I was able to find some scrap paper, a quill, and inkwell. I counted myself as fortunate as I had to do inking as part of art class during homeschool, so I could scratch out my notes. I recorded each window carefully before closing it, all except for my ‘God Slayer’ window, though the last couple hundred windows weren’t much different.

  Compiling a summarized version onto a single piece of very rough paper. I had a lot of questions, but hopefully whatever system is bringing up these windows, has a help function. I split them apart on my sheet as best as I could.

  Survival: First Aid, Pain Endurance (Advanced), Endurance(Intermediate), Fear Endurance (Advanced), Mind over Matter (Advanced)

  Senses: Truevision (Gift of Terra), Iron Mind (Gift of Terra), Compartmentalization, Focused(Beginner), Empathy(Advanced), Other Worldly Knowledge (???)

  Magic: Soul Magic (Intermediate),

  Occult: Soul Fuzing, Speak to the Dead, Listen to the Dead

  Titles: Tormentor of Souls, Consumer of Souls, Seeker of Death,

  Status: Famished, Tired, Anemia, Injured (foot), Injured (neck)

  Admiring my list, I realized that all these window pop-ups were much like those RPGs I used to play as a child. It’s like those Status… Windows… God Dammit!

  A blue window pops up in front of me. A list of all my attributes, skills, statistics are all laid out. It sits in the centre of my vision, ensuring I truly understand how badly I wasted the last 4-5 hours.

  Below that, lists all the skills I have recorded on a piece of paper. I did notice a few separate skills that must have been procured by Linden before I took his body. This might be a good chance to know more about this guy.

  Lets see if I can get some help on these terms...

  "[Merchant’s Gaze] - Discern the rough value of an item with a quick glance of an object."

  "[Bluff] - Appear confident in the telling of a bold face lie. Helps succeed in fooling sentient beings."

  "[Instant Mathematics] - Complete calculations instantly in your head. Proficiency allows for greater calculations”

  “[Gambling] - Increases odds in your favour slightly. Grants ability to determine odds quicker.”

  “[Persuasion] - Convince and win sentient beings into your point of view.”

  “[Concealment] - Ability to hide an item into an inconspicuous good or physical item.”

  “[Deception] - Hides intentions and misleads sentient beings.”

  “[Counterfeiting] - Replicating a good or merchandise.”

  “[Betrayal] - Hides the act of Betrayal until the very last moment.”

  “[Trader] - Ability to Buy and Sell at a fair price.”

  "[Bank of the Void] - ???????"

  Shit, this guy is a bit of a scumbag. Counterfeiting, Betrayal, and Concealment… he’s gotta be in some shady deals, or he’s just a crappy sleazy merchant. Body seems pretty good though, legs feel strong, a lot of chub around the mid-region, hopefully once I find a mirror, I can see what this all looks like together.

  Looking over the status window again, I see another point of unfamiliarity, ‘Mana Sickness’.

  "[Mana Sickness] - Status effect occurring when mana is turbulent/overflowing. Casting becomes extremely difficult, headaches, nausea, and eventually death."

  Doesn’t seem to really answer any questions… Wait… Casting and Mana??

  Am I able to cast magic!? Shit, what kind of magic can be done!?

  "[Soul Magic] - Utilizing Souls to power, shape, and control the environment."

  "[Soul Fuzing] - Combing Souls into other Souls and Materials."

  "[Speak to the Dead]/[Listen to the Dead] - Speak and Listen to recently deceased corpses and Spirits. Effectiveness is dependent on how fresh the corpse is, and the state of the soul."

  "[Other Worldly Knowledge] - User has knowledge from another world."

  GAAAAAHHH, useless explanations for all of them!

  Standing up, pointing my palm and aiming at the fireplace, I shout, “Fireball!”

  Nothing happened. Ugh, feeling a little bit woozy from standing up so quickly.

  I point at the fire, “Fire Bullet!”, and finger gun the fire.

  Nothing happened. Ooof, I need to sit down. Reaching for my chair, my vision is starting to blur and I am getting light headed.

  Blood loss is a bitch.

  Stumbling to the bed, I close the status window and drop onto the bed. My stomach is gnawing on itself, but I am still just so tired. Lying down, I feel sleep coming for me. “God Slayer, Status”. I can’t keep my eyes focused and close my eyes and try and waive away the window. Sleep comes within seconds once my eyes are closed

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