Chapter 5: Avarice
Pulling at her fan, Yosuzume pulled out a feather
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Error
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An LED message flashed against her eye visor.
Object is a metal quill in the shape of a feather. Object is unsuitable for amokitization.
Not undeterred as that would be irrelevant in her current state, Yosuzume stepped outside and, after making sure no one was around to watch or see her, leapt up.
Yosuzume's POV
This suit comes with its own jetpacks. Noted
Yosuzume: "Now searching for an organic target."
I began scanning the horizon with my eyes. My vision. It's much better than it was before. Could this be an enhancement of the Miraculous form?
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Target located. Flying off I spot a little sparrow. Flying at it I notice my speed may be going to fast for it. If I don't slow down I'll obliterate it. I just need to grab a feather
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Got it. I have plucked a feather from the sparrow to use for my purposes.
A message flashes across my eye visor
Now initiating amokitization process…
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Amokitization complete.
This feather. It's turned dark navy blue. A color change but is that it? How do I use this?
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A message is forming on my eye visor.
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To use an amok, simply place the amok against an item of your choosing. Doing so will cause the amok to be absorbed by the item which will then serve as an anchor for the sentimonster you wish to create.
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So that's how I create a sentimonster then. Now to try it out.
I find a spot to land away from onlookers. As I descend, my jetpack folds into my back. Now what to use an anchor?
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Any item? Does it matter about the size?
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Any item can be used as an anchor to store your amok including the Peacock Miraculous. Its size, shape or form does not matter though do note the item containing the amok must be on a subatomic level compatible with the base item to which the amok is formed.
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Does this mean I can use a speck of dust or just some floating neutron?
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It must be an item. An atom by itself is not an item, nor is a molecule or compound. While the item containing the amok can be of any size, it must be a tangible item or one that you can interact with in your base form. You must be able to at least hold it between your digits without damaging it.
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What happens if I damage it?
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Then the item containing the amok will release it and any sentimonster formed by it will begin to dissipate. Should the amok-
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Okay. I got it. I now know what to do. Retreating back to my hideout, I open a drawer and take out a spiral notebook. Placing the amok against it, I watched as I felt and observed the vanish upon touching the spiral notebook. The spiral notebook glowed a dark naval blue.
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Dark blue bubbles spawned and now they're coalescing into one form.
Ah. That must be the sentimonster.
Before my eyes, the bubble cloud of dark blue has settled, popping and bursting in a domino effect by the time they finished all that remains left is a short square robot with tractors for legs and 2 crane arms with pinchers for hands.
Aoi: "You. Patrol the area outside. Kill any intruders you find.
Sentimonster: …
Is it processing my command?
The sentimonster turns to look at me.
Sentimonster: "Affirmative."
Clanck
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Is there someone else here too? I begin searching around in this darkly lit open office building
500 dmg
Critical. I've been rammed by-
400 dmg
Yosuzume: "What are you doing? I have your amok. You're supposed to be obeying me."
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New Scenario detected
Now collecting data
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New scenario?
The sentimonster lunges at me again. I quickly get out of the way and start firing my 7mm Luger at it.
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It's dodging with the same ease as Duusu is. In that case-
I fire my high bore laser emitter at it.
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It appears to be taking damage but it's not relenting. In that case-
I deploy my multi-barrage rocket launcher and start firing at it. With this barrage I make a break for the exit and start running. Once I am certain I have built up a decent amount of space between me and the sentimonster I leap up causing the jetpack that came with my transformation to fold themselves out.
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This isn't what the kwami said.
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What is going on here? I did exactly as the kwami said.
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There, that should be a decent amount of space between me and my sentimonster. I will have to ask Duusu the meaning behind all of this.
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When in your Miraculous form, you will be unable to communicate with your kwami.
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Why?
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That is because your kwami is powering your Miraculous which in turn is powering you. To reverse your transformation, all you have to say is Duusu, fall my feathers.
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Yosuzume: "Duusu, fall my feathers."
Duusu's POV
Wha-?!
What's going on!
This isn't supposed to h-happen. No, this is all wrong.
Aoi: "I don't understand the expression on your face. Did you lie to me, Duusu?"
No I-
Well I can't answer you without a mouth..
I point at my lack of mouth.
Aoi: "Answer me."
Duusu: "Aaugh! Finally. I can-
Duusu: "Was all you said a lie?"
Hearing this I rapidly shake my head.
Duusu: "N-no. It was not."
Aoi: "Then why did my sentimonster attack me? I have the item containing its amok. According to what you said, I should be able to control that thing and yet-"
Duusu: "I don't get it. Even not reaching the age of maturity, that's not supposed to happen."
Aoi: "Age of maturity… is there a difference between an adult who uses a Miraculous and someone who's yet to reach the age of adulthood?"
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This girl. She just tried to enslave me after all I done for her.
Aoi: "Well? Answer me."
It would be foolishness to her straight away. She's most certainly going to force an answer out of me any ways.
Aoi: "I command you to give me an honest answer."
Fortunately the magic of the Miraculous cannot force a kwami's loyalty, only their obedience. Which means…
Duusu: "Yes. An adult Miraculous holder is able to hold their transformation for as long as they like even after they've used the superpower of the Miraculous. With the exception of Miraculous that have their concept based around time, for non-adult Miraculous holders they will automatically detransform after 5 minutes of using their superpower."
I must be prepare to take actions behind her back. If worst comes to worst, I will have to find a more worthy..
No.
Hold on.
