Rolled 91 (1d100)

Rolled 84 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3686357

Rolled 22 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3686357

>>3686361
>191

With the Guard's breakthroughs he is able to make a much more profound explanation and you do very well, comparable to the training from Fei Dershwa, except without the risk of unconsciousness,

>Heavenly Energy Control has increased by 9!
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 44/100
>All cultivation rolls increased by 420!

"Zou, watch this."

You see his Physical Jewel actually start to move and warp a tiny bit, changing shape to his will.

The Guard gasps and the moving stops.

"I am slowly getting the hang of it, but using the same idea that a Stored Skill is an imprint of a beasts power, then Consolidated Equipment should be the imprint of the design. So I think I don't need to worry about getting any Consolidated Equipment, I can just make my own on the fly! Isn't that great?!"

You congratulate him. This is a major breakthrough! If Fei Dershwa wasn't so air headed, she might have thought to do this with her Dragonstone Jade Heavenly King Jewels! When you next see her you'll try and guide her then.

The Guard says he has work to do for the rest of the day, no more training.

Player Choice for the afternoon
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for something? (What)
>Go on a patrol
>Go on a hunt
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)

>>3686423
>Reading Practice

>Accept the offer from the Dershwa clan
Backing from a Heavenly God, direct contact and positive relations with the heir and the most doted princess, possible positive relations with the head researcher, help with storing techniques, directed tutoring from prominent experts. I fail to see a downside to accepting the offer

>>3686432
Seconding, for free training, food and bed.

>>3686432
Less freedom, the King knows more than he lets on, that Head Researcher is insane, the training has a chance to hurt you, your job allows few trips outside the Palace unless Jiang goes outside. You are technically part of the military so might have to kill people you like, but the Dershwas don't...it has its downsides. Like mandatory expeditions to the wasteland...for one example. Jiang's mother could try and make you and her marry at a very young age. Things to consider.

>>3686450
Never mind, changing my vote to reading practice.

>>3686450
on the other hand as a free agent we currently are quite vulnerable, our training resources are limited to the guard we like a lot and our own trips, and we would need to pay for skill storing out of pockets, which can be really expensive. Also the researcher might be nuts, but she is researching a medicine to turn regular jewel masters into heavenly jewel masters, id say worth

>>3686456
If you ever get to Miller, I think you might like it there.
>>3686458
You have 22032 Gold, buying resources and better armour will not be a problem for a long while. The Palaces prices are marked up due to the clientele being royalty or people with the same money as them.

>>3686475
in that case am switching to reading practice till we get more time to discuss/consider the offer, am still for taking it but i guess it makes sense if people want mroe time to think about it

>Locking for Reading Practice, remember the larger the difference reading and writing have, the longer it will take to get a general Literacy skill.

>Roll 1d100+20 best of three, +20 for the quality of books you have available to you now.

Rolled 15 (1d100)

yeah should prob practice writing next

Rolled 70 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3686489

Rolled 42 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3686489

>>3686502
>90
>Reading has increased by 4!
>Basic Reading 12/20

You are slowly getting there, you have a much better time understanding grammar, and the medical books finally look like a human language to you, even if you don't understand it.

Player Choice for the evening
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for a Pub
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)

>>3686531
>writing

>>3686531
>>Writing Practice

>Writing Practice

With the signing moment a few days ago, you need to know how to write, so you spend 1 Gold on writing equipment, namely a pen and paper, and start to copy the characters and letters you know how to read finally.

>Roll 1d100 best of three for writing

Rolled 36 (1d100)

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>3686582

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>3686582

>>3686613
>82

It's hard, as it's your first time writing more than your name, but you make excellent progress, your handwriting is really clear due to the superhuman coordination you have.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 31st day

You are woken up by a Camp-wide message.

"A Captain from the state military is arriving this morning for a personal check-up on the Hunter's Jewel Master situation, anyone like that should go see him for something."

"What would be want with us personally?"

"I don't know, ah it's not a recruiting drive or anything like that."

Player Choice for the morning
>Cultivate
>Go see the State Military Captain
>Train Heavenly Energy Control with the Guard
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for something? (What)
>Go on a patrol
>Go on a hunt
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)

>>3686659
>Go see the Captain

What are we at for writing now?

>>3686659
>>Go see the State Military Captain
might as well see what he wants but honestly the dershwa clan offer is better than joining the military, we would be part of the military anyways but have better resources

>>3686664
sorry, Writing 4/20

>No 6666
>:(

>>3686677
Bob From HR stole you evil quads

>>3686709
I don't think he'll read this, but damn you Bob from HR, your clerical skills even allow for get plundering! I am very jealous!
>Go see the State Military Captain

You and the other Jewel Masters in the Camp are lead to the stern gaze of the Captain.

"Good Morning everyone. Firstly, how many of you have only one Jewel.

16 people put their hands up, including you and the Guard.

"How many of you have 2?"

4 people put their hand up, you recognise the Water |Element teacher and the other Life Element user, but there are 2 Physical Jewel Masters you haven't spoken to you yet.

"Which one of you has three?"

Shimuko puts her hand up.

"Right, well I have come to you with an opportunity! One where those who accept will join us, the Great Dershwa City Army on an expedition into the Wasteland itself! We see this as a way to not only gather combat experience, but you will be greatly rewarded!"

Shimuko interrupts him.

"Hey! How far will we even go into that dreaded place anyway?"

"The expedition will be a 12 hour flight in, a week long stay, then a 12 hour trip back by plane."

"You want single Jewel'ed people to go to the middle zone! What, are you preparing for war?"

He goes silent for a second. Then begins again, ignoring Shimuko.

"All those who wish to join come see me by the end of today, this expedition will be lead by the 4th Princess Jessica Dershwa herself! She has a brilliant mind and will lead us to victory!"

Player Choice
>Accept
>Refuse

Consider the voting time to be until 10 O'clock BST tomorrow, I need some sleep. Thank you for playing everyone! Goodnight!

>>3686742
>Refuse
ok so i rather refuse and go accept the dershwa clan offer, ersonally i just like the princesses characters a lot, if we do go we need to be careful since jessica will be there with no fei to save us

>>3686742
>Refuse

Anybody but Jessica would make a good commander. Even Jiang.

>>3686742
Refuse.

>>3686742
>this expedition will be lead by the 4th Princess Jessica Dershwa herself!

RUN YOU FOOLS!

>>3686742
>Accept
More time with Jessica sounds fun

>>3686742
>Refuse
Bodyguard position, here we come!

Some bad news guys. Because of a lightning and thunder storm in my area, I woke up at 1am. So by the time the quest is due to start. I will have been awake 9 hours. It is now like 10 to 5 in the morning and I haven't fallen back to sleep, nor do I think I will in the near future. I don't get a lot of sleep in the first place. I need some today. So the quest will actually probably begin at around 3pm BST or so help my sanity.

