Chapter 363: Painful Backlog II

Chapter 363: Painful Backlog II

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Enthymio Step has leveled up! x2

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Stealth has leveled up! x3

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Star Flash has Ascended into Star Flare!

Star Flare has leveled up! x4

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Artzpul has leveled up!

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Grand Reinforcement has leveled up! x4

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Claws has Ascended into Radiant Talons!

Radiant Talons has leveled up! x2

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Gigantism has Ascended into Size Modulation!

Size Modulation has leveled up! x2

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Soul Drain & Soul Scourge have been swallowed by Philosopher's Ardent Soul...

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Legendary Imperial Guard has Ascended through Legendary Beast Emperor!

The Guard's size has increased by 5!

The Attribute Increase has increased to 10.5%!

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You have gained a new Title skill; Call of Beasts!

Call of Beasts is reacting with Call of Hounds...

Call of Beasts is fusing with Call of Hounds...

Congratulations, you have gained a new skill; Wolfen Lord of Beasts!

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Star Flare ⋆⋆

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The Demi-God stage of a high-tier Fast Movement Skill born from the combination of Night Step, Flash Step, and Walking Star. Upon activation, the user's body will crumble into star energy and erupt in a certain direction toward a specific destination.

The period between the activation of the skill and its completion is called the 'Flare'. During that moment in time, the star energy becomes temporarily dissociated from space-time and reduces incoming damage by 50%. It is considerably hard to detect and despite its ethereality, anything in the path of the Flare will be assailed by the user's current Star Element.

Additionally, for one second after the activation of the skill, the user's attack will be boosted with Star Energy equivalent to 25% of their base attack statistic.

This skill can also be triggered alternatively if the user concentrates the star energy around their body. For five seconds afterward, the user will have their agility increase by 250% at the cost of 100 MP per second. Cooldown: 5 Min.

Finally, the user can internalize the Flare and shoot it out from any limb as a projectile, as if a true eruption of plasma at the surface of a star. Cost: 500 MP.

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Singular Step Cost: 5 MP per meter.

Maximum Distance per Step: 500 meters. Casting Time: 0.15s

Air Step Cost: None.

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Radiant Talons ⋆

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Extend and retract your claws at will, radiating the power of your elements.

Effects: +100% Attack, +50% Elemental Damage.

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Size Modulation ⋆

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One of the mutation paths of Gigantism spurred by the user's unique physiology. Unlike the previous version, Size Modulation not only allows a more flexible change of physical stature, but it also allows the user to apply that effect on isolated body parts as well as external matter by injecting an appropriate amount of mana and Prima Materia into it and casting the skill.

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Wolfen Lord of Beasts ⋆⋆

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When the user activates this skill, their howl will call every suitable beast in the vicinity to come to battle. Whether it be wolves, dinosaurs, chimeras, or even dragons, those weaker will bend their knee to serve the Lord.

When there isn't any suitable target, the user can instead summon Elemental Beasts from their surroundings with a level matching double the quantity of mana spent for each. The beasts' level cannot be higher than the user's but when used to summon wolves specifically, the attribute distribution will be boosted by 10% notwithstanding.

Shadow, light, water, fire, wood, earth; each summon will have different specialties and abilities based on where or what it was summoned from. The wolves can remain active as long as they are provided mana as well as being close to their source element.

However, the Wolfen Lord of Beasts provides one unique ability to Rakna Xiorra. Instead of using surrounding elements, the user's Star Energy can be used as a substitute for the same process, but with triple the mana cost.

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Note: Your intimidation power against all lupine and beastly creatures has increased further.

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'I can... what?' Rakna blinked in shock, but for neither Star Flare nor Wolfen Lord. And Radiant Claws, while interesting, was as barebone in the description as Claws was.

What truly stood out was Size Modulation.

With a dubious gaze, the therian sat up, catching the girls' attention and causing Pronos to yelp as he slid off Sonata. Quietly, he grabbed one of the pillows on the couch then carefully poured some of his Alkahestic material into it through his fingers and activated his skill with a pulse of mana.

In the blink of an eye, the pillow ballooned like some sort of item in a video game and became as big as himself, almost smothering him.

