A/N: What is up with all of these 7 ability champs lately? Anyway, here's a new champion idea. Charlotte the Devout Balancer is a support/AP hero that has more than 4 different abilities and runs on a different mana pool than other champs. He's a slim and lean person who wears a nun habit, so he's a crossdresser. That sure sounds familiar.
Passive: Dawn of Dusk = Charlotte's mana pool is divided between White & Black by 50/50. Depending on which side he's on, Charlotte can power up and unbalance the pool for one side by autoattacking. The more unbalanced the pool is, the more powerful his next ability is. When he uses an ability the pool switches to the other side and re-balances the White/Black pool, unlocking that side's specific abilities.
Q: Darkness/Starlight = Black: Blinds an enemy while doing damage. White: Reveals an enemy while doing damage.
W: Shadow/Glow = Black: Ranged ability that Charlotte uses to hide in his enemy's shadow while becoming untargetable, slowing the enemy considerably depending on how much Black mana there is. White: Charlotte plants light particles onto an enemy champion, an area of effect damage takes place for a few seconds.
E: Night/Day = Black: Puts a shield on an enemy, if it does not get destroyed, the shield damages the champion's health with however much of the shield is left on it. White: Puts a shield on himself and nearby allies in a given radius.
R: Yin-Yang Bomb = Light and Dark combine and deals tons of damage onto a specific person. If the pool is 50/50 balanced, then the ultimate is taken as true damage. If not, then the ultimate will be applied as magic damage.
The sun is shining brightly through the windows of the school. Just in case, I'll get checked out at the nurse's office. If nothing else, I'll worry less afterward.
"This is blight, a toxin from an Ionian pit of darkness. It's quite a terrifying natural poison. I don't know how much of it I can treat with my abilities, but I'll do what I can. But, you can't let this happen to you again. You only have one body, OK? Treat it well." Cristina V administers a detox treatment to me on a bed in the nurse's office. She must be giving me treatment because it was inflicted outside the Elimination Battles.
While I dwell on that thought, the doors to the nurse's office open, admitting a surprise visitor. "…" The unexpected caller is my enemy Summoner. I try to ready myself, but I have no strength to call upon.
However, his actions greatly betray my expectations. "I've destroyed the Ultimate Phantasm, the source of the poisoned arrows. Their effects should dissipate. Please, accept this token of my apology, if only to humor me." What does this man standing by my bed mean that he disabled his Ultimate Phantasm? "And, Archer, I'm disappointed in your use of underhanded tactics-loosed without my permission. To break the sovereign rules of the battlefield is to sunder the fabric of your character. This war is between individuals, not countries. There is no longer any need to resort to savagery."
A quiet confession. There's something unshakable about the conviction underlying those solemn words. "Archer. Your Summoner, Shushei Ratuszniak, commands you with the force of a Command Seal. I hereby prohibit any attacks on enemy Summoners with our Chain of Corruption while on campus."
Archer's hands clench and wave about, "What?! Are you crazy, boss…?! I thought you wanted this to be an easy win!"
A red light briefly escapes Shushei's right hand. "Of course. And I will not lose. My victory is the natural outcome of the situation. However, Archer, I speak only to my own resolve. My fight and yours are separate. There are not circumstances in which we may not win. My victory is not the same as yours."
"…" Speechless, Archer dissolves into nothingness.
–The Command Seals. The three absolute commands that a Summoner may give their Champion. Astonishingly, this old knight in front of me just used one of his Command Seals to force his own Champion to fight fairly.
"Please understand that my Champion acted improperly and against my deepest wishes. I intend to grasp victory only on the battlefield proper. I hope you can forgive this incident." That said, Shushei turns around and walks off.
MATRIX LEVEL 2: Enemy Servant info obtained! Servant Matrix Information
Caster drops in with a shout after making sure that the enemy has left. "Did you hear? The old guy leaked the name of Champion's Ultimate Phantasm, Master! He even used one of his Command Seals! And he's getting a penalty for the sneak attack, too! He's scary determined, but even moss can overcome a rock. Kind like, love can conquer all? Aagh what a bother!"
