The rest of the night passed, and the girls were still unconscious. While I could still hear their breathing and heartbeats, seeing them like this almost drove insane.
'Why aren't they waking up?!' 'Did their souls get injured or sothing?' 'Is there anything I could do?'
I did not know what I could do, so the entire ti I guarded my girls. My soul avatars watched over them like nurses. We checked them regularly with {Imaging} to see if there were any complications. Even though we were in an air-conditioned room. The girls continued to break out in cold sweats.
Of course, I wiped them down and changed their clothes every few hours. My anxiety caused to fidget, pace, and kneel down to pray to God. It was funny. There were seven n in the room acting like morons, but they were all .
When the sun ca up and the Sirens still hadn't woken up, I couldn't stand it anymore. I got on the bed and hugged each of my girls. I didn't know if it made it worse, but if I didn't, I would lose my mind.
They were not fragile, so it should be okay. Exa kept giving words of wisdom, but I ignored them. Despite having four brains, none of them could even think beyond what was happening.
Throughout the night, I had complicated feelings about the new {Kists} in my possession.
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Na: Limitless
Race: Reaper | Rank: Phantom | Origin: Artificial Descendant
Souls available: 2,443,879 | To evolve: 75,000
{Fates}: {Auto} | {Save} | {Rewind} | {Reload} |{Regen} | {Replace} (7) | {Recursion}
{Limitless} Status: Activated (62 hours remaining)
{Kist} 7/10: {Limitless} v.3 | {EXA} v.3 | {Armory} v.2 | {Bestow} v.1 | {Seal of Seven} v.1 | {Kill Switch} v.1 | {Call My Na} v.1
Skills: {Blink} | {Portal} | {Program} | [Vengeance] | [Strike] | [Inventory] | {Shelter}| {Flash} | [Analyze] | [Penetrator] | [Whisper].
{Programs}: [Autosave] | [Autoload] | [Filter] | [Reflection] | [Divided We Stand] | [Strip] | [Arican English]
Settings:
[Mind Slot]: [Wizard] | [Cyborg] | [Commander].
[Spirit Slot]: [Assassin] | [Sniper]
[Body Slot]: [Knight] | [Berserker].
{Kindred}: The Seven Sirens
Soulgear: {Day by Day} | Benevol: {Never Alone}
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The goal we had last night has been fulfilled. I gained three new {Kist} that brought our vision to reality. They were {Seal of Seven}, the safeguard I requested. {Kill Switch}, the instant death option I would add into the {Kist} I would share. And finally, {Call My Na}, the Hellsend version of {Limitless}.
But these {Kists} were the reason my girls were all unconscious. What would I do if they didn't wake up? Losing my girls for this fucking thing was not even a trade! I tried to see the bigger picture while trying to keep myself busy.
'Exa, show the information on my new {Kist}.'
[Displaying]
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{Seal of Seven} v.1
- Kist was created as a safeguard for {Kill Switch}. Seven keys are required to install or remove the seal. The keys are unique and cannot be replicated, forged, or altered.
- Cannot be used by anyone other than a keyholder.
- Keyholders are permanent.
Keys - Made from a combination of blood, soul and soul energy created to unique signatures that lock or unlock this {Kist}. Default status is locked.
Registered Key Holders:
1. Liv Ivaldi Smith
2. Lilly Browning Smith
3. Robyn Lithgow Smith
4. Josephine Benelli Smith
5. Isabella Taurus Smith
6. Jasmine Denel Smith
7. Aki Miroku Smith
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{Kill Switch} v.1
- {Kist} created as a ans of terminating any being that has {Call My Na}.
- A collaborative effort of {Withstand}, {Store}, {Carry}, {Listen}, {Code}, {Perceive}, and {Eat}.
- Kill Sequence uses a three-step process that cannot be aborted once triggered.
- Kill sequence will continue firing until the target is terminated.
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- Has a built-in safety lock known as the {Seal of Seven}.
- Responds only to Reaper Limitless. Cannot be called by anyone else.
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{Call My Na} v.1
- Mass production version of the {Kist} {Limitless} v3.
- Invocation keyword {In the na of Limitless}.
Built-in features:
EXA Integration
- Using the E.X.A. {Fate} combat system, so tasks can be delegated.
