Say for example after the first death Subaru fuses with his past self. So he is twice as strong, twice as fast and can take twice as much endurance.
In the second timeline he exchanges the phone for the insignia but elsa kills him when he reveals that he is going to return it to its owner...
And so he dies again and fuses with his past self....
So he has the strength, speed and endurance of 3 of himself...
This loop in the original he is killed by the hoodlums but with the Power of three subaru's, perhaps he manages to beat them and the story changes there or perhaps he dies perhaps due to a cheap shot or other plot convinience...
So say he dies again following the plot and this time he has the strength, speed, and endurance of four subaru's...
This might help him not end up in critical condition after riendhard defeats elsa, here the story may change drastically.
Subaru might be injured but not as much as he was much four time faster and stronger than he was originally. Perhaps it was enough to push Emilia out of the way of elsa without himself getting him bowels sliced open in the process.
Regardless this changes the story a lot and the next time he dies he will loop likely loop to where ever the next check point is..
However unlike before the body where his new check point is saved has the power of 4 Subaru's .
SO the 5th loop will add to that.
The power of a body with 4 subaru's of the past plus a body with the power of four subaru's from the future fused together will make subaru be 8 times stronger and faster than he originally was...
If he this power is not enough to save him and he dies again then it will be 12, if thats not enough it will be 16.
But if 8 times the power was enough for the check point to be updated then the next death would add 8 making it 16. Should that not be enough 8 will be added again making it 24...
the math adds up, but the amount of times Subaru has to loop/die before he can match Heracles is a lot, then to defeat Heracles he would have to die a few more times.
then he would have to get creative due to how Heracles A-rank Battle Continuation and God Hand making him ridiculously hard to kill on top of his already ridiculous strength, speed and endurance.
Subaru would of course win eventually but he would have to go through many lives doing it.
This reminds me of a flash animation called Final Fantasy 7 in almost 3 minutes by Roger van der Weide. In that flash animation, Sephiroth dies and then he revives instantly. He kept saying "Ah you killed me! But by killing me you made me stronger!" after he dies.
Say for example after the first death Subaru fuses with his past self. So he is twice as strong, twice as fast and can take twice as much endurance.
In the second timeline he exchanges the phone for the insignia but elsa kills him when he reveals that he is going to return it to its owner...
And so he dies again and fuses with his past self....
So he has the strength, speed and endurance of 3 of himself...
This loop in the original he is killed by the hoodlums but with the Power of three subaru's, perhaps he manages to beat them and the story changes there or perhaps he dies perhaps due to a cheap shot or other plot convinience...
So say he dies again following the plot and this time he has the strength, speed, and endurance of four subaru's...
This might help him not end up in critical condition after riendhard defeats elsa, here the story may change drastically.
Subaru might be injured but not as much as he was much four time faster and stronger than he was originally. Perhaps it was enough to push Emilia out of the way of elsa without himself getting him bowels sliced open in the process.
Regardless this changes the story a lot and the next time he dies he will loop likely loop to where ever the next check point is..
However unlike before the body where his new check point is saved has the power of 4 Subaru's .
SO the 5th loop will add to that.
The power of a body with 4 subaru's of the past plus a body with the power of four subaru's from the future fused together will make subaru be 8 times stronger and faster than he originally was...
If he this power is not enough to save him and he dies again then it will be 12, if thats not enough it will be 16.
But if 8 times the power was enough for the check point to be updated then the next death would add 8 making it 16. Should that not be enough 8 will be added again making it 24...
I don't know if this is actually how it works but people essentially get stronger once their muscles or whatever are "broken" and repaired right? If this is true (Like I said I have no idea) would this count any muscles he "broke" that would get stronger once he healed, but he died before he healed as having gotten stronger, or would it not count as he still died?
Is there even a Heracles out there that's weak enough for only 7 to be enough in the first place? Excluding child forms, Disney or any other family films with Heracles as the big strong hero as their feats are probably less clear, and crack characters
If it's not too much of a bother, can we get more of either the "Contract Job" SI series, or something involving Homura? You've strayed rather far from your origins regarding the latter.
