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~ Chapter 156 ~

Confronting Mikey


Mikey found himself in his room, near the back of the hero's guild. He glanced out his window, at Ross, who looked like he'd been taking in the scenery peacefully on one of the courtyard benches. That's just about the time that Jeff walked in. Mikey turned around for a moment, but didn't say hi.
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After there little training session Jeff couldn't help but feel that this whole ordeal was finally starting to get to Mikey just as it had for him for sometime, and while part of the sage felt that perhaps all he needed was a little time to himself to think things through, his kind nature got the best of him and he found himself entering the room after Mikey wanting to do his best to make the water sage feel better.

"Hey Buddy, you holding up okay?" The inventor asked as if he already knew the answer, but still couldn't find any other way to approach the topic. "I know the last few days have been more then hectic, so I'm here to talk if you need to vent a little."
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Mikey turned back towards Jeff slightly and lowered his head. At first he thought about shrugging it off as nothing, but as his head hung lower, he cracked under the pressure and nodded solemnly. "Jeff," He started, turning completely towards his friend, "Have you ever felt that you're.. Not yourself?"
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"Not youself?", Jeff asked again as he took a moment to put his hand up against his chin and ponder the question. "I guess that depends what you mean by that.. If were talking about things on the lines of mind control then no, not really. Bbuuuuuttt, there has been plenty of times I've had to keep an eye on my emotions to make sure they weren't getting the best of me and making me do things that really go against my morality yes. As a sage you kinda need to able to get past those feelings and being one whose been able to access the form I'm sure you have at least some insight on that. So have I ever gotten to the point where I've felt to not be myself, no... but have I come close? Several times..."
Once again the wind sage paused kinda worried even more so about Mikey now then he was the past couple of seconds ago.
"Why? What's making you feel not like yourself?"
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Mikey pondered the thought of sage mode. Maybe that's why he could never perfect it the way Jeff had. Even with everything he'd researched, even with his complete mastery of energy control, he just didn't get it. "You've known me for long enough to see it, haven't you? The way I act, and the way I think, it's... It's different now. I feel like, this whole strategy thing, this teaching thing, this was never me. The amount of growth I've made as a person in the span of only three months... That's not normal. It's not normal at all." Mikey looked down at his right hand. "When I first met Jenso, back then... I feel like I was just like him. Naive, haphazard, perhaps a little more coordinated, but privy to the same mistakes- There! There!! Just there!" Mikey grunted angrily, "Privy? I would have never said something like that a few months ago! I would have never been able to do anything like this. So, what changed?" Mikey pulled his hand to his chest and tapped a few times. "This isn't me. I'm not losing confidence, and I know I'm doing a good job, but all of this? None of this is who I was. It's almost like I feel... Like... I'm from another world entirely. Like I'm fake."
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"Well if you put it that way, perhaps we all are fake." Jeff said doing his best to laugh the idea off but soon stopped and once again resumed a serious tone. "If anything I just put it as you've grown and matured. We all have. People change and grow older and along with it personalities and skills change, get better or grow worse depending on the situation. Us people, that's our true power. We adapt and grow stronger day by day, surpassing our old limits and changing in order to meet the challenges that lie ahead of us. If anything, the fact we are able to do that is the main reason I believe that we'll be able to win this. To prove to those masked jerks that were not a joke and a force that will surpass them. That's our legacy."

The Sage glowed blue with power as he gripped his hand tightly staring at the ceiling. "I mean look at me, I use to be a small child from a smaller village whose idea of technology was a hand basket to hold apples in. And look at me now, developing crazy gadgets that are gonna hopefully put us on par with outer dimensional masked villains bent on destroying the planet. Does that even seem real in the slightest? Nah, but I'm still me. I'll always be me."
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Mikey looked away from Jeff and rested his head on his head. "I suppose so." He didn't seem to enthused about anything Jeff said, but part of him lit up slightly. A sliver of hope that what Jeff was saying had some truth to it. "Sorry, but, I think I'd like to be alone for a bit. Could you tell Jenso that Luke will be training him, today?"
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Jeff sighed as he had hoped to get through to Mikey just a little bit, but knew he most likely wasn't going to be able to. "Yeah, I can do that. Given yeah, promise you'll think about what I said just a little bit. I know I don't usually make too much sense to people, but I hope it makes at least made a little."

The sage then walked off to leave Mikey too his own thoughts. To be fair his question made him ponder a bit himself as it really did feel unreal how each and one of them had come to this situation and if they really still were themselves, but overall Jeff wouldn't let it stop him anymore. He had enough with doubts and was gonna do everything in his power to look past it. Jeff only hoped that Mikey would be able to as well.
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As Jeff left the room, Mikey glanced back down at his hand. Part of his palm shifted in an out of a state of violet discoloration. He sighed and leaned over the edge of his windowsill. "Think about it, huh?" Mikey groaned to himself, "Thinking about it isn't gonna change anything.."



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~ Chapter 157 ~

Nexus Diary 2 - Where?