- Through the {Program} [EXA Network] anyone with this {Kist} is connected and share information with the entire network.
Skill Download - Once activated, the abilities will last for 48 hours.
Class System
- Originally multiple {Fate} combos are now grouped by role.
- Individual abilities can still be used but will normally be used together as part of the class.
- There are six classes in total, divided into three types. Only one class per type can be activated at any given ti.
System Skills - [Overdrive] | [Parallel] | [Share Vision] | [Analyze]
Available classes:
Mindset: [Mage] | [Technician]
Mind Setting: [Thief] | [Archer]
Body setting: [Fighter] | [Barbarian]
Cost: 3,000 souls
Limitations: {Rewind} Family incompatible. Once activated, all other {Fates} except the hosts will be disabled.
Hidden Function: Contains the {Kill Switch}. {Kist} (Visible to Limitless only)
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The {Seal of Seven} and {Kill Switch} were exactly what I envisioned them to be. As for the third, while I wanted to have a weaker version of {Limitless}, the final product was a bit different from what I intended.
There were also two skills I didn't want to make. [Analyze], a vital skill was added as I had intended.
'Exa, explain the new classes.'
[Yes, my lord. Are you five?]
'No, I am not.'
[Understood]
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Mind Settings - Shared Ability - Omnilingualism and Photographic mory ({Interpret}/{Gather})
[Mage] - Grants access to the Void space skill tree and can use {Counter} Reserves.
[Technician] - Grants access to the Technopathy skill tree and boosts analytical thinking.
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Spirit Settings - shared ability - Stamina Recovery and Poison Resistance ({Eat}/{Digest})
[Thief] - Grants extre agility and detection abilities
[Archer] - Grants superhuman vision, accuracy and ballistic correction.
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Body Settings - shared ability - large increase to carry weight. Inherent ability to store kinetic damage as energy. ({Carry}/{Suffer})
[Fighter] - Grants inhuman resilience and immunity to blunt trauma before a certain threshold.
[Barbarian] - Grants inhuman pain tolerance and further increases carrying capacity.
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'Well, this kit is even better than what I had. The three new professions are more situational. Separating them from the groupings I made with my {Kist} class improved their flexibility. Still. This is great!'
[Yes, I predict a more than 90% increase in Hellsend's performance when {Call My Na} is deployed.]
'And they can still use [Overdrive] like , right? And go all in one class?
[Yes, my lord. This will allow Hellsend to adjust their settings according to the combat situations they find themselves in. This will allow them to pull power when needed, making it extrely economical.']
'Yes. With 3000 souls, it only costs 1500 a day. It is much cheaper than my class {Kist}, because they can switch on the fly for free. But what are [Parallel] and [Shared Vision]?'
[[Parallel] and [Shared Vision] are the ideas of Lady Bella and Lady Jas, respectively. [Parallel] allows multiple users of {Call to } to combine their brains and perform tasks that they cannot normally do. ]
[[Shared Vision] is a degraded version of {Perspective}, it removes everything but sight but allows what is seen to be shared with anyone with {Call to }.]
'I can understand [Shared Vision], but how would they use [Parallel]? What does linking minds do for Reapers? I can understand why it is done for computers, but would we really need it?'
[Yes, Lady Bella's insight is really good in this regard. A good example would be Alfonso's micro tank, the Ripsaw M5. To put it in a nutshell, you would need three additional brains to control it for combat. That is if you were to use only technopathy without any computers.]
[With [Parallel], three Hellsend Reapers could control an M5 even if they only have one extra brain to spare each. By sharing the load, the requirent can be reduced.]
'Oh! I see, that is a good thing to be able to do. So you can hack shit you couldn't otherwise.'
[Yes, the sa goes for using the {Store} family of {Fates}. If it is difficult to open a door larger than a human, multiple Reapers can use [Parallel] to expand the entrance or exit of the {Portal} to accommodate tanks or even aircraft.]
'Wow. That is handy! We should include that in the next version of {Limitless}.'
[Yes, the upgrades for the next iteration are already being prepared. In the next version, [Reflection], [Arican English], [Strip], and [Analyze] will no longer be separate, but will be a permanent part of {Limitless}].
'That is good. Then can the upgrades of {Limitless} be cascaded to {Call My Na}?'
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