A/N: I will confess to one thing right now.
I lowballed on his level ups from how much he trained using the ID. (just on his actual level, not various skills) I also admit to the fact that now he is fairly OP.(at least a very high Captain Class Soul Reaper… And it will only get so much worse)
Also, I'm planning on adding two options to the Poll:
Nemu Kurotsuchi.
Ganju Shiba.
As for the current nominees, the ones in the lead are Orihime (by double the second one[predicted!]) and Hanataro(unpredicted…) tied with Menoly & Loly(so much preferred, if a bit more difficult, but who cares)
Also, not writing it in because I'm lazy(also couldn't find a place to insert it in the chapter) and this isn't exactly the most serious fic(still fairly serious, but I digress) so I'm going to list skill mastery levels.
Novice: Levels 1-20
Apprentice: 21-40
Adept: 41-60
Expert: 61-99
Master: 100.
So, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 1: Triple the Trouble
Sean's POV
I stretch my arms above my head, leisurely enjoying my shoulders popping after my most recent Instant Dungeon. I think it was about the fifty-fourth go through in twenty-one days, I'm thinking?
Yeah, twenty-one days. In that time, I learned multiple skills, got almost all of them to fifty or over, became a near master of scythe wielding, managed to find a pattern with the ID's and calculated the amount of EXP I could get from the two killing ones I have, and of course, leveled up an obscene amount of times. Sadly, I found that ID Hollows do not give Souls for Heart of the Hogyoku, so that's a bit of a nuisance.
I also learned that having a Luck of negative six-hundred to eight hundred really is a pain in the ass. Seriously, misplacing a foot at just the time for a Cero to meet my face, getting tripped by sticks, accidently dropping my damn scythe, missing with it(though that could just be my skill with it), and being swarmed being only the beginning of my woes.
But on the upside, I've pretty much got my Quest in the bag, seeing as I could simply use Heart of the Hogyoku to upgrade them all to sufficient levels at least. And I'm closing on time, only got from the best of my guessing, ten days left at best, and seven at worst, to complete the Quest for the bonus objectives.
I look around the woods I'm currently standing in, the mask on my face tinting my vision slightly red.
If I use HotH, I could end the quest now. On the other hand, I really enjoy killing all the Hollows around here. What the hell should I do about it… I pull up the quest to look at it.
Becoming Sensei
Objectives:
Gain Stealth Skills
Gain Reiatsu Controlling Skill
Gain Perfect Mastery over Scythe (0/1)
Gain Perfect Mastery over a Martial Art (0/1)
Gain Expert Mastery over a Distance Attack Technique (1/1) (Complete)
Gain Expert Mastery over the three main Speed Techniques (0/3)
Bring all Stats above one hundred (7/7) (Complete)
Rewards: 20000 EXP, 200000 Yen, Apprentice Ichigo Kurosaki Quest Line Continuation
Side Objectives:
Learn all Skills naturally (Complete)
Use Ability 'Heart of the Hogyoku' no more than five times to Level each of the Skills
Create three various useful skills (3/3) (Complete)
Complete Quest within a month
Learn epic catchy one liner (0/1)
Side Objective Rewards: 75000 EXP, 650000 Yen, Title.
I've gotten all my stats up, that was easy as pie to do. Have both a high scythe skill and fairly good Martial Art Mastery, both within the HotH reach for Perfect Mastery within the bounds of the Quest, the Hollow Cero, all three fast movements within HotH bounds for Expert Mastery. I think as I pick Mörder up from where I stabbed it into the ground, tossing it into my inventory. I put my hands behind my head and began to Sonido towards Karakura town, using Air Walking as a second thought. I certainly would be very pressed for time to get all of them up to par if I went after levelling them naturally. Unless I found a way to get more skill with every skill faster. That could be worth pursuing, now that I could think of it.
I stop in midair, still several miles from Karakura, lost in thought.
Perhaps I could get ask the Heart of the Hogyoku to grant experience for the skills, in an effort to avoid leveling them as the quest is specifically stating, but I have no idea if that will count towards it as well. Ugh. I take of my mask and toss it in my inventory, running a hand through my dark violet hair. But then is there a way for me to get the skills up fast enough? I don't want to use the HotH ability if there is a way to avoid it, seeing as it is going to get expensive, and I'd rather not deal with that if I'm in a pinch. I rub my forehead for a moment, thinking about it, before a thought comes into my head.
"Stats." I call out, causing the screen to pop up.
Sean Francis
Race: Nephalem
Level: 151
EXP: 5700/14100
HP: 30800/30800
SP: 29900/29900
RP: 33100/33100
MP: 34500/34500
Str: 148
Agi: 246
End: 157
Int: 188
Wis: 186
Cha: 100
Luck: -783
Free Points: 648
I glare at my Luck for a few minutes, before turning back to consider my other stats.
They've all improved well, considering that I haven't put any points into them… Still kinda surprised that Luck can actually improve, though it's negated by its own decrease every damn level. I put a hand on my chin. Now, I need to figure out how to improve my skills faster than before, so points to Intelligence and Wisdom, if you please. I think two nice round three-hundreds will do nicely.