A non-SI idea: a Shirou who got his ideal from Kiritsugu earlier gets a connection the Valley in the Shadow of Death shortly after Kiritsugu's death like Ritsu Ogawa from Darkscythe drake's Assassin Among Heroes. But in this timeline he's already got actual training from Kiritsugu - not enough to be some super assassin like his dad since he's still growing, training and has no actual experience on top of managing a normal life, but he can still use the Nanaya Techniques, guns and other modern tools that Kiritsugu would use, his circuits, some magic (e.g reinforcement/structuranalysis/alteration/Tracing, familiars, but nothing too advanced like gandr or that wire stuff Ilya and Irisveil use, his dads still dying after all), and anything else he could learn (not just from Kiritsugu) along the way (e.g kendo and kyudo). Though he isn't an expert at guns and stuff because he's young and they need a more isolated place than his shed to actually practice
Anyway after meeting King Hassan and talking he starts training under him like Ogawa, and by the time the grail war starts he is more experienced and has already been developing his own Zabaniya for a while (Zabaniya: Delusional Sword Body?)
SI as Liono born in thundera. Regains his previous lifes memories after the crash landing...except this time the crash landing is not on earth. It's in Remnant...on Menagerie.
"So let me get this straight. You're reincarnating me into Remnant as Liono?"
"Correct."
"And?"
"And what?"
"Do I get the sword of Omens or something like that?"
ROB let out a snort at that. "I'm not like the others, you can work to get power on your own. I'm not just going to hand it on a silver platter, even to someone as nice as you."
Right, so I'm going to be reincarnated into RWBY without any special powers as Liono. If I get reincarnated in atlas I'm so screwed.
"Then how am I supposed to complete the mission you gave me, you want me, an ordinary guy, to somehow free all the Faunus, not to say that I won't try it, but you do know I am only one man? Against all the Jackasses in remnant? Not to mention Salem will definitely be gunning after me if I start making a move like that."
"Fine." The ROB gave in. "You've made your point. I shall give you a gift...do not waste it. Now, begone!"
"Wa-" I didn't even get to ask him what my gift was before I found myself in darkness for a few seconds... And then there was light.
"Congratulations chieftess Kali, it's a Boy!"
What in the world?
I stared at the giant that was wrapping a blanket around me before I was brought in front of the one who had birthed me.
"Ghira, he's so beautiful." The woman was sweating and appeared to be out of breath.
"Indeed he is." Came the low rumbling sound of a man behind me who had just come into my field of vision. Both the man and the woman looking at me with an unconditional love that I had not expected. But I was their son. So It does make sense. "What shall we name him?"
"His name..."
Then a firm but gentle voice rumbled. Just by listening one could tell that it was something far greater than any mortal.
"The Loin cub born on this day shall be named Lion-O. He will be given the knowledge that no man yet knows and shall be the Lord of all Faunus, a King, those who follow him they will gain freedom and knowledge, and when he turns of age, he shall begin his journey, a journey to lead all Faunus to freedom. Man has not changed and they will not realize what they have until it is gone. Have patience my children, your time of suffering is nearing its end. So mote it be." With that, a wave of power echoed over all of Remnant but it was only audible to Faunus.
It was silent in menagerie for a moment before chaos was ensured. The God of Faunus once thought to be myth had spoken to them and for some reason, not a single Faunus had any doubt about the voice. It was indeed their lord.
Now the question became, who was the Lion cub? And how would they know him? After all, there were so many faunus all over Remnant. To go through all the records in all the hospitals to see if any was born on this day would require very high-level access to the CCT. Not to mention all the people who live outside the walls, who may not have the proper facilities.
Ghira however as the current leader of the Whitefang and the chieftan of menagerie looked down upon his son's arms in wonder and hope.
