Chapter 4 is here~ hope you like it! I'm finally giving everyone some background info on the new Mars~
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(Wesley P.O.V.)
After listening to the elders describe the kingdom and other important details I’m resting in a luxurious room they gave me. As a bonus I’m at the very top of the skyscraper that is the largest in the city. Apparently I also now have a maid that tends to me. The very same maid that thought I was going to digest in the ‘Holy Sanctum’.
After the whole fiasco she was assigned to me by the head maid and I think Elder Sormac had something to do with it. I entered my study room and told her that I’m going to go over all of the kingdoms and such with a map, and need her to leave. I think as she left she muttered, “As expected of Ancestor, hard working.” Honestly when I walked around the rooms she seemed like a lost puppy following and it was getting ridiculous.
Anyways this map I’m looking at is almost like examining a completely different planet. I would say this stretches beyond normal terra-forming imagined. Mars has changed to be the same size as Jupiter but retains similar biomes of Earth. I want to believe its magic that did this, however what kind of magic, or magics would a person need to complete all of this? It’s most likely science mixed with magic. The gravity of the planet and rotation mixed with the distance between the planets is all out of whack to where the seasons, months and hours of the day are exact replicas of Earth.
Furthermore, all of the magical elements told in fantasy stories are real. Water, earth, fire, wind, gravity, including the sub elements. There are even more out there waiting to be found. It’s also like Loki has the periodic table of elements with elements he can just throw around like candy!
Creation Magic might be able to replicate these; however the backlash I receive wouldn’t be worth the effort for now. Plus my ‘path’ for Creation Magic will be different. I’m not going to focus on wide-scale effects, but more on personal power.
It might sound selfish since I’m now a ruler of a kingdom; however that’s only going to be one part of my life. I can make a clone so why not adventure around this new world while my other body stays to take care of matters as king? They want to keep me secure in a building where I’m at the mercy of nobles’ backstabbing nature? Tch, good luck with that! I’ll show them what a 21st century otaku can create with his imagination!
*Flashback to meeting* (third person P.O.V.)
“If Ancestor would please sit in the throne so we start on getting you up to date on your kingdom’s situation.”
A hologram materializes above the table as it displays the full map of Mars. One of the portions of the continent is highlighted in blue with a symbol of a Phoenix wrapped in light blue flames.
“This is our Frost Fire Kingdom which holds about 1/3 of the continents land. Of the other 2/3 of the continent is owned by various sects, clans, and academies. This is the only Kingdom on this continent because of the fact that we rely more on politics and economics rather than strength. The only reason we still keep our land is because our resources and connections.
The sects and clans are martial arts practitioners who need the resources from mines to help with their cultivation. Most of the mines our on our side of the continent so in a way you could say that their cultivation indirectly relies on our mines! That’s not to say they don’t have their own mines, however the majority is in the kingdoms jurisdiction.
As for the connections that make sure we don’t get conquered, it’s the magic academies I mentioned earlier. All of the academies are joined together more cohesively than the sects and clans. This is because the rivalry between sects/clans is more heated than the rivalry between academies. The magic academies focus more on learning new magic and developing magic rather than the cultivator’s warlike atmosphere.
The chaotic situation that sects and clans are always in makes it near impossible to gather enough allies to conquer us since the academies will all join together to stop them from harming our kingdom. Even if they tried to ally with the academies to defeat us together it would be a lost cause; simply because our resources aren’t as useful to a mage who gathers power differently. Since there are more detriments than benefits to conquering us, it has helped to maintain a friendly alliance with the magic academies.
Back to the main powerhouses, the sect with the greatest power is Falling Feather Sect that relies on speed and agility for most of their attacks. The clan that has the greatest influence is the Krane Family, which emphasized strength over everything else. And the most prestigious magic academy is Sage Academy.
However this is only one continent! There are four other continents that are monstrous in power. If we were to rank the 5 continents on this planet, ours would be the lowest of the five. The leaders of the other powerhouses of this continent would be like mortals in the next continent. Not to mention the ones further away, those are even farther out of reach!”
