CHAPTER ONE: THE ETERNAL VOID
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The Prison of Nothing
Crow opened his eyes to absolute nothingness.
No light. No sound. No temperature. No up or down. No beginning or end. Just... void. The kind of nothing that pressed against his existence like a million atmospheres, yet somehow allowed him to breathe, to think, to be.
[Where am I?]
He tried to move his hand. It obeyed, but there was no sensation of motion. No air resistance. No sense of position changing. He could be floating motionless or hurtling through infinity at impossible speeds—there was absolutely no way to tell.
Crow looked down at himself. White hair drifted around his face as if underwater, and when he concentrated, he could just barely make out the green of his own eyes reflecting... nothing. He was wearing simple dark clothing that seemed to be part of him now, woven from the same magic that had created him.
[I remember... destruction. Universes ending. And then...]
The memories were fragments. Shards of reality breaking apart. Colors that didn't exist screaming as they died. And at the center of it all, something had reached out—not to save, but to preserve. To take the pieces of what was being lost and forge them into something new.
That something was him.
Crow tried to take a step. There was no ground. He simply existed in space, untethered from any physical reference point.
[No way out. No way in. The void...]
He closed his eyes and reached inward. If his external senses gave him nothing, perhaps his internal ones would provide answers. What was he? What could he do? The magic that created him had come from countless dying universes—surely that meant something.
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The Status Window
As if responding to his thoughts, a translucent blue screen materialized before his eyes. Text burned itself into existence, each character sharp and clear against the infinite darkness.
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NAME: Crow
RACE: Copycat [Supreme]
TITLE: Created by Magic from Multiple Universes' Destruction
AGE: 0 days
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE: White hair, green eyes, human form
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[A race of Supreme grade...]
Crow studied the information carefully. He understood instinctively that grades determined the hierarchy of existence. Below him were countless levels of beings, each tier representing an insurmountable gap in power.
E through A grades were the foundation—mortal races, basic monsters, common soldiers. S, SS, and SSS grades represented evolved beings, heroes among their kind. Mythical creatures could destroy worlds with enough effort. Divine beings could shatter planets casually. Above All entities commanded universes. Transcendent powers could tear apart multiverses. And Supreme... Supreme existed beyond even that, governing timelines and concepts themselves.
And he was Supreme grade, level 100. A boss unit—ten times more powerful than normal Supreme grade creatures.
[But none of that matters if I'm trapped here.]
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The Statistics
Crow scrolled through his status window, each number more incomprehensible than the last.
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COMBAT POWER: [Supreme][Level 100][Boss - 10x Normal Units]
Can fight over 10,000 Supreme grade foes simultaneously
MANA SOURCE: Divine Grade Level 50
Your mana alone can kill Divine Level 49 creatures
HEALTH: Infinite
MENTAL STRENGTH: Infinite
MANA: Infinite
KI: Infinite
CHAKRA: Infinite
STRENGTH: Infinite
EYESIGHT: Infinite
SPEED: Infinite
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[Infinite... all of it infinite. How am I supposed to test limits that don't exist?]
He continued reading, each line more absurd than the last.
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STAT STEAL: Every kill steals 110% of enemy's stats (only non-infinite stats)
INFECTION SPEED: 900,000%
DAMAGE REFLECTION: 99.95%
EXP GAIN: 5,910,000,000,000,000%
LIFESTEAL: 690,700,000,000%
HEALING: 199,780,000,000%
SKILL COOLDOWN: 100%
CULTIVATION SPEED: 19,100,500,000,400%
BASE DAMAGE: -1,670,720,893,360,688
LIVES: Infinite
JUMPS: Infinite
SENSE RANGE: Infinite
SUMMON POWER: 50,010,150%
SUMMON SLOTS: Infinite
SUPER SUMMON SLOTS: Infinite
DIVINE SUMMON SLOTS: 2,789,020 (doubles every day)
BLOOD STRENGTH: 158,000,000,000,000,000%
BLOOD RECYCLING: 1,180,500,005%
FOLD CASTING: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000x
Each spell cast is multiplied by this number due to dual skill casting
SPELL EXPANSION: 1,000,000,000%
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[Numbers... just numbers. They mean nothing in a place with nothing to affect.]
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The Deeper Mechanics
Crow's eyes widened as he continued reading. There were systems within systems, powers layered upon powers.
