Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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The greatest change maybe, was to the lowest layer, the shift which writhed against her skin into a form fitting dense meshed weave of black fabric from the bottom of her chin down to her ankles and all the way to her wrists as well. It was a snug feeling but not uncomfortable.
Lol, I have a feeling Xiulan might be jelly. Meizhen is going to try hard not to oogle at her bestie again. In my head this part is like thermal wear or a diving suit. Or Sci fi skin hugging suits. Man, I want an artist rendition now.

I also had the thought of what of it ended up KLK style tranform. That would mortify Ling Qi forever.
 
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Lol, I have a feeling Xiulan might be jelly. Meizhen is going to try hard not to oogle at her bestie again. In my head this part is like thermal wear or a diving suit. Or Sci fi skin hugging suits. Man, I want an artist rendition now.

I also had the thought of what of it ended up KLK style tranform. That would mortify Ling Qi forever.

There's actually a little bit of that, the upper dress partially retracts and becomes less restrictive as the mesh and other upgrades spins out. It's just that Ling Qi is still a prude and she doesn't show skin.
 
Makes me wonder if there are special techinques or talismans that allow a peak White to achieve Sublime tier.

The White Cap is enforced by the Nameless, anything that can breach that has to leave the material world. A technique that would breach that barrier would keep you on the other side when you were done, except you're not actually a Transcendent so that's probably a bad place to be.
 
[ ] Oh Boy SV time to get your naming on again!

Wellllll~

[ ] Sīyùn (絲運) : 絲 (Sī) - Silk / Thread ; 運 (Yùn) - Luck/ Destiny / Fate / Transport (Also true as far as Dress chan is concerned :p )

[ ] Yunxiàn (運線) : 運 (Yùn) - Luck/Fate/Destiny/Transport ; Xiàn (線) - Thread / String / Line / Route
(And a reference to Mìngyùn de hóngxiàn (命運的紅線), The Red Threads of Fate that bind together Soulmates in eastern myths, and LQ and Dress-chan are definitely that heh; Also seems appropriate considering LQ's visualisation of bonds as strings in her Nightmare Tribulation / Insight)

Did i just?...Yes, yes I did :p
 
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Allows you to temporarily appear to be one stage higher in cultivation than you are. Once per scene you may treat yourself as if you were truly one stage higher in cultivation for the duration of one stunt. At G8 this does allow you to be treated as C1, but this will cause the gown's active functions including dusk singer mode to shut down for the remainder of the scene.
Uhhhhhh, excuse me, what. Temporary power boost???
 
Swaying Twilight Gown: A many layered gown of water smooth black silk with prominent white hems and a dark blue mantle split down the center like a pair of wings and embroidered with patterns of white lotus flowers. It's train trails behind the wearer, never touching the base earth. A finely painted silk panel is affixed to the front, displaying curling vines and white petaled azalea flowers, spotted with red like drops of blood. Made by an apprentice of the Duchess Cai, and infused with a thread from the spirit Liming, it's craftsmanship is near unparalleled, though its potential still sleeps.

+2 to Primary Armor Skill, +1 to Primary Movement Skill

Wings in Shadow G8
Provides flight at your speed, or negates any damage from a fall.

Twilight Beauty G3
You may dim light in your vicinity at will

vs


'---' Living Gown
A simple four layered black and dark purple dress with a fur trimmed mantle, able to shift and transform into any style or shape freely and at will. An excitable young spirit dedicated to making her wearer stand out.

+2 to primary Armor Skill, +1 to Primary Movement Skill, -4 Qi upkeep

Night Maiden's Wings G8:
Provides flight at your speed, or negates any damage from a fall. Reduce the potency of any effect that would interfere with your flight by 1

Shimmmering Dusk G4
Allows you or your dress to manipulate the direction and intensity of lights and shadow in your vicinity


Dusk Singer Mode

Increase Trait Bonuses to +4 and +2

Allows you to temporarily appear to be one stage higher in cultivation than you are. Once per scene you may treat yourself as if you were truly one stage higher in cultivation for the duration of one stunt. At G8 this does allow you to be treated as C1, but this will cause the gown's active functions including dusk singer mode to shut down for the remainder of the scene.

Up to twice per scene your dress may fully absorb the force of an attack targeted at you. This does not affect the other targets of an AoE effect.

Question, is Potency about Rank, like G5, G8, or is it something else?
 
Potency is the cultivation rank of a person or effect yes. This goes from R1-G8(or raw 1-14 r1-3 y1-3, g1-8)

Traits one the other hand go from 1-10 regardless of the realm they're in.
 
At this point, Ling Qi is closer to being a favorite cousin of Renxiang than she is to being a mere retainer. This dress is -insane-.

Being able to wield Shen even for the briefest of moments when we reach Peak Green is going to be an "I Win," button during most fights. It would destroy most opponents. The Ith should be very afraid when the walls start singing frosty mists.

I assume that when we do get to Peak Green/Green 8, dress chan would also have had enough time to make that moment longer.
 
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More a g8 would be g7. Cyan effects are specifically backed by Shen and if you don't have your own shen to contest them, tend to basically ignore lesser effects.

But dress-chan has some funky stuff going on, who knows how she might grow.
 
Proposed Names

- 幻梦 - huànmèng

---- 幻想 - huànxiǎng - illusion / fantasy
---- 梦 - mèng - dream
---- 恶梦 - èmèng - nightmare
---- 日梦 - rìmèng - daydream

- 夜雾 - yèwù
---- 黑夜 - hēiyè - period of darkness / black night
---- 薄雾(霧) - bówù - mist
 
Now that you say it, I do kinda wanna call the dress something that basically means Threads of Destiny. :V
And it wouldn't even be OOC, I mean
"This gown… I love it," she admitted. "It's the nicest thing I have ever owned, and it reminds me that I am not weak anymore, that I don't have to be"
Dress-chan's one of the most physical reminders of LQ's changed destiny, So there's that too
 
At G8, the ability to temporarily cross the Great Realm Divide is absolutely absurd.

I'm just visualizing a scene where we pull this trick out during a duel with Sun Liling. Will we lose the duel once our display is done and the dress is drained? Yes. Will it be worth it to see the look on Liling's face as we seemed to spontaneously ascend a Realm mid-duel? Also yes.
 
I'm just visualizing a scene where we pull this trick out during a duel with Sun Liling. Will we lose the duel once our display is done and the dress is drained? Yes. Will it be worth it to see the look on Liling's face as we seemed to spontaneously ascend a Realm mid-duel? Also yes.

I don't know, man. We're pretty hardy. (Depending on how the new Defense Art turns out, might be even tankier.) I have a feeling we can force Lilling to use every trick she has up her sleeve BEFORE we pull out the realm power up, then use the moment of surprise to OVERWHELM her with Shen-backed Whiteout. That would destroy her.
 
An excitable young spirit dedicated to making her wearer stand out.

So, Hanyi gets a little sister who is like she was when she was younger, also thinks Ling Qi needs to stand out more, and has the same power-focused attitude towards dealing with other spirits?

We are going to get bullied by the two of them so hard lol. "But Ling Qi, you need to be preeeeeeettyyyyyyyyyyy and make them worship the ground you walk on!"

I am on board with Yunxiàn, dress-chan would, I think, love the of 'threads of destiny' and the fourth wall break pun is masterful. Plus, when new readers finally hit the title name-drop, it's going to look like it was planned since Cai gave us the dress to begin with. "Whaaat?!?" Sort of moment.
 
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