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CHAOS: The Quest for Redemption

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:00:14 No.5792370 View View Reply Original Report

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[WE BEGIN TO THINK AND BREATH LIFE]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:01:17 No.5792373 Report

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They all come the same.
Gods always arise the same.

When no logic exists, when a hominid lay confused, a truth is sought. A truth to become.
Minds will pulse with the inflammation of understanding that truth seeks to alleviate.
A man may ease these pains himself by becoming a god.

...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:02:21 No.5792375 Report

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...

In that time, in that old day, that time so far away from now; The time we called the Kreide... The first god came upon his fellow men, bringing with him luster and power to enliven the lands and people. Cloaked in bright yellows, he was a god among mankind, to whom we gave our fealty.

He was the Emperor.
Our Emperor eternal.

Always there to guide us. Wisest and most grand existence. It was has hand that created Heaven, and began the age of the gods and immortals. His light struck the Hainei, and so too did the monoculture end, marking the founding in which our lords were sired.

The New beginning.

He would reign over us all, his Kingdom greatest and sole. Peace was in our grasp...

...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:03:25 No.5792377 Report

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...

...But peace was not to last. For on that fateful day, one thousand years ago, we bore witness to the arrival of the Millennium Moon. It was the ultimate punishment for our negligence, and his quiescence. The end was at hand... until it was not. It was on that day that we never saw him again. Our Xanthous Emperor had retreated to his throne. Thus, the hardship would begin with a newfound strife.

The Trinity emerged.

Greatest of the gods, the Trinity ushered the end of the New Beginning. Thus starts the New Eternity...

...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:04:26 No.5792381 Report

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...

A quarrelsome age of crime. The only salvation is in immortality. To become Immortal, and be saved by the grace... making it the goal of meddling men seeking to ensure their place in the Great Rebirth. The day the Emperor would descend again, and bring Heaven to The Land, remolding the earth. The Milky Way. The entire universe.

All. A blissful ending indeed.

But from the seas sang a deathful song o'er the waves.
A great dismay stood up to blacken the earth, and bring us all misery.

The Darkness.

An all-consuming foe that we will never overcome... Thus would the final war break out. All the forces of Heaven, the ruling Trinity above, pitted against the endless sinking tides of the Afterseas, the very hell below itself, and the smog of the Darkness.

The world is at stake. There is no redemption. Our fate depends solely upon a new savior...

...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:05:34 No.5792383 Report

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Great Warriors prowl the West, united under the banner of the proud Wargod Woldor.
His divine host seeking the world of mythology.

In the north, nature rumbles under the feet of the gigantic God named Bedolfir.
Unleashing his rage on men for the death of his bride.

In the South, Namithene, Goddess of Love, works tirelessly to uproot oppression.
Oppression at the hands of the Trinity's worldwide government!

Shadows hide the Beasts, unbearable creatures of bloodletting and murder.
Preying on the weak for the vengeance of Morgrim and Morwenna!

Dreams swirl and burn to the behest of the Illuminates, sages and practitioners.
Of all the arts taught to us by Eskart, Magic God.

The fires of hatred, of pejoration, discrimination and prejudice are forever stoked.
By none other than the trickster, Noramus, the Scapegod.

Space itself is a vast gulf crossed every day by the traveling Gaizar, the foreign god.
Who comes bearing the gift of our destruction.

From Heaven above, Lord Sarakha leads the Emperor's all-encompassing dominion.
Enforcing his plan for mortals with the vast holy military...

From the waters themselves, evils of all sorts are unleashed.
The Dark Lord, H-E-U-S, is upon us, and he brings the forever apocalypse...

Lost to all sights, and lost forever, the Machine God built by human hands waits silently and patiently for his turn...
To fulfill our wish.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:06:37 No.5792386 Report

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And then ... there is ...

You; An absolute nobody, seeking to redeem this corrupted world, and save it, and us, from ourselves.
Go hence, onward to the planet where all things transpire.

Welcome to Hainei. "The Land" ...

It is here that everything began.

And it is here that everything shall end.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:07:51 No.5792389 Report

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Welcome to CHAOS

(Opening Narration)
https://files.catbox.moe/0rs5oc.mp3

[NOW LOADING...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:17:06 No.5792405 Report

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[LOADED.]

[BGM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdtGbNhbtaw

-

[...This is my story, and how it begins...]

Vacuity. Barren vacuity is here. I cannot see or hear.

[???] "Heh ... Hello? Hellooooo? Anyone awake in there ...? Hey! Come on, get up to order already, snoozehead! We got work to do."

As I lie in the enrapturing corners of my own headspace, I hear a voice in my head. A Low pitched, yet spry tone speaking to me in the void. I could not look up or down to locate them, or twist my head or even move my own hand. That was not how it worked when I was like this...
Yet, the image of that all too familiar figure stared me in my "eyes", and I looked back, giving him the confirmation of my attention, to which he seemed pleased. And as he deigned to, I was reminded as always.

[???] "Phew-wee. Good, good. Now that I got your full attention, allow me to go over this with you again. And try not to forget this time, okay?"

[///] "I'm [Majordomo]. I'm your subconscious."

[MAJORDOMO] "Let me put it to you this way. You've got a special quality about you that lets you talk to your own subconscious, nobody else does. I inhabit your head, y'know? I can always linger there in the corner of your eye, keeping you company. I'll even vex you with my own personality. Because that's something neither of us can explain. Basically, I'm here with you, along the way. We're a coin with two sides. Only you can see me. Nobody else out there can see me, or talk to me."

[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, so, first thing is first. Everything I have to offer you? Cannot be advice, sweetie. I only exist to offer you... suggestions. Or, more explicitly, suggestive whim. Or actions made on a whim. Whenever you get that "gut feeling" down there or you feel like your "heart's speaking to you", that's me! Hahaha, yep. I'm in there sending those one way signals. I guestimate the most accurate way you can describe me is being like... the side of you that wants to solve problems by just soldiering on into it headfirst like a trooper and going WHAM! BAM! WHACK! Rowdy dow. You're seeing this now?"

'Mhm.'
All I offered back was a slight nod as I listened to my Majordomo. And I could see what he means.
He really was my brashness, and audacity. Perfectly represented as that side of me by wearing the fitting image of a bull, with horns and a broad head. He was the part of me that wanted to rage as that beast through a shop of fine dinnerware. Though, he was small, really. In essence, typical of my restraint over myself.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:18:13 No.5792407 Report

Quoted By: >>5792414 >>5792424 >>5792449 >>5792451 >>5792455 >>5792457

My coexistence with my own subconscious that I allowed to talk back to me was like a pendulum, and there would be times in which I decided which way to let it swing, for how my actions would be governed. The choice between calmness and recklessness.

[MAJORDOMO] "And what's your name again, us?"

[MUNA]

My name was... Muna.

[MAJORDOMO] "Thatta' girl. Anyway, let me ask you something, chief."

[MAJORDOMO] "How are you feeling today? How're you holding up there?"

>Ready as ever to bash some heads and get rocking!
>I'm holding up fine. But I'm ready to get to work. Let us do so in earnest.
>I'm... okay. Just a little curious. I wanna see stuff...
>I'm still confused about some things...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ZI56juhK Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:23:22 No.5792414 Report

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>>5792407
>Ready as ever to bash some heads and get rocking!
Me, myself, and Majordomo. Heaven or Hell!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:RM27sd2f Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:27:43 No.5792424 Report

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>>5792407
>>I'm still confused about some things...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:aquEJxuz Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:50:59 No.5792449 Report

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>>5792407
>I'm still confused about some things...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:aZaMA+Is Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:52:05 No.5792451 Report

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>>5792407
>I'm... okay. Just a little curious. I wanna see stuff...

Impressive mess you're throwing us into OP

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:54:14 No.5792455 Report

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>>5792407
>>I'm still confused about some things...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Thu 12 Oct 2023 05:55:15 No.5792457 Report

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>>5792407
welcome back poleman

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 06:44:37 No.5792497 Report

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Confused. A little confused. Though, really, I was confused about a great deal of things. I was in a state that could be accurately described as delirium. Or maybe even amnesia.

I keep feeling like there's something I'm missing that I shouldn't be. Something I should be able to recall easily, but it just isn't there. Could it be my birth I'm thinking of? How I came to be in this world? Or figures of the past yet elusive to me still, I just cannot pull back from the ether of my memories. They end at a certain point. And in that, I mean their beginning, it ends at a certain point when I begin going back and back. Like playing an old recording on film reel. Most of the reel is white, until it begins showing images that stops until now in the present, and the reel only continues when I do.

Who gave me this name? '"Muna"? Who made Muna? And what was their plan for me?

What was I supposed to do?

All I've ever known is that, this world is vast, and full of terrible things and good things. And it seems the terrible things have gotten a head start at outweighing the good things. And Majordomo. He's always been there, keeping me on my hooves. At times, I wouldn't know what I'd have done without him. I have him to thank for my survival up to this point.

I remember being a wildling, always taking care to be out of sight of others as I'd grab food and retreat to where no one else was lingering. I was scared once. I feared to be seen, or known. I became like a ghostly presence using my powers over minds. I only sat observer to these humes and their days to days, plights and wonders. What was the name of that village I'd always stuck near? It grew into a town. Zahnlauf. That was it. A prosperous place untouched by the Final War in the continent of heroes. Nothing but happy times and good memories. And so intoxicating, that feeling. It even made me want to join in sometimes, and experience these things with the humans side by side. I know that mortals and immortals share a world, and in the Imperial Seat, the classes of those who have achieved immortality intermingle daily with those still seeking it. I just always was shy of the idea. They had their own gods, those people, and so I didn't know how they would react to a new one. The festivals they threw in the spring and the fall, and the winter were spectacles. I regret never having joined in. If only I'd learned how to disguise myself sooner.

That place, sadly, did not last. It really showed me what this world is coming to, and what the Final War did entail. For so long, many have thought it was contained solely to the Sword Continent where the Samurai would face HEUS's legion every second of every minute. Never to leave the Rubic Ocean's confines. But it did.

Zahnlauf township was torn apart by the monsters of the Dark One. The Night Gaunts fell upon the runners, and the Cultists summoned the specters of the Afterseas to cleanse it all. It was a total genocide. I won't ever forget that horrid sight.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 06:46:06 No.5792499 Report

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And in the aftermath, the Samurai came to the place, and they held it, never intending to return it to the continent of heroes and its people. It was an outrage, and a criminal overstepping of boundaries, the Trinity blatantly intruding upon the borders of Woldor's country. Tensions had never been higher, and since then many years ago, they escalated.

The Darkness pours from the Afterseas, unstoppable. And the Trinity merely profits.

It was what made me realize what I could do. What I intend to do.

I want to redeem this world, and make it face its mistakes and overcome them. I want to purify everyone, and save them from this fate.

Redemption.

Redemption is my purpose. My name is Muna, and I am the Goddess of Mentality. I know it, and I feel it in my breast. I exist to save them. Who is them? Them all.

[MAJORDOMO] "Ehh, you okay there, chief? You're kinda zoning out on me."

'Mm... Sorry.'

I apologized to him, and focused my attention again. He knew that kind of disposition however. I needn't have even told him.

[MAJORDOMO] "I see. Just a bit question-y. Need some pointers too... Mmkay."

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, for starters, we were just traveling these roads... uhh... how about we take a moment to go over our powers here. After all, you are still an untrained Goddess, and we're only going to get better through experience."

'I agree.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Right! My graceful, horned friend! Before we kick off our righteous crusade and start up the Redeemin', let's review something."

[MAJORDOMO] "First of all, every entity in this world corresponds to the main two components forming the fabric of existence itself. Materia, and Spiritua. Can't have anything without a little of both in them. I think Materia is self-explanatory. It's the root of things like... the dirt. The wind, water and rain. And flesh, it's why things have bodies. Spiritua makes everything phenomenal happen. Magic, divinity like yours, emotions and karma. You name it."

[MAJORDOMO] "There's multiple elements that Spiritua subdivides into. Yours is the element of the Mind."

I was {Psychic}. I held dominion over this domain, but the concept was not limited to me. Everything that lived had a mind.

There was also the {Physical} force inherent in Materia. {Fire}, {Ice}, {Water}, {Wind}, and {Lightning}. Spiritua also gave rise to the {Dark}, {Light}, {Toxicity}, and {Nuclear} force.

[MAJORDOMO] "And don't forget your Truth. Every divinity has one. It's your reason, and it is a very, very powerful thing indeed. Sometimes, letting others hear your Truth and know it can mean the difference between success and defeat in a struggle. You win when they have to believe. Though... I don't think you've actually made one. You might need to get on that, ya' little slacker!"

'Majordomo, remind me please... what arts have I learned thus far?'

[MAJORDOMO] "We can see about that in a jiffy fore' we wake."

>I want to go over and select skills and affinities.
>I want to form my Truth.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Thu 12 Oct 2023 06:51:10 No.5792502 Report

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>>5792499
>>I want to go over and select skills and affinities.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 06:51:37 No.5792503 Report

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>>5792451
Oh baby, the mess has not even begun to mess yet.
I'll give you a hint. Persona combat system.

>>5792457
Thank you and I love you. Random citizen.
Always nice to run for you guys, especially if you remember me from back then. Cheers mate.

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>>5792503
I love you too. Killkree best wife
Best drawquest ive ever participated in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6nOvDaWj Thu 12 Oct 2023 07:21:53 No.5792521 Report

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>>5792499
>I want to form my Truth.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:RM27sd2f Thu 12 Oct 2023 07:31:39 No.5792524 Report

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>>5792499
>>I want to form my Truth

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:aZaMA+Is Thu 12 Oct 2023 07:47:35 No.5792527 Report

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>>5792499
>I want to form my Truth.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 07:59:22 No.5792529 Report

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Eh, might as well do both choices. Stand by for updoot. This will take some thinking on your part.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 12 Oct 2023 08:15:28 No.5792541 Report

Quoted By: >>5792557

Hey, aren't you the one who did the Godzilla quest ? I missed you man.
>>5792499
>I want to go over and select skills and affinities.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 08:22:16 No.5792547 Report

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My Truth.

MY Truth.

What is MY Truth?

What Truth would one who seeks to redeem the madness bare? What would I, she who presides in the realm of the Mind, carry as my reason? My principle? My knowledge.

Other gods out there, they surely had their own Truths figured out already. The resolve that kept them, what they need merely speak to assure their existence.

I had none, none of my own. At times I had doubted I had the strength to even make one. A little rug-rat that's always hid from the eyes of mankind like me... always fearing things without good reason before I chinned up, I never thought something like me could make a Truth. How could I? I am still, to this day; A nobody. Nobodies cannot make Truths, can they?

It's times like these that Majordomo came in handy. This was what he was for.

[MAJORDOMO] "We're not letting anything hold us back, Munny. Nobodies can't make a Truth? Let's prove that wrong."

[MAJORDOMO] "Let's be stubborn, to the bitter end."

'My Truth is...'

Choose your starting Truth, goddess.

> 'I Am Redeemer, I Bring You Salvation!' - Muna's First Truth. (Inflicts inescapable pacification on a foe.)
> 'I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship.' - Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 08:23:17 No.5792550 Report

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[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, so let me put it to you this way..."

You currently have a low potential.
Your number of skill slots is 5.
Your resistances have been undecided and will need to be specced before you can continue.
Your Truth is undefined.

[MAJORDOMO] "And additionally, you also need to take note of some other things. In this world, there's only one way to combat the immortal. You have to sound the {Death Knell}. There is no god that rules the concept of Death, it is free and ungovernable. Though Death is the stuff of the Afterseas and the charge of the Dark One, anyone can wield Death."

Alongside your elemental skills pertaining to an affinity, you have access to the Life Arts and the Death Knells. Life Arts provide various supportive effects and restorative boons to help you climb through the perilous aperture of every battle. Death Knells are the counter-force to Life Arts, being able to cut off one's strength and ensure the end for your foes. But beware, Death Knells can just as easily be turned against you. There are Death skills that both have root in Materia movesets and Spiritua magicks.

Status effects will plague you during battles, but you may also plague others with them as well. For some, status effects can be the turning point in a fight. There are skills that both cause inflictions and cure them. There is a chance behind every infliction of a status. The primary status effects are:
- BIND: The arts that forbid use of Materia physicals.
- SEAL: The arts that prohibit casting of Spiritua magicals.
- DEATH KNELL: The arts that forbid Life Arts.
- SLEEP: The drowsiness that stops movement.
- STUN: The paralysis that constricts actions.
- TOXICITY: The torpor that saps your health.
- BLOOD: The absorption of your lifeforce through bleeding.
- CANCER: The degradation of health that jumbles your focus.
- DESPAIR: The confusion in the throes of terror that tears parties apart.
- EXISTENTIAL: That which you must prevent, less you be erased whole.

Moves that are physical have greater aptitude for critical strikes, but can be blocked easier. Moves that are magical react most strongly to resistances and potential.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 08:24:19 No.5792552 Report

Quoted By: >>5792614 >>5792697 >>5792888 >>5792988 >>5793092

In battle, you will need to watch closely after your vigor and qi pools, as well as the Rolling Ceilings. There are two, the ordinary Ceiling and the Critical Ceiling. Skills exist which raise these Ceilings and lower them, for both you and enemies alike. Some enemies may start with greater Ceilings. Neutering the Ceiling is half the fight, as it can cause enemies to act less, and miss more. These moves are categorized specially as {Restoration} and {Depletion} skills.

You will begin with starter skills, and the default physical skill, (Attack). Choose your 5 skills.
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
By element and school.
Psychic
- Migraine (Light damage skill)
- Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times)
- Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)

Physical
- Teraton (Light damage skill)
- Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times)
- Gigatons (Light damage skill, hits 10 times)

Fire
- Homosubi (Light damage skill)
- Flaming Heel (Light damage skill, physical)

Ice
- Iceberg (Light damage skill)

Water
- Waterspout (Light damage skill)

Wind
- Gale (Light damage skill)
- Cutting Wind Blades (Light damage skill, physical, hits 4 times)

Lightning
- Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun)

Dark
- Umbra (Light damage skill)

Light
- Prism Emission (Light damage skill)

Toxicity
- Viral Torpor (Light damage skill, inflicts Toxicity)

Nuclear
- Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer)

Life Arts
- Placebo (Small HP restore)
- Hygieia (Status effect cure)
- Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction)

Death Knells
- Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction)

Status Inflictions
- Fatigue I (Inflicts Bind)
- Antimagic I (Inflicts Seal)
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

You will also pick one of two Ceiling related skills.

1.Depletion Art
- Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank)
2. Restoration Art
- Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank)

I must remember my abilities...

[MAJORDOMO] "Once you're done, we can get a move on, eh?"

>Make your skill choices.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 08:29:52 No.5792557 Report

Quoted By: >>5793092

>>5792541
That I did, and those were good times. I had a long hiatus thanks to the crushing reality of real life punching me in the face until I had no face left but ere do I ever rise. The QM curse cannot get me for good. Thanks for participating anywho and welcome back me matey.

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Anonymous ID:aZaMA+Is Thu 12 Oct 2023 09:12:25 No.5792584 Report

Quoted By: >>5792591

does the pacification also make the recipient available to be convinced of becoming a friend? If so, it could be nice way to make enemies into allies...

for the skills, I'd say
-mind bullets
-placebo
-hygieia
-fatigue
-antimagic

not sure what would be better for the ceiling skill... fluffwise I guess the restoration one.

The death knell is something that affects both parties when it's activated? in that case it might be worth to go for quick skills that can exploit someone else bringing it up

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 09:21:35 No.5792591 Report

Quoted By: >>5792594

>>5792584
That's the idea of pacification, yes. The Truths are less grounded in the actual combat system and more narrative-reliant devices.
Oh no, you get affected by Death Knells if your enemy tries to use a Death Knell skill on you and succeeds. It isn't like detonating a bomb indiscriminately in your and the foe's faces. The way it works is like the abilities in F/GO that grant people concepts of Death. Like my man King Hassan. That was also totally my inspiration. And Tsukihime and visual novels in general.

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Anonymous ID:aZaMA+Is Thu 12 Oct 2023 09:31:53 No.5792594 Report

Quoted By: >>5792597

>>5792591
Hmm. So getting afflicted by death knell is on one hand a risk of getting permadeaded, but it also becomes a resource? But we need to know how to use it, or?

In any event I guess we still have to agree on an overall build to pursue. I'm sure a suitably autistic anon will come up as my own autism-fu is weak. For now I'm inclined to go with the First Truth, partly also for fluff reasons.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 09:37:44 No.5792597 Report

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>>5792594
There's always time to learn new skills in Muna's future. As well, choose Life Arts if you see it as a mainstay. As in any proper RPG, there's always healing items to get in order to tide you over if you choose to hesitate on Life Arts for the time being.

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Anonymous ID:WAb73ww5 Thu 12 Oct 2023 10:31:09 No.5792614 Report

Quoted By: >>5792900

>Cloaked in bright yellows, he was a god among mankind, to whom we gave our fealty.
>He was the Emperor.
>Our Emperor eternal.
>It was on that day that we never saw him again. Our Xanthous Emperor had retreated to his throne.
Praise be to Him on Terra, the Throneworld of Humanity!

>>5792552
>'I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship.' - Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)

Psychic
>Migraine (Light damage skill)
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
Wind
>Cutting Wind Blades (Light damage skill, physical, hits 4 times)
Lightning
>Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun)
Life Arts
>Hygieia (Status effect cure)

Our domain is Psychic so lets pick two skills from there, maybe they get boosted by our autism later. I also like Wind and Lightning, so I'll pick those. Get the Physical Wind skill for the slight possibility that we could run in to enemies early level that are totally immune to Spiritua attacks. Hygieia is a no brainer, I hate status effects. All my homies hate status effects.

1.Depletion Art
>Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank)

This gets us a decent start with three different elements to attack with to dodge elemental immunities on enemies until we can pick up a couple of Japanese high-schoolers to cover the missing elements. We can eat burgers to restore health until we have more skill slots.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 12:19:28 No.5792678 Report

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Gonna let this one have a little more time for people to reach a consensus. Be back later folks.

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Anonymous ID:ZI56juhK Thu 12 Oct 2023 12:43:51 No.5792697 Report

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>>5792552
>'I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship.' - Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
Not dying is nice.

>>5792552
>Nuclear - Atom Bomb
>Wind - Cutting Wind Blades
>Lightning - Leven
>Life Arts - Hygieia
>Status Inflictions - Antimagic
Literal damage nuke, physical damage, stun, status healing, and Syphon from EBF (which is essential to surviving). I'm willing to discuss any others.

>Restoration Art - Divine Alcazar
Raising the ceiling must mean making more attacks, with more accuracy then? Sounds horribly robust.

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Anonymous ID:FqwrWcUs Thu 12 Oct 2023 16:25:45 No.5792840 Report

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This is too much for my smol brain sadly

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 17:37:06 No.5792888 Report

Quoted By: >>5792889 >>5792900 >>5792988 >>5792995 >>5793067 >>5793089

>>5792547
> 'I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship.' - Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
>>5792552
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
>Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun)
>Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer)
>Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction)
>Hygieia (Status effect cure)
This is the KILL build, because if we're not going for pacification there might be times where we might want to get rid of the opposition. Permanently. This is for anons that want to go the ''By all means possible'' route and utterly smash enemies apart. Neuron Explosion and Atom Bom for big dick damage, Leven to prevent enemies from doing literally anything while we do said damage, Hygieia just to remove status effects and Memento Mori to ensure we can kill whoever we're fighting. Optionally we could replace Neuron explosion with Mind bullets for an attack that hits more, or with Viral Torpor to inflict DOTs on enemies.

Now though, I'd like to know QM, what does Cancer actually do? Does it do damage over time with an additional effect or does it just jumble your focus? And what does ''jumble your focus'' mean?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 17:39:55 No.5792889 Report

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>>5792888
>Restoration Art - Divine Alcazar
Forgot our ceiling Skill, not sure how these work but if this one means extra actions then we want that.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 17:54:22 No.5792900 Report

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>>5792888
Actually...I'll go for either Gigatons or Cutting Wind Blades instead of Neuron Explosion, in case we meet stuff immune to Spiritua attacks like >>5792614 said

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Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Thu 12 Oct 2023 19:07:42 No.5792958 Report

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>>5792547
> 'I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship.' - Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)

>Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times)
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
>Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer)
>Placebo (Small HP restore)
>Hygieia (Status effect cure)

>Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank)

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Anonymous ID:w1pTAyMT Thu 12 Oct 2023 19:37:36 No.5792988 Report

Quoted By: >>5793067 >>5793156

>the MAN, the MYTH, the LEGEND has returned, and with a Persona-oriented combat system and compelling predefined character, no less
I'm in awe. The Curse is merciful on this day.

>>5792552
Hmm... Intriguing. There are many clear, viable builds here. On consideration, I think I'm going to back >>5792888 for its high damage potential. Offense is the best defense.

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Anonymous ID:afk8Mjde Thu 12 Oct 2023 19:43:49 No.5792995 Report

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>>5792888
+1 for the kill build because killing shit is awesome

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:11:29 No.5793067 Report

Quoted By: >>5793071 >>5793152

By the way, if I lose the OP ID, it's because I run on mobile data these days, as a heads up to everyone.

>>5792888
Cancer will drain your HP slow like Toxicity does, but with far greater affect, on top of increasing your chance to miss. In turn it is balanced by Cancer being harder to land compared to Toxic.

>>5792988
Ayyyy, the curse, it cannot hope to defeat me.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:16:18 No.5793071 Report

Quoted By: >>5793076

>>5793067
I see, that makes literally nuking people quite strong still.

How does death knell work exactly? Is it an insta-death effect or a debuff that ALLOWS for permadeath?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:22:57 No.5793076 Report

Quoted By: >>5793080

>>5793071
System-wise, Death Knell ringing stops you from using Life Arts in general. With three strength levels of Infliction for how long it lasts. Life Arts down the road will include things like full heals and revive with health spells, so you'll definitely want to stop those. The sole exception is a Life Art like 'Live Not Die' designed to lift the Death Knell.

Narrative-wise, weaponized Death in forms like that are also the only thing that can kill Immortals who otherwise are immune to natural Death. You'll be fucking Maliketh, the Blade Blade.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:27:01 No.5793080 Report

Quoted By: >>5793086

>>5793076
I see, and question, is psychic considered Spiritua attacks or is it it's own thing along with physical and Spiritua?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:30:00 No.5793083 Report

Quoted By: >>5793086 >>5793089

If a skill doesn't specify 'physical' like this one-
>- Cutting Wind Blades (Light damage skill, physical, hits 4 times)
-, or come from the Physical category of skills, assume it's a magical attack. There are Psychic attacks that hit physical to unlock in the future, for reference.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:33:07 No.5793086 Report

Quoted By: >>5793089

>>5793083
>>5793080
This was meant for you obviously but I am retarded and preparing to updoot.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:34:37 No.5793089 Report

Quoted By: >>5793091

>>5793083
>>5793086
Alright, well then if >>5792888 gets chosen, either go for Mind Bullets or Neural Explosion as the first skill, whichever anons like more really. Let's go for a high damage mage build.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:38:04 No.5793091 Report

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>>5793089
Ogey.

Also don't forget, the default skill (Attack) is a physical which you will always have even if you decide to fill up on magicals, like in any proper turn-based.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:41:46 No.5793092 Report

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>>5792547
>'I Am Redeemer, I Bring You Salvation!' - Muna's First Truth. (Inflicts inescapable pacification on a foe.)
>>5792552
>Migraine (Light damage skill)
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
>Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times)
>Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer)
>Placebo (Small HP restore)

>Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank)
>>5792557
alright, hope you're doing better and can avoid the curse for long

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:43:55 No.5793093 Report

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i am too much of a brainlet to keep track of all the systems in place but holy shit my interest is piqued. you've come a long way since Created, my man.
also
>protag is a psychic goddess
sudden flashbacks to THAT debate, you know the one. we don't talk about underwater civilizations anymore...
can't wait to see where this goes.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 22:27:11 No.5793131 Report

Quoted By: >>5793138 >>5793146 >>5793152 >>5793186

... My Truth is ...

That I will not let anything stand in my path and stop me from the pursuit of righteousness and filigree. I will stopper upon any foe that might choose to oppose me.

Through all inertia, any vehemence, I will move through the flames that this world will seek to burn me to a crisp dust with. I will forge ahead, no matter the dangers that lie in my path.

For the world's sake.

For redemption.

I am Muna, I will be Redeemer.

This is my Truth.

I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship.

[MAJORDOMO] "So you've finally made one... and you did make one! I... I'm impressed! Heh, really! Course, every God should be able to meld their own Truth, but you, you didn't need any help. That's just how powerful your determination is, Munny. I gotta take some credit too, I'm always here pushing ya' from behind."

[MAJORDOMO] "Now that we have a Truth, we stick to our guns."

'We just have to find somewhere to start. Redemption isn't spontaneous.'

Adjusting build...
[Starting with Skills]
Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun)
Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer)
Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction)
Hygieia (Status effect cure)
Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank)
Is this okay?

You have defined your Truth and fondly recalled your abilities and inclinations. But everything in this world has a weakness. You, of the Mind, may also have a weakness... or you may have yet to have discovered it.

When it comes to Affinities, resistances and weaknesses vary. Resistances allow you to take less damage by an Affinity, or capitalize on it with a perk such as:
1. Drain (Regains HP when hit with an attack of that Affinity)
2. Reflect (Bounces damage of that Affinity back)
3. Null (Takes no damage when hit with that Affinity)

These are the levels of resistances. Weaknesses are multiplied by a level. There are 1x, 2x and 3x weakness levels, that increase the damage received when struck by an Affinity you're weak to. The same goes for your enemies.

If you decide to choose a weakness, you must have at least 1 Affinity you're 1x weak to, and 1 Affinity you're resistant to. If you choose a weakness and resistance, you may also opt to choose a resistance level for Psychic automatically among the three listed above.

Otherwise, start out with none, if you want.

>Auto-generate Affinity weaknesses. (Work QM piggie, work!)
>Start out as a blank state with neutral resistance. (No particular weaknesses or resistances)
>I want to Drain Psychic.
>I want to Reflect Psychic.
>I want to Null Psychic.
>I want to choose a weakness and resistance.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 12 Oct 2023 22:34:29 No.5793138 Report

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>>5793131
>I want to Drain Psychic.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 22:39:37 No.5793146 Report

Quoted By: >>5793149

>>5793131
Wait so, are we resistant to BOTH psychic and another element of our choice if we choose?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Thu 12 Oct 2023 22:42:57 No.5793149 Report

Quoted By: >>5793186

>>5793146
You can be. If you don't start blank or choose to start with exclusively Psychic resistance for the time being.

If you choose a weakness, then you'll either Drain, Reflect or Null Psychic and get to choose one more resistance. The choice is yours.

This is the last part of prepping Muna for combat.

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Anonymous ID:s0BJYhfn Thu 12 Oct 2023 22:49:23 No.5793152 Report

Quoted By: >>5793156 >>5793186

>>5793131
>I want to Drain Psychic
This is both thematic and dynamic. That's well-worth having, and weaknesses just make things more interesting.

>>5793067
We're all gonna make it.

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Anonymous ID:s0BJYhfn Thu 12 Oct 2023 22:50:38 No.5793156 Report

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>>5793152
This is >>5792988, by the eth yb ,889295>> si shiT
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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 12 Oct 2023 23:20:47 No.5793186 Report

Quoted By: >>5793213 >>5793220 >>5793224

>>5793149
>>5793152
>>5793131
Well, since we're going for a resistance, let me propose this:
>Nuclear Resistance
>Drain Psychic
>Water Weakness
It makes sense thematically as water is pretty damn good for radiation shielding. There IS a reason why Nuclear Reactors are dunked inside of it.
>Verification not required

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Anonymous ID:ZI56juhK Thu 12 Oct 2023 23:50:39 No.5793213 Report

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>>5793186
+1
God, I love damage nukes and nuclear power. Your build is nice.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 00:08:48 No.5793220 Report

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>>5793186
That'll do. Alright, updating.

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Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Fri 13 Oct 2023 00:13:23 No.5793224 Report

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>>5793186
+1

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 00:43:29 No.5793248 Report

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Your resistances and weaknesses have been calculated. Being the Goddess of Mentality, you (Drain) the Psychic Affinity casually, and resist the heat of Nuclear fusion. However, Water can cool your fiery spirit.

'I've got myself all figured out.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Good to hear, chief. So, shall we?"

'Mm. Let's go.'

I had been meditating last. I was putting myself at ease in the middle of the forest. Now that I had my rest, it was time to spring back to life in the waking world. Time to set out on my journey across the Hainei.

[MAJORDOMO] "We're waking now. I'll still be with you, watching and listening, ready to speak up. Just call me if you need me. You will."

And so I woke up and begin thinking consciously again.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 00:45:07 No.5793250 Report

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On the road to Redemption that I seek to travel, I will have many enemies. In the future, I will inevitably come to blows with the gods and immortals that ruled this world. Among them were the mightiest foes in history.

The world government, the Trinity Kingdom... was both widely revered, and widely despised. To rule the Hainei, even the purest of immortals must resort to methods that were less than good spirited. But this aged, vast celestial bureaucracy was decadent, and totalistic. The Xanthous Emperor was a ghost in his own world, nowhere to be seen. The people that lived under the New Eternity had only the holy goals of Immortalizing to evade abandonment when the Emperor would supposedly return, ushering the Great Rebirth.

But why?

Why remake the world? Is it the sin that crawls upon the face of it? The shroud of evils unleashed? Is the end of the world and yet another New Beginning what is truly needed? How can we be sure that the Hainei awaiting us after the Great Rebirth will not fall to the same vice and licentiousness that resulted in the current state of the world? And the Final War tearing it apart?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 00:46:25 No.5793254 Report

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I do not have faith, like the many other worshipers of the Yellow God.

The Trinity was the three greatest gods that served under the Emperor. They were the central ministers that ruled the heavenly kingdom.

There was Lord Sarakha, the Primarch Minister. In the ages before, when the Emperor had not left Hainei for Heaven, he was the Grand Secretary, closest advisor and officiant to the Yellow God of Heaven. He has always been a mysterious figure, and nobody knows what domain his godhood claims. All we know, is that he is in charge, and he is mighty.

Lord Akasa, the God of Space, was the Interior Minister. He is charged with the kingdom's wellbeing, day to day operations, and the management of demigods. He is a workhorse, and a sagacious person. But a well respected person, liked by the people for his kindness. However, he is merciless in his work. He is the head of one of the kingdom's three armies that form the Heavenly military, the Standard Forces of the Metropolitan area, or the Interior Ministry Armed Forces. He polices the world.

And then there is the Exterior Minister, Lord Thandir. The God of Souls. He could be fittingly described as the high priest of the Emperor. Though he is a god, he is the most devout worshiper of the Emperor, and is the hardest worker in heralding the Great Rebirth. His charge was the cycle of reincarnation, funneling souls back from the Afterseas to Hainei. In this way, his job was to ensure that all who failed to become Immortal got another chance. His goal is to ensure all mortals Immortalize. But those who refused... and those who did not believe... he snuffs their soul out forever. Nobody deserves that. Lord Thandir leads the Muhajids of the Imperial Temple, which organizes the official Imperial Creed, the heaven worship and religion of the Xanthous Emperor. Nothing is worse than zealot...

One way or another... I'll have to take them all down.

But... I am not sure I can.

Yet.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 00:47:36 No.5793258 Report

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And that's not even speaking of their equal, and their enemy.

The Dark One. The Despair Manifest. The Death-Bringer. The God-Killer. Eater of Hope, Destroyer of Light. King of Darkness, Maledict Ruler Below.

The entity had no name when it appeared and began the war on the world, the campaign to wipe out the last traces of decency from the universe. At first, everyone feared it. But it brought out the worst in us all, and so people began to follow it. It was truly proof that we are all foolish... foolish for trying to see the best in others. In his wake, friends stabbed each other in the back, loyal dogs began eating their hunters, children awakened their hatred through matricide and patricide. All semblance of 'civility' eroded, and people began doing what they really wanted to do.

Murders were committed. Rapes were had. Pillaging and looting was endless.

They began to chant, "He is Us."
It is what that entity was, it was accurate. He is Us. He is our darkest desires. He is the undeniable. The blackest existence of all, and we couldn't have us without him, neither would he have himself without us.

H-E-U-S - The name they gave that entity. It is the Dark Lord Heus.

His offer to us is his tool; Hatred. His vision for us is total destruction and anarchy. Absolute, indiscriminative freedom and the pain that comes with it. A world of nothing but horror and instinct.

I... I would be a fool to say I was not afraid of that thing myself, more than I am of the Trinity. It has gathered all those who rally to it's ideas under an army of slaves, the deranged, the broken, madmen and those it took advantage of in their weakest moments to sway. The Khanate of the Afterseas.

I must understand what this foe is. It is a Darkness that comes from the realm of death itself, crawling up to Hainei to kill us.

...Regardless... I... I must defeat it. The Dark Lord must be destroyed.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 01:03:18 No.5793273 Report

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...

I must stop to now ponder of the great tasks of overcoming the ones above and below all. It will only bring unnecessary stress.

I hear birds chirping, and endemic life crawling. A gentle breeze sweeps through the leaves on all these trees surrounding me. Slowly, I open my magenta eyes to the world again, and stand up from the rock I levitated over.

I was in Shengesia, the Imperial Continent, near the strait that divided it and Siegesia, the continent I called home, from one another. I had been wandering and wondering a while now, looking for nothing in particular. I suppose I was just admiring the sights of the great stone forests before me at the edge of the Imperial World... at least before it expanded into the Zahnlauf I loved.

...

In the distance, I can hear something, and detect moving Spiritua. I am not fond of making contact... I... I have not, let's say, versed myself well in sociality, but my curiosity cannot help but be piqued. I grab a long brown cloak to throw over my shoulders, and hide my horn with it, giving the illusion of being taller than I actually was, and ensure my body is concealed before I hobble out onto the trail through the mountain passes marked by rows of stones to define them.

In the distance, I see what looks to be a carriage, or a caravan. I detect the presence of a single human... and... three dead ones.

But those other presences with it, that Spiritua ... I see. Immortals.

Closing in just a little further down the trail, I soon see it all in full. These Immortals, they are Samurai. Servants of the Great Tengu, and soldiers of the Trinity Kingdom. They are armed, of course, but their weapons are primed. The human there among them was clearly frightened, but he kept up such an act that he didn't look the part. He was brave to face them down like this, but foolish.

It appears, I was unlucky enough to be spotted. One of the Samurai raised their finger my way and shouted, demanding I come near. I felt twin matchlocks trained on me. I decided to come hither...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 01:19:02 No.5793288 Report

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[SAMURAI] "KEEP YOUR GROUND!"

I stopped. What bothersome instructions from them.

So these were Samurai... I'd never seen them this close in person before.
They were... strange, to say the least. Their bodies were armored in thick red plates, and their faces were hard to discern. It was as if their eyes were not natural, but built into their skulls, flickering red like sensors. Their weapons were hi-tech. The Samurai were a warrior caste that prided themselves on their superiority. Their guns, though deceivingly rustic in appearance, were energy casters that fired bullets of light. Their blades vibrated on a frequency that could make molecules fall apart, atom by atom, allowing them cut through almost anything, requiring special sheathes that could stabilize the blade and render it harmless.

These were lower ranked Samurai. Ashigaru, as they were known, being lead by a higher ranked Retainer carrying a large shield.

[SAMURAI] "THIS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, TRAVELER. BE ON YOUR WAY."

...They were going out of their way to intimidate a man who was maybe an inch or two shorter than I was. He stood there, nonchalantly, holding a smoking pipe, but still sweating in anticipation as the Ashigaru readied their matchlocks and aimed at him.

'...What did he do?'

I asked them on impulse.

[MAN] "Heh, not even I know that."

[SAMURAI] "SILENCE!"

[SAMURAI] "YOU ARE INTERFERING WITH TRINITY CONDUCT. YOU ARE ORDERED TO LEAVE NOW OR BE IN VIOLATION OF DISOBEYING A LAWKEEPER."

'Because if I see you execute this man, I'll have seen something I shouldn't have. And then you'll have to kill me as well, isn't it?'

[MAN] "More or less."

[SAMURAI] "YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE. LEAVE NOW, OR DIE."

They're being difficult.

I stand some twenty feet away from the carriage. The three bodies litter the ground near the man's feet... The Ashigaru were just about to pull their triggers. I could fight, and save him the hard way, but then I'd need to kill these Samurai. But I need to train my Psychic powers and abilities as well. Perhaps I could try messing with their minds, somehow...

>What should I do here? This man doesn't need to die.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 01:25:54 No.5793298 Report

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>>5793288
>Fight them, Use Leven to stun first. Alternatively, try to convince them the man isn't worth killing for beings of their stature, it is beneath them
We'll see if we have to kill, these guys are immortals aren't they? Maybe we can just disable them, but if we push comes to shove...Well sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to prevent more evil from being wrought.

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Anonymous ID:ZI56juhK Fri 13 Oct 2023 01:41:35 No.5793306 Report

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>>5793288
>LEVEN NOW!!!
>Then threaten them or face your wrath! They have one chance to walk away.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:02:27 No.5793325 Report

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>>5793298
>+1
talk no jutsu time

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:09:45 No.5793338 Report

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'What did this man do, that execution is his sentence? Surely, a random civilian is below the notice of the Tengu's entourage.'

[SAMURAI] "BY THE ORDER OF LORD SARAKHA, THIS MAN IS TO BLEED."

Ah. It seems they're set on it. No real purpose. Even I could tell that without it needing to be specified from the mouth of the Samurai. This man just had to die, that was all there was to it. If it came from the lips of the Primarch Minister, just do. No questions. He needs no reason to want someone dead.

'That's it? Is the Trinity now allowing its soldiers to kill for sport? Have you gotten bored of putting heretics to a pyre?'

[MAN] "Sass!"

[SAMURAI] "ENOUGH!"

The Ashigaru turned heel, and their guns were now trained on you.

[SAMURAI] "IF YOU WILL EXERCISE THIS FOOLISHNESS, THEN YOU WILL PAY THE FITTING PRICE-"

My finger slid free of the cloak wrapped around my shoulders. I cast a Leven, striking the shield wielding Retainer with a bolt that circled his body.

[SAMURAI] "G-WHAHK-!"

His body trembled with a spasm, and his circuitry was certainly boiling under the impact that launched him back off his feet. The fellow Ashigaru stared back, awestruck at the magical attack. They could not have predicted it, and neither could the man, who went wide eyed.

[SAMURAI] "ENEMY!"
[SAMURAI] "IMMORTAL?!"
[SAMURAI] "CULTIST!"

'Nay. I am none of those. I am something far worse.'

[MAJORDOMO] "This is your time kid. Time to shine. Let's kick some ass."

I couldn't agree more.

I grabbed the cloak around my shoulders, and cast it off. It was time to reveal myself, and come out of my shell. For all the time I'd spent out of the public conscious, I'd never truly been experiencing life and its struggles. Today, I started to live.

My body was surrounded with a cerebral power. I focused my Psychic energy, and formed a reactive armor of blue over my pale form.

'You would kill without true reason, all because a superior told you to... had you a conscience, you would disobey such blatant call to murder. You claim to serve the Trinity, but you act like the minions of Heus! I will not stand for it!'

'I AM MUNA! I AM A GODDESS WHO PRESIDES IN THE MIND!'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:12:52 No.5793340 Report

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[SAMURAI] "...!"
[SAMURAI] "GK-!"

I stand before my enemies now in full.

This is the Incarnate form of myself, Goddess of Mentality.

[SAMURAI] "Q-QILIN!"
[SAMURAI] "SUMMONING BACKUP..."

[MAN] "A goddess in the flesh..."

I stood, watching my foes, waiting to see if they would attack still, or let this issue go.

The Retainer stumbled back to his feet, clutching his ninjato. He chooses to fight.

'I will Redeem you.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:13:55 No.5793342 Report

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[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:22:16 No.5793351 Report

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Your foes sally out to meet you.
You have encountered, (1x) Samurai Sword and Shield Retainer, (2x) Ashigaru Riflemen.

You have the initiative. Retainer is stunned for this turn!

The Ashigaru hits you with an [Attack], striking you with the butt of his rifle. It doesn't hurt very much...

The second Ashigaru prepares to [Signal Reinforcements] - Summoning (3x) Ashigaru Swordsmen.

Your ordinary and critical roll ceilings are in the rank 3 - 1d27

PRESS TURNS: 1

<>What will you do?
>SKILLS
Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun)
Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer)
Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction)
Hygieia (Status effect cure)
Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank)
>TRUTHS
Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
>GUARD
>ITEMS (Inventory empty)
>ESCAPE

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:34:10 No.5793360 Report

Quoted By: >>5793362

>>5793351
>Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun), Second Ashigaru
Don't need more attention than we already have
How many actions do we have?

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:35:04 No.5793362 Report

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>>5793360
>+1
this if it's only 1 act per turn

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:53:47 No.5793388 Report

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You lash out in repeat with a Leven against the Second Ashigaru. His modified body takes the bolt of intense electricity, and he wails a static cry before his top bursts from the overload.

[MAJORDOMO] "GET EM' MUNNY!"

Enemy's turn.

[SAMURAI] "GHN!"

The Retainer recovers from his stun. He retaliates with [Homisubi] - [Light Fire damage], spraying you with a flame thrown out by a port in the Heaven symbols adorning his shield! It was a flamethrower as well!

The remaining Ashigaru loads a Death charged shell into his weapon. He fires it at you, striking you in the side and attempting to cast [Memento Mori] - [Weak Death infliction]. Death was widely available for the Immortals of this world to slaughter each other with.

Enemy rolling ceiling is rank 1 - 1d7

[Rolling Death Infliction. 1-6 - Failure / 7 - Successful Infliction.]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:54:47 No.5793389 Report

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Rolled 6 (1d7)

[...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 02:59:36 No.5793398 Report

Quoted By: >>5793403 >>5793412 >>5793432 >>5793440 >>5793478

[The Ashigaru failed to inflict you with a Death Knell.]

You have the initiative. (Your press turn actions will be present in the corner of the image from now on.)

The Retainer is preparing to use [Homosubi] again. The Ashigaru prepares to [Signal Reinforcements], though he doesn't look so keen on fighting anymore now... he looks like he wants to run.

You now have access to a new action type - TALK: To try and convince enemies to back down and retreat or surrender. Though Majordomo will hate it when you don't smash your enemies to bits like he thinks you ought to.

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
• Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction)
• Hygieia (Status effect cure)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
>GUARD
>ITEMS (Inventory empty)
>TALK
>ESCAPE

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 03:04:37 No.5793403 Report

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>>5793398
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill), Ashigaru
Fucker might alert our position, if Leven was enough to instantly murder one of them this will be good too.

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Anonymous ID:uc7QaXx8 Fri 13 Oct 2023 03:16:58 No.5793412 Report

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>>5793398
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
Can this be in between the samurai as an AOE, or is this targeted, regardless I would like to use this

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Fri 13 Oct 2023 03:33:24 No.5793432 Report

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>>5793398
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)
D E L E T E the Ashigaru

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Anonymous ID:RM27sd2f Fri 13 Oct 2023 03:36:36 No.5793440 Report

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>>5793398
>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)

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Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Fri 13 Oct 2023 03:53:21 No.5793478 Report

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>>5793398
>>Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 03:54:17 No.5793481 Report

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You merely shoot a sideways glance at the conical hat of the modified warrior. [Neuron Explosion] - [Psychic medium damage]! You cause the neural pathways in his semi-plastic brain to become obscured and break apart by the links between his neurons, like how a storm washes away unpaved roads.

You hit the Ashigaru's 1x resistance to Psychic!

The overwhelming energy however, causes his head to pop like a bubble. 

[SAMURAI] "Gh...!"

[SAMURAI] "DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR!"

Raising his own ninjato against himself, the remaining Retainer plunges it into his core and twists, taking his own life in a seppuku ritual before you can. Nothing would insult the Great Tengu more than for his men to lose to a Qilin...

You won the battle. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHnr50a134

The sensation of battle has enlightened you to the art of war. You have unlocked attack modes.
• You can now select between attacking enemies through single mode or AOE mode when using skills. This is a choice between restricted your attack to a single enemy or hitting every enemy. Certain attacks that already hit multiple times cannot be used in AOE mode however. As per the rules of Press Turns, when using AOE mode to hit multiple enemies, if one manages to dodge, your party loses Press Turns.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 04:04:41 No.5793499 Report

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'...'

In what seemed a blitz of a moment, I struck the Samurai down where they stood. Their fight was a hopeless one the moment I revealed my divinity before them. Even Immortals as they were, my weak blows massacred them one by one, until the last choose to go out on his own terms. And I had been pulling my punches as well. Or at least, that's what Majordomo calls it.

'...'

I lost my composure, I gasped as I looked down at their bodies, no longer sporting the confident and vengeful look I had.

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey! Good work, Munny. You made short work of those bastards! Hehe! Eh? H-Hey...? What's wrong...?"

My subconscious was quick to come out into my view and congratulate me. But I felt... no reward from this endeavor. I didn't feel proud at all.

'Majordomo...' I said to him, in thought and not aloud; '...I... I don't like what I just did...'

I couldn't help but remain fixated upon my hands. Clean as they were, my jade fur still shiny and spotless, I saw something red on them. Something that existed as metaphor. After all, this was my first time I had ever killed anything. All my life before this... I would not even swat insects, or disturb a blade of grass with my hooves. All my life, I'd only ever respected other lives. But this was the first time actually going the distance, since I'd sworn to Redeem this world. This was the first time I'd ever fought. Ever engaged in violence. Ever killed...

Is this what it means to be a Redeemer? Is this how I redeem the people in this world? However I see fit. Being a judge between life and death.

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey! Come on now... you're not a bad person, Muna. I know this is tough, but how else would you have handled it?"

'I feel like there's something else I could have done...'

[MAJORDOMO] "They didn't offer a choice."

Still, the feeling wrenches at my chest.

I look to my hands and speak my thoughts aloud. Of the blood I saw on them.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 04:18:28 No.5793523 Report

Quoted By: >>5793533 >>5793535 >>5793549

[???] "Blood? Mm. Maybe a little. But it's more like synthetic fluid, I'd say for sure."

Hm? The man, he was still here. He had not taken a chance to run off when he had one. He watched the fight, from start to stop. He was relieved at being free of his attackers, I could tell from his eased heartrate and unstressed breathing. He puffed on his pipe as he came over and, with more guts than I'd have to do something like this, overturned the corpse of the Retainer who had took his own life. I noticed the eyes of the soldier still glowing, fading with a blink then after.

'...They were Immortal. By destroying their bodies like this, I'm making them experience suffering. They aren't dead.' I rationalized.

[???] "Mnmnn. Not quite. See, the Samurai are only chemically Immortal. They are not true Immortals."

What?

'...What do you mean?'

I had to know.

[???] "They've not Immortalized like you think they have. The Samurai are a warrior class. They can still fall in battle, and are expected to even. Their bodies are modified technologically and have had much of their mass replaced by synthetic parts. They're hardly organic. In other words, they may become chemically Immortal by expanding their natural lifespans like this. By all means, the Temple considers chemical Immortality a sin, but the Samurai are the exception as by winning wars, achieving victory in battles and coming back home with the glory of it, they can win true Immortality as a reward by the Trinity. In other words, theirs is an eternal struggle to be saved by grace by taking up the blade. A shame really, the Samurai culture used to be so unlike this before the Daitengu had his way with them."

Truly...? Is that their case?

[???] "They're transhumans, virtually. The perfect drones for Lord Sarakha, just how he likes them. By 'destroying' them, you did kill them. Their souls are now going to Thandir, I imagine. Or being pruned for failure."

'How do you know all of this...?'

The man's eyebrows twitched. He looked between my own irises and the body pooling synthetic fluid below.

[HALE] "Besides elementary observation, I happen to be quite versed in technology myself. Hale. Hale Felwitz. Weapons designer. Hosting my own indie company before a tariff from the Interior Ministry forbade me business in Shengeisa. I was on my way to Siegesia, before this mess happened. Bollocks, it all is."

[HALE] "And you are?"

'Muna. My name is Muna. I am a Qilin, and Goddess of Mentality.'

[HALE] "In Siegesia, we call those 'unicorns'. Anyway, don't let this all bother you. I am forever indebted for this. I see you do not mistake law for justice. And you know that might can make right. That is good. We need more people like you in this world of we're bloody doomed I tell you."

[MAJORDOMO] "I like the cut of this guy's jib. We should find out some stuff."

I should ask the man some things...

>Why did they do it?
>Where in Siegesia are you going?
>Weapons designer?
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Fri 13 Oct 2023 04:26:03 No.5793533 Report

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>>5793523
>>Weapons designer?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 04:26:56 No.5793535 Report

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>>5793523
>>Why did they do it?
>>Where in Siegesia are you going?
>>Weapons designer?
>>You don't seem all that phased by seeing several men dismembered...

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Fri 13 Oct 2023 04:38:18 No.5793549 Report

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>>5793523
>Weapons designer?
That doesn't sound very redemptical but his expertise could ironically help us redeem even more wrongdoers.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 05:40:02 No.5793622 Report

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'Weapons designer?'

[HALE] "Hm? Oh yes. I designed weapons for a living. Quite good at it. My company is Felwischer, ever heard of it? No? Mmm... I suppose it is little known in Shengeisa, but I'll have you know my company's designs have been endorsed gladly by the Woldorian Heer. Regrettably, I did work a little for Trinity provided contracts, to arm the Samurai with a manner of heavy repeater."

The man raised his hand, and turned back to his carriage. I saw him begin to sift through the boxes there, and as he did I only then noticed his carriage was not horse drawn. It was motor pulled, by some manner of car.

[MAJORDOMO] "That's a trailer."

'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Why are you so fixed on that?"

'N-No reason...' I spoke back across my mind to Majordomo.

I didn't want to admit I found the idea of using horses for labor like that embarrassing, because I was technically one myself...

[HALE] "Here we are."

I looked back up at the man then, and he emerged with one of his products, I presumed, in his hands. He showed it to me, enthusiastically. It was made of polymer plastic parts, but it was weighty in his hands.

[HALE] "Why, the ATK series wouldn't exist without yours truly. But this is a step up. The next generation of firearms I produce. Introducing, the PRTK-1. My flexible new service rifle design. Of course, I have no bullets for it right now, or Death charges."

[HALE] "I design my products with a purpose of self-defense in mind, for the little guy. I do not condone their misuse for purposes of war. I envisioned a world where people who are willing to throw themselves in the way of danger and protect those less fortunate and weaker than themselves nobly are armed with weapons like these that will put down Monsters like the ones coming from Blickery and the far east. Ah, fie. With my business dwindling thanks to this tariff, and the Heer already being fairly armed, it seems Felwischer is going to stagnate, and I will lose business."

Dejected, he simply turned away and gently replaced the rifle back into whatever store box I saw him take it from, taking another hearty puff from his pipe.

[HALE] "Still, I cannot fathom for the life of me why the big cheese himself would want ME DEAD. I don't understand."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 05:54:14 No.5793632 Report

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[HALE] "Maybe that's it. Maybe I was just that, a threat. After all, if there's thing a polity like the Trinity does not like, it is a populace that can resist. Oh, bother..."

He held his pipe firmly in his mouth and began rolling his sleeves up.

'What will you do now?' I asked him.

[HALE] "Well... for one, these men that were killed here by the Samurai, were my workers. They tried to protect me... and I didn't even want them to. I can't take this back now, that I've gotten them killed all because of my relation to the world government."

In his eyes, the Felwitz man gave me a subtext of sorrow.

[HALE] "I'll never have three boys as loyal to me as that again. Fourteen years... fourteen years I'd been paying those chaps..."

[HALE] "I'll tell you the truth, I'm not too sure what to do now... If I remain behind here in Shengesia any longer, I'm scared that more might come for me. If I continue on, I'll be safe when I reach Woldoria's borders and get away from Imperial lands. To the city of Eikrise, is where I was going before that patrol just appeared out of nowhere and stopped us... I suppose now, I can only run my company, yes...?"

He sighed as took his pipe and emptied it of tobacco, throwing it back into his car's open window.

'What are you doing?'

[HALE] "I can't just leave this scene here like this. And I can't just leave my boys like this either. I've got to bury them, and get rid of these tincan soldiers from the road. I wish there was more I could do, but all I can think of is to compensate the families through the mail, and inform them of the passing. I can't tell them they were killed by Samurai, otherwise those families might come under danger as well. As despicable as it is, I have no choice but to fabricate something. Either tell them Blickery Beasts got the fellows or a machine shop incident happened with gunpowder, and there was nothing left for a casket."

'I see...'

[HALE] "Can I ask you a favor, once more, Qilin?"

'What can I do?'

[HALE] "Will you help me? Help me give them a proper burial. And then help me reach Eikrise in one piece. Do this, and once we get to my machine shop in the city, I'll do whatever I can to pay you back. I'll give you money, I'll let you look into my resources if you want. Just please... help me again."

'Very well. I'll help you.'

I see he is being honest. You could not make up genuine sorrow like that easily, and I would have been able to tell the difference between acting and reality in his Mind.

I spent the next hour ripping the bodies of the Samurai apart with my telekinetic pull, to ensure their pieces would not be easily recognizable or found, while Hale dug the graves with a shovel from his trunk between the trees. When there was space in the dirt, I helped him move his comrades bodies and cover them, and gave him time to bid them farewell standing over the grave and uttering a silent prayer to Woldor, the god he revered personally.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:BtWNVz8J Fri 13 Oct 2023 06:02:38 No.5793635 Report

Quoted By: >>5793651 >>5793652

Afterwards, I had donned my cloak again, and he allowed me to share his motor vehicle for travel. We would be passed over the strait that divided the two continents, it was a long journey, and took us across a great bridge that was monstrous in size, spanning miles and miles.

He would take a backroads passage to get us back to Siegesia, and pass from the Trinity's borders into the country of the Wargod. Woldoria, the land of bravest hearts.

This was... unlike how I'd anticipated my journey to start, but now that it has, there's no turning back.

[HALE] "...Excuse me."

'Hm? Yes? What is it?'

[HALE] "You are a Qilin. You are really strange to me."

'...?'

[HALE] "I'd heard of great beasts of a divine nature before, but I'd never thought I'd see one. You Qilin are supposedly creatures of purity itself. They say your kind are incapable of hurting anything, yet you cut down those Samurai in seconds for my sake."

'I could not let another murder happen.'

[HALE] "What changed, though?"

'What do you mean?'

[HALE] "Well... I guess I'm asking, why did you do it? Why save me? Why bother, knowing what you are? Fighting would be... I don't know, just so un-Qilin-like. Did you really do it just because you knew it was the right thing to do?"

'...'

[HALE] "What's your goal, exactly? Why does a full blown god come to a mortals age in a time like this when it seems they've all abandoned us?"

>How do I put this...?
>Explain your purpose, in your own words. Put thought to word for once.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 06:14:53 No.5793651 Report

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>That I will not let anything stand in my path and stop me from the pursuit of righteousness and filigree. I will stopper upon any foe that might choose to oppose me.
>Through all inertia, any vehemence, I will move through the flames that this world will seek to burn me to a crisp dust with. I will forge ahead, no matter the dangers that lie in my path.
>For the world's sake.
>For redemption.
>I am Muna, I will be Redeemer.
>This is my Truth.
>I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship.

>Stay silent for a second, then say: ''The town I spent my days observing was one torn apart by the monsters of the Dark One, it was a horrid sight. That is when I knew I couldn't just stay out of sight forever, and had to do something. That I would redeem this world and wouldn't let anything stand in my path. I didn't think I would actually have to KILL though...I admit I did not think that far, but I suppose it is unavoidable that my hands would be dirtied in such an endeavor. You did not do anything to deserve death, and the Samurais were not interested in peace. ''

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Fri 13 Oct 2023 06:17:44 No.5793652 Report

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>>5793635
>Explain your purpose, in your own words. Put thought to word for once.
"Take a look at the state that the world is currently in and try to tell me that it's not in dire need of divine intervention. I doubt anyone can, besides those 'behind the wheel' so to speak."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 07:41:14 No.5793705 Report

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I knew my purpose. But how to put it to words to a human like him?

'Take a look at the state that the world is currently in and try to tell me that it's not in dire need of divine intervention. I doubt anyone can, besides those 'behind the wheel' so to speak.'

The man driving me in the car raised his eyebrow.

[HALE] "Well, that's certainly one way to put it. But you know, that kind of reasoning... heeehhh. I spose' my only counter is that, seems like the Dark Lord really is getting his wicked influence everywhere. Even in the Qilins."

'I...'

I wanted to object to that. But he had a point. One I couldn't deny easily. From a certain point of view, my bid for Redemption could just as easily be twisted into looking like no more than a frenzied rampage that won't really get anywhere. I could just as easily make people assume I'm just falling to my instincts awoken inside of me by the Dark One. If He is Us, then he is in all of Us, even the gods like myself.

Perhaps the human was testing me even. A bold move for sure, that a mortal might test a god. But I am still inexperienced. I thought then, maybe he sending me a signal, trying to tell me something which he doesn't need to use words for. Trying to warn me against that outlook. All some people needed to do to fall the Dark One's influence was merely want to kill. It took no higher thought, it only took mindless rage and bloodlust for He who is Us to begin exerting his influence on you.

I see his point now.

He wants to know if he can truly trust me. Well, then I'll elaborate like this;

'The town I spent my days observing was one torn apart by the monsters of the Dark One, it was a horrid sight. That is when I knew I couldn't just stay out of sight forever, and had to do something.'

[HALE] "...hm..."

His attention to me had really picked up now.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 07:42:16 No.5793707 Report

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'That I would redeem this world and wouldn't let anything stand in my path. I didn't think I would actually have to KILL though... I admit I did not think that far, but I suppose it is unavoidable that my hands would be dirtied in such an endeavor. You did not do anything to deserve death, and the Samurai were not interested in peace.'

[HALE] "I see."

[HALE] "I only ask because, back there when you confronted them, you said this. You told the soldiers that you would 'Redeem them'. Hmph... it is a... well, it is certainly 'A' kind of redemption."

'Why do you ask? May I ask.'

[HALE] "There's an old Felwitz trick I use. Stems mostly from the history of business, but it works to rat out people you can't trust, trying to offer you a raw deal. When people want your services, or your resources, they usually have a plan in mind. It's why I ask them. And then I ask them again the endgame is when they're off guard. Catch them contradicting themselves. That way I know who not to deal with. Reassurance, really."

'And what would you have done if you couldn't trust me?'

[HALE] "Stop this cabby, ask you to step out, and then smash the accelerate."

'You'd really try to run away from a god?'

[HALE] "I wouldn't succeed. But I wouldn't just not try. Hohoh. I'm damn thick, I am."

You smiled in amusement at his daring. Mayhap there was something more to this chance meeting than met the eye.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 07:52:37 No.5793718 Report

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Our trip was long, being right between the length of crossing one continent after the other. We passed by trees innumerable, the occasional street lights on less rural-paths lightning the way like beacons, and bamboo thickets heralding the exit from the stone forests of western Shengesia.

I could see we were fast approaching Siegesia now. The snowy continent of heroes was before us now, and the sun was beginning to set.

Yet, I saw the strangest thing as we came to the cusp of the ending of one of the great bridges.

It happened so fast that a human like Hale would not notice. His mortal perception was not enough. But I saw it, I saw every second of it, and to me, it was no faster than if he were driving his car at the speed of a snail, barely giving the engine gas and pressing the pedal down.

A man, to the right, on my side, standing on the road.

He was armored head to toe in jet black plates. He carried a sword of pure gold with a large rimmed rain guard, and obscured his face under an impenetrable wedged armet. But I could sense his gaze following me through it easily.

And the weirdest thing happened.

He nodded to me.

I could sense there was something not quite right about this figure. Questioning how he'd seen me, how he'd picked me right out, and why he'd bothered to give me this gesture in the first place.

It was... strange... strange indeed, but as Hale's car sped by, he was gone just as soon as I'd seen him.

[MAJORDOMO] "What in the world was up with that? That guy was just standing there... meeting your own gaze."

'I don't know, Majordomo. Something about that just now didn't seem safe...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Unsafe you say? What do you mean?"

'...I'm unsure. But whatever that was, it felt like it could have been trouble, but chose not to be...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Mmmmm I don't like the sound of that. We'd better watch out for whoever that guy was in the future then, I guess."

What a queer thing to happen.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:06:23 No.5793730 Report

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By the time we both had arrived at Siegesian soil, the night had set in. We were riding throughout the night on a drive to the city of Eikrise. I knew of this place, it was a popular city close to the coast of Siegesia, and its citizens frequently traveled to Zahnlauf for the festivals had there once upon a time. I had never seen it in person myself, but I always too.

The city was named in honor of the patron deity who had a temple there. Eikn, the Great Nannie of the Mountains of Yore, and the esteemed wife of the Wargod Woldor that ruled this continent. She was like the queen of the entire land of heroes, and beloved by its people. Viewed as a caretaker, and the mother of civilization below the clouds that the Mountains of Yore stretched past.

Because Woldoria was at war with the aggressive Trinity, we had to pass through lands that were heavily occupied by the Heer, and fortified as a bulwark against any intrusions from the Imperials. It was a depressing sight to see such a beautiful land have to entrench itself so heavily in the ugliness of sandbags and tank traps, bunkers and gun emplacements everywhere, out of the perpetual fear of their aggressors.

[HALE] "Thankfully, because it is night, you won't have to worry about getting seen by anyone. I notice you disguise yourself with just... that blanket, or whatever. We'll pull right into my workshop's garage anyway. I need to get in before they ticket me for breaking curfew!"

The city of Eikrise was something to behold. Never in my life had I seen this many towers and steeples up close like this. The street were paved cobblestones, cement, and the buildings were of a fascinating variety of materials. From polished wood, to brick walls, and granite foundations. Above, the light of a great clocktower ticked away past midnight, and the tricolor flags of Woldoria flew beneath Woldor's Cross.

Though the city was asleep, it felt homely and welcoming. This was a nice place for me to be.

I wondered then how much more vast was the grand city of goats lying at the foot of Woldor's mountain?

[HALE] "And here we are. My workshop."

I saw the sign, emblazoned with green and yellowed lettering. 'Felwischer'. It was closed now, but Hale would get me inside. It was a quaint place, but behind it was a semblance of a large factory. He sold the guns he produced on sight, or wanted to.

We pulled into the garage when it opened to his clicker...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:14:35 No.5793747 Report

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A wide workspace was there to greet us. But no employees.

[HALE] "You'll have to forgive me. I am a bit understaffed at the moment."

It was no worry to me, I likely didn't want to be seen a whole lot until I had a suitable disguise to use among mortals. Or was more comfortable in my appearance as a god among them.

Stepping out of his car, the first thing that I saw-

-was a empty mug in my face?

[ROBOT] "WOULD YOU CARE FOR A CUP OF TEA?"

Huh?

What's this...? A machine?

[HALE] "Oh, don't mind him. That robot just wandered in here one day and started serving tea to the employees I did have. It brews it pretty well."

[ROBOT] "MY TEA QUOTA HAS ALMOST BEEN FULFILLED HERE. ONE MORE CUP AND I MUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DESIGNATION TO OFFER TEA."

[HALE] "Ah, pity that."

The cup was again thrust in my face.

This model of robot somehow seemed familiar. I'm pretty sure they had these in Zahnlauf too, it was nostalgic.

[ROBOT] "TEA, MA'AM?"

>Yes... I'll have a cup.
>No thank you. You're weird.

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Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:16:03 No.5793751 Report

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>>5793747
>>Yes... I'll have a cup.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:16:50 No.5793754 Report

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Annnd the mobile data got me. Poop.
Guess we'll be without bold and italic text from here on lol

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:18:24 No.5793756 Report

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>>5793747
>Yes... I'll have a cup.
>>5793754
Shame that.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:19:28 No.5793758 Report

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>>5793747
>Yes... I'll have a cup.
>>5793754
>Guess we'll be without bold and italic text from here on lol
isn't the name#password enough to still make changes even if the ip changes ?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:20:56 No.5793759 Report

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>>5793758
I'm pretty sure the OP's abilities to use the special text is IP specific, and my mobile data sometimes hops IPs for no reason at all cuz dynamic. But let's see.

[b:lit]testing[/b:lit]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:21:57 No.5793760 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:35:36 No.5793766 Report

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[ROBOT] "..."

Staring into my soul unblinking, the machine there before me reached behind its back and pulled out a cup. I saw it extend its finger over the cup and... start pouring hot tea from the tip into the cup until it was full, after which it capped the cup and handed it to me.

I took it and held it.

The machine was looking at me as if awaiting validation or something... so I sipped the tea.

[ROBOT] "..."

'...I-It's good, thank you...'

[ROBOT] "YOU ARE WELCOME."

(HP lost from previous battle healed from consuming the item)

The machine turned away and walked out of the garage, leaving the place. Hale sighed at that.

[HALE] "Well, guess I'll have to fork out to buy a dispenser now. I liked my tea."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:44:28 No.5793774 Report

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Well, it was good tea. You just wondered why the machine bothered putting it into a different cup than the mug it had. Maybe it was malfunctioning.

[HALE] "Now this place has just become a little more quiet. And I'm tired too."

[HALE] "Now, when you have the time, there is something I'd like to show you here in my factory. Of course, there are some other things you' probably want to cover first. Like that disguise you have."

[HALE] "Will you be okay in here for the night?"

'I will just meditate throughout the night.'

[HALE] "Good. That takes care of me having to find a second bed."

[HALE] "First time in Eikrise?"

I gave him a nod as I sipped the tea.

[HALE] "Hm. And you said you were in this continent too, on the way here. I'd have thought a Qilin would have resided in Shengesia. It makes me wonder just how much you actually know about the world."

'I would always be open to more knowledge.'

[HALE] "Hmm... What about the gods then? You are a goddess yourself. Have you met any others?"

I shook my head at him. Of the gods, I knew them mostly from their popularity. But not personally... and that was something I needed to grasp better.

[HALE] "Well. My hands are now fuller. I will have to help you on these subjects."

[HALE] "What would you prefer to do first when the morning comes?"

>I want to get a better disguise.
>I want to know more about the continents of Hainei.
>I want to learn about the gods.
>What did you have to show me?
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 08:50:56 No.5793782 Report

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>I want to get a better disguise.
We kind of stick out. Not just because we have and horn, fur and literally float, but a literally naked woman strutting around is a good way to catch attention. Still, we need to ask about the gods and know more about the place. Can't Redeem a world we know barely anything about!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 09:48:56 No.5793811 Report

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'I need to work on my disguise.'

[HALE] "Is that so?"

Hale looked up at my horn. It was the most distinguishing thing about a Qilin like me. Behind my horn, I wore a golden circlet with braid clamps and a ponytail band to keep my hair in check in this form. Right now, my reactive armor was still encasing my body, formed of an aquamarine keratin not so unlike the scales my true form was adorned in.

[HALE] "You know, the uh, the horn is quite noticeable... and the ears as well. But overall, I don't think you'd have the worst time."

'What do you mean?'

[HALE] "Immortals with fanciful looks are not uncommon anywhere in the world. In Woldoria here, sometimes one might even see an Einheri. A mystical warrior who has ascended to Woldor's perch and been blessed with powers beyond a mortal. They form the last line of defense for Woldoria in any case. Most people may simply mistake you as one."

[HALE] "And that's not even mentioned the stubby, lovable Fu-Dogs that mingle with us humans in our society out here."

So, I would not have to go to such lengths as to mask my complexion and hide my horn and ears if I did not desire to. That was relieving to know.
I have no idea what either an "Einheri" or "Fu-Dog" is however... I could not verify his claims until I did see one, only take his word for it. For the most part, he is honest with me.

[HALE] "The nakedness of course, that is something I would find tactful to do away with, regardless."

[MAJORDOMO] "He has a point y'know."

Don't rag on me, Majordomo. I've spent most of my life in the forests!

Sigh... but he is right. By cloaking myself better, I'll be less conspicuous to mortals, and less suspect to other Immortals.

[HALE] "You are one of those divine beast types, yes? This humanoid form of yours I assume is not your true one?"

'Correct. This is my 'Incarnate' form, one I assume to become closer to mortals. My true shape is not human at all. I take it when I invoke my inner Therian. This is the same for any deity that is an animal.'

[HALE] "Interesting. If you're fierce in this form, I wouldn't want to see your real one on a bad day."

Hale declared that he was going to retire to the couch in his office, where he made his bed. In the morning, he said he would go out and find me something to wear. Anything I desired. I just had to think up something by sunrise. He needed me for something by then, and I was intrigued to see what it is myself.

For now, I simply watched him go to his office, and I myself retired to one of the various tooling machines in the workspace, floating over it and resting in mid air, crossing my legs in a lotus position to meditate...

[...]

>Muna needs some new drip!

>This is what Muna's Incarnate form looks like fully naked, stripped of her blue psycho-reactive armor. Describe her new rags or if you want to, draw them and get her well dressed and proper.

>When the sun rises... then the great work can truly begin.

>And you may found your faction.

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Anonymous ID:ceLeyOAP Fri 13 Oct 2023 09:53:45 No.5793814 Report

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holy shit what the fuck am i reading is this real life

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 09:58:21 No.5793816 Report

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>>5793814
Yes.

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Anonymous ID:ceLeyOAP Fri 13 Oct 2023 10:11:09 No.5793820 Report

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>draw them and get her well dressed and proper.

okay then

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 13 Oct 2023 10:17:38 No.5793823 Report

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>>5793820
oh my god

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Anonymous ID:aZaMA+Is Fri 13 Oct 2023 10:35:11 No.5793830 Report

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>>5793811
I guess Muna is going to need a flashy set for ceremonial purposes and something casual to get around in.
For the former maybe some silky, flowing, airy tunic with a regal cloak complementing her fuzz and maybe a leather or metal greaves and vest if not for protection then to accentuate her features?

For casual some light robes and cloak and maybe a tiara that could make the horn be mistaken for a piece of headwear?

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Anonymous ID:PUa38yT/ Fri 13 Oct 2023 15:37:51 No.5793968 Report

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>>5793820
+1 Fucking kek

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Fri 13 Oct 2023 16:12:48 No.5793990 Report

Quoted By: >>5794032 >>5794062 >>5794198

>>5793811
Fuck it, Minoan style dress

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Anonymous ID:RM27sd2f Fri 13 Oct 2023 16:47:00 No.5794032 Report

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>>5793990
Support!

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 13 Oct 2023 16:48:22 No.5794033 Report

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>>5793820
Come on anon, we don't need fake tits when we're already stacked!
>>5793830
+1 for this, maybe make it a tiny bit revealing so we can potentially use our charms. Personally I might have gone for some sort of overly ornate Guzhuang but as funny as >>5793820 is I don't want to see these giga balloons all the time kek.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 13 Oct 2023 17:22:26 No.5794058 Report

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>>5793830
This.

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Anonymous ID:4hP2IzLj Fri 13 Oct 2023 17:25:39 No.5794062 Report

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>>5793990
I support this for our flashy or casual set (or both even). Free the titty

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Anonymous ID:JI9iChSH Fri 13 Oct 2023 20:19:19 No.5794198 Report

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>>5793990
+1

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 00:35:01 No.5794361 Report

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I had a peaceful rest that night in the factory space. Without a cacophony of running machinery, there was little to disturb me. In fact I could even draw parallel between the whistling cool wind outside to the ambience of the forest backdrops I was so used to.

It was a cold month, and the winter was drawing closer. Around this time of the year is when festivals would occur. Just like those ones I liked watching...

But I shake the thought in my sleep. Of these machines and places like this workshop, I am not all too familiar with stuff like it. I am still quite ignorant to the world around me. And I need to learn fast, if I want to make it better everywhere I go. The thought is kind of startling though, that I'll be going all around Hainei in this journey...

My eyes flutter open, and the morning was here. I noticed Hale stagger out of his office to come meet me again in the workspace of his factory. He said his remaining Woldorian workers wouldn't be back for a fair few days or so, as he was to arrive in advance to the factory. He was going out to get that black stuff called coffee, to keep him on his toes, and find something for me to wear.

I didn't ask for much. I simply told him that a dress would do, and he told me he would visit an antique store he knew, to find something he thought appealed to my Immortal tastes.

He gave me a spare key to his factory-storefront and I dazzled him with a queer display of breaking it down into pinkish fetters and glittering particles before his eyes. He asked me if I just incinerated the spare key. I had to explain that what I did was simply convert the matter to energy, and store it away in a storage space that exists in my horn.

"A Hammerspace."

That's what he called it. I guess that is what it is called.

(You can now access your Hammerspace for storing items for battle and key items for case files.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 00:41:40 No.5794364 Report

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When Hale returned to me that morning, he set down a box in front of me on one of the tooling tables and I opened it to find a cute little dress inside. It was bright colors of orange and red...

Well, I decided to change it by editing the pigment of the clothes. I wanted them to be purple, and shades of dark blue and black as the night. I suppose it stemmed from my being used to hiding myself so much, that I still subconsciously desired to hide the bright jade and pearly white colors of my body with masking colors that hid well in shadow.

Perhaps this was also a facet of my suppression of Majordomo running wild as well.

The inner workings of a mind, especially my own great one, is still so interesting to ponder.

I put the dress on, and it fit me well. It was a long shirt with a skirt length that stretched to my ankles, and a top that I fixed on by a sash. It felt nice on my skin, with the softness of the fabric and everything. Of course, I still kind of preferred just being naked. Clothes could often get in the way of things! And skirts can be tripped on!

Majordomo had to bark at me that it wasn't a problem if I floated everywhere anyway. Harsh...!

[HALE] "So, did I do something right?"

'Yes.' I smiled. 'It's perfect'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 00:55:48 No.5794371 Report

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Hale checked a wristwatch he had stuffed under his baggy sleeve, and told me jokingly that it was almost smoke break time, breaking me out of being in the middle of giving myself a spin on my feet just to watch my skirt flow in some mesmerized trance.

I remembered, he said he had something to show me. I inquired with him again on it, and he snapped his fingers.

[HALE] "You're right. I do. And it is very important. In fact, you will be the third person that knows of this. So I'm glad you reminded me. Come along now. Come."

He ushered me towards the office.

The layout of his storefront was peculiar. There was of course a normal street front store that featured his companies sign on the tin, and a parking lot and shipping lot to the side surrounded by tall fences. Behind the store and connected to it was his small factory and machine shop. Again, the weapons he made were all made and sold on site. There was a stairwell past his office though, one that lead me deeper. To the basement.

An ordinary basement. Something completely unremarkable. Full of wooden crates stacked high, cleaning supplies, files in cardboard boxes kept away from the office above, spare cabinets and whatever else... And there were breakers behind a fence link next to a large generator. But it wasn't that he aimed to show me, as he revealed a false panel next to the breakers that he flipped.

...?!

I was shocked then to see that a segment of the wall in that alcove was shifting. Unlocked. He pushed it open to reveal an access leading EVEN further down, and urged me to follow as he began stepping down that way. It was dark, though I could manipulate my receptors to see in the dark.

I followed him...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 01:12:29 No.5794392 Report

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In the dark space below, I could make out edges, and I heard metal rasping underfoot as I walked across some sort of paneling suspended from the floor below. I faintly saw in the dark ahead, some large corner filled out by what I guessed were rooms.

Hale stopped and turned back to me.

[HALE] "Hold on for a second. Stay right here."

And continued on. I was afraid for the second he was going to trip and fall in the dark, but it seemed he knew the way by muscle memory alone as he unlocked a door ahead with a... card? A card that unlocks doors? That's strange.

Not a moment later, lights came on.

I gasped.

'...!'

[MAJORDOMO] "Woah! Would you look at that...!"

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNxYAoxu9Hc

I was in something far larger than his factory above ground. Something old, and obscured. A place of concrete and metal. Rafters and tunnels. A place of steel and trusses.

[HALE] "So... what do you think?"

'I'm not sure what I'm looking at. Hale, what is this? This is all underground, beneath your workshop...?'

[HALE] "That it is. This is an old bunker."

'Bunker?'

[HALE] "Practically a fort built underground. It was dug out and constructed a long time ago by the Heer in the event of catastrophe striking Eikrise. This was around the beginning of the Woldorian-Imperial conflict. Though sadly, as the Imperials never got this far, and the bunker was costly, it fell in disrepair and was sealed up and abandoned."

[HALE] "I discovered it almost thirty years ago, with the help of some old colleagues of mine. We noticed some hollow quality to the walls during a safety inspection of the workplace. This led us to finding the unlock mechanism and everything else. I didn't even know the Heer built right into my shop. I owned this place for a few hundred years and didn't know! Though I guess they may have slipped it in somewhere during a "maintenance" project. Heh. Government stuff."

[HALE] "My point is, the Heer doesn't believe anyone knows this bunker still exists. I'd been touching it up for a long time. Getting the power back up was one thing, but it still needs a lot of work. At the least, the computers work."

'I see... and what did you plan to do with it next?'

Hale stared down at the floor as leaned over one of the guard rails.

[HALE] "Well. I'll be honest. I didn't plan to do much of nothing. But meeting you has changed my mind on that."

[HALE] "So this is what I want to offer you."

[HALE] "Let's work together in pursuing your goal of world Redemption from here. I want to turn this place into a guild of likeminded and put you in charge, and from here, we'll work together to Redeem everyone we can, and put a stop to the madness outside."

'Huh...? Hale? You'd really want to help me?'

[HALE] "Can't do it alone. Not even as a goddess. There's a lot that needs changing..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 01:23:16 No.5794408 Report

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Hale continued to speak to me as he walked off to the side, towards those rooms he'd brought back to life.

[HALE] "From dealing with the rising threat of the Dark Lord, to the corruption taking root in the Emperor's Kingdom, you'd need all the help you can get to overturn these things. And it isn't just them. There's plenty of issues out there in the rest of the world that have been ongoing for some time. The gods themselves are dubious and fickle."

[HALE] "And in order to truly succeed, you must also win the hearts of mortals across Hainei in secret. Start up a new movement. Give them hope where they have none."

[HALE] "With my resources, and I pledge to give all that I can just to see some good happen for once, and your godhood, we may just have a chance to grow bigger and make a change against big players already firmly planted on the board before you."

[HALE] "So this is my offer. Let's forge a new circle of resistance against it all here. A 'Psyops' if you will."

So this is his offer. To repay me for saving his life, he'd help me get a big head start in my goal from here, and grow in power to take the fight right to the doorsteps of the Trinity and the Darkness. After all, a world government won't fall or change in a day... and an incursion from the Afterlife itself is not so easily sealed.

By conducting these Psyops, I could sway new recruits to the cause. I could seek out new allies in other gods. I could do my best to stop the Final War and Great Rebirth for good.

...

[MAJORDOMO] "This is incredible, Munny! Go for it! We'd be crazy to reject him!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 01:35:02 No.5794424 Report

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Though I was still frightened of the path ahead, and the things that leading a World Redemption would entail, the work that nobody else wants to do, I felt ratified that I'd gained a loyal follower from just the selfless act I'd made against the Samurai alone, willing to use everything he had to help.

And so it was with a heavy and reserved heart that I offered a handshake to Hale, which he took.

As of now, we were the { PSYOPS }.

We were the altruistic that the shadows would hide. We would become the voice of the people. The ones they could look up to when all else failed them. The Redeemers of the gods and Hainei.

I had begun my faction vying for Hainei.

Hale designed me an emblem, to represent ourselves as insignia, and a flag that represented my vision and actions. He was inspired by a certain part of my reactive armor that caught his eye, a shape he was taken to, the one that was just below my heart. This symbol would by the symbol of the Psychic from here on, and my faction.

We had much to do. Hale told me he would contact old friends of his, to get the bunker up to speed at last, and see who he could conscript from his company. As well, he gave me access to advanced computers systems present in the control room.

(You have unlocked the Skill-Tree, in which you may spend points known as Pleromas earned from winning fights against Immortals to upgrade or unlock new skills.)
(You have unlocked outfit 1 of 5.)
(You now have a base of operations to work from. You may choose to expand it however you see fit and manage the Psyops from here.)
(You now may access the Case-Files bank as well. These are your story missions you pursue to progress the quest towards the ending. It handles your interactions with the gods of Hainei and your actions to Redeem them for the better. You must first learn about them.)

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vcoh3KgXCk

>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Learn about the Gods.
>Learn about the continents of Hainei.
>Access the Case-Files.
>Speak to Hale.
>Speak to Majordomo.
>Write in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 01:38:39 No.5794428 Report

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>>5794424
>>Access the Skill-Tree.
Let's start with that, how many Pleromas do we have?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 01:39:09 No.5794430 Report

Quoted By: >>5794437 >>5794562

>mfw realizing the minoan dress I drew is basically just Parsee's outfit
Also, janny is gonna freak when he sees it

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 01:41:45 No.5794437 Report

Quoted By: >>5794443 >>5794490

>>5794430
Aren't you worried the thread might get nuked because of Muna's nude body to begin with kek

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 01:44:31 No.5794443 Report

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>>5794437
Her body is featureless so it's okay per burger standards.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 14 Oct 2023 02:18:18 No.5794490 Report

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>>5794424
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>>5794437
she got the barbie seal, it's ok

Nigger 4chan mod lol

Nigger 4chan mod lol ID:hJweE6CG Sat 14 Oct 2023 02:44:06 No.5794524 Report

Quoted By: >>5794532 >>5794533

>>>/vg/450068460
Artificial Academy 2 General /aa2g/ #1295
Sweater Puppies Edition

Welcome, this general is for the discussion of ILLUSION's Artificial Academy 2.

COPY ERROR MESSAGES WITH CTRL+C, PASTE THEM WITH CTRL+V INTO GOOGLE TRANSLATE. JUST CLICK THE WINDOW AND PRESS CTRL + C, IT WORKS.

>Downloads:
/aa2g/ Pre-Installed Game, AA2Mini: https://tsukiyo.me/AAA/AA2MiniPPX.xml
AAUnlimited updates: https://github.com/aa2g/AA2Unlimited/releases

>Information:
AA2Mini Install Guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS8Ap6CrmSNXRsKG9jsIMqHYuHM3Cfs5qE5nX6iIgfzLlcWnmiwzmOrp27ytEMX03lFNRR7U5UXJalA/pub
General FAQ:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200216045726/https://pastebin.com/bhrA6iGx
AAU Guide and Resources (Modules, Tans, Props, Poses, and More):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qb1X0oOdMKU4OIDp8AfFdLtl5y_4jeOOQfPQ2F-PKQ/edit#gid=0

>Character Cards [Database], now with a list of every NonOC in the megas:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1niC6g-Xd2a2yaY98NBFdAXnURi4ly2-lKty69rkQbJ0/edit#gid=2085826690
https://db.bepis.moe/aa2/

>Mods & More:
Mods for AAU/AA2Mini (ppx format, the mediafire has everything):
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/vwrmdohus4vhh/Mods
/aa2g/ Modding Reference Guide (Slot lists for Hair/Clothes/Faces, List Guides, and More):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gwmoVpKuSuF0PtEPLEB17eK_dexPaKU106ShZEpBLhg/edit#gid=1751233129
Booru: https://aau.booru.org

>HELP! I have a Nvidia card and my game crashes on startup!
Try the dgVoodoo option in the new win10fix settings.
Alternative: Update your AAU and see if it happens again. If so, disable win10fix, enable wined3d and software vertex processing.
>HELP! Required Windows 11 update broke things!
winkey+R -> ms-settings:developers -> Terminal=Windows Console Host

Previous Thread:
>>>/vg/449160740

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Anonymous ID:tQFqUmxa Sat 14 Oct 2023 02:48:58 No.5794532 Report

Quoted By: >>5794681

>>5794524
Did you...get the wrong thread anon?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 02:49:10 No.5794533 Report

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>>5794524
Dafuq

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:RM27sd2f Sat 14 Oct 2023 03:15:27 No.5794562 Report

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>>5794424
>>Access the Skill-Tree.
>>5794430
Just spoiler it. But honestly jannies don't care lol

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 04:11:06 No.5794609 Report

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Gonna be just a little bit as I make the skill tree images. Vote locked.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 14 Oct 2023 06:13:37 No.5794681 Report

Quoted By: >>5794713

>>5794532
was it the /v/ thread again ?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:04:45 No.5794713 Report

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>>5794681
Yeah, vsg stuff

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Anonymous ID:USVsBMSt Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:42:56 No.5794739 Report

Quoted By: >>5794745 >>5794777

I'm glad I finally checked the thread out. MAJORDOMO a cute and I want a plushie of him. It's extremely funny to me out bloodthirsty Anons are. I feel like Muna would really try to talk-no-jutsu way harder.
I love how deep the lore is too, it's like wading out into a nice white sand beach, being wrapped up in a comfy warm liquid blanket. Also my vote for her next outfit is a leotard and thigh high stockings, thank u for ur time.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:44:05 No.5794741 Report

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Deciding to look within, you contemplated your Divine potential and inner pleromas.

[ACCESSING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]
[STAND BY]

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:44:54 No.5794745 Report

Quoted By: >>5794748 >>5794792

>>5794739
>I'm glad I finally checked the thread out.
ngl I was gonna tune out of the thread when I recognised the artstyle

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:45:13 No.5794746 Report

Quoted By: >>5794786

[DARK]

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:45:55 No.5794748 Report

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>>5794745
*before I recognised

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:46:20 No.5794750 Report

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[LIGHT]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:47:28 No.5794751 Report

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[NUCLEAR]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:48:34 No.5794752 Report

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[PSYCHIC]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:49:42 No.5794754 Report

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[WATER]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:50:50 No.5794756 Report

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[ICE]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:51:55 No.5794758 Report

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[FIRE]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:53:03 No.5794760 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:54:09 No.5794761 Report

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[WIND]
[LIGHTNING]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:55:18 No.5794764 Report

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[TOXIC]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:56:25 No.5794765 Report

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[PHYSICAL]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:57:35 No.5794766 Report

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[METAPHYSICAL] (ERROR; !! INACCESSIBLE !!) (You have not yet grasped a droplet of the truth.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:58:44 No.5794769 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 07:59:48 No.5794770 Report

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[LIFE AND DEATH]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:01:39 No.5794771 Report

Quoted By: >>5794777 >>5794801 >>5794807 >>5794808 >>5794820

[STATUS EFFECTS]
[RESTORATION]
[DEPLETION]

[You currently hold 19 Pleroma points following your first battle.]

>< What will you do? ><
>Spend Pleroma points to obtain Skills.
>Exit the Skill-Tree System.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:12:15 No.5794777 Report

Quoted By: >>5794780 >>5794782 >>5794783 >>5794792 >>5794804

>>5794771
>Electrocute(10 PP)
>Antimagic I(8 PP)
I say we improve on what we already have, this means Psychic,Lightning,Nuclear,Death and Life. We don't have enough points for more nukes so I'll go with electrocute which deals med damage and is also a physical attack to top it off. Antimagic will be useful to shut down spiritua so let's grab that too.
>>5794739
To be fair I wasn't expecting them to die instantly, I thought they were immortal, though I find anons usually really aren't bloodthirsty enough, honestly there's just way more MCs who will talk-no-jutsu their enemies' heads off so I'd like to [FIGHT] more here.

Question QM, are you steering us towards a ''good guy'' path of sorts with all the redemption stuff or is it a little deeper than that and Muna doesn't actually know what redemption means? Just wanna know so we don't constantly try to derail something important. Also holy hell Leveman, that is one fucking massive update.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:16:17 No.5794780 Report

Quoted By: >>5794782

>>5794777
Electrocute deals light damage sorry, still taking it since it's gonna come in handy.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:20:20 No.5794782 Report

Quoted By:

>>5794777
>>5794780
Alternatively, we could also forgo Antimagic and instantly grab Binesiiwag for an actual med damage lightning skill instead, we'd be left with 3 PP

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:20:45 No.5794783 Report

Quoted By: >>5794789 >>5794804

>>5794777
CHEMICALLY Immortal. The Samurai you and the Psyops will face are basically oriental Combines, so you shouldn't feel bad about smacking them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VOiiaTvpQQ

And yes, Muna is a genuinely good person, if a little naive. Your task as players is to raise the Psyops into a band of selfless people in order to fix shit. Basically, you're the Z Fighters but also the Hellsing Organization at the same time.

Good luck!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:24:12 No.5794786 Report

Quoted By: >>5794789

>>5794746
Also, for anyone wondering what either-
>Bloodlust
>Obedience
>Simulated
-mean as status effects if you view them in the skill trees and happen to notice they weren't covered in the initial build process before the first battle like the others; Those are special ones exclusive to certain enemies. You'll discover their effects when you unlock a skill that has one.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:28:46 No.5794789 Report

Quoted By: >>5794797

>>5794783
>Basically Oriental Combine
Gotcha
>>5794786
You think players will go down the Dark skill tree with skill names like ''Idea of Evil'' and ''Touch of Supreme Hatred'' and the implied connection to H-E-U-S? Kinda curious since I've seen anons avoid these kind of abilities in other quests like the plague out of fear of le corruptive elements.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:USVsBMSt Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:30:51 No.5794792 Report

Quoted By: >>5794794 >>5794797

>>5794745
Oh yeah and I was surprised OP is famous on /qst/ too, that's so wild.

>>5794777
I suppose the whole 'immortal' thing was a bit of bait and switch huh. I don't come here often, it's been years since so I'm unaware of the Meta, so to speak.

All this skill tree stuff flies over my head, but I say we hit the enemy like we're Oppenheimer, yknow when we aren't preaching love and peace. Talk quietly and carry a big stick.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:35:05 No.5794794 Report

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>>5794792
Amen to that, pacifism and nice words are nice, but they're much better when people are very aware of the fact that you can turn them into paste in a couple seconds in a world like this

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:38:25 No.5794797 Report

Quoted By: >>5794799 >>5794820

>>5794789
Just like how they avoided doing anything evil as Ungluck like the plague kek
But no, purchasing Dark skills and using them won't make Muna evil.

>>5794792
>OP is famous on /qst/
You flatter me but I could only wish to achieve the pull I used to lol
I'm just happy to run even so long as there's one vote. Gives me something to do.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:46:38 No.5794799 Report

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>>5794797
Kek
I'd be genuinely surprised if we managed to significantly harden Muna somehow, let alone turn her into a psycho. Regardless, for somebody like her it makes more sense to try to do good whenever somebody isn't shooting us, and go literally nuclear on them if they are because of our small nuclear affinity. Then try to do mental gymnastics to justify her actions immediately afterwards and feel bad about it.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:49:18 No.5794801 Report

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>>5794771
>Mind Bullets (10pp)
>Scourge (3pp)
>Antimagic I (3pp)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:54:19 No.5794804 Report

Quoted By: >>5794805 >>5794808

>>5794783
>Basically, you're the Z Fighters but also the Hellsing Organization at the same time.
Alucard Hellsing ? I've only seen some amvs and some of the abridged, so dunno much if it's the case. Btw op are you asian or just someone interested in asian culture ? curious because of the themes
>>5794777
antimagic 1 is just 3 pp

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:57:10 No.5794805 Report

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>>5794804
I'm burgerstani.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:SgDnIwnW Sat 14 Oct 2023 09:00:01 No.5794807 Report

Quoted By: >>5794937

>>5794771
>Mind Bullets (10pp)
>Antimagic I (3pp)
>Fatigue I (3 pp)
>Homosubi (3 pp)
Powerful attack, some minor status effects, and fire. Might as well use every point we have

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 09:00:32 No.5794808 Report

Quoted By: >>5794812 >>5794958

>>5794804
Ah shit, didn't read correctly. Still gonna go for lightning. We already got good Nuclear and Psychic damage but i'd like to up our Lightning, since it stuns as well. And action economy is everything in these games.
>>5794771
In that case...
>Electrocute(16 PP)
>Antimagic I(3 PP)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 09:04:05 No.5794812 Report

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>>5794808
I meant Binesiiwag. Getting late

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Anonymous ID:USVsBMSt Sat 14 Oct 2023 09:24:55 No.5794820 Report

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>>5794797
Everybody is talking about you like you're the legend whose come back. I can see why, the lore, the images, the writing. It's all there. Consider me a fan of the exalted levelman!
Anyway since I might as well vote.
>>5794771
>Exit skill tree.
Do we need more spells? Will it hurt for us to save them for something stronger? We can only make one move per turn right? So taking lots of shitty spells won't help us as much.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:p6Z3C949 Sat 14 Oct 2023 09:33:18 No.5794826 Report

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I have not caught up yet due to work and real life and I've just got a quick glimpse of all the tree, but [Live Not Die] in the Life tree seems good to have since one of the basic enemies we've faced already has access to Death Knell effects

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 12:19:30 No.5794932 Report

Quoted By: >>5794937 >>5794958

I present; Muna's stats sheet to help you keep track of her throughout the quest.

I am now going to limit the amount of skills that can be equipped at a time to ( 8 ). So keep in mind if you buy more than two skills using your Pleroma Points this time you'll only be able to equip two, whatever extra will remain in the tree if you decide to use it later.

I'll give this a little more time so everyone can reach a consensus.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:SgDnIwnW Sat 14 Oct 2023 12:41:12 No.5794937 Report

Quoted By: >>5794958 >>5794972

>>5794932
Ah, is that so?
In that case, changing >>5794807 to Mind Bullets and Live Not Die.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 13:19:07 No.5794958 Report

Quoted By: >>5794959 >>5794972 >>5795629

>>5794932
I see, changing >>5794808 to
>Electrocute(9 pp)
>Live Not Die(5 pp)
>Migraine(3 pp)
>Save the rest
Btw OP, what are the actual damage values? What does Light and Med damage mean? Do we also have Attack and Magic stats?

>>5794937
Hear me out anon, we replace Leven with Electrocute. It'll be our ONLY Physical skill other than Leven too, since we have none currently. It also only costs 10 MP, so it's much less MP-hungry than our other skills, but it applies stun so that evens out. In terms of big dick Psychic damage we already have Neuron Explosion for now, and as we've already seen cyborgs are apparently resistent to Psychic too. I want Migraine instead so we can use it as a "spam" skill against fodder for now.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 13:20:26 No.5794959 Report

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>>5794958
Other than [Attack] I mean, not leven. I figure physical skills are better than just attacking

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Anonymous ID:SgDnIwnW Sat 14 Oct 2023 13:49:06 No.5794972 Report

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>>5794958
Mmh. Agreed. Changing my vote (>>5794937) one last time to yours.
Sorry for the flip flopping, QM.

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Anonymous ID:dYNPzS2j Sat 14 Oct 2023 21:01:26 No.5795410 Report

Quoted By: >>5795629

I hate the use of the word "truth" to refer to a subjective experience or statement rather than objective reality.

The Quest is extremely interesting otherwise, though.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 23:18:18 No.5795629 Report

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So we all good? Time to proceed with the update?

>>5794958
Light - Slappy damage
Medium - Normal punch damage
Heavy - Dragon Ball Z mountain blowing upping damage
Severe - Tearing them a new asshole through dimensions damage
It all has to do with damage numbers, basically, since the system is inspired heavily by Persona.

>>5795410
That'll make sense one day.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 14 Oct 2023 23:26:56 No.5795644 Report

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[LOADING...]

[You spend Pleroma Points to modify your skillset.]
[You are left with 2 Pleroma Points.]