Why am I thinking like this?
What was I even thinking about again?
No, I mustn't let myself get carried away again. Yeah, it's not like she knew what she was doing. I've got to help her. It's my duty anyways.
Duusu: "In addition to being to hold their Miraculous form as long as they like regardless of how many times they use their superpower, adult Miraculous holders have additional powers that non-adult Miraculous holders do not."
Aoi: "So what you're saying is I currently do not have the power to control my sentimonster."
I shake my head.
Duusu: "No, even as you are now, you should be able to control yours just by holding the item containing its amok."
I float upwards.
Duusu: "The fact that you're not able to… it puzzles me."
Aoi's POV
I looked at my kwami as he answered my questions. He says that he is puzzled by what has happened. No use. If even my kwami doesn't know…
Duusu: "Perhaps it was some sort of fluke? Try creating a new sentimonster."
A new sentimonster? When I don't even know why my sentimonster turned on me? I shake my head.
Aoi: "No. I have no guarantees that my next sentimonster won't turn out like this one. Say. You created a sentimonster too, the one that allows us to communicate with each other easily."
The kwami nods his head.
Duusu: "Yes I did."
Aoi: "And you also said that any sentimonster created by you is subservient to you."
Duusu: "Yes-"
Aoi: "I understand now. You must've commanded that sentimonster to attack me."
Duusu: "Wha- No! That's impossible. I didn't create that one directly,"
Aoi: "But you were empowering my Miraculous."
Duusu: "I can only command sentimonsters that I create directly, under my own direction and not through another's orders."
Aoi: "Orders?"
Duusu: "Yes. Whenever a Miraculous holder is using the superpower of the Miraculous, what they are doing is beseeching an order to the kwami present inside to use their superpower. The Miraculous acts like a channeler for the kwami's power and the holder a type of medium."
I do not understand what this kwami is saying.
Duusu: "So basically in a nutshell what happens when a Miraculous holder uses the superpower of the Miraculous is that they are acting as a medium to which the kwami's power is being channeled through, hence any sentimonster that you create I cannot control."
Aoi: "But you were the power source though."
Duusu: "Yes, who's the one directing the power in the first place though? Not me."
I nod.
Aoi: "I see."
I reach for my Miraculous. As I do I see Duusu float up.
Duusu: "Don't take it off just yet!"
Aoi: "Why? It's useless isn't it?"
He shakes his head.
Duusu: "I don't know why that happened. There has to be a reason for it. If we can solve this issue of the rebellious sentimonster…"
Aoi: "No need. I'll just blast it away the next time it approaches me."
Duusu: "You can't!"
Aoi: "And that is?"
Duusu: "Sentimonsters can only be destroyed by cleansing out their amok and in order to do that, you need to break the object containing the amok.."
Aoi: "There's something you're not telling me, is there?"
Duusu: "..."
Aoi: "As expected. You're hiding something. You will answer me truthfully with no hidden secrets."
Duusu: "Yes. It's as you expect I am hiding something."
Aoi: "And that is?"
Duusu: "Being the holder of the Peacock Miraculous, you don't need to break the item containing the amok. You can just dismiss it on its own."
Aoi: "Anything else?"
Duusu: "You can't have more than 1 active sentimonster at a time. If you want to make a new sentimonster you must first dismiss your current one."
Hmm. This information. What should I do with it?
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Aoi: "Duusu. As the current holder of the Peacock Miraculous I hereby order you to not dismiss the current sentimonster you are using to facilitate communications between us. You will not dismiss that one nor will you order it to interfere with or attack me. As for that rebellious sentimonster… Duusu, spread my feathers."
I have been transformed.
Yosuzume: "I have no further need of you. Disappear."
As I began to snap my fingers I stopped myself. No wait. Duusu did mention these sentimonsters are emotions made flesh, feelings turned to 3d. Is it possible then that the reason for that sentimonster's disobedience was because of the traits it took on? Or is there possibly another explanation for this?
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I am not sure. For now I'll just have them as a distraction. If they are nearly as destructive to everyone else as they are to me, then they will serve to keep both the public and…
Of course.
I know not where my current sentimonster is.
With a snap of my fingers I dismiss the sentimonter. Now to find another-
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Yosuzume: "Duusu, fall my feathers."
I detransformed.
Aoi: "Another thing, Duusu. Is my tool supposed to come with feathers for me to create my sentimonsters?"
Duusu nods.
Duusu: "Normally that's supposed to be the case, but maybe because you're not complete…"
Not complete. Then could there be a connection between my incompleteness, my sentimonster's earlier rebellion and my need to go and gather feathers to turn into amoks? I wonder. In any case I will not let go of my Miraculous. It's mine. I have found it, I will keep it and in order to use it properly…
Aoi: "I will find the rest of myself. Of my true being, the one who I used to be and no one, not the Society or anyone will take that away from me."
After declaring this I began to head out of the building I was in.
Duusu: "Aoi…"
Aoi: "You will be silent. Answer only when I am speaking to you, no one else."
As I step outside and walk down the street, I see a wealthy looking man. I gun him down. Bending over his bullet ridden corpse I help myself to my spoils.
This watch - mine.
This ballpoint pen - mine
The wallet I found, cellphone… even these squishy little organs.
Mine, all mine. I sense eyes upon me. I spray my bullets all around.
1.. 2… 9… 11
More bodies to collect
Fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
1450 dmg
Critical damage detected
Something or someone has shot me. No time to address the situation.
Retreating…
