Aleister carefully felt the ground in front of him, squishy and bouncy, almost like a bouncing ball had been combined with a marshmallow. Looking around, he saw dozens of pure white eggs, a frown on his face.
He poked at an egg, causing a hole it it and green coding to stream from it like blood. There were a few Digi-Egg's about, but most of them had ended up in these strange white eggs. Did he simply not have enough data? Or was the Digital World simply not advanced enough to contain more then a Digimon?
At the very least, as he looked at the small collection of six Digi-Eggs, he'd soon be having a few new Digimon allies. He also considered the idea of giving some others their own Digmon.
Island 1 - The main island, around the size of a single football stadium, with a couple trees and large lake. It also connects to the other islands using stone bridges. It has around twelve houses across it.
It now has its own Primary Village, but it rarely produces active Digi-Eggs (Six Digi-Egg's currently).
Aleister watched as Cyber performed a cutting motion, cutting the basic training bots around her in half. Hits would still land on her, but he was all to aware she was simply allowing them to hit her in order to-
VROOOOM!
Purple energy was released from Cyber, smashing into the training bots and turning them into crumbled cans.
The master grinned, perfect. The cyborg may not be a Demi-Servant, but she was becoming dangerous in her own way.
Weapon upgraded.
Automata Mystic Code.
A personal Mystic Code belonging to Cyber, it takes the appearance of a black dress, leggings, heels, headband and blindfold. It is thinly reinforced with vibranium and its insides are filled with dozens of magical symbols created by Medea.
- As long as even one piece is being worn, Cyber's entire body will carry the properties of vibranium.
- Instead of simply fading away, the vibranium inside it absorbs kinetic energy which can be released as a wave of destructive purple energy.
Aleister frowned, after brainwashing Dinah into Lumine he had been hoping it'd be easier to brainwash Tattletale, but no, she was proving to be an even bigger issue. Turning away for a few moments, he looked at some coding in his computer, maybe if he could somehow suppress or make her ignore her power when it was-
Gurgle.
Blinking, Aleister took a few seconds to recognize the noise from one of his many hunts as Faust. His eyes widened, he turned to stare back at Tattletale... And the blood leaking from her mouth.
"MEDEA! MEDEA GET HERE NOW!". He demanded, instantly the witch appearing in magic circle, her eyes widening and instantly getting to work as she tried saving Tattletale's life.
But it was to late, choked, dead on her own blood.
Aleister glared at the corpse, it wasn't that hard to figure out what was going on. With Dinah he'd been lucky, she could only use her power so many times a day and was younger mentally. Tattletale? She was more mature and her power was far better designed to fight against brainwashing...
While he had suspected such a thing to happen, he'd never thought she'd go as far as ending her own life. Parahumans... They just didn't commit suicide, it didn't happen, everyone knew that.
"So how far were you pushed then?". He wondered aloud, it was nothing more then a minor curiosity. The loss of Tattletale was truly frustrating, but Thinker powers weren't that useful for him anyway, especially once he left Earth Bet.
Yeaaaa? With a brainwashing process that takes a bit of effort, Taylor's death, and knowing she'd be basically erased? Tattletale chose to spite Aleister and end her own life by biting off her tongue. Got unlucky here, real unlucky.
Aleister stared at the golden marble of Photonic Crystal with a frown, sure he'd managed to get the power of Nitocris, but his original plan to give it to a brainwashed Tattletale went up in smoke.
He still stored it away somewhere secure, he could use it on someone else. He just needed to figure out who, or perhaps just keep it in storage.
Item gained.
- Demi-Servant Crystal (Caster Nitocris). A golden Photonic Crystal, which if attached to someones heart would give them the powers of a Demi-Servant of Caster Nitocris.
Aleister sighed as he looked at the crystalline powder before him, a frown on his face. Today really seemed to be going wrong huh?
First Tattletale committed suicide, and then the mana generator could barely produce any mana crystals. It was already being drained to sustain two Servants and all the mystic enchantments around the house, converting electricity into mana was possible, but it consumed a truly absurd amount of power.
He threw the barely magical powder into a bag, Medea may be able to find some use for it. From there he left the room, hoping his next task would be more successful.
Yeaaa, sadly? We're not exactly doing well with mana. The mana generator needs a massive amount of power to work, a single cold fusion reactor, even a super one, can only make so much mana. Add in its already powering all the mystic enchantments around the house, Okita, and Medea? Yea, its to much.
"WOOOHOOO! I WIN!". Lumine cheered as she won another round of Mario Party, sending a playful grin to Aleister, who only shook his head with a small grin.