>>3688186
Harsh. Hope you rest well

Hi, I am awake, I have not slept, I feel fine anyway, 14 hours awake is nothing. Quest will continue as normal until 9 pm BST

>Refuse

You refuse, any chance of getting close to Jessica Dershwa is one you are not willing to risk.

The Captain stops you as you are about to leave.

"I'm afraid you have 2 letters from the Palace, Zou-Do-Shai. I suggest greatly that you read them. Now."

The other Jewel'ed Masters have left at this point, no-one accepted. You see him put his right hand into his coat pocket.

You can read a bit, the addresses on the back are legible, you.don't recognise the first address of "Mobile Laser Cannon Four" but you do know the address of the Palace, so you open that one first.

>Roll 2d100 to read the letter from the Palace and the one from the fortress best of three.
>DC 60 and 80 respectively, first roll for the Palace letter, the second for the Mobile Laser Cannon Four letter.

Rolled 80, 51 = 131 (2d100)

>>3688935

Rolled 37, 90 = 127 (2d100)

>>3688935

If no-one else rolls in the next 5 minutes, do feel free to roll again.

Rolled 81, 11 = 92 (2d100)

>81

"Dear Zou-Do-Shai, Hunter of the Cursed Forest.

My name is Shian Dershwa, I am writing to you personally for an invitation to store a Spacial Element Skill with my and my highly experienced team of Darkness users. My sister the Fourth Princess Jessica Dershwa did say she provided you with a letter with the same terms, but in the case this is not true, I have decided to act forthrightly. Please meet me at the Palaces main gates at 9 O'clock Dershwa time in three days of receiving this letter, where we can discuss the matter more thoroughly. I hope my sister's actions does not besmirch our opportunity of future good relations. Salutations.

From the esteemed Third Princess of the Dershwa Clan, Shian Dershwa, Heavenly Empress and Head of the Darkness Department of Beast Sealing."

>90
TOP SECRET
"Dear Zou-Do-Shai, Hunter of the Cursed Forest.

This is the Fourth Princess Jessica Dershwa writing to tell you that in the event you refuse my generous opportunity to take part in an expedition to the west, into the Wasteland, lead my me personally, aided by the latest and greatest technology of the Elemental Research Department. I will personally come see you at the Hunter's Camp, nearby the Cursed Forest, when the expedition is complete, to discuss further cooperative efforts in the ongoing research into your Heavenly Energy Generators. Please take my words into consideration.

From the esteemed Fourth Princess of the Dershwa Clan, Jessica Dershwa, Heavenly King and Head of the Elemental Research Department.

--This letter was given scrutiny by First Princess of the Dershwa Clan, Fei Dershwa, Heavenly King and Heir to the Dershwa Throne, for its potential inappropriateness to the receiver under her now completed mission of supervision of the Fourth Princess, Jessica Dershwa.--"


Great. Jessica hasn't given up yet.

Oh well, at least you won't be seeing her for a week.

After reading the letters, the Captain says his job here is done, and he leaves the Hunter's Camp. The afternoon is now yours.

Player Choice
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for something? (What)
>Go on a patrol
>Go on a hunt
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)

i completely forgot we had a letter to store a spatial skill.
>Go to the palace to accept the position as the princesses bodyguard

>>3688985
Oh, why do you have a trip now?

>>3688989
got a crit over at OP photography quest, needed the trip for the stored crit list Bob From HR is keeping

>>3688985
This, say our goodbyes because I assume that we will be unavailable for some time and join guards

>>3688981
>Cultivate
ALWAYS CULTIVATE
When do you suppose that tree will recover?

>>3688994
Right right, gotcha. Congrats on the crit! If only you got those kind of rolls here.
>>3688995
Pardon? "some time and join guards"?
>>3688996
It a few days, it won't be important until the next beast war anyway.

>>3688981
>Reading Practice

I kind of want to get Literacy as soon as possible, because being illiterate for too long might be a bad idea.

>>3688995
you mean say goodbye to the guards and all that stuff am guessing

>>3689000
Upping writing to readings level makes it easier to up both of them and eventually mix them into a literacy skill
also what trips are 000?

>>3689004
Trips of Nothing. Time to be lazy?

>>3689007
Or get something for nothing? Or give something for nothing, both are kinda Saint like

>>3688981
>Cultivate

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>3689004
Trips of nothing. Null vote in this case. Sorry.
>>3688985
>>3688995
>>3688996
>>3689013
Rolling 1d4 for choice

>>3689018
>Go to the palace to accept the position as the princesses bodyguard

>Oh boy here we go.

You need backing, with four of the Princesses now at least interested in you it would be wise to pick a side early, and stick in the Dershwa's good books. You have no idea how travelling to Miller will work when you get to 3 Jewels, but you'll get to that in time.

>This is a full day trip

You arrive at the Palace Gates in the middle of the night. Showing your letter of recommendation for the bodyguard position to the person on the night watch.

"HAHAHAHA, I've seen some forgeries in my time, but that takes the cake, you better scam now kid or I'll arrest you. Fucking hell, 14 years old and a bodyguard to the Princess, at least come up with something believable."

He aims his crystal Spear at you.

Player Choice
>Call Long Dershwa in the middle of the night
>Get arrested
>Walk away now
>Call someone else (Who?)
>Other? (Write-in)

An example of the lightning storm last night, It may have kept me awake, but my god was it beautiful. Taken from the BBC

>>3689022
>Get arrested

A prison event seems fun!

>>3689022
>Call Shimuko
she should still be in the palace and as the surgeon that healed the Princess should have the pull to fix this without having to annoy a member of the royal family in the middle of the night

>>3689032
>>3686742

""Which one of you has three?"

Shimuko puts her hand up.

"Right, well I have come to you with an opportunity! One where those who accept will join us, the Great Dershwa City Army on an expedition into the Wasteland itself! We see this as a way to not only gather combat experience, but you will be greatly rewarded!"

Shimuko interrupts him."

>>3689022
FUUUUUUUCK missed vote and now we have to be a bodyguard. Yippee.

>>3689022
>Get arrested
The first step to learning the patience of the Buddha.

>>3689036
Out of interest, what timezone are you in? I left the vote open 30 minutes, so the likelihood you would miss it is low.

>>3689033
damn, forgot, guess we getting arrested, poor guard is about to have his career ruined

>>3689040
I only just got online, but I’m in UK.

>>3689022
>Get arrested

>>3689022
>Get arrested

It helps if I actually remember to vote.

>>3689042
Ah, well do not worry, if you show loyalty and dedication, the chance to join a different department could be open to you. You are only 14 and a Low Level Shi Stage Master, they will not throw you into your duties immediately, and will give you some mandatory training to find out what you are good at before this.

>>3689048
also we'de probably be first in line for the Heavenly Jewel Medicine if Jessica ever figures it out

>>3689022
>Get arrested

>>3689051
Maybe. But using the medicine could destroy those precious generators of yours, she'll never know, but she may not want to risk it.
>Get arrested.