Having made a half-baked plan, I deal out the points to my stats.
Sean Francis
Race: Nephalem
Level: 151
EXP: 5700/14100
HP: 30800/30800
SP: 29900/29900
RP: 44500/44500
MP: 45700/45700
Str: 148
Agi: 246
End: 157
Int: 300
Wis: 300
Cha: 100
Luck: -783
Free Points: 422
I wait for a moment before the mother of all headaches lands on me, causing me to fall from my perch, crashing to the ground clutching my head, curses flowing freely from my mouth, some which would make hardened sailors blush. I gasp as the pain fades, my mind feeling clearer than I'd ever been before, and I take my thoughts down avenues I hadn't even considered before.
Perhaps take a multiplication ability? Create clones of myself to do the work for me? Who knows, perhaps I could even just have shades in a Limbo dimension filled with RP, SP, and MP to just use the skills over and over again, until it reaches a satisfactory level. I think, my mouth curving up into a grin. Both of those sound like useful skills.
"Heart of the Hogyoku, grant me a cloning ability." I call aloud after making sure there's nobody around me.
-2800 RP!
Clone: Level MAX
Create a copy of yourself which can regenerate, use all your skills, and think for itself. Can be slightly altered. Cost: All RP or MP.
"Well, isn't that fascinating." I murmur in amusement. "I wonder if it's permanent?"
Yes.
"Thank you, Game." I reply with a chuckle. "Clone."
MP Drained!
I feel an energy I hadn't really paid attention to completely drain out, leaving me mentally exhausted. Gods, it's awful. A form is created across from me, in my exact clothes, but faceless and undefined, and a large screen forms in front of it.
Clone
Name: Undetermined
Race: Nephalem
Age: 17 (Frozen)
Gender: Male/Female
Disposition: Gentle/Calm/Aggressive
Level: 151
EXP: 5700/14100
HP: 30800/30800
SP: 29900/29900
RP: 44500/44500
MP: 0/45700
Str: 148
Agi: 246
End: 157
Int: 300
Wis: 300
Cha: 100
Luck: -783
Free Points: 422
Good heavens, I can actually change the gender of my clones and their disposition? Does that mean I can make it a female, or does it change its mental aspects? Must admit, never really understood all the fuss in all the countries over it. I wonder. I wait a moment for the game to reply, but it never does, so I merely dismiss it. I tap on Female just to see what will happen, and immediately it goes from being an undefined me to a girl of my age with my purple hair, if down to her back rather than short, and teal eyes. She's also apparently been nicely blessed with a figure.
Gods, I am glad I wasn't a woman, it would have been so much worse in slavery if I was, especially if I looked this good.
Name?
I stare at her for a moment, my eyes narrowing a moment before I think of something.
"Can I rename myself?" I ask curiously.
Naturally. Just say, 'Rename Character: …'
This is… A chance to even further distance from my old self. I could probably even change my looks, if I cared to! I think in disbelief. Gods, why didn't I think of this before?
"Rename Character: Crimson." I say after several moments.
Character Rename: Crimson. Confirm?
"Yes."
Name: Crimson
Age: 17 (Frozen)
Race: Nephalem
Level: 151
"Name Clone, Azure."
Clone Name, Azure. Confirm?
"Confirm." I reply, looking at her for another moment. "Disposition, Gentle."
Disposition, Gentle. Further Define: Traumatized/Melancholy/Fierce.
I think for a moment, tapping the side of my head.
If I make her traumatized, she very likely will end up terrified of several key factors to it, making her a liability in those situations she's confronted by it. I think with a slight frown. If I make her melancholy, she will likely simply become sad most of the time, but relatable, I suppose, and some would trust a person like that more than a traumatized one. Fierce would likely turn her into a second Unohana, terrifying and strong, even if she's gentle. I shudder at the thought. Definitely melancholy then.
Disposition: Gentle, Melancholy. Confirm?
"Confirm." The moment I utter the last syllable, she begins to move, smiling with some manner of sadness in her eyes.
"Hello, my new clone." We say at the same time, before our brains catch up and we adopt looks of shock. I narrow my eyes as her brow furrows in confusion.
"What are you talking about?" I ask suspiciously. "I just made you with the Clone ability." She shakes her head.
"I just made you with it, Crimson." She replies in confusion. "Made you with an Aggressive disposition, with your Further Defining Aspect being Hidden. I even asked what that meant, finding it curious."
"I created you with a Melancholy Disposition, Azure." I reply coldly, summoning Mörder from my inventory. "What are you playing at?" She holds her hands up calmly, her mouth curling downwards.
"It's entirely possible that our memories are transferred over to the Clone through the technique, Crimson." She slowly proposes. "I could be the Clone, you could be, because I have the memories of a female life, and I can only guess that you have a male's memory. I recall you forming from a formless body in front of me, as I assume that you remember for me." She smiles at me as my eyes lighten, my grip on Mörder falling slack slightly.
She is correct, I would think. I close my eyes as I consider the implications. If this is the truth, then neither of us is fully capable of controlling each other, meaning that even if we have designs, we'll have to debate it out to see who does what. Goodness, we need a third opinion.