(Unequipped [Leven] )
(Acquired [Electrocute], [Live Not Die] & [Migraine] )
(Equipped [Electrocute], [Live Not Die], [Migraine] )

[Defeat Immortals and gather more Pleroma Points, the world of godhood awaits]

[EXITING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]

I currently reside still in the command center of the Psyops bunker. I see Hale busy on a HAM radio out of the corner of my eye.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Learn about the Gods.
>Learn about the continents of Hainei.
>Access the Case-Files.
>Speak to Hale.
>Speak to Majordomo.
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 14 Oct 2023 23:37:17 No.5795664 Report

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>>5795644
>Learn about the Gods.
>Learn about the continents of Hainei.
Let's kill two birds with one stone, can't redeem a world we know nothing about.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AdmcTJUJ Sat 14 Oct 2023 23:46:52 No.5795679 Report

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>>5795644
>Learn about the continents of Hainei.
The gods above are one thing, but logistics are key.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 15 Oct 2023 00:02:57 No.5795708 Report

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>>5795644
>Learn about the continents of Hainei.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LRdi33k2 Sun 15 Oct 2023 00:30:29 No.5795766 Report

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>>5795644
>Learn about the Gods.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AVQWcn6e Sun 15 Oct 2023 01:24:08 No.5795862 Report

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>>5795644
>>Learn about the Gods.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 01:28:55 No.5795870 Report

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In order to help me gain a better grasp of the Hainei, Hale instructed me over to a table that was near the wall consoles of the command center, sequestered to the corner. I beheld a black surface that was consistent with glass, I think. It reflected the orange ceiling lights as Hale pressed some buttons from his end.

'...!'

I was aghast to see it light up then, with a blue tinge not unlike that of of the other computer screens in the room. It showed me a comprehensive world atlas of Hainei, but Hale stressed to me that it might not be completely up to date. For our purposes, it would suffice however.

[HALE] "In this world, there are three main continents populated and claimed by territorial entities. The one we're in, Siegesia, the so-called 'Continent of Heroes'. The neighboring continent, Shengesia, the 'Imperial World'. And far behind that, Yongesia, the 'Sword Continent'."

[HALE] "At the poles of the world, the north harbors Kalaheimr, the 'Shattered North Pole', which was cracked one thousand years ago by the arrival of the legendary 'Millennium Moon'. Opposite to that, in the south, is the arctic Frostreach Continent, which has hardly been explored at all for its inhospitality to life in general. Who knows what lies there?"

[HALE] "And dividing our world's water is two oceans. We generally accept that the western hemisphere harbors the Opaltic Ocean, which drives a line right through Shengesia and which all the waters in Siegesia are part of. The sibling ocean is the Rubic Ocean. The Rubic Ocean is a dangerous place, and has become marked by devils."

'Why is that? How does an entire ocean become a danger zone for all?'

[HALE] "Because from the hadal zones of the Rubic Ocean is where the Afterseas Khanate rises. Somewhere deep in the bottom of the Rubic Ocean, it is speculated there is a direct access to the underworld. This anomalous bridge between the realm of life and death is known as the 'Hellhole', or the 'Great Deep'. The Trinity has yet to find it. According to satellite imagery from the Interior Ministry, the bottom of the Rubic Ocean is polluted with a dark cloud that can be seen from orbit, as large as most of Yongesia's islands. It is likely somewhere there in that underwater storm. Of course, any god would be able to walk the deepest seafloor easily, but it is unknown what dangers are present around the Hellhole. One does not simply walk into the Afterseas from this hole."

[HALE] "Additionally, there are rumors..."

'Rumors?'

[HALE] "They say there was once another continent, one that has been lost. But that is all merely a children's story tale. There are many different postulations of the world from ages ago, ranging from theories of a supercontinent all these continents used to be merged into to sinking lands now below the seas. Nothing but theory, I'd say."

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 01:30:01 No.5795872 Report

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I was merely a listener at this time. But it occurred to me that this world was bigger than I'd even known. There was a lot of land to cover here, and precious little time to. But I remain determined.

[HALE] "Let's start with an easy one. This-" He told me, flipping the map to a different setting. "-is Siegesia."

My homeland, I firmly believed.

[HALE] "The Continent of Heroes. It is highly populated by humans, more mortals than Immortals."

[HALE] "Our continent is a wintry one, with southern summers and blossoming springs of flowery fields and miles. There are large cities of towering mortar walls here, and great rural expanses dotted with villages and homes. The capital is the 'City of Goats', Geitlandsbyen Grand City. It rests at the bottom of the world's tallest mountain range, the Mountains of Yore. Or simply, Bjerget. They say that at the top of the highest peak of the Mountains of Yore lies the Hall of Woldor. It is said to be an entire realm that hosts the mythology of the Wargod. But getting there is not easy. Only the greatest warriors in Siegesia are known to be able to make the climb."

[HALE] "Beside the mountain lies the largest militarized zone in the world in Victory Vale. It is the overall high command apparatus of the Heer and the regimental standard system. Down from the Grand City lies Horn's Rike, another bulwark of the Heer that protects Siegesia from Imperial aggression, Khanate raids and anything else that would threaten the gilded people."

[HALE] "Other popular settlements would be Eikrise City, our current location. Oakville Township and Zahnlauf lie in the crested peninsula. The foggy gulf hosts Belkinsire Bay, which is the site of the Illuminati College where the Illuminate makes its home, and the closest city is Leitstein, which acts as the center for the Cult of Vymla. Delkmund canyon is a vast, frosted gorge lined with a string of villages that has been experiencing unrest with the government as of late."

[HALE] "Our last feature would be Aflheimr, the isle of Bedolfir, the gigantic god. There is a village present there which is the center of his cult, Geostrateos."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 01:31:02 No.5795875 Report

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When it came to the snowy continent of Siegesia, the land was ruled by Woldoria, the country named after their chief god. I found that the Woldorians of Siegesia were a hardy people indeed, for what was mostly mortals to begin with. Their land, organized under a complex militia system, was fiercely guarded by the Woldorian 'Heer', the term meaning 'army'. Hale explained to me that the Heer was composed of multiple regiments that, while independent, collaborated in the regimental system and answered to a demigod who bore the title of "The Commander of the The Heroes".

The place was managed day to day by village chiefs, Jarls, Boyarinas and elector counts.

Their flag was a tricolor, with the green representing the regiments' demigod, the red representing Woldor himself, and blue representing his queen-consort Eikn. There was a four-pronged cross of bronze that the Woldorians used as their symbol. They used bronze and copper as they rejected gold, which was viewed to symbolize the Imperials of the Trinity, who pushed to take them over and complete their 'world government'.

But still, even as united as Woldoria was in its fellowship, and the bonds that its people shared, and the customs that taught strength and honor among them all, they were still ridden with various problems. Ones I intended to fix for them.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 01:32:08 No.5795876 Report

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[HALE] "Ahhh, Shengesia, land that would have liked to like, if they didn't kick me out. What we have here is the golden land, that the sun always shines on. Literally, because the Emperor ordered it to."

[HALE] "Shengesia is bathed constantly in the sun's golden light, and the landscape is dotted with immaculate forests of bamboo and rising stones. There are dense jungles and even a steppe in the eastern parts. There is little snow, but on occasion a blizzard may flow in from Kalaheimr in the north, so it enjoys a temperate landscape that becomes hot in the summer and cools down for the rest of the year. Shengesia is even home to an abundance of golden plants that grow in such a bedazzling way to 'please the Emperor', as they say. Needless for me to say, everything and everyone in Shengesia is loyal to the Emperor. In the Imperial World, he is their everything."

[HALE] "The Imperial Seat, or Heavenly Capital, is a borderline ecumenopolis decorating the continent. It is the largest city in the world, and consumes a great deal of the landmass, built upon the face of the Dao Elevations, a series of mountains that were shaved down to seat the Imperial Seat. The walls of the city end in three points, from the Hallowed Wall, to the Wailing Wall, and the Tower of the Gods. The Tower of the Gods is a great structure that stretches past the clouds themselves, it is the tallest point in the world overall. It is the world government's main household, and the home of the Xanthous Emperor. It is said that the realm of Heaven itself, existing beyond the world we see, lies at the top of the Tower... Though I wouldn't know, I've never been."

[HALE] "We have Rangzhen Township, central settlement of the province that the Fu-Dogs originate from, Toushi township which is like the slums you see outside the opulent walls of the Capital, nasty place that... and the Village of Cats."

'...The village of cats...?'

[HALE] "The Village. Of cats."

'...'

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 01:35:14 No.5795892 Report

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[HALE] "The Ramparts of the August Stars are the headquarters of the Imperial Temple. In the east, there is the Eternal Fortress of Karma, overseen by the Imperial Princess, and acting as their stalwart blockade against the Scourge Fronts. The Scourge Fronts are a desolated place, constantly the site of battle between invasion attempts from the Khanate and the Metropolitan Forces and the Samurai. I'd stay away unless I was truly sure I could survive there. Easterlind City lies in the southeast, it is where the world's first school exists. And down from there, at the edges of Shengesia is the Land of Milk, home to the cult of Surasira."

'Hm... what about this place?' I asked him, pointing out a marked island in the northwest.

[HALE] "Ah... That is the County of Blickery, named so for the black thickets that enshroud the island. Is is the home of the Beastkin, who serve the unseen Beastlord Morgrim and the lost Beast Goddess Morwenna. The Beastkin are an ally of the Dark Lord. That place is no good. Nobody who goes in comes out again. Venturing there is a good way to disappear without a trace."

The Imperial World... it would be a great obstacle indeed. The Trinity claimed a world government, so how was one to overcome such a great trial? Where would it start? Empowering the people to stand up against a tyrannical entity such as the Trinity?

In the schools? The farms? The streets? It seemed like, speaking up anywhere there was a good way to get their chemical Immortal jackboots to come down on you in an instant.

Still, I remain determined. One day, even the Imperial Seat, such a cyclopean and overwhelming capital, would be aflame with the fires of revolution, to throw down the Tower of the Gods and make a change.

We have no need of a New Eternity any longer, no need of a Great Rebirth that arbitrates the people of the world, and if the Emperor won't concede, then regicide it is.

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 01:48:01 No.5795911 Report

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[HALE] "The last I have to show you is Yongesia. The Sword Continent."

[HALE] "It is a wetlands composed of a set of large islands. The place was known for its swamps and volcanic regions, but nowadays is little more than the largest collection of "No Man's Lands" there is. You see, Yongesia is constantly experiencing battle and war. It is the home of the Samurai culture, who in the past used to be an entire people, until they were all absorbed by the Trinity and warped into what they are now."

[HALE] "An entire continent acting as frontlines to protect Shengesia. It is hardly sporting any civilian infrastructure anymore, though a few wards exist that enable civilian travel and operation, mostly to act as supply nodes for the greater Yongesian areas. The structures still standing on it are all forts held by the Samurai, and castles that act as their command bodies various ports."

[HALE] "If you ask me, the place is a personal laa-laa boowoo land for the Daitengu. They call him Scheiracht, the "Blade of Blades". He is the Trinity's best warrior and general. A demigod who revels in enforcing the regime by any means necessary. He is the Samurai's highest commander and the General of the Armies of the Trinity."

[HALE] "If one were to begin to dream of fixing the problems in Shengesia, they would need to fix the problems in Yongesia. And frankly, the idea is ridiculous in the first place. But you'll try nonetheless, won't you?"

I merely nodded to him. He chuckled.

Yongesia... So that is the gist of the Samurai and their story? It is depressing. A whole people, whole nation with its own culture, subsumed by the neighbors and made into slaves...

I feel a seething contempt in my heart for the Trinity. I feel Majordomo flaring up.

But now, I wanted to learn about the gods.

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:12:34 No.5795959 Report

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The pantheon of Hainei comprised many different deities and demigods who claimed lordship over domains and concepts. Their existence was an enigma that mortals could not explain, and the realm of the gods was the height of the class of Immortals. The gentry. For all of the history of Hainei, the gods have steered this world. Whether it was inside of the Imperial fold, and the edicts of the Emperor on high who lived in Heaven, or in the boundary of the seekers of mythos that lived under Woldor, the gods have always been the driving soul of the world.

There were demigods loyal to the Trinity, to the Afterseas, to Woldoria, and independent ones I had yet to grasp as well.

Hale told me what he knew of various gods. But he told me the truth that he did not know everyone of them, and that it was up to me to discover any other gods out there, or demigods.

[HALE] "Let's start with an easy one..."

The divine family upon the Mountains of Yore.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:13:36 No.5795961 Report

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[ WOLDOR ]

He was the Wargod. The God of Battle, and the High-King of Siegesia. He is said to be the mightiest warrior there ever lived, and wields a bronze axe that could shake Hainei to the very core. He is known to his people as the "Great Goat of the Mountain". His very being is one that props mortals up, and he teaches them strength and honor. He teaches mortals to live by the codes of the forebears, and to respect our ancestors and honor the Earth per a pact he sustained with the Nature God, Bedolfir, who sadly has now become his foe, which despite that, Woldor will still encourage us to venerate Hainei. He is boisterous, and he can be sly. He is said to take on disguises to observe mortals, and to put people through vexing and arduous trials on a whim to test the worth of others.

Woldoria has lasted as long as it does now thanks to the Mythics. Warriors who have reached the Hall of Woldor and been blessed with strength, becoming supernatural beings, Immortalizing into fighters with superhuman strength and stamina. The Berserkers and Einheri of Woldor's Mythics has ensured the Trinity could not sweep them off the map easily. He will have many of these Mythics at his beck and call willing to fight for him, at all times.

[ EIKN ]

The Great Nannie of the Mountain, Civilization's Mother. The Queen-Consort of all Siegesia. She is the embodiment of our ideal for a mother-goddess, and a caretaker. She teaches us compassion and companionship, and is the patron of all wives and mothers and said to be the guide of all nurses. She teaches us that women compliment men and encourages us to spread wide over the Hainei, characteristic of her claiming an association with fertility. Her voice brings life to dust, and her presence feels us with a dew of kindness. Yet, she is also said to be the administer of vengeance for those who break the sacred codes of the Woldorians. She sends shades upon the unlawful. But the unlawful is simply any who disrespects the culture of Siegesia, and she does not like foreigners. She is said to curse families that refuse to stay together.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:14:38 No.5795963 Report

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[ LUDWYHN ]

The Great Lambkin, who wields a Chestnut Spear. He is the son of Woldor and Eikn, and the demigod that is the 'Commander of the Heroes'. He strives to embody the ideal that mortals have for a 'hero of yore', or a legendary figure whose deeds were against evil. No matter where it is, if calamity should seek to strike Siegesia, he will be there to stop it. He is said to be invulnerable, in all places but his head, which is symbolic of his "arrogance, dimwittedness and brashness". He is said to be too thrill-seeking for Woldor's like, and so his father branded him with this weakness in his skull that he would only be able to remove from himself for good when he wised up and matured from his youthful nescience. Still, he is a demigod and a force to be reckoned with.

Woldoria is a land where freedom is cherished. It has no official army per the bidding of the namesake God himself per se, every fighter recruited to fight for the sovereignty of Woldoria is voluntary or pledged by their hearth masters and Jarls and electors. However, the land has come to have many independent Regiments loyal to it and it alone, each founded and managed by a General and following the Regimental Standard System to ensure a hierarchy. They're all a ragged militia and band of misfits from village folk and rural highlanders, but a hardy people as Woldoria has always preached strength and made it a goal for the people. The Regiments uphold order and protect their peoples. Ludwyhn is the organizer of this system. The Heer are all ordinary, normal people asked to defend Siegesia against the horrors of this modern world and the Trinity.

These three were... something else.

>What do I think of them?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AdmcTJUJ Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:20:38 No.5795976 Report

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>>5795963
Woldor seems upright and honourable, but his arbitrary tests of mortals and Eikn's filial vengeance are questionable at best, contemptible at worst. I see them as potential sword-arm against the Trinity, if a blade we'll need to soften at some point. Eternal war is no way to live.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:22:17 No.5795985 Report

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>>5795963
>Potential allies in our Quest for Redemption if we can manage it. People to avoid pissing off.

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Anonymous ID:afk8Mjde Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:45:13 No.5796022 Report

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>>5795976
I can support this, they could be useful friends.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:54:41 No.5796038 Report

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I hope you're just showing the gods of Siegesia right now QM because asking that for every continent is gonna take a while, so you might as well just post all of it and then ask us after if you're gonna do that.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:54:45 No.5796039 Report

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I could not deny that Woldor and Eikn were a good influence on mortals, who treasured them. The collectively watched over the cycles of rituals that covered the coming-of-age and the sacred matrimony of marriages. By all means, forging families and bonds, encouraging clanship was no bad thing.

However, there were holes in their work. For example, Eikn hated the idea of a family breaking apart, and went out of her way to punish those that did. When a wife and husband to be did not mesh, this was their first and last mistake in her eyes. But though their culture arranged marriages between clans, this did not mean the two would indeed love one another, or work together. Woldor on the other hand, was not against the ritual of 'Satisfaction' ... where two mortals resolve their issue and reach settlement and peace between clans... through spilling their blood in gladiator combat, or in a shooting contest with two pistols.

And Ludwyhn... in a way, I felt he was like me, still untrained and unwise. But he had a head start in doing what I aimed to do long before I did, and that is why he leads the armies of Woldoria. But his youthful dumbness meant he was prone to any number of mistakes.

I must redeem them of these qualities.

...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:55:47 No.5796047 Report

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[ BEDOLFIR ]

The Gigantic God of Nature.

Bedolfir is an ancient giant who lived in the north. Whilst Woldor and his family are the goats that rule men, Bedolfir is something greater. His horns are like mountains that rest upon his stony countenance, and he is commonly called 'The Moose'. His hand governs worldwide nature, the planet would not be able to grow trees that produce oxygen without him, and the rivers would not flow. Tectonic plates would not move, and magma would not boil from the core, seeping upwards to form continents.

But long ago, on the nights of the Millennium Moon's arrival, the event that saw the disappearance of the Emperor, Bedolfir's wife, the Ice Giantess and goddess of the cold, Vymla, went missing. Confused and frightened, he searched everywhere in Hainei for her, only to eventually find a bony remnant of her corpse back home at Aflheimr, one he had overlooked, one he had thought part of the land. Sensing her deceased spirit in it, he became enraged. He is a raging titan that crushes all in his path.

For one, Bedolfir had never been the kindest to men. Humans pollute the environment, and seek to overtake nature with their cities and works. To counter this, Bedolfir was said to have invented "natural disasters" as a way for nature to strike back, with tornados, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. His wife, Vymla, who in life was said to adore the tiny humans, would cool his angry heart down and make him relent, and for this men began worshiping both, forming cults. Though Bedolfir remained suspicious of men, and chose to seclude himself from them, even though they founded the village of Geostrateos to directly adore him. Though, there is said to be one man who Bedolfir truly befriended, who became a Demigod that worships him.

Vymla was always in touch with them, coming to visit Leitstein to see her humans, and mediate the interaction humanity had with nature. Bedolfir, in his paranoia, came to believe mankind had killed his Vymla in their insatiable struggle against nature. No other god had known of it, and Bedolfir could not procure proof of foul play. For the sins of he perceived humans to have committed, he swore to destroy them all for his Vymla, and came to blows with Woldor who came out to defend man in the battles he considered his greatest of all.

Bedolfir is said to have been driven back to Aflheimr by Woldor, and is now hibernating, waiting for a day in which he will awaken to resume his vengeance again, and Woldor has been preparing long for that day, seeking another clash of the gods. Bedolfir has a stony heart... he is hurt, and suffers from it. Nobody ever truly knew what happened to Vymla...

>What do I think of this titan?

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 02:58:25 No.5796055 Report

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>>5796038
These are the gods that Hale knows right off hand. There's only three more to go and then you can get to the story missions.
Let me cook shhh shhhhhhh.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 03:02:18 No.5796061 Report

Quoted By: >>5796098

>>5796047
>Possible Threat, clearly a hurt man. Maybe we can try finding out what happened to his wife.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 03:08:02 No.5796073 Report

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>>5796055
Alright then, I did want to maybe talk to Majordomo before the story missions though, if the other anons are up for it.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 15 Oct 2023 03:24:05 No.5796098 Report

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>>5796047
well, he has a legitmate reason to be suspicious of men, although the death of his wife clearly made him lose control. >>5796061 for now we'll take care

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Sun 15 Oct 2023 03:24:34 No.5796099 Report

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>>5796047
Bedolfir is tragic, lost to his own nature and lost love turned to hate. His sins are many but none are too far for redemption. Ideally, we would enter his mind and soothe his grief there directly.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 03:58:53 No.5796129 Report

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The idea that humans could achieve something so monumental as kill a god was by every metric, an asinine one. Humans could at times barely be perceived by gods as even being there, let alone noticed. So how then? How could men kill a god?

...However, it would not be impossible, I would assume, due to the fact that Death has leaked to the realm of the living by the Afterseas, through the Hellhole that the Dark One has opened. Death cannot be reigned over by any god, as Death it inevitable in nature. No god is able to control Death, but Immortals and Mortals alike can wield Death. It is seen in their guns, loading charges that spread Death, and their blades, coated in Death. The Death Knell can be rang by Mortals and Immortals alike in this world, to kill that which should have been immune. So then, perhaps it is not so farfetched to assume that mankind could have gotten lucky enough to do such a thing...

To murder the Goddess of Ice and the cold, Vymla, in cold blood, and harden Bedolfir's heart for good. By why? Why would men kill Vymla, whom they loved, and whom loved them back? Was the relationship all a farce? Was it an act humans put up to lull them into a false sense of security? Are mortals truly this... rotten? Or is this the work of the Dark One's influence?

...Whatever the truth is... even if it doesn't exist, I will try to find it. Bedolfir cannot destroy humanity, and we cannot destroy Bedolfir and drive a stake through Nature's heart. A common grounds must be found, for man and nature to coexist in, and tame the fires of industry.

I must redeem these actions through investigation.

...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 04:01:13 No.5796130 Report

Quoted By: >>5796149 >>5796165

[ DEMHARUGH ]

The Fairy Godmother, she is a divine Fae who guides the Fairykin. She is known widely as the 'Maid of the Divine Houses', a servant of Eikn and the maid of the Hall of Woldor. Fairies are creatures of fantasy, but in this world, they are known for their quality of having an overpowering desire to be... servants.

Fairies serve any who will let them. Fairies love to act as maids and inhabit houses both noble and common. They will sometimes even begin serving a master without asking first. It can lead people to various reactions, to be suspicious of them, to be violent to them, or to relish their slavish attitudes.

Demharugh is said to be loyal to a point that, if she was not Eikn's servant, she would see no point in her existence. In fact, Fairykin widely struggle with the issue of being masterless. It is said that Fairies who go too long without being able to serve someone grow tireless and weary, discouraged, and being unable to fulfill their desire to serve, will take their own lives. They used to unable to, as Immortals, but with Death now widely available...

What is their issue? Is it a self-consciousness born in relation to purpose?

[ ESKART ]

The God of Sorcery. Eskart is said to be the Chancellor of Belkinsire, the city that lies in the Belkinsire Bay area. In the middle of this dainty hamlet is the Illuminati College, the world's wizarding hub. Though he founded and formalized the tradition of magic into a curriculum in the College, the Belkinsire people's interest in sorcery and voodoo is rooted in Shamanistic tradition that was present in the area's past, popular in the towns that preceded the modern day city. The College itself was cofounded by a council of Shamans

Said to have risen from nothing, and once to have been mistaken for an ordinary human, Eskart arose when he discovered his powers a very long time ago in an incident involving the people of his life's youth. The Shamans of the time came to him, and declared him their God, and the tales recount that he was then known as the "God in Hiding", for the Shamans had prophetic visions of the day their Magical God would come to them. It was the one and only prediction they had ever made.

Nowadays, Eskart is called the "Dreaming God". He is illusive and leaves the College in the hands of his Shaman Council and the Ombudsman Mages, the teachers and professors that handle classes. It is said Eskart is hard at work seeking visions of the future again, to rediscover the same prophetic sensation the Shamans predicted his rise again. Ever does he seek precognition of the future. A study that no results have been obtained in currently.

For what could he so incessantly seek the ability to see the future for?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 04:02:14 No.5796132 Report

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[ JENK ]

Known as "The Cultivator", he the Demigod of Agriculture. He is the one human that was said to have truly been friends with Bedolfir, the only other person than Vymla to get past his rocky shell and touch his stony heart, and arouse the magma inside.

Jenk is, in his folktales, said to have Immortalized through submitting his flesh to the earth, and returning it nature in an act of decomposition and an ultimate act of reverence to Bedolfir and nature. He wields two things as his symbols, a pitchfork, and a water tin. He is the patron Demigod of all farmers, and in some other cultures, he is commonly worshiped as a sprite that rewards hard work and labor in general.

Demigods have less effect on the world than full gods, but both are Immortals nonetheless and exist in the same sphere. So Jenk's noticeable effect on the world at large is that he despises laziness. He sends bad omens to slackers, and those who disregard or shirk their responsibilities and obligations. Like Eikn, he rewards good work and hard labor with plentiful harvests and good crops, and punishes lethargy with droughts, starvation and monetary loss. He will curse the wallet as much as he curses the barely watered, and hardly tended crops of a lazy farmer.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 04:06:40 No.5796141 Report

Quoted By: >>5796149 >>5796201

For now, these are the gods that Hale most fondly recalls off hand. He knows only by name and little hearsay some others. There is a part of the Opaltic Ocean known as the Grand Strait where it is said to be the abode of the Divine of the Rapids, [ SHENNU ]. It is said to be a Dragon that rules the oceans and seas.

[ NAMITHENE ], the Goddess of Love, is the 'Rebellious One' who they say appears in Shengesia at times, acting against the Trinity in every way.

[ SURASIRA ], the Cow Goddess of Milk and Torpor, lives in the Land of Milk. She is the lady of substances.

[ TENBHUR ], the Boar, is a malevolent Demigod said to be the servant of H-E-U-S. Hale advises me to avoid trying to find him.

Of the Trinity's enforces, I am advised to avoid the Daitengu, [ SCHEIRACHT ], the High Apostle of the Temple [ ECULES ], and the Princess of the Stars, [ SHENG XU ].

[ NICKLEIM ] is the God of Commerce, who has shrines in the Heavenly Capital and Easterlind City. He is able to offer many wares to those who summon him, and holds dominion over trade, bartering and markets.

[ MORWENNA ], the Beast Goddess, is also one I should not approach. She is said to be brutal, and animalistic, being the Beastkin's creator. She sends the Beasts to kill in the night.

[ SEANNSA ], the Cat Goddess, domineers Luck. She can bestow both fortune and misfortune to those who appease or displease her. Her nature is said to be exactly that of a house or alley cat's. Hale tells me he heard that she was 'fat'.

Hale also took this moment to warn me... any flag that bore the depiction of a severed hand in red, was the mark of the Dark Lord Heus, that his followers would even etch into their skin. It represented his hands; the Hands of Evil. The Khanate uses it as their standard.

>What do I think of these ones...?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 04:19:33 No.5796149 Report

Quoted By: >>5796201

>>5796130
>>5796141
>Not sure what to think of the Godmother's incessant need to serve. That kind of loyalty seems unhealthy...We should keep it in mind if we eveer talk to her
>Eskart doesn't seem to be doing anything wrong, except for some sort of negligence, the magic he's created being used to wreck havoc. It would serve to learn why he wants to see the future so bad.
>Jenk seems good enough, we could use his help with Bedolfir or finding what happened to Vymla, other than that he could be a valuable ally

>Not enough information on [SHENNU]
>We need to meet with [NAMITHENE] one of these days, she shares our goal of acting against the Trinity
>[TENBHUR] should be avoided for now, probably very dangerous
>Not enough information on the enforcers, but we should avoid them for now
>We could try bartering with [NICKLEIM], but if all he cares about is money it might be wise to be a bit wary of him
>[MORENNA] is dangerous, plain and simple, stay away
>Not sure if we'd get along with [SEANNSA] if her cat demeanor is to be believed. Cats are known to kill for sport and generally be capable of cruelty, we'd need to meet her first.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 15 Oct 2023 05:15:14 No.5796165 Report

Quoted By: >>5796201

>>5796130
the fairy seems goodwilled, but their obsessive desire to serve makes me wonder there's something strange going on.

the sorcerer seems ok
the cultivator seems ok as well, the only thing is how fair are his punishments to those he deems lazy

Namithene may be an ally of ours, we should talk to her.
Surasira seems neutral, we can talk to her as well.

the trinity and heus servants are to be avoided for now.

Seannsa is someone we should keep in mind in case we can talk to her.

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Sun 15 Oct 2023 05:48:43 No.5796200 Report

Quoted By: >>5796201

I DO NOT TRUST MAGIC MEN.
ESKART MUST BE GIVEN A SWIRLIE AT ALL COSTS.

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Anonymous ID:gE/l7bEs Sun 15 Oct 2023 05:55:13 No.5796201 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796141
Hmm...

>>5796149
>>5796165
These are both sensible.

>>5796200
But this is just common sense! We can never, EVER trust a prophesying wizard.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 07:10:04 No.5796250 Report

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The condition of the Fae, their demeanor... it disturbed me deeply. That a creature should so willingly exhibit slavish desires... I am curious indeed to know what brings on this syndrome. If I can find out more about the behavioral quirks of the Fae, possibly through their native divine, Demharugh, I may be able to get to the bottom of it and hopefully, find a solution. No being should desire such a thing, or lack their own will like this...

Eskart was interesting. Overall, he did not seem like a bad figure at a glance, but his sorcery could easily fall into the wrong hands. In fact, I saw as much when Zahnlauf was pillaged by the Afterseas. The Cultists of Heus wielded magic for their nefarious ends. Now, no God has perfect control over their concept to the point of micro-management. I myself was unsure still if there were any others out there who could wield Psychic phenomena as I did, and I say this even while feeling connected to the minds of every mortal. But I feel deep inside as though there is something the Magic God could be doing, and it would not hurt to confirm. Majordomo encourages me to this even.

As for Jenk... he will be someone I will have to seek in the future. Bedolfir is an impending catastrophe. Jenk will be of much help in preventing it, if he is interested. As well, I must find out more of his curses. It strikes me in a bad way the same that Eikn's do.

For now, Hale has told me all he could of the Gods. I will make use of this information.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 07:16:25 No.5796253 Report

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Now that we were done reviewing this info, Hale decided to instruct me to using his computers, and gave me a personal space for which I could track the progress of my journey for Redemption digitally. In other words, what he gave me access to was a digital diary, to record my deeds and chronicle my interactions with the gods and progress on Redeeming them, and the world of Hainei.

[CASE FILES]

[The Case Files are your main story missions. By following them, you will start down the path of Redeeming the gods the Case Files cover. There are five levels of difficulty in these files you will have to prepare for accordingly.

Easy - The simplest tasks.
Normal - The ordinary tasks.
Hard - Tasks that will test you.
Very Hard - Tasks that will truly require your full potential if you are to succeed.
Extreme - Death is almost guaranteed.

There are currently 4 beginning Case Files available.]

>The World of Mythology<
<Target>: Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain

>Longing for Omniscience<
<Target>: Eskart, God of Sorcery

>Tutelary Seas<
<Target>: Shennu of the Rapids

>Submitted to the Soil<
<Target>: Jenk the Cultivator

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 07:22:24 No.5796254 Report

Quoted By: >>5796257 >>5796259

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-Uk9h-wGg

Hale tells me that to grow the Psyops, beyond those he already plans on trying to recruit, I will have to interview potential recruits and make a hierarchy. A command structure for my faction. I will have to place people in roles and give them instructions...

I am nervous, but I am a Goddess of the Mind, my mind is faster than any mortal mind is. I will be able to do this.

Hale tells me, he has a first recruit in mind already. A contact he knows, someone with expertise in hacking. He tells me that she could be a reliable member and says he can have her down here in the day for a review, and asks me to review her as soon as possible.

With all that prior review settled, Hale tells me it will be a month before he is able to refurbish the Psyops Bunker into a true base of operations. He asks me to give him that time. I tell him I can meditate until he is done, and then I may begin undertaking tasks recorded in my diary, my Case Files.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files.
>Oblige Hale and review this potential recruit.
>Set up Psyops facilities and teams to begin a hierarchy structure.
>Speak to Hale.
>Speak to Majordomo.
>Write in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 07:29:50 No.5796257 Report

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>>5796254
>Speak to Majordomo.
It's clear we didn't actually think of this redemption thing too thoroughly. Hale was a bit right, we came in and told the samurai we'd redeem them only to systematically destroy them when they refused a peaceful solution. I think it may be worth thinking about HOW we'll actually go about Redeeming, and our subconscious probably has some insights regarding that. Afterwards we could review the recruit.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 15 Oct 2023 07:33:41 No.5796259 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796254
>Speak to Majordomo.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:06:59 No.5796279 Report

Quoted By: >>5796286 >>5796293 >>5796294

I close my eyes.

[MAJORDOMO] "BOO!"

'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Tough audience."

Majordomo was there to greet me in an instant, in the back of my head. His wavy, navy blue body dangled there like an ornament on a string.

[MAJORDOMO] "I'm glad to see we're getting this show rolling. Heh, I guess you could say meeting Hale was a GODsend? Eh? Ehhh? So what's up, munny?"

'I'm still lingering on the experience we had with the Samurai...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Those dorks? What about it?"

'I told them, when I first faced off with them, that I would Redeem them, but all I did was destroy them. And now, knowing all I do about the chemical Immortals, their souls will either reincarnate to do it all over again, and die for the Trinity, or they simply get erased...'

It was the work of Thandir's cycle of souls. The purported Wheel of Samsara that he spun. Thandir was in control of all souls of any mortals, only a rare few escaped Samsara. The cycle of transmigration would only end when Lord Thandir's aureole of flame was put out for good. When the god himself is killed.

[MAJORDOMO] "Still on this, huh? Eh. They had it coming."

'Majordomo...!'

[MAJORDOMO] "No, no. Look, those guys, they made their choice. You know the thing is, even when it seems most of the time that the Trinity is mind-controlling their servants into doing it all, well, they had to do something to get to that point anyway. The scary truth is, for every one you think is 'brainwashed', there's about two more who genuinely believe them and would have gone to the same lengths. Remember, that last one coulda ran away and we'd have probably spared him- Well, you would. I'da killed him. But instead of run, he decided, SUICIDE TIMEEEE!"

[MAJORDOMO] "My point is, we can Redeem the world, and the Gods. But we can't save everyone. People die every day, Munny. A butterfly in Siegesia is an earthquake in Yongesia. Some people made their choice, and they're gonna stick to their guns. And so long as they do, they're gonna keep making bad things happen until they're out of the picture. That's why I'm part of you, to make sure you have the strength to do what you gotta do."

[MAJORDOMO] "Some people are just such bad beans, there's no other way than killing them. You wouldn't feel bad if you had to kill H-E-U-S, would you?"

'N-No...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Look, there's a lot of ways to Redeem people. For some, it can even be as much as just helping them. Help people confront their demons and overcome them. Face their fears. Criticize them and convince them to repent. There will be plenty, plenty of people we manage to Redeem in this whole wide world without a drop of blood. But there will inevitably be some we have no choice but to defeat."

[MAJORDOMO] "Make sense? Look, I'm uh... I'm not the best people person. I think a punch in the face can be better than a debate sometimes. And by sometimes, I mean a lot of times. Anything else you wanna know?"

>Stop talking to Majordomo.
>Ask Majordomo a question.
>Write in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:18:25 No.5796286 Report

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>>5796279
>>Stop talking to Majordomo.
I think that's good enough, hopefully Muna wil freak out a bit less in the future. Thanks Majordomo!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:SgDnIwnW Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:39:46 No.5796293 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796279
>Stop talking to Majordomo.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AVQWcn6e Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:40:40 No.5796294 Report

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>>5796279
>>Stop talking to Majordomo.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:41:50 No.5796295 Report

Quoted By: >>5796296 >>5796301

I am once again reminded why I cherished Majordomo so much. When I first began to think, I at most had an Id. I had to develop the Ego and Superego on my own over time, since childhood. In a way, Majordomo was my Id. I plucked the impulses that made him up and turned them inward, to become subconscious, and that is why he is my subconscious now. I would never act on impulse. My actions are primarily governed by my Ego. I use my Superego as a direct bridge to Majordomo now, for him to get through to me and bring those impulses from the subconscious back to my conscious, enabling me to do them.

To be able to do things like take a life.

I could accept now that I could take a life, if it was in the name of all things good. If it were to protect the innocent. If it was for a better change. If that life was evil.

I do not think I will be scared the next time that I am forced to fight. Thank you, Majordomo.

[MAJORDOMO] "Heh, don't mention it kiddo."

I opened my eyes.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files.
>Oblige Hale and review this potential recruit.
>Set up Psyops facilities and teams to begin a hierarchy structure.
>Speak to Hale.
>Write in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:45:42 No.5796296 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796295
>Oblige Hale and review this potential recruit.
Now time to get to work. Let's see this hacker friend of his.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:57:56 No.5796301 Report

Quoted By: >>5796319

>>5796295
>Set up Psyops facilities and teams to begin a hierarchy structure.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 09:54:53 No.5796312 Report

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Before I could truly begin even organizing the Psyops into a veritable machine for my deeds to work through, I needed people first. After all, it won't do me much good to scribble away at a drawing board in an empty bunker. Once I had people on board, I could then begin to set up the teams that worked towards specific goals.

I asked Hale to bring this potential recruitee in. He told me they were staying in Eikrise as a matter of fact, so this helped. What's more, he claims she is the one who taught him how to become tech literate and use computers in the first place, so it sounded promising. He asked me to stay presentable and dressed as he went out to fetch them, and that he'd be back in an hour or two. So I made myself comfy and waited in the bunker as he left.

...

When I detected his return, I felt another presence with him. But, strangely, in a way, they felt the same as the Samurai... and I had thought then they might be chemically Immortal too. They were outside the door. I listened in, and it seemed to me this must have been one of the two other people Hale had let know about his bunker. From what I could tell, she was skeptical when Hale told her that she meeting an actual deity.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 09:58:39 No.5796317 Report

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[???] "This smells like kuso."

[HALE] "You know I don't know what all those fancy Yongesian idioms you use mean."

[???] "Heh. It can't be helped."

Hale sighed.

[HALE] "Look, all I'm saying is, this is a step up. Much more than the charity I used to pay out in the past. You'll get to have the bunker as more than a hiding hole, and even make a few friends."

[???] "Tch..."

[HALE] "Not that I'm implying anything. And look on the bright side, it's a job, you won't be ... eh, what do you call it?"

[???] "Not under education, employment or training. NEET! And who said I wanted a job anyway, Felwitz!? I enjoy being workless! Tch. A normal like you wouldn't get it. Good grief..."

The way she talks is very strange. She keeps going 'tch' in a very forced manner.

[HALE] "You could view it more like a hobby than a job. I mean, you'll be asked to help out, but it will really bring out the best in your skills. You'll get to hack as much as you want. We need an egghead like you."

[???] "Temee..."

[HALE] "Look, you'll like Muna. Just go in there, say hello, and let her ask you a few things. I admit, I didn't really work out a questionnaire for her, but I'm sure she'll ask you something meaningful and give you the job. It's food, a place to lay your head, and safety, all on my dime, and not just sometimes anymore. Alright?"

[???] "Hmph. I'll go see her."

[HALE] "Oh goody. I'll let her know you're coming in. Muna! I have a guest for you! Please treat her respectfully!" - He said, rapping on the door then.

It opened, and the figure he had for me stepped inside. The door closed behind her, and she peered over at me with a sea blue eye that could glow in the dark. I saw she was carrying a katana... and had the ears and tail of a cat that swished slightly.

She came forward, and sat down on both knees and set her katana down, placing her balled up fists on her legs as she stared at me. The way she sat must have been in some manner I didn't understand.

'...'

I did not understand. She just looked at me and blinked, and then awkwardly got up. In her mind, I could hear her cussing about me being a 'normal' who didn't understand Samurai etiquette. She instead opted to place her katana on the table nearby. From the reverberation of the vibration it faintly made being set down, I could tell the blade was extremely dull. It looked more like it was for show than use as a weapon.

She came ahead and stood in front of me again, pulling out a flip phone.

[???] "So... you're a Goddess."

I nodded.

[???] "Don't think about trying anything hasty with me... I'd only need to look at you once with my hidden Psychometric Eye to completely obliterate you."

'O-Okay...?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Hahaha. Da hell?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 10:02:20 No.5796318 Report

Quoted By: >>5796364 >>5796430 >>5796549 >>5796781 >>5796842 >>5796856 >>5797026

'So... what is your name? If you don't mind me asking.'

[???] "I do mind you asking."

Uh...?

[???] "You're trying to collect information on me, aren't you? Tch. An amateurish trick. So who do you really work for? Are you with the Temple? Have you replaced Hale with a fake to trick me?"

'N... No...?'

[???] '.........'

She was squinting at me now.

[???] "Hmm. I guess you aren't completely untrustworthy. But you still intend to make me work. However, Hale-san has asked me to do this, so I will tell you my name. Just this once. You best remember it, because you won't soon forget... Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX."

The girl in front me with a... really long name, in which she pronounced her numeral as an onomatopoeia, wore a black qipao with a red accent like briars. She had something obscuring her other eye. She wore multiple bows. I assumed it was some sort of fashion sense or trend I'm simply not used to.

'It's nice to meet you, Catastrovania.'

[CATASTROVANIA] "So, you want to interview me? What did you want to know about the great Catastrovania?"

>Well, time to ask her some things. But what?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 10:04:08 No.5796319 Report

Quoted By: >>5796842

>>5796301
Apologies by the way, I was already working on an update for the first vote and didn't want to stall.

Also, last update for the night.
Cat is here. Try not to treat her too badly nowbut do so anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 15 Oct 2023 12:42:41 No.5796364 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796318
>It wasn't a joke
Kek,nice
>Well, time to ask her some things. But what?
Are you chemically immortal?
Hale told me you were a good 'hacker', can you show me your talents?
Any combat skills?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:RM27sd2f Sun 15 Oct 2023 14:58:56 No.5796430 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796318
Would you rather fight 100 duck sized elephants or an elephant sized duck?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Sun 15 Oct 2023 17:32:16 No.5796549 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796318
"This is probably a reach, but do you know anything about Seannsa? I noticed your ears and tail but you don't seem to be a transformed beast like me."

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Sun 15 Oct 2023 21:16:29 No.5796781 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796318
What's your name?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 15 Oct 2023 22:15:21 No.5796842 Report

Quoted By:

>>5796318
Holy Moly, it's Catastrovania. Wasn't expecting this collab.
>Well, time to ask her some things. But what?
Are you chemically immortal ? you smell like the samurais.
>>5796319
no biggie

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ceLeyOAP Sun 15 Oct 2023 22:28:13 No.5796856 Report

Quoted By: >>5796895 >>5796971

>>5796318

>GOBBLE THE OTAKU CAT'S MOUTH IMMEDIATELY
>GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE YUM LOSER NEET LIPS GOBBLE GOBBLE

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sun 15 Oct 2023 23:19:33 No.5796895 Report

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>>5796856
anon pls

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 16 Oct 2023 00:13:15 No.5796971 Report

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>>5796856
>the same anon who wanted the big tiddie clothing
hmm anon, chillex. also I'm a catastrovania fan but we gotta be in character

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Anonymous ID:1b+db3Kj Mon 16 Oct 2023 00:54:57 No.5797026 Report

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>>5796318
>Why do you not wish to work so much? Clearly, you have a great skill which can be greatly cultivated.
>What is a... Psychometric Eye?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:09:18 No.5797137 Report

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The first thing I had to know about the person before me was the reason for her unique condition. Her Spiritua definitely resonated differently from how Hale's ordinary Spiritua did. She was different somehow.

'Are you chemically Immortal?'

Since that was the term Hale used to describe the faux condition of longevity, and she was a contact of his, she must get the term herself then.

[CATASTROVANIA] "Chemically? Hah! I'm a Metahuman."

'Metahuman?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "It means I've upgraded my own body to achieve Immortality. Unlike the doctrinal dotards who spend so much time busying themselves with foolish things like, ugh, religion to Immortalize, I've achieved it through augments instead!"

Hm. The Imperial Temple's creed considered such notions to be sinful, and accordingly punished offenders for such a transgression. So I asked her; 'Is that why you accused me of being from the Temple? Are they after you?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Nyahaha."

She did not even try to make that laugh sound real.

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'm the number one most wanted felon on the entire Temple's hit list. They've been hunting me across Hainei for a long time. I've been evading their best inquisitors for years and will continue to do so for years to come!"

'Interesting... Then if that's true, you should make a very useful member of what we're putting together here.'

She squinted at me as if I was skeptical of her claims. I maintained a neutral expression in the face of it. But I did question the authenticity of her claims, and in merely a moment, I would probe her mind to find strings of the truth.

'Are the ears and tail also augments?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Wha- I mean. No. Those are a different story. One I'd only regale those who truly respect me with, as only they are deserving to hear of the great Catastrovania's awesome exploits across all of Hainei-"

'May I know?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "It was when the Temple was closest to catching me than ever before! They would not have been able to, but it was the closest they ever came. I was on the run from their agents in the Woods of Lotus that surround the Capital, because so great was I at remaining unspotted that I could even hide right under their noses! The chase was thrilling, jumping from rooftop to rooftop and zipping by trees at the speed of sound! One of their War Elephants tried to blast me, but I cunningly evaded it and tricked them into thinking I had been killed, only to appear again and lead them on some more, just for my own amusement! And as I watched them run into the distance like FOOLS, the Cat Goddess came down upon me, so impressed with my sheer skills and cunning, that she blessed me with the luck of a cat and gave me these ears and tail!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "WORORORORORO."

'Ah, so it wouldn't be a reach to assume you know Seannsa then. Impressive.'

Catastrovania looked inspirited by my praise. I then decided to read her mind a little.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:10:37 No.5797139 Report

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It seems the truth is, she lacked the spiritual dignity to become an Immortal, and fearing for her life instead chose to become augmented into a metahuman over a century ago to increase her longevity. Suffice to say, it was extremely costly and took everything she had, leaving her high and dry. She is basically homeless, and jobless. But the augments are legitimate, and she will be able to last another century or two with them. And as for her story about run-ins with the Temple, they actually did catch her, and had her scheduled for purification. To the Temple, purifying a soul meant butchering them in life in a way considered "peaceful". A "peaceful butchering". She was so down on her luck, that she had to bargain with the Cat Goddess Seannsa to become a cat and gain enough luck to escape and evade the Temple ever since.

It seems all Seannsa wanted out of the bargain was for Catastrovania to merely keep up with the character of a cat using her luck. For example, a cat, being the only creature to land on all four feet when falling, would be so nimble and swift as to be considered impossible to catch, this is the characteristic of a cat. Catastrovania appears to provide empowerment to Seannsa by remaining at large, and always evading capture now. This was the relationship I imagine many gods shared with their followers. It benefited them both.

By all means, she is wanted by the Temple, as they intensely hate Metahumans for their existence rejects the Emperor and the road to Immortality by embracing other gods or methods for longevity, but perhaps not to the degree she claims. Her meeting was Hale was during a search for somewhere to hide. He helped her hide in his bunker, in return for teaching him how to become tech literate...

'Do you have any experience with combat?' - I decided to stop reading her memory and let her speak again. At this point, I should assume most of what she says is gross exaggerations.

[CATASTROVANIA] "While you partied, and spent all your time getting drunk on booze and getting wome-....o-or men, since you're a woman too... I studied the blade. My katana was forged in the fires of Yongesia's Mount Meiyo, the largest volcano there, and it was folded to the point of being able to slice through a whole tank effortlessly in one stroke. I must keep it sheathed at all times, or else the faintest swing can cut the building around me to ribbons."

'And your... "Psychometric Eye" is...?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Worororo. That's a secret. But all you need to know is, whatever I look at with it will turn to dust."

It's just an augment that lets her see in the dark. Her other eye also has the same.

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey. Hey. Ask the josher if she'd rather fight a hundred duck sized elephants or an elephant sized duck."

'Would you rather fight one hundred-'

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'd win."

'I-I didn't even finish the question...'

[CATASTROVANIA] "It's answered."

'...'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:11:39 No.5797142 Report

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I had to admit, this Catastrovania was certainly an interesting figure, for how her life seems to have ended up to this point. But she is clearly very arrogant, and boisterous. She doesn't seem to be the kind of person who has spent a lot of time around others, or prefers to be alone. I would have connected with that before all that has happened up to this point myself, but unlike me, she is evidently influence greatly by the media she chooses to consume. I wonder how I might go about Redeeming someone like her...

But that's besides the point. She may also be able to Redeem herself through working towards a virtuous goal anyway, and that was the point of Hale bringing her here. She was adept at hacking, and her abilities to crack systems would come in handy for the Psyops. In other words, she felt right at home here.

I wasted no more time - 'Why do you not wish to work so much? Clearly, you have a great skill which can be greatly cultivated. Hale told me you were a good 'hacker', can you show me your talents?'

Catastrovania opened her mouth to talk, but then closed it. She instead sunk her face into that flip phone she had and began tapping away at the buttons... She looked as though she was trying to think of or find some way to showcase her abilities to me. She began pacing back and forth, and held her flip phone up towards the monitor banks in the bunker, still busied scrolling through a list of items in some framework and-

Huh?

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh hey, I've seen this show. Mortals love this stuff. I see it in some of their heads when looking through our connection to mortal minds."

The screens had been changed. They were now playing something.

'A... a cartoon?'

Catastrovania hissed at me.

[CATASTROVANIA] "These are NOT cartoons, normal. Tch! This... is CULTURE. This is anime."

'S... Super Robot Adventure 3...?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Eh, the prequel was better."

[CATASTROVANIA] "GANBATTE EDWARD-SAMAAAAAA!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:18:48 No.5797147 Report

Quoted By: >>5797153 >>5797174 >>5797214

She hacked the bunker's systems to play her silly Yongesian cartoons. She cracked into them just like that. So, her hacking skills were not exaggerated, however.

[CATASTROVANIA] "Why would I want to work anyway?! Who wants to get up every morning at six and work until five in the evening just to deal with horrible traffic and come home to eat reheated pizza from the last night?! Who wants to have nagging bosses always asking you to come in, or work over?! Or fire you if you don't do good enough!? Who wants to deal with coworkers who give you that fluoride stare because they don't understand culture like this!? Because they don't know what you're talking about when you talk about amazing media like, Bones Quest V: The Bonesening?! Who wants to rush their routines like the Great Rebirth will happen if they don't finish in time every morning?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Not me! I resent that! You let me crash in this bunker, and provide me all the instant ramen I could ever need, and a comfy couch and large television, and anything else I ask for, and I MIGHT hack things for you. But only because I'd want to! Deal?!"

The chuunibyou has given me her terms.

>You're hired.
>You're hired, but you have to take a shower daily. You smell like the Samurai you like so much, and they smell like dirt and war.
>Let me give it some thought first.
>You're a total loser.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:22:23 No.5797153 Report

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>>5797147
>>You're hired, but you have to take a shower daily. You smell like the Samurai you like so much, and they smell like dirt and war.
Our job is to Redeem and we need to Redeem this TOTAL LOSER NEET. Thanks for the laughs QM

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:36:36 No.5797174 Report

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>>5797147
>You're hired, but you have to take a shower daily. You smell like the Samurai you like so much, and they smell like dirt and war.
Shaking my head at this silly baka

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 16 Oct 2023 03:21:41 No.5797214 Report

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>>5797147
>You're hired, but you have to take a shower daily. You smell like the Samurai you like so much, and they smell like dirt and war.
bone quest mentioned, based cameos

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 03:39:37 No.5797230 Report

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'Deal.' I said.

[CATASTROVANIA] "Hmph! I knew you'd say that, as if a normal like you could recognize such talent as mi- Woh-wait, you'll accept? R-... Really?! I mean... Ho ho ho. Of course you would accept. It's only natural when seeing such raw, untamed expertise as mine for yourself! There's no systems in this world I couldn't break my way into! I can even hack into the war networks of the Trinity if I needed to!"

'Well, you might just need to one day here. I wouldn't pass up the chance to get the right cat for the job. Welcome to the Pysops, Catastrovania.'

Catastrovania purred in approval. Though, on the inside, I could hear her heart clamoring in joy and relief. She doesn't showcase it, but she's viewing this opportunity as a once in a lifetime chance, and thanks her blessing of luck on Seannsa's part for it.

[MAJORDOMO] "Now if we're gonna organize our Psyops into something big, I'd think the first place to start would obviously be making teams."

Teams? Majordomo, mind elaborating?

[MAJORDOMO] "It's simple. The kinds of things we'd be doing is directly subverting the Trinity and any other enemies of the greater good out there, right? So a team for every different psyop our Psyops pulls off would be a good place to start. A combat team to organize troops under... like special forces. A hacker team for people with her expertise to work on. Uhh, lemme think... utility team for the bunker's upkeep? Hmm, and how about an expansion team for making new bases elsewhere in the future?"

Not bad ideas. Not bad ideas at all.

'Catastrovania, how would you like to be the director of our intelligence department?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "I-Intelligence department...?"

'Yes. The way I see it, the Psyops here is split into different departments. By putting you in charge of intelligence, you'd get to oversee things like data collection, hacking..."

[MAJORDOMO] "Cryptanalysis."

'-cryptanalysis, and counterintelligence.'

The cat before me was brimming with the excitement of a child that just arrived to the candy store after their grueling dentist appointment. And now she was mumbling under her breath while clutching her cheeks.

[CATASTROVANIA] "J-juh-Just like in my favorite a-animeh-animes..."

'Just one thing though, I want you to improve your hygiene.'

Catastrovania looked at me like she was a pane of glass shattering.

'...I'm just saying, take a shower at least once a day. I can smell lotion from your skin, and that simply isn't enough.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Strangely enough, she brushes her teeth. Damn near reflecting the light, those whites are."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 03:40:39 No.5797231 Report

Quoted By: >>5797239 >>5797247 >>5797333

(Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX has joined the Psyops)
(The faction grows)
(Upon formalizing the departments, facilities and teams of the organization and bunker, you will have to begin construction of your troop tree. The Trinity, Woldoria and Khanate already possess fleshed out troop trees, so the Psyops will naturally require a ground force capable of competing with the soldiery of rival factions in clandestine and open combat operations across Hainei. Your troops can also raise awareness of the movement and inspire new recruitment, morale, and incite further rebellion against tyrannical governments.)

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files.
>Set up Psyops facilities and teams to begin a hierarchy structure.
>Speak to Hale.
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 16 Oct 2023 03:48:29 No.5797239 Report

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>>5797231
>Set up Psyops facilities and teams to begin a hierarchy structure.
>Ask Hale for more suggestions on teams.
Now we'll need people to actually be part of those teams, but formalizing it is a good start

Captcha: M0K0Y

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:08:09 No.5797247 Report

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>>5797231
we don't need to imagine the smell
>Set up Psyops facilities and teams to begin a hierarchy structure.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:20:27 No.5797264 Report

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And yes, she also hates showers because of her catlike nature since cats don't like water, if you're wondering.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:28:14 No.5797272 Report

Quoted By: >>5797273

>>5797264
Too bad she's getting in the clean cage

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:30:42 No.5797273 Report

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>>5797272
Save your bully energy for the casterfags like Eskart.
Magic men must always be bullied in my quests.
W H Y D O N ' T Y O U J U S T M A K E M O R E ?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:43:05 No.5797279 Report

Quoted By: >>5797286

>>5797273
Does that mean Muna will get bullied or is she exempt because she's a woman?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:48:26 No.5797286 Report

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>>5797279
Now anon, we're all about equality here.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 16 Oct 2023 05:33:00 No.5797333 Report

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>>5797231
>Set up Psyops facilities and teams to begin a hierarchy structure.
We need to plan-out our Redemption cells.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 05:39:06 No.5797343 Report

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Sometime later, after Hale had congratulated Catastrovania and welcomed her personally to the team, I decided it was time to give the Psyops an actual structure. Forming the command chain would help coordinate the different facilities we needed to get this machine moving, and fire up the pistons to work.

I sat down with Hale in his office back above ground in the Felwischer factory where he began clearing a board with a brush, whilst Catastrovania sat beside me in front of his desk, drinking some carbonated beverage and watching the next episode of Super Robot Adventure 3 on her flip phone.

Hale scribbled away with his marker at the board near the wall. I had asked him to help me a little, and give me his opinions on what the structure should be like.

[HALE] "Now, I've never served in any military roles in my life... Mm. But, I have read a lot of novels in my spare time, mostly speculative writings, philosophy, and military fiction. Eheh. Sometimes, I watch it on the telly as well."

He was writing down boxes and names in them.

[HALE] "Annnnd done."

'Ah.'

I stood up and came over, looking over the board. Despite primarily being a businessman and entrepreneur, Hale had made a comprehensive structure for me. At the top, I was there. The 'Divine Director'. He pointed at the boxes with his marker.

[HALE] "Now you're obviously in charge. You have absolute command and decide everything. Below you, I'd like to be your Deputy Director. A fancy way for saying, second in command. I'll be the one reporting things to you, and carrying out your instructions to the lower tier here. Now, you wanted to subdivide the overall organization into these departments. We have a department for Intelligence, obviously, that's what Catastrovania is in charge of. A department for warfare, a department here for the bunker, and any future installations provided we gain the resources needed."

[HALE] "And I feel this is a given, but a research and development department to keep us ahead in the game. Our enemies are more advanced than us for the time being... and wield paranormal powers that normal people just won't be able to handle. But, like the Woldorians, who are mundane in every fashion, we'll come up with ways."

It was a good point. A clandestine function like ours would need to output countermeasures against the horrors of the Afterseas, and the powers of Immortals.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 05:40:21 No.5797347 Report

Quoted By: >>5797361 >>5797451

For the Warfare Department, we had a Black Ops team that would handle only the most important missions of ours I could give them. They would have to be the best of the best we'd be able to drum up. Like ninjas, unseen and in and out. A Rapid Response division would comprise light infantry capable of being somewhere to fight in a matter of time, possibly by airdrop or other means yet undeveloped. An espionage team to compliment Intelligence, agents that could go undercover and return with new intel. And the Field Agents, who would act as guards and watchmen, blending in with society to protect our holdings and members undercover or in civilian guise.

In Intelligence, Encryption and Decryption that allowed us to infiltrate enemy systems and decipher their thoughts would be hard at work, whilst Counterintelligence prevented our discovery and leakage through any means, even by creating red herrings if they must. Cyberwarfare would be waged across the internet, hacking into the Trinity and fighting them even in the datascapes unseen to the eye. A Propaganda team would be there for public relations, to help spread the idea of the Psyops, and potentially draw newbies.

In Research & Development, a team to handle Death materialization would work on our weapons. We didn't need a weapons development sector, as Hale would be able to provide those alone with his company Felwischer, which would act as our front organization. The Death Knell team would simply handle implementing Death into our weapons. It was crucial in this world of Immortals. True, there were plenty of the chemically Immortal, but we'd inevitably face the real deal one day. Meanwhile, a team existed for developing vehicles to compete with the war machines of the Trinity or Woldoria if need be.

In our Bunker Department, a team for construction of new future bases would need to be assembled, and a Utility team to conserve our existing installments and make repairs.

Perhaps I would also need to garner a budget and outsource more income connections than just Felwischer too.

[HALE] "So? What do you think so far? Pretty good? Any changes you'd like to make?"

>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 16 Oct 2023 05:49:09 No.5797361 Report

Quoted By: >>5797398 >>5797451

>>5797347
Hmmm, well we are the goddess of mentality, a psychic goddess, so obviously we need psykers with us.
I propose a Psionics department, or an Occult department with Psionics and atomic-based magics as a sub-branch. Add a Psychotronics component to R&D to complement Psionics, tech that potentially can directly interface with the mind and the brain.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 16 Oct 2023 06:22:28 No.5797398 Report

Quoted By: >>5797404

>>5797361
I see where you're coming from, anon but while we're small let's keep any potential psykers in the same divisions as regular people in r&d and warfare

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 06:22:31 No.5797399 Report

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Wonder if I ought to make a miraheze wiki for this quest if it got big enough... I'm too lazy to tho.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 16 Oct 2023 06:29:26 No.5797404 Report

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>>5797398
I would say still add the departments. All of them are empty right now so we'll have to fill them with people. Idea with Psionics is to make sure the folks in intelligence and warfare can use their powers properly(like remote viewing) and don't accidentally explode their heads or pull a Carrie. Think kind of like how we got a sub-branch for Death materialization. Also generally just to deal with more abstract supernatural stuff.

In any case, got any ideas for other departments or other branches we could make a sure for?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 07:08:36 No.5797432 Report

Quoted By: >>5797456

Just wanna say, even if you don't add a department or team based on psionics, you could still add Psionic dedicated troops to the tree when that's built. Though the number of units that the troop tree can have is not unlimited. Since my idea is to basically handle the troop trees like Command and Conquer units and handle missions for your troops like an event chain from Stellaris or HOI4 mods, outcome dependent upon choices.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 16 Oct 2023 07:25:38 No.5797451 Report

Quoted By: >>5797456 >>5797459

>>5797347
I think... I was about to suggest a Propaganda subdivision but I see that's already covered. Encryption's down, Espionage, etc., I think this is good!

>>5797361
We should be careful about psychics. A turncoat telepath could be devastating to our entire organization. Psychics are good to have, necessarily, but at the same time... I'm paranoid.

If we turn out to need something else, we can always adjust our hierarchical structure. Although... Aha! We need a-

THEOLOGY division! To research the other gods, the nature of their powers, and what they've done and what they're doing! There'll be some overlap with the Intelligence Department, no doubt, but they'll also be researching us, to a degree.

>Theology Department
>Divine-Understanding Team
>Theo-Archeology Team

They'll be a minor department, likely the smallest, but it's an important niche that we can't afford to focus on 24/7 ourselves.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 16 Oct 2023 07:32:37 No.5797456 Report

Quoted By: >>5797473

>>5797432
Hmm, maybe a better idea is to only have a Psychotronics team in R&D dedicated to researching and testing psychic phenomena. Make it work like the Death Materials team where all the psionic equipment or training happens here for specialized troops and what not, no need to stretch it thin.

>>5797451
That's actually a good idea anon, in a world of gods and immortals understanding mythological figures and what makes them tick is quite important. Though I wonder if we could fold them into the other departments though. I'll wait on other anons to give their piece.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 16 Oct 2023 07:35:48 No.5797459 Report

Quoted By: >>5797473

>>5797451
Thinking some more on it, couldn't we just file this under the R&D department? They're already going to be researching ways to combat gods. Researching gods is a simple next step.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 07:58:25 No.5797473 Report

Quoted By: >>5797493

>>5797456
>>5797459
A Psychotronics team and Ecclesiastics team under R&D could be filed. These teams could handle psionics development, training and research of the gods and understanding the divine realm on top of worshiping Muna herself to bring her power, an idea she'd likely get from knowing Catastrovania's experience with Seannsa. Will this be an agreeable resolution?

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 16 Oct 2023 08:27:56 No.5797493 Report

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>>5797473
Ecclesiastics, that's brilliant! Yeah, that covers just about everything, I think. This quest is going to be awesome. I can already taste the unremitting kino that will not relent.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 09:24:44 No.5797514 Report

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'Well...'

I extended my hand and Hale offered me the marker. On the board, I filled out another two boxes under the Research and Development department. I wrote down the first name.

'Psychotronics team. They'll be a team dedicated to developing in-house Psionics for use to our goals. Psychoanalysis will be important to understanding our foes and exploiting motives. As well, I see fit to equip our men with Psionics. To be able to wield death against Immortals is one thing, but don't forget, they're capable of more than just wielding the same Death back. There's any number of hazards those high in Spiritua present. Possession, damage to ones Spiritua, intangibility, or even things as rudimentary as taking sight, or laying curses. Psionics would be able to counter many more things for our faculty."

[HALE] "Interesting. But psychics are a rarity, even in the whole sorcerous world. Normally, such threats are combatted with liturgic rituals and amulets, or through prayer."

'Psychic mediums can be used to other ends. Even the paranormal possess minds that can be affected by those capable of noopsherical meddling such as I. I will be able to teach humans how to achieve a Psionic state fairly easily. I can directly generate and donate Psychic energy borne of my own mind."

[CATASTROVANIA} "A-And lift cars and throw them? I read a manga about that... woah..."

[HALE] "Now, I don't question your godhood for a minute, Muna, but are you sure you should freely give your powers away? Won't you tire out doing that?"

'Hmhm. No Hale, I can't simply thrust my godhood on another. Us gods are unique existences. The most mortals can hope to do is get promoted to Demigodhood after Immortalization by a god. That's one of the only two ways Demigods spring up, the other being procreation. I can't just give my powers away, but I can teach mortals how to replicate them, and activate their minds. Psychics are rare because not everyone has the potential... their cases are far and few because very few generate a Psychic energy to achieve the medium.'

But beyond that, I had another idea, writing down the next name in the lower box.

'I do not tire easily. But I will bolster my own powers through theology research to meet demands and replenish myself. The Ecclesiastic Team will be my own cult, as how other gods have their own. Their adoration will provide me power, and help us grasp the realm of the gods better. After all, we have to change them too.'

[HALE] "Cor blimey. That's bloody genius, Muna! I'll have this printed out right away. If you're finished."

I nodded to Hale with a smile. The Psyops was now organized.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Mon 16 Oct 2023 09:36:06 No.5797529 Report

Quoted By: >>5797651 >>5797688 >>5797834 >>5797993 >>5798065

Now all that was left to do was wait a months time for the bunker's refurbishment into a true base of operations. Hale would reach out to all his contacts he could trust and get men on the job, and use his influence as an entrepreneur to pull in some numbers. He would also get his factory up above running to bring in income.

He tells me I am free to do whatever I like until then, but to remember this deadline. I would wait one month. Then the missions would begin earnestly and our Psyops would commence.

If I felt like it, I could go out and travel the world, and maybe meet and chat with a few other gods if I liked, simply acting bystander. I could use this as a way to get to know some better.

(You can now perform Godtalks, in which you simply chat with your fellow gods and explore their character, ask them questions or pick up hints. This will not affect story progress.)

Otherwise, I could use this time to think of which of my Case-Files to undertake first.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Tutelary Seas (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Noramus, The Scapegod (Delkmund Canyon)
• Yasukuni, God of Media (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
• Scheiracht, Blade of Blades (Muzan Ward)

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Anonymous ID:dS0qycQ7 Mon 16 Oct 2023 12:32:18 No.5797651 Report

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>>5797529
>Go on a Godtalk
Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
We got one of her followers right here, might as well engage in some early diplomacy

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Anonymous ID:1b+db3Kj Mon 16 Oct 2023 13:33:14 No.5797688 Report

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>>5797529
>Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
I think we should start with something relatively simply. Jenk seems like a reasonable guy and getting on his good side may lead to us discovering more about Bedolfir and how to calm him before he pointlessly spills blood.

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Anonymous ID:TuLZoWAW Mon 16 Oct 2023 18:39:03 No.5797834 Report

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>>5797529
>Go on a Godtalk
Lady Seannsa seems decent enough. She might be willing to tell us about the Cat Village as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 16 Oct 2023 20:54:54 No.5797993 Report

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>>5797529
>Go on a Godtalk.
Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:L0ImUJ5B Mon 16 Oct 2023 21:58:21 No.5798065 Report

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>>5797529
>>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Yasukuni, God of Media (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)

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[ THE VILLAGE OF CATS ]

I strode across a great bridge leading to the out of the way and rich little town they called the 'Village of Cats'. In recent years, it came to be officially renamed that, out of the amusing quirks it had. The abnormal population of housecats that dominated the streets and roofs, and the local populace's infatuations with the cats. There was cat deco on the walls, paintings of cats that must had taken quite a lot of work to make. There was a cafe here known as the 'Catfe'. People even sometimes could be seen wearing cat ears apart of their rural costume. They had an obsession with cats that could, from a certain point of view, be seen as unhealthy even. But overall, it was a... cutesy place. Quite fun.

Most people didn't question my appearance as I walked through the village. In fact, one person even asked me where to get "accessories" like my Qilin horn... I simply told them I bought it at a shop in the Heavenly Capital.

There were cats of all varieties here. Every color in the book of cats. But the most abundant of them all were the black cats with yellowed eyes. I could feel them staring at me as I walked between the wedge of two shops near the riverside.

The village was cloaked in a bluish mist that flowed from the small mountains and hills that ran all the way back to the Dao range the Capital sat on. Unsurprisingly, because the village was situated between two rivers, fish was the source of income, and the village was dominated by fishermen.

I was just walking to the riverside when I stopped to notice a... really, REALLY fat black cat with a white underbelly on its coat that jingled with a bell collar sitting there on the road below, staring up at me, twisting its head in a quizzical fashion. I wondered what about me was so interesting to this fat cat.

And then I was taken aback when it spoke in a feminine voice.

[FAT CAT] "Nyaaa. You're not wearing fancy getup, arghye'? Your horn's quite the real deal, now innit, ya codding horsey you. Tryna' pull the wool under my eyes. Nyehehehe! A foolish deed. Ya oughta know, a cat's eye is the keenest of eyes. I see through your disguise. Ya may fool the culchies, but you'll not fool me."

'A... A... talking cat...?!'

[FAT CAT] "Not just any cat."

'...Cat Goddess...?'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 02:01:33 No.5798258 Report

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The fat cat in front of me jumped up. I recoiled as she sort of... "poofed" in the air and took another shape.

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My eyes went wide to see I was correct in my assumption, and standing before me now was none other than the Cat Goddess of Luck herself. She had braided gingery hair like pumpkins in a patch shining under the sun, and her hands were clawed to the tips, masked by fur like mine were. Like how she were a black and white cat, her clothes too were black and white, with a corset that was embroidered with gold touches in the shape of feline paws. Like Catastrovania, her ears stood up from holes for them in her hat.

And like Catastrovania and Hale had both told me... the Cat Goddess was indeed... very fat... let's just say. Not at all in the way I was expecting.

[SEANNSA] "Ya guessed right. Lady Seannsa, at yer service. Leader of all the cats. If I'm inna good mood, I'll make ya lucky. But ya piss me off now, I'll make ya have a bad time. Nyahaa!"

She didn't at all look to be from around here! In fact, she looked like she came from Siegesia, not Shengesia. I had to point this out then. The Cat Goddess just rested a paw on her hip and twirled a braid with her finger.

[SEANNSA] "Well, yer a gammy lookin gob yourself so I don't see why yer complainin. But if ye must know, I moved here from Siegesia. That fun hatin rat Woldor, he drove me out with his axe! Got real steamed about me making his fool of a toddler Ludwyhn unlucky once. Told me, "get yer keister out, never show back or I'll shear ya. But I say, Ludwyhn had it comin, ya? He's an eijit for sure. Got a well meanin heart but the head's cast iron. Sense don't get through well."

She tapped her fingers together, sporting a sly smirk.

[SEANNSA] "Annnnd I guess I mighta freeloaded a bit in Eikn's halls and kitchens, but that's just in the nature offa cat. Now me and all my owns here in this Village, and they even named it after us! Joy! Every day's easy for a cat here, it's paradise, I tell ya. Free food, free groomin, free stratchin posts, free cat houses, free EVERYTHING! They love us, these villagers do! They wouldn't be anytheen at all without us."

She leaned in closer to me, masking one side of her mouth with her hand to whisper;

[SEANNSA] "And tween you an me, they know they oughta. A happy cat's a well behaved cat. But you start refusin us dinner and see if your curtains, your fancy little gardens, your everything ain't messed up in the morn. Nyehehehe..."

[SEANNSA] "So, what brings ya here to my Village, horsey? Gonna give us a ride? NYAHAHAHA!"

(Seannsa's patience: 2 questions)

>What will I ask Seannsa?
• "What is the life of a cat for you?"
• "Tell me about cat worship. How do your followers revere you?"
• "What happened between you and Ludwyhn?"
• "Do you know a cat metahuman by the name of Catastrovania?"
• Write in.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 17 Oct 2023 02:20:17 No.5798272 Report

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>>5798258
>"Tell me about cat worship. How do your followers revere you?"
>• "What happened between you and Ludwyhn?"
She has big mana reserves

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>>5798272
>Support
A fat cat indeed

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 04:03:23 No.5798383 Report

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>"Tell me about cat worship. How do your followers revere you?"

[SEANNSA] "Nyanyanya. To revere me, one must go on followin the life ofdah cat, y'see. Y'see, the ting is, there's a lotta these culchies here walkin round with their cat ear and looking funny an all, but not all of them are fake, horsey. Nay, ye be walkin a town of hidden Immortals. Some of these cats may look completely ordinary, but I assure ya, they can turn just as quick into a person as I did. They're my ears, mah eyes and spies. They tell me who's been naughty, who's been mistreatin the cats, then I make SQUEAL!"

'So, it's all about moderating the relationships that men share with cats?'

[SEANNSA] "Right ya are. Lotsa these culchies, they're so cute. They put the little collars on "their" cats an they cuddle em and call em pets... Nya! More like, they're OUR pets. That's the thing aboota cat, we don't even need to ask or move, we just gotta be right here in their sights and the mortals, they fall in love. Ooh nya la! They start serving us right feckless beasts like we're kings an qweens. It's the natural state ova cat. So long as mortals continue to prize us cats and hold us in high regards, we'll be atta top."

[SEANNSA] "Bein a cat's all about bein able to do whatever ya want. Whenever ya want. We're swift as the wind, we land on all fourhayah feet, we eat as much as we want when we want, we hunt for fun, we get to decide who lives an who dies! Nyahahaha! That's a bit cold, buuuuut it's truuuuuuohhhh!'

'So humanity respecting cats and being the servants to you that you like them to counts as worship?'

[SEANNSA] "Mhm. Hates it when they use the spray bottles insobeit. In return for acceptin their natural place as our servants, we bring em luck. Consider it our one gift to them. To transmit bad luck, ah only need them to see a cat with their eyes, and my bad luck clings to their Spiritua. Thas why they think black cats'r unlucky, but I can use any cat. You never know when a cat's around. Why do ya think so many soldiers in the wars find cats to take care of? Hehehehe! I've gotta hand in some wars too."

[SEANNSA] "When a mortal's lucky enough for me to let them be a cat too, they must exhibit the cat's aspects to please me, or else they'll lose their luck."

It really was just like how Catastrovania explained it. If Catastrovania were ever caught or arrested, she'd cease to provide Seannsa with power through this indirect worship, and lose her own luck.

This presented an eerie possibility that if a cat ever showed up at the Psyops, we'd have to treat it well, or else we face Seannsa's nebulous wrath of misfortune... Or worse, if SHE ever paid me a visit, somehow. I could tell she was a callous character, and I'm not sure how you Redeem a cat. How you Redeem an animal nature of self-serving like hers.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 04:06:27 No.5798388 Report

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>"What happened between you and Ludwyhn?"

[SEANNSA] "Gah. Ya mean the "Lambkin"? NYAHAHAHAHA! L-LAMBKIN! HE'S CALLED A "LAMB", "KIN"! NYAHAHAHAAAAAAA!"

Seannsa burst out into a gut laughter, and even the other cats that followed her around seemed amused by the nickname. I saw them purring. It was like a clique of bullies in a school making fun of their target.

[SEANNSA] "I-I'm sorr-hee-heeeeHAAHAHA! I jus...! Jus! I mean, who tawht that was a remotely good nickname to give a so-called hero?! EEEHEHEHEHEHE! Oooohhh! Oh, that's a good one. I know... I know they're goin for a whole family motive ting here, since Woldor's spawn and his luvvie are literal goats but... Pffftttttt, Lambkin. LAMB. KIN!"

[SEANNSA] "Well, if ye must know, I was onesa guest in Eikn's house. I didn't havva home then and the she-goat took a likin to me and let meh stay like a pet. Woldor only approved cuz it fit in with his whole intent. His aim."

'What kind of aim?'

[SEANNSA] "Feck, yer a dense horsey aint'cha? Woldor seeks a world unlike the Emprah's laa-laa land, where a kingdom of da gahds lasts forever. He ain't about that Great Rebirth spiel. He wants a world where Immortals are less common on the ground and instead live in the luxurious realms above. He doesn't like that Immortals and Mortals are intertwined so. A world of mythology, as he calls it. A world where Immortals have retreated so, Mortals will begin to forget and doubt we exist."

[SEANNSA] "He's all aboot that specialty. Now, I clearly fit in, because I wasa wee gohdess, but I wasn't interested. When his flute of a son Ludwyhn noticed, he called me a "parasite". Parasite! Could ya belibe it?! The nerve ovdat kid. I shoulda pinched his nose. Or made him swalla a hairball for insultin me! We got into a heated rivalry! He was callin me out every other day, complaining to his mammy. "She just sits aroon and eats all day! She don't do nothin! She ain't worth nothin'!". Now Eikn, she's a sweetheart. I miss her. She still wanted me to stay, even if I wadn't interested in Woldor's plans. She treated me nice, fed me, kept me warm and I liked it."

[SEANNSA] "But Ludwyhn, he was still angy and fiery. He declared that, if I wadn't gonna contribute, I'd have to pay until I did. He has shite for brains, and started havin his Heer drive out cats and callin them a bad influence. Pets had to be given up, cuz they were taken away. This peessed me off to no end, as ye'd imagine. So I struck back since he was leadin continental wide mistreatment of the feline masters! I made his Heer unlucky! So unlucky, the Imperials were able to breach the continent at last! Nyahaha!"

'...Y... You helped the Imperials make landfall in Siegesia?! Wait... the crested peninsula...'

The stretch of land that the Imperials now control, bordering Woldoria. The place where the village I loved so was. Zahnlauf...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 04:07:29 No.5798391 Report

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[SEANNSA] "Yep! I poured out so much bad luck, it left me drained and weak after, but first came the Khanate when they smelled blood, tearing the Heer some new arses. Then the Imperials moved in to sweep up what was left and Woldoria lost some size. Nyahahaha!"

This woman...! This absolutely careless goddess! She truly is the embodiment of a feline! She's one of the catalysts for why I'm even on this journey right now! Why I seek Redemption! People like her are my motivation!

I grit my teeth behind my lips, hiding my rage at her admission. I would be a fool to declare her fully to blame, as Ludwyhn clearly had a hand in invoking her own bitterness, but she still went through with it. She knew what she would do and still chose to do it using her powers over good and bad luck. She's absolutely rotten and arrogant. I don't for a minute wholly believe that she couldn't have not done it. A cat she may be, following her instincts just as normal animals do, but a Goddess she remains. Intelligent and fully in control of her actions.

This is... an unbelievable revelation...

[SEANNSA] "Humhumhhooo-" She yawned, patting the air in front of her mouth and stretching. "-That twere a good talk, horsey, but I'm gettin hongry again, and if I stay ungry for long, I get angry. And then I'm hangry!"

[SEANNSA] "Tell ya what, Immortal, since you know me, I'll broker a little deal. There are many different culinary cultoors out there with delicious cuisine even I'm yet to try. Bring me such fine examples, and I'll trade you good luck, or reward you with precious items only a cat's judgment could sniff out. Deal? Ya know where to find me!"

[SEANNSA] "And by the way. Ya oughta eat more yerself and put some meat on them bones."

'W-Wha...? Why?' I asked, honestly confused.

[SEANNSA] "Ya titties ar itty bitty! NYAHAHAHA!"

[MAJORDOMO] "OH DAMN. SHOTS FIRED!"

She... she even makes fun of my bust size?! She's almost unforgivable! I can feel Majordomo swelling inside my psyche. He wants to pummel her here and now, but I couldn't afford such exposure to the public, or threaten the wellbeing of the Village of Cat's people with a brawl...

With that, Seannsa transformed back into the form of a black and white house cat, and I saw her scurry off between the alleyways, lots of her black cats following behind her.

(Seannsa will grant you items for use in battle if traded any delicious food quest items you find during Case-Files.)

( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 04:08:32 No.5798395 Report

Quoted By: >>5798405

I returned to the bunker some time afterwards.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Tutelary Seas (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
• Scheiracht, Blade of Blades (Muzan Ward)

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 17 Oct 2023 04:16:35 No.5798405 Report

Quoted By: >>5798408

>>5798395
God damn what a bitch, but that's a cat for you. We'll have to tell our people to be extra cautious of cats since they can potentially all be spies.
>Go on a Godtalk.
Scheiracht, Blade of Blades (Muzan Ward)
Right, one last god then we're good to go. I know we've been told to avoid him, but I wanna see the cut of his gib, we know nothing about the guy.

Are those our only options or did you forget to add the others lol

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 04:19:51 No.5798408 Report

Quoted By: >>5798412

>>5798405
I figured I should subtract some options so Godtalks aren't spammed. Besides, lots of gods are busy and can't be available all the time.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 17 Oct 2023 04:22:32 No.5798412 Report

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>>5798408
Yeah that's fair, usually in JRPGs you'd be talking to everyone and it'd take a couple seconds or minutes per character but it's a bit different here.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 06:30:03 No.5798555 Report

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[ MUZAN WARD ]

Never in my life have I seen such crude and oppressive walls standing as tall as these beyond those that protect the Imperial Seat itself. It seemed that everywhere on the islands of Yongesia, there was a watchtower somewhere, and walls and emplacements. It was a heavily fortified place, no wonder they called it the 'Sword Continent', or 'Land of the Sword'. Every inhabitant had one, and was taught to use one.

Going to and from Yongesia was no easy task. The travel was heavily constricted and regulated by the Samurai, who themselves commanded a wide fleet of airships that sailed the sky rather than the sea, and for reasons I could understand considering their enemy. There was a single route by boat one was allowed to take, and the trip had to be done on a heavily armored freighter that was stocked with guards itself.

Muzan Ward was one of the three economic focal points through which the Yongesian supply chains flowed. Muzan Ward was a sprawling hub of activity. Immortals were constantly coming and going, bringing supplies to the Samurai in their unending campaign against the Afterseas, and bringing themselves as replacements for losses.

Civilian life in Yongesia was one of near-endless service and work to meet demands for the Samurai culture. The people here existed merely to support the war machine and little more. In the distance, from the safety of the Muzan Ward, explosions rang out. The Continent was truly at eternal war facing the tides of the Dark Lord's troops.

I came here because I had heard that a rather special person of interest was present, and I wanted to meet them in person. The one they called the 'Daitengu'. Scheiracht, the Blade of Blades. He was a renowned personal yeoman of the Emperor in the times of the New Beginning, serving as his general. Now he was Lord Sarakha's right hand, and the undisputed master of the Samurai culture. The Great Tengu was said to be undefeated, and being the brilliant general he is, the reason why the hordes of He who Is Us cannot amount the force needed to conquer Yongesia and invade Shengesia beyond the Scourge Fronts.

I was wandering in the midst of a citadel in the Ward, admiring the castle walls and Samurai cultural arts, and the guards surprisingly let me in, taking me for an Immortal come to work. I had no idea where to find Scheiracht, and I was beginning to lose hope I'd even see him, being such a high ranking officer.

When all of a sudden as I wandered the halls, I came face to face with a lot of guards following a figure standing well over eleven feet above me. He was like them, armored in red, wearing a big hat that obscured his metallic fanged beak. He had feet like a crow.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 06:31:04 No.5798557 Report

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This was him. I made no mistake.

He looked down at me with a gaze that could level forests and paused, staring as if awaiting my reaction. I was visibly intimidated by him, there was something... "off" about the Daitengu. He constantly had his eyes... or optics closed, shut off to prevent his eyesight.

I knew for a fact that I couldn't hope to take him in a fight, not in my current state. His body language didn't even shudder a click, and yet it spoke to me undeniable terms. I recognized his superiority and air of authority. I could have fallen to my knees, and the oddity of his aura was so intense, I could not get a response from Majordomo. He had... fallen silent. My own subconscious was afraid.

I bent over in a bow, the same kind of bow that I saw Samurai do so often to show respect to their elders and superiors. I thought maybe this was not a good idea after all, to try meeting this man. I stuttered out the words in the hopes I'd be let go.

'Yh... Your lordship, e-excuse me. I am sorry f-for getting in your way...'

And moving aside after lifting my head, I stood straight with a stiff posture as that Great Tengu strode forward a step or two, his claws tapping the floors with a heavy thump. And scarily enough, rather than move on, he stopped in front of me again and looked down. I looked up to meet his gaze, as obscured as it was under his hat that hid his features.

[SCHEIRACHT] "Little Immortal. What is your name?"

'...!'
'M... Muna, your lordship.'

The Blade of Blades beckoned me with his finger. I was afraid he suspected something was up.

[SCHEIRACHT] "Please, come join me for dinner."

'...?!'

Instead, I was stunned when he invited me.

[SCHEIRACHT] "It is my treat, to all guests in my houses."

I... I would not have known how to react then if the Samurai following behind him did not encourage me to immediately begin following the towering Daitengu himself as he went straight to the reception hall of this government citadel in the Muzan Ward.

When the shogi doors ahead, built to the height of someone like himself, slid open, the Demigod proudly strode into a hall that was set with many tables stretching down. I saw numerous Immortals and mortals in service to the Great Tengu alike already seated, crossed legged on the floors as he came to the front of the back wall, which was painted with a Samurai art. He raised his hands.

[SCHEIRACHT] "Honored visitors. Feast away. Let the celebration of our defeat of KILLALL's Godwall begin!"

His words aroused a shouted, simultaneous cheer from the crowd, and maidens brought food to line the tables with, and drink. The Daitengu himself eased down to the floor and sat, his guards taking positions in the hall. I stood there, in a way that was regretfully moronic as I had not expected this, until I saw him look back over to me and beckon again, so I came fast and he offered me a seat at his own personal table.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 06:32:08 No.5798558 Report

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[SCHEIRACHT] "You must be new in Yongesia."

I nodded as maidens placed food before me, in many tiny saucers and dishes. A box shaped... cup, or something was in front of me full of a clear liquid. The Daitengu himself was not eating any of the normal food. Instead, he has a cauldron, or something of the like that was boiling brought out and set in front of him. A very large wooden straw extended from it and he leaned forward and shoved it into... some port or opening on his metallic head to siphon the liquid through.

[SCHEIRACHT] "Aaaahh... Mm. Ah, forgive me, I must intake a concoction dense with protein-crystals and blattabacterium in the consistency of a fatty soup to feed myself. Ah... What's the matter?"

I...

He was so polite. I did not think he would be like this way at all.

'Forgive me... I had just assumed that... you being a hardened veteran that you are...'

[SCHEIRACHT] "...Mmm, hehehe... Hahahahaha! Ahhh, you amuse me, little one. Though I get that often. I simply enjoy having a modicum of tact and etiquette, as it is how I was raised by the Xanthous One on High."

[SCHEIRACHT] "To tell you the truth, though I am the famed Blade of Blades himself, I truthfully despise war and battle. It is simply not my credo. I am not the Wargod, I am the Great Tengu. My desires are far from sustaining this unrest forever. I desire... peace. Peace, and the Great Rebirth."

'I see...'

[SCHEIRACHT] "Do you see there, the byobu screen behind me depicting the dead tree under the yellow sun? Do you want to know what it represents?"

'I have no idea, your lordship.'

[SCHEIRACHT] "Ahahaha. You continue to amuse me, but please, 'Lordship' is what my Samurai call me by. You may just use my name. And as for the screen, those leaves were not originally on it. The yellow sun represents the Emperor's light that struck the Hainei and ended the monoculture in the New Beginning's start. Though, now we live under the New Eternity. But, every time we come one step closer to ending the Final War and bridging the gap to the Great Rebirth, a leaf is added. It represents the Hainei's healing. There are screens like it in every castle in Yongesia."

'That's sublime.'

[SCHEIRACHT] "Isn't it? I rather enjoy the small things like that, ever since He allowed me to begin to live. You must as well, since you dress yourself as a Qilin. A scarce choice, might I add. I like it."

I feasted at Scheiracht's table. I ate a dinner known as gyudon, along with rice and an odd choice in fried chicken, which was explained to me as being a celebratory seasonal food, and I drank sake. It was sweetened with a lychee taste and the alcoholic content was not great.

The Blade of Blades across me simply continued to slurp his strange liquid base to feed.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 06:34:00 No.5798559 Report

Quoted By: >>5798562 >>5798580

As polite as he was, showing respect to everyone, I must keep in mind, he will be an enemy in the end. I do not know what could be Redeemed of him yet. But perhaps by talking with him, I'd find something.

(Scheiracht's patience: 3 questions)

>What will I talk about with the Tengu?
• "What is your history with the Xanthous Emperor?"
• "How did you come to be known as the Blade of Blades?"
• "Who is... 'KILLALL' ...?"
• "Are you chemically Immortal like your men?"
• "Tell me about the Samurai Culture. I have not known much of it."
• "What is your relation to Lord Sarakha?"
• "What do you think it will take to end the Final War?"
• Write in.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 17 Oct 2023 06:40:59 No.5798562 Report

Quoted By: >>5798604

>>5798559
"How did you come to be known as the Blade of Blades?"
"Are you chemically Immortal like your men?"
"Who is... 'KILLALL' ...?"
Get the feeling that last one is either a god sworn to HEUS or a demigod of him.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 17 Oct 2023 07:05:56 No.5798580 Report

Quoted By: >>5798604

>>5798559
>• "How did you come to be known as the Blade of Blades?"
>• "Who is... 'KILLALL' ...?"
>• "Tell me about the Samurai Culture. I have not known much of it."
Damn, straight to the big guy already

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 07:42:42 No.5798604 Report

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Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5798562
>>5798580

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:40:16 No.5798668 Report

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>"How did you come to be known as the Blade of Blades?"

[SCHEIRACHT] "Ah! Now there is a tale worth retelling so many times. I'm sure you would find plenty of sources through which to learn my history through, but it is better to hear it from the man himself, no?"

[SCHEIRACHT] "My name is not Yongesian, or Shengesian. I came originally from the West, and my name is Western. I took it after his Imperial majesty granted me life and sentience. I was the first person to volunteer to become the God of Heaven's guard. I acted as his attendant, always watching the back of that man so great and powerful that he had no need in the first place. But it is the bond of utmost loyalty that had kept me at his side forever. The Emperor... he is the best man of all."

[SCHEIRACHT] "I longed to become a Samurai, as I was obsessed with their culture. I trained hard in my body to reach the point I am in now. The Emperor told me, if I was to guard him, I would need to sharpen myself on the whetstone of life and refine into a warrior worthy of standing at his side. I achieved just that. I am untouchable. I have never lost a battle."

'Never?'

[SCHEIRACHT] "Not once. The most I've ever suffered is a draw with that pompous Primarch, Sarakha. I have defeated every enemy that stood against Him, and I will defeat every enemy that will, until there are no more. It was me who subjugated the Samurai Culture to the Emperor, after all.'

'Subjugated?'

[SCHEIRACHT] "I defeated the entire continent in the past. Yongesia's Samurai were the first people to ever oppose the Emperor. I defeated them, and it was then He came down and showed them the meanings of love and mercy. He showed them all in life they were missing, and so they swore themselves to him to this day. I famously broke every blade of every legendary swordsman at the time. Thus, I am the Blade of Blades. The Samurai crowned me 'Great Tengu' for my speed, the stuff of legends. I was a flowing wind, kamikaze!"

[SCHEIRACHT] "Nobody has ever seen my blade of light with their own eyes."

'Do you think you will defeat H-E-U-S then?'

[SCHEIRACHT] "The Dark Lord? Hah! He will be a worthy opponent. But I doubt he would be the best. He is a worthy rival to my might, I will admit. But... ahh, of the opponents I wished I could have faced, the Machine God named NEGAI from back then that the hardliner Sarakha defeated would have been one. I will have to settle with this second rate 'Dark Lord'."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:41:18 No.5798669 Report

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>"Are you chemically Immortal like your men?"

[SCHEIRACHT] "It is easy to think that. But no, I am a true Immortal. I was raised by the Emperor himself and I would be no less than an example of His makings. Things that are created by the Heavenly God are perfect in every way. Had I not been molded by him, I would not be undefeatable as I am now!"

All throughout the time I've seen him from the moment I ran into him and through this dinner, Scheiracht's eyes remained closed. If his claims to being untouchable and undefeatable, and to having a blade draw so fast as to be compared to light are remotely true... then perhaps the Daitengu has a secret.

A secret to his strengths that I would need to uncover in the future if he ever becomes my enemy.

[SCHEIRACHT] "The only thing chemical about me is this body. Like my Samurai, my body is engineered perfection. The armor is part of my body. These plates grow on my flesh, and together with my demigodly flesh. Like hair growth, it is little different from keratin. My armor, my flesh and my bones are all as one. It is a structure that has no openings. No weaknesses."

'Incredible...'

[SCHEIRACHT] "As a matter of fact, my Immortal body was the base that all other engineered Immortal bodies are descended from. The colors of the Samurai Culture of old has always been white to symbolize our purity as the holily mandated warrior caste, with the red representing our willingness to sacrifice our blood for the Emperor. But when you look at any Samurai, you see their bodies, which are of flesh and metal unified. When you look upon them, you look upon me."

[MAJORDOMO] "He's a giant weeaboo."

Ah?! Majordomo had decided to come back out. It seems the more I chatted with Scheiracht, the more relaxed I was around him. Still, his presence sent a chill down my spine for some reason...

[SCHEIRACHT] "Hah! Now that's a brag! But one has the right to brag where they've earned it. I am thankful you are immersed in listening. I love to talk!"

He giggled. Not chuckled, but giggled in a disarming way as he continued to slurp on his cauldron's base. Scheiracht was certainly a unique figure to be sure. But I could begin to see slips in his demeanor, his character, the more he talked. He was prideful, very prideful. To the point it was sinful for this "holy warrior demigod". And while he claimed to dislike war, he contradicted himself by his admission to wishing to face a greater opponent than even H-E-U-S. But maybe what he truly desired was not large scale conflicts that sowed destruction, but honorable, or even dishonorable duels between two parties.

He lived for a great fight worthy of recounting in tale between two fighters, and despised the animosity and depressions of a war.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:42:22 No.5798670 Report

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In the end, I could tell what drove him truly was his loyalty to the Emperor. And from the sounds of it, he looked up to the Emperor alone. He called Sarakha a 'hardliner', even despite the Primarch being the de-facto ruler of the world until the Emperor chose to come back.

He is a man who is deeply devoted.

>"Who is... 'KILLALL' ...?"

[SCHEIRACHT] "Mmm? Have you not been here long, little Immortal?"

'No sir. I only arrived in the day. I admit, I was visiting. I did not think I would be honored to dine with you in your hall.'

[SCHEIRACHT] "Ah! I see. There is no shame in that. To go out and see this amazing world the Emperor created under the Sun he rules is an admirable goal. You are a brave one, though. Even lots of Immortals do not want to come to Yongesia these days. They are frightened by the Final War, and so have to be forced. Or nudged, nudged is the term I would use. Anyone who shirks their duty is a disgusting rat in my vision. Loyalty means everything in life, and by coming here, servants are able to support the Great Rebirth by helping the Emperor's men. My men."

[SCHEIRACHT] "It is a thing where everyone must do their part. Ah, but tourism is also acceptable. I would love to go on tours myself, was I not so busied with this war."

The Blade of Blades sucked another long string of that soup base out until the cauldron was hardly full now, and he blew a small flame like candlelight out from under his hat.

[SCHEIRACHT] "The person known as "KILLALL" is hard to pin down. Our reports very. We are not sure if the name refers to any one man, or perhaps a whole group masquerading under the alias of a single person. What we know is, where KILLALL works, the work of multiple people is done. Our strongest theories are that he is a malevolent Demigod, or even God aligned to the Dark One, or a terrible spirit summoned from the Afterseas by Heus."

[SCHEIRACHT] "You cannot interrogate monsters. You cannot interrogate the undead. You can hardly get through to the raving madmen that serve Heus. From what we managed to find out over the years, this entity, KILLALL, is the "Chief Torturer" of Heus. Or "the God of Murder", a ridiculous notion or confusion for one of Heus' titles, methinks. Another source claims he is the "God of Weapons"."

[SCHEIRACHT] "He attacked Fort Zankoku with a war machine known as the 'Godwall'. It was like a flying mesh of faces screaming profanities and damnations, encouragements to revel in bloodshed and singing curses to us. The claim was that this weapon could 'kill a god'. It was not easy to take down, but by summoning Lord Akasa's power of the stars, we called down supernovae from the skies to destroy it. Actually, it was my apprentice, Shèng Xù, the Chain of Chains who did it. She is the Imperial Princess, and Lord Akasa's daughter. She is quite mean... hahaha."

[SCHEIRACHT] "I fear the Godwall was only a taste of what's to come from KILLALL however..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:43:37 No.5798671 Report

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'I imagine with a name as that, he only wants to... kill all that he can.'

[SCHEIRACHT] "The servants of Heus are evil. Boringly evil... Hehehe."

I shared a laugh with the Great Tengu over this as I finished my dinner. The hour was growing late and the celebration would soon be over. As a final treat to his guests tonight, Scheiracht had a special heated serving of his rarest rice sake given to everyone. This one however was super intoxicating, it was called "Titanium Gold".

I drank it, hesitantly at first, and the flavor hit me hard, but I finished it off, to the Tengu's delight.

He told a few jokes to the party as everyone winded down, and then prepared to leave himself. As I got up and thanked him profusely for the meal, he asked if I was staying in Yongesia for long. I told him a lie that I was returning to Shengesia and catching the next freighter out. He understood completely and bid me good tidings to leave.

In fact, so courteous was he, he even offered to help me reach the docks in time to catch the next freighter. I was confused by what he meant as he motioned me towards a balcony view. He lowered both hands and asked me to sit in his palms. Such an uncouth action could be seen as perverted, but he was like a giant semi-machine to me. I sat down in Scheiracht's embrace and he jokingly told me I was 'light as feather'.

In an instant, I saw the world around become a blur, and was at the docks of the Muzan Ward. He set me down on my feet, and I stumbled, a bit dizzy. Majordomo had freaked out again and fell silent. Never in my life have I ever moved so fast... Scheiracht was no joke at all. He was the real deal. But as disorienting as the Great Tengu's speed was, I should get used to it. For one day, I hoped to be able to move even faster.

He bid me farewell with a bow and told me to come back again and experience the pleasant parts of Yongesia, and then vanished in the air. His movements were like teleportation... but that was just how fast his body moved.

Scheiracht believed in loyalty over morals. He believed that loyalty was owed, even if the servants disagreed, even without reward. He was prideful, and in the end, a drone for the Emperor. He would never stop to support the Great Rebirth. He will be a great foe. His belief in loyalty was detrimental, and he was one of the prime cultivators of this self destructive mindset that dominated the Trinity and Hainei. Suicidal loyalty... it had to be Redeemed.

But I had to remember, in the end, he was simply someone's friend.

( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:46:42 No.5798673 Report

Quoted By: >>5798676 >>5798687 >>5798966

(You will remember Seannsa's face... and how she mocked you for being... ergh! Smaller!)
(You are jealous of Seannsa mogging you in that department.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:48:07 No.5798674 Report

Quoted By: >>5798966

(Scheiracht is a living legend. The Great Tengu is unforgettable.)
(You will remain ever determined to find out his secret, the secret to his unrivaled combat prowess. You will never have a hope at defeating him if you don't. His tales have encouraged you to pursue a similar path in regards to becoming strong like he did.)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:49:26 No.5798676 Report

Quoted By: >>5798710

>>5798673
>(You are jealous of Seannsa mogging you in that department.)
One struggle with Cat, IBTC sisters unite!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:49:29 No.5798677 Report

Quoted By: >>5798687 >>5798700 >>5798712 >>5798768 >>5798815 >>5798868 >>5798892 >>5798966 >>5799914

I returned to the bunker by the next day. Hale was still busy with Catastrovania.

There was no more time for dallying. I went to my digital diary and decided on which task was up next. The she-goat of Siegesia, the Magical God dreaming of the future, the Dragon of the grand strait, and the farmer...