Several days earlier


Dacer posed with his shirt ripped clean off, flexing his muscles on command for Ada, who sat comfortably on her purple linen bed, with nothing but her covers to keep her figure concealed. Ada giggled to herself and twitched in place like an impatient school girl, "Oh yes! Having you by my side will be so much fun!" she shrieked. Just then, her door swung open, and she pulled her covered up quickly to cover her entire body. Nexus walked in, paused, and glared at both Ada and Dacer, while trying to ignore the piled up corpses that lined the edges of her dungeon-like chambers. Ada looked as if she was about to say something, but Nexus shook his head.

"I don't, and I'm being completely honest when I say this, I really don't care, and I'm sure you don't either." Ada looked at him blankly for a moment, and then smiled. "That smell is starting to seem out of your room, though. I would be nice if you cleaned up some of this... Mess."

"Please, you spend so much time asleep that it shouldn't bother you at all," Ada rebutted, lowering her blanket to expose herself freely. She stood up and snapped her fingers, allowing Dacer to walk off of his own accord. He stomped past Nexus angrily and headed down the length of the tower. "Be back before sundown, darling!" Ada called out with a gentle wave, "He's a nice boy, really, he is!"

"I don't care. I need something from you."

"Oh?.. Oh!!" Ada made her way across the room slowly, accentuating her hips until she found herself at Nexus' side, standing just below the height of his shoulders. "So that's how it is?"

"No. I need you to create something for me."

"Oh." Ada grunted, stomped back over to her bed and collapsing into the mis-matched ocean of ripped sheets that she'd collected. Some looked like they came from clothing, while others were far more refined. There were a few dresses mixed in as well, including her favourite violet gown that she wore when confronting Jenso in the past. "Is it something stupid and boring? I'm awfully busy, you see, recovering and all that." Ada face Nexus and sensually glided her fingers across the lower arc of her belly, just below the imprint that Jenso's fist had left. "I'm dreadfully exhausted." She huffed and mocked Nexus with a huff before dropping back into her sheets.

"Yzeira ordered this." Ada snapped back up and smiled ear-to-ear, beaming through her mask.

"Well! You could have just said so!"

"I did? Like, just now-"

"You've got no patience for any semblance of coy fun it seems. Pfah! What a bore." Ada turned on to her side and glared at Nexus longingly. "Well? What is it?" Nexus looked back at Ada hesitantly.

"Something alive."



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~ Chapter 158 ~

A Unique Power


Oswald was ordered to meet with Geode while the others maintained their practical training procedures. Unlike everyone else in charge of keeping the trumps on a strict schedule, Geode had other plans for Oswald. He waited in his room patiently, toying with the husk of a body he'd been left with after his confrontation with Jenso at the Golem citadel. Thoughts of his defeat still whirled around impatiently in his head, but he'd slowly become... At ease with the results.
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The door opened and Oz peeked through to see Geode. "I'm here." He announced. The Fist strolled up toward Geode and leaned his arm against the wall. "What's on your mind?" Geode knew a great deal and Oswald was quite aware of the fact so this question was asked in earnest.
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Geode scoffed at Oswald's question. "Nothing you should concern yourself with. You're here to learn," Geode promptly directed Oz's attention to his lesson, written on a makeshift blackboard that Jeff had found for him. "I hope you don't mind low tech. I don't care for any of this city's technology." On the blackboard was a series of pictures, each depicting an outline of the trumps, including Jenso, all the way through to Bruce. "Today we're going to talk about your Ki. I assume you're already aware, your Ki has a unique tint, and property to it?" Geode sat down and pulled a chair towards him with his foot, prompting Oz to sit. "That's because your Ki is not Ki."
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Oswald had heard mention of his unusual energy before but no one had brought it into detail. "I've been told I have unique ki. This, however, is the first time someone has claimed it as not being ki at all. I don't get how that's even possible." He drew his attention to the board, listening closely. "Hopefully I will in a moment. Keep going." He urged.
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Geode didn't nod, but his expression detailed progress. The mechanical prison turned towards the blackboard and extended one arm towards a silhouette that looked like Jenso.

Ki, in its rawest form, is simply why defines us as individuals. Any living thing must have Ki in order to... Well, exist consciously. Even some plants with minimal levels of sentience can sometimes develop a spark, something I like to call a Fleeting Ki Crash. This type of spark is similar to the burst of energy that living things release upon dying. It allows a collective Ki to break through the fabric of reality, and sink into the void, which is the endless nothingness between worlds, an energy type that consumes all." Geode tapped Jenso's silhouette. "Jenso's Ki is the most common. Mikey referred to is by colour, but that was silly of him. Ki can change in colour between white and yellow rather easily within the natural spectrum of Ki, and if we were to define Jenso, he would be defined as having heroic Ki. I know that sounds too appropriate, but trust me when I say, I don't use the term Heroic to refer to his actions or destiny. Having heroic-type Ki does not make you any more morally obligated to do the 'right' thing. Heroic Ki is simply more reactive with emotions than any other sort of Ki. It has some of the most potential, while also being restricted by very glaring weaknesses. For example... Jenso's particular sub-class of Heroic Ki has found itself most accustomed to Anger, Hope and Courage. It is active, and reactive, allowing it to grow constantly, seemingly without a clear limit. Although Jenso over clocks himself constantly, and has damaged his soul quite significantly, his Ki type has the perfect composition for this. Thus, it has granted him access to astronomical strength and durability. He is the most resilient of us all, simply because his Ki has gone through the wringer so many times, likely from birth." Geode stopped and moved on to Bruce and Alvios.

