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Name: Arin Valen Age: 13 (Almost 14 )
Race: Human Title: None
Health Status:
☠ Terminal Pulmonary Degeneration [Stagnated]
☠ Chronic Oxygen Deficiency [Improved]
☠ Frail Constitution [Improved]
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SKILLS
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Null Craft (1/5)
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SPECIAL TRAITS
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[Fading Breath]
Every physical action rapidly exhausts the body.
[Unbroken Will]
Mental resistance greatly exceeds physical limitations.
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KARMIC POINTS
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Karmic Points:[ 1000 (clear written) + 4000 ( clear interview) + 300 ] = 5,300
"5,300 Karmic coins?" My jaw dropped
[Getting Admission in Institute of Inter World Studies shifts Host's Narrative Impact to a global scale].
I wanted to save these coins forever but man, Old habits die hard.
“Open the Wheel,” I thought.
The wheel appeared in front of me simple and colourful divided in four segments instead of three now.
1. Art
2. Skill
3. Artifact
4. ????
'???? wasn't there before' I noted
[Minors should not participate in gambl-]
However before it could finish I spun the will
The wheel turned.
It spun longer than last time
Finally, it stopped on Skill
[Reward: Omnilingual]
[Description]
You naturally understand the spoken and the unspoken, You can comprehend and speak all languages whether in words or in thoughts.
[Limitations]
Only effective when within 5 meter radius of the speaker.
(0/5)
[Edit]
[Balance: 5,200 Karmic Coins]
"Ok this is certainly not bad" I remarked
[Agreed]
“Once more,” I said.
The wheel spun again.
This time, it landed on Art.
[Reward: Seed-Forging Art – Incomplete]
[Description: A method of forming ‘seeds’ within the body—condensed from elemental energy, similar to energy cores.]
[Limitations: Seeds can only hold non-terrestrial elemental energies. Earth-origin elemental flows cannot be contained.]
[Seeds will exhaust 3 days after being created]
[Method: Breathing in an environment full of a certain type of energy will automatically create seeds of that type.]
Mastery: 0%
(0/5).
[Edit]
[Balance: 5,100 Karmic coins]
I stared.
“Seeds,” I said. “Inside my body.”
[Please do not say it like that,] the Archive said. [You are making my log uncomfortable.]
“Why the limitation?” I asked. “No Earth elements?”
[You are, ironically, ‘over-subscribed’ to Earth already,] it said. [Your damaged lungs, your frail constitution, all highly terrestrial problems. The art is built to store foreign or cosmic energies. Think of it as… diversity.]
I considered the description.
“Any immediate use?” I asked.
[Not yet,] it said. [You are not currently bathing in alien elemental fields, unless this airline has drastically updated their service offerings.]
I snorted softly.
[ Again?] the Archive prompted.
I checked my balance.
[5,100 Karmic coins]
"Yes" I signalled
But to my surprise it landed on the very small part covered by ????
Suddenly the world came to a halt. My eyes blurred and my hair stood.
I tried to jump out of my seat but as if some invisible chains were wrapped around me and I felt a searing sensation in my chest as if someone has peeled a big chunk of myself and filled it with something..........sinister.
The Archive Window appeared in front of me, devoid of any playfulness and pitch black displaying in bold letters
[CURSE OF DESPAIR OBTAINED]
Description: You are someone who is bound to face hardships but that doesn’t only make you stronger but reveal something darker about you. Whenever you face any hardship and are pushed to boundaries your darker nature intensifies, It feeds on your sanity and magnifies the one negative emotion predominant in your character.
With that, I lost consciousness.
"Sir?" A hand shook me gently awake.
I opened my eyes to find the flight attendant looking down at me, worried.
"Sir, are you all right?" she asked. "You've been asleep for ten hours straight."
I checked myself over — nothing obviously wrong — then asked, as seriously as I could manage, "Can I get some water and food?"
She blinked, clearly not expecting that particular answer, then nodded and went to fetch some.
I stretched, wincing at the crooked angle I'd apparently slept in, and straightened myself in the seat.
"What was that?" I asked quietly. "Hey. You there?"
A moment passed before the translucent rectangle finally appeared.