Well you have to get inside the Palace anyhow.

You provoke the man some more. In response he knocks you out with one blow.

You wake up inside a cell similar to the one in the Elemental Department. All your stuff is gone apart from the clothes on your back. A note is written in clear symbols. The bastard thinks you're not only a liar, but illiterate as well!

"You will be fed three times a day. We will see you to ask you stuff in the evening. Try to escape and you will be killed on sight. You will be allowed one phone call during the questions. Rot in hell, criminal scum."

You notice that the bars are made of normal steel, you could probably bend those with your pure strength.

Player Choice
>Try to bend the prison bars (Roll)
>Escape using an Element (What, how?)
>Wait for interrogation
>Train a stat in the time before the interrogation.
>Other? (Write-in)

>>3689062
>>Wait for interrogation

>>3689062
>Wait for interrogation

>>3689062
>Train Flexibility
Our lowest stat, and not exhausting to train while we wait.

>>3689062
>Train a stat in the time before the interrogation
>Train Coordination

>>3689073
I refuse to believe a trained Palace guard wouldn't A. Know what a real letter of recommendation looks like and B. Wouldn't check with someone for legitimacy before tossing us in a cell

Don't know why that replyed to you sorry

>>3689062
>Wait for interrogation
>>3689078
Implying that something weird is happening. That guard was given orders to arrest us.

>>3689078
xianxia universe, sees someone weaker than themselves, perceives them as abusable, idea of someone weaker than themselves and that young having an offer to such a prestigious position is ridiculous so might as well have some fun with the lying urchin

>>3689089
Just seems lazy to me, I mean the trips of nothing was already kinda lazy but this is something that on the event the letter is real since it was signed by the King could get this guy fired, deaed, or even locked in a cell. I get the mind set but for no self preservation is never this blatant

>>3689062
>>Train Flexibility

>>3689095
yeah but it kinda fits the genre, Xianxia universe is full of people stupid enough to do exactly what this guard did, and for some reason in a Xianxia universe gate guard seems to be a proffession occupied by people with the IQ and survival instincts of a depressed lemming. Might seem lazy but from a genre perspective is 100% accurate, that or this is a ploy by the princess that wants to kill us and Shimuko

>>3689078
It is the middle of the night. You are 14 years old. He finds the possibility that this is true to be nil. He will spend this time checking your stuff for more evidence of who you are. The cell time is a precaution. Did you not read earlier that the state military might be preparing for war? When and how he finds out about your legitimacy this matter is excusable even in the eyes of the King. He had every reason to doubt you.

>Wait for interrogation

You decide to wait calmly.

"Hey you! I'm opening the cell now! Follow me!"

You follow him to a small room with one light, a table and two chairs, with all your stuff laid out on it.

"Now, I've looked through this stufff, Zou-Do-Shai, and it looks mighty impressive, 2 letters from the 3rd and 4th Princesses. Wow, must have been a real trip to get those forged. Tell you what, I'll be kind to you. You get that call now. Call your lawyer, if you have one. That massive pile of money too, I hope you realise how suspicious you seem right now. Make that call count."

He looks smugly at you, he obviously hasn't heard your name as the boy who healed Jiang Dershwa. Was it not common knowledge by now?

Player Choice
>Who to call (Write-in)

>>3689103
Call Fei Dershwa

>>3689103
Shian Dershwa, since we were supposed to meet her tonight.

>>3689103
> Call Fei

>>3689108
3 days. She is not expecting you now.

>>3689103
Call the first princess, maintain eye contact and a smug look with the guard the whole time

also the pile should include the medal we got from Long Dershwa and our cultivation tool, but this guy prob thinks theey are random trinkets

>>3689111
Huh trips of curiosity. scratch that.

>>3689103
>every reason to doubt you
Not really since all of our possessions are things you have to get from the King like the two tokens and such, also for someone named a forever friend to the king to be assaulted with no ramifications for the guard is just dumb. Whatever, I've said my piece

>>3689103
>Call Fei

>>3689119
dude is prob gonna get in some trouoble, but if they are expecting a potential war it makes sense to keep an eye out. Really the main thing he can be reprimanded for is not asking his superiors about this, and at that oint it's kinda a failure on the king as well for not thinking to inform his guards about the potential recruit that might show up in the coming week, we only left the palace like 3 or 4 days ago

>>3689122
Honestly, maybe I'm being petty, but I want this guy to actually get punishment. Not so much for specificly messing with us but for just being an overall douche that needs to be made an example of less for him and more for the guard to see "hey, doing a great job, but this is the kinda shit we don't need to happen to our allies guys."

>>3689115
all according to keikaku

>>3689122
Just leave it alone. I'll take his criticism into consideration if I write another scene like this. It helps me improve and create better immersion.
>Call Fei

You call Fei Dershwa.

"Hmm? Hello? Who is this?"

"Zou-Do-Shai. I need some help."

"Oh of course! What can I do for you?"

"I'm being held in one of the Palace's prisons, apparently the man who arrested me thinks my letter of recommendation is a forgery."

"Ah, I see. Well no hard feelings. This can happen. Give the phone to him please, I'll talk to him myself. Thank you for agreeing to join the Palace by the way! I'll see you tomorrow."

You pass the phone to him. Very quickly his face turns pale. Sweat dripping from his brow. He ends the call.

He bows to you at a 90 degree angle.

"I apologise profusely for my inexcusable treatment of you, Sir Zou-Do-Shai! I was merely being cautious! The King had warned us to be on the lookout for spies trying to get into the Palace. Please forgive me! Consider yourself a free man, Sir!"

Player Choice
>Forgive him
>Verbally berate him
>Tell him a suitable punishment will be organised
>Forgive him, but ask him to believe in the Dershwa quality of goods, after all, you had a total of 4 letters, (2 letters of recommendation, 2 from the princesses) and 2 Dershwa Medallions.
>Other? (Write-in)

>>3689147
>Just give me my things.

>>3689147
>Other? (Write-in)

Kowtow. And call me Grandfather.

>>3689147
>>Forgive him
>>Next time maybe consult with your superior officers? This could have been really bad for you if I was a prick

>>3689147
>Forgive him, but ask him to believe in the Dershwa quality of goods, after all, you had a total of 4 letters, (2 letters of recommendation, 2 from the princesses) and 2 Dershwa Medallions.
Let's just be the bigger man.

>Forgive, give advice, both on checking with superiors and dershwa seal of quality.

Writing.

lucky he didnt fuck with the death scythe that could have been really bad

>>3689162
I read that as ‘fuck the death scythe’ and honestly, I’d have a newfound respect for him.

>>3689162
Shit that's a good idea, maybe I'll use it next time you get arrested.


You tell him you forgive him, but some more trust in the Dershwa Clan Symbol and quality would be nice. You ask him that next time checking with his superiors would be safer.

He thanks you, practically kowtowing. Then packs your stuff for you and leaves to go back to his post in a hurry, bowing to you along the way.

