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is incredible!’  I exclaim in my mind, thrilled at the defensive power I
have.  ‘If only I could use this skill more often!’
    The others are also
stunned at my resilience.
    Initiating my attack, I
intend to dash to the side of the enormous critter before slashing it with my
claws. A truly embarrassing scene follows. With the extra agility and movement
bonuses from my new race and this racial skill, I am not used to this new
speed. The world flashes by me and I overshoot the distance by an entire three
yards and swipe my claws through empty air.
    Trying to cover up my
actions, I ignore the failed attack and immediately start doing small dashes
around the enemy to get used to the speed. The ‘Stone Dweller’ starts turning
around in dizzying circles while trying to keep up with me.
    Once I am confident using
my draconic speed, I close the distance to stand next to the creature. I am a
little closer than planned, but it is still acceptable. With a single swing of
my clawed hand, my fingers tear through the hard carapace as if it was paper.
Four large red gouges are traced in the wake of my attack and the ‘Stone
Dweller’s health drops by ninety percent.
    Shocked by the attack and
damage, the enemy stumbles back several steps. It doesn’t exhibit fear,
however, as one of its legs emanates a dull yellow glow before abruptly
stabbing toward me. I am outside of its normal attack range, but the leg
extends and pierces the distance between us.
    I immediately jump to the
side and easily dodge the attack before closing in and killing it with a final
slash of my claws.
    By now, two more of the
‘Stone Dwellers’ have fallen under my aggravation status effect while the final
one is heading toward the party. Rather than wait for the enemies to reach me,
I flex what feels like an additional muscle on my back and extend the pure
white wings. I can clearly see the white, tattered leather membrane of the
wings, which should have originally been black, and the scale plated bones
supporting them.
    With a single flap of the
wings, gravity seems to reverse and I am lifted off the ground and seven feet
into the air. These wings have some minimal flight and gliding capabilities,
but it still isn’t true flight. If this wasn’t a game skill guided by the system,
there would be no possibility of me achieving this on my first try. I shakily
manage to hover over the ‘Stone Dwellers’, before dropping down and
relentlessly attacking them.
    Mason, unwilling to wait
for me to take care of it, rapidly shoots several arrows with pinpoint accuracy
and quickly kills the final enemy while it is still approaching them. His skill
with a bow has increased significantly since becoming an elf, leaving me in awe
at his speed and efficiency.
    “Verde, what are the
benefits of becoming a Nekomata?” I ask, unable to withhold my curiosity after
seeing Mason.
    Her ears twitch at my
voice before explaining. “I have a permanent twenty percent bonus to my speed,
and my agility is easier to raise at the expense of my strength. Not only is
strength harder to train, I lost a third of what I had as well. If it wasn’t
for your fame showing people how effective agility based builds can be,
everyone would still be the heavy-armored strength based build and very few
would choose this race.”
    “I suppose that’s not bad,
but it doesn’t seem like much. Is there more?”
    “Of course! My hearing and
sight are improved by ten percent, I can partially see in the dark, and I have
a racial skill called ‘Nine Lives’ that can be used once a week to revive me at
half health if I die. Once I get a little more skilled, I can also use my tail
to grab objects.” Verde giggles lightly and curls the end of her tail as if to
grab something.
    Mason laughs before
adding, “Verde, I don’t think that last one can be considered a skill. But you,
Lost, you haven’t told us about your new race. Spill the beans about that
transformation of yours, it’s