"Grant me the Third True Magic, Heaven's Feel!". Aleister announced his wish as he held onto the Holy Grail, and-
CRAAAAAACK!
-He stumbled, bile rising in his throat and a banging sound filling his ears, colors shifted around him in painful unimaginable patterns-
CRACK! CRACK! CRAAAACCK!
-Vomit slammed into the ground, his throat burned, he struggled and screamed, even as desperate hands tried holding him down.
After a few minutes, the agony ended as Aleister twitched. Ughhh... He had vomit all over him... Medea and Okita were also covered in vomit, looking disgusted.
"That was... Unpleasant". The Caster twitched as she cast a spell, the vomit vanishing as it was transported somewhere (The nearby patrolling Wards flinched as they were hit by projectile vomit). "But the amount of mana... Hehehe, oh I feel like I'm back in the Age of Gods!".
"It does feel great, but are you okay Aleister? Your reaction was... Well, I can't say I'm surprised to see such an extreme reaction to gaining a True Magic". Okita helped the new Magician up, who stumbled slightly. Everything felt weird.
He felt as if a constant wave of energy was burning under his skin, and his body felt to small, as if he was wearing extremely tight clothing. This would take some getting use to.
"Fine just... I knew the Third Magic was powerful, but this... Its so much energy, an unbelievable amount, an endless power... And thats only a side effect of its true power". He raised his hand, a surge of mana through his Circuits caused his body to light up like a sun. "That isn't going to be good for stealth...".
"Did you think gaining a True Magic equals instant mastery? Your going to have to train this hard". Medea's words were undeniably true, although now he couldn't help but wonder what he could do with endless Mana? A spell to restore stamina was high on his list. Infinite spiritual energy didn't translate to infinite physical stamina after all.
Third True Magic - Heaven's Feel.
The Third True Magic, capable of materializing the soul. Through it, the user's soul becomes an 'Eternal Generator' for all spiritual based energies (Mana, Reiryoku and such), meaning the user's soul will have an infinite amount of it. Because the user is now a materialized soul, their body can be changed in anyway, species, looks, or even sex.
Parameters increased!
Reiryoku - 100%
Mana - 100%
Just something I wanted to reveal, if Shards could detect Souls? Scion himself would come and grab Aleister, thankfully they can only sense the mana he uses.
Mission complete!
[X] Become Immortal (Legendary).
"So you've been working on making super plants?". Aleister asked in interest, watching as Nia held her hand over a collection of flowers.
"With your plans to go to a apocalyptic world, I figured some plants adapted to survive radiation and other issues would be good! They don't have anything special really, but they'll survive fine even in the most toxic or horrible situations! An all purpose plant that can survive anything!". Nia smiled as she sat back from her collection of flowers. "I'm even thinking of making a plant that can absorb radiation to grow! Hehehe, maybe even some real life hentai plants...".
Aleister twitched, giving her a look which caused the Berserker Demi-Servant to laugh.
"I'm joking I'm joking! Sheesh, just take a joke... Anyway, in all seriousness. I have hundreds of ideas for new plants and mutations, ways to increase the rate someone heals... Hehehehe, I can do so much". Nia's laughter was slightly unsettling, he hadn't really considered just how her powers would interact with her personality. But the master was confident it wouldn't become an issue, Nia would never betray him as long as the brainwashing held strong.
Bond formed.
Nia Honjou: 1.
"The PRT have attempted to use a new EMP on my main body, the attempt failed of course but the fact they've grown increasingly desperate to do so form of damage to me has lead me to believe Thinkers powers are telling them something is to happen soon". Nibelcole explained about the most recent attempt the PRT had made on destroying the Machine Army.
"I see, even if parahuman powers can't tell what we're planning to do, their somehow figuring out you plan to act... Or perhaps, they see you as no longer needed...". Aleister spoke of a random thought, which quickly became more. "Nibelcole, I want information on the Slaughterhouse Nine and warlords across the worl".
"Master...?".The confused Ai did as ordered as she began bringing up information.
"Tell me, how many cities have the Nine left destroyed? While the Endbringers are undoubtedly more powerful, they attack rarely, and with how parahumans Trigger in response to trauma...". Aleister felt a bit of vile in his throat, no way this theory was correct... It'd be monstrous.
"Are you thinking someone has been ensuring these groups to be allowed to roam in order to create more parahumans?". Nibelcole was cold in her thoughts, she wasn't able to truly understand the horror of it.
"I hope not, because if they are... Why? What could be worth such tragedy? And if they want to ensure such a situation stays stable... How soon before we encounter them ourselves?".
Bond formed.
Nibelcole: 1.
"I have a question for you". Aleister decided to just be straight with Gorgon, no point beating around the bush. "I am aware of your... History, so I want to know if which name you'd prefer to go by".