You enter the Palace, and are greeted by the assistants, which you now know are all robots, well at least it's better than nothing.

You are lead to your room. Prepared specially on the orders of Fei Dershwa.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 32nd day

You wake up as usual. You are greeted by an assistant at your door almost immediately who tells you that Fei Dershwa would like to see you as soon as possible for the meeting about your job introduction. Jiang Dershwa and Jiang Dershwa's mother will both be present.

The assistants dress you in formal clothing and send you on your way.

You arrive on time. You see a small table for 4 and a pile of documents on it. Fei Dershwa invites you in. Jiang Dershwa and he mother are not here yet.

"Hello! Sorry about last night. I hope everything else is to your comfort?"

"Yes, everything is fine. Where are Jiang and her mother?"

"They will be arriving soon. I just wanted to get the boring stuff out the way first without them here. Firstly, the elephant in the room. You are too inexperienced to actually become a bodyguard without some...political issues. So you will be sent on a day course with each of the 5 Princesses who are in the Palace right now and the King, one day per person, to make sure you are made of the right stuff, I can personally clear you, but Shian, Sun-Di and Shan-Bai have not met you. Jessica Dershwa is on the expedition, so she cannot afford to be here at this time. Such a shame, she was really looking forward to seeing you again too. I want you to choose your first referee now. We can discuss other things when our other two guests arrive. Everyone has agreed in the case you see them last to not care, don't worry about offending anyone."

Player Choice (You will have to spend a day with all of them in the end.)
>Jiang Dershwa
>Fei Dershwa
>Shian Dershwa
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa

>>3689191
>>Fei Dershwa

>>3689191
>Fei
Alphabetical.

>>3689191
>Fei Dershwa

Voting will be open until 18:30 pm BST. I have to eat some tea. Thank you all for playing! I personally had fun writing the arrest. It seems my enjoyment was not shared with some of you, the players, I will endeavour to improve.

>>3689207
oh i liked it, mkaes sense on the context and its funny that we went to accept a job offer and ended up in prison. Go be british with your tea

>>3689191
>Fei Dershwa

I finished early, fishcakes are nice.
>>3689210
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

(Btw the use of the word tea for the evening meal is not country wide, some call it dinner, some call it supper. Rural areas will have colloquialisms. It's actually very interesting from a linguistics/history standpoint. What do folks in Panama call it?)

>Fei Dershwa

Writing.

>Fei Dershwa

"Oh really? Want to start out on someone easier? OK I guess we'll do some intensive training! I want to buff you up ready for Sun-Di, she can really sting sometimes."

At this point both Jiang Dershwa and her mother walk in.

Jiang looks at you for a second, then sits down opposite you on the table. Jiang's mother sits right next to you. Fei Dershwa begins.

"Right! Well with everyone here, firstly our new test subject-"

"Please don't call him that, not after Jessica."

"...recruit has decided to spend his first day with me. So no worries there. I wanted one of you to give the basics on what his job will be if he passes."

Jiang's mother puts her hand up.

"Let me. Firstly, you will not be tending to her biological needs like cooking or dressing, we have other people for that, also, with her reaching the Second Level of Heavenly Energy already, the bodyguard's job from now on will be to aid Jiang in her cultivation, keeping her safe from harmful things, and aiding her in pursuing a career in the Palace. I have a few ideas, but as a doting mother my perception may be..biased. I have seen her excel in the use of explosives and endurance missions, she seems to have a lot of stamina, taking after me I suppose. Unlike me she will have no problem baring chil-"

"Mom!"

"Sorry, slip of the tongue. Anyway. I personally trust the existing bodyguards, perhaps including you to help her in her journey. She will not become Queen unless all of her siblings die, so no need to worry about that. Sorry Fei dear."

"No offence taken, no murderer can catch me, not with these wings!"

"Good. Anyway, you will not be body-guarding her all the time. You are a useful military asset, and because of that Saint Element, a useful medical asset. So we hope to send you on missions where your strengths can apply. Lastly, you are a Hunter. You can be the bridge between us. They are dedicated to the safety of their families and friends, so we see them as nothing but allies. They see us as a symbol of the countrywide control over all the City. So don't trust us all that much"

"Yep!" Fei Dershwa says.

"That's it for now I'm afraid, it's all in the paperwork so do read through it if you get the time. Including the salary and work benefits, which I'm sure you are interested in. With that, Jiang and I must take our leave, she must continue her cultivation to the fourth Level and awaken her Heavenly Jewels of Power. Good bye."

"Goodbye Zou! See you someday soon!" Jiang says as she leaves.

Fei Dershwa turns to you.

"I want to begin immediately, with some Flexibility training. You need to be limber...for reasons. Shan-Bai shaped reasons."

>Roll 1d100+100 for FLX training best of three.

Rolled 90 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689321

Rolled 79 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689321
Shan Bai shaped reasons are worrisome reasons

Rolled 16 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689321

>>3689340
>190
>FLX has increased by 9!
>FLX is now 59!

You suffer, but make massive progress, for your first time training like this, doing stretches, you even do the splits! Maybe you have more talent for this than you thought.

"OK, well done! Now for some Heavenly Energy Control training!"

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three
also
Player Choice
>Tell her about the Guard's technique with the control of the Physical Jewels themselves to make any Consolidated Equipment you wanted/ the idea behind it.
>Don't

Rolled 10 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689368
Don’t tell.

Rolled 3 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689368
>Don't
I think we should ask him first at least.

Rolled 6 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689368
>Don't

>>3689374
>10
>6
>3
>Don't
HAHAHA

You do terribly, but make some progress with Fei Dershwa's help. It just...doesn't click. Your mind begins to slip...

"Is everything Okay?"

"I swear this has never happened to me before."

"Okay..just tell me if there's a problem..I don't want any performance issues."

You think about how much she must have trained to get to the level she is at now. Then you think of the Guard's technique. You should really call him and ask him about it one day, he might not like it if you just tell her about it without your permission.

>Heavenly Energy Control has increased by 5!
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 49/100
>All cultivation rolls increase by 455

"Lastly, some Endurance Training"

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three for END training

*his permission sorry

Rolled 23 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689405

>>3689368
>>Tell her about the Guard's technique with the control of the Physical Jewels themselves to make any Consolidated Equipment you wanted/ the idea behind it.

>>3689374
>>3689376
>>3689379
Why not?

Rolled 31 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689405
Nat1

Rolled 81 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689405

>>3689409
Kinda rude to spread his special technique without his permission.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>3689418
>Kinda rude to spread his special technique without his permission.

Kinda rude to spread info what kind jewels other people have... Oh wait

>>3689429
At least you have learnt your lesson from last time and hey you got so much out of it, like a respectable position in the Palace and the trust of its leaders and most powerful people.
>>3689415
>181

You do much better. Fei Dershwa summons her Rapier, saying she will only strike lightly.

God it hurts, striking you lightning fast with a tiny needle feels awful, but you do gain much thicker skin because of it.

