And another omake done! It's a lot of fun thinking up and writing new powers, i can see why Rihaku does it. I just have no idea how he can manage to do so for an extended period of time.
Titanic Ascension (1942 words)
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Nameless meditated inside the Tower of Truth. The chrono-reactor inside of him made active cultivation unnecessary, and thus, he was instead using his time to study the diagram.
Achieving titanic ascension was a process that should take millennia. For Nameless, it could be done in a fraction of the time, that was even more true when utilizing the hybridization of diagrams, he had come up with a number of novel ways to do so.
Temporally changing his form to that of an elder beast, creating an hybrid of force and essence that amplified the gain of essence of all and nothingness on top of the chrono-reactor, an hybrid of essence and stone that allowed him to conceptually refine his essence, and diverse other diagrams, allowed Nameless to achieve the cusp of Titanhood in a matter of subjective weeks.
Then, finally, Nameless entirely focused into the self. To become a Titan in truth was a somewhat delicate process, taking all the effort of his mind. After a subjective eternity, the process was done, reality itself reacting to the birth of a new titan, the power of the tower of truth increasing further.
Eventually, Nameless left the tower, atop a throne of stars, wearing a crown of light, a halo like the nighttime sky, now, he was both a titan and a philosopher-king.
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Nameless has chosen to take [X]To Grasp Logos as his grand diagram of essence, and [X] Titanic Ascension.
What path of Titanhood Nameless has taken?
[ ] Go Beyond – A star: Nameless aligns his inner realm with the Tower of Truth, turning them into a single greater diagram. Greatly improves To Grasp Logos's power, doubling all of its current effects.
Emanation: Throne of stars, True.
Greatly expands Throne of star's reality effects, making it so that all offensive and defensive diagram spells are treated as 1 stage above Nameless's own(with potentiation boosting it to 2 stages), on top of that, greatly enhances the exoteric effects of all diagrams, and further increases all diagrams by 2 steps.
Extrusion: To Grasp Logos.
The extrusion is Nameless himself, his own body tied to the tower of Truth and becoming the diagram of To Grasp Logos.
Incarnation: The brightest star.
The diagram itself becomes Nameless's incarnation. All of it is greatly enhanced, power made manifest, the ultimate manifestation of Nameless's self.
While powerful, this represents the end of Nameless's path into cultivation. A diagram is formed, and forever more, that is the furthest reach that Nameless will reach with this art.
*Cheap, simple and powerful. Finishes cultivation, and makes Nameless devote all of his time towards artifact construction and diagram research.
*Synergetic with Truth and True Incarnation, giving 0.25 effective stages if one has access to both.
[ ] Go Further Beyond - A constellation: Nameless inner world starts to take shape, becoming part of a much greater diagram, a diagram greater than any previous made. Nameless is unsure what the diagram will actually do.
Emanation: Glimpses of Truth.
Seemingly gives some degree of conceptual power to all of Nameless Diagram spells, almost as if they were lesser truespells. For example: Mordant Fire partially ignores material durability, true quickening weakens time effects upon the user, etc.
Extrusion: Glimpses of Logos.
The greater diagram is it, what it does In Truth is not yet known.
Incarnation: When the diagram is complete, Nameless will know.
Nameless guesses that the Diagram will be fully complete at stage 12, every time Nameless increases in stage, he will unlock more of its power.
Nameless thinks that it's unlikely that he will reach stage 12 in time to fight Kong.
Once the diagram is complete, Nameless with reach the furthest reaches of cultivation, it effectively being completed as an art for him.
*Gives less power than beyond, but much more long-term potential, and access to more esoteric effects.
*Can Nameless afford to get even more potential at this point?
*The power of the complete diagram could rival perhaps even an Even Further Beyond. But can he reach it?
[ ] Go Even Further Beyond – All the stars above the sky: To grasp Logos. To reach Truth, to reach the very stars. All of them were wishes of the magi of old, and Nameless plans to fulfill all of them. Nameless now reigns over the endless stars, an unending realm that serves as basis to his throne. The culmination of the path that nameless has chosen.
Emanation: Throne of stars, True and Forevermore.
Greatly enhances and expands the effects of both of both of Nameless's reality effects. Fully integrates To Grasp Logos with both.
Gives some degree of conceptual power to all diagrams (mordent flame can now attack a cultivator's foundation, regardless of power, for example), and treats all of them as having one more beyond point invested into them. Possible even with diagrams that normally can't have beyond points invested with them.
All diagrams are treated as being 2 full stages above Nameless's own. (3 with potentiation).
Extrusion: Endless Constellations
Nameless can choose any one diagram every time he gains an cultivation level, this diagram becomes part of Nameless's extrusion. All of its effects are greatly expanded upon, and it's treated as being one more stage above Nameless's own. (Stacking with all other effects that do so.)
The effects that this has is increased in conjunction with Nameless's cultivation, and if the same diagram is chosen repeatedly, it's enhanced even further, each time becoming part of a greater diagram.
Incarnation: The light above the sky.