"..."

With silence pervading the room, he extended his arms to hold the pillow away. His expression was unreadable as he casually placed it down on the coffee table before lying back wordlessly. Nyx and Ceresta blinked dumbfoundedly and warily poked the pillow while Pronos peeked his heads above the table to inspect it.

"{...I see your priorities are as straight as ever,}" Fray commented drolly. "{I almost feared you had changed after all that misadventure.}"

'Shut it. Don't lie and say you weren't curious too.'

"{Maybe a little bit. It is an interesting skill to have if anything. Though, there are probably many limitations to it.}"

'Right...' Rakna huffed and waved away the System windows. Overall, Wolfen Lord was indeed a good skill, especially if it might allow him to summon things like dragons, but at the end of the day, it was an improved version of Call of Hounds. Nothing too surprising.

As a matter of fact, Star Flare was, in his opinion, a much more useful ability. 'And this...' He trailed and his nails sharpened into claws, which then promptly released an icy blue flame; the Everfrost Star's kernel fused with the Ardent Soul Flames.

'As expected, it's basically a passive elemental reinforcement,' he thought and retracted it. Without wasting any time, he proceeded to open the notifications for his magic.

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Everfrost Star Magic has leveled up! x2

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Inferno Star Magic has Exceled!

Inferno Star Magic has Ascended into Neverwinter Star Magic!

Neverwinter Star Magic has leveled up! x3

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Mystic Star Magic has Ascended!

Mystic Star Magic has leveled up! x2

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You have gained the new Magic Element; Wrath!

You have gained a new spell; Mark of Vindication!

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You have gained the Origin Magic; Obsidian Star!

You have gained a new spell; Obsidian Star Manifestation (T.0)!

You have learned a new spell; Obsidian Storm (T.0)!

You have learned a new spell; Naṭcattira Pirippāṉ (T.0)!

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You have gained the new Magic Element; Lust!

You have gained a new spell; Charm!

You have learned a new spell; Lust Crest!

Lust Magic has leveled up! x6

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Neverwinter Star Magic has been established as a permanent element!

Everfrost Star Magic has been established as a permanent element!

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Mystic Star Magic ⋆

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Mystic Magic is the Noble Hereditary Skill of the Nine-Tailed Clan. At the Ascended Stage, you can triple the damage of a spell by quadrupling the mana consumption.

Note: Beware, Mystic Magic exerts far more strain on the Circuits than any other magic.

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- Mark of Vindication (T.5): Casting this spell will brand the target with a mark. If it is not dispelled, the caster will deal double damage on the marked target as well as always being able to tell where they are at all times.

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Cost: 2 500 MP

Cooldown: 30 Minutes.

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Origin Magic

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There exist five types of Magic Elements.

Innate, Compound, Unique, True, and Original.

Innate Elements are the common type to be awakened. It is but mere affinity that dictates their emergence and one can awaken several at a time.

Compound Elements are the ultimate iterations of Union and Unity Magics. Union and Unity are defined as two or more elements combining into one. Compound Elements are a bit more complicated; they operate on cooperation rather than fusion or combination.

Unique Elements are considered a form of destiny. They represent their awakener on a personal level and can only be acquired by them. However, it does not mean the concept of their element is unique to them; only the variation of their manifestation.

True Elements, or True Magic, are the dominant elements of the world. They represent concepts that have gone beyond the laws of nature. One such example is the Rule of Silver. Called Silver Emperors, those who awaken the Silver Rule are those who have mastered the Eight Root Elements and broken them down into a singular essence.

Finally, Original Elements, or Origin Magic, are the outliers. What it implies is the creation of a new concept powerful enough to become a magic element by its sole existence. Only three Origin Magics have been recorded with clear proven knowledge.

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The World Devourer's Magic, Bite of The Original One.

The Primeval God Yahweh's Magic, First Candle.

And The Kind Demon's Magic, Nox Aeterna.

Rakna Xiorra Blade's Magic, Obsidian Star, shall now be added to the records.

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Obsidian Star

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A star most fit to be called a miracle, born from a complex arrangement of components and laid out in a physical vessel; Rakna Xiorra.

