still looking over his options Mars asked Info

"can you tell me about the specific effects of the [Fire] cla.s.s?"

[no]

"...why not"

[all specific cla.s.s information goes beyond host current privilege, only basic information is available]

Mars feeling Info might be sarcastic about the whole 'privilege' considering he might die in less then a week he asked again while working on freeing his lover left arm

"what is my current privilege Info?"

[i am]

"...you?"

[yes as the administrator had deemed the hosts change of survival to be unlikely at best, i Info the one of the 13 sub-administrators of Alfan was chosen to a.s.sist the host, the normal reincarnation processes is not like this] learning Info might be even more mighty then he already had a.s.sumed Mars asked in a slightly more respectful tone

"...just for reference what is the normal reincarnation process?"

[normal reincarnation processe only include the [erasure of unnecessary memory] program and if needed the [Forcing compatibility] program]

still feeling traumatized by those 2 programs Mars asked Info

"why run those 2 programs?"

[the [erasure of unnecessary memory] dose as it says. it deletes memory's deemed unnecessary or dangerous by the administrator while preserving the personalty of the previous incarnation, In the host case it was memory of torture, mental breakdown, a violet demise and information on building advanced weapons deemed unnecessary and removed]

wondering what kind of person he was in his last life Mars asked Info about the source of his trauma and [Pain resist lv 3] skill

"okay i can accept that, but what about the [Forcing compatibility] program? that thing ***ing hurt!"

[the [Forcing compatibility] program ensures the host or the soul, is compatible to the new body or vessel that is the target of incarnation, if it is not 100% compatible it will adjust the soul and the vessel simultaneously, often leading to pain in the host]

"then just for arguments sake what would happen if there was an incompatibility with the soul and the body?"

[any rating below comparability rating at below or below 99,99% would cause an amount of the soul to not protected by the new vessel and to be 'chipped', leading to extreme pain, dizziness, mental and physical disorder and eventually it would cause the soul to be 'creaked', witch in the best cases would cause the soul to parish completely, never to be reincarnated again]

feeling the words 'parish completely' not being his metal image of 'best case' Mars asked

"...and in the worst case?"

[in the worst case it would cause the soul to 'split' and 'mutate' growing to infect other souls causing a complete collapse of Alfan's recantation system in less then a minute causing newborns from all races to be still born]

"...that sound apocalyptic"

[yes i would be, therefor the best case of a 'cracked soul' would be complete annihilation of set soul]

pondering over the new information while working his flame on freeing his upper left arm Mars looked at the mist-like text i front of him again

"i see... well then let us get back on topic, can you tell me the basic information of the [Fire] cla.s.s?"

[the [Fire] cla.s.s improves all fire type ability's by a major margin]

"then what about the [Dragon] cla.s.s?"

[the [Dragon] cla.s.s improves all dragon ability's and makes the vessel more dragon-like]

"in that case would the [Dragon] cla.s.s not also improve my [Dragon-flame magic] skill?"

[yes]

"okay... in that case what about the [Metal] cla.s.s?"

[the [Metal] cla.s.s improves affinity with all metal, providing a boost to production and magic skills that are related to metal]

"what dose the [Energy] cla.s.s do then?"

[the [Energy] cla.s.s gives the ability to absorb, store and use energy]

"all energy?"

[that information exceeds host current privilege]

thinking over his options Mars mentally ranked the 3 most useful sounding cla.s.ses

"the [Fire] cla.s.s will definitely be useful for melting these spikes, but so will the [Dragon] cla.s.s witch frankly sound more awesome but i am sure turning in to a dragon will be a lengthy endeavor even if i already am a half dragon, and then there is the [Energy] cla.s.s witch if and only if it can absorb all energy it would be a great help during reentry of Alfan by working as a heat-s.h.i.+eld, and absorbing the impact when i hit the ground, but that is only if my understanding of the cla.s.s is right. so basically the [Fire] cla.s.s will give me help with melting the spikes but not much more, the [Dragon] cla.s.s sounds like a growth type cla.s.s with lot of potential, and the [Energy] cla.s.s is a total gamble"

Mars kept pondering over his options for a few hours until he was interrupted by Info

[host lethal damage detected random status point decreasing]

"s.h.i.+t... looks like i can not afford to delay any longer"

looking at the 3 cla.s.s choices he had chosen as most useful, Mars finely decided

"well it is not like i am that devoted to this life being less then a week old and all... so **** it! Info how do i select the [Energy] cla.s.s?"