If the words of God were true then the white fang serves no purpose anymore. They would not get equality no matter what they did...and yet, yet, he still wanted to keep it... Though perhaps the white fang can become something else?
After all, considering the commotion his sensitive ears could hear, it would only be a matter of time before all the Faunus in menagerie knows of Lion-O. If Lion-O was to be a King. Then he was a prince now, and a prince does need a Royal Guard. He knew quite a few people he personally would place his trust in...
In a few years all over the world, white fang activity would slowly die down. Raids and attacks from the white fang would slowly come to a complete stop. While this was good news, it would also raise several red flags in human generals and councilors as they waited for the other shoe to drop.
And it would... but it would not be one they expect.
Yeah, but considering what they just heard from someone they considered to be their God... the appearance would actually make it look like more proof of what they had heard and that it was not a hallucination, and when the paternity test comes back positive anyway it would make it rock solid.
besides...even without the test the fact he is a cat faunus makes kind of shows a very little chance of the father being someone else
If two Faunus of the same type breed (e.g. two dog Faunus), their child will also be of the same species.
If two Faunus of different types breed, their child will be a random type of Faunus. Thus, a cat Faunus and a dog Faunus could produce a bat Faunus, for example.
If the father was different then the son would very likely be a random Faunus
"Are you all right, Montmorency?" Guiche asked, "What's wrong?"
I had failed the first two times and I had failed again.
As the smoke my failure was apparent there was nothing.
"This makes all you said worth it!" Boobmonster began to laugh "I never would have guessed you'd summon nothing!"
"I'm truly sorry Miss Vallerie, but you've failed the summoning ritual thrice." Colbert shook his head with pity. "You cannot continue the second year without a familiar, please follow me to the headmaster's office."
Walking out of the headmaster's office I was no longer a student anymore. Honestly, I didn't know why I feared, I WILL continue to move forwards. No matter what happens I will not give up. Even if Mother is disappointed or denounces me...It doesn't matter. But if am denounced. I would miss Sister Cattleya.
I honestly felt lighter now. I no longer had to worry about grades or whether I will fail the next test. I came to a stop as Zerbst von Boobmonster stepped infront of me.
"Louise, you alright?"
I looked at her confused. Why was she asking me that? Was it a trick? Perhaps she was pitying me? No. It didn't matter school was behind me now. I simply stepped around her to continue to my room to pack up my things
"Louise hold up!" I ignored the harlot and continued to move forward. "Loooouiiiise."
The servants were loading my chest onto the carriage Zerbst was still bothering me.
"Loooouuuuise."
She was not going to stop bothering me until I answer, wasn't she?
May as well humor her since this was likely the last time I will hear from her anyway.
"What is it, Zerbst?"
"Are you alright?" Again with that
"And why do you care?"
"Do my best friend is got expelled from school, of course, I had to know if you are all right!"
"Best Friend?" Best Friend? Best friend? How dare she? "What gave you the right to call yourself my best friend?" I hissed, rage flooding me.
She blinked as if confused, "Of course we're best friends! We banter all the time!"
I was shocked.
Did she consider it Banter?
Was I wrong?
Had I grown so used to people berating and mocking me that I couldn't tell when some actually bantered with me. Recalling how Zerbest treated me it was true. Unlike the others she was upfront, she was perhaps one of the few who didn't whisper behind my back to others when they thought I couldn't hear them. She unlike others hers was different it was like one mom's old friends. And she never took it too far. My rage subsided replaced with Hope. Hope that perhaps she had found a true friend. One who would not care for status or Power.
Damn them, because of them I nearly lost someone who had considered me a friend all because I didn't recognize that it was just friendly teasing, and not cruel mocking. Someone who was comfortable enough with me to banter with.
A friend huh.
I hadn't had any friends in the academy... and when I realized I actually had one in front of me the whole time I had to leave when I found one who didn't care who my family was nor the fact I couldn't use magic.
With that, I made up my mind. "I will be alright Zerbst," I gave a small smile. "Thank you for caring" with that that I turned around mildly amused at the shocked face Zerbst had shown before I was glomped from behind.