Dusk is approaching, and an electrical chiming sounds from my terminal.
:: The secondary cipher key has been generated.
The second Trigger has appeared. I need to find it before the Elimination Battle begins. I'd better head to the Arena while I still can.
No-one is attending the class today, so I make my departure and welcome the female student standing outside of the room. "Everyone was talking about how you got attacked. I guess you were in the Nurse's Office at the time." Yes, but Cristina was being cute, so I didn't mind.
There isn't that many people outside today. Maybe it's because everyone's taking caution over what happened to me.
"To think a dude like Sir Shushei broke the rules… It's like the penalties mean nothing to him." But Archer was independently trying to kill me, outside of Shushei's wishes. "…Acting independently? Color me interested. You and your Champion out of sync?" We-well, I'm not very sure. Are we out of sync? What does that mean? I-I'm really confused right now. He's ignoring me now… I would too if I found myself in this situation. Sorry for bothering you.
I walk inside of the library and an overexcited librarian takes me in, "When talking to someone, do you find yourself forgetting what they JUST said? You can compensate for that pesky memory loss by pressing to review any conversation you've just had." So… This is the same advice from yesterday, then. I should be glad that this time I don't have to ignore any odd ramblings of a high school girl, but I still feel very underwhelmed.
Oh, yes. I learned about something relating to Shushei's Champion today. What was it…? The Blight! I look at through the bookshelves about this and finally find something.
-About the Blighted Bow-
A short bow made from the pits of corruption. Considered sacred by the Ionians, using blight is thought to signify that one has –become one with the demons-.
One with de–"Maybe this is old news to you, but some paths in the Arena can't be reached just by walking around. You can make important discoveries by exploring the entire Arena." Yes… OK, back-up student council member. Does this mean that there is more than one-hundred percent areas to explore or are all of the discoveries accounted for on the terminal…? She nods at my latter suggestion, so I am safe for the time being. Good.
All right… Demons. Is this guy a demon? Er, I don't feel that I have enough information to answer my questions about him. I'll just stop thinking about that here then.
I inquire my situation with the bookworm here, "If you ask me, the Champion who attacked you acted on his own. Pretty pointless of him, though, since he screwed up. Or rather, you thwarted his plans." So independence has some importance in this round. But what is it going to do?
I leave the library and I see the very anti-social student next to me again. However, this time he approaches me, "I was watching. I saw you act to avoid danger by the lockers. I'm not going to fall for your little woe-is-me act." So, he only wants to talk to me to insult me even more. I think my self-esteem isn't going to suffer any time soon, though.
Another student adds on to our lovely conversation. "No way! You're alive?! I heard you got ambushed in the school, so I just assumed…" And I surpassed your assumptions. I look like a really weak person, don't I?
Everyone's against me today, I think I should have a talk with Phreak. "I heard that you were attacked while on campus. That could have been disastrous. Sir Shushei will be heavily penalized for his actions. Also, failure pains him greatly." So… "What the penalty is? As a result, a heavy revision of a Champion's ability score will be put in place." That's a very harsh punishment. Can't you decrease the sentence on him? To my disappointment and to Caster's excitement, Phreak shakes his head.
Miss Ashe tackles me when I reach the first floor asking whether or not I found her things in the Arena. "Ah, my persimmon! So it was in your Arena after all! Thank you so much for getting it for me!" I give her the Box of Persimmons. "Heh heh! I can finally share this with everyone. Oh, I just remembered something… Miku, a student asked me for help, but you'd do a better job. So could you help them instead?" Absolutely not. I'm just kidding, please keep going. "You're a lifesaver! It seems one of the girls dropped her glasses in the Arena. She said they dropped to the bottom of the Arena's second floor, but she isn't sure. It'd be great if you could poke around the second floor of your Arena as well. She lost them on the second floor. Please try to find them sometime during the second round. Thanks!"
We finish our conversation and I find myself the subject of another one. "What the…?! You're not dead yet? I heard that you were attacked on campus, but I guess you managed to survive." You seem somewhat disappointed… I'll just leave now before you get any ideas.
