Chapter 3: Status windows

Taking time from my preparation, I focus my attention on trying my different gifts.

While doing a spiked club my interests were elsewhere, I’ve looked quickly in my windows status and made a simple choice: I called another clone after some thinking time.

[5/40 mana]

This time she didn’t appear midair, a clone is like an extension of me, it’s like doing several things at the same time. Curious about my clone, I made her drink in the river. There are two reasons for this test: One I’m not sure if the water was dangerous to drink and second I want to know if clones are 100% alive.

But before I could see the result I resumed what I’ve started. It's taxing, but it also does what I’m doing at the same time : clothes, weapons and belts.

For now my equipment is just a simple two piece that is attached by strings to hide my nudity, not the best but still better. The club is just a test, but I feel like I learned something, and my dexterity made it so in less than 3 minutes I can make a rope and fix bones and claws on another spiked club.

While observing my own clone I was surprised that her tail and demeanor were those of a child doing some fun activity in the middle of nature, her tail was wagging and eyes were really focused. I know it’s me, but I’m still surprised by how happy I can be.

In less than 1/2 hour, I already finished what I started. Meat was stuffed in my one-cubic-meter inventory, clothes on me and my clone, a spiked club each and two improvised daggers made using the foreclaws. Taking 5 minutes while my clone guard me, I quickly look in detail my status windows:

Name : Luna Nix

Alias: //////

Race : Catgirl

Sex: Female

Age : 16

Contractor God: Aurora

Stats :

Strength : D

Agility : C

Dexterity : C

Constitution : D

Intelligence : D

Wisdom : D

Charisma : C

Mana : E

Current Mana : 38/40 [1 Mana / Minutes]

Magical Talents :

Cloning (E)

Status Windows (D)

Inventory (C)

Battle Potentiel (C)

Talents:

Crafting (E)

Pain Tolerance (E)

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Regeneration (E)

Racial trait :

Stealth (E)

Lightfoot (E)

Dexterous (E)

Agile (E)

Feline Body (E)

For the moment I can’t compare it with anyone, but I think I’m strong, not physically but overall. My survival is my top one goal and my second goal is to know what my talents are supposed to mean. My low rank in ‘status windows’ is what I supposed locks the information.

This is information withholding – and I need to know!

But for sure my talents and my racial traits are explicit on their own and I know how they can be of use. I also know that each of them saved me in a way, I can nearly hear my own footsteps, my body and my hands are really effective. I feel it in my mind and my body, I only touch the surface of all I can do.

This body has so much potential, why would the goddess be opposed to it? Beastmen should be her first choice except for the mana power in my body. I don’t feel it that much in my body and around me, if what she said is true then my mana foundation is bad, it shouldn’t be a problem, no?

Looking at the sun it’s now above me watching my clone, she looks fine. Even while doing nothing she reflects my own emotion, a bit of sadness her tail and ears were lifeless but come back to life when I feel its cute side and It makes me happy. Really strange but also I find it enjoyable. One piece of information came from her, she needed to pee, and this is really the least expected consequence of the test… She’s really alive. So I let her do what she needed to do in a bush. Another thing, the water is safe!

Following the downstream current, at first I thought it was a jungle, but the trees are sparse and young. Only a handful were old enough to increase the population, while the vegetation was a pack of bush from time to time. It's like everything appeared at the same time. Still following the downstream while trying to hide my presence and scooting ahead with my senses, a lot of creatures existed. Some birds with three eyes, a porcupine that shoots its quills, a snake that breathes fire and a living myth: the chimera.

The one with the head of a goat, the body with a second head of a lion and the tail made by the snake. I’m curious what it tastes like, but I’m not stupid to attack an enemy that I don’t know. I’m only two of myself, I don’t want to be a half of myself!

Evening is near on the horizon and all I could find was some bananas, mangos and a pineapple. I took everything in my inventory. It should be enough for two days. I look at my clone and think hard. Do I reset the clone or I let her eat?

Looking at her she looks really sad at the idea, it’s true it’s stupid to let a magical being eat but maybe I think in the wrong way. I can’t abuse myself… I’ve already decided before even questioning it.

Let's eat for two! I pass the mango, banana and ananas to her and do fifty-fifty. She was happy because I am happy, she wagged her tail and in her view I did too. I’m a bit embarrassed but it’s just myself so I can indulge in being with me. I pat myself with a cheer and find it really soothing to pat and being patted.

While being in my world, it is now night. It’s dark and dangerous but I can perfectly see in the dark. It’s not as bright as daylight, but I can clearly see the lives of nocturnal creatures. Some bats were visible launching themselves at little insects.

I take my distance with all the creatures for insurance, and look for a temporary shelter. The only thing visible is a dead tree. In a normal situation I wouldn't even do what I think, but I can’t make a compromise. So I crawl under the dead tree, a lot of spiders and little bugs crawl out of the tree. Some of them fight back trying to sting me but I crush them with a rock until they all back down.

Under the dead tree, dry leaves and soft moss where présent it was a bit more comfortable than sleeping on the bare ground. My clone was near guarding me against all danger. After hours of waiting, I finally fell asleep for the first time in this world.

I couldn't even concentrate on my dream, now all my attention was on my clone. I feel like it’s the only body I have, nothing else. It's even stranger when my body is just asleep, I could feel that my clone was more than just an extension, but a possibility, a way to transcend my view.

It would be a wild dream to have an army of autonomous clones, an army of me, an immortal mind army remembering everything they do and sharing what they feel and know between everyone.

It’s a very wild dream, but even fantasy has limits, and my clone is nearing its limit. Nearly falling asleep while standing. A stupid idea came to mind and let my clone make a clone. It would be a ridiculous and strange view…

Before I could finish my dream though another clone had been summoned, the strangest thing I felt burdened. But as much as if only two person where in control of one. I look at the clone of my clone and she also looks at my first clone. I see everything!

I said before that I needed to be of help to develop humanity… Is it really the full extent? Or I can go on infinitely!? It’s a really wild dream now! My clone needs to sleep and from this point onward another clone is fully awake. I know what to do!

‘Good night to clone 2! Clone 1 will go to sleep!’

In less than a second she crawled under the dead tree and she stuck her body on my body. It’s warm and good, her eyelids fall faster than me and now two of me sleep. Leaving clone 2 to guard with the weapon from clone 1. The strangest thing is she’s not naked! She wears the same two pieces as clone 1 to every string and even the little scratch part on the upper part.

[0/40 Mana]

So it uses mana to make a copy? Now, I finally know the surface of my power! Maybe it’s an iceberg! What could be there beyond the surface? While dreaming of fantasy, a twig broke behind me.

Looking around in a jolt, a familiar form is standing here.

‘this is a human!’