"Thinking that we need to make a third one of us?" She asks, smiling gently. I nod hesitantly. "I agree. If only two people are here we'll never get anything done. Shall we then?"
I nod in reply.
"Clone." We say together.
MP Drained!
Clone
Name: Undetermined
Race: Nephalem
Age: 17 (Frozen)
Gender: Male/Female
Disposition: Gentle/Calm/Aggressive
Level: 151
EXP: 5700/14100
HP: 30800/30800
SP: 29900/29900
RP: 44500/44500
MP: 0/45700
Str: 148
Agi: 246
End: 157
Int: 300
Wis: 300
Cha: 100
Luck: -783
Free Points: 422
"Well then, shall we, Azure?" I ask as I toss my scythe back in the inventory. She nods as she turns to the screen between us and the formless figure.
She taps on Calm.
Disposition: Calm. Further Define: Manipulative/Apathetic/Trustworthy.
I look over the options a moment before Azure and I share a look before she taps on Trustworthy.
Disposition: Calm, Trustworthy. Confirm?
"Confirmed." We echo out.
"Now then, since you selected Disposition, even if I'd done the same, I vote on Male." I interject before she continues.
Gender: Male. Confirm?
Azure merely nods in return, confirming for the Game as well, as the figure forms out into a near mirror image of me, if a bit leaner.
Name?
"Make it Sage." I say. Azure doesn't object, and Sage begins to move about.
"Well then, considering I'm getting flash memories of seeing both of you created, I'm assuming that I'm actually a Clone." He surmises, surprising me. "Well then, that's one theory solved, at least one of us is the actual original, though I know not who. By the way, we'll need a backstory, so let's call ourselves siblings if it ever comes down to it." He pockets his hands as he says this, eyes locking onto ours in turn.
"I agree, Sage." Azure replies with a small smile. "I think having a family would be a nice change of pace for us, don't you agree Crimson?"
I snort and cross my arms, looking away.
Theoretically we could be called triplets, and nobody would be the wiser. I think, ignoring the small ache in the pit of my stomach. We'd have a cover, and to top it off we actually have some people to complain too. Not that it really matters, naturally, but I suppose that it's nice to have people around.
"I suppose that it's acceptable." I reply stonily. Sage merely hums, while Azure's smile widens. "For now, we need to divvy up the responsibilities." Sage nods, and Azure drops her smile.
"I think that for Ichigo, it would be wisest if I took the responsibility to teach him." Sage comments, closing his eyes and putting a hand on his chin. "I can calmly ascertain how he needs to be taught to progress, and coax his power out of him naturally if need be. Also, I am the least likely to be harmed by Masaki for it, seeing as you're are a tad violent, Brother, and you're a tad bit too, melancholy to train a child like Ichigo, Sister. No offense to either of you."
"You just want chibi Ichi to yourself, admit it!" I shout at him as I level a glare.
"I support that idea that he should try train Ichigo. You would be a useful sparring partner, Crimson, however not so much a teacher. I feel that Sage would explain things much better than you would and would be much more patient with Ichigo where he is." Azure tosses in, making me pout in frustration. "Two vs one, I say that Sage is now Ichigo's teacher." I cross my arms and look away again.
"Thank you Azure. Now, as for you, Crimson, you should be the one to level our skills. We should use the Heart of the Hogyoku on both ID Create and Destroy, so that we can get the best Time Dilation ID possible and then have you train in there. Azure, you should see if you can't get healing abilities. Level them liberally with Heart of the Hogyoku, and see what you can do about infiltrating Soul Society. Come up with a back story if you need one, kill some Hollows, save some Soul Reapers, just get into a Squad. We'll back your story if we need to." He continues. "If it becomes necessary, we'll intervene against Aizen or even Yamamoto to protect you, Sister."
I just nod as I glance at my hands, itching to fight something now that I'm being delegated to skill leveling.
"I would say that we should level all the Quest skills as much as we can, after all, we have the ability, we should use it." He finishes.
"Doesn't that make me going into an ID a moot point then?" I query in irritation. He shakes his head.
"Recall we can only use it five times for every skill. While I do say that we use all five now, there will still be some left over for you to level. Maybe there will even be a Monster Time Dilation ID. Then you could kill a thousand-fold. Get us to level a thousand, or so." He comments, making me less irritated then before. "Should only take about forty-six and a half million EXP, if I calculated right." My eyes widen slightly.
"That's a lot of killing to be done." I comment as I begin to slightly salivate. "Well, what are we waiting for?"
"Heart of the Hogyoku, Max out the Skill ID Create.
-2900 RP.
ID Create: Level 50/50
Instant Dungeon Create allows you to create a pocket in space in which to train, against enemies or merely alone, perhaps even in slowed time. Can also be used for rejuvenation purposes. Current Dungeons: Empty, Low Level Hollow, Mid-Level Hollow, High Level Hollow, Gillian, Adjucha, Vasto Lorde, Arrancar, Rank and File Shinigami, Shingami Captians, Rank and File Quincy, Sternritter, Ghosts, Zombies, ID Boss Dungeon, Time Dilation(1/100000), Slaughterfest, Meditation, Spa Resort, Ski Resort, Mountain Range, Death Valley. Cost: 5 MP
"That is OP as all hell." I say with eyes bugging out of my skull. Sage and Azure appear to be in the exact same state.