"Oh, Louise I knew you would turn soft eventually, make sure to write to me okay? Maybe I'll even visit you during the holidays!"
Before I could say another word I saw a Green light fell from the sky like a comet. I threw up my arms as it headed straight towards me, but nothing happened and I lowered my arms.
I blinked at the simple-looking ring floating in a sphere of emerald light.
"What is that?" Zerbst asked still hanging on to me.
"A Ring?" I questioned
"Louise françoise le blanc de la Vallière of Earth, Sector 2814"
I jumped at the disembodied voice coming from the ring. It sounded off. Too smooth and neutral to be human. Was it a spirit? Was a spirit inside it? How did it even know my name? and what did it mean by earth? Was it saying that I was an earth mage?
"You have the ability to overcome great fear"
Of course, I had the ability to overcome great fear. If I didn't I would have given up long ago.
"Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps"
And then the ring flew to put itself on my finger. 'Ribbons' of green light surrounded my body in a not unpleasant sensation of hot and cold that changed my clothes as they wound around me. My clothes were replaced by a black bodysuit with long white gloves and green boots that stopped at my knees. Green dominated the upper portion of the suit around my shoulders and neckline where the suit dipped to a V above my collarbone. Over my chest was the same strange symbol carved onto the glowing. Two parallel bars with a circle between them.
I stared down at my gloved hands and muttered a single, "What."
Its worth it to get away from all the bullshit she's gone thru. Plus isn't she super powerful? I'm not too familiar with the characters, but I've seen the summoning ceremony in enough fics.
edit-if nothing else she's lose that appalling attitude towards servants they all have.
Ignore this Snippet if you wish, just mostly the Lantern explaining to Louise it's Capabilities.
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"Designation: Green Lantern Power Ring assigned to Green Lantern 2814"
Designation? So it was something called a Green lantern Power ring, and it had apparently just recruited me to an organization of some kind? An organization that had more than 2000 members. My eyes narrowed at that. That was nearly as many mages as Tristan had. The most recent survey showed that Tristan had about 3000 mages. Was this 'artifact' something used by this organization to recruit mages? And if so what was the purpose of this organization? And why haven't I heard of it? And strangely enough. The members seemed to be called Green lanterns. What a strange way to name a member, instead of something like knight, or enforcer.
"What is the purpose of this Green Lantern Corps? And Why have you chosen me? Me of all people?" After all, if someone wanted to recruit a strong mage they could have chosen anyone else. So why me?
"A Green Lantern is an officer of the intergalactic peacekeeping force known as the Green Lantern Corps, who are tasked with promoting order and justice throughout the 3600 sectors of the Universe. Every Green Lantern possesses a power ring that serves as a badge of authority and the most powerful weapon in their arsenal. Green Lanterns are assigned to a sector of the universe and it is their duty to suppress any threat against their sector."
My head began to spin.
What in the world?
From what I understood this Organization seemed to be some kind of peace-keeping force.
"Intergalactic?" and what did it mean by the universe? Was this organization a peacekeeping force that was spread all over Halkeginia, or perhaps even beyond? Perhaps even in Rub Al Khali? Or even further?
"A Galaxy is a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction."
My mind was brought to a halt once again. I have certainly seen the night sky before and I haven't really counted it, but billions? Were stars truly that many in number?
"Wait, so you are saying that the Green Lantern corps are supposed to keep the peace between the stars? That doesn't make sense, first, how the stars are tiny there's no way anything can live on it, and second, how Brimirs name am I supposed to go up there, and third you still haven't answered the question about why you choose me of all people!" Louise was getting a bit frustrated with the ring.
"Understood. Simplifying. Your Planet, named Earth-" So that's what he meant. Still, who had the bright idea of naming our world after dirt? Though if they named it since it is the ground we stand upon then it makes sense. "- orbits the Sun which is merely one of the millions of stars-"
"Hang on, you are telling me that our sun is a star?"
