Healing System

Chapter 13: Isolation

Michael's heart was racing fast. He couldn't understand what had happened. First he vanishes from all the records, and then Rebecca disappears?

He had many doubts, but very little anwsers. He was going to stay in the slums for a little while longer, the police proceedings would surely take up way too much time.

I don't know where you are staying right now, however I can just barely feel your mana. Stay there, wait for me to finish with the legal issues and then you can come back out.

Michael did not know how to how to react to this situation at all. The one and only person he trusted was gone without a trace, no one knows if she is even still alive.

'Alright..Please tell me if something comes up' Michael told Meph and went inside the church.

He had expected it to look like any normal church, however there were no seats or pedestals, only a statue of the angel from outside.

Michael noticed a name carved onto the bottom part of the statue, it read 'Gabriel'

'Hey system, are the gods and angels from my previous world connected here?' He couldn't help but ask. He remembers reading about them, and so far he had met a few beings that were similar.

Michael was not sure, but Meph might be Mephisto from his previous world's folklore.

He had some similarities, like affecting the mind, meaning emotions. Aswell as the name, Meph, it didn't seem like he was trying to hide it either.

But alas he could be wrong, from what he has seen so far, Meph was nothing like the portrayals of him in folklore.

However in the off chance that he was right, that means that the gods of all types of mythologies and folklores exist in this world.

I can't tell you that.

'Why not?' Michael asked with curiosity.

You are too weak to know about that type of information, don't pry into the inner workings of this world, it is too soon.

Michael couldn't help but sigh 'So they do exist.. that could be bad.'

He then walked to the side where a door stood, opening it, he saw a cozy little room, with food already prepared for him.

It had all the necessities, a comfy bed, kitchen, toilet and a shower.

And all of it was for free, just because he was being treated as the symbol of hope by the people.

'Hey, how important is it for me to go to the academy? With my current pace couldn't I just level up and do dungeons or something?' He asked the system.

This world has special conditions in which you can enter dungeons, one of them being a diploma, specifically an academy graduation certificate.

'And the others?'

You would need to be invited by the higher ups, much like what happened before the dungeon. You were allowed to kill the monsters that came out of it, but not allowed to go inside the dungeon.

'Isn't that a bit stupid though? The rich and famous can get stronger quicker.'

That is the point, however do not worry, everyone awakens different classes, some might be rarer than others, but in the end the one who knows how to use their abilities best is the one who is going to come out on top.

Michael pondered for a moment 'I am a common class, are you telling me there are those who awaken as epic or even legendary?'

Yes, you were given a little handicap because you can grow infinitely stronger, that is the reason why you started out as a common class.

The system paused for a moment, before resuming the explanation.

As you know, all the classes are grouped into the 3 categories, Tank, Damage Dealer, Healer. There is also a 4th category that is more prominent in raids, Support.

Support refers to those who have skills that can buff the party.

Now then, back on topic. The rarity of your class determines your future, the more rare your class, the stronger your abilities can get.

Classes can also be passed down via the bloodline, even sometimes mutating the class and making it even stronger.

However the others can't evolve their classes freely, you are the only one who can do that, so don't get discouraged.

All the while Michael listened attentively, he never asked the system to explain in detail about it, he was not that interested in the past.

Though now it seemed crucial, as he will need to be aware of stuff like this in the future.

The system's words and advice, followed by the news of his previous life being brought down, made him finally make up his mind.

'Hey system, there are academies on this continent aswell right?' He asked, finally steeling his resolve.

From what I gather yes, there are a few, even one in this city actually.

'Good..' Michael lied down on the bed, staring at the ceiling, during the system's explanation he finished all of his food.

And now he had made up his mind, he will not be going back to his previous home. He will enroll into the academy here.

Michael will wait for Meph to clear all suspicion of him, and then return, get citizenship, and apply to the academy once he is 12.

It seemed like a fool proof plan, he only had to spend a couple of years in an unknown city, not depressing at all.

It's a good idea, besides, someone most likely tried getting rid of you with that dungeon stunt after all.

'That is true' Michael replied and closed his eyes. Seemingly trying to finally get some sleep in.

Are you not going to check your status?

'Tomorrow..'

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The next day.

Hey wake up already, did you go deaf or something?

The system kept annoying Michael, trying to get him to finally wake up.

There was a lot of sound coming from outside of the church, whether it be people talking, or laughing, it all added up and made Michael's morning that much worse.

'Why in the fuck are they here so early!? Did I even sleep for 6 hours?' Michael thought groggily as he got up from the bed and walked outside of his room.

At the very least they had not entered the church yet, if they had, then Michael didn't know how he would react, the noise was already loud enough.

He walked up to the entrance of the church and opened its doors, a massive horde of people appearing in his vision.

Some noticed him and quieted down, the others however were still loudly chatting to one another.

The old man from before walked up to Michael "Hello holy one, I have brought as many people as I could, not everyone came though."

"It is alright, I will bless those who did come." Michael said and began walking towards the angel statue.

He arrived and stood in the very middle, the people around him slightly backing away and clasping their hands, beginning their prayers.

Michael raised one of his hands in the sky and casted Purify. All people in a fairly vast radius were enveloped by a green glow.

[Purify +115000 EXP]

Out of the thousands of people gathered here, a couple hundred had caught the plague.