"Yes, yes, it is, Crimson." Azure whispers back. "But it's pointless to have an ID you can't escape from. Heart of the Hogyoku, max out ID Destroy."
-3000 RP.
ID Destroy: Level 50/50
Instant Dungeon Destroy allows you to destroy the pockets of space you created earlier, and exit ID's that have had all enemies eradicated. Cost: 5 MP
"Well, Brother, I advise that you go for High Level Hollow ID, and work up from there as necessary." He says, and I almost agree before realizing something.
"Wait a sec." I say, closing my eyes. "If we use HotH to specifically max our skills, wouldn't that only use the ability once?" Both Sage and Azure think on it for a few moments, their eyes widening somewhat, before I dismiss it. "To hell with it, I want to kill shit. ID Create: Time Dilation."
Have to check to see if I can apply it to other Dungeons. I think as a list appears in front of my eyes, asking me what Dungeon to open with it. I smirk at the confirmation. Gillian.
The world falls away around me, Azure and Sage vanishing with it as the sands of my ID come back with a forest rising massive around me. I look up to find a white mask peering down at me, a massive red ball forming in front of its mask.
"Oh, shit!" I call as I perform a Sonido behind the giant's head, standing on an air platform. "Observe."
Gillian
Level: 72
A Massive Hollow made when Hollows hunger for each other, and get swallowed into making a massive gargantuan.
Str: 150
Agi: 45
End: 180
Int: 0
Wis: 0
Cha: 0
Luck: 5
Kill to Receive: 1,560,000 EXP
I look over, my eyes bugging over it's EXP reward.
Quick calculations, I could kill just about three-hundred of them and get to level a thousand. Gods, this is cakewalk! I think in joyous disgust. I truly am the most broken. I am the most broken of them all.
I summon my mask from the Inventory, slipping it on before grabbing Mörder, and using Sonido to carry me past its head, slicing clean through its mask, sending it down in a rush of dark matter, my weapon having torn any life it had out.
1,560,000 EXP Gained! Level up x86!
Crimson
Level: 236
EXP: 10200/22600
Luck: -1213
Free Points: 938
"This is bullshit!" I shout at my Luck stat, trying to figure out how to get enough points to reverse it, before sensing dozens of Gillian's all around me, all with Cero's charged. "Shit." They all release them, and I curl into a ball, putting Mörder's blade between me and danger. I feel them all hit me, and grunt at the shock and pain.
WHAT IS WITH MY LUCK THAT THIS WOULD JUST HAPPEN TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS! I scream in my mind, my HP ticking ever lower. I reach for my Mana and try to pull it into a shield around me, forcing the Cero blasts back for a few moments.
Skill: Mana Shield has been created.
Mana Shield: Level 1/100
Use the inner power of your life to defend your body from harm. It's not like your soul is important at all, after all. Blocks Up to 20,000 Damage before breaking. Weak to piercing attacks. Current strength 1833/20000. Cost: 15,000 MP.
Mana Shield leveled four times the moment it broke, thankfully the barrage stopped in that moment.
This is bull shit. I think as a plan comes to mind for me.
"Heart of the Hogyoku," I call as I Sonido at a trio of Gillians, launching my own red and green Ceros. "Remove my Luck Leveling Decrease." I ignore my leveling notifications in favor of killing the irritating beasts. It isn't like my HP is at one third capacity. They aren't threats. Not at all.
-3100 RP!
Luck Level Decrease has been negated by Heart of the Hogyoku!
"Heart of the Hogyoku!" I enunciate again, using Shunpo to get near the mask of another Gillian, slashing through it, switching to Hirenkyaku to evade another few Ceros. "Grant me an ability to gain Extra Stat points from killing things."
-3200 RP!
Skill: Stat Point Farm has been granted!
Stat Point Farm: Level MAX.
Kill things, get points for your stats in return. Amount of Stat Points you gain varies based on opponent.
I charged up in front of another Gillian, lashing out with my foot, probably bruising my heel but utterly demolishing its mask.
20 Str Gained! 10 Agi Gained! 25 End Gained!
I scowl at the fact that I don't get free points, but I can get my Luck up later.
Two hours and two-hundred Gillians Later…
I pant lightly as I stretch my arms above my head, cracking my neck.
"That took some effort, I'll admit." I say with a mile-wide grin. "But hell, if it wasn't worth it. Stats."
Crimson
Level: 962
EXP: 17500/84300
HP: 463,861/599,400
SP: 27,260/501,000
RP: 44578/141700
MP: 100,598/141900
Str: 4048
Agi: 2196
End: 5032
Int: 300
Wis: 300
Cha: 100
Luck: -1213
Free Points: 5288
Considering that I had leveled all skills within the Quest to parameters, I'd say that I've succeeded.
Nice job getting near level a thousand. Now do yourself a favor and dump a couple of those Free Points into your Intelligence and Wisdom, would you? And maybe Charisma?
