Okay I'll be honest folks, I meant to get this out on Saturday.
But when I grabbed a pair of socks a young rat snake fell out of them and landed on my foot. I am man enough to admit I screamed like a little girl. I will also admit that I was a little too unsettled by that to sleep in my room until Monday.
And when I wanted to write on Monday the internet decided it needed to go at constipated crap speed, I could barley load a FF on my Phone, but nothing on my computer.
Anyway, if there are any prospective writers reading this, then I've got a few idea's for you at the end of the chapter.
Enjoy.
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[Vincent P.O.V.]
At the moment there were a couple of things I wanted to do, but couldn't.
First off I wanted to smack Sona for apparently growing a devious side and leaving me to deal with Yasaka, but I couldn't do that because I'll get kill in zero seconds flat.
Second I wanted to dive out the window and make a run for it considering the look Yasaka is giving me, but I couldn't do that because she'd easily catch me.
At least she brought Kunou so she might show some restraint.
"So." I said after a minute, "What brings you here?"
Yasaka leaned into me as the three of us sat at the dining room table, the stack of bounties still in front of me, "I want to hear more about your ability." Yasaka said, "And I want the truth, and don't think about lying to me, I can tell."
Fuck.
"Well..." I started, not really sure where to start.
It was then Kuroka peeked around the corner and froze as soon as Yasaka laid eyes on her.
"Well, hello there young Nekoshou." Yasaka said grinning.
I calmly turned around and faced Kuroka, who managed to look horrified as a cat before giving up and hopping onto the open chair next to me and Yasaka, knocking over the bounty list as she did so before turning into her true form.
A sexy, large breasted, long black haired woman with a black kimono held closed by a yellow obi with golden beads on it.
"Why did you have to tell him?" Kuroka asked Yasaka, "I really liked it when he spoiled me."
Well, I might as well start telling the truth now.
"Honestly, I knew what you were the whole time." I admitted as I restacked the bounty list.
"Really?" Kuroka asked.
"Of course." I said as my smirk turned sly, "I also know just how many ways from Sunday you could kick my ass, Kuroka."
Now Kuroka tensed, "Vincent, just who are you?"
'Create Party.' I thought, 'Invite, Kuroka, Yasaka, Kunou.'
The three girls jumped at the pop up that appeared in front of them.
"Just accept it, I'll tell you more in a moment." I said.
"Now I'm very interested." Yasaka said as she and the others accepted the invite.
"Now, Create I.D. Sanctuary." I said, before the four of us were enveloped in a flash of light.
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"Where are we!?" Kuroka growled as she was on edge.
"My Sanctuary." I said, "My own little pocket dimension living space, only those I bring in are allowed in... For now at least."
"So... That means you can safely say about your abilities right?" Kunou asked.
"Exactly." I said throwing my arms wide and leaping onto my couch, "My ability is a powerful one known as, 'The Gamer'. It's effect, my life, and body are like that of a video games."
"And that means what exactly?" Kuroka asked sitting down.
"To keep things simple, my own life is based on hit points, I can see everyone's name, species and rough level of power." I started, "I have an hammerspace inventory. And I can constantly learn new abilities, either through experimentation, dumb luck, or even simply by... Absorbing a book to keep it simple. And I don't really need to train, all I've got to do is win fights, gain experience point's from it, and get stronger."
"So basically you are just cheating life?" Kunou asked.
"To put it simply." I said chuckling, "Further more I can create other dimensional spaces to fight monsters without impacting the real world, and thanks to my unique variation of The Gamer I can use the Spirits of these monsters to summon them to battle on my side, in fact I've just managed to gain access to two new variations of these Instant Dungeons, as they are called, just yesterday and haven't had time to explore either."
Yasaka grinned, "Mind if I come and see it?" she asked.
"Pardon?" I asked.
"I'd like to see just how this all happens." Yasaka said.
"Can I come?" Kunou said giving my the puppy dog eyes.
I would have caved in a heartbeat, but Yasaka cut me off, "No Kunou, I'd like you to stay in his house for the time."
"Aww..." Kunou bemoaned.
"Don't worry, I've got plenty of games in my house you can entertain yourself with." I said.
"I'll stay with her." Kuroka said, "Warn her if a devil is near and she's distracted."
"Thanks." Yasaka said.
