Dragon God’s System

For the next week, I spent the majority of my time in my room studying the spells in the spellbooks. A few scrolls were even brought to me while I studied during those days. I also conducted an experiment that turned out to make my Shape Magic feature even more overpowered. Since I wanted a spell involving spirits, I decided to learn the Spirit of Healing spell. After that, I copied down how to cast the spell into my spellbook. Then the next day I was able to relearn the spell by studying it.

The only time I left the room was to go to the bathroom or to hunt giant bats and to bathe. There was no way I was going to embarrass myself again. While I could have stayed in my room and used a chamberpot, I just couldn’t bring myself to use one, especially since it might smell up the room. As for the giant bats, Alsvartr would scout for likely targets and lead me there. Then I would unload my spell points on them. Then, once I was satisfied with the experience I gained, I would head back to my room to start studying spells again.

I was able to learn dozens of first level spells and over a dozen second level spells. While I wanted to go ahead and learn some of the third level spells, I discovered that I just couldn’t understand them. Sighing, I realized that I would need to use my stored experience to level up before I could figure out the third level spells.

One disappointing thing I discovered was that there weren’t any cleric spells in the spellbooks. While that should have been obvious, I was disappointed, nevertheless. I would have to count on cleric scrolls if I wanted to add a cleric spell to my spellbook. Still, I wasn’t sorry for choosing to be a Twilight Theurge since that allowed me to cast both wizard and cleric spells.

Even though there were still some first and second level spells that I hadn’t transferred to my spellbook yet, I decided it was time to take a break. I had learned most of the ones I was really interested in. The spells I really wanted to learn were the third level spells. Some of those spells were surprisingly strong, such as the Fireball spell.

I decided to bite the bullet and level up. While it might affect my ability to farm giant bats for experience, I was already storing two levels. Anyway, there was a big difference between the bats I had first fought and the giant bats. If worse went to worst, I could always find some other animal to hunt.

“System, I want to advance to the next level of wizard,” I said once I prepared a spot on the bed. I was worried that I might pass out again when the inspirational visions hit me. As always, I was correct. I didn’t even notice when I fell back and started to dream, much like my first colonoscopy.

In the dimly lit chamber of the ancient wizard's tower, arcane symbols glowed faintly upon the stone walls as a cloaked figure bent over an ancient tome bound in blackened leather. The air crackled with an unsettling energy as the wizard delved into forbidden knowledge, seeking to master spells that danced on the edge of darkness itself.

With each incantation whispered into the cold silence of the night, tendrils of shadowy essence coiled around the wizard's outstretched hands. These were no ordinary spells; they were steeped in the mysteries of death and shadow, drawing power from realms beyond mortal comprehension. The wizard's eyes, usually bright with curiosity, now gleamed with a mixture of awe and caution as the potent magic responded to their command.

Through tireless study and a mind unyielding to fear, the wizard began to understand the intricate balance required to wield such formidable forces. Shadows deepened, stretching unnaturally across the room, and whispers of the departed echoed faintly in the air. Each mastered spell brought the wizard closer to a profound understanding of life's fragility and the secrets whispered only by the darkness itself. Yet, with this newfound power came a solemn responsibility, for the line between mastery and being consumed by the very shadows they commanded was perilously thin.

Those memories turned into other memories, one after another. At some point, the darkness parted, and I found myself once again in my room, laying down on my bed. Shivering, I tried to push the dreamlike memories to the back of my mind. For some reason, they disturbed me for some reason. Although they really hadn’t seemed that bad, I was still unnerved. Maybe it was because I wasn’t in charge of my own mind during the dreams. Shaking my head, I tried to distract myself as my mind cleared, “System, please show me my information sheet.”