A sharp and indestructible outer shell of black crystal formed by the fusion of two mythical stars of opposite natures and the immense power of the Crystal Sage; a coating of Prima Materia absorbing all energies of the world; a hearth of purple fire sweltering countless souls and fueled by divinity and infernity; a core transcending World Laws with Sins and Death Causality; a tie formed with its rightful container; and an Alkahestic harvester of power.

The Obsidian Star is capable of conjuring incredibly sharp constructs and spells; enough so to slice space and time apart. It has shown absorbing properties toward every energy as well as an extraordinary propensity to defense.

The Ardent Soul Flames burning inside and around it are capable of both burning the spiritual and the physical. These flames have also encroached into the constituting stars and have been assimilated into both Everfrost and Neverwinter elements of the Host. In either case, the flames have adopted both hot and cold energetic characteristics.

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Known Spells: Obsidian Star Manifestation, Obsidian Storm, Naṭcattira Pirippāṉ.

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Note: Obsidian Star surpasses the encoding level of the System. The information displayed is based on what has been analyzed and on what the Host is aware of.

Important Note: The Obsidian Star is not yet stable! Caution to the Host! Reckless use of the magic may engender unforeseen and grave consequences!

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Name: Rakna Xiorra Blade

Age: 18 | Level: 162

Race: Alkahestic Nine-Tailed Werewolf

Path: Nine-Tailed Werewolf

Sub-Path: Nephilim [162/250]

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Affiliation: Throne of Glory (Member), Obsidian Throne (Leader)

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Titles: Legendary Slayer – Legendary Wolf Emperor – Divinity Slayer – Treasure Hunter – Nemesis of the Abyss – Dungeon Bane – Calamity Hunter – Dimension Breaker – The Kind Demon's Kin – True Imperial Designation – Chalice of Wishes – Limitless Traveler – Sovereign Monarch of Firmament – Emperor of a Solitary Land – Anti-Divinity – Elysian Pariah – Femme Fatale – Martial Grandmaster – Legendary Beast Emperor

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Potential: S+ | Host Rank: X | Ascent: I

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Normal Attributes:

STR: 132.4 | END: 121.4

SPD: 132.4 + 12.5 | DEX: 118.4

INT: 200* | LCK: 9

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Werewolf Attributes:

STR: 214.5 | END: 196.7

SPD: 234.7 | DEX: 191.8

INT: 324 | LCK: 9

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Available Volatile Points: 0

Available Attribute Points: 95.6 (Ascent Correction: 47.8)

Available Skill Points: 3

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Normal Statistics:

STA: 1150.2 | MP: 10460

SWI: 911.7 | AGI: 742

SEN: 4592.9 | ATC: 726

ATT: 1308.3 + 20% Star | DEF: 1179.9

MA: 737 | MR: 134.12/min

LP: 7500 | TD [5]: 65.4

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Werewolf Statistics:

STA: 1625.2 | MP: 12940

SWI: 1425 | AGI: 1026

SEN: 7130.5 | ATC: 1170

ATT: 1943.4 | DEF: 1549.4

MA: 1146.2 | MR: 163.9/min

LP: 7500 | TD [5]: 97.17

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Proficiencies:

- Mana Rule (Lv. 25 ⋆⋆)

- Wisdom of The Soul (Lv. 24 ⋆⋆)

- Call of Mana (Lv. 23 ⋆⋆)

- Rune Smith (Lv. 22 ⋆⋆)

- Magic Craft (Lv. Ex ⋆)

- Flight (Lv. Ex ⋆)

- Lunar Dominion (Lv. 17 ⋆)

- Spiritual Intent Mastery (Lv. 13 ⋆)

- Weaver of The Material (Lv.12 ⋆)

- Tracking (Lv. Ex)

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Internal Art:

- Rippling Ghost of Rupture [SSS-Rank]

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Magic Skills:

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- Everfrost Star Magic (Lv. 25 ⋆⋆) => [Everfrost Star Manifestation (T.0); Natcattiram Carivu (T.2); Everfrost Nova (T.3); Stardust Temple (T.3); Natcattira Vīḻcci (T.4), Natcattiram Cataract (T.5), Everfrost Blizzard (T.6), Natcattira Kirīṭam (T.6), Natcattiram Viḻuntatu (T.6), Star Puppetry (T.10 – T.1); Forger of The Stars (T.10 – T.1); Star Monarch (T.10 – T.1); Everfrost Mist (T.10)]