I tilt my head in thought, before shrugging, and adding a thousand to charisma, and two-thousand to Intelligence and Wisdom, then confirming.
"MOTHER FUCKER!" I screech at the level of the pain in my brain at the current moment. I curl into a ball after falling over, trying to bear the excruciating pain.
After an unknown amount of time, it all falls away and I crack my neck from the exertion.
Crimson
Level: 962
EXP: 17500/84300
HP: 508,825/599,400
SP: 68,834/501,000
RP: 100,428/341,700
MP: 141,978/341,900
Str: 4048
Agi: 2196
End: 5032
Int: 2300
Wis: 2300
Cha: 1100
Luck: -1213
Free Points: 228
I pant as my brain comes up with ideas and skills I never even thought to compute before. I may even be above Kisuke and Aizen in the intellect department at this point, who knows.
Due to levels of Unprecedented Bad Luck and Lingering Malevolent Feelings, Dungeon Boss has Spawned! Adjucha has appeared.
I turn around as I sense the Hollow Reiatsu, in time to find a long, bladed tail approaching my face. I bite out a curse and lean backwards, watching as it flies over me.
I snap upwards and mutter Observe.
Luc
Title: Special Adjucha Boss
Str: 3000
Agi: 2000
End: 10,000
Int: 4500
Wis: 1000
Cha: 100
Luck: 100
A Hollow summoned from an alternate time, who is most displeased at the state of his feeding ground. As an Adjucha, he can Summon Gillians to do his bidding, and fights mainly at a distance, or through stealth attacks.
Current Mental State: Curious, Calculating, Dismissive.
Kill to Gain: 10,000,000 EXP, Luc's Blade Tail, Luc's Arm Lances, Adjucha Armor.
"Hail, traveler." He calls, remaining motionless, as if he didn't attack me moments before. "I am Luc, of the Five Lords of Hueco Mundo. Who are you?"
I blink cautiously. I didn't expect him to be able to talk. This is just an ID, but it says that he's summoned from an alternate time, and he's named. Does that mean that I could possibly get him over to my side?
I look him over. He's roughly twelve feet tall, with a lizard-like body and mask, with what look like spikes covering the outer sider of his arms and his back, with a long, sharp tag, waving slowly behind him.
"I have been called Crimson." I reply with caution in my voice. I might be strong, but even I can tell that if we get into a fight it will get incredibly dangerous. "Lord of Hueco Mundo? Didn't realize Hollows ever submitted." Luc merely shrugs in reply.
"Tear enough weaklings to shreds and the rest fall in line. Hollows are merely human souls made into their own deepest monsters." He replies, boredom lacing his voice as he studies his nails. "And humans are naturally cowards out for only their own gain. Getting behind a lord could be beneficial, so they fall in if fear doesn't work well enough."
I let out a grunt, and the so-called Lord obviously loses any interest in me, as he swings an arm in my direction, launching multiple lances at my face. I shunpo out of the way, before unleashing a Cero directly at his face. He dodges to the left and I Sonido right behind him, swinging a leg around to hit him in the back. He barely manages to turn and block, but gets pushed backwards, his clawed feet carving heavy furrows in the sand.
I smirk before I notice that he appears to be perfectly alright.
His Endurance might just be beyond my Strength range. It's either that of it is Hierro, which would also be a killer for my damaging him. What a bother. I think as I draw Mörder out into the real world.
I take a stance with the blade behind me, my legs heavily bent, ready to charge.
"Are you ready?" I query, before launching forward like a bullet, slashing at Luc, who puts his arms in front of himself. I cackle as Mörder's blade sings through the spikes, cleaving slightly into his flesh before stopping. I halt and whirl the other way, aiming to catch the Hollow on his back.
He swiftly Sonido's out of my range, sending even more lances at me. I shunpo away and chase him, slashing, only to find that the Luc I cut in half was an illusion covering the lances heading for my face.
I shunpo to my left, only to find even more of the same bearing down on me again. I leap up, to find more approaching from three sides, and the fourth having a bladed tail aiming for my face.
I look around for a moment, before activating one of the 'special' skills I got for the quest.
Battle Roar. I think, activating it.
I let loose a cacophony of sound, the screech tearing at everything around me, my fury and hate bleeding into it, from all the treatment I'd suffered, from how I'd died, to needing to save this damn world! I HATE IT ALL!
The shockwave produced by the wall of sound echoed out in every direction with the force of a mountain dropping from the sky.
All the arm spikes disintegrate in the air as it passes through them, and Luc's tail in obliterated as the Lord himself is sent flying.
Looking at the actual specs of Battle Roar, the ability is just as OP as me.
Battle Roar: Level 50/50
Let loose all the hate in your heart, send the enemies before scurrying in fear of your wrath, embolden your allies with your presence! Destroy those unlucky enough to be too close. Sends Shockwave out for (300%xSTR) Damage. +50% STR, AGI, and END for weaker allies. 25% chance of sending them into battle frenzy, where all pain is nullified. -75% STR, AGI, and END for foes for 30 seconds. 50% chance of sending all enemies scurrying for the hills. Cost: 50 SP.