Nóttormr 
Evolution: Adolescent (Tiny) 

Chaotic Evil

Race: High Kobold (Nox Ancestry)

Experience: 23,042/23,000

Awakened Bloodline: Twilight Dragon (Feathered) 

Speed: Walk 30ft, Fly 30ft 

Armor Class: 18 
Hit Points: 36/36

Magic Points: 72/72  
Mental Energy: 5/5 

Soul Fragments: 3/3 

Strength 7, Dexterity 16, Constitution 10, Intelligence 20, Wisdom 12, Charisma 12

Racial Abilities: Darkvision

Draconic Gifts: Blindsight, Body of Twilight, Entropic Quills, Flight, Heightened Senses, Immunity (Mental Effects, Magical Aging), Lucky, Twilight Breath, Twilight Zone (Pocket Dimension 1ft x 1ft x 1ft) 

Eldritch Sigils: Mental Enhancement (Telekinetic Gift, Telepathic Gift, Mind Alteration Power)

Languages: Common, Draconic

Proficiencies: Mining Tools, Natural Weapons, Simple Weapons, Thieves’ Tools

Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence 

Skills: Animal Handling, Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Stealth (Expertise), Survival

1st Level Eldritch Mind: Class Features (Death Bringer, Shape Magic, Sorcery, Soul Collector)

5th Level Twilight Theurge: Class Features (Arcane Recovery, Eyes of Night: 1/1, Twilight Aura 1/1)

Attunements: 2/4  (Boots of the Firelands, Stylish Robes)

Favored By: Até, Dolos, Gleypa, Mein 

Titles: Avatar of Death (+5 to Damage), Child of Até (+2 to Mind-Altering Spells) Mendacious (+1 to Deception), Plague Bringer (+1 Resistance to Disease), Voracious (+1 to Resistance to Overindulgence)

Social Status: Level 5 - Tribe of Einvaldskonungr: Gothi, Level 3 - Tribe of Groenneitr: Andskoti 
7th Level Familiar: Alsvartr - Tenebrous Bat 

Cantrips 
| Dancing Lights     
| Eldritch Bolt        
| Guidance
| Light
| Minor Illusion
| Prestidigitation
| Vicious Mockery

1st Level Spells  
| Cure Wounds      
| Distract
| Dragonberries
| Healing Word
| Mage Armor
| Shield
| Silent Image
| Sleep

2nd Level Spells 
| Alter Self           
| Darkness
| Invisibility
| Spirit of Healing

3rd Level Spells  
| Nondetection  
| Spirit Guardians      
| Zone of Death

Rituals: Alarm, Augury, Beast Sense, Ceremony, Comprehend Languages, Detect Magic, Identify, Illusionary Script, Purify Food and Drink, Silence, Stone Meld, Tiny Hut

“Nice,” I said, pleased with what I saw. I even had enough experience points to level up one more time. Still, I held off and inspected the changes. There were so many of them. Even some unexpected changes were present, such as my strength increasing. I guessed that this was because I was now considered an adolescent, which might explain why I had grown stronger.

After comparing myself to the humans I had encountered, I was able to estimate how big I had been when I was born. Like most unhatched kobold wyrmlings, I started life in a small egg with a soft flexible exterior. As I grew inside the egg and absorbed the nutrients in the egg, the egg gradually expanded in size to meet my growth. Once almost all of the nutrients were absorbed, the exterior of the egg would begin to harden.

When I was born, I would guess that I weighed about four or five pounds and was about a foot tall. I was now about a foot and a half and weighed somewhere around eight to ten pounds, which meant that I was growing extremely quickly. If I cast the Enlarge spell on myself, I could shoot all the way up to three feet in height, although only for a minute. Then again, maybe I could use sorcery to maintain the spell for longer.

Still, it wasn’t quite quick enough for me. “Well, at least I am maturing faster than other kobolds. However, despite being an adolescent, I was still considered tiny though, not that it mattered,” I growled, annoyed that I wasn’t even big enough to be considered small.

My annoyance was short lived after I looked at my health points and spell points. I actually gave a little shimmy of excitement when I noticed that I automatically learned three third level spells. I knew that most domains had spells that clerics automatically learned, so that might be one reason. Another reason might be because I had used Shape Magic to learn the Zone of Death spell almost every day for the last week.