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BASE STATS:
· Recruit Speed: -15,480% (for troops from bases)
· Minion Stat Boost: +1,000,000,000%
· Troop Limit: +40,000%
· Building Speed: +19,000%
· Building Time: -99.99%
· Resources: +191.9%
· Required Resources: -99.1%
· Energy Consumption: 0%
· Crafting Speed: +1,000%
· Crafting Time Reduction: -90.9%
INSEMINATION SUCCESS: 79.41%
ACUPOINTS:
· 360 Alter Acupoints
· 100 Hidden Acupoints
· 10 Special Acupoints
MERIDIANS:
· 660 Normal Meridians
· 48 Super Meridians
· 20 Blood Stars
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[What... what am I supposed to do with all of this?]
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The Territory
Then he saw it—a section of his status that made his non-existent heart skip a beat.
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TERRITORY: [Pocket Dimension - Created from fused universe fragments]
SIZE: 140,001,800,079 spaces
SUB-TERRITORY 1: [Spaces: 100][Rows: A-Z][Columns: 1-24]
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[A territory... I have a territory!]
Crow focused on the sub-territory, and suddenly he could see it. A vast empty space, divided into a grid. Rows labeled A through Z, columns numbered 1 through 24. Each space was enormous—large enough to hold cities, armies, entire ecosystems.
But he couldn't enter. His body remained trapped in the void, while his awareness could only look into the territory like watching through a window he couldn't open.
[Why can't I go in? It's mine!]
He tried anyway, willing himself forward. Nothing happened. The territory remained tantalizingly visible but completely inaccessible.
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Territory Resources
More information flooded his mind about the territory's internal resources.
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SYSTEM POINTS: 1,750,090,000
10 points can simulate any scenario
LIFE ESSENCE: 10,965,000,000,000
Used to summon recruitable creatures
LIGHT ENERGY: 170,000
Adds light element to creatures
SHADOW ESSENCE: 50,909,000,000,900
Alternative summoning resource
DAYS OLD: 0
1 Territory Day = 2887 hours (Outside: 24 hours)
EVOLUTION POINTS: 800,582,600,000,000
Advance creatures and structures
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[I can summon creatures? With life essence?]
Crow examined the list of creatures already available to him—copied from the universes that had died to create him.
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COPIED RACES:
· Ghost
· Skeleton
· Skeleton Archer
· Druid Cleric
· Druid Paladin
· Healing Spirits
· Mistbound Naiads (Ranged)
· Silver Lake Mermen (Melee)
· Azure Turtle Guards (Defense)
All copied core races gain 100% to all stats when summoned
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[If I could just reach my territory... I could build an army. I could—]
He stopped himself. What good would an army do in the void? They'd be as trapped as he was.
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Territory Attributes
The attributes that would affect his units scrolled past—each number representing a multiplier that would make his eventual army impossibly powerful.
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TERRITORY ATTRIBUTES:
LUCK: 5010
Affects all units
POPULATION SPEED: 16
REPRODUCTION: 21,520,722,680
Gives birth to 21,520,722,681 units every 8 hours
COURAGE: 215
215x increase in willpower
ATTACK: 126
126x attack power
POWER: 225
225x strength
SPEED: 150
150x movement speed
INTELLIGENCE: 210
210x intelligence
CONSTITUTION: 10
EVOLUTION: 401
RESOURCEFULNESS: 32,568
Units gather resources 32,568x faster
SANITY: 150
BRUTALITY: 15
AREA ATTACK BOOST: +624%
RESISTANCE: 100
-50% damage taken
SOUL: 110
DEBUFF RESISTANCE: 5
MAGIC DEFENSE: 10
TIME: 2863
1 = 1 hour
PHYSICAL DEFENSE: 115
115x physical defense
HP REGEN: 8201 per second
DAMAGE REFLECTION: 50
Reflect 5% of damage
MOVEMENT SPEED: 48
48x movement speed
SUMMON POWER: 8,262
8,262x summon stats
EVASION: 70
STEALTH: 23
CHARM: 40
PERCEPTION: 11
ENDURANCE: 10
RECOVERY SPEED: 21
CRITICAL CHANCE: 5%
COMMAND AURA: 7
ARMOR PENETRATION: 21
SPELL PENETRATION: 6
SPIRIT AFFINITY: 14
MANA REGEN: 26 per second
BASE HP: 111
GOLD GAIN: +20%
BARGAIN POWER: 190
MAGIC POWER: 930
SLOW IMMUNITY: 7
CRAFT SPEED: 606%
PHYSICAL ATTACK: 12
EVASION: 12
COMMAND AURA: 14
EXP MULTIPLICATION: 200x
EXP GAIN: +1000 per kill
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[The numbers just keep going...]
