[IC] Myriad Reality

[Nimda]

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Jack: Now comes the lecture. There are three ways to give you some real power. The "human" way, the "Soul Reaper" way, and the "Hollow" way. The human way's the easiest but probably the weakest. The soul reaper way is much harder, but potentially the strongest. The hollow way is the fastest but the most likely to result in you turning into a mindless monster for the rest of your life, or having your consciousness overcome by someone else's.

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It basically means you'll have an easier time using Earth Release jutsu, and you'll be able to create new ones of that type if you're really skilled and smart, but that's about all.

@The World

Should I focus on studying these or on meditation?

[The World]

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Salvador: *The grin fades.* Describe each and I'll make my choice.
*His voice seems to have changed slightly, though you can't tell how.*

@Stabby

Jack: Well, as a human you'd have to get an injection, then have an object that you care about more than anything. Keep the object near you for a long time and go through some training and you'll become able to use something called "Fullbring", that'll give you some personalized power and some basic ones like High-speed movement and the ability to fly. As a Soul Reaper, you'd get a soul-sword called a Zanpakuto that's a part of your soul and harbors another spirit within it. Then you get strength from there. As a Hollow, you're going to have to suffer a lot, risk losing your mind, then risk losing it again in a competition against other minds, then risk losing it again until you reach a certain level of power at which point we can transform you into another type of Hollow where you'll get a zanpakuto that works differently than a Soul Reaper's does and doesn't have another spirit in it.

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Should I focus on studying these or on meditation?

@Nimda

At this point, I'd say learning jutsu and practicing them is the best way to move forward. They're the main point of getting control over chakra after all.

[Stabby]

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Jack: Well, as a human you'd have to get an injection, then have an object that you care about more than anything. Keep the object near you for a long time and go through some training and you'll become able to use something called "Fullbring", that'll give you some personalized power and some basic ones like High-speed movement and the ability to fly. As a Soul Reaper, you'd get a soul-sword called a Zanpakuto that's a part of your soul and harbors another spirit within it. Then you get strength from there. As a Hollow, you're going to have to suffer a lot, risk losing your mind, then risk losing it again in a competition against other minds, then risk losing it again until you reach a certain level of power at which point we can transform you into another type of Hollow where you'll get a zanpakuto that works differently than a Soul Reaper's does and doesn't have another spirit in it.

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At this point, I'd say learning jutsu and practicing them is the best way to move forward. They're the main point of getting control over chakra after all.

@The World

Salvador: I'll take the Soul Reaper route.
*His eyes have changed to a mixture of shifting, pale colors by now, when they were once a grayish white.*

[The World]

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Salvador: I'll take the Soul Reaper route.
*His eyes have changed to a mixture of pale colors by now, when they were once a grayish white.*

@Stabby

Jack: Everyone takes the boring route... Anyway, there are two ways to go about this. The slow way or the fast and dangerous way. The fast way also has a chance of giving you partial Hollow powers, making you even stronger. But, there's the risk of turning into a Hollow anyway and then you'll be stuck on that route.

[Stabby]

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Jack: Everyone takes the boring route... Anyway, there are two ways to go about this. The slow way or the fast and dangerous way. The fast way also has a chance of giving you partial Hollow powers, making you even stronger. But, there's the risk of turning into a Hollow anyway and then you'll be stuck on that route.

@The World

Salvador: How does each work?

[The World]

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Salvador: How does each work?

@Stabby

Jack: Well, you can be given a blank Zanpakuto and slowly build up your spiritual power through extremely grueling training over a long time, or you can start the process to become a hollow and overcome it before you fully change.

[Nimda]

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Jack: Well, as a human you'd have to get an injection, then have an object that you care about more than anything. Keep the object near you for a long time and go through some training and you'll become able to use something called "Fullbring", that'll give you some personalized power and some basic ones like High-speed movement and the ability to fly. As a Soul Reaper, you'd get a soul-sword called a Zanpakuto that's a part of your soul and harbors another spirit within it. Then you get strength from there. As a Hollow, you're going to have to suffer a lot, risk losing your mind, then risk losing it again in a competition against other minds, then risk losing it again until you reach a certain level of power at which point we can transform you into another type of Hollow where you'll get a zanpakuto that works differently than a Soul Reaper's does and doesn't have another spirit in it.

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At this point, I'd say learning jutsu and practicing them is the best way to move forward. They're the main point of getting control over chakra after all.

@The World

*Opens the book and models my hands after a basic earth hand sign*

[Stabby]

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Jack: Well, you can be given a blank Zanpakuto and slowly build up your spiritual power through extremely grueling training over a long time, or you can start the process to become a hollow and overcome it before you fully change.

