witches!

Traveling Witch of the Dust Library

Qualification reached for Class Evolution: Traveling Witch of the Dust Library. Titled. No current Skills, Spells, or Stats will be lost, be aware that other Class Evolutions may become impossible.

One who has used the power of a Curse.

One who has used the power of a Rune.

One who has built a Hut.

One who allies with Flora.

One who allies with Fauna.

One who is Female.

One who has reached the Fifth Threshold.

One who rose to power using Paper.

One who rose to power using Ink

One who rose to power using Space.

One who rose to power using Dust.

One who has been touched by Primordial Dust.

One who has Traveled beyond the limits of their world.

The greatest traveling witches have the greatest dusty libraries, the greatest dusty libraries have the greatest traveling dust witches!

Scale Bane

Qualification reached for Class Evolution: Scale Bane. Titled. No current Skills, Spells, or Stats will be lost, be aware that other Class Evolutions may become impossible.

One who is Immortal.

One who kills Dragons.

Few remember Titan Slayers, none memorialize Goblin Slayers, but everyone marks the rise of a Dragonslayer!

Quadratic Chameleon

Qualification reached for Class Evolution: Quadratic Chameleon. Titled. No current Skills, Spells, or Stats will be lost, be aware that other Class Evolutions may become impossible.

You are Form given Shape by will alone.

What I am cannot be seen, what I know cannot be gleaned, but what I do is always sparkling!

Witch of the Dust Library of Ritual

Qualification reached for Class Evolution: Witch of the Dust Library II. Titled. No current Skills, Spells, or Stats will be lost, be aware that other Class Evolutions may become impossible.

One who has used the power of a Curse.

One who has used the power of a Rune.

One who has built a Hut.

One who allies with Flora.

One who allies with Fauna.

One who is Female.

One who has reached the Fifth Threshold.

One who rose to power using Paper.

One who rose to power using Ink.

One who rose to power using Space.

One who rose to power using Dust.

One who rose to power using a Runes.

One who uses Rituals almost exclusively.

One who has been touched by Primordial Dust.

The greatest ritual witches have the greatest dusty libraries with rituals, the greatest dust libraries with rituals have the greatest dust witches of ritual!

Eve immediately discarded Scale Bane and Quadratic Chameleon. She would eat her pointy hat if a Class focused on dragon hunting didn’t have a counter-class that hunted dragon killers. As for the Class that implied shape changing as a way of life, she was didn’t have body image issues thank you very much!

The remaining choices were Witch of the Dust Library II, Traveling Witch of the Dust Library, and Witch of the Dust Library of Ritual.

Witch of the Dust Library II rang all sorts of alarm bells. Phantom pains struck Eve’s left arm and leg merely by considering the choice, so it went right out the window.

The final two choices both had appeal.

Traveling Witch of the Dust Library was most likely due to using the Portal to escape. Nothing says traveling beyond the known limits like escaping through the void to a completely different Plane of existence.

Witch of the Dust Library of Ritual was a tempting possible boost to everything. It was most likely due to her desire to use Rituals almost exclusively. Taking it would almost certainly lock her into a powerful paradigm.

Ritual has everything going for it. Eve thought chewing her bottom lip. Everything except a single word I have seen before.

“I choose Traveling Witch of the Dust Library.” Eve said after a deep breath to muster her courage.

Suddenly, like each time in the past, reality paused to take a deep breath.

You have chosen: Traveling Witch of the Dust Library.

There was a timeless moment before Eve’s eyes rolled back in her head as pleasure from having her body reshaped by ambient mana took hold once again.

Almost a week later, Eve snapped awake to a string of new notifications.

You have gained the Class: Traveling Witch of the Dust Library.

Your Race is now: Traveling Dust Witch

Your Profession is now: Traveling Dust-Talisman Librarian.

You will now gain +20 to all Stats per Level!

Traveling Dust Witch Librarians are the omega of the worlds of knowledge!

Eve clenched her fist and opened her Class Skill and Spell list. Scrolling through at an inhuman speed she let Nota’s mental link turn every possible option into an Eternal Memory page.

A wide grin split her face as she found what she sought among the countless Skills and Spells.

(1 Billion Soul Slots)

Traveling Dust Witch’s Core of Space-Papered Ink-Dust

You extract food to regenerate the appropriate Resource from anything within your Zone.

Immune to Mana Burn.

Immune to World Energy Overload.

Immune to Chaos Contamination.

Everything is food for a Traveling Dust Witch.

Eve laughed so hard she fell out of her chair.

“Something good?” Susan said, appearing a few steps away.

“Indeed.” Eve said rising and allowing her Witch’s Dust to clean her appearance. Once she was clean Eve continued, “Rituals are in place to kill the Matriarch. I suggest you depart for safety. This will probably get messy.”

“You truly think you can kill a mature Tier Six Dragon?” Susan said with a raised eyebrow.

“No.” Eve replied with a smirk.

Susan tilted her head in confusion as her innate truth telling detected no lie. With a shrug, the demoness flickered away towards the parked air ship. Eve disintegrated the defunct chair before teleporting her clean form into the Hut. Taking a seat at the table in the hibernation chamber Eve asked, “Ready?”

“Ready.” Felix replied.

“Let’s kill us a Dragon then.” Eve said creating a silver viewscreen.