"I don't think spamming can really be called winning". The master found his stress over his last few failures melting away, Lumine's presence carried just such a cheerful nature it made being upset difficult. "I'm sure the world is trembling at the power of the greatest cheater in the world".
"Cheating? Its not cheating to use my powers, I'm sure you have as well!". The Precog grinned, was it a waste to use some of her limited amount of Precog questions to cheat at Mario Party? She didn't think so.
"I didn't... But now I'm thinking I will, Keramon! Hack her controller!".
"Hahahahah!".
"H-HEY! NO FAAAAAIIIRRR! I'LL STILL WIN!".
"Try it with reversed controls!".
Bond formed.
Lumine Grace: 1.
Small, cute, and cheerful. Needed after so many failures here.
Aleister held out the door for Medea, who nodded thankfully as the two finally entered the restaurant. Good old Brockton Bay, even with a war between the ABB and the PRT, you could still find restaurants and shops open.
After speaking to a staff member they headed to their table, the master having pre-booked a few hours earlier. Sitting down, the two shared a smile as a waiter dropped a wine bottle onto the table alongside two glasses.
"I'm surprised to see such a place in such a ruined city". Medea poured herself a glass, her lover doing the same.
"It wasn't cheap, but I heard this place did a few Greek dishes. The taste of home is something I've found to be soothing". Aleister sipped his wine, high quality as expected. "Being in territory regularly patrolled by the PRT, it's one of the few places we shall have no fear of being interrupted".
"Excellent, I intend to have a long enjoyable night-".
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Screaming started to emerge from everyone as the building shook, Aleister grit his teeth and Medea...
"Dear? I'm afraid our plans for the night will have to change-". Again the Caster was cut off by more explosions, civilians fleeing the building... "A very bloody change".
"Agreed". Aleister growled, with nobody to see it he used Flash Air to quickly equip his Faust armor, while Medea was covered in her robes.
Emerging outside, they were met with the sight of Miss Militia fighting it out with Oni Lee... Hello opportunity.
'I'll take Oni Lee, you deal with Militia'. Telepathically communicating with his lover, Faust rushed at the teleporting bomber with Reinforced limbs, completely uncaring as he was hit with a bomb, his armor completely protecting him. He usually could've grabbed Oni Lee with ease, but restricted to only his Faust side made things a bit more difficult.
He was hit repeatedly with bombs, in the distance he noticed Medea toying with Miss Militia-
He winced as the PRT Hero's left arm was reduced to a goopy mess, he doubted Medea would leave Militia alive, a shame. Another explosion hit him, Faust turning to glare at Oni Lee. Lightning cackled around the Electro-Glove (He really needed to learn some other offensive spells or at least improve his Faust weaponry).
He sent out a blast of electricity, but it only struck a clone. Faust moved to strike Oni Lee, only to stare in confusion as a strange orb was tossed at him.
BOOM!
W-what the hell? Aleister shivered within his armor that had protected him, but everything around him had been frozen in ice, his body completely immobile. A Tinker-Tech bomb!? Since when did the ABB have Tinker-Tech bombs?!
His fists managed to move enough in the ice to clench, fine. He'd had a fucking tiring day, near constant failures and now his date had been ruined... His eyes began to glow, he'd planned to present this as a Leonardo power, but at this point he was fucking pissed.
Oni Lee didn't even have enough time to realize before his skull was twisted off his head, as a combination of Haki and Reinforcement allowed Faust to break out of his icy shell. Shivering he walked over to a concerned looking Medea.
"That was unpleasant... Our plans for the evening have been ruined, the ABB will pay for this". Faust growled, while Medea kept a concerned frown.
"That bomb... Faust, do you remember the Cornwell Bomber report on the news? And the bomb Tinker who died during Leviathan's attack?" The Caster asked her master, who frowned, he saw where she was going, not good. "If she was working with the ABB...".
"They could have dozens of Tinker bombs, and I don't think we'll be lucky enough for all of them to have stopped working like with Leet... We'll head to speed up the time table of dealing with Lung, get some anti bomb protection. Vibranium may stop the physical explosion, but its not lasting against more exotic effects". Aleister didn't like this, things were progressing to quickly for his liking. He could take Lung but he needed time, time he wasn't sure he had. "What happened to Miss Militia".
...Silence, Medea took a few minutes to speak.
"I... I may have gotten distracted and let her escape when you were trapped in ice?".
With the war between the ABB and PRT? I'm afraid there is literally nowhere safe enough for a date.You are not getting that final bond level unless you deal with Lung.
Not a good chapter today, very much not good today. We got a few small things done, but an unlucky roll, another unlucky roll with how much mana we generated, and the city being to explosive for a date? Yep, not a good time here.