Before I go to the Arena, I should check up with my Alterations. Heading over there, a female student thrusts a warning at me, "If you don't take care of the Champion that attacked you, you'll be slapped with a penalty." I will… Oh, well… "You blew it? Wow, you … suck. If my Champion was on the case, he'd have beheaded the jerk." But I didn't really have much to think during the incident.
The player that's infatuated with Cristina pats me on the back, "I was in the Arena at the time, but word is that you had a little dust-up with your opponent. I guess all's fair in love and war. Odd how none of this popped up in the first round, though." And I'm betting that I'm going to have even worse incidents happen to me from now on. Woe-is-me indeed.
Outside, at the garden, I meet up with the flower girl. "Ah the stonecrop! It symbolizes 'yearning' and embodies desires that will never be fulfilled. Could there be something that you yearn for?" Me? I "yearn to live" is all I can think of.
After making some Alterations in the church, I walk to the front of the school and a male student smirks at me. "I shouldn't say this, but I'm way jealous that you're getting special treatment from Nurse Cristina. I know she's just an NPC, but the moment I saw that white robe, I was in L-O-V-E." Oh, another person with a fetish for nurses. This is getting awkward for us so I'm going to slyly exit out of this talk.
A girl "I know this is no time to be doing exercises, but they really do help me relax. It feels energizing to jog."
Inside of the Archery Range I see the kyudoka practicing her skills on the targets, "There are penalties for breaking the rules in this virtual world. Even so, some Summoners aren't afraid to break them, or their Champions take initiative. You can't really blame them, if you consider that THE Holy Grail is at stake." This grail is really just ruining other people; it just feels like I shouldn't trust anything about this war. Oh, sorry. You can go back to shooting arrows. Don't mind me. I quickly take out my phone and fast travel to the commissary.
The student council member there asks me questions about formal wear, "Have you used Shockwave-1st Strike? Having this equipped will allow you to use the Field Attack ability in battle. This technique will give you an edge in battle, especially if the enemy is out of your league." Oh, I take a look at that formal wear later.
After that conversation, the gluttonous student walks over to me and hands me some bread. This one has ham and cheese in it. Thank you. "It looks like yesterday was brutal. Get used to it. This place is a battlefield after all. What am I up to? I was thinking about ways to make the food here 100% more deliciousness." Hahah… That sounds fun.
We both find our seats in the cafeteria and join the rest of the team that I had fought with in the first battle. Hey, there. "Go away, we don't have anything to teach you for today."
With all of our necessary engagements completed, Caster and I go the entrance to the Arena and we choose to go to the newly opened second floor. Ready?
Second Chimeric Lunar Sea - Mystic Maze Second Floor
THE GLORY OF THE NIGHT-SHROUDED WORLD AND THE DEFILED FACELESS HERO. WHAT IS JUSTICE, AND AT THE COST OF WHOSE PRIDE?
I hear Caster chuckle as we walk inside, "Let the hunt begin…" The world around us is predominately green now with yellow stairs.
We start to walk around the floor and Caster heaves some depressing words at me. "Hmm… You still seam really awkward… You're seriously unreliable—Ah, no, I'm not trying to insult you; I actually find it all endearing!" Ah… I still don't feel that great right now. I'm mad at you. "Master…!" Hmph.
Caster and I faced against programs called Swindles and Exe Horns in our silence. I'm still mad. Though… Caster shoulders seem to be drooping more and more with each fight. No! I mustn't give in.
We manage to reach a switch at the other end of the floor. So the exit must be somewhere closer. I activate the switch and the sound of a gate opening is played over the floor. Right next to the switch is a blue Item Folder; inside is 2000 IP. I guess this will be good for us to use later on.
"Mgu…" I'm still mad. "Mew…!" Her eyes are glowing like a red moon and add onto that a pout; we have a mood breaker here. Fine, Caster. I forgive you. I'm not mad at you anymore. "Yay, Master~!" She's choking my body, but it feels much warmer than usual.
Ah, there's another blue Item Folder, however an enemy called Insanity is blocking it. All right, let's get this over with. One short battle later, we find out that the reward for the challenge is an Ether Shard... Nothing worth going home about.
