A/N: Hey, guys. I have a wonderful idea for a new Champion. So the character is left-handed and is going to use a yo-yo as a weapon. Their personality would be similar to Kamina's; one of the Champion's quotes would be, "I believe in the Summoner who believes in me."
Passive: Manly Paragon = Armor and Magic Penetration increases with every enemy champion nearby to himself and allied champions.
Q: Yo-Yo Grab = This Champion sends a yo-yo outwards at 1000 range, then spins around. The first enemy champion that it hits gets dragged along with the spin and if the enemy hits terrain, the enemy is stunned.
W: Yo-Yo Dance = The Champion dances in the middle of battle, confusing enemy foes for a few seconds.
E: Yo-Yo Smash = The Champion smashes their yo-yo downwards on a target location 3 times, with each time the radius of the newly created crater growing larger. If an enemy is hit, each subsequent hit has reduced damage. Also, slows enemies.
R: Giga Yo-Yo Break = Throws a Yo-Yo at a thin but long-range (5000), and drags themself to their thrown location with near teleportation-like speed. Deals true damage with anything that is in between the yo-yo and the Champion.
Riot/N: I can't let you do that, Star Fox.
"My dear Master, I mentioned this yesterday, but we have to know our enemy to defeat them!" Caster appears in front of me during the evening to discuss strategic plans. "Investigating the campus with the eye of a sleuth every day will yield important clues! Once you enter the Arena, you can't go back and investigate anything you missed, OK? People give things away when they talk, but they don't repeat themselves. so don't miss out! So make a habit of investigating campus and listening to others before entering the Arena! I said a lot there! Did you catch it all?"
I understand.
"I knew you were paying attention, Master! Let's go investigate!" She disappears again and leaves me to do my menial tasks.
In classroom 2-A, a classmate walks toward me, she's obviously concerned about something. "You fought Shinji? Didn't Father Morello say duels were banned outside of the Coliseum? The R.I.O.T will jump in before things get out of hand, but be careful you don't get penalized." Thank you for your concern, but I'm sure I'll be all right.
The Summoner that was facing against Lou doesn't look very cherry today, "It's weird... I can't get Tousaka to take me seriously, no matter what I do. Just watch. I'll show her just how much of a ruthless bastard I can be."
Chalkboard girl, Any thoughts? She sighs, "...It's such a strain on the system, being stressed all the time. I knew the tournament was risky, but it's still hard to accept that you die if you lose. Entering isn't a casual decision." However, it seems many people are willing to risk their lives for a wish... I'll leave you to your thoughts.
Finally outside of the classroom, Caster teleports next to me. "Wow! It looks like that smarmy little punk and the girl in red are going at it already—" She nods me to the exterior of the library, where two people who are obviously having a debacle of sorts are standing at. "This might be a good chance to learn more about that jerk! Let's go!"
A male classmate taps my shoulder, pointing at the "It looks like Shinji's picking a fight with Tousaka over there. Shinji ought to leave people who aren't his opponent alone." That's me, though...
Another student approaches me, "So, you got Hackee? By the looks of it, he's pretty good. His Champion seems pretty competent, too. He's the kind of guy you have to watch out for, you know?" The two boys share an awkward silence together since the former didn't know who Hackee was facing.
Leaving those guys behind, the girl who usually stands outside of my classroom also wants to have a talk with me. "I talked with another competitor, and it seems like Summoners choose Champions they feel something for. It doesn't happen all of the time, but don't you find it interesting?" Yes, that actually is intriguing. I wonder why I have a warm feeling about this information; that's odd.
I manage to track down Shinji. It looks like he's talking with someone right now.
"Have you been inside of the Arena yet? Interesting place, isn't it? I thought it was amazing at first, but it's really pretty primitive. It's like an ocean pulled from a story. I even saw a Summoner who managed to summon Armstrong. Sorry, I was just messing with you. I dig the sea them. Overall the game's pretty well done." Hackee is obviously gloating about nothing.