Silence fills the room as Wesley tries to absorb all of the information. He feels like an ant compared to others, or even lower than an ant. This still doesn’t let his spirit down, it only ignites the desire to get stronger so he can stand above all else! What would it be like to be so strong to conquer a whole continent and make a mark in history, then go on to the next continent where even more awaits him?
One could say that Loki’s conditioning with the past years of watching Earth crumble and try to rebuild just to fail and have to watch as they leave their home planet has left a psychological impact. It’s an impact that spurs his ambition. To build a nation and reign supreme is a dream of someone with a sovereign class!
The three elders feel a shiver down their spine when they see his fierce expression.
Around the continent the major leaders had nightmare that night of a man in a metal suit surrounded by the remains of his enemies while holding his helmet to the side and surveying his surroundings, laughing madly…
(Wesley P.O.V.)
In the morning I ate some food that the maid, whose name is Violet, delivered to me. For today I asked her to make sure no one disturbed me. I plopped down in my comfortable floating chair in the massive study room and started thinking.
One of my main weak points is defense. I’m like a glass cannon. I can always create a weapon after I get the armor problem solved. Taking out my favorite casual clothes from my inventory I set them on the desk. The idea is to integrate Kevlar synthetic fibers into regular clothes. However instead of the synthetic fibers they use made from petroleum based chemicals, I’m going to imagine it made from mithril. Luckily Creation Magic can help me fix the problem with the process, spinning the thread.
While I’m starting, I tell the magic to color the mithril threads to the exact same colors as the original clothes. This is time-consuming, but worth it. By the end of making the shirt I have a killer headache. I’m glad I didn’t choose adamantium for the threads or else I would have suffered backlash. I already tried making threads with adamantium and only made one pathetic sock after one hour. Any further and it wouldn’t be healthy. The mithril shirt took one hour. After eating lunch I go back to creating jeans.
At the end of the day I finished my first outfit and the weight is more than regular because of the metal threads; it’s still comfortable however. Technically even though it’s casual clothes, I can still wear it under the suit I plan on building. The suit is going to be my first big project. I’m going to take a bit of inspiration from different video games and anime then put the ideas all together and have a full body combat suit. The suit will have different gadgets and modifications to help with my problem of low strength. I will be able to switch between long-range and CQC (close quarters combat) anytime I want.
This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.
My goal is to finish the suit before the Exodus arrives. Before I go to sleep there is one last thing to build. Now that I have defensive protection, albeit minimal, I’m going to build my first weapon. I’m so excited my hands are shaking; it’s hard not to lose control and laugh like a mad scientist while focusing on the weapon in mind!
The dominator from the anime Psycho Pass. Since it was in a futuristic time in the show, and right now I’m in a somewhat similar situation this is the perfect smaller gun. It also fits with some of the additions I’m installing on the suit later.
A/N: psycho pass gun link http://www.deviantart.com/art/Dominator-Gun-3D-Psycho-Pass-2-394811057 Here is some small clips of what it looks like in the anime when shooting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhmh3tyEEfs
After imagining all of the times it was used in the anime, I instruct Low-Key to transmit pictures me so I can grasp the design better when I use Creation Magic. All of the pictures flood my vision cluttered to where I can’t even see. It’s like my computer desktop I used to have. With just a mental thought, all of the pictures line themselves up in my peripheral vision in an orderly manner.
Now it’s time for the fun part. Since I can use all magical elements I just need to add in Gravity to the creation command for when the gun transforms.
All Element Manipulation (Lvl. MAX) – User can manipulate all magical elements such as water, wind, earth, fire, and other elements and sub-elements.
As the pieces float when transform/ing they will stay in place with gravity magic. This is when the gun enters ‘Lethal Eliminator’ mode. The same will be happening when it enters ‘Destroy Decomposer’ when taking out hard material-based foes.