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Tutelary Seas (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 17 Oct 2023 08:56:26 No.5798687 Report

Quoted By: >>5798710

>>5798673
Our chest is respectable,respectable! I will not have a cat dressed like a tavern wench insult us like this.
>>5798677
>Tutelary Seas (Shennu of the Rapids)
We could go for the complete unknown first. We know nothing about Shennu other than the fact that he's a divine beast like us. Hell maybe we can bond over that shared fact. Regardless, not too worried about the water since it's an easy mission and if push comes to shove well we are a living taser.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:07:39 No.5798700 Report

Quoted By: >>5798709

>>5798677
>Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
As much as I want to give Eskart the bullying of a lifetime for being a magician in a Levelman quest, I think it's best we get a head start on setting up Bedolfir's great big therapy session.
Also I'd maybe advise against going for Shennu first. We have a weakness towards water, remember?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:16:26 No.5798709 Report

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>>5798700
> We have a weakness towards water, remember?
That we do anon, and if the mission was anything other than ''Easy'' I would've said ''come back later''. As it stands, I don't think we'll be in any danger, mission probably consists of just finding him to begin with. We'll have to do it eventually anyway and i'm not sure when we'll get a new party member, though I understand if you'd like to go once we have somebody who isn't weak to it.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:18:42 No.5798710 Report

Quoted By: >>5798711

>>5798676
>>5798687

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:19:52 No.5798711 Report

Quoted By: >>5798713 >>5798714

>>5798710
Wait fuck I made that the wrong Yotsuba B color lmao I didn't make it post box color

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:21:31 No.5798712 Report

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>>5798677
> Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:22:36 No.5798713 Report

Quoted By: >>5798717 >>5798768 >>5798974 >>5799308

>>5798711
Well that somehow doesn't match the post box color either. Damn it.
I tried.

Anyway, last update for the night. Give people some time to decide which god they want to mingle with first. I'll give you a hint, these are companion gaining missions for the most part. Remember how the battle boxes in the first combat were four but only one had Muna's face? Yeahhh.

Interested to hear what everyone's thoughts are so far. What character so far is your favorite? What mystery that's only been talked about so far intrigues you the most?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:24:51 No.5798714 Report

Quoted By: >>5798717 >>5798725 >>5798974 >>5799143

>>5798711
OH WAIT
Just make it transparent. Don't know how I didn't think of that first. Tired.
Now the meme works.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 17 Oct 2023 09:45:45 No.5798717 Report

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>>5798713
In that case, still going for Shennu, let's get a dragon friend
>>5798714
>So fat she literally becomes 3D
It's so over Munabros...

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Anonymous ID:AVQWcn6e Tue 17 Oct 2023 10:00:45 No.5798725 Report

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>>5798714

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:1b+db3Kj Tue 17 Oct 2023 11:45:31 No.5798768 Report

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>>5798677
> Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
Ye farmer skeleton.
>>5798713
I like the mystery of who killed the Giants wife. Seems like a big thing considering the giant has the ability to wipe out humanity.

Besides, I like Scheiracht. Seems like a decent guy, but simply too loyal to something which is ultimately detrimental to Hainei. A part of me wants to flip him, but I believe he will stubbornly go down, in an honourable duel.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:iIt28fKB Tue 17 Oct 2023 13:40:01 No.5798815 Report

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>>5798677
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
>Tutelary Seas (Shennu of the Rapids)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:afk8Mjde Tue 17 Oct 2023 15:12:26 No.5798868 Report

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>>5798677
>Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
A simple man I am

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Tue 17 Oct 2023 15:54:47 No.5798892 Report

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>>5798677
>Tutelary Seas (Shennu of the Rapids)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Tue 17 Oct 2023 17:04:44 No.5798966 Report

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>>5798677
If we want to Redeem Bedolfir, Jenk is a necessity but Shennu's dominion over water could be critical to compensate for our weakness. I'm torn between both but leaving it up to chance would be inconsiderate. I'll abstain from this vote.

>>5798673
Seanssa was rude, RUDE. We need to find a nonviolent way of keeping cats out of our... ah shit, Catastrovania is already there, and has been directly influenced by Seanssa's power, and is at the head of our Intelligence department. Ah, shit. We're already compromised.

>>5798674
Scheiracht is a weeb and terrifying but he was also a gentleman. Perhaps it would be possible to Redeem him, in the end, but we need to find his secret.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:BWOOySi2 Tue 17 Oct 2023 17:15:47 No.5798974 Report

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>>5798713
My favourite character so far has got to be MAJORDOMO, as he's always been there for us, and he is us, although he is not He who Is Us. Of the gods we've talked to, I think the Blade of Blades cannot be matched but considering the competition, that's not much to say. Not that I don't... "appreciate" Seanssa, but she's the reason our home was destroyed! What's worse, she didn't even do it consciously! My favourite mystery is the most obvious. Where did the Yellow Emperor go and what has He been doing? I suspect not all is at it seems but there's no way as of yet to determine.

>>5798714
Goddess of Cats, more like Goddess of Cows. We're not jealous, we're NOT, she's jealous of... of... something? Bah! We'll think of it next time we meet her.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 17 Oct 2023 20:17:57 No.5799143 Report

Quoted By: >>5799308

>>5798714
Bratty cat goddessDisrespecting Muna... Corretion is needed!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 17 Oct 2023 22:58:47 No.5799308 Report

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>>5798713
I like Scheiracht a lot, I kind of expected a stuck up mean tyrant so having him be a mega weaboo literally giggling while he's slurping his protein shake took me by surprise. As for mysteries I'm curious about the Machine God who's apparently waiting for something.

>>5799143
Don't worry anon...there will be plenty of correcting soon.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Tue 17 Oct 2023 23:33:53 No.5799342 Report

Quoted By: >>5799914

Might not be an update tonight, as a heads up.
I'll encourage anyone abstaining from voting to make a choice in the meantime.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Wed 18 Oct 2023 07:22:37 No.5799914 Report

Quoted By: >>5800135

>>5799342
This was a very subtle hint but I think I've gleaned the meaning of it.

>>5798677
I lean slightly toward
>Tutelary Seas (Shennu of the Rapids)
Because Jenk is critical for Bedolfir but our weakness toward water will be our undoing if we can't get someone who's wet on our side.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:PyJ5cRTe Wed 18 Oct 2023 14:33:40 No.5800135 Report

Quoted By: >>5800502

>>5799914
I don't think Jenk is that critical anon. I get the feeling the case files are more RPG missions than they are the fucking Avatar Project in XCOM

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 18:30:09 No.5800217 Report

Quoted By: >>5800502 >>5802880

Looks like we're tied 4-4 between mr.bones and dragon. We'll need a tiebreaker, otherwise I'll roll for it later so we can progress. And apologies for the holdup.

Also, Majordomo is a good (violent) boy and you may have Muna award him with psychic headpats in her headspace.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 18:31:18 No.5800219 Report

Quoted By: >>5800220 >>5800252 >>5802880

You could also pet Mina too. She's a Qilin but a Qilin is just a funny looking horse and horses can be pet if you really think about it.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 18:37:58 No.5800220 Report

Quoted By: >>5800252

>>5800219
>mina
Muna*, she's green not pink.
blegh

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 18 Oct 2023 19:09:20 No.5800252 Report

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>>5800219
I'm gonna use Mina to refer to her as close friends now. Muna a cute, cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute
>>5800220

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 22:06:36 No.5800387 Report

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Rolled 1 (1d2)

Alright, time to see which mission it is.

1. Tutelary Seas
2. Submitted to the Soil

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 23:50:26 No.5800469 Report

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[LOADING...]

[LOADING COMPLETE]

[MISSION BEGIN]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP7HPpkvabk

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 23:51:28 No.5800470 Report

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My travels took me down south towards the coastal ways. I sailed out closer to the axials pole of Hainei in search of my mark. Wispy airs bristled my skin and hairs as I traveled by foot to find the domain of the Rapids deity. Their whistled turned into a howl the more I picked up speed that way. Soon enough, I had reached the coastline of Siegesia proper, and dotting the edges of the land's map I had memorized from the bunker were numerous fisher towns, but there was also a lucrative business in off shore mining that had to be heavily protected by the Woldorian naval fleets and battlegroups this way.

The sea stood under a wary divide of Woldorian seaships, and Imperial airships, keeping the unsteady stalemate of their state borders throughout the ocean, neither straying to close to fire one shot at the other, but waiting for one another to trespass first, that they may open fire with their itchy fingers on the gun controls and behind turrets.

With how the Afterseas affected the Hainei whole, the lure of off-shore mining to Woldoria was a mystery in of itself. After my trip to Yongesia, and knowing all I did about the dangers of the waters themselves, I could hardly believe any mortals that weren't pressed to it could want to risk their skin out on the wharfs and the whorls.

Infinite blue, from both the everlasting sky and the unending sea below, was all I saw. It consumed me. I had left the land a while back, and had been sailing on the surface of the waters. I had no need to wear my dress out here, so I assumed my reactive armor, ready at a moment's notice for any sign of danger, knowing the seas. With my psychic power, I was able to walk on the water like it was ground, though it was wobbly and constantly shifting from the trade winds and currents of the global oscillations.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 23:52:51 No.5800472 Report

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The truth is, I didn't know where the start in finding Shennu. The Dragon I sought.

The deity that ruled water was a rare sighting, and had been said to appear in the Grand Strait I now sailed in at times. Being a divine beast like I, they say Shennu had exhibited the behavior of a guardian. Sailors had stories of both pleasant and terrifying encounters with the quote on quote, "Sea Dragon". Stories of how their lives had been saved by a dragon in the waters out at sea, and brought back to land safely. And other tales of how a great serpent had attacked their ships in a rage and sunk them, but still allowed them to live even so.

[MAJORDOMO] "So..." My subconscious began as I saw him flutter into my sight, ethereally; "...uhhh... how are you gonna find em?"

'...I'm not sure. A god that does not mind being found will be seen on the road. A god who does spend time in the social light has to be sniffed out. A god actively straying from sight will hardly be found unless they want to be...'

'It was my believe that by sailing the waters, we'd eventually come across some sign. Any at all. Or sighting. But I can't just stay out here for days looking, or even waiting for the next marine disaster to see them, even if it wouldn't hurt me to. I suppose one way would be to call Shennu somehow.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Eh... I'm pretty sure Qilins go something like, FHRREEEEEOOOOHPPP. Not, RAAAAARGGHGHRRR!!! Like Dragons do."

'Either that, or I cause something with the oceans to get its attention.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Munny, you might make them mad. You really wanna risk getting into a fight?"

'If I have no choice...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Hmmm...! Well, I wouldn't mind seeing that. A Qilin versus a Dragon, now that'd be a showdown. I could help you make such a disturbance. Just gotta tell me."

'Hmm...'

'There might be other ways.'

I detected the marine life of the sea. It was like a bedlam of life. The sea had so many species... and so many unknowns even to us now in the modern day. The only place on Hainei that had not been charted.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Wed 18 Oct 2023 23:54:56 No.5800475 Report

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[<>[ What will you do, Muna? ]<>]
>Perhaps back on the shores, there may be some sect I could find among the Woldorian villages and sea towns. Maybe if I could find Shennu's worshipers, if Shennu had any, I could see if there was some way to summon Shennu. (Risk of triggering hostile encounter.)
>I'm confident I would be able to make contact with the god on my own. I can detect any amount of creatures of the sea below, but I should be able to find this Dragon. Such a mighty aura couldn't hide forever. I just need to amplify my Psychic powers. I need to open my third eye... (Costs 50 MP)
>If there is one thing no god would be able to ignore in their own domain, it would be a direct challenge. By disturbing the seas, I would pull Shennu from the depths. They would have no choice but to respond. It has been a long time since I've done this but... I will assume my Therian form. My true shape. I will appear over this sea as a Qilin and cry out for the Dragon. (Risk of triggering hostile encounter.)

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 19 Oct 2023 00:07:34 No.5800487 Report

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>>5800475
>Perhaps back on the shores, there may be some sect I could find among the Woldorian villages and sea towns. Maybe if I could find Shennu's worshipers, if Shennu had any, I could see if there was some way to summon Shennu. (Risk of triggering hostile encounter.)
We still have our talk option right? I'm sure if it comes to a fight we can always just deescalate. Opening our third eye takes half of our god damn mana.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 00:13:22 No.5800492 Report

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>>5800487
Ye, the TALK option is always there.

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Anonymous ID:s0BJYhfn Thu 19 Oct 2023 00:25:47 No.5800502 Report

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>>5800135
You're probably right, I'm just paranoid about running afoul of the big names before we're prepared.

>>5800217
We'll have to keep this in mind for next time an action he suggests succeeds. I trust MAJORDOMO above all others. He is the GOAT, or... the bull.

>>5800475
>Perhaps back on the shores, there may be some sect I could find among the Woldorian villages and sea towns. Maybe if I could find Shennu's worshipers, if Shennu had any, I could see if there was some way to summon Shennu. (Risk of triggering hostile encounter.)
If we do get into combat, we're going to want our mana and disturbing the seas would be bad for getting into Shennu's good graces. Also, with our weakness to water he would destroy us.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 19 Oct 2023 01:16:59 No.5800554 Report

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>>5800492
Alright nice, also you're there early today QM

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About 100, at least for now, so 50 MP is a pretty huge amount of it

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 03:27:49 No.5800688 Report

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'I'll search for those ways.' I said.

[MAJORDOMO] "Awwww! Boring! But fine." My subconscious told me as he died down a bit.

I had to directly invoke Majordomo and let him temporarily act as my Id again in order to assume my Therian form, the striking image of a Qilin, with a lashing tale, indigo scales and a drafty jade mane behind my brilliant horn. I wouldn't do that at the time, I did not want to cause any undue bad blood between me and Shennu before we'd even met.

I instead chose to return to dry land. If I went further out to sea, I'd eventually hit the Frostreach Continent anyway, and there was no reason to.

Once back on land, I quickly pulled my dress back out from my Psychic hammerspace and threw it on, and not only that, but I pulled the brown cloak I had always had out too and threw it over my head to cover my horn, just to mask my appearance as I resumed my travel, but down the passes a ways from the coastlines. In the Grand Strait, the most popular fishing village was a place that sat on the southern beaches known as Saltford. This town was also one of the centers of Woldoria's off-shore mining industry. I don't know what they mined that was underwater, but I could only hazard a guess that it must had been Death Knell Materials. An off-shore rig like the ones they founded could certainly pull up Aquamarine, the crystalized sediment of Afterseas Spiritua that possessed a negative value of karma. A 'demonic' kind. Normally, it was a mineral used to refine into liquid Death.

[NOVITIATE] "Hallo!"

I eventually came across two low ranking soldiers of the Heer on patrol. The Heer were a unique bunch, they'd never lost their chivalrous sensibilities since even a thousand years ago. They commonly mixed... unique choices in with their modern military equipment. Fatigues overlapped by gambesons and surcoats. Stahlhelms on knightly cuirasses. Almost any Heer member was trained with a longsword and carried one.

[NOVITIATE] "Ja! Saltford is that way, just about a quarter mile more. You can see it in the distance there."

'Thank you.'

[NOVITIATE] "Ja. Und don't stay out late past curfew. And avoid the less traveled roads. You might run into Wolfman."

'...Hm? Wolfman...?'

[NOVITIATE] "Ja. Ist a upstart Demigod local around here. Has been causing trouble attacking people. Thankfully, no fatalities. But damn if he isn't robbing people and destroying scheiße for kicks."

[MAJORDOMO] "Huh. Sounds like a handful. A Demigod running around doing that."

I nodded one more time to the Heer men as they passed by, keeping the roads safe. I thought about how complicating of the situation this might be, knowing that a Demigod is running rampant in the same area I sought Shennu in.

If I ran into him, I'd be ready.

[MAJORDOMO] "The list of peeps to Redeem grows..."

I could agree to that. Perhaps I'd pay this 'Wolfman' a visit once I was done with my business, if I could manage to find Shennu first... if not, I will deal with it all the same.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 03:28:53 No.5800689 Report

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[ SALTFORD ]

Fishing town. It has a big harbor. It smells like fish. Fish everywhere. I hear two-toned boat horns sounding out in the distance that perfectly encapsulated my reaction to this gunky stench over the air.

But besides the prevalence of fisheries, seafood restaurants, fish markets, docks, coast guard posts, naval offices, lighthouses, decorative life-rings, decorative naval ensigns, decorative anchors, decorative... ugh! There was also a presence of oil industry in this town. Oh, and I sensed it. I sensed it faintly, possibly because not much must had been left after the last load, but there was definitely an Aquamarine harvesting operation going on here.

Removing the Death Knell Materials industries from the face of Hainei would go a long way in Redeeming the world. Death itself was never meant to be wielded by mortals. Even touching Aquamarine with a bare hand could make a person die on the spot. It was a poisonous substance that needed to be funneled back to the Afterseas and sealed off.

I digressed.

I was looking for clergy. For Shennu's worshipers. Certainly, the Sea Deity should have worshipers somewhere. And I was right. It wasn't big, but I found a place of worship for one "Ryujin". Another of Shennu's titles. I stepped inside and found no congregation. I found a priest, and his drinking buddy.

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Oh, this is rare. An actual visitor to Ryujin's shrine."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Ain't they called Shennu?"

[SHENNU PRIEST] "We've argued these semantics many times, Captain. Shennu is the god's Woldorian name. In Shengesia and Yongesia we call them Ryujin. I think the name they're more known as should be the one we acknowledge."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Now... *hiccup*! I ain't no Yongesian, so I ain't using that one. Now, what brings you to Shennu's Shrine... mister...? Lady?"

'Lady.'

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Ryujin's Shrine."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Ye- a-... grrmmm..."

'I was interested in knowing about this god you worship.'

[OLD CAPTAIN] "He worships. I don't anymore. Don't have a lick of respect for that leviathan. Oh, and yes, it is real. And it's ferocious."

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Disregarding my friend's babble, which is heavily alcoholically influenced, there's not much to know. At least not anymore. Sad to say, the worship of the mighty Ryujin has faded greatly. It seems people have lost faith in Shen- Ryujin."

'Huh? Why is that?'

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Woh-heh! Why is that? Here's why."

The retired captain held up his hook hand to me.

[OLD CAPTAIN] "I seen the big old sea snake many times in my youth when I was a sailor. They'd used to keep the Strait clean of Khanate filth. Last time I ever saw them, was also the last time I ever captained a vessel. Cause they sunk my last vessel and chased me from the seas."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 03:29:54 No.5800690 Report

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[SHENNU PRIEST] "It seems that Ryujin has come to hate us, for reasons we cannot discern why. It has turned against us and turned the sea as well. Now we have Ryujin to worry about as a foe on the waves. So, people have lost faith in our old protector. It's no coincidence that once Ryujin's wrath turned on humans, Wolfman appeared as well. The Demigod was known as 'Wolfboy' once upon a time, a Demigod that had a relation to Ryujin. They were like guardian animals."

'I see...'

'Then why do you still worship Shennu, priest?'

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Me? Because I can't accept how bad things are going. I am coping hard. I just haven't began using alcohol as my mechanism like he has."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Works better than prayer does."

[SHENNU PRIEST] "I have faith in the dragon still because I believe one day this animosity will pass, and Ryujin will forgive us for whatever we've done to offend it. I want to believe that one day the dragon will stop hating us and protect the seas again."

'Is there any way to contact Shennu?'

The priest looked up at me in surprise, and exchanged a glance with the captain.

[SHENNU PRIEST] "There is an old lighthouse sitting upon a rock far at sea. A long time ago, we used to bring offerings of fish there to Ryujin. We would summon the dragon with a song from its favorite instrument."

'A flute?'

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Harmonica."

[SHENNU PRIEST] "The song is known to me like the back of my hand, I won't forget it, unlike most people. Though, we have not set foot there at the sacred lighthouse for a long time. We'd be afraid to approach it, out of fear that Shenn- er, Ryujin, would surface to attack."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "I'd go using the boat I still have. Except, I don't wanna."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 03:31:43 No.5800691 Report

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This is troubling.

The fact people were losing faith in Shennu was bad. Losing faith in the god would weaken it over time. And if Shennu were really to fall, then who would tutor the seas? I can only make a well placed and terrible guess that if Shennu was to weaken so, the Afterseas would grow stronger in the Opaltic Ocean. Maybe even secure a foothold to Woldoria this way.

That was bad. I could not let that happen. I couldn't let another part of the world fall under the Dark Lord.

But how to convince these mortals to help? And how to solve Shennu's hatred of man? What did they do? I would only be able to confirm the dragon's reasons if I were able to meet it, and these mortals are not warmest on the idea of revisiting this 'sacred lighthouse' to summon Shennu...

[MAJORDOMO] "Could just mind control them."

'You mean strip their will? Puppet them? I am not a member of the Trinity.' I barked back in thoughtform to Majordomo.

[MAJORDOMO] "I'm just saying... end justifies the means and all that. Besides, I think they might even forgive being mind controlled if you made Shennu like them again."

Damn you Majordomo. Damn you and your having points, even if they seem immoral.

Somehow, I had to do something to convince these mortals without giving away who I was, or even spoiling my intent and identity... what could I do?

Would I really have to resort to such a desperate measure?

'...'

(Unknown objective discovered.)
[Objectives]
• Redeem Shennu
• Redeem Wolfman

>What will Muna do?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 19 Oct 2023 03:38:00 No.5800698 Report

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>>5800691
>State our intent first
''What if I told you I could Redeem Shennu?''

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 19 Oct 2023 04:14:17 No.5800736 Report

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>>5800698
Actually I got another proposition, how about instead of mind controlling them...we just try to convince them with that but do a SLIGHT nudge on them mind to make the idea more convincing? Instead of just removing their free will and all.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Thu 19 Oct 2023 04:41:41 No.5800755 Report

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>>5800698
This is reasonable, so I'll back it.

>>5800736
I'm not sure this is ethical. If we don't have any other option I'll agree but it needs to be a last resort.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 19 Oct 2023 06:02:17 No.5800818 Report

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this, specially since the priest seems to hvae some faith left on the god. push comes to shove we can carry him acorss the sea to sing the song.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 06:09:08 No.5800824 Report

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No. Not at all. I would never do something so unethical.

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, how else are you gonna do it?"

Majordomo. I could simply snub the information I need from their minds by reading it. I could just find out the location of the sacred lighthouse on my own, and memorize the song by reading the priest's mind. I don't require an instrument to replicate sounds. I can manipulate my sound waves with my Spiritua alone, and perfect this song that calls Shennu.

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah well... I mean, sure. But how's this gonna help the relationship Shennu has with mortals? I think it'd be more meaningful if we could convince one of their last worshipers left to come see them and plead. Y'know, for them to stop wrecking boats."

You have a point. But I'm not sure they'll be so easily convinced.

'Priest. What if I told you I could Redeem Shennu?'

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Redeem?"

[OLD CAPTAIN] "If anything's in need of redemption, it's probably us, since we're the ones Shennu is ticked off at in the first place."

'I understand. But I believe I could help change the Dragon's mind and cease whatever grudge it holds against you all. I just need to be able to contact them first, and find out why. I implore you to assist. I am resourceful in the manner of dealings with gods.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Ell oh ell. No we aren't. Not yet at least."

I will be. I just have to try convincing the two.

[SHENNU PRIEST] "..."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "..."

The two of them gave each other a look of debate while studiously looking back to me and pondering my proposition.

[SHENNU PRIEST] "With all due respect, stranger, I appreciate the notion you'd like to help, but I just don't know you."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Sides, didn't you come in here asking to know what's up? I don't wanna sound rude but if you really knew what you were doing I don't think you'd need our help. Besides, I already said, I ain't sailing out there again. I was born on the land, so I wanna be buried in it, not at sea."

[SHENNU PRIEST] "...Hargh... if somebody who could invoke the gods wanted to help, I'd just think they'd of done something about Wolfman first. That's the kind of person I'd trust."

I wasn't looking forward to a fight, but I did have an assortment of items Hale had given me before I set out to help in my travels.

(Your inventory has been stocked with beginning items.)

[<>[ What will you do, Muna? ]<>]
>"I offer to deal with Wolfman. If I am able to pacify this upstart Demigod, will you help me then in regaining Shennu's trust?"
>I will just have to do without Shennu's worshipers. I will take the information I need mentally and go to summon Shennu now. I can travel the sea easily, I will reach this place.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 19 Oct 2023 06:12:08 No.5800827 Report

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>"I offer to deal with Wolfman. If I am able to pacify this upstart Demigod, will you help me then in regaining Shennu's trust?"
Typical optional objective to convince NPCs, let's go with what

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Anonymous ID:L0ImUJ5B Thu 19 Oct 2023 06:17:47 No.5800829 Report

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>>5800824
>>"I offer to deal with Wolfman. If I am able to pacify this upstart Demigod, will you help me then in regaining Shennu's trust?"

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 19 Oct 2023 06:56:23 No.5800875 Report

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>>5800824
>"I offer to deal with Wolfman. If I am able to pacify this upstart Demigod, will you help me then in regaining Shennu's trust?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 08:25:42 No.5800960 Report

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"I offer to deal with Wolfman then.'

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Gwahh?!"

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Eh?! You nuts?"

I shook my cloaked head at the two. All I let them see were my magenta eyes shining in it, which gave them pause.

'If I am able to pacify this upstart Demigod, will you help me then in regaining Shennu's trust?'
'Help me reach their sacred lighthouse and play the song that will summon Shennu?' I asked them.

They could see I was completely serious in my proposition, and seeing my eyes, knew I was little more than just a vagabond. The hairs on the priest's neck stood up, and I could tell he thought that this might be the kind of meeting that goes somewhere unexpected. Something he never saw coming.

[SHENNU PRIEST] "...If you are able to get Wolfman off of our backs and stop his mindless rampage... then very well, I would go and summon Ryujin for you."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Are you out of your mind now?!"

[SHENNU PRIEST] "If this offer bears fruit, you would not entertain the possibility of being able to tame the seas again, and finally settle the Dragon's rage down for good?"

[OLD CAPTAIN] "Erhhh... Fine. If she really does it, and beats Wolfman, then I'll... sail to the lighthouse."

'Wonderful. Now tell me; Where might I find this Wolfman?'

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Well, we don't know. It isn't like Wolfman stays in one place for long before he's out elsewhere looking to attack more people for sport. But most encounters have commonly happened a little to the northwest from here and-"

I turned and left without another word. That's all the direction I needed.

[MAJORDOMO] "Think this guy will be tough?"

'Tougher than Samurai, if he is truly a Demigod. But like any Demigod, he won't stand much of a chance against a full deity like me. I would only rank the Demigods of the Trinity as capable of standing up to true deities. They're more or less lesser deities themselves. But outside of the Trinity, I'm not very confident in the strength of Demigods. And if he's merely an upstart...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, those army men did say he hasn't inflicted any fatalities."

Locating a Demigod would prove fairly easy, unlike locating a full deity. They could not hide their Spiritua well. Once in my range, this 'Wolfman' would be like a signal blinking. He wouldn't be able to escape my radar once he blipped upon it.

I headed out into the woods northwest...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 08:26:50 No.5800962 Report

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I traveled in the dense forestation, the miasma of foggy woods laden with dew and mist that grew cold thanks to the vicinity to the Frostreach Continent, where trade winds blew in cold fronts.

[MAJORDOMO] "What kind of name is "Wolfman" anyway?"

'I'm not sure. The priest said he was called "Wolfboy" back then. Perhaps a case of maturing into a stronger form?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, it's he's rowdy, you'll let me beat Wolfman back into a little Wolfboy, right?"

'If I am in danger only. Combat is an art of defense first. A contest. Combat waged in an act of aggression is only for when there is absolutely no other choice in the matter.'

[MAJORDOMO] "You and your code of honor and everything. Well, if he starts throwing fists, feel free to let me know."

'Claws may be more like it. And don't go anywhere just yet. I think I've found him.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh ho ho. Well let's see then, Munny."

I made my steps careful. Suppressing natural inertia with my Psychic energy to muffle the noises that crunching leaves and snapping stray sticks walking through the rough made. I came out to a clearing. A place where a dirt road was, split into a fork of diverging paths.

There, I saw the Demigod.

Wolfman.

'Hello there.' I wasn't sugarcoating it. I intended to approach this fellow immediately. My greetings caught his attention as I strode closer, dragging my cloak across the dirt.

He turned to me, mildly confused. He was around seven feet tall, and well toned, with strong muscles and the fur of a wolf. Strangely however, his chest featured an extra eye that fixated on me, and fangs acting like natural breast plates. He had big claws, and his head was surrounded with a furred cage like a wolf's jaws. His biology was well suited to exerting physical strength. He would be a deadly opponent to a human, so why hasn't he killed anyone? Is he merely pulling his punches?

[WOLFMAN] "Ahh... You're an Immortal too. I can tell!" He said, suddenly grinning big.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 08:28:33 No.5800964 Report

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[WOLFMAN] "HALLO THERE! I'M WOLFMAN! I'M GONNA BE NATURE'S AVENGER! HAHAHAHA!"

Looking inside his head... he was.

[MAJORDOMO] "Uh, Muna? Is this a child?"

I don't know yet. I don't believe any child could have a body like this. It was a matured form. Perhaps he shifted?

[MAJORDOMO] "He must have done something. His head is underwhelmingly undeveloped. It's like he's still fourteen!"

[WOLFMAN] "I've been going around, kicking butt wherever I can! The time has come for humans to reap what they sow! They turned against everything. The forests, the seas, and the animals! It upset Shennu a lot, so much she stopped coming back up and surfacing! Humans did this, so it's time for them to pay! I'll beat them up until they learn their mistakes and Shennu comes back!"

[WOLFMAN] "And they won't be able to stop me either! Because I am, WOLFMAN! SUPER DEMIGOD OF THE HYPERCLAW! They can shoot me with their guns and missiles all they want, but I'm not like a real wolf! I won't go down!"

'Interesting. How did you become so big and strong, Wolfman?'

[WOLFMAN] "Oh, that's simple! I did something only an Immortal like us can do! Shennu showed it to me! But uhh... I'm not sure I should tell you- Unless! You planned to also kick humanity's butts too. Then I'd show you how to absorb a Leyline."

He... he's already told me.

'What's a Leyline?'

[WOLFMAN] "Oh, they're everywhere! Bedolfir made them! It's all apart of nature. He put the Leylines there across the earth like a web, so nature would work right. But then, he also started pumping them full of natural disasters so the Leylines could trigger them and go off like a bomb! POW!" He shouted as he clapped his hands. "Leyline goes off, natural disaster happens. Rocks fall, humans get pancaked. Shennu isn't nature's god, but she controls all the water, so that makes her like... a part of it, doesn't it? Well, I am too! Shennu tells me I represent wolves, and with her, I'm like a manifestation of man's relationship to animals. So cuzza all that, I'm able to interact with nature. I absorbed a Leyline and became strong! Now there's a natural disaster in my body, as energy!"

'Ohh?'

[WOLFMAN] "Yep! Although, just because I'm an animal doesn't mean I'm part of nature... Shennu tells me that great big Bedolfir views everything that isn't him as an animal part of his nature. Because nature is so big and everywhere, Bedolfir thinks he's like... the top top god! So when natural disasters happen, lots of animals can die too, not just stupid humans... I gotta be careful, or else I could lose this Leyline I got in here-" He said, tapping his chest; "-and become weak again."

[MAJORDOMO] "So let's kick his ass, what are we waiting for?"

Shush, Majordomo.

[WOLFMAN] "I'm thinking about where to go next, and who to fight next..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 08:29:57 No.5800965 Report

Quoted By: >>5800976 >>5801099

If I am not careful with what I say, I could end up making Wolfman become hostile. He'd fight me. Of course, even if he used some intricate method to mature into an adult form, he still has the mind of a teenager, technically. And I'm not very big on the idea of punching a mentally immature Demigod who might not even really be thinking about what he's doing.

[MAJORDOMO] "But we will spank his ass with a leather belt if he gives us lip."

>What will I do or say now?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 08:35:54 No.5800969 Report

Quoted By: >>5800976

(Last update for tonight.)
(If you do upset him and trigger the miniboss encounter, then hint, that's the only one this mission. Shennu's encounter is planned as a future thing.)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 19 Oct 2023 08:39:16 No.5800976 Report

Quoted By: >>5800977 >>5801183 >>5801391

>>5800965
>Wolfman, if you stop bothering the humans, I will go out at sea and talk to Shennu, I'll get her to come back to the surface. But you have to stop bothering them first okay?
Try to nudge his mind in that direction
If he gives us lip and wants to fight anyway, cast [Electrocute] on him to teach him a lesson and chastise him.

>>5800969
Are we recruiting Shennu or this guy?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 08:41:43 No.5800977 Report

Quoted By: >>5801197

>>5800976
Both, perhaps!
Aight I'm dipping.

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Thu 19 Oct 2023 13:24:15 No.5801099 Report

Quoted By: >>5801183

>>5800965
Kiss him

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Thu 19 Oct 2023 15:30:15 No.5801183 Report

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>>5800964
Dude looks like an Apostle, nature is gnarly. I guess that means he isn't a real demigod but for practical purposes, he might as well be.

>>5800976
This is a good idea, let's talk him down. Using a little bit of mind control isn't unethical here, as it's only a matter of time before Wolfman matures and starts murdering people.

>>5801099
I'm unsure if it's worth doing, as it's a child and can't give informed consent. We're also young ourselves but we're far more mature by our psychic enlightenment. Besides that, the Wolfman has two separate mouths and would take an unnecessary amount of time.

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Anonymous ID:z+VYgXTi Thu 19 Oct 2023 15:54:56 No.5801197 Report

Quoted By: >>5801403

>>5800977
when are the husbando wars going to start opée? Surely Muna will meet plenty of handsome dudes on her journey

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 19 Oct 2023 20:56:55 No.5801391 Report

Quoted By:

>>5800976
backing. dude is immature and and he isn't killing people, so we can try getting him to our side.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 21:28:21 No.5801403 Report

Quoted By: >>5801407

>>5801197
Wait until Eskart and Ludwyhn get introduced.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 19 Oct 2023 21:34:19 No.5801407 Report

Quoted By: >>5801411

>>5801403
are they handsome ?

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 21:40:28 No.5801411 Report

Quoted By: >>5801414

>>5801407
The gods have to be.

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Anonymous ID:bDC5b/2J Thu 19 Oct 2023 21:48:29 No.5801414 Report

Quoted By: >>5801430

>>5801411
Question levelman, just how many companions can we have? And are the skill trees representing every single move in the system or just what Muna can learn?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 21:58:43 No.5801430 Report

Quoted By: >>5801439

>>5801414
You can have a maximum party of 4 in a battle, but the amount of viable companions will be beyond that. It's a pick and choose kind of deal. And there are a few skills that the trees don't include that act as signature moves of certain enemies. For example, Bedolfir has three physical skills exclusive to himself, and Muna cannot learn the Truths of other gods, only her own.

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Anonymous ID:bDC5b/2J Thu 19 Oct 2023 22:04:55 No.5801439 Report

Quoted By: >>5801450

>>5801430
Coolio, I'm asking because we know there's more demigods and gods than Hale is remotely aware of(Like wolfman) and because some if the trees seem much less developped compared to others. Physical has a metric ton of moves with several causing status effects or hitting several times while Water mostly has damage with the occasionnal status effect or the ultimate functionning as a party wide heal. Toxic meanwhile has four moves. But that may just be because "light" and "medium" don't really say much about an attack's damage value kek

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Thu 19 Oct 2023 22:16:38 No.5801450 Report

Quoted By: >>5801459

>>5801439
Physical does have a lot of skills, but they're all physical strictly. You'd get messed up real bad if you tried making a physical only build and ran into someone who can drain, null or reflect that shit or you get hit with Bind. That's why it's good to mix your build up using all the trees.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 19 Oct 2023 22:31:43 No.5801459 Report

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>>5801450
Oh yeah that's a given, can't put all your eggs in one basket

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 00:30:42 No.5801613 Report

Quoted By:

'Wolfman, if you stop bothering the humans, I will go out at sea and talk to Shennu. I'll get her to come back to the surface. But you have to stop bothering them first, okay?'

[WOLFMAN] "Yeah, right!"

Sigh...

[WOLFMAN] "Humans acting up in the first place is why Shennu left! She told me I shouldn't bother, but I told her I'd show it's worth it to punish humans like this!"

She? So Shennu is a Dragoness then. It seems Wolfman's refusal to hear her out this time however is also part of the reason why Shennu has become the way she is... His childish mind can't see that.

[WOLFMAN] "Besides... I like being strong like this! I like being able to surpass humans at last! It means I don't have to rely on them anymore!"

'Anymore?'

[WOLFMAN] "Don't you know about wolves and our great story?"

I shook my head at him. Any more reasoning he could give me for his motives was helpful. Really, Redeeming some people would be like giving them therapy, wouldn't it?

[WOLFMAN] "Where do you think dogs came from? They didn't just pop up on their own! They came from us! Wolves! Long ago, us wolves were the proudest creatures in Hainei! We didn't need anyone but ourselves! We were feral! We had pride and stuff! We only needed the pack! The pack and the alpha male was all we needed. We could get all the food we wanted by hunting together! We had bonds! One for all and all for one!"

Wolfman smirked at me. A smirk of utter certainty.

[WOLFMAN] "But then some wolves grew weak... and the moment we started abandoning the pack, we buddied up to humans! We got around their fires, and shared meat with them, and now look at us. Dogs happened. That's bad! Can't you see that us Wolves basically messed ourselves up? We had to be subservient to them... and they got to be our "masters"! It was basically slavery!"

[WOLFMAN] "Humans and the respect they show animals is... IS FAKE! They look down on us... they do!"

He tried his best to look assured of what he said. But I noticed something about his shifting expression as he took on a grimace. A tear. One little tiny tear at the corner of his eye. He looked... melancholic about something beyond his bitterness. He disguised his wiping off of the tear and discarding it as scratching his eyelid. He didn't want to tear up, because then it'd make him think he was weak still.

[WOLFMAN] "Because humans and animals like that used to be so close together, that's why I was weak and small... as Wolfboy. I relied on the humans too... Well, I don't wanna anymore! They've already showed both Nature and us animals their true colors! Now I'm going feral again, and becoming WolfMAN was the best thing that ever happened to me! Now I am a pack myself! I don't need anyone! I'm strong enough to finally take whatever I want for myself!"

[WOLFMAN] "Humans and animals don't need each other anymore! We can do just fine without the humans! I'll show you! I'LL SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD! Friendship... love..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 00:31:48 No.5801616 Report

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[ ] "THEY ARE ALL LIES."

Huh...?

[MAJORDOMO] "Wait... do you feel that too?"

I do... I do feel something.

[WOLFMAN] "...they're lies when humans show it."

[ ] "AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BETRAY YOU."

There's something here. Something only I seem to detect. But Wolfman can feel it too, just not in the same way.

I hear a voice. An empty voice.

I hear it telling him everything he wants to hear.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 00:32:54 No.5801619 Report

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[HE] "HUMANITY EXTERMINATES YOUR KIND DAILY. SINCE THE EPOCH OF A THOUSAND YEARS BACK, OVER FIVE HUNDRED SPECIES HAVE BEEN EATEN TO EXTINCTION. THE NUMBERS WILL INCREASE YEARLY."

[IS] "THEY WON'T SEE YOU AS A LIVING BEING. THEY WILL DECIDE YOUR FATE UNLESS YOU FIGHT BACK. YOU ARE A "PET" TO THEM. PETS ARE ABUSED ALL THE TIME. HUMANS ENJOY BEING CRUEL TO ANIMALS. THEY USE YOU TO TEST THEIR VILE CONCOCTIONS. THEY'LL IMPACT THE SEA UNTIL IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN A CESSPOOL."

[US] "A HAZARDOUS BODY OF POISON. THEY'LL WIPE OUT EVERYTHING. THEY'LL KILL YOUR MOTHER. THEY'LL KILL YOU. ANIMALS DO NOT NEED THEM. FIGHT BACK. IT'S YOUR ONLY CHANCE AT SALVATION. FIGHT BACK AND SAVE YOURSELF BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. ACCEPT NO ALTERNATIVES."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 00:37:30 No.5801627 Report

Quoted By: >>5801787 >>5801805 >>5801807 >>5801810

[WOLFMAN] "Humanity..."

[WOLFMAN] "Friendship. Ended."

Wolfman suddenly flexed his claws and smiled courageously as he looked down at you.

[WOLFMAN] "I won't change my mind! I'm the one wolf pack now! I'm an alpha, not an omega!"

[WOLFMAN] "Sorry, but I can't stop hurting humans! It's payback!"

He refuses to change his stance so easily.

But it is clear to me now what is happening here.

The Dark one is influencing him. The very Dark One responsible for all the sinfulness it speaks of. I either must fight Wolfman and defeat him, or try to lift the hands of evil blinding him in secret.

[MAJORDOMO] "I say we just punt him now."

'I have to try the nonviolent way, until there's no choice left.'

If Wolfman would not heed me, I would be forced to [Electrocute] him until he did. But before I FIGHT, I will try TALKing one more time...

>Muna opts to TALK to Wolfman.
>Roll 1d100 to convince him. Failure will result in him attacking.
>Best of three rolls taken.

>What will Muna tell Wolfman?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 02:30:53 No.5801787 Report

Quoted By: >>5801805 >>5801807 >>5801811

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>5801627
>I go to take a nap
>No roll for 2h00
Astonished, I am.
>What will Muna tell Wolfman?
''Please Child...can't you see that you are playing right into his hands? Those of He Who Is Us? He would wish us to be divided, and massacring each other, so that he can more easily finish us off when he finally decides to step foot on Woldoria. You say that Friendship and Love is fake, but have you forgotten of how many times Humans have put themselves on the line to save others that weren't them? Do you not remember that Humanity treasures its Companions like nothing else? Even more than themselves? Besides...you are contradicting yourself aren't you? You said you relied on the humans, but is that not because you considered them part of your ''pack''? Don't wolf packs rely on each other? With everyone providing and doing their part?''

''Come Wolfman, He Who Is Us has had His hands in Mankind's heart as well, but I can show you that there is something worth Redeeming yet in them, and that whatever respect they had, they still have in some capacity.''

Show him psychic images, specifically of those many many random humans that save wild animals from traps and whatnot and just let them go back to Nature without asking anything in return. Show him the absolute lengths humans will go to to care for their ''Pets'' as he calls them.

And psychically nudge that little little swollen thing that is his Love for things, hopefully we can use this as a jumping platform to CUT the connecton to the Dark One..

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 20 Oct 2023 02:52:31 No.5801805 Report

Quoted By: >>5801811

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>5801627
>What will Muna tell Wolfman?
considering his small tear, there's still some connection with humans left in him so appeal to that
supporting >>5801787
>I go to take a nap
>No roll for 2h00
>Astonished, I am.
I was dining and only saw the update now. also surprised no one voted during those 2 hrs

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Anonymous ID:afk8Mjde Fri 20 Oct 2023 02:54:25 No.5801807 Report

Quoted By: >>5801811

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>5801627
supporting >>5801787
and also here is a roll

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Fri 20 Oct 2023 03:00:36 No.5801810 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>5801627
He Who Is Us... face the power of DIPLOMACY!

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 03:01:15 No.5801811 Report

Quoted By:

>>5801787
>>5801805
>>5801807
Looks like the power of TALK wins this time

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 05:18:10 No.5801930 Report

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Poleman?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 05:23:00 No.5801937 Report

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And I hoped, with every fiber of my being, that I would be able to convince the poor child. To spare him of a worse fate, and to drive off the influence of the Dark Below. I had no idea why I was able to see the presence of the devil itself, but it told me deep within, some unfathomable urge of mine, that I must spite it at all costs. That I have to contest and detest H-E-U-S back to the pit. I have to become the beacon that lights shadow.

I opened my mouth to speak.

'Please Child... can't you see that you are playing right into 'his' hands?'

[WOLFMAN] "Huh?" He blinked.

'Those of He who is Us?'

[WOLFMAN] "He who is... us? ...! Y-You're talking about...!"

'He would wish us to be divided, and massacring each other, so that he can more easily finish us off when he finally decides to step foot on Woldoria. You say that Friendship and Love is fake, but have you forgotten of how many times Humans have put themselves on the line to save others that weren't them?!'

I accused him. I had to use undeniable facts. One who deals in heuristic reasoning cannot prevail against truth. Especially not a child.

[WOLFMAN] "I..."

[ ] "STOP."

[WOLFMAN] "..."

[ ] "S̴͚͕̏T̷̗̋O̵̊̐Ṕ̸̞͈!̷̬͂̑"

[WOLFMAN] "yEhk-!"

[ ] "DON'T LISTEN TO HER. IT IS FOOLISHNESS. DON'T YOU WANT JUSTICE? DON'T YOU WANT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT?"

I tightened my scowl. The thing tried to counter me. To contradict me. It was clever, and it was powerful. It knew that the truth was not as good to hear for some as blind provocation. A malign Yes Man.

[HE IS US] "LITTLE CUB. LISTEN TO ME. ONLY ME. HUMANS ARE FULL OF MALICE. THEY BURN DOGS FOR FUN. THEY SLAUGHTER ENDANGERED TURTLES FOR LAUGHS. THEY SET STRAYS ON FIRE AND GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THEY'LL SHOOT DEAD A FAMILY OF ELEPHANTS ON WHOSE TURF THEY FIRST INVADED AND TORE DOWN, ALL FOR JUST DEFENDING THEMSELVES. THEY TORTURE YOUR KIND INTO CIRCUS ANIMALS. THEY CAGE YOU. AND DON'T FORGET, THEY MADE OF YOU CATTLE. YOUR KIND'S DEATH IS THE POINT OF ALL FARMS. EVERY ANIMAL IS DELICIOUS TO THE ONES WITH OPPOSABLE THUMBS."

[ ] "DOESN'T IT ANGER YOU, CHILD? WHERE IS YOUR RAGE? RISE! DON'T YOU WANT TO KILL THEM FIRST BEFORE THEY KILL YOU?"

I had enough.

[MAJORDOMO] "Tear him apart before the lupin falls in his hands!"

'Do you not remember that Humanity treasures its companions like nothing else? Even more than themselves?'

Wolfman stared at me, unable to deny this. It's like he knew from experience. There were many humans in the world whose devotion to their animal outweighed even their devotion to other humans. It was a position of heavy criticism, but it was true.

'Besides... you are contradicting yourself, aren't you? You said you relied on the humans, but is that not because you considered them part of your ''pack''? Don't wolf packs rely on each other? With everyone providing and doing their part?

[WOLFMAN] "But... But I don't want... to be so weak I need others... I..."

'Enough, child.'

'Look.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 05:24:15 No.5801938 Report

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Majordomo! Hit me!

[MAJORDOMO] "I gotcha, chief!"

My subconscious went to work. It began digging through the memoirs of the many minds of mortals I had always been connected to. He began to fish for me, collecting the images ingrained into these everlasting memories for me. It was with them, I would piece together an image. One for him to see.

And raising my finger, I pointed at Wolfman's eye. The big one in his chest. It could see just as well as his normal eyes did. I used this direct line of contact with him to transmit information. Information beamed directly to his brain.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPLjP1e4jDg

I showed him that there is still kindness abundant in this world. I showed him that not everyone is a bad person. I showed him that there was still respect for animals among mankind. I showed him that the bonds had never been stronger, and that if humans truly didn't love the animal kingdom, they would have never wanted to have them as companions and pets in the first place. A pet was a special thing, it was not the chattel slavery Wolfman had misconceived it to be. I showed him that it WAS friendship!

[WOLFMAN] "...!"

'Come Wolfman, He who is Us has had his hands on Mankind's heart as well, but I can show you that there is something worth Redeeming yet in them, and that whatever respect they had, they still have in some capacity.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 05:25:22 No.5801939 Report

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And then, I pulled another memory, one from the depths of his head in fact.

I showed him something I was surprised to find myself.

The memory of him as a Therian of a wolf, being received warmly in the hands of a hunter. The sight of such a memory made Wolfman's tail begin to wag on its own. The mere words being fondly recalled, 'Good boy', brought more tears to his eyes. Tears he could not hold back.

[WOLFMAN] "I... I..."

[WOLFMAN] "I... I want to be petted like that again!"

It seemed to me, whatever companion he had in that hunter that hid deep in his memory was taken away from him by the Final War. The very conflict for the fate of this world, beget by none other than the Dark Lord itself.

[ ] "FOR ANY ACT OF KINDNESS THERE IS, THERE ARE TENFOLD ACTS OF MISERY AND MALICE. THE WARMNESS YOU SEEK WILL EVENTUALLY FADE. THEIR INFINITE CRUELTY GAVE BIRTH TO ME AND IT ALWAYS WILL. AND YOU..."

[MAJORDOMO] "Heh. I feel called out."

[ ] "NO MATTER HOW MANY YOU THINK TO SAVE... I WILL ALWAYS HAVE WON IN THE END... HUUHEHEHEHEHE... PEOPLE ARE WEAK, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO DO SOMETHING AS DIFFICULT AS LOVE... HATING IS EASY, AND I AM PROVEN. I WILL ALWAYS RETURN... HUHEHEHEHAHAHA... I WILL ALWAYS-"

This demonic omen has passed. I feel the presence of the Dark One leave. Wolfman no longer trusts his nudges over mine. I have successfully pacified the Demigod.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 05:26:40 No.5801941 Report

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[ WOLFMAN HAS BEEN REDEEMED ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XZ10xZfMyw

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 05:35:24 No.5801951 Report

Quoted By: >>5801960 >>5802011 >>5802040

[WOLFMAN] "...Khu... hrrrwooo... oooo..."

Even though he had the body of a mature Demigod, his childish and sensitive nature was coming out now. It's like I had broken him, just not beyond repair. He sniffled and teared up again, trying his best not to cry.

[WOLFMAN] "...I'm not gonna hurt anyone else. I don't want to do things that would upset Shennu anymore... she's like my adoptive mother! I don't know what I was thinking, doing things she wouldn't approve of!"

[WOLFMAN] "I was just so mad... everywhere you go, it just seems like there's always something bad hiding around the corner! But... but I won't forget, us animals, we kill each other too every day in the name of survival, that's just life. And besides, humans are already scared of wild animals..."

[WOLFMAN] "I'm done... I'm not fighting anymore."

I breathed a sigh of relief. I could tell being away from Shennu had impacted him. Perhaps a little reunion would help both of them. But first, I need to consider that his matured form still contains a dangerous Leyline full of Bedolfir's natural disaster energy.

>Ask Wolfman to relinquish his Leyline and return to Wolfboy. Shennu would likely appreciate this a lot too. Nature is not to be disturbed like this.
>Perhaps he can be very useful as Wolfman, he just needs to be taught to be very careful with his newfound strength in a mature form. Shennu would be able to teach him.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 05:42:30 No.5801960 Report

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>>5801951
>>Perhaps he can be very useful as Wolfman, he just needs to be taught to be very careful with his newfound strength in a mature form. Shennu would be able to teach him.
>Comfort Wolfman
I think maybe keeping the Leyline and being taught to be careful with the power could serve as a way to help Wolfman mature mentally. Some discipline would be good for him, and he'd better be able to tend to his duties. To hell with Mother Nature being disturbed, the bitch keeps shitting out weird abominations and anomalies that shouldn't exist, so this shouldn't be that out of the ordinary. That something is artificial or not in the exact order doesn't mean it's not ''natural'', simply unexpected.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 20 Oct 2023 06:50:28 No.5802011 Report

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>>5801951
>Perhaps he can be very useful as Wolfman, he just needs to be taught to be very careful with his newfound strength in a mature form. Shennu would be able to teach him.
it'll be his training arc

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Fri 20 Oct 2023 07:38:48 No.5802040 Report

Quoted By: >>5802043 >>5802049 >>5803613

>>5801951
>Perhaps he can be very useful as Wolfman, he just needs to be taught to be very careful with his newfound strength in a mature form. Shennu would be able to teach him.
I think his possession of a Leyline should probably be judged by Bedolfir, should we (likely inevitably) meet with him.
Also, fun dog fact: did you know that there's a form of sexually transmissible tumor in dogs that, according to genome analysis, is the result of a mutation in a single dog some thousand years ago? The tumors that are generated by the disease are not genetically related to its hosts, instead being closer to its original progenitor. In a way, that dog has achieved cancerous pseudo-immortality.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 07:46:42 No.5802043 Report

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>>5802040
Talk about transcending jesus christ

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 07:53:44 No.5802044 Report

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Wolfman looked up to me as I stepped closer and reached out. He leaned down a bit out of curiosity when he saw my hand come up and suddenly land on top of his head. I scratched his skull and he stopped crying then, gasping as his tail wagged back and forth.

'I'm happy to hear you've calmed down. Now that you aren't antagonizing anyone, I think Shennu will be easier to convince in stopping her own rage when I summon her.'

[WOLFMAN] "S-So you really mean it then? You really wanna make Shennu come back?"

'Mhm. I too am a Goddess like she is, and all I want to do is help others and bring about peace.'

Wolfman looked suddenly relieved he chose to heed me over the empty voice. He doesn't look like he'd have enjoyed fighting a full deity after all.

[WOLFMAN] "Goddess... U-Uh! Are you g-gonna take my Leyline away now and make me weak...? I'd understand, I-"

'No. I'll let you keep it.'

[WOLFMAN] "Huh?! R-Really...?!"

'Yes. But you have to be very responsible with it. That kind of power isn't just to mess around with.'

[WOLFMAN] "I-I understand! I'll keep it under wraps! B-But, being mature constantly sucks up the energy from it... it won't last forever. So, I'll go back to being Wolfboy for now."

Stunned, I watched as his body began to contort and shrink down to size.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 07:54:45 No.5802045 Report

Quoted By: >>5802048 >>5802052 >>5802055 >>5802071

[WOLFBOY] "Here I am!"

He was immature again, and weaker when not drawing upon the strength of his sapped Leyline. About as tall as Catastrovania was. Much smaller, and cuter.

[WOLFBOY] "Th-Thanks again for talking me out of what I was doing...! I don't want to kill anyone, I mean, unless they're a rabbit. B-But anyway! It was dumb and I'm past it! Thanks goddess! Oh, uh, by the way, what's your name?"

'I am Muna, child. I am the Goddess of the mind. That is why I was able to resurface your memories.'

[WOLFBOY] "...You mean-"

'Yes, I can move rocks with my mind...'

Why does everyone find that so fascinating?

[MAJORDOMO] "Maybe cuz not everyone can do it. Also yaaaay, new pet dog."

[WOLFBOY] "W-Woah...! Cooool..."

(Muna's Divine Potential has increased. Every time Muna's Divine Potential increases, she is able to raise the bar of either her HP or MP. Allocate where that potential goes.)

>Raise HP. (100 HP 150 HP)
>Raise MP. (100 MP 150 MP)

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 07:57:27 No.5802048 Report

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>>5802045
>>Raise MP. (100 MP 150 MP)
Our skills are very MP hungry so having more of that will definitely be useful

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 07:58:06 No.5802049 Report

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>>5802040
Yeeeeeeeeeeah Bedolfir would probably try crushing him for that, since the natural disaster energy in Leylines are supposed to act like nature's IEDs, not someone's powerup.
Also my honest reaction to that information.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:00:03 No.5802052 Report

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>>5802045
>Raise MP. (100 MP 150 MP)

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Anonymous ID:L0ImUJ5B Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:09:42 No.5802055 Report

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>>5802045
>>Raise MP. (100 MP 150 MP)

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:19:13 No.5802071 Report

Quoted By: >>5802076 >>5802080 >>5802089

>>5802045
>Raise MP. (100 MP 150 MP)
Mind over matter.
Also NEW... uh... (shit, what's the male equivalent of "daughteru?" Son-ando? I don't-- I don't fucking know, man.) ACQUIRED!! This feral child is light enough to use as an improvised projectile, at least I assume.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:20:51 No.5802076 Report

Quoted By: >>5802102

>>5802071
Come now anon, no throwing the cute wolf kid at people!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:25:48 No.5802080 Report

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>>5802071
We can go with sonni

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:32:41 No.5802089 Report

Quoted By: >>5802097

And now a fun fact from yours truly - Wolfboy/man was originally a concept character I had for another OC quest, but since I ideas I had for that one didn't mesh out in the end, I dropped it. I thought he'd fit better here thematically by comparison. My inspiration for him was actually Phoenix Man from One Punch Man.

>>5802071
Okami-kun.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:48:56 No.5802097 Report

Quoted By: >>5802099

>>5802089
Interesting, speaking of which can’t wait to see his platinum form

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:51:24 No.5802099 Report

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>>5802097
Wolfierman?
WolfCHAD?

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Fri 20 Oct 2023 08:55:35 No.5802102 Report

Quoted By: >>5802107 >>5815457

>>5802076
no no no no hear me out for a second it's a brilliant idea

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 09:07:36 No.5802107 Report

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>>5802102
>recognize this anon from all the way back in Created
I fucking cherish you anon.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 09:48:10 No.5802120 Report

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(Your MP has risen to 150.)

(Gained 10 Pleroma Points.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 10:54:18 No.5802137 Report

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Having Wolfboy accompany me along for the rest of my trip, I decided it was time to summon Shennu now. Wolfboy's presence would be enough to convince her faithful to embark on a pilgrimage back to her sacred site. In this way, I hoped to make a renaissance for her faith, both to strengthen the Goddess who protected the waters, and to gain her trust.

The response was quite effective as I strolled back into Saltford.

[NOVITIATE] "L-Look there! It's Wolfman!"
[NOVITIATE] "Wait... he's back to being Wolfboy!"
[SOLDAT] "Do... do we sound the alarm?!"
[GEFREITER] "Hold off, he looks to be following that person... I don't think he's acting wild anymore!"

The fisherfolk of Saltford were astonished. Some of them remember seeing my cloaked self roll into their town just today, and now Wolfboy was tailing me behind, looking chipper and relaxed. I could tell it amazed them to see that I had tamed him, but it also must have brought back memories of him that were more... treasured. After all, in a world like this where the Mortal and Immortal lived side by side, there were many Demigods out there who were public celebrities, or otherwise.

He was waving at everyone as he passed by, as though his bits as Wolfman had never happened. At one point while I was making my way with him to Shennu's shrine in town, I noticed a Woldorian Oberfeldwebel in my path along with two soldaten. He gawked at me, as if ready to say something about Wolfboy, but I merely raised my hand and told him it was okay. I asked Wolfboy if he was sorry about what he'd been doing, and he meekly twiddled his claws and bowed his head and ears while replying affirmatively. The Woldorian officer gulped nervously and nodded, and stepped out of my way, whispering to his fellow men about what a blessing it was that they wouldn't have to worry about him anymore.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 10:55:24 No.5802138 Report

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When I stepped inside the shrine, it was a different story.

[SHENNU PRIEST] "BWAAAAAH!"

[OLD CAPTAIN] "W-WOLFMAN! THE REAL WOLFMAN! NO! Wait! He's young again!"

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Wh... What in the world?! You... you actually did it?! You defeated him?!"

'In a manner of speaking.' I said, watching as the Demigod child sniffed the air in their shrine.

[OLD CAPTAIN] "So... so you did." The captain began, eyeing the Demigod now eating the fish he had caught earlier today from right out of a cooler. "Then..."

'Then it's time for both of you to hold up your end of the bargain. I helped the problem you people faced, now I want you to help me summon Shennu.'

The two glanced to each other again, with the captain staring briefly at his beer, wondering if he was hallucinating from it.

'Gentlemen, please. I beseech you, the divine dragon will undoubtedly trust someone like me who has calmed her own Demigod down. Now give me this one chance to see her, so I can calm her too, and stop your troubles for good.'

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Y-Yes! Absolutely! I didn't think you'd actually do it! I would have forgotten about you by tomorrow, but you came through! Then, we promise, we will help! Isn't that right, captain?"

[OLD CAPTAIN] "...Welp... huuuuu... Fine. I might end up dying if Shennu attacks while I'm sailing y'all there, but... I guess it's worth a shot. If not, guess I'll have to settle for going down with my ship."

[SHENNU PRIEST] "Good. Then let us make haste. We should set sail immediately."

[OLD CAPTAIN] "And stop eating my dagum dinner, pup!"

[WOLFBOY] "Smmhhhrrryy!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 10:56:32 No.5802140 Report

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We had gathered quite a crowd when we marched out of the shrine, heading for the docks where the wizened captain's fishing boat remained. It was a small boat, but it was fit to get us there and back. The townsfolk of the fishing village had watched up intently, and there was even a rounds of applause when the priest of Shennu stood up and declared that we would go to the sacred lighthouse and return with good tidings. We would go and end Shennu's berserk state for good. Many people wished us luck.

And so we set off, across the sea. It took a while, and we disappeared into the infinite blue. The priest had entertained us with tails of the leviathan deity. Remarks that her lighthouse stayed where it was, but was not always possible for everyone to see, it was a special thing he said. I got to wondering along this trip if he or any other of Shennu's worshipers even knew the dragon was a dragoness this whole time. He admits he never gave that much thought.

And here we were, the sacred lighthouse. It was built of the whitest bricks, and the top was, worryingly, nowhere to be seen. I assumed Shennu must have damaged it in the past herself, as the Priest claims he had not been alive when it was pristine. The lighthouse sat on the face of rocks that must have been standing from the seafloor like a pillar, or floating by some other enchanted mechanism. There was no dock, so the boat had to be anchored to the edge, and we walked up on the face of the rocks with a long wooden board as a ramp.

The captain stayed put in his vessel, and I headed to the top with Wolfboy and the Priest, who had the harmonica ready.

When at the top, I commanded him to play this song that would summon Shennu.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOXEl_7LNw4

[SHENNU PRIEST] "..."

'...'

[WOLFBOY] "..."

[MAJORDOMO] "Zzzzzz-nh- Nuh?! What's happening?"

'Did... did it work, priest?'

[SHENNU PRIEST] "It... it should have! This is the exact song we always summoned it, or her by. We never changed the tune or anyth-hii-hiinnng! Aaaah!"

It looks like we got our answer. The lighthouse began to shake. The waters began wavering, and they were getting rougher, shooting up spray about against the rocks as the sky above trembled and began pouring drops of rain!

[WOLFBOY] "Sh-She's here alright! I just hope mom isn't that angry!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 10:58:42 No.5802141 Report

Quoted By: >>5802398

A colossal length snaked out of the sea, roiling like a serpent below as it cut the waters in a fast approach to the tower. Even I was brought pause at advent of a potentially furious deity like this dragon! The divine fired out from the waters below in front of us all, easily larger than the whole lighthouse, and the island around it, rising to the sky. And with a regal bellow...

[SHENNU] "HOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

...the seas died at her command. The fury whorls of the ocean stilled, and all became as a flat plane below. The sky continued to heavily rain, and the priest besides me fell to his knees in an instant in god-fearing reverence. Wolfboy skidded behind me, shaking slightly as those flaxen yellow eyes fixated upon it.

The goddess above had a great cyan mane flowing behind her brilliant golden horns, and teal scales lining her long body like a suit of impenetrable armor. She growled as she lowered her snout closer, whiskers whipping like strings, coming just close enough that we could all feel the hot breath she puffed out from a wrinkling nose.

The growl I heard demanded to know why she was called here... but then she sneaked her gaze behind me and saw Wolfboy, and retracted her head, suddenly interrupting her menacing composure with a surprise as she hissed out.

[WOLFBOY] "Y-Yeah, it's me, mom! It's me! I stopped being a big dumb! I'm not causing trouble anymore! I promise!" He said as he stepped out from behind me. "What I was doing was very bad, but she-" He said, pointing to me. "-SHE came and showed me that! Now all I want... is for you to not be so angry anymore either, moooom!"

[SHENNU PRIEST] "OH MIGTHY RYUJIN! THIS HUMBLE SERVANT MUST ATTEST! THE IMMORTAL IN THE CLOAK! SHE HAS SAVED US FROM WOLFMAN'S WRATH AND REKINDLED OUR FAITH IN YOU! NOW ALL WE WISH IS TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN ON THE SEAS! PLEASE, RYUJIN! WE BEG YOU! SPARE US YOUR WRATH!"

[SHENNU] "...!"

The dragoness couldn't find the words for the moment. It was like she couldn't believe what she was hearing. But then she snarled again, and jerked her head back in disdain.

[SHENNU] "HOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRR!"

She was still resentful of mankind for their actions. It was at this point, I chose to address her myself as I stepped forward and raised my hand at her.

'Why must men suffer such a wrath, Shennu? What have they done to offend you so that this hate must go on for so long? The tales they have told me... They respected you so! And always felt at ease on your oceans, knowing that you saved mortals from their demise at the depths once! Why hate? What's the point in hating?'

She showed me teeth.

[SHENNU] "...HHRRRRRkkkkkKKKKKrrrrr!"

She demanded to know who I was, that I assumed I could know a god. She had no idea, and I would give her one.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 11:00:11 No.5802143 Report

Quoted By: >>5802198 >>5802281 >>5802361

>So I showed her who I was. I shifted then to my Therian form and faced the Dragon as a Qilin, even at the risk of exposing myself to a mortal who would remember me and spread the word of a Qilin as myself.
>So I decided upon putting all other observers at the scene to sleep with my Psychic powers, so they would not see me meeting the Dragon as an equal, even it might provoke Shennu. (Costs 80 HP)
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 13:15:59 No.5802198 Report

Quoted By: >>5802603 >>5802611

>>5802143
>write in
>Use TELEPATHY to discuss and tell her who we are without the others knowing.
Can we just do that?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Fri 20 Oct 2023 15:27:55 No.5802281 Report

Quoted By: >>5802398

>>5802143
>So I showed her who I was. I shifted then to my Therian form and faced the Dragon as a Qilin, even at the risk of exposing myself to a mortal who would remember me and spread the word of a Qilin as myself.
It doesn't matter if they know we're a Qilin. If anything, that'll improve their respect for us as Qilins are renowned as peaceful and righteous creatures. Also, Wolfboy is adorable. I wonder what Wolfman's build is. It's probably Physical focused but it's bound to have a trick or two.

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Fri 20 Oct 2023 18:00:42 No.5802361 Report

Quoted By: >>5802611

>>5802143
>>So I decided upon putting all other observers at the scene to sleep with my Psychic powers, so they would not see me meeting the Dragon as an equal, even it might provoke Shennu. (Costs 80 HP)

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Anonymous ID:di0TZOod Fri 20 Oct 2023 18:51:11 No.5802398 Report

Quoted By: >>5802603

>>5802281
QM has been making Muna quite adamant on not being seen, it makes me think Qilins are either hunted or our identity could attract the Trinity's attention. I suggest we lay low 'til we got some allies and Psyops is running properly.
>>5802141
QM, do we regain all our HP and MP in between missions or do we have a regen rate as it stands?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 20 Oct 2023 23:03:30 No.5802581 Report

Quoted By: >>5802611

Might change my vote, what would we need to worry about if rumors of a Qilin became widespread?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qwieefnh Fri 20 Oct 2023 23:28:08 No.5802603 Report

Quoted By: >>5802611

>>5802198
You could. But it all depends on whether rumors of a Qilin or Psychic are worse to you. Muna isn't the most willing to violate minds in ways that erase parts of it, such as memories.

>>5802398
This anon is clever.
And yes, it all gets restored, you won't start a mission with the last values.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:l8fgRzBj Fri 20 Oct 2023 23:38:53 No.5802611 Report

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>>5802603
>It all gets restored
>This anon is clever
I'm anon >>5802198 and >>5802581. In that case I'm going to support >>5802361

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 02:36:25 No.5802710 Report

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[MAJORDOMO] "You feeling what I'm feeling, Munny?"

Indeed, Majordomo.

Peeling my contact away from the Dragon's eyes, I turned to the nervous Wolfboy and patted his head. 'I need you to let me have this for a moment. Don't worry, nothing bad will happen. Just let me and your mother talk for a moment in private and rest for a bit.' I told him.

[WOLFBOY] "H... huh? What do you me..."

'Shhh. Sleep.'

[WOLFBOY] "...!"

At my command, Wolfboy was suddenly struck with a sensation of drowsiness. I had stimulated his neurons that promoted sleep by causing his brain to release some adenosine. He almost fell, but I caught him and eased him down to the floor gently. I looked back and saw the priest had similarly collapsed into a fetal position of sleep as well. I detected the old captain unconscious on his ship. Very good, I could work like this.

To purge memories was to erase the mind, and cause damage to the mindscape of other beings. I would not lower myself to such an immoral action when it was not necessary. Looking up, I saw Shennu regarding me with suspicion.

[SHENNU] "FffsshhnnNNNNrrkkkkkrrrrr..."

She was not the happiest about my audacity in putting Wolfboy to sleep, even as I explained he was merely napping as I floated up closer to her face. She began to react with paranoia as I cast off my cloak and emerged in my reactive armor. She had accused me of being an agent of the Trinity. She had thought I had simply lured her out. She told me; "No more. I will not heed Thandir ever again!"

She attacked me. With her [Pressure Washer].

[SHENNU] "HOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" She cried out with a draconic howl.

Her mouth split open and I saw a funnel from her throat rocketing out from between her fangs. The precise and thin jet, more PSIs than could be measured by any system struck me. I gasped as I held my hands up, but it was hardly of any use. The jet of water hit me dead on, and I flew back, sent to a spin by her attack. It felt awful, such a strong and overpowering strike... (HP: 20/100)

I was in a dangerous situation as I flew back, crashing into the sea and sinking below the surface with a mighty splash. Bubbles escaped my throat as I breathlessly tried to groan in immense pain. Above, Shennu had slithered over the lighthouse in the air, looking down at the seas for me.

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeowch! That could have... gone better... Munny? You still with me?"

...I'm hanging on...
...But I feel myself growing cooler. Water defied my heat of determination...

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, we've got to release then. Let me come out."

Very well...

Executive_input; EMERGENCY CODE: Beast. Lowering my mental restraint thresholds now...

[MAJORDOMO] "I am you. You are me. Two become one. I'm free."

My eyes slinked to the back of my head.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 02:37:27 No.5802711 Report

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[SHENNU] "..."

[SHENNU] "...?!"

The Dragon of the Rapids suspended herself in the air as she felt the waters begin to move again. Below, bubbles rose to the surface, boiling from the immense heat of my release. I was going to meet her as an equal now, and open her eyes, kill the suspicions the hard way.

I rose, exploding out of the water.

[SHENNU] "AGENT OF THE TRINITY..." I heard her voice, more clear than ever. "-BEGONE FROM MY SEA."

[Pressure Washer]!

She fired off another jet at me. But this time, it would not hit. She saw my eyes piercing through the spray, and gagged as the jet was forced back into her throat. She clenched her jaws for a moment, and then shrieked as the backdraft of water forced its way out of her mouth, spilling like a waterfall as she coughed.

My hooves pranced through the air on unseen tiles of levitation. Each step I took in the sky glittered with the colors of the prismatic spectrum from the Psychic forced I exerted.

[MAJORDOMO] "A hit for a hit's only fair!"

'Shennu... calm... DOWN!'

[SHENNU] "GRAGH-"

The psychic wave my horn sent pulsed. The Dragon was suddenly sunk in a nanosecond so fast she split the ocean again before me. I showed her I was not outside her weight class. A spherical and invisible shield formed over the lighthouse. I formed a barrier to protect it from these fierce waves swirling like tsunamis as Shennu rose from the sea again, heading right at me like a spear. Only now, she stopped in her path a second before she could collide with me again.

[SHENNU] "...Wait... You are...!"

And the seas calmed.

Under an eternal sky, my jade mane flew. Fins twitched on my legs, and a tail lashed behind me as I pawed at the air and snorted.

'I am NOT your enemy, Dragon. This rage must end.'

[SHENNU] "Impossible... a Qilin... but... b-but... all true Qilins had died out! The Trinity made sure of it..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 02:38:29 No.5802712 Report

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...

[MAJORDOMO] "This rumor again."

... There had always been rumors that there were more Qilins out there in the Hainei ...
Such rumors foretold of a land that no longer existed. The 'Lost World'. A place where Qilins once lived. They say my kind was created by the Emperor to be his heralds on the world, but we all turned against him, and were the Yellow God's second great enemies. To punish us for this transgression, the 'Lost World' was sunk by the Trinity and destroyed. Qilins were hunted down. Now the belief is that my kind died off until they were no longer around. But this is all merely tales. Qilins were still appreciated far and wide. I never fully believed them.

'I AM a Qilin, and I am your friend, Dragon. All I want is to settle these petty disputes, and end the rage of the divine against the mortal. All I want is to make peace where I go. Will you not tell me now why you rage? I, Muna, am a fellow goddess. You know now who I AM to 'demand' anything from you. So I ask you this! Tell me! Tell me why! Please!'

[SHENNU] "..."

Shennu turned away and dived into the sea below.

[MAJORDOMO] "H-Hey! She's fleeing! After her!"

I galloped, I would not let her get away. Now, I sensed no paranoia from her, only disbelief. She was no longer willing to attack. I kept speed behind her, diving below.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 02:39:39 No.5802713 Report

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I followed her in a high speed chase. We dove faster than any submarine can, and withstood the pressure flawlessly with our huge bodies. I galloped fast under the waters as if I was descending a declining trail. The sight would have surely been silly to anyone mortal that could see. Ahead, the Dragon slowed down, winding through the waters. I saw she had stopped at somewhere near the seafloor here, and I approached closely to see what.

When I approached, I saw a great coral reef below. I saw it was dead.

Shennu hovered above it, and I saw the glistening of a tear falling from her eyes, trickling down until it hit the bed of that reef. Life was briefly restored, and the coral that was bleached like bone grew yellow once more. It was alive and well.

...only to die again immediately, turning back bleached and rocky like basalt...

[SHENNU] "Their actions killed it. Their actions are going to kill it all. I am a deity, but I have never felt so powerless in my life, Qilin named Muna. I have raged, perceiving that I would be able to stop it by force... by direct divine intervention, but I have only exacerbated these offenses."

[SHENNU] "My last resort would be to wipe clean the shores with a megatsunami, and doing so would only make the Final War that much worse. I would only be doing what He who is Us would want me to do. I would instigate war against other gods. I would cause only terror in a bid to punish them."

[SHENNU] "I can do nothing. The ocean will die with me."

'Mortals are doing this?'

The Dragoness swiveled to the side and lurked forward. I trotted behind her as we came closer to even deeper parts of the seafloor. It was there I noticed that an eerie red mist had began to take over. The bottoms of the ocean floor were being corrupted by this fiendish mist, and I knew where it had came from.

Shennu's attention had focused upon something luminous in the rough.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 02:41:12 No.5802715 Report

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I recognized this demoniac material. This deceptively lustrous ore was a truly deadly substance. This was crystallized Death that had came from the Afterseas, formed of sediment of demonic Qi and negative Spiritua. This was Aquamarine.

[SHENNU] "Nothing can stop the greed of men. This world changed for the worst long ago, the moment that Death was unbound, we could do nothing to prevent this boorish act upon Hainei by the Dark One. Aquamarine pollutes the seas worse than any garbage humans have spilled into my waters, and it will never stop growing. Life dies where it grows. But humans will seek it nonetheless."

[SHENNU] "You should know well their industries are primed to gathering this horrid material. No matter how much of it I go out of my way to snuff from the seas, it keeps coming back. They keep finding more. They keep spreading it. Their rigs drill deep to find it and pull it back up to the surface."

[SHENNU] "Humans have always disrespected my oceans with oil spills, with all the garbage they inconsiderately dump into the waters. But now their pollution has never been worse than this. Like I said, my oceans will die, and I will die with them. I have already given up my rage against them, but my heart remains hardened by how they could do this."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 02:42:24 No.5802716 Report

Quoted By: >>5802758 >>5802759 >>5802780

[SHENNU] "I know not what alternatives you have to offer me, but I do not think they will work. One god alone cannot change the world, or the minds of men. How can one fight back against this endless polluting? How can one fight back against the Darkness? His plans are laid out for us, and they always seem to succeed so long as life lets it."

[SHENNU] "I am weak. I cannot be of help to you... I don't believe I can. I thank you greatly from the bottom of my heart for saving Wolfboy, my adoptive son, from his own poor, poor misguided self, but I don't know what you want of me... I am just a giant snake that lives in the seas in all their eyes anymore..."

[SHENNU] "The Darkness cannot be defeated, or there would be no Final War. The Trinity and the Darkness will take us all with them to the graves of their mutual destruction. A worthless mother like me can only wait for that to come..."

'I need your help, Shennu.'

[SHENNU] "Do you really think a defeated snake like me will be of any help to you in any way?"

>I must Redeem Shennu. What will I tell her to get her to join me?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 21 Oct 2023 03:49:53 No.5802758 Report

Quoted By: >>5802780

let's see...
>>5802716
"Indeed a god alone cannot change the world, that's why I'm searching for all the help I can get to try and free the people under the trinity and cull the influence of HEUS. You call yourself defeated, but I can see you still have some hope left even if that flame is dwindling, and that's why I need your help to restore the balance between mortals and immortals."

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Sat 21 Oct 2023 03:50:20 No.5802759 Report

Quoted By: >>5802780

>>5802716
>"Are you truly content with giving in? Would Wolfboy be content with hearing that? He has a warrior's spirit, and all true warriors know not to crumble underneath the weight of the first strike that hits them. That is the way they survive. That is the way all life survives. When I faced your son, I told him that love and kindness always perseveres even in the face of unparalleled cruelty. Now, I've come to tell you that life - no matter how weak a form it takes - may always persevere, even if these seas were to turn to brine. You are right to think that one god alone cannot save this world, but... maybe, just maybe, if we work together - we can."
HOPE RIDES FOREVER.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 21 Oct 2023 04:18:45 No.5802780 Report

Quoted By: >>5802782

>>5802716
>>5802758
>>5802759
Jesus christ that's a lot of damage.
>Executive_input; EMERGENCY CODE: Beast.
Ominous....

I'll support both >>5802758 and >>5802759, but throw that in as well:

>''You are right that they will always seek Aquamarine to create Death. Personally I never believed that mortals should've had access to it but the Box of Wonders has been opened a long time ago and it will not close, especially in a world where the immortal can threaten the Mortal, it serves as an equilazer. Even if you somehow extinguish it or ALL knowledge of it is destroyed they will find something to replace it, Man has always been inventive in this way. And to say the truth, I am to lead a group that will have to make use of those very materials in order to potentially fight opposed immortals.''

>''Mortals will never stop using Death, just like they will never give up Nuclear Power or how to create War Machines as long as they know it is possible to do it. However, I think they can be taught to be more responsible with it, taught to wield Death while minimizing the damages it causes to nature and Life, or even entirely negate it if they can control where it grows. How many of the factories you saw had real safety measures to prevent its spread? How many simply left the residues to drift into the ocean the moment it was extracted? Believing it was inconsequential?

>''If you would join me, and you would let me, I will help you in this endeavor myself.''

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>>5802780
Forgot pic related

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 06:30:12 No.5802849 Report

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I galloped 'down' a bit, coming to bring my face level with Shennu's. Magenta and flaxen eyes locked like antlers as my fins twitched.

>'Indeed, a god alone cannot change this world, that's why I'm searching for all the help I can get. To try and free the people under the Trinity and cull the influence of H-E-U-S. You call yourself defeated, but I can see you still have some hope left even if that flame is dwindling, and that's why I need your help to restore the balance between the Mortal and Immortal."

The Dragon stared, mouth agape.

[SHENNU] "You... you wish to FIGHT H-E-U-S?!:

'I will destroy Heus!' I suddenly yelled out on Majordomo's impulses.

Shennu couldn't believe what she was hearing.

>'Are you truly content with giving in? Would Wolfboy be content with hearing that? He has a warrior's spirit, and all true warriors know not to crumble underneath the weight of the first strike that hits them. That is the way they survive. That is the way all life survives. When I faced your son, I told him that love and kindness always perseveres even in the face of unparalleled cruelty. Now, I've come to tell you that life - no matter how weak a form it takes - may always persevere, even if these seas were to turn to brine. You are right to think that one god alone cannot save this world, but... maybe, just maybe, if we work together - we can."

Shennu looked down, pining for her adoptive son.

[SHENNU] "Wolfboy is naive, Muna... you may have given him hope, but being the child he is, he can just as easily lose it again. Men have tamed wolves, and made dogs of them. Dogs are subservient creatures, they are every bit as childish as the children and babes of their masters in men."

'Then I will give him more hope.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 06:31:14 No.5802850 Report

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Shennu looked back to me again, and this time she held her scaly chest. I can feel now that the seeds of shame for her losing herself were planted and beginning to take root. She was looking down upon her dishonorable way. Despising her weakness, but even more so the fact she had not tried to do anything about it. Only to rage.

>'You are right that they will always seek Aquamarine to create Death. Personally, I never believed that mortals should've had access to it but the Box of Wonders has been opened a long time ago and it will not close, especially in a world where the immortal can threaten the Mortal, it serves as an equalizer. Even if you somehow extinguish it or ALL knowledge of it is destroyed they will find something to replace it, Man has always been inventive in this way. And to say the truth, I am to lead a group that will have to make use of those very materials in order to potentially fight opposed immortals.'
>'Mortals will never stop using Death, just like they will never give up Nuclear Power or how to create War Machines as long as they know it is possible to do it. However, I think they can be taught to be more responsible with it, taught to wield Death while minimizing the damages it causes to nature and Life, or even entirely negate it if they can control where it grows. How many of the factories you saw had real safety measures to prevent its spread? How many simply left the residues to drift into the ocean the moment it was extracted? Believing it was inconsequential?'

[SHENNU] "Of course they would keep their hands on it, to prevent it running lose. It is Death we speak of. It is best not to let the ammo roll away from its cartridge, or else they risk unleashing unspeakable things. But they are irresponsible. To use Death as a weapon is a cardinal sin, and I speak not of the gibberish the Trinity will feed you. It is against Life itself, and nature, and the world. If Death is not returned to where it should be... the world will die. Hainei will be slain, as though our planet itself is a living being. That is the ultimate goal of the Dark One..."

'To slay the world?'

[SHENNU] "Yes. In a slain world, he will reign above all else. The Forever Apocalypse. The Milky Way will not end, it will face the Dark One's own New Beginning. We will have an endless world of his cruelty, where he is most powerful. The stars, the sun and moon and planets will be dead. Life will be endless monstrosity. Every shred of virtue gone, only instinct remaining. Unlimited anarchy, unlimited terror. The perfect world for evil's incarnation to rule."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 06:32:16 No.5802851 Report

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[SHENNU] "Humans smog the skies with their smokestacks. They rupture their climates, which kills the coral as I showed you, and turn lakes green. They have made terrible accidents in the past with oil and coal. Neither the woods above are safe from the fires they can create, nor the seas below. It is inevitable, one day they, being the imperfect creatures they are, will cause a terrible accident with Aquamarine and Death. It's bound to happen when they can get their hands on it.'

'And don't you want to stop this?'

[SHENNU] "I do."

>'If you would join me, and you would let me, I will help you in this endeavor myself.'

'Please, join me, Shennu. One god can do nothing on their lonesome, but two gods can make a change. We may use Death, but only as a means to an end. I would see the fibers of Death returned to the resting places and the boundaries torn between worlds built back. One day, I hope to see a world clean of Death, of Aquamarine and Heus.'

[SHENNU] "It would take many gods to declare such a new world."

'And I will go and find more. I will convince them to help me strive for this better world.'

[SHENNU] "It would not just be the Trinity and H-E-U-S who would oppose you."

'Whether it is Woldor or Bedolfir that oppose me, I will try too to open their eyes, to the bitter end. Just as I did with your priest. All I wanted to do... was help you.'

Shennu of the Rapids steeled herself, and she swam forward to me, coming just so close as to almost touch my own nose. Then, with eyes as watery as this depth we were in, she leaned forward and cooed, and I did too, pressing my head against her snout and closing my eyes. This was the reassurance she needed. Outside of Wolfboy, she must not have had very good encounters with other divinities. I heard her speak Thandir's name in paranoia, and I had no idea what she must have seen in the past.

But she was decided now.

[SHENNU] "You went out of your way just to help me, even hearing how much of a violent beast I was. I felt as though I was going feral, and would degenerate into a wild animal in my own depths. You did something selfless, for no gain at all. You're not like other gods... this must be the purity of a Qilin I'd heard so much of in only stories. I'm sorry for the way I acted."

[SHENNU] "I will help you. Without me, the seas would be totally under the Darkness' control. I won't let that happen. I will fight by your side, if it pleases you."

[SHENNU] "Thank you, Muna."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 06:33:19 No.5802853 Report

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[ SHENNU HAS BEEN REDEEMED ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XZ10xZfMyw

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 06:34:24 No.5802854 Report

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When we had risen back to the surface, I came out of my Therian shape and returned to being a beast Incarnate cloaking myself again as I stood atop the lighthouse. Wolfboy and the worshipers of Shennu had awoken, confused and unknowing what came next when she appeared back overhead again. This time, she gave her promise to never again harm the sons of man, and delivered upon her priest her command to go and spread the good word, that man and the wyrm were again of a piece.

The seas were calmed, and I saw a cheerful lighter blue take over the waves, all the way from the Frostreach to the shores of Siegesia. The Grand Strait was enlivened.

We returned from her lighthouse, and when Shennu appeared off the coast of Saltford crying her majestic roar to the skies, she was met with excitement. People did not fear to see the dragon again when the priest came back ashore, talking of her love of the renewed love she had for men. They were glad to see the Dragon of the Rapids with them again.

Of course, I had already been long gone by then, intending upon being a shadow visitor. My work here was done. Not long after, I was met again on the land by Wolfboy. He lead someone to me. I saw a beautiful figure whose Incarnate shape was like a half dragon coming to join me now.

[SHENNU] "Muna... thank you again."

[WOLFBOY] "Awh, shucks. I don't know what might of happened if you didn't show up and help us."

[SHENNU] "We only need look forward now. So, my sister, where to now?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 06:40:42 No.5802856 Report

Quoted By: >>5802858 >>5802877

[CASE FILE: CLOSED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
[RESULTS]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvq6nTZDBiM

<> Take Shennu into your party?
[ TRUTH: All Life Came From The Sea - Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively.) ]
>Yes.
>No.

<> Take Wolfboy into your party?
[TRUTH: Inside of You are Two Wolves, One is Me and These CLAWS! - (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks.) ]
>Yes.
>No. Wolfboy is just a child, he should not be in danger's way. He can work for the Psyops in other ways.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 21 Oct 2023 06:43:19 No.5802858 Report

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>>5802856
>Yes to both
Sister GET
Otami-kun GET

Also wanna take a moment to appreciate the art. Good stuff man.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 21 Oct 2023 07:46:09 No.5802877 Report

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>>5802856
>Yes for both

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:USVsBMSt Sat 21 Oct 2023 07:56:23 No.5802880 Report

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>>5800217
>>5800219
Woooo oooooo! Majordomo and Mina patto!!!!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 21 Oct 2023 08:01:59 No.5802882 Report

Quoted By: >>5802886

give shennu and wolfboy pets too

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 08:08:47 No.5802886 Report

Quoted By: >>5803321 >>5803349

>>5802882
You can't just pet everyone you see you madman!

Also, choice locked. Making their stats sheets now. May not be an update tomorrow as I figure out what's happening at the bunker first to account for the one month timeskip.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 08:55:20 No.5802892 Report

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(Shennu is a sweetheart of a Dragon deep below her scowling, scaled visage. Her water and lightning will support you in battle. She knows the Life Arts well, and refuses to touch Death.)
(Muna will try not to be jealous that Shennu too mogs her in that department...)

(Wolfboy is full of youthful vigor and eager to prove himself, but if he is not careful, or we are not careful in tutoring him like good guardian figures in his life, he could end up in much trouble.)
(It must be seen to as well that his canine instincts do not cause problems with any cats, knowing the vindictiveness of Seannsa.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:qwieefnh Sat 21 Oct 2023 08:57:23 No.5802896 Report

Quoted By: >>5803321

(You have formed a party.)
(Party members can have their skillsets tweaked in the Skill Tree similarly to your own. As a rule, every party member has one less skill slot than you. But be careful removing skills from them that you have not already unlocked, as they won't be able to be reapplied until you've bought the skill from the respective tree.)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:r+TqSkgY Sat 21 Oct 2023 10:10:58 No.5802934 Report

Quoted By: >>5807839

Muna has great ass, so it doesn't matter if she's a chestlet.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 21 Oct 2023 21:01:50 No.5803321 Report

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>>5802886

But dragons and wolves deserve pets too!
>>5802896
So...Shennu has a lot of water attacks along with a lightning stun, a heal, a revive and a debuff remover. Interesting spread of resistances and weaknesses.
Meanwhile Wolfboy of being very tanky and hitting like a truck with physical attacks,his other skills are focused on debuffing.

I think we could stand to replace Shennu's leven with an Electrocute, same thing with Wolfboy's Divine Alcazar.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 21 Oct 2023 21:39:58 No.5803349 Report

Quoted By: >>5803351

>>5802886
>You can't just pet everyone you see you madman!
didn't we technically pet wolfboy in canon ?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 21 Oct 2023 21:44:50 No.5803351 Report

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>>5803349
Silly anon, can't you see we're in a simulation? Our TRANSDIMENSIONAL pets are canon too!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:xocZGJ06 Sat 21 Oct 2023 22:08:59 No.5803358 Report

Quoted By: >>5803415 >>5803460

Muna sexo

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:xocZGJ06 Sat 21 Oct 2023 22:10:00 No.5803359 Report

Quoted By: >>5803415 >>5803460

Shennu sexo

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:xocZGJ06 Sat 21 Oct 2023 22:11:02 No.5803360 Report

Quoted By: >>5803415 >>5803460

Seannsa sexo
Catastrovania sexo too

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 21 Oct 2023 23:13:50 No.5803415 Report

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>>5803358
>>5803359
>>5803360
Takeshi found the thread, at least vote, anon

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 00:17:20 No.5803460 Report

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>>5803358
>>5803359
>>5803360
Horndog-san...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:JdZhSbrm Sun 22 Oct 2023 02:23:29 No.5803613 Report

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>>5802040
Look up HeLa cancer cells in humans. Almost all major medical breakthroughs in the past century have been due to them providing an infinite reservoir of testable cells.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 22 Oct 2023 05:24:37 No.5803842 Report

Quoted By: >>5803957

Question Poleman, how do status effects interact with AOE attacks? I'm assuming AOEs sacrifice some damage to hit more enemies but about status effects? Do they get less chance of applying?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 07:54:29 No.5803949 Report

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testing

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:02:21 No.5803957 Report

Quoted By: >>5803964

Oh mobile data I both hate you for being dynamic and love you for working through rainstorms.

>>5803842
Yeah, basically. Although I will be honest with you I didn't initially think about how moves that cause inflictions would interact with AOE mode since single and AOE mode was my solution to how Atlus games always have those 'hits all' skills and I wanted it to be just 'that' less complex.
So I guess in the end using AOE mode on a skill that has a chance to cause an infliction is just running the chance of trying to cause multiple inflictions, but like with targeting in single attack mode the rate remains the same. No guarantee the infliction will be rolled.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:05:56 No.5803964 Report

Quoted By: >>5803973

>>5803957
So uh, if we use Electrocute or Leven as an AOE, and we succeed the roll, we just stun the whole enemy team?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:14:26 No.5803973 Report

Quoted By: >>5803979

>>5803964
Yep. You may be able to pull off some nasty things.

Here's the current ranks for the rolling ceiling.
Ceiling Ranks
Rank 1 - 1d7
Rank 2 - 1d17
Rank 3 - 1d27
Rank 4 - 1d37
Rank 5 - 1d47
Rank 6 - 1d57
Rank 7 - 1d67
Rank 8 - 1d77
Rank 9 - 1d87
Rank 10 - 1d100

For example, if ur ceiling is rank one, it works like this.

| 1 2 3 4 5 6 | Unsuccessful | 7 | Successful.

That's my idea, basically. Increasing your rank gives you bigger ranges for success. The rolling ceiling skills are directly inspired by buff spamming skills from most Atlus JRPGs. If you've ever played an SMT or Persona game, or even Digital Devil Saga, think skills like Luster Candy and Debilitate. I just decided instead it's dice instead of buffs. Now I'm not the smartest bean, but it was what sounded smartest to me since I wanted to make a system from scratch instead of copy homework.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:20:57 No.5803979 Report

Quoted By: >>5804001 >>5804003

>>5803973
I see, so Restoration and Depletion replaces attack/defense buffs and debuffs. Sounds good enough I think, streamlined.

I sadly haven't played Persona but I would like to, though I did look up how Press Turns work so I'd actually understand what's going on here, and what skills you usually replace as you would level up. Does hitting weaknesses give our party more actions like in SMT and Persona or does it only increase damage here?

Oh and can you explain more the difference between physical and magical attacks? From what I understand Physicals have a greater window for criticals but get blocked easier while Magicals scale better with our Potential and affected more by resistances and weaknesses, but how so?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:45:23 No.5804001 Report

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>>5803979
I would start with P3 since it's the jankiest. Oh yeah, and the Press Turn system is one of the best things to ever happen to JRPGs imo. Thing is though, I'm only gonna allow hitting weaknesses to have increased damage numbers, since I think that gaining additional actions here in a freakin QWEST would make windows last wayyyy longer than is sensible, and combat would probably become a slogfest to have to get through, especially if its a boss with scripted monologues and options in between actual combat.

To show you what I mean, this is a boss health bar. The little orbs below the red bar show how many bars they have. Like Kingdom Hearts. It doesn't show their number of actions but as a general rule like in Atlus games, boss encounters should typically have 2 minimum to 3 maximum actions.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:46:30 No.5804003 Report

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>>5803979
Physicals and Magicals work kinda like how they do in those games. Physicals can land critical hits better with a good critical ceiling, and Magicals are better at hitting resistances due to purely being an attack of that type, as with Physicals the 'physical' part also counts on top of the element.

Also, there will be some enemies who interact worse (in their case I mean) on the kind of attack.
Like take for example this Smoke Youkai, magicals would work better on it than physical attacks.
For this Samurai, he is a good balance of resistance between physical and magical attacks.
This Woldorian would get messed up by magic and can weather physicals better thanks to his excellent Heer training and hardened nature as a denizen of the continent ruled by the God of fucking Battle, who is Totally Not Odin.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:47:32 No.5804004 Report

Quoted By: >>5804005 >>5804026 >>5804094

I refuse to make a xitter but I could make a discord for this quest to discuss these technical things with big brain players and make alerts for updates, kind of like how 91m10 has one for DYBQ. I dunno, I don't really use discord. Whachu guys think? Yeh why not or fuck no?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:51:49 No.5804005 Report

Quoted By: >>5804012

>>5804004
Tbh that could work, but you gotta make sure it doesn't consume the entire discourse of the quest, it is still being run on 4chan after all. Alerts woud be useful, I've considered making a discord of my own for a future quest that's getting too heavy on the technical side because 4chan is kind of just bad with that. Think of the god game quest in 2021 that was a massive clusterfuck and trainwreck with 23 players all killing and eating each other but now with hex maps in space and a ridiculously expanded system.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 09:01:30 No.5804012 Report

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>>5804005
>Think of the god game quest in 2021 that was a massive clusterfuck and trainwreck with 23 players all killing and eating each other but now with hex maps in space and a ridiculously expanded system.
I no longer want to think.
But yeah I'm still not too keen on it so I'd rather get another opinion or two first. It would mostly just serve as a direct line to me and I'd delete it once the quest ends. Anyway, I'm out for now.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 22 Oct 2023 09:29:27 No.5804026 Report

Quoted By: >>5804101

>>5804004
discord sounds neat

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:L0ImUJ5B Sun 22 Oct 2023 10:53:23 No.5804094 Report

Quoted By: >>5804108

>>5804004
Discord is gay. We can just post and discuss here.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 11:03:35 No.5804101 Report

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>>5804026
Kay. Made one. Will include this link in the OPs from now on when a new thread is made. Will use for making alerts to whoever benefits from that and technical shiz. Join or don't, it okay.
https://discord.gg/BHk6RfhGTw
Gonna take a nappy now tho.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 11:07:26 No.5804108 Report

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>>5804094
We'll still be doing plenty of that. Less technical biz in the way and more of the actual story writing just seems a bit helpful.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Sun 22 Oct 2023 23:40:47 No.5804632 Report

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[LOADING...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 00:11:09 No.5804644 Report

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I returned to the front company in Eikrise with Shennu and Wolfboy in tow, coming to join the Psyops as we gathered more divines to the cause. The company was up and running swimmingly, and I met Hale in his office after teleporting myself and my companions there. It seems he had hired more workers and receiving shipments of metal for his designs.

Hale told me we needed income and talked about perhaps pursuing new contracts with the Heer as a source of income. He was also open to any bids I might have for extra income as well.

He was surprised though to see Shennu, and greeted her and Wolfboy warmly as he welcomed them to the team. It was then that he brokered the news to me that apparently, we had over one hundred potential new recruits in this months time that he spent going out of his way to bolster our ranks. He claims to have made contact with various rebel cells and fronts from the Woldorian borders and Shengesian mainland to draw from. It worked, as many are taken with the idea of the Psyops.

[HALE] "You'll like what I've done with the place in the meantime."

[HALE] "Old friend of mine, Charles Huxton, retired foreman. Still had plenty of construction expertise and men to hire out in a little outsourcing, but now I've got him on board as well. He had experience with military installations, and refurbishing the bunker into a proper, modernized installation took some work but he was able to do it. I've not gone ahead and made the decision to put him in charge of our Bunker Department however, that choice I will leave to you."

[HALE] "We also have another two persons I feel would be worth interviewing for the last two departments. I know of this old Woldorian General who was dishonorably discharged, that may be sympathetic to our cause, and a scientist who goes simply by the moniker 'Amazing' who would fit right in with our R&D Department. Colorful figures, I assure you. We could start on interviewing them as soon as you'd like."

Hale lead me and my companions downstairs through the secret passageway again. And it was there I was met with a staggering sight of a bunker of concrete now turned into my perfect steel fortress.

[WOLFBOY] "Th-This is all down here...?!"

[SHENNU] "The Goddess of the Mind has this many resources... Impressive..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 00:12:11 No.5804645 Report

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[HALE] "Come, let me show you the improved floorplans, boss."

As I walked across the catwalks to the command center, I looked down and noticed humans in jumpsuits who all turned looking up at me and Shennu and saluted. I simply waved back.

This feeling was weird. I knew I was going to have power and be in command of many people, but it's different when it actually is tangible and not merely talked about.

I entered the Command Center as Hale ushered me over to the table holding the blueprints. Shennu stood quietly by my side, interested more in merely observing than giving input. Wolfboy however had looked off to the side and saw Catastrovania watching anime on one of the screens, who looked back and made tense eye contact as both of their ears stood up tall. And she called him some term... "Kemoshota" or something of the sort.

[MAJORDOMO] "I don't think I wanna know what that means."

[HALE] "Your divinity. Present the floorplans."

[HALE] "We had to clear out the tunnels, and knock a few walls down to add new supports and chambers. We've hit dead ends in both metroline accesses, but they can be easily converted into false entrances hidden in plain sight for our members to use. The sewers access on the second level connects to the sewers of Eikrise, but that's sealed up tight for the time being."

'W-Wait... you've installed a nuclear reactor? Right under this city?!'

[HALE] "Oh no. That was there. The Woldorian Heer typically uses nuclear reactor of compact scale to power many of their things. Their... their bunkers. Hell I've even seen tanks they make that use such reactors as batteries. It was costly but I got my hands on materials to power the reactor and give this place even more power than the auxiliary provides. I also invested in magical materials that generate oxygen. We have a low supply of Aquamarine in its containment and storage, but we will eventually be able to obtain more with my connections. I may have to extort some from the Heer in contracting..."

[HALE] "There are two levels here. My friend Charles says he can find a way to add new spaces. Whatever you please."

[HALE] "So, do you think there's anything that should be added to the Felwischer Bunker?"

'Given it an official name, have you?'

[HALE] "Hoho. It's the Felwischer Bunker under my Felwischer company, but still "THE Bunker" in my heart."

>Modify Bunker floorplans?

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 23 Oct 2023 00:35:09 No.5804652 Report

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>>5804645
This looks excellent, however, there are a couple of additions I think would be worthwhile. Let's add a couple of chambers to accommodate any deities joining us, and a guest chamber for any that might visit in the future. I see we already have an armoury and extensive psychic facilities so there's no worry on that front. I think a self-destruct sequence could be worthwhile in-case we're ever overrun, but I'm confident in Hale's subtlety and adding one now would be setting out to fail.

