บท 14: Lachlan's Stats
The group continued their journey to Marla, nothing interesting happened along the way. Aside from the obvious, unknown corpses to Lachlan littered the road and shrubbery, there were a few familiar mainly snakes and kangaroos. They heard fighting in the distance but decided not to intervene, granted there wasn't much they could even do if they did intervene.
They continued to drive for roughly three hours; Alfredo was taking it slow and navigating through the corpses. Everyone in the car was on the constant lookout. Sarah was being carried by Chloe, she woke up a few times along the way but was easily calmed down and even made laugh.
Driving into Marla they noticed a few cars parked near Marla Travellers' Rest, with the windows of the place boarded up. Looking around they did notice a few beast corpses, but not many, at least not as much compared to the other resting spots.
However, there was something similar with all of them and that was their bodies condition. Although they've had they guts torn out, that looked like the work of a hungry beast. But there were some corpses with none of that, they were left in perfect condition.
Parking closest to the entrance they get out the car, Adam, Jack, and Alfredo summoned their beasts. Alfredo took lead while Adam and Jack took care of the rear. No one let their guard down when walking, even if it was only a few metres, this wasn't the time to be playing around.
Checking the door, they realised it was locked, they were now certain someone may be inside, depending on whether a beast got to them or not they weren't sure. They looked at each other and all nodded in agreement.
Knocking hard on the door Alfredo put his ear to it, trying to listen to any movement to which he heard a slight shuffle, however, due to how faint it was he couldn't determine what it was. He could tell that it was small, possibly a person.
Looking back, he gave the family another nod and shouted, "Hello! Would you please let us in! We're just here for the night and can provide you with protection!"
*Click*
The door unlocked and opened, a young man maybe in his early teens stuck only his head out and stared at us with rather tired eyes, "Ah, hello, my names Dylan, please come in". He welcomed them rather nicely, he also looked like he was in a rush.
Once the young man opened the door fully he took a step outside and gestured for the group to come in, he was probably 5 feet tall, had black hair, tanned skin, and hazel eyes. His body was rather slim and there wasn't much muscle on him.
He wore some simple clothes, a white top and brown shorts. Looking around they noticed little peepholes through the wooden boards, likely used to scout the area.
*Click*
After walking past him, he quickly shut the door and locked it. He then looked through a gap in the boards, moving his head around to get different angles before moving away from the door.
"So, do you want something to eat?" Dylan asked. He seemed shy, especially in front of the tamed beasts, it was either that or he wasn't a social person.
"Yes please, also, where are the rooms?" Chloe asked.
"They're through that hallway, they aren't very large, meant to only fit 1 – 2 people. Hope they're suitable," Dylan said.
"To be honest, anything is suitable after everything that's happened," Jack said, before walking down the hall and checking the rooms before walking into one. He was rather tired from today, these days were so much worse than when had had school, he wanted to go back to that time.
Everyone else followed, Dylan walked towards the kitchen area. Taking this chance Lachlan analysed him.
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Name: Dylan Black (Human)
Age: 14 (Teenager)
Soul Contracts: 2/5
Compatibility: Snakes (Perfect)
STR: 13, AGI: 16, VIT: 12
INT: 11, PER: 12, WIL: 13
Weakness: Inexperienced, Traumatised, Easily Distracted
Strengths: Fast Speeds, Strong Poison, Flexible
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Seeing these stats shocked Lachlan to the core, they were rather high for a normal teenager, not to mention it seemed Dylan had already tamed 2 beasts. Lachlan could already determine that the dead beasts outside were caused by Dylan.
Lachlan froze in place before shaking his head and following the rest of the family. Walking up the hall he talked to Adam and Alfredo in a quiet voice, "The boy named Dylan is incredibly strong, although you might win when you two and Jack team up, it'll be dangerous, his beasts are snakes".
Hearing that shocked Adam and Alfredo, from his outward appearance and sky personality they would have never guessed that he was so dangerous. However, it isn't completely surprising, after all, they had only managed to survive by being strong and seeing how he's alone he should have his own methods.
Thinking about it, they might even invite him to come with them. A person can only last so long before they break, and it'll be another trusted comrade, at least they hope he can be trusted.
Walking into their rooms, there were two beds. After gathering everyone in a room they decided that Alfredo will be at the entrance by himself. Adam will be with Chloe and Sarah while Jack is with Lachlan, this way they should be prepared against enemies.
Going to their separate rooms Lachlan laid down on his bed, exhausted. Jack soon followed.
"I'm going to go and take a shower, you want to go first?" Jack asked.
"Sure," Lachlan responded.
They walked out of the room and into the bathroom, luckily, there were all the necessities for cleaning themselves. Turning on the hot water Lachlan quickly washed and put on his old clothes, unluckily, no one expected that the world wasn't going to end, so no one brought spare clothes.
Lachlan felt gross in his old clothes, although they didn't look dirty, after sleeping and going through the horrible area, that nasty stench stuck to them.
Looking at himself in the mirror he remembered he hadn't seen his own stats yet, he kept forgetting and for some reason, it didn't work on reflections, probably meant he needed a clear view on himself as well.
Staring at his reflection's eyes he spoke, "Analyse"
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Name: Lachlan Wilson (Half-Human, Half-???)
Age: 16 (Teenager)
Soul Contracts: 0/5
Compatibility: Winged Beasts (Perfect)
STR: 12 AGI: 11, VIT: 50
INT: 13, PER: 9, WIL: 20
Weakness: Frail body, Inexperienced, Easily Distracted
Strengths: None
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Seeing his stats didn't completely shock him, aside from the Vitality and Willpower stat everything else was normal. The Willpower was probably increased through the pain he felt in his eyes, the terrifying pain that seemed to last forever. While Vitality at least confirmed whatever species his dad was, it was much stronger and lived longer than humans.
However, now that he thought more about it, he remembered he never analysed what the Strength, Agility, and Intelligence stat actually do. So far, he has just made assumptions, which thinking back to it is a really dumb thing to do.
"Analyse, STR, AGI, and INT".
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STR: Strength affects the amount of force an individual can put towards physical labour and affects the physical defence of the individual. Reaching a high enough level will allow a person to become impenetrable and give them great power.
To Naturally Decrease: Losing any limbs that have greatly affect the physical attributes.
To Naturally Increase: Through constant training and constant beatings.
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AGI: Agility affects the physical reaction speed and ability to do quick movements in any direction. Reaching a high enough level will allow one to react instantaneously and give them the ability to change directions lightning fast.
To Naturally Decrease: Losing the limbs primarily used for movement, injuring core ligaments in those primary limbs.
To Naturally Increase: Through constantly training of movement techniques, traversing through tough terrain.
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INT: Intelligence affects a person's thinking speed and ability to perceive the world/ surrounding environment. Reaching a high enough level will allow someone to react instantaneously and give them mental clarity.
To Naturally Decrease: Injuries towards the head or nervous system.
To Naturally Increase: Through constant problem solving and using high agility stats to traverse through difficult terrain.
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'Hm, seems that they all have a rather unique relationship. Have to much strength will come in handy for fights of brute force, but low agility will disable a person from reacting to surprise attacks. While agility will be extremely useful for assassinations and navigating tough terrain, without a high enough Intelligence a person won't be able to react in time to unforeseen obstacles.
High intelligence will make anyone a deadly commander, especially should they have studied war tactics, but having low strength will leave someone defenceless when the time arrives,' Lachlan thought in dept how everything works, to make sure he doesn't mess up his growth.
*Bang*Bang*Bang*
"Hey Lachlan, are you done yet!? If you are, get out already, it's my turn to shower," Jack shouted through the wooden door.
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