I barely manage to hold in a laugh as I shunpo over to the fallen form of Luc. He pants on the ground, his entire body laced with bruises from the force of the wave, a piece of his stomach missing and his tail nowhere to be seen, even as the natural Hollow fast regeneration tries to cope.
He's done for.
"You fought smartly, I'll give you that, Lord of Hueco Mundo. But the simple fact of the matter is, even if you can take more than me, you can't hit harder than I can, or move as quickly, as I can," I comment airily, letting Mörder settle behind me. "Well done, Lord Luc." He merely laughs bitterly.
"I have been bested. Claim my life then, I have no purpose if I can't even win a fight with someone practically on my level." He replies. I look at him with pity, before sending my weapon tearing through his face, making it instantaneous.
Dungeon Boss Luc Has Been Slain! You Have Gained 400 Strength, 445 Agility, 1667 Endurance, 900 Intelligence, 154 Wisdom, and 33 Charisma.
Items: Luc's Blade Tail, Luc's Arm Lances, Adjucha Armor have been Acquired!
10,000,000 EXP Gained!
Level Up x112
Crimson
Level: 1074
EXP: 19500/106300
HP: 777,400/777,400
SP: 552,200/552,200
RP: 352,800/352,800
MP: 427,400/427,400
Str: 4448
Agi: 2641
End: 6700
Int: 3200
Wis: 2454
Cha: 1133
Luck: -1213
Free Points: 900
I groan heavily at the pain lancing through my body as the point upgrades from killing the Boss go into my system, nearly making it impossible for me to read the entire message. After a few seconds it tones down and I stand up, finally done with all the pain as I toss my weapon back into the inventory, my mask following swiftly after.
"To hell with all of this shit." I mutter out as I brush some lingering sweat off of my forehead. "Whatever, I might as well look at my loot. Hell, it's only the second actual loot that I've gotten."
Only Bosses count for loot because everything has to be Mythic or Legendary quality for you to even get it with your Luck. On that note, by dint of Game reasons, your Luck is now frozen, and points may never be added or subtracted from it, even using Heart of the Hogyoku.
"I hate you game!" I yell out as I nearly use Battle Roar on accident at this outrage. "To hell with you!"
Something has to keep you in line. Shut up about, you big baby.
I seethe in silence for a moment before taking out Luc's Blade Tail, and observing it.
Luc's Blade Tail
Quality: Mythic
The tail of the Lord of Hueco Mundo, Luc, who ruled over most of the world there, the only place out of his domain being Barragan's domain and Los Noches. He established his dominance through the strength of his mind and the blade of his tail, which could cut the densest of Hierro's. Crafting Item.
I raise an eyebrow at that.
"Why is it this has a quality while Mörder doesn't?" I ask aloud, now distracted from all injustices.
Weapons have a quality classing as well, it is simply that Mörder is too high classed to even by classed. It is classier that class. Crafting Items can be made into weapons or armor, and has a Quality of its own as well.
I sigh at the bad explanation before tossing the tail back into my inventory, taking out the arm lances, which seem like sleeves to fit over my arms.
Observe.
Luc's Arm Lances
Quality: Mythic
The lances that covered the arms of the Lord of Hueco Mundo, Luc, who ruled over most of the world there, the only place out of his domain being Barragan's domain and Los Noches. He established his dominance through the strength of his mind and the versatility of his lances. Able to launch lances up to three hundred yards away, and replenishes swiftly. Able to launch up to thirty at a time. +300 to Defense. +150% to Unarmed Attack. 5% Chance to harm the User.
I let out a whistle at the boosts this one gives.
"Damn. That's pretty sweet for a long-range weapon. Guessing that they are also pretty tough, even if I managed to make them disappear." I mutter. "Well, I prefer my scythe, so maybe these can be used by Sage or Azure." I toss them back into inventory and take out the Adjucha armor, which appears to be akin to bulky dark colored armor you might see on a high ranked knight. Heavy and thick plate metal.
Adjucha Armor
Quality: Legendary
Armor make from the flesh of Adjuchas that was cut while Hierro was being powered, and forged into armor. Meant to protect from all manner of attacks, though some Kido or magic can bypass it. +100 to Defense. +75% to Physical/Kido Damage Resistance. -50% Movement Speed.
"Well, that's worse…" I say blandly. "Perhaps I can scrap it for parts?"
I sigh and shake my head, before standing up again.
"ID Escape."
The world falls apart around me, and I look at my new siblings, who haven't moved too much from where they were.
"Hello to all the people's." I comment airily.
Azure's POV
I look at Crimson with a slight frown, as Sage does the same. It hasn't even been a second since he went in, but it should've been some time with time dilation.
"Crimson, was it simply that you couldn't fight anything in the Time Dilation ID?" Sage asks in confusion, stepping over to him. "Or was it simply that you felt somewhat, antagonistic to us for delegating you to being the idiot with a scythe?"
"Hey!" Crimson objects loudly with a glare. "You asked me to get to level one-thousand, so I got to level 1074 and leveled all our skills appropriately! Why're you yelling at me for that?!" I look at him in surprise.
"But, we didn't receive any level ups." I interject in confusion. "Why do you think that is?" He shrugs as runs a hand through his hair, scowling.