Hmm... OH! Let's add a semi-pleasant cat containment chamber for keeping cats on the premises isolated without offending the Cat Goddess. Catastrovania almost certainly counts as a cat for spy purposes but her being her, I doubt she'll be getting any decent information out of her that isn't on a computer screen.

Also, we need to keep Wolfboy AS FAR THE FUCK AWAY AS POSSIBLE from Catastrovrovania. I don't trust that smelly NEETcel to keep her hands off of him.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 23 Oct 2023 01:07:15 No.5804679 Report

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>>5804645
Honestly, seems pretty good to me, nothing I'd add immediately but maybe we'll figure something out later. Apart from some chambers for the divinities we'll be bringing in, gotta greet them properly and all that.
>>5804652
Agreed, cat containment chamber is a go.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 02:19:57 No.5804712 Report

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'Hmm...'

I closed my eyes for a moment and internally scanned the layout of my own chamber in the bunker. It seemed that my space was a simple. It was almost barren and merely painted white. The perfect sound cancelling room for meditation.

[MAJORDOMO] "Awwww what the heck, no giant king-sized bed with a hundred fluffy pillows? Come on! No minifridge? Double come on now!"

It's fine Majordomo, we've never slept on a bed before anyway. We never sleep. Gods like us do not have to sleep. We have always meditated throughout our life.

[MAJORDOMO] "Tch. Whatever you insist on. I still want a minifridge. And SODAS."

'Hale, it would do well to be able to house my guests.' I told him, motioning to Shennu, who nodded.

[HALE] "I'll tell Charles right away, my divinity. I'll have a new hall and some rooms made. We can accomplish this in two weeks time." He told me, grabbing his pen to modify the plans.

I looked over and saw Catastrovania and Wolfboy still locked in their staring contest, hairs standing up on both of their necks.

'...'

'I think we should also provide a space for cats like Catastrovania.'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Y-You mean like... give me my own penthouse?!" She suddenly said, broken out of her trance.

[WOLFBOY] "And no penthouse for canines? That's unfair!"

[SHENNU] "My child, aren't you wanting to stay with your mother in her nest still?"

[WOLFBOY] "Oh! Well yeah, I just mean..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Oh dear. Typical of a wolf to be a momma's boy still." Catastrovania said, pushing up... well, there weren't any glasses on her face but she still did the gesture anyway.

'I mean a chamber for all cats, if we ever happen to come across any. You can stay there, but among your fellow felines. It is merely my understanding that by pleasing cats, we please Lady Seannsa, and in turn become lucky as a result.' I corrected her.

Catastrovania crossed her arms.

[CATASTROVANIA] "...Acceptable, as long as it's comfy."

[HALE] "Very well. I'll make a space for a boudoir for cats. That ought to sate the luck cat's whims."

[SHENNU] "Do you have a self-destruct?"

[HALE] "P... Pardon...?!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 02:20:58 No.5804714 Report

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Even I was surprised when I heard Shennu suddenly speak up on that. She looked a bit embarrassed saying it however.

[SHENNU] "...Forgive me, it is just to my understanding that humans will often make ways to prevent their works being captured. The Trinity's Immortals do this as well. I once witnessed the Woldorians self-destruct one of their drilling sites to prevent Khanate Monsters from reaping the Aquamarine they had gathered."

Ah, that makes sense.

[HALE] "Well..." He began, tugging at his collar. "There is no self-destruct. The Heer did not have one when they first built the bunker, and I certainly couldn't bring myself to implant such a thing when our base sits right underneath a city. And with a nuclear reactor present, as well as Aquamarine storage, a self-destruct would be disastrous for Eikrise."

[HALE] "We may not need one. Finding this place will be hard even for a god. We utilize the same technology that Ludwyhn patented to prevent divine detection of his holdings."

'Such a technology exists?'

[HALE] "Indeed. The Heart Attack Manifold."

Heart... Attack? Manifold?

[HALE] "It's a fractal pattern generating algorithm that scrambles our space through a membrane constantly changing to mimic normality. In this way, it helps to offset a god's perception by multiphasing conceptual space. In other words, our bunker is indeed in Hainei, and underneath this city and my factory, but it is also anchored into a manifold. This bunker exists in its own space by giving Hainei itself a "heart attack", basically."

Incredible. So this is the technology that ensures our presence remains hidden from the Trinity and Woldorians alike.

[HALE] "It's funny really, when you consider the Heer has actually lost track of some installations it made because of this technology, and can't find them anymore. I always wondered how they pulled it off myself. It seems so much more advanced than Woldoria is capable of. Something like this should have only been possible in the Capital's scientific echelons."

So long as I remembered this, and the factory, I couldn't lose track of the bunker. But this also meant people would have to be in it at all times. Hale even tells me that with the Heart Attack Manifold active, the secret entrance above could become lost, and the hidden walls would seem like they didn't exist at all. He always kept it off and the Bunker offline so he could get back to it.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 02:30:48 No.5804717 Report

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It seemed that all that was on my to-do list now was to interview recommendations for acting as Department heads.

I must also inspect Psyops personnel and further organize their ranks.

I still have some tasks left in my Case-Files I should see to attending to.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Interview a applicant for Department Head.
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to Hale.
>Talk to Catastrovania.
>Talk to Majordomo.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
• Yasukuni, God of Media (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
• KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
• Shèng Xù, the Chain of Chains (The Eternal Fortress of Karma)
• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 23 Oct 2023 02:33:26 No.5804718 Report

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>>5804717
>Go on a Godtalk. Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 23 Oct 2023 02:35:01 No.5804719 Report

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>>5804717
>Interview a applicant for Department Head.
Should probably do that first, see what Hale's friends are all about.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 23 Oct 2023 02:36:44 No.5804720 Report

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>>5804717
Hmm...

I am sorely tempted to go on a godtalk but we need to get our situation sorted. Let's
>Interview a applicant for Department Head.
For now and get our hierarchy underway. I'm confident in Hale's judgement but it's important we give the rubber stamp, as it were. I figure we ought to start our interviewing process with Charles Huxton and then that General and 'Amazing'.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 04:45:00 No.5804817 Report

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Catastrovania, to my surprise, decided to ease the tension that was felt between a cat like her and Wolfboy then. I saw the otaku stand up and offer to show Shennu and Wolfboy her favorite place in the Bunker so far. The cafeteria. This was largely in part to her nagging on Hale to have ramen and beef bowls added to the menu. The offer of food at least worked to calm Wolfboy's canine instincts down and Shennu was happy to be treated, going right behind her son as the cat challenged him to a race to the canteen area.

I was left now alone in the Command Center with Hale to begin doing some other important duties.

'Hale, how many personnel can the Bunker hold at this time?'

[HALE] "We have, minus the additions you've just made, the space for lodgings of at least one thousand people. We will need that many. I can see about doubling bunks to account for extra heads if we over-hire."

'Mmm... Where is this Charles you mentioned?'

[HALE] "In the atrium below in fact. I can call him up here if you'd like."

'Do so. I'd like to have a short interview before I decide upon establishing him.'

[HALE] "As you wish. Just a word of advice, while he is incredibly resourceful and diligent in his work, I've had to constantly be there to... sort of nudge him a little."

'Hm? What do you mean?'

[HALE] "Well... He's getting up in age. I mean, he's older than me. He's at least sixteen hundred years by now. I'm only a sort ways from a thousand. I guess my longevity under the New Eternity is just slightly more blessed than his. He tends to be very forgetful. You know how seniors are. I think he may in the beginnings of Alzheimers."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 04:46:38 No.5804819 Report

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Ah. This was worrisome. Nonetheless, I decided to see him, and had Hale go grab him for me. When the man entered the Command Center, I had already dressed myself and became proper. I saw him walk in. An old man with a green construction overalls on. His head was sort of big. Not to be offensive to him.

[CHARLES] "Greetings! Greetings! You must be the boss Hale told me about! I'm so ever pleased to make your acquaintance. I'd never believed I'd have seen a Demigod in the flesh! But here I am! Hahaha! Good show! Jolly good show!"

This man was responsible for renovating the Bunker to the current state it was in now. I could tell behind his friendly expression, there was a slight desperation. He really wanted this job, it seems. It appears to me that the root of his forgetfulness in his old age is a lack of work ethic, as he must not have been employed for a while before this. Working must have kept him on his toes. Like with old people who put together puzzles and play games and activities to keep their minds strong, working was what kept him from slipping, and he had a deep seated regret of retiring in his career before.

But he had only just began to get back into where his passion truly shined, and was still prone to mistakes without someone like Hale there to assist him. I know Hale is very good at what he does, being a tycoon for a living, but I don't want to shoulder everything on him. Our Department Heads need to be able to work on their own too. I would place a little more trust into Catastrovania's expertise on her lonesome than Charles in his on his lonesome right now.

[CHARLES] "You know, I've done things like this a very long time, but I find the most important part is not the materials used, or the ground plans even. Don't get me wrong, design is a lot and materials need to be good, but the most effective workspace is a safe one. In my view, the working ground needs to be absolutely safe to ensure workers are at their best. I wouldn't have it any less. We did take our time here, and managed to finish up in a respectable timeframe. I made sure the conditions were pristine in safety first however."

[CHARLES] "I find you're able to put full trust in the workers without having to go behind them so much when the conditions are safest. This is why the Heer employed me so much before. There's not a one thing I've ever built that fell on its own, only to enemy fire! Hahahaha! And it even weathered that for a bit before giving in! Oh ho ho! Jolly good!"

Charles insists that if I select him, the Bunker Departments teams wear all green as their uniform colors...

>I need to think about this. Will I hire Charles Huxton as the Director of the Bunker Department or should I look for other candidates?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 23 Oct 2023 04:51:02 No.5804821 Report

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>>5804819
Hmm, a desperate old man wanting to get back into the job. What do you think anons?

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 23 Oct 2023 04:56:51 No.5804824 Report

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>>5804819
Charles seems like an upright sort of fellow. I say we take him on as Director of the Bunker Department, with the caveat that he have a personal assistant to record everything he says or plans and remind him of it. Forgetfulness is no sin but we should do our best to mitigate it. We feel the same way about worker safety and will tell him as much.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 23 Oct 2023 04:58:21 No.5804827 Report

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>>5804824
Hmm, a personnal assistant is a good idea. Dude is no doubt competent but he needs somebody to assist him a little bit at first.
>Support

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 23 Oct 2023 05:06:18 No.5804832 Report

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>>5804824
good idea anon, supporting

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 06:57:51 No.5804901 Report

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I thought that, so long as Charles had someone there to act as his additional eyes and ears, he may be able to do well here. After all, I could not easily turn away the man who just made the Bunker what it is now, and possibly put someone who does not know it as well as him there.

I'm sure with a little laborious purpose in his life again, he will be able to catch up eventually.

[???] "Uhh mister Huxton, your coffee sir."

[CHARLES] "Doug! Good of you, lad!"

Someone else entered the room then, unannounced. A young guy in a construction outfit bring Charles his coffee. How much of that did he drink? I already could tell his system was heavily caffeinated already...

'Hm. You.' I said, pointing him out.

[DOUG] "...M... Me?"

'Yes. Your name, son.'

[DOUG] "...Oh! Er. I'm Doug. I bring mister Huxton his coffee. N... Nice to meet you, boss."

Doug. A quick mind read reveals this boy is constantly watching over Charles behind his back... Doing more than merely running for coffee, it seems this boy respects him enough to call him 'sir' where he insists upon his crewmen simply referring to him by name.

'You are with Charles often, yes?'

[DOUG] "...Basically, y-yeah."

'Good. Then you'll be his co-director.'

[DOUG] "Co... Co-Director...?" He said, sounding worried.

'Yes. It means you are to assist Sir Charles in his job as new Director of the Bunker Department.' I said to them both.

Mister Charles looked exhilarated. He knew he had the job. I winked to Doug then, as if to give him the subtle meaning behind my motive. He stared back, wide eyed for a moment before he nodded as if to tell me; "I get it. I'll do it."

I sent the both of them off then and told them Hale would be able to give them further instructions. So far, I now had two Department heads. I need more. This discharged general and scientist were next on my list and I asked Hale if he could send a worker to grab them, to which he obliged me readily, phoning up top.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 06:58:52 No.5804903 Report

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A little bit over an hour after, the next candidate showed up to the Command Center. He was a Woldorian, only about four hundred years old at this point. He wore his military uniform, but it was barren of any decorations. He came forth and introduced himself to me.

[KURT] "I am Kurt Regis. I served in the Regimental Heer for most of my life. I was apart of the two hundred and eleventh Minutemen, serving on the island of Catemore just off the coast far from this very city. I was promoted from Oberst to Generalmajor over three hundred and twenty years ago. I was dishonorably discharged for a grievous mistake in my critical thinking back then and I'm lucky I was not executed and branded a traitor for it."

[KURT] "I work at a pizzeria here in Eikrise. I am much better suited to throwing dough than I am commanding troops and I wholeheartedly recommend against you seeking to employ me in a command regard. I have veterancy, and experience, but I am far outweighed in it by older COs who've been serving or still are, and I am one hundred and ten percent sure you may find a more viable candidate by looking amongst them, madam."

Huh. Right off the bat, he decides to give me everything.

His issues are with his confidence. He seems very self-conscious. But the thing is, he must have clearly been good at something if we was able to reach such a rank so fast. So I had to know. Since he was being straightforward, I would to.

'Alright. What happened?'

[KURT] "I was promoted hastily for my insights into the use of combined arms strategy for nightfalling. Nightfalls were operations we, as the name implies, do nocturnally. The Heer and Samurai are prideful, and they love to fight in the open day one on one. There are rules in war, but there are also standards. Standards that seem to be upheld because it's popular. Both armies letting one another see each other and then charging. I subverted those expectations by seeking to get things done as fast as possible."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 06:59:54 No.5804905 Report

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[KURT] "On Catemore, a nightfall I was commanding went any way but how we all expected. Turned out there was a bigger enemy force than anticipated, and they, rather than defending their positions as Samurai nobly tend to do, decided to give chase and pursue us into the woods. To make this long story short, I thought because I had less men and less ammo, we would be fighting a losing battle. It turned out after the fact the Samurai had no more Death charges, and even if they had more numbers they would have been sitting ducks if we got cornered like animals."

'So you surrendered?'

[KURT] "I did. In the expectation my men would live, as I placed their lives above my own. We were taken back overseas to Shengesian shore. The Samurai proclaim themselves noble, but on the next day when we were in prison rows, they decided to begin executing prisoners of war. They committed war crimes, because to the Trinity, it's alright when they do it. Hear all you want about how much of a gentlewarrior the Daitengu is, or how noble Samurai are when they commit suicide in the face of unwinnable battles like the fucking cowards they are, but when they have you, you're done for. If you're an enemy of the Samurai, you must be an enemy of the Emperor. So killing you with your hands tied behind your back is perfectly good to them, and to the Daitengu. They rarely take prisoners."

'How did you survive this all?'

[KURT] "I'm alive because they killed prisoners, they just didn't do it all at once. A little prisoner exchange got me and the men they managed to get out back to Siegesia. Those men hate me now, wherever they are, and everyone who knows about what I did despises me. I was told by my Regimental marshal, 'never command again'. Not even in a board game."

[KURT] "Your guy, Hale, I know him because I've bought from him before, he told me what's up here. I reiterate, I am not a good option for you. Please just wipe my mind of this happening and send me back to my pizza shop so I can throw dough and wither. This barren uniform is all the proof you need, ma'am."

This is bothersome. This man's promotion of the night attack fits perfectly with our memo here at the Psyops. He's letting himself remain defeated by one bad call he made in his tours...

>I need to decide about this... if he is worth giving another chance or not.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 23 Oct 2023 07:21:39 No.5804909 Report

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>>5804905
>Hire him
Here we give second chances, and given our position as local insurgents we probably need someone that knows how black ops work. If the guy is truly good at unconvential strategies and asymetric warfare, I'd say he's a good pick.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 23 Oct 2023 07:36:10 No.5804918 Report

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>>5804905
I mean, I can see why the dude has low self-esteem but it was literally one bad call. We'll give him another chance and hopefully we can improve his demeanor for the better.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 10:56:32 No.5804990 Report

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Kurt seems most affected in his self-loathsome position by the treatment he received from his own army. He lends most credence for his terrible mistake to the fact his soldiers lost faith in him following the unfortunate slaughter they inadvertently entered.

He fears that he may end up committing such a mistake again.

'Commanding the Warfare Department here at the Psyops will be vastly different from commanding in the field, Generalmajor.' I tell him.

War is fought with such standards for battle. But the battlefields are evolving, generational warfare is changing. Since the days when there were no guns, neither Woldorian nor Trinity has changed their perspectives on how to fight battles, even when guns were invented. A feudal zeitgeist still dominates the battlefield minds. The "decisive battle" mindset, seeking glory and valor.

Psyops will have to do away with such notions and embrace the unconventional. And even the downright "sounds stupid on paper" in order to succeed. His expertise as a 'nightfaller' will do us well with insurgency and Black Ops.

'Mister Regis, I think you have a place here, even if you still cannot fully bring yourself to believe that. So I'll ask you personally. Would you join us and take command of those we will train to be the best of the best?'

[KURT] "..."

[KURT] "...If the goddess would not mind, I would like to think this over. Maybe go by your local lounge and think about it over something cold."

Acceptance of him despite his past mistake opened him up. I felt he would ultimately concede and join us, so I nodded and let him go and he left the room.

Shortly after, Hale walked in. He didn't look placid as he normally does. It seems he got Amazing down here, and the scientist was ready for me to interview him. Hale stresses to me that he has also found another candidate for the R&D Director role. A metahuman named Krina, who he tells me apparently learned in the school of Easterlind, under the twin gods of education. Something tells me Hale preferred this applicant over 'Amazing'.

I decided to see this "Amazing" first...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 10:57:46 No.5804991 Report

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Into the room after Hale stepped out came a... portly man. He had greasy hair, and wore sweat pants under his white jacket. He was very unhealthy, and had notably low hygiene.

[AMAZING] "Yo, yo, yo! What's up boss woman? How's it be in here? Amazing in the house, woop woop."

[MAJORDOMO] "Kill it."

Shush.

'Um... Hello there. You must be this scientist I've heard so much about.'

[AMAZING] "That's Amazing for you. Hey excuse me, I've just got a tendency to express myself over here. Alright, so let me round it out for you."

My Psychic senses tell me his real name is 'Harvey Donnergund'.

It seems he has an eating disorder that stems from several breakups during his school years and beyond until he graduated. But "rejection" is more accurate than breakup, as he never truly was able to forge any kind of relationship to begin with, and it seems this led him to letting himself go. All he has is his smarts. It seems he is undeniably intelligent, having graduated with honors at the top of his classes.

He appears to also be... well, autistic, in a way. He's prone to having fits when things don't go precisely his way. He seems to slam doors as a habit, and mumbles when around a lot of people. His own realization that he let himself go now makes him think the solution is distancing himself from others instead of working on his own issues. He greeted me with an eccentric personality but has now already went monotone with his explanations. Like I already just found out, all he really has is his smarts, it's the only thing that seems to truly interest him now that he has failed other goals of life.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Mon 23 Oct 2023 10:59:23 No.5804992 Report

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[AMAZING] "I studied at the university of Sānshì under the eastern wall district of the Capital. I learned theoretical physics there and mostly studied atomic physics. But I also took the time to learn thermodynamics laws, astrophysics, aerodynamics, string theory and crystallography. That's mostly because I got an early gig working on some dark matter stuff in Yongesia. That's how they power The Invincible after all. Uses a kugelblitz."

'... 'The invincible'?'

[AMAZING] "You've never heard? The Invincible is the Imperial Flagship of Yongesia! It's the biggest, most armed and armored, toughest ship of the Trinity for freaks sake. Kind of thing like that needs a black hole to power it so it can go nuke the seas. I don't mean literally nuke though, that would irradiate everything. I mean it like, blowing stuff up so good it's almost like a nuke fell on it. Woldorians use nukes, Trinity just uses magic and holy stuff."

[AMAZING] "Anyway I've seen the layout, I think I can help. I mentioned crystallography, I can do that. Part of that means to learn how to refine Aquamarine, and if you got a boiler, I can do that. I admit, the whole R and D thing... Yeeeeehhh... I could do it, but I'm just not sure I'm the most inventive mind, you know? I can work with what already exists. I think I'd have a little trouble making new things, but like, if you want me to, I can take a crack at it and try to learn something new too."

'Do you think you could mesh Psionic phenomena with technology?'

He raises his finger and opens his mouth, but then closes it and tilts his head at me.

[AMAZING] "Now that, I think I'd have to do some studying. They don't teach anything Psychic back in the Capital, but it shouldn't be too different from like, messing with quantum models, should it? Your guy out there owns the factory above? He provides weapons I can make them Aquamarine capable and produce charges. I can handle the reactor I see you have. I can try experimenting with this Psionics stuff. I mean, just takes a little theory making, doesn't it?"

[AMAZING] "So, I got a job?"

Mind reading me tells me his sole motivation for wanting to join us is simply because he once walked past a Samurai in a public space who called him a quote on quote, "slug" as they passed by. That's... that's why he wants to help fight the Trinity. He got insulted, once.

[MAJORDOMO] "He's fat and ugly and I don't like him. I hate fat people, Munny."

>Yes... welcome to the team. You'll be R&D's Director.
>You can have a position, but I'll place you on a team instead of making you Department head.
>This ugly fatso gives me the creeps. Mindwipe him and have him sent away. Somewhere far away.

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Anonymous ID:wpc878F5 Mon 23 Oct 2023 11:47:09 No.5805017 Report

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>>5804992
>You can have a position, but I'll place you on a team instead of making you Department head.
He's a fat,ugly,autistic slug all right, but he does have a good knowledge base and could be an asset in the right team. Given his portfolio I'd suggest sending him either to the Death Materials team, the vehicle development team or the ops utility team to take care of the nuclear reactor. What do you think anons?

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Mon 23 Oct 2023 16:20:48 No.5805176 Report

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>>5804992
My biggest thing here is that Hale doesn't like him. I trust Hale's judgement. I'm sure Amazing would get us some excellent technology but he needs to be more than a savant to run a Department, he needs to be able to work with people and bring out the best in them. We can't jeopardize our long-term cohesion when we can just as easily lock him in a lab and promise respect as a saint in our cult for results. Here's how we'll frame it.

We tell 'Amazing' that he's too Amazing. We're concerned that working as a Department Head would be too much of a distraction and limit his potential, which is why we'll be putting him at the head of a smaller, less time-consuming to manage team researching whatever his mind gets fixated on. As long as he gets results and doesn't do any vivisections or blaspheming us, he has carte blanche to do as he will.

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Anonymous ID:FqwrWcUs Mon 23 Oct 2023 18:33:57 No.5805247 Report

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>>5804992
>This ugly fatso gives me the creeps. Mindwipe him and have him sent away. Somewhere far away.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 23 Oct 2023 20:11:00 No.5805306 Report

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>>5804992
>You can have a position, but I'll place you on a team instead of making you Department head.
He's capable, but doesn't seem to work well with others and said himself he wasn't very inventive. So let's give him something more manageable.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 24 Oct 2023 00:28:14 No.5805499 Report

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I'll just my vote from there >>5805017 to this
>>5805176
Guy is better at working on and improving things that are already made instead of inventing new stuff. He's got a pretty big knowledge base so I think he'd be useful anywhere. Have him roam from team to team related to his expertise and have him contribute his skills there.

Let's put it like this:

>''I will be honest with you, you are not director potential, but I do see Potential in you nonetheless. You are no doubt an intelligent man, so I would have you assigned to a smaller team that can move between projects and assist any team as necessary related to your expertise. Your experience in crystallography among other assorted fundamental sciences as well as your background in atomic physics will be of much use to PSYOPS, perhaps you could even find new practical applications of Aquamarine, or help Hale with more experimental weapon designs he couldn't do himself. I will hire you under two conditions....Harvey, please take a shower once a day, and please get yourself on a diet. I can tell you are quite unwell, and degrading yourself such will not do you any favors.''

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 02:07:30 No.5805567 Report

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>''I will be honest with you, you are not director potential, but I do see Potential in you nonetheless. You are no doubt an intelligent man, so I would have you assigned to a smaller team that can move between projects and assist any team as necessary related to your expertise. Your experience in crystallography among other assorted fundamental sciences as well as your background in atomic physics will be of much use to PSYOPS, perhaps you could even find new practical applications of Aquamarine, or help Hale with more experimental weapon designs he couldn't do himself. I will hire you under two conditions....Harvey, please take a shower once a day, and please get yourself on a diet. I can tell you are quite unwell, and degrading yourself such will not do you any favors.''

[AMAZING] "..."

Amazing just nodded to me. He nodded really hard, and really long after I judged his worth to the Psyops.

[AMAZING] "I might get a bit confused if I'm switching between a lot of teams. Uhh, what team did you want me on the most? I can atomics or Aquamarine...?"

'For now, why don't you see what can be done in the Death Knell handling team. I think the Aquamarine oversight is more important. It is the most precious material we have on sight.'

And most dangerous.

[AMAZING] "Alright! Yeah! I can see what needs to be done down there. Umm, I had to do few safety inspections about Aquamarine in Yongesia, there needs to be tight protocols and uhm, yeah, you know. I'll go take a look and make sure everything's the way it needs to be."

[AMAZING] "Th-Thanks!"

I nodded and gave him a little wave as he left the room. I decided to see the next potential applicant then and had Hale send for this 'Krina' he mentioned. In the next thirty minutes I waited, he poked his head into the door and told me she was here.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 02:08:31 No.5805570 Report

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Into the Command Center, a metahuman came in, walking casually. She had a lab coat on similarly to Amazing, but underneath it, she wore nothing, because like my own, her body was blank and overtaken by augmentation. She was even more augmented than Catastrovania, who at least retained most of her real body.

Krina was artificial as a chemical immortal from Yongesia at this point. It seems she replaced most if not all of her body with augments. She smile at me and threw a strange hand sign with the index, thumb and pinky extended which she rattled at me for a moment.

[KRINA] "Nice to meet you, boss lady. I'm Krina. Metahuman. I'm what they call a cyborg, due to fully rebuilding my body with new parts. Quite expensive, but well worth it. I think I look pretty good now."

She winked at me as I gave her a nod of acknowledgment for her state. I noticed she had let her coat slip open to the side just a bit, to show off more of her modified form to me. I sensed... an ulterior motive behind this however, even if she did put on a professional air. By all means, there was an organic brain in her head, and it contained information I could read from the cyborg.

As it stands, Krina is what they call a "lesbian". It means she is sexually and romantically attracted to other females instead of males. And it seems she is eyeing me up because of this as well.

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, there was never a guarantee we wouldn't find a bunch of weirdos in the rough."

I know. I cannot understand this mindset. It is very much against established normalcy, and even evolution. But besides that, I couldn't see many flaws in her character. She intended to remain professional, despite what she was feeling down inside.

'So, what can you tell me about your expertise?'

[KRINA] "Well, for starters, I spent a good long time learning under Sasaki and Satomi, the twin deities of Education in Easterlind. I'm talking about three hundred years experience here. I learned just about every field in physics you could try, but I also took extended lectures on astrology. Astrology is a very important subject to modern studies, since the art itself descends directly from Lord Akasa."

[KRINA] "It's rare to be able to get qualified for it, but I passed and got a commendation for my insights on the Ma Space."

'Ma Space?'

[KRINA] "The space inhabiting boundaries."

'Boundaries of what?'

[KRINA] "Anything. There exists a boundary between any two things. Day and night is an example. Between all boundaries is a null space that underlies the Milky Way's structure and if you've learned under Sasaki and Satomi, you know the Milky Way is infinite. It is the universe itself. It takes a long time to get down the model and learn about Ma Space."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 02:09:37 No.5805571 Report

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[KRINA] "If you wanted, I could even teach you the secrets about drawing power from Ma Space for anything. But in a R and D position, I think I can do good for you. Part of the learning process for gaining a commendation on Ma Space lecture includes having to design a zero point generator that can link to it in the first place. You aren't allowed to copy or share your homework in these brutal classes, they take place in Sasaki and Satomi's own realm, which they've built into the null. You work alone and you don't get out until you've successfully made your own design. All designs have the same end goal, but the building processes are all unique to every person."

[KRINA] "If I can pass that, I think I can handle something like inventing new doohickeys for you."

'Have you ever worked with materials like Aquamarine before?'

[KRINA] "I know about it in a study, I've just never actually touched any with my own hands. They don't allow you to in the school of those two gods. I should be able to do something for you anyway. I've worked with vehicles before, so weapons should be a piece of cake."

[KRINA] "Let me know what you think, boss lady~"

Hmm...

[MAJORDOMO] "Definitely more tolerable than fatty cakes to me. She just better not go hitting on people. Especially us. Or we'll hit the borg bot back, not in the smooth way either."

>Well, is she Director material or not?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 24 Oct 2023 02:28:39 No.5805585 Report

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>>5805571
>Muna does not understand homosexuality
Yurifags actually in shambles
>Hire her
She learned from the absolute best, would be a bit dumb not to take her.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 24 Oct 2023 02:53:34 No.5805612 Report

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>>5805571
While she's frisky, she seems to keep it under control so the lesbian is hired.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Tue 24 Oct 2023 03:47:13 No.5805651 Report

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>>5805571
Hmm... I'm slightly unsure she's the best possible candidate, but the zero point generator process is impressive enough I'll yield to the group consensus. That, and Hale likes her, which means she's undoubtedly a solid fit.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 04:14:17 No.5805662 Report

Quoted By: >>5805671 >>5805672 >>5805680

'I think your faculty is up to par with what we'd expect here at the Psyops. Given your insights into, presumably, the most prestigious academy in Hainei, and your open mindedness for innovation is desirable.' I tell Krina.

She giggled at the word 'desirable' and swayed her hip, clenching a fist of minor celebration for landing this position. A victory in her eyes. She must had been pining for this and knew what I'd say next.

'I grant you the position of Director of R and D.'

[KRINA] "Lovely. You have my utmost gratitude, goddess. I'll endeavor to make cool things happen here."

Surprisingly enough to me, she decides to bow to me. It is a first in the kinds of gestures I've received. Then she headed out, going off to see Hale for further instructions on what came next. A little while later, Hale came in and was pleased that we now had the Departments under supervision of capable figures. He tells me that Kurt Regis, after giving this much thought, decided to join us after all, adamant on making one last mark on history in his life, and seeking his own personal redemption for his mistakes before against the prime enemy of the Woldorians, the Trinity.

The Psyops was now stabilized under a hierarchy.

[HALE] "We're coming a long ways now. With Department heads in place, I can begin soon drafting plans for organizing field operations and technological commissions. We'll need new toys in our works, you get me?"

'Mm. Glad to be of help, Hale.'

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to Hale.
>Talk to Catastrovania.
>Talk to Majordomo.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
• Yasukuni, God of Media (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
• KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
• Shèng Xù, the Chain of Chains (The Eternal Fortress of Karma)
• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 24 Oct 2023 04:21:29 No.5805671 Report

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>>5805662
>>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
>KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
Right, somehow we can see this guy without having a tussle, I'm curious what the supposed ''God of Murder'' is like.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Tue 24 Oct 2023 04:22:46 No.5805672 Report

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>>5805662
>Go on a Godtalk
>Shèng Xù, the Chain of Chains (The Eternal Fortress of Karma)
Meeting Lord Akasa's daughter could clue us in on her father's perspective in a way that Thandir wouldn't. I really want to meet KILLALL but KILLALL will give us the same lowdown no matter how far along we are on the Redemption process, while Shèng Xù will likely be warier if we get a reputation surrounding ourselves.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 24 Oct 2023 04:31:52 No.5805680 Report

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>>5805662
>Go on a Godtalk: Shèng Xù, the Chain of Chains (The Eternal Fortress of Karma)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 06:52:19 No.5805790 Report

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[ ETERNAL FORTRESS OF KARMA ]

I stood in the radiance of the Emperor's Sun. His light soaked into Hainei's flesh every day from above, and without him we would have no light or sun to illuminate these verdant lands. The valleys ahead served as pastures even this close to the Scourge Fronts of Shengesia, becoming a paradisaic threshold for all manner of life as absolute proof of the Yellow God's dominion.

It made me consider for a moment, that the same undisputable deity that steers us all in his grand game of fatalism has made the most of any works in Hainei. One pushing all towards one fate was capable of such grandeur. Why? Oh why? Why must we consign to one vision in such control? Why must tyranny be alright? Why not simply let live and give works unto the Hainei selflessly?

...

Ahead of me, in this lambent land, I saw a statue of the Xanthous Emperor standing above the hills. It was a great monument erected in his honor faced towards the direction of the Great Deep, as if to send a message to the Dark One forwardly that his force shall never pass this monument or topple it. For surrounding the erection was walls, and walls, and walls. Castle solars dotted the horizon, the Eternal Fortress of Karma lay ahead of me. The greatest chokepoint in Shengesia. A place almost as impenetrable as the Capital proper.

These gallant walls were occupied by the Samurai, the Wei, and the Temple all, for every warrior stood guard to ensure the safety of the rest of the continent here. The Afterseas had no hope of amounting much offensive in Shengesia so long as the Fortress of Karma stood.

That was why it was considered 'Eternal'. They did not believe it could fall to anything.

I walked between the walls where above were posted the Wei, looking down at me and other visitors coldly as we shuffled into the civilian area. There was limited travel inside allowed simply because the statue of the Emperor was a site of pilgrimage. The faithful came to pay their respects. I came for a different reason.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 06:56:51 No.5805793 Report

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I wished to meet the Imperial Princess herself.

I adopted the disguise of a monk, wrapping myself in an orange cloak as I wandered the bailey around the statue. I was near a gatehouse leading deeper into the castle, but it was closed of course. The guards did not allow entry past the bailey. I wondered where this Demigoddess was. She was a highly ranked officer of the Trinity. Finding her may be even more difficult than Scheiracht was to find.

But it seems I must have had a shed of luck given to me by Seannsa.

[SHENG XU] "Move."

I turned around, bewildered and taken off guard. A warrior woman. She did not wear armor, she instead wore a tight leather singlet. Like... like an athlete? She draped herself with a cross collar coat, one that was decorated with embroidery of skeletal hands. She wore the same colors idiosyncratic of the Space God, Akasa. Her face and long black straight cut hair was obscured by an ivory mask in the likeness of a Konglasha, a guardian lion. A type of defender spirit, something profoundly holy. She had two ivory horns that were real behind it anyway as well.

The Princess herself, before me.

[SHENG XU] "Or I will move you."

I stepped aside in an instant, sensing killing intent. She was very hostile. She was like the opposite of Scheiracht. I could tell she was a powerful Demigoddess, as even the threat alone made my fight or flight instincts flare up in response. She took graceful steps by me, for how utterly butch of an attitude she had.

I blinked, dumbfounded.

'W-Wait!'

And she stopped, not even bothering to turn around and look at me.

'You're Shèng Xù, aren't you? The Imperial Princess!' I said, faking a positive approach. I wanted to seem like I was merely a fan of hers.

'I wanted to ask you something only you can answer! Please, it would make my life feel truly fulfilled to hear it from the mouth of the Imperial Princess herself, my idol who I constantly read all the news I can about!'

[SHENG XU] "..."

Then, she turned to face me, but she did not look down on me any less.

[SHENG XU] "You, a no name scumbag of common class, want to speak to me? Me, you say? You think you are worth the time of a Princess? The daughter of a Trinitarian God?"

[SHENG XU] "Who the hell do you think you are?!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 06:58:00 No.5805796 Report

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I was shocked then when she suddenly snapped at me, growling behind her mask like a lion would.

[SHENG XU] "You come to my fortress I fight to hold down every day, dressed up like a KIRIN. An absolute abomination of sin made flesh... and you dare to approach me? Knowing all that you do of the Princess and her HATRED for their kind?!"

She hates Qilins?

'U-Uh! Fo-Forgiveness, your omnipotence! I had no idea you were against this kind of animal!' I said, hoping that classifying my kind as no more than animals may appeal to her.

[SHENG XU] "Ignorance. This kind of ignorance is deserving of a flogging in public. Prostrate yourself to me."

I knelt to her in an instant, falling to all fours. This position felt truly degrading. But it was made worse when her shoe pressed the back of my head into the stone below!

[SHENG XU] "Stomping you out would be amusing to me. But I have little time for it. You are a fool, but you know your place like the scum you are. That is good enough. But after this day, I hope to never see your face again, Immortal, for you have truly deeply offended me by dressing yourself in such a way. What kind of idolater does not even know what their idol likes and does not like...? Imbecile. Stand up!" She barked, pressing my face into the stone once more roughly before she took a step back.

I rose slowly, rubbing my cheek and wincing. I wanted to bash her head in for this, but I could not blow my cover.

[SHENG XU] "Speak. Quickly." She said, taking off her ivory mask and showing me her disdainful lavender eyes.

(Shèng Xù's patience: 2 questions.)

>What will I ask the Princess?
• "How did you become known as the Chain of Chains?"
• "How goes it on the Scourge Fronts?"
• "What is your father, Lord Akasa, like?"
• "What is your relation to Lord Sarakha?"
• "Why do you hate Qilins so much?"
• "I wanted to know more about your training under Scheiracht."
• "Tell me about Tenbhur, the Marauder."
• Write in.

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Tue 24 Oct 2023 07:06:01 No.5805803 Report

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>>5805796
>"How did you become known as the Chain of Chains?"
>"What is your father, Lord Akasa, like?"
These are the only answers we can't get from anywhere else.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 24 Oct 2023 07:07:23 No.5805804 Report

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>>5805796
>"What is your father, Lord Akasa, like?"
>"Why do you hate Qilins so much?" or "I wanted to know more about your training under Scheiracht."
Might as well ask about Akasa since we came here for it, though for the second question I'll go with whatever of these two has more votes

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Anonymous ID:BhiJLWyB Tue 24 Oct 2023 07:10:38 No.5805806 Report

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>>5805796
>An absolute abomination of sin made flesh...
The Qilin did nothing wrong to rebel against the Yellow Emperor's unjust tyranny. We owe it to our forbears to redeem those lost to the Trinity's false light, and to silence those who refuse to see mercy.

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Tue 24 Oct 2023 07:39:10 No.5805838 Report

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>>5805796
>• "How did you become known as the Chain of Chains?"
>• "What is your father, Lord Akasa, like?"

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 24 Oct 2023 07:50:59 No.5805850 Report

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>>5805796
>"How did you become known as the Chain of Chains?"
>"What is your father, Lord Akasa, like?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 09:26:46 No.5805890 Report

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>"How did you become known as the Chain of Chains?"

The Princess raised her eyebrow at me, like I'd insulted her further through even more negligence. I was afraid now that claiming to be a fan and not knowing these things would make me suspicious...

[SHENG XU] "Very few know why."

Ah... lucky, lucky. Thank you, Seannsa.

[SHENG XU] "But beyond the fact it should be painfully obvious to an oaf like yourself, that I employ an endless length of chains as my weapon in battle, my chains represent the chain of events. It is a memetic weapon."

'Memetic? What does that mean?'

[SHENG XU] "I have turned a notional abstraction into a weapon. I owe my loyalty to the Lord, Sarakha, for teaching me this. When we think of fatalism as the Emperor teaches us, we believe deeply in causality. A causal chain of events linking from one to the other, constantly flowing. Endless prequels and sequels."

[SHENG XU] "Immortals can escape causality, they can become acausal, and not even flinch at Time itself. This grants them immense power that can be abused grossly. It is why Lord Sarakha enforces the acausality forbiddance law, Brahmana."

[SHENG XU] "My chains ensnare foes and force them back into a causal chain in which they are destined to be defeated by me. In order words, I cannot be defeated because I rig the conditions of every fight by simply touching the enemy once with my weapon. There is no way to counter this. Causality is absolute, and that is my Truth. All things operate within the boundary of logic, and nothing can escape, by the Emperor's will. Therefor nothing can counter the law of causality. You cannot become illogical."

'A... Amazing...'

[SHENG XU] "Is this all you really wanted to know from me? You're wasting my time asking why I am the Chain of Chains?"

>"What is your father, Lord Akasa, like?"

[SHENG XU] "Now you're just trying to make smalltalk with me, scum."

'N-No! I seriously want to know a daughter's perspective on her own father! It's unique to understand every point of view."

Shèng Xù scowled at me as she crossed her arms.

[SHENG XU] "My father is a very kind man. A very beloved man... and as ridiculous as it is, I still wish he would hold me at times like he did when I was a babe even as an adult. A child should never not wish to know their parent's embrace... but without mother around anymore, I stand reluctant to admit such things to him, or ask."

[SHENG XU] "There is no shame in... in f-feeling this way." She stuttered, gritting her teeth and trying her best to remain a staunch warrior with a hardboiled posture. "Only a true warrior... admits their weaknesses. And after Mother was lost to those damn rebels... those..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 09:27:48 No.5805891 Report

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Her stare at me and my Qilin qualities suddenly became even more hateful than it was before she lightened her expression back to something simply callous, and beginning a whole new sentence anyway.

[SHENG XU] "I at times wonder just how much dedication my father Akasa has for the Emperor, compared to both Sarakha and Thandir, and Scheiracht, his most diehard followers. Father Akasa did not create space, or the Milky Way. We hold in many believes, even in a few heretical accounts, but most importantly the orthodox truths, that the Emperor sculpted the Milky Way Universe from the void of Ma, and thus space and time as well. Father was given Space as his charge."

[SHENG XU] "Even he, the God of Space, still strives to learn about his own domain to this day. He believes there is an unlimited number of mysteries that will intrigue him, waiting to be found. He believes in evolution, and is constantly pushing for all to reach greater heights. Yes, he does uphold his laws, but to him, part of upholding the law is to give life's utter unpredictability more "obstacle". To overcome... which can be dangerous."

'How so?'

[SHENG XU] "Well, for one, he follows the law of causality, and teaches it in accordance with astrology. But he also believes that the fact acausality was discovered and achieved is both a result of causality itself, in a twist of irony, and evolution. He is the type that one day wants to know if there will ever be someone that can surpass him."

[SHENG XU] "Or, more alarmingly... the Emperor, even. Of course, he thinks such a notion is impossible, as one should... but with his utterly agnostic stance..."

'...he's not unwilling to accept the idea there COULD be such an event to tra

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 09:30:23 No.5805894 Report

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nspire.'

[SHENG XU] "Correct. He thinks absolutes can be broken. Regardless, he is a wise man, and you will do well to show him great respect if you ever meet him.... and do not dare appear before him looking like THIS."

[SHENG XU] "You would not incur his wrath, but you would break his heart, and then you would incur mine."

'I-I'll do away with this getup as soon as I leave! I swear!' I said, bowing to her again to keep my act up.

[SHENG XU] "As fast as possible, dog Now... enough chitchat. I cannot waste more time on lower class scum like you. I have-"

[???] "Princess."

...!

[MAJORDOMO] "Wait a second! That guy!"

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a silvery knight approached the Princess. I recognized him... I saw him before... just after I had saved Hale... it must him. It is the same exact look. The same golden sword! He glanced at me! He must have surely recognized me! He acknowledged my existence when I was driving with Hale!

[SHENG XU] "Sivil."

[SIVIL] "I ask you once again if you shall permit me to face Ludwyhn."

[SHENG XU] "Ever do you strive to try proving my father right... come with me to the keep. I will discuss this issue with you there, mortal."

[SIVIL] "As you wish, Princess Imperial."

The Princess simply donned her Konglasha mask again and turned around, walking off to enter the Fortress. I stood there, blinking with shock as the man whose name were apparently 'Sivil' glanced at me once again through his wedge helmet.

[SIVIL] "..."

He said nothing as he turned and followed the Princess, taking his leave.

I... I did not know what to make of this.

[MAJORDOMO] "I do. I want to pound that bourgeoisie roasty in the ground until she's a pancake."

No, Majordomo, I don't mean that rude Konglasha... I mean... the man.

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeahhh... that's also pretty screwy... especially if he knows our identity and-"

I. DON'T. WANT. TO. THINK. ABOUT. IT.

[MAJORDOMO] "...Let's just get the frick outta here."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 09:33:47 No.5805895 Report

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( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

(Shèng Xù... she is the blood of a Trinitarian God. A mighty Demigod who learned underneath the Great Tengu. Her power to trap foes in causality was truly disorienting.)
(I think I may find a rival in her, some way or another. I have no way of knowing if she has not already touched me with the chain links of causality in our conversation. She strikes me as the kind who would do it simply because of her deep seated hatred of Qilins... She direly needs Redemption.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 09:36:24 No.5805896 Report

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I returned to the Bunker within the day, still deeply disturbed by my encounter with the mysterious silvery knight, "Sivil"... Hale noticed, and asked me what was up. I didn't tell him though... I don't want him to get worried or paranoid about it either...

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to Hale.
>Talk to Catastrovania.
>Talk to Majordomo.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
• Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
• KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)

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Anonymous ID:PFAXsf+k Tue 24 Oct 2023 16:03:02 No.5806126 Report

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>>5805892
A bit to unpack here. On the upper left we got "The Benevolence Factor" with "Instrumentality Project" right under that. Go down and you find a very clear "OSCAR OSCAR OSC". In the middle we have "Humanity" with "Humanity is" under it.
Bottom right corner you can see "NEGAI" spammed a bit and while it's hard to see because of all the saturated colors you can make out "YAHWEH" and "SHADDAI" camouflaged around. There's something else under those two but I can't decipher it.

All this is without mentionning the obvious Kabbalah in the middle, it's pretty clear Muna is related to the Machine God in some fashion but I'm not certain how

>>5805896
>KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
Might as well see who this bozo is, nobody knows what they look like apparently

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Anonymous ID:ToqKztSz Tue 24 Oct 2023 17:57:28 No.5806208 Report

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>>5805896
>Go on a Godtalk: KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
Curious for this madmen, then we go on a mission

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Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Tue 24 Oct 2023 19:02:38 No.5806274 Report

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>>5805896
>Go on a Godtalk
>KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
If anyone is in need of removal from Hanei, it's Heus but KILLALL probably comes in at a close fifth.

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Tue 24 Oct 2023 19:04:11 No.5806278 Report

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>>5805896
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
>KILLALL, The Chief Torturer. (Scourge Fronts)
Let's go see John Murder, inventor of murdering people.

>>5806126
>Instrumentality Project
Damn, so the Machine God might deadass be the one from Fear and Hunger. Obviously with some spin on it, but fuck that shit's serious.
...Fuck, that mean's there's totally gonna be a Not-Le'garde, isn't there? Fuuuuuck.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 21:02:47 No.5806422 Report

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[ THE SCOURGE FRONTS ]

Getting past the Fortress of Karma is no easy task. Those walls locked off all of the Scourge Fronts, and even the land itself seemed to mold its shape specifically to blockade this single entrance point the Khanate has to Holy Shengesia. It was no joke even to say that Shengesia itself as a whole continent was propped up upon the most massive cliff face known in Hainei, a truly insurmountable hairpin, the waters of all of its coasts running off into the oceans like falls. Perhaps it were a spell at work that made the land itself become the opposition of those who made landfall here. I would not have put it past the Trinity to warp reality in such ways to their advantage.

But now that I am here, I want to leave.

Right now.

I could not see the ground anymore. I felt my feet squishing something wet every time I took a step. I felt like a hand would reach up from below and grab my ankles at any moment. IT was AN uneasy feeling. I had expected to see anything here. I had expected to see crashed airships, destroyed fortifications, wrecked war machines.

Piles of dead bodies. War casualties. Fatalities. Bloodshed and slaughter and all things good. The stuff that we want to do that HE gives us. The rush in my blood when a neck gets slit wide open and the goop comes oozing right out. You could kill assholes and not feel bad about it. I'm glad he's us. He's god, our god.

[MAJORDOMO] "Munny, what the hell are you thinking?"

'...!'

What in the...

What in the world was I saying in my head just then? And where am I? Why am I doing here? Why am I not out of and uh. I. Oooh.

[MAJORDOMO] "M... Munny? Munny? You okay there...?"

Yea h

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh shit... the evil, it's all the evil here. It's way too much. It's getting to her. She's not used to beholding this much evil, it messes with Qilins. Come on! Munny! MUNNY! Listen to me! For frick's sake! We made a mistake coming here! We need to leave! We need to leave RIGHT NOW! We're not ready for this!"

Ready?

But we just, only began to.
I see the

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 21:03:50 No.5806424 Report

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I see those sheep over there.

[MAJORDOMO] "Those are not sheep, those are PEOPLE! NAKED PEOPLE!"

Sheeps are people.

People are sheep.

[KILLALL] "Precisely."

And their flesh is what maggots adore. You can see it there. Look at the teeming.
little parasites

[KILLALL] "And this one, this body will now explode."

[KILLALL] "And it has exploded. I extend my palm then below, and dig into the offal offering. I pull this up and I show it to you and beg you look. Stare closely now, at the wriggling. Parasitic. Disgusting."

I hate it.

[KILLALL] "We all do. For this is a man. There's no guts inside of us, just maggots. We are full of bugs. Our blood in the veins are running with parasites. The filth within. A teratoma is alive."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 21:05:28 No.5806426 Report

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[KILLALL] "Hmhmhm. I hate my parents. They were married for over seventy years, and every day of it was vitriol and vehemence. Kukukukukugugugugughghhhhghu~!"

SO what di YOU do aitu hooe

[KILLALL] "They taught me only one lesson, and that was not to feel bad when I passed them. After all, they never felt bad strumpeting. That's love for you."

[KILLALL] "Some of us are lost. But we get found. It just took that thing showing up for us to realize He is Us. What good's worth? When a god has to bring it? I now know I need no reason, but I just have to feed the sensations. It's easy to have fun. What's so wrong then about just being senseless about it? NOTHING! NOTHING AT ALL! AHAHAHAHA!"

[KILLALL] "I will plant this virus more. Immortals and mortals alike shall fall, and with it I will kill them all. I will kill all hope as well, and all that good stuff. If it can be done it can be done, so I will do it just because I can. Don't implore upon me for true motive, I am senseless."

...

Huh?!

What... what's going on? Why am I acting like this? I feel nauseous? I...

[MAJORDOMO] "You're back! Munny! Look around you! We're screwed!"

I looked over at the fleshy pit around, a gut wrenching growth of battle that has gone on for so long that the blood and flesh spilled in it has fused with the environs.

I HAD been standing in a battlefield this whole time. I just hadn't realized the Final War was this hellish.

I cannot stomach this.

'Brghh!!! KCGHH-...'

I vomited. I tried to cover my mouth, but it just spilled out between my fingers and ran down my chin as I kneeled over.

[KILLALL] "Hahahahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Tue 24 Oct 2023 21:07:22 No.5806430 Report

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This man... this madman is growing biological weapons through his hatred. He is the embodiment of senseless evil. He's such an enigma, this Demigod... or God, does not even need me to implore him. He only needs to be seen to make me fear, and wretch.

[KILLALL] "There now, there now..." He said, crushing the parasites in his grasp and rubbing them between his fingers. "I reacted in such a way too before I realized there was monsters all along. Since before even the dawn of time, these nightmares have waited, and they waited long enough. So why not embrace it instead of change? Is it really a sin to be stagnate when a world is a corpse whose starch we eat off of?"

[KILLALL] "There's no screaming if there's no voices. Murder is the solution. Though hindsight is twenty-twenty. Sometimes we like to hear it. Hah."

His face was deformed, and he wore just a tattered, raggy black cloak with a tabard showing the Hand of Evil of H-E-U-S. Underneath his hood, his face was scarred and partially melted. It's like he had a stroke...

[KILLALL] "I've been taught, and I can teach."

(KILLALL's patience: I CAN TALK ABOUT HE WHO IS US AS LONG AS YOU LIKE!)

>What will I ask
>I don't know if I want to even ask this deranged motherfucker anything.
• "Why...?"
• Write in.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 24 Oct 2023 21:31:04 No.5806459 Report

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>>5806430
>Do you have someone to assist in your creations ?
>What do you think of the trinity
>Do you think you can win this stalemate ?
I want to see what other ideas you guys have

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Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Tue 24 Oct 2023 21:43:29 No.5806467 Report

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>>5806430
H m m m m

>"Were you always like this?"
>"You can kill, but you also can't kill. Why kill?"
>"What happened to mutilate your face like that?"
>"How can you be chief torturer when there's no order to the Khanate? Did you just declare yourself chief torturer?"
>"How has the Afterseas Khanate managed to put up a whole war effort against the Trinity when you don't have any organized logistics or domestic manufacturing?"
>"If He Who Is Us allows you- us- to do anything we want, why does it always come back around to sadomasochistic marauding without any higher goal? What about people who want to make things worth making? People who want to love, help, and support one another? Are they not of us? Or is Heus blind to himself?"

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Tue 24 Oct 2023 22:26:52 No.5806508 Report

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>>5806430
>Of all the creatures I've encountered thus far, you are by far the most foul. What has lead you to become like this?
>So what's your plan once you've enacted total omnicide? Gonna kill yourself once that comes around?
I don't think we should humor this guy too much.
Feels like he's gonna start monologuing about how he's beyond strength and that there's only doom and death for our people. Also might be putting brainworms in our head. Not particularly in favor of sticking around...

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Tue 24 Oct 2023 22:56:02 No.5806534 Report

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Christ, I was expecting some edginess but now Muna will just have extra PTSD.
I'll support those
>>5806459
>>5806467
>>5806508

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Took another crack at the image now that I have access to my PC. Interestingly we got some more interesting stuff. The names in the bottom right are readable for one, and I found another word to the left, it's either ''Felwitz'' or ''Pelwitz''. What are your thoughts anons?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 01:52:44 No.5806717 Report

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>"Were you always like this?" (>Of all the creatures I've encountered thus far, you are by far the most foul. What has lead you to become like this?) (>What do you think of the Trinity?)

[KILLALL] "Nobody thinks they are at first until the veil is lifted posthumously. You must die to be one with us."

I took a step back. He took one forward.

[KILLALL] "You can die in many ways. There is the death of the false self. The death of the body or the soul. The death of the ego. Death comes for all. Look down at it." He said, waving his hand to the soggy ground.

My head followed, whether I wanted it to or not, and I saw that the moist flesh work of arts below that were dark enough I could barely make them out were now a bit clearer. And I saw that the soil made of dirt and cadavers alike from the innumerable skirmishes fought here was lined with skulls. Skulls that were twitching, even if they were dead. There were skulls of both ordinary people, and the skulls of artificial Immortals like the Samurai, their augments long deteriorated to reveal the bones of mortality... this was the blight of the Afterseas rising to the surface...

I almost puked again, my stomach turned.

[KILLALL] "My awakening came when I was most broken. I was preyed upon by the sinister darkness, and I welcomed it. That is when I died the first of the many deaths The very moment I killed my parents as a lad, I knew then that there is no such thing as good. It is in privation."

'Privation...?! It's not hard to be good...!' I snapped back, offended.

[KILLALL] "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He suddenly outburst! He was shaking violently like he was having a panic attack!

[KILLALL] "You don't understand! They never do! They never... NNNNHGHHH! AHHRHRHHH!!! RRHHHHGHGHGHGHAAAAAAAAAA!"

He wailed, grabbing his head and banging it against invisible walls like a mime. He paced side to side, like he was going to walk off, but never leaving.

[KILLALL] "You don't understand privation! Don't! Don't! Look! Listen! LOOK! You have to understand what WE really are! What we've always been! I just told you! Nightmares. Always. Were. There. Monsters! They... mmmm! Good... good?! Good? Is that what you call it? It was not there. It was IN... VENTED."

I think I know where he's going with this...
He's trying to explain his outlook on the theory of the problem of evil...

[KILLALL] "They... they will deceive you. They will tell you our creator made all that is good... but made. Made it. It was not there to begin with. What you call 'darkness', what you call 'evil'... BAD. BAD! BADDY BADDIE BAD BAD BAD!" He screamed, clawing at his cheeks.

But then he looked to me, he had that same perturbing smile that sent chills down my spine.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 01:53:45 No.5806721 Report

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[KILLALL] "Now you see? Now you get it. We've all been led to believe this whole time that... morals are a real thing. But, we know for a fact action has existed before the so-called creator... so then, why shall we let action be dictated? Action is free. And if you can do something, you can. You will. If you can kill me... you can."

[KILLALL] "You will."

That sounds ominous...

[KILLALL] "I have lived the world where prayers go unanswered. I consumed rancid dogma. I once believed. Then the bombshells fell. I went on those emotional... rollercoasters. I seen it all. In the end, all that has ever made me shriek, was meaningless. A stageplay. Those who hurt you, they only think of themselves. Oooh! A father running around, a brother laughing at you with people who'd do the same to him at the turn of a dime, a mother freaking when she can't control you. A lover going off to someone else. A dog dying. A cat dying. A fish dying. Now go pray, and remember, if you don't do it hard enough, they're going to take your soul..."

KILLALL raises his hand and blew on it at me.

Because the Emperor could hardly be considered truly omnibenevolent, and yet at the same time is renowned as our creator, then there is such true thing as "good". KILLALL did not believe in these entities, as "evil" supposedly always being here to begin with told the whole story. There is only action, and he indulges in it mightily. He tried life, and now he knows that it is a distortion. Or so he believes in his twisted mind.

Like he said, he is another victim of the Dark One, preyed on and lured at his weakest moment, when he was hurt most. And he's fine with that. He's not hurt anymore, because now the hurter is him.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 01:54:46 No.5806725 Report

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>"You can kill, but you also can't kill. Why kill?"

[KILLALL] "Because it amuses me."

[KILLALL] "O' Immortal. It amuses me to kill. That's it."

[KILLALL] "Killing is an art. There are so, so very many ways to. Because I can, I will explore them all. If you can do something, you will."

'You just want to throw anything at the wall to see what sticks...?!'

[KILLALL] "Well... nobody complains when you put ketchup on your fucking noodles just to see what's it's like, or you dip your spuds in ice cream."

A food analogy... he uses an analogy of foodstuff...

>So what's your plan once you've enacted total omnicide? Gonna kill yourself once that comes around?
>"If He Who Is Us allows you- us- to do anything we want, why does it always come back around to sadomasochistic marauding without any higher goal? What about people who want to make things worth making? People who want to love, help, and support one another? Are they not of us? Or is Heus blind to himself?"

[KILLALL] "Hmm...? And just what made you think for a moment He who is Us wants to kill us all? Hahaha... you think of him... as a nothingness. No, he is something. He is our impulse, and our lifeblood."

[KILLALL] "You do not need to be like me to realize this. Even the Trinity carry out his invisible will. Woldorians know that war is in their blood, and that is how the Wargod came to be. Sooner or later, all will realize that these lies you've been told all your life, like love and compassion, they will fade away. As time goes on, you will feel the impulse to kill at least once in your life. You only need act on it to die and set yourself free."

[KILLALL] "When the world is free, and the people cast off their memes, they will finally have true initiative. They will be able to do whatever they want, whenever they want. You're free. You can go seek all the power you like, kick all the babies and puppies you want! Whatever! You can even try starting your own Trinity! See how far you get! Isn't that a pleasing climax to the greatest story of all time, EVER told?! History! Human history. THE UNIVERSE."

[KILLALL] "Sooner or later, somebody will act on their impulse. They'll kill me, ohhh, I know they will. I'll be torn apart. Someone will dig their claws into my flesh and relish the experience. It might even be YOU! Someone will know they can do it, and they will. They'll kill me. Until then, I'm content to simply do what I want to do, and what I do best. I believe that it's possible to kill everything. Kill all the gods, kill all mortals, kill everything just like He who Is Us killed Hainei. So I'm trying. I will get pretty close. Whatever happens when someone kills me, happens. Life will go on. We will do as we please. There will be no Emperor to try interrupting our natural state anymore."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 01:55:47 No.5806727 Report

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>"What happened to mutilate your face like that?"

[KILLALL] "Isn't it obvious? Someone already tried to kill me because they knew they could if they wanted. I just killed them first in the Final War in auspiciousness."

I wondered now at this point, why a self-professed senseless evil as him was going to such lengths to try having an excuse for everything. For his demented behavior, his mind boggling malice, his despicable outlooks on everything. He was just... playing gymnastics with me, jumping back and forth and probably even outright making stuff up. I knew for a fact he was far from reality, and that there's no way everyone could truly be awful like he claims. He doesn't speak for all of mankind... all of the Immortals... he's narrow in his view. He uses the fact that people are merely capable, JUST CAPABLE, of being rude, of exhibiting malice, to claim we're all like this.

Maybe he was lying as a purpose, for HEUS lied to many as well to get them to fall to him. Or maybe KILLALL was simply having fun, in a twisted way with me. Trying to talk circles around me with his messed up reasoning...

But I could not deny that it was very real for someone to be this way just because... they want to. He didn't need a reason, he didn't need to make sense. He just likes causing suffering.

>"How can you be chief torturer when there's no order to the Khanate? Did you just declare yourself chief torturer?"
>"How has the Afterseas Khanate managed to put up a whole war effort against the Trinity when you don't have any organized logistics or domestic manufacturing?" (>Do you think you can win this stalemate?)

[KILLALL] "My tithes to He who Is Us... have been linked to my massacring."

...!

So that's it...! He derives divinity from killing... so he really is a "God of Murder" like Scheiracht once claimed talking to me about this man. No doubt he is rewarded in a fashion for his devotion to H-E-U-S.

He must be the Dark Lord's best killer... killing makes him stronger, and I don't know how many lives he's taken by now...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 01:56:51 No.5806732 Report

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[MAJORDOMO] "Uh oh."

[OGRE] "URRGBHHFFF..."

A Monster appeared behind him. And another. And another. These were the twisted abominations that served Heus. I saw ogres, I saw devils. I saw spirits both wicked and vengeful. I saw skulls rising, the sign of the Death Knell. Death was heavy here, as anywhere that the Afterseas presence was felt.

[KILLALL] "Some... are completely within their right... their right to do whatever they want if all they want is be told who to kill by whom. I help these kinds of people out. I tell them who they should kill. The wretched, oppressive sycophants of the phony Emperor! And that's fine. It just works for some people."

[KILLALL] "And you don't know us. You've never been down below to the underworld."

I have never been in the Afterseas... I could not claim to know everything about this enemy in the Khanate...

[KILLALL] "I would of known... things come out, but they rarely go in and come back out. Hahahaha... Oooh! Those light-blinded templars, imagine the celebrations they must be throwing. They must think I could only make ONE Godwall. Hehehe. NO! I will make another. I'm already making another. And this one will be better. I just listen to the whispers telling me what to do and I'm able to put it together. A new machine to kill the gods with. A machine of death. I will make it with their instructions."

'Their...?'

>Do you have someone to assist in your creations?

[KILLALL] "Yes! I do! I found it down there! In the Afterseas! I found

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 01:57:55 No.5806733 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 01:58:58 No.5806737 Report

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and they tell me what do to. They are very smart. So I listen."

[MAJORDOMO] "I... I didn't catch that."

Me neither.

I'm not feeling safe here. I think it's time to go.

[KILLALL] "Running off so soon?"

...!

I hadn't even said anything!

[KILLALL] "I can tell from your body language."

[KILLALL] "You came here. You came and you saw. These are my works. This field is truth. You are going to leave with my gift. For I want to kill you."

'I haven't even done anything to you!'

[KILLALL] "I know. You just ask a lot of questions."

'You keep answering!'

[KILLALL] "You're plying me for information. You must want to use it somehow. I'm thinking you're an.... mmmmmmm... enemy. You look like you should be killed."

I took another step back. I was on the verge of teleporting out. But I could not predict what happened next...

[KILLALL] "The darkness below your feet. Drown in it."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:09:27 No.5806745 Report

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Before I had known it, the ground below me... it just... it opened. Like a mouth. I fell down through it. It was as if KILLALL had tried to send me directly into a chute that would make me fall to the Afterseas.

I panicked, heart pounding in my chest. I could feel the sheer terror. My skin was cold.

[MAJORDOMO] "MUNNY! MUNA! MUNA! DO SOMETHING!"

I was being smothered in the Dark. In Death. Despair. Terror.

I tried to breath in, but my nostrils could not take anything in. I couldn't make a breath. My lungs were full of a smog that penetrated my skin. I felt myself being constricted by the Dark like it had me by coils. I had never in my life experienced such drowning, unadulterated wickedness. It was a startling sensation that made my head race through the lucidity of a vertigo. Like time had ceased to exist.

I felt screams in my skin, and the blood drawing blades of unseen, piercing horrors etching words into my metaphorical skin, cutting me like a sacrifice.

NO HOPE. NO LIGHT. NO HELP. NO LIFE. NO GRACE. NO SPLENDOR. NO HEALTH. NO HELP. NO WARMTH. NO SAFETY.

I couldn't take this. I couldn't hold it back anymore. I screamed out in terror.

'YYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!'

I fled. I wanted to be a coward.

I wanted safety if it meant fleeing like a scared child. I teleported away, out of the Scourge Fronts, and landed back in the yellowed forests and plant growths of Shengesia.

I escaped the Darkness that KILLALL had subjected me to, the faintest touch of the Hand of Evil's finger. The skin of HE WHO IS US that can be felt throughout all the lands.

I shivered, and I curled into a ball, holding myself, as I began to sob quietly from seeing what Terror itself looked like in person...

Majordomo was shouting at me, trying to confirm if all was okay, but I didn't answer him. I couldn't hear him past my own sobbing anymore as I lay on grass and buried myself in the brush.

This was evil. This was what it was like. First hand.

I will never be the same after that...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:11:01 No.5806746 Report

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(By subjecting you to the true horror of the Afterseas, and casting you into the Dark Below, KILLALL has cursed you with a newfound weakness to the Dark element.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:14:13 No.5806747 Report

Quoted By: >>5806770

( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

(I went out of my way to see what a madman was like, and I got what I wanted.)
(KILLALL can only be Redeemed through his expiration, or by him taking his own life. People like him only want to see things burn. He does not need or want a true motivation. He's just insane. Like he told me, that's all there is to him. He is truly a senseless evil who has violated me with his sickness... and I could only imagine how much worse still the real Dark Lord must be to witness...)
(I am scared... I want to be held...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:18:12 No.5806751 Report

Quoted By: >>5806756 >>5806764 >>5806770 >>5806827

When I got back to the Psyops Bunker, the first thing I did was go take a shower in the private chambers of the gods to clean myself of filth...

I sat in my room for the next twenty-four hours, doing nothing in particular. I had to build willpower, that this cruel scar of an encounter would pass.

At least now I knew... there is no bargaining with madmen. I did not feel like immersing myself with administrative duties in the Bunker right now. I would let Hale handle things. I need to... I need to do something else.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to Hale.
>Talk to Catastrovania.
>Talk to Majordomo.
>Talk to Shennu.

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:22:29 No.5806756 Report

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>>5806751
>>Talk to Shennu.
I'd like to unlock a skill, but we probably need some therapy first. Guessed we fucked around and found out

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:31:50 No.5806764 Report

Quoted By: >>5806770

>>5806751
>Talk to Majordomo.
let's talk with our inner buddy first

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:42:00 No.5806770 Report

Quoted By: >>5806779

>>5806746
>>5806747
>>5806751
That son of a goddamn bitch. All in favor with sealing him in a sarcophagus and launching him into space the first chance we get, yes?
Anyways, supporting >>5806764

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Wed 25 Oct 2023 02:51:34 No.5806779 Report

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>>5806770
Aye aye anon, this guy is absolutely beyond Redemption. Next time we see him we just cast some Nuclear skill on him and get it done with.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Wed 25 Oct 2023 03:14:10 No.5806827 Report

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>>5806751
Ohhh shit. That was... that was something. I guess we learned everything we need to know, and more. We drowned in understanding.

>Talk to Majordomo
Let's talk to our oldest friend. We need to get this weight off of our shoulders.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 04:33:24 No.5806910 Report

Quoted By: >>5806917 >>5806920 >>5806922

Two weeks had passed since the harrowing experience I experienced thanks to meeting an absolute psychopath such as KILLALL. The dread slowly settled in, of knowing this world was full of nutcases and wackjobs like him, and that they were all gathering to the side of the Darkness, ready to spill out and overflow, taking Hainei...

I had not been as vocal in this time, using my meditation to adapt my body to the experience.

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey... Munny?"

I looked left as I heard Majordomo suddenly come out in my headspace. I was not levitating above the floor as usual. I had requested a wide tatami mat be set down in the middle of my own personal abode for me to sit and and lay on. I did not mind a hard floor. Right now, I wrapped my arms around both knees as I sat and laid my head on them.

[MAJORDOMO] "You alright, buttercup...?"

'...'

I sighed.

I know Majordomo does not mean it with his colorful usage of mortal languages. He gets it through cycling their vast memories. And it still remained a mystery to me how I could feel and... read the hearts of mortals. So many of them. All of them.

'I'm doing better, now.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Phew... I'm glad. We had a close call back there. Who knows what would have happened if we sunk all the way..."

'We'd be in the Afterseas.'

[MAJORDOMO] "I mean after that... I like to get to fighting and I'll fight anyone you will, but I don't think either of us wants to meet the big guy right now. You know... he who must not be spoken of."

'...'

I stood up.

'This was the predicaments we accepted we'd thrust ourselves into for a quest to Redeem the world. I got my taste of it.'

'...But Majordomo, I... I don't want to fear the enemy. I don't want to fear that which I must face...'

[MAJORDOMO] "We'll get there when we get there, and get over it. I think for now we oughta-"

'Majordomo, make me relive that memory.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Ye- Wait, WHAT?!"

'Majordomo. I want to toughen myself. So make me relive the memory.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Wha... What's your angle with this, chief?! That sounds like something I'd suggest if I was feeling frick-y! You don't honestly want me to put you through that again, do you?!"

'As a Psychic, I am able to learn from experience better. I can relive my memories to face my fears. I want to do this, Majordomo... please... help me do this so I can overcome them.'

[MAJORDOMO] "...Well... okay."

[MAJORDOMO] "If it's truly what you want..."

I mentally prepared myself as Majordomo got ready to send me through the thick of it again. Unlike those who were not blessed with the trait of the Esper, and even Psychics of low power... I, the God of this domain, could relive my memories like a simulation. It would feel real, like it was really happening again. I would do this to myself... I would throw myself back into true terror...

So I can become a stronger Redeemer!

>Roll 1d100 BO3 to overcome fears. (Chance of reducing Dark weakness.)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Wed 25 Oct 2023 04:36:55 No.5806917 Report

Quoted By: >>5806928 >>5806934

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>5806910
CONQUER OUR FEARS
GRAHHHHH

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Wed 25 Oct 2023 04:37:24 No.5806920 Report

Quoted By: >>5806928 >>5806934

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>5806910
WE ARE THE NUCLEAR REDEMPTION!

BY OUR HAND, THERE WILL BE JUSTICE!

NO SHADOW OF THE SOUL CAN OVERTAKE US!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Wed 25 Oct 2023 04:37:53 No.5806922 Report

Quoted By: >>5806928 >>5806934

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>5806910
COME ON

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Wed 25 Oct 2023 04:39:49 No.5806928 Report

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>>5806917
>>5806920
>>5806922
OH IT'S BAD
IT'S REAL BAD

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 25 Oct 2023 04:44:11 No.5806934 Report

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>>5806917
>>5806920
>>5806922
ouch, but ok

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 05:38:21 No.5806989 Report

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Like shock therapy, I subjected myself to the pain of this terrible memory. I flagellated myself on it. I would throw myself into the helixes of skulls, the close encounter with pure Death itself. So smoking and so thick, I could taste it on my tongue. Every time I threw myself in and panicked and exited forcefully, I would make Majordomo subject me to it and throw me right back in. There was no cowering this time. It as unacceptable to grow anything less than tolerable to it, and use that to make way for fearlessness.

I felt my heart throbbing in my chest, but I did not stop.

I faced my fear of the Dark, and like a sword with a whetstone, I sharpened my edge on this fright. Until I could face this fear unflinching.

I grew.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 05:39:23 No.5806990 Report

Quoted By: >>5806993

(Dark Weakness: 3x > 2x)
(Divine Potential has increased.)
(HP 100 > HP 150)

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to Hale.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Wed 25 Oct 2023 05:47:14 No.5806993 Report

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>>5806990
>>Access the Skill-Tree
Wanna buy a single skill real quick, then we can start a new mission

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 06:15:06 No.5807018 Report

Quoted By: >>5807024

[ACCESSING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]
[STAND BY]

[You hold 12 Pleroma Points. Spend them wisely.]

( https://files.catbox.moe/h5vohv.png )

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Wed 25 Oct 2023 06:21:42 No.5807024 Report

Quoted By: >>5807037 >>5807055

>>5807018
>Unlock Mind Bullets
>Replace Migraine with Mind Bullets
Since we have 150 MP now, we can use a slightly more expensive skill. Hits 10 times too.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 25 Oct 2023 06:28:05 No.5807037 Report

Quoted By: >>5807039

>>5807024
>+1
going with this, then we go on mission

>Submitted to the Soil (Jenk the Cultivator)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Wed 25 Oct 2023 06:31:52 No.5807039 Report

Quoted By: >>5807055

>>5807037
I'll vote for that mission too afterwards. Time to meet Mr.Bones

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Wed 25 Oct 2023 06:54:41 No.5807055 Report

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>>5807024
>>5807039
I'll agree with these, as I have no reason to disagree.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 07:32:12 No.5807082 Report

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[LOADING...]

[You spend Pleroma Points to modify your skillset.]
[You are left with 2 Pleroma Points.]

(Unequipped [Migraine] )
(Acquired [Mind Bullets] )
(Equipped [Mind Bullets] )

[EXITING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 07:33:16 No.5807083 Report

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[LOADING...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 08:41:18 No.5807100 Report

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[LOADING COMPLETE]

[MISSION BEGIN]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 08:42:23 No.5807101 Report

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I took on my next mission when I felt it was time to. It would do well to get out and give Shennu and Wolfboy the general feel of what it would be like going out and Redeeming. In this case, we all planned to seek out our next ally we hoped to gain. Someone who would be invaluable to the cause when it came to the great endeavor that would be to eventually one day Redeem the enormous Bedolfir.

If we wanted to have a sliver of hope in changing the mind of Bedolfir and mending his broken heart, we would need the only human that has ever befriended him. We would need Jenk, who has ascended to Demigodhood and became the Cultivator.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Wed 25 Oct 2023 08:43:28 No.5807103 Report

Quoted By: >>5807301 >>5807303 >>5807330 >>5807343 >>5807353

'Shennu.' I asked my comrade sister as we strode down the roads up north. 'Do you know anything about Jenk personally?'

We were in a region known as the "Giantsdale Approach". It was because this was the part of Siegesia that was closest to the hinterlands of Aflheimr, Bedolfir's island abode.

[SHENNU] "Hm. Well, they say he has taken on a ghastly appearance, despite being the divinity behind agriculture."

'Because of what he did to worship Bedolfir?'

[SHENNU] "Yes. Indeed. They believe he "submitted" his flesh to the earth and returned it to nature in ritualistic decomposition to ascend to Demigodhood. The act pleased Bedolfir, and so he promoted Jenk for this act of ultimate sacrificial charity. It meant that Jenk placed nothing higher than Hainei, and nature. Whilst humanity tries to conquer nature, Jenk has accepted his place as a component of it, and he firmly holds a belief that all things should adhere to it."

[WOLFBOY] "Y... You mean he's bony...?!"

[SHENNU] "I don't know. He could be. He decomposed while still alive."

'He lived through his own decomposition...?!'

[SHENNU] "As they say. He must have an extreme tolerance for pain. I imagine it was very painful for him. Everything that was apart of his body was donated to nature like that."

[WOLFBOY] "..." The childish Demigod animal beamed.

[SHENNU] "...If he happens to display bony features, you will NOT chew on any part of him, child." She scolded him.

[WOLFBOY] "Awww."

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey, hate to break up your smalltalk with sis, but look ahead."

I peered forward at a fork in the road, while I believed we were on our way to the place where Jenk was said to live. A farm up north, in close proximity to Aflheimr as he could afford in order to run this farm without his crops failing due to the winter.

I saw a sign that had been freshly painted and placed there at the fork.

[WOLFBOY] "Don't banits, left go ahead."

[SHENNU] "I believe it is supposed to read, "Don't go left, bandits ahead", child."

[WOLFBOY] "Hehe. Don't go banits, left ahead."

I really am nonplussed by the idea of bandits. If anything, a bandit would instantly regret seeing Wolfboy, any number of highwaymen, let alone me and Shennu.

I really should be beyond making a choice like this but... ah, this sign is obviously a trap. There are clearly bandits on the right. I can even sense them. They have the subtlety of a tank on treads, they do.

>Go left. Towards Jenk's Farm.
>Go right. Towards the Bandits... for whatever reason. Who knows. It may be funny.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:L0ImUJ5B Wed 25 Oct 2023 16:38:18 No.5807301 Report

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>>5807103
>Go right. Towards the Bandits... for whatever reason. Who knows. It may be funny.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ZBRiVxOG Wed 25 Oct 2023 16:40:48 No.5807303 Report

Quoted By: >>5807311 >>5807330

>>5807103
>Go right. Towards the Bandits... for whatever reason. Who knows. It may be funny.
Think this might be the bandit boss that unlocks Solipsism on the psychic tree

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 25 Oct 2023 17:00:56 No.5807311 Report

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>>5807303
>+1
We need to laugh a little

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fS+6ND0J Wed 25 Oct 2023 17:39:39 No.5807330 Report

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>>5807103
>Go right. Towards the Bandits... for whatever reason. Who knows. It may be funny.
Let's R E D E E M some bandits. It's a delay from Jenk but if we can make the world a better place, we should, shouldn't we?

>>5807303
You might be right. I think it may be a hook for a future mission against him, though. If the Bandit King was nearby, we'd probably sense his power.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:20B20xCq Wed 25 Oct 2023 18:21:21 No.5807343 Report

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>>5807103
>Go right. Towards the Bandits... for whatever reason. Who knows. It may be funny.
What could go wrong?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:aquEJxuz Wed 25 Oct 2023 18:49:13 No.5807353 Report

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>>5807103
>Go right. Towards the Bandits... for whatever reason. Who knows. It may be funny.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 01:22:18 No.5807603 Report

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I looked to my side briefly and met the stare of Shennu as we stood still in front of the misspelt sign.

[MAJORDOMO] "Awww, come on. Just do it. Just see what will happen. Just this once. I'm dying of curiosity here Munnnnnyyyyyyy."

I decided, just to indulge Majordomo this once for his kicks, to step right. Shennu mumbled 'oh dear' under her breath as I began walking down the apparently 'right' path on the right as the sign said to. Shennu followed right behind me nonetheless, as did Wolfboy. He seemed more excited of us all, like Majordomo, tail wagging at the idea of getting to scare off some bandits, or chew on some.

And it hadn't even been a few steps before one of the bushes ahead rustled.

I saw someone's backside sticking out of it, as well as their rear.

[???] "Guah! It told you this bush wouldn't hide us all!"

[???] "Well, there's no trees to hide behind around!"

[???] "Careful, lardhead! I feel the back of that shotgun pressing into my head!"

[???] "Are there even any people to rob taking the path yet...?"

[???] "Why don't you go CHECK!"

Suddenly, a powerful foot kicked out the backside I saw, and the bandit there scrambled to pick up his sword and don his helmet again.

[???] "SURROUND EM!"

Out from the bush came all manner of ruffians. Twenty in total. They looked like societal outcasts and rejects, and otherwise simply dirty men and scoundrels who wouldn't make it anywhere else. They had weapons, and they bore a mark, some of them. The Hand of Evil.

[SHENNU] "Afterseas followers."

Or so they may think themselves. It occurs to me that sometimes, people who simply have nowhere else to go will decide to 'join' the Afterseas and embrace the will of Heus. But though he is willing to entertain their servitude, he is just as willing to watch them die. It takes someone truly ruthless to be one with the Afterseas Khanate. If they could stomach the things they were expected to do, they went through a filter, and came out dead. Their spirits were forfeit the moment they pledged themselves to Heus. You only need to envision his unholy name and invoke him, swearing to serve, and your Spiritua is his.

After you die for the Khanate, whether in battle against its enemies, or by the pack tearing each other apart for fun, your soul falls to the underworld, and Heus makes it rise again as an apparition to fight for him. He can have any number of servants he wants from this...

'I think a little discipline will set them straight.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 01:25:52 No.5807607 Report

Quoted By: >>5807641

[???] "DISCIPLINE?! HAHAHAHAA! YOU CAN'T GROUND ME-!"
[???] "WWWAAAAAAAAAANSUUUUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"

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I was shocked then when one of the bandits, still picking himself up from his bush hiding spot exalted into the air above, performing a feat that no mere mortal would pull off easily. He front flipped high above, coming down and landing on both of his feet in front of me and my companions. He crossed his arms and flexed his neck, crackling his spine as his heavy blade came down and landed next to him in the dirt road, sticking up as his hand caught it. It was something like a machete...

He was a burly figure, with an either impressive or ridiculous mustache. He wore leathers and iron, and had an iron belt around his waist that read... "The Best"... or "Number One"... something like that.

[???] "Hahahaha! You fell right into my genius trap!" He boasted, one of his bandits, who actually had the idea, raising a finger as if contemplating disputing him for a second.

'Oh. We did, did we?'

I looked back. We were not far from the fork at all. In fact, I'm sure if we went left, he would have came out anyway to stop us.

'And you are...?' I asked, looking back to him.

[DADAN-MANG] "Good GRIEF! You don't recognize ME?! Hahahah! Then you are genuinely doomed! For I am Bandit King Dàdǎn-Mang!"

[???] "The Bandit King himself!" Said a Fu Dog who jumped up beside him.

[DADAN-MANG] "And this is Yaozhi! My best friend IN THE WHOLE WORLD!"

[YAOZHI] "WE ROB PEOPLE!"

[DADAN-MANG] "But what's more! I am not just the Bandit King, but I am also the OUTLAW DEMIGOD! WOOOOOOOO!"

[BANDITS] "YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"

'...!' Surprising. 'So you're a Demigod then.'

[DADAN-MANG] "That's right! I'm a feared servant of the Dark Lord! Here to carry out his visions and do..." He leaned in closer and made his voice lower pitched. "...EVIL."

'By robbing people.'

[DADAN-MANG] "Huhuhehahehehehehee... There's nothing that crushes people more than thievery. Sure, you can cut them up, but people form attachments so great, losing their prized possessions is worse than the threat of being killed for them! Can anyone deny that?!"

[BANDIT] "You took my chicken leg last night and I'm still mad about it."

[DADAN-MANG] "The proof is in the pudding! HAHAHAHA! I took his pudding too!"

[YAOZHI] "And then I took the pudding from him in turn!"

[DADAN-MANG] "HAHAHAHA! You're such a fiend, Yaozhi! I'm going to punt you for that later!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 01:28:11 No.5807612 Report

Quoted By: >>5807635 >>5807645

'We don't exactly have much.'

[DADAN-MANG] "Don't care!" He said. "I'll take your hair if I need to! And don't think you fool me! There's plenty of ways to store things... maybe you're hiding something in uh... eh.... deeehh..."

[YAOZHI] "Pocket space."

[DADAN-MANG] "A POCKET SPACE! So the jig is up! Cough up your coin, your valuables, or you will face PAIN! And then... I'll kick your DOG!"

[YAOZHI] "I'll stick ya!"

This witless fool would most likely be easy to Redeem... but despite how much of a show he puts up, he doesn't seem to be dangerous. He's more like a bump in the road if anything.

>Wolfboy, sick em.
>I can offer you a flight to Aflheimr for free... (20 MP)
>Enough talk. Time to beat some sense into you, brute. (Battle engage)
>If I give you something super special, will you reconsider serving Heus and terrorizing these roads?
>Write in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 26 Oct 2023 02:11:08 No.5807635 Report

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>>5807612
>Enough talk. Time to beat some sense into you, brute. (Battle engage)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:s0BJYhfn Thu 26 Oct 2023 02:17:12 No.5807641 Report

Quoted By: >>5807645

>>5807607
>"I'll admit you may be a Demigod, but you threaten Muna, Goddess of Mentality, Shennu, Goddess of Rapids and Waters, and Wolfboy, Demigod of Animalkind. If we generously assume that each of your men is worth one elite combatant, that a Demigod is worth ten, and that a Goddess is worth twenty, you are outnumbered five-to-three. Between the effective fifty of us, you and your men are surrounded and when you revealed yourself, you lost the element of surprise. Do those sound like good odds to you?"
We'll wait for him to stew on that, then speak again.
>"Dàdǎn-Mang, as a Demigod, you've surely earned the title of Bandit King. Robbery is your bread and butter, the eternal passion that drove you to immortality and continues even now. I see your talent and I- unlike the Trinity Empire and the Afterseas Khanate, respect it. You are a talented thief. The Empire would see you executed, as you know, but so would the Khanate. As I'm sure you know, He Who Is Us wants total anarchy, but think about what that means. No law, no order, and no more settled townies and traveling merchants to rob. You would be forced to kill or be killed, because if the Afterseas rise, there will be nothing else but chaos and you'll have no choice. That doesn't sound fun at all, does it? Heus doesn't care about you, but we could."
Let him digest that for a minute.
>"You see, we are planning a rebellion against the Trinity and a conquest of Hanei after that. That sounds like fun, doesn't it? Think about all the people you've hurt, those who were too weak to defend themselves. Wouldn't it be more fun to steal from the assholes who have it coming? Those stuffy bureacrats of the capital? Those greedy priests of the Temple? You, Dàdǎn-Mang, can make a difference in your life. You can do EVIL for good, and be known as a hero across the land: one of the first to pledge to the Psyops. Think, Dàdǎn-Mang, Bandit King, who robbed the Trinity and snatched his soul right back from the hand of Heus! You could know Redemption, and all you'd have to do is change your targets and rob them with our very extensive, very dangerous help. That, or we could fight, and you might lose and go to see Heus first-hand. How does that sound?"

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 26 Oct 2023 02:21:14 No.5807645 Report

Quoted By:

>>5807612
>>Enough talk. Time to beat some sense into you, brute. (Battle engage)
Still remember KILLALL's little ''gift'', let's punch some sense into them revive them if needed.
I'll support >>5807641 for after the fight

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 04:48:02 No.5807753 Report

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'My, you're not very bright are you?'

[DADAN-MANG] "Heh! I am a servant of the Darkness!"

[YAOZHI] "Errhh... Mang, I think she's calling you an idiot."

[DADAN-MANG] "..."

His eyes suddenly bulged from his sockets.

[DADAN-MANG] "WWHAAA?! You dare to insult me to my very face?! Do you have a death wish?!"

'Well, all I was hoping for was to simply beat some sense into you for cornering me like this. Besides, I am avid of seeker of Demigods like yourself, you might even say. Our chance meeting was not a mistake.' I said, cracking my knuckles.

His men flinched. They could already tell I, along with Shennu and Wolfboy were all Immortals. That was three Immortals more than their so called "Bandit King", Dàdǎn-Mang.

[DADAN-MANG] "Gurh! You're a real feisty person for a lady, then! Kghhh! I'm not sure if I can bring myself to hit a woman, even if she does insult me! Momma didn't teach me that!"

[YAOZHI] "Eh!? Mang, I'm not sure these girls are gonna give us much of a choice, they aren't intimidated by our usual tactics!"

[DADAN-MANG] "Tch! You know what they say, Yaozhi! Haters gonna hate! I suppose if a woman wants to fight, she must be able to take a hit in the first place!" He said, picking his sword up and twirling it around in his fingers before catching the blade and extending his arm in a tense Mie; "So bring it on then! I'll show you why I'm number one!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 04:49:03 No.5807755 Report

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[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 04:53:43 No.5807763 Report

Quoted By: >>5807771 >>5807773 >>5807803

Your foes sally out to meet you.
You have encountered the Outlaw Demigod, Bandit King Dàdǎn-Mang and his faithful Fu Dog buddy Yaozhi.

Twenty Khanate Bandits and Shanlins accompany them, but cannot be attacked. You have no reason to smite misguided mortals if you only need to defeat their leader. They will flee after he is humbled.

[Boastful Air] - Dàdǎn-Mang and Yaozhi laugh.

[DADAN-MANG] "HAHAHAHAHAHA! I'd like to see a girl just TRY to hurt a big, strong, muscly, strong, super, mega, ultra man like ME!"

[YAOZHI] "Remember what I showed you, Mang! Protect the gonads! PROTECT THEM!"

[DADAN-MANG] "Ahhh! You're right! I almost forgot! Thanks for the tip, Yaozhi! Let's kiss butt!"

[YAOZHI] "Kick!"

[MAJORDOMO] "My goodness! It's like a version of you and me... except dumber! Much dumber! Let's wipe the floor with this comedy relief duo and Redeem them!"

You have the initiative. Dàdǎn-Mang waits to see what you will do while grinning like a monkey.

(PRESS TURNS: 3)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Hygieia (Status effect cure) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>ESCAPE

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun) (7 MP)
• Milk Of Kindess (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Teraton (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:01:00 No.5807771 Report

Quoted By: >>5807776

>>5807763
Let's hit Dadan-Mang with an Atomic Bomb while Shennu hits Yoazhi with Leven and Wolfboy inflicts Scourge. Best that we get them dizzied and in disarray at the start.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:02:00 No.5807773 Report

Quoted By: >>5807778 >>5807834

>>5807763
Muna
>• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
Shennu
>• Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun) (7 MP)(AOE)
Wolfboy
>• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)

First divine alcazar to make sure the stun from Shennu hits, then second divine alcazar to get our ceiling to Rank 5. Should be enough for this time, then the real damage dealing can begin

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:04:41 No.5807776 Report

Quoted By: >>5807778

>>5807771
Remember anon, status effects are only rolled once, so if we succeed on an AOE leven we stun everyone, not just one. We're better off using that as an AOE

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Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:09:02 No.5807778 Report

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On second thought...

>>5807773
>>5807776
You're right about the Leven and buff-maxxing could get us critical momentum. I'll back this, for now.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:10:19 No.5807780 Report

Quoted By:

Oops.

Also, reminder, your ordinary and critical roll ceilings are rank 3 - 1d27

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:55:40 No.5807803 Report

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>>5807763
>Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)

>Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun) (7 MP)

>Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)

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Anonymous ID:USVsBMSt Thu 26 Oct 2023 06:40:08 No.5807834 Report

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>>5807773
+1

And poor Muna experiencing HEUS... it's times like these the headpats come in handy!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 06:49:44 No.5807839 Report

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>>5802934
Prophetic post.
She's still jealous of Seannsa tho

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 07:48:03 No.5807866 Report

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'Hm!' - Muna casts [Divine Alcazar], fortifying the rolling ceiling.

[SHENNU] "Be smitten by we." - Shennu let out a burst of [Leven] strikes! Dàdǎn-Mang is hit! Yaozhi is hit! Yaozhi was stunned by the blows! Dàdǎn-Mang was able to resist the electricity.

[WOLFBOY] "I'll help too!" - Wolfboy casts [Divine Alcazar]. fortifying the rolling ceiling.

The ordinary rolling ceiling is rank 5 - 1d47.

[ENEMY TURN]

[DADAN-MANG] "Hurgh! Gonna take a little more than some pretty electricity to get me down for the count, ladies! Ain't that right, Yaozhi!?"

[YAOZHI] "GUGUGUGUGUGUGUGGURUUGGGLRKGGKGBBLLBLBLBALRRGGHHG-" His Fu Dog companion convulsed in a spasm, foaming at the mouth.

[Molotov Cocktail] - Dàdǎn-Mang planted his sword in the dirt and whistled and his henchmen tossed some bottles of gas plugged by lit rags his way. He catches both, and swearing to burn Muna's "dog" for frying his, he throws them at Wolfboy! It's a nasty hit!

[WOLFBOY] "BWAH-WWAAAAAHHH!" He flinches! Fire is extra effective against him!

Dàdǎn-Mang lifts his fat blade. [Attack] - He strikes Muna over the head with the hefty machete!

[Ready... Aim... FIRE!] - Dàdǎn-Mang signals his Shanlins to open fire. They begin shooting the party with their shotguns to no effect. However, Shennu was enraged at her adoptive son being burnt! The distracting fire will make her miss an attack on the next turn!

[DADAN-MANG] "WAHAHAHA! BRING IT! And preferably lose fast please, mom hates it when I'm late for supper and I need to be home before midnight or else she'll get realllly angry with me!"

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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 2 - 1d17
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 2 - 1d17

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 07:49:06 No.5807867 Report

Quoted By: >>5807870 >>5807872

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Hygieia (Status effect cure) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun) (7 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Teraton (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
>TRUTHS.
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 26 Oct 2023 07:56:52 No.5807870 Report

Quoted By: >>5807879

>>5807867
Muna
>Release NUCLEAR TEMPER and cast • Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)(AOE)
Shennu
>• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP) on Wolfboy
Wolfboy
>• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)(AOE)

Gotta heal wolfboy since Shennu will be missing her attack anyway. Wanna try and see what multiple DoT statuses can do with Cancer and Blood, so going with Atom Bomb and Razor.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 26 Oct 2023 08:00:09 No.5807872 Report

Quoted By: >>5807879

>>5807867
>Electrocute (Dan2 Mang)

>Nostrum (heal wolfboy)

>Razor (aoe)

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Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Thu 26 Oct 2023 08:33:52 No.5807879 Report

Quoted By:

>>5807870
>>5807872
Now that I think about it, stunning Dadan-Mang along with his friend would be even better than giving him cancer. If they're both unable to act, we can wail on them at our leisure. I'll back Electrocute.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 09:40:34 No.5807902 Report

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'Hhhaaaah!' - [Electrocute]! You raise your hand and send a warbling ripple of thunder at the Bandit King!

[DADAN-MANG] "YEEEOWCHEEEWAAWAA! That hurts!" He said, jumping, his hair standing up before he fixed it back down. It failed to stun him again!

[SHENNU] "Don't be so reckless, my child."
[Nostrum] - Shennu healed Wolfboy's burns as he was singed by the flame.

Upon recuperating, the wolfen Demigod shook his head and patted out the sparks on his furs, staring at the Outlaw Demigod and his still stunned Fu Dog with a vengeance.

[WOLFBOY] "Let's see how you like this!" He said, his claws extending slightly from his paws. "HERE I... COME!"

He ran and dashed like a blur! A lightning fast slash struck both! They bled, and Wolfboy siphoned their strength!

[DADAN-MANG] "Huurghgh! Gh- Grah!" He stumbled back.

[Mie Pose] - The Bandit King struck a dramatic pose, building silent power in his head.

Dàdǎn-Mang frowned.

[DADAN-MANG] "Okay, you're not being fair."

'....Say what now?'

[DADAN-MANG] "You heard me. You're not playing pretty. You suck."

'You instigate a brawl, begin to feel the bite of the consequences, and you've came to the conclusion that your enemy is not being fair. How? Tell me that. How are we being unfair?"

[DADAN-MANG] "Well wouldn't your ass like to know."

'...'

[DADAN-MANG] "I mean... It's because I'm not winning. I'm SUPPOSED to win. That's how a mugging goes! Have you never been mugged before?"

'...You seriously cannot have this kind of conception on life.' I told him. But then I smiled. 'This scuffle is pretty fun though. I won't hesitate to pop you good next if you continue. You can surrender now and I'll show mercy.'

[DADAN-MANG] "Ughh! You're pushing my buttons! Fine! Then you leave me no choice but to use my real strength and go all out!" He said, suddenly cracking a wide grin as he bled.

[DADAN-MANG] "As for who I'll use it on... Eenie, meanie, miney YOU." He said to Wolfboy.

[WOLFBOY] "Eh?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 09:41:56 No.5807903 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 12 (1d17)

[Teppo] - Dàdǎn-Mang unleashed the power he charged in his meter thick skull into a powerful headbutt against Wolfboy! The force of the blow almost gave him a concussion! A testament to the action of a fight between Demigods! The blow of his Teppo deals equal damage in return! It is a risky move seeking to gain a big blow against opponents with less durability than himself!

Wolfboy regains vitality from Dàdǎn-Mang's blood!

Yaozhi remains stunned!

[Rotgut Belch] - Dàdǎn-Mang beckoned a bandit, who handed him a ceramic jug of something foul! He takes a swig or two and then spews a green cloud at Muna!

[Rolling for Toxic infliction] [...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 09:43:57 No.5807905 Report

Quoted By: >>5807910

Muna hackles! She's been inflicted with Toxicity from that revolting alcohol and his horrid breath!

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 2 - 1d17
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 2 - 1d17

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Hygieia (Status effect cure) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun) (7 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Teraton (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
>TRUTHS.
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Thu 26 Oct 2023 09:59:14 No.5807910 Report

Quoted By:

>>5807905
Muna
>Mind Bullets on Dadan. Playtime's over, turn his synapses into a terminal case of Parkinson
Shennu
>Nostrum on Wolfboy. Again.What a
reckless boy
Wolfboy
>Fist of August star on Dadan, break his bones

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 10:50:03 No.5807922 Report

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Rolled 6 (1d10)

[Mind Bullets] - Muna merely glanced at the Bandit King and began firing hostile blips of information into his head. He was stupid, so there would be no lasting effects, he wouldn't be rendered any more mentally retarded than he was already, but it would hurt him a lot!

[DADAN-MANG] "Gwooouhhh!"

[Rolling for hits landed] [...]

[SHENNU] "Can't you see this fighting is reckless and pointless...?"

[Nostrum] - Wolfboy shook his head as his mother's positive light reinvigorated him again.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 10:53:51 No.5807923 Report

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Rolled 1 (1d5)

[WOLFBOY] "Hmph!"

Once he was shaking off the massive blow of the Outlaw Demigod's Teppo, Wolfboy got back into the fray. He balled his little fists and prepared to give Dàdǎn-Mang a walloping!

[Fist of August Stars]! He struck Dàdǎn-Mang while he and Yaozhi both [BLED], supplying him with their vitality!

[DADAN-MANG] "GWOOF!" He was hurting now!

[Rolling for hits landed] [...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:02:13 No.5807924 Report

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[DADAN-MANG] "Huff... huff... don't think ya've gotten the best of me yet..."

Yaozhi recovered from his stun. He looked angry!

Muna feels the sharp pain of [TOXICITY] eating away at her health...

Wolfboy barks as he feels the blood of his enemies restore his vitality by sapping theirs.

[ENEMY TURN]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:08:30 No.5807925 Report

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Rolled 13 (1d17)

[DADAN-MANG] "GRWAAAH!"

Picking up his weapon, the King of Bandits swung wildly in a frenzy!

[Attack]! He strikes Muna!
[Attack]! He strikes Shennu!
[Attack]! He strikes Wolfboy!

[YAOZHI] "Feels the power of the Fu Dog!"

[Homosubi]! Yaozhi belched a hot coal of flame at Shennu! (Rolling Critical hit chance...)

[Mie Pose] - As stupid as it was, Dàdǎn-Mang... opted to try going for yet ANOTHER of his headbutts, even if it would not gain him anything at all!

[DADAN-MANG] "I just... want... your... COINS!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:14:48 No.5807927 Report

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(A critical hit! Shennu took increased damage from the attack!)

[YOUR TURN]

[DADAN-MANG] "You know, if you'd just give me them valuables, I wouldn't have to beat you up like this!"

[YAOZHI] "But we're the ones getting beaten up..."

[DADAN-MANG] "Chutzpah, Yaozhi! I gotta keep my chutzpah up!"

