Digimon Inheritance: A Heroic Lion's Turbulent Times (Finished)
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One thing I am hoping that happens at some point during this tournament is that one of Verg's opponent ends up realising just how hard it is to hurt Verg when you land a hit, didn't really get that with the first opponent.
28th Of Wood (Evening) A Lesson & Lacking Substance
drexal15
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There's only a split second to react as Astamon shifts his leg and moves, darting towards you as a demonic blur. Instinct screams for you to dodge away or defend, while honed reflexes move your body into a block. Meaning it's your deliberate action to stop and merely observe the Mega's incoming attack despite the danger.
The Demon Lord closes as a flash of darkness and will, his ponderously weighty side kick impacting with your sternum and then ripping straight through your core with a burst of horrible agony-
-you blink, eyes locked upon the Qi-wreathed foot settled harmlessly against your cuirass.
I felt that tear through my defenses as if they didn't exist. I felt that blow kill me… Fascinating.
That was more than a mere feint, of that you're certain. And with that conclusion comes the knowledge that if you two were to clash here and now, then it would only end one way. Namely, with your complete defeat.
Which isn't particularly surprising given your would-be opponent is a Demon Lord, but still brings a tinge of bitterness with it. However, rather than dwell on that unpleasant feeling, you focus on the prematurely halted attack itself.
It had been fast, yes but that's more a consequence of Astamon's skill than raw, overwhelming agility. The Demon Man had pushed off the ground without any unnecessary movements, flapped his wings to push forward and paired it simultaneously with spirit based propulsion. A flawless combination of all three methods of movement, but something that's ultimately the least impressive part of what he'd done.
You've never witnessed such a tightly refined use of spirit before. Astamon's Maverick technique is layered more densely than even your Gale Claw, and indeed closer resembles the likes of Diamond Fist, and No.1 Punch. Albeit as a manifestation of pure Qi rather than those technique's direct enhancement.
It's also a level of concentrated density and power you hadn't thought possible. Not through means of pure spirit manipulation at least. However the skill in spirit manipulation is only half of what made the kick so deadly. Somehow Astamon had managed to imbue his intent, his nature and will itself into the blow. With that weight as the Demon Lord of Sloth compounding to make it greater than any mundane strike.
It's the manifestation of his sin, concept pressed tangible onto reality... I can even smell it.
You can certainly understand how he can regularly clash with the likes of SlashAngemon and manage to survive. As a Martial Artist he's sublime and is at least in this field superior to even MetalEtemon. This is what entire decades of refinement looks like in action.
Not that your respect for Astamon as a warrior will stop you from deleting him when the time comes. The Demon Lord is still a complete monster, one responsible for unfathomable levels of death and destruction, including most recently, shooting MayorTyrannomon just to make a point.
Still, as the sinful Qi is extinguished, and the Demon-Man's foot withdraws, you can't help but give a shallow bow of respect.
"My thanks for the lesson."
I now know what I'm missing.
"I'm quite certain you'll make good use of it." The Gloaming's leader nods before floating back down. He casts a glance towards the still struggling Wisemon, then sighs as said wizard flips him off. "Your will is strong letch." Astamon notes grudgingly. "However you lack the substance of a true lord."
"S-screw off you friggen'… pompous jackass." A provocation The Demon Lord pays no attention to as he strides to the door, and calmly exits the chamber. Your enemy finished everything he came here to do, and staying here longer would do nothing to further his plans.
Substance of a true lord… what did he mean by that?
===AN: This one was written mostly on mobile. Hope it still holds up. Next snippet should be sometime tonight. This update delves into something else that has shown up a few times before, and we're kind of getting into Xianxia land with it boys. Beta'd by TempestK.
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There's only a split second to react as Astamon shifts his leg and moves, darting towards you as a demonic blur. Instinct screams for you to dodge away or defend, while honed reflexes move your body into a block. Meaning it's your deliberate action to stop and merely observe the Mega's incoming attack despite the danger.
The Demon Lord closes as a flash of darkness and will, his ponderously weighty side kick impacting with your sternum and then ripping straight through your core with a burst of horrible agony-
-you blink, eyes locked upon the Qi-wreathed foot settled harmlessly against your cuirass.
I felt that tear through my defenses as if they didn't exist. I felt that blow kill me… Fascinating.
That was more than a mere feint, of that you're certain. And with that conclusion comes the knowledge that if you two were to clash here and now, then it would only end one way. Namely, with your complete defeat.
