Novel Catchup
Chapter 1358 ALL Hands (1)
1358 ALL Hands (1)
When it came to all things ranked using the World to Reality measuring system, there was a noticeable chasm of power at the bridge from Realm to Void.
The Void notation expressed a shift in the league of strength a Treasure or an Exotic Parlous Nature held.
Treasures of this rank were even rare in the Warmoth's Treasure; there were only 11 of them, and they all had vicious egos.
When it came to Exotic Parlous Natures, meeting an enemy wielding one almost certainly spelled demise, but on the flip side…
[You are funnelling the Pseudo-Void Exotic Parlous Nature, 'Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz' into the First Sage Tier Andori, 'Legion Eyes']
[…]
[A temporary mutation has been achieved]
[You have created the First Ascendant Tier Andori, 'Vision of Calamity'!]
Skullius felt his second pair of eyes pulse with furious calamitous intent. The eyes seemed to bear an emotion of their own, and great throbbing veins bobbed on his skin leading into them. The puce and turquoise blasting from them intensified with each passing moment. Indeed, these eyes were powerful.
They were powered by a Pseudo-Void rank Exotic Parlous Nature that gave them its properties while enhancing their own powers a tier higher than before!
The Doom Knight noticed Skullius' activation of this power and hummed in what might have been interest. It slowly raised its sword and gazed upon him. The streams of blood gushing from its eyes gave away less of its amusement and more of its fury though. It remembered how it had been dealt in that odd realm.
Skullius noticed the attention, but…
'BY SOMANDA'S FALSE BEARD!' he cried inwardly. But he wasn't exclaiming because of the power he felt from the Andori. 'THE COST!'
The cost for each second this Andori was active was blasphemous!
10,000 units of Amras were devoured just to activate it, and 5,000 were required for its perpetual use!
'This is—' Skullius had begun when his eyes sparked so bright, they might have eclipsed the glow of the Mortal Sourcing Destiny Rune.
…And then the top of his head exploded.
…!!!
Elita, Kenno, Uyuniya and Aurolio gaped. This was not the sight they had expected from someone in whom their hopes for defeating the Doom Knight lied.
Skullius' body staggered back. His head was quickly reformed, the [Vision of Calamity] once again active.
A power like this, in exchange for its might, was very difficult to handle!
Skullius breathed out, shaking.
'Well, the dangers of using this are well advertised,' he thought. 'These…mutated eyes don't automatically expel their effects, it seems. Well, makes sense given how the very nature of their powers has changed.'
Right then, as Skullius was about to use them on the Doom Knight…
"BOSS! Did you pick a damn contract?! My guidance field is insisting that you do… again!" Kenno cried.
Skullius groaned. Right now? What was the big deal with this? Just what kind of consequence would there be for waiting a little while?
This matter was burning at the Hybrid Warmoth's ends. He cursed.
"Well, boss?!" Kenno cried. But before Skullius could tell him to shut it, a pasty, wrinkly handy whipped through the fabric of space and snatched the Unlimited Star somewhere unseen. The same happened to Elita and then to Aurolio.
And then only Skullius and Uyuniya remained.
Skullius clicked his tongue.
Right. It was as he had designed.
But the Doom Knight was prompted by the re-emergence of Araeyn's features on the battlefield. This time, he would not let the little thing get the better of him. Thus, he raised his sword, and a spark lit at its tip.
…!!!
It was the spark of an Andori, Skullius realised. He braced, as did Uyuniya who expanded the range of her Void Clot.
But it wasn't anything to do with the sword that fell on them first.
Quicker than either of the Divines could see, an odd sort of lightning, mucus green and accompanied by a cold mist blasted them. It came in a charge of millions of branches, smiting, zapping, ripping, cracking!
It was a Parlous Nature, Skullius would gather later, when his flesh was all but gone, vaporised to nothing, leaving only his distorted, misshapen, incomplete soul on display!
…!!!
It must have been a high tier Realm rank Parlous Nature or higher. It whittled his Immortal World Physique, Audacious Chassis of the Ninth Filament, and Andoris' defenses with almost no effort. Nôv(el)B\\jnn
'Damn i—' Skullius was horrified, but then a great sword was cutting into his soul before the experience of the prior attack could settle. It was seamless. Skullius didn't see it coming, and…
"ARRRRRRRRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
His well of Amras trembled and destabilised.