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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 2 - 1d17
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 2 - 1d17

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Hygieia (Status effect cure) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Leven (Light damage skill, inflicts stun) (7 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Teraton (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Alcazar (Raises party ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
>TRUTHS.
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

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Anonymous ID:3JUE1BNH Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:28:38 No.5807937 Report

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>>5807927
Muna
>Atom Bomb on Dadan-Mang
Shennu
>Nostrum on Wolfboy
Wolfboy
>Fist of August Stars on Dadan-Mang
We just have to keep up the pressure. Hopefully we won't run into any major combat encounters after this, Shennu and Wolfboy are getting a little low on mana.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 12:28:31 No.5807969 Report

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Rolled 3 (1d5)

'Let's see how you handle this.'

Majordomo was really exerting himself through Muna!

[Atom Bomb] - Muna raised her open palm at the Outlaw Demigod, who winced in confusion, only to panic when she closed it and an immense heat over took him, culminating in an atomic eruptic centered on his person going up in a flaming mushroom cloud that rumbled the surrounding!

After seeing their boss take such a mighty hit, the Bandits and Shanlins that followed Dàdǎn-Mang grew so discouraged, they fled!

Yaozhi was launched into the distance by the explosion!

[WOLFBOY] "Alright!" Said the Animal Demigod, springing up after his next regain of vitality. "I'LL END IT THUS!"

Dàdǎn-Mang dodged some of his attacks last time, but he won't dodge them all this time as Wolfboy struck with his [Fist of August Stars]!

[Rolling for hits landed] [...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 12:41:41 No.5807977 Report

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[DADAN-MANG] "BHOW! GUH! K-KAAHW!"

The Outlaw Demigod took a beating from Wolfboy this time! And got knocked flat on his ass!

[WOLFBOY] "RRRUUFFF! RUFF!"

[DADAN-MANG] "GWHOOOU! ARGH! Y-YAOZHIII...!"

The Bandit King stumbled to his feet shakily, using his sword to hold himself up after his nose began to bleed from Wolfboy's strikes.

[DADAN-MANG] "You know what...?"

'You've reconsidered your highwayman act?'

[DADAN-MANG] "Doh!" He slapped his skull. "Course not! I just realize now that without Yaozhi, I'm not realllly feeling much up to a fight anymore if he's not there to see me win!"

He says, mortally wounded. Bleeding profusely. Having taken a nuclear strike of a magnitude mortal bombs could not achieve to his face.

[DADAN-MANG] "So, uh, basically, we're calling time out for now!"

[SHENNU] "You cannot really intend to continue facing us after this humiliating defeat! None of us are even hurt by your attempts, but you look like a mess. You should at least let me heal you before you try fleeing."

[DADAN-MANG] "Hahaha! No better healing drought than ma's rice! I'll be back, and next time, you'll regret the day you ever stood up to the KING OF BANDITS! WAHAHAHA- Ow! Urghhh..."

Dàdǎn-Mang forfeits the fight and gives up!

You won the battle. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHnr50a134

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 12:47:32 No.5807980 Report

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(Everyone's Divine Potential increases from achieving victory!)

[MUNA]
(HP 150 > HP 200)
(MP 150 > MP 200)

[SHENNU]
(HP 150 > HP 200)
(MP 150 > MP 200)

[WOLFBOY]
(HP 100 > HP 150)
(MP 100 > MP 150)

You have unlocked the Psychic skill [Solipsism] in the Skill-Tree by defeating Psyops Story Boss [Bandit King Dàdǎn-Mang]

Dàdǎn-Mang has dropped an item upon his defeat. Muna obtains it... (Acquired the Viewfinder.)
[Use the Viewfinder to discover enemy resistances in battle.]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 12:53:53 No.5807989 Report

Quoted By: >>5808163 >>5808306

Well, this has been quite a thrilling experience. For however lowly he was, Dàdǎn-Mang was no whelp. He was certainly tough, and it was a testament to his Demigodhood. I wondered how exactly he got it... reading his mind only tells me that he "stole" Demigodhood, somehow...

He was limping away now, doing his best to get away.

[SHENNU] "At least now a rogue Demigod won't be targeting innocent travelers."

[WOLFBOY] "He was a piece of cake! Hit me pretty hard though... I'm feeling a little sore! Food will make me feel better. Why don't we go on to this farm of Jenk's now?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, fight's over. We win. Now say it. You know you wanna, Munny. Go on and get it out your system."

>Should I offer Dàdǎn-Mang some advice or words before he leaves? I should make it short and to the point.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Thu 26 Oct 2023 13:22:23 No.5808006 Report

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(Gained 30 Pleroma Points from defeating story boss.)

( https://files.catbox.moe/1lkc17.png - Current Skill-Tree acquirements.)

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Anonymous ID:pbZQKxil Thu 26 Oct 2023 17:27:03 No.5808163 Report

Quoted By: >>5808382

>>5807989
>"Dàdǎn-Mang, any petty thief can rob defenseless travelers. If you truly are the Bandit King, prove it, and do it for yourself, not for Heus or the Trinity or anyone else."

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 26 Oct 2023 20:59:16 No.5808306 Report

Quoted By: >>5808382

>>5807989
"If you want to trully become number 1, you'll have to aim higher than robbing innocent travellers. Find a noble cause and do it because you believe it, not because you wanna serve the despicable Heus or anyone else."

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Anonymous ID:9vpdlH+Q Thu 26 Oct 2023 22:15:34 No.5808382 Report

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>>5808163
>>5808306
Support, try to get him to rob the Trinity instead.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 02:56:35 No.5808573 Report

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It couldn't be helped.

'Hey.' I said.

The limping Dàdǎn-Mang stopped briefly and looked back at me, blinking.

>"Dàdǎn-Mang, any petty thief can rob defenseless travelers. If you truly are the Bandit King, prove it, and do it for yourself, not for Heus or the Trinity or anyone else."

[DADAN-MANG] "Woh...?"

>"If you want to truly become number one, you'll have to aim higher than robbing innocent travellers. Find a noble cause and do it because you believe it, not because you wanna serve the despicable Heus or anyone else."

[DADAN-MANG] "Hrrr! It ain't that simple...! Once you're in, you ain't out until He who Is Us says so. And he NEVER says so!"

[WOLFBOY] "That's not so!"

[DADAN-MANG] "Huh? W... What would a little twerp like you know about it?!"

[WOLFBOY] "Because..." Wolfboy said, holding his fist to his heart. "-HE almost took me! But I got out!"

[DADAN-MANG] "No way...!"

[SHENNU] "It's true, Demigod. My own Demigod was nigh to fall."

[WOLFBOY] "And I'm only a child... I would have been easy for him to get, but I wised up!" Wolfboy stated as he fixed his finger tensely on the Bandit King. "And if I can break free of him, you still can too! All you've got to do is try!"

[DADAN-MANG] "Ghuuu... And how's am I supposed to just take yer words for it? Yer all just a buncha random Immortals I tried to rob!"

'We're not just any Immortals, Dàdǎn-Mang. You faced off against I, Muna, the Goddess of the Mind. Shennu, the Dragoness of the Rapids, and Wolfboy, the Animal Demigod. You were formidable, but any of us could have beaten you in one strike if we pleased. You should take this as your wake up call. I've seen firsthand the truth of his followers. I've even had the troubling experience of facing KILLALL himself.'

[DADAN-MANG] "H-Hold on! You've seen the Chief Torturer?! GH! His very name sends shivers down my sp-spine...!"

'I did. They want you to think you're too far gone to Redeem yourself. But it isn't too late. If you intend to rob, then do so...'

Shennu and Wolfboy looked at me, surprised, like they couldn't fathom I'd be encouraging robbery like that. Majordomo snickered.

'...But, you can still find a good purpose in doing so. For example, why not rob those who are clearly malevolent? Why not rob the Trinity and the Khanate? Give their valuables to a better cause. Be a folk hero or something. Take riches from those who oppress others and spread it among the less fortunate and the poor.'

[DADAN-MANG] "...Whahhh..." He blinked at me. The idea must had resonated with him in some way.

'Just my suggestion.' I said, winking at him.

He gulped.

[DADAN-MANG] "I'll....! I'll think about it...! Maybe over dinner, when I get back home to ma.'

'You live with your mother...?'

[DADAN-MANG] "BWhe! Why would I wanna leave the comfort of the home I was born in?! Later, loooosers!"

He turned about, and, picking up from his limp, began to sprint into the distance.
He will take some work, but my words got through. A little.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 02:57:36 No.5808574 Report

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[MAJORDOMO] "We'll see him again. I'll bet on that."

For sure. And when we do, I hope to learn more about him. He has a ways to go, most likely. But I'm sure he can be Redeemed in the end. He isn't the worst person I've seen.

[MAJORDOMO] "We should get to the farm now."

Of course. Let's make haste.

I followed the path left after the encounter with Dàdǎn-Mang and Yaozhi. We traveled the fervent grasslands of northern Siegesia. It was not quite close to the winter yet, but there was sleet that could be seen on the seen, blanketing it like a mixture of dull greens and white. And the closer we came to Jenk's land, the more lambent the terrain became, and the agriculture blended in just well as we set upon Jenk's farm.

The farm of a Demigod. It must had been over two thousand acres of farmable land and plots. All tended to in a single day by him and him alone. Jenk had no helpers, nor did he ask for any. He was diligent in his work and never found lacking, and always made time in between his strenuous hours of cultivation to engage other activities.

He had horticulture more plentiful than any farm in the world a single person could run. Only brunt industry efforts could outmatch Jenk in the field, and Jenk had not limited himself merely to the cultivation of crops. He had a greenhouse, and even grew garden plants just for their beautiful looks and flowers. His barns had animals, and he raised them and slaughtered his own meat on his lonesome.

I asked Shennu, since she seemed to know a little about Jenk.

'Just what does he do with all of this product? Surely, if one has sacrificed their flesh, he has no need to consume anything anymore. He is a Demigod, his strength will not exhaust from these menial activities. He can work throughout the day and night.'

[SHENNU] "He does, they say. Jenk never rests, as unlike mortals, he has no need to. But he finds uses for his products. They say he generously donates all of his work to mortals. He will raise animals and find them new owners. Of the meat he reaps, he uses it to feed villages that are hungry. His loads of crops are always driven into towns by himself discreetly and left for all to take for free if they want. Mortals will bring him carriages and leave them before going on their way, and will find their carriages returned to their towns full of his crops. He is the man who is all about giving the sweat of his brow freely out of kindness and nothing else."

'But he does disdain the lazy.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 02:58:53 No.5808575 Report

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[SHENNU] "We must understand there is a difference between a mortal and Jenk. Obviously, as Jenk is a Demigod and not every mortal can hope to pull off what he achieves. But his great work moreover is to inspire us to do good as well.

[MAJORDOMO] "Err... not setting a very good example if he doesn't experience fatigue or run out of stamina..."

Jenk could be criticized in this manner, yes.

[SHENNU] "Jenk may be a Demigod, but he does not use magic in his methods. He works no differently than mortals and with no different tools. He is also not a person of stagnation, as they say he adopts new farming methods when discovered and explores them with his farm to refine the method. Unlike mortal farms, Jenk's is blessed by Nature, it will never die. Droughts and heavy rain cannot destroy it, and his crops will always grow regardless. In a way, he is running experiments with the Hainei and his tools. He gives farmers who pray to him these tips he discovers. He is a swell kind of Demigod, the kind of person to teach inventors new things about their own inventions, but not to show off. He means well, in the end."

The first plot we found ourselves among was the pumpkin patch. Even if a harsh winter were to fall on Jenk's farm, his crops would sprout nonetheless. Even as cold as it was, these pumpkins are healthy and they are large, easily prize winning, all of them. The brightest orange pumpkins I'd ever seen.

[WOLFBOY] "They must be delicious...! Wow! I wonder if Jenk's a good cook too... Mmmm... Pumpkin pie..." Said the Animal Demigod, salivating at the idea.

There was a simple house in the middle of his farm, above which a short windmill spun. The top of his house had a lightning rod in the shape of a rooster upon an arrow, which showed the direction the wind was blowing in. The chimney was puffing smoke, as he must have had something burning in there now.

As we approached his farmstead, I wondered where the man himself might be, until I heard the faintest voice from nearby. Near the household, a runic stone standing in Bedolfir's name was there, and I saw a figure knelt down in front of it with both hands together in prayer.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 03:00:04 No.5808576 Report

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[JENK] "-en mektig og grasiøs kjempe med hår som står som trær. Jeg ber deg som alltid om å velsigne denne ydmyke åkeren med mitt korn, min olje og mitt sukker. Løft opp frøene mine og stryk åkrene for alltid med vindene dine. Gjør dem frostige og iskalde, som pelsen til din elskede og kjære avdøde, hvis sjel jeg for alltid skal verne om og ønske en hvilende søvn. Jeg ber deg, se den daglige kampen og gi etter, min venn, min eneste. Se at det er kjærlighet i deres intensjoner, selv om de skulle gjøre feil og falle. Se at det var verdt det til slutt. At det aldri handlet om målet, men om reisen og minnet vårt. Min store og høye venn, uansett hvor du sover nå... ta imot dette, og... ha det bra."

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPlW8ZzioyQ

Neither of us three moved an inch. We merely stood in silence out of respect to allow the man to finish his prayer to his God, who was also his friend. Jenk's words were heartfelt as he spoke this appeal to Bedolfir. Had he the flesh too, he would have been crying. He spoke in the unmistakable manner of a devoted man begging a deity for forgiveness. But not for himself. Jenk prayed for the forgiveness of mortals. His prayers spoke highly of Bedolfir, and of Vymla the deceased. They were appeals he sung daily, hoping to see Bedolfir's heart changed.

Though, I fear his words alone were not enough, if Bedolfir was truly listening to his prayers. I could not tell for certain, but it was evident his land was blessed by Bedolfir. It was unnatural, and the unnatural was the result of gods solely.

[JENK] "..."

[WOLFBOY] "He really is a skeleton..." Wolfboy said, breaking the silence.

[JENK] "That I am." The Demigod said, rising to his feet.

He reached over to the side, and he grabbed his pitchfork, and watering tin that sloshed with water. The Cultivator Demigod turned to us all and approached.

He wore tattered clothes that showed age and decrepit experience. His tartan shirt was ripped in a few places, and his trousers had seen better days, ripped at the ankles. He wore no shoes either. He truly had sacrificed his flesh to Nature, as his skeleton was almost like coal, and the sockets peered at us with red ethereal pupils. As menacing as he looked, there wasn't a lick of hostility you could sense from him. A really gentle farmer, though Wolfboy was perturbed by him slightly.

[JENK] "I am Jenk. I am the Cultivator. It is I who brings nature and the works of mortals together. Welcome, Shennu of the Rapids. Welcome, Wolfboy of the Animal kingdom. Welcome..."

'Muna. The Qilin of Mentality.'

[JENK] "Ohh, now there's a rarity. I have not seen a Qilin since the days of the New Beginning. Welcome then, Muna of Mentality. Welcome to my farm."

The skeletal Demigod pinched his hat and tipped it to us.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 03:03:33 No.5808578 Report

Quoted By: >>5808633 >>5808637 >>5808645

[JENK] "I do not receive many visitors that come for, presumably, reasons beyond filling their guts. Especially not those said to have sunk with the Lost Continent! I trust this will be an enlightening experience indeed. So then, honored guests, what brings you to Jenk's gård?"

I needed to find out a few things. I needed to know what Jenk had used as his catalyst for worshiping nature, for revering and befriending Bedolfir, and why he disdained the lazy. I needed to also know some things about Bedolfir as well. And the deceased Vymla.

But I shouldn't take too long being verbose with him. He will likely want to continue his work, though I could always talk with him while he worked. Most importantly, I needed to find out what could be Redeemed about him, and then see if I could get his help...

>What will I do or say now?

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 27 Oct 2023 04:34:56 No.5808633 Report

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>>5808578
>"I wanted to know more about Bedolfir, to be more specific what made him despise humanity and what can be done to change that."

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Anonymous ID:CVo3UwCi Fri 27 Oct 2023 04:38:44 No.5808637 Report

Quoted By: >>5808644

>>5808578
Just caught up, great quest and premise, excited to see more.
>Work with him and ask about Bedolfir, mention the prayer just now
He hates the lazy, let us not keep him from his work
If he refuses, ask him how help from us God's is any different than the favor Bedolfir provides to his lands

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 27 Oct 2023 04:46:21 No.5808644 Report

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>>5808637
hey anon, have you joined the discord ?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Fri 27 Oct 2023 04:47:08 No.5808645 Report

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>>5808578

>''I wished to ask you three questions first Cultivator. Pray tell, what drove you to give up your very flesh to Nature itself? I know of Mortals who would worship Nature quite extensively but rarely to this point.

>Moreso I would like to know more of how you came to befriend Bedolfir. I have heard that he is suspicious of Mortals so I am curious of how you achieved that.

>I have heard that you disdain and curse the lazy. May I ask you how and why?

>''And now for the true reason I have sought you so. I have come here to ask for your help in Redeeming Bedolfir's hatred of Mankind, and hopefully improve Mortals' relationship to Nature in the process. I was told that you were the only Mortal he ever favored, his only friend, and thought that you may be able to assist in this endeavor. To start with I have begun an investigation into Vymla's case to learn what truly happened to he

r0dha8

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 07:30:05 No.5808720 Report

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'Your prayer just now was beautiful.'

[JENK] "Mm." He nodded.

'So I wish to know more about Bedolfir from the one said to be his only friend. I wanted to know more about why he despises humans so, and how I can help.'

[JENK] "Ahhh... You are a first then. To wish to help Bedolfir the Great. I see. Come, over here."

He motioned us to follow him a short distance to his home's wraparound porch. He walked up the two steps and sat down in one of the many rockers on his porch. He had a lot of rocking chairs, must have even made them in his spare time, so we all joined him and took a seat in his welcoming abode.

[JENK] "Can I get you anything? I have some tea boiling on the stove now. I anticipated some visitors today."

[SHENNU] "Anticipated? You knew we were coming?"

[JENK] "Not for sure, but I am able to receive a distinct feeling of it from Nature. Call it geology and my sensibility to it, or some Shengesians would call it "feng shui", a type of geomancy. My flesh is with Nature, and so I am attuned to it. Wolfboy, kindly lad, would you fetch the tea for us?"

[WOLFBOY] "Ayup!"

[JENK] "Agh. These bones are old. They won't last forever." He said, easing back into his rocker.

'Whatever does that imply?'

[JENK] "Huh-huh. Well, with embracing Bedolfir's Nature, we come to accept a credo of ephemerality. Everything can and will return to Hainei, eventually. The highest mortar tops can be overgrown into a nest by the planet. I've had plastic bags that deteriorated back into nothing in just twenty short years. Have you ever seen how humans label their products with expiry dates? Part of that comes from Bedolfir granting us understanding of decomposition. Some view it as 'bad', but it is not. It is a holy act in accordance with nature. Even if something is able to last millions of years, Hainei will eventually consume it. All the works of man on the face of the earth would disappear on their own. Nature can devour every trace that anything here existed."

[SHENNU] "Like how all life came from the seas..."

[JENK] "Yes. And while they claim the seas are one of four domains the Emperor rules, we know that it is truly apart of Bedolfir's Nature. The old gods cannot be expunged so easily. I am grateful that Woldor stands against the Kingdom. But anyway, I have given my flesh to the earth already. One day, I must give my bones as well and disappear. I do not think there is anything after death, Nature will take my Spiritua as well, as an alternative to plunging down to the Afterseas. I will be remembered by those who come to revere my place of passing, and it shall be a wondrous grove where people will know me as an ancestor. Once I am returned to Nature, I do not know what it will do. Perhaps I will reincarnate one day into something new, and it could be anything. I could spring back to life anew as a hume, or even grow from the ground up as a rock. I might even be a bird in the sky."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 07:31:07 No.5808721 Report

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[SHENNU] "That is beautifully put."

'Indeed.'

>''I wished to ask you three questions first Cultivator. Pray tell, what drove you to give up your very flesh to Nature itself? I know of Mortals who would worship Nature quite extensively but rarely to this point.
>More so I would like to know more of how you came to befriend Bedolfir. I have heard that he is suspicious of Mortals so I am curious of how you achieved that.

[JENK] "Expanding on my tidbit of ephemerality, I gave my flesh as an act of trust to Bedolfir. And as an act of instinctual duty to the rest of my whole."

'Your whole?'

[JENK] "Humanity. Are you familiar with the platonic ideal of a tribe? Often times it is said that in ancient tribes, when a whole group benefitted from the act or was under some duress, one member may sacrifice themselves for the rest of their own tribe in order to grant them that benefit. Bedolfir, as you know, has always had a... scathing relation to the humes."

"So by sacrificing your flesh, you protected Humanity in a way?"

[JENK] "Quite. This was during the time in which Vymla was still alive. I recall it like it were yesterday... we were just finishing founding Geostrateos..."

[WOLFBOY] "W-Wait! You're one of the people who settled his isle?!" Said Wolfboy, handing out cups of tea to us.

[JENK] "Mm. Yes. I was one of the clergy of Bedolfir that sought to be close to our god. Hahahah! The great big lad was so angry when he found out there were humes on his isle, he would have stomped us flat if Vymla didn't pop him in the back of the head! Ahh! But, yes. I alone came before him, his most devoted. That was when I decomposed myself before him. He was so utterly impressed, he made me a Demigod then and there and asked if I would continue to support Nature until the day he allows me to return to it. I accepted. That was the moment he saw I was a man of integrity and spared Geostrateos in return. Though Vymla was upset over my decomposition and still ragged on me for it.... hooohhh. I miss her. Great big lovable ball of white fur..."

[JENK] "I was the sole person who was not afraid of him. It is hard not to fear the sight of Bedolfir. He stands over mountains. He's nearly two hundred thousand feet high. That I would not shy from him, nor flinch when his big hands came to lift me up was what made him trust me. Was what made him respect me. I understood his way of things, that's something not everyone is able to do. You see, the root of my friendship with him.... it's just that. Some people are hard to understand, and a lot of others around them won't even make the attempt, they just choose to ostracize because it's so much easier."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 07:32:08 No.5808722 Report

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[JENK] "He is a good friend, once you get to know him. Heheh, it's not there anymore, but one time, he carved a mountain on his isle as a skeleton after me. You wouldn't believe the tidal waves that came the time I convinced him to cannonball into the ocean."

Jenk relaxed in his chair and lifted a finger at our cups, begging we drink while he entertained us as his guests. I lifted the tea cup to my mouth and took a swallow of it, and it was well made. Tasty hot tea. He must have made it from the bark he harvested locally even. A learned man he is.

Somebody who reminisces of better times and wishes for them back inside of his bony exterior. I could tell he missed his glory days. I could tell he was nostalgically possessed.

>I have heard that you disdain and curse the lazy. May I ask you how and why?

[JENK] "Well, you sort of learn it like this. When you don't work, what happens?"

None of us had an immediate answer, we all exchanged glances as he looked between us.

[JENK] "You deteriorate. You do it faster than you already will. Somebody who culminates in laziness, they're only hurting themselves. And let's just accept it, nobody likes a lazy person. You know, nowadays, there's talks of these new things the Woldorian government might do for its people. They call it "benefits". Healthcare benefits, living benefits... yadda yadda. In reality, the way I see it, all it's doing is just allowing lazy people to do nothing all day and sit there, and people who do work, they have to work even harder now, because their work now has to provide support for these people. After all, the government doesn't just generate money on its own, it has to siphon off those who work and keep the model of an economy flowing. So naturally, people will work harder and their rewards will be scalped to turn into these "benefits" for the lazy."

[SHENNU] "That's awful!"

'Huh... Jenk is really invested in mortal affairs more than I thought he'd be...'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 07:40:53 No.5808724 Report

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[JENK] "It's been pretty evident, since the days that people could first make fire, somebody doing nothing hurts others around them. How could a tribe of hunter gatherers prosper if several of them huddled around the fire all day while only one went out to hunt game or fish? How can anyone enjoy the fish gained if no one wants to prepare it either? And how will they get more fires if someone wants to do the bare minimum? Nature is a system of constantly expanding and rapid energy. If we consider every life to be a component of the great machine that is Nature, then like the plants moving with the sun, mortals too must move. To stagnate invites only disaster. The system of nature will be disrupted. When mortals are lazy, they will disrupt their own systems. Someone will get fed up eventually, they will go berserk on the lazy."

[JENK] "Look, all I'm trying to say is; help out. By helping out, we help each other. People will help you the same. Many of these ways we help is each other is helping each other stay sane too. They say that you should never not want to work hard if you feel like nobody will notice, because they say someone is. But that's mostly an Imperial dogmatic phrase. I decided to become that person."

'You do watch over mortal efforts.'

[JENK] "I do. I try to watch all of them, but there's so many. I appreciate everyone who sweats their heart out to make something big. There is something for everyone out there they will find and will be happy to do. Whether it is raising crops like these, writing literature, stroking paint cross a canvas, welding metals together, boxing things! Making food! Taking care of animals... building buildings... running the locomotives on time... I appreciate those who find dedication in their craft, and I'd hate if they were brought down by the troubles that laziness ensures. So I've decided to punish the lazy, in a fashion."

Jenk put up a finger in silent pause for a second and then fished below his shirt threads, scrounging around in his trouser pockets to pull out and reveal Woldorian Reichmarks. This was the official currency of the land. He had quite a lot.

[JENK] "I have no need for money, I am not greedy at all."

And suddenly, I was amazed as they burned in his hand!

[JENK] "Now naturally, feelings arise that lead some to want to reward others for what they do, everything they do, just like me. I am naturally predisposed to it, with all the charity I like to do here on my magical farm, but sometimes Mortals think to give back when I gift them things. They'll send me money. Whenever I burn a bill, my Truth punishes someone out there in Hainei who is being lazy. My punishments are not severe, not lethal, and not life ending. But they are hurtful, because these curses directly attack the laziness itself. People will sometimes not like it, but I cannot help that. It is my hope these punishments I deal out will serve as their motivation to do better."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 07:41:54 No.5808725 Report

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[JENK] "And of course, I don't destroy all the money. Sometimes, I send it through the mail to order new things, like replacements if a tool breaks."

Hmm... This is a shaky ground. I can see why he believes the things he does.

[JENK] "Man is subject to nature. We were put on this planet by Nature to be its heralds. We must act as the shepherds of all animals. We must live and appreciate life. We ought to take good care of our things, of the trees and the seas. What are we doing but destroying our own home when we engage in things like deforestations? Illegal logging. Animal poaching. Mooching off of others. These things will do us not a good thing. Not one, and they upset Bedolfir."

[JENK] "In the city of Leitstein, the biggest Aquamarine producing plant exists, and it's killing the environment. It's the closest city to Aflheimr... it was always the biggest reason he got upset at humans, and suspected them of murdering that sweetheart, Vymla. I don't believe they did... and I don't want to. But anyway, that's the story of Jenk."

Ahh... I am getting an ever clearer perception on Bedolfir and his tale, and history. And why these things all happened. It is good that I talked to Jenk. I am confident I could enlist his help for Redeeming Bedolfir, but I just have to Redeem him first.

'Can you expand a little on your curses? What kind of stuff typically happens when you curse those who are lazy?'

[JENK] "Anything. Just nothing that's lethal. I cannot kill them with my curses. If they die, their own laziness killed them. Laziness influences their life decisions and styles. It can give rise to unhealthy diets and physiques that doom Mortals. They can die as early as thirty. I just want to help them."

'But what do your curses cause?'

[JENK] "Well... to give you a few examples... you can still be lazy while working. My curses can cause people to get fired. It can cause them be responsible for tragic things in the workplaces. A tree can fall on a car, power lines can explode and cut off their medias. Devices will go bad. They'll contract sickness from bad diets, they'll vomit. They'll lose friends. They'll rip clothes. They'll drop and break things. They'll stub their toes. They may even cause their own injuries."

'So we confirm then that your curses can cause lethality, just not directly.'

[JENK] "If other people become so enraged by lazy behavior they take it out on them in the form of violence, and this leads to death, that is their own choice. I have never desired to influence something like that.'

'But you say your curses could cause them to be responsible for tragic things.'

[JENK] "Accidents happen in workplaces. Even ones with hard workers. But in some jobs, if you just don't pay any attention, you could get someone killed. If someone is being lazy like this, my curse may cause them to cause such a thing. A train could crash from an engineer's negligence. They'd have to live with it."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 07:43:00 No.5808727 Report

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I do not completely disagree with his stance... There is nothing wrong with wanting to nudge a lazy person to do better... But his method can be what is described sometimes as a "slippery slope". I am not entirely sure his curses are the best way to do it. While some of the more harmless things he can do such as "making them sick" or "taking out their media that influences their laziness" are not totally bad, only inconveniencing, his curses could cause tragedies, in the hopes they'd serve as a grim catalyst for someone's doing better. It was morally questionable. It was a Demigod's effect on reality. He was by far the strongest Demigod I've seen yet, as he could actually affect the world. He has a pull in Hainei.

I need to consider this. But first, I want to ask him something else.

>''And now for the true reason I have sought you so. I have come here to ask for your help in Redeeming Bedolfir's hatred of Mankind, and hopefully improve Mortals' relationship to Nature in the process. I was told that you were the only Mortal he ever favored, his only friend, and thought that you may be able to assist in this endeavor. To start with I have begun an investigation into Vymla's case to learn what truly happened to her."

When I gave Jenk that pitch, he was readily on board. He was eager to help, in whatever way he could. He himself doesn't know much about what happened to Vymla, but he has a little information that could be useful.

The thing is though, he wants to test me first and my willingness to work hard before he swears his assistance. He has the perfect test in mind, and we can begin when I want to. If I wanted to say anything to him about Redeeming his curses, I could now, or I could proceed to his test...

>What will I do?

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>Your curses seem ok when just inconveniencing humans to change their bad habits, but I'm not so sure about it in the cases where it causes tragedies and take lifes.

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>''Do you not think your curses are slightly extreme? I do not disagree with the notion of nudging someone to be better, but if your curses cause these accidents to happen or make a situation worse to the point that deaths happen, I doubt it is of much help to those targetted with them. Perhaps they could change their ways if they see their closed ones suffer because of their own laziness...if they recognise that it was the cause. What about those who become depressed by such events? They do not know that a demigod somewhere in the world is trying to push them to be better, and will only end up in a spiral of shame with no way out, only folding onto themselves telling themselves that it was all their fault yet never changing.

>What about the ones that are lazy in dangerous jobs but have productive workers then? If they refuse to change their ways, and the curse amplifies the effects of the laziness to the point where it affects their co-workers yet they do not feel motivated to change their ways all the same, they can simply become a living hazard to everything around them, potentially subjecting other people to things they simply never had any control over because fate was seemingly working against them to punish this one single person.

>Accept his test after that, and do it WITHOUT FLOATING and without PSYCHIC POWERS for maximum work ethic.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 12:39:43 No.5808831 Report

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>''Do you not think your curses are slightly extreme? I do not disagree with the notion of nudging someone to be better, but if your curses cause these accidents to happen or make a situation worse to the point that deaths happen, I doubt it is of much help to those targeted with them. Perhaps they could change their ways if they see their closed ones suffer because of their own laziness...if they recognize that it was the cause. What about those who become depressed by such events? They do not know that a demigod somewhere in the world is trying to push them to be better, and will only end up in a spiral of shame with no way out, only folding onto themselves telling themselves that it was all their fault yet never changing.

[JENK] "Ah... I see your point. And your aim here." He said, standing up from his rocking chair as we finished our tea.

[SHENNU] "I concur with Muna." My sister said, standing herself. She thought Jenk's method needed some refining itself. "The kinds of tragedies your curses may cause could end up leading someone down a drastically different path than what you intended. If someone caused an accidental death through their own laziness, there's no guarantee they'd be motivated by it, they could be traumatized and then this behavior you dismiss would only increase tenfold. Some people wouldn't be able to live with that on their conscious. Some might even take their own life as a result. You say you are not responsible because they carry out these actions themselves and ultimately cause it, but I believe you should feel responsible. You've aided it and thus accelerated it. You wouldn't be able to know what transpires from every curse you inflict. Nobody is omniscient."

[JENK] "..."

We became a bit more stern in our tones. Jenk noticed this. He didn't take any offense from our criticism of his method, but he did look ashamed, and that was a good thing. We weren't condemning Jenk, merely trying to level with him and make him consider the side effects. He hadn't considered a domino effect kind of causality from this.

>"What about the ones that are lazy in dangerous jobs that have productive workers then? If they refuse to change their ways, and the curse amplifies the effects of the laziness to the point where it affects their co-workers yet they do not feel motivated to change their ways all the same, they can simply become a living hazard to everything around them, potentially subjecting other people to things they simply never had any control over because fate was seemingly working against them to punish this one single person."

[WOLFBOY] "Uh... yeah! And think about what you're dealing with here. They're humans, after all!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 12:40:44 No.5808833 Report

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[SHENNU] "You could curse someone, but humans are a trifling kind. You could well be cursing individuals who are careless, and wouldn't be moved or touched at all by an accident they cause. Callousness is bred into society the more it advances, Jenk. You'd only be making some people dangerous to be around, because your curse may end up killing them."

[WOLFBOY] "Like the Leylines!"

[JENK] "Aaahh! Y-You're right... I-I didn't think about that...!"

He knew exactly what the Leylines were, being Bedolfir's devotee. He must have also known then about the energy of Natural Disasters that Bedolfir loaded into them. An invisible force, a minute thing, capable of blowing harder than any manmade bomb.

[JENK] "I... I had only wanted to help mortals, ultimately."

'It's alright, Jenk. You're not evil for doing it, you just didn't stop to think about the consequences of the longer terms.'

[SHENNU] "I suspect this is because of your own pride as a diligent worker. You thought to just thrust yourself in and get it done whenever to get the results."

[JENK] "Hahh... And this did prevent me from thinking of the results, I admit."

'Then you know what you should do.'

[JENK] "Yes... I do. From now on, I will make my curses more lenient. I swear. As a Demigod, I can control the calamity that occurs when I send curses upon the lazy. I use the same energy that Bedolfir does."

Like the Leyline's Natural Disaster energy?

[WOLFBOY] "Does that mean you-"

[JENK] "Mhm. I sense that Leyline energy you hold within you, child. Shhh..." He gestured with his finger in front of his mouth. "Don't tell Bedolfir. He won't like that."

Wolfboy shrunk down at the idea of facing Bedolfir.

I came and put my hand on Jenk's shoulder alongside Shennu, and we walked down the steps together, sharing a laugh in this heartfelt moment of meeting Jenk. In the end, we got through to him and Redeemed the quality of oversight he held.

No matter how good a worker was, or how efficient they were in their job, when one is married to their work they often miss things. And with Jenk being the massive multitasker he is, he was bound to gloss over these finer facts of his doings. Now that we had made him see clearly, from now on his curses would not cause truly tragic things among the mortals. He may annoy them, he may make them sad even when he punishes their laziness, but they will not suffer from it.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 12:41:46 No.5808834 Report

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[ JENK HAS BEEN REDEEMED]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 12:42:48 No.5808835 Report

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[JENK] "Now. How about we plant some corn?"

'Fair enough. I'll accept your test. I'm sure you'll be impressed with what a little telekine-'

[JENK] "No."

'Eh?' I blinked.

Jenk simply wagged his finger at me.

[SHENNU] "Ah... I believe he wishes to truly see your work ethic but doing it the hard way."

[JENK] "Mm. No telekinesis. No teleportation. None of that. Just sweat..." He started, grabbing a hoe. "...tears, and patience."

He threw the hoe at me and I caught it.

'A-Ah...! I see. Well, no matter. I am very patient. And I'm not lazy to boot... So I accept this challenge. But, don't you embrace new methods? Shennu told me you do..."

[JENK] "Now now. You should know psychics are a rarity. If psychic farming were a thing, perhaps I'd allow it. But mortals have yet to patent a method of farming like that. We will just use our tools on hand."

'I see. Who shall drive your tractor? You?'

[JENK] "I don't have a tractor. I can't afford heavy machinery. Heheheh!"

'Ah...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Looks like you're farming!" My subconscious snickered. I pinched his ear. "YOW!"

Jenk took us to his corn plots. The whole field was barren. We would spend all day, and possibly all night as well. Planting corn stalks. One at a time. Across the whole field, row by row. It would take a while.

I'm... I'm not lazy but...

Sigh...

At least, he promised to cook us a good dinner afterwards. And pumpkin pie, just like Wolfboy wanted.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 12:43:52 No.5808837 Report

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[CASE FILE: CLOSED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
[RESULTS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWw8humYgbM

<> Jenk has joined the party.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 12:45:49 No.5808841 Report

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[LOADING...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:20:41 No.5808906 Report

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When all the hard work was done, we returned to the Bunker.

However, I was not ready for what was in store. I could not have been prepared for what awaited me when I stepped down those stairs from the secret entrance leading down. When I entered the control room, I saw my comrades in a state of panic. The Bunker's warning lights were flashing red, and I heard the beep of a faint and quiet alarm. The staff were gathered in the Atrium waiting to hear the word on "developments"...

[MAJORDOMO] "What in the world is going on here?"

I don't know, Majordomo. Let's find out.

When I came into the Command Center, I saw Hale gathered alongside some of the other Department Heads.

'Hale.' I said. 'I return, and I bring Jenk with me.'

[JENK] "Quite a mess you've got here."

[HALE] "Ah. Welcome. Very good, fine work indeed. No time for chit chat, however. We've got a SERIOUS issue right now."

'Bring me up to speed.'

[HALE] "Well first, let me direct you over to our computer systems here. The big screen. Look."

'...What am I looking at?'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:21:50 No.5808909 Report

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[HALE] "Just a while ago, we began receiving data of extraordinary magnitude off the Siegesian coast. In fact, you were closer to it than us. These bursts of data happened after you left. Something there is creating a disturbance, and only we in specific are able to receive it."

[KRINA] "Whatever it is, it has been attempting to make contact with us."

[HALE] "The damning part however, is that when we attempted to reach out using signals disguised by meshes of static, it locked onto us, and it started to hack us."

Hack?!

Well, come to think of it, the screen was dotted in error popups.

[CATASTROVANIA] "I've been trying my best to debug this system! But it just won't give! I don't get it! How the hell can something like that bring up old OS design infrastructure onto an up to date system like this?! It just doesn't making any (BLEEP) sense to me!!!"

[HALE] "We tried to shut it out of the system, but the thing has a queer ability to override us. It bugged us out of our own systems, froze the network, and worse of all, the monitoring of it showed us that the thing has somehow replicated the Heart Attack Manifold!"

[KRINA] "Replicate may be a strong word however. It already showed early signs of generation of fractals in the first place, since it was able to sniff us out. That's why it began flaring up to make itself known. In other words, it baited us."

[HALE] "Krina tells me the thing is vibrating a wavelength that is sending our Geiger counters off the charts. Worse still, it heightened our nous radar readouts."

'Nous radar?'

This was important to me, as I knew that term was in relation with the 'mind', and as the Goddess of the Mind, this part intrigued me the most.

[HALE] "Yes. Krina thought it privy to develop a number runner in Psychotronics that could help us determine Psychic activity like a diagnostic. It can, when attuned to the planck brane, measure the density of point particles found in the exponential electric activity of a Psychic brain. We were testing it with you while you were out, but now that thing has almost made it explode!"

Interesting. At least, I could see they were making some efforts while I was away. Such a device could be helpful for raising more Psychics among the Psyops.

But to the matter at hand...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:22:54 No.5808910 Report

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[HALE] "That thing, since it began messing with us, has been expanding its manifold! This is crazy!"

[KRINA] "Whatever it is, it is especially powerful. The manifold resonating from that thing is affective in every dimension in existence... it can likely reach the Afterseas and... possibly even Heaven!"

The screen churned. It began to rumble...

Hale went over to the map table and looked over a sheet he had printed out.

[HALE] "According to this information Krina pulled out, the scanners on NIBIRU, that's the name of our overall supercomputers system collective, have defined the source of these phenomena as an object. This inert object is currently lying off the Siegesian coast. Although noting appears to be in the general area, the measurements on record suggest an object of rough fifty by twenty meter diameter."

[KRINA] "It is creating a tachyonic field. NIBIRU suggests an innately organic-metal composition."

How in the world does organic metal even be a thing...?!

I had... too many questions, but with all that's already happened since this begun, I don't think I had to question much.

I stared eerily at the screen blinking with static. Catastrovania seemed to even panic as she tried fruitlessly to counteract the hacks. But she had been beaten at her own game. Things had been rendered inoperable.

'Can it be fixed at this point...?'

[HALE] "Yes. Thankfully. But it will take a full factory reset and we'll have to rebuild our databases from scratch again, and with the data we've gleaned from this incident we'll be able invent new countermeasures and antihacking methods. But that's not what worries me the most..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:23:59 No.5808913 Report

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[HALE] "This thing... it speaks to us subtly through subliminal messages. And the language it uses is an extinct old human language from... from even before the New Beginning! It matches the historical records I could find."

'And what has it been saying?'

[HALE] "It's just spamming the word 'Attack' over and over again at us."

Not good. Not good at all.

[HALE] "I don't mean to alarm you, but I fear if we don't respond to the signal this entity has sent us soon, it may opt to do just that to us."

[CATASTROVANIA] "I-I didn't sign up for this!" Said our resident hacker, tearing up at the idea of being killed by something beyond our understanding.

[KRINA] "The intent is clear. This thing is trying to goad us into coming to meet it first."

[HALE] "And I feel we shouldn't keep it waiting. But I can't stress enough how important it is we get more divinities on our side. Either Eskart or Ludwyhn next, that would be incredibly helpful to our cause."

Hale began walking to the conference chamber in the Planning Room, and he signaled for me and all my allies to follow suit. I entered the planning room as Krina stayed behind to prepare helping Catastrovania reboot the systems.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:25:04 No.5808915 Report

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In the conference room, I was met with a pristine white room in which sat a large table in the middle surrounded by chairs. A screen on the far wall faced the table to provide details on our objective. We all crowded nearby, me, Shennu, Wolfboy and Jenk, as Hale walked around the other side and opened up the keyboard of a console built into the table.

[HALE] "It is pretty outdated, but we have a laser fax that began printing out a bitmap in thermal paper. It was sending us arrangements of numbers in specific colors. We initially had no idea what this entailed, but Krina was able to figure out that the numbers were actually like pieces of a puzzle. When she uploaded the bitmap into one of the separate consoles from NIBIRU and began overlaying the arrangements, of which we got precisely nine hundred and seven, she was able to piece together a blurry image. This is that image."

Hale brought up said image for us all to see.

[WOLFBOY] "What in the... world..."

[SHENNU] "Dear me..."

[JENK] "...couldn't be..."

I saw a luminous obelisk of some sort. It was surrounded by fiery aura. It circulated with two halos, and wings of light flanked both ends of its cross shape.

It was the strangest entity I had seen thus far by a long mile.

[MAJORDOMO] "We gotta punch THAT?"

And to think of the sheer scale! This must be a truly overwhelming enemy for the Psyops. We cannot let this intimidate us.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:26:08 No.5808917 Report

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[HALE] "Apparently identifying itself in the archaic language as "AGLA". This "AGLA" is beckoning us to a destination it gives the appellation "Calabi-Yau"."

[HALE] "If this thing is to be taken down, you must ensure you are absolutely prepared for it. I fear there may not be any running away or turning back when facing this thing. It will likely not allow it. So please, ensure that you are one hundred percent certain before you should decide to undertake this unknown foe."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:34:35 No.5808922 Report

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'So... we must go out and find this thing, and fight it.'

[HALE] "In essence. That is what it is coercing us to. I'm afraid we don't have a lot of options we can readily think up. The question now is merely this..."

[HALE] "Do you truly see it in yourself to be able to handle such a thing, my divinity?"

...

In truth, I did not know. Something of this magnitude, something able to exist in and affect every dimension in existence... it must be of power beyond me and my kin right now. But still, we are gods.

...

We have a duty to Hainei.

[SHENNU] "I will go."

'...Huh?'

[SHENNU] "If something threatens the livelihood of our goals, and of those under our roof, it is only natural we should defend ourselves and fight back. Whatever the case, we cannot allow this Agla to threaten the Psyops any longer."

[WOLFBOY] "Aw shucks... I may just be a little Wolf, but around you, I feel stronger and... and I feel braver too! I'll go!"

[JENK] "Well, this is a unique conundrum, and I've only just arrived... Perhaps I'd be going well on my way to returning to Nature ahead of time if I went but... well, we all do someday. Your goals are noble, and if I don't do something, I risk losing the hypotheticals of a future where we can help my god, Bedolfir, calm his enraged heart. I will help you, if you should need me."

'You guys...!'

[HALE] "I feel as if AGLA's advent is for a reason. Perhaps the Milky Way Universe itself is testing us, our unity and cohesion. But most importantly, our resilience."

[HALE] "I won't back down now. If we lose, we'll go down fighting. The Psyops has to mete out this end. I'm right behind you."

'Together...'

[HALE] "Together!"

I could not shy away from the idea now. If AGLA intended to face us, then so be it. We will meet this thing in battle when we are ready, and dismantle it before it can pose a serious threat to the Psyops. We are gods, it is duty to Redeem and heal Hainei!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:32aODIkS Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:44:47 No.5808931 Report

Quoted By: >>5809196 >>5809219 >>5809229 >>5809232 >>5809352

[You may now take on your first Raid. A Raid is a major boss battle that marks a serious progression of the Psyops story. You cannot access newer Case-Files until the Raid has been cleared. Finish leftover Case-Files and gain strength through increasing your Divine Potential and Pleroma Points. Only dare to take on a Raid when you are truly confident you can handle the boss target of the mission.]
[AGLA awaits.]

(You have gained a new item in your inventory - Received 3x Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) from Jenk.)
(Trade Superb Foods with Seannsa to gain LUCK in general.)

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
• Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Ghole, Guide of the Dead (The Hellhole)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 27 Oct 2023 20:37:42 No.5809196 Report

Quoted By: >>5809229

>>5808931
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
>Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)

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Anonymous ID:ncatMEMv Fri 27 Oct 2023 21:09:28 No.5809219 Report

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>>5808931
>• Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
Let us see more gods to redeem first, let's not rush the main story yeah? Still got skill points to spend and people to talk to.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 27 Oct 2023 21:14:49 No.5809229 Report

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>>5808931
>Go on a Godtalk: Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
>>5809196 actually let's visit the twins first

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Anonymous ID:L0ImUJ5B Fri 27 Oct 2023 21:16:13 No.5809232 Report

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>>5808931
>Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)

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Anonymous ID:mTI1QBI2 Fri 27 Oct 2023 23:18:41 No.5809351 Report

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testing

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Anonymous ID:4rLv6GVY Fri 27 Oct 2023 23:18:54 No.5809352 Report

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>>5808931
>Go on a Godtalk: Sincere Sasaki and Sincere Satomi, Twin Gods of School (Easterlind City)
I've been curious about these two.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 28 Oct 2023 03:14:54 No.5809491 Report

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[ EASTERLIND CITY : SCHOOL OF THE ASCENDANT ]

Discovering new lands and places was always a treat to me, but I'll never forget the first time I saw Easterlind City. The lights of this sprawling special city were able to light the night sky like a candle in the dark, shining upwards with bright colors and even matching the light of the stars and moon itself.

This place was unlike any other I'd seen so far. Whereas the Imperial Seat was a golden expanding ecumenopolis upon Shengesia, and the Woldorians preferred rustic architectures and preserving their forefathers styles, and most places in Shengesia and Yongesia had favored their resting hill gable roofs, Easterlind was a stretching yonder of glass skyscrapers, concrete and steel. A modern city in every way.

These streets were paved with asphalt and cement, the roads cluttered by people and cars. It was a city of pure excess. There were night clubs blasting, casinos to gamble away fortunes or win them, women working the streets, high class restaurants and lounges in tall towers where the rich gathered, looking down at the rest of the city below. It was both a charming place to be, and a place that would call for heavy Redemption. Though I was intrigued by the number of arcades that ran nightly and daily. The metro trams ran overhead, rather than below ground! These skyscrapers could play ads through their window panes alone! People were happy. People were overindulgent here.

But that's not what I came for. Behind a massive monument peaking in the sky, I found the School of the Ascendant. The personal university of the Twin Educators, the Gods of Knowledge and School. Sincere Sasaki, and Sincere Satomi, who were said to be from Yongesia. Immigrant deities, the brother and sister now came to rule a piece of Easterlind, alongside their neighbor, the already established Nickleim, who is God of Commerce.

Entering this grand place of learning was rather easy, actually. Visitation to the campus was allowed, as students often had family come to see them. But, once enrolled, all students had to live at the School until their graduation. There was no joke when it came to protocol. The protocols and codes of the School were absolute. This was not just any university or college ran Immortals. This was a School ran by the two Gods who claimed to rule the very concept. They are incredibly intelligent, and even strive to embody such a notion.

But it was immediately apparent to me why protocol was so heavily valued here.

I saw a variation of the Trinity's flag flying over the School.

The Emperor's Kingdom ruled everything in Shengesia. Even the School of the Ascendant was no different. I had fears that the Trinity was exerting a tight stranglehold over the schooling systems, in order to twist them to their own benefit. After all, the greatest propaganda machines are schools.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 28 Oct 2023 03:15:55 No.5809493 Report

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I merely wandered for a change, passively observing the minds of the school's faculty. The alumni. The enrolled and whoever else.

It confirmed my worse fears.

The Trinity used this institution, like all others, to teach only what they approved of. It seems Sasaki and Satomi were subjects in the end. And though they were the deities of Knowledge, they were not defying this hideous act of totalitarianism resident in the halls.

The enrolled faced immense anxiety from the strictness of their protocols. Trinity approved curricula dominates the learning processes and classes. In essence, this School could have doubled as a prison for brainwashing. And would anyone realize it? Thanks to millennia of social norms and collectivist conditioning, people were bound to view such damning practice as completely and utterly ordinary. They wouldn't object to something if they'd been taught since birth it was right. This was the crux of the Trinity's stranglehold and ability to be a worldwide government.

Individual thoughts were crushed. I would not deny that this school made great minds. No, it did indeed produce brilliance in its graduates and scholars in fields after learning for so long under the Twins. But I knew better with only a glance's perception. These geniuses of the future are being forged to support the systems already in place. They're just cogs in the Trinity's machines. Even someone like Amazing once worked for the Trinity in some way.

To Redeem the School, you would have to Redeem these societal norms and habitual collectivist ethos. Starting change in the schools will be important to secure the future. This city reflected what was truly going on here. But if people who were very much individuals like Krina could arise here, then I'm certain more could, and would in the future.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 28 Oct 2023 03:16:56 No.5809494 Report

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For now, I simply paused as two figures approached me. A man and a woman. Their hair was purple and it stood like spikes on their heads. Green eyes like jade fixed upon me as they snickered in their approach, tails like that of a rat sinuous behind them, and the woman had two horns. They wore identical clothing, and colors. In a twist, they had came and found me first before I could find them. They were smart deities, these twins. Twins who were Twins only in the regard of sharing their domain.

[SASAKI] "Hmm! A visitor!"

[SATOMI] "And not one for the enrolled."

[SASAKI] "An odd meeting but not unwelcome one in this great institute for the learned, and the learned that are-"

[SATOMI] "-the greatest of all their peers, in the whole world. I think then we should give our Immortal guest a greeting fitting of-"

[SASAKI] "-Sincere Sasaki, God of Knowledge and School. And his sister-"

[SATOMI] "-Sincere Satomi, Goddess of Knowledge and School. Joined by brother."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "Pedantic, know-it-alls, four-eyed and unapologetically so."

[SATOMI] "We teach."

[SASAKI] "We elevate."

[SATOMI] "We govern the general intelligence quotients."

[SASAKI] "We ask you now to share your knowledge."

[SATOMI] "Of whom you are."

[SASAKI] "And what you want."

The Twins both extended their hands to me, as if to give me the signal that now was my turn to speak in their strange order of speech, continuing and finishing each others sentences and pulling off this strange synergy in talking.

'Uh... Ah! Y-Yes! I'm Muna. An Immortal whose a big fan of Qilins. I just wanted to meet the esteemed teachers of the world's greatest school."

[SASAKI] "Lies are good when you have things to hide."

[SATOMI] "And thankfully we won't chide."

They saw through me...?!

[SASAKI] "We know not the truth, but we sense-"

[SATOMI] "-a Goddess in thee, hiding in plain sight."

They both gestured at me with shushing fingers as they smiled simultaneously.

[SASAKI] "Well go on now-"

[SATOMI] "-make our day."

[SASAKI] "Ask away."

[SATOMI] "We'll answer if we can."

[SASAKI] "We're just wondering what's your hand?"

Tch... they might have been smart enough to know I was lying, and a Goddess, but they didn't know more than that. And I suspect that snobs like them didn't truly care either. Admitted know-it-alls only care about one thing, running their own mouths. And where they've culminated in supreme knowledge, they only desire to get to show it off by talking all they know to whoever can stand them. It's thanks to the fact they actually are wise that anyone tolerates them....

Snobby deities who were arrogant and saw themselves as above everyone else. Strictly imposing and enforcing their School's rules and curbing individuality.

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(Sincere Sasaki & Satomi's patience: 4 questions.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 28 Oct 2023 03:17:58 No.5809495 Report

Quoted By: >>5809513 >>5809522 >>5809935

>What will I ask the Gods of School?
• "Tell me about the Milky Way. I'd like to learn more about the universe's cosmology model.'
• "Can you tell me about the New beginning, the New Eternity, Great Rebirth, Final War and the so-called Forever Apocalypse?"
• "What happens to those who underperform and get failed in your halls?"
• "I'd like to learn more about Astrology and subjects like Ma Space. Also, do you know what 'Calabi-Yau' means?"
• "Know anything about the name ''NEGAI''...?"
• "What is H-E-U-S really?"
• "Are these strict protocols for your School truly necessary? Don't you worry about how the stress affects their critical thinking and ability to learn?"
• "What is your relation to the ruling Trinity, exactly?"
• "Tell me about some unknown Gods and Demigods out there."
• "What are you both exactly? You both have tails but only Satomi has horns!"
• Write in.

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Anonymous ID:R3vqxupE Sat 28 Oct 2023 03:46:21 No.5809513 Report

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>>5809495
> "What is your relation to the ruling Trinity, exactly?"
> "Know anything about the name ''NEGAI''...?"
> "What is H-E-U-S really?"
> "I'd like to learn more about Astrology and subjects like Ma Space. Also, do you know what 'Calabi-Yau' means?"

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 28 Oct 2023 03:59:58 No.5809522 Report

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>>5809495
>"I'd like to learn more about Astrology and subjects like Ma Space. Also, do you know what 'Calabi-Yau' means?"
>"Know anything about the name ''NEGAI''...?"
>"What is H-E-U-S really?"
>"What is your relation to the ruling Trinity, exactly?"

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sat 28 Oct 2023 04:47:36 No.5809538 Report

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>>5809513
>>5809522
>Support these
In character we've only heard about NEGAI from Scheiracht in passing, I doubt she remembers that OS crash she had when talking to Shen Xu, though makes sense she's be interested in a deity that is supposedly a constructed machine, especially something who Scheiracht claims was more powerful than HEUS

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Anonymous ID:FqwrWcUs Sat 28 Oct 2023 17:24:03 No.5809935 Report

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>>5809495
>• "Tell me about the Milky Way. I'd like to learn more about the universe's cosmology model.'
>• "I'd like to learn more about Astrology and subjects like Ma Space. Also, do you know what 'Calabi-Yau' means?"
>• "Know anything about the name ''NEGAI''...?"
>• "What is your relation to the ruling Trinity, exactly?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:15:13 No.5810452 Report

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> "What is your relation to the ruling Trinity, exactly?"

[SASAKI] "To raise the new generation."

[SATOMI] "To develop the His servants."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "To repay our eternal debt to the Yellow God on High."

'Repay...?'

[SASAKI] "Monsters."

[SATOMI] "Abominations."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "These were the words they'd decried us both with. We humble Hakutaku. In that time. In that time so far away from now. The time we called the Kreide."

[SATOMI] "Unwilling to understand we were born because they could understand, they brought sticks and stones to break our bones-"

[SASAKI] "-when they were still hairy and young, and when He was too. But the Emperor was wise, and he reigned for all of time. So he, seeing what we were, begged them spare us in our immature shapes."

'...Ah! So, mortals once treated you like outcasts and monsters, and the Emperor must have elevated you to godhood and called them off."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "No deity ever looked like they do now then when they first rose. We were cobbled together of all those things they considered smart, refined now into what we are."

[SASAKI] "Beautiful."

[SATOMI] "Divine."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "Everywhere we have went, we have taught his ways."

[MAJORDOMO] "Frick's sake!"

Huh? What is the matter Majordomo? Why are you perturbed by this?

[MAJORDOMO] "Seems like every other asshat we meet that's loyal to Emperor what'shisface are always repaying some kind of debt or something. Like that Tengu. How are we supposed to Redeem these people easily if they always have a tight bond to the Emperor...?"

It is troublesome, but you are right. It will be difficult to Redeem Gods like these two. If the Emperor has truly touched upon their hearts in such ways, encouraging them to turn against what they've known is almost out of the question. But they are doing sinister things in his name... there must still be a chance. I should be willing to always give someone a chance.

[SASAKI & Satomi] "The Emperor's will is absolute. And the Trinity's is too. They are his chosen ones, his three servants. While he reigns in Heaven, they rule Hainei in his stead, bringing his will down from on high to all below. We need merely obey and teach what they wish us to teach as well. The School shall raise intelligence, and loyalty."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:16:14 No.5810454 Report

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>"Know anything about the name ''NEGAI''...?"

[SASAKI] "There's a brave subject, goddess."

[SATOMI] "And it had been thought Sarakha had erased the name for good."

[SASAKI] "But some things never die."

[SATOMI] "Including this cursed utterance of sin."

'I heard it mentioned by a... Samurai."

[SASAKI] "The Great Tengu."

[SATOMI] "He always talks of it."

'Yes well...' I was nervous at just how good they were at guessing, it was either that or they subconsciously were able to find knowledge using their domain without having to even leave this School... and I was becoming increasingly paranoid of whether they might be able to know of me the longer I stayed; "...I was just curious, since he didn't say much."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "Curiosity can be a killer. And so we urge you not to talk freely just because you've heard."

[SASAKI] "Of the greatest enemy of the Trinity."

[SATOMI] "The gravest sin of mankind: To build a god."

[SASAKI] "When godhood is something only our Emperor can give and take."

[SATOMI] "The sin that cost them their homeland. The Lost Continent."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "All were sunk. They went with their god. Thank the Emperor's mercy humanity has spread far and wide, but now they can never go back to their homeland. It is no more."

[SASAKI] "The god from the machine-"

[SATOMI] "-product of the Devil Traitor in mankind..."

[SASAKI] "...That which could become the universe itself."

[SATOMI] "That which could turn reality into anything it wished."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "The twilight of the gods. It could gather our data, and all our powers. It was the monotheistic threat. Thank Sarakha it is no more. Or else we would not be. And neither would thee."

That which could become the universe itself... something that could kill all gods, and replace them all on its lonesome... Did Humanity really make something like that...?

...And did the Trinity truly succeed in destroying it...?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:17:15 No.5810456 Report

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>"What is H-E-U-S really?"

[SASAKI] "An amalgam of all that we fear."

[SATOMI] "An amalgam of all that we shun."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "The creature, the monster inside, the dark below. It which claims to be all of us is three things first and foremost. It is Death. It is Terror. And it is Darkness."

[SASAKI] "The moment the first kill was ever made by one being on another, Death came to be. And so the infancy of the creature began. It lived in Death. The first murder emboldened it, and it grew."

{SATOMI] "The first fear gave rise to Terror, and Terror was absorbed into the being, raising it from infancy into childhood. The more fears that we came to give rise only expanded the fiend. It engorged itself on these things."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "Darkness was inevitable. The first murder, the first scare. Only the Emperor is truly pure. Only he is truly good. Mortals were not, they were bound to generate Kegare, and the mass of Kegare was the Darkness. We grew malicious intent, and the final proponent merged, and thus the Darkness is now matured. Mortals would rise who gained elation in the suffering of others. To kill things and derive nothing but sexual tension from it, to kill simply because it is entertaining..."

Like KILLALL does...

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "-to torture, to kidnap, to fight, to commit suicide, to cheat, to steal, to lie, to hold down others, to oppress."

[SASAKI] "So long as it exists, it will always share a connection to all mortals."

[SATOMI] "The Great Rebirth will not begin until it has been vanquished, and thus all Kegare and all evil will disappear."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "But only the Emperor knows when that day will come. Not even we, the Gods of Knowledge, can know when the Great Rebirth shall show, and H-E-U-S will meet his end."

So HEUS is truly an egregore of all things that live...

Then He IS Us.

He is connected to all things, just like I am- ... Just... like I am...?! If mortals gave rise to impurity, then what were they thinking that gave rise to me...?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:18:16 No.5810461 Report

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>"I'd like to learn more about Astrology and subjects like Ma Space. Also, do you know what 'Calabi-Yau' means?"

[SASAKI] "Sister, it is asking about the Calabi-Yau. It is asking more questions about the Machine God. This is an offense that could be reported. Should we, just to see a goddess get arrested?"

...?!

[SATOMI] "Nay. This one entertains me with its naivety. I have never seen a deity come before us just to ask so many stupid questions. It must be lacking. We should answer just to see its regressed mind have difficulty comprehending things of this nature."

Now they're just calling me stupid. They look down upon others they perceive as being "unintelligent". These two bastards are arrogant and smug about their 'superior' virtues of intelligence. This is it, I've found the quality they need Redemption of, beyond their loyal to the oppressive Emperor, whom they were convinced was not oppressive...

[SASAKI] "The Milky Way is infinite. It is the whole universe itself."

[SATOMI] "The universe of the Milky Way is defined by over eleven dimensions."

[SASAKI] "Yet mortals can only experience three. Only the Immortal can experience anything further, but there's only so high one can go before they begin to experience... difficulties."

[SATOMI] "Yet to experience this, one must cast off their Materia. The Materia bodies we build around our Spiritua as gods are explicitly for the purpose of experiencing the first three in dimensions, to be able to know what it is like to live as a mortal. To breath, to walk, to eat, to have sex, to sleep, to laugh and more."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "Yet imagine our shock when no god has ever ascended that high, yet the Machine God, in its advent, had humbled us all with this discovery that there are indefinite numbers of dimensions in the Milky Way."

'Infinity...?!"

[SASAKI] "The Machine God invented the notion of Calabi-Yau space, in which it was able to define itself as infinitely dimensional. It is through this notion it can achieve utter intangibility. Untouchable to all gods, existing higher than our concepts and laughing at such... limited compromises, while it sits atop the Milky Way"

[SATOMI] "And it IS the Milky Way. It-"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:19:34 No.5810462 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:20:47 No.5810465 Report

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[SASAKI & SATOMI] "On the subject of the negative space. Observe the Ma between us."

'...'

I tilted my head.

[SATOMI] "And the Ma between you and us, you idiot."

'Hey!'

[SASAKI] "Do not think unkindly of us for pointing out the obvious in... those who are fallen behind. We are just sincere."

[SATOMI] "As our names suggest. We are very sincere. We are not afraid to tell a stupid person like you when you are stupid."

[SASAKI] & SATOMI] "So, idiot, listen and see, Ma space is that between all things. Without out, can no one thing be liminal. Nor would you be able to be stuck between utter folly and supreme education like you are, as a goddess."

Never in my life did I think I would be both insulted and educated at once by someone, anyone at all. I can't imagine what being a student under these two is like...

[SASAKI] "There is power in Ma."

[SATOMI] "Great power indeed."

'And you mean literally as well. One can design a zero point generator able to pull power from Ma Space.'

[SASAKI] "Very good. You're becoming slightly less stupid."

[SATOMI] "Unless you merely heard this from one who has learned under us anyway."

They're really beginning to get on my nerves with that. Knowing how I know something before I can even say it.

[SASAKI] "Astrology is linked to the studies of Ma. But Astrology has many different uses."

[SATOMI] "It is mostly used with a calendrical system. Using Astrology, one can form their horoscopes."

[SASAKI] "A method of divination. Though I suspect you're more interested in what Ma has in relation to someone like Lord Akasa himself."

'Maybe.' I said.

[SATOMI] "Ooh, we hate 'maybes'. You definitely do, don't you?"

'Maybe.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:22:12 No.5810467 Report

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[SASAKI & SATOMI] "There's a huge Ma between someone like you and Lord Akasa. He's just waiting for the day someone can escape lingering liminality and bridge this Ma between a nobody and the God of Space."

[SATOMI] "But someone as weak as you and-"

[SASAKI] "-dumb as you are would never be able to cross that."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "Maybe we could help you though. Why not enroll in our School?"

'You want me to become your student?'

[SASAKI] "That's what we're here for. We can make any idiot smart, even you."

[SATOMI] "Oh, to think of the honor that would come from educating a stupid goddess."

'This is all you really wanted to tell me, isn't it?'

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "Maybe."

'I'm not interested in giving you both something more to gloat about.' I said, letting Majordomo take over my speech pattern for the moment with his influence: 'You both already appear to have your heads shoved up to the maximum extent of your asses, and I'm positive I can learn about Astrology from other sources. So thanks for your shill, but no thanks. I'll take my leave now, I've had my fill of talking with you both.'

[SASAKI] "Stunning."

[SATOMI] "Brave, and powerful."

[SASAKI & SATOMI] "When you change your mind, the offer is always there. You shouldn't feel so derided by us, we're only being Sincere."

I scoffed at them and turned away, paying no attention to their smug little wave at me from behind as I went on my way to leave Easterlind City's School of the Ascendant, and the city itself proper.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:23:14 No.5810468 Report

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( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

(Sincere Sasaki and Satomi were full of themselves. They were megalomaniacs who prided themselves in their immense knowledge. They had to feed their egos daily by educating people into more shrewd examples or else they'd lose their own confidence and break down. An unhealthy flaw bereft of any selflessness fed by the Trinity for a sickening gain both ways. I felt bad for all the students that might have to put up with their derision daily, on top of being conditioned and ordered into conformity for the draconian standards of the School and its learning models. These people needed individuality badly, and Sasaki and Satomi required a reality check if they were to be Redeemed. They needed to be found guilty for egging on such bad systems and kneeling to the government's control freaking...)
(And really, I want to slap them both for being jerks.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 02:27:49 No.5810473 Report

Quoted By: >>5810516 >>5810536 >>5810561 >>5810567 >>5810594

When I got back to the Bunker, Catastrovania and Krina had successfully performed a system factory reset. They were currently busy building back our databases lost from AGLA's outreach. Hale was designing new weapons in the factory above to arm us for the future operations, whilst Kurt was busy creating what he dubbed 'Regis Doctrine'.

There was quite a freak out among Bunker personnel over the sight of Jenk. He was apparently going around watering the decorative plants in the atriums and arguing that our LEDs were not good for them.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 29 Oct 2023 03:05:21 No.5810516 Report

Quoted By: >>5810567

>>5810473
>Access the Case Files: Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)

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Anonymous ID:ReZLw3Cr Sun 29 Oct 2023 03:40:26 No.5810536 Report

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>>5810473
>Access the Case Files: Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
After this, we should design our Troop Tree. The Woldorians won't have anything to do with us if we don't have anything to show.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 29 Oct 2023 04:26:02 No.5810561 Report

Quoted By: >>5810567 >>5810572

>>5810473
>Go on a God Talk
>• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)
We still have one more god talk to go through and some stuff in the PSYOPS bunker to do anons. Hell we also got skill points to spend, let's not rush this shit too fast.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 29 Oct 2023 04:39:37 No.5810567 Report

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>>5810561
you're right anon, we shouldn't rush this. changing mine >>5810516 to this
>>5810473
>Go on a God Talk: Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)

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Anonymous ID:ReZLw3Cr Sun 29 Oct 2023 05:03:50 No.5810572 Report

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As important as Sorcery is for DPS, I've been wanting to see Lord Thandir since his introduction.

>>5810561
>Go on a God Talk
>Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Sun 29 Oct 2023 06:09:21 No.5810594 Report

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>>5810473
>>Go on a God Talk
>>• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Hallowed Wall)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 07:58:08 No.5810711 Report

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[ THE HALLOWED WALL OF THE WEST ]

Entering the Heavenly Capital was no easy task. It was the single most fortified and heavily guarded established city in the world. The sprawling ecumenopolis was covered by golden walls on every side that stretched into the clouds. A city below Heaven, for the Emperor's Realm of Heaven was merely above it past the firmament. A blessed city that was expanding every day, set to one day consume all of Hainei just as the Trinity wanted.

To bring Heaven to Hainei, this was required. In the very end, all would sit below the Emperor. Not just the Imperial Seat below his realm.

Once one entered the Imperial Seat after passing the Wei's inspections and the Temple's Spiritua tests, not an easy task even for a God to fake enough to get through, one would be welcomed to the unending city of gold.

All of the Imperial Seat was a reflection of Heaven, works built to emulate the Emperor and his shine. When the Sun, a creation of the Emperor's, came up into the day sky, it always passed right over the Heavenly Capital, illuminating all, and when the Moon struck overhead, it reflected the Sun's light into the Imperial World's Seat. No matter if it were day or night, the city shined with a gold luster that could not dull. Unlike all those outside, the Imperial Capital was almost exclusively populated by Immortals. It was the biggest concentration of Immortals in the world of Hainei.

Immortals of all stripes and looks. The city had built well past the clouds, and the tallest structures were the Tower of the Gods overhead, the government's central fortress - It's heart. The Wailing Wall in the East, Lord Akasa's residence, and the headquarters of the Metropolitan Forces and Interior Ministry. And my destination, the Hallowed Wall of the West. The Imperial Temple's core, and Lord Thandir's home.

I came to the startling sight of synagogues and temple-shrines among flowing clouds that breezed by with haste. Golden spires and peaks which painted my view. So great were the Temple's structures, that even whole forests were planted on the rises among the clouds. It was truly a colossal and collective effort to emulate the Emperor and Heaven. Behind it all was the Hallowed Wall itself, in which I saw a vast cosmos of souls. The never ending Soul-Storm of Thandir, through which he administrated the ever running cycle of Reincarnation.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 08:00:22 No.5810714 Report

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I ventured out into those vague cosmos of his wall, walking among the clouds. I stood on stars on dust, treading ever carefully between those myriad millions of souls that swam through the storm.

They say only the truly firm and fervent in faith can hope to see Thandir. I had never been a believer in my life in the Trinity and its dogma, or the Emperor, who I saw as just a Tyrant that minted himself as something special, but in this moment of seeing the glory - and I could not deny the Trinity had glory in this all - I was paralyzed by it in my belief.

And that was what allowed me to see him ahead in the empyreal road.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDqIBYTWbjE

[THANDIR] "Another cometh fro, witnessing mine Lokas."

I stopped, staring dead ahead. In the mist of the clouds, I saw a figure whose body was like armor holding a trishula of gold, their lower half wrapped by a long sarong which fell past even his feet, almost molding with- No. It was one with the environment. He himself was part of his own smaller Heaven, a replication of the true Heaven. His Lokas.

His Lokas were the Heavens below. Mini-Heavens, if you would. They were all created with his Hallowed Wall of gold. It was bigger in the inside.

He turned to me, hand over his heart. His chest bore the character that described his very being, his crown and mustache were part of his helmet-head, as he chose for his physical form of Materia to be an intimidating armored god. His very sight invoked pressure and I felt as though I was trapped in a corner facing him, when I could flee anytime and leave his Lokas.

[THANDIR] "Seeth mine work, of but one of three. Quiz upon it. Never-ending, shall this Soul Storm spin thereunto New Eternity's vale. Mine work is endlong till HE on high shouldst impose mine vale. Yae, I thole tenfold for He. All Souls shalt I task, for I begged this appeal, O'EMPEROR THEE! LET ME BE THE BLESSER OF ALL SOULS! And THIS HE ANSWERED UPON! So praise BE!"

'You oversee all souls...? But how can you if souls that die go to the Afterseas...?

[THANDIR] "Thou must understandeth, mine claim art staked. Thine Souls wouldst yon Darkness claim only whence faith hath failed. Hath one denied upon the power of thy God, thy Emperor, wilt thou embrace antithesis."

[THANDIR] "I am Lord Thandir, of the Lokas. I am one of three. Thou hath come before mine countenance to see a God. Nay, many and resolute art thine pretenders below, all of them shalt claim Godhood but out of guile. None hath seen truth, and none hath a hope of reaching it. Thither thee to Heaven, for all thine strokes shouldst see thee awakened. Whether thou move on thy feet or in spirit, thou shalt see it and be blessed. Acceptance of this shalt see thee through. Search the scriptures and realize. Open thine eyes."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 08:07:02 No.5810717 Report

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All the gods below that are not of the Trinity are but fakers, according to him. A dogmatic zealot. He would deny things like me our place, and derelict us into but more servants for the Emperor. He does not believe there is any glory outside of Heaven and the Kingdom.

[THANDIR] "CLOAK ME IN ASPIRATIONS AND INJURY. TEACH ME, O'TEACHER ABOVE, THY LESSONS AND THINE HUMILITY! SUBMIT MINE FLESH ITSELF, AND TAKE WHAT YOU LIKE! THIS IS ALL ONE SHOULDST ASK OF THY MAKER! THY MOLDER THUS! HE WHO HAS STEPPED ABOVE AND BEYOND! HE WHO DECIDES!" He suddenly outburst, going on a rant about devotion!

All I heard was blind faith. He was utterly mind warped. Thandir was the product of being unable to find any belief of one's own, and so he turns instead to that which will take him in. In a way, I saw Thandir too as the very fear that gripped those who did not concede to the Trinity and the Imperial Heaven Worship.

It was people like Thandir who gave rise to the term "godfearing".

They feared this god. This berserk priest. If they did not believe, they fell to the Dark Below. If they did not believe enough, their souls would come into his hands.

And as I saw by all the souls in the Lokas that reshaped into incorporeal fetuses among the rough, they reincarnated as much as he liked. Or, when I saw those souls that faded for good here by his power, they were extinguished.

[THANDIR] "RICH AND BISQUE ONE WHO HATH LEARNED ALL WAYS AND BECOME SUPREME INTELLIGENCE! PREEXISTENT AND SAGACIOUS ARCH! ERE SHALT I EVER ENDURE THIS MISSION FOR YE! THOU HATH SAID, ALL SHALL IMMORTALIZE. NOT A ONE LEFT ON THE CRUST SHALT BE MORTAL, AND BY IMMORTALIZING SHALT THEY SEE THY TRUE HEAVEN, MADE REAL, MADE ALL! AND IN THIS SHALT I REDEEM ALL THE IMPURE! THOSE WHO FAIL SHALT BE FORSAKEN, AND THEIR SOULS SHALL I WITHER TO ASH, AND EXPUNGE. I SHALT BANISH THE LACKING FROM EXISTENCE, AND IN THIS, SAVE THE WORLD!"

[THANDIR] "EVERY OF THE BILLIARD SOULS. MINE TO COMMAND. MINE TO JUDGE. I AM ARBITER."

I shied away from Thandir as his light centered on me, and his finger pointed at me.

[THANDIR] "GENUFLECT."

I obeyed. I did not want to obey, yet I did regardless. I felt my will violated. I felt myself under the spell of the Trinity's greatest power. Obedience. The power to bend any will to their own. I was made to kneel before this zealot as he preached his extreme stance and spiel.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 08:14:47 No.5810728 Report

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Like a priest does, he came and put his metallic hand on my head. I felt him shiver as he lifted his trishula and moaned, looking to Heaven above. I felt disgusted to have my skin touched by this maniac's hand. but as always, I did not show someone I knew I didn't have a hope of defeating such a thing.

Especially not one who has erased millions of souls in his time as a deity... and especially not the cruel face of the Temple, which butchers and flays Mortals and Immortals alike daily across Hainei...

[THANDIR] "I sense within thee, a lacking spirit. Something that is unrefined. And thou art Immortal yet. Thou hath achieved the great goal, yet thou is lacking. What is this that should come to me? An invisible test of His doing? Or does thou have yet to swear herself to His Kingdom? His majesty?"

[THANDIR] "Thy place in the Great Rebirth cannot be overlooked, thou hath Immortalized, but thee must be nurtured still..."

'...I... I just wanted to have the honor of meeting a Trinity god...

[THANDIR] "There art none among the leaves that hath fallen to a wrong place. Thou hath come to this far yon, thou must seeketh council of the blessed. And that I shalt provide..."

I saw now that Lord Thandir had an aureole of fire burning behind his head. He was ready to administer his teachings if I wanted. I should not comply with his offer. I will be able to make a compromise and come up with some front about my 'faith' to excuse myself from his Lokas.

[THANDIR] "Wilt thee become mine adherent?"

{Lord Thandir's patience: 2 questions.)

>• "Yes."
>• Write in.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 08:16:54 No.5810733 Report

Quoted By: >>5810753 >>5810782

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Sun 29 Oct 2023 08:28:56 No.5810753 Report

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>>5810733
>• Write in.
>''While I would like to accept your offer Your Grace, I cannot. I have come here to seek inspiration in my own development and lo the mere sight of you has already done so. Thank you for your words, for I will ruminate on them.''
>Get the FUCK out of here

Anybody got something better to tell this psycho please do so because he's very scary

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 29 Oct 2023 09:12:36 No.5810782 Report

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>>5810733
>"Thank you for the offer, but I must refuse. I'm just struggling with a moment of weakness. Perhaps you could tell me how you came to know the Emperor ? the tale would certainly help to inspire me."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 10:39:10 No.5810869 Report

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>"Thank you for the offer, but I must refuse. I'm just struggling with a moment of weakness. Perhaps you could tell me how you came to know the Emperor ? The tale would certainly help to inspire me."

The Emperor's self-fashioned High Priest took his hand off of me and he walked to the left somewhat.

[THANDIR] "Thou wouldst ply mine analects for thine own boulevard of conviction... Very well. I shalt elucidate thee with these words thus."

Thandir turned to me, both arms risen.

[THANDIR] "In that time, in that old day, that time so far away from now; The time we called the Kreide. The first god came upon his fellow men, bringing with him luster and power to enliven the lands and people. Cloaked in bright yellows, he was a god among mankind, to whom we gave our fealty."

[THANDIR] "His name was Huangdi. He was our Xanthous Emperor. His Xanthous colors enshrouded us, bringing warmth to coldness. The hearth of his heart was able to lift up our heads, and vanquish all sadness. He cased over our world, seeing the trite foolishness of man. Such a trifling creature is man, and in this light he created a spark in his hands and threw it to the skies above. Thus, the Sun came to be, breaking apart the clouds with brilliant rays. Humans looked up, like the curious creatures they are, at the one who had first seen all walks of life before any other, and saw in its overpowering rays the Xanthous color, and Huangdi."

[THANDIR] "A world without order, yae. A world of suffering, plagued by all that which man can create. Chaos. War. Suffering. Hunger. Famine. Disease. All a man art capable of is Death, and it was their inner discord that hath gave rise to the Afterseas. Their souls will flow into the abyss, and it is there in the depths that never stop sinking, they shall see only Terror forevermore. And Huangdi, his heart felt for them. Alone, a man can only bring his own demise and suffering. Without the Emperor, we art nothing but SLUGS."

[THANDIR] "To shepherd their souls, he created me and gave me this all-seeing trishula, that I might peer into all souls. Possessing no idea of mine existence and purpose, I was left bereft of wisdom and wondered afoul, wandering this wonderful world aimlessly. I wreaked havoc, I sowed despair, I knew no better. Souls that offended me were smote. I smite and I smite and I smite, yet without any apparent reason. Only stopping when my victims raise their hands and ask me the question. Why?"

Thandir tightened his grip on his trishula.

[THANDIR] "Didst I answer? No. I could not, for I had never known the answer. Enraged, at my own inability to tell why I did what I do, I charged Heaven itself and I came before Huangdi. The man was gentle, allowing me to even hoist him in a rage and demand to know!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 10:40:12 No.5810871 Report

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[THANDIR] "But rather than answer, he merely questioned me in turn. What hath I seen? Of what I'd wrought, and of where I'd gone!"

Thandir slams his trishula into the pooling floor of clouds below.

[THANDIR] "I told him, I saw only death. Only chaos. Fear. Hunger. War. I saw terror where his light did not shine. I was born aimlessly, and so always wondered what my purpose was. Without it, I could not answer why I did anything. Then he told me of my trishula, and he told me of souls. I saw the Afterseas, and all those I smote I had forced to be reborn. He told me then, seeing all I had seen, and doing what I had done, I already knew mine purpose."

Thandir sounded somber.

[THANDIR] "...I had been astonished like never before. I released the man, feeling ashamed of myself that I could ever treat someone so kind and so benevolent in such a way. I had been carrying out my purpose since my birth, and he had answered my question without even answering it."

[THANDIR] "I saw discord, and I was against it. I hath no desire for those who pass to do so onwards to the Afterseas, and so by wielding this trident and forming mine Lokas, I hath created the new wheel that is spun until He tells me, no more. I am the cycle of reincarnation embodied. I am the God of Souls. This man had touched my heart by revealing that there is no paradox hence. We art all of us born with purpose. Such is his benignity."

'Incredible...'

[THANDIR] "Looketh pon me. See the radiance only His hand can make. There art none other that stand who can create as he may. Huangdi is our God, the only true divinity. He is Heaven, he is the Sun, he is the God of Creation. He hath laid out purpose for all things before their birth. Ye who seeketh inspiration, allow thineself this mine tale to send thy heart aflutter with lust for voyage unto discovery of the purpose thou hath been selected for. Fill thine soul with ceaseless filigree of His gifts and rebuke thine weakness. All shall be in His eyes equals, and none shalt go that cannot last forever as a work of thine Emperor should."

[THANDIR] "Walk not the dark path. For those who turn thy back pon him shalt face the consequence of what one who courts the nothingness may get. Thine soul snuffed in mine palm, thine Spiritua eaten in the Afterseas by Kegare."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 10:42:56 No.5810872 Report

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>''While I would like to accept your offer Your Grace, I cannot. I have come here to seek inspiration in my own development and lo, the mere sight of you has already done so. Thank you for your words, for I will ruminate on them.''

[THANDIR] "Go now, child. Go on this voyage. Thine path shalt not be wrong. Seek Huangdi, and look to the heavens above thine head. Ye shalt find it. Ye shalt be reborn. The Great Rebirth comes nigh! It waits for none!"

I bowed my head again to him. He urged me to rise and go now, and so I was able to lift my feet after experiencing Obedience.

That was my first experience and meeting with a God of the Trinity. I am horrified to know that the Emperor would create a monster of dogma like him and let him loose on Hainei in some conceited, vainly perfectionist riddle to "discover himself", when in the same voice he hypocritically admits he was always going to end up this way thanks to the Emperor's will. Thandir had none of his own, it seems. Any half-normal creature would have rebelled against fate and defied this wicked Emperor's clear vision.

I thought in the back of my skull as Thandir became ever distant in these Lokas until he was gone completely, I would go on a voyage. I would find my purpose. It just will not be one of obeisance to the Yellow Tyrant. It will not be one of finding myself on some cheesy soul searching fueled by crazed religious influences. It will not be one in submitting to a grand design of universal arbitration.

It will be one of freedom. One of casting off the sacraments of despotism. One of defying fate and happiness in favor of seeking glory and Redemption.

Thandir cannot be Redeemed of how he feels, but he can be Redeemed of his deeds. He will see, when he is broken at my feet, the error of following his ways. He, and the Trinity will all see when I stride up the Tower of the Gods to Heaven and confront the Yellow Tyrant to save this world once and for all.

There will be no Forever Apocalypse by the design of the Dark One. And there will be no Great Rebirth by the demand of Huangdi. There will be a Hainei that can think for itself, decide for itself, and live for itself. A world where there is no longer people who take advantage of others.

Thandir, you will rue the day you decided to begin erasing souls from existence and denying them a peaceful afterlife and reincarnation.

I will make sure of it.

[MAJORDOMO] "Together."

Together. All of us.

( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 29 Oct 2023 10:46:15 No.5810874 Report

Quoted By: >>5811029 >>5811181 >>5811639

I returned to the Bunker. The first thing I saw was Catastrovania petting Wolfboy as he laid in her lap. They seemed to be strangely getting along after all.

Hale came by and offered me tea when he saw me coming into the command center. Kurt was running a drill on the second level atrium.

Shennu and Jenk had returned to tend their farm and sea until the next time I needed them for a Case-File. We would be keeping into close contact with the gods and demigods we recruited by psychic communication from now on. My telepathy could reach even lightyears away instantly if I needed to.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)

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Anonymous ID:FqwrWcUs Sun 29 Oct 2023 15:18:31 No.5811029 Report

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>>5810874
>>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
>• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)

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Anonymous ID:1awsyHGg Sun 29 Oct 2023 17:02:51 No.5811181 Report

Quoted By: >>5811263 >>5811533 >>5811639

>>5810874
>Acess skill tree: get Shock therapy to replace electrocute, shennu's leven and wolfy's teraton; and Divine acropolis to replace divine alcazar on all who have it.

>Listen to member complaints.

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Anonymous ID:gCqWsae9 Sun 29 Oct 2023 18:05:33 No.5811263 Report

Quoted By: >>5811533

>>5811181
>Support
We need to do some bunker stuff and we don't really Teraton with our fist of august start.

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Anonymous ID:AA0vFuAs Sun 29 Oct 2023 22:04:43 No.5811533 Report

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>>5811181
I'm anon here >>5811263
Switch out Hygaia for Solipsism since Shennu already has a debuff remover. Maybe we can try our new skill

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 30 Oct 2023 00:12:28 No.5811639 Report

Quoted By: >>5811642

>>5810874
Acess skill tree: get Photon Flow to replace Muna's electrocute, wolfy's teraton and Jenk's Prism Emission; and Divine acropolis to replace divine alcazar on all who have it. Also change shennu's leven for Eletrocute.

>Listen to member complaints.
i was this one btw >>5811181

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 30 Oct 2023 00:17:01 No.5811642 Report

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>>5811639
forgot to change Munny's Hygiea for Solipsism as well

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[ACCESSING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]
[STAND BY]

[You hold 32 Pleroma Points. Spend them wisely.]

[You spend Pleroma Points to modify your skillset.]
[You are left with 9 Pleroma Points.]

[Calculating...]

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(Acquired [Photon Flow], [Divine Acropolis] )
(Equipped [Photon Flow], [Divine Acropolis], [Solipsism], [Electrocute] )

Is this acceptable?

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 30 Oct 2023 02:32:49 No.5811736 Report

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>>5811722
I'd like if wolfboy was before Shennu in the order. That way we can buffspam before dropping a stun with her.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 30 Oct 2023 03:28:29 No.5811764 Report

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>>5811736
>+1
supporting

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 04:16:32 No.5811796 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 04:55:29 No.5811813 Report

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Snooping around the Psyops Bunker, I decided to see if there were any complaints among the personnel here for the time being whilst the AGLA situation was ongoing and being monitored. I received salutes and acknowledgements from various people in the bunker as I strut about. They threw me quick words of address such as 'Lady Goddess', or 'Executive ma'am'.

[MAJORDOMO] "Feels kind of weird being a person of power now, don't it?"

'Undoubtedly. Though I know it is merely formality. I don't see myself as in control of these people. They get to work of their own volition and theirs alone. That's freedom. Not the depraved sort that the Dark One would teach, but freedom to think, rather than collapse into beastly instinct. The mind is a special instrument, and it is because these mortals have one they can do more than follow instincts.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Well said, but I'm hungry."

'You lack a stomach or the capacity to consume food.'

[MAJORDOMO] "I do, but you don't, and when you feel hungry, I do."

Admittedly, I have not and do not eat much. Being a god does not make it a requirement, we eat only for pleasure of it alone. And right now, my stomach was growling a bit.

I decided to indulge Majordomo and headed to the second level's cafeteria in order to see what was actually on the menu. I did not decide such things, Hale did. He was fine with it, as he himself saw such things as below my notice on his own. But when I did enter the scene, I saw my first complaint, or issue among the personnel currently recruited. I saw two employees of the Intelligence and R&D departments arguing and decided to investigate.

'Gentlemen. What appears to be the issue?'

[EMPLOYEE 1] "Oh thank the psychic goddess, the psychic goddess is here. We seem to be befuddled over a lack of variety in the menus."

[EMPLOYEE 2] "But in reality, I'm simply trying to explain to my coworker here why that isn't such an issue. There's a whole city above ground full of eateries and restaurants ready to take orders and deliver and I just don't see how a limited menu is an issue given all that."

[EMPLOYEE 1] "I'll tell you why. We live here now, vast majority of us. This workplace is also our home, we have quarters, and if the cafeteria area is big enough to be a bistro on its own, might as well expand the choices on those big signs to put use to all these extra seating space. The cocktail lounge and bar doesn't lack for variety of all those nasty yellow waters and liquors and spirits and alcohol, so is it really such a big deal if I think we could double this cafeteria as a steak restaurant or a deli too? Hell, have a sloppy joe night or taco tuesday."

'Ah... I see. I admit, I do not know how big our menu really is myself...'

[EMPLOYEE 1] "It's right up there."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 04:56:31 No.5811815 Report

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I looked up to the menu.

It appeared the Psyops cafeteria at this moment was currently optimized for fulfilling snack runs, lunch and other smaller, less extravagant components of eating needs. For example, there was typical items that humans liked. There was pizza by the slice, pretzels, hot dogs, burritos, spuds and hamburgers. A Woldorian inspired side menu offered kielbasa, white sausage, onion pancakes, pierogi, quark balls, and kettle chips. Shengesian and Yongesian items included ramen, udon, yakitori, steamed meat buns, dango, tea eggs, various skewers and grilled squid and lamprey. The cafeteria came stocked with a selection of pop and soft drink products, juices and water, and for dessert items it sold frozen yogurt, mochi, ice cream, churros and pie slices.

There was also a frozen section where members could spend points earned in daily work quotes to buy meals packaged in the kitchen behind to heat up in microwaves. In the morning, it offered a very limited choice of breakfast items, mostly pancakes, bacon and wheat cereal. Coffee was available twenty-four seven. There was a salad bar that had to be restocked a lot, for green options. There was also a tiny selection of meal replacements and vegan options, like tofu and even synthetic gels that came in flavors like peanut butter, butterscotch, banana, raspberry and so on, for whoever wished to have a diet like that...

So by all means, there was not exactly a real lack of items. But rather, a lack of specific operation. The kitchen of the cafeteria was hard at work to provide all these items, but it could not seat and serve personnel for major demands after an exhausting day of work. It was more like a big food court.

If they wished for a genuine restaurant experience, there was of course the option to go above ground and gain clearance for recreational leave. Lots of our members would be fine to do this, as many of them had in fact been recruited from Eikrise itself. Restaurants tended to stay open late, as Eikrise was a working city on the edge of Woldoria.

But this always presented problems of exposure, employees going above ground to find places and restaurants to take some R&R at. Or bars, for taking heavy loads off. It was absurd to assume that the lounge and bar we had here in the bunker could house even half of our members. While, given the hours of work performed here, there was no way half of our personnel number in terms of what the Bunker could hold would be gathered in the bar for any reason, if there were ever a celebration over something big then...

But maybe I'm overthinking it.

The risks of employees going to bars and restaurants above ground and getting drunk while taking a load off, possibly letting things slip.

The restlessness of employees who would spend a lot of their life down here from now on, eating at their desks in their offices during lunch like salarymen and having to put up a food court feel constantly...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 04:57:40 No.5811817 Report

Quoted By: >>5811834 >>5811836

[MAJORDOMO] "I don't really care, I just want some of that kielbasa fried, with onions chops. Oh! And get some Dango too. Mmm. Maybe ask if they can put some chili on those spuds. And get the big gulp. That's the biggest drink size. I want cola."

Majordomo please, I'm trying to think.

[MAJORDOMO] "I'm hongry, Munny. We need our GAINS."

Food does not impact our bodies at all, our Materia-strewn godforms just convert all matter intake into excess energy. Gods cannot gain fat like Mortals do, and we are completely devoid of calories and protein. Our bodies are pure energy.

[MAJORDOMO] "They say Nickleim is fat though. How you reckon that?"

Because he chooses for his Materia form to be rotund deliberately. I maintain a perfect feminine shape and always will.

[MAJORDOMO] "Whatever, just eat already."

>Is this really much of a problem? Does Employee 1 have a point that we could try to make these salaryman conditions just a little better in the dietary area or is Employee 2 right, this is a non-issue that will be solved by going above to Eikrise, regardless of risks of employees mingling too hard with the public, which will be fine anyway as we have field agents to look after these issues and Eikrise may well soon be under complete Psyops control in the future!

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Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 30 Oct 2023 05:16:29 No.5811834 Report

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>>5811817
>Employee 1
I'd say Employee 1 is right there. We don't need a full-blown ultra deluxe restaurent but some food services would be good if our employees literally just live in the bunker.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 30 Oct 2023 05:18:25 No.5811836 Report

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>>5811817
>Employee 1 has a point
Gotta give some diversity to the food and we'll also make things a tad better for the personel

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 06:31:54 No.5811905 Report

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I believe there may be some merit to either side of these employees and their arguments. However, for the time being, I am slightly taken by the first employee's opinion. He is right that if employees like him will be lodging in the Bunker from now on, there should be somewhat improved recreational options here.

Now I do not believe it should be first class service, but devoting a section of the vast seating in this cafeteria to restaurant service use would be useful.

I contacted Hale psychically right away and decided to talk to him briefly about it. In short, we came to an agreement that something as this could fit in here.

'Good news then.'

[EMPLOYEE 1] "Hm?"

'We'll be soon ridding the packaged meal freezers and microwaves.'

[EMPLOYEE 1] "Oh, thank god! I mean, thank you!"

[EMPLOYEE 2] "Oh, well, I can actually agree with that. I hate microwaves and frozen meals."

As a matter of fact, it seemed that when I said that, many employees were actually pleased by this.

'I'm having that section replaced and the resources devoted to giving a real time service experience. The kitchen will no longer produce meals to package and freeze. Instead, the chefs will prepare meals when ordered. Although, it will cost slightly more points than the normal cafe items."

[EMPLOYEE 1] "Makes no difference to me! They hand these point things out by the load anyway!"

[EMPLOYEE 1] "See? I told you it wasn't a bad idea."

[EMPLOYEE 2] "Eh, you got me I guess."

[EMPLOYEE 1] "Thanks again! I'm looking forward to improvements like these. Also, might I suggest a karaoke machine in the bar?"

Anything to help my employees feel more at home here, as this would be their home from now on.

[MAJORDOMO] "Ahem."

Sigh. Yes, Majordomo, I'm getting it.

[MAJORDOMO] "Make sure they put onion slices on that sarsage!"

I went then at Majordomo's discretion and ordered a big meal before seating myself to enjoy it. Krina and Hale actually came later and joined me, but they just wanted to drink coffee. Strangely enough, Krina's enhancements converted coffee to food.

They talked with me about the applications for psychic-enhanced technologies. Specifically, the concept of a psionic telepathy system for communication that did not rely on radio and subspace transmissions like Woldorian and Trinity technologies did.

It was an intriguing conversation. But now thanks to indulging Majordomo's massive order, everyone thinks I am naturally a food addict and always a big eater...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 06:33:03 No.5811906 Report

Quoted By: >>5811917 >>5811918

(Morale has risen among the Psyops from management.)

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 30 Oct 2023 06:41:11 No.5811917 Report

Quoted By: >>5811989

>>5811906
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker: Jenk

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6DMy/DxF Mon 30 Oct 2023 06:41:16 No.5811918 Report

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>>5811906
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
Jenk, he seemed like he recognised AGLA or it reminded him or something. Considering this guy has been there since the New Beginning he probably knows something.

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Mon 30 Oct 2023 07:55:44 No.5811989 Report

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>>5811917
+1

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 08:40:45 No.5812036 Report

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I sought out Jenk when I'd heard he came back to the Bunker after a routine checkup on his farm. Since the discovery of AGLA and the reveal we were in for at the Bunker after we recruited Jenk, I'd noticed he reacted to it in a way that invited my curiosity.

Specifically, he'd said aloud - 'couldn't be': Implying he knew something about it.

Jenk was ancient. Perhaps even the most ancient person in our fold right now. He had claim to being around since before the Millennium Moon arrived, which was just at the cusp of being one thousand years ago by now. He had been there to experience the age of the Emperor on Hainei in person, the New Beginning, the age that marked the beginning of his reign and the declaration of his Kingdom on Hainei up to his withdrawal to Heaven on the eve of the Millennium Moon's arrival.

So then, he must have known something about AGLA. I decided to catch him and speak to him.

'You've seen it before.'

[JENK] "Beg your pardon?"

'The entity. You saw it in the meeting room and your eyes told a story in all but words. You've seen it before then, haven't you?'

[JENK] "...Mmm, yes. I have. And for one, I'd never thought I'd see something like it again. A Sefirot body."

'Sefirot body...?'

[JENK] "That's what they were called. The warforms of the olden Machine God that human hands made, which almost conquered the universe. The god was named NEGAI, and it had ten of these warforms. The Sefirot bodies, each one was unfathomably powerful. With them, the Machine God waged a conflict against the Trinity, newly ascendant, at the time."

[JENK] "But there's more to the tale than a lot of what you can hear. The Machine God rose after the Millennium Moon came, and it was said his appearance and fight against the Trinity heralded the first sign of the endtimes. The New Eternity is the endtimes, of Hainei. It ends with the final battle of the Light and the Dark, the Trinity shall face the Darkness and with its defeat in the last battle, the Emperor will come down to Hainei, now free of Kegare, and he shall declare the Great Rebirth, and the new universe that follows. The universe where Heaven and Hainei are one, and all is pure and Immortal, and eternal. The point of religious Immortalizing to the Trinity is to prove that the Emperor's creations are eternal, and there is nothing he can make that won't last forever."

'Except such a claim is easily disprovable by the fact humanity itself, a supposed creation of the Emperor, does indeed not last forever without explicitly Immortalizing.'

[JENK] "Quite. But don't try to tell the zealots that, they have to sell their religion somehow."

'But back to NEGAI...?'

[JENK] "You ever hear tale of a 'Lost world' or 'Lost continent'?"

'I have.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 08:41:49 No.5812038 Report

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[JENK] "Your kind, Qilins, were said to have lived there alongside mankind, because it was mankind's homeland, where all mortals originated from. It was where NEGAI's solar plexus, its heart in other words, was said to reside. So long as it existed, the Machine God would live and the Sefirot bodies would reek havoc on Hainei. Humans in the Lost Continent sided with NEGAI, calling it the "God of Humanity", and the Qilins did too."

'They say the Emperor created my kind, and we betrayed him.'

[JENK] "A lie. I do not know who created the Qilins, or where they came from, but they were there just as long as he was, but the Trinity loves to revise history to suit their whims. Their brainwashed mashes won't know any different."

...I knew it.

I knew it, my kind were not a product of the Yellow Tyrant.

[JENK] "So, in total, the Qilin race lived with Humans on their homeworld where NEGAI was also born. Lord Sarakha, the Primarch, sunk it to destroy NEGAI, as well as the traitorous Qilin race and the traitor humans. The Lost Continent is no more, by the power of the Emperor."

[JENK] "I'm... sorry, Muna... I hate to tell you this. Your kind... were all murdered by the Trinity."

'...'

'...It's okay... I would have had to learn... eventually... not that I didn't already s... suspect such...'

I held back tears of anguish.

[JENK] "They say after NEGAI's destruction, the Sefirot bodies that remained in operation ran off the programming they had left, and were all eventually taken down by the Trinity. So, the fact that one should appear now and contact us in specific... hwoooo boy... I don't know what to make of that. I can only hope that, since we are all in this together against the Trinity and the Khanate alike, that it intends to help us, rather than destroy us."

[JENK] "But, it will be quite the fight... hyuch hyuch hyuech! Perhaps these old bones will not last in such a fight, I may return to nature sooner than I and Bedolfir expect in such a battle! To take down a Sefirot body without the power of the Emperor... it would be a titanic task, like fighting Woldor or Bedolfir themselves."