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Elemental Affinities
The elemental affinities were equally staggering.
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FIRE RESISTANCE: 25
WIND RESISTANCE: 10
SPELL RESISTANCE: 10
WIND AFFINITY: 120
60% immunity to wind, 110% more wind attack damage
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
HEALING ATTRIBUTE: 125
125% more healing effectiveness
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
FROST AFFINITY: 142
71% immunity to frost, 142% more frost damage
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
FIRE AFFINITY: 112
56% immunity to fire, 112% more fire damage
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
LIGHTNING AFFINITY: 127
63.5% immunity to lightning, 127% more lightning damage
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
DARKNESS AFFINITY: 184
92% immunity to darkness
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
POISON IMMUNITY: 100
50% immunity to poison
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
WATER AFFINITY: 112
56% immunity to water
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
SHADOW AFFINITY: 20
10% immunity to shadow
Every 50 points unlocks new skills
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[If I ever get out of here... I'll be unstoppable. But that's a big if.]
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Territory Supreme Skills
Then came the territory skills—abilities that seemed almost tailor-made for someone trying to escape an impossible prison.
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TERRITORY SKILLS:
[Supreme] Daily Reward
Every day, receive three options. Choose one and receive it immediately.
Can obtain rewards from current world, territory, or random possibilities.
[Supreme] Dungeon Creation
Use sub-territory to create a dungeon. Grade depends on owner level.
All creatures in sub-territory can fight in the dungeon.
[Supreme] All-Seeing Eye
See everything that happens within your territory.
[Supreme] Core Creation
Convert defeated lord's cores into your own cores.
Each core can create a separate territory or be placed in existing territory.
Every core doubles all creatures' main stats (Speed, Attack, Defense, Mana, HP).
[Supreme] Conversion Virus
Convert dead or injured creatures into loyal servants.
Each converted servant gains [Supreme] Infinite Regeneration.
Converted servants can spread the virus.
Converted servants cannot be permanently destroyed.
No limit to number of conversions.
[Supreme] World Teleportation
Travel to any world you have visited.
Requires world token (gifted by system or obtained from missions).
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[World Teleportation... if I could just get to another world, I could leave the void. But I need a world token, and I haven't visited any worlds. And I can't use the skill from inside the void anyway.]
The "Conversion Virus" caught his attention. Infinite regeneration on all converted servants, and they could spread it. If he ever got an army, they would be truly unkillable.
[But first I need to get out. Or find a way to affect the outside from in here.]
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The Skills - Origin Skills
Crow pulled up his skill list, hoping to find something—anything—that might help him escape. The first category was Origin Skills—abilities that grew stronger through use.
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ORIGIN SKILLS (Level up through use)
[Lv 80] Bat Projection
Create 80 bats that serve the user
Bat Core Invincible: When bats are destroyed, create 8,000 replacement bats
If all bats are destroyed, host can be hurt
[Lv 100,000] [0/10,000] Black Hole
Create 100,000 black holes simultaneously
[Lv 60,000] Blood Shadow Dagger
Summon 60,000 blood shadow daggers
[Lv 110,000] Sword Foundation
Summon 110,000 light swords
[Lv 4,000] One Sword Without Thought
Increase power by 4,000 times for a single strike
[Lv 50] Starfall Volley
Summon 50 arrows with star attributes
[Lv 10,000,000] Wind Blade Vortex
Summon 100,000,000 wind blades within a tornado
[Lv 2,000] Ice Mountain Explosion
[Lv 3,000] Dance of Burning Sky
[Lv 10,000] Purple Lightning Domain
[Lv 22,000,001] Blur Shadow
Travel across multiverses, timelines, and higher dimensions
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[Blur Shadow!]
Crow's heart soared. A skill that let him travel across multiverses and timelines! He immediately tried to activate it.
Nothing happened.
He tried again, pushing more power into the skill. Still nothing. The void simply... absorbed his attempt.
[No... no, no, no...]
