Defiance of the Fall

First he eliminated Warrior . It seemed quite basic , and it felt like most other choices were better . Next he eliminated both Marine and Demon Hunter . He didn’t like the prospect of limited boosts . He had no aspirations to live out the rest of the life on the high seas , so a water-centric class did not make sense to him .

He also didn’t want to spend his life hunting demons . The Demon Hunter class might very well be the strongest class for him right now , as there still were demons infesting the whole island . However , either he or the demons would be gone in two months , so it didn’t make sense to pick this class either .

Abby had told him that the Multi-verse consisted of myriad classes . This meant that it wasn't like hell's gates had opened and the universe was being invaded by demons . They were just one of many potential enemies in the vast multi-verse . So even if he survived , he did not know if there were any other demons on Earth apart from in this particular incursion . Wouldn’t that mean he essentially crippled himself by choosing a class that could only help him for the first few months?

Finally , it was an uncommon class . While it was better compared to the warrior and acolyte class , it was worse than the Rare class .

That left Acolyte and Hatchetman . Truth be told , he felt that Acolyte was the most intriguing . He did like the prospect of mastering the elements and firing fireballs and lightning bolts at his surroundings .

However , he felt there were drawbacks as well . For one he had no idea if he actually was able to learn spells just from getting the class . What if the basic spells normally were something you got in the tutorial? Also , he had invested most of his stats so far into physical attributes , which might be wasted on this class .

The only reason he could imagine he got this kind of class to choose was that he had gotten quite a bit of intelligence and wisdom from his titles . But he almost drooled at the aspect of upgrading the class until he became a grand magus , who could burn the sky with a sweep of his hand .

But most importantly it was only a common class . It felt like it was something that almost anyone could get in the future . Getting a common class when he had rare classes to choose from felt like wasting the advantage that his past month had provided him .

The system rewarded the brave and intrepid . The rare class seemed to be the rewards for risking his life every day against the demons .

Of course , Hatchetman sounded a bit stupid , to be honest . The connotation of the word from his professional career was anything but positive , but he felt that it had a somewhat different meaning here .

It seemed that it somehow referred to being a warrior lumberjack from the description . While not exciting , it did , however , check out a few of his boxes . The class probably would be very beneficial if he used his newly acquired axe in battle .

Out of all the choices , it also seemed to be the most tailored for his battle style . It also was the only Rare choice . He did not know how much better each rarity was compared to the one before , but perhaps the difference would be even greater compared to the conditional boost the Demon Hunter class would give against his current enemies .

The drawback was that he couldn’t quite imagine what the upgrade path would be . Next upgrade was a… stronger lumberjack? A walking sawmill? A corporate shark doing hostile takeovers and selling companies for scraps?

So one of the choices seemed to be able to help him less now . But it might end up with him becoming a great wizard . He had always played mage classes when playing games , so this was quite enticing . It was however only a common class .

The other choice seemed to be more suited to his stats and direct power , but lead into an unknown future .

After a long hesitation he finally said good bye to the dream of arcane dominance , and chose the box marked Hatchetman] .

Chapter 25 - Stronger

A strong surge of cosmic energy inundated Zac’s whole body . It felt like his whole being was purified and reshaped . Instinctively he felt an enormous fractal imprinting itself and covered his whole being . However , most parts of the fractal was indistinct and blurred .

He also felt the powerful rush into his cells which indicated the improvement of his stats . Zac was completely oblivious of his surroundings as he was drowning in the sensations . Unfortunately the feeling didn’t last long , and he soon came down from his rush .

From a first look he didn’t feel that different , apart from his condition had improved significantly . It felt like his wounds had largely healed , even his broken arm .

But when he opened his status page he was shocked . His stats had made a great leap .

Name

Zachary Atwood

Level

25

Class

Hatchetman (F)

Race

Human (F)

Alignment

Human (Earth)

Titles