Which isn't particularly surprising given your would-be opponent is a Demon Lord, but still brings a tinge of bitterness with it. However, rather than dwell on that unpleasant feeling, you focus on the prematurely halted attack itself.
It had been fast, yes but that's more a consequence of Astamon's skill than raw, overwhelming agility. The Demon Man had pushed off the ground without any unnecessary movements, flapped his wings to push forward and paired it simultaneously with spirit based propulsion. A flawless combination of all three methods of movement, but something that's ultimately the least impressive part of what he'd done.
You've never witnessed such a tightly refined use of spirit before. Astamon's Maverick technique is layered more densely than even your Gale Claw, and indeed closer resembles the likes of Diamond Fist, and No.1 Punch. Albeit as a manifestation of pure Qi rather than those technique's direct enhancement.
It's also a level of concentrated density and power you hadn't thought possible. Not through means of pure spirit manipulation at least. However the skill in spirit manipulation is only half of what made the kick so deadly. Somehow Astamon had managed to imbue his intent, his nature and will itself into the blow. With that weight as the Demon Lord of Sloth compounding to make it greater than any mundane strike.
It's the manifestation of his sin, concept pressed tangible onto reality... I can even smell it.
You can certainly understand how he can regularly clash with the likes of SlashAngemon and manage to survive. As a Martial Artist he's sublime and is at least in this field superior to even MetalEtemon. This is what entire decades of refinement looks like in action.
Not that your respect for Astamon as a warrior will stop you from deleting him when the time comes. The Demon Lord is still a complete monster, one responsible for unfathomable levels of death and destruction, including most recently, shooting MayorTyrannomon just to make a point.
Still, as the sinful Qi is extinguished, and the Demon-Man's foot withdraws, you can't help but give a shallow bow of respect.
"My thanks for the lesson."
I now know what I'm missing.
"I'm quite certain you'll make good use of it." The Gloaming's leader nods before floating back down. He casts a glance towards the still struggling Wisemon, then sighs as said wizard flips him off. "Your will is strong letch." Astamon notes grudgingly. "However you lack the substance of a true lord."
"S-screw off you friggen'… pompous jackass." A provocation The Demon Lord pays no attention to as he strides to the door, and calmly exits the chamber. Your enemy finished everything he came here to do, and staying here longer would do nothing to further his plans.
Substance of a true lord… what did he mean by that?
===AN: This one was written mostly on mobile. Hope it still holds up. Next snippet should be sometime tonight. This update delves into something else that has shown up a few times before, and we're kind of getting into Xianxia land with it boys. Beta'd by TempestK.
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Maybe Sparks has some latent demon mode potential? He would've been a Vamdemon if he stayed as crazy as he was at first.
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"However you lack the substance of a true lord."
…. Interesting there's more to this sentence then just an insult.I'm not entirely certain what but I think Sparks understands it.
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Huh
That sounds a lot like Tekkousou
Immense power/ideal focused/ absolute concentration of power/Demonic(Divine) weight.
Sounds like we have the basic mechanics to start honing Tekkousou into a useable move.
…. Interesting there's more to this sentence then just an insult.I'm not entirely certain what but I think Sparks understands it.
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Huh
That sounds a lot like Tekkousou
Immense power/ideal focused/ absolute concentration of power/Demonic(Divine) weight.
Sounds like we have the basic mechanics to start honing Tekkousou into a useable move.
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drexal15
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Sparks could have potentially been a very powerful Vamdemon yes, but that's not what being implied here, Sparks is technically a Demon Man right now in any case.
You remember how Verge could smell the Deus Vult! from SlashAngemon?
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Since you specifically mentioned Sparks being a Demon Man, I assume what Astamon meant is the potential for Sparks to evolve into a Demon Lord type Digimon, not necessarily one of the Seven but perhaps Murmukusmon, considering he shares Count's habits for collecting things.
Or perhaps Astamon was referring to Pharaohmon a Demon Man Mega that is a Lordly type being based on the Pharaoh and all, and Sparks is colluding with Anubismon Egyptian based Mega Digimon.
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I mean in the worst case scenario Black Seraphimon is pretty much half way there to being a demon lord, but I doubt he meant that.
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Again not literally.
Hmmm a lack of substance… it might be that Sparks currently lacks the … Oomph to get to mega? He needs an external thing to provide him with that extra step to get into the big leagues?
I mean he has the human spirit of steel he's only one heist away from Fusion evolution or ancient evolution into one of the ten.