>END has increased by 9!
>END is now 62!

It's only the morning, but you feel your body give up, slowly dropping, you need to stay awake...

>Roll 1d59 STA check best of three
>DC 30

Rolled 23 (1d59)

>>3689441

Rolled 46 (1d59)

can we boost teh STA roll with heavenly energy or with our life element?

Rolled 28 (1d59)

>>3689441

>>3689451
Next time, sure why not.

>46 wew

You live! Fei Dershwa doens't notice you almost passing out and says you will continue into the afternoon.

"Now for some Agility training! I can't have you being a slowpoke when you're a prised student. So run!"

>Roll 1d100+100 for AGI best of three for training

Rolled 6 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689466

>>3689469
What're the odds of rolling 6 two times in a row with a 1d100?

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>3689466

>>3689472
1 in 10000

Rolled 96 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689466

>>3689473
>198

>AGI increases by 8!
>AGI is now 70! (Max)

"More Heavenly Energy Control, it is the basis of all Elemental Jewel Masters after all."

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three.

Rolled 7 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689502

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>3689502
i like Fei, she forces us to train with pretty good bonuses

>>3689509
She doesn't have the capacity to worry about things like your personal health, so yeah.

By the way with consecutive intensive training the DC for not falling unconscious will rise, a lot, so think about that.

>>3689515
would using our life element or our saint element to heal ourselves reset the DC?

>>3689523
Only with Saint, which would use up 120 HE, leaving you with only 20 for boosting. I use STA in place of HP, Life restores HP, not make exhaustion disappear.

Rolled 27 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689502

>>3689509
>170

>Heavenly Energy Control has increased by 8!
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 57/100
>All Cultivation rolls will be increased by 485

You know you are halfway there to making better use of you Heavenly Energy, including those special attacks. Your mind is gone, but apparently your body can still stand.

"Time for some Strength training to impress Sun-Di, hit me as hard as you can!"

Okay.

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>3689545
FEEL THE PAIN, FEEL THE GAIN!

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>3689545
Oh dear fucking god she into it

Rolled 7 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689545

>>3689558
She's just a bit mentally challenged. After all, what could compare to the defences of a Heavenly King?

>>3689558
>194
>Strength increased by 9!
>Strength increased to 61!

You don't even scratch her. She takes every hit. What the hell.

You start to feel your heart hurt, maybe you did hit too hard.

>Roll 1d59+(Boosting of your choice) best of three to not have heart failure and fall unconscious until tomorrow morning.
>DC 70

would the saint stamina recovery be using Greater Restoration?

Rolled 9 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689581

>>3689592
No, as this is not a major wound. The heart will heal slowly overtime.

>>3689596
so it woyuld jsut be "use Saint Element"? cause if so thats my vote

>>3689596
oh wait when boosting with heavenly energy its "Roll+amount of energy used"? i though it was "Roll (stat+energy used)"

Rolled 34 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689581

>>3689599
Really, its still 120 HE.

Rolled 23 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689581

>>3689605
Nah, I'm not that mean.

Rolled 31 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689607
i misunderstood how boosting worked, am just gonna go for the +50 people are going with

Well, in most cases, like combat. it would be

Roll strength!
I need a boost of 20!

So roll, (61+20=81)= 1d81

In this case, since it's just training
Roll 1d59+(HE)

It's Okay, the distinction isn't that obvious.
>HE is now 90!
>23+50=73
>Success

You start gasping, this training is really pushing you.

You continue into the afternoon

"For Shan-Bai, she really cares about your skill with a weapon, as she uses a whip, a very delicate weapon. So she cares a lot about it. Time to bring that sword out."

>Roll 1d100+100 for Sword Technique training best of three.

Rolled 90 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689633
Good to know

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>3689633
we have had almost a weeks worth of training actions in one day, she might kill us but if we survive it will be so worth it

Rolled 10 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689633

>>3689639
If you actually do become a bodyguard. Fei, with all the insight she has, will use every moment to try and train you as she wants you to be a capable husband to Jiang.

Also after this week she'll be sent of on a diplomatic mission to Miller. if you guys want spoilers about it then do give a shout.

>>3689638
>190

You have made a significant breakthrough! You feel like the sword is less like a tool, now becoming part of your very body, Parries and sweeps and thrusts all come to you in a moment of clarity.

>Sword Technique increased by 9!
>Basic Sword Technique 22/20
>Skill UP Useful Sword Technique 2/100
>All attacks with a sword will add a 1d52 to the attack roll.

"Now for more Heavenly Energy Control, Shian will love it! Almost as much as she hates her job!"

What? She sounded so professional in her letter.

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three to train

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>3689651
joining the Dershwas is worth even if just for training maniac Fei wanting the best brother in law possible to look after her little sis

Rolled 3 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689651

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>3689651

not another 6 please not another 6

>>3689668
oh thank god we avoided the trips

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>>3689668
WOOO more than a 6!
>165
>>3689675
FUCK I HAD SOMETHING COOL AS WELL!

You do much better
>Heavenly Energy Control +8
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 65/100
>All Cultivation Rolls increase by 525

"Lastly, some Strength training, I know you are close to reaching your maximum."

She summons her Consolidated Equipment. The wind literally pouring from her entire body as she starts to float a bit. Green light wings shining in all their glory.

"Hit my Goddess Wings of Freedom with all your might!

God you feel terrible, a nap sounds great round about now.

>Roll 1d100+120 best of three for STR gains.

Rolled 77 + 120 (1d100 + 120)

comeon crit, this is the perfect moment for it

Rolled 21 + 120 (1d100 + 120)

>>3689695

Rolled 96 + 120 (1d100 + 120)

>>3689695

>>3689708
>Sorry for being a bit late, went to get a cold cider, it is boiling even with the fan at full blast
>216

>STR raised to 70! Max

You want to die. You feel everything start to collapse. As a man, you need to impress her, and hold on!

>You have 90 HE!

>Roll 1d59+(Boosting of your choice) best of three
>DC 120

Rolled 14 + 90 (1d59 + 90)

>>3689739

Rolled 59 + 90 (1d59 + 90)

ALL IN

Rolled 20 + 70 (1d59 + 70)

>>3689739

Rolled 48 + 90 (1d59 + 90)

>>3689739

>>3689747
crit ftw

>>3689747
NAT 59!
STA INCREASES BY 6 to 65!

>Survive

Your body fills with strength. You live.

"Well done Zou! If you can handle things like this then it makes me wonder how far I can take you!"

You head back to your room, you need a rest after that.

>You have passed Fei Dershwa's test!

Player Choice for the next day
>Jiang Dershwa
>Shian Dershwa
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa

I need some sleep, thank you all for playing! Weather permitting with thunder and lightning storms possible the quest will start at 8am BST tomorrow. Goodnight!

>>3689767
>The King, Long Dershwa

>>3689767
>Jiang
Still going alphabetical.

Thanks for running!

