Percy Jackson and the Art of Gacha

I woke up. My bedsheets were drenched in sweat and my breath was labored.

What the actual fuck was that.

I wanted to question the system immediately but decided to get out of bed first to take care of the sheets.

After changing them for new ones and taking a quick shower to get rid of the sweat I sat at my desk and leaned back.

Now that I had calmed down it was time for questions.

System. Would you like to explain what just happened in my sleep? I thought I was supposed to control and create nightmares.

[Good morning Host.]

Yes you are able to do so but only with normal nightmares and dreams. This nightmare however was triggered by the skill Dreams/Nightmares. It activated after you fell asleep.]

So you are telling me that I am the spirit of nightmares and yet I'm still affected by them myself. That sucks. Why though?

[Host the skill allows for the gain of incredible and mind breaking skills, abilities and more. But as it doesn't originate from the Gacha System it does not work on my principles. The skill follows the laws of "No pain, no gain." and is therefore outside of the influence of both of us. It's primarily directive is to strengthen and prepare you for the future.]

So this will happen every night for the rest of my life then. Fuck.

[Negative host. The skill activated yesterday at full strength and is now in a weakened state. While you will have a nightmare everytime you fall asleep, they will rarely reach the intensity of yesterday.]

And why is that?

[The skill needs charging. Everytime you have a nightmare energy is created and that energy will be split two ways. The split is 50/50. The fist half goes to the actual skill to level it and skills connected to it up while also providing/saving enough energy to eventually trigger another nightmare on the same level as before. The other half is saved to eventually, when really needed, cause an overcharge of the nightmare something that is only activated when either the saved energy is at maximum capacity or if there was an ability or skill you would desperately need to survive.]

So I will have nightmares outside of my control but only rarely at the intensity of yesterday and in the future there will be nightmares even worse than this one.

Is there anything I need to know that was not mentioned or explained yet?

[Yes host. The nightmares you have will not only have an impact on your mind, like right now you would be able to spot and Identify Kampe and Echidna in an instant but you would also turn heel and leave as fast as possible.

Furthermore there is the likelihood of skills and abilies to carry over to your main body.

And to continue, while they are nightmares please be aware the they are real to you. Anything connected to you from those dreams will also carry over such as items, titles and more.]

So you are saying that should I somehow bind something to me it would appear here?

[Correct]

Couldn't instead be put in the inventory? I am still in the dormitories of my school.

[Auto-collector is now active.]

[Would you like to see what you have gained?]

Yes I would like to.

[New template gained]

Name: Percy Jackson

Titel: The Rivers' child

Race: Monster

Abilities:

Navigation: After spending a considerate amount of time in Tartarus you have gained the ability to navigate there. Can be expanded by exploring more places.

Immunity: You are now immune to most toxins and the waters of the Underworld no longer influence you. Drinking or bathing in them will heal you.

Form 1: This is the templates humanlike form. Next to the above-mentioned abilies this one has the ability of scales, claws and your demigod abilities that have carried over after you were turned into a monster.

1. Sclaes: You have scales instead of skin.

2. Claws: You can turn your fingertips into claws.

3. Water manipulation: You can control water but not generate it.

Form 2: This is the templates monster form. In this form you have three heads. You can freely change their positions and hide two of them away. This template is the mixed form of all the deceased beings you were forced to consume. Since the concoction included your parts aswell you have the abilities of Form 1 and then a few more. Here is the list of additional ones.

Fur: You have thick fur which has similar abilities to that of the nemean lion as you consumed parts of it. Due to interesting interactions between the skill Scales and Fur, you have in this form both. The scales are hidden beneath the fur and absorb impact and shocks(I. E. Vibrations)

Claws: these once while similar to Form 1 can rip through defences easily.

Hooves: You will find grip on every surface you walk on.

Heads: Since you have three heads of different beings most of their skills are now yours.

Head 1: Undead - You are an undead creature and have hightend affinity to dark, ritualistic and black magic. As well as gathering forgotten and forbidden knowledge.

Head 2: Horned Wolf - You are a creature of the wild and have hightend affinity to nature, trap and infiltration/stealth magic. As well as finding and identifying plants and creatures.

Head 3: Black Dragon - You are a creature of fire and metals. Your affinity for fire magic and enchantig/creating objects is hightend. As well as being being able to use alchemy.

Collective: When all three heads are active, which means that they are visible, all abilities are strengthened further and new race abilities are unlocked.

Head 1: Curse Master - You can curse someone or something within your line of sight.

Head 2: Bloodsport - Your prey and it's tracks will glow red. You can see the glow through obstacles and no diversion tactics will work on you.

Head 3: War Master - You can create and make weapons while in combat. Resources will need to be gathered from your enemies.

[The template has been added to your Skill: Wardrobe, under the subdivision: Tartarus: Monster]

[Congratulations on having your first nightmare. Reward: 5 free Gacha spins.]

[New mission: create 10 pieces of equipment. Fusion of items are counted only if the items originate from the Gacha.

Reward: 1 use of the Blacksmiths workshop.]

I sigh. Atleast the nightmare wasn't for nothing but if this was just a full powered nightmare and not an overcharged one I don't want to have one of those ever.

I changed my focus on the Gacha and spun it.

[Here are your winnings.]

1. Rebreather

2. Book of Midnight Rituals

3. Compound bow

4. Gloves

5. Grimoire (R)

Well this roll was good. With that atleast half of the mission is practically done already.

But then I remembered that I had school.

I searched for my school material, put on something new to look presentable and rushed to my lesson.