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- Neverwinter Star Magic (Lv. 24 ⋆⋆) => [Uniform; Altar of Flames (T.5)]

- Mystic Star Magic (Lv. 13 ⋆) => [Uniform]

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- Sloth Magic (Lv. Ex) => [Morféas Efiáltis (T.8), Path of Absolution (T.9)]

- Pride Magic (Lv.2) => [Wheel of Ego (T.7)]

- Wrath Magic (Lv.1) => [Mark of Vindication (T.5); Wrath Demon (T.7)]

- Lust Magic (Lv.7) => [Lust Crest (T.7); Charm (T.9)]

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- Union Magic (Sloth + Everfrost) – Frosted Sloth => [Niflhel Niflheim (T.7); Tūkkamum (T.8)]

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- Origin Magic – Obsidian Star (???): [Obsidian Star Manifestation (T.0), Naṭcattira Pirippāṉ (T.0); Obsidian Storm (T.0)]

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Cognitive Skills:

- Absolution of Belphegor (Lv. UEX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Ego of Lucifer (Lv. UEX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Caress of Asmodeus (Lv. UEX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Ire of Satan (Lv. UEX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Philosopher's Ardent Soul (EX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Pain Immunity (Lv--)

- Mind Immunity (Lv--)

- Fatigue Immunity (Lv--)

- Beast Tongue (Lv--)

- The Harvester's Soul (Lv. 32 ⋆⋆⋆)

- Triad Star Aura (Lv. 26 ⋆⋆)

- Fear Resistance (Lv. 25 ⋆⋆)

- Battle Continuation (Lv. 23 ⋆⋆)

- Mana Helix (Lv.14 ⋆) (+2400 MP, +240 STA, +3.4 MR)

- Death Perception (Lv. Max)

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Spontaneous Skills:

- Awakening of Divinity (--)

- Empirical Tribulation (--)

- All Virtues Shall Kneel (UEX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Kaleidoscope Crystal Sight (UEX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Rift Shuttle (EX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Tail Clone (EX ⋆⋆⋆)

- Quintuple Burst (Lv--)

- Celestial Gate (Lv--)

- Eonian Gate (Lv--)

- Imperial Order (Lv--)

- Grand Reinforcement (Lv.25 ⋆⋆)

- Star Flare (Lv. 25 ⋆⋆)

- Wolfen Lord of Beasts (Lv.21 ⋆⋆)

- Stealth (Lv. 18 ⋆)

- Dead Men Tell (Lv. 17 ⋆)

- Artzpul (Lv. 16 ⋆)

- Size Modulation (Lv. 13 ⋆)

- Legendary Imperial Guard (Lv. 11 ⋆)

- Radiant Talons (Lv. 11 ⋆)

- Enthymio Step (Lv. 7)

- Raise Undead (Lv. Ex)

- Gradation Hex Buffer (Lv. Ex)

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- Fortune Search (Lv.4)

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Path Skills:

- Moon Shine of the Nine Moons

- Lunae Cosmos

- Valkal of The Reverse Side

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Nirvana Skills:

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- The Harvester

1St Factor (Core Genome): Nine-Tailed Wolf

2nd Factor: Royal Luquila.

3rd Factor: Dusk Lion King.

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- The Scavenger

- Wings of Spatial Collapse

- Ōnāy Kaṭaiciyākac Cirikkum – The Wolf Shall Have The Last Laugh

- Perfidious Edict

- Incarnation of Phobos

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Unique or Racial Traits:

- Obsidian Blood of the Sage Beast

- Shape Shift

- True Smell of the Wolf God

- Luquila's Wings

- Void Breathing

- Eye of Symphony

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- Prima Alkahest Materia Physique – [Integrated Traits: Shuttle Specter Physique, Standard Regeneration, Internalized Magic Circuits]

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- Chalice of the Crystal Wolf

- Soul Beast Contract – Established

- Wed of Essence

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