>>3689767
>>Jiang Dershwa
need a break after the Fei madness

>>3689767
>Jiang Dershwa

>>3689767
>Jiang Dershwa

>mfw when woke up a 1am again this morning. Why is it this hot in London? Screw global warming.
>I'm surprised you didn't want to see her last
>Jiang Dershwa

You tell Fei Dershwa before you head to your room that you think seeing Jiang next would be nice. You don't tell her it's because you can't stand another day like this straight after.

You are told to make it to a different place in the Palace tomorrow, a ballroom? Why would you need to go to that? Fei Dershwa insists it's nothing like a date, but you can't help wond

You wake up next morning. The assistants ask if they can dress you in something different on request of Jiang Dershwa. A suit made for dancing. Flashes of the time you last danced with Jiang running through your head.

You make it there just in time. You only see Jiang in a girl's dancing dress. No bodyguards are visible but if you focus your hearing you can hear minute shuffling in the walls. aware of it or not, both you and Jiang are being watched.

"Kuhum. Good morning! I know you must be confused as to why I asked you to be here instead of say...a training hall or the grounds, there is a good reason."

"You, as a bodyguard will be living in the Palace, around members of royalty and the higher echelons of society, and for that, you need excellent manners and certain skills to be respected. As you come from an orphanage, you won't have these. Including the art of d-d-dancing, which you need to learn! So, I want to help you! For the morning we will begin with the basics, namely the names and relations of the Dershwa Clan, how to introduce yourself, and how to speak with proper diction and how not to embarrass yourself. Power is not everything. Respect comes from your conduct. There will be no breaks!"

>Roll 1d100 best of three to gain Basic Manners skill for the morning.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>3691512

>>3691524
If no-one rolls in the next 10 minutes. Do feel free to roll a 2d100.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3691512

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>3691541
Here's another roll.

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>3691524
>>3691547
>>3691565
How rude.

>>3691547
>43 nah mate you're a disgrace

You don't have a problem with the family names, relations and introductions. You don't get everything else. Posture, diction, the proper way to hold cutlery. It does not come naturally to you. In your own time you need practice. Your history as a peasant has not helped you in this regard.

Jiang does not look impressed.

"No! You hold the fork like this! Spoon away from you when eating soup! Stand up straight! I won't be able to take you anywhere if you act like this!"

You've never had a proper mother, the woman at the orphanage fed you and taught you the basics of survival, but table manners? You were more focused on staying alive. You imagine this is what it would have been like if your mother had been alive to raise you. You tell Jiang that you'll get some practice and get to a proper standard in your own time.

"I hope so! You are now a member of the upper class with that Jewel of yours, so act like it!"

>Rudimentary Manners gained 2/5

Next was some writing practice, your handwriting is clear, but you have yet to use proper cursive or sentence structure. You write a small sentence on some paper, using some of your own ink, then show it to Jiang.

"Hmm, I thought you were partially illiterate? I guess we'll have an easier time than I thought. much better. Writing letters to me if you're away is an absolutely necessary measure, so good writing is, well, a good start! I'll get some better ink and paper, wait here."

She comes back with high quality materials, they almost look specially prepared...she really put some planning into this. You feel motivated to improve!"

>Roll 1d100+40 best of three for writing practice.

Rolled 38 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>3691598

Rolled 79 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>3691598

If no-one else rolls in the next 5 minutes, please roll again. Mornings are always difficult to run in so expect this pattern for a while

Rolled 5 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>3691598

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>>3691639
i have brought dishonour upon us

>>3691639
A reminder that only 1 and 100 are critical roles (hah).

>>3691615

>119
You do really well! You are starting to get the basics of sentence structure, and the pen starts to flow between each letter and character. It takes the entire afternoon, but compared to a month ago it is like the difference between the earth and sky.

>Writing increased by 5
>Basic Writing is now 9/20

"I'm really happy for you Zou! You remember the letters of recommendation we gave you? The one about the bodyguard position was written by another one of my bodyguards so you need to be good at it. Your...performance this morning could use some work, but this was great!"

She stops for a bit, composing herself, hands clenched.

"After some lunch, just some sandwiches, nothing special I'm going to teach you an essential skill you will definitely need. How to dance at formal events. A private tutor would need to be the same height as you, but we don't have anything like that-"

"I thought the Dershwa Clan had all the best people in the City to work for them?"

Her face turns red.

"We do! Just...stop complaining! I'll teach you myself, are you refusing a request from the Princess you wish to serve?"

You shut up at that. You swear you hear more shuffling in the walls...are they getting a better view? Preparing an attack? You need some way to defend yourself. Things may get dicey.

Jiang goes to a machine in the corner of the ballroom. A slow, brass piece starts to play, like the tides of the sea.

"Come closer, I want to see you in action up close. Just like last time."

You put your arm in hers, and start to learn how to lead in a dance, last time you were lead after all. According to Jiang 'A man is meant to lead a dance, just motion when you are about to move and I'll follow!', alright, lets not try and get killed by assassins in the walls.

>Roll 1d100 for Dancing skill best of three

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>3691667

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>3691667

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>3691667

>>3691681
>68, you've danced before so I'll give it to you

Things start off a bit bad, but you do well, stepping in time and moving each other around the floor, it won't win any awards, but it does make Jiang happy, the evening weather making you both at ease.

>Basic Dancing 0/20 earned!
Jiang giggles a bit.

"I knew you'd be good at this, ah just keep close to me OK? You keep leaning away whenever I try to get close."

You're distinctly aware of the watchful eyes of the bodyguards in the walls, they don't interrupt you, but you don't want to take any chances.

The evening ends with peace. The two of you discussing how the day went.

"I see no problems with your handwriting and dancing ability, but your public manners need some work. You have passed today, but I want to see you holf your spoon the right way next time."

"Got it, do you know who I should see tomorrow?"

"Shian said she asked you to see her tomorrow, so I suggest her. Don't know what she has planned, but whatever you do, do not go for a Stored Skill, even if she has 11 Heavenly Darkness Jewels."

"What? Why?"

"She works in the Darkness department, so is a specialist in sealing beasts...but she thinks they have minds, just as human as any of us. You met Shara right? Well dad hasn't killed her yet because Shian was the one who insisted on keeping her there. I know she is different and dad is probably paranoid, but Shian suffers under her job because monsters have to be kept in prison to be stored successfully from, she both is the only one with the power to seal them and hates harming them. She has been known to let teammates of the Darkness department die if it means a beast will live...I don't want to you die, I can't go through that fear again like with Jessica."

Player Choice
>Tell her about your plans to seal a Spacial Skill with Shian Deshwa's help (with other darkness users)
>Don't
>Other? (Write-in)

>>3691703
>Tell her about your plans to seal a Spacial Skill with Shian Deshwa's help (with other darkness users)

>tell her

"What! No! Don't do it! I can't loose you!"

She jumps at you, starting to cry.

"You die if you do that! Promise me you will try and say no when you meet her OK?!"