Michael hid his smile, this amount of EXP was enough to reach level 20 and net him a new skill.

I will hold off on the level up to 20 until you are done with this crowd.

'Sure' Michael simply nodded. He didn't know what kind of differences would arise, so it's best to be a little cautious.

Most of the people around him kneeled, and prayed, even those who were left standing had their eyes wide open, shocked by what had just happened.

Michael put on a warm smile on his face and navigated around the people back to his church, meeting the old man along the way.

"I knew I had a good eye, you are a blessing to us all!" The old man wiped away the tears coming out of his eyes.

"What is your name old man?" Michael decided to finally ask him, he seemed like a competent individual.

"Alfred, sir" He replied, straightening his posture.

'Even his name sounds trustworthy' Michael held back his chuckle and walked back into the church. Leaving Alfred and the others to their prayers.

Closing the doors of the church, Michael walked up to the statue of Gabriel and sat down close to it.

I am curious about something, are you planning on becoming some sort of human humidifier?

Michael's brows lightly twitched 'What bullshit are you spouting now?'

You walk around and purify the air, I think my analogy is not that far off?

'You are so funny' Michael laughed to himself sarcastically.

'Anyways, level me up to 20 already, I will check my status afterwards.

Sure.

[Level up! 19->20 48800/20000 EXP]

[Health and Magic Points fully restored]

[5 Unassigned Stat points obtained]

[Milestone reached! +10 to all stats]

[HP and MP Ratio readjusted 1:6->1:7]

[Random Healer Skill generated]

Shield [Level 0 0/100 EXP] [Uncommon] [Active]

# Cast an invisible shield around the target's body. Absorb 500 HP worth of damage

Cost: 50 MP

Michael looked over everything he got, it was a big improvement in stats, however he was a bit disappointed he didn't get any new system upgrades.

The skill was alright at best too, nothing too special.

No that skill is very good, unlike your other skills that give EXP the moment u cast them, this skill only provides the EXP after the shield is broken. From what I can see once it breaks u get EXP in proportion to the damage absorbed.

'Oh that seems pretty good, I can combine it with Greater Heal later too, it works out in the end' Michael replied, seemingly a little disinterested.

In case you are lacking a bit of eyesight, the skill does not have a duration, that means it will stay on until it breaks.

'Huh? So I can just cast it on random people and then reap the benefits for doing absolutely nothing?'

Your shamelessness is showing, but yes, that is how it works.

Michael couldn't help but flash a silly smile, it seemed everything was going his way, well besides the few hiccups here and there.

'Status'

+---+

Name: Michael

Age: 9 years old

Race: Human

Class: Healer [Common]

Level 22 [7800/22000 EXP]

Titles:

Ruthless Combatant

# Raise all your damage by 10% when facing enemies at least 30 levels above you

-Stats

HP: 717/717 [+50] / Regen 81 HP Per Hour

MP: 1739/1739 [+50] / Regen 227 MP Per Hour

STR: 56 -> 66

END: 71 -> 81

AGI: 51 -> 61

INT: 121 -> 227 [+10]

CHA: 17 -> 27

-Skills / [Skill Merging]

[Eyes of The Healer] [Level MAX] [Unique] [Passive]

# See the HP, ailments, illnesses, curses, and any kind of mind magic of those in your field of vision.

Hand to hand combat [Level 5 971/2500 EXP] [Common] [Passive]

# Increases STR by 5% when fighting using only your hands

Discipline [Level 7 1000/3500 EXP] [Uncommon] [Passive]

# Mental magic has a 7% reduced effect on you

Shooting mastery [Level 6 0/3000 EXP] [Uncommon] [Passive]

# Any kind of projectile has a 6% increase in velocity

Greater Heal [Level 1 450/500 EXP] [Uncommon] [Active]

# Heal your target / Restore 500 HP

Cost: 20 MP

Purify [Level 27 7650/13500 EXP] [Epic] [Active]

# Purify everyone and everything around you, curing all diseases and illnesses

Cost: 50MP

Radius: 75 Meters

Shield [Level 0 0/100 EXP] [Uncommon] [Active]

# Cast an invisible shield around the target's body. Absorb 500 HP worth of damage

Cost: 50 MP

+---+

'Wow, my INT basically doubled, the level of Purify is also not something to scoff at' Michael thought proudly to himself. His level and skills rose so much in the span of 2 days, it was quite frankly unheard of.

'Are all healers like this?'

Yes and no. The way the others level up depends on their stats, the higher they are the higher the level. They increase way easier than yours as well, however your stat increases make you feel the difference instantly.

Your level is fixed due to the system, if it wasn't, then it would show that you are in the 30's range. Your stats have grown a lot.

The system paused for a moment, giving Michael a second to take in the compliment.

The EXP you gain is the same for others, except they can't feel it. Every time they do something a little bit of EXP piles up, if they kill monsters then even more so. Eventually leading to them obtaining skills associated with their class, just like you.

As you have already seen, they are measured by those devices, similar to the one Rebecca used.

So if someone were to use a skill like yours, at best, they would receive a new skill.

'I see, thanks for being my wiki as always' Michael chuckled a tiny bit and stood up.

Wiki...

Michael still had some stuff left to do, as per his role in the slums, he must act as a healer.

He walked up to the doors of the church and held the handles, it was time to open up and get to work.