《I only know Curse Magic!》 0. Info (Skip if you want) main classes- Mage: 50% more Int and less mana consumption Warrior: 50% more defense and more health Thief: 50% more stealth and higher critical chance Archer: 50% more dexterity and chance of penetration Jack level 1; Race: Human Curse of Reincarnation: Only able to preform Curse Magic, levelling main level takes much longer Blessing of Reincarnation: When about to die Luck increases by x10 Vigorous Training: No cap Immortality: Unable to die by natural causes This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.Skill Learner: All magic and skills grow 5x faster. Skill: Curse lvl 1- Inflicts 5 damage a day to enemies, Curse can be purified or broken by will. Lvl 1 Health 50 + 100 per level Strength 1+ 1 per level Dexterity 1 + 1 per level Defense 1 + .5 per level Luck 1 +.2 per level Wisdom 1 + .7 per level Intellect 1 + 1 per levem Stealth 1 + .5 per level Stat points per level: 5 Job Classes: Enchanting Crafting Researcher Gardener Envoker Priest Enchanting levels : Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Godly, Overlord Envoker: Able to turn things they say into reality Priest: Dispels curses, bestows blessings, speaks to individual gods Researcher: Able to research magic and create new magic 1. A kids demise Jack was an average 15 year old boy, he enjoyed many things that other''s did, he did many things others did. But in Jack''s head, he felt as if there was more for him in the world, it was like he felt he was destined for greater. Jack was currently at school where his only friend was his text book, he studied hard to no avail. His mother died at birth and his father wasn''t around too often, but just like many others, his life would soon change. *Ding Dong* An old man with a suit and glasses was currently sitting in the front of the class on a chair, he was the teacher. "That''s the bell.. Make sure you all study what we just went over, there will be a test tomorrow morning!" The teacher said as students got up, hearing this there was an overall groan throughout the room. Soon everyone exited the area, Jack as well. He was walking to his house to prepare for the test when he saw a kitten about to be ran over on the street. ''.. I shouldn''t risk my life for a cat.'' Jack thought to himself but his thinking changed instantly when a kid ran out to save the cat! Jack''s heart started pumping faster and faster until he screamed out and ran in front of the car and pushed the kid, now holding the kitten, out of the street. ''Ah.. Just like that.. My efforts go to waste. Oh well.'' Jack''s last thoughts were truly pitiful. There was screams in the air as blood squirted all over the pavement and car, the kid was traumatized permanently. After a short while Jack awoke in a large white void that was endless, many legends were born in this room from novels, when Jack witnessed it for himself, he thought that maybe there was some truth to them. Jack then heard a voice, the elegance of it touched him to his very core, it was a beautiful voice that sent shivers down to his spine. It was as deep as the ocean''s depths.This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon. "You''ve arrived. I''m quite proud of you, young one." The voice said aloud with a tone that could only be described as "pity". "Due to the circumstances of your death.. I will allow your reincarnation, the world will be random however. Though I will give you five wishes in response to this." The voice once again sounded aloud. Jack couldn''t move, there was nothing physically stopping him, he was just so shocked that he couldn''t believe this was happening to him, he couldn''t even believe it was real! "I... I see.." Jack responded slowly, the seemingly omnipresent voice didn''t seem to care that Jack was taking his time, it was like the voice radiated love for humanity. "I will now accept your five wishes.." The voice said aloud. ''What.. should I wish for?.Think Jack! Think!'' Jack was a mess in his head, the voice was of course aware of this. ''What do you need? What do you need? Wait.. Think back on what type of wishes they wished for in the novels!'' It was like a part of Jack''s brain he hadn''t known he had just clicked and he understood what he needed to do. "My first wish. I would like to be able to have no limit to my power" Jack replied, the voice took a bit longer to reply oddly enough. "Due to the power of this wish I will use 2 wishes on it." The voice responded with surprise. "My next wish. I would like to be able to be a genius capable of growing any and all skills 5x faster than anyone else!" Jack said excitedly, again the voice seemed taken aback. "Due to you limiting yourself to 5x I will only use one wish. You have 2 remaining wishes." The voice replied calmly. "Lastly.. I want immortality." Jack said, the voice was quiet for a long time after this. "If you want immortality.. I will have to restrict your capabilities