He read the skill description again more carefully. It allowed travel, yes—but travel required a destination. A reference point. The void had none. It was outside everything, between existences. You couldn't travel from nothing to something if you had no way to locate the something.
[The void is the ultimate prison. Nothing can enter, so nothing can leave.]
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Healing Skills
He moved on, hoping other skills might offer solutions.
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HEALING SKILLS:
[Lv 1,000] [0/2000] Group Heal
Heal 1000 targets
All excess healing converts to shields
[Lv 100] [0/20] Primordial Rain
Create 100-mile rain radius
All enemies hurt, all allies healed
[Lv 190] [1/200] Foxfire Rebirth
Revive 100 times per day
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[Revives won't help. Dying here would just... I don't know what would happen. Maybe I'd reform? But I'd still be here.]
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Summoning Skills
The summoning skills were extensive.
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SUMMONING SKILLS:
[Lv 100] [0/2000] Moon Wolf Pack
Summon 100 A-rank wolves and 1 S-rank wolf every day
[Lv 1] Goblin Queen's Summons
Summon 5 classless level 1 goblins every day forever
[Lv 1] [0/10] Zombie Monarch
Convert dead enemies into zombie warriors
[Lv 1] [0/10] Royal Conjuration
Summon 10 level 1 goblins every day
[Lv 1] Kitsune's Genesis
Create 1 fox (1 tail)
Every 10 levels, summoned fox gains a new tail
[Lv 1] Goblin Empress's Call
Summon 1 Warrior Goblin and 1 Archer Goblin
Every 10 levels, gain a new goblin type
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[I can summon goblins endlessly. But they'd just appear here in the void with me. I'd be trapping them too.]
He couldn't do that. Even if they were just low-level summons, trapping them in eternal nothing seemed cruel.
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Defense Skills
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DEFENSE SKILLS:
[Lv 50] [9/100] Echo Shield
Create 50 shields per level
Current: 2,500 shields
[Lv 3,000] [0/6000] Unmovable Like a Mountain
Become completely invincible for 3 days
[Lv 1,000] Source of Light
Grant immortality for 1 day to entire team
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[Invincibility for three days... but three days of what? Just floating here?]
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Area Attack and Support
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AREA ATTACK:
[Lv 100] [0/200] Illusory Domain
Create 200 illusions within the domain
SUPPORT:
[Lv 1] [0/10] Blessing of Endless Spring
Grant 100 luck to one minion daily
[Lv 1] Divine Performance
Dance for all minions
Minions gain 50% EXP and +50% all stats
LUCK:
[Lv 1] [0/10] Dancer's Spirit
Occasionally receive special dancer skills
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[Dancing. I have dancing skills. In the void. Where no one can see me.]
Crow almost laughed. The absurdity of his situation was beginning to sink in.
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Forbidden Skills
Then came the skills marked as forbidden—powers that came with a cost.
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FORBIDDEN SKILLS (Hurt, curse, or age the user)
[Forbidden] Graven Word
[Forbidden] Baneful Coronation
[Forbidden] Tyrant's Curse
[Forbidden] Soul Burn Ritual
[Forbidden] Fox's Price
[Forbidden] Eclipse of Bonds
[Forbidden] Void Piercing Arrow
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[Void Piercing Arrow... that sounds promising. But it's forbidden. And I don't have a bow. Or an arrow. Or anything to aim at.]
He filed the name away mentally. If he ever found something to shoot, that skill might be his ticket out.
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Mythical Abilities
The mythical abilities were equally impressive, though most seemed geared toward combat rather than escape.
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MYTHICAL ABILITIES:
[Mythical] Sky Ice Shuttle
[Mythical] Bone Fortress
[Mythical] Grave Shield
[Mythical] Undying Will
[Mythical] Gravity
[Mythical] Punishment Arrow
[Mythical] Chaos Flame Prison
[Mythical] Stellar Blink
[Mythical] Astral Veil
[Mythical] Cosmic Roar
[Mythical] Elemental Chaos Light Arrow
[Mythical] Miracle of Renewal
[Mythical] Celestial Ward
[Mythical] Sovereign Command
[Mythical] Monarch's Command
[Mythical] Sovereign's Aura
[Mythical] Starfire Blast
[Mythical] Dreamweaver Chains
[Mythical] Moonlit Cascade
[Mythical] Aurora Step
[Mythical] Vulpine Sovereignty
[Mythical] Moonshadow Mirage
[Mythical] Celestial Waltz
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[Stellar Blink... another movement skill. But like Blur Shadow, it needs a destination. The void has no destinations.]
