Special thanks to user Mben_5808 on webnovel for requesting this to be made, I would have created it eventually myself but I made sure to go into extra detail and deliver it sooner rather than later thanks to them.
In this chapter, I will be naming every skill that Vaelis (Satoshi Satoru) currently has. This will include the absolutely broken skills as well as the seemingly useless skills. I will be going into as much detail as possible about the skills. Please note that this was a bit rushed and so there's a chance that it may seem rushed or confusing/improperly put together and for that I will apologise in advance. Please feel free to ask any questions that you may have, join the discord if you ever wanna speak to me directly and there's a chance that I will be online and will answer immediately as compared to you having to wait at least a week for a response.
[ Mental Resistance ]
Mental resistance is a passive base skill (Base skill being skills that one is born with unless it's in one very rare case.) This skill is the reason that Vaelis is nigh invulnerable to mental attacks as he is resistant to nearly all mental spells and skills below a certain level. While controlling him is definitely not impossible, one would have to have stronger mental fortitude than Vaelis as well as having a skill powerful enough to break past his resistances and even after doing so, to maintain control they'd have to maintain constant control over the skill until Vaelis' Mental Stamina is exhausted, leaving him unable to resist the skill until he has rested.
[ Pain Nullification ]
Pain Nullification is a passive base skill, and as the name suggests, Vaelis is completely unaffected by pain. He isn't just resistant to it so even if the wound is significantly damaging to his body he wouldn't be affected.Something like a hole being blown through his chest or stomach wouldn't affect him and thus his movements.
[ Sound Manipulation ]
This is an active base skill, a skill that Vaelis is able to control almost as simply as breathing (if he did that) the moment he activates it. It's a seemingly basic skill, simply being able to "close off" sound from an area or amplify it. The only downside is that he needs to be able to see the location of the area that he wants to control the time to. (Ex: If a war were to break out between the Forest that Vaelis protects and the North Empire, he can't control the sound in the north empire because he can't see the empire. If he were in the empire or had a proper view from above the empire, he would be able to do it. Especially if there were plants around, since he is able to see, hear and feel the things that nearby plants can "see" Because the skill is not an Absolute skill, Vaelis is not able to control sound by simply seeing the name of a place, in this example, if Vaelis is nowhere near the North Empire to see through plants, or see the area directly, showing him a map of the empire wouldn't allow him to use his skill. If it were an Absolute skill, also known as an Ultimate skill, he would be able to simply See the words or think of the area so long as he has the specific place in mind, and he would be able to control the sound in that area. This same logic works for all manipulation skills and Absolute skills.)
[ Gravity Manipulation ]
Like with all manipulation skills, Vaelis is able to control the gravity of anything within a certain area so long as he can see it. It is an Active Base Skill(ABS) and this skill requires Vaelis to use his mental Stamina to use and therefore has limited uses as he can't use the skill once his mental strength has been depleted. Once the skill is used, he is able to multiply or divide the gravity of things up to 10x their original weight.
[ Time Manipulation ]
This is a special base skill, meaning that it is a skill that has the ability to turn into an Absolute, or Ultimate skill over time. This skill is an ABS that once activated would allow Vaelis to slow down or "speed up" time by 1 minute. This means a plethora of things. (Ex: In a fight, Vaelis could basically go forward a minute into the future meaning that he could see if someone is planning to use an attack or trick and then prepare for it in turn. Time will immediately go back once the skills effects are depleted but his knowledge will remain with him. He can do the same with the reversal. Being able to rewind time for up to a minute and gather info about what happened even 1 minute before the fight started, even if he or the threat hadn't been there in that minute.)
[ Mind's Eye ]
This is one of the very first ABS that Vaelis gained, allowing Vaelis to immediately know when someone or something is threatening his mental security. This means that if one is trying to control or otherwise interfere with his mind he will immediately be alerted. He is also able to peer into the information/status of others and has the ability to control what they see as reality (Ex: If one is sleeping, Vaelis could control what kind of dream you have and what happens in that said dream. What happens in the dreams that he controls/creates will have an effect on the dreamer's physical body as well as their mental state). This isn't the only purpose of Mind's eye, as there is a unique sub-skill called [Total-Data Archive] which allows him to store all information that he has gained in a sort of mental library which can only be accessed by Vaelis and can not be destroyed. Once the information is stored inside of the Total-Data Archive it cannot be removed, erased, lost, etc. However, Vaelis may not access all of the knowledge as it's been locked. In order to access all of the data he would have to go through the necessary Evolution to gain more mana and a stronger mental capacity and strength. As the skill would require a vast amount of both mana and mental strength, to even open, Vaelis as he is in the current story can't even read the name of the skill let alone activating it. This just means that at the moment, no matter how he uses Mind's eye, he will never be able to use it to its full extent at his current level, as of now he is only able to freely use less than 10% of the skills true power.