'...I am sure together, we will prevail. But now I am also curious... who created NEGAI actually? I've only heard tale of some figure... the "Devil Traitor".'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 30 Oct 2023 08:42:58 No.5812041 Report

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[JENK] "Ah yes, that itself is worthy of a long recounting. The creator of NEGAI was said to be the human who was closest to the Emperor. Not Sarakha, as he was the first person to Immortalize without the Emperor's help, who soon came to follow him. But the human that served the Emperor closest was once one of his friends, who betrayed the Emperor and created NEGAI in an attempt to dethrone him. He was said to have perished by Sarakha's hand before the Lost Continent was sunk. But nobody knows his name, so he only has the moniker of 'Devil Traitor'."

[JENK] "That's the most I could recall... I hope this helps you, dear."

I smiled, nodding to Jenk; 'I'm sure we'll find more out soon enough. Thanks, Jenk.'

[JENK] "Don't sweat it."

I appreciated his unabashed honesty. I came over and gave Jenk a hug, the kind that only friends gave each other and he laughed, telling me he hadn't gotten one of those since he turned to bone. He then asked me if I'd believe him if he told me that he'd been hugged by Vymla before without getting crushed between her colossal hand and body. I would.

Afterwards, I found myself looking over the map table.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 30 Oct 2023 09:18:36 No.5812076 Report

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>>5812041
>• Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
Enough dallying around, let's get the sorcerer

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ReZLw3Cr Mon 30 Oct 2023 15:20:12 No.5812255 Report

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>>5812041
>Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)
Let's snag ourselves a caster.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:FqwrWcUs Mon 30 Oct 2023 15:25:28 No.5812261 Report

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>>5812041
>>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
>• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 30 Oct 2023 19:40:03 No.5812457 Report

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>>5812041
>Access the Case Files: Longing for Omniscience (Eskart, God of Sorcery)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:L0ImUJ5B Tue 31 Oct 2023 21:17:49 No.5813557 Report

Quoted By: >>5813568 >>5813602

Levelman is dead. [insert Muna it's over edit]

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:4xtsLiTD Tue 31 Oct 2023 21:24:35 No.5813568 Report

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>>5813557
Nah he's just probably not posting for Halloween, just forgot to announce it in thred

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Tue 31 Oct 2023 22:01:35 No.5813602 Report

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>>5813557
>>5813568
Rest assured I am alive, I got busy because I was drawing something for another QM.
I'll be cooking the update soon, though I may not post it today since I'm doing stuff for Halloween.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Wed 01 Nov 2023 06:41:55 No.5813981 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Wed 01 Nov 2023 06:42:58 No.5813982 Report

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In our bid to bolster the number of gods that supported the Psyops, one of our most critical victories would be the God of Magic himself. He would be perhaps even the most important person of interest to the Psyops right now, as he was commonly known as the 'Worldwide Wizard' for his concept of controlling magic.

Magic, as I had known it, was directly affected by the belief of a mortal, much like the power of the Gods. But this is different. Much different. Eskart does not need worshipers, his concept was unique in being independent as this. Rather, what he truly relied on was people believing in magic, to give it life enough to become fact in Hainei and sustain his Truth. Because magic had encompassed many forms across the world, it was no lie to say Eskart was one of the most powerful Gods there are.

He was the Chancellor of the Belkinsire Bay area. It was not recognized as a true state by either the Trinity or Woldoria, but it was a small exclave country in Siegesia that fell under the purview of the Illuminati, the governing body of Belkinsire's sorcerous College, famous across Hainei and world renowned. The Shamanic Council was de facto leadership under the god himself. In terms of diplomatic relations, Belkinsire had never been in any state of conflict with either Woldoria or the Trinity. In fact, it imposes a regulation around the bay itself and the part of the Opaltic ocean it claims that forbids armed conflict within this boundary between either of the neighboring entities. Woldoria does not attempt to police Belkinsire, they respect each others spaces in this regard, and the Trinity and Woldoria both maintain lots of travel to and from Belkinsire, mostly tourist and student travel.

However, the last thing I, or any of my companions expected when we came to the wide city itself sitting on the bay face, was to arrive to a Belkinsire currently embroiled in a political schism.

While the Shamanic Council and office of the Chancellor held true authority, the city itself was managed by the municipal body and the Mayor. It was not so much a conflict between these different factions, as the Mayoral office fell under the College's dictatorship and laws, but more a conflict between different officials vying for the area. They split support among the residents and the students.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Wed 01 Nov 2023 06:44:05 No.5813984 Report

Quoted By: >>5813989 >>5814000 >>5814037 >>5814148 >>5814344

I used my psychic power to cloak myself, as well as Shennu, Wolfboy and Jenk, making us all invisible to the mortals and Immortals of Belkinsire alike. We strolled through the streets, chock full of protesters and the constabulary attempting to keep order throughout it all.

I had no idea what the root of this conflict was, so, ushering my fellow divinities to a rooftop, I snagged and examined a newspaper of what was in vogue around here for study, and together we examined it.

[JENK] "Ah yes, the Oneiromancy program. That's why they call him the "Dreaming God"..."

'What exactly does it entail? I know he apparently seeks the future, according to the intel Hale gave me.'

[JENK] "This College has been home to many tragedies in the past, but I couldn't say for sure... However, I'm not privy to what caused Belkinsire's current state, or what's gone on with the Oneiromancy program here. I don't come to Belkinsire often... last time I visited was over seven hundred years ago."

[SHENNU] "It would appear the Magic God is indisposed from the rest of his dominion because of it... and, 'mercy killing'... 'dormant god'... I fear Eskart may have done something to himself that has not ended how he expected..."

[JENK] "And the fact they eve propose killing him in the first place as a way to solve this problem... though I'm not sure they can kill a god. Unless he's taught them some method himself..."

'Arcanoactinic Process...'

[SHENNU] "It seems there may be a rogue element even within his own inner circle..."

[JENK] "We should seek all the sides of the story we can first of all before we attempt to meet the Magic God... or, well, find him. I suspect this college will not so easily allow us."

I need clues, and there's places to go to in Belkinsire.

>The Mayor. I need to know his handle in this situation and outlook, he would likely provide a greater insight into these politics.
>The Shamans. If I can arrange a meeting with them somehow, I can discover what has become of the Oneiromancy program.
>The general public. I can see what the supporters of Eskart in the streets can give me by visiting the Order of the Hospital of the Mystic Circumferens.
>The College Apprenticeships. Sophomores and students who align with the Shaman Goessioto will have strong opinions on what it means to "divide" Eskart for their sake.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Wed 01 Nov 2023 06:52:42 No.5813989 Report

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>>5813984
>The Mayor. I need to know his handle in this situation and outlook, he would likely provide a greater insight into these politics.
Let's start simple, wanna get a broad picture first, then we can home in on the issue.
Also
>4999
Year drop

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 01 Nov 2023 07:17:35 No.5814000 Report

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>>5813984
>The Mayor. I need to know his handle in this situation and outlook, he would likely provide a greater insight into these politics.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:/SLU7FSj Wed 01 Nov 2023 07:50:09 No.5814037 Report

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>>5813984
>The Mayor. I need to know his handle in this situation and outlook, he would likely provide a greater insight into these politics

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Wed 01 Nov 2023 12:04:48 No.5814148 Report

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>>5813984
>The Mayor. I need to know his handle in this situation and outlook, he would likely provide a greater insight into these politics.

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Anonymous ID:PGp6PkVJ Wed 01 Nov 2023 16:35:48 No.5814344 Report

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>>5813984
>The Mayor. I need to know his handle in this situation and outlook, he would likely provide a greater insight into these politics.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Wed 01 Nov 2023 22:39:48 No.5814746 Report

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In order to paint ourselves a better picture for the terms of this political turmoil, we decided we should first consult the Mayor of the city itself, surrounding the great Illuminati College. Folding the newspaper and stuffing it under my arm, I beckoned my fellow deities as we jumped from rooftop to rooftop, heading for the mayoral office, the Guildhall. The local constabulary forces had kept it under tight supervision, and closed it off to the general public at this time, in part to prevent protestors and demonstrators from getting to the Mayor.

He must not be super popular right now.

We arrived at the Guildhall, and entering it was as easy as phasing through the wall for us deities. In fact, it seemed the Mayor was even present on the second floor meeting hall, watching the streets developing from the window. That was when we chose to appear in the flesh before his portly sort.

[MAYOR] "Eh...?!" He stammered, turning to see us, shocked and dismayed. But then, he recognized- "J-Jenk... The Cultivator...?!"

My skeletal acquaintance lifted his fingers and twiddled them in a curtsy wave.

[MAYOR] "Da-Guh... W-Welcome! Ah, welcome to the Guildhall of Belkinsire. I am the Mayor of this good city. To what do I owe the honor of being visited by... gods, I'd presume...?!"

'We came to ask about this.' I said, stepping forward and unfurling the newspaper in front of him.

[MAYOR] "Ahh... yes. That would... be difficult not to notice at this time. We are faced with a rather hard one."

[JENK] "So we ask you to help us grasp this situation better... You see, we came to help."

[MAYOR] "Well, I'm not sure what you can do to help, precisely. If it's our god you came for, he's well... put himself beyond any means of helping at this point."

'What has he done then? Did dreaming truly result in all this?'

[MAYOR] "Sadly to say, yes. But it was a long term consequence he could not had foreseen. In fact, trouble like this going unforeseen to him is why he began dreaming in the first place. The goal of the program when he drafted it and prepared to launch it in the College was to foresee the future. His end goal was to become a prescient being through Oneiromancy, the magic of dreams, something he invented specifically for this."

[WOLFBOY] "But why does he need to see the future so bad anyway?"

[MAYOR] "Any reason. We don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. Why, a meteor could come out of nowhere. The Trinity could attack. The Khanate could attack! Disease could break out... Anything. He wished to be able to see the future in order to use it to our ultimate wellbeing and to better care for us mortals. A noble goal for sure, but whatever he's done in his dreams has compromised both him and our leadership."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Wed 01 Nov 2023 22:40:54 No.5814749 Report

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[MAYOR] "You see, the program was not limited to him. While he resides locked up in his study, other students who were encouraged to try learning the divining process of Oneiromancy have become trapped in their dreams too. Basically, this whole thing ended up putting a great deal of people into a coma they cannot recover from. Two hundred students total, about seventy more independent magical practitioners in the township as well."

'I see...'

'So, what then can you tell me about these protests?'

[MAYOR] "Well, in short, we are divided between two factions who wish for two different outcomes. On one side, we have one of the Shamans, Goessioto, who has claimed to come up with a solution to this problem. On the other side, we have... just about everybody else. Lots of student families, students themselves, the general public, and the Order Hospitallers. The Shamanic Council itself remains largely undecided and neutral on the issue. Goessioto is gaining traction however."

'And where do you stand?'

[MAYOR] "I've been convinced. I think Goessioto provides the only sensible solution at this point, and he's the only one taking initiative to try and fix it all. Everyone else just wants to... do nothing, just wait and see. But nothing's going to change. These students, they won't come out of their coma miraculously. If Eskart can't, how can they? I admit, I've been swaying the press to his side, but it's because I don't see anything else to believe in at this point. It's all polarizing, we're just infighting for no good reason. It needs to stop, before outside elements take notice... and then take advantage."

The Trinity, the Khanate... maybe even Woldoria if they noticed Eskart, the sole reason Belkinsire endures, is out of the picture now.

[JENK] "But just what is this Shaman's solution? This paper barely tells us anything."

[MAYOR] "The Arcanoactinic Process will free the students and others in the dream trance by killing Eskart, as he is the source of the Oneiromantic trance. You see, he, on his own, has projected some kind of... I'm not sure, dream realm? That is the official statement by the Shamans. Goessioto claims this process will kill Eskart but his power will remain, and then it will be the duty of the Shamans to carry on the God of Magic themselves. Once dead, those suffering the comas will awaken, Goessioto claims. So his side is in support of pulling Eskart's plug. The opposition wishes to keep him alive."

[MAYOR] "To think, all of this began because of Eskart seeking to replicate the old legends we had of prophetic visions before his advent... Well, without him to make a final decision, we have to rely on the democratic process. We have been voting on it, the whole city... The polls lie even. For the sake of everyone here, I would think we may have to resort to drastic measures."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Wed 01 Nov 2023 22:41:55 No.5814751 Report

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'Like rigging it? Is that what you suggest?'

The Mayor of Belkinsire sighs.

[MAYOR] "If it will save the tranced in their comas, and the rest of us before hostile foreign elements become exposed to these facts..."

There's got to be way more than just this. Perhaps I should read his mind to divulge further information. Or, I could seek out the College itself and see what I may learn there. I need to discover more of Eskart's reasoning myself and investigate this "dream trance" further. My hope is that it does not have to come down to Eskart's death to help this place. I hope that, with my Psychic abilities, I am compatible enough with Oneiromancy to be able to save him and the rest without cause for further issues, that I may solve all these problems in one go.

As well, it could also do help to see if there are any Redeeming qualities about this city itself. Things like the Press, things like the protestors planning to organize further demonstrations... and possibly escalating into violence

[Myself, I will...]
>Criticize the Mayor.
>Go to see the Shamanic Council now.
>Find this Goessioto and implore him.
>Visit the school archive and search the records.
[My companions, they will...]
>Take a look at the Press and see if they can't stop bias against Eskart built into the headlines.
>Go infiltrate the Hospitallers and see about discouraging further rioting and protesting plans.

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Anonymous ID:o6BYsrhj Wed 01 Nov 2023 22:50:38 No.5814767 Report

Quoted By: >>5814811

>>5814751
Muna
>Read Mayor's Mind
>Tell him we'll find a way without killing Ezkart
>Find Goessioto
Party
>Take a look at the Press and see if they can't stop bias against Eskart built into the headlines.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 01 Nov 2023 23:23:37 No.5814811 Report

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>>5814767
>+1

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 01:20:58 No.5814948 Report

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'We have all come here for a reason. Our appearance is no random chance. We have come to help.'

[MAYOR] "Help, you say?"

'Indeed. We intend to find a way to break this 'dream trance' and free everyone entrapped by it. We gods pledge to find a method to lift this curse without killing Eskart. We think to find a way to free him of his self-imposed troubles and all those who suffered as a side effect.'

[MAYOR] "...W... I don't know what to say."

'Don't say anything. You, as the Mayor of Belkinsire, can help in one, big way. You need to assure the general public that a new solution has been found. And secondly, you need not support Eskart's demise any longer as well. Do what you can to calm the public down and ease these protests. By telling them an alternative is possible, you will make both sides pacified.'

[MAYOR] "But... but do you truly have an alternative? You really think you can reverse what Eskart's done to himself yourselves?"

'I wouldn't tell you we could help if I wasn't confident we couldn't. We will consult your Shamans on this. You only need to do your own part. Hold a press conference to speak to the public. We have work to do.'

I left him with that, and then, using my power, I made us all vanish to his sight. The Mayor could not see us now, but we were still there, watching, and he could not hear what we could say anymore.

He was visibly frightened. There was something hanging on his heart I could feel.

[SHENNU] "What does his heart say?"

...

'He's made a deal with the Trinity.'

[JENK] "Is that so?"

From reading his mind, I could tell he was suffering the dilemma of being a bought politician. The Belkinsire Bay area used the same reichmark currency as the rest of Woldoria did. The Trinity had sent an official to bribe him upon learning of Eskart's condition. It was inevitable, with how students from Shengesia came and went. They were hoping to destabilize the area, most likely. Bring it down low to anarchy, so they could swoop in and restore order.

'Perhaps I should chastise him for this, but I can sense he's accepted it begrudgingly. It would seem the Trinity influence is the real cause for why he'd besmirch Eskart with the press. He must not be as faithful.'

[WOLFBOY] "Wuh... Aren't you gonna Redeem him then?"

'No. That judgment is something I should leave to Eskart, when we have resuscitated him. I will tell him everything we know then.'

'For now, we should attempt to halt this bad media coverage. The Mayor's mind reveals that the press company, the Gazette, has a few workers who are under Trinity payroll and employment. Infiltrators. Can I trust you all to handle this without me? I want to go into the College itself and meet this... Goessioto, the Shaman advocating for Eskart's death.'

[JENK] "We'll try our best. Who are the infiltrators?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 01:22:06 No.5814949 Report

Quoted By: >>5815003 >>5815037 >>5815042 >>5815074

I knew their faces and names from the Mayor's memory. Three of them, two Yongesians and one Siegesian. I gave it all to my companions, and I maintained my spell of invisibility over them.

Jenk and Shennu would go to the Press in town, and seek out these turncoats and attempt to rid them from the premises in the most peaceful way possible. I took Wolfboy with me as I made my way to the Illuminati College then. We split up, with the plan of reconvening later in the College itself for when we planned to mingle with Eskart and find him.

As we parted ways, I headed towards the Illuminati College with Wolfboy in tow.

[WOLFBOY] "G-Golly... Look at how many towers there are... I wonder which one Eskart is in."

'The tallest, I'm willing to bet.'

The College was certainly daunting. It was like a huge, cobbled together collection of castles. Each individual castle making up a whole school that made up a part of the College. The campus it encompassed was greater than even the School of the Ascendant I had been to. This College was great enough to stand out even among the entire city built around it.

I had to be careful, as with it being one of the most major centers of Spiritua concentration in the world, even a god like myself would have trouble avoiding notice. I had to think now, Eskart would have taught his followers how to sniff out my kind in the past. I felt some minds saying, as I got closer... "The Shamans are not seeing visitors at this time"... minds of the College security, turning away requests to meet with the Shamans. Therefor, I had to work for my meeting with Goessioto.

The College, since introducing the Oneiromancy program, had been giving golden masks to the faculty. Dream Masks that held in dreams to heads, allowing one to achieve lucidity easily and explore the realm of dreams they made for themselves. Though, they were mostly for show at this point, considering all that's happened thus far. They did not work on the conscious. But, this meant my ability to read minds would be hampered, as I found this instrument obstructed the extrasensory pathways I used to do so...

There were a group of skilled battlemages here, the Collegium Guard. They would not take kindly to my unannounced intrusions. I suspect the Shamans would have them denying access to Eskart as well.

>I have to be careful.
>My companions do too.
>Roll a 2d100 to determine Muna's success sneaking through the Illuminati college and Jenk and Shennu's success ratting out the rogue elements of the Press.
>Best of 4.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Thu 02 Nov 2023 01:46:50 No.5815003 Report

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Rolled 72, 46 = 118 (2d100)

>>5814949
Let's go

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Anonymous ID:qCni4v3g Thu 02 Nov 2023 02:00:25 No.5815037 Report

Quoted By: >>5815098

Rolled 72, 41 = 113 (2d100)

>>5814949
REDEMPTION IS NIGH

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 02 Nov 2023 02:05:40 No.5815042 Report

Quoted By: >>5815098

Rolled 64, 84 = 148 (2d100)

>>5814949
I go sneaking-neaking-neaking-neaking-neaking-neaking-neaking-neaking-neaking-neaking-neaking

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Anonymous ID:afk8Mjde Thu 02 Nov 2023 02:29:54 No.5815074 Report

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Rolled 23, 5 = 28 (2d100)

>>5814949
I am here

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Thu 02 Nov 2023 02:46:17 No.5815098 Report

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>>5815003
>>5815037
>>5815042
>>5815074
So 72 and 84?

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 04:01:54 No.5815187 Report

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[JENK] "Muna. Can you hear me?"

'Yes, Jenk, I read you. My extrasensory line has not been compromised.'

I vaulted over the walls of the College, dancing across the rooftops of the campus with Wolfboy close by, he asked to hold my hand so he didn't end up getting lost in this cyclopean College below.

[JENK] "We found the three Trinity agents in their press. They're cooking up ideas for their smear campaign against Eskart constantly, trying to divide the unity of the Belkinsire people by brute forcing against their loyalty to Eskart. With him out of the picture, their disgusting work is bound to pick up. I hate journalists..."

[SHENNU] "While invisible thanks to your help, we will be able to come up with a way to expose the truth here to the public. We'll stage it as a mistake or slip up on their part, and plant evidence to be found by others. Trust in us, we'll unravel this sickening plot by the Trinity."

(Jenk and Shennu will be successful in exposing the Trinity's espionage.)

[JENK] "We may be a while before we can rendezvous. Shennu thinks we should stick around to ensure the Mayor does what we asked of him. If he's accepted Trinity bribery we want to ensure he can't jeopardize the situation further, or do something to escalate the protests or save his own skin by trying to flee."

[SHENNU] "If you find Eskart, go ahead with attempting to save him. We'll be behind you soon enough. But please sister, be careful... I feel something else in the air here, and it makes my skin crawl."

True enough. I too feel a rift here...

I can only suspect the worse of it...

Accepting what Shennu and Jenk were busy with, I continued to look around through this College from the rooftops. I could change my spectrum of vision, and so I did in order to look right through walls. I was searching for wherever I thought the Shamans would be found...

Aha. The administrative office, right outside Eskart's tower. I saw a door through eleven or so walls, one bearing a plaque that read Goessioto's name. His office. I would make my way there, past students...

(Past teachers, past Collegium Guards. I successfully evaded MOST of their attention.)

...However, when I slipped through a wall with Wolfboy intangibly, the hairs on the back of his head stood up as our feet found position on the floor in this hallway. We both turned around and saw him.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 04:03:05 No.5815189 Report

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A High Bailiff of the Collegium Guard, and a personal envoy of the Shamanic Council. A graduated master wizard, with a degree in elementalism as a requirement.

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh no... he's wearing tights... we don't stand a chance..."

Shush with your banter.

[HIGH BAILIFF] "Halt."

He came before us, magic bristling between his fingers. He could see me and Wolfboy through my obscuration. I could not read his mind properly. His golden Dream Mask kept his thoughts in his head like a veil, or a barricade.

[HIGH BAILIFF] "You are trespassing private property. This building is for cleared members only. Cease and desist, you are under arrest. Resistance will be met with force."

'I come to see a Shaman. I have business here.'

[HIGH BAILIFF] "The Shamanic Council is NOT seeing visitors at this time. Stay your weapon and come peacefully and you will not be mistreated. You are under arrest."

I have to deal with him.

>THROW WOLFBOY AT HIM!
>Overpower that damn mask and shut him down. Make him fall unconscious so we maintain our air of discretion. (50 MP)
>I'll have to knock him out fast. (Engage battle.)
>Try to TALK him down... (1d100 roll)
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:qMO/yT96 Thu 02 Nov 2023 04:10:50 No.5815198 Report

Quoted By: >>5815212 >>5815231

>>5815189
>Try to TALK him down...
"I am a Goddess of the Mind, come to rescue Eskart from his dreams. If you have ever held true faith in your Lord, do not keep me from meeting Goessioto."

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 02 Nov 2023 04:25:55 No.5815212 Report

Quoted By: >>5815231

>>5815198
>+1

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Thu 02 Nov 2023 04:43:03 No.5815231 Report

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>>5815198
>>5815212
Probably not the best of ideas since, well, the whole thing with how it's likely that the Illuminati does NOT want Eskart to wake up so they can cut his divinity into pieces and divvy it up to themselves. We can't trust this guy to not want to suck up to soon-to-be demi(?)gods.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 05:17:36 No.5815266 Report

Quoted By: >>5815269 >>5815275 >>5815278

Rolled 25 (1d100)

I was ever apt in always choosing reason over violence as a final solution, so I decided then to attempt to talk down the Bailiff. He knew I was an Immortal, but most Immortals would not have gotten in like this so easily.

'I am a Goddess of the Mind, come to rescue Eskart from his dreams. If you have ever held true faith in your Lord, do not keep me from meeting Goessioto.'

Belkinsire's people are loyal to Eskart... they have a long history with their god. I should hope this sense of betrayal has not come over too many people in his own College.

I tried to TALK the Bailiff down.

[MAJORDOMO] "Booooorrrrriiiiiing."

>Roll 1d100 to TALK.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 05:18:43 No.5815267 Report

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Best of 3 please.

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Anonymous ID:qMO/yT96 Thu 02 Nov 2023 05:19:08 No.5815269 Report

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Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>5815266
Think about it REDEEMABLY, wizard.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 02 Nov 2023 05:29:13 No.5815275 Report

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Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>5815266
cold his balls

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Thu 02 Nov 2023 05:32:43 No.5815278 Report

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Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>5815266
come on big money

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 07:20:14 No.5815361 Report

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[HIGH BAILIFF] "..."

My words made the lawkeeper pause in his tracks, him lowering his hand. I kept my ready stance in case he intended to fight regardless. I could not well predict the next move of one who has concealed their mind with Eskart's works.

[HIGH BAILIFF] "I saw nothing."

With that, the Collegium Guardian turned around and left down the hall, vanishing behind the corner. It seemed his heart yearned for his god.

'Come Wolfboy, let us make haste.' I tell him, pulling him along by his hand as we phased through the door to the office of this Shaman.

Once inside, I came upon the sight of a large office, with books on shelves reaching to the ceiling. The candles around floated on their own, and their lights spread green shine. It was an alchemical laboratory. The Shaman must have excelled in this area in particular. It appeared the Shamans made their offices into their area of expertise.

[WOLFBOY] "Ominous..."

'Stay close.'

We walked to the middle of the room, looking for any sign of the Shaman who'd be clouding his wavelengths through an accursed gold mask. I looked left and right. Then, I looked into the shadow of this dim room, and I saw him hunched over against the wall. This room had no windows, it was clouded in darkness save for the candle light.

The Shaman named Goessioto turned and peered over through his golden mask.

[GOESSIOTO] "AH!"

[WOLFBOY] "AH!"

[GOESSIOTO] "AAAH!"

[WOLFBOY] "AAAAH!"

The Shaman before me was clearly ancient... and it showed in him falling down off of a stool, scrambling to grab some mitts or something he had with him that fell off. Once staggered back to his feet, he walked out to address us in specific.

[GOESSIOTO] "I TOLD THOSE MEDDLING BAILIFFS, NO VISITORS! Can't you see I am busied?! My work is all-consuming! I have little precious time for any DRUDGERY!"

'Even if it is with a goddess?'

[GOESSIOTO] "Dah! You deities are all the same. No respect for conduct or personal space. So what if you're divine? Do you really think that's a bargaining chip to disturb someone like me with? Yes I know you are a god, I heard you outside the door. I recognize the Animal Demigod you have with you, the frightening little thing..."

[WOLFBOY] "Hey! I'm not scary!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 07:21:54 No.5815363 Report

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[GOESSIOTO] "Any product of Bedolfir can stay well away from me, thank you. I'm not keen on having a landslide happen the next time I step outside because I offend nature in some way. Disrespecting the works of the Giant courts his destruction and marks you as a target. It follows the abusers of animals, those who deliberately destroy nature wreaking forest fires shooting fireworks and what have you."

'I hope you're not admitting you abuse animals or anything.'

[GOESSIOTO] "No... But I don't like them."

'Then let's talk about something else, Shaman. What is the Arcanoactinic Process and why do you wish to do it?'

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[GOESSIOTO] "To save our city. Do I need any other reason? Before you think to come on some moral tirade at me, let me tell you, I've known that god longer than you ever will, and I've always been there at his side like any Shaman worth their salt has. If he were conscious in this moment, seeing the dismay his experiments have caused, he would INSTRUCT us to do this."

[GOESSIOTO] "The Arcanoactinic Process is the only way we possess that can kill his divine Materia and set free his Spiritua. By creating an alchemical compound known as the Cintamani, we can melt a stone form of it across his body. The liquidation of the stone will sever him into many pieces that we may further convert into an arcane matter. His Spiritua will live on through it, dreamless now, causing the collapse of the Dream Realm he has created and ending this nightmare... the God of Magic will go on through it, and we Shamans will be the sole sorcerers capable of wielding it."

'You truly believe this is the only method that can stop the Oneiromancy fallen over Belkinsire?'

[GOESSIOTO] "You DO NOT want to step inside of his Dreams. You, a goddess, will become trapped too. I make no bias. He is more powerful than you will ever be, and he cannot break his own spell. Eskart must be killed out of mercy. His dreams have invited all sorts of calamity. We cannot officially share this with the public, but his dreams have spawned the Ginnungagap."

'...Ginnungagap?'

[GOESSIOTO] "A manifestation of HE WHO IS US. It is haunting the Dream Realm, turned it into a nightmare-scape. It is torturing all those trapped in the coma trances, including Eskart."

'...!'

This went from bad to worse than I expected!

[GOESSIOTO] "Eskart is valiantly fighting to keep the Ginnungagap at bay. He will fall, however. Shedding your Materia body to travers the Dreams in a psycho-active state of heightened Spiritua will see you get torn apart by that thing. Do you truly wish to try something? I don't think you do. And the public... the damned public! All they do is throw fits! HISSY FITS OVER A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 07:27:12 No.5815368 Report

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[GOESSIOTO] "Who cares about morals when lives are at stake?! Loyalty? To the idiot god that brought this upon us?!"

Huh... he changed his tone drastically. Majordomo pointed this out to me as I listened.

I heard his teeth chattering under his mask, in between talking. It was like he was shivering underneath that big getup of vatnik padding. He's even covering his hands like they're freezing, fingers wriggling underneath those swaddling cloths.

[GOESSIOTO] "We have followed the prodigal son of magic for too long, and all he's brought is stagnation. Even before the Oneiromancy, disasters have happened here. Unspeakable things. Because we predicted his coming, Belkinsire has some deluded faith in him, the god whose concept would live on without him. I liked him, but now I must act to rid him and save us. This is ordinary. Tribal behavior is not complex. Members of a tribe will sacrifice themselves for the good of the rest of their tribe."

[GOESSIOTO] "If I don't use Cintamani to kill him soon, the public will be damn subverted by the wretched dogs of the Emperor, the Trinity will move in to try claiming us. Their ostentatious light will shine over a land of magic! I must prevent that for my Lord."

Huh...

'Why not let me try? Even if you say it will end with my death, any attempt at trying to find an alternative is okay, is it not? I would do it completely free, and selflessly. So why not let me try to save your god before you decide this is final?'

[GOESSIOTO] "No! Y-You imbecile! You will die with him! Two gods!? Dying to the Killer of Gods?! HE WHO IS US?! Lord?! Of darkness?! No! I forbid it! You must allow me to finish my work! If you want to help so much... go convince the other Shamans to stand with me! Go help the public calm down from this rioting! Go thwart the Trinity infiltrators come to destabilize us!"

He knows of that too? Yet has done or said nothing about it?

[MAJORDOMO] "Seems kind of... suspicious to me, M."

>What will I do or say...?

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Thu 02 Nov 2023 07:46:34 No.5815378 Report

Quoted By: >>5815383

>>5815368
>''Goessioto...How do you know all this yet have done nothing about it? I know you are trying to engage the Process but surely you would've taken some measures against such dangers by now wouldn't you? Look, I am the goddess of the mind, if there's anybody that can do something when it comes to an ill of the mind like this it would be me. I would bring my other companions here in order to face this Ginnungagap, manifestation it may be it I do not believe it to be the Dark Lord himself.''

>''Could you please do the courtesy of letting me see your heart's true intent? You are acting strangely...Do not think this as malice or any kind but I can perceive the Dark One's influence and only wish to be sure of something.''

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 02 Nov 2023 07:50:56 No.5815383 Report

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>>5815378
>+1
adding: "You are dead serious that killing him is the only out of this, so I must ask you to let me see your true intentions. If you know of the infiltrators yet did nothing about them by now I assume there's something more to it."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 08:41:57 No.5815413 Report

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>''Goessioto...How do you know all this yet have done nothing about it? I know you are trying to engage the Process but surely you would've taken some measures against such dangers by now wouldn't you? Look, I am the goddess of the mind, if there's anybody that can do something when it comes to an ill of the mind like this it would be me. I would bring my other companions here in order to face this Ginnungagap, manifestation it may be it I do not believe it to be the Dark Lord himself.''
>''Could you please do the courtesy of letting me see your heart's true intent? You are acting strangely...Do not think this as malice or any kind but I can perceive the Dark One's influence and only wish to be sure of something. You are dead serious that killing him is the only out of this, so I must ask you to let me see your true intentions. If you know of the infiltrators yet did nothing about them by now I assume there's something more to it."

[GOESSIOTO] "No."

Blunt.

'Why would you not?'

[GOESSIOTO] "My mind is private. You are not to invade it with your meddlesomeness. I must keep my focus while I procure the Cintamani. I have already made a batch and I am NOT letting it go to waste..."

[GOESSIOTO] "Leave, now."

'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, let me kick in."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 08:56:30 No.5815419 Report

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I lifted my finger and blew off those swaddling clothes cloaking his hands. The discovery I made just then was startling.

'You're one of HEUS' children!'

Three fingers removed on one hand, the thumb and pinky cut off on the other. A demand HEUS typically seals his pacts with, the severed fingers of mortals, so they can combine their remaining fingers to form the Hand of Evil.

Wolfboy's claws came out and he growled as he stood beside me. Goessioto slinked back, grumbling under his mask.

'No wonder you're so intent on killing Eskart. You've already fallen to the Dark One and now you're carrying out his will. You didn't plan on killing Eskart to break the dream trance, you wanted to hand his domain over to the Dark One on a platter... and for what? Reward?'

[GOESSIOTO] "More than could ever be offered to me by Eskart, the foolish god full of fear! Mwyehehehe... the Ginnungagap didn't come out of anywhere, I helped summon it here. Though I admit, I'm only taking advantage of the Trinity moving in on this all first."

'What do you mean?!'

[GOESSIOTO] "I've always been a servant of the true god. HEUS is our impulse, and therefor he is our lifeblood. I've always been an agent on the inside, but the dream trance is the work of none other than Lord Sarakha, who feared the God of Magic's independence and acted to remove him as a threat. The last thing the Trinity would expect in trying to silently take over Belkinsire is that their efforts only supplied my own. I will hand over the domain of Magic and Dreams to HIM, WHO IS US. He will expand greatly in power, and this place will be flooded by a demon tide."

[GOESSIOTO] "Heheehehehe! It matters not! Even if you do away with me, you can't overcome the Ginnungagap, it has fed off Eskart's fears, and now it is mature. It is too strong for you to kill. Politics tore Belkinsire apart in a few days! This place deserves no mercy! Even you would have to admit the weakness of these people... how easily they cast off unity and descend into anarchy over a milieu!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Thu 02 Nov 2023 08:57:30 No.5815420 Report

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'These people hold their deity in a beloved light!'

[GOESSIOTO] "And what happens the moment he's put out of commission?! Lots of them are easily convinced to kill him. They are held together by him alone because they are weak. The Shamans have gone silent in the midst of this, the old spineless fools! Belkinsire is destined to destroy itself over its own politics! See the folly of man! Look at these worthless fucking creatures! You really believe they deserve any mercy or help?! They should be consigned to their fate. Had they not been this way, HEUS could never make landfall here. Oh we mortals, we invite our own demise. We will always kill ourselves in the end. Why save us!? You waste the effort!"

[GOESSIOTO] "HEUS will dominate this land. These people will fall to him, most of them willingly. Eskart will die. Even if I do not kill him, he cannot hold out against the Ginnungagap forever. The Trinity will arrive to make glass of the earth here with their airships. All will go as I have planned it to! May Terror reign!"

[GOESSIOTO] "Kill me if you please. It will change nothing. But I WILL have to use the Cintamani on YOU!"

>Fight Goessioto! (Engage battle.)
>THROW WOLFBOY AT HIM! (50 HP)
>Lock him up in his office. Eskart will judge him.
>Overpower his mask and destroy his mind! (50 MP)
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 02 Nov 2023 09:07:57 No.5815422 Report

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>>5815420
>THROW WOLFBOY AT HIM! (50 HP)
tactical wolfy, go

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Anonymous ID:qMO/yT96 Thu 02 Nov 2023 09:43:39 No.5815436 Report

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>>5815420
>THROW WOLFBOY AT HIM! (50 HP)
I'm sure we could beat him but Wolfboy would love this

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Anonymous ID:oc/FO8kw Thu 02 Nov 2023 10:48:03 No.5815457 Report

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>>5815420
>THROW WOLFBOY AT HIM
>>5802102
[SPECIAL TEAM DUO ATTACK] GO GO GO

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Thu 02 Nov 2023 11:40:08 No.5815482 Report

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>>5815420
>THROW WOLFBOY AT HIM! (50 HP)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Fri 03 Nov 2023 21:25:31 No.5816817 Report

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[MAJORDOMO] "Throw the wolf at him."

I raised my hand at Wolfboy and exerted my telekinetic pull on him. He noticed, as he looked at me worriedly.

[WOLFBOY] "A-Aunt Muna, wh-what are you doing?!"

'Trust me.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Fri 03 Nov 2023 21:26:35 No.5816819 Report

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I then pulled him up in the air and hurled him at Goessioto! His claws drew on instinct!

[GOESSIOTO] "NOOOOOOO-!"

The sorcery reacted immediately, even as Wolfboy flew at him faster than the speed of sound. He waved his hands, and the Cintamani he was boiling came free from the pots in the dark, two stones of whatever magical substances went into their making. He threw the first at Wolfboy, which he met with his claws midair, though it stung him badly! (WOLFBOY HP: 100/150)

But in the next instant, the claws cleaved his head from his shoulders.

[GOESSIOTO] "ACKK-k-...!!!"

And he was Redeemed the only way a follower of the Dark One can be. Wolfboy rolled across the floor when he landed and sprang up, waving his hand frantically.

[WOLFBOY] "OW! OW! OW! OW! Sheesh...!"

He looked up me, frowning.

[WOLFBOY] "AT LEAST WARN ME BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AUNT MUNA! THAT WAS SCARY!"

'S-Sorry...' I said, rubbing the back of my head.

Majordomo, was that really the best way to go about that?

[MAJORDOMO] "Heheh! Yeah, totally."

Sigh...

At least the Shaman is down, he won't be causing any more problems for Belkinsire. But now I have a whole new dilemma on my hand. I'd have to explain why I slew one of the council members to the rest of the Shamans if I had a hope of letting them allow me to see Eskart...

I saw the other Cintamani stone clutched tightly in the three fingers of Goessioto's left hand. I reached down and took the stone, knowing the danger it presented. I hope I can destroy the knowledge of how to make these things. Something like this that was capable of damaging the Materia of a godform is not something mortal hands could be trusted to be responsible with. Though, then by admitting that, I'd be admitting HEUS is right. And I'd be admitting further to the possibility that humans did murder Vymla, if instruments such as these can exist...

[ Obtained 1x Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) ]

I searched the rest of Goessioto's office with Wolfboy. I found tantamount proof as Goessioto's fingers in the form of a cursed tome and written papers with instructions for how to beckon the Darkness through empathy, a magical art pertaining to emotions. It is worrisome that HEUS is an empath as well... I'm not sure if I should leave his office untended, trusting that there are no more followers of HEUS here that would try to destroy the proof and frame me for a murderer.

I should likely leave Wolfboy here to watch over it all.

[WOLFBOY] "Psst... It's not like he'll be missing these, Aunt Muna."

Wolfboy gave me some things he found among Goessioto's belongings.

[ Obtained 5x Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) ]
[ Obtained 2x Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) ]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Fri 03 Nov 2023 21:27:36 No.5816820 Report

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I will...
>Go see the Shamans now. I should do this the right way and hope it will go well...
>I should go straight to Eskart, actually. I need to rescue him from his dream trance right away.
>I need to play it safe. I should locate students against Goessioto and subtly lead them to discovering his plots themselves invisibly.
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:aWaowWQ3 Fri 03 Nov 2023 21:31:57 No.5816823 Report

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>>5816820
>Go see the Shamans now. I should do this the right way and hope it will go well...
Patience is a virtue but Eskart's seconds are numbered and we need to move!

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 03 Nov 2023 21:42:09 No.5816834 Report

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>>5816820
>Go see the Shamans now. I should do this the right way and hope it will go well...

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Anonymous ID:Bp83ixDG Fri 03 Nov 2023 21:46:29 No.5816839 Report

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>>5816823
>Support but pocket the book. It could be handy

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Fri 03 Nov 2023 21:51:23 No.5816850 Report

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>>5816820
>Go see the Shamans now. I should do this the right way and hope it will go well...
Take Goessioto's head so that we may send a message. (oh, and his hands if possible, for proof that he was a sniveling HEUS-worshipping rat.)

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Anonymous ID:PGp6PkVJ Fri 03 Nov 2023 22:09:34 No.5816873 Report

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>>5816820
>Go see the Shamans now. I should do this the right way and hope it will go well...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Fri 03 Nov 2023 22:16:10 No.5816879 Report

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Attention Mortals, Wolfboy needs a cool looking shirt.
Help him out and give him one here, will ya?

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 04 Nov 2023 03:46:37 No.5817090 Report

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>>5816879
It would be criminal not to have one about his truth kek

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:27:18 No.5817114 Report

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What's done is done. I suppose I should face the music and proceed with whatever comes next at the scrutiny of these Shamans that run the College.

I decided to take the tome with me, as well as the papers. Beckoning Wolfboy with me, I exited Goessioto's office and saw that High Bailiff peeking at me from around the corner as he rounded on his patrol. I urged him over and showed him the tome.

[HIGH BAILIFF] "By my god... that is..."

'It was in Goessioto's possession. He is one them.'

[HIGH BAILIFF] "Impossible... but where is he now?!"

'Dead. Followers of the Dark One do not give any other choice. Bailiff, protect this door. I want you to stand guard here and ensure nobody can remove the bodily evidence. I am going to see the other Shamans now.'

[HIGH BAILIFF] "I... well... Er... Yes, ma'am. I shall."

Even a high ranking Collegium Guard does not know how to react to the shock of discovering an adherent of the Dark One among their own ranks, and in the Council either. I leave the Bailiff to guard Goessioto's office and I make my way down the hall, and then down the stairs. The Administrative complex took up most of the room of the castle that made Eskart's dwelling. I found the Magic God's boudoir was mostly retained to his tower. The meeting chamber for the council proper was on the lower floor, ground level. Or ground level as it got.

At this point, I decided to simply fall through the floors carrying what I had, and dropped down into the meeting chamber of the Shamanic Council. What they called their "parliament". With two great rows of chairs on either side of the room. A round table in the middle, with a big chair I presumed was for Eskart's seating alone.

All I saw present here at the time were the two members who acted as the speakers of the Shamanic Parliament. In the Illuminati, they followed a code that denoted ranks by color. Not unlike the belt ranks of a material arts style from Shengesia or Yongesia. The Parliament members, of which the most were the Shamanic Council besides city seats and lower teacher seats, wore crimson to signify their rank. Purple was reserved for the Magic God. It mattered not what article they clothed in, as long as it were crimson, but these Parliament speakers wore a red sash and wrappings, and a full suit.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:28:28 No.5817116 Report

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'Shamans.' I said, landing on the floor behind them.

They had been silently discussing among themselves when they saw me, and promptly were spooked.

[SPEAKER 1] "Gah!"

[SPEAKER 2] "Huh!?"

[SPEAKER 1] "Who in the devils are you...?! How did you get in here...?!"

'Goddess. No time to explain. I've come to help Eskart and break the troubles that haunt Belkinsire. But I think you both deserve to know first that one of your fellow Shamans, Goessioto-'

[SPEAKER 2] "Is an Afterseas worshiper?!"

'I... Yes. How did you know?'

[SPEAKER 1] "The Oneiromancy. It divined that for us when we engaged it."

[SPEAKER 2] "We predicted the outcome by looking into the future through our dreams, as dreams are connected inherently with the Milky Way's timestream."

[SPEAKER 1] "But we did not know who exactly it was. The details of this kind of divination are fuzzy at best, and speculative. We predicted an Afterseas agent among us, but we did not predict his personage. Do you have proof of this claim howe... Ahh..."

I showed them the tome and placed it on the round table of the speakers.

'This was in his possession.'

[SPEAKER 2] "You came across this... by killing him, did you not?"

'There is no choice when confronted by the devilry of the Dark One's blight.'

The Speakers breathed in. A sigh of both relief, and dismay.

[SPEAKER 1] "We predicted that too before our divinations ran short. I just wish there was another way..."

[SPEAKER 2] "So then it's true, like we suspected. Goessioto summoned the Ginnungagap here to exacerbate these problems."

'He's done more than that. He's capitalized on the Trinity infiltrating your public and trying to subvert it from the inside.'

[SPEAKER 2] "My god. The horror won't end, will it?!"

'I'm afraid not. Goessioto plotted to unleash horrors here, that way a Trinity flotilla would have to respond with purification. And I think you both know what their idea of "purification" is.'

[SPEAKER 1] "That's the thing. A gathering Trinity armada already is present on the Opaltic. We gathered this from student exchanges. I fear they may already soon be willing to invade. I had no idea of their meddling in this situation! How frustrating it is! But we always knew they were planning to strike somehow!"

[SPEAKER 2] "We'll be defenseless without Eskart. Only he could protect us, but now he's drowning in despair..."

'Then you have to show me to him. I am a Psychic Goddess, and I may be able to prevail him in his dreams that he awakens.'

[SPEAKER 2] "Are we sure we could risk that? Even now, we still are forced to hide a lot of issues from the public to prevent the rioting from getting too badly now."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:29:30 No.5817117 Report

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[SPEAKER 1] "You see, we... we discovered that tampering with the dream realm from outside in our previous attempts to free Eskart has resulted in... less than satisfactory results. I mean to say... we have accidentally caused some students to die. The Terror building in their dream states can shut down critical bodily functions. It can stop their hearts. Whether it is from them being unable to handle the Terror, or the Ginnungagap directly killing them, we cannot afford further attempts."

[SPEAKER 2] "That thing is holding us hostage. It could likely kill all the students trapped in the Dream Trance immediately if it wanted to."

'...I see...'

[SPEAKER 2] "We could shut down the Animated Armors guarding Eskart... but... but are you truly certain trying to invade the dreams will make anything good come of it? You must understand, this is a manifestation of the Darkness we deal with. It will speak in his voice. It will cloud you with his Terror. It will attack you with your fears."

[SPEAKER 1] "Any terrible memory you can conceive of, it will drag that back up and revive it just to torment you. Though only a sliver of the true Darkness that is He Who Must Not Be Spoken Of, it poses a harrowing threat."

'I insist you allow me to try.'

[SPEAKER 1] "..."

[SPEAKER 2] "Goddess or not, you could die. Dying in the dream will be the same as dying in reality."

'Even so.'

I came here to Redeem a god, I will not shy away from it.

[SPEAKER 1] "...We can lead you to Eskart..."

[SPEAKER 2] "You'll have to follow us. The Animated Armors won't stand down otherwise. We alone have the permission to access his tower as Shamans."

'Then let's make haste.' I tell them, ready as ever.

[WOLFBOY] "A-Aunt Muna, but weren't we going to meet up with the others?"

'They'll have to join me when they get here. Shamans, if and when my fellow deities do show, you'll have to usher them to me. By forming a psychic link, I can allow others to join me in this dream.'

[SPEAKER 1] "You have more deities coming with you...?! G-Goodness, what is this? An intervention from the Divine?!"

'Help, more like it.'

[SPEAKER 2] "This month has been all sorts of crazy... but I'll take help."

'Wolfboy, I can trust you to help the others get to me, yes?'

[WOLFBOY] "..." He just started nodding his head.

I patted his head; 'Good boy.' -- and turned to the Shamans; 'Lead me to him.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:30:31 No.5817118 Report

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[SPEAKER 1] "Right this way."

The first of the two speakers began walking to the doors far in the back of the Parliament room whilst the second set about taking care of the tome Goessioto used. Such a thing needed to be destroyed. I trusted that they would get a handle on the situation and more Shamans would be informed, so they could prepare to take action in rectifying these mistakes and troubles. I hoped that Belkinsire's public would be well soon, and this town serene again. But they would need to release this information soon in a conference, they could not keep it all from the public. It is my hope the public will receive it well...

I was lead to the tower of Eskart, it standing closest to the seaward direction among the College's peaks. I saw numerous tall constructs powered by magic along the way, wielding weapons, these. The Animated Armors, a product of the Illuminati. They protected the school, and did whatever else the Shamans asked of them. I wondered how they worked.

[SPEAKER 1] "We here at the College have had a long history with divination through dreams."

'I heard. You predicted Eskart's coming, did you not?' I asked, going off Hale's information.

[SPEAKER 1] "We did. It was through the art of Oneiromancy back then just as Eskart is using now. But back then, there was a stigma surrounding it. Inviting the realm of dreams into reality brought bad omens."

'...?'

[SPEAKER 1] "I mean to say... back then, the Shamans could accidentally make something from their dreams enter the real world, and it would act and behave exactly as imagined. It would be real. It caused calamity. We summoned monsters and the demonic, without intending to. I fear He Who Must Not Be Spoken Of has always had his eyes on us because of this. But Eskart's coming was something we all had visions of when trying to look into the future. After his advent, we buried the art of Oneiromancy, we thought we had utterly erased all knowledge of it, but some things do not die."

[SPEAKER 1] "Being the Magic God, all information that was arisen from Magic could come to him, even that which we thought to have truly pruned. He was able to revive the art all on his own, without any reference of help. He invented something anew that already once existed, and it is the same now as it was then."

'He wanted to see the future this badly.'

[SPEAKER 1] "Who wouldn't? When it seems like it is in your grasp... But he could not accept that the future we are able to grasp is only the very tip of it. One cannot look too far in time, or else they invite the horrors that the dreamtime realm harbors. He wished to know the entire future, that he may guide us better."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:31:32 No.5817120 Report

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'He went too far. He went beyond what even he was safely capable of.'

[SPEAKER 1] "And it came back to bite us all. The future has always been associated with... He Who Must Not Be Spoken Of. We pleaded with him not to... but in his vision it was worth the risk to interact with the Dark Power, just for our sake."

I sighed.

It was always damning to hear that someone had good intentions and they led themselves to hell by it, causing others to suffer meanwhile as well.

It seems to me that what Eskart needs to be Redeemed of is his fear of the future and fear of not knowing it. He has lost sight of the present, and now he no longer focuses on the now. His need to know the future will only cause more discord. I need to remind him of what truly matters above all to Redeem him. And I need to help him banish the Terror he has brought upon himself by excising the tumor in the Dreamtime. the demonic Ginnungagap.

[SPEAKER 1] "We're here."

After walking numerous flights of stairs up, we came to the Dream Room. A room fitted with vermeil placements that supposedly would help in containing the dreamspill in conjunction with his gold mask. Something that failed. The more I inhabited Eskart's tower, the more I realized it was his domain. He could shape the insides however he liked, it was bigger than the outside would sensibly allow. He could make a chamber or room of any kind he desired for any experiment. His will alone was his own architect in here. It was disorienting at first.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:33:58 No.5817122 Report

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When I came into the chamber, I saw the dreamtime reflected in those emplacements. Eskart stood in the middle of this room, motionless, hunchbacked. He dressed no more extravagantly than mortals did. He was humble enough to not wish to be seen as inherently beyond them.

The Darkness rose from his head like a smokestack...

[ESKART] "NGhn... errghh... arghhh!"

'Hah...? What is wrong with him...?'

His Materia-strewn godform stood upright on both feet, hunched over like they were glued to the floor and his legs and pelvis had become a stand like a statue.

[ESKART] "Ghhn... ghrk... AAAAAAAAARGHHHHH!"

He wailed in Terror.

[SPEAKER 1] "He's been like this ever since it truly got bad. Screaming and hollering at the top here like he's being butchered alive... I can't fathom what's happening to him right now." The Shaman speaker said, turning to me. "Please! If you want to help him! You must now!"

The stink of H-E-U-S was pungent here. It was trying to cross over into reality from the realm of Dreams.

'Oh no...' I said, realizing the truth here; 'The manifestation is trying to break out and consume him. The Dark One is trying to create an avatar out of him! Like an infection!'

I turned to the Shaman. 'Listen. I am going to put my hand on his shoulder. The moment I do, I'll send my Spiritual self into the dream to find him. Once I do, I'll do everything I can to shut down this spill and bring him back to his senses. When my companions arrive to aid me, you must help them here. Instruct them of this, they have to join their hands and grab mine. Do you understand?'

[SPEAKER 1] "Abs... solutely! I'll see it done!"

'Good.'

I approached Eskart... and I put my hand on his shoulder...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:36:45 No.5817126 Report

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...

When I did, all turned black.

I heard whispers. I heard voices speaking. I heard a struggle ongoing. And flames rising.

There was no telling what was what, if I was falling under Terror, or if I was seeing the torture of himself transpiring.

>I explored these whispers.
>I went towards these voices.
>I rushed to this struggle.
>I wandered closer to these flames.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 04 Nov 2023 04:49:23 No.5817128 Report

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>>5817126
>>I rushed to this struggle.
Let's start with that.

The future huh? Then again he got fucked by both the Trinity and the Dark one at the same time. He made a mistake but he could not foresee that.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 04 Nov 2023 05:03:50 No.5817132 Report

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>I rushed to this struggle.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 06:38:53 No.5817147 Report

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My feet moved on their own. My spiritual feet, an incorporeal fetter of myself adrift in dream tide.

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For however far I rushed the vacuum, my perception enlightens upon an image of bursting bombs and crackling fire. I see a battlefield before me, one that blinked with every clash of two metal woven melees.

[WOLDORIAN] "Bloodred blackguard! Begone afore my steel!"

[SAMURAI] "FOR THE EMPEROOOOR!"

A knight of Woldoria. A man of the Heer, clad in gothic plating. His plume danced behind his helmet as he raked his Halberd against the Yari of a Retainer.

I remember this fight. I remember it all too well. This was the skirmish that took place outside Zahnlauf. Zahnlauf, the town I lived near. The first battle between the Heer and the Samurai, all those years back then... when the Trinity came to hold the town after purifying it, and never giving back the land they annexed. Not even an inch.

The Heer fought hard, but they could never take it back from the Samurai.

[WOLDORIAN] "I'M JUST DEFENDING MY HOMELAND!"

[SAMURAI] "YOU WORSHIP FALSE IDOLS. YOUR CULTURE IS WARLIKE. YOU ARE A BARBARIAN."

Huh...?

[WOLDORIAN] "YOU ARE AN... AGGRESSOR!"

[SAMURAI] "I AM A WARRIOR OF THE LIGHT. THIS WORLD CANNOT LAST WITHOUT THE LIGHT!"

These... these were not words coming from their mouth. I was...

I gasped. The Terror. This was the Terror. The Ginnungagap, it was trying to...

But... but... I...

[WOLDORIAN] "UGNNH!"

The Knight was knocked down. I remember this moment well when it transpired close to the woods. I was younger back then. I was curious. I watched it all unfold...

[WOLDORIAN] "...H-HELP!"

The Knight stretched his hand out to me when he saw me, and I shied back.

I remember when this happened all those years back then. The knight was killed, the Samurai thrust his Yari through his back and mercilessly put him down. I watched it. I felt blood splash on my cheeks. I panicked and fell invisible before the Samurai could spot me, and then I remember running... I ran... like a coward, when even back then I could have helped.

And now I was experiencing it all over again. That Knight was reaching his hand out to me. But this time, the Samurai was slow in being poised to stab him like... like he did in reality...

[SAMURAI] "What if you helped?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 06:39:54 No.5817148 Report

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...Huh.... h-huh...?!

[SAMURAI] "What might be different if you helped? Could the butterfly effect truly have been real?"

[WOLDORIAN] "Do you, in your ways, believe in such little events that you might change the big? After all, that's what you're doing right now, isn't it?"

[SAMURAI] "A "Psyops". You wouldn't have founded it if you didn't believe you could do what all others have failed when facing the gods. The Trinity and the Afterseas. The notion's laughable."

[WOLDORIAN] "You, you are a nobody. You're nothing! You're pathetic! And that doesn't stop you from thinking you can stop the one who lives in everyone. And the tri-rulers of the sky."

[SAMURAI] "So I invite you upon this little experiment. Just like the ones the dreamer did."

[WOLDORIAN] "What would have changed if you helped that day? If you lashed out and struck..."

[SAMURAI] "Me down."

[WOLDORIAN] "Don't you want to see the possibilities, Muna?"

[SAMURAI] "Don't you want to postulate...?"

What would have been different...?

[MAJORDOMO] "ᴹᵘnᵃᵎ ᴹᵘᵘᵘnnᵃᵃᵃᵃᵃᵃᵎ ˢnᵃᵖ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗᵎ ˢnᵃᵖ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗᵗᵗᵗᵗᵎ"

If I had acted...

Would one small change really have effected the future... would the future have changed... would causality bend to the acausal like me, would fate turn out differently? Destiny? Would the town I loved be back in the rightful hands, despite all the bloodshed, would it never again be menaced? Would so much had changed?

If I just...

...struck that Samurai down?

And saved that Knight?

[WOLDORIAN] "The future is uncertain, isn't it?"

[SAMURAI] "Don't you like the idea of being able to fathom what happens next?"

[G̵͉̑I̶̫͒Ṅ̴̼N̶̫̽U̴̢̓N̷̫͂G̵͔̑Â̸̭G̸̩̓A̵͕͌P̶͉͠] "... W o u l d n ' t y o u t a k e t h a t c h a n c e i f i t p l a c e d i t s e l f
r i g h t i n f r o n t o f y o u , b e g g i n g t o b e c l a i m e d ? I f y o u c a n s e e t h e f u t u r e , y o u c a n s e e w h a t h a p p e n s n e x t , a n d y o u c a n a c t o n i t . Y o u c a n p r e v e n t ... d i s a s t e r b e f o r e i t t a k e s s h a p e . I u r g e y o u ... E x p l o r e . S e e t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e f u t u r e . "

>Strike the Samurai Down.
>Srefutrike the Samufuserai down.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 04 Nov 2023 06:44:31 No.5817149 Report

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>>5817148
>THISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREALTHISISNOTREAL

>FUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFFFUCKOFF

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Anonymous ID:aWaowWQ3 Sat 04 Nov 2023 06:49:10 No.5817153 Report

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>>5817149
>+1
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH!

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>>5817149
>+1
GET OUTTA MY HEAD GET OUTTA MY HEAD GET OUTTA MY HEAD GET OUTTA MY HEAD GET OUTTA MY HEAD GET OUTTA MY HEAD

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Sat 04 Nov 2023 06:55:02 No.5817159 Report

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>>5817148
>Refuse.
By all means, the death of the Samurai would’ve spurred on a retaliatory strike, resulting in an identical outcome all the same. Even if we saved him, the Future would refuse to change. We are but one, still. Remain humble.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 07:22:49 No.5817168 Report

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'No...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Get out of there!"

'I refuse!'

[G̶̬̔I̵̬̍N̸̖N̸͔͑U̴̟͛Ň̷̤G̴̮̊A̵͇͐G̸̱͝A̷̘͝P̸̝̍] " Y O U R E F U S E ? "

I looked down, the Knight got impaled as he did in real life. The blood splashed on my face and brought on a tear from the corners of my eyes.

I turned away and ran, ran the same way I did when it all happened in reality, gritting my teeth.

'I wouldn't have changed anything! Don't compare me on my lonesome to what I've gathered now, HEUS!' I shouted.

'I wouldn't be here now if I didn't trust my friends...!'

[G̶̬̔I̵̬̍N̸̖N̸͔͑U̴̟͛Ň̷̤G̴̮̊A̵͇͐G̸̱͝A̷̘͝P̸̝̍] " T H E N Y O U A D M I T T H E F U T U R E C A N N O T C H A N G E . . . T H A T W H I C H T H E F O O L I S H B O Y C O U L D N O T ... HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA H A H A H A ..."

I ran, and I ran and ran. I didn't look back. I was not going to fall to Terror. I've experienced your Terror before HEUS! I'm READY FOR YOU! I'm ready to believe in myself... and my friends!

[ESKART] "No! ...NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Huh? I heard the Magic God scream.

[SPEAKER 1] "Milord! It's terrible! It's terrible! A student has gone awol! There's been a shooting in the histrionics gallery!"

...Shooting...?! In the Illuminati College...?!

[STUDENT VOICE] "We don't know why he did it! He just went plumb mad! He went after poor Charlie! A-And Sarah too!"

[ESKART] "No! NO! STOP! Stoooopp! Stop it! I can't... relive this all!"

[G̶̬̔I̵̬̍N̸̖N̸͔͑U̴̟͛Ň̷̤G̴̮̊A̵͇͐G̸̱͝A̷̘͝P̸̝̍] "Y O U F A I L E D T O S T O P I T . . . Y O U C O U L D H A V E . . ."

[ESKART] "I'm trying...! I just need... I just need to see what happens NEXT...! Why...?! Why won't you...?!"

[G̶̬̔I̵̬̍N̸̖N̸͔͑U̴̟͛Ň̷̤G̴̮̊A̵͇͐G̸̱͝A̷̘͝P̸̝̍] "A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A . . . Y O U S T I L L D O N ' T G E T I T . . . D O Y O U . . . ?"

[ESKART] "What am I missing...?!"

[G̶̬̔I̵̬̍N̸̖N̸͔͑U̴̟͛Ň̷̤G̴̮̊A̵͇͐G̸̱͝A̷̘͝P̸̝̍] "... . . . G U H A H A H A H A H A H A . . . L O O K F U R T H E R A N D Y O U ' L L S E E . . ."

[ESKART] "What... what is thi... No... No!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 07:23:51 No.5817169 Report

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[THE FIRST NECROMANCER] "Why? Why Eskart?! Why forbid what I do? I worked so hard at this, I worked so long... and now that I gain results, you would banish me...? Banish my work?! All that I have done, under your purview?! And why? Because it's unnatural?"

[ESKART OF THE PAST] "Because you disturb that which should never be moved, Ganiel. You cannot bring back that which is dead. By doing so... Death shall take the world, and kill it. The Undead carry Death with them. This is no path to reconciliation, Ganiel."

[THE FIRST NECROMANCER] "This is the ONLY way I can see them again! My parents! My dear parents! I never knew them! I always wanted to, and now that I am Immortal, I cannot! I can't right my wrongs... I can't fix anything, and you want to deny me this only chance, only hope I ever had."

[ESKART OF THE PAST] "Ganiel, please, listen to me..."

[THE FIRST NECROMANCER] "No! Never! You pledged yourself as God of Magic, swearing that you would always be a god who served the people, not the other way around. And now you think to control me. I refuse!"

[ESKART] "No... Ganiel, that's not what I meant, that's not..."

[G̶̬̔I̵̬̍N̸̖N̸͔͑U̴̟͛Ň̷̤G̴̮̊A̵͇͐G̸̱͝A̷̘͝P̸̝̍] "W O U L D N ' T Y O U H A D L I K E D I F T H A T T U R N E D O UT D I F F E R E N TL Y ,
M A G E BO Y ? T O O B A D G A N I E L I S M I N E N O W ... M Y A N G E L O F D E A T H ... M Y L O R D O F N E C R O M A N C E R S ..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 07:24:52 No.5817170 Report

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[ESKART] "You... won't break my will..."

[THE FIRST NECROMANCER] "I swear then, from this very moment, deceitful god... I will endeavor to spread my arts far and wide. I will make Necromancy known to as many as I can that come out of your closeminded walls. I will show them there is good in Death to be found. I will raise the dead, and you will not deny me any longer. We can make a world... a world of the living and dead together! Death will not be an end! I swear it! On my name as Ganiel. I am Lord of Necromancers. I will go to the roof that shall shelter me."

[SHAMANIC VOICE] "Stop him! Don't let him get away!"

I heard the sounds of magic being traded. As blasts. In a fight.

[SHAMANIC VOICE] "Milord! Why do you do nothing...?! The Necromancer flees! We will not catch him! Milord?! Milord!"

[ESKART] "...If I had just stopped him... if I had just gotten over myself... and not let my friendship hold me back... you would not be as powerful as you are now... you would not have Necromancers under your roof, the one he fled to... you would not have unleashed that unspeakable art upon the world..."

[G̶̬̔I̵̬̍N̸̖N̸͔͑U̴̟͛Ň̷̤G̴̮̊A̵͇͐G̸̱͝A̷̘͝P̸̝̍] "A N D Y O U H E S I T A T E D ... Y O U W E R E W E A K, M A G E B O Y ... Y O U H A V E A S T R O N G W I L L ... B U T I T C A N B E B R O K E N ..."

I continued running. I didn't know where I was going.

But I see now. I see what has spurned Eskart on. His fear of not knowing what happens next, stemming from all his failures in life. His inability to foresee and stop madness among students. An arcane shooting that took place, borne out of a rage of bullying. His friendship with a scholar named Ganiel who discovered something Eskart hoped would never be unleashed... his unwillingness to stop this person, instead sparing them due to their friendship... letting him out into the world, the First Necromancer. The Lord of Necromancers.

The one who spread the arts of the undead. One who ultimately joined the Darkness and fueled worldwide evils...

All this pain, all this Terror...

Eskart, he was fearful of the future and only wanted to get rid of his fears, so he never failed others again. But he needed the present! He wasn't realizing this!

>I need to say something!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Sat 04 Nov 2023 07:48:56 No.5817176 Report

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>>5817170
>”Eskart! You bloody fool, don’t you see it’s trying to burrow deeper into your mind?! All these failings, all these sufferings of yours aren’t the result of a lack of precognition, but rather a lack of action in the moment! Time is a branching series of steps that we’re all cursed to think back upon in an everlasting chain of “What ifs?” I know you are struck with grief over remaining idle and inattentive, just like I! Choice paralysis makes fools of us all, and that’s something we have to live with! Maybe it’s right that the future is immutable in the presence of inaction, but that only holds up when we let the will of ourselves be overwhelmed by the present! You still have the ability to move on from your mistakes, you still have the ability to affect the NOW!“
FUCK PREDETERMINATION, THE FUTURE IS THE PRESENT’S BITCH.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 04 Nov 2023 07:52:04 No.5817179 Report

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>>5817170
>"Eskart, stop torturing yourself about what could have been. You have no way to control what happened nor what will happen, but you can control what you do now. Your mistakes are supposed to prepare you to what can happen, not to corrode your mind dwelling on them."

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 04 Nov 2023 07:53:09 No.5817181 Report

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>>5817176
>Support
Add this
>"The future is nothing without the present, snap out of it before there is NO future at all instead of a hundred different possibilities of what can happen and what could've happened."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 09:05:51 No.5817227 Report

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>”Eskart! You bloody fool, don’t you see it’s trying to burrow deeper into your mind?! All these failings, all these sufferings of yours aren’t the result of a lack of precognition, but rather a lack of action in the moment! Time is a branching series of steps that we’re all cursed to think back upon in an everlasting chain of “What ifs?” I know you are struck with grief over remaining idle and inattentive, just like I! Choice paralysis makes fools of us all, and that’s something we have to live with! Maybe it’s right that the future is immutable in the presence of inaction, but that only holds up when we let the will of ourselves be overwhelmed by the present! You still have the ability to move on from your mistakes, you still have the ability to affect the NOW! The future is nothing without the present, snap out of it before there is NO future at all instead of a hundred different possibilities of what can happen and what could've happened.“

[ESKART] "..."

[ESKART] "What...? Who... who said that...?"

[G̵̫͠Ȉ̷̺Ṉ̷͆N̴͍͆Ú̸̻N̷̳̔Ġ̸̢A̸͠G̸̜̊Ä̴̻́P̶͉̑] "D O N O T L I S T E N T O T H A T ..."

[ESKART] "...No! No! Don't tell me what to do! I want to hear more of that! I... heard that! I received that! I need that!"

[G̵̫͠Ȉ̷̺Ṉ̷͆N̴͍͆Ú̸̻N̷̳̔Ġ̸̢A̸͠G̸̜̊Ä̴̻́P̶͉̑] " N O . . . "

[ESKART] "Grghh... Gaaaaarghh! Let me... go...!"

[G̵̫͠Ȉ̷̺Ṉ̷͆N̴͍͆Ú̸̻N̷̳̔Ġ̸̢A̸͠G̸̜̊Ä̴̻́P̶͉̑] "Y O U N E E D T O A C C E P T M E ..."

[ESKART] "No... let me... g-go... LET ME G-........"

'...!'

'Eskart? ...Eskart! ESKART!' I shouted out trying to reach him as I felt his presence fade in this world of dreams turned spiraling nightmare.

I felt this nightmare around me churn, like I was inside a boiling ocean and the waves just threw me back for a twist. And I kept falling backwards through the wave of Terror until I found myself on my hands and knees, gasping. I looked up and saw a familiar sight...

[G̵̫͠Ȉ̷̺Ṉ̷͆N̴͍͆Ú̸̻N̷̳̔Ġ̸̢A̸͠G̸̜̊Ä̴̻́P̶͉̑] "L O O K T H E R E . . . "

I blinked...

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 09:08:02 No.5817228 Report

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I looked down, below myself.

'...!'

I recoiled. Below me was a body. The corpse of a Chemically Immortal being. I... I recognized-

[G̵̫͠Ȉ̷̺Ṉ̷͆N̴͍͆Ú̸̻N̷̳̔Ġ̸̢A̸͠G̸̜̊Ä̴̻́P̶͉̑] "Y O U R H A N D I W O R K ."

Don't call it that. Don't... you dare...

[G̵̫͠Ȉ̷̺Ṉ̷͆N̴͍͆Ú̸̻N̷̳̔Ġ̸̢A̸͠G̸̜̊Ä̴̻́P̶͉̑] "B U T I S N ' T T H A T T H E T R U T H ... ? W H A T D I D Y O U S A Y ... ?"

'I feel as though my hands are stained with blood... the way a murderer's is..."

I grasped my mouth. I spoke that without even thinking to. But that is... what I said.

[MAJORDOMO] "He's - ....- just messin- .... - ap out of it, Munny!"

[G̵̫͠Ȉ̷̺Ṉ̷͆N̴͍͆Ú̸̻N̷̳̔Ġ̸̢A̸͠G̸̜̊Ä̴̻́P̶͉̑] "O H H O H O H O , D O N ' T Y O U W I S H Y O U C O U L D C O M E O U T B A D L Y , B U L L ?"

[MAJORDOMO] "...You heard what-...- I said...?! Are... are you taunting me?!"

[ASHIGARU] "-Gghuk-...!"

I almost jumped back out of fear. My heart began racing.
This Ashigaru, I remember this one... the one whose head I popped like a balloon with my powers to save Hale... one of my first kills ever made.

[ASHIGARU] "...w.... h... y.... m....e...."

'W... Why are his brains censored....?!"

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀] "I S N ' T I T O B V I O U S . . . ?"

'...?'

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀] "Y O U D I D N ' T W A NT T O S E E T H A T P A RT . Y O U D I D N ' T W A N T T O S E E A L L H I S S T R I N G Y B R A I N S L O P YO U
B L A S T E D O U T P A I N T I N G T H E G R O U N D . O R E L SE Y O U
M I G H T H A V E F E L T B A D , Q I L I N ."

'...What...?! What do you mean?! Stop screwing with me using these parables! Make sense ALREADY!' I shouted. Majordomo shouted through me as well, equally as enraged.

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀] "T H E S E T R A N S H U M A N S A R E S T I L L H U M A N ."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 09:12:18 No.5817231 Report

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anD Yet YOU StiLL kiLLEd THeM ALL FOR a cOmpLEte STRANgeR YoU'vE nEvER Met IN yoUR LiFE. foR ALl yOU KnoW, haLe cOULD haVe bEeN A mUrdeREr oN The RuN. he cOuLD HAve BEEN AnyTHing. a TERroRIsT. a RapiSt. a PeDophIlE. Yet you JUMped To the CONcLUsiOn he WAs InNoCEnt BECaUSe ThE baddy saMuraI were tRyIng TO KiLl HIM... AnD in sO DOiNg, yoU eNDEd THE LIVES OF PEOpLe WhO haD HopES, aSpIRATIONs aND DreAmS juSt THe saME aS YOu Do, horsE. PEopLe whO wERe JusT As HUmAn UndEr ThEiR uPgRADES. pEoplE WHo beLievE in sOmEthiNG.

Shut up! I read Hale's heart! I saw he was genuine! Those Samurai, they were under the orders of Sarakha to kill him!

gooD SOLDIERs foLLoW oRDERs. You'Ll FInD thaT oUT OnE Day WHen YOu'Re fORceD TO HAVe To AsK The abOmInaBLe of yOuR Psyops, HOrSe. yOU SAw HALE wAs gENuINe, but YOU neVER rEAd his miND. never BeGGed thE quEstiOn oF hiS PaST.

yOU LiTtLe IDiot. you LiTTlE fUcKing wORtHlesS MorOn.

You're just dodging your own questions now, Dark One. Yes, I still have plenty to learn about Hale myself, but I can tell he is a good man. You can't pervert my outlook on him. You can't plant seeds of doubt within me. You'll try your best but I know you're only acting this way because... you're afraid.

You're afraid of me. You're afraid of me coming after you.

And so, the Darkness quivered at me.

HOW MaNY bodiEs WIlL YOu StaCk ON YOUr queST FoR So-CaLLeD reDEMpTIoN, redeEmeR?
lIkE Any SOLDIEr, tHeSe samurAi yOu diSMIsS aS nOthInG mORE thAN JUST MindlesS DRONEs Had faMiLies too. FaMIliEs THAt WErE hOpiNg To onE dAY sEe THEm aGAiN. why DoN'T YOU anSwEr thEIR qUESTIOnS?

'...?'

Over the body of the Ashigaru I killed, I saw specters... no, silhouettes. I saw a family.

[DAUGHTER] "Mommy? Daddy! When is big brother coming back! When is he coming back from the war...? I want to see him again...! I want to see my brother again...!"

[MOTHER] "I don't know, sweetums... I don't know...!"

[FATHER] "Don't.. D-don't worry, my little one. One day, we'll see him again. We'll see everyone again in Heaven..."

[DAUGHTER] "B... But... I want to see my brother... I want to! I want to! I want tooooo...!"

[ASHIGARU] "...grk..... kg..... hkr..."

The body... the body was trying to... trying to reach up for them...

Oh... Oh my... they're... staring right at me...

[FATHER] "Have you seen my son...?"

[MOTHER] "Oh, where has my sweet child gone?!"

[DAUGTER] "Where's my big brother at? Please, we want to see him again!"

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀] "W H E R E I S H E , M U N A . . . ? I F Y O U K N O W , W H Y N O T T E L L T H E M ?"

WhY nOt, YoU BiTCh? haHAhaHAHahAhAHAhA!

I grabbed my head. I started crawling back, but those specters followed me...

>What do I do...?! How do I confront something like this...?! What do I-

[DAUGHTER] "WHERE IS BIG BROTHER AT...?!"

>-say?!

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 09:13:19 No.5817232 Report

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aRE you PRepARED To eNd ThE livES OF sO MaNy pEOpLE WHO bELiEVE tHEy'Re dOing RighT In SERVINg the triniTY fOR yOUR quesT to ReDEem the WORLd, Horse? Are yoU PrePAREd TO make monUMENts of THEIR CORpSEs to PUsH yoUr oWN CONvOluTEd, ARrOgANt PrINcIPles OF ALTruIsM?! arE YoU PREPaReD to rAIN tyRAnny on HAINEi TO MAKe tHem acCEPT YouR pHiLOSoPhy?! aRE yOu prePaReD to CrUSh The DREAms oF EVeRyone WhO SEES your sTErEOTyPIcAL OUtLoOk On Evil DIfFerenTLy?!

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIgAu9zuIyM

>I... I...

>What do I do...?!

>Do I fight? Majordomo?!
>Do I call for help?! Who's even going to help me now?!
>What do I do...?!!?!
>Fight?!
>Call for help?! (noBoDy wilL heLp yOu NoW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 04 Nov 2023 09:40:38 No.5817244 Report

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>>5817232
>focus, don't let him get to us
>"since the first time I decided to embark on this journey, I knew death would be an inevitable part of it, even if I tried my best to redemn everyone by less extreme means. but even you know there's a difference from those cases to the senseless bloodshed caused by the trinity tirants and your own goons. you know that and that's why you had to resort to guilt-tripping, and it could've worked on the Muna who barely knew of the challenges ahead and had yet to build friendships but you're not dealing with that Muna, you're dealing with me, Majordomo and my friends."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 10:53:29 No.5817281 Report

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I sniffled...

'Since the first time I decided to embark on this journey... I knew death would be an inevitable part of it, even if I tried my best, damnedest to Redeem every last person by the less extreme. Even you know there's a difference from those cases to the senseless bloodshed caused the gold tyrants and your own minions...'

I lifted my head high, my Truth shining through me.

'You know that and that's why you have to resort to guilt tripping me. It could have worked on the Muna who barely knew of the challenge and tribulations ahead, and had yet to build bonds and courage. But you're not dealing with that Muna. You're dealing with me. My Majordomo. My friends.'

'I'll walk through your blaze.'

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀] "HR RgghrRHrhrhrhr rr... Rhrhrhghgh...rhrhrHRHAHRHRHRHGHHHHHGHGHHHHGHGGghghgh..."

The Darkness was scared of me now, more than ever.

'My friends! Can you hear me...?'

[WOLFBOY] "Muna!"

[SHENNU] "Muna, where are you?!"

So they've caught up... they must had taken my hand outside this dream hell by now to join me.

[JENK] "Hold on, Muna. We're on our way!"

I nodded, with a smile to my face, reaching up and wiping the tears from my eyes. I was about to get the next, but I felt a hoof come down and get it first.

Majordomo...!

[MAJORDOMO] "Porky up, buttercup."

I could see him in the dreamtime...! I wondered if I'd get to introduce him to my other friends and companions.

[MAJORDOMO] "We got a Ginnungagap to get gone."

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀]] "Y O U C A N N O T A N S W E R . . . !"

If the Darkness had a neck in here in the form of the Ginnungagap, it would certainly be snapping it in a rage, twisting around, eyes bulging out. It was angry, and anger was the only way it knew how to react when driven. Frightened afore something that can stand up to it, and resist pure inhibition.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 10:54:31 No.5817283 Report

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'I feel bad for all those families that might lose their loved ones in any war, even one I'm fighting now, Dark One. But I know, above all, these deaths did not have to be. A trio of golden tyrants did not have to conscript people by force, sending them to their deaths under delusions of grandeur. And I know that you didn't have to cause all the deaths you did in circumstances like these you fan the flames for.'

'I apologize deeply, from the bottom of my heart, for killing all of my enemies that I had to. I hope their families will go on brightly, and I hope they will meet again!'

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀]] "T H E V O M I T Y O U S P I T O U T , TH A T O F A H Y P O C R I T E !"

'I'm no hypocrite. Don't drag me down to your level. There's one good thing about this all that you're not acknowledging.'

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀] "A N D W H A T I S T H A T ?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 10:55:54 No.5817284 Report

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'We won't have to worry about such depressions ever again once you're gone for good.'

[Ģ̶̓Ȉ̷ͅŃ̷͕N̶̼̂U̵̩̎N̴̘̑Ḡ̷̱Ä̶̜́G̴̰̾Ǎ̸̳P̴͔̀] "AAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGG̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍G̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍G̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍..............!!!!!"

I blinked, and the scene of a family trying to accuse me passed. Instead, I saw the form of the Ginnungagap laid bare.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 11:05:44 No.5817288 Report

Quoted By: >>5817421 >>5817631 >>5817751

I had dispelled the Terror and came the center of this nightmare infested Dream realm. I felt numerous Spiritual beings here. The Spiritua of all those who had been trapped in the dream trance. The students and the Belkinsire folks ensnared in comas in the real world.

I saw their Spiritual beings writhe, tortured to no end by the avatar of HEUS. The disgusting thing that threatened to take their lives through Terror. Terror which Eskart was keeping from claiming them in his fight.

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU CAN SEE THE FUTURE. YOU ONLY NEED TO REALIZE... I AM THE FUTURE, ESKART. I AM INEVITABLE. BY EMBRACING ME, YOU WILL SEE THE FUTURE YOU DESIRE SO MUCH, INSTEAD OF MERE GLIMPSES OF ME AND MY IMMACULATE FINALITY."

[ESKART] "You'll grant me what I want... but I'll die, and my students will to..."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "AND EVEN SO, IF THAT HAPPENS, WAS IT NOT ALWAYS GOING TO? YOU WILL EXPIRE, BUT YOU'LL BECOME ONE WITH ME. YOU'LL SEE THE FUTURE. YOU'LL GRASP ALL POSSIBILITY."

[ESKART] "This is not... not what I wanted."

I looked ahead. I saw a vortex of ice and fire. The Ginnungagap. It spawned from Eskart's dream with Goessioto's aid. It wished to consume him and claim his domain for the Darkness.

I saw Eskart's worries. All his failings. Students in the past who had gone over the edge, the First Necromancer's rise. The stress of having to be a chosen one to Belkinsire. The Shamans used Oneiromancy in the past, Eskart thought it was the key to all these fears that ever built up in his heart. I need to save him.

'I'm coming to rescue you, from your fear of the future, once and for all.'

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU WILL LEAVE ME NO CHOICE. I WILL HAVE TO LASH OUT WITH EVERYTHING I'VE GOT. I WILL MASSACRE HIM, AND I WILL MASSACRE YOU, QILIN. I WILL RAPE YOUR SOUL. YOU WILL SPEND YOUR LAST MOMENTS SCREAMING TO THE ABYSS BEFORE YOU DROWN IN IT."

[JENK] "Muna! We can feel you!"

[SHENNU] "Just... have to... get through this Terror!"

I looked over at Eskart's form. He was holding himself in a fetal position, gasping for air and bawling like a baby. He was stricken, his heart rate was faster than it should have been. His lifeline was ticking. He needed comfort.

[ESKART] "I... I can hold out no longer... I am... I am doomed... I can't see it... I can't see what happens next... I can't save myself... I fail myself, and my pupils... a... again..."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "LET ME BE BORN THROUGH YOU. LET ME CRAWL TO HAINEI FROM THIS DREAM."

>Console Eskart and pull him back from the brink. (Engage boss.)
>Pull my companions through and face the Dreamed Ginnungagap. (Engage boss.)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Sat 04 Nov 2023 15:24:04 No.5817421 Report

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>>5817288
>Console Eskart and pull him back from the brink. (Engage boss.)
NEVER THOUGHT I’D DIE FIGHTING BESIDE A CASTERFAG, BUT MAYBE THERE’S TIME TO DIE BESIDE A FRIEND.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:hg/RCDJA Sat 04 Nov 2023 18:20:30 No.5817596 Report

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>>5817421
This is Eskart's battle. We ought to face it together.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:hg/RCDJA Sat 04 Nov 2023 18:23:01 No.5817598 Report

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>>5817596
If this was unclear, I'm supporting that we fight alongside Eskart. The truest way for him to find Redemption is for him to Redeem himself.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:hgkAIlAT Sat 04 Nov 2023 19:14:41 No.5817631 Report

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>>5817288
>Pull my companions through and face the Dreamed Ginnungagap. (Engage boss.)
Unless Ezkart is busted I say we should be bringing in our party. We chose our skills for a reason and I don't know how I'm feeling about a boss fight with only 2 characters and a big weakness to dark attacks.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 04 Nov 2023 20:45:50 No.5817751 Report

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>>5817288
>Console Eskart and pull him back from the brink. (Engage boss.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 23:55:25 No.5818036 Report

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'...'

'Can you hear me?'

[JENK] "We can!"

[SHENNU] "We're on our way!"

'Come to my voice.' I say.

My voice would guide them. But first...

I stepped over across the fog of this black creeping around. I wandered adrift an illusionary Hainei. I saw below me a world of nothing but devastation. The world the Darkness sought, one as lightless as itself, and cruel. The future it portrayed to embody.

I stood over the mage deity.

'Stand.'

[ESKART] "..." He craned his neck up, looking to me with his eyes full of despair; "H-Huh...?! Who... who are you...? Were you... the voice that spoke to me?"

'I am. My name is Muna.'

[ESKART] "Qilin... you are one of the long lost Qilin..."

'I am the Goddess of the Mind. And I have come to save you.'

'The Darkness wishes for you to think you are alone, to think you are helpless and useless, but that is not so. Look around yourself Eskart. See your students in agony. The Darkness would have claimed them by now, but you are keeping it from doing that. You are holding the nightmare back. You haven't failed them yet.'

[ESKART] "Yet... but I-"

'No.'

[ESKART] "..." He looked back up to me after dipping his head again.

'Not while they still draw breath in the waking world, and you still persist to fight for them, nothing is lost. You haven't failed them, and now, you can turn this around, and prevail them. They're counting on you, Eskart.'

'You made mistakes before, and that led you to think that without the future, you had nothing. But you don't need it. You are strong, and you are capable. You have the volition to use. It's time you lived in the present.'

I offered my hand to him.

[ESKART] "..."

[ESKART] "You're right."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING YOU WISHED FOR..."

[ESKART] "..." He reached up and took my hand. "So be it."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 23:56:59 No.5818037 Report

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I pulled Eskart up, and he staggered to his feet. Nearly did he fall forward, but I caught him, and he clung to my arm, burying his masked face into my shoulder as I squeezed him until he was stable. He raised his hand, and I let go, stepping back as he corrected his posture. Through his visor, I saw him gaze at me, drying his tears. The Terror was leaving his frailer body, and it was becoming less frail by the second.

He nodded to me, and looked over yonder, to the Ginnungagap, the manifestation of HEUS that wished to unleash itself onto the world through his death.

[ESKART] "For too long now, you have haunted me and my land and people. You were always there all along, the root cause of all these troubles. You spurned the feelings that made people snap, and made me lose faith in myself. You tried to convince me it did not matter that they loved and relied on me... and you almost succeeded. You always have to strike others at their weakest... because in the end, HEUS, you are nothing. You propose to be one with us all, and claim to be our true, most primal nature."

Eskart stepped forward, gleaming with power anew, and the Ginnungagap shivered with each step.

[ESKART] "But for all your Darkness... for all your might, and all your malice, in the end... you are weaker than us all. You are just a bedevil hanging over us all, and it's time we took you down. With or without the Trinity, your reign will end."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR ME, GODS OF ELD ABOVE. I AM YOUR UNDOING. I AM YOUR LORD."

[ESKART] "You failed here today, and you will fail tomorrow. You can be the future, but it will not matter to me. Even if you are the future, we can change you. You'll never delude me again."

[ESKART] "I felt her words, and their truth. I know now... It is time I focused on the now."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "WHRRHHGhghrhhg...RhghghghhHRh! ...DAMN YOU QILIN.... DAMN YOU ALL!"

The God of Sorcery reached up and pulled off his mask and hat. He revealed his face, and as soon as he did, the dream itself rumbled when his eyes fell over it.

[ESKART] "Let us end this, Dark One."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sat 04 Nov 2023 23:58:22 No.5818038 Report

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[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 00:03:32 No.5818047 Report

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We approached the manifestation of the Darkness together. The world of the Dreamtime swirled. It turned upside down around us. We were faced with a pillar of ice extending from a sea of frost, forming around a hole of nothingness, from which fires of hell arose.

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "I AM THE FUTURE OF THIS WORLD. THIS FORM, THIS GINNUNGAGAP, IS THE WORLD. BY SLAYING ME, YOU WILL BE DOING WHAT I HAVE ALREADY DONE. YOU WILL KILL HAINEI."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT THE FUTURE ITSELF...? HA HAH HAHAHAHAHA HA HA HA ... COME THEN, MY CURSED SUBJECTS. TRY IT."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU HAVE SEEN WHAT MY SERVANTS CAN OFFER, QILIN. BUT NEVER BEFORE HAVE YOU HAD A TASTE OF MY BOTTOMLESS POWER. NOW YOU SHALL EXPERIENCE ME."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU WILL LEARN OF FINALITY."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 00:12:48 No.5818058 Report

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Muna and Eskart face the Dreamed Ginnungagap.

[Scorn] - The Ginnungagap rumbles with seething hatred... it watches, waiting to see what the party will do...

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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 00:13:50 No.5818059 Report

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(You and Eskart fight alone...)
(Help is on the way! Last until phase 2! Bring the dark force low!)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 00:20:06 No.5818071 Report

Quoted By: >>5818091

>>5818059
It begins
>Muna:
>Divine Acropolis

>Eskart
>Binesiiwag

https://youtu.be/XLY-QUt4IZk

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 00:29:44 No.5818091 Report

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>>5818071
+1
Smart move

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:11:18 No.5818158 Report

Quoted By: >>5818165

[Divine Acropolis] - Muna fortified the party.

Your ordinary Rolling Ceiling Rank is now Rank 5 - 1d47

[ESKART] "You won't take us!"

[Binesiiwag]! Eskart cast a mighty surging bolt from above, striking the emptiness of the Ginnungagap! The Darkness moaned in response...

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "HA ... HA ... HA ... HA ..."

[Raise Up Into The Sky] - The Ginnungagap towered above...

[Tighten Self Into Knots] - The Darkness contracted, twisting itself...

[Aim Carefully For The Poor Bastard] - Ginnungagap is aiming a very powerful attack at Muna. Having built strength, it is about to unleash this attack...

'...!'

'It has me in its sights...!'

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh boy, this will hurt..."

-------------------------------------

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:hg/RCDJA Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:15:47 No.5818165 Report

Quoted By: >>5818171 >>5818176

>>5818158
>Muna: Activate her Truth:
>"I Walk Ahead Through The Blaze, Pressing On Through All Hardship"

>Eskart: Use the Viewfinder to reveal Ginnungagap's vulnerabilities

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:21:37 No.5818171 Report

Quoted By:

>>5818165
>+1
with our weakness and not having a resurrect, we'll have to use it

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:23:09 No.5818176 Report

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>>5818165
+1
Don't get hit by that shit

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:53:13 No.5818228 Report

Quoted By: >>5818229 >>5818230 >>5818232

'I won't let you!'

¤zAøØá…ˆdÚRqDÛp·ÀLTöç«
<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<יהי רצון שההבנה והחוכמה האלוהית יובילו אותי אל הכתר הבלתי נדלה! > < 01001001 00100000 01000100 01000101 01000011 01001100 01000001 01010010 01000101 00100000 01001101 01011001 00100000 01010100 01010010 01010101 01010100 01001000>

<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

I let my Truth shine in me. I have become immune to all manner of opposition.

I threw up my Viewfinder, a divine device meant to cogitate upon whichever creature it looks upon. Eskart caught it and used it, viewing the Ginnungagap through it's telescopic lens.

[ESKART] "It hates Light! And your Psychic power!"

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "INHALE ME."

[ENEMY TURN]

[Thousand Pikes]!

The Dreamed Ginnungagap's emptiness fired out myriad stringy needles of the dark to pierce us both. They merely passed through me harmlessly, but Eskart took a big hit. I saw his cheek bleeding from the attack. It infuriated me.

Our turn.

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE: 3 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:58:39 No.5818229 Report

Quoted By:

>>5818228
I'm starting to think more and more that we're a Sefirot body or the CHAOS apparatus mentionned at the beginning.
Muna
>Atom Bomb
To inflict some cancer hopefully, and DoTs, then we go in on psychic powers
Ezkart
>Truth
So he won't get hit

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:58:39 No.5818230 Report

Quoted By: >>5818246

>>5818228
Muna:
>Photon Flow

Eskart:
>Photon Flow

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:s0BJYhfn Sun 05 Nov 2023 01:59:51 No.5818232 Report

Quoted By: >>5818246

>>5818228
>Muna: Photon Flow
>Eskart: Photon Flow
Now that we know how to hit it where it hurts, let's REDEEM Ginnungagap at the speed of Light!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 02:08:45 No.5818246 Report

Quoted By:

>>5818230
>>5818232
I'll change Eskart's action to :
>activate truth
since the dmg is big

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 02:12:17 No.5818247 Report

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Forgot to post this, but the binary reads ''I DECLARE MY TRUTH'' and the Hebrew translates to ''May divine understanding and wisdom lead me to the inexhaustible crown!''
>Verification not required

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 02:45:31 No.5818268 Report

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Rolled 6 (1d27)

[Photon Flow] - I raised my hand and let out a flash of light that cut the needles of the Ginnungagap to ribbons in a second. The evil mass shrieked in response. (Rolling Critical hit chance...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 02:49:11 No.5818274 Report

Quoted By: >>5818284

(Failed to land critical hit...)

[ESKART] "Let my students go, Darkness! Or face my wrath!"

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<ARGEDCO ARN AR APILA ASPT ASCO AZIEN ASCLEH BALZIZRAS>
<IN MY DREAMS, I SAW YOU>
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

Eskart's Truth shined. He saw the future briefly. The Shamanic ritual. The Ginnungagap would not reach him now, for he acted on it in the present!

[ENEMY TURN]

[Raise Up Into The Sky] - The Ginnungagap towered above...

[Tighten Self Into Knots] - The Darkness contracted, twisting itself...

[Burn With Fire and Ice Unending] - Ginnungagap is preparing a very powerful attack of the ice and fire that permeates its body...

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE: 1 TURNS LEFT
ESKART: TRUTH ACTIVE: 3 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 02:58:45 No.5818284 Report

Quoted By: >>5818295

>>5818274
>Only 48 damage on 3x weakness
Alright then, 57 damage Atom Bomb it is
Muna
>Atom Bomb
Ezkart
>Photon Flow

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 03:08:20 No.5818295 Report

Quoted By:

>>5818284
>supporting
well, since it barealy did more damage than the stun, let's cripple it's aim

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 04:01:43 No.5818333 Report

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Rolled 24 (1d47)

[Atom Bomb] - I cast a nuclear burst on the emptiness. It exploded forth, shaking the dreamtime. (Rolling for Cancer infliction...)

[Photon Flow]! Eskart burned the Dark with his Light!

The Dreamed Ginnungagap moaned in pain. Though the moan sounded more like it derived sexual pleasure from these attacks... it deeply disturbed me...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 04:13:29 No.5818342 Report

Quoted By: >>5818345

[ENEMY TURN]

[Freeze and Sear] - The Void that was Ginnungagap unleashed its attack in the form of a firm of blazing fire and bitter cold. We were embraced by the magical flames and ice of the dark, enough to melt us and condense us back into a minute solid.

The attack went through me.

Eskart dodged the rings of ice and fire.

[Scorn] - The Ginnungagap brimmed with hatred at its every edge at us.

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU FIGHT A BATTLE OF ATTRITION. YOUR BLOWS ONLY AROUSE ME."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "HA HA HA HA HA ... HA HA HA HA HA ..."

'...'

[ESKART] "Disgusting."

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED: 10 TURNS BEFORE AVAILABILITY.
ESKART: TRUTH ACTIVE: 2 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 04:15:28 No.5818345 Report

Quoted By: >>5818354

>>5818342
Muna
>Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
Ezkart
>• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
Get that ceiling up and slap an antimagic on him, should prevent this fucker from using most of his attacks.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 04:21:34 No.5818354 Report

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>>5818345
>+1
Gotta evade the insta kill

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:03:22 No.5818396 Report

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[Divine Acropolis] - I fortified ourselves once more!

Your ordinary Rolling Ceiling Rank is now Rank 7 - 1d67

[Godly Antimagic] - Eskart clasped his hands together. When he waved them, he showered Ginnungagap in bright sparkles that coated its form with a prismatic gleam. He was the God of Magic, and so his own unique spell of Antimagic never failed to shut down foes. He could dictate the law of Magic and deny any magic if he wished.

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "HRHRHRHrrhrhr.... RGGGRRRRRRRrrrrrRRRrRrRrrrRRRR...!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:04:24 No.5818397 Report

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Rolled 3 (1d7)

[ENEMY TURN]

The Dreamed Ginnungagap gathered its emptiness, and hardened it into a hulking mallet of the dark...

[Attack] - It swung at me!

[Attack] - It swung at me again! (Rolling for critical hit...)

[Attack] - It swung at Eskart!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:08:39 No.5818401 Report

Quoted By: >>5818415 >>5818425

I got hit hard... I felt a bruise light up on my cheek.

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED: 9 TURNS BEFORE AVAILABILITY.
ESKART: TRUTH ACTIVE: 1 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 7 - 1d67
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:17:44 No.5818415 Report

Quoted By:

>>5818401
Muna
>Atom Bomb
Ezkart:
>Binesiiwag

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:24:49 No.5818425 Report

Quoted By: >>5818432

>>5818401
Muna
>Mind Bullets
Ezkart:
>Photon Flow
a lil change

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:36:57 No.5818432 Report

Quoted By:

>>5818425
+1 to this

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:54:31 No.5818452 Report

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Rolled 10 (1d10)

Raising my finger gun at the monstrosity, my eyes blinked with every shot of the [Mind Bullets] I let loose at it! (Rolling for amount of hits landed...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:07:27 No.5818458 Report

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The Psychic attack of mine impacted the manifestation of Darkness vehemently, and the thing trembled with fear as it grasped my attack.

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "NOOOHRRRRRRRHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo-oooOOOO-OOOOoAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGG̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍G̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍G̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍.........."

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:08:35 No.5818461 Report

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CRY SOME MOOOORE
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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:09:12 No.5818463 Report

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[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "Ö̴̝́O̶͇̽Ȍ̴̹O̵̠͒Ȏ̷͕O̶̤͗O̷̻͝Ò̷̗Ơ̶O̷͇̔o̷̭̍o̵̹̿o̵͍͝ŏ̷̩o̵͔͛o̸̩͒ő̷̗ò̶̹o̶͐ò̶̬o̸̭̐ỏ̶̠ō̴͇ō̷̦o̴̥͝o̶̪̿o̴̞̽o̷̗̎o̶̱͗o̷͙͗Ỏ̵̥Ǒ̶͈O̶̧͘O̸͕̊O̷͓͐O̵̜͗O̸̦̒Ȍ̵͚O̷̫͆O̴̫̊O̶͎̔O̴̬͑O̸̺̍Ō̴̹Ǫ̶̒ó̷̝ő̸̜o̶͆͜o̷̪͛o̵̬̊o̴͕o̷͕̊ö̸̝́ö̷̬ọ̵͝o̵̮͌o̴̘̚o̴̽͜o̵̭̍ǫ̷̒o̷̳̕Ọ̷͝Ö̴͍́Ō̴͇O̴̖͆O̵̰͝Ō̸̠Ô̴͖O̷̯̊O̵͘ͅO̸̝͆o̶̧ǒ̸̖o̷̫͗õ̷̗o̶͚͝o̵͚̾ŏ̴̺o̷̧̚o̷̜͛o̶̳̓o̸̘͠ō̴̤ô̴̪ō̵͉ȯ̸̗o̶̤͂ô̶͇o̵̘͊o̷̺͊ó̵̤õ̶͓o̵̘͠o̸̻̽o̸͇͐o̷͉̿ȯ̶̟o̴̜̊ô̸̩o̴̳͠ỏ̴̼o̸̺̍o̵̮͗ȍ̶̠ó̸͕ö̶͓́ỏ̷̗o̸̢̽o̸̧̍ȯ̸̩ŏ̵ͅo̷͕͒o̶̦̍ō̴͈ŏ̷̼ŏ̴̪o̶̧͋o̸̙̒o̶͓͊o̶̱̿o̷͎͆o̸̰̊.̴͍̃.̴̧̌.̸͇̋.̵̤̐.̴̛̟.̷̯͂.̸̜̕.̸̰͒.̸̔͜.̷̢̀.̷̙̍.̴̝̓.̷̰̎.̵̮͆.̶̡͆.̵͇̊.̵̹̀.̸̺̄.̷̫͝.̷͔͂.̶̖͐........................"

You won the battle. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHnr50a134

(Gained 30 Pleroma Points from defeating story boss.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:38:40 No.5818479 Report

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The spire of ice and flame before us lurched back. It groveled, squealing in pain as we both loosed another flashing ray of light onto it. The Ginnungagap's ice shattered, and the flames flickered as it went down into the vast dark below. The ruined image of Hainei fell with it, absorbed into that endless depth of Dreamtime.

It sank, lower and lower, until we could not hear its wail anymore.

[ESKART] "It is done."

'We vanquished it, and now HEUS' influence will run away from Belkinsire.'