The girl in red looks rather surprised, "What's this? You actually managed to summon a decent Champion, then. Asia's premiere hacker, Shinji Hackee?"
Shinji gives a haughty laugh, "You know, I may have had to take crap from you in the past, but this time the winner is me! With her armada to back me up, I'm invincible. Nothing you can do will be able to even touch me."
"Oho, you must be pretty confident to give out information about your Champioin to an enemy, Hackee." The elegant voice can only be Lou Tousaka's. Only she can crush Shinji's pride with a word.
Shinji's face goes bright red as he suddenly realizes how big of a mistake he just made. "Er... Y-Yeah. Yeah, that's right! One-sided fights bore me, so think of this as a gift! B-But is it really? I might be lying. You might want to forget what I said."
"That is true. A single word would never expose a Champion's true name, after all. However, a class that controls an armada and is tied to a ship will thin out the candidates some. How will she attack? Bombardment, or a frontal assault? It'll definitely be physical in nature." Quite a nice deduction from Lou, I might be able to get some information if I had that thought process... Maybe not.
"Gah!" Shinji is definitely sweating bullets now.
Lou keeps the grin on her face, "Well, I guess the only thing left for me to do is prepare a great many physical barriers."
Shinji's face goes from bright red to a terrifying shade of blue right before my eyes. Once you learn something about an enemy Champion, you can begin to make plans to defeat them. If both sides are strong, but only one side plans, the results of the battle would be obvious. So that's what they mean by knowledge is power. I understand perfectly now.
Tousaka's eyes suddenly narrow, "Oh, one more thing. I wonder if the Invincible Armada might be relevant to anything... I mean, others will start making references to that, right? Won't that just piss off your Champion?"
MATRIX LEVEL 2: Enemy Servant info obtained! Servant Matrix Information
"W-Well ... whatever. Knowledge means nothing if you can't do anything with it. There's a good chance that you and I will never have to face each other." With that final pathetic attempt at a comeback, Shinji turns and starts walking away. And of course he is heading in my direction. As I wasn't hiding, Shinji sees me right off. "You...! You weren't there the entire time, were you? WERE YOU? H-Heh... Well, it's not like you can stop the Invincible Arm—Err... I mean my Champion... Whatever... My victory is all but assured. Cach you later. Oh, and try not to disappoint me." And he leaves, rather distraught, mind you.
The girl in red that has been left alone with me sighs, "It seems that there are a great many Summoners who don't understand the stakes involved." With a shake of her head, she also goes off on her own separate way.
My own Champion appears beside me again. "I hate that little witch. But she's right about that punk not knowing how vital information is. But enough about his stupidity. Be sure that you search the Arena and the campus for info! Remember, you can always count on my nose and ears to point you in the right direction!"
Got it.
Caster squeals, "I'm so happy! For love and great justice, let's get a ton of information on our foe! Be sure to check every nook and cranny of the Arena and campus so you don't miss anything. Also, there might be valuable information that's available only on certain days, so stay sharp!" After her speech, the fox girl disappears.
A fellow player pats me on the back, "You're lucky you got Hackee in the first round. Sucksto be whoever got Tousaka. I don't know her personally, but I hear she's a real queen B. I feel sorry for her opponent." Actually, I happen to know the person she's facing. He doesn't seem to have much confidence in himself either, so our opinions overlap mostly.
Standing in the lobby that entire time is actually pretty tiring. I should go check out the other areas. At the front of the library near the windows, a lady seems to be jumping around in excitement over what I can guess is news that she recently acquired. "Update! Turns out fighting is a no-no in the Arena as well. I tried to sneak attack just now, but the R.I.O.T intervened." The same thing happened to me yesterday, when Shinji attacked me. It's not exactly an update, but more so an extra addition of certainty upon facts.
The loner that told me to stay away from him a few days ago suddenly approaches us, "Hackee attacked you? All's fair in love and war." Well, gee... Thanks, I guess.
