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I continued looking at my Evolution options, they all seemed interesting to be honest, although my priority over something strength-based was still very high!
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[Dark Illusion Trickster Ice Dragon]
An evolved form of the Illusion Dragon branch. Their power over illusions and darkness is immense, capable of creating entire domains made of illusions, they trap their targets inside and let them wander around all sorts of strange illusions, slowly weakening them through the mana and life absorption effect of their magic.
They're malicious dragons that enjoy hunting people and torturing them inside strange and labyrinth-like illusion traps. Their power over such an element is so high that they become unkillable within their domain as long as such illusions work properly. However, a stronger force might be capable of opposing them…
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This is… I have not used my illusion magic as much, but I do plan to use it to mask my Rank 4 Mana Aura. But this evolution seems… honestly cool. I just said I wanted strength over everything for this one, but if this thing can actually make me fill with an illusion domain the entire Sect, then that would be sweet… I could just get rid of all of them within just a few hours! Hahaha!
Wait, no, this isn't right, I am going way too evil there! Calm down, malefic nature…
Though it would be certainly sweet to get rid of all these problematic sect elders in one single night through these illusion powers.
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[Eternal Winter Storm Dragon]
A deadly dragon that overwhelms its enemies with sheer magical power, wielding the wind and ice attributes as its strongest moves, it unleashes a storm of winder winds over its domain which never ends, an eternal domain of winter is created whenever it moves.
Anyone that dares to defy it must first cross his eternal winter storm domain to even have the chance of seeing its face, only to be engulfed in ice and perish on the spot… Very few had ever interacted with such a beast and even higher ranked experts fear it due to its destructive power and massive size.
They are entities that change entire stations whenever they go, dangerous rulers of winter with ruthless personalities and loner natures. They live their entire lives alone until it is time to reproduce, where both males and females met once to lay eggs and take care of them until they hatch, leaving their young on their own afterward. Due to this, this species of dragons who don't take care of their young are highly aggressive and don't know the concept of care.
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Whew, that was a highly descriptive sentence, and it adds a lot of lore to the game. This was interesting… but as it is, it seems to be a specialization of my main magics, without much physical enhancement other than "attaining massive sizes", which I don't find bad or something… But still.
And what's with the super loner lifestyle? How depressing is that? No thanks.
Anyways, let's check the other one before making any decisions.
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[Dream-Seeking Abyssal Void Ice Dragon]
A dream-seeking branch evolution of the daydreaming dragons. They had become truly abyssal in existence alone as they shapeshift themselves into monstrous and destructive creatures of the night. They travel through the nightmares of people and devour their souls if they deem them tasty enough. These dragons are ruthless rulers of nightmares and defeating them in their own territory is near impossible.
They are dwellers of the abyss and therefore their appearances are truly grotesque, resembling not dragons anymore but monstrous creatures from the depths of the Outer Void, they seek nothing but to devour souls from nightmares. Their existences are capable of manipulating a part of the Void Attribute and use it in a variety of different ways.
Despite their appearances and fame, these dragons tend to travel in large packs with most of them being composed of family members, they often raise their children between family members and are highly protective of eggs, which they lay inside of dreams.
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Wow, another highly descriptive synopsis. And well, it is interesting… so these ugly-looking dragons are way better parents at the end? Oh well…
Anyways, what should I pick? This evolution seemed interesting with the whole being invincible in dreams, but I bet it is bait, so I take it happily like the absolute fool I am and I end up being made into a monstrous creature. Wait, I am already a monstrous creature… And I don't want to become an even worse one…
Anyways, what else…?
System, help me out, which evolution gives the most physical power?
<In a world of mages you've become obsessed with physical strength?>
…Please tell me.
<Pick between the Trickster or the Abyssal Void, both of them have the highest strength increase, and well, they're the most useful. I suggest Trickster due to helping you develop your illusion magic. If you really want to take over the sect someday or change something on it, using illusion will be very needed.>
She's right, and I was honestly thinking about it.
It is a very weird-sounding name for a dragon race, it doesn't sound honorable at all, and I can only imagine a lizard wearing a tuxedo when I picture a "trickster dragon", but let's go with this one, I don't have much hope for anything else at this point…
Let's pick it, alright…
Ding!
<You've selected the [Dark Illusion Trickster Ice Dragon] Evolution Option!>
FLASH!
Darkness quickly encompassed my entire body into a magical and abyssal cocoon, as I was engulfed into this darkness, I slowly lost all my consciousness and dived into these bizarre dreams.
As I dived into dreams, I felt as my power developed further, my soul and mana core was strengthening my body with enough power for them to also feel upgraded and increase in volume and mass for me.
As I fell into this darkness, my entire body started melting and reconstructing itself from zero.
It was a strange feeling that I would have honestly preferred to skip…
Ugh…
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