NOVEL WEB 2. Arachne
Yahoo! I thought as I used teleportation to dodge mother's attacks. Yes, it has been quiet a while. I am now a Zana Horowa with its overpowered immortality skill. In fact, with my knowledge of the plot, I hesitated if I should kill mother as it would send Ariel crazy trying to destroy my ass, but I decided to do it anyway. Mother did have a hand in in making it easier as she did come at me with every intention to kill me after all. That brings me to another point to address. I'm most likely going to be a girl aren't I? I was distraught when I first had the realization what feels like ages ago. I didn't mention I was a boy in my previous life? Well I was. Anyway I have just come to accept reality by now as nothing seems to go my way anyway. So I just took the fact with the attitude of being thankful to live again, not to mention Shiraori is hella powerful.
Also, even if I tried to copy the path Shiraori took, it would not be possible due to the butterfly effect. So I've been taking things in stride doing what I want keeping the most important parts the same. For instance getting the pride skill was a no brainer. But at the same time I am a little more powerful than Shiraori was by the time she faced mother as I have been hunting more than she was. Maybe there is a discrepancy between the novel and reality, but this great elroe labyrinth is even larger than it was made out to be. There were also many more boss level monsters that I had to face. As a result I only need 5 more levels to meet the conditions for evolution into an Arachne as I am LV 45 now. By the time I kill mother I can become an Arachne. Hopefully.
I have also of course made some preparations just in case Ariel comes and whoops my ass. I have a whole area in the labyrinth covered by eggs using the egg laying skill just in case I get killed. I don't want to mess up now due to being overconfident and not taking precautions. I will become a mother before I ever was able to become a father. It's a bittersweet moment. Also the system seems to be slightly different in minor places. For instance, I was able to name myself Shiraori and it displayed so when I used appraisal. It will be ridiculous though if I somehow due to some cosmic fluke end up becoming a man instead of a girl and have to call myself Shiraori. That's the sad part as I realized I could not change the name after I had already set it up to be so.
And back to reality. I am only talking to you through the parallel mind skill while my main body is still fighting mother. I have already destroyed the puppets and I have been running all around the cave section with my butthole on full power…cough, I mean spewing out spider webs to trap mother. I was originally going to teleport mother to the lava pool and then finish her off but that did not work. And for the finishing touch. [Abyss Magic Lv10] just to be sure she would be gone. And the empty space where mother stood earlier just speaks for itself doesn't it. Well and the system notification that I have levelled up and meet the condition to evolve. (Author's note: I am glossing over the fight because I honestly don't remember a lot of Shiraori's skill's and fighting style as I had read the wn and ln long ago. So Imma re-read it so I can describe future battles properly.)
I first teleport to the area where the Horo Neia have already started hatching and are happily moving towards me as if to recognize their mother. Aww, you guys are so cute! I conveyed my thoughts to them. (A/N: Not gonna lie, I wish the horo neia had more screen time. Their whole dynamic with Shiraori could have been explored much better) Seriously, my aesthetic sense and thought process has been skewed as I did not like insects before being reborn as a spider. It doesn't matter anymore either way. I mentally give them the command to keep watch around in case some beast or critter comes and give the a-ok for evolution into an Arachne as I let the darkness swallow me.
My vision returns and signifies the completion of my evolution into an Arachne. Many skills have reached max level and of course my body size has increased. Looking down I can see the large lower body of a spider. As I am an Arachne, I have a human upper body which almost feels weird after such a long time. Even though the amount of time I have spent in my spider body is lesser than my human one, the sheer amount of things I have experienced since I have been reincarnated here as a spider is more than my lifetime as a human. Being completely honest, all I did was waste time as a human.