You promise that you'll try. If this is as dangerous as it sounds, it would be best to leave tomorrow as you'll have some extra help, not just Shian Dershwa.

You say goodbye to Jiang, then walk back to your room.

You make a call to Fei Dershwa about this on the communicator.

"Oh it'll be fine, Jiang's just worried. Shian may dislike some of her duties, but I trust her to keep you safe. Who will you be seeing tomorrow?"

Player Choice
>Shian Dershwa
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa

>>3691708
>Shian Dershwa

>>3691708
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
ALPHABETICAL

>>3691715
You want to see Shan-Bai straight after you spent a day with the girl she hates? Your funeral I guess.

>>3691716
Also, L comes before S

Unless we have a joke vote. We have a 2 way tie. If a decision is not made in the next 5 minutes I am going to roll a 1d2 for it.

>>3691708
>Shian Dershwa

>>3691708
>The King, Long Dershwa

>Shian Dershwa

You need to settle this sooner rather than later.

"Okay! I'll tell her you'll be coming tomorrow to the Stored Skill Palace."

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 34th day

You dress yourself, eat, and walk to the Stored Skill Palace. You find a group of Darkness users all being debriefed by a tall, beautiful woman, around 20 years old looking, with Jet Black hair of the Dershwa Clan, and solid black eyes, with pale skin.

"Alright everyone, today's mission is simple. Get our package to the Spacial Element beast of their choosing- There he is! Welcome Zou-Do-Shai, my name is Shian Dershwa, Heavenly Empress and head of the Darkness department. your test today will be to survive. I need you to help us survive as well by using the Spacial Element to reset the space around us to normal."

"Aren't the beasts sealed up?"

"I..I mean..yes, but it has an influence on the space around them, we will not walk into a cave, we will instead walk through a maze filled with distorted space."

She summons her 11 pairs of Jewels, 11 Red Jade and 11 Onyx.

"I can enforce my own domain over its own...but this could harm it and make it angry, backfiring on us. I need you to make the space safe for us all."

Now that doesn't sound too bad, it's not like you have only used the Spacial Element once in your life or anything.

Player Choice
>We are going to spend a long time on choosing our spacial skill, I would also like ideas from anons. The voting for this will be open until 17:00 pm BST. As that is when most of my players are here.
>Here are some ideas already.
>Spacial Element Skills do not have a roll associated with them, only an effect.


>Blink 10 Stars, 70 HE teleports the user forward within a few metres of the user in the direction they are looking at instantly, ignoring the space between, can be used for making surprise attacks.

>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people.

>Long-Range Teleport, 11 Stars, 50 HE per mile, Has a minimum range of 1 mile. No maximum range.

>Heavenly Silver Emperor's Spacial Rend 12 Stars, 100 HE, releases a metre long stretch of distorted space that deletes anything in its path, removing it from space. Only travels for a maximum of a few metres forward in the direction launched.

>Black Hole 11 Stars, 70 HE Creates a miniature spherical black hole from the palm of the hand that sucks nearby things into it, removing them, is completely still, and lasts until it is dispelled.

>Telekinesis 9 Stars, 40 HE, allows the movement of something from a distance without touching it. When used in battle, lasts 2 rounds.

>Other? (Write-in)

>Remember that the limitations and costs of all of your Stored Skills can be improved by your cheat. No natural 13 Star Skills please.

>>3691746
>Heavenly Silver Emperor's Spacial Rend 12 Stars, 100 HE, releases a metre long stretch of distorted space that deletes anything in its path, removing it from space. Only travels for a maximum of a few metres forward in the direction launched.
This sounds amazing. Our finest killing technique, accept no substitutes.
But I really want Telekinesis or Blink.

>>3691751
>But I really want Telekinesis or Blink.
Oh, just to be clear I'm not voting for those. These are skills that need to be spammed for maximum effectiveness, and we don't have enough Heavenly Energy for that.

>>3691746
>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people.

It just sounds so funny. Imagine continuously swapping stuff around in the middle of a battlefield, or using it as a Substitution Technique-sque way to escape harm. Or just to annoy people during boring conversations.

>>3691746
>Dimensional Swap

>>3691751
Yeah this is one I have taken from the web novel.
However like most things in that book. The author has no imagination on how or where to use it. It can also be thought of like a ranged version of ZA HANDO too. I love HJC power system and basic ideas on Consolidated Equipment, but the author had no creativity. I want to use my own and improve the "diversity" and variability of things someone can do in this universe. For example all the technology made by Jessica Dershwa and her team. That is all OC. All of the Dershwa Consolidated Equipment is built not only on their personalities but their Elements too, which is something the author only did about once. The technique the Guard is devloping is OC. So yeah, expect some cool ideas with skills for the future.

However this skill is too OP to be the 10 ranked skill it was in the web novel. So it is 12 Stars now.

The maximum rank of Stored Skills and number of Jewels a Heavenly Jewel Master can have is 13 by the way, with 52 Levels of Heavanly Energy. Currently no-one has attained this level of power.

>>3691746
>Heavenly Silver Emperor's Spacial Rend

>>3691746
>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people.
Ultimate "Mr. President Look Out!"

>>3691790
>not using ZA HANDO on the bullet
>not even swapping the assassin with the president
do you even bodyguard bro

No original ideas? Come on guys you have a maximum of 9 Jewels, give me potential Skills for them!

New ones
>Alchemy, 40 HE, 8 Star Skill, fuses two things together to make a new thing

>Spacial Domain 12 Stars, 120 HE, the space around you is now under your command, but lasts for only 1 round.

>Spacial Blade, 7 Stars, 30 HE, releases a blade of space that can sever anything in its path.

>Reset, 9 Stars, 60 HE, resets any unnatural space to normal, will ensure the user is not killed by this action.

>>3691822
> Stasis Bullet, Rank 9 Spatial Skill, fires one invisible bullet: the target hit will be immobilized and its spatial coordinates locked for two rounds.

> Space Sword, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, creates a 1.2 meters long, invisible blade to be handled by the user: it can cut anything, lasts based on HE consumption

> Layered Space Fist, Rank 8 Spatial Skill, multiplies the physical impact of a blunt attack, scales with HE consumption.

>>3691806
In my defence, I'm stupid.

>>3691822
> Spatial Cage, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, creates a cube of restricting space around a target or on designated coordinates, highly resistant, costs 90 HE

> Escher's Daedalus, Rank 12 Spatial Skill, creates an area where spatial coordinates do not follow causal succession (example: a floor has stairs that go up, the following also does, but the third and first floor are on the same horizontal plane) that is navigable only by the user. Costs 200 HE every round it is employed.

> Area Devoid Of Friction, Rank 11 Spatial Skill, removes all friction between molecules in predetermined coordinates, costs 120 HE.

Gimme time to think and maybe I have more.

