The Primal Hunter

Lightning? But also something else… wait, time energy? Lightning and time? Aggressive energy too. Definitely going to have a spicy taste. Looks like shit and utterly unappetizing, which is unsurprising considering it is a fucking mushroom.

After his initial impression, he tossed it into his mouth and chewed, feeling the sparks of electricity coming out as his hair began standing up. Palate had also done work on the first herb and made him aware of some other interesting nit-bits.

The boxes all looked identical, but the magic circles on top varied in intricacy, and Jake quickly assumed this was to indicate difficulty. Feeling spicy, he went on to one of the hardest ones as he opened it.

Inside was a single small black leaf, and Jake’s initial impression was just one thing: Death.

He then picked it up and tossed it into his mouth. The moment it entered, it turned to a mist that bore into Jake’s body as his face slowly began eroding and melting. The energy also went into his stomach and began killing his flesh from the inside, as the aggressive energy of the leaf tried to kill him.

Jake activated Scales as his flesh stabilized, and he began healing due to his naturally high Vitality as Palate also fought the energy, and with his mouth only half-regenerated, he muttered:

“Still better than the mushroom.”