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Bodies and Bloodlines
The list of bodies and bloodlines he possessed was almost absurd in its length and power.
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SUPREME BODIES/BLOODLINES/HEARTS:
[Supreme] Flame God Body
[Above All] Purple Extreme Emperor Dragon Bloodline
[Above All] Ten Thousand Law Body
[Above All] Spirit Body
[Above All] Ice Flame King Body
[Above All] Yin Yang Body
[Above All] Flame Lizard Tyrant Body
[Above All] Heavenly Demon Body
[Above All] Undead Monarch Body
[Above All] Angel King Body
[Above All] Heart of Rakshasa
[Divine] Elf King Body
[Divine] King of the Underworld
[Divine] Hell King Body
[Divine] Shadow Body
[Divine] Thunder King Body
[Divine] Wing King Body
[Divine] Sun King Body
[Divine] Water King Body
[Divine] Blood Demon Heart
[Divine] Flame Prison Tyrant Body
[Divine] Ghostly Body
[Divine] Undead Body
[Divine] Succubus Body
[Mythical] Holy Body
[Mythical] Thunder Body
[Mythical] Angel Body
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[I have over twenty divine or above bodies. I have a Supreme Flame God Body. And none of it matters because I'm trapped in nothing.]
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Sword Styles
The sword styles were equally extensive.
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SWORD STYLES:
[Above All] Heavenly Demon Sword Style
[Above All] Elemental King Sword Style
[Divine] Undead Monarch Sword Style
[Divine] Angel King Sword Style
[Divine] Demonic Sword Style
[Divine] Elven King Sword Style
[Divine] Recover Sword Style
[Divine] Holy Sword Style
[Divine] Thousand Law Sword Style
[Divine] Soul King Sword Style
[Divine] Flame King Sword Style
[Divine] Water King Sword Style
[Divine] Wind King Sword Style
[SS] Stunning Dragon Blade (2 types)
[S] Dragon Slayer Sword Style
[S] Thunder Sword Style
[S] Flame Sword Style
[S] Water Sword Style
[S] Earth Sword Style
[S] Angel Sword Style
[S] Super Saiyan Sword Style
[A] Three Sword Style
[A] Elven Sword Style
[A] Orc Sword Style
[A] Undead Sword Style
[A] Human Sword Style
[A] Beast Power Sword Style
[B] One Eye Sword Style
[B] One-Handed Sword Style
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[Super Saiyan Sword Style? I don't even know what that means. But I'd give anything to have a sword right now.]
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General Skills
The list continued with hundreds of skills of varying ranks.
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SKILLS:
[C] Air
[C] Earth
[C] Fire
[C] Slash
[C] Stomp
[B] Dark Arrow
[B] Earth Arrow
[B] Earth Blast
[B] Fire Arrow
[B] Fire Blast
[B] Fire Spear
[B] Thunder
[B] Thunder Arrow
[B] Water Blast
[B] Wind Arrow
[B] Wind Blade
[B] Toxic Spit
[A] Dark Surge
[A] Freezing
[A] Magic Blast
[A] Magic Cylinder
[A] Paladin Charge
[A] Shock Wave Punch
[A] Swift Wind Thrust
[A] Thunderblast
[A] Venom Burn
[A] Wreath Strike
[A] Wind Blade
[S] Blood Burst
[S] Blood Domain
[S] Blood Drain
[S] Destruction
[S] Destruction Punch
[S] Dragon Fire
[S] Dragon Might
[S] Dust Tornado
[S] Earth Splitter Punch
[S] Fire Blast
[S] Fire Tsunami
[S] Flame Soul Fireball
[S] Franzé Assault
[S] Gaster Blaster
[S] Instant Fireball
[S] Synchro Blast
[S] Thunder Lume Scattering
[S] Tornado
[S] Tsunami
[S] Wind Blade Dance
[S] Shadow Strike