"I though that this may be the case." He begins. "It appears that while each of us perfect clones of each other, but we are apparently individuals as well. Put simply, we have to level out skills on our own time, and create skills for ourselves. It makes logical sense, if you think about it." He smirks at our shocked faces. "Yeah, I have a bigger brain than both of you now. But, while there are some disadvantages to this, there are many more advantages as well. For one, each of us can become checks and balances, so none of us can become the most powerful, we can train to combat each other and have different skills for such an occasion." I balk at the thought.
"Why would we need to fight each other, Crimson? We are practically one and the same!" I object, though part of me realizes the wisdom behind the idea. Crimson locks eyes with me as Sage puts a hand on his chin, thinking.
"My Wisdom is currently a little less than eight and a fifth more than yours, Azure." He replies, scowling again. "But even I know that you understand the necessity. But, I can tell that the idea is against your nature, so leave it to me and Sage if you wish. Focus on being a healer or defense type fighter if you so wish. But enough of this, I have gifts for the both of you."
He reaches forward with both arms, his hands disappearing for a moment before reappearing, his left holding a nodachi with black sheath, no hand guard, and a black hilt wrap, showing off a sickly yellow color on the material beneath, and his right holding what looks like white sleeves with a metallic mail on one side.
"Here, Azure, I got this for you. Should be a good weapon for you, if you appreciate irony." He continues as he tosses me the nodachi. I catch it calmly and bring it up to my face. "Here, Sage, take these. It'll help with defense and unarmed attack."
"Observe," Sage and I mutter together as he takes the sleeves from Crimson.
Shadow Slayer
Quality: Legendary
A sword made from the bones and essence of a long dead Vasto Lorde Class Hollow. It is filled with the madness that plagued its maker, and seeks out spiritual energy to absorb and eats it fast as lightning. Base Damage: 750. +75% Damage Dealt, +25% Attack and Movement Speed, absorbs 1000 RP from every opponent it cuts, and absorbs 100 more every second that it remains in contact with the subject.
I shiver as I read the description, disliking the blade immediately as I begin to feel slightly sick even holding it.
"I see that face, Azure." Crimson calls out, drawing my eyes to see his sympathetic eyes, if hidden behind his scowl. "Well, if nothing else, treat it like an Asauchi. If you are going to try and enter the Soul Society Court Guard Squads, then use it for a base for an actual Zanpakuto. Just, use Heart of the Hogyoku to give you a Zanpakuto spirit." I nod shakily, somewhat shaken by the suggestion.
We look at Sage to see him nodding and putting the sleeves in his inventory.
"Thank you for the gift, Crimson, but I think for now, we need to go and practice for ourselves, thank you." He says, opening his mouth again.
"Wait, I have an idea." Crimson interrupts, raising his hands. "Heart of the Hogyoku, raise Azure and Sage to my level."
3300 RP Lost!
Level Up x923
Azure
Race: Nephalem
Level: 1074
EXP: 19,500/106,300
HP: 123,100/123,100
SP: 121,400/121,400
RP: 137,400/137,400
MP: 137,400/137,400
Str: 148
Agi: 246
End: 157
Int: 300
Wis: 300
Cha: 100
Luck: -5398
Free Points: 5980
"Gods, that Luck will get us killed." Sage comments with gritted teeth. "But at least we're over level one thousand, and we know that we at least all feel the drain of HotH." Crimson looks at us in confusion as I nod before he snaps his fingers.
"That's what I forgot." He chastises himself. "Heart of the Hogyoku, increase their Luck to my level.
3300 RP Drained!
4185 Luck Gained!
Luck: -1213
"You spent over four thousand points on Luck?" Sage deadpans at our brother. Crimson merely rolls his eyes.
"Of course not, I took away the leveling decrease after ninety levels passed by. Kinda thought that you would get it." He admits, running his hand through his hair again.
I smile at him.
"Smart choice." I praise him, making him preen slightly.
"Well, might as well give you two the overarching changes I have. Heart of the Hogyoku, grant them Stat Point Farm and nullify the Luck Level Decrease." He intones.
-3400 RP!
My smile widens somewhat at him.
"Nicely done, Crimson." Sage says with a smile. "We should assign all our points, Azure, and if you have any left over, Crimson, you should as well." Crimson nods airily, stretching. "Azure, go for Wisdom, Charisma, and Endurance, with Strength and Agility as Secondary points. Crimson, Go for Strength and Endurance, with Intelligence and Agility as Secondary points. I will use Agility, Intelligence, and Charisma as my main points, while Endurance and Wisdom are my secondary focus." I nod, while Crimson just waves him off.
I look at my stats and begins thinking.
I have over five thousand points to apply, and I was given five targets, two secondary. So, splitting this evenly, it would be 1196 points each. Let's take a third away from two of those, roughly 798, and put it to the other three. So, 1462 to Wisdom, Charisma, and Endurance, while 797 goes to both Strength and Agility. I think as I stare.
I nod to cement my thoughts before adding the points, and confirming them.
