n

n

nI looked around, but I couldn't find the creature, but my mind was not working nearly as fast as it was. I could no longer track the creature's movements, so I pulled out my fire saber but left the Loose-Leaf Dagger.

nI was unsure about this creature, and fighting fire with fire seemed like a fine idea, but Hero didn't feel the same.

n

nAll right, smartypants, what do you, the all-knowing Hero, think I should do?

n

nTrue, and I was going to die if I didn't start listening, and I could do fist fighting. So, I can't track him, but then how do I fight him? It's a him, right?

n

nI could hear the creature, but the jungle was thick here. If this had been in the earlier forested part before Grogvel's clearing, this would be a bit easier, but now I just had to wait it out.

n

nI turned right, but with my foot coming up on an ark as hard as I could, and spun myself. As I twisted, I had a brief and hot view of the inside of the Hellcat's mouth, but then my foot connected, and I heard cracking.

nThe beast was thrown to the side, and it rolled, trying to get back up. I was already bursting forward with all the speed I could, but there was a fire starting to form in its mouth.

nThe Hellcat breathed out a stream of fire over me, but I only felt hot air as I ran forward. I raised both first above my head and smashed them down onto the creature's head before it could rise.

nThere was a sickening crack as I drove the Hellcat's head into the ground, cutting the fire blast off. The creature's head cracked open like a rock, but it was just orange-red on the inside like I had cracked open a lava-filled rock.

nThe heat and fire faded fast and turned into black rock, even the creature's hair. Then it started to crumble and fall apart until it was nothing more than a pile of black powder.

nShaman Level 5 Acquired!

nName: Kazz

nLevel: 5

nClass: Shaman

nStrength: 6

nDexterity: 3

nFortitude: 8

nWisdom: 6

nIntellect: 2

nSpirit: 7

nEnergy:0

nClass Skills:

n{Rank 2}: Target a plant to speak to it. 60% chance of success. 9% chance of irritation.

n{Rank 1}: Summon Bonded Plant to fight as your ally.

n{Rank 3}: Auto-Trigger: Totem Bond is triggered when a Totem Mark can be acquired. The target must express gratitude to you in some form in order to trigger Totem Bond.

n{Rank 1}: Activate more than one Bond at a time. Only one Primal Bond can be active. Total Bonds Activatable: 2.

nBonds:

n{Water Sphinx Totem}: Bond: Veronica: Increase reaction, awareness, and thought process.

nElemental Bonds:

n{Earth Force Pact}: Bond: Grogvel: Greatly increased Physical Resistance. Immune to Fire, Wind, Slashing, and Blunt Damage. Weak to Water, Piercing, and Vibration Damage.

nBlessings:

nI stood up as I looked over my chart and then let go of the Earth Bond, reactivating the Water Sphinx Bond. The new things that I had gotten with my level were good, but since I was going to do training with Wataluga, I wouldn't want to use the Earth Force Pact.

nBut seriously, what is up with this plant stuff? First, I can try to talk to a plant, and now I could summon one to fight beside me…

nI looked down at a flower that was growing on the side of the path, and it hissed at me. Yeah, that is really scary.

n< Don't underestimate your system. If it says that it will fight beside you, then it will be of help, and since you are stopped, this is a perfect opportunity. Why don't you try with that flower that just hissed at you?>

nSometimes I wished that Hero was here in person so I could glare at him, but what did I have to lose?

nI bent down to the hissing flower and activated my Plantspeak, targeting the flower. It was weird to just think of what I wanted to do, and it did it, but it was also very helpful.

nPlantspeak Successful!

n

"Stupid big ugly idiot almost let the big fire cat burn me, AND THEN almost stepped on me when I had just warned him! Why did I have to grow up here!

" The flower complained, and I rolled my eyes.

nGreat, another poor me.

n

"Hey, umm, Miss Flower? Are you okay? I am sorry if I almost stepped on you; I didn't mean to,

" I said, trying to sound as pleasant as possible, but the flower didn't say anything.

nGreat, I probably just messed up, and she isn't going to talk to me, but then she spoke slowly.

n

"You can… hear me? Or are you talking to someone else?

" The flower asked, and I held my expression, trying not to crack a smile; these types hated to be laughed at.

n

"Yes, I am talking to you. My name is Kazz, and,

" I started to say, but then I got a message on my display, and I raised my eyebrow.

nTotem: Air Hissing TsunaLily Confirm: Yes

/No?

nYes. What the hell, why not? But when the light from whatever was happening cleared, my eyes got big, really **ing big.

n

"What are you staring at, pervert?!

" The flower asked me, not really looking that much like the flower she had been.

n