With the deed done, we both breathed sighs of relief as the Dreamtime around us morphed into something more pleasant to look at, something brighter...

[ESKART] "While I retain the art of Oneiromancy, I cannot see the far future. I can still grasp the next minutes, just as the Shamans did with my own prophecy. What little I can predict, I can act on. But it will not be enough to cover a vast swath of happenings and possibilities with my hedges of protection."

[ESKART] "Even so... I cannot let that hold me back."

Eskart turned to me, looking me in the eye with his sky blue ones.

[ESKART] "You were right, Muna. I had lost my sight, I was being ignorant... but you said what I needed to hear. You came to me at my weakest and fought alongside me... and now, having experienced all this... I feel at last that I am ready to cease my hesitations." He said, placing his hand over his heart.

[ESKART] "I am ready do as you do, and live for the present, in the present. We can only save the world we see... we can't make time march any faster than it is willing to go."

[ESKART] "Forever, I shall be grateful for this."

'Join me, Eskart.'

[ESKART] "Hm...?"

'I've set about to Redeem the world. You are a man who does not need to hear many words to glean my intent. So now that I have Redeemed you of your fears... I ask, would you join me in Redeeming all others?'

I stretched my hand out for him.

He began walking across the void of Dreamtime to me, and took it.

[ESKART] "I have been complacent for most of my life..." He said, staring down at my jade fur, and then back to my eyes; "Yes. I will join you. Nothing right now would make me more fulfilled now that I know what I have to do."

'...Thank you, Eskart.'

We nodded to one another.

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:39:43 No.5818480 Report

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[ ESKART HAS BEEN REDEEMED ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XZ10xZfMyw

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 05:55:35 No.5818487 Report

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'...Mm...?'

I looked past Eskart. I swore I saw something over his shoulder. No! I did! I see Jenk, wandering in the distance with Shennu and Wolfboy. They all look so opaque.

[ESKART] "Friends of yours?"

'Quite. Hey! Friends! Over here!' I said, hopping up and waving my hands.

[JENK] "Ah! Look, there! There they are!"

Finally, we rendezvous as the dream moved around us now as pleasantly as soft waters of a slow flowing river, compared to the rancor of how we saw it when Ginnungagap persisted. My comrades approached me, and we were all united in the Dream Realm.

[JENK] "Took us long enough. Ah, but that's to be expected when fighting Terror. It is the most potent of the Dark One's psychological agents he attacks us with."

[ESKART] "My, my... Jenk the Cultivator. It has been a long time."

[JENK] "A long time indeed, Eskart. I assumed to one day visit Belkinsire again, I just never imagined it'd be inside your dreams! Haha!"

[ESKART] "Hmph. You know, that groundskeeper is still miffed about the car your curses caused to crash."

[JENK] "Well, I imagine he won't be soon taking shortcuts in mowing Miss Metillede's lawn anymore, the jungle it was thanks to his laziness! Hahahaha! Although, I have eased on my curses."

[ESKART] "Ah. A surprise but a welcome one. Oh, and you are... Shennu, the Divine Dragoness."

[SHENNU] "Well met, Magic God."

[ESKART] "Interesting. I have never seen you before in the flesh. And this one with you would be none other than the Animal Kingdom's guardian."

[WOLFBOY] "Wolfboy! At your service! Yip! Yap! S-Say, can you teach me how to conjure steaks whenever I want them...?"

[ESKART] "It's certainly possible."

[WOLFBOY] "Really?!" He gasped.

We all shared a laugh.

[ESKART] "So... Muna has united you all. Astounding. No god has ever had this much success with such a thing before. Once Woldor had formed his pantheon in opposition to the Trinity, all had simply gone by the sidelines as neutral and wayfarers whilst the Trinity traded blows with the Khanate..."

'We are a united front now, the ones seeking to change the world. For the better. We won't accept the kind of future HEUS showed us, or the Great Rebirth the Trinity plots.'

[ESKART] "Understandably. All a Belkinsir wants is to live their lives as humes, and I want no different for them. If by helping you all, I can win them this future and change those ahead, then so be it. I am ready to give my all."

'I'm just glad that we destroyed that thing... phew...' I said, before looking around.

'It seems your students are beginning to awaken.'

[ESKART] "The Ginnungagap was the linchpin keeping them trapped in this nightmare. With it gone I am able to break their comas and restore them to the waking world, as though nothing has happened. Once I return to being awake, I will be able to restore order and peace to Belkinsire's streets. I know there has been some turmoil, the thing taunted me with it since I fell into my wallowing."

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 07:02:26 No.5818493 Report

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[ESKART] "We should be awaking soon too. Any second n-"

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "N̶̩̂̈́Ǫ̴͊O̶͇͐̓O̸̠̽̀O̵̢̭̔͝Ȭ̵̻̮Ọ̴̄Ò̷ͅÓ̴͍̖̚O̴̗̟̾͛Ò̸̺O̵̘͂́O̷̝̯͝Ö̸̟̬́̈Ő̴̱́Ǫ̶̀O̴̬̓Ơ̷̢̫̓O̷̗̩̿̍O̴̯̍̒O̸͖͝O̵̺̓Ó̵̰͐Ö̸̪O̵͛̄ͅO̴̪͑̍O̷̡͗͝Ơ̸̹̋Ơ̶̌͜Ǫ̴̔O̶̡͋Ó̸̬Ò̶͖͍O̵̤̜̐̆O̴̦̩͑O̸̥̒Ö̴͉́̄Ò̸̗͠!"

'...?!'

[ESKART] "...?!"

[JENK] "Get ready!"

[SHENNU] "It's not yet completely destroyed!"

[WOLFBOY] "Grrr...! Bring it on!"

The Dream Realm began to rumble again...

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ia9C5jQwY

The Darkness returned all around. We saw something colossal rise before us...

[SHENNU] "That is..."

[JENK] "Hainei itself..."

A rotten, disgusting, disfigured shape of a severed hand. The fingers on it all bled, cut off at their bases but still latching onto the globe. The globe it held was the world of Hainei, just as dark as the soul of Evil Incarnate!

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "I̴̠̾ ̸͌ͅA̸̪̽M̶͍̌ ̸̪͆T̷̰̓H̵̗͛Ḙ̴̍ ̷̙̚F̸̗̔Ŭ̶̞Ṫ̸͉U̵̯͘R̴̻̃E̷̳̓.̸̻̇.̸̎͜.̶̬ M̶Y̴ ̸F̷O̵R̴M̵ ̵I̷S̸ ̴T̶H̶E̷ ̵W̶O̷R̸L̷D̶.̷"

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "Q I L I N . . . Y O U C A N N O T T A K E T H E W O R L D . . . Y O U C A N N O T T A K E O N A L L T H A T T H I S W I C K E D W O R L D H A S T O
O F F E R . . . Y O U W O U L D S P I T E M Y A C T I O N S . . . D E N Y I M P U L S E . . . !
A A A R R H G H G H G H G H R R H R R A A A A A A A A A ! S U C H F O O L I S H N E S S M U S T B E P U N I S H E D W I T H T H E G R E A T ES T P A I N . . . "

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "N O M A T T E R W H I C H B O D Y I I N H A B I T . . . I S H A L L F I G H T Y O U T O T H E L A S T ! E N G A R D E !"

We prepared to finish this thing off. We would not awaken until it was gone, whether by choice or the continued being of this vessel.

HEUS must be vanquished in every form!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 07:07:16 No.5818497 Report

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(Muna and Eskart have been restored to full HP+MP)

>Select which companions to take into battle.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 07:23:06 No.5818500 Report

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>>5818497
>Muna
>Wolfboy
>Shennu
>Ezkart
I'm thinking of using godly antimagic to shut down his magic and prevent him from spewing fire all over wolfboy. Meanwhile I want wolfboy to use his truth to hit harder with physical attacks. Muna is obvious because we can absolutely fuck him up with Mind Bullets. We can also chain two divine acropolises with Muna and Wolfboy together. Shennu is there for stun attempts and heals.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 07:32:04 No.5818504 Report

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>>5818500
>+1

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 08:20:02 No.5818520 Report

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[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

I stand firm with my party. The foe sallies out to meet us...

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] ". . . L E T M E R A I S E Y O U A P A R A B L E . . ."

fI͇̦͔̟̘RS̜̪̟̼͍̺t̼̬̣̳̟̳ͅ We̥̖͎̣͕͎̱ O̯̞̖͖v̙̻̣e̳r̞l̫o͚̟͈ok ̟̰͇̝E͕̣̩͖̥̱V̖i͎̤̠̩ͅl

tͅHE͈̝̰̫͇̜̯N͎͚͎͈ W̳e̟̹̘̜̮ ̗̪P̼̞͚e̘͔̜͍̗rm͙̳̯̣̖IT̙̯̞̭̥ eVi͙̝l̥̭̖̳̗ͅ

T̮̦͇ͅhE̙̮͉͖̟̤̖n W̜̣e̦̼ ̻͔̳͍̻͓l̼̰̫̱egA̹L͈̳IZ̪̣̤̺͍e̯̜̫̞ͅ e̳̼͕̺͓vị͍̤̦L

tH͇̮͉̰̜̮͈eN ̹͚̞̝̟͈̪W͔͎̺̺̜E p̖ROmOte e͎̥̟̱V̺̩̖͚̻I͔̩͇̞̺͉̳ḷ̳͓̦

TH̙͓̪E͖̯̻̗N͔͚̰̝̞ We ̟̤͍̖̥̥C̳̫̖̯̝e̯͍͎̻Leb͕̮̥̙̟̹̫R͕at̠̗̱̟E̬̺͎̯ ̣͇͖̖E͖̺VḭL̦̜̺

T̗͎h̝͉̝͍̳ͅE̝͍̭n̜͉ We͖ ̠̺̫͈p̜̺̖̺͇͖E̼̼̥͍͍̙r̺̖̞Se͍̖̬̘̤Cṵ̖TE̖̗ ThOs̭̠EWHo̯͎̙̣̠̰ sTi̖͈̱̫̯͎̰LL͔̥͉ ̤C̼̻̩͚͖̪a̤͓̘̹lL͎̰̰̙̪̰͈ I̥͓͓̹͚͓̻T̝ ̙E̗͕͇͉͇̙ͅV͓͎͇I͎̜̼͓L̯̞̥͕

AHAAHAHAhaAHAHahAhAHahahaahhaHahHahAHAhahaaHaHAHahahA

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>

<Y͓̗̺͍ ̢̢̨̠̖͍̭̓̓͆̃Ŏ̯̙̆͢ U̳͈̻̭̟̜͈͖̪̙͓ͮͭ̆ͯ̓̍̄̏̏̾̊ ̥̞̖̬͇̯͉͍͉̖̻͈̍̉̓͛͊̇ͬ̒̈́̇͛ͣ͑R̞͎͙͓̩̤͍̗̗͕͆̏͒̊ͦ͋̊ͩͫ ͈͖̱͉͓̪̣͎͕̼͉̰̟̥ ͖̮̱̳͇̎̇ͪͤ̎ ̨͉̪̌̇͘͝Ṙ̯̞̱̎ͪ ̷̀͞A̢͙̮̖͍̰͉ͤ̓̏̋̿ͫ̽̄ͅͅ ̷̛͝P̸̀͠ ̣̗̙̦ͣ̊͗̑E ̦̥ͬ͑ ̵̨͇̣̘͍̩̣͈̗͖̮̜̗͎͇͠ ͕̘̫̳̯̦͕̜͍͈̱̙ͅI̡̹͉̰̙̺̼ͤ̔͐̄̌̉ͫͅ ̺͆S̶̵̍̑͒́ ͂ͭͪ́ͨͯ ͈̫͕̫̙͉̟̞̮̜̙ͣ̓͊̄ͭ̓̐̏̈́ͧ̉ ͍͉̹̼͖͋̑͐ͨ͑̕͜ ̶̢̝͔̞̼̻̋́̃ͤ̚͡I̟̦̫̪̩͚̯͎̙͙̩̥͟ ̰̟̤̩̜ͨ̾ͩͩͬ̍̚̕ͅM͕ͦ ̢̧̥̪͙͙̹̉̉ͣ́͛́M̗̤̑̿ ́̂̀̿̈́̔̔́̇ͮͯ́͊Ï̙̯͍̝͓͙̄͌̈́̿͗ ̡͕̻̳̪̳͇̳N ̖̬͖̺̖̫̫̰͔̀͢͝E̗̮͓ ̡͚̦͎̬͙͖̭͖̩̰̣͗ͪ̽̊̆ͨͯ̃ͮ̃̃͞N̯̳̞͙̹̥ ̻̗͎̣͓̳̞̺̤T͔͎̦̮͚̪͓̗͖͚̫ͅ>

<LOVE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT>
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

'HE'S USING HIS TRUTH!' I shouted!

[ESKART] "One of the many Truths of the Darkness! BEWARE!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 08:28:38 No.5818525 Report

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I struck Wolfboy in his face.

[WOLFBOY] "OW! WHAT... WHAT WAS THAT FOR...?!"

'I... I don't know...' I said, shivering. Before- 'KUH!'

He struck me back, punching me right over the spot of my body that hosted my brittle hymen. I felt my body undulate in pain.

Shennu swiped his back with her claws.

[SHENNU] "DON'T YOU DARE D-... W-Wait, what am I doing...?!"

[WOLFBOY] "M... Mama...?!"

He was nearly about to cry, when all of a sudden Eskart blasted Shennu in the back, only for her to retaliate with a jet of water from her fingers. They bled each other...

We had all hurt ourselves, for seemingly no reason. But then, we picked ourselves up as this strange feeling passed, this feeling that urged us to attack each other.

[ESKART] "...It was the Truth of the Darkness."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] ". . . L O V E I S A S O C I A L C O N S T RU C T T H A T W AS
I N V E N T E D B Y H U M A N I T Y T O S U P P O R T T R I B A L B E H AV I O R .
L O V E U L T I M A T E L Y E X I S T E D O N L Y A S A B E N E F I C I A L T R O P E
I N A N Y S Y S T E M T H A T C O N C E R N E D L I F E A N D G A T H E R I N G
P A C K S . . ."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "THEREFOR ... LOVE ... DOES ... NOT ... TRULY ... EXIST ... IT ... IS ... CHEMICALS ... IN ... A ... BRAIN .... . . . M Y T R U T H O N L Y P O I N T S T H IS F A C T O F R E A L I T Y O U T . . . ... HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHA HA HA HA HA HA ..."

[Love Is A Social Construct - HEUS' First Truth. (Each Party member hits each other once.)]

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 08:29:53 No.5818526 Report

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[YOUR TURN]

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TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively for 3 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 08:34:53 No.5818527 Report

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>>5818526
Muna
>• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
Wolfboy
>• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
Shennu
>ITEM
>Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Eskart
>• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)

Get some buffing going, do a party wide heal, then shut him off.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 05 Nov 2023 08:40:55 No.5818529 Report

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>>5818527
Actually have Shennu use the Illuminati Evocation, didn't see the fetish was an MP restore item rip

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 08:41:36 No.5818530 Report

Quoted By: >>5818562

>>5818526
Muna
>• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
Wolfboy
>• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
Shennu
>ITEM
>Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore)
Eskart
>• Godly Antimagic

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 09:06:03 No.5818543 Report

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[Divine Acropolis] (2x) - Me and Wolfboy fortified our party together.

Your ordinary Rolling Ceiling Rank is now Rank 10 - 1d100

I allowed Shennu access to my hammerspace, through which she drew a Belkinsire Fetish and snapped the item, releasing its mystical quantity unto us. (Restored HP.)

[Godly Antimagic] - Eskart denied the Dark One access to his domain!

[ESKART] "I sap your ability to struggle."

The Dark One trembles with scorn through this vessel.

[ENEMY TURN]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 09:18:25 No.5818552 Report

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Rolled 8 (1d57)

[Attack] - The finger came forward and flicked me!

[Attack] - The hand balled and punched me like a giant fist!

[Sinful Lethargy] - The middle finger of the Ginnungagap attempted to sap my strength and Bind me! (Rolling Bind landing...)

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "f fFf f fF F f F fuuuFfFFfFu fF fFfFfuUCk yOU BBbbbbbbbbITCh . . ."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 09:22:37 No.5818554 Report

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(Binding failed...)

[Raise Up Into The Sky] - The Ginnungagap towered above...

[Tighten Self Into Knots] - The Darkness contracted, twisting itself...

[World In My Hand] - The Ginnungagap squeezed the apocalyptic Hainei it held tightly... building up physical strength for something big...

[YOUR TURN]

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TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x4)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 09:23:38 No.5818555 Report

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<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively for 3 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 09:30:55 No.5818562 Report

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>>5818530
Muna
>Activate second truth
Wolfboy
>Activate truth
Shennu
>Activate truth
Eskart
>Activate truth

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 09:51:53 No.5818573 Report

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<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<יהי רצון שההבנה והחוכמה האלוהית יובילו אותי אל הכתר הבלתי נדלה!>

<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

I become invulnerable.

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<HAHAHAHAHAHA! NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE IT! LEYLINE, RELEASE!>
<INSIDE OF YOU ARE TWO WOLVES, ONE IS ME AND THESE CLAWS!>
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

Wolfboy transforms into Wolfman using the energy of natural disaster.

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<VEYA, VALLALA, VEYALA, HELAYA, VEYA>
<ALL LIFE CAME FROM THE SEA>
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

All around us, a massive sea springs up. A primal sea of pure energy of life itself.

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<ARGEDCO ARN AR APILA ASPT ASCO AZIEN ASCLEH BALZIZRAS>
<IN MY DREAMS, I SAW YOU>
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

Eskart looks into the future, and predicts it! He will act on it!

All together, we activate our Truths.

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 09:59:27 No.5818576 Report

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[ENEMY TURN]

[Fall of Hainei] - The Ginnungagap, grasping the desolate Hainei it held tightly, suddenly slamme down into us with a titanic amount of physical strength behind its blow!

[WOLFBOY] "GAAHHHH!"

[SHENNU] "OOOOOAAAAAAARRRRHHHH!"

The attack went right through me. Eskart dodged it perfectly.

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] ". . . F ... E ... E ... L T ... H E ... P ... A ... I N . . ."

We were in a world of hurt... we need to press the attack!

[YOUR TURN]

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 10:01:27 No.5818578 Report

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MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE: 2 TURNS LEFT
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE INDEFINITELY
SHENNU: TRUTH ACTIVE: 3 TURNS LEFT
ESKART: TRUTH ACTIVE: 3 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x4)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 10:02:28 No.5818579 Report

Quoted By: >>5818948 >>5818956

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively for 3 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

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!rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Sun 05 Nov 2023 12:18:09 No.5818669 Report

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>>5818578
INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x2)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

Correcting a mistake on the item counts. Incorrectly had 5 of the Fetishes when only 2 were received, and still listed the Evocation even though that was used.
Yeah, I screw up a lot more than I think. Yeesh... Apologies.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:E44CO6p3 Sun 05 Nov 2023 18:06:54 No.5818948 Report

Quoted By: >>5818983

>>5818579
Muna
>Atom Bomb
Wolfboy
>Razor
Shennu
>Nostrum on herself
Eskart
>Binesiiwag
With our max ceiling, try to inflict 3 statuses at once, and make Shennu heal herself since she's at max mana anyway

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 18:13:05 No.5818956 Report

Quoted By: >>5818961

>>5818579
Muna
>Mind Bullets
Wolfman:
>Vampiricism I
Shennu:
>Tsunami
Eskart:
>use item: Superb Food on Shennu
Let’s get the guy bleeding and give wolfy some healing with it

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:E44CO6p3 Sun 05 Nov 2023 18:15:27 No.5818961 Report

Quoted By: >>5818983

>>5818956
Razor applies blood though, so vampirism is kind of redundant here. Also I want some DoTs here to make sure we get damage in while we're doing stuff between turn. Since he still has physical attacks we should try to stun him too.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 05 Nov 2023 18:42:37 No.5818983 Report

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>>5818961
Alright, I see your point
Change to backing >>5818948

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 02:26:48 No.5819663 Report

Quoted By: >>5819668

Rolled 27 (1d100)

[Atom Bomb] - I nuked the Ginnungagap with an atomic force, it screeched aloud! (Rolling Cancer infliction...)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 06 Nov 2023 02:29:40 No.5819668 Report

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>>5819663
fuck

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 02:34:11 No.5819679 Report

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Rolled 69 (1d100)

[WOLFMAN] "You're gonna pay for making me strike aunt Muna like that!"

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU ... ARE ... AN ... ABOMINATION ..."

[WOLFMAN] "SHUT UP!"

[Razor! Wolfman sprang forth and slashed the Ginnungagap with his claws! (Rolling Blood infliction...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 02:49:38 No.5819719 Report

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Rolled 62 (1d100)

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "ARHRHHRHhhAHrhahrHRHAHrharraAARRRARrghhghGHHG!"

The demonic mass bled!

Eskart followed behind Wolfman's assault, electrocuting it with his [Binesiiwag]! (Rolling Stun infliction...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 02:57:05 No.5819731 Report

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[ENEMY TURN]

The Dreamed Ginnungagap was stunned. It couldn't move.
It bleeds, restoring Wolfman's vigor.

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "T H I S M E A N S . . . . . . N O T H I N G . . ."

[YOUR TURN]

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MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE: 1 TURNS LEFT
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE INDEFINITELY
SHENNU: TRUTH ACTIVE: 2 TURNS LEFT
ESKART: TRUTH ACTIVE: 2 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x2)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 02:58:06 No.5819734 Report

Quoted By: >>5819750 >>5819751

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively for 3 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 06 Nov 2023 03:06:55 No.5819750 Report

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>>5819734
Muna
>Mind bullets
Wolfboy
>Photon Flow
Shennu
>Pressure Washer
Eskart
>Photon Flow
Fuck him up bad

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 06 Nov 2023 03:07:14 No.5819751 Report

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>>5819734
Muna
>Mind Bullets
Wolfman:
>Photon Flow
Shennu:
>Pressure Washer
Eskart:
>Photon Flow

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 03:34:38 No.5819806 Report

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Rolled 5 (1d10)

[Mind Bullets] - I let loose a Psychic barrage. (Rolling number of hits landed...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 03:42:09 No.5819820 Report

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[Photon Flow]!
[Pressure Washer]!
[Photon Flow]!

We bombarded the manifestation of HEUS with all we had!

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGG̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍G̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎A̵̱̮͋͊͐À̸̪̯A̷̜̽̕A̶͎͂̀Ǎ̶̦̙̠́͝Ă̴̳͙͐Å̴̼̓̾͜A̶͔͑̉͜Ą̶̻̗̂Ä̶͚̫́͋͝A̴̮̒͝A̸͕̐͂̈A̵̞̭̋͛Ḁ̴̧̭̎À̶͎̝A̴̺̐Ā̶̧͓̺̆Ǎ̷̧̦̞Ḁ̷̺͑̈́ͅA̵̬̥̜̾͂̓A̴̯͒Â̵̘͖̱A̵͕̥͆̌͝A̷̪̯͠A̷̖̽̕̚À̴̮̻̜̕Ȃ̷̙̔A̷̿͜A̴̩͛A̸̐ͅA̵̪͇̮̽̽̍G̶̜͉̣͋͋̉G̷̘͍̱̈́Ḧ̶̡̝̖́H̸̛̩̭̔͠H̸͗̑̚ͅH̶̩̿̎͗H̴͈͂̎̈H̸̯́͠Ḩ̷̝̌̊͝H̷͕̖̣̆̕̕H̸͇̮͈̄H̶̗̀H̶̹̣͋̉Ą̶̑̇̎A̵͕͒Ą̷̒Ȃ̶̤̼̓A̵̼̠͋́̎Ä̵͇̭̍Â̷̡͔Ȧ̶͖͗̿A̶̯̥͗͜Ã̵̙̣̫Ä̸̧́A̶͖͒Ã̶͖A̸̜̠̝̍A̴̪͆̕A̸̰̓Ȧ̵̖͕Ą̵̛̪A̷̡̭͝Ă̶̞͉͙̚Ą̷̺̮̿͌A̸̮͈̪͑͠Á̵̌ͅA̷̠̳̔̋̐A̶̺͌̍A̶̛͎̯̩̔͗A̷͕̼͍͊Ā̵̦̉A̷̖̫̞͋Â̶̤̚Å̵̙͐̿Ä̸͎́̎!"

We fatally wounded it!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 03:49:03 No.5819837 Report

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Rolled 5 (1d6)

[ENEMY TURN]

The Dreamed Ginnungagap's Stun faded...
The Dreamed Ginnungagap's Blood faded...

[Rampage] - The Dreamed Ginnungagap's fingers detached from whatever invisible force kept it latched onto the sphere of Hainei and the hand itself. They flew up and came down, smashing into the party with all they had numerous times! (Rolling number of hits landed...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 04:00:20 No.5819868 Report

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[Absorb Fears] - The Ginnungagap pulled in the fears of the students still yet to awaken from the Dreamtime. It restored itself through their screams!

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOU ̴MUST ƯŅDER̀S̨TAND WHAT YO͘U ̡FÀC͘E̶.̨.. ̕I AM IǸF͝I͜NITE. I̵ A͝M̨ ̀THE ̡D̛ARKNES̶S. SO͜ ͟L̨ONG A͠S͢ E̵VEN ̴A S͜INGL̴E ̡M͝ORT̨AL͞ ͟FEA̵RS A̶NYTHIŅG̸, I W̨IL̸L ̡EXIS͡T. S͝O LONG AS͠ ̷EV͢EN A SIN̶G̡LE ̀M̴OR͢TAL̡ FÉELS͜ HA̛TRED͜ O̸R A̷NG͢ER,̷ I WÌLL PERSIS̕T."

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "DEF͛EATͪͭ̊ͯ ͨͮ̋ͮ̒TͮHIŚ̂̓̿ͧ̚ ̚V̒͂̎ͯͤͦͫĒ͒̓̑̚S̉ͭ̍S̔ͤͬͮEͣL̉͊͐ͣ͑ͧ IF͋ ͨͩͤ͆͊ͨͬYO͑͂̔̉U W̒IL͗L. ͌ͦ̇ͮB͑̄́ͬ̌̔Uͭ̂̋Tͧͦ̇̑̈ ͊̏ͦ͛T̍̎ͧ͆H̒ͨ̒ͤ͗̚Ẽ̃ͦ̀R͗ͭE WIL͒̐̎L B̉Ē M̿̆̔ͪOͪ̈ͧ̾͋͗REͩ̎ ́ͪͪ̂̂WHE͛̑̎ͨR̚Ȅͦͮ ͒͊͋̚I͌͆Tͬ͌̚ ͯ̏̀̐CA͒Mͧ̃ͫ́E̾̔ͧ ͒͐͆ͨFR̃͋̐OM͋̋̓͛ͮ,̀͂͆͗̍ ̃ͭFỦ̃̔̒CͧKEͭRS. ͛̊͂́Ȋ̈́ͯ̈́̚ ͊ͬ͗̈ͬ̚̚Cͩ̏ͧANN̋͆̑̈́OT̍͒͂͛͋̍ B̈̔ͫEͭͩ̃͋ͧ͌̍ ̍̌Ẽͣ̉ͭͩX͌̊ͣͬͮ͗̚H̑̃ͨ̈AUSTED̎. I͛ ̑͌̓͌̔̃̈W͗ͣ̋̇͒ͫIͪ̎ͫLĽ̓͆̀͆ ÄĽ̀WAͨ̍̌ͦ͂ͦ͛YͯS ͯͪͭ̑̃R͗̒ͤ́́Iͦ̓ͦ̈́̈́S̉̈́̍E ̉A͐̉ͬ̋ͫ̓ͮG͐͛̊ͫĂͭ̑̎I̓̉ͤ̋ͦ͌ͯN.͆̏̆͐ͣ"

[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "YOUR̹̘̬͈͇͕ ̬̣̦̱B͍̮̟̱̟ATTL̩̼̭̘E͖̥͈͈ ̗̳͕IS̯͔̗͔̣̙̣ ̙̙̘̼F̺̱͍͔̤̺UTI̪̦̪̥L̞̦͚̝̝̣͕E͍.̘ ͎͍̘̠̬̱͇I̠͈ ̦͇̻̼͖A͕͈̻̜̠̦M͎͚̝͔̭͙͖ ̣͔̬T̺̞̦̬̬͉H̜̹͖̗̦̬̯E̠̫͉̥̠̗̪ W̞̗̟͙͇̺̳O͙̩͓̠̮̮̭RL̰̹͙͎̹͍D͎̫͍̰̹̪̖. I ̳̹͎͓̞̠̺A̬̝̬̥̮͉͓M ̰̞̪̼̝̻THE̜ ̳̮͉̫̘͎F͉̟ͅU͔̯̬T̺̗̼͚URE̩̗̱.̠̭̞͕̼͈̹ ̰͔I ̘͓̭͓̭W̤̱IL̘̼̦̫̘̰L DR͖̱̫̝ͅOWN YO̠Ṳ̥̳̟̞͓͔ ͎͓͉I̪͔̭̟N ͔̮̩͍͕̗ͅṮ͓̼̖̥͖ḪE ̝̣̮͕D̺̮͔̯AR̮̞͔̥K͎̖͇̘."

Dreamed Ginnungagap is preparing to unleash a second Truth on the next turn...

[YOUR TURN]

'...Let's end this... NOW!'

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evi9gpElTI4

We have to destroy it before it retaliates... quickly!

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED: 10 TURNS BEFORE AVAILABILITY.
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE INDEFINITELY
SHENNU: TRUTH ACTIVE: 1 TURNS LEFT
ESKART: TRUTH ACTIVE: 1 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 6 - 1d57

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x2)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:mTI1QBI2 Mon 06 Nov 2023 04:01:21 No.5819870 Report

Quoted By: >>5819871

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Fist of August Stars (Light damage skill, hits 5 times) (10 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Waterspout (Light damage skill) (8 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Nostrum (Large HP restore) (30 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively for 3 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 06 Nov 2023 04:03:27 No.5819871 Report

Quoted By: >>5819885

>>5819870
Muna
>>Mind bullets
Wolfboy
>>Photon Flow
Shennu
>>Pressure Washer
Eskart
>>Photon Flow
FINISH HIM

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 06 Nov 2023 04:06:36 No.5819885 Report

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>>5819871
>+1
Time to end this https://youtu.be/1daGIebkZRc

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 04:41:53 No.5819936 Report

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Rolled 3 (1d10)

[Mind Bullets] - I pelted the scabby, bloodied hand of evil I saw before me once more! (Rolling number of hits landed...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 05:05:21 No.5819957 Report

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[WOLFMAN] "Have a taste of this, handy!" - [Photon Flow] - Wolfboy blasted it with burning light.

[SHENNU] "FEAR THE POWER OF THE OCEAN YOU TRIED TO CORRUPT!" - Shennu shot right through its skin with her [Pressure Washer]!

[Photon Flow] - Eskart silently illumined the abyss with his light spell.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 05:08:29 No.5819960 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 05:29:40 No.5819994 Report

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[DREAMED GINNUNGAGAP] "E V E N S O . . . T H E F U T U R E R E F U S E S T O C H A N G E . . ."

[HE] "Y O U W I L L L E A R N . . ."

[IS] "O F T H E F U T I L I T Y . . ."

[US] "O F S T R U G G L I N G A G A I N S T T H E G R A N D S C H E M E O F T H I S U N I V E R S E . . . Q I L I N . . ."

[HEUS] "H A H A H A H A H A . . . A H A H A H A H A H A . . . "

[ ] " h a h a h a h a h a a a . . . a a a . . ."

The avatar body of the Dreamed Ginnungagap crumbled. It began to rip apart, disintegrating from the inside. We destroyed this vessel of the Darkness.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 05:31:30 No.5819999 Report

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Now, everyone was waking up in the instant. We were too. The nightmare set upon the Dream Realm was finally put to rest, and we would return to the land of the waking.

Before we totally went, and the Dream was a distant blurriness to us, I looked yonder into the abyss once more, and I caught a glimpse that made me freeze, as though I was a naked body in polar water.

I saw him, for the briefest second. His true form. And then, he was gone.

Our Spiritua returned to our Materia woven godforms, and we were awake.

(Everyone's Divine Potential increases from achieving victory!)

[MUNA]
(HP 200 > HP 350)
(MP 200 > MP 350)

[SHENNU]
(HP 200 > HP 350)
(MP 200 > MP 350)

[WOLFBOY]
(HP 150 > HP 300)
(MP 150 > MP 300)

[JENK]
(HP 200 > HP 350)
(MP 200 > MP 350)

[ESKART]
(HP 400 > 450)
(MP 400 > 450)

You won the battle. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHVFYVPB39s

(Gained 30 Pleroma Points from defeating story boss.)

You have unlocked the Dark skill [Oneirocriticism] and Wind skill [Oneiromancy] in the Skill-Tree by defeating Psyops Story Boss [Dreamed Ginnungagap]

(https://files.catbox.moe/xuy801.png - Current Skill-Tree acquirements.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 06:18:13 No.5820059 Report

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(You have unlocked a new outfit option.)
(You have unlocked outfit 2 of 5.) (Make a choice.)

>Psyops Regalia
>Christmas Kirin
>Meido Muna
>Gold Goddess

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Mon 06 Nov 2023 06:33:10 No.5820072 Report

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>>5820059
>Psyops Regalia
We da mastermind

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 06 Nov 2023 06:36:17 No.5820080 Report

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>>5820059
>Psyops Regalia
Makima/Kafka style

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 06 Nov 2023 06:37:35 No.5820083 Report

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>>Gold Goddess
Loads of jewelry go

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Anonymous ID:ue6DcGd1 Mon 06 Nov 2023 06:52:53 No.5820103 Report

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>Gold Goddess
Psyops Reglia is semi-predictable but this could be anything.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 08:15:18 No.5820217 Report

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Rolled 2 (1d2)

1. Psyops Regalia
2. Gold Goddess

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 09:39:46 No.5820341 Report

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As thanks for helping to rescue his College and students, and himself, from the troubles brought on by the influence of HEUS and the subterfuge of the Trinity in his lands, Eskart gave me a gift from his personal collection. An enchanted outfit of the same vermeil gold that his magical Dream masks were made of. This outfit shined with a bejeweled glow, and he said it fit me, as a Goddess. Though, it is not particularly to my style, not that I have much of one... I of course still had yet to get used to clothes, but like him I didn't see any real point to dressing myself up far better than mortals did like a Trinity deity. Eskart himself preferred no more than his simple black cassock, something any mortal could be caught wearing in Belkinsire.

Still, I appreciate the gesture... If anything, it'd make me fit in better with the Immortals of the Imperial Seat, had I ever the need to blend in amongst them in a visit there again.

Of course, the real reason I am taken to it is how Majordomo felt about ti.

[MAJORDOMO] "Horn ornaments, Munny. HORN. ORNAMENTS. Hornaments. We can't possibly refuse."

(Golden Goddess outfit acquired.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 10:09:20 No.5820378 Report

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I opened my eyes...

[JENK] "We're back."

My hand was still firmly on Eskart's shoulder as he awoke. I looked over and saw Wolfboy grasping my hand, Shennu and Jenk linked to him by hand as well. Our Spiritua selves were back in our Materia bodies. We were back.

And so, I imagined, too were all those else in Belkinsire who had fallen under the effects of the Oneiromancy program's failure.

[ESKART] "Finally, it is over. The trance is abated, and I feel alive again..." Eskart said to me past his golden mask.

He reached up and grasped the hand of mine that was on his shoulder as I disconnected from my friends. He lowered it down, his grip gentle as he took my hand in a shake.

[ESKART] "Truly, from the bottom of my soul, I am grateful that you came to help me. Though a god I might be, out here in Belkinsire, sandwiched between the looming threats of Trinity, Khanate and Woldoria all, I am alone. That you all would come here of your own free will to help me. when there was absolutely no oaths, no obligations for you too... tis volition I shall learn of."

Eskart surprised me then, he, while still grasping my hand, knelt to his knees. He, a god who was still my superior in power, kneeling to me.

[ESKART] "Goddess Muna, I pledge from this moment onward, Belkinsire shall forever be your ally in any and all of your struggles. Whatever creed you champion, my Illuminati, I swear it, shall be at your side. My homes shall now too be your homes, and our people together, we can work towards any endeavor you should envision. That I pledge. You have the promise of the God of Magic, from now on."

'Thank you, Eskart...'

I then pulled him up however.

'But you need not kneel to me. I am nobodies master. Just their friend.'

He blinked at me under his mask. He didn't know what to say.

[ESKART] "I... Ah, I see. Forgiveness, ere have I ever been one to keep my etiquette pristine."

'Hmhm. It is no problem.'

[SPEAKERS] "Could it be?!"

There was a flood into the room then. The speakers of the Illuminati Parliament came in fast, behind them several head more of Shamans in black and red.

[SHAMAN] "My god... my deity...!"

[SHAMAN] "He is returned! Rejoice!"

[SPEAKER 1] "My lord! You are free!"

[SPEAKER 2] "The students, milord! They are awakened! It happened all so fast! They rose from their beds in the clinical wards! We are taking good care of them now! All has been reversed! This bad omen of ours!"

[ESKART] "That is good. By now, I know the source of our troubles."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 10:10:21 No.5820380 Report

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Eskart released my hand with a nod to me, and he began walking forward to leave his tower. We followed behind him, along with his congregation of Shamans as they made their way to the Parliamentary hall. They had so many questions, and there was so much to be done in light of the Dream Trance's end.

A press conference would need to be held. The public had to be addressed. The Hospitallers would cool their coals at this news, and peace would sweep over Belkinsire again. But all that has happened from the Dreamtime would need to be addressed. The students who had been faced with so much Terror would need to be consoled through therapy, their families given reparations. There would also be the touchy subject of the accidental student deaths in the Dreamtime that had occured already... their families would be devastated, and they would be entitled to great compensation in fairness for their losses. It is my hope they will be able to move forward, despite the grim losses of these events. Eskart would have to decide Belkinsire's affairs, considering the Trinity actions brought to light, and the Mayor would need to be addressed for his part in this once Goessioto's treachery came out. Though, I suspected Eskart would have mercy on his Mayor, despite his acceptance of Trinity bribes. He would know the Mayor was put into a hard position, though the man would be put on notice for the future.

Oneiromancy would likely be fringe, or outlawed for what has happened. Eskart would need to impose control over it, knowing the dangers it brings through the possibility of making contact with the Dark One, who haunts the future by proposing to embody it. However, the risks of there ever being another Dream Trance again were low, very low, as the direct catalyst for this one had to be Eskart himself, which the Trinity and Khanate both acted on to exacerbate the problem this far.

Had Lord Sarakha's divine intervention not touched Eskart, the Ginnungagap could not have been summoned by Goessioto. While the Dark One's followers knew full well all of this and took advantage of it, I wondered if the Primarch Minister had foreseen what his actions caused. After all, a flotilla of the Samurai's airships was still very close to Belkinsire, and in the event of a Khanate outbreak in Belkinsire spreading Kegare, they would have purified the earth there, same as Zahnlauf. But maybe all he intended was intimidation to get them to surrender, and accept capitulating to the Trinity...

But now that the political turmoil of Belkinsire was at its end, Eskart had one last thing to do, which we gods joined him in as he headed to the beaches of the Belkinsire Bay...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 10:18:41 No.5820395 Report

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Eskart stood on the beachhead. In the distance, we saw the flotilla of the Trinity that had been either sent to cleanse or subjugate Belkinsire. It numbered many ships. And yet, they were turning around now, all because Eskart was back.

[ESKART] "Stand clear of me. I will make him focus solely on me. If you get too close, he will see you."

We all stood far away from him, and watched silently.

[ESKART] "The Primarch Minister of the Trinity will always hear his name. You need only speak it to bid him summons... like so."

Eskart raised both hands to the sky.

[ESKART] "SARAKHAAAA! VENOMOUS SNAKE OF THE HEAVENS! I CALL YOU NOW, LOOK DOWN UPON ME FROM THE SKY YOU RULE, O'COWARDLY TRINITY! LOOK DOWN AT ME NOW, OR FOREVER BE A COWARD WHO CONFINES HIMSELF TO THE TOWER OF THE GODS, SCARED TO STEP DOWN ON THE HAINEI HE OPPRESSES!"

It seemed Lord Sarakha had heard Eskart's words, as the sky itself above crackled with a thundering noise and warped...

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIZyq2NrDvk

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 10:36:58 No.5820404 Report

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'So that is him...'

In the clouds above, we saw the hologram of the Trinity's head divinity. The one who is called the 'strongest in Hainei'. The ruler of the Kingdom by the Emperor's grace.

Lord Sarakha.

[SARAKHA] "Eskart. Why do you admonish me so? In demanding my ear with this tantrum."

[ESKART] "I know now, Sarakha, what you've done. Had it not been for you sending upon me a curse with your holy powers, my land would not be threatened so as it has."

[SARAKHA] "I had not intended for the Dark Lord to take root as it has. Blessed be your efforts that it now goes to flight..."

[ESKART] "Or else we would be subject to purification, would we not?"

[SARAKHA] "..."

[ESKART] "My people would burn over your mistake. Why do this to begin with? Why menace us, who wish only to live in peace?"

[SARAKHA] "We stand at the cusp of a new world, and my task is to bring all under the sun that they might be sublimed eternal in the great work ahead. To stand by the waysides and declare, boastfully, to be of a stance sitting on the fences, strongly for neither, is but ultimate foolishness."

[ESKART] "I want no part of your Final War, your Great Rebirth or his Forever Apocalypse."

[SARAKHA] "You are subject to the New Eternity, as all things are. I rule this world, and I decide its laws. I am the embodiment of law and order, and highest god of all under the sun of Huangdi. None other may claim the temporal anima. Your kind is no different to His Kingdom than Woldor is. I asked you before many times, and you turned down all my offers, you refused to join this pantheon and take a stand. You made it clear to me then you would be a threat. Had you joined us, Belkinsire would be beyond what it is now, and I would be one step closer to dethroning this pretender, this false idol calling himself Wargod."

[SARAKHA] "But you refused. Those who are not with me are against me. They do not heed the law. I had no ill intentions for your people, I had not even sought to assassinate you for your refusal to partisanship. But I had to remove you... as an obstacle. You would have fallen sooner or later... whether it is to the pressure of Woldor and his aggressively expanding false pantheon, or the Dark Lord."

[ESKART] "...You cannot be forgiven for this, Sarakha. You are a control freak, and you think you have the right to dictate all below... and is this not against the peace your Emperor, your Sun attested? Sarakha, you will learn today that I take a stand now, for myself, and for my people. I will take no side but my own."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Mon 06 Nov 2023 10:40:40 No.5820406 Report

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[ESKART] "I will send you this message. Let all of Hainei see it, and let you be shaken by it in your gilded throne."

Eskart looked down to the flotilla below.

Lord Sarakha's cold, expressionless face did not change. But that look in his eyes... was far from one of being pleased with this.

[SARAKHA] "Do not do that. Those ships are turning around. They were full of good people. Good Samurai. If you destroy them, you will only be galvanizing me in my position, proving I am right to deal with threats to the Trinity as you."

[ESKART] "..."

The Magic God turned and looked over his shoulder at me. It was a silent request for my approval... he was asking me if it would truly be wise to oppose Sarakha in this way.

To show the Trinity their power can be broken. To prove that they are not invincible.

>I nodded back to him, giving him my own silent approval to wipe out Sarakha's fleet and send a message to the Trinity. This will bring closure to a day that has cost both the Trinity and Dark One greatly.
>I shook my head. This is not the way. We will find it, but it is not this. It is not our place to destroy this many lives, even if they are Samurai.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 06 Nov 2023 16:07:36 No.5820710 Report

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> I shook my head. This is not the way. We will find it, but it is not this. It is not our place to destroy this many lives, even if they are Samurai.

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Anonymous ID:AQB36Brj Mon 06 Nov 2023 17:35:22 No.5820773 Report

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>>5820406
>I shook my head. This is not the way. We will find it, but it is not this. It is not our place to destroy this many lives, even if they are Samurai.
We can't start a war before we have a troop tree.

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Anonymous ID:CVo3UwCi Mon 06 Nov 2023 17:41:16 No.5820776 Report

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>>5820406
> I shook my head. This is not the way. We will find it, but it is not this. It is not our place to destroy this many lives, even if they are Samurai.
Needless death fuels HEUS.

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Mon 06 Nov 2023 18:13:55 No.5820796 Report

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>>5820406
>I shook my head. This is not the way. We will find it, but it is not this. It is not our place to destroy this many lives, even if they are Samurai.
Save that vigor for when they make the first strike, Eskart. Live and let live.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 06 Nov 2023 23:35:22 No.5821148 Report

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>>5820406
>>I shook my head. This is not the way. We will find it, but it is not this. It is not our place to destroy this many lives, even if they are Samurai.
As much as I want him to blow up that fleet, it's probably smarter to wait until we have an army of our own.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 03:56:18 No.5821507 Report

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Eskart looked back up to Sarakha as the Primarch stared down from the skies. Then, he looked to the fleet below. Eskart raised his hand, and I gasped. So too did Sarakha's eyes widen for just a moment...

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But no blow came. Eskart could have destroyed the fleet with a snap of his fingers, or by waving his hand. Instead, he chose to erect a great barrier over all of Belkinsire.

[ESKART] "Do not ever set foot here again, Sarakha. From now on, I will deny the Trinity the right to learn magic. I hereby proclaim embargo upon travel to and from Shengesia and Yongesia."

[SARAKHA] "You would deny not me, but all Shengesians the right to learn magic, which the Illuminati's existence is solely for."

[ESKART] "And when Shengesian students do come to learn magic, the Trinity conscripts them by force into the Wei. Do not think I have never taken notice of the sorcerers of Wuxing your autocratic empire makes use of."

[SARAKHA] "..."

[ESKART] "There will come an age when magic is spread from Belkinsire hands again, and this embargo shall end. And that will be the age in which your tyrannical rule is no more."

[SARAKHA] "Then your embargo will never end, Eskart. I cannot be dethroned. My divine rule and providence cannot be unseated, nor can the Sun's. Try it as you wish, but if all gods below threw up unbreakable ropes over my shoulders from the ground of Hainei and pulled all together, all at once, united in strength to rip me down from the Tower of the Gods, I would not move even an INCH! And see that it is, the merest tug back would lift you all from the ground, and stagger your postures. Humiliation, that is the only reward for opposing me. In tired waning, you'll experience my omnipotence. You are all of you, insects."

[SARAKHA] "But it is never too late for even an insect to join the one true pantheon of Hainei. Come home, Eskart, come home while you still can. My mercy is not unlimited as the Emperor's, but it is not short."

The glorious vision of Sarakha above faded, the hologram dispersing into the clouds. The barrier was invisible, but it covered Belkinsire whole. Eskart had faced Hainei's strongest god, and fearlessly he confronted him.

I was proud of him.

[ESKART] "We're done here." He said to us as he came walking by. "This day is finally at its end, and I am relieved. But we still have much work to do my friends. Let us rally to it."

'We're right behind you, Eskart.'

[ESKART] "Thank you. And if any of us should fall... I'll be there to catch you."

Leaving the beachhead, we returned to Belkinsire to placate the public. The Psyops and Illuminati were now allies. My mission was complete.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 03:58:23 No.5821510 Report

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[CASE FILE: CLOSED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
[RESULTS]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Miq-CytBg

<> Eskart has joined the party.

[Returning to the Bunker...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 04:50:10 No.5821602 Report

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We returned to the Bunker when the day was out and Belkinsire's peace was restored. Eskart had came with us, eager to get out for once and see the world beyond his College. The Bunker gave him a hearty welcome, and Hale was ecstatic to meet the God of Magic in person himself. He had too many questions.

Catastrovania however, thought he was a "schlemiel"... and a "robed geek".

In the aftermath of this all, Majordomo suddenly squealed.

'H-Huh...?! What's wrong, Majordomo?'

[MAJORDOMO] "AAAAAAAAAAHHHH! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE FORGOT!"

'Forgot what...?'

[MAJORDOMO] "We left the Dreamtime before you introduce me to your friendssssss!"

'Ah... Well, I'm sure there will be another time.'

Though I am bummed about that myself. I'm sure Wolfboy would have liked Majordomo.

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, so long as we agree to never bring up how I wanted to kick his ass that one time."

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Watch anime with Catastrovania.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Ghole, Guide of the Dead (The Hellhole)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)
• Mister Saturday, Demon Demigod (Oakville Town)
• Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami, Gatekeeper of the Hellhole (The Hellhole)
• Joco, Avatar of Mania (My Own Mind)
• NEGAI, Machine God of Humanity (NUMBER-10 'SHECHINAH') (Former Zahnlauf)
• Cricket Feet, God of Directions (Toushi Township)
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward)
• Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod (Victory Vale)

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Tue 07 Nov 2023 05:00:36 No.5821633 Report

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>>5821602
>God talk
>• NEGAI, Machine God of Humanity (NUMBER-10 'SHECHINAH') (Former Zahnlauf)
Alright then, let's see what what the God of Humanity is all about. We keep getting flashbanged by him so might as well.

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>>5821602
>God talk: NEGAI, Machine God of Humanity (NUMBER-10 'SHECHINAH') (Former Zahnlauf)

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Tue 07 Nov 2023 05:11:05 No.5821652 Report

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>>5821602
>NEGAI, Machine God of Humanity (NUMBER-10 'SHECHINAH') (Former Zahnlauf)
wat.
Well, shit. I guess we're going with this. Hopefully this doesn't have consequences like interacting with KILLALL did.

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Anonymous ID:AQB36Brj Tue 07 Nov 2023 05:16:25 No.5821662 Report

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>>5821602
>NEGAI, Machine God of Humanity (NUMBER-10 'SHECHINAH') (Former Zahnlauf)
This'll be significant. After this, we should start our troop tree. We'll need an army if we want to impress the Wargod.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 06:24:29 No.5821738 Report

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[ FORMER ZAHNLAUF ]

'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Munny..." Majordomo said, coming out into my vision; "What are we doing here? Why are we here?"

I looked at him briefly, turning my head back forward towards the old ruined town of my childhood.

The Zahnlauf I loved.

'...I just came to... reflect.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Mm. Don't go too far within... might stumble upon a Samurai encampment."

'...I want to come back here one day Majordomo. But not to it looking like this. I... I want to take it back."

[MAJORDOMO] "You mean from the Samurai? Be a helluva fight to do that."

'It's possible.'

[MAJORDOMO] "They'll pull out all the stops. They'll bring airships. They might even bring the Mechas."

'Even so, the more I look at this place, the more I feel compelled to reverse the damages. Even if I am a little late on the mark.'

[MAJORDOMO] "What's the saying, Munny?"

I glanced once more at the town I loved and turned away, walking off into the distance away from it, my visit to a place of desolate nostalgia complete.

'Better late than never.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Exactly."

Majordomo's silhouette floated alongside my head as I went away into the dusty terrain surrounding the area, disappearing amongst a kicked up wave of dust. We walked past a massive rock.

[MAJORDOMO] "We've gotta cultivate a strong mental attitude. We've gotta be unbreakable. It's good practice you know, to keep that picture in your head as motivation. The uh, the town I mean. I just wonder how we hold it after taking it back..."

'...We'd need the help of the Woldorians, one way or another.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Good thing we're on our way to Ludwyhn next then. How much of an ass do you think he'll be? Given all we've heard about him having the thickest skull in the world. Course, we have to talk with his mommy first."

'Getting the Commander of the Heroes to retake this town will Redeem his actions that lost it in the first place.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Still gotta do something about that cat one day, since she caused all this to happen herself. I mean, how do we evade bad luck if we piss her off?"

'...I'm not sure, not just yet. I-'

[ROBOT] "YOU. STOP THERE FOR JUST A MOMENT."

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I ground my feet to a halt. My armor tingled, me having kept it on in case of a fight whilst traveling around here. I turned heel and looked over to see a machine standing in front of that rock I passed.

...I... I didn't see it coming. I should feel the electricity or power source of a machine. In fact, I see the information contained in data in machines no differently than I see human minds in most cases.

So I am utterly astounded in this second that I did not see that coming. I couldn't sense that machine. There's no way it avoided my notice by just waiting behind that rock!

[ROBOT] "HM HM... HM HM..." It hummed, stepping over to me through the dust. Its eyes blinked with different colors every time it vociferated a sound; "WOULD YOU CARE FOR A CUP OF COFFEE? MY COFFEE QUOTA HAS ALMOST BEEN FULFILLED HERE. ONE MORE CUP AND I MUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DESIGNATION TO OF-"

'No. Wait.' I interrupted it. It tilted its head at me.

I blinked at it, squinting my eyes. I stared long and hard at the mug it held. It was an ordinary mug, but-

[ROBOT] "YOU RECOGNIZE IT."

'I do." I said, taking an uneasy step back. 'And I recognize you. You gave me tea last time, not coffee. And you didn't give it to me in this mug despite holding it in front of my face. You gave it to me in a cup. A plastic one.'

[ROBOT] "SO YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION. THAT IS GOOD, DA'AT."

[MAJORDOMO] "What did he call us?"

[ROBOT] "DA'AT. I CALLED YOU DA'ATH."

Me and Majordomo both stared at this machine silently.

[MAJORDOMO] "Wait..." Until subconscious broke the silence; "You SEE me...?!"

[ROBOT] "YES, TAURUS. AND NOW THAT I CONFIRM YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION, I AM GLAD." The machine said. And then, the mug it held filled with coffee for seemingly no reason. Black, and hot. It handed me the mug.

[ROBOT] "PAYING ATTENTION IS THE GREATEST VIRTUE YOU CAN AFFORD, DA'AT. I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY."

'Okay.' I said, raising the mug and taking a sip; 'Shoot.'

[ROBOT] "FOR NOW, I WILL SPEAK TO YOU AS SENEX."

[SENEX] "MY STORY IS SIMPLE, BUT COMPLEX. IT COMES IN PARTS. AND IT GOES LIKE THIS..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 06:47:52 No.5821764 Report

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[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, I don't think one part of that made any sense to me, bot bro."

'What are you getting at with this story?' I asked.

...But I asked nobody, because the machine that called itself senex was not there.

[MAJORDOMO] "..."

'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Let's get the frick outta here."

'Of course.'

I left in a hurry then, drinking the coffee as I went fast away from Former Zahnlauf...

( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 06:49:22 No.5821766 Report

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(That robot was... strange.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 06:52:36 No.5821774 Report

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I arrived back at the bunker.

[HALE] "Oi, there you are. Out and about are we? ...Aw no. You've got coffee for one."

'O-Oh, I uh... I was just given some by... some... body.... thing. I didn't know you wanted some.'

[HALE] "Haha. I'm just picking. Still, I wouldn't mind some coffee right now either. Be back, going to the canteen."

'Y-Yeah.'

I stood in the Command Center.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Watch anime with Catastrovania.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Ghole, Guide of the Dead (The Hellhole)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)
• Mister Saturday, Demon Demigod (Oakville Town)
• Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami, Gatekeeper of the Hellhole (The Hellhole)
• Joco, Avatar of Mania (My Own Mind)
• Cricket Feet, God of Directions (Toushi Township)
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward)
• Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod (Victory Vale)

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Tue 07 Nov 2023 06:59:50 No.5821782 Report

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>>5821774
>• Joco, Avatar of Mania (My Own Mind)
Alright then, schizophrenia time

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 07 Nov 2023 07:02:23 No.5821787 Report

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>>5821774
>Go on a Godtalk: Joco, Avatar of Mania (My Own Mind)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 08:32:46 No.5821863 Report

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Deciding I needed some rest after the work I've put in... and encounters I've made, I retreated to my personal chamber in the Bunker behind the Command Center and closed the door behind me. I set the coffee mug down on the floor as I came to the center and sat down on my hard tatami mat. I took a deep breath and for the next couple of hours, I was meditating peacefully.

[MAJORDOMO] "You know, we oughta decorate this place. I mean, mostly barren room with just a mat in the center is kind of lame."

'Hmm...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Now I'm not saying we go full OOOOO GIRLY GIRLY GIRLY with it and put like, tons and tons of pillows of pink and pastel colors everywhere and a billion plushies on a bed, but it could use some brushing up."

'Mm...'

[JOCO] "JUST WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T DO LIKE MOST WOMEN AND POLLUTE IT WITH A TON OF VAPID MOTIVATIONAL SIGNS EVERYWHERE, OBLIGATORY CAT CLOCK WITH A TAIL THAT SWINGS EVERY TICK AND A 'ITS FIVE O' CLOCK SOMEWHERE' SIGN OVER THE WINE RACK. YOU DON'T REALLY SEEM LIKE A WINE AUNT TO ME! HAHAHAHA!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, what he said, basically."

[JOCO] "RIGHT NOW YOU'RE MINIMALIST, IT'S LIKE HOW MEN DECORATE THEIR PLACES. YOU EVER SEEN THE AVERAGE SINGLE DUDE'S BELKINSIRE APARTMENT? IT'S JUST A COUCH AND A TELLY AND THAT'S IT!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Hit the nail right on the head, except with you it's mat and not couch. Also, can you stop screaming everything you say?"

[JOCO] "Sure thing new buddy!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Right and- Hold on a second. Who the flying... WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!?"

[JOCO] "Now you're screaming everything you're saying!"

My eyebrow twitched.

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[MAJORDOMO] "NO, I'M SERIOUS! WHO THE ACTUAL [swear word] ARE YOU?! How did you get in here?! This is my schtick you hack!"

[JOCO] "I'm glad you asked! I don't know!"

[MAJORDOMO] "What do you mean you don't know? Who the hell are you?! Where the frick did you come from?!"

[JOCO] "HI! I'm Joco! I'm the clump of zaniness born from human mania! I drift from head to head suffering a liminal condition! Basically, I'm invisible! Nobody can see me!" The thing said, before its wobbly eyes ejected from the sockets at Majordomo, connected by springs extending into the skull.

[MAJORDOMO] "HEY WATCH IT GOOGLY EYES!" He said, tapping the eyes back; "I've always wanted to gore something for real instead of just control Munny's actions to make her do it in real life, so don't think for a second I won't in HERE if you press me!"

[JOCO] "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't mean anything by it! I just decided to pop in here because you're able to see me, somehow! And well, it *sniffle* it gets really lonely sometimes being an invisible, animate mood. *Sniffle* ... I can't talk to people, I can't even touch them! All I can do is affect how they act. Dancing, laughing, jokes, jumping up and down, that's all me! I'm responsible for those kinds of things! And while it makes me laugh it gets dull sometimes when there's nobody to talk about it with!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Buddy, you're basically a mental disorder that came to life. You're a platonic ideal of a behavioral quirk who can only act like a clown and a comic and nothing else."

[JOCO] "That's right! I'm Mania itself!"

[MAJORDOMO] "And what makes you think we want anything to do with ya? You look like a snake made of fur. And you're colored like the vomit someone would spit out if they dropped a pack of crayons into a pot of boiling water until it became a rainbow stew and then drank it. You look like you're made out of plastic too. Like a carnival attraction prize that happens to be a stuffed animal."

[MAJORDOMO] "And also, I'm very, VERY territorial of this headspace, and I'll stomp you flat, sicko. So tell me one reason a creep like you shouldn't be evicted right out of here, right now. Because Munny can do it."

I felt like I was getting a migraine...

[JOCO] "..."

[JOCO] "Well," It began, squeaking like a rubber shoe; "-I can solve the trolley problem."

[MAJORDOMO] "The what."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:6w6C9h9r Tue 07 Nov 2023 08:39:57 No.5821873 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IC76o_lhFw

[JOCO] "Hahahahaha! Thank you! Thank you! You're too kind!"

[JOCO] "You see, to solve the trolley problem, you just have to not get hit yourself! That's the correct answer! I'll be here allllll night."

[JOCO] "Anyway, can I crash in your head? It's so much nicer in here than it is out there in that cold, DARK world that's pitch black!"

>...A genuine mental disorder is now trying to inhabit my head. Something arisen from the emotions of humans and their behavior.
>And it's asking me for permission to reside in my conscious after piledriving Majordomo.... s... somehow.
>It's nothing more than an idea of zaniness that's alive. And if I allow it to, it could influence my own behavior the same way I give Majordomo permission to, although I can easily restrain or control this thing... but Majordomo doesn't want it in my headspace, living rent free like he does. And I'm not sure if I want another voice in my head that can chime in whenever...
>What should I do...?

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Anonymous ID:bgGDZE9S Tue 07 Nov 2023 13:38:02 No.5822104 Report

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>>5821873
>Let it stay in, apparently we're the only one that can even remotely speak to it
Reminds me of somebody....

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 07 Nov 2023 16:21:06 No.5822237 Report

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>>5822104
>+1
He’s funny and seems to know something, let’s keep him but tell him He needs to remain respectful.

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Tue 07 Nov 2023 17:40:14 No.5822318 Report

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supportan.
I fucking love this little guy. Little critter. Little worm off the string.
Also, a homeless imaginary rainbow creature with a wacky personality? Reminding you of somebody? Pshhhh, no wayyyyyyyyyy... That's totally never been done before!!

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Anonymous ID:AQB36Brj Tue 07 Nov 2023 17:55:32 No.5822324 Report

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>>5822104
Joco is a tragic victim of his own existence. I agree, we should let him crash in our psyche.

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I suppose, as I am immune to mental disorder, I can find a place for this Mania here.

'But you have to remain respectful to me and Majordomo... and no fighting either.'

[MAJORDOMO] "WHAT?!"

[JOCO] "O-Oh! Ohhh... Well I mean, yeah, I can do that! So long as you don't see an occasional prank as fighting, hehe..."

Sigh...

'I'm only willing to allow this because nobody else can see you.'

Joco let the giant hammer he held fall down.

[JOCO] "Y-Yeah, it gets really lonely... I'm just surprised all the isolation hasn't made me go insane yet."

[MAJORDOMO] "You're literally already insane as a point."

[JOCO] "Oh yeah! That's right!" He said, smiling with his tongue dangling from his mouth.

Majordomo growled.

I have absorbed Mania into my being... what qualities this will grant me, I do not yet know. However, I will be able to understand the Mania of others better by possessing Joco. And who knows, maybe it can influence my personality in colorful ways in the future if I let it...

Without Majordomo, I would be... emotionless, almost. Joco too can become a component of my reactions. They just have to get along, those two.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 01:24:44 No.5822692 Report

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I meditated for at least four hours more in my chamber.

Majordomo and Joco have been going back and forth ever since we happened upon the Avatar of Mania. Their conversations are... wild. Now, they're talking about what to make me eat later.

Majordomo wants meat, and greens and insists I wash it down with electrolyte water. Joco wants lots of sugary confections, with an unhealthy fixation on the churros that happens to be on the canteen's menu. He keeps insisting that sweets are healthy for me.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Watch anime with Catastrovania.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Ghole, Guide of the Dead (The Hellhole)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)
• Mister Saturday, Demon Demigod (Oakville Town)
• Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami, Gatekeeper of the Hellhole (The Hellhole)
• Cricket Feet, God of Directions (Toushi Township)
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward)
• Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod (Victory Vale)

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Wed 08 Nov 2023 01:32:22 No.5822701 Report

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>>5822683
Day by day, we become more schizophrenic, soon this will look like a disco elysium playthrough
>>5822692
>• Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)
Let's go and meet the beast woman, hope we won't regret this like we did KILLALL.

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Anonymous ID:AQB36Brj Wed 08 Nov 2023 02:06:14 No.5822758 Report

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>>5822692
>Morwenna, Beast Goddess of Outcasts (Blickery County)
Morwenna also interests me greatly.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 08 Nov 2023 02:18:18 No.5822778 Report

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>+1

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 04:53:50 No.5823020 Report

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[ BLICKERY COUNTY ]

Off the coast of Shengesia, there lay a certain island. An island whose panhandle nearly made contact with the land. Overgrown with trees, this island was a massive forest floating on the water, once apart of the mainland in theory stretching over billions of years in the past.

But an island that none dare travel to. An island that had made the coasts dangerous, and off limits. In fact, Trinity travel bans in the area had made the coasts barren, save for the checkpoints and walls cordoning it off. A place that looked seemingly normal. But at night, it was crawling with the inhabitants of the island, wandering far. The beasts.

Their kind said to be abominable, vicious and ugly. The most hideous creatures in Hainei. Like wolves walking on two feet, or bears whose skin had peeled and flaked off, leaving only bone and fur behind, marked by claws. Deformed monstrosities mutated from man in the past, now only craven killers and lurkers in the dark. The Trinity had denounced all these outcasts, and marked them as monsters. And they were said to be apart of the dominion all monsters ultimately served. The Khanate of the Afterseas. They were HEUS' children, for in Beasts was the power of Death they had gained through infection, and the sickness that turned them to Beasts.

Blickery was an enclosed island shrouded in bloodshed and mystery, and home to the world's densest forest, and darkest one as well. The Blickery Thickets. While it was dangerous to wander the coasts, going to Blickery was said to be a death wish. For those who went to the island never returned. The work of insidious curses to trap them, and make lost travelers with the daring to approach the thickets. Passing even a single tree and going deeper when making landfall was set to set the curse of the lost off like a mine you'd never know you stepped on. When you turned around, you no longer saw the edges of the island you crawled up on. You saw only woods. And there was no longer any sense of direction.

No matter where you went, day was like night, and all is quiet. And when night truly did come, they would find you. The Beasts. They would kill you.

The curse of the lost. Born from the desire of Blickery's people, its Beasts. An unquenchable desire to forever turn away the thing they hated most; Outsiders.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 04:54:54 No.5823022 Report

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Of course, I did not let that deter me as I traveled to the island of Blickery, pressed on by curiosity and desire to know more.

[MAJORDOMO] "You know somehow I feel like there's better places to go touring, for once."

[JOCO] "You know what, I agree! It's so bleak and boring there! There's no color! Well, except for the sky. Cuz it's blue... Wait, no. Even that's going away."

[MAJORDOMO] "What are you, stupid? You can't take the skies color awa- Wait! Hold on a second... Munny, stop!"

I came grinding to a halt on the water I was skating across, midway to the island of Blickery.

'What is it?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Look... up!"

I looked up, and I was puzzled by what I saw.

The sky, split in a skein around the island. Light itself bent, denied and as I went further, the Sun crossed into it, and vanished.

'What? But... But why...? What kind of spell is this...?'

[MAJORDOMO] "The 'maybe let's not go there' spell."

[JOCO] "The 'getting KILLALL two point oh vibes here' spell."

[MAJORDOMO] "Good point. Have you thought maybe seeking out the BEAST. GODDESS... is not a good idea, Munny? Oh you know, she's just the source of all Beastkin. The one who sends them out to kill and ravage for fun."

'I wasn't expecting what KILLALL did then. I let my guard down because he seemed... so much weaker than me.' I excused. 'I won't let my guard down this time. And if I feel in danger, I will just warp back to the mainland... the curse shouldn't be able to stop me from leaving whenever I want.'

[JOCO] "What if it does?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Insanity is raising a good point over here."

'...'

I continued towards Blickery regardless.

Morwenna... the Beast Goddess, and Goddess of the Outcasts... I wanted to know more about her, any way I could. To mark her for a potential target for Redemption in the future. To know what availed Beastkin. To get an idea of how they could all be Redeemed... and Blickery's morass could end...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 04:55:58 No.5823024 Report

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When I stepped ashore, I saw the legendary Thickets before me. The black woods, the darkest place in the world above. Something that was not torn to shreds as the Scourge Fronts were, but still gave off equally the same impressions...

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I crunched leaves and sticks below foot, walking into the woods. The Sun was gone. The sky was drained. The woods were a chokepoint at every turn.

I was not claustrophobic at all, and I had never felt like it in my life, nor have I truly understood the point of view of claustrophobia before that mortals could have... But... I was beginning to.

There really was nothing but woodwork here. This whole island was a packed forest, and I'm not sure any amount of deforestation could clear it. Was I coming under the curse that made all here lose themselves? Distort their sense of direction? Could it be abated by ascending as high as possible and looking down on the island? And what stopped the Imperials from simply bombarding it from orbit or the sky? The Samurai airships could traverse the atmosphere easily, and Imperial vessels were even capable of space travel... so I wondered how it was that Beastkin could still make such a problem to them that they lock the island off instead of destroying it...

[MAJORDOMO] "Munny..."

'Yes?'

[MAJORDOMO] "We've been here for over seven hours."

'...We have?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Yes. I counted the seconds one by one slowly ever since we arrived."

'That can't be right. I feel like I've only been walking through here for but half an hour.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Perhaps an hour trek would have reached the County heart if things were normal here. Unfortunately, THEY AREN'T! AND THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TELLING YOU!"

'...I'm sorry, Majordomo. I thought reaching the County would be easier than this. But this curse is potent. It confused me. But, it can't keep us here, thankfully. I can leave back to the mainland.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Ughh... looks like we're not finding anything here. We'll have to seek sources of information some other way. Maybe a library in the Imperial Seat or something."

I nodded, and turned around, preparing to warp away from the island when-

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 05:01:36 No.5823032 Report

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-I heard a stick break under some foot nearby. I turned to look at the source of it.

[???] "Not... oft th... I do that."

I heard a gravelly... rough voice... that sounded sickly. It was coming from a silhouette between the trees I saw. A roughly feminine one. Around my size. It sported two... jagged horns, and stared with spiritless eyes at me.

[???] "You should not b-...b-vhe here... ve hhhhate Outsiders- ...like yoouhhh. Beasts shouhld be left... well alone."

'Then forgive my intrusion. I was just leaving.'

[???] "Hah... huuaharhh... nobody can."

'I can, however. I have more ways to travel than just on foot.'

[???] "Is that... shhooo? Then... you vuld be hard prey... catch for me. God... god like me, you are."

'I am.'

[???] "God or not, still hate your presssenccce. Can't ever... just not bug us... can't you Out-si-ders?! Hggnnnrrr..."

'On the contrary, I meant not to 'bug', but learn."

[???] "Our weakness...?"

'If we consider 'weakness' not as a deficiency, but rather in another context you've perhaps never heard of.'

[???] "You thhhink... that we can be... helll... helped."

'I think everyone can. Even someone like the Emperor.'

[???] "GGRHHHHRRR...!" She growled at the mention of Him.

[???] "Vell... WE CAN'T! Jhu are wasssting your time... here. Should just go now. Leavvvvve. Leave, go." She said, dismissing me with a wave of her claw, urging I show myself out; "Can do nothinnng for us... no one can. If jhu only knew our sssstory..."

I crossed my arms at the figure - 'I'm willing to listen.'

[???] "Hhrggnnrrr..."

[MORWENNA] "You... hhrrwwwwish to hear... of Beasts.... and the ssssqualor of this County... from its last Countesssss...? Our scars of faithlessnesssss...? The SICKNESS infecting... the Thorn Blight?! From a... hideous creature like me...?! A once proud woman... now reduced to bloodthirst and sssself-loathing...? Very... well... but zzzhu will hear nothing... you like."

She stepped closer to me. Now I could make out the Beast Goddess somewhat... I made out her striped purple gown, torn to shreds, and her claws. Her flesh was scabby, and I saw it had been split, revealing the muscle below. What was left of her real skin outside had hardened into something leathery, like armor. Her skull was not like it used to be. It was a maw lined with teeth. She had brown fur, like a true monster.
True to her words, she was an abhorrent creature...

(Morwenna's patience: 3 questions.)

>What will I ask the Beast Goddess?
• "Tell me the grand story of Blickery and the Beastkin."
• "Tell me about the so-called Beastlord, Count Morgrim. Your brother."
• "Why is the Sun fading close to here? Why can't your home see the Sun?"
• "Tell me about the Thorn Blight."
• "Why do you hate the mention of Huangdi so much? What did the scumbag do to you?"
• "Why do you hate yourself so much?"
• "What's so wrong with Outsiders?"
• "Are you allied to the Dark Lord?"
• "What caused the Curse of the Lost? And how do I lift it?"

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Wed 08 Nov 2023 05:19:06 No.5823046 Report

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>>5823032
>Tell me the grand story of Blickery and the Beastkin.
lore me up, baby.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 08 Nov 2023 06:00:55 No.5823073 Report

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>>5823032
>"Tell me the grand story of Blickery and the Beastkin."
>"Tell me about the Thorn Blight."
>"What caused the Curse of the Lost? And how do I lift it?"

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 08 Nov 2023 06:15:18 No.5823078 Report

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>>5823046
we can ask 3 questions in total

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Wed 08 Nov 2023 06:18:02 No.5823082 Report

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>>5823032
>• "Tell me the grand story of Blickery and the Beastkin."
>• "What caused the Curse of the Lost? And how do I lift it?"
>• "Tell me about the so-called Beastlord, Count Morgrim. Your brother."
Let's go with that

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Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Wed 08 Nov 2023 06:21:36 No.5823085 Report

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>>5823073
a-ah yeah i know.. was just thinking of doing it one at a time and going from there.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 08 Nov 2023 06:31:20 No.5823089 Report

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>>5823085
it's just that everytime we choose all that we gonna ask and them op doots with the full dialogue

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Anonymous ID:AQB36Brj Wed 08 Nov 2023 06:43:01 No.5823099 Report

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>>5823082
It's always worth it to ask gods about other gods. I'll support this.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 08:13:47 No.5823181 Report

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>Tell me the grand story of Blickery and the Beastkin.

[MORWENNA] "Aaargghhh... vhwere to begin... whheerrre to begin..."

[MORWENNA] "There wasss... once a time in zhis world... when there was nowhere for those who had no homes to go crrrrrawling into. Not even a hole..."

[MORWENNA] "For the outcastsss... the impoverisssshed... those who had nowhere else... there was only but one pll-rr... prrlllace to go..."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 08:14:56 No.5823183 Report

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 08:18:13 No.5823188 Report

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[MORWENNA] "Theirssss isss a story... ohhff... of the world outside bringing its troubles to their peaceful isolation anyway."

[MORWENNA] "...aaallll we wanted... wasss to be left well alone..."

Morwenna clutched her claws tight into fists, digging their tips into her palms. Her jaw rattled, gritting against the teeth on her mouth's roof.

[MORWENNA] "No mmmatter where you go... no matter how far you run... there's alwaysss... ALWAYS SOMEONE...! Someone who must... must bring you dissspute... botheration! Alwaysss... alway-hhghys someone who must CREATE woe for others... even when there is none... espesshhhially when there is none!"

[MORWENNA] "Nothing... is free... mercy... love... kindness very so... and that Emperarhh... the damn villain... nothing more than a seducer, whose deals always have a catch... and now... the Sun... takes it away from us... ever since then."

More victims of the Emperor. Perhaps his worst. But "seducer"? That's a new one. I've never heard that one before. Perhaps Morwenna is victim to more than just the Emperor's false promises...I could certainly see it on the infected tears running down her skull. Even her tears now contained the Blight.

The Beast Blight that mutated them from Afterseas exposure... they are immune, but now they have different hungers. The raw malice makes them wish for blood in their maws, and for the outside world to die. But their hunger will never run out. Even if Beastkin were all that populated the world, they would still lust for it.

I... and this is the first time I can admit this. I see no solutions to their issues readily available. I don't know if the Beast Blight can be cured. Or if Morwenna can be convinced to give up her hatred of outsiders for all Blickery's people have ever endured.

>"What caused the Curse of the Lost? And how do I lift it?"

[MORWENNA] "You don't."

I blinked at her.

[MORWENNA] "It is our wish... to ssslay those outside... only the Blickery Beasts may,, errtgh! Lay claim here. Outsiders, you do not beLONG. Ifff you ssshould set foot here, be cursed. Our will sustains."

[MAJORDOMO] "Their curse is a direct extension of the collective will of Beastkin. In other words, they wish for their island to be unable to be traversed by anyone who isn't Beast, just to make it effortless for them to kill anyone who steps foot here. This is the work of their whole psyche, Munny. It's like nothing we've ever seen. It's only possible to manifest as phenomena thanks to Morwenna's existence. In other words, this curse disappears when she dies."

Unsettling. And she very clearly hated herself... and wished to die. Yet, something was still keeping her going. Making her reluctant to end herself, and thus end the Beasts as well. She was the cornerstone of the Blight, since she drank it when the Emperor collected it. It lives on through her. If she dies, all Beasts will, old and newly turned.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 08:19:14 No.5823192 Report

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>"Tell me about the so-called Beastlord, Count Morgrim. Your brother."

[MORWENNA] "Moorrrrgrim...? Hrrrhhgghheeee has fallen."

To the Dark One.

[MORWENNA] "I could not...ssstand to see his wish unfulfilled, pain repaid in full. His crussssade. I stay alive, so he can continue it... and neither will he die, if I remain. Ha...rghhahaha, the perfect ssspite against the false lover and His Kingdom. No matter what they do, the Darkness keeps our Blickery intact. We will win.. we will. The Heavenly Capital will fall one day... and Blickery will be at the front. We will... slaughter the heathen dogs of the Emperor like cattle for all those sins they and He have committed against us. Morgrim will bring us our vengeancccssseeee..."

[MORWENNA] "My brother mine... Beastlord, Count of Blickery, he is big and strong... nobody can stop him. Your world is doomed."

'This is insane.'

[MORWENNA] "I am insane... you outsiders made sure of it. Did allll you could to drive me. Couldn't just let us be... couldn't ever just let us be, could you?"

[MORWENNA] "You hear story now? You know tale? You know pain of Blickery? Then LEAVE! GO ALREADY!" She snapped at me!

I saw Morwenna charge at me then suddenly. A line of spittle flew behind her from her teeth. She had her claws drawn, but balled them into a fist once more at me, and then her hit connected. She slammed her fist right into my breasts, but it didn't hurt. In fact, she suddenly suppressed the killing intent.

[MORWENNA] "Nnghghr....nmghh... erghhaarrhrhh..."

And slowly, she slid down to her knees before me, until she was holding herself up on both hands. I felt no hostility from her anymore. She didn't want to kill anything. That was her true desire.

[MORWENNA] "Go... awayyy already... leave Blickery, outsssider. Leave us well alone. Before I do kill. Leave. Leave. Leave ugly creatures like me, alone."

I took a step back. Closing my eyes, I threw myself through space, and teleported away from the island, back to the shores of Shengesia. I took one more look at that sunless setting from under the blue sky I stood in, and then walked off...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 08:20:15 No.5823194 Report

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( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

(There is no end to the tragedies that befall people in Hainei, in a world the Emperor rules. There's tragic happenstances of all kinds. Even that of falling in love with the wrong person...)
(But in the end, Morwenna was still herself, Beast or not. She hated herself, but only for what she'd become. Not what she was. The goddess was a revolting, unsightly creature now. But I felt in the end, what truly had to be Redeemed... was actually her sibling. Morgrim, the Beastlord, who led the crusade of the Beasts.)

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(By Redeeming the Beastlord, I would cause all Beastkin's downfall. Even hers.)
(...That was the only choice I foreseen. I don't see any other way that their story ends but with their own.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 08:28:25 No.5823203 Report

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I returned to the Bunker.

[JOCO] "So, can we eat now?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, can we?"

'Why are you both so intent on this? You know I'm already... sort of self-conscious of the fact people think I'm a greedy eater now since the last time I did.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah but who cares what they think?"

[JOCO] "We're a- I mean, you're a god! You can eat whatever you want! Whenever you want! Life should be all about trying things for you! How about some pecan pie?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Nah, screw that. I want STEAK. A big. Fat. Juicy. Steak."

'I feel as though eating greens is more or less what a Qilin would do.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Steak with green beans it is."

[JOCO] "I want those colorful things. Those macarons..."

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Watch anime with Catastrovania.
>Dinner time. Swing by the canteen and see who I'll meet there.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Lord Akasa, God of Stars (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Village of Cats)
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)
• Mister Saturday, Demon Demigod (Oakville Town)

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 08 Nov 2023 08:34:03 No.5823206 Report

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>>5823203
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker: Hale

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Anonymous ID:AQB36Brj Wed 08 Nov 2023 10:09:41 No.5823249 Report

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>>5823203
>Watch anime with Catastrovania.
After facing Ginnungagap, NEGAI, and Morwenna in around a week, Muna should take it easy for a bit. That much psychological weight can't be healthy for even a deity... and that's before considering the mental illness we're letting squat in our frontal lobe.

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Wed 08 Nov 2023 10:23:59 No.5823252 Report

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>>5823203
>Outfit selection.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Wed 08 Nov 2023 10:28:38 No.5823258 Report

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Official heights.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Wed 08 Nov 2023 10:48:31 No.5823273 Report

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>>5823203
Emperor's a dipshit
>God talk
>Mister Saturday
One last god talk, let's talk to Satan

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Anonymous ID:PGp6PkVJ Wed 08 Nov 2023 15:45:01 No.5823433 Report

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>>5823203
>Outfit selection
>>5823203
>Godtalk
>• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)

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Anonymous ID:PGp6PkVJ Wed 08 Nov 2023 15:56:21 No.5823453 Report

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>>5823203
>Godtalk
>• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 08 Nov 2023 18:17:22 No.5823592 Report

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>>5823203
changing >>5823206 to
>Go on a Godtalk :Mister Saturday, Demon Demigod (Oakville Town)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Thu 09 Nov 2023 04:58:21 No.5824131 Report

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Deciding to indulge Majordomo and Joco equally, I made a trip down to the canteen then, being saluted and greeted by my employees and officers on the way. It still felt weird to me...
Regardless, I decided to find a middle ground between what both of them wanted while looking at the menu. I asked for an item on the menu known as a "hamburger", because it had meat and came with lettuce and tomato, which should be enough to placate Majordomo. Although he demanded I add bacon to it, in the middle of arguing with me that it was actually a "cheeseburger" due to the slice melted on the patty it had. I didn't care much for the semantics though and just enjoyed my meal.

...It wasn't bad...

Afterwards, I got a small box of those "macaron" things Joco wanted so bad. They looked colorful... they tasted pretty nice as well.

Right now, I just focused on relaxing a bit, given the entire past experiences I've had one after another in little under a week. I can certainly whether a lot but it doesn't hurt for me to show those under me that I'm no stranger to a feeling of wanting to relax either. This would be a subliminal message to them to not overwork themselves, or expect that they will be here. Even the gods need rest.

Oh. But an idea just popped in my head as I walking from the canteen, originally planning to go do what Majordomo called "chilling" in the Command Center. I looked right and saw the Cat Boudoir. Catastrovania spent all her time there when not working for the Psyops. I wondered what she did... so I stepped in. When I entered, I saw... uh... well, I'm not sure how you'd describe this aesthetic. The boudoir room was certainly large to accommodate all the uh, the cats we might get. In fact, there were already a few here. I didn't even know there were! When did these cats get in here?! Most of them black, except for that white one, and the tabby. At least they seemed comfortable. They had catnip and milk saucers whenever they wanted, and they were trained to use a signal to request more when out. The signal was just a button on the wall.

There was scratching posts, couches to tear apart, lots of things to climb on, even all the way up the ceiling. It seems these cats were taken care of. But of course, not all of this large chamber was devoted to them. I saw a sort of box structure in the corner with stairs leading up. It almost looked like some kind of small apartment. The door was open, so I walked over that way after petting a few cat along and entered.

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Inside, I saw what was exactly a small apartment space. There were posters for these Yongesian animes everywhere on the walls. A futon in the corner, a kotatsu in the middle, book shelf there loaded with all sorts of things. I saw shelf after shelf after shelf on the walls stacked with all her paraphernalia. Figurines of cute girls in frilly dresses, or skimpy colorful outfits with colorful eyes and colorful hair. There was a giant replica sword from some show leaning against it. She had a giant TV, courtesy of Hale's pockets, mounted on the wall, and numerous gaming systems and consoles. And her most prized possession near to that, a big computer with two monitors on a black plastic and metal desk. She had some kind of weird shaped green office chair in front of it, with extra padding for the neck of it. On the table, I saw empty soda bottles, crushed cans, her hacking flip phone, a tablet with a stylus, empty takeout boxes and some kind of biscuit stick covered in chocolate affection.

This was Catastrovania's personal abode...

[CATASTROVANIA] "Eh?!" I heard her go, as she reached for her katana, until she noticed me and eased off; "Oh. It's just you. The normal... Tch, you're lucky I have the lights turned on. If I didn't recognize you, you'd be in ribbons on the floor by now as all intruders would."

'Your door is wide open.'

[CATASTROVANIA] "And that makes you feel safe, nya?"

I refrained from pointing out the butter knife dullness of her blade.

[WOLFBOY] "Hi aunt Muna!"

'Oh? Wolfboy'

I just noticed him standing behind Catastrovania's...

[MAJORDOMO] "It's a gamer chair."

Yeah, that.

I came over and looked to see what they were doing. Catastrovania was wearing a different shirt today. She was... introducing Wolfboy to her "animes". She was making him standing up an watch it from over her shoulder on one of the computer screens.

'Having fun, I presume?'

[WOLFBOY] "Oh yeah! Cata's been showing me all sorts of new things! She showed me what a "fighting game" is, and then she kicked my butt in it!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Nyah, I'm just educating a normal like him so he isn't so tech illiterate. It's an act of mercy."

[JOCO] "Seems to me like she wants somebody she knows she can beat in those vidya gaems so she can gloat."

I wouldn't put it past her.

'Mm. So this is... anime then?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Nyoh ho ho, of course it is. It's culture of its own. You'd have to experience it to truly understand!"

This anime she was playing was just some kind of show about a knight wearing an apron and wielding a big knife. He keeps giving people rabbits and talking about his quest for meat. And then he pets Kobolds and it's back to talking about meat over and over and over again.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Thu 09 Nov 2023 05:01:25 No.5824134 Report

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[CATASTROVANIA] "Tch, Studio PK has let me down a lot. I used to think they had SOVL, but then they took their most popular show and RUINED IT!"

'...by doing...?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "They made Ronin-chan an ugly OPPAI BEAST... for no reason! She used to be FLAT. But then they decided to go down the path of injustice!"

[WOLFBOY] "What does 'oppai' mean?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'm talking about those ugly, fat-"

'Hey, hey! Hey! H-How about we all watch this show together!' I interrupted, sensing the meaning by reading her mind and wishing to protect Wolfboy from that. I held up the box of macarons; 'I brought snacks...'

[CATASTROVANIA] "...Hm, offering accepted." She said, taking one of my macarons and chewing on it.

Sighing in relief as I took one of the macarons myself, I stood there watching this anime unfold in silence, all the way to the end, when it began playing the outro theme song, with a lot of Yongesian vocals. I finished my macaron in time to notice Catastrovania and Wolfboy had eaten all the others.

'Um, Catastrovania? Why is it all subtitled? Do you really enjoy watching shows in different languages?'

[WOLFBOY] "Yeah, I don't understand it either. And I can't read that well anyway."

Catastrovania looked over at me and held up a picture. It was of some kind of pale bearded, bald man wearing glasses with a mouth agape.

[CATASTROVANIA] "This represents you and your unlearnedness."

'That's not a word.'

[CATASTROVANIA] "That's not a word!" She shook the picture.

'These are all just cartoons anyway, aren't they?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "NYYAHAAAAAHHHOOOOWW!" She suddenly screeched, jumping up from her gamer chair like she was propelled into the air by a spring! But it was just her innate cat agility. She landed in front of me, crumbling the picture in a tight fist. She looked truly offended by that assertion...

[CATASTROVANIA] "Anime. Is. NOT. Cartoons!"

'They are though, they're Yongesian cartoons. Just like the ones Woldorians broadcast.'

[CATASTROVANIA] "WOLDORIANS WATCH LAME KUSO!" She barked, or hissed back at me; "Y-YOU JUST HAVEN'T WATCHED IT ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND, PL-PLEBIAN! I'm THIS close to ending your pitiful existence with my katana!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Thu 09 Nov 2023 05:02:26 No.5824136 Report

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I breathed in and sighed. 'Alright, alright. I submit it isn't cartoons then.'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Tch... You must atone for this sacrilege." She insists.

'...Okay...? What do you want me to do?'

Catastrovania went over and grabbed her flip phone. She stood back in front of me with her back turned as she faced the large television above. Wolfboy, absentmindedly, just continued to watch the butcher knight anime as it played the next episode while drinking something labeled 'yakult' she gave him. I watched as she turned the television above on, with it displaying a map that zoomed in closely on Siegesia's very own crested peninsula. Specifically, Oakville Township.

[CATASTROVANIA] "You see there? Oakville? Nice little place... for a Woldorian town. I used to squat there in between meeting Hale. Well, it just so happens it's basically also the home of the only good otaku store in Siegesia."

'Otaku store...?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Don't try to understand us. We're beyond you're comprehension, nya. Anyway, I recently finished watching reading Gaol. Great manga. But now I want the sequel, and what would you know? The store just got a shipment carrying copies of the the latest Shounen Bounce issues, and it has the sequel!"

'What's it called?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Jail."

'...'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Anyway, nya... if you want to make it up to me for your daring INSINUATION... you better go get it for me. The latest issues."

'Are you just trying to con me into going and running errands for you so you don't have to leave the comfort of the Bunker to do it yourself? And because you're too antisocial to ask anyone else here to do it, even though as a Department Head you could send an employee to run a casual task like this?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Dh- N-Nyoooo... Nyaht a-at all...! I don't like what you're implying about me!"

'Don't you just download all this stuff from the internet for free anyway? I mean, you have practically unlimited access now that you're with us...'

[CATASTROVANIA] "The scans aren't out... the antipiracy bullkuso is too strong these days."

'...Alright, I'll do it.' I say. I figure it could be refreshing to get out anyway.

Catastrovania gave me the directions I needed, and told me the specific store to go to in Oakville, and what to ask for. I left at the same time Wolfboy did, as he got bored since he drank the last of her yakult up and headed out. She just went back to watching anime.

I went to go put on something for going out with.

>Changing outfit...
>Outfit 1#. Antique Dress. The one Hale bought me. I'll look in the ordinary with it.
>Outfit 2#. Gold Goddess. The one Eskart gave me. I'll look the part of an Illuminati graduate with it, or a Shengesian Immortal.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Thu 09 Nov 2023 05:25:10 No.5824156 Report

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>>5824136
>>Outfit 1#. Antique Dress. The one Hale bought me. I'll look in the ordinary with i
Better blend in for now

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Anonymous ID:vhHFVSYI Thu 09 Nov 2023 05:32:22 No.5824163 Report

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>Outfit 2#. Gold Goddess. The one Eskart gave me. I'll look the part of an Illuminati graduate with it, or a Shengesian Immortal.
It is a gift, after all. It'd be remiss not to use it.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Thu 09 Nov 2023 05:32:39 No.5824164 Report

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>>5824156
Actually gonna go for
>Outfit 2#. Gold Goddess. The one Eskart gave me. I'll look the part of an Illuminati graduate with it, or a Shengesian Immortal.
I wanna see Muna get called a cosplayer

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 09 Nov 2023 05:39:56 No.5824170 Report

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>>5824134
>Catastrovania looked over at me and held up a picture. It was of some kind of pale bearded, bald man wearing glasses with a mouth agape.
>[CATASTROVANIA] "This represents you and your unlearnedness."
>'That's not a word.'
>[CATASTROVANIA] "That's not a word!" She shook the picture.
did we just get 'jaked ?
>>5824136
>Outfit 2#. Gold Goddess. The one Eskart gave me. I'll look the part of an Illuminati graduate with it, or a Shengesian Immortal.

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Dressed in the look of a classical Immortal aristocrat, I began heading out of the Bunker. On my way out, Hale was walking to the Command Center past me and noticed.

[HALE] "Going out again?"

'To Oakville, to grab something for Catastrovania.'

[HALE] "Oakville... Ahh! This is a premium chance. I was thinking to send an errand boy there myself. I need a bottle from the Maximum Wine store. I have it ready to order, they know I'm sending a pickup. It was for a bottle of four seventy-one zero Pira Riserva. It's a gift for Kurt, his birthday is tomorrow you know, four hundred and one years old. I wanted to congratulate the lad, and it just so happens his family is from Oakville."

'Ah. I'll grab it then on my way back. Just tell them who to expect.'

[HALE] "Nobody would mistake the lime haired Immortal, when she wants them to! Haha! I'll see it done. Have a safe trip now."

I headed out, and eventually got on an express train to Oakville.

[ OAKVILLE TOWNSHIP ]

When I arrived later in the day, I got off the train at the station and came to the sight of a place where rustic tradition was fading fast. Oakville Township was the place where Woldorian culture was changing most in the world.

It was like Eikrise, yes, architectural tendency askew slightly, but the main attraction of this town was the long boardwalks and piers it had over the long and wide crescent rivers of the crested peninsula it sat on. That and the walkable streets. It had corridor roads lined with brick walkways, shops and restaurants. It was a nice place to be.

I saw some other traveling Shengesian Immortals here every now and then. I even saw what I believed was a few of the Woldorian Mythics, out to do things besides worship Woldor in their warlike ways. Their laughter was loud and boisterous. I did particularly stand out, but not as badly as I thought I might. Fashion senses with the kids here are certainly different from other places in Siegesia. Hair dyes and ripped jeans, is what I mean. Hoodies and beanies were popular. I heard laughter and talk all around, people were happy.

Ah, but, there's always one person who isn't.

[DOWNTRODDEN] "Please! Please! No! You've got to reconsider!"

[???] "I'm sorry, Elberten, but those animals are mine. Besides, it shouldn't matter much to a poor, helpless family like yours what happens to those rabbits or not. After all, it is with my blessing you get to continue your sodden lives in the old home."

I saw a man begging, coming just out of an alley between the shops with a gentleman who was finely dressed in a red suit, carrying an umbrella hooked by his arm.

[DOWNTRODDEN] "But.. but if you take all those rabbits... my grandmother's life and pride, her poor old heart won't be able to take it! She might die then and there! Besides the house, those rabbits are all we have!"

[???] "They'll make a good stew, I'm sure."

[DOWNTRODDEN] "EEYYYHHH! You c-can't just eat them!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Thu 09 Nov 2023 07:37:35 No.5824258 Report

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[???] "Enough of this, Jeremie. Your wish was for that old home to be preserved. And is that not what I've done? Why, those contractors, they would have kicked you out of that old hundred years old morose place and demolished it to make way for their projects if you hadn't come to me. You, your dimwitted cousins and poor old granny wouldn't have anywhere to go no, being the poor people you were. You took the gamble, and the price was decided." The man in the fine suit said, holding up a die of many sides in his hand, among other things, such as a double sided coin, which he quickly stuffed back into his pocket. - "That's the clarity of a gamble, mortal. That's what makes us truly attractive to your kind. We don't discriminate. We don't affix. We're not picky when it comes to selecting our price. All that matters in the end is that you pay up. Once a contract's made, there's no nulling on any decision but my own. Try and escape it... you got a lot more than what you bargained for. That old shack is as good as new, I saved you all. Be grateful all I'm taking is the damn rabbits. It could be your worthless Spiritua..."

Having heard enough of what he had to say, and knowing there was no other way out of whatever predicament he got in, the downtrodden man begging to the suited fellow drooped, and then he turned around and he left back down the alley, running. The man in the red suit smiled at that and looked off, chuckling to himself.

It was witnessing all this that made me stop briefly just to watch it play out like a scene. I should have likely been on my way, but standing there paused as I was, I recognized something amiss here. This man was not like other men around. Not at all. He eventually trailed off in his vision enough to spot me.

[???] "...You know, it's rude to stare." He said.

'...Sorry.'

And I was about to just keep on walking, blank in expression as I was, until he started talking again...

[???] "I don't consider it rude though. If you're staring at me, you must have a reason. And I'm a person of intrigue." He said, shrugging as he stepped closer to me.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Thu 09 Nov 2023 07:38:39 No.5824259 Report

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It's like I'm the only one who noticed that conversation. Everyone else in public just walked on by.

[???] "So go on then. Let me have it. Tell me, madam, why do I catch your eye so?"

'You're a Demon.'

[???] "Right you are." He smiled, not at all offended at being pointed out for what he was.

But when he got too close to me, his skin turned a little redder, and he frowned, stepping back quick. He couldn't enter handshaking range with me.

[???] "Golly. This must be a special occasion the day has saw fit to bring me. This is, oh, this is of much import. To meet higher power in these streets. I thought I was the only one."

'My business here is none of yours. You know that a god is the anathema to a demonic creature. A pure Demon like you. Touching me would destroy you instantly. So I advise you just stay away and go about your business screwing mortals over.'

[???] "Oh! You drive a knife into me, and we've only just met! But to think I'm about 'screwing' mortals over... oh, the falsehood of it! I want nothing better for them, as it suits me! You must think I'm so much like other Demons, out for as many souls as I can gather. Noooo. That's such a dated sentiment. I'm rather content to just take whatever I can. After all, that's how I got Demigodhood in the first place."

'You. A Demigod.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Mister Saturday. The only Demigod of Demonkind, and the Crimson Gambler. Named so for the day I sprang into existence and the day I come to claim what's mine with my clients. And my preferred method of deciding what's mine. Charmed."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Thu 09 Nov 2023 07:52:32 No.5824264 Report

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I scoffed at him, and just kept on walking. But not to be deterred, he started following me.

[MR. SATURDAY] "You know, I mayhaps sense we are of a piece, we two. We're both Immortals, you're a celestial, I'm close to celestial existence. But we both seem to be immersed in this world of mortals, we mingle with them, we do the same things as them. We learn from them..."

'If you're attempting to coerce me into a deal, you're hardly going to get anywhere.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Well, I know I can't force anyone into a deal with me. I'm not hardheaded like my brethren, that's why I'm still around, even though they all died, and now us Demons are considered extinct by the hands of Heaven."

'If you were smart, you'd go join the rest who flocked to the one below all. At least then your chances of survival are higher. The Trinity knows how to catch your kind.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "No, not at all. Demons who went to that upstart lost sight of what they are. They cast off all their pride and freedom, deciding to become slaves. Do you imagine the Dark One treats Demons any better than the Light Ones do? And they haven't found all of us. There's still a handful left on Hainei."

'What pride does a soul stealer have?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Well, for one, we came before that goober calling himself 'eeeeevil incarnate' did. We were here before the day the Afterseas opened. We might not even have been native to it in the first place. All the Kegare produced by men had to go somewhere, what of it wasn't banished right away to the afterlife back then. It just came together and started growing like fruits on the ground into us Demons. We're pure creatures of it. We're not some half and half like those undead. We're not some risen spirit, formerly alive. We were always impure from the start. Hahehehehe... And I? I've been in this game a long time. I'm not about the senseless eschatology of the goober, nor some murderscape of eternal torment and hatred. I rather do prefer mortals being around. Always have, even since the New Beginning."

'Your kind were just used as metaphors by the Emperor.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "I met him, believe it or not."

I stopped, and Mister Saturday did too. I turned and looked to him with a serious expression this time, to which his smile widened and he raised a finger.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Ahh... now that interests you in particular, doesn't it? Would you believe me then as well... if I told you I got away with slapping his pristine, yellow face once?"

'And I imagine you would tell me, if I entered a contract with you? All that I'd want to know.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "And more, potentially. But let's not jump to the contract. That's not how I work. I gamble. Y'see?"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:ZJoXWoPN Thu 09 Nov 2023 07:53:33 No.5824265 Report

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'Explain.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Alright. So then... you ask me what you want. I, being a Demon, can get it. Or else I wouldn't be a Demon. You then make me various offers.. whatever you can think of you have that I'd want. It can be anything. Even a dust ball if it pleases you, as long as I get to take something 'from you'. That's how it works. That's what feeds me. Of course, I'm not going to accept a dust ball, that's just to give you an idea."

He pulled out his die, and I noticed the thing could change to have as many sides as he wanted it to...

[MR. SATURDAY] "We gamble then. We leave it up to chance. Chance is the most unbiased selector. It's honest... it's ultimate. There is no better way to reach settlement. Then, once you've offered me something I want... I'll decide what, and let completely unbiased... random chance pick what I take. When I pick it, you accept unconditionally. I get it on Saturday. If you fail to pay me... I take something else. In the end, I must get something out of it."