>>3691806
Original Ideas?
Alright, here are some endgame skills.
>Gate of Wuji, 10 Star Skill, costs 100 HE per Gate per minute. Opens a gateway to a realm of nothingness devoid of life -- there is no reliable way to return from the other side, except by using this skill from there.
Not sure about the "per minute" bit.
>The Taijitu Dissolves, 13 Star Skill, costs ??? HE. It is known that space and time are one, and humans merely perceive two. In recognition of that truth, this skill uses an enormous amount of Heavenly Energy to dissolve the Taijitu of space-time and unify the Time and Spatial elements, allowing skills of both elements to be used without any cost of Heavenly Energy or without possessing the Time element. This skill will last for 30 seconds or until 10 skills of the Time or Spatial element are used.
I know, no 13 Star skills. Sorry.
I wasn't sure how expensive this should be: I wanted to slap 1000000 on it and be done, but I don't know how high the numbers could go.

>>3691856
> Shrinking Sphere Of Capture, Rank 11 Spatial Skill, creates a fist-sized spherical prison that must be thrown, shrinks a target weaker than the user and confines them into itself, costs 150 HE.

> Second Potential, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, warps space to make the user appear in multiple places at the same time, performing the same action (example: Zou attacks Enemy A with Sword, at the same time, Warp-Zou attacks Enemy B with Sword) costs 100 HE.

And that's about all I have.

>>3691867
>Second Potential, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, warps space to make the user appear in multiple places at the same time, performing the same action (example: Zou attacks Enemy A with Sword, at the same time, Warp-Zou attacks Enemy B with Sword) costs 100 HE.
Sounds neat. Voting for this.

>>3691867
>> Second Potential, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, warps space to make the user appear in multiple places at the same time, performing the same action (example: Zou attacks Enemy A with Sword, at the same time, Warp-Zou attacks Enemy B with Sword) costs 100 HE.

Voting for this.

>HEAVENLY SILVER EMPEROR SPATIAL REND
god this techniue is one of my favorite things in all of fiction, the MC in the novel eventually learns to use it in some really insane ways, and i f we get the paired wind skill that goes with it we can obtain one of hte msot devastating attacks in this universe

Ok, am back from buying some batteries for my smoke alarm. Now for some feedback.

Btw I will decide on HE costs for anon created skills if and when people vote for them.

So far
Spacial Rend
>>3691751
>>3691782
>>3691933
Dimension Swap
>>3691753
>>3691755
>>3691790
Second Potential (Changed slightly, see below, may count as null votes.)
>>3691877
>>3691909


>Stasis bullet sounds pretty good. Ding!

>Space Sword, would have to be visible, as warping space means warping light, can cut anything is fine, would have to 12 Stars for that kind of authority. Partial Ding.

>Layered space fist sounds good except would add to your attack, not multiply. Ding!

>Spacial Cage sounds good, would disappear when dispelled or with a sufficient Strength or Flexibility roll from the person trapped, I assume this can also be used by you, on you. Ding!

>Escher's Daedalus would be tricky to implement, a more simple version of this is available to you when you hit Extensive Heavenly Energy Control too. No Ding.

>Area Devoid of Friction is a no go, as friction is a force and therefore there would have to be friction to move at all on it, paradoxically. The same effect would be possible with a Water/Ice Skill though. No Ding.

>Gate of Wuji can be changed to simply having your own personal small dimension, if it is a dimension of nothing, how can something go inside it, think like instead you can open a portal/teleport to the dimension and out again, would be a 12 Star Skill, useful for a quick escapes or capturing people or keeping people safe as you are the key. Partial Ding!

>Shrinking Sphere of Capture would be good; I cannot tell if this would kill or just trap the victim. Ding!

>Second Potential changed to a skill that makes you strike more than once in the same space. Yours sounds like shadow clones, a skill which is more the base 4 elements and darkness's area. Think a man made of earth or ice. The Spacial Element allows you to change existing space, not make more. What's more, if you use a skill that means creating the HE for it for the clones as well, the mechanics are difficult and would be clunky. Think the 100 HE for use of skill, 40*x for piercing wind, then the cost per each future skill, would they die in one hit or many? I don't know and I don't want to think about it everytime. No Ding, see changes.

Ok. Thanks for the skill ideas, I will be logging the legal ones for the future thank you.

>>3691933
Pray tell, which one? I am checking the Wiki and there is no link describing which or how it works.

The Taijitu Dissolves is also right out. Anything that allows for the control of time will be rejected as you do not and will never have the time element. When I reveal someone with both Time and Spacial though...This is a good idea, I will change a few things though.

the Silver Emperors Wing Slash, i remember Zouh Weiqings Silver Emperor using both skills simultaneously for a piercing dash that would obliterate every defense and deliver the wing-slash directly to the enemy internal organs

>>3691970
Link the post number next time maybe?

You could do a similar thing with piercing wind already. You can use Spacial Rend to delete the armour of an opponent, then stab with the Rapier. If you want it to become more powerful/able to cut anything it will require some evolution. I'd say for the cut everything thing you would need three rounds of special evolution.

>>3691986
would we be able to overlay the spatial sword with piercing winds to create a multi element blade? cause now am thinking of getting sword skills for all our elements aside from life and melding them together into a super sword

A by the way you will get to see Shian Dershwa's Consolidated Equipment Set today in game. Coordination/Darkness sounds like a bizarre combination but I thought of something pretty good for her.

>>3691988
>The whole multi sword thing would not need a skill, just summoning each sword, then using Master Heavenly Energy Control to mix them together without clashes or anything. As a Water/Ice, Wind, Lightning, Saint at higher levels and Spacial would all be fine, but a Life Element Sword would just heal the victim, so you would need Master Heavenly Energy Control to avoid that.

>>3691995
awesome, when we get our next jewel am gonna be pushing for the highest ranked sword skills we can store outside of wind

I feel like, in general, Space lends itself very strongly to a Trickmaster build. Maybe that's why most of the skills I proposed are weird..?

>>3691943
dimension swap

Alright, with the two null votes. At the moment we have a 2 way tie. A decision must be made by 17:00 BST or I'm rolling for it.

>>3692039
They aren't really weird, just are easier with other Elements. Wind can do that Fist thing, I mentioned the friction stuff. The problem stems from what the limitations of the skill effect could be.

Safe to say if you reach Divine Heavenly Energy control you will gain the ability to make skills on the fly, just like Fei Dershwa can.

>>3692060
I think one more vote for dimension swap, but the 1 post id thing confuses me, could you give an example of another post you have made so I can confirm this isn't a duplicate?

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>3692064
Why not roll for it now?
>Even: Heavenly Silver Emperor Spacial Rend
>Odd: Dimension Swap
Using a d100 because tiny dice get weird.

>>3692074
We still have 30 minutes for changes.

>>3692081
Eh, take it if you want.
I'm certain the dice gods have spoken do it qm that nobody will switch at this point.

>>3692081
dimension swap is basically tricksters power right? do the objects need to have similar mass to b able to swap them?

>>3692089
Who's trickster?