"-Affirmative."
"But how? The sun is far, far larger than any other star!"
"Negative. The sun is in fact quite small compared to most other stars. The only reason you see the stars so small is because of how great the distance is."
That actually made some sense...
Wait, then if that's how far stars are..."Wait how far is the sun?"
"It takes light eight minutes to reach this planet from the sun."
I blinked....light had a speed?
"How fast is light?"
"If the light was to go around this world, it would do so about 12 to 24 times in the time it takes for you to breathe in."
I took a breath....
That....
That was mind-boggling....
I couldn't even wrap her head around it so she choose to ignore it.
"If what you are saying is true then how far are the stars out there?"
"The Closest star is about 4.0870656 light-years. from this planet."
"And a light year is?" I asked already dreading the answer.
"The distance it takes for light to travel in a year."
"Then how am I supposed to do that in the first place?"
"Green Lantern Power Ring has the ability to grant user FTL flight capabilities."
I dreaded to ask but ask I had to.
"and what is FTL?"
"FTL stands for Faster than Light."
That... That boggled the mind... I couldn't even imagine that. If it was true then I could take me to Tristain capital in the time it takes for me to blink.
"Can you take me to the capital city, using that thing?"
"Faster than Light travel is locked at this time."
That was what she was expecting. In a way it was a relief. "So this was a scam after all."
"Incorrect, FTL features are restricted until the user receives Authorization."
"Then what can you do now?" I asked still a bit suspicious.
"Flight-"
"You just said it was restricted."
"Fater Than Light travel was restricted, Flight however is not restricted. In the atmosphere, a Green Lantern has been known to fly at ten times the speed of sound."
"And how fast is sound?"
"The speed of a shockwave."
"Oh.." That she knew. I regularly cast explosions after all.
That...That was ridiculously fast.
"The Universal translator function allows the user to speak and understand all languages. The ring can also absorb and store other energies. Invisibility, Upon request, the ring can recreate a holographic environment based on data in its memory banks. The ring will automatically end the playback if outside interference warrants the ring wielder's undivided attention. The ring can be used to fire blasts of energy or create weapons such as projectiles of them. The ring can project beams of force powered by the will of the user."
"Wait, you need willpower to work?" Then that meant it was just a Wand. A Legendary and Intelligent Wand but this a wand but without any of the words.
"That is correct, your enormous willpower and your ability to overcome fear while remaining just, fair, and following the Law of your people is the reason why you were chosen."
My fears faded away at that. This organization whatever it was wasn't seeking to attack Tristan or Henrietta. Nor were they trying to take over Tristain. Still, she would keep up her guard for now. At least until she has had irrefutable evidence.
"The primary function of the Power Ring is to provide a weapon capable of transforming the wearer's thoughts into physical constructs through the wearer's strength of willpower. A Green Lantern can create any particular items or construct that they can imagine as long as they have the willpower necessary to will it into existence. The constructs are made out of bright green energy, which is a tangible form of pure willpower, and they exist only as long as a Green Lantern is fueling it with their willpower. Items created by the rings are not indestructible and are only as powerful as the willpower of the Green Lantern creating them."
"I can create anything?"
"Affirmative."
"Swords?"
"Affirmative."
"Fire?"
"Affirmative."
"Golems?"
"Affirmative"
"A Castle?"
"So long as your willpower is strong enough."
"Food."
"While you could do so, it will disappear should you be distracted and lose focus."
Just like a single-use spell would.
Hmmm, wait.
"Kirche?" I turned around to see her on the ground unconscious. Not that I could blame her. I could barely believe it myself and was nearly overwhelmed. It would probably be a while for all this to sink in myself.
Carrying her unconscious boy and handing her to the Academies gate guards letting them know that she fainted for some reason and to take her to the infirmary. With that, I turned and walked towards the Carriage. While if the Ring was truthful and I could use it to Fly, this was not the time nor place to test a new wand.
It was time to head home.
No matter what came, she would continue to move forwards.