His Andori spiralled out of control.
Indeed, the damage from the Doom Knight's sword had reached his Broader Existence!
It was taking no chances. It had reached him to cleave his soul before he could even see its shadow.
Skullius felt his Broader Existence keel and attempt to collapse in on itself. A few more raw blows and it would shatter, and he would die. And if the enemy used another potent attack like that green lightning, only half an attack would do.
But Skullius had not been a fool to not prepare for this.
Yes, he wasn't a match for the Deity in physical power or in Andori or anything else.
But he still had options.
One of them was to be activated not by him, who couldn't possibly do it midway through being butchered, but by Serenity.
"Hold on!" she cried and in Skullius' place…
[You have equipped the Immortal Realm Physique of the Third Stratum, 'Expanded Shadow Fiend's Leather'!]
[+30% resistance to attacks a single league above the user's defences]
[+25% resistance to malevolent Deific forces]
[+25% to total Exora Amras Well reserves]
[+15% to Exora Amras regeneration speed]
[+42% to Broader Existence Defence]
[x2 to the effects of all physical properties under the Physique]
[…]
['Expanded Shadow Fiend's Leather' resonates with 'King of Severing Twilight, AfterDark'!]
And right then, the next raw blow to complete the massacre on Skullius came and carved through his soul. Yet, instead of cutting through it like butter, it only made it a third of the way before pure black blobs poured out in excess from Skullius' soul!
Darkness cloaked Skullius and created a horrific armour that might have suited the Doom Knight better than the Hybrid Warmoth. It was slick, but bold, with a texture like granite on the outside. It refused a majority of the impact from the Doom Knight's sword.
The creature was taken aback.
But something else forced it back.
On the horrifying armour's helm, two malevolent eyes shining in puce and turquoise appeared.
Their fury shot outward and smote the Doom Knight in a wave of colour and shockwave. Space was distorted into a screw around the Deity as it was forced back ten meters. It wasn't harmed, but there was a strangeness to the blow that made it grunt, wary.
Its opponent didn't wait for the result of the eyes, however.
He had already propped up his hand and…
[You are funnelling the Pseudo-Void Exotic Parlous Nature, 'Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz' into the Second Grand Tier Andori, 'Elusive Meta Carver'!]
[…]
[A temporary mutation has been achieved]
[You have created the First Sage Tier Andori, 'Nonstandard Splicer!]
[…]
[You are funnelling the Pseudo-Void Exotic Parlous Nature, 'Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz' into the Second Grand Tier Andori, 'Ruining Cutter'!]
[…]
[A temporary mutation has been achieved]
[You have created the First Sage Tier Andori, 'False Tickler!]
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[Author's Note]
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[Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz – Prayer of Void and Vain]
+Pseudo-Void+
Formed through the prime collection of Null Life abilities known as the 'Entropy's Harmonising Nimbus' which successfully analysed certain depths to Void's qualities, this Exotic Parlous Nature has most unusual properties.
+The 'Entropy's Harmonising Nimbus' had great ambitions while forging this Exotic Parlous Nature+
If used in <Void>, it can be paired with Andori and other Exotic Parlous Natures to find the boundary of a target's Broader Existence through continuous attacks over their body or soul. The number of attacks required depends on the scale of an enemy. Once the boundary is determined, the Parlous Nature severs the connection between a target and their Broader Existence for a hundredth of a Consternal.
18:14
If used in <Vain> - which is preferably done after the Broader Existence of a target has been determined – it will siphon a portion of the foreign Broader Existence, usually up to 10%, and attach it to the user's own.
Each of the siphoned pieces of Broader Existence, on top of contributing to the creation of the |Greater Cosmic Law| will be used to accomplish the following:
+Unorthodoxly augment the calibre of Andori
+Encroach upon Deity-exclusive prospects
+Add or create separate reserves of Amras
+Create powerful shields than can be sacrificed in the event that the user's Broader Existence has been attacked.
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+Caution+
Because of the unstable and contradictory nature of this Andori, a limited reserve of it can be produced at a time using exorbitant volumes of Amras.
Additionally, there is a 45% chance that the user's body, Broader Existence and all its components may be unable to handle the influence of Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz. Thus, it is advisable to be cautious with each use.
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