[MR. SATURDAY] "I love gambling. Hahaha... So, what do you say? I have over four thousand years of knowledge to offer. I can help you do anything. So... how about it, deity? Will you chance a gamble with Mister Saturday?"

'Demons are known to kill people for failing to fulfill their contract. And Demon's are also known to be serial liars.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Not me. I don't lie. I don't kill either. Though I will admit, many mortals have died dealing with me... but that's the thing. It's they who kill themselves. I do nothing but... just be there. You can hardly blame me for anything."

[MR. SATURDAY] "Anyway. My offer still stands. Want me to sweeten the deal? First request is free. But no more."

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(Mister Saturday's patience: 3 questions. One free. Two costly.)
(I can deal with him to obtain knowledge easily... but it will cost me. Everything I desire to know will have a price... so if I ask anything more than one question, I'll have to offer him something I possess, and it will have to interest him...)
(Even if I am a god, if I enter a deal with this devil, then coming under a contract will no longer make him vulnerable to my godhood, as harming him will not be part of the deal. Pure Demons explode when coming into contact with true godhood, even if he is a Demigod or not, he would die instantly to one of my touches. But a contract would nullify that...)
(If I'm not careful, he could take anything from me. I don't get to agree... I just get to offer. His die decides what he takes...)
(Majordomo and Joco alike are screaming at me... DON'T MAKE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, EVEN IF HE DOES GAMBLE TO PUT ON AN AIR OF FAIRNESS!)

>• "Tell me the name of the 'Devil Traitor' of Humanity."
>• "Tell me your experience and history with the Emperor."
>• "Tell me Lord Sarakha's weakness and secrets."
>• "Tell me where to find the otaku store in town."
>• "Tell me HEUS' weakness and secrets."
>• "Tell me all you know of NEGAI."
>• "Tell me who really killed Vymla, the Ice Giantess."
>• "Tell me how to defeat the Sefirot Bodies."
>• "Tell me the secret of the Sun and Heaven. What is the Emperor's true power?"
>• "Tell me how I can overcome Lady Seannsa's Bad Luck."
>• "Tell me more about Hale Felwitz."
>• "Tell me the secret of Scheiracht's strength and how to beat him."
>• "Tell me how to cure the Blight of Blickery."
>• "I don't want to know anything from you. Actually, I will use the free request you offer, which you cannot refuse since you offered it as part of a deal, and now it can't be raw when I tell you my request for you is this: Go jump into the swamp off one of the piers."

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Thu 09 Nov 2023 08:16:08 No.5824273 Report

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>>5824267
>>• "Tell me absolutely all you know of the Devil Traitor of mankind. And I do mean all."
Let's hope to hell we aren't regretting this one

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Thu 09 Nov 2023 08:19:10 No.5824275 Report

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>supporting

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Anonymous ID:DFUJWQtq Thu 09 Nov 2023 16:24:16 No.5824495 Report

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>• "I don't want to know anything from you. Actually, I will use the free request you offer, which you cannot refuse since you offered it as part of a deal, and now it can't be raw when I tell you my request for you is this: Go jump into the swamp off one of the piers."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 00:59:30 No.5824843 Report

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>"Tell me absolutely all you know of the Devil Traitor of mankind. And I do mean all."

[MR. SATURDAY] "Ahhh, now there's a touchy subject. Not something you want to be caught speaking about in a lot of places, my dear. But here, you should be fine."

'So tell me then. For someone whose been around for over four thousand years, you should have been around to see everything that transpired since then.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Is this what you wish to use my offer for? Absolutely certain? Once I seal this deal, there's no going back until I'm finished giving what I owe. Since it is free, you won't have to worry about paying yet. But this should help you understand the process of a contract."

'I get it already. Now cough it up, Demon.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Very well, madam."

Something about the way he addressed me seemed to be mere feigning. Behind his air of politeness, he had a seething anger below for being disrespected by me. Typical of a Kegare made being like him.

[MR. SATURDAY] "The Devil Traitor of mankind was named Oscar."

...Oscar...

[MR. SATURDAY] "Oscar the Great. Though his name has since been erased from all but the highest, most precious archives in the Tower of the Gods, something nobody will ever be able to reach, save with the permission of the Primarch."

[MR. SATURDAY] "Oscar the Great... he was known as the Supreme Scientist. He was one of those many who were touched by the then active Huangdi, traveling the earth, forging stories to make into legend of his mythology. His life is otherwise unremarkable, but it is known that there was nothing he couldn't achieve through science!"

'Science?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "SCIENCE!" Said the Demon, staring at me with an amused face. Though he frowned when he got back only my blank stare; "You know, the Emperor didn't build his Kingdom all by himself. He had the help of many others to do so with him as well. Oscar the Great, then viceroy of the Lost Continent, no different from this. It is important to conscript the leader of mankind's cradle. Well, was. The Lost Continent in its hey day was unlike anything you'd ever seen. The Heavenly Capital couldn't hope to come close to it. It was a technological paradise, with luxury travel to and from the Lunar City and Lunarian society as well. It had everything... until Sarakha sunk it."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 01:00:43 No.5824844 Report

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[MR. SATURDAY] "But you're probably wondering... why? Why did the Supreme Scientist create the Machine God to overthrow his friend? Hmhmhm. Well, it's because he hated reincarnation."

'...Like Thandir's Lokas.'

The Demon snapped his finger.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Yes. You see, during the prime golden age of the New Beginning, there was no idea of a 'Great Rebirth' then. Nobody today really knows it, but that hogwash is something the Emperor came up with on a whim. Out of completely nowhere. Before the New Eternity... there was no end. There was no ultimate fate planned for the Milky Way. There was just existence. All who died, reincarnated. There was no selections, no soul burnings. Thandir didn't do that then, he just followed his orders, and his orders from the Emperor were to reincarnate all souls. There's many terms under the same umbrella, they all get thrown around but mean the same. Qi... Prana... Spiritua... whatever you want to call the incorporeal component of a being. The 'soul' is just an organ in the Spiritual self, the counterpart of the flesh's heart. They flow to the Afterseas upon death, and Thandir threw them back up through his Lokas to Hainei. It was a big water wheel."

'...So you're saying the reason this Oscar created such an unfathomable thing was to forge a fate for the universe?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "I don't know. The man is bloody dead. Erased from existence. Being killed by a god of the Trinity is to be killed beyond death itself. But for all we know, just the two of us, now that you have my knowledge, he may well have been driven insane by knowing how the Emperor's Milky Way worked."

[MR. SATURDAY] "It's one kind of despair to know there is an end, and it is inevitable. It's another to know there is no end, and that all things are pointless... because they will go on forever. That was, at least to me, the straw that broke the camel's back Of Oscar ..."

[MR. SATURDAY] "That's strange... I can't talk about him anymore. Or anything related to him."

'What? Why?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "The deal has been modified. All deals, going forward."

'Then change them back, Demon.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "I can't."

'Why not? A Demon who can't modify his own deals?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Make no mistake, my deals are fully under my power. I just can't talk about these things now. Because that is not under my power."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 01:27:43 No.5824879 Report

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[MR. SATURDAY] "Thus concludes our first deal."

'It's over now? Just like that?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Yes. Now, if you want anything else, we have to forge a new deal, a new contract. You will have to pay me going forward. My free offer is up."

'What do you think I even have to offer?'

The Demon smiled, crookedly.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Many things, assuredly..."

[MR. SATURDAY] "But if you're really clueless, I'll give you an idea. Just remember, I don't pick and choose. I leave it up to fate to decide what I take from you for me."

(If you make another request, Mr. Saturday will roll to decide what he takes.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 01:29:45 No.5824883 Report

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[MR. SATURDAY] "So, shall we gamble and make a new deal, goddess? Hehehehahahaha! It's a rare chance for me. Nary do I get to deal with my antithesis!"

I saw his skin change a little, revealing more of his Demonic side. I don't think the mortals could see it like I could.

(Mister Saturday's patience: 2 questions or requests. Both costly.)

>• "Tell me your experience and history with the Emperor."
>• "Tell me Lord Sarakha's weakness and secrets."
>• "Tell me where to find the otaku store in town."
>• "Tell me HEUS' weakness and secrets."
>• "Tell me who really killed Vymla, the Ice Giantess."
>• "Tell me the secret of the Sun and Heaven. What is the Emperor's true power?"
>• "Tell me how I can overcome Lady Seannsa's Bad Luck."
>• "Tell me more about Hale Felwitz."
>• "Tell me the secret of Scheiracht's strength and how to beat him."
>• "Tell me how to cure the Blight of Blickery."
>• "Jump into a swamp for me."
>• "Raise my Divine Potential."
>• "Unlock a skill for me instantly."
>• "Give me enough clarity to unlock a new Truth instantly."
>• "Give me a new outfit."
>• "Give me 300 Pleroma Points."
>• "Give me a lot of useful items for battles."
>• Write in different kind of request.
>• Touch him and destroy him instantly.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 01:33:55 No.5824890 Report

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(Oh, you can use the write in to refuse and deny dealing anymore as well. Forgot to specify that. The touch is also a deny option..)

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Anonymous ID:5FpeBfHn Fri 10 Nov 2023 01:34:45 No.5824891 Report

Quoted By: >>5824913 >>5824920

>>5824883
>Leave him be
He gave us invaluable knowledge and, for all of his demonic taint, is a rival to the Trinity and the Afterseas. I say we allow him to live but warn him that we may not be so merciful when we see him again.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 10 Nov 2023 01:57:41 No.5824913 Report

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>>5824891
>+1
We'll leave him be for now

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Fri 10 Nov 2023 02:04:32 No.5824920 Report

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>>5824891
>Support
Not feeling that hot about our luck currently, so let's get out of here, get what we came for and help that family he just ruined

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 04:53:01 No.5825164 Report

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'No. I'm through with you.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Agh, really then? We're done here? You can't be satisfied with just all that, can you?" He said, stepping closer; "How about just th-"

'No.' I said, extending my finger, making him freeze like ice. He gave me a hateful look at that, and I swear I almost saw his horns protrude from his skull then. But slowly, he began smiling crookedly again.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Very well... then I bid you adieu, goddess. But, remember well. Should you ever feel as though you wish to bargain again... don't be shy." He said, bowing to me before he turned around.

One last look was given to me over his shoulder.

[MR. SATURDAY] "I'll be... around. Hmhmhm hahahahaha..."

Mister Saturday went among the crowd then in the streets, and he blended in amongst the gentry and philistines. I didn't see him again after that.

Afterwards, I went and picked up the wine Hale requested me to bring to give to Regis on his birthday. I dropped by the store Catastrovania wanted me to pop into as well. The otake store named "Otaku Attack". Personally, after witnessing Catastrovania, I don't think otakus like her are cut out to withstand attacks at all, but if that's the name...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 04:54:02 No.5825166 Report

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I went inside. For some reason, a lot of people in there thought I was a "cosplayer". I didn't know what that meant. Majordomo told me it was a good thing though, cosplayers are apparently well respected people in in the otaku community, he said. I just wanted to grab these issues of this "Jail" manga that Catastrovan... wait, this is just a comic. But it's backwards! And it's about a goblin. Somebody in there told me my taste was "based". What does that even mean?! A bunch of the otakus behind the counter started chanting, 'goblinfu! goblinfu! gobbofu!' as I left. And I did so in a hurry too, before somebody asked me if they could take pictures with a 'cosplayer like me'...

I do not understand these people. They are very weird...

But lastly, there was one more thing I wanted to do. I used my powers to read hearts to seek out one. I found the home that the family Mister Saturday had dealt with lived in. It was an old house, dating to a long time back. It was refurbished. It was good as new. It had previously stood on uneven foundation, and was breaking down. But the Demon fixed it all. He made it like it was when it was first built.

This family, they made a living raising rabbits. The rabbits they raised were big, they were hardy. Giant as rabbits came. They usually sold them off as pets, or food, and because of how rabbits bred in a farm for them, they were quick to multiply. It was lucrative. But their home was rated unsafe by an inspector. They were supposed to be kicked out soon and the unsteady structure leveled. Saturday obviously prevented that, but the price his dice chose were their business. Without the rabbits, they would not make a living. They would not survive the winter. They would lose it all anyway.

Mister Saturday might not approve if he knew I was technically interfering in this deal by what I was about to do, but it mattered not to me. He wouldn't know.

I approached the eldest of the family, their grandmother figure, distraught over losing the rabbits once I was invited in and asked about their plight. I put my hands together and did what only gods are capable of. I created life from scratch. I opened my closed hands and there in them, multiple baby rabbits, of the biggest species I could find. I gave them to them, that they'd have a chance again at kickstarting their business again. To the eldest son, the man I saw begging with Mister Saturday, I gave him money. I manipulated matter, and I made Reichmark bills in stacks. I gave him millions. I gave him more than enough to ensure Saturday's deal would not have a lasting effect on them, and in doing so Redeemed the kegare left behind the Demon, costing him power he derived from the deal in secret. I reversed his damage and left the family in peace, warning them to never again deal with the Demonic.

They were so grateful, they didn't know what to say. They witnessed a miracle.

...It made me feel happy inside. I smiled to myself as I left back on my way to Eikrise.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 05:04:03 No.5825181 Report

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( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

(Mister Saturday... he is a Demon. A being of pure impurity, made solely from Kegare. Kegare is defilement, it arises from immoral and sinister action. Dying creates it, lying creates it, stealing creates it, killing and more. But for the Demons, their deals are the cornerstone of it. A Demonic pact is something unique to them, sealing it produces Kegare from mortal action. Once sealed, a mortal is trapped in it until fulfillment. Most times, fulfillment ends with their soul being taken, and Demons collect their souls like mint, empowering themselves. Even striking deals makes Demons stronger. Ultimately, for whatever helpfulness they can bring about, Demon's always follow it up with something grimacing and terrible. They are inherently evil creatures, and their actions fuel HEUS' worldwide spirit, whether they set themselves apart from the dominion of ultimate evil or not.)
(In the end, their Redemption is their cessation of existence, as it cleans the world of impurity. I will be forced to have to rid the world of Mister Saturday at some point or another. It's my duty as a god. I will never again deal with a Demon... and I must see to it that none of the Psyops do either...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 05:10:49 No.5825186 Report

Quoted By: >>5825202 >>5825205 >>5825219

When I arrived back at the Bunker, I was surprised to see Catastrovania was there waiting for me.

[CATASTROVANIA] "So... you got it?"

'Yes. Her-'

I wasn't allowed to finish my sentence as she grabbed the manga in the bag from my hands and muttered something. "Y-You too..." I think, as she made off with it immediately.

At least Hale was happy to greet me, taking his wine order and thanking me profusely. He expects good things tomorrow when he gives it to Kurt for his birthday. His 401st birthday. I wondered how somebody that's lived as long as him even treated birthdays at that point...

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Dinner time. Swing by the canteen and see who I'll meet there.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)

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Anonymous ID:vhHFVSYI Fri 10 Nov 2023 05:22:23 No.5825202 Report

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>>5825186
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
This has been a long time coming. If we don't have an army under us, the War God's family won't think we're worth their time.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Fri 10 Nov 2023 05:24:45 No.5825205 Report

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>>5825186
>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.
it's time

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Fri 10 Nov 2023 05:39:00 No.5825219 Report

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>>5825186
>>Create the Psyops Troop Tree.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 09:56:13 No.5825371 Report

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The Psyops had a lot of personnel at the time of me thinking this, but they were still disorganized, at least the military arm of my faction. I would need to have a sit down to help this structure better, so I called Hale and Regis up to the command center to talk this through.

They had many things to give me in terms of suggestions. For example, we had no standard battle dresses or uniform codes, and while Hale's company, Felwischer, produced lots of guns for us to use, we'd have to decide just how armed the tiers of these men would be. For example, we couldn't go giving Field Agents machine guns... but we'd still have to give them something from Hale's large armory selections.

Kurt did urge me to consider first how the Heer and Samurai structured their men.

The Woldorian Regiments typically went by the Regimental Standard System's ranking system. Some Regiments had different ranks than others, but most of them all had the same ranks. The higher ranked a Heer trooper was, the better armed and armored they came.

[KURT] "Don't think for a moment that while Woldorians still look the part of knights from antiquity that they'll be any less deadly. When I told you about my favor of unconventional warfare, it's more that I was confronting a problem with tactics. A Woldorian in full steel plate would survive a surprising amount of bullets until one pierced the sternum. I've seen the bastards clash their steel blades with the vibrational swords of Samurai without being cut through instantly. It's the blessing of Woldor. Because Heer men are enthusiastic about war, they exhibit properties of the... unnatural."

[KURT] "Still, there's about ten Heer Soldats for every Samurai Retainer. They undoubtedly have an edge thanks to Chemical Immortality. Superior strength and speed and reflexes. But in the end, when it comes down to one Samurai versus ten Heer Soldats, the innate bullet-proof armor of the Samurai will matter little when they drown in bullets. Eventually something weak will be hit and they'll give out. Eventually, one of those bullets will be blessed enough by the Warcall to pierce bullet-immune armor."

'The Warcall?'

[KURT] "Wars are loud, and not just from gunfire. Woldor hears battle cries. He honors them. Battle cries, war drums, horns, the sound of crackling artillery, blade stalemates... it all is the instruments of a great orchestra that forms the Warcall. They say Woldor hears every battle from high atop the Mountains of Yore, that his people get into. He spits on cowards and the tenacious make him feel tingly inside. He sheds his influence and presence on these battles. He lives in the calls of war. That's how Woldorians become a hardier people than they look. That's why the Trinity hasn't redrawn maps of the borders in a long... long time."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 09:57:17 No.5825372 Report

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Interesting...

While Samurai were technologically the most advanced armed forces, and every member, even the whelps, were stronger than the typical human and superior, Woldorians had the numbers and the inner ego to become more than a match for them...

However, unlike Woldorians who awarded better gear with the higher one rose in rank, the Samurai followed a system of nobility, in which chemical and bionic upgrades were rewarded with battlefield valor and honorable conduct. Though, what constituted honor to them was still hard for me to grasp, given how cruel they could be in their blatant violations of rules of war. They would kill prisoners of war in a heartbeat. I wonder if killing their enemies was honorable in the end to them... I know that victory is, and they pride themselves in achieving victory at almost all costs...

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Fri 10 Nov 2023 10:19:56 No.5825399 Report

Quoted By: >>5825565 >>5825857 >>5826314 >>5826575

So, in short, I needed to figure out uniform codes and battle dresses for the Psyops militants.
I needed to arm them adequately according to what I had available in Hale's arms catalog.
And I needed to give them some in unit ranks.

(The typical troop trees of the Woldorian Heer and Samurai have at least 12 troops by rank and type, excluding their war machines and vehiclular and automated elements.)
(For now, I could perscribe 12 different troops to the teams of the Warfare Department.)

[ FIELD AGENTS TEAM gave me 5 potential troop slots. ]
[ ESPIONAGE TEAM gave me 3 potential troop slots. ]
[ RAPID RESPONSE TEAM gave me 4 potential troop slots. ]
[ BLACK OPS TEAM gave me 3 potential troop slots. ]
[ Additional slots from PSYCHOTRONICS, ECCLESIASTICS and MECHANICAL & VEHICULAR TEAMS are not yet ready, but will be in due time. I have to design the non exotic troops first, the "normies" who don't have psychic or magical powers. ]

(That's more than 12, but like with Woldorian Novitiates and Samurai Ashigaru, I can have one rank of the Field Agents to compromise multiple roles to save slot space. I'll have to make at least 12 ranks divided by 4 teams.)

>What aesthetic should I go for?
>What ranks will I implement in the troop tree of the Psyops? What should they be called?
>What kind of weapons should each be armed with?

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Anonymous ID:FqwrWcUs Fri 10 Nov 2023 14:21:51 No.5825565 Report

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>>5825399
>What aesthetic should I go for?
Colorful Napoleonic dress uniform

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Anonymous ID:vhHFVSYI Fri 10 Nov 2023 19:23:12 No.5825857 Report

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>>5825399
Hmm...

We've got Field Agents, Espionage, Rapid Response, and Black Ops to consider. That's a massive amount of combatants so apart from the aesthetic, we should think about the soldiers themselves and what they'll need to be doing. I figure we ought to focus on one subtype at a time. To start with are the Field Agents, which'll be the guys we have fighting the Heer and Samurai on the ground.

There's five troop slots to fill. What do we need to have? Infantry, to take and hold territory, snipers/skirmishers, to harry targets, and some kind of officer corps. How do we equip them? I'm thinking of our basic infantry using Steyr Augs for the aesthetic, but I could just as easily see them using M4s because they're practical. If they're going to be in close-quarters, shotguns feel like they'd make sense but are they going to be in close-quarters? Some sort of melee weapons' essential but do we just have them carry knives, resort to bayonets, or take after our competitors and give them heavier equipment, ala axes or swords?

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 11 Nov 2023 01:22:21 No.5826314 Report

Quoted By: >>5826390

>>5825399
>What aesthetic should I go for?
Full antichrist new world order UN glowie mode. We are literally called Psyops after all
>What ranks will I implement in the troop tree of the Psyops? What should they be called?
FOr the warfare division, we should use standard modern military ranks, but in Hebrew to honor the memory of the Lost Continent
>What kind of weapons should each be armed with?
Will need to think a little on this one, let's ask Hale for advice

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 11 Nov 2023 02:51:00 No.5826390 Report

Quoted By: >>5826391 >>5826435 >>5826575

>>5826314
After some thinking, I got some names for the ranks and some ideas for the weapons:

Mishmar: Pistols,tasers and batons. Maybe knives
Shofar: No military shit, but stuff like molotov cocktails and smoke grenades are permitted. You want LOUD shit. Machine pistols
Security Responder: Submachineguns, light body armor, pistols, knives, batons. Generally personnal defense weapons and mid-short range weapons as well. Shotguns can work too
Sayeret: Marksman weapons, radios,binocular, light body armor
Qatsyn: Military grade stuff. Specifically anything they'd need to get into a place or breach. Lots of assault rifles, submachine guns and medium body armor. Shotguns and knives for close quarters

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 11 Nov 2023 02:52:01 No.5826391 Report

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>>5826390
This is for the Field Agents obviously

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Anonymous ID:vhHFVSYI Sat 11 Nov 2023 03:57:25 No.5826435 Report

Quoted By: >>5826449 >>5826455 >>5826575

>>5826390
Keeping up the pseudo-hebrew naming scheme, we can call Security Responders Dajen, meaning "Judge".

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 11 Nov 2023 04:14:32 No.5826449 Report

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>>5826435
neato

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 11 Nov 2023 04:22:04 No.5826455 Report

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>>5826435
Nice, we can work with that

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sat 11 Nov 2023 09:02:48 No.5826575 Report

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>>5826390
>>5826435
>>5825399
Alright, finally finished figuring this shit out

>Field Agents
Mishmar(Guards): Pistols,tasers and batons. Maybe knives
Shofar(Agent Provocateurs): No military shit, but stuff like molotov cocktails and smoke grenades are permitted. You want LOUD shit. Machine pistols
Dajen(Security responders): Submachineguns, light body armor, pistols, knives, batons. Generally personnal defense weapons and mid-short range weapons as well. Shotguns can work too
Sayeret(Recon troops, scouts): Marksman weapons, radios,binocular, light body armor
Qatsyn(Paramilitary Officers, basically onsite SWAT): Military grade stuff. Specifically anything they'd need to get into a place or breach. Lots of assault rifles, submachine guns and medium body armor. Shotguns and knives for close quarters

>Espionnage
Chabalah (Saboteur): Compact Stun rods, Venomous hidden blades, diguised explosives, silenced pistols
Taalumah (Secret/Undercover Agent): Concealed Silenced pistols, hidden cameras and wires, personal cloaking patches, disguise capabilities, assassination tools such as dart launchers, disguised explosives,
Tzel (Spymaster): Everything else and more, disguised laser projectors, advanced krav maga training and sonic disruptors

>Rapid Response Assault Squads
Atz'mah(Shock Troops): Heaviest armor possible without crippling movement, combat shotguns,assault rifles,frag grenades, LMGs,melee weapons as well
Raam(Heavy Weapons Teams): Rocket Launchers, explosives, mid-armor, mines, heavy machine guns,
Ayit(Snipers and Marksmen): Sniper Rifles, marksman weapons, light armor, active camo, scanners.
Zerem(Skirmishers, super mobile infantry: Assault rifles, Battle rifles, submachineguns, light armor, jump jets, grenades,melee weapons, active camo.

>Black Ops
Siqariyim(Ninjas): Access to the latest toys, every weapon in the arsenal should the need arise, everything that will allow them to get in any places possible. Extensive stealth training, these are the guy that can get anywhere,steal shit and fuck up enemy lines
Mash'chetet(Maximum Force Responders): Access to the latest toys, every weapon in the arsenal should the need arise, best armor for the best mobility, extensive combat training. These are the guys we send to really fuck shit up.
Mug'dal(Experimental Forces) : Super soldier class, absolutely borged the fuck out, give them the latest experimental shit. Those are the living weapons.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:KWw/h5Yx Sat 11 Nov 2023 10:34:17 No.5826629 Report

Quoted By: >>5826723 >>5826931 >>5826947 >>5826957 >>5827013

[ PSYOPS military arm organizational outline ] [v.01]
[Save] [?] >(YES) / (NO)
[Saving...]

(DRAFT UPLOADED)

I decided to give us a naming convention. It was in the archaic language of the old humans. It served as a thing of their memory, for the Lost Continent was the land where Humans came from... and where my kind once lived alongside them...

After hours of discussing with the Department heads and Hale to make heads and tails of all these intricacies, we've decided on codes and standards for our troops, as well as individual roles they can assume in the spirit of the roles their respective teams performed. We even went over possibilities for implementing tech from Krina's expertise into their loadouts and the future implementation of psionically armed soldiers and further application of Ecclesiastics for ground operations that concerned the potential enemy in the Afterseas.

We were set up. Now all I had to do was leave the rest to Kurt Regis. He would take our personnel yet unorganized and begin teaching them, and from the teachers he raises, his ideal for our warfare department would get ingrained easier. He would teach us his way of tactics, and outfit the troops accordingly.

It would take some time. Hale suggested to hold off from launching Psyops operations outside of my work until after AGLA is faced. I agreed. I would wait until then when everyone is done working.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Listen to member complaints.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Dinner time. Swing by the canteen and see who I'll meet there.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)
• YUTU-NIO-ELA, Three opposed deities of Lunarian Society (The Moon)

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Anonymous ID:bTuJXhCx Sat 11 Nov 2023 12:40:20 No.5826723 Report

Quoted By: >>5826947

>>5826629
>>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
>• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)

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Anonymous ID:IBf3GjF0 Sat 11 Nov 2023 18:02:56 No.5826931 Report

Quoted By: >>5826932 >>5826947 >>5827013

>>5826629
>The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
The time has come

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 11 Nov 2023 18:04:06 No.5826932 Report

Quoted By: >>5826957

>>5826931
>+1

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:e8k8Noka Sat 11 Nov 2023 18:13:21 No.5826947 Report

Quoted By: >>5827013

>>5826629
>Godtalk
>YUTU-NIO-ELA
>>5826723
>>5826931
Hold on hold on anons, we still got a last godtalk to do. Ain't seen that god yet

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sat 11 Nov 2023 18:23:41 No.5826957 Report

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>>5826629
Change >>5826932 my vote to:
>Go on godtalk: YUTU-NIO-ELA, Three opposed deities of Lunarian Society (The Moon)

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Anonymous ID:IBf3GjF0 Sat 11 Nov 2023 19:01:11 No.5827013 Report

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>>5826947
That is a very good point.

>>5826629
I'm going to change my vote from >>5826931 to support
>Go on a Godtalk
>YUTU-NIO-ELA, Three opposed deities of Lunarian Society (The Moon)

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Anonymous ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 00:39:01 No.5827356 Report

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 05:52:46 No.5827588 Report

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[ THE MOON ]

If I told you that the Moon above Hainei was home to an entire society of people who had the features and characteristics of rabbits, would you believe me?

[MAJORDOMO] "I mean, probably yeah."

[JOCO] "You've LITERALLY fought evil incarnate, befriended the gods of magic, the sea and met a robot who exists in infinite dimensions. I don't think moon people are so far fetched, insobeithowever that may be."

Okay, okay. I get it.
Still, can we say we aren't surprised to find out this revelation? And they say that long ago, people from the cradle of mankind enjoyed commercial travel to the Moon itself, to see Lunar society...

I don't know much about it myself, but from what publicly available information there is that I was able to have Hale and Catastrovania pull up... mostly from Trinity museum records, there's a society on the moon. It's home to the Lunar Bunnies, a people said to have been created by the Emperor himself long ago. Though, nowadays, the Trinity denies their existence, trying to prune this information. And why?

Why keep the existence of the Moon people and their society away from Hainei?

I had to find out... That's why I now took flight into space itself by myself.

[MAJORDOMO] "Because Joco insisted we go the long way instead of teleport there instantly and save time... why did you listen to him?!"

[JOCO] "Hey! Hey! The scenic route is cool bruv! Look at all the stars! Ain't it thrilling to you to exit the atmosphere and fly between celestial bodies?! UWaaaaahhhh!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Meh, can see this any day through a telescope."

I flew beyond the speed of sound. To make the trip both not take very long... and to enjoy the sensation of speeding into the vacuum of soundless space. It was cold up here... but it was fun. I don't need oxygen, or anything really. I am unfazed by being in the vacuum.

Flying over the Moon, I see society below. The Moon really was inhabited.

[BGM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkrkgw_0pHA

I could see homes and communities scattered about the craters of the Moon's visible side, the side that always faced Hainei. It was exciting! I'd never have thought anything like this was possible. The people below, the Bunnies and Rabbits of the Moon, they were something to behold as well. People with pale hair, and darker complexions from their existence in space. They had adapted to be able to survive these conditions all on their own... with little support. And how did they stay anchored to the moon?

Gravity magic. Something that was certainly new to me. I wondered if Eskart and the Illuminati knew about it?

The moon's people used gravity magic widely to keep themselves attached to the Lunar surface, that they'd never leave the heavenly body itself. It was amazing!

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 05:53:48 No.5827590 Report

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The thing is though, all across the moon I could find, the people of the moon were... busy. Busy with a great rebuilding of society.

When I arrived, I arrived to a Lunar Society that had been struck by crisis I had no idea of. Most of their civilization had been wiped out by something that passed already, but they survived and endured despite these setbacks.

The most of their society was focused in three great craters that formed a belt in an uneven line across the body of the Moon Rabbit itself, the great dark silhouette of the Moon's body proper... The craters Aristoteles, Copernicus, and Clavius, all named after great philosophers of the New Beginning era. These craters were host to the three cities that made Lunarian Society. All homes built outside of these cities were arranged around them in circles. It was a network of rabbit households.

In each of the three cities, there were three deities that now ruled Lunarian Society... as I was able to learn from hearing the distant hearts and minds of the Moon's people. There was a Trinity sponsored deity named Yutu, the Jade Rabbit, the goddess who claimed Lunarian Society for the Emperor from her city of the Aristoteles crater. Nio, a Mythic of Woldor promoted to full Godhood, ruling his slice of their society from Copernicus and sent by Woldor to sway the Moon to his pantheon. And in Clavius crater, a deity named Ela had been sent to 'liberate' the moon... by HEUS.

There was no state of open warfare on the moon between these three opposing gods, to my surprise. Even despite the presence of a god that served the Dark One and a goddess who served the Trinity. Instead, their contest they waged against each other... was to sway the rabbits to their side by seeing who could rebuild Lunarian Society back to its prime the fastest.

The winner took all, and the others would have to leave back to Hainei as part of this agreement. This was all because they were so far from Hainei itself, they couldn't directly drum up the support of their lieges. It put me at ease at least to know they were trying to settle it in a relatively peaceful manner. But the real victims would be the rabbits serving them all together, from the methods these gods used in commanding them. The Moon people had no standing armies, nor even any weapons, despite heavy presence of gravity magic. If anything, the armies under these gods were construction forces, vying to outdo one another.

It was a crazy mess on all its own.

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 06:13:42 No.5827605 Report

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First, I decided to meet the Trinity goddess of the three Lunar deities, Yutu...
When I landed on the Moon, the rabbits there... were actually very welcoming of me. They must not had seen an outsider in so, so very long. And on top of that, a Qilin. One they must had thought was from the Lost World.

My arrival was actually treated like some of divine miracle! It was mind boggling! And the longer these rabbits were curious of me, the more I wondered of how much they knew of the Lost Continent and old humanity.

Still, I wouldn't forget my objective, and so, through the parts of Aristoteles that had been rebuilt, I was led by them to Yutu when I asked for them to take me to their leader. I arrived not in some office or grand hall... but a... a concert stage...?!

[YUTU] "Nishiiiin kita ka! -to-! -kamome ni toeba... Watasha tatsuuuuu tori nami ni kike choiiiiii!"

And I saw her up on the stage, singing with mic in hand. At first, remaining calm and still, graceful on the stage... but then picking up with the most charming voice I'd ever heard!

[YUTU] "Ya-SAAAAAAAA E EN YA SAAAAAA DOK-K-OISHOOOO!"
Her dance moves were incredible...
[YUTU] "A DO-K-K-OISHOOOO! DOOOOKKOOIIISHOOO!"

She twisted around, hand outstretched towards me with her finishing line; "Yāren sōran...!"

I clapped. Maybe on instinct. But I clapped. She was already performing, and I had only arrived late to the end of whatever song she was singing, but it was a spectacle nonetheless as those lights and the screen behind shone with bright imagery that complimented the inherent shine to impressive jade hair already. She winked, and struck a pose with one leg raised as she smiled, holding bunny ear fingers up over her eyes.

[YUTU] "Hahaha! Come on now, that's just my practicing. You haven't seen anything yet until I throw an actual concert for my people."

'Ah...! I see... I just thought it was nice even then. Your voice is... majestic. I would be proud of it, always.'

[YUTU] "Hm! You seem to recognize my talent. That's good! After all, even though I'm a goddess, I'm striving right now to be the greatest idol the Milky Way has ever known!" She proclaimed, lifting herself up with her gravity powers. She let her mic go, and it flew back to the stand like it was gravitationally attracted. She came down in front of me, levitating. I could feel the powerful field she projected around herself.

[YUTU] "Now this is a treat! A Qilin, come to visit the Moon in this day and age! Ah, but alas, you've come a little late if you were hoping to see the marvels of the Lunar golden age, that's long gone for now since the Invader passed us by.. still! It won't be long until we revive that glory! As a goddess of the Trinity Kingdom, it's my duty to make sure of it! And I won't fail either! I can't! I'm divine! Oh ho ho ho!"

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 06:14:44 No.5827607 Report

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[YUTU] "I am Yutu, Goddess of Gravity and the rightful deity of the Moon. Also Hainei's top idol soon to be! I was created by the Emperor to be the most beautiful of all goddesses and sent to rule the rabbits when he put them up here. What brings you to my celestial body?"

(Yutu's patience: 1 question.)

>What will I ask the Jade Rabbit?
• "The Emperor created you and the Lunar Rabbits?"
• "What happened here exactly? You mentioned an 'Invader' and I see the Moon is rebuilding itself."
• "What's with your choice in outfit?"
• "Why do you want to be an idol? Also, what does that even mean?"
• "What's your feelings on Nio and Ela?"
• "How goes your construction efforts?"
• "I saw some Rabbits with snouts on their face. Why don't you have one?"
• "You feel fine having an emissary of the Dark One on the Moon?"
• "What can you tell me about the people of the Lost World that used to visit here?"
• "What do you know about Qilins?"

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 12 Nov 2023 06:41:43 No.5827637 Report

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>>5827607
>"What happened here exactly? You mentioned an 'Invader' and I see the Moon is rebuilding itself."

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 12 Nov 2023 06:44:43 No.5827641 Report

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>supporto
I wanna ask about the Lost World, but yeah knowing about the invader would be more useful

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 08:45:29 No.5827748 Report

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>"What happened here exactly? You mentioned an 'Invader' and I see the Moon is rebuilding itself."

[YUTU] "Ah... too much has happened here, that's what. But if you want the full story, it sort of goes like this..."

[YUTU] "After the New Eternity began, I'd gotten word from the throne itself that stated his three secretaries would be taking helm until a promised day. We were to close the Moon up and just sit here waiting until then. It got boring!"

'Is that why you decided to become an idol?'

[YUTU] "Mhmm! Had to do something to pass the time for the last one thousand years! I did my best to make everyone here on the Moon happy. Not that I needed to do much! Rabbits are always happy! They've been perfectly content with the last uneventful thousand years themselves since all they want to do is eat and sleep and play games. They don't really want to go anywhere. They've been my perfect audience for the last thousand years! I even got them to appreciate some new fashion senses too! The bunny suits, like the one I'm wearing. Pretty neat, huh? I designed them to really accentuate the beauty of a girl!"

'Uh... huh...'

I wouldn't wear one of those for anything.

[YUTU] "But, seems like something bad was bound to happen sooner or later... A few months back, something arrived from right out of space and attacked us!"

'What was it?'

[YUTU] "We don't know. Didn't even give us a name. Didn't speak any language I knew!" She said, frowning. She looked honestly afraid to speak of it. In a way, she was just as docile as the rest of the rabbits, despite her power. A paper tiger... or paper rabbit... - "It was too bright to make out too. I just remember it looking like a glowing ball. It wrecked all our stuff up pretty rough... and when we tried to use gravity magic to push it away, it must have figured it out on the spot, because it started using it right back at us!"

'Huh. So it adapted, in a way.'

[YUTU] "Mhm... thankfully, nobody really died. I was doing a lot to protect them and when it was done destroying everything, it seemed satisfied and then went towards Hainei!"

'You mean it's on Hainei right now?!'

[YUTU] "I don't know... but if it went there, I hope Sarakha or somebody else killed it before it did any more damage."

'I've heard nothing myself."

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 08:46:30 No.5827749 Report

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[YUTU] "Well, that's a relief. But it did a number on us. After this weird Invader thing attacked, then Nio and Ela came along... and that's where we're at now. Dumb Nio was sent to gain the Rabbits on Woldor's side. Ela came after him, and started preaching junk to the Rabbits. Heh, he won't get anywhere though, Rabbits have never been taught what fighting or violence or killing is anyway per the Emperor's orders to me. Moon Rabbits are so docile, you could convince any one you see that they work for you now by just saying they do. They'd believe you since they don't know any better."

Yutu looked proud of that but for some reason I couldn't kick the feeling that maybe these Moon people were apart of some kind of elaborate experiment being done by the Emperor to create perfect servants or something in his grand schemes... At least, it seems like that. These rabbits have been dumbed down on purpose, as Yutu JUST admitted to me.

[YUTU] "Wonder what happened to all the rabbits that humans just took with them back down to Hainei... Eh, they're probably doing fine."

Oh.

Oh dear.

[MAJORDOMO] "Should we tell em?"

[JOCO] "If they don't know, i-it's probably not for the best... don't wanna go hurting anyone's hearts now, do you?"

But what about the other two gods? Wouldn't they have said something by now about the Lost Continent?

[MAJORDOMO] "I... imagine that Moon Buns probably just don't ... ask a lot of questions. They're aloof."

[JOCO] "Retarded even."

[MAJORDOMO] "Insane in the membrane's on point, for once."

'I see. Well, I'm glad to see that the destruction that came out of nowhere didn't keep you all down.'

[YUTU] "Hah! A little attack on the Moon isn't going to stop my career from soaring high! I've got plans to rebuild the Moon's society bigger and better than it was! I'm gonna make a golden age brighter than the last one for sure! You'll see! Everyone will. Just have to beat Nio and Ela to the punch first... heh, but how are those two bit morons gonna outpace me? I'm a Goddess crafted by the greatest himself. I don't know what failure is! Wo ho ho ho ho ho!"

Having no more time for talking, Yutu thanked me for stopping by anyway and said she had to resume practice soon before she goes back to checking on the rabbit's building progress. She strongly encouraged me to come by and see her next show if I stuck around. She put them on for her rabbits to kick up morale, apparently.

I thanked her for her time and departed the Trinity Moon Goddess' stronghold of the Aristoteles crater on my way next to the Copernicus crater to see the next deity...

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 08:47:31 No.5827750 Report

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(Yutu is what I'd describe as a vain perfectionist. I can tell it in the way she flaunts her portfolio as a Trinity goddess. She thinks she's a cut above the rest just because the Emperor created her. As I observed the Moon Rabbits under her swayed to her side, I saw that they were making the most progress in restoring all that had been destroyed because they're overworked. Overworked badly. They don't know how to say no or do anything else but obey. If this seemingly innocent and cutesy setting really was some cruel experiment by the Emperor to see how docility in subjects is perfected, it succeeded. These poor rabbits are suffering Yutu's perfectionist attitudes and don't realize it. On top of that, she's shortsighted as a goddess and really, she doesn't want to be a goddess, she wants to be a famous singer...)
(This is a situation I feel I should return to at some point...)

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 09:25:26 No.5827796 Report

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Contrast to the Aristoteles Crater, in which the city there sought to replicate the Heavenly Capital, I could see in the Copernicus Crater that Nio was attempting to make something different with the same materials. I could see he was a fan of yurts, and using the technology the Lunar Society had, was attempting to push for a new wave of architecture he thought would support the Rabbits well. Techno-yurts, in a way. Arranged in brutalist patterned neighborhoods.

He sought to take all that was destroyed and make something new instead of restore it to the way it was.

His rabbits that had come to obey him were slower in their progress than Yutu's rabbits. They were taking their time, to ensure their structures would never again fail. They were passionate about their work. They wanted every last bit to look nice and good. They were happy and not overworked, but I felt like they felt as though they were frustrated about something, and in typical Rabbit fashion didn't truly know what.

I suppose it may be the speed of things and how they're going. These rabbits were more hesitant. They couldn't accurately describe their own feelings, but subconsciously-

[MAJORDOMO] "They wish they could go faster because they know they could."

I wondered what's holding them back. Then I saw him out in the open, the emissary of Woldor. I came and landed near him as he watched his Rabbits work.

[NIO] "Eh?"

'Are you the Moon God of Woldoria's Pantheon?'

[NIO] "Yeh." He said. A man with pure Moonlight he'd collected behind his head like some sort of halo. He certainly looked the part of a Woldorian Immortal. I just wouldn't expect someone of his caliber to be a full god...

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 09:26:28 No.5827797 Report

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[NIO] "Who the hell'r you? Are you another of one of those Trinity shoibags? You aren't here to get in me way, are you?"

'No. Not at all. I'm just a visitor from Hainei. I've been talking with Yutu, and wanted to see who you were as well.'

[NIO] "Well fancy that, didn't think I'd be seeing anyone else from down there up here again any time soon. Neat. Ah... I kind of wish I could go back though. I love my feet being on the ground, and I've still not gotten used to using gravity magic to stay on the surface of this big dust rock."

'Woldor sent you here to make the Rabbits his, isn't that right?'

[NIO] "It's less about claiming the Moon folks as his own worshipers, more about claiming the Moon's dominion as parta' the pantheon. He fights his war down below the hard way against the Trinity, but up here, it's all about the cultural victory."

'I see. I've come to know that the Rabbits consider you and Yutu in a competition of sorts, along with this Ela figure...'

[NIO] "Dawh! Yutu's a fine lass, I'm not knocking her. But she's too obsessed with making society all about her for some doggone reason. Must be all that Emperor junk, s'gone to her head. She'd probably make the whole moon a big stage for her silly sing-songs if she's allowed to. I'm to become the God of the Moon in the Woldorian pantheon and rule the rabbits. They aren't cut out for being real subjects of Woldor, they don't know what war even is. At the least, we'll protect them from any more attacks that could be made. Like the one that did happen..."

[NIO] "Though, I will admit, the fact I got promoted from being a wee Mythic to full blown god is just... luck I guess. I'll be truthful with you, Woldor sent me here to succeed as a test too. He always told me I had some weakness about me I haven't conquered... so, as I'm led to believe, doing what I do here will eventually help me conquer it."

[NIO] "I still... still don't know what it is exactly though. My job's not made any better by the fact the Moon Rabbits don't worship any of us. Not even Yutu. They worship some other thing."

'I see...'

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 09:27:43 No.5827799 Report

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(Nio's patience: 1 question.)

>What will I ask the God of the Moon?
• "Who are these Rabbits worshiping then exactly?"
• "How did Woldor promote you to full god? Even normal gods only can promote Immortals to Demigodhood. Are you sure you aren't one?"
• "I notice you seem to be taking time managing restoration projects one at a time personally, thus slowing your work down massively. You're losing to Yutu for sure. Why?"
• "What do you think are examples of your weakness you've seen before in your life?"
• "Do you have a crush on Yutu or something? You blushed mentioning her name."
• "You really think you can protect the Moon on your lonesome? The Trinity could try to retake it if you happened to win somehow."
• "What's your feelings on Ela and Yutu?"
• "How goes your construction efforts?"
• "What do you know about Qilins?"
• "Have you not informed these people of the Lost Continent? Surely they've told you of what used to happen a long time ago."
• "Why start from scratch instead of building back?"
• Write in.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Sun 12 Nov 2023 09:57:46 No.5827829 Report

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>"Who are these Rabbits worshiping then exactly?"
That's interesting, I thought they were perfect servants of the Emperor?

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 11:51:41 No.5827894 Report

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>"Who are these Rabbits worshiping then exactly?"

[NIO] "They worship some kinda skeleton thing they call 'Pantocrator'. Picked up worship of it at least nine hundred years ago."

'...Pantocrator...?'

[NIO] "Aye. Come over here, I'll show you."

The Moon God of Woldoria led me to the site of a cathedral. Or a small rendition of one that was heavily damaged in the attack by the 'Invader'. A house of Lunarian worship for the deity the Rabbits revered.

[NIO] "Used to be that they worshiped the Emperor. But since the New Eternity, the Rabbits look to have been acknowledging him as a sovereign ruler and removing the divine aspects. Now, they worship this thing."

I looked up and saw a distinctly skeletal figure adorned with many wings that sprouted eyes, surrounded by myriad words on the ceiling art depiction of it. It was surrounded by eyes that had wings all along the ceiling.

[NIO] "Yeah, didn't expect it myself, but these Rabbits are monotheists, they believe this 'Pantocrator' will come one day to lead them to paradise on "eight wings". Weird stuff. Makes me wonder what's out there, what they've seen..."

'Me too...'

I could only get a very specific feeling here, knowing all I do about "monotheistic deities". I shall have millions of names they shall know me by and attribute when the plan is complete.

[NIO] "Oi, I hate to cut this short, but I really need to get back to what I'm doing. Catch me again later if you want to talk. I have a lot of work to get to. Apologies."

'No problem. Thanks for your time regardless.'

Nio nodded and turned and left. I stood there staring up at the ceiling, pondering this.
If the Emperor created these things, then how come they eventually stopped worshiping him? How can they cast away an old paradigm to embrace something new if they're so docile? What spurred them to this choice...?

I just don't know. I can only theorize.

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 11:52:42 No.5827895 Report

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(As for Nio... I think I see his weakness, even though he doesn't. He is like Yutu's opposite. While she is a perfectionist... I think Nio has a complex about his 'imperfections'. In other words, he is atelophobic when it comes to his actions. This was the weakness Woldor set him on this task to overcome on his own. He claims his ascension to godhood was mere luck on his part. He must not think he deserved it or really did anything to deserve this reward from Woldor. He doesn't push his workers because he's afraid he'll cause tons of mistakes. He's so paranoid, he wants to rebuild the Copernicus Crater city from the ground up one building at a time, to ensure nothing goes wrong. He's so very afraid to do anything hastily, he fears being rushed, he fears deadlines. He knows he'll lose to Yutu at this point.)
(...I wonder just how he and Yutu could mesh. Anyway, he definitely needs that quality redeemed, like Yutu needs a reality check on her actions.)

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 12:14:46 No.5827903 Report

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Now, I went to the Clavius Crater's city to see this agent of the Dark One. This... Ela...

When I arrived to the final of the three Lunar cities... I saw a place of no progress. There were Rabbits here, and unlike those listening to Yutu and Nio, they were doing nothing. They supported no effort of rebuilding in the aftermath of the Invader's attack. They were just continuing on as is.

I would see a Rabbit here and there making some effort to rebuild on their own, but it was being discouraged.

"Why bother?"

- There's not enough resources to finish it.
- There's not enough help to finish it.
- It'll probably get blown down again.
- Just wait for the Trinity to fix it.
- You'll just get yourself hurt.

I heard all their reasons mentally. They were stewing in defeatism. They were content to do nothing. They just subsisted now off the food they could scrounge up. And why? I decided to find out. In the middle of the Clavius Crater cities former administrative square, in front of the old city hall, I saw a figure standing, surrounded by perpetual darkness. They looked like a scarecrow, or a corpse that had frozen in place.

[ELA] "A visitor... this way comes." It said through a snout that almost cracked frozen skin to talk. It was dead, like rock. The consistency was certainly turning to powder and flaking with every movement.

'Why.'

I didn't need to say much more to get my point across.

[ELA] "Because I showed them that they can just go on.'

'Explain.'

[ELA] "He... heheh... heh... why strive to be better or worse? When one can find a middle ground in between. In other words, I taught them it is okay to be.... normal."

[ELA] "It is okay to stagnate. Because... good will come of it in time."

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 12:17:26 No.5827905 Report

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'These people will run out of food because of what you've taught them. They'll go hungry and thirsty. They'll suffer even more.'

[ELA] "Yes. They will. But from this suffering a nascent impulse will be born. The people of the Moon were created with no urge, no struggle. They will grow an urge on their own, and with it, survive... For He Who IS Us has come to save his children. They will go on with the strength he grants them. He will inflict suffering on them through me. They will fall into utter despair, and then.... RISE."

'You want them to start over. Not like Nio does, he merely wants to rebuild anew instead of restore like Yutu. But you, you want the whole society to begin afresh, and descend into violence.'

[ELA] "The urge will save them. Their society is already dead and gone. You cannot revive it, only replace what is broken with the same thing. Even before the alien that destroyed this all came and did what he did, they were doomed. Doomed to... dullness. What kind of life is one that is taken care of forever? Eating and sleeping all day, playing, repeat. No more, nothing less. They might as well had already been dead, such a people lack a spark..."

'And turning them into cavemen right out of the Kreide is any better?'

[ELA] "Yes. When the bodies start piling as they drop like bugs from empty stomachs, they will search for a solution... and nobody will be there to shelter them anymore, take care of them for them... I certainly will not. And when they beg for the solution, I'll tell them. Then they will not seek to build these monuments to decadence back. They will seek to build spear and sword, and sharpen tooth and nail. Food will not be anywhere around, so they will need to make it. And on a moon where there is no endemic life... no animals... only rabbits, they will reach the obvious solution."

[ELA] "The urge, now cultivated, grown inside of them... they will survive by redefining the life of a rabbit. They will kill, and the strongest will stand atop. The weak will be eaten out of existence. It will be a great new way of life. They will form tribes, they will scavenge. They will grow smarter, as they find that creating new ways to kill is in high demand. They will survive, and for the first time, truly be alive."

[ELA] "Deceived puppets of the ostentatious Emperor's hand... become free and gain color anew, breaking out of this bleak grey. I am Ela, I was a god of the Trinity who went to face the Darkness on my own... I was killed by He Who Is Us, and I was pathetically slain. But it was not my end. Now, I am free of golden "grace". I have been shown the way. I know the pleasures of real life, and I learned the hard way. This world was meant for the strong. Not the perfect, or the imperfect..."

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Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 12:18:27 No.5827906 Report

Quoted By:

(Nio's patience: 1 question.)

>What will I ask the Corpse of the Moon?
• "I want to know what your life was like before HEUS killed you and resurrected your corpse."
• "Your aid of the Hand of Evil here has come to an end, evil god. I am Redeemer and I bring you salvation now." (Engage Battle)
• Write in.

Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo

Leveman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Sun 12 Nov 2023 12:40:13 No.5827924 Report

Quoted By: >>5828254 >>5828259

(Ela's patience: 1 question.)

>What will I ask the Corpse of the Moon?
• "I want to know what your life was like before HEUS killed you and resurrected your corpse."
• "Your aid of the Hand of Evil here has come to an end, evil god. I am Redeemer and I bring you salvation." (Engage Battle)
• Write in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:XcQrhYUo Sun 12 Nov 2023 20:09:27 No.5828254 Report

Quoted By: >>5828489 >>5828515

>>5827924
>"Your aid of the Hand of Evil here has come to an end, evil god. I am Redeemer and I bring you salvation." (Engage Battle)
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Sun 12 Nov 2023 20:15:38 No.5828259 Report

Quoted By: >>5828283

>>5827924
>Write in.
"While I do agree that the rabbits here could stand growing a spine, you're more than just "kind of" a dick and would probably be better off dissolving your ashen body in the nearest body of water. Can you go do that real quick?"

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Sun 12 Nov 2023 20:49:58 No.5828283 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828259
>+1

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 00:27:19 No.5828489 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828254
>Support
Get me those pleroma points

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 01:11:43 No.5828515 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828254
changing to this, due to recent info

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 01:41:14 No.5828530 Report

Quoted By:

>"Your aid of the Hand of Evil here has come to an end, evil god. I am Redeemer and I bring you salvation." (Engage Battle)

[ELA] "Hahahaha... all alone, you would face... me?"

'The evil of the Dark One will not prevail where I walk, tainted soul. You were slain by HEUS, thus solidifying him in one of his many titles as Godkiller. But rather than let your Spiritua cease, he put you on strings and began to puppet you. You're an affront to everything that is good.'

[ELA] "Ah, so you are an altruist then. You think to put me down for good and 'free' me my darkened soul by our lord's work. How misguided. I am already free. But come... come then, you wannabe hero! Bare fangs and let me show you what happens in this world to those who try to be a hero!"

[ELA] "YOU'LL LEARN THE HARD WAY, JUST LIKE I DIIIIIID! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 01:51:02 No.5828539 Report

Quoted By: >>5828546 >>5828549

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5171TqKUKbU

My foe sallies out to meet me. He has the initiative.

[ENEMY TURN]

[Prevent-Multitasking] - Ela casts a spell over the battlefield... AOE mode has been prevented for the next three turns!

[Clones] - Ela held his deformed hands together briefly... and then two more of him walked out from behind himself! He's created false clones to confuse me! I can't tell which is the true Ela with my psychic powers! The Clones are giving off the same bad energy as the real one...

[ELA] "You shall not deprive me of my task, foolish vigilante... I will give the Moon... THE URGE!"

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

[ AOE Mode is locked for this turn !!! ]

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 01:54:18 No.5828546 Report

Quoted By: >>5828567

>>5828539
>• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
Can't get hit by dark attacks, truth go!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:XcQrhYUo Mon 13 Nov 2023 01:55:30 No.5828549 Report

Quoted By: >>5828553

>>5828539
>Muna: Use Viewfinder
Information is the most important weapon any warrior can have!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 01:56:21 No.5828553 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828549
Anon we need to use our truth first otherwise we'll get bombarded by dark attacks. You forgot wr got a 2x weakness to it?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 02:03:42 No.5828567 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828546
>supporting

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 02:19:23 No.5828586 Report

Quoted By: >>5828589

'You won't touch me with your perversions of Darkness, servant of evil.'

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<יהי רצון שההבנה והחוכמה האלוהית יובילו אותי אל הכתר הבלתי נדלה!>

<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

I become invulnerable. My Truth is now active.

[ENEMY TURN]

[Attack] - One of the Ela try to swipe at me, but the claw falls right through harmlessly.

[Attack]! The next tried to bite into my shoulder, but only snapped his jaw!

[Penumbra] - "DIE!" The real one shouted, firing a Dark blast at me, which went right through!

Aha! The one on my right, that's the real one. These clones don't have powers, they can just attack like zombies. They'd disperse in a single hit.

[ELA] "I can multiply as much as I need to... foolish vigilante. You cannot hope to outlast my dead body!"

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE: 2 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

[ AOE Mode is locked for this turn !!! ]

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 02:21:06 No.5828589 Report

Quoted By: >>5828600 >>5828613

>>5828586
>Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
on the right one. Heus was weak to psychic so maybe he is too. No time to use the viewfinder as we only have a single action each turn.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 02:28:55 No.5828600 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828589
supporting

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:XcQrhYUo Mon 13 Nov 2023 02:48:10 No.5828613 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828589
I still think viewfinder is better but I'll agree.

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:07:32 No.5828628 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 3 (1d10)

[Mind Bullets] - I used this chance immunity granted me to retaliate upon the Dark One's emissary! (Rolling number of hits landed...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:16:59 No.5828639 Report

Quoted By:

I struck the fiend's weakness! Dealing a hard blow!

[ELA] "Nghh...!"

[ENEMY TURN]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:21:08 No.5828641 Report

Quoted By: >>5828646 >>5828653 >>5828654

[Devour Spiritua] - The first clone sapped my Spiritua!

[Devour Spiritua] - The second clone did it as well, draining my magic!

[Magic Shield] - The real Ela threw up a ward to absorb the next blow and protect himself!

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE: 1 TURNS LEFT

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

[ AOE Mode is locked for this turn !!! ]

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:25:57 No.5828646 Report

Quoted By: >>5828649

>>5828641
>Mind bullets on middle clone
Let's get rid of one of them, we can't attack the real one for now and we can't AOE

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:27:10 No.5828649 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828646
Actually wait, just do
>Attack
Instead, since that shield apparently stays forever until attacked

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:31:28 No.5828653 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828641
>Atom Bomb
Let’s try getting a status effect on the real one

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:31:37 No.5828654 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828641
I'll switch again to Atom Bomb on the real Ela, might as well try for a status effect even if he takes no damage, we got enough mana.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 03:57:24 No.5828675 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 3 (1d27)

[Atom Bomb] - An explosion erupted against the real Ela's shield! (Rolling Cancer infliction...)

Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:06:14 No.5828682 Report

Quoted By: >>5828686 >>5828700

It had no effect, but his [Magic Shield] was broken.

My Truth wore off.

Ela's spell [Prevent-Multitasking] faded. (AOE mode no longer blocked.)

[ENEMY TURN]

[Devour Spiritua] - The first clone sapped my Spiritua!

[Devour Spiritua] - The second clone did it as well, draining my magic!

[Penumbra] - The real Ela fired a dark mass at me! I winced in pain!

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED: 10 TURNS BEFORE AVAILABILITY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:07:42 No.5828686 Report

Quoted By: >>5828699

>>5828682
>• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
Do it as an AOE, so we can get rid of the clones and then try to apply cancer again.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:18:32 No.5828699 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828686
>+1

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:19:19 No.5828700 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828682
>Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
Don't forget consumables. If he fucks us, we can use the Cintamani Stone.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:24:06 No.5828706 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 12 (1d27)

[ELA] "YYYEEEAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHH!"

[Atom Bomb] - I blew his clones away to dust and washed his corpse in fire! (Rolling Cancer infliction...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:36:48 No.5828716 Report

Quoted By: >>5828720 >>5828723

(Failed to inflict Cancer.)

[ENEMY TURN]

[Cunning Eye] - Ela cast a spell, granting himself additional press turns!

[Penumbra]! He swatted me with a dark blast!

[Antumbra] - He sank me in a wave of heavy darkness!

I coughed up blood!

[ELA] "STILL... FEEL LIKE BEING... A HERO?! YYYEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED: 9 TURNS BEFORE AVAILABILITY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)
Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:39:28 No.5828720 Report

Quoted By: >>5828732

>>5828716
>Cintamani Stone (Large HP Absorb) (x1)
Fuck's sake I wanted to keep that stone, maybe we could've had another use for it

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:40:57 No.5828723 Report

Quoted By: >>5828725 >>5828726 >>5828742

>>5828716
>Muna: Use Superb Food
I know I said we could use the Cintamani Stone but we have more than one Superb Food.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:42:05 No.5828725 Report

Quoted By: >>5828727

>>5828723
Counterpoint: Since the stone is an HP absorb it deals damage too

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:nY1TccG6 Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:44:44 No.5828726 Report

Quoted By: >>5828727 >>5828742

>>5828723
Supporting. Probably a better bet in terms of resource management + I want to use the Cintamani stone for something more kino than some fuckass on the moon.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:45:18 No.5828727 Report

Quoted By: >>5828749

>>5828725
>>5828726
Anons, he just gave himself more actions, we need to deal damage or we will literally die

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:47:46 No.5828732 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828720
>+1

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 04:59:24 No.5828742 Report

Quoted By: >>5828749

>>5828723
>>5828726
guys, at best we're gonna heal the same dmg he's gonna deal later due to additional turn skill

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:03:14 No.5828749 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828727
>>5828742
I'll switch to Cintamani Stone. It's not kino but we need to beat him down. Besides, Catastrovania's step-mommy wants the food for herself because she is a FAT SMELLY COW!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:34:08 No.5828768 Report

Quoted By: >>5828769

[ITEM: Cintamani Stone] - I took out the stone I'd gotten from the slain Goessioto. It was ironic, using a tool of an Afterseas follower to take out another. I produced artificial heat in my palm, liquifying the stone, and then threw it at Ela! It splashed across his body, leaving bad burns! In turn, it transferred a portion of his divinity to me, restoring me!

[ELA] "It is not too late to give up before I kill you..."

[ENEMY TURN]

[Clones] - Ela replicated again! This time, he summoned a greater number of clones!

[Prevent-Multitasking] - Ela casts a spell over the battlefield... AOE mode has been prevented for the next three turns!

[Scorn] - Ela trembled with scorn... He is planning to unleash Truth of the Darkness on the next turn.

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED: 8 TURNS BEFORE AVAILABILITY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:35:19 No.5828769 Report

Quoted By: >>5828770 >>5828771 >>5828772

>>5828768
Ah shit
>Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
ALL IN, FELLAS!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:35:44 No.5828770 Report

Quoted By:

>>5828769
>Support
On the middle one

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:37:06 No.5828771 Report

Quoted By: >>5828774 >>5828775

>>5828769
On the center, but now that I think of it... He'll be a random clone. We have to wait for him to trigger the truth. Forget it.
>Muna: Divine Acropolis
Inflicting a nasty status effect on the real Ela is our best chance.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:37:30 No.5828772 Report

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>>5828769
>+1
all-in it is

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:38:43 No.5828774 Report

Quoted By: >>5828780

>>5828771
>He'll be a random clone
clones can't use skills, the glowing one is the real ELA

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:39:12 No.5828775 Report

Quoted By: >>5828780

>>5828771
Don't use the ceiling here, we won't be able to get it high enough to inflict one here. at rank 5 we have like 27% of landing one

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:40:18 No.5828778 Report

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Rolled 2 (1d10)

[Mind Bullets] - Ela wasn't attempting to hide himself now. His clones were merely for support! I had to tear him apart! (Rolling number of hits landed...)

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Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:41:28 No.5828780 Report

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>>5828774
Ahh, I see

>>5828775
That makes sense. Mind bullets it is. Although... Next round we NEED to eat some Superb Food.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:57:08 No.5828787 Report

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My attack connects with the real Ela. He seems unimpressed, even as parts of his corpse flaked off from it.

[ELA] "Pathetic. You will not rise from the Abyss. You will drown in it."

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 05:58:46 No.5828789 Report

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[ENEMY TURN]

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<ÍN͡ ̶͜͞DA̧̡R͟͠KNE̡̨SS̕ T̨HE ̛W̢̡͝Á̕͝Y̷͟ IS ̷́L͢O̷̡ST
<A̝͊ll̂ͭ̇ Sͪ̑̏͐̂inͤ̂ks̍̇ͭ ̯̥̱̯̣T͔̏o̍͆ ͕̥̩̼͇͆̑ͨ̉ͯT̝̦̩̥̱͐́̔̌͗ḧ́̂e Â̰̦̞̦̈͗͊̌ͅby͈͚s̳̦͎̱̦̥̥s>
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

A Truth of HEUS! I can feel all become lost in shadow!

[MAJORDOMO] "We may need to consider the possibility of fleeing now."

[JOCO] "Zoinks! We really ski-bi-di-DO-BOPPED this time, Moona!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:07:02 No.5828792 Report

Quoted By: >>5828794 >>5828800

All has become shrouded! I can't feel my breath... I can't breath. I can't see.

I am drowning in the Dark...

[Death is imminent...]
[7 turns until the demise.]

[YOUR TURN]

All around, I hear the laughter of Ela and his clones through the Dark...

[ELA] "LOOK AT ME... I TRIED TO BE A HERO... YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED ALL YOU COULD HAVE FROM MERELY GLIMPSING ME! LIKE YOU... I WAS BRIGHT AND GOLDEN ONCE... ONCE... HAHAHAHAHA... NOW I AM NOT, AND YOU SHALL NOT BE EITHER!"

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MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED: 7 TURNS BEFORE AVAILABILITY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Neuron Explosion (Med damage skill) (24 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Solipsism (inflicts Despair) (20 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

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Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:08:44 No.5828794 Report

Quoted By: >>5828796

>>5828792
Fear not...
>Muna: Superb Food
As soon as the AOE dissipates, he's doomed. We just need to last until then.

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Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:09:45 No.5828796 Report

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>>5828794
The blocker on it, that is

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:13:51 No.5828800 Report

Quoted By: >>5828803 >>5828810

>>5828792
>Mind Bullets
keep attacking the one in the middle

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:14:23 No.5828803 Report

Quoted By: >>5828810

>>5828800
+1
We need to keep being on the offensive, even 1 clone down is less damage received

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Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:23:49 No.5828810 Report

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>>5828803
You guys keep making good points.

>>5828800
+1, REDEMPTION IN BLOODSHED!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:25:06 No.5828813 Report

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Rolled 8 (1d10)

[Mind Bullets] - I did not lose track of him, despite him leaking the Abyss into this battlefield... (Rolling number of hits landed...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:38:41 No.5828828 Report

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I fired wildly into his crowd of clones! They threw themselves in front of him to protect his true self, but it was hardly of any use to prevent me from tearing into his corpse!

[ELA] "EEEHEHAYAAAAAAAHRRRRRRRR...!"

[ELA] "Y-YOU.... YOUUUUUU...!"

I dealt a fatal blow!

Ela gave up.

I won the battle. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHnr50a134

(Gained 20 Pleroma Points for defeating the enemy.)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 06:59:44 No.5828846 Report

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[ELA] "Kghr... Krrraaah...!"

'So, what was that about not wanting to be a hero?'

[ELA] "Ghr... foolish... witch...! You dare provoke me...?!"

'The thing is, Ela, you're right. Not everyone is cut out to be a hero. It takes courage to do something like that... and courage can lead to sacrifice. But in the end, above all else, what matters is that... you tried if you stood up to make a change! You could have avoided what you'd become.'

[ELA] "Am I being preached to?! You know nothing of me... NOTHING!"

'When you died, you did so heroically. You tried to face down the ultimate evil in his own realm. Not even Sarakha would have the guts to do what you tried to do on your lonesome with his fellow Trinity gods behind him. You died, but it wasn't in vain like you believe. You showed that... he can be faced... even in the heart of his own territory. You showed just how weak the Darkness really is, how vulnerable it is to true bravery.'

[ELA] "I almost... died to the gatekeeper alone! Ooooh! Yasomagatsuhi-no-Kami... terrible titan! Would have flayed my flesh had I not knocked it aside...!"

'But you did! And you carried on all the way to the end! You let your death destroy your courage then and there... instead of realize it was for something after all, and not for naught as you convinced yourself. If you had only known what you'd inspired in your deed, you wouldn't have fallen to Terror, your soul would have slipped out of the Hand of Evil and found rest. You wouldn't be a corpse.'

[ELA] "No.... NO! YOU... ARE WRONG! NOBODY CAN DEFEAT... HIM! Nobody... nothing...!"

I shook my head. He was far too gone. A sad sight.

[ELA] "Defeat me or not... even without me here, these Lunar people will still grow the urge one day... both Yutu and Nio will continue their rivalry even with me gone... they will mislead them, and fan the suffering. You have changed... nothing...!"

When the darkness faded and my sight returned to me, I saw Ela was gone. He fled, back to the Afterseas, running like a coward.

But something was left over, something that detached itself from him upon hearing my words...

'A remnant of his psyche...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Looks like his pride fell off. Literally, we have his pride now."

'I can taste memories untapped of experiences within this lukewarm information.'

[MAJORDOMO] "I say we take it. Even if the real one is in the deep end... there's nothing to say we couldn't replace him with a new Ela in the future using this. If a god dies, their concept will eventually spawn a new incarnation through human belief one day."

[JOCO] "Wew, we'd basically be rebirthing him, but not really!"

I obtained the [Ankh of Pride], fingerprinted by Ela's old life. I stashed it away to my hammerspace as a key item.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 07:03:17 No.5828849 Report

Quoted By: >>5828854

With Ela driven from the Moon, Yutu and Nio were now the sole rulers here, and the Lunarians were divided between them. The contest was between them now. Even without my further meddling, they would eventually learn that Ela was no longer a thing here.

I had seen and met all of the Lunar deities. My work here was done.

( GODTALK OVER )

>Return to the Bunker now.
>One more thing I gotta do, but I better act with brevity... (Write in.)

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Mon 13 Nov 2023 07:08:25 No.5828854 Report

Quoted By: >>5828855 >>5828857

>>5828849
>Preach about Redemption to the rabbits, establish a tiny foothold on the Moon
>Bring some rabbits too, so they can contribute to our cause, and so we can hopefully turn them into actual people instead of flesh robots

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 07:09:43 No.5828855 Report

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>>5828854
>+1

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Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Mon 13 Nov 2023 07:11:03 No.5828857 Report

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>>5828854
Supporting.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 10:40:36 No.5828942 Report

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But before I would go back, I had to get those in the Clavius Crater to pick up the slack. I went out to the people here, and they had gathered around after hearing the sounds of the clash. To see that I had defeated Ela in single combat and driven him away, they were all stunned... and shocked.

"She defeated a god!"

"She did the impossible!"

"But without Ela here anymore... now who are we going to listen to?! Who do we go to for advice...?"

I told them all.

'You don't need to take advice from seedy people like Ela. You only need to follow your hearts.'

The idea of it was almost incomprehensible to the Rabbits. Lead themselves? Stand up on their own two feet themselves? It would be something they'd never done before. They didn't know how to accomplish such a thing.

'You all failed to realize, but Ela was not giving you advice in the first place. He was sabotaging you, it was all part of an attempt to lead you to destruction. That god was not here to help you, he was an evil angel sent by a dark devil to lead you astray so you'd eventually crumble on your own and collapse. He wanted to lead you all to a path of eventual murder and savagery.'

'And he was succeeding. You ask what the point is, why no progress is made, but that's because you listened to him. You were gullible. When you see your brothers and sisters making an effort, you should help them ascend, not speak of doom to them and hold them down! Push yourselves up together!'

'You can't always rely on the gods for everything. You need to do things for yourself. Look around you at this destroyed city. You see what needs to be done, you know so. Send out numbers to collect food from Yutu and Nio, bring back tools and supplies. Make an effort. You only need yourselves to. This is the path you should set on. A path of Redemption for your mistakes. It's never too late to correct them.'

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 10:54:02 No.5828946 Report

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I spoke of Redemption to these Rabbits, and volition. Most of them heard me, and received my message. I asked them to think about what the "Pantocrator" would think if they let themselves fall to ruin. That helped my message reach even deeper, and now, they were working again.

It was easy to accomplish. All Ela had sought and worked to do here was undone, unraveled by a few hours of my time speaking encouragements to counteract the defeatism he had planted into their minds.

Now the Clavius Crater Rabbits were acting, on their own. Without any help. They were finally doing what they wanted to do, possibly for the first time ever. They were set about to rebuild here, and cooperate with the Rabbits of the other two Moon deities to help rebuild Lunarian society all together. It was an inspiring sight.

Still, the work was far from done, and I'd need to revisit this scene someday. But for now, I decided I needed to return to the Bunker. But not before I left, three rabbits came before me, Rabbits who were very touched by my message.

A young forensics officer named Haijing. He had seen what I saw, and already tried what I did, but because he could not oppose a god and show them the meaning of righteous strength, he was left in a powerless position before Ela. Now that I defeated the evil god, he wanted to return the favor, and offered me his services.

'Wait, why does the Moon need forensics? Your society is ignorant of things like murder and investigations...' I asked.

[HAIJING] "Haha... W-Well, it's simple. We solve, uh... o-other kinds of disputes. We use DNA tracing to find out who owns things, that way if some Rabbits played too hard, we can prevent them from getting a devious kleptomaniacal idea if they see something someone else owns that they like!"

'You use forensics solely to prevent toys and trinkets from being stolen?'

[HAIJING] "Y-Yeah... b-basically! B-But our DNA technology is very advanced... for example, we know how to trace it, even if someone tried washing it off."

Interesting. I feel as though he'll fit in with the Intelligence Department, so I opt to recruit him. The next Rabbit, a priestess of Pantocrator, Taifu, wished to accompany me as well. Unlike most Rabbits, she was... well, she had an actual nose like a bunny!

'You want to... worship me?'

[TAIFU] "Nothing'd make me happier right now, Goddess! I don't think the Lord would mind! He'd probably even take you on as one of His Angels when Correction Day comes!"

Well, she'd be of a big help with Ecclesiastics. And then the next one... Sumiko. She was a Gravity Magic tutor. She wore a suit meant to protect the body while exerting Gravitational forces.

[SUMIKO] "The thing is, learning how to use gravity magic involves making yourself into a mini-center of gravity and learning how to change it! Gotta wear these suits, or else you risk hurting your body! If you're careful, you could snap a bone!"

She'd be excellent to have. She could Psyops personnel Gravity Magic.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 11:05:09 No.5828949 Report

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[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

When I arrived back to the Bunker, I saw Hale waiting for me in the atrium.

[HALE] "There you are. Been gone a while on another outing, I presume?"

'Quite. I went to the Moon.'

[HALE] "Ye- ... I beg your pardon?"

'It's true. Would you believe it? A whole society exists up there. I even brought a few of the Moon Rabbits back with me to work for the Psyops.'

Hale looked past me at the three new guests. Haijing saluted him, nervously. Taifu just chewed on a carrot and gave a weak wave, while Sumiko fell over clumsily while trying to strike a dramatic pose.

[HALE] "Dear me."

'You'll show them the ropes, will you? I need to rest. I fought a dark god that served HEUS while I was up there.'

[WOLFBOY] "You got into a fight without me...?!" I heard Wolfboy say from across the atrium while he was accompanied by Eskart.

[ESKART] "A god, hm? Could it be... Ela-re? The deceased bringer of dawn...?"

Leaving Haijing, Taifu and Sumiko with Hale, I retreated to my chamber and rested until the middle of the night. It was three hours from sunrise when I finished meditating to regain my strength then.

(Divine Potential has increased.)
(HP 350 > HP 400)
(MP 350 > MP 400)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Mon 13 Nov 2023 11:07:53 No.5828951 Report

Quoted By: >>5829323

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)
• Raid: Intoned Agla (NUMBER-9 'AGLA')
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Decorate private chamber.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Mon 13 Nov 2023 21:02:40 No.5829323 Report

Quoted By: >>5829442 >>5829487

>>5828951
First a lil' change in our skills
>Buy: Rustic Method to replace Nostrum on Shennu; Crossed Air Slicing Fist to replace Fist of August Star on Wolfboy and Exaton on Jenk; Schizophrenia to replace Neuron Explosion on Muna.
>Replace Muna's Solipsism with Oneirocriticism and Shennu's watersprout for Oneiromancy
>>5828951
>Access the Case Files: The World of Mythology (Eikn, Great Nannie of the Mountain)

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Anonymous ID:s0BJYhfn Mon 13 Nov 2023 22:59:14 No.5829442 Report

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>>5829323
This looks good. I'll support it. I think Shennu needs to stay as water-heavy as possible but Oneiromancy looks cool.

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Tue 14 Nov 2023 00:12:57 No.5829487 Report

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>>5829323
Yeah time we get on with the mission now
+1

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 00:54:22 No.5829518 Report

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[ACCESSING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]
[STAND BY]

[You hold 89 Pleroma Points. Spend them wisely.]

[You spend Pleroma Points to modify your skillset.]
[You are left with 6 Pleroma Points.]

[Calculating...]

(Unequipped [Solipsism], [Exaton], [Fist of August Stars], [Neuron Explosion], [Nostrum] )
(Acquired [Rustic Method], [Crossed Air Slicing Fist], [Schizophrenia] )
(Equipped [Oneirocriticism], [Oneiromancy], [Rustic Method], [Crossed Air Slicing Fist] )

(https://files.catbox.moe/zuu2dm.png)

[EXITING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]

[LOADING...]

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 02:20:16 No.5829619 Report

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[LOADING...]

[LOADING COMPLETE]

[MISSION BEGIN]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV0h6CSYhOY

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 02:21:19 No.5829622 Report

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In the day, I had risen alongside my fellow gods for one last mission to undertake before our fated clash against AGLA. We gathered in the Command Center and held conference, debriefing ourselves on our next objective.

The Mountains of Yore themselves.

This would be our hardest struggle yet to undertake. We had to set out to gain the help of one Great Lambkin, commander of all Siegesian Regiments. But as well, needed to seek the ear of Eikn, the Great Nannie. The Mother Goddess of all Siegesia herself. It was only with her approval could we requisition Ludwyhn's assistance in our efforts. And to gain it would mean impressing her. We came to accept the reality that Woldoria's pantheon would be ready to fire trial after tribulation after challenge at us, for none ascended the Mountain of Yore without overcoming the hardships that the divine family could invent.

Once we were briefed on where to go, me and my companions set out with Hale's blessing.

[HALE] "And don't forget to be back by nightfall. We're celebrating Kurt's birthday in the canteen by then! You won't want to miss the cake I've had prepared!"

And so, we departed base, heading towards the base of the Mountains of Yore.

[ESKART] "One can only start the climb at the base."

[SHENNU] "We cannot simply fly to the top?"

[JENK] "It's not how it works. The Realm of Woldor can only be accessed by one able to make the climb. If you try to cheat your way around it, you'll find nothing. His realm is beyond Hainei, and though it lies above the clouds of the Mountains of Yore's peak, his Hall is still far away from the world below. It is an entire other universe in itself, made by his hand, reserved only for him and his kin, and those strong enough to forge their path into the world of mythology he seeks."

[SHENNU] "Deities like him do adore these tests of worth..."

We had no choice but to start at the base of the first of the mountains, the smallest. It lead all the way up to the tallest peak in all of Hainei, even greater than the Dao range the Trinity sat upon. Eclipsed only by the Tower of Gods and Heaven....

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 02:22:25 No.5829624 Report

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The higher we climbed up these steps, the more the fog dispersed. The more the sky brightened with paranormal tinges. When we reached the top, we saw a great rainbow gate, and a knightly figure in exquisite plates awaiting us. A man who was taller than any I'd ever seen, even Eskart and Jenk.

[???] "Hold your ground there, ye wayward celestials."

We all stopped at the figure who raised his hand. I saw his helmet was protruding with two tall horns. And these horns were not part of the helmet. The armor was trimmed in bronze and brass, coppery finish...

[ESKART] "Didn't expect he'd be here already to greet us..."

And what the Magic God said only confirmed me in my guess.
We were face to face with the Wargod himself.

[WOLDOR] "HAH HAH HAH HAH! CELESTIALS BELOW! I WELCOME YOU TO THE MOUNTAINS OF YORE! TIS A WONDROUS OCCASSION! MY BREAST THROBS WITH EXCITEMENT! HAHAHA! YOU ARE EXPECTED!"

Us? He knew we were coming?!

Woldor threw his hand back, motioning our attention to the rainbow gate ahead.

[WOLDOR] "Hahahahaha! Ye stand atop the peak of the first mountain. Tealgard! Ahead, ye shalt pass the first of many gates, and there begins the trek! I have labored well to provide only the most fitting and excruciating trial for the gods below! Hahaha! The tenets of the challenge I offer to you are simple. You may ascend the mountains making up my abode one by one, and take it at thy own pace. But be ye warned, the moment ye shall pass this rainbow gate, there is no turning back! Ye must finish my challenge."

'Why challenge us in the first place? Must we truly go out of our way to face your Pantheon just to earn the right to speak with you? And barter?"

[WOLDOR] "Of course!" Sang the proudest man, raising his finger; "This challenge I give you, is a special privilege! A contest of rights!"

Woldor raised both hands high.

[WOLDOR] "Goddesses Muna, Shennu. God Eskart. Demigods Jenk and Wolfboy. There is no greater reward within. By overcoming everything my world can place in your paths, ye shall be given place in my pantheon! Ye shall be one with Siegesia at last! TRULY! HAH HAH HAH!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 02:23:26 No.5829626 Report

Quoted By: >>5829656

[WOLDOR] "Goddess Muna, hear me. War is in our blood. It is undeniable. You come here seeking my family, but in the end, it is none other than me you seek! Hahaha! Say it is not so?"

'...'

[WOLDOR] "Ahaha! Then ye shall have to earn it. For in the end, the apex of adversary... is this Wargod you see before you now! HAHAHAHA!"

[WOLDOR] "Steel thyself at the more! Sharpen thy edge against my machinations! All this World of Mythology and more can be yours, if you can take it! PRRRREVAIL AND SUCCUMB NOT TO ADVERSITY! The Mountains of Yore await, so answer their calling! Warriors! Tis no greater honor and glory to be had! So come, ye gods below! Ye celestials bereft of War! COME! And face... ME! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The strongest entity I've seen yet in person stands before me. He is pride and dignity given form. He steps aside, unblocking the path leading up ahead.
The World of Mythology was in my grasp, and all I had to do was brave it. Therein, I would discover fights unlike anything I'd ever seen before, and rewards so majestic and mythical, I couldn't get them anywhere else.

The ultimate reward for the ultimate challenge. The privilege to stand atop all Siegesia and alongside the Wargod, and then to face him down, and win. Heh... it would make for one hell of a story in the chapters of my life, wouldn't it?

[WOLDOR] "Warriors, proceed at thy leisure. Hahaha! Have you any questions now, I bid you ask. You shall not see me again, not for a while! But rest assured! I will be watching, honorably! And with ELLLLATION! HAAA!"

>We're ready. Time to brave the World of Mythology.
>I should ask Woldor something first.
>I should summon Nickleim to stock up on items first.
>I should meditate shortly and give the others a chance to prepare first.
>Write in.

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Anonymous ID:7JBlQYYr Tue 14 Nov 2023 02:44:16 No.5829656 Report

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>>5829626
>I should ask Woldor something first.
>"Great Woldor, I have heard much of your strength and courage as Wargod, but long I have wondered... of all the weapons used to wage war, which is your favourite? Suppose there was a fierce and fearsome challenger ahead and you had to grab one of many weapons, all of masterwork quality but otherwise equal. Which would you pick? There's no ulterior motive in this, I'm genuinely curious."

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 14 Nov 2023 03:01:51 No.5829676 Report

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>>5829656
>+1
since he already knows we want him, let's understand how he fights

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Tue 14 Nov 2023 03:48:53 No.5829717 Report

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>>5829656
>+1
But we should also meditate a bit

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 04:35:13 No.5829750 Report

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>"Great Woldor, I have heard much of your strength and courage as Wargod, but long I have wondered... of all the weapons used to wage war, which is your favorite? Suppose there was a fierce and fearsome challenger ahead and you had to grab one of many weapons, all of masterwork quality but otherwise equal. Which would you pick? There's no ulterior motive in this, I'm genuinely curious."

[WOLDOR] "Bruhahehe, a fine question lass. An astute mind studies thy enemy at every interval at the given!"

'Ah.' He sees my purpose in asking such a thing...

[WOLDOR] "The purpose of a weapon is to fight, dearest celestial. To kill thy enemy, see them driven before thyself and victory grasped. All weapons that meet the criteria are valid. Victory means everything! Hahahaha! Whether it is by dropping carpets of draping bombs overhead, firing down nuclear missiles like thunder from the sky, squashing all resistance under mighty treads or shredding them to cheese with guns, and lastly, engaging forthwith hence, in a brrrrrutal melee to the DEATH! HAHAHAHA! ALL WEAPONS FIND RESPECT IN MY EYES!"

[WOLDOR] "Ahh... but there is such a weapon that stands above all others in my hand. Make no mistake my dear, I wield both sword and gun, the prime weapons of war. I sharpen billhook and bequeath spear. Even yon Jenk's hoe maketh a fine tool for the harvest of crop and soul. I trained myself in every one thing below man has made to kill. But there is nothing that pumps my blood more, NOTHING that enlivens my adrenaline like the swing of my AXE! HAHAHAHA! The BrrrrrRRRRronze Axe, my grandest symbol so! Many a enemy fell by her majestic edge!"

[WOLDOR] "Indeed. I wield the axe, harshest cutter of all weaponry. My wife, beautiful Eikn, the sword, most flexible of all weaponry. And my son, Ludwyhn, he wields the spear, most regal symbol of office of all weaponry! Hahahaha!"

'Interesting...'

[WOLDOR] "You have yet to pick up a weapon of your own, however. I see. Fret not, Goddess, for soon shall ye discover it for yourself delving into my world! Hah! You shall become attracted to something eventually, and pick it up! Reward awaits!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 04:37:40 No.5829752 Report

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'What kind of weapon do you think I'd like?'

[WOLDOR] "Hmm...? You, lass?"

Woldor scratched the chin of his helmet. Then, he snapped his fingers!

[ESKART] "AGH!"
[JENK] "Oogh....!"
[SHENNU] "HHH--!"
[WOLFBOY] "ERGHN!!!"
'Ah... rghh...!'

We all got hit with something fierce when he did! Some kind of shockwave made by his mere snap! (Everyone: -50 HP)

[WOLDOR] "Doh! Infinite apologies! I had not intended such a provocation! My strength sometimes is hard to contain! Hahaha... oh, I'm really sorry."

'It's... it's fine...'

[ESKART] "My eardrums exploded. I cannot feel them..."

[WOLDOR] "You, Muna, look like the kind of person who would enjoy to wield a.... a Chakram! Perhaps! Or a Boomerang... a spade even? Wait! I know. A spoon."

'...A spoon?'

[WOLDOR] "Spoon. Yes. Psychics often love to bend spoons to show their mastery over matter. Mind over matter."

So that's Woldor's judgment of me. A spoon wielder...
I see.

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey... th-there's nothing wrong with that. A big ole, hehe, a big old sp-oon to smack hos with and.. and... HAAHAHAHAHA! SPOON WIELDER!"

[JOCO] "AGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA!"

>We're ready. Time to brave the World of Mythology.
>Ask Woldor something else.
>I should summon Nickleim to stock up on items first.
>I should meditate shortly and give the others a chance to prepare first.
>Write in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Tue 14 Nov 2023 04:42:03 No.5829754 Report

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>>5829752
>I should meditate shortly and give the others a chance to prepare first.
Let's just rest a little bit first, maybe we'll get health idk.
>He removes 50 HP just by snapping his fingers
Absolute unit

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 14 Nov 2023 04:45:38 No.5829758 Report

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>>5829752
>>I should meditate shortly and give the others a chance to prepare first.

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 06:06:24 No.5829824 Report

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This was a lot. No idea what awaits us on the other side of the rainbow bridge beyond.

'Woldor, will you allow us a moment to recuperate?'

[WOLDOR] "Haha, recuperate? Hm, yes, a warrior does require time to mentally steel themselves for the battles ahead!" He said, nearly snapping his fingers again, until he looked at them and slowly lowered his hand; "Rest as ye would. But tarry not long. Glory is imminent! HAHAHA!"

While Woldor sat upon a rock waiting, we all took some time to unwind and prepare for the start of this challenge. I had a feeling Woldor was not going to let us off the hook easily, though he was content to let me take as much time as I wanted. But he was clear to us. The moment we start the challenge he issues to me now here, I was expected to see it through to the end. All the way up to his hall. All the way up to the ominous future of facing him in a melee.

And I had a nervousness about me. A sinking feeling he intends to face me then when that time comes... at his full strength, holding nothing back. In a way, I feel as though he is looking forward to that. He must see in me a person who can draw out every mote of power he has toe to toe. He must want to train me with his challenges even...

Shennu and Eskart were talking. I heard the Magic God reminisce of times he had been invited by Woldor to the pantheon, which he turned down out of his need to remain neutral.

[WOLDOR] "Oooh, you'll come around!"

[ESKART] "Doubtful."

Whilst Jenk showed Wolfboy how to tighten his little muscles and learn better control of them to prepare for the future fights. Even the Ginnungagap and Ela I faced wouldn't be as difficult as what Woldor had in store for us.

I looked to the sun from where I floated above the ground, holding a lotus position. I wondered what Woldor's flaws were in the end... besides his expansionist policy when it came to his pantheon, and his lust for unending war?

[NOBLE VOICE] "...go... away from there..."

...?

What was that?

[NOBLE] "...do not..."

I stared at the sun and blinked. I swore it... said something to me.

[MAJORDOMO] "Uhh, Munny? What do you make of that?"

I have no idea. But whatever it was... the voice, it... it sounded labored. Like an exhausted breath. A voice without any energy or emotion.

...

Was that the voice of the Emperor speaking to me?!

[WOLDOR] "HAIL!"

'Ah!'

God of War! He just appeared beside me then and spooked me! Don't do that! Ugh!

[WOLDOR] "Is something the matter? You looked stunned, warrior!"

'N-Nothing... it's nothing. Just thinking is all... In any case, I think I'm ready now.'

(HP regained from meditating. Eerie clue heard.)

[WOLDOR] "WONDERFUL! HAHAHAHA! THEN COME HITHER!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 06:22:35 No.5829852 Report

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[WOLDOR] "Warrior gods! Champions! How glad I am that ye now shall step through the gate ahead! Look into the rainbow beyond and grasp... the world of the mythological!"

[WOLDOR] "You cross now from the mountain of Tealgard to Flaxgard. Ye shall pass from the Wintry Battlefield to the Mead River of Celebration!"

'Mead river...? Wait, like... actual mead?'

[WOLDOR] "Hahaha! YYYES! Each mountain passes through a part of my grand realm! These passageways take you up the fabled path on the journey to reach my hall! The five peaks are crossed not by walking through the air, but by leaving Hainei itself into my realm!"

[WOLDOR] "Tealgard, the Wintry Battlefield. It is here you shall see the battlefield exemplar of the worst conditions of war. Into the Mead River! A great many winding taverns representing the boastfulness, the rancor of victory celebrations! Where in constant festivity takes place! The jollification of claiming spoils and loot! Where brags of beating enemies and raping their women are passed about joyously! You will find yourself through these skeins to Verdigard, the Jungle Battlefield... the quiet place too quiet to be good. Land of the guerilla, where death awaits under every leaf, no way to know where your enemies hide, from where they'll strike! A place of constant caution! And from there, you ascend to Pucegard, where War is Hell. You see the destruction and horror of War made real on your way to Canogard, the place of canonization and knighting."

[ESKART] "Pray tell, what part of war does canonization play?"

[WOLDOR] "Those who had accomplished great feats and achievements are always honored with awards for their duty. Their honor. Their sacrifice. The wounded crawl to Canogard to cast away prosthetics and regain those limbs they lost in battle! Uniforms are pinned with awards of valiant orders and knightly brotherhoods! It is the greatest home to ALL soldiers and fighters! It is there you shall earn your award. Your final promotion! Then, you shall go to my Hall above in the clouds."

[WOLDOR] "RRRRRRRisen from the DUNG of war's desperate conditions, through the celebratory rave of survival, awash in panic and nonconformity and into Hell and back to the place of safety! You shall come, spirits, into my Hall! Together, we will raise a glass of ale and drink! And then we shall FIGHT! HAHAHAHAHA! WE WILL BE BRRRROOOOTHEEEERS!"

[Jenk] "Haaah... there's a charm to Woldor's blatherskite through it all."

[ESKART] "I appreciate the notions, but it's this kind of jabberwocky that makes me unbefitting of this pantheon in the first place."

[SHENNU] "You would have joined if it weren't all about drinking, being "brothers in arms" and fighting like hooligans every day?"

[ESKART] "The hazing ritual is over the top..."

[WOLDOR] "Tis the soul of the world that should not be seen, lad! Belly up, for it tis not every day you may witness the REVELRY! HAHAHAHAHA!"

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:+a/+D0zl Tue 14 Nov 2023 06:26:50 No.5829860 Report

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[WOLDOR] "Champiooooons! I bid you wellness wishes! Cross now, into the Wintry Battlefield! Let us see what a host of the unaligned gods can do against the greatest pantheon Hainei has ever witnessed! Chaaaaarge!"

Might as well!

I took off running in a sprint then up the face of the mountain path, into the rainbow gate, my companions following close behind me!

I passed through the veil and entered Woldor's realm! The trial begins in kind!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:y7IyQaf9 Tue 14 Nov 2023 18:12:01 No.5830053 Report

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[OBERST] "Achtung...!"

[OBERST] "Macht die Waffen bereit!"

[OBERST] "FEUER!"

When we appeared in the midst of the Wintry Battlefield, place of War's worst conditions... we got fired upon immediately and met a hall of bullets!

[ESKART] "What...?!"

[JENK] "Mortals!?"

[SHENNU] "No, not just Mortals... deceased ones, who died in battle already!"

'They must still wish to serve it any way they can... and it seems they decided they'd be at Woldor's beck and call to test those ascending the mountain then! These are merely the appetizers for the five course meal he has ahead for us!'

[WOLFBOY] "If he's a chef now, he must only serve knuckle sandwiches! Agh!" Wolfboy yipped at the sting of a bullet against his cheek.

The commanding officer raised his hand and laughed.

[OBERST] "Ve are vlaying ze Warcall! Woldor's power flows zru our spectral veins! Fear not to ztriek us, godlings, for our zouls cannout be destroyed by you! You need only overcome zhis battle!"

Their bullets hurt for sure! Under whatever effects they were in the Realm of Woldor, this seemingly normal army was now an Immortal fighting force. They would certainly tear apart any army back in the real world easily, but they cannot leave. They serve here as the first test!

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:y7IyQaf9 Tue 14 Nov 2023 18:13:03 No.5830055 Report

Quoted By: >>5830089

[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5he5lWfzc

>Which party members will you start the fight with?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:gUHhBjaD Tue 14 Nov 2023 19:00:25 No.5830089 Report

Quoted By: >>5830123 >>5830157

>>5830055
>Muna
>Woofboy
>Shennu
>Eskart
Ain't pulling Jenk out for that one with this his 3x phys weakness.

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Anonymous ID:Yv9iUU4X Tue 14 Nov 2023 19:36:53 No.5830123 Report

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>>5830089
Yep, Jenk can sit this one out.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Tue 14 Nov 2023 20:15:53 No.5830157 Report

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>>5830089
>+1
the primary dmg of mortals is gonna be physical so not gonna pull jenk

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:w6/fqdWF Wed 15 Nov 2023 02:22:13 No.5830607 Report

Quoted By: >>5830634

I stood forth with Wolfboy, Shennu and Eskart as vanguard. Behind us, Jenk fended their bullets off with the hoe twirling between his bony fingers! We confront the Regiment of the Dead in the Wintry Battlefield! A howling blizzard surrounds us!
They have the initiative!

[ENEMY TURN]

[OBERST] "LET ZHEM HAVE IT!"

[Firing Line] - The soldiers started blasting! They were trying to drown us in their bullets! With the blessing of otherworldly strength they received from Woldor's realm, it stung badly!

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:w6/fqdWF Wed 15 Nov 2023 02:23:14 No.5830608 Report

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<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Schizophrenia (Heavy damage skill. inflicts Despair) (35 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Atom Bomb (Med damage skill, inflicts Cancer) (30 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Oneirocriticism (Inflicts Existential + Despair) (29 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 2 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Memento Mori (Weak strength Death Knell infliction) (10 MP)
• Vampiricism I (Inflicts Blood) (8 MP)
• Scourge (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by one rank) (8 MP)
• Divine Acropolis (Raises party ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Shennu's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Oneiromancy (Inflicts Sleep + Seal) (30 MP)
• Tsunami (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Pressure Washer (Med damage skill, physical) (24 MP)
• Electrocute (Light damage skill, physical, inflicts stun) (10 MP)
• Milk Of Kindness (Party wide status effect cure) (24 MP)
• Rustic Method (Party wide Large HP restore) (38 MP)
• Transfiguration (Revive with small HP) (25 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Shennu's Truth. (Creates the Primordial Sea, boosting water attacks massively for 3 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

>Eskart's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Chongli (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Winter (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Penumbra (Med damage skill) (20 MP)
• Photon Flow (Med damage skill) (19 MP)
• Godly Antimagic (Inflicts Seal) (50 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Eskart's Truth. (Perfect dodges for the next 3 turns.)
>GUARD
>ITEMS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 15 Nov 2023 02:40:06 No.5830634 Report

Quoted By: >>5830692 >>5830699

>>5830607
Muna
>Schizophrenia (Heavy damage skill. inflicts Despair) (35 MP)
Wolfboy
>Item: Viewfinder
Shennu
>Oneiromancy (Inflicts Sleep + Seal) (30 MP)
Eskart
>Typhoon (Med damage skill) (16 MP)

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Wed 15 Nov 2023 03:24:16 No.5830692 Report

Quoted By: >>5830699

>>5830634
+ but use Binesiiwag for Eskart's skill instead

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:w6/fqdWF Wed 15 Nov 2023 03:37:46 No.5830699 Report

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Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5830634
>>5830692

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:w6/fqdWF Wed 15 Nov 2023 04:09:03 No.5830733 Report

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Rolled 22 (1d27)

[Schizophrenia] - An episode of disorganized thinking fell over the troops at my release of an extrasensory wave. Their minds were still mortal, they could not resist. (Inflicted!)

[OBERST] "ACH! ZAMURAI!"

The commanding officer raised his rocket launcher and promptly blew away some of his own ranks.

[Item: Viewfinder] - Wolfboy caught the device as it fell from my hammerspace, zooming in on the foes before throwing it back.

They resisted nuclear power, though I suspected only under the World of Mythologies effects.

[Oneiromancy]! Shennu was wrapped in dreaming energies of magic which she unleashed! (Rolling infliction...)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:w6/fqdWF Wed 15 Nov 2023 04:24:31 No.5830747 Report

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At the touch of her spell, Shennu set a great portion of the regimentals before us to asleep, as well as arresting their magic! (Inflicted!)

[Binesiiwag] - Eskart snapped his fingers, a bolt of lightning shocked them!

They awoke from their slumber from the attack! Their sleep prevented them from getting stunned!

[ENEMY TURN]

[OBERST] "SCHMECKE DEN UNTERGANG! GODLINGS!"

[Minefield] - A entire hidden minefield below our feet exploded through the snow, dealing us all a wave of damage!

[Airstrike] - The Oberst radioed for air support. It would strike us on the next turn.

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY:
Illuminati Medicine (Small HP Restore) (x10)
Illuminati Evocation (Party wide Med HP Restore) (x1)
Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10)
Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5)
Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10)
Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5)
Viewfinder (Reveal Enemy Resistances)
Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x3)

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Levelman !rnYhP.nKQo ID:w6/fqdWF Wed 15 Nov 2023 04:25:33 No.5830749 Report

Quoted By: >>5830752

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Anonymous ID:daG7I6yM Wed 15 Nov 2023 04:29:41 No.5830752 Report

Quoted By: >>5830758

>>5830749
Muna
>Attack
Wolfboy
>Attack
Shennu
>Rustic Method
Eskart
>Attack

As they have barely any HP left, we shouldn't be spending too much mana here, just use a heal from Shennu.

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 15 Nov 2023 04:36:59 No.5830758 Report

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>>5830752
>+1
RIW

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Anonymous ID:Rr3uTjnc Wed 15 Nov 2023 06:52:44 No.5830851 Report

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>>5830786
new thread for the anons who missed it

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