"Is it not obvious? I am a monster, The Gorgon. That is all I am, the only name I need". The Avenger certainly didn't sound happy with the name.
"Are you sure? Would you not prefer Medusa? It is your name after all". He could already see this would be difficult, but he no desire to deal with a goddess who hated the title she went by. "Look, how about this? A nickname, just... Something you'd rather go by then Gorgon".
For a few minutes, the Avenger stayed quite, but eventually she spoke.
"...Ana". Was all that left her lips.
Aleister found a smile coming to his own, progress was progress after all.
"Its a beautiful name".
Bond formed.
Gorgon: 1.
Aleister found his respect for Kurata, bastard he was, grow. Even with all his Blessings, Digimon were truly something else to even modify the data of. The X-Antibody? It felt like he was staring at the work of a god, or perhaps a weapon to be used against a god.
"Digimon just get more and more scary huh...?". He quickly began to work, while he barely understood even the basics of the X-Antibody, he could still create more of it. As he worked his mind was filled with questions.
The Antibody was powerful, but it seemed purposely made to burn out after a time of use. Sure he could pump FB or Keramon full of them, but it'd wear off eventually, perhaps protective measure to ensure none could abuse its power? He didn't know.
What he did know however was he'd need far, far more to achieve what he wanted. FB was already one of the most skilled hackers on Earth, what could she do with an X-Antibody?
Items increased.
- X-Antibody (8). A small amount of the X-Antibody from Digimon, by giving it to a Digimon they can temporally transform into an X-Digimon, increasing their strength immensely.
Aleister had decided to put his Demi-Servants and Cyber to sleep as he used his touch of the Root upon them, Medea had set up dozens of spells and FB just as many camera's and scanners to get every detail. For simplicity's state, he started with Cyber.
With but a touch, he connected to Cyber's soul. It felt... Strange, pieces of it changed to a more metallic thing, it seems becoming a cyborg had effected her even down to a soul level. With a force of mana, he activated his perk fully. Earth as an Element and Steel as her Origin... Without a doubt, this process was effected by ether his own view of the person or perhaps by Gaia.
With confirmation that everything went well and an enthusiastic nod from Medea, he moved to his next target while his mind went through various thoughts. He had no idea if it was just Cyber or if it'd be the case for everyone, but the Magic Circuits he gave seemed to be around the level of Rin Tohsaka, rather impressive for those without a drop of natural mana before.
He placed his hand on the slumbering Iris, her soul felt bright, burning, hints of divinity tracing across it. As he activated his perk, he grinned at the combo. Wind and Water as Elements, and her Origin of space? A dangerous combination if used right. From there he got faster at the process.
Naomi had a simple Water Element, with an interesting Origin of literally being a ninja... Gaia was absolutely playing with him. He also confirmed his Magic Circuit theory as she to had the exact same amount as the two before her.
Lumine was Fire and Wind, with an Origin of light. He had a feeling those were more connected to her name then her abilities.
Kurumi was his first Void/Ether Element, although her Origin of predator reminded him a bit to much of Shadow Stalker.
Nia had Water alone, and her Origin was lust. Considering some of the things he'd learned about Panacea... That made far to much sense.
Aleister sat back with a grin, he was confident that without Heaven's Feel he would've been drained of mana after doing all that, but he felt absolutely fine. This was great, now he was confident even if his Demi-Servants were separated from him, they could fight at full power.
Characters sheets have been updated, way to many things to list here.
Iris wasn't someone who got nervous much, especially as after her latest power up. But as she held Rhongyomniad in hand, she took a calming breath. By her side Aleister stood still, a bucket filled with gray goop she knew to actually be nanomachines in hand.
"If your unsure, we can practice some more". He offered, but she shook her head. No, with FB's calculations and the spear, she could do this.
"Just... Gathering my nerves". She began to channel mana into the spear, it felt strange, before she only had so much mana to spend, but her reserves had been massively increased. The calculations and coordinates in her head, she struck the air with her spear-
RIIIIPPPP
-And tore a hole into another reality, with Aleister throwing the bucket through and then having her close it. At the end of the day they could only do so much with calculations and theories, they knew whatever world it was on the other side it was post apocalyptic, but how? Was it disease? Tinkertech? They didn't know. So to be safe they sent a small amount of the Machine Army through to investigate.
"Now we wait, two hours should be enough with how fast she can work". Aleister thought aloud, looking over to a TV in the corner. "Up for some Street Fighter?".
"Up for losing again?".
Two hours later.
Aleister looked over the information before him, Nibelcole had been throughout in her search. She had ended up in a city, quickly absorbing parts of it to begin building a base and spreading out, there was few humans she'd found but most of them seemed to possess some sort of mutations, with very very looking completely human. Thankfully none had noticed the nanomachines moving about.