[ Reality Bending ]
This is a pretty straightforward skill no? Not really, it's a Unique Semi-active skill. To put it very very simply, So long as Vaelis has the will and the power to do so, he is able to change outcomes. (Ex: As he is now, he CAN'T create or destroy an Absolute skill because he is not strong enough nor does he have the understanding and knowledge needed to do so. Even more, he wouldn't have a strong enough will. It's not as simple as saying "I want to create or destroy this Absolute Skill". He would need to have unwavering belief and determination, aka a strong will to use the skill. For a better example, in the event that Vaelis ever got angry enough and hated someone/something enough to do so, he could want for someone to not exist and that would erase that person from existence completely. If it isn't obvious, the skill reality bending works by Vaelis feeling a deep unwavering desire. The skill is semi-active because unlike with usual active skills which require the user to actively, consciously use the skill, this skill can (in rare cases) be activated on its own entirely. This skill has been used once already. It's a Unique skill because unlike other skills, it can be activated even if one doesn't have the necessary mana/knowledge/etc. to use it. It has a drawback though, the user will be penalized for using the skill under unfavourable conditions. This is the reason why Vaelis was forced into hibernation for as long as he was. (He was asleep for over 356 years, as he was unconscious for an unverifiable amount of time before he was conscious enough to count the days that he slept. Meaning that he is well over the age of 356.)
[ Fate ]
This is also a semi-active Unique base skill. This skill has been used and the possibility is always available for it to activate again. This skill basically gives Vaelis the ability to see the fated outcome of things. This skill can not be activated by Vaelis at the moment and could be from any time or reality. Aka, not bound by the future or past and not limited to only showing things that will happen/happened/is happening in the current world. (The skill was unknowingly used in the 7th chapter - Know Your Place, hence why Vaelis was able to see his past as well as why he was able to see his own funeral despite there being no explanation as to how or why.) Once the skill is activated, Vaelis is unable to cancel the skill, he also can't contact his base Ultimate skill Azeroth meaning that he is most vulnerable when this skill is active as his mind and body are completely out of his control until the skill deactivates. There is no penalty for this skill aside from his emotions being intensified and lingering for a long period of time.
[ Immortality ]
This is a unique passive skill, Vaelis is unable to die due to a variety of factors, but this skill was specifically created after the skills [Self-healing] and [Resurrection] merged. Vaelis not being able to die is actually not due to this skill. The skill [Immortality] is owned by a variety of other beings, like the Vampire race who like him were born with the skill. The immortality that this skill allows is NOT absolute Immortality as there is still a way to kill one with this skill (For some, it may be destroying the soul, for others it's destroying the body, for a small select few, it's by eradicating the magicules that act as a their direct life lines.) Vaelis, while having the [Immortality] base skill, can NOT be killed even if his soul and magicules were somehow destroyed, he would be able to recover due to another skill.
[ Absolute Regeneration ]
This is the other skill. The Ultimate ABS [Absolute Regeneration] works alongside the skill [Immortality] to constantly regenerate and completely recover. Even if Vaelis lost his body and soul, the ability would be able to activate and would begin repairing Vaelis, his spirit would slowly be completely regenerated and he would be able to retain his memories and personality. The downside of this skill is that it doesn't replenish his mana, and the amount of time it would require for him to regenerate his spirit and body would differ depending on the damage sustained meaning that it could take anywhere from 30 seconds - several thousand years. (Basically, we don't ever want Vaelis getting injured to the point of needing his entire being regenerated or else we're cooked and he's gonna be gone for a very long time. Keep the injuries manageable)
[ Eternal Death ]
This skill is a Passive Base Skill (PBS), because Vaelis has already died, death does not affect him. You can't kill something that's already dead, and without a soul, he is different from a ghost or undead which can be "killed" or "laid to rest" forcefully by holy magic attacks. Eternal death doesn't only affect Vaelis though, with this skill, anyone who attempts using soul magic on Vaelis will immediately have their souls destroyed and without a spirit, they will die and will never be able to be revived.
(Spirits are soulless and exist solely as bodies of the purest form of existence itself and are not affected by magicules or mana. The vast majority of the world does not have a soul, those who do are nigh impossible to kill, like Vaelis. Souls are consciousnesses created by vast amounts of potent magicules.)