I let out a slight groan as the pain sets in, nearly falling to my knees as the pain splits through my head and my body begins to ache all over. I shudder as my muscles spasm. After several seconds, the pain passes, and I take a breath, looking over my stats.
Azure
Race: Nephalem
Level: 1074
EXP: 19500/106300
HP: 270,300/270,300
SP: 201,900/201,900
RP: 283,600/283,600
MP: 137,400/137,400
Str: 945
Agi: 1043
End: 1619
Int: 300
Wis: 1762
Cha: 1562
Luck: -1213
Free Points: 0
I nod at my stats before dismissing them and looking at my brothers.
"Well, we should all be roughly even-." Sage begins before Crimson shakes his head.
"Hell to the no!" He shouts. "I used Stat Point Farm almost instantly in my dungeon. You still need to farm through the dungeon to get up to my level, kiddies." He smirks at us as he draws his mask from his inventory. "Looks like I train Ichi today."
"ID Create: Time Dilation." Sage utters instantly. A moment he vanishes, before he reappears with the sleeves Crimson got him on his arms, and a new pair of black combat boots, and a mask with green eyes and a green flat mouth. "And now I'm right up there with you, brother." He removes his mask and smirks at Crimson. I heave a sigh.
"Guess I just have to catch up now, but might as well create some skills." I mutter as the two get into an argument. "Heart of the Hogyoku, give me a healing skill."
-3400 RP!
Skill: Lux has been Created!
Lux: Level 1/100
The light has been known for many things, its warmth, comfort, its blazing wrath, and, of course, it's ability to heal. Able to Heal Minor Injuries, and stop most bleeding. 1% HP Restored per use. Cost: 100 RP.
"Heart of the Hogyoku, Max out the Skill Lux." I say.
-3500 RP!
Lux Level 100/100
The light has been known for many things, its warmth, comfort, its blazing wrath, and, of course, its ability to heal. Able to Heal any injury or illness, no matter how severe. It can even heal the mind. 100% HP Restored per use. Cost: 50 RP.
I smile at the skill.
Now I can save those precious to me. But. I scowl darkly as a though lances through my mind. I need to be able to protect them, so I will use any means necessary, even lethal force. Heart of the Hogyoku, give me a subtle killing skill.
-3600 RP!
Skill: Nox has been created!
Nox: Level MAX
The night hides the worst monsters. In the night, the creepies crawl, the infections fester, and the hunters prowl unknown. The night will destroy all in its path, as surely as it will hide its own movements. Causes target to fall unconscious and lose HP as time passes while the skill is focused. Will cause a state of permanent catatonia if target is alive after half an hour, and death is sure after one hour. Cost: 100 RP+30 RP per minute.
I gulp as I look at the skill. I may never wish to use it, but it will ultimately be of use.
"Well, guess it's my turn." I say as my brothers continue to argue regardless of my own previous actions. "But I suppose I need to take your suggestion seriously, Crimson. All of us should. Heart of the Hogyoku, give us all personal Zanpakuto spirits."
-3700 RP!
I look at my hand, surprised by the lack of change, before dismissing it.
"Create ID: Time Dilation." I say, as the world around me fades to a blank white space.
A moment later, a list of dungeons appears in front of my face, showing all our dungeons.
I tap on the Gillian dungeon, as I'm sure both Crimson and Sage did before me.
Warning: Due to the fact that you are too high leveled, you will receive no EXP for killing in or completing this Dungeon. Are you sure you wish to proceed?
Yes/No
I tap on yes, and Hueco Mundo comes into being around me. I take in a breath before drawing Shadow Slayer awkwardly out of its sheath in my hand.
"Well, I suppose if I must fight with this sword, I will use the sheath for defense. It makes it more balanced." I mutter as I hear Hollow Roars around me. I sigh as I reach into my inventory, bringing out my mask, decorated with sad blue dots for eyes and a frown, and putting it on my face.
I face the first of the Gillian's that appears and charge with shunpo, slashing through the mask, killing instantly.
Skill: Nodachi Mastery, has been created!
Nodachi Mastery: Level 1/100
Through old Japan, the Nodachi was a fierce, if unwieldly, weapon. Able to split a man in two if used properly. These heavy blades are not known for their ease of use. +10% Nodachi Attack Speed, +15% Nodachi Attack Damage, +5% Nodachi Defense. 45% Chance to fumble the Nodachi. Need 100 Strength to lift one handed.
I smile at that notice as another pops up.
20 Str Gained! 10 Agi Gained! 25 End Gained!
I nod and charge forward, the slight pain negligible.
Time to catch up to Crimson and Sage. I think.
CUT! I CALLED CUT, DAMN IT!
Phew, Azure almost got carried away there. Anyhow, all of you see how strong these three are at this point? Well, I made it that way, but I got my friend to thank for doing all the calculations (he made a mistake, so we're fairly certain that all three of them should be higher) so do me a favor, and call thanks on that count!
Still would be happy for a one liner, but I have a few up here now.
By the way, a nod to AscendedHumanity for giving me the Stat Point idea(and being a bouncer for my ideas, sorry if that annoyed you) so yeah… Anyways, I'll be on my way. It's late, and I'm tired, sue me…
Later.
~Lambda38