From what her scanners had detected, the air was filled with radiation, if they had to theorize, nuclear war had ruined this world. The few survivors in small groups, fighting over food and resources. He'd already ordered construction of machines that would absorb the radiation to make the city safe, he decided to make it his starting point...
A grin spread across his lips, an entire world that needed a savior, or perhaps a builder? Yes, granting these people a safe place with food and safety? He'd be hailed as their new leader without question and if he needed to prove his strength... Well there were far easier ways to commit suicide.
Okita was not someone who get nervous around combat, she'd been killing as long as she could remember. She was tense, while she was confident she and her group could slaughter the ABB, but how much destruction would follow? That was the question.
The ABB were found in a large warehouse (Villains really did seem to love using them), the walls reinforced with layers of steel to deflect bullets, gang members marching about each with a weapon. But it was Lung who stood out the most, on a throne of melted together steel, the gang leader cut an imposing presence, by his side were six capes. She recognized Oni Lee and Daji, the kitsune-like woman having fought her master before, but the other four? She had no idea.
With her Presence Concealment on, she began to approach. With Medea's poison on her blade, one hit was all she needed, she took a step forward-
And instantly leapt back to avoid the swipe of a blade from one of the parahumans standing by Lung, the Assassin glared at the man dressed in mechanical samurai armor.
"So trying stealth huh...?". Lung spoke up, his voice was calm, confident. While it was no surprise to Okita he had been expecting an attack, how the hell had they seen past her Presence Concealment?! "Kill them, if one is here more are no doubt nearby".
Okita groaned as she found herself avoiding another super speed slash, and then leaping over a wave of blue fire. The other parahumans moved to attack, but thankfully she had help.
"Hehehehehe!". The demonic giggling of Chrysalimon echoed through the building as he tore through the walls of the warehouse, his size having drastically increased after absorbing a large amount of data before coming here. His tentacles rushed forward, tearing multiple gang members to piece before three of the ABB's capes attack.
Before Okita's eyes, one of the capes, a woman, began to shift. Humanity falling away to reveal a sickening sight, it looked alien, monstrous, barely contained within a human shell.
"SCREEEAAAAACH!". The thing roared, rushing at Chrysalimon who seemed just as shocked as her at the transformation, not being able to react as he was pushed out, Okita would've rushed to offer help but to her suprise, the mechanical samurai was actually keeping up with her speed!
Blades clashed again and again, but the Assassin had to be careful to also avoid the spikes of blue flames from Daji. As she heard the sound of explosions and screaming, Okita only hoped her master was having more luck than her.
(For simplicity sakes, the mechanical Samurai is named Ronin and the monstrous Changer is Tsukuyomi. I've updated character sheets with info on each of the ABB OC capes that survive the fight).
Naomi cursed as she avoided gunfire, her current outfit a simple purple cloak with silver edges, a black bodysuit worn under it covering her every feature except her face, hidden by Medea's enchantments. She carefully summoned a snake that took a hail of bullets for her, her opponent frowning.
Capes truly had strange taste in outfits, was a simple thought going through Naomi's head. She quickly head to leap into the sky to avoid a grenade that turned the area it hit into glass, one of Bakuda's few remaining bombs no doubt. The girl she'd labelled as Gunner in was experienced in combat, but the moment the Demi-Assassin got close she knew she could end this-
She quickly moved out of the way as a bomb appeared where she was standing, creating a black hole effect she barely managed to avoid. That was the issue, Gunner's ability to seemingly swap items place, remarkably similar to her master's own Flash Air, her own durability was the only reason she'd been able to shrug the many bullets hitting her.
This was going to be an annoying fight...
Lumine grunted as her armor, shaped like a monstrous lion cracked from the force of the explosion she was hit with. The armor made her seem bigger and masculine, another layer between her cape identity and her real self. She glared as another clone of Oni Lee appeared, throwing a bomb her axe tore through-
BOOOM!
And exploded, sending out a wave of toxic mist that would've brought a human low. But she held the strength of a giant and the protection of a witch, mere poison would never touch her.
She rushed to where she believed the teleporter to be, hissing as he fell apart, another clone. Dammit!
Cyber swung her blade, meeting a decorated stick that was far to durable to be ordinary. Perhaps if it was more then a basic durability enchantment, her blade would've struck true and took her foes head.
If she was aware of history, she'd know this man was dressed as a Kamen Rider, a cruel joke to those in the know. A fictional hero converted into a villain in reality.
Neither spoke, they had no reason to, neither had flashy abilities. One was a cyborg and the other a Brute, blade and sticks clashed again and again. Compared to the battles the rest had, theirs was simple.
Faust watched as the capes and his own forces fought, he observed their abilities, their appearances, their movements, but most of all? He observed as Lung slowly grew larger, it was a smart plan he'd admit.