Any effect that conceptually has any resistance against the diagram is greatly weakened. All diagrams spells are considered conceptually greater or equal to opposing effects.
Allows Nameless to endlessly improve individual diagram spells, increasing their power, scope and effects, somewhat similar to spending beyond points. The difficult of increasing any given spell increases exponentially with time.
Should the skies between earth and stars be greater, the light above it will be greater still, forever making it so that all that see it strive towards it.
*Great synergy with both truth and true incarnation, gaining a further 0.25 stages due to truth, and 0.25 more when gaining true incarnation, on top of true incarnation's native bonus.
*Raw power, long-term potential, this choice has it all.
*Greatly weakens Endless Sky's advantage over the diagram.
*Theoretically, if Nameless chooses To Grasp Logos as constellation in every stage, at stage 11, if he has access to the other facets of truth, would allow to cast a diagram combining all signs.
*Nameless has no clue what it would actually due, only that it would take a herculean effort to research and cast it.
[ ] Go Even Further Beyond – A philosopher-king, true.
The path of a king is a limited one. A king cannot compare to a god, for they reign over the world. A king cannot compare to a titan, for they are power made manifest. A king cannot compare even to a man, for the man still has freedom to choose All Paths ahead of him.
Yet, a king's power comes not from the self, but rather, from his kingdom. While a king could not strike down a god, perhaps a civilization can. While a king cannot compare to a Titan, his civilization will eventually bring one down. And while a King does not have the freedom of a man, a civilization has untold paths that it can follow.
To be a philosopher-king true is to not only acknowledge that, but to strive towards it.
Emanation: As above, so below.
Nameless's kingdom becomes his emanation, and thus, is considered part of him. The land will flourish, crops will grow swiftly, the cattle will be healthy and all of his kingdom will act as if it had been affected by greater refining.
Nameless can freely affect any of his kingdom with his diagram, with open the way, this means that he can quickly be anywhere within it.
Nameless passively knows the wishes and desires of the population, and can quickly act to fulfill them.
Extrusion: Fisher king.
The kingdom is tied to the king, just as the king is tied to the kingdom. All citizens of Nameless's kingdom will gain a part of Nameless's power and positive effects.
All that consider him king will become thrice-great. Their biological needs will be greatly lessened. They will gain great talent, and will gain a fraction of his beyond points.
As Nameless grows in power, this effect is increased further and further. With enough power, theoretically, every citizen would become as talented as Nameless was.
Should Nameless die, a great affliction will impact his kingdom. The reverse is also true.
Incarnation: A king, forever more.
Nameless will become unable to cultivate further. Instead, his cultivation stage is treated as the rough power that his civilization has access to.
For example, to reach stage 9, he would need the power equivalent of a planet. 10, of a star, 11, of an entire solar system, and exponentially increasing above that.
Each increased stage has a tremendous effect on Nameless's civilization and power, increasing the effects of Nameless's emanation and extrusion, his kingdom flourishing further and further.
*Doesn't have the most long-term potential and gives little immediate power.
*If you could convince Yong Shen to be part of your empire, would immediately throw you into stage 11.
*Highly synergetic with Philosopher-King. Doubles all benefits gained from it.
*Allows crafting of Magnum Opus with little damage to long-term growth.
*Nameless is unsure if he will have enough Raw Power to defeat Kong.
*Chance of diplomatically defeating Kong, convincing him to be part of Nameless's empire, since it would be to the benefit of the countless multitudes inside of him.
*Has potential of some lateral growth. For example, using open the way, true to conquer a civilization that controls a galactic empire, but lacks access to magic, would be doable. A problem would be to gain knowledge of such a civilization.
Philosopher-King – To rule evermore. To rule wisely. To rule rightfully.
The culmination of the path of the thrice-great, combining aspects of all three to create a greater whole. The raw Might of cultivation, the Truth of the diagram and the Grace of Binary-magic.
Nameless gains innate knowledge of how to become a wise ruler, which is increased further when he makes an earnest effort towards becoming one.
When Nameless rules over a kingdom, all negative effects that would befall it are lessened, regardless of nature. Greatly empowers chosen subordinates and institutions, allowing Nameless to bestow a portion of his power unto them.
Allows the creation of wonders, mega-structures built around all three systems of magic, which improve the entire empire with its effects, and each one built strengthens Nameless.
Nameless himself gains power in measure of how developed the kingdom is, be it in science, raw power, or culture. Also is empowered by the construction of monuments in his own image.
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Now that Nameless has become a Titan and became a Philosopher-King proper, what will he do next?
First and foremost, he will take the throne, as is his right. However, what will he do once there?
[ ] Hunt the heroine- The Heroine will soon awaken. While unlikely to be able to match Nameless in a relevant time-frame, the wish from the divinities could prove quite useful towards his kingdom.
[ ] Inward focus – Nameless will focus in improving his diagram and discovering the remaining parts of truth.
[ ] Improve the empire – Nameless will do as an proper emperor should, and focus towards stabilizing and improving his empire. (should give Nameless one to two stage bonus, depending on titanic ascension chosen.)