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I brought Kunou back to my house with Kuroka while removing them from the party. Of course I wish is didn't say that I kicked them from the party.
Then I went into my newest I.D. with Yasaka.
Living Dolls.
"Well, another forest." I muttered looking around, "At least this one has light and some ruins inside it."
"Was the Shade I.D. empty and dark." Yasaka asked.
"Yep." I admitted, "Kind of annoying to navigate."
My Shade let out a long hiss from my shadow as it arose, it's way of saying 'Contact.'
In front of me, five figures stalked out of the brushwork.
All five were female humaniods, but their bodies were plastic, and featureless, covered only by pure white dressed, and each with different hairstyles. One had short white, one long red, blue pigtails, blonde bun, and mid length black.
All of them were unarmed... that was until they pulled off chunks of broken wood from their surrounding ruins for clubs.
"Well crap." I muttered, "They've armed themselves."
I took this Chance to Observe one.
[Living Doll Lvl 15]
[HP 500/500]
[MP 500/500]
"Ho boy." I muttered pulling out my Revolver and letting four of my Shade's come out, each one level 15 so they should be able to hold their own.
We each went after a different Living Doll, with me taking aim at the blonde bun haired doll and Firing my Revolver at it's head.
This dealt a Critical hit of 265 damage and knocked it's head off... which then floated back into place.
"Okay, that's just weird." I said firing again, dealing only 85 damage, 'And apparently Critical hits deal a x3 damage range boost.'
I then pulled out a Quick Shot to deal 80 damage and stun it.
I ran up to it and put away my revolver and grabbed both it's arms and unleashed my inner Chewbacca, tearing both of them off, dealing 100 damage and causing it's body to wither away.
[You've created a new skill.]
[De-arm]
[Unleash your inner Chewbacca, tearing off your opponent's arms. Only works if it would deal leathal damage.]
It took a lot of willpower not to make a Wookie call.
"Not bad." Yasaka said, "And it seems like you forgot to tell me that things you kill leave behind items to keep."
"Yep." I said smiling, "Materials." I said grinning, then I noticed the Doll I killed was now a Spirit, and it's arms weren't dissolving.
And thus I gained my first Living Doll Spirit.
[Notice!]
[The Living Doll is a very unique Spirit Type that you can arm and armor as you please, thus allowing them to take up any role you need for a fight.]
"Now that's interesting." I said as Yasaka held out four more arms of the Living Dolls, "What are these?" I asked.
"Apparently this is what those Living Dolls drop upon death." Yasaka said.
"Umm..." I hummed before shaking my head, this is unsettling.
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After an hour of fighting Living Dolls we returned to my home.
I was now Lvl 18, and now had a total of 22 Living Dolls Spirits.
"What the heck am I going to do with Fourty Seven Living Doll arms?" I muttered before I saw Kunou on my PS3.
She was playing Metal Gear Rising: Revengance, which I really hope a sequel for comes out so I can chop up new things with Raiden, and she was currently in the boss fight with Mistral.
"Never mind." I said as a grin formed on my face.
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All right folks, that's the chapter.
Now as I said up top I've got some idea's for people who want to write, or at least have an opening to write.
I'd do them myself, but I just don't feel like I could do them justice.
1: A Metal Gear Rising Crossover with Familiar of Zero with Raiden replacing Saito. I get all giddy just imagining Raiden chopping up certain artificial constructs.
2: A Metal Gear Rising Crossover with Fire Emblem Fates, I saw someone write one for the Birthrights path, but it wasn't long and the chapters were spaced months apart so I can't really expect it to update.
3: Persona 5 and Sly Cooper. Seriously, why hasn't this been done already? Is there no writer who likes both fandoms?
4: A RWBY X Metal Gear Rising story that last's long enough for Raiden to actually take on the Grimm Dragon. Seriously, I chuckle just thinking about it.
5: A Shin Megami Tensei (NOT Persona series) And Okami Crossover. It's one of those interesting combinations I'm surprised never happened, I mean someone who summons demons meeting up with a demon slaying, wolf shaped Sun Goddess.
6: A Monster Hunter x Percy Jackson story, preferably with the Hunter(s)/Huntress(es) ending up in the Rick Riordan world.
Well, if anyone does end up writing one of these, PM me please, I'd like to read it.