Lung needed to be in danger to increase in strength, but he was also weak during the start of a fight, but by causing so much fighting around him, he'd naturally put himself in danger while allowing him to avoid a direct fight. But he'd also made a single mistake.
As he kept growing in size, he also became a larger target. With a grin, Faust pulled out one of the teleport grenades and pulled the pin, before Lung could react Flash Air transported the bomb into his metallic body-
And in a flash of light, Lung was gone. Aleister found himself pulled along as well, he'd have to leave the ABB to his allies.
Lung was a complex man, arrogant, cold, ruthless, cowardly, brave, and fearful, he was all these things and more. But nobody could claim Lung was a fool.
He knew Faust would come for him, men like that were never satisfied with what they had, always wanting more and it was clear the Tinker wanted Brockton Bay as his kingdom. He knew he'd have the fight of his life, perhaps second only to fighting Leviathan. He'd gathered his forces, many of which had left the battlefield for more peaceful lives, some had even left Brockton Bay, but he'd managed to bring them back, promises of power by being the strongest gang in the city.
If he could defeat Faust, he could force the PRT into accepting his role as a ruler from the background, the city would go on as usual, but everyone would know it was only by Lung's will.
He had expected Faust to have allies, the still unnamed Stranger an obvious one, Leonardo was another suspected ally and considering he seemed to be in long abandoned Greece city? He could only conclude that Leonardo's Tinker-Tech had transported him.
Was this an attempt to simply remove him from Brockton Bay without fighting? But why, Faust should knew he could return, so why risk him coming back for revenge? Was he just leading the battle elsewhere-
Lung froze as he beheld it, a shining light in the sky. The gang leader didn't even have time to scream before he was struck down by a star.
The city vanished with him.
"Was that really necessary? I thought you were going to fight him". Medea asked Faust, who was currently helping Iris absorb mana crystals to restore her now depleted storage.
"With the fighting and him already escalating, it was best to strike him down now and quickly return to help the others". Aleister spoke up, glee filling him as he stared at the crater where the city once stood, where Lung once stood. The Spear at the End of The World's power was truly beyond belief. "The others should've helped finish things by now, and then after this... A bit of relaxation if I am to be honest, I'm bloody tired".
"Relaxation would be nice, we've been near constantly working since we've started... There's a nice deserted island we could go, plenty of animals and clean water to drink". Medea offered her hand, her lover taking it as the two prepared to teleport away. Perhaps they were being to casual, but they had won, victory was theirs.
With a flash, both of them vanished.
Iris stared at where they once stood, had they... Actually forgotten about here!? Aleister returning a view minutes later with embarrassment practically rolling off him in waves certainly seemed that way.
Missions complete!
[X] Defeat The ABB (Rare)
[X] Defeat the Merchants {Destroyed}, The Pure {Destroyed}, Fenrir's Chosen {Destroyed}, and ABB {Destroyed} (Ultra).
New captives!
Ronin - Captured.
Daji - Captured.
Tsukuyomi - Captured.
Gunner - Captured.
Oni Lee - Captured.
Akuma - Captured.
ABB Grunts - 36
It had been a few hours since crushing the ABB, once backup had arrived and Lung was out of the picture, capturing or killing the ABB members was easy. They'd even managed to capture Oni Lee, all of the capes in magically induced coma's.
Aleister was satisfied, he'd achieved a great victory today and was eager to receive his reward from Gaia. Now he was simply going over the information he'd been given from his allies, he'd gained quite a useful amount of tools and he was eager to experiment soon... Although perhaps he'd take a break first. With a grin he left the Workshop and headed to the kitchen, he was hungry after so much work.
"Ah! Good evening master!". Okita greeted him, which he returned with his own smile. He quickly began grabbing supplies from the fridge to make a sandwhich, it had been night by the time everything was done and almost everyone had went to sleep, so sandwiches would have to do.
"Good evening, recovered after your fight?". He asked as he bit into his food.
"Yes, I was quite surprised with how powerful Ronin was. FB discovered he was actually a cyborg ya know? Connected to his armor and everything. Not a real threat, but he was annoying when combined with Daji". The Assassin smiled, explaining a bit further. "Apparently his suit could even detect dust particles in the air, which is how he noticed me. My Presence Concealment doesn't stop things moving around me after that".
"Huh, interesting... It was quite a surprise the ABB had so many powerful capes. Tsukuyomi had freaked me out to be honest, thought some eldritch monstrosity had leaked into our world".
The two would chat for a bit longer, it was nothing special, simply some relaxation after a battle.
I know some people are probably disappointed with how weak the combat was, but against Demi-Servants? Unless I made some Triumvirate tier capes, there wouldn't be much of a threat. Aleister would also just Rhongo Lung if he thought he'd grown to strong.