Hello everyone, I return. Today, my granny went in for bypass surgery at the age of 87, and she's just resting now. So, too take my mind off of it, I give you the next step of our story.

As always, here's the winning vote, and the current vote count for whether to split.

Spoiler: Winning Vote

[X] So, it's basically using pure will to project the concept of your existence into the world. What you are, what could do and what you choose to show onto everything around. Though there's probably more to it than just that.

And the Split Vote is...

9 Yeses

AND

23 No

Okay, yeah... This is nowhere near the level of closeness I was anticipating, so I'm just gonna go with the forgone conclusion, and just NOT split the Timeline.

This decision made, I will now be posting this Quest onto Sufficient Velocity up to this chapter, and then begin counting it in the vote tally like I have been with the Fanfiction form of it. So, we'll get two perspectives on it, or at least I will.

Now that we have the bases covered, lets see what our answer gives us, ne?


"So, it's basically using pure will to project the concept of your existence into the world?" The came out much smoother than you expected them too, but really you think that was probably for the better.

Oro looked intrigued by your choice of words for a moment, before rolling his hand in a continue-on motion. Well, either that, or he was shooing away the Wooden Dragonfly that had landed on his knuckle briefly.

Either way, you continued on with your train of thought while you had the chance.

"What you are, what you could do and what you choose to show onto everything around. A Title is supposed to be from how other people view you, so... it must be me showing how I View Myself?" While you were confident in the first part of your response, you actually trailed off into something of a mumble as the thought of just what Presence could be with the information you knew.

Similar to the Power of Titles, but Opposite. Instead of being put on a pedestal by others to the point of the World recognizing them...It was making YOURSELF known? When he introduced himself, you felt that overwhelming power, and now that you think about it, some weird shit was happening when you learned Wuya's name as well...Maybe if-

You were brought out of your musing on the phenomena known as 'Presence' as you heard the gleeful bellows of laughter from the ancient man in front of you, prompting you to hastily remember you were talking to someone who almost ended your life on accident, and was probably waiting for more.

"T-Though there's probably more to it than just that." There, that would cover up anything you missed about the thing you just discovered existed. Hopefully, it would be enough.

"PHHHHTT-Tahahahahaha! Good Me, Cub! Don't be so nervous! You just summed up one of the deepest techniques in existence in a sentence, and I LOVE IT. Tahahahahaha!" Oro managed to break out as he convulsed in laughter, going so far as to even begin pounding his fist on the root he was previously sitting on, leaving an ever-growing crater in its surface as he did.

So, you're answer was apparently hilarious...

You weren't really sure how to feel about that.

Thankfully, the laughter ended quickly, resulting in Oro springing back to his feet in a motion you felt should have been impossible for any being with bones.

"Ahh..haha...Ah, Cub, that's the closest I've come to dying since that one Volcano incident in Italy...WHOO, ah, These old bones need a seat before going over THAT." He wheezed. (1)

Once more you both took seats as the older man caught his breath, and you avoided staring at any of the animals for too long.

"Okay. Okay, Let's start off with the simple stuff Cub." Oro said he got his breathing back under control, both legs now crossed under him. The only took a few seconds, but it felt like longer due to the feeling of predators staring at your back. At some level you wondered which would win in a fight, your Bots or these sculptures... You had a feeling you already knew the answer...

"Now, to start with, everything ya could have said, from the most outrageous of bullshit 'I'm becoming One with the Universe' to the philosophical shite of 'Show how I'm a Special Snowflake'. Hell, if you just said for me to fuck off, I would have accepted that too, if not for the fact that I would kick your ass in turn." Oro said calmly, holding up a different finger for each option. Which you suspect was a personal action, as when he landed on the 'fuck off' one, we was just raising his middle finger too you.

It kinda made you twitchy, looking at it. Thankfully, order soon returned, and he continued after leaving that in the air for a moment.

"Now, see, you're little gist of 'bout Flashing yourself to the world was 'technically' correct, but I really wouldn't recommend it. Ya know why? Cause if the World don't like what it sees, it'll call the Coppers after ya. So, what ya gotta do it get so strong ya can shoot out their tires first, ya get it?" Oro continued to explain, voice dipping into so many different bits of slang and what you only hope to be metaphors that you could barely understand what he was saying.

Even with your genius level intellect, you were just starting to think you were standing in front of an insanely strong and senile man. Did he hear something about shooting out tires? Just what.

"What." Whoops, didn't mean for that to slip. You tried to continue your sentence from there to play it off, but the damage was done, as Oro facepalmed for a moment.

There was a tense silence for a moment, before Wuya finally spoke up form the background.

You had completely forgotten about her in the lieu of trying to think of an answer, but there she came, floating away from a high-branch facing the jungle proper, eyes shining like searchlights.