After I finished looking at my spell list, I was feeling like a god. While I knew I was still incredibly weak when compared to high level spellcasters. However, being able to cast third level spells was the indication of having reached mastery in magic. Of course, I still hadn’t learned the Fireball spell, which almost every “real” wizard learned. Despite this, I was considered a real magus.

Arcane spellcasters, or at least wizards, generally started off as an aspirant, who was completely untrained in casting spells. Once they learned their first cantrip, they were considered a novice. When they learned multiple cantrips and were beginning to learn first level spells, they were called apprentices. After mastering at least one first level spell, they became initiates. A journeyman was a spellcaster who could cast second level spells.

Now I was a magus, although I would be ridiculed if others knew I hadn’t memorized the Fireball spell. Because of this, I decided to add that to my spellbook as soon as I could. However, for now I wanted to test out my new powers. I could also find out if my increased level affected how much experience I would get from the giant bats. I was actually starting to feel sorry for the bats. Also, I was a little worried they might move further away from the tribe.

The first thing I wanted to try was seeing what I could accomplish with the Alter Self spell, although not before taking off my boots and magic robe. After that, the first thing I transformed into was a human baby. I was even able to fly around like a baby cherubim or a baby Cupid once I changed the wings’ color to white and added longer feathers. I could also retract my wings altogether. I was a little annoyed that I couldn’t maintain the Alter Self spell and the Enlarge spell at the same time though. I hoped that I would be able to change that with my next feat.

After that, I decided to change into a dragon, although with feathered wings. In fact, I based it off one of the first visions I had when I gained inspiration. While I had been tempted to create normal dragon wings, I had grown attached to my feathers and wanted to see what I would look like as a real twilight dragon instead of a kobold with a twilight dragon bloodline. I actually didn’t have to change too much.

It could even be argued that I had transformed into a real dragon, but even the smallest newly hatched dragon wyrmlings were much bigger than myself. It was at this point that I was startled by a ding, followed immediately by a notification.

YOU HAVE ASSUMED THE BLOODLINE FORM OF A TWILIGHT DRAGON. Do you wish to lock in this appearance as your base form and assume the racial traits of this extremely rare species of dragon?

I blinked. Then I blinked again. “Yes,” I finally said. I couldn’t believe I was about to achieve one of my goals so easily. Someone, somewhere, had to be looking out for me. Maybe that was also why I had a system. However, who had given me the system and why were they helping me? Immediately after confirming my new base form, another notification popped up, which started me even more.

I didn’t even need the blood essence that Einvaldskonungr had offered as a reward. Although I had to admit, I was curious what would happen if I used the red dragon’s blood essence. Would I gain fire breath? What exactly would happen? Either way, that was something to consider in the future. Not letting myself get distracted, I looked at the new notification.

ACHIEVEMENT - DRACONIC EVOLUTION UNLOCKED: You are now considered a Variant Wyrmling due to your diminutive size. Gaining additional class levels will advance your draconic evolution. However, additional experience is needed for each class level increase.

I immediately looked at my information sheet to see what changes had been made. There were only a couple of differences. The first change was that my race had changed from High Kobold to Feathered Dragon. Also, I was apparently considered a dragon now, despite my small size.

I didn’t take the time to look at any other changes because I was eager to use my saved experience points. I had already banked enough experience to level up again. While I hated the idea of having to spend more experience points to level up in the future, I was really glad that I had banked enough experience to level up again without having to pay the additional cost.

Gritting my teeth, I decided to go ahead and level up. I wasn’t even worried about hunting the giant bats any longer. What really excited me was the prospect of what I would gain by evolving to the next evolutionary stage. Would I get bigger? Would I get any new powers? “System, please use my experience points to advance to the next level of wizard.” I passed out as I realized that I had forgotten to fly up to the top of the bed.