a bit.. I will choose all other settings, race, and magic capabilites in response. " The voice replied, to this Jack just nodded his head excitedly. "The world you will be reincarnated will now be explained after you have used your wishes to prevent powerful wishes. The world is called Endora, its a world inhabiting many different races, there is magic, levels similar to a game you may have played previously, and lastly I am not the only god. There are blessings as well as many capabilities in this world that weren''t possible in your last world. I wish you luck Jack." After the voice said Jack''s name the void turned black as Jack passed out and all that was left was the voice. "I hope he realizes his purpose soon. We''re going to need him in the future." The voice then had an owner as a body appeared in the white void. It was a female dressed in all white with long white hair, she had a permanent expression of pity on her face. She was the Goddess of Reincarnation. She emanated an aura of perfection. 2. Awakening On the world of Endora there were many temples and shrines dedicated to gods and goddesses scattered across the world. All at once a pulse of blue light shot out into the air of each temple and shrine, this worried each of the priests and shrine keepers. For this was the sign that the world would change by someone''s presence once more.. In a field of grass a young man laid with his eyes closed, this was of course Jack. He slowly opened his eyes to the beautiful surroundings he was currently around, the air was so much cleaner and pure to the point it felt euphoric just to breathe. The sky was breathtaking, deep ocean blue with beautiful clouds. On closer inspection there was even a nearby planet orbiting Endora! "Wow.." Jack was audibly taken aback with his eyes wide, taking in the surroundings as much as possible in hopes of somehow soaking up the genius that sculpted the piece of art known as Endora. Jack broke out of his day dream and remembered what had happened. "Status!" He called out, he had to know what his starting point was at. He heard a slight response in his head that quickly just said "Displaying!" Then disappeared. He then saw this in front of him on a screen. ----A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. Name: Jack Health: 50 Race: Human Level: 1 Job: N/A Stats: (Strength : 1) (Dexterity : 1) (Defense : 1) (Luck : 1) (Wisdom : 1) (Intellect : 1) (Stealth : 1) Skills: Curse of Reincarnation(Passive Level 1): "Only able to learn Curse Magic, Levelling is slower.." Blessing of Reincarnation(Passive Level 1): "When near death luck x10 for 2 minutes." Vigorous Training(Passive Level 1): "Due to your fiery will there is no cap in magic, skills, or levels!" Immortality(Passive Level 1): "Unable to die by natural causes! No more old age!" Skill Learner(Passive Level 1): "All Magic and Skills grow 5x faster!" Curse(Level 1): "Permanently inflict -5 HP per day to an enemy once casted, can be broken by purification or by will. Takes 10 hp to cast" ---- The sudden appearance of text surprised Jack and he was unsure of how to soak all of the information in. ''So.. How do I even gauge my strength against others?'' Jack asked nobody but to his surprise the system responded in his head. "Your rating is currently ''Beneath a bug'' the next rating is ''Bug Slayer''!" ''Uhhh.. Maybe I should just go back to sleeping in the plains? And I just noticed.. I can only use Curse Magic?! That totally defeats the purpose of my Skill Learner skill!'' Jack was angry that he didn''t think to wish for a magic! Jack used his arms to stand himself up and then inspected his status again and on closer examination.. ''All... Of my passives have a level? Wait.. The Skill ''No Cap''! It applies to them as well! I just.. Have no clue on how to level them up.. Maybe I can eventually break the curse on me!'' Jack regained his smile and began to walk to find the unlucky prey of his first attempt of curse magic. 3. First Curse! When Jack was roaming the plains he finally happened to find an enemy! ''My first enemy.. I need to be careful and observe it first, I need to notice if there''s any physical limitations, it''s mental capabilities, and from what I''m aware I''m quite weak compared to others in this world..'' Jack thought to himself as he slowly creeped around the Monster. It seemed to be a large insect-like creature, it was quite similar to a praying mantis, but gigantic and red. Jack especially noted how sharp it''s claws were and made a point to himself to be wary. ''I need to find out how long it takes my HP to recover.. The system never showed me that vital piece of information.'' Jack thought as he got a bit closer to the monster. "Curse!" He shouted out as he ran away, the system resounded out "Enemy Cursed! -10 Hp on self!" This confused Jack. "Why did it only seem to do damage to myself?" Jack was audibly confused and he also began to count in his head. It was a monotonous tedious process, but a necessary one. After 5 hours he regained 5 hp, this worried him even more. ''Let''s see.. I have 50hp, 5 hp per 5h, 24h in a day, if I attack multiple times and then hide for 24h I can do 4 curses.. Leaving me with 10hp.'' Jack took off for a better area, this plain wasn''t cutting it. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. ''I can''t stay in this area too long, it''d be too easy to see me..'' Jack then heard another system notification. "Enemy [Level 1 Mantis] Cursed! -5 MaxHp! Mantis attempted to shake off Curse by Will! Attempt failed. 95/95 HP remaining!" ''Thats very interesting.. It seems the system was incorrect and this ability is far more useful than expected. It actually has the ability to take away Max HP. '' Jack thought as he continued on his way. He walked in one direction until he found what he could call a "town" in the distance, he ran towards it in a desperate attempt to find sanctuary before nightfall. He soon arrived near the town, it was quite shabby. There were small wooden walls that went around the entire town and there seemed to be guards from what Jack could see, but they were barely armed so they weren''t even qualified to fully be called a guard. Jack approached a guard and said "Hello! I''m a traveler looking for a town!", the guard gave him a strange look and he began to yell in a strange language. Jack was unsure how to respond and just stared at him. ''I don''t know the local language! I was never given a skill or anything for this..'' Jack thought, the guard''s then pointed their weapons at Jack! Spears and swords were near the face of Jack as he put his hands up near his face, clearly trying to show he wasn''t a threat. He was then "escorted" into the small jail in the town, thrown in without a thought. The jail was quite small, so were the cells. It was also quite full however, and he was shouted at by the other people in the cells. After around 30 minutes of waiting his cell was approached by a man in a brown cloak, he seemed to be a magician. "So.. You''re the foreigner huh?" The man said, Jack''s eyes lit up. 4. Old Man "Do you know me?" Jack asked with a puzzled response. The hooded man smiled and slowly took his hood off to reveal he was an old man, he looked as if he would die any time. "I don''t quite know YOU exactly.. But you have the aura of someone I used to know." The old man looked off into the distance in reminiscence. "What do you mean by that?" Jack was even more confused than before! The old man was silent for a short moment, before he started to speak once more "My old friend when I was young.. You see we had a promise. If there was someone who seemed similar to him in his aura.. I''d help him and assume it''s his reincarnation!" The old man stated, when he finished speaking he formed a large smile on his face.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. This made Jack''s hairs sit up all around his body and he broke out into goosebumps. "What? What makes me so similar anyway?" Jack asked seriously. ''Its not possible for us to be the same person.. I''m from earth!'' Jack thought to himself confusedly. "Ah. This here." The old man got closer to Jack and pointed to his right eye. It was completely white and looked dead. "I''ve had this curse and blessing since I was young hahaha!" The old man broke out into laughter before shortly regaining his composure. Jack just stared with a nervous expression, he was worried the old man was crazy! "I''ve come to see it as something funny.. But I''ve been blind in my right eye since I was 6 years old. The only thing I can see with this eye.. Are auras." The old man then started to exit, before leaving completely he said "I''ll get you out of jail tonight! Oh and I''ve given you the gift of the language if you hadn''t noticed!" ''I''m surprised I didn''t even notice I was speaking the language..'' Jack thought shocked. Jack then felt a searing pain on his left hand that then faded, it was the initials of "A.R". ''A.R.. It must be that old man..'' 5. Blacksmithing Jack waited at his cell until a guard entered saying "Come on out.. THAT old man has let you free." "That old man?" Jack asked "Ah. Forgot, he told me that you were an amnesiac. Yes, he''s the Great Wizard of Sepha, which is the capital. Currently we''re in Tem, ah but do be careful on your way to the capital." The guard then opened the cell and let Jack out. "There are demons that lurk around in between the areas of Tem and Sepha.. They''re different than monsters." The guard explained "How so?" Jack asked as he scratched his face, puzzled. "You see.. monsters don''t grow in strength and most of them aren''t sentient.. Demons are sentient and they grow in a monstrous way.. They have the ability to devour souls of anything they kill, they get exponentially stronger per soul. They''re usually only capable of getting stronger by eating six souls of the same species.. but human