We head toward the middle of the floor and we see a building that has been definitely influenced by Asian architecture. "That building must play a role somehow. Ah, the influence of the Ionian world." That reminds me; some parts of the floor are taken over by roads and strange looking buildings. I wonder why all this stuff here exists?
We enter the building and are immediately mauled by three bull-like programs. After a lengthy battle, Caster defeats the three Exe Horns. OK, let's not try that again. We search even deeper inside of the building and find a red Item Folder, which has Demonic Eye Blockers. "Rare item… Get! " Caster, gets so excited when we're in situations like this, doesn't she?
We traverse through a few hallways and we find some new alligator heads to fight against. Joy… Obviously, these enemies didn't prove to be difficult for us since we faced against these programs before, however I they still fight back pretty harshly. Some healing items were used. In any case, we found out the reason why they were all there in the first place. The programs were protecting two Item Folders. I guess I'll take both of them. We have obtained an Ether Fragment and a formal wear called Fortune Key. I don't think I'll be using these any time soon, so let's keep looking for things.
Hmm, there's a flight of stairs that lead to the top of this floor. I think I see an opened gate here. So that's what the switch was for… Finally, I found the green Item Folder at the top of this floor with no enemies obstructing my path. That's great.
-Trigger Obtained-
The Trigger Code Delta has been added to my terminals index. "We obtained the cipher key! If you want to keep exploring, I'll be right here by your side. We did it, my dear Master." That we did, now all we have to do is to find the exit.
The only unexplored part of this floor is at the north; so we can probably leave through there. Caster and I made our descent down to the exit, which happens to be free of any enemies. Let's leave this place for later. "Good work today."
Caster's sleeping next to me; she must have been tired from all that's happened this week. I take a look at today's status report to pass some of my time awake.
Today's Results
Triggers obtained: First Floor = Obtained; Second Floor = Pending
Arena Completion Rate: First Floor = 100%; Second Floor = 99%
Treasures Obtained: First Floor = 100%; Second Floor = 100%
Matrix Status: Enemy Champion Info 01 = Obtained; Enemy Champion Info 02 = Pending; Enemy Champion Info 03 = Pending
Champion Status: Kyuubicake the Astrologist
Matrix STATUS
CLASS: ARCHER
SUMMONER: Shushei Ratuszniak
TRUE NAME:
ULTIMATE PHANTASM: Chain of Corruption
KEYWORD:
HEALTH = ?; HEALTH REGEN = ?; MANA = ?; MANA REGEN = ?; RANGE = ?; ATTACK DAMAGE = ?; ATTACK SPEED = ?; ARMOR = ?; MAGIC RESIST = ?; MOV. SPEED = ?
Attack Power = 7; Defense Power = 3; ? = ?; ? = ?
Matrix KEYWORD
01: Chain of Corruption = Archer flings out a tendril of corruption that deals magic damage and immobilizes the first enemy champion hit for 2 seconds. The corruption then spreads towards nearby uninfected enemy champions, applying the same damage and immobilize if it reaches them after 2 seconds. The corruption will continue to spread until there are no further unaffected targets in range.
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Matrix SKILL
01: Living Vengeance [D] = On champion kill or assist, Archer gains 40% attack speed for 6 seconds. On minion kill, Archer gains 20% attack speed for 3 seconds.
02: (First Cast): Varus starts drawing back his next shot, gradually increasing its range and damage.
(Second Cast): Varus fires, dealing physical damage, reduced by 15% per enemy hit (minimum 33%).
While preparing to shoot, Varus cannot autoattack or use abilities, and his movement speed is slowed by 20%. After 4 seconds, Piercing Arrow fails but refunds half its mana cost.
Range: 850 - 1475
Projectile Speed: 1900
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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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Ninety-nine percent? This is actually bothering me more than I think it should. Oh, well. I'll just have to deal with it tomorrow. For now, good night.
A/N: Sorry about taking so long with this new chapter. What's going on is that education-related subjects are taking over my life for the time being, so expect a major slowdown of chapter releases.