"Ugghh, you rambling Goat. If you're going to teach something, do it Right. And STOP muddling your perception, it only makes you sound stupid." Wuya said as came beside the two of you, simultaneously drawing a pout that looked WRONG on Oro's wizened face and a small frown of confusion to your own. What...

"What the Oaf over there is jumping around like a goat on coals, is that while you are Correct that Presence comes from yourself entirely, he is not telling you of HOW to do such to different levels, or what can happen if you do it wrong."

You leaned forward a little closer at hearing this, licking your lips at the question you had been dying to have answered.

"How do I do it?" There, you finally said it. Hopefully this time, you would get a straight forward answer.

And you did... just not what you were expecting.

Wuya's eyes seemed to roll for a moment before actually answering you.

"Oi. Think for a moment, apprentice. Think of what you Dream of, think of when you meet someone, when we Agreed. You ALREADY know Presence, the same as Everybody." Wuya finished slowly.

You felt your breath stop for a moment.

What. What.

Seriously?

"But..HOW! I've never done ANYTHING like what he just did!" With that said, you thrust an incriminating finger at Oro, who has just been sitting on his log with an amused look on his face, even going so far to point to his own face, as if to say 'Who? Me?'

Once more, Wuya sighed.

"Haaaaaahhhhhhh. You want to compare the reaction the World has between someone who has not known of the Mystic Arts or made major contributions to Society to a Being that is older than some Continents, and has SUNK a Few. Truly, you are as Day and Night." She finished, sarcasm dripping off every word.

You were taken aback, for QUITE a few reasons.

Before you could ask questions, like 'Are you Serious', 'What Continents', and 'How Fucking Old IS HE.', you were cut off by the man himself, who was now just waving his arm in front of him nonchalantly.

"Bah, ruin my fun hassling the Youth, you Witch. And don't call me a Goat on coals! Just makin' me hungry over here..." Oro seemed to trail off for a minute there, wiping the area around his mouth of a moment, but continued on as if he didn't.

"But, yeah. Presence is just a fancy name for introducing yourself so Hard that the environment and World says 'Hi' back. Now ya get it?" Oro finished with a grin on his face that could only be described as 'shit-eating'.

You were still pretty shocked from the continent thing, so you just barely noticed the shockingly short explanation before just blurting out the first thing to come to your mind.

"How do I get an fuck-off field like yours?" You didn't register that the words had left your mouth before the grin on Oro's grew even larger, taking up half his face, exposing the horrifying teeth of his.

"Oh-ho, I LIKE that. Just for that, and the laughs earlier, I'll do ya a favor." He declared, swinging his arm before him like he was holding a scepter to knight him.

You weren't really sure what about that set you off, but your instincts were suddenly blaring harder than they ever had before, even during your 'fight' with Kid.

"What'll, ah, you do?" The words were forced past your suddenly fry throat.

Oro seemed to perk up for a moment, and in an instant that seemed to quick to be possible, he was now standing in front of you and had a hand to your temple that felt as strong as the bark you were leaning/sitting on.

As he did this, he started nonchalantly going over just what his 'favor' would be.

"Oh, I'm just gonna stretch around your soul a bit and fill those emptyish bits I see floating bout. Won't take too long, but I'm told it'll hurt. A LOT."

You tried once more to break out of his grip, but it was proving just as futile as the first time.

So, you did the only thing you could in this situation. Just as the Internet had taught you.

"I need an adult."

"Cub, I am older than most mountains. So, in other words..."

"I AM AN ADULT!"

With that, your world became pain.

END OF CHAPTER

[] Try and Stifle the Screams

[]Cry out into the Night your Pain

[] Mercifully Pass Out

[]Commence Swearing
-The More specific or explicit the 'better' the possible result. For a given definition.

CHOOSE ONE

And that's all I wrote...for tonight. I hope you enjoyed just what I've unfolded this chapter, and enjoyed the reveal of what 'Presence' actually is.

Too those wondering, I have had these systems in place from when I was just preplanning this story, and I can't wait to show you just how batshit INSANE some of them can get.

And to those unsure of what Oro is ACTUALLY doing, I'll just spell it out now, cause it's technically already been said with what we first voted for with him. Right now, he is 'awakening' the rest of our Chi that we just didn't have access too due to both our rather lackadaisical lifestyle, and our inexperience with the energy. Yep, prepare to go from our Paltry Chi pool of 75 to 180! And from there, any training we do to it will actually ENLARGE our pool! In no time, I'm sure we'll reach Omi's current Chi level of 35,000!

Now that the little explanations and what not are out of the way, I just want to write this little note about how excited I am about how far this story has come, and I can't wait to see how Sufficient Velocity receives it! And don't forget to vote!