Galaxy's First Ruler

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Congratulation Aldrich for obtaining Viscount Rank

Select one of these Classes as the Update

1. Conjurer of Darkness

2. Shadow of Arahant

3. The Chosen Devil

4. Golden Justiciar

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And the list kept going on and on.

By now Aldrich had realized that a Class wasn't random words thrown together in a blending machine. Every Class meant that, based on the Dreamer's past, the RECORD had analyzed that he/she was worthy enough to get that Class. The entire point of the Dream Initiation Phase was to analyze a Dreamer's life and decisions.

That's why Aldrich didn't like the way he couldn't update his Class to the Item Creator when it clearly presented itself to him. But even then he hadn't thought that after clearing just this Dungeon, he would be eligible to get so many Classes. The sheer number of them was mind-boggling. And the existence of some had even baffled him.

Aldrich looked at the first of the many, the Conjurer of Darkness. And for the first time, he felt the unfairness of the fact that he couldn't check out their description without updating himself to that Class. If he had to make a guess, then he would go for it to be the successor of his current Class. Spawn of Darkness not only gave him a 100% boost in Perception in the presence of Darkness but also increased his other Attributes by 50%.

The only issue with this Class was that he had no way to call upon the Darkness for him to have these boosts. But Aldrich had a feeling that the Conjuror of Darkness could be related to this.

Aldrich stared at the second option. The Class, Shadow of Arahant, was related to the fact that he was holding one of the ten Pillars of the Ten Bodhisattva Bhumi - The Pillar of Footprints. And his Dark attribute had morphed the purity of an Arahant and turned it into a mere Shadow.

The third and fourth weren't even close to Aldrich's mind. The Chosen Devil directly pointed to his insights into the Law of Devil. Though the Golden Justiciar seemed harmless, Aldrich knew from whom the purple-haired Devil had got the Law of Justice. Both these options belonged to the two Great Old Ones, and Aldrich didn't like either of them.

Aldrich's eyes kept going down and down, rejecting Classes one by one. Only Aldrich knew he was in search of the Class that had been forcefully added into these options as per his request. As he reached the bottom of the list, Aldrich's mouth cracked into a smile. His heart throbbed in rhythm, and the two words written in front of him were like the brightest star, brightening his entire face.

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20. Dream Necromancer

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Aldrich gave it some thought, but he had already decided his choice.

"Select Dream Necromancer."

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'Dream Necromancer' Class is selected

Updating Class...

Class is updated

Class: Dream Necromancer

Description: From their Dreams, Dreamer can bring the dead into reality

Class-Specific Skill: Arise

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Skill: Arise (Viscount)

Nature: Active, Upgradable

Lvl: 1 (0/13 Skill Points to next level)

Cooldown: 5 minutes

Description: Dreamer can induce dreams related to the target beforehand. And when needed, the target can be brought back to reality

Warning: The high-ranked beings would be limited to a Rank lower than the Dreamer's Rank.

Warning: Only one being can be taken out at a time

Warning: The Dreamer must have a complete understanding of the target before using this Skill

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Space fluctuated around Aldrich and his head ballooned up as if there was a large ball in place of his brain. Countless images of familiar and unfamiliar people flashed through his mind. He saw Sonu, the Crawlers and the Bosses. Any other Dreamer would have gone into a coma, but Aldrich was beyond the reach of sleep. His eyes opened slightly and his head returned to its original state.

Aldrich took a deep breath and felt the Dark Sapling in his mind flailing as if in deep disappointment. But he had other important things to do.

The piled-up Experience Points were enough to bring him to level 34 in one go. In the Viscount Rank, with every level up came 48 Attribute Points and 4 Skill Points. As much as he didn't want to, Aldrich decided to bring his Correspondence up to a decent number first.

After carefully assigning his Attribute Points, Aldrich brought up his full Stats.

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Record of Aldrich

Time Left: 0 hrs

Status: Cursed

Level: 34 (620500/650000 ExPs to next level)

HP: 2063/2063

SP: 2200/2200

MP: 3935/3935

Rank: Viscount

Class: Generalist, Blessed Scholar, Spawn of Darkness, Dream Necromancer

Title: Enemy of the Crawler, Divine Rumok Engraver

Attributes -->

Strength: 110

Defence: 109

Agility: 110

Vitality: 100

Perception: 330

Correspondence: 125

Unassigned Attribute Points: 0

Active Skills -->

1. Metacreativity: Lvl Max - upgraded (Baron)

2. Arise (Viscount)

3. Target Lock (Common)

4. Banish: Lvl 2 (Rare)

5. Flaw Detection (Rare)

6. All Proficient (Rare)

7. Summon (Rare) [Bonds: 1]

8. Supreme Tamer (Baron)

9. World Scorching Dual Devastation (Viscount)

Skill Points: 17

Passive Skills -->

1. Shared Vision

2. Intimidation

3. Beginner's Dagger Proficiency

4. Intermediate Bazooka Proficiency

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Equipped Items -->

1. Shadow Homunculus

2. Sugaar's Disco Ball

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Aldrich made sure that the requirement to use Change was still valid. He stared at Metacreativity and noticed how it hadn't reached Viscount Rank. But for now, Aldrich couldn't be happier after becoming a Dream Necromancer.

For others, first having complete knowledge of the target, and then bringing this knowledge to dreams was exhilarating. But for Aldrich, it was like a heavenly blessed Class and Skill.

The most devastating terror about Aldrich was that he was always dreaming. There was no separation between his dreams and reality, a cruel fact that he had learned after his first death. Everything that had died in reality, Aldrich could remember them in just one thought.

Aldrich took a deep breath and extended his hands out. The entire reality seemed to blur as words came out of his mouth.

"From the ashes of my Dreams…

… ARISE!!!"