Now that I think about it, Shinji mentioned something about an Invincible Armada. I should go check that out in the library.
Wait a second, these players are usually in the library all the time. I wonder if they can help me find out who the enemy Champion is.
"A Legendary Soul who wields dual pistols? Hmmm... I could see that being Date Masamune... Tough question, man. But, it's kind of fun to brainstorm all the possible answers." I'm pretty sure this person wasn't a pirate. Thanks, anyway.
"A Legendary Soul who wields dual pistols? That makes me think of... Billy the Kid? Calamity Jane... No, I'm sorry, that isn't right." His Champion doesn't look much like an old west outlaw. But, then what in the world could his Champion's identity be? In any case, I have to return to my own investigation. I really don't know enough yet.
I'll just skim through the library books, instead...
...These shelves are where all of the school's encyclopedias are kept. There are a number of different reference books from every time and place here.
...These shelves comprise the natural sciences section. Opening one, I se a picture of an old man researching perpetual motion machines in Hawaii... I guess one can only do their best.
...These shelves comprise the literature section. All of the novels here seem to be targeted to underclassmen. Look, a book about sparkly vampires...
...These shelves comprise another literature section. It's nice to see such an eclectic mix of books available without even a whiff of censorship.
...These shelves comprise the sports and recreation section. There seems to be a number of books regarding some fairly obscure sports... Rules for international matches of Kabbadi... Interesting...
...These shelves comprise the folklore and mythology section. The selection of books is overwhelming. The librarian must be really into the subject.
...These shelves comprise the language studies section. There are a number of foreign language textbooks and novels available to the budding polyglot.
...These shelves comprise the cultural anthropology section. The titles of the books here are incomprehensible gibberish to the average person.
...These shelves comprise the music section. All of the books in this section focus on classical music and composers only... Sona...?
...These shelves comprise the religion and political science titles of the books here are incredibly obtuse. Just the thought of reading one makes me drowsy.
...These shelves comprise the art and design section. Judging by the bindings, there seems to be a number of different kinds of volumes available.
...These shelves comprise the history section. It seems like learning about our species's history has become somewhat a fad as of late.
...These shelves comprise the computer reference section. With the library getting a new computer, it seems like the books were moved here for easy access.
And these shelves here... Wait, this can actually help me.
-About the Invincible Armada-
The name given to the Bilgewater Navy during what is known as the Age of Exploration. With over 100 thousand-ton ships and 65,000 crew members, it almost subjugated all of Noxus. Through the might of its navy, Bilgewater was seen as the -kingdom on which the ships will never settle-.
I should have a talk with the librarian about this. "I'm sure you know you can save your progress form the terminal menu, but... I suggest you have multiple review files in case something comes up. Good Summoners prepare for death!"
And what about the other student council member? "Press SELECT while in the Arena to view the map. You can't back out of any battles once they initiate, so you'll die if you get defeated." Oh, uh, thanks. I thought that was obvious. You know, people die when they are killed. It's true and that's how it should be.
All right, I think that's all the info I can get on the second floor, I'm going to try the third floor now.
Phreak is at the lobby, I guess this is his usual hang out. So I should note that if I need to talk to Phreak, he'll be right on the third floor. "I heard that you were already assaulted while in the Arena. Such impatience..." Yes, I suppose we are like that. Given that any moment could spell death for us, I think we sort of have a right to be impatient.
On the first floor lobby, I am approached by a player. "How's your investigation coming along? Me, I can't seem to find out anything about my opponent. If my opponent was as clueless and careless as Shinji, my life would be so much easier." Well, not to worry, I haven't found much either. Maybe, that in itself is worrisome. I'm sorry, I won't hold you off from your work.
I head towards the garden and a familiar person stops me on the way, "Hey! Guess what? I came across my opponent while in the Arena, so naturally I jumped them, but... Oh my god! My Champion's special attacks were so AWESOME they made my mind melt. See, he switched his blade to his left hand and then... BAM! Done! He's invincible!" This girl here is giving off a lot of information on her Champion too. I hope she's not related to Hackee.