A/N note: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/psychopass/images/0/0d/Crime_Coefficient_3-0.png/revision/latest?cb=20141116075752
A/N note, destroy decomposer: http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/psychopass/images/3/38/Destroy_Decomposer.png/revision/latest?cb=20150107000023
To change it up a bit, the dominator will use different elements as ammo. Ice will be frosty white when it shoots and deal freezing damage so I can shatter the location where the bullet hits. Fire will be light blue because of the extreme heat, and either char the location or turn it to ashes depending on the material or defense of the target. Other elements will be added later.
Switching from heat to cold or pure mana disintegration will require pressing the elements mana crystal on the side of the pistol, similar to a rifle’s selection lever that switches between semi to automatic. In this case, just putting pressure with my finger on the element crystal will load the type of ammo. The ‘bullet’ will then take the mana from the selected crystal and fire the gun.
With Creation Magic I can build a crystal of each of the three in less than 5 minutes. Ice and Fire crystals have 50 rounds until they’re dry. Pure mana crystal’s pack a larger punch which also comes with a drawback of less amount able to be held in one crystal. 10 rounds of pure mana in one crystal.
For the small parts that are about a fingernail or two in size, I chose adamantium for the material. The rest was strengthened carbon fiber lined on the outside with mithril. With carbon fiber the weight was drastically reduced, and the weakness covered up by the mithril.
At the end the command mantra ended up like this: Create a pistol from these photo’s with gravity magic holding the parts together during transformations. Ammunition must include mana crystal from the Ice and Fire element along with pure mana. The material will be formed by adamtium, carbon fiber, and mithril. Those three materials each have their locations and purposes laid out in accord to my schematics.
Creation Magic can bridge the command mantra and the pictures in my mind to the effect. The only problem is the toll on my body and mind when acting casting the magic for a complex item such as this. If creating an adamantium sock was the equivalent of walking up a mountain, then creating the dominator would be jogging up a mountain.
By the time I finished with the last piece, it was 2 AM in the morning and I was sprawled out on my desk spread eagle trying to catch whatever breath I could! However I can’t wait to test it out!
Hum, my penthouse has direct access to the roof…
After storing Janet *cough cough* my gun into my 3rd inventory slot and changing into sleek all black clothes, I open the door to tip-toe out of the room. Can’t let the maid, Violet, know where I’m goi-
“Iyahn~ Ancestor please slow down a little…”
She found me!
“Nooo, we can’t do this, I’m your maid, how could I be worthy of your divine meat?!”
…Huh?
Master, it seems like she is deep asleep.
After turning my head to look over to where I just walked out is the maid is sprawled out sleeping next to the door. I kind of feel guilty for not telling her she could sleep on the couch in the living room.
“If Ancestor really wants to, I can give you my….first time.”
Pah! Guilt erased!
It took me a few minutes to reach the roof because I was imitating a certain video game character from Metal Ge*r Solid. The top of this colossal metal skyscraper was the best place available right now to test Janet. Sound doesn’t travel far up here, and including the fact that the night life’s equally busy as daytime, I shouldn’t have to worry about anyone noticing.
Walking to one side, I use Creation Magic to make a simple stone dummy for my experiments. Just creating a stone dummy doesn’t cause much fatigue at all compared to mithril and other materials. After moving a far enough distance (15m) I select the Ice setting using my thumb on Janet (huehue).
The Ice setting acts like ‘Lethal Eliminator’. It only takes a split second to transform, splitting the barrel into different sections and lighting up the whole pistol in an icy white color. After aiming the gun at the stone dummy, I squeeze the trigger slowly and fire.
At the same time, the ice particles coalesce in the blink of an eye and form an orb about the size of a marble that zooms to the dummy lightning fast.
As it is my first time using Janet(the gun) my aim was a little off, hitting the waist when I was targeting the heart. Technically I could have used Key to assist my aim however maybe I’m just too old-fashioned or don’t want to always rely on her for my growth. Either way it didn’t change the power of the shot.
The after effects were impressive though. Its whole waist was enveloped by ice and after a casual kick on the ice the dummy was split in two! The ice penetrated the dummy all the way to the back making it easier to shatter his body. Even though ‘Lethal Eliminator’ has a different effect, this still works too.
Time for some more tests then take a nap before I have to face those old scheming rats.
[ 6 days left until Exodus arrival ]