[to select any cla.s.s host needs to chant: select Cla.s.s, then the name of the cla.s.s]

felling the excitement and terror of gambling his own possibility of survival Mars chanted with a racing heartbeat

"select: cla.s.s [Energy]!"

[host cla.s.s selection confirmed, granting cla.s.s [Energy] to host]

felling a new power bedside mana slowly being moved inside his soul Mars tensed up for a second before discovering that the new 'part' of him perfectly fit, now feeling like a puzzle that had just been completed by fitting the last and most important piece, Mars let out a comfortable sigh before Info spoke

[host cla.s.s instillation complete, host please confirm]

not wasting any time Mars quickly chanted

"status"

Name: Mars

Age: 0 (vessel 5220)

Race: Half-dragon human

t.i.tles: [Former living G.o.d of war] [Conquer of Salen] [Tyrant King] [5000 year prisoner] [living G.o.d of energy]

Cla.s.s: [Energy]

Cla.s.s level: 1

Status points:

Strength [864/1000] Const.i.tution [573/1200] Dexterity [800/1500]

Intelligence [550/600] Wisdom [548/900] Charisma [2/10]

Active skills: [Dragon-flame magic lv 5] [Swordsmans.h.i.+p lv 4]

Cla.s.s skills: [Energy: absorption] [Energy storage: 0/100] [Energy: discharge] [Energy: upgrade shop]

Pa.s.sive skills: [Fire resist lv 15] [Commanding lv 3] [Mental reinforcement lv 5] [Pain resist lv 3]

looking over his status Mars confirmed his new cla.s.s and that his Const.i.tution status had dropped by 27 points, feeling his own demise creeping ever closer he asked Info

"can you tell me about cla.s.s skills?"

[cla.s.s skills are unique to their own cla.s.ses, and are therefore impossible for mortals to obtain as they have jobs instead of cla.s.ses, furthermore cla.s.s skills get stronger by the cla.s.s level going up]

"...then can you tell me about the [Energy: absorption] cla.s.s skill?"

[the [Energy: absorption] cla.s.s skill absorbs energy from all sources with an efficiency that goes up with cla.s.s level, and stores it in the [Energy storage] cla.s.s skill shown by a number. but if the amount of energy absorbed exceeds the cap of the [Energy: storage] cla.s.s skill then the host will lose an amount of status points equal the amount of excessive energy]

"you said cla.s.s skills improves with cla.s.s level, then dose the cap of the [Energy: absorption] go up as my cla.s.s level dose?"

[yes]

deeming the [Energy: absorption] really powerful but also slightly dangerous Mars asked about the next cla.s.s skill

"then what dose the [Energy: discharge] cla.s.s skill do?"

[the [Energy: discharge] cla.s.s skill discharges energy from the [Energy: storage] cla.s.s skill in forms of kinetic, thermal and electromagnetic energy from any point on the host body to a target the host is in physically contact with]

"then can i use the [Energy: discharge] cla.s.s skill to melt these spikes?"

[yes, but the amount of energy needed to completely melt the mythril-t.i.tanium alloy spikes exceeds the current cap of the [Energy: storage] cla.s.s skill by a large margin]

"...can i at least use it to propel me from this prison to the atmosphere of Alfan?"

[yes]

"...well that is one use for that cla.s.s skill, what about the [Energy: upgrade shop] cla.s.s skill?"

[the [Energy: upgrade shop] cla.s.s skill functions like a shop where energy stored in the [Energy: storage] cla.s.s skill is the currency, offering new cla.s.s skills and the only way to level up the cla.s.s level of the [Energy] cla.s.s]

"how do i activate a cla.s.s skill?"

[by chanting or simply by willing it]

"well then lets see what's up for offer"

as soon as he willed it the mist like text forming his status transformed before his eyes

Energy upgrade shop

[Energy] cla.s.s skill level up price: 100

Cla.s.s skills currently available: [Energy: restoration] price: 500, [Energy: healing] price: 500

[Energy: information] price: 500 [Energy: absorb s.h.i.+eld] price: 800, [Energy: reactive s.h.i.+eld] price: 1000

"...guess i can only afford to level up for now"

[yes]

"then i guess my current is to melt the spikes and absorb energy from sunlight during the day... wait Info can i use the [Energy: absorption] cla.s.s skill to harvest thermal energy from my [Dragon-flame magic] skill?"

[no]

his master plan being shot down by Info as quickly as he made it Mars asked Info like a kid being denied candy

"...why not"

[creating energy form nothing goes against the will of the administrator]

"...okay then sunlight it is then"