[S] Guardian's Aegis
[S] Sky Ripper
[S] Chain Lightning Fangs
[SS] Blinding Charge Thunder
[SS] Blood Nova
[SS] Final Flash
[SS] Flames of Chaos
[SS] Following Light Beam
[SS] Hollow Purple
[SS] Kamehameha
[SS] Masenko
[SS] Seismic Shockwave
[SS] Special Beam Cannon
[SS] Sun Pierce Arrow
[SS] Time Skip
[SSS] Divine Grace
[SSS] Foxfire Cataclysm
[SSS] Celestial Illusion Dance
[SSS] Soulflame Rend
[SSS] Tempest Mirage
[SSS] Spirit Blaze Waltz
[SSS] Eternity's Grace
[SSS] Cataclysm Fangs
[Divine] Divine Strike
[Divine] Blood Transcendence
[Divine] Celestial Flame
[Divine] Celestial Roar
[Divine] Crimson Dominion
[Divine] Death Haruato
[Divine] Death Reap
[Divine] Death Tornado
[Divine] De-Spell
[Divine] Devour
[Divine] Eden's Bloom
[Divine] Eight Destruction Finger
[Divine] Eternal Midnight
[Divine] Flame of Destruction
[Divine] Frost Sovereign's Claw
[Divine] God Slayer Punch
[Divine] Haki
[Divine] Illusion Mirage
[Divine] Instant Kill
[Divine] Lunar Veil
[Divine] Royal Decree
[Divine] Shadowmeld
[Divine] Soul Absorb
[Divine] Spirit Devour
[Divine] Starfire Tail
[Divine] Thousand Gene Fist
[Above All] Worldroot Genesis
[Transcendent] Verdant Ascendance
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[Haki... Instant Kill... God Slayer Punch. I could destroy anything. If there was anything to destroy.]
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Summoner Skills
The summoner skills were particularly extensive.
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SUMMON / BEAST TAMER SKILLS:
[B] Summon Follow
[S] Astral Legion
[S] Soul Pact
[SS] God's Will
[SS] Crow's Puppet
[SS] Dragon Share
[SS] Light Call
[SS] Bloodline
[SS] Soul Link
[SS] Dragon Space
[SSS] Summoner's Bulwark
[SSS] Guardian Legion
[SSS] Aegis Command
[Divine] Call of the Haunted
[Divine] Shadow Domain
[Divine] Divine Beast Pact
[Divine] Primal Command
[Divine] Spirit Fusion
[Divine] Wild Sovereignty
[Divine] Celestial Tracking
[Divine] Hellfire Legion
[Divine] Demon Contract
[Above All] Infinite Plunder
[Above All] Bloodline Reversion
[Above All] Dominion of All
[Supreme] Shadow Extraction
[Supreme] Summoner God
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[Summoner God. I'm literally a god of summoning. And I can't summon anything because there's nowhere for them to go.]
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Curses
The curse skills were dark and powerful.
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CURSES:
[C] Threatening Roar
[C] Roar
[A] Healing Block Light
[S] Magic Drain
[S] Level Down
[SS] Reflect
[SS] Thunder Storm Foil
[SS] Curse of the Elf King
[SS] Divine Sealment
[SS] Level Down
[SS] Energy Drain
[SS] Queen's Fury
[Divine] Disappear
[Divine] Invasion of Flames
[Divine] Black Flames of Destruction Chains
[Divine] Death Curse
[Divine] Death's Resolve
[Divine] Ethereal Blade
[Divine] Ghostly Communion
[Divine] Halting Presence
[Divine] Moonlit Sanctuary
[Divine] Soul Drain
[Divine] Spectral Howl
[Divine] Veil of Separation
[Divine] Veil of Silence
[Divine] Wraith Step
[Divine] Spatial Lock
[Divine] Attribute Lock
[Divine] Divine Presence
[Above All] Curse of the Undead
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[Spatial Lock... Attribute Lock... if I could reach another world, I could lock enemies in place, lock their abilities. But I can't reach anything.]