I bend down to see my reflection in the spider eyes and I am greeted with the foreign face I am quite familiar with. Yep, its confirmed now. I have definitely become Shiraori. I look exactly like her. Good thing I solved an identity crisis issues much earlier. Regardless, now to look at my stats. I say "appraisal" in a barely audible voice only to be greeted by-
[ Arachne LV1 Skill Points:0 Shiraori]
[Stats:
HP: 38,111
MP:44,024
SP:33,557
Offense:35,799
Defense:35,682
Magic:42,170
Resistance:42,068
Speed: 41,063]
[Skills:
HP Ultra-Fast Recovery LV8 • Height of Occultism • SP Rapid Recover LV10 • SP Minimized Consumption LV10 • Celestial Power • Ultimate Life LV10 • Ultimate Movement LV10 • Fortune LV10 • Fortitude LV10 • Stronghold LV10 • Skanda LV10 • Magic Power Super-Attack LV3 • Energy Super-Attack LV5 • Deadly Poison Attack LV10 • Enhanced Paralysis Attack LV10 • Rot Attack LV7 • Heretic Attack LV9 • Destruction Super-Enhancement LV7 • Impact Super-Enhancement LV8 • Cutting Super-Enhancement LV6 • Piercing Super-Enhancement LV7 • Shock Super-Enhancement LV7 • Status Condition Super-Enhancement LV10 • Magic Divinity LV8 • Magic Power Conferment LV10 • Magic Conferment LV3 • Battle Divinity LV10 • Energy Conferment LV10 • Ability Conferment LV7 • Divine Dragon Power LV8 • Dragon Barrier LV6 • Poison Synthesis LV10 • Medicine Synthesis LV10 • Expel LV10 • Divine Thread Weaving • Thread Control LV10 • Psychokinesis LV9 • Dimensional Maneuvering LV10 • Iron Defense LV7 • Panoptic Vision LV4 • Kin Control LV10 • Concentration LV10 • Thought Super-Acceleration LV6 • Future Sight LV 6 • Parallel Minds LV10 • High-Speed Processing LV10 • Heretic Magic LV10 • Wind Magic LV10 • Gale Magic LV8 • Earth Magic LV10 • Terrain Magic LV10 • Seismic Magic LV1 • Light Magic LV8 • Holy Light Magic LV3 • Shadow Magic LV10 • Dark Magic LV10 • Black Magic LV10 • Poison Magic LV10 • Healing Magic LV10 • Miracle Magic LV10 • Spatial Magic LV10 • Dimensional Magic LV9 • Abyss Magic LV10 • Jinx Evil Eye LV9 • Inert Evil Eye LV8 • Sealing Evil Eye LV3 • Antimagic Evil Eye LV2 • Repellent Evil Eye LV7 • Warped Evil Eye LV4 • Annihilating Evil Eye LV6 • Destruction Super-Resistance LV6 • Impact Nullification • Cutting Super-Resistance LV6 • Piercing Super-Resistance LV6 • Shock Super-Resistance LV6 • Flame Resistance LV9 • Flood Resistance LV3 • Gale Resistance LV8 • Terrain Resistance LV9 • Bolt Resistance LV3 • Holy Light Resistance LV6 • Black Resistance LV9 • Heavy Super-Resistance LV8 • Status Condition Nullification • Acid Super-Resistance LV8 • Rot Super-Resistance LV6 • Faint Super-Resistance LV1 • Fear Super-Resistance LV4 • Shieldsmanship LV3 • Thread Genius LV10 • Hit LV10 • Evasion LV10 • Probability Super-Correction LV10 • Throw LV10 • Emperor • Concealment LV2 • Stealth LV10 • Silence LV10 • Odorless LV8 • Five Senses Super-Enhancement LV10 • Perception Expansion LV8 • Immortality • Egg-Laying LV10 • Hades • Corruption • Conviction • Offer • Hero LV2 • Great Demon Lord LV1 • Charity • Perseverance • Pride • Rage LV3 • Usurp LV4 • Satiation LV10 • Sloth • Wisdom • Divinity Expansion LV9 • Taboo • n% I = W • ]
[Titles:
Foul Feeder • Kin Eater • Assassin • Monster Slayer • Poison Technique User • Thread User • Merciless • Monster Slaughterer • Ruler of Pride • Ruler of Perseverance • Ruler of Wisdom • Wyrm Slayer • Fearbringer • Dragon Slayer • Ruler of Sloth • Monster Calamity • Champion • Human Slayer • Human Slaughterer • Rescuer • Medicinal Technique User • Saint • Savior • Ruler of Charity • Guardian • Human Calamity • Nightmare of the labyrinth • Glitch ]
My status page is pretty much the same as Shiraori's with a few differences. The name of course as well as some titles. Although I have never left the labyrinth like Shiraori did, I did help score of soldiers who came to the labyrinth earning me titles of saint, rescuer etc. (A/N: I don't remember the actual conditions and I can't be bothered to look them up to get those positive sounding titles so this is just bullshit. Also I just copied the status page from the wiki. What the players will see if they try to appraise Shiraori will be different. This status page will be converted to YGGDRASIl format and be visible to them.)
There are also titles 'nightmare of the labyrinth' and 'glitch'. I am also apparently called a nightmare and this has also been certified by the system now. It is a passive which basically causes status ailments like fear to others who witness me. What's important is glitch. When I try to appraise it, what comes out is-"you are a glitch in the system. You appear as a native to the natives and as a foreigner to the foreigners." I have no idea what that means (A/N: basically just means that players will think of her as a player as well while at the same time registering as a NPC and not enjoying any player benefits there might be such as shops, gatcha, her own system which is different from Yggdrasil system etc.)
Well, I'll think about it later, toodles!
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Ainz Ooal Gown will be introduced in the next chapter and Shiraori will join them