[This is why elders forbid minors from gambling,] the Archive said.
"That's not the important part right now, is it?" I said.
[........] it kept it's silence
Seriously? I wanted to say — but the attendant chose that exact moment to return.
"Here. This is for you, sir." She set the tray down in front of me.
I ate.
[You look like a bear tearing apart its prey,] the Archive mused.
"Shuddup," I said, glaring at it through a full mouth.
Once I'd properly demolished the meal, I sat back and turned to the window. Below, city lights scattered like loose LEDs, the terrain sliding past at a speed that didn't feel real.
"When do we reach Lyon?" I asked.
[Two hours,] the Archive said.
I sat with that for a while, letting my thoughts settle into order.
Then I said, "Open Seed Forging Art."
The translucent window opened in front of me
My current focus now was to become stronger.
So I started editing the seed forging Art.
The interface changed
[Seed-Forging Art - Incomplete.]
[Description:] A method for forming ‘seeds’ within the body—condensed from elemental energy, similar to energy cores.[]
[Limitations:] Seeds can only hold non-terrestrial elemental energies. Earth-origin elemental flows cannot be contained.[]
[Seeds will exhaust 3 days after being created][]
[Method:] Breathing in an environment full of a certain type of energy will automatically create seeds of that type.[]
Mastery: 0%
(0 / 5)
"Non- Terrestial elemental energies, so that means I can contain fire of the Sun?" I questioned excitedly.
[Contextually: yes, Practically: Do not even try ] Archive advised
"Tch!" I ran my mind.
The interface in front of me changed according to my thoughts
[Description]
Form ===> Transform [200 Karmic Coins]
Seeds ===> Cells [600 Karmic Coins]
[Condensed from elemental energy] ===> [into antennas capable of absorbing Stellar energy subconsciously.]
[1,500 Karmic Coins]
[Cost of Editing: 2,300 Karmic coins]
Better
"Now let us look at the method" I saw
[This should be illegal] Archive objected weakly
[Method]
[Breathing in an Environment Full of Certain type of energy will create seeds of that type]==>[Any type of physical activity will start the process of transformation]
[Cost of Editing: 5,000]
[Total Cost: 7,300]
I clicked my tongue
[You became greedy there] Archive pointed out
I added the limitation
[Limitation]
[Addition]: Cell transformation process will only happen in Night and the transformation will speed up in the powers of two the more intense physical activity is performed.
[Net: 7,300 – 3,500 (Nocturnal + Intense physical exertion condition) = 3,800]
I smiled with satisfaction while the Archive evaluated
[Splendid, you totally covered the subconscious pulling of stellar energy by the cells with the excuse of making art seem like it is just for preparation of pulling stellar energy while masterfully speeding up the process with the excuse of Nocturnal time period and physical exertion] Archive observed.
I checked the changes closely
[Total Cost: 3,800]
[Proceed? Y\N]
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"Yes" I said
[Transaction Successful: 5,000- 3,800 = 1,200 Karmic Coins]
I looked at the final preview
[Seed-Forging Art] ---> [Art of Stellar Vessel]
[Description:] A method for transforming ‘cells’ within the body— into antennas capable of absorbing Stellar energy subconsciously
[Limitations:] Cell transformation process will only happen in Nocturnal period and the transformation will speed up in the powers of two the more intense physical activity is performed.
[Method:] Any type of physical activity will start the process of transformation
Mastery: 0%
(1 / 5)
[Remaining Balance: 1,200 Karmic Coins]
I closed my eyes and felt slight tremor in my body, feeling the changes which were ocurring.
[What will you spend remaining coins on?] the Archive asked
"Null Craft" I said while thinking. The land was no longer visible as clouds embraced the earth like a shroud.
The interface for Null Craft opened
Null Craft
[Description]: A Method to craft empty spaces in external and internal environments, Temporary enclosed geometric spaces[]
[Limitations]: Spaces crafted are stable and only remain 11 seconds at max before vanishing[]
[Method]: Think of space before you, mold it with your intent into the shape you want[]
Mastery: 100%
(1 / 5)
[Edit]
I sat for half an hour thinking and making changes.
After an hour the result was in front of me.