[ Fear Resistance ]
This is a passive base skill that allows Vaelis to resist and lessen the effects of fear when faced by stronger enemies. (Ex: A big scary demon Lord appears and uses skill [Intimidation], instead of Vaelis being literally scared to death or unable to stay sane, he may be unable to move for a moment/temporarily stunned but he will always be in a better state than others in terms of his ability to recover from fear. In most cases where intimidation is used on Vaelis he will remain completely unaffected by it unless it's very strong.)
[ Impenetrable Psyche ]
This is the passive base skill that prevents others from manipulating Vaelis' mental. With the exception of Ultimate skills, things like dream manipulation, clairvoyance and so on, will not work on Vaelis. Unlike the skill [ Mind's Eye ] which only works to alert Vaelis of attempts [Impenetrable Psyche] actively works to block interferences and dangers. Even if broken through, the skill will work to block Vaelis' consciousness by force if necessary.
(Because of the sub-skill [Iron-Will] which exists inside of [Impenetrable Psyche], If someone including Vaelis himself were to try to look into his restricted memories aka the archive in order to gain complete control over vaelis' mind and consciousness, then the [Iron-Will] will actively work to block the intruder even going so far to activate and may even forcefully evolve the skill [Absorption] which will immediately devour the consciousness of the one trying to break past the mental barrier. Iron-will is actually so strong that it can be seen as a third entity living inside of vaelis. It goes unnoticed because of the fact that despite it being a Special Growth Skill (Skills that have the ability to grow stronger the longer/more they are used, being able to evolve and even merge or create other existing skills with their own. This has happened a few times already and will happen more throughout the story, skills randomly merging and/or evolving would most definitely be due to a growth skill growing stronger.) it has the ability to think and make decisions but can't speak nor is it strong enough to have any effect on Azeroth. Azeroth naturally knows about Iron-will and Iron-will knows about and is quite wary of Azeroth. [Iron-Will] makes the skill [Impenetrable Psyche] an Ultimate skill despite not being an Absolute skill, because of its ability to grow as well as the fact that it has a consciousness, it has the ability to become an absolute skill as well as an EGO (Evolved skills that can not be broken or destroyed, only 3 currently exist and they are skills that act as completely separate entities within the user and have their own thoughts, emotions, and personalities. As of now, Azeroth is one of the 3 Egos and will be able to grow alongside vaelis as he grows.)
[ Absorption ]
Vaelis can absorb anything he touches, gaining knowledge, abilities, and the ability to replicate what he has devoured. Absorbed entities or objects enter a "stomach-like" inner space where Vaelis can choose to either digest (fully consume, erasing the target entirely) or reject (eject intact). Absorbing beings with souls allows him to devour the soul only if it's attached to a tangible form. Complete digestion includes erasure of the target's magicules and mana, rendering revival impossible.
[ Elemental Resistance ]
Elemental Magic such as fire/heat manipulation, Ice/cold, water, etc. The elements have little to no effect on him. Because he is a tree (and not even a normal tree but the one and only tree of life) things like bad wind storms, hot weather, freezing temperatures and Light and Darkness doesn't cause much of a problem. He isn't completely able to nullify the effects, just as a tree would "die" in the winter if it's too cold, or can dry out and wither if it gets too hot he can also be affected. If extreme elemental magic were to be used on him it would render him fatigued and may even cause him to return forcefully to his original tree state to recover. Destroying the tree is extremely hard to do and nearly impossible due to the thick, very potent mana that shrouds the tree entirely. It's so potent and thick that if something were to approach it with the ill intent of damaging it, they would immediately go mad from the mana and end up killing themselves instead in a sort of confused crazed state. Creatures that approach the tree with no ill intentions may still be hurt ( the reason why animals and elves were able to approach him before was because he was awake and consciously making it a point not to harm anything, alongside Azeroth who was actively keeping watch and warning vaelis if the mana got too out of control.) in the event that he is unconscious and unable to control the mana potency and leakage, then anything regardless of intentions will suffer being attacked by the mana. Depending on the creature's ability to actively protect it's mind from breaking, they may be able to live but prolonged periods of time exposed to the mana will be deadly all the same as it may have permanent effects on the creatures mental state, permanently crippling them if they were to survive. (Needless to say, you doNotwanna reduce him to his unconscious tree state.) Very Potent pure mana can be dangerous if not diluted because of a plethora of reasons, the first being the fact that it can cause monsters to be created (as everything is just created from pure mana and magicules in the air, so a vast amount of pure mana being left in the air for long periods of time can quite literally form beings in the same way that gnats just seemingly spawn outta nowhere when there is fruit or in some other rare cases.) it can also poison the land in the same way that Vaelis did, nearly destroying the forest and poisoning the lives inside of the forest in the exact same way that Vaelis did in chapter 4 - Body Acquired?!