I'm not entirely certain what he meant here though.
drexal15
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Only a bare handful. Of course, Slashangemon is pretty used to seeing it by now kek.
Astamon knew what seeing this kind of thing would mean to Verge. He doesn't skimp out on repaying debts. Though he did go an extra step because Verge is the successor to an old friend.
Verge is already well on his way to that level, but this is a nice little hint to further his progress.
Sparks on the other hand…
Yes he did, though that's not the whole of it. For all his power and magic Sparks still can't work his aura.
NGL, it's kind of an important thing if he wants to hit Mega.
Though it's technically not a literal leadership aura.
You're reading into things a bit too literally.
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As a side note, Verge can totally learn Maverick the technique, or rather make a kick that's very similar. It wouldn't be quite the same no matter how much he tried.
The Sloth imbued version Astamon showed him is forever out of his reach. Verge doesn't have the corresponding sin strong enough for it.
Kind of like how he can eventually pull off No.1 punch, but MetalEtemon would never be able to use Tekkousou.
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I think it was said that he already has enough potential to hit mega thanks to everything he's already done ( armour evolution gave him a bit more, the d splice and then the fusing with the spirit). It might be a mentality or skill thing as in hes not ready to digivolve into a mega even if he did reach the required raw power
In other words, it would be a Lust or Wrath based variant
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From the context of this post I guess what Astamon meant as the substance of a True Lord is Mega potential with Lord being Astamon's fancy way of saying Mega level.
I guess Sparks requires a bit more help to reach that point perhaps splicing SaberLeomon's data would help, or if Sparks is still an Ultimate and Verge becomes Baihumon Verge could boost Sparks the same way Zhuqiaomon could boost Impmon.
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You may be onto something there.
If all it took to evolve was a spirit and sufficient power the Madam would have evolved a long time ago.
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There ARE other demon lord types that aren't part of the Code Key of Sins
Murmukusmon and Deathmon are two of those for example
Although it was originally a high-ranking Angel Digimon, it fell from grace and became a Demon Lord Digimon. It is in the ruling class of the Nightmare Soldiers, with the title of "Count", and it manages thirty legions of demons
Count. Leader of Nightmare Soldiers. In his first animated appearance he was a trickster mage that depended on a much stronger digimon while he remained the brains of the operation
Murmukusmon and Deathmon are two of those for example
Although it was originally a high-ranking Angel Digimon, it fell from grace and became a Demon Lord Digimon. It is in the ruling class of the Nightmare Soldiers, with the title of "Count", and it manages thirty legions of demons
Count. Leader of Nightmare Soldiers. In his first animated appearance he was a trickster mage that depended on a much stronger digimon while he remained the brains of the operation
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Sweet mother of Seraphmon
Sparks. Once we are done here we're going to drag you into a training camp. If you're going to be a muscle wizard then by Verge you are going to learn how to muscle wizard properly!
I had just assumed he picked up at least the bare minimum hanging around with verge his entire life!
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Piedmon feels like having high requirements in magic while having a good enough physique
Both which Sparks have and his personality is also aligned with it
Its Definition.
Sparks lacks commitment to a defining trait, and is instead some weird ass hodgepodge of a mishmash
As compared to Verge who is synthesizing his wackass patchwork of a self into something definitively and uniquely himself
Nah, he never bothered with that kind of stuff. His main focus has been high programming and how to use it to solve problems he'd run into.
drexal15
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Do keep in mind Aura manipulation =/= energy/Qi control. Indeed as a Wisemon and seasoned wizard his ability to manipulate spirit is top tier.
But, he can't glare someone into the floor through flexing his will. Ala what Astamon did to him.
That's a big part of it.
Funnily enough, the Madame actually does have what Astamon spoke of. She hasn't digivolved because she lacks the human/lesser spirit of water. Plus base form of Witchmon did not have Mega potential. Right now though she's as strong as a weakish Mega and could totally take PileVolcamon in a fight. Edit: Keep in mind she does bear a code crown, which is worth a lot.
Splicing wouldn't help him here.
Actually... only for Wrath. Verge for all his sin corruption, can't manifest Lust/Desire to that level. Anger can work, though it'll be lesser compared to say, Pit.In other words, it would be a Lust or Wrath based variant
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So Aura is different from Qi.
I Suppose it's the difference between armament and advanced conqueror haki?
If that's the case then I'm not sure we can actually help him with that. I always assumed they were one in the same.
I Suppose it's the difference between armament and advanced conqueror haki?
If that's the case then I'm not sure we can actually help him with that. I always assumed they were one in the same.