"Hey Miku, have you acquired any Triggers yet? I still need to go grab mine. I'm not too worried about it. I still have four days left to get them both." You should definitely get those soon, since procrastination is not good for your health, especially when it sentences you to death for doing so.
At Sakura's place the nurse looks at me and robotically says, "I'm so sorry, healing supplies can only be handed out once per round to each Summoner. Please come back next week." Oh, that's all right. You really helped me out before, plus you're cute so that makes up for things.
The garden is empty of people except for me. Since the chapel's doors are still closed, I'm pretty sure I won't be getting in any time soon. I should go check out the schoolyard.
I see a competitor stomping around the field, occasionally kicking sand around from his frustration. What's up with him? "I was just about to get a cipher key when my opponent ambushed me! Is nowhere sacred?" Well, that isn't good. I hope you manage to get the key later on.
I make my way to the Archery Range and I see the female archer still using the bow and arrows. "If you try to get into the Coliseum during the prep period, the R.I.O.T will stop you. Agh, a little more time and I would have made it in!" What advantage would that give you if your opponent wasn't there in the first place? All right, fine. I learned that early entry into the Coliseum is a no go. Since there isn't anything worthwhile here, I'll just go back to the main building.
The student council member in the cafeteria informs me, "Have you got around to buying the Return Crystal? Using one will let you return to campus at any time. You'll want to have at least one on hand." All right, that's helpful.
We hear a hurried yell from our gluttonous Summoner, "Oh. My. God! This sandwich was so delicious that I lost track of the time! I'd better head to Arena right this instant!"
The sales clerk has nothing new to sell, so I should head up to my private room to plan out what we should do in the Arena.
With the knowledge that no one is going to spy on our conversation in our private room, Caster and I begin a conversation. "Master, did you know? You've had ten perfect matches!" She eyes me with her yellow irises, "The field of play for any strategy-based game requires a pragmatic order of actions. The core idea of both weiqi and mahjong is that one sees the whole of the world from a unique perspective. Trying to anticipate your opponent's move is akin to meditation and fusing the spiritual and the physical. In order to know yourself, you must first know others—Hahahaha, I'm just messing with you. Like I really believe in any of that mystical nonsense. The bottom line is that I think you're beyond awesome for having so many perfect fight! So, keep up your streak of perfection! I, for one, think it's amazing that you avoid taking any damage!" That's mostly because you're protecting me, but I'm glad that you're always all right no matter what happens. I hope that it continues to be that way.
Since, we're done with our contemplating, let's go to the Arena.
As I make my way down the first floor, a girl questions me about yesterday, "You actually fought Shinji Hackee? So, how did it go? Is he as strong as everyone says he is? Fighting anyone without enough info is suicide. Especially if that person's Champion is strong. If you don't discover a Master's weakness before facing them, you're as good as dead." That is true, which is why I'm doing my best finding information on his Champion. But I won't learn anything if I don't go to the Arena.
The couple that was usually outside of the Mystic Maze's doorway is missing one certain person. "While she was in the Arena, I started poking the campus around for her, but ... I was starting to wonder... Why am I doing all of her work...? Keep this to yourself, OK?" Already, dissent is rising in the bonds between these two. It definitely won't end well for them. Well, best of luck to you anyways.
This is the Arena entrance. Should I head inside...?
Since the Second Floor isn't open to the public yet, but we already have the Primary Trigger... I suppose that we can just train ourselves for today, so let's go to the First Floor.
First Chimeric Lunar Sea - Mystic Maze First Floor
GREED AND LUST COMBINE TO BURST INTO BRILLIANCE, AND LEAD ONWARD TO THE SEPULCHER OF THE SEA.
We are summoned to the entrance platform and the both of us make our way through the maze. "Be careful, my dear Master."
There is nothing very eventful that happened while we were at the Mystic Maze, so we returned to campus after training ourselves against the enemies for a few hours.