@The World

Salvador: ... And how does any of that change with the existence of this thing?
*A large, disturbing creature of pure Black fades into view, resting on my shoulders. Its eyes and saliva comprised of a White substance that seems unnaturally juxtaposed against the black, looking almost like it should be emitting a glow of some kind even if it doesn't. The space around the creature seems to darken.*
It feeds off of stress and negativity, so it often perches on my shoulders. Samantha has taken to calling it absence.

[The World]

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*Opens the book and models my hands after a basic earth hand sign*

@Nimda

*You feel a slight difference in your chakra flow*

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Salvador: ... And how does any of that change with the existence of this thing?
*A large, disturbing creature of pure Black fades into view, resting on my shoulders. Its eyes and saliva comprised of a White substance that seems unnaturally juxtaposed against the black, looking almost like it should be emitting a glow of some kind even if it doesn't. The space around the creature seems to darken.*
It feeds off of stress and negativity, so it often perches on my shoulders. Samantha has taken to calling it absence.

@Stabby

Jack: We're gonna have to isolate you from that no matter what you pick.

[Stabby]

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*You feel a slight difference in your chakra flow*

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Jack: We're gonna have to isolate you from that no matter what you pick.

@The World

Salvador: It doesn't like being messed with and can put up a fair fight. We would have gotten rid of it by now otherwise.
*Investigates the chain attaching him to his body.*

[Nimda]

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*You feel a slight difference in your chakra flow*

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Jack: We're gonna have to isolate you from that no matter what you pick.

@The World

Hm...
*Attempts to release it*

[The World]

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Salvador: It doesn't like being messed with and can put up a fair fight. We would have gotten rid of it by now otherwise.
*Investigates the chain attaching him to his body.*

@Stabby

Jack: Mhm.

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Hm...
*Attempts to release it*

@Nimda

*Your chakra returns to how it was*

[Stabby]

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Jack: Mhm.

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*Your chakra returns to how it was*

@The World

Salvador: I'll take my chances with the faster process, once we manage to trap this thing. I take it you probably have some ideas, right?

[Nimda]

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Jack: Mhm.

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*Your chakra returns to how it was*

@The World

*Attempts a more complicated sign*

[The World]

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*Attempts a more complicated sign*

@Nimda

*Grabs the book and opens to the index* Let's see... Here, try this one. *Flips to a page labelled "Stone Dragon Jutsu" which lists 48 hand seals in a specific order* I'd recommend practicing the seals without pouring chakra in until you can do it fairly quickly.

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Salvador: I'll take my chances with the faster process, once we manage to trap this thing. I take it you probably have some ideas, right?

@Stabby

Jack: *Shouts* Cupid!

- What!?

Jack: C'mere a minute!

- *Walks in* What?

Jack: Kamui that bird.

- Whatever. *Looks at Absence and it disappears into a pocket dimension* Aight, I'm out. See ya~ *Goes back to the forest area*

[Nimda]

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*Grabs the book and opens to the index* Let's see... Here, try this one. *Flips to a page labelled "Stone Dragon Jutsu" which lists 48 hand seals in a specific order* I'd recommend practicing the seals without pouring chakra in until you can do it fairly quickly.

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Jack: *Shouts* Cupid!

- What!?

Jack: C'mere a minute!

- *Walks in* What?

Jack: Kamui that bird.

- Whatever. *Looks at Absence and it disappears into a pocket dimension* Aight, I'm out. See ya~ *Goes back to the forest area*

@The World

*Nods*
Alright.
*Begins practicing the seals*

[Stabby]

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*Grabs the book and opens to the index* Let's see... Here, try this one. *Flips to a page labelled "Stone Dragon Jutsu" which lists 48 hand seals in a specific order* I'd recommend practicing the seals without pouring chakra in until you can do it fairly quickly.

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Jack: *Shouts* Cupid!

- What!?

Jack: C'mere a minute!

- *Walks in* What?

Jack: Kamui that bird.

- Whatever. *Looks at Absence and it disappears into a pocket dimension* Aight, I'm out. See ya~ *Goes back to the forest area*

@The World

Salvador: Gonna say, that temporary measure is appreciated.

[The World]

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*Nods*
Alright.
*Begins practicing the seals*

@Nimda

*Watches, humming*

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Salvador: Gonna say, that temporary measure is appreciated.

@Stabby

Jack: Alright, so. *Grabs the chain and breaks it at the halfway mark* Follow me. *Goes into the nearest door*

[Stabby]

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*Watches, humming*

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Jack: Alright, so. *Grabs the chain and breaks it at the halfway mark* Follow me. *Goes into the nearest door*

@The World

Salvador: ... *Follows.*

[Nimda]

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*Watches, humming*

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Jack: Alright, so. *Grabs the chain and breaks it at the halfway mark* Follow me. *Goes into the nearest door*

@The World

May I ask what song that is?