Darling of Fate 3: A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure by Sean Dunning

Author:Sean Dunning [Dunning, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2024-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

The real work involved hours of tedium that left me simultaneously drained and excited. For most of that time, he directed me, helping me to explore the limitations and capabilities of what friction energy could accomplish.

Through that exploration, I was finally greeted with a prompt that sent shivers up my spine.

Congratulations! Your Nascent Affinity, [Friction], is ready to evolve. Select a specialization!

1. [Heat (Friction)]

2. [Static Electricity (Friction)]

3. [Abrasion (Friction)]

“Yes,” I whispered. Lex felt my excitement and waddled over. I turned to him. “Fucking yes!”

Athena paused her ascent up a difficult climb on her obstacle course to look over.

“What’s got you so excited?” she called over.

“I’m about to break through!”

Kurian coughed lightly behind me. I turned to see a mixed expression on his face. The twinkle in his eye made me think he was proud, but the frown on his lips said otherwise.

“Evolving a single core will not propel you to the Adept Stage. It is simply the first step.”

“Oh, well thanks for pissing on my campfire,” I muttered. Narrowing my eyes, I pointed a finger at him. “Hey, now that I think about it, you never did tell me what those steps were. What comes after picking a specialization?”

He didn’t answer right away and waved for Athena to join us. Her eyes went wide, the sweat drenching her hair and clothes indicative of hours of hard work. But when she realized she was being invited to the grown-up discussion, she leaped the ten-foot drop from the wall with a graceful bend of her knees and raced over.

“How the…?” I wasn’t an expert on ten-year-olds, but I didn’t imagine they could make jumps like that with barely a grunt.

Before I could question her on the improbable nature of that display, Kurian was in teaching mode.

“Dirk here has brought his Friction core to the brink of evolution,” Kurian said to Athena. “The System has given him a few options based on his own personal observations and theories, but that is not the totality of his choices.”

My eyes went wide. “Wait, really? Like I can create my own specialization?” Heat, static electricity, and abrasion all sounded really cool, but I loved the idea of eating off-menu, as it were.

Kurian nodded. “The System is simply a framework to guide young Cultivators on their Path. The true possibilities are limited only by your imagination and understanding.”

He leaned in, bending down until he was eye-to-eye with me.

“However, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”

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