"Is that going to be it for today...?" Yep, let's not push ourselves too hard. We step onto the platform and teleport back to the school.
Bowing down in her seiza position, Caster is snoring rather loudly. Well, she worked hard for today, our chit-chat will have to wait. I check my terminal to see the progress that we've made today.
Today's Results
Triggers obtained: First Floor = Obtained; Second Floor = Pending
Arena Completion Rate: First Floor = 100%; Second Floor = 0%
Treasures Obtained: First Floor = 100%; Second Floor = 0%
Matrix Status: Enemy Champion Info 01 = Obtained; Enemy Champion Info 02 = Obtained; Enemy Champion Info 03 = Pending
Champion Status:
Matrix STATUS
CLASS: ARCHER?
SUMMONER: Shinji Hackee
TRUE NAME:
ULTIMATE PHANTASM:
KEYWORD: Invincible Armada
HEALTH = ?; HEALTH REGEN = ?; MANA = ?; MANA REGEN = ?; RANGE = ?; ATTACK DAMAGE = ? ; ATTACK SPEED = ?; ARMOR = ?; MAGIC RESIST = ?; MOV. SPEED = ?
? = ?; ? = ?; ? = ? ; ? = ?
Matrix KEYWORD
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02: Invincible Armada = The name given to the Bilgewater naval forces during the period of history known as the Age of Discovery.
The Invincible Armada consisted of an estimated 65,000 men serving on more than a hundred large warships, each of which weighed in at over 1,000 tons. Its might was such that it earned Bilgewater the reputation of being "The kingdom on which the ships will never set."
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Matrix SKILL
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Matrix DETAILS
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Matrix STATUS
CLASS: CASTER
SUMMONER: Miku DIVA Hatsune
TRUE NAME:
ULTIMATE PHANTASM:
KEYWORD: Maleficium
HEALTH = 380 (+80); HEALTH REGEN = 5.5 (+0.6); MANA = 230 (+50); MANA REGEN = 6.25 (+0.6); RANGE = 550; ATTACK DAMAGE = 50 (+3); ATTACK SPEED = 0.668 (+2); ARMOR = 11 (+3.5); MAGIC RESIST = 30 (+0); MOV. SPEED = 305
Attack Power = 3; ? = ?; ? = ? ; ? = ?
Matrix KEYWORD
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02: Maleficium = The Witchcraft that Caster uses is all physical phenomena performed with her own body. While common Magecraft are programs that "recompose what exists around", Witchcraft are programs that "recompose the raw materials in one's own body."
According to Caster's own words: "This time there is only one due to the constraints of the Moon Cell, but originally I could produce a million troops from my multiple tails!"
That is really suspicious though.
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Matrix SKILL
01: Essence Theft [C] = A passive ability that activates whenever any of Ahri's champion abilities deal damage, causing her to gain charges of Essence Theft. Each target that was dealt damage will provide 1 charge, up to a maximum of 3 per ability. Upon reaching 9 stacks, her next ability will consume the charges to gain 35% spell vamp when it deals damage.
Essence Theft is not expended if her next ability doesn't hit an enemy unit.
Spirit Rush's 3 separate casts are considered as individual spell casts; it is therefore possible to gain 9 charges by only activating Spirit Rush.
Essence Theft cannot be charged or consumed with her summoner spells or items' active effects.
When Essence Theft has 9 stacks, Caster's orb becomes green.
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Matrix DETAILS
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We learned a lot about Hackee's champion today, this is good. I sure do desire the rest of the week to have this laid back difficulty, but it's not good to wish for such things. We'll get through this together.
On another note, Sakura was really helpful with giving us an extra blanket, which I put to good use by covering Caster's body with it. Satisfied that she's sort of tucked in at this point, I lie down on my futon and close my eyes. Good night.
A/N: Yeah, Day 3 wasn't very wordy, which I liked, but for the next few days... And then the Coliseum... Fun times...