A Valuable Lesson

Groaning, I opened my eyes. All I saw was darkness. I tried turning my head or moving but it seemed like I was pinned in place.

I fought down the urge to panic as I evaluated my condition. My arms were still broken, the sharp stabbing pain when I tried to move them told me as much. I could breathe though so my organs had healed after the beating I had taken. That was something at least.

Seeing as I was in no immediate danger of dying, I checked my skills. My blood ran cold as I saw what remained of my abilities.

[Rejuvenate]

[Multicast]

[Eye of the Storm]

[Aura of Rage]

[Calcifying Strike]

Frostwave]

[Orb of Darkness]

[Energy Lance]

[Overcharge]

[Tempest Ball]

That was the sum total of all the skills I now had. They had stripped me of every ability I had stolen from them along with every ability my second class gave me by default, making it impossible to recover skills by stealing them from others.

I let out a morbid little chuckle as I lay there. Tears of frustration leaked from the