"These two also possess heroic Ki. Bruce's particular composition has allowed him to build up overwhelming energy reserves, likely through some kind of repression, whether it be through discipline, or emotional baggage, is not my concern. Due to this, he main never exhaust his energy supply in a normal fight, and maintains rather amazing stamina and composure, but his attack power is gimped by that same methodology. That being said, his Ki takes a much lighter tone, and is much easier to manipulate, granting him easy access to manifesting physical reparations with his Ki. This is why he can create weapons so easily."

"Alvios on the other hand has the opposite problems and strengths. His Ki is absolutely explosive, making him one of the strongest outright attackers in our group. It's so powerful that it can actually convince other Ki sources to repair their hosts. At least, that what I theorise. I'm still not sure how his healing abilities work, they're actually quite outside my realm of understanding. Still, this is why his Ki is the most radiant, and darkest in coloration. It is dense, powerful, and easily expelled from his body in large amounts. Of course, this comes at the expense of control, as you might expect, making him less powerful than he might seem." Geode moved towards Jeff.

"Jeff's Ki is not of a Heroic variety. It falls under the second classification of Ki, Villainous Ki. Again, it has nothing to do with morals. But, unlike Heroic Ki, Villainous Ki is far more reactive to thought, and the arcane network. This makes it extremely difficult to control without a specific type of mind. Additionally, due to the fact that it cannot be improved in sheer power, or magnitude, the only way to improve Villainous Ki, is to improve one's control over it. This kind of Ki appears in all sorts of colours, but always maintains one crucial component to its makeup. It has far more potential that normal Ki in terms of flexibility, and can create some of the most powerful Arki components. Even though Jeff lacks the explosive power of Heroic Ki, his Ki is far more accustomed to arcane fusion, and has given him far better control over his body, which has improved his speed and agility astronomically. And then there's you," Geode groaned, slapping his hand against Oz's silhouette, "You do no have Ki."

"Well, that's a lie," Geode admitted, after a brief paused, "You do have Ki, or rather, you were conceived with Ki. But now, your Ki has taken a new form, that cannot be considered Ki."

"I'll make it simple for you. Ki, arcane energy, and void energy make up all matter and energy in the multiverse. They have rules that cannot be broken. Arki is not a true fusion, but can break some of those rules. However, when fusing void energy with Ki or arcane energy, the results are..." Geode shook his head slightly and tapped the last silhouette on the blackboard. It was a collection of figures that resembled the order of chaos. "These monsters."
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"So our group uses natural sources. Our level of power might occur rarely in nature but it's drawn us together here." Oz nodded in confirmation. "How did the Order fuse void energy with anything if it is so hostile to every other source of energy? Aside from that, if my source isn't ki, at least not anymore.. then what is it?" He pursued the question.
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"Questions I can only answer in earnest; I don't fully understand," Geode grunted, irritably, "I've split my being into three different energy sources, separating my Ki, Arcane, and Void sources thusly. But, despite my best efforts, I could never fuse them, only channel them through the focuses that have linked themselves to my soul; My cores... In your case, I don't know what to say. From what I've hypothesised, if the soul is allowed to be fed upon by void energy for long periods of time, it can mutate. But, the process has never been successful for me, as I've said. I don't know when you were exposed, or why, but the final product essentially... Makes you immune to the void's clutches, and grants you a theoretically infinite supply of void energy if you can learn to tap into its home between worlds. In your case however, it seems that your Ki has subdued the void energy in your soul, making it almost indistinguishable from normal Ki. I'm not exactly sure how it might affect you, but one thing is certain, you may actually possess some level of resistance to the magic of the Order."
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Oz quietly absorbed the info, thinking through the many encounters he'd had the past few months and settling on the very first. "Perhaps it was when my power first manifested. Zelriane attacked my home and I resisted him to the best of my ability. He used his power against me. Maybe it acted like a sort of inoculation. He clearly wasn't trying to kill me. He seemed bored and found me amusing." He contemplated. It hit him then, the full breadth of what Geode just said. "Wait, did you just say I can harness void energy? Would I even want to?" Oz queried.
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"Against the order, it might be useless, anyways. But your encounter with Zelriane may have been some kind of catalyst for your abilities. At any rate, I think you should be looking to expand your horizons. You've already harnessed abilities unique to your own power. Conjuration without direct link, durability almost on Par with Jenso's, Shields that seem to have very little weakness..." Geode shook his head. "I have brought you here for a reason. Despite my understanding of your abilities, I think there is something that only you can do, which will help us greatly in the battle against those monsters. But, I must admit, I'm reluctant to explain."
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Oswald passed Geode a curt nod in encouragement. "Don't hold out on me now. We both know how little time we have left. Tell me, then we can decide whether we should be reluctant."
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