souls can stack infinitely." The guard shifted his eyes back and forth. "I see. Thanks for the head''s up! I''ll be on my way now." Jack said, he then exited the prison and was finally able to enter the town. "Enemy [Level 1 Mantis] Cursed! -5 MaxHp! Mantis is too weak to shake it off! Mantis has been defeated!" "Skill ''Curse'' Has gained 1 Exp! You have gained .5 Exp!" ''Huh.. it seems the Mantis was in a recent battle and died from the curse.. I need to head to the Guild to register..'' Jack thought as he began to walk away from the prison. The town wasn''t anything special, there wasn''t many places to go. The main places were the prison, the local guild, the shops, and that was it. The rest were just residential areas or small farms. Due to this, Jack quickly found the guild. On the outside the guild was quite shabby, made of old wood and sloppily at that. Jack entered and was greeted by a receptionist. "Hello! Welcome to the Adventurer''s Guild! This is the Tem district! I am Flora!" The receptionist said, Jack made eye contact with her and she was a beautiful girl with green hair and green eyes. She was currently wearing the uniform of the guild which just had them wear a cloak with the guild''s emblem, which was two swords inter crossed with the letter S.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. "Hi I''m looking to register.. I''m Jack!" Jack said with a smile. ''Damn.. she''s kind of cute..'' He thought internally as his face slightly became pink. "Ah. We currently aren''t taking any new applicants! Sorry!" The receptionist responded with a smile. ''W..what? No new applicants? This isn''t like the novels..'' Jack thought to himself. "What do you mean by that?" Jack asked and the receptionist looked back and forth before saying "The guild isn''t looking for new applicants currently, however the blacksmiths need more people if you''re interested.." The receptionist looked devastated, almost crying even. "Blacksmith? I''ll do it! Where do I sign up ?" Jack said a second later, attempting to stop this beautiful lady from crying. The receptionist smiled and handed Jack the application. ''What an idiot.. guild''s don''t have a capacity with the war going on nowadays.. Finally I filled that blacksmith spot..'' The receptionist internally thought. Jack read the application and filled it out, the reception then lead him to the back to meet with the Blacksmith he''d go under training with. When Jack arrived what awaited him was a giant man seated in a chair, he had a large beard and giant muscles. He was quite young looking. "Hello! I''m Frenk! I''ll be your teacher Hahaha!" Frenk said with a smile as he bursted into laughter. When Jack entered farther into the room he found that ''Frenk'' had been drinking many different bottles of alcohol. His breath was terrible. "Yeah.. Hi. I''m Jack.." Jack said nervously, he was internally quite disgusted with Frenk. "Jack! That''s a fine name! Let''s go begin your training!" Frenk replied as he got up out of his chair. "Now? Didn''t I just turn the application in?" Jack questioned him. "Ah.. it''s fine. The faster we start the better!" Frenk replied. To this the receptionist Flora silently giggled and exited. ''Frenk''s teachings are harsh.. good luck Jack!'' She thought as she returned to her post with a smile. Frenk led Jack to his house which was quite nice looking compared to the guild, the two entered inside and Frenk began to teach Jack the wonders of Blacksmithing. Frenk got a hammer and began, he made sure that Jack was able to see all movements and even how he positioned the hammer before hitting the blade. "Skill Blacksmithing Acquired! Will Stat unlocked!" "Due to your skill ''Vigorous Training'' Blacksmithing has turned into Soul Smithing!" The system resounded out into Jack''s head and he was quite curious. ''Status!'' He called out, the description for the skill said "Soul Smithing.. Able to imbue your own soul into your work!'' This just led Jack to having more questions... Jack continued to watch and learn from Frenk day and night, he was only allowed two hours of sleep for three months until finally, he had completed the beginner course. "Hahaha! I''m proud of you Jacky! You will become a fine smithy!" Frenk said aloud with a smile as he put his arm over Jack. "Thank you Frenk for the guidance.. Thanks to you I''ve learned so much!" Jack replied with a smile. "You know.. You truly are a genius! Most take forever to get to the level you''re at! You even learned twice as fast as I did!" Frenk laughed once more before getting serious. "However.. That mark on your hand.. Be careful who you show that to.." Frenk then took a Black Iron Gauntlet out of his pocket and handed it to Jack. "Here.. I''ve been working on this since we''ve met.. Keep it hidden for the time being." "Thank you Frenk! I''ll forever remember this kindness!" Jack replied elated as he took the gauntlet from Frenk and put it on his left hand.