[ Omnipotence ]
Summing this in just a few simple words, this skill is a passive ultimate skill, it's basically theCore of his existence and it just means that the possibility for growth is infinite, immeasurable, unlimited– He has the ability to become as powerful as he wants so long as he pursues strength.
[ Omniscience ]
Also summing up in just a few words. This is also a Passive Ultimate skill which like [Omnipotence] just means he has infinite access to (Instead of strength like Omnipotence), knowledge. (If he wants it, it's his. There's a saying that knowledge is infinite, and for him, that's not simply a saying but a reality.) He only knows what he knows however, and he does Not know everything in the current novel. He only knows what he has currently learned since he has woken up and been constantly absorbing knowledge by watching the elves and creatures in and near the forest, talking to Azeroth, and now, after becoming an adventurer he will have more access to a greater pool of knowledge as he travels and meets more people, creatures, and observes life and situations. (Also, since there are no books, and no scrolls in the forest as information in the elven forest spreads strictly by word of mouth, Lanceil who has been alive the longest and has the memory of a elephant has simply just been sharing his knowledge with his siblings as stories and those stories of knowledge get passed down to their children and other siblings but vaelis with his omnipotence ability can store infinite knowledge and then with his other skills, create books and create a huge library of knowledge, infinitely being able to share it with others.) You can actually tell the skill is active as it is the reason why from the moment Vaelis has woken up, he has been asking questions at every given situation, constantly speaking to azeroth and asking question after question as if he were a dry sponge endlessly trying to soak up and absorb the water that is knowledge to quench his thirst. You could say that it is a natural instinct to want to know more information but this skill intensifies his natural desire to learn more by over 1000x making it more like an obsessive need as compared to a basic natural desire that can be controlled.
[ Adaptation ]
Did you notice? Since the beginning of the novel to now, Vaelis has had no trouble coming to terms with and adapting to his new life as the tree of Life. Instead of freaking out and trying to find a way back to his world or at the very least trying to make it a huge point to gain a body. (He gets one anyways but in reality, outside of him occasionally stating that he would have preferred to have a body for mere convenience, it wasn't a big deal to him.) This isn't because he's just a chill guy.. I MEAN DON'T GET ME WRONG he is a very chill, nonchalant guy most of the time as he has little to no energy to care about most things that would otherwise be alarming to people. However, in this case, like with his skill [Omniscience], his natural chill personality was intensified and thus you get the vaelis that you see now. No matter what situation or environment he finds himself in, he will always be able to adapt with ease and while it's still possible that he will be shocked or bewildered by things, the effects don't last long and he will be able to quickly act as if things are normal for him. That's because this is his passive skill which helps him to adapt to anything and everything several times sooner than he would if he didn't have the skill. It's also the reason why when he was in his tree form, when he woke up from hibernation, despite being shocked he quickly was able to accept his new life and even his new position as being a parent and even grew to genuinely love his children despite not even knowing that they existed just a few months prior.
[ Hibernation ]
The Passive Biological dominant trait that all creatures man and monster share but not everyone has the chance to experience. The ability to go into a prolonged state of sleep or unconsciousness as the user undergoes evolution or in more rare cases has to undergo forced resting periods due to enduring too many injuries either physically or mentally or both.
AN: OKAY! Guys I've been awake for the past 2 days thinking of how to explain these skills in as much detail as possible with my very limited capabilities T^T I studied really hard since 12 am yesterday and then immediately started writing until 12 am today and while there's not nearly enough to show for it I promise I worked hard, I would have more written but I started going a bit mental and erased a lot of the info because I didn't like how it was described- Anyways, this is part 1, part 2 will come later today (I hope) after I take a short break because I think Imma pass out if I don't take one huhuhu.. Anyways, Please share your thoughts and continue asking your questions. It genuinely makes me happy to see so many people adding my novel to their lists and even more happy when they read my work and ask for clarifications. I'm of course happy for any and all compliments I get on my writing but being able to answer questions, having errors pointed out, and even having parts that make little to no sense being pointed out for me to go back and fix or remove makes me happy because it's like you're helping me grow and write better. It's still a hobby for me but it's a hobby that I'm starting to feel passionate about and that's in no small part due to you (Readers). Thank you for reading this chapter and please be patient as the next part as well as a mass release will be coming soon.