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Support Skills
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SUPPORT SKILLS:
[C] War Cry
[B] Commanding Roar
[A] Water Breathing
[S] Keen Sight
[S] Concealment
[S] Gual Rage
[S] Holy Surge
[SS] Inspiring Roar
[SS] Zero Gravity
[SS] Instant Fusion
[SS] Guardian
[SS] Limit Breaker
[SS] Dark Seal
[SS] Holy Coffee
[SS] Sip of Fortune
[SS] Share Pain
[SS] Master's Hand
[SS] Healing Light
[SS] Synchro Boost
[SS] Dancer's Blessing
[SS] Iron Resolve
[SS] Royal Blood Surge
[SS] Blood Resurrection
[SSS] Life Surge
[SSS] Radiant Purification
[SSS] Lunar Resurrection
[SSS] Monarch's Thunderous Command
[Divine] Clone
[Divine] Transformation
[Divine] Immortality
[Divine] Holy Hand
[Divine] Crow's Help
[Divine] Share Pain
[Divine] Infinite Dismissal
[Divine] Protective Veil
[Divine] Absolute Regeneration
[Divine] Rebirth Pact
[Divine] Moonlit Restoration
[Divine] Pulse of Harmonizing Love
[Divine] Bond of Unbreaking Affection
[Divine] Heart's Mending Radiance
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[Clone... Transformation... Immortality. I could create copies of myself, transform into anything, live forever. But forever in the void is a curse, not a blessing.]
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Immortal Skills
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IMMORTAL SKILLS:
[Above All] Eight Desolation Annihilation Finger
[Above All] Nine Secrets of Numbers
[Above All] Void Breaking Palm
[Above All] Burning Sky Ash Destruction Palm
[Divine] Soaring Immortal Steps
[Divine] Mounting Moving Seal
[Divine] Blue Wing Finger
[S] Scoring Fairy Movement
[S] Immortal Flying Steps
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[Void Breaking Palm... that sounds like it might actually work. But can you break something that's already nothing?]
Crow tried to form the hand signs for the technique, but there was nothing to push against, nothing to focus his power on. The skill required a target, and the void had none.
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Talents
The talents section showed skills that cost no mana and had no cooldown.
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TALENTS:
[B] Gun Mastery
[B] Space Expansion
[B] Energy Limit
[B] Wind Blade
[B] Stamina Limit
[B] Breeding Master
[B] Auto Repair
[B] Taming
[B] Swift Steps
[B] Bone Shatter
[B] Ironhide
[S] Mechanical Heart
[S] Mind Shock
[S] High Energy Recovery
[S] Stern
[S] Rapid Learning
[S] Time Leap
[S] Perfect Parry
[S] Holy Shield
[S] Elemental Control
[S] Flash Step
[S] Mental Resistance
[S] 20,000 Bone Technets
[S] Army Master
[S] Thousand Miles Eye
[S] Photographic Mastery
[S] Wielding Mastery
[S] Doom Summoning Space
[S] Golden Mastery
[S] Gardening Mastery
[S] Dual Casting
[S] Iron Hide
[S] Night Tracker
[S] Pack Rally
[S] Howl of Terror
[SS] Blazing Rebirth
[SS] Dark Fire
[SS] Divine Wind
[SS] Foutonist
[SS] Divine Fire
[SS] Weaken
[SS] Purple Divine Thunder
[SS] Master Key
[SS] Seraphic Strategist
[SS] Golden Hand
[SS] Shadow Empress
[SS] Pack Sovereign
[SS] Regenerating Hide
[SS] Lunar Frenzy
[SS] Phantom Step
[SS] Silver Roar
[SSS] Fortune's Dominion
[SSS] Alpha's Command
[SSS] Moonlight Adaptation
[SSS] Iron Hide
[SSS] Night Tracker
[SSS] Pack Rally
[SSS] Howl of Terror
[SSS] Elemental Grace [Wind]
[SSS] Infernal Cataclysm
[Divine] Sacred Guidance
[Divine] Moonlight Sanctuary
[Divine] Blessing of Eternal Spring
[Divine] Item Enhancement
[Divine] Body Enhancement
[Divine] Skill Enhancement
[Divine] Mana Enhancement
[Divine] Gate of Space
[Divine] Absolute Protection
[Divine] Strength of God
[Divine] Phantom God
[Divine] Teleportation Domain
[Divine] Eternal Flow
[Divine] Aqua Queen's Charisma
[Divine] Soul Purification
[Divine] Tidal Cataclysm
[Divine] Ocean Sovereignty
[Divine] Reflection
[Divine] Mind Eraser
[Divine] Share
[Above All] Infinite Pocket Dimension
[Above All] Infinite Summoning
[Above All] Infinite Restart
[Above All] Infinite Food
[Above All] Infinite Copy
[Above All] True Power
[Above All] Divine Frostblood
[Above All] Object Manipulation
[Transcendent] War God's Battle Intent
[Transcendent] Flora Sovereignty
[Supreme] Trait Copy
[Supreme] Copy Cat
---
[Gate of Space... Teleportation Domain... Object Manipulation. So many ways to move, to travel, to change reality. And none of them work here.]
Crow paused at "Copy Cat"—his own race name. That skill, combined with "Trait Copy" and "Infinite Copy," suggested he could copy anything from anyone. If he ever met someone with an escape method, he could take it.
[But I'm alone. Completely, utterly alone.]
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Classes
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CLASSES:
[C] Cook
[C] Recorder
[B] Tracker
[B] Cannibal
[B] Alchemist
[B] Fisherman
[B] Dancer
[A] Mage
[A] Swordsmith
[A] Warrior
[A] Hunter
[A] Assassin
[A] Paladin
[A] Archer
[A] Monk
[A] Hidden Weapon Master
[S] Potion Master
[S] Forest Monk
[S] Night Assassin
[S] Shield Warrior
[S] Blacksmith
[S] Summoner
[S] Mechanical Summoner
[S] Spirit Holy Priest
[S] Spirit Binder
[SS] Sword Saint
[SS] Zombie
[SS] Ghoul Devouring
[SS] Dragon Slayer
[SS] Dragon Tamer
[Divine] Flame Soul Mage
[Divine] Spirit Holy Healer
[Divine] Necromancer
[Divine] Phantom Assassin
[Divine] Divine Controller
[Divine] Elemental Mage
[Divine] Holy Dark Priest
[Above All] Shadow Monarch
[Above All] Blood Monarch
[Above All] Sanguine Emperor
[Supreme] Army Controller
Control all defeated units
[Unique] Swordmage Artificer
[Unique] Hell Empress
---
[I could be a Necromancer, a Shadow Monarch, and an Army Controller all at once. I could raise armies of the dead and control them perfectly. But there's no dead here. No living. Nothing.]
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Traits
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TRAITS (All traits can be turned on/off)
[C] 362 Eyes
[C] Wolf Fur
[B] Horns
[B] 251 Arms
[B] Fangs
[B] Claws
[B] Copper Skin
[B] Copper Bones
[B] Golden Horns
[A] Beast Intents
[A] Crow Wings
[A] Demon Wings
[A] Two Heads
[A] Potion Fangs
[A] Lizard Scales
[A] Steel Bones
[A] Steel Skin
[A] Stone Armor
[A] Gold Armor
[A] Crystalized Skin
[A] Venom Fangs
[A] Black Horn Ant Armor
[A] Iron Skin
[A] Iron Fist
[A] Thick Hide
[S] 200 Sharingans
[S] Rinnegan
[S] 300 Byakugan
[S] Zombie Poison
[S] Metal Virus
[S] Zombie Blood
[S] Invisibility
[S] 1 Awakened Intelligence
[Divine] Rinshar
[Divine] Future Sight
[Divine] Adamantium Claws
[Divine] Adamantium Bones
[Divine] Adamantium Skin
[Divine] Combat Specialist
[Above All] 2 Vampire Fangs
Grants 175% life steal if bitten
[Special] Demon Scent
---
[Two hundred Sharingans. Three hundred Byakugan. Future Sight. I could see everything, perceive every threat, copy every technique. But there's nothing to see.]
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Hidden Techniques and Mutant Genes
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HIDDEN TECHNIQUES:
[Special] Finger Flick
MUTANT GENES:
[E] Color Control
[B] Telekinesis
[S] Flame Control
[S] Ice Manipulation
[S] Teleportation
[SS] Light Manipulation
[Divine] Divine Benediction
[Above All] Immortal Bones
---
[Teleportation. Another movement skill that doesn't work. Light Manipulation—but there's no light here. Immortal Bones—useless if I'm stuck forever.]
---
Area Attack Skills
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AREA ATTACK SKILLS:
[SSS] Blood Rose
[SSS] Ghostly Aura
[SSS] Meteor Shower
[SSS] Heaven's Judgment Web
[Divine] Black Fire Domain
[Divine] Holy Light Meteor
[Special][Divine] Domain Expansion: Eternal Shadow
---
[Domain Expansion. If I could create a domain, maybe I could—]
He tried. He focused all his power on creating a space he controlled, a reality within the void.
For a moment, he felt something—a flicker of resistance, a hint of something solid. Then it collapsed. The void simply absorbed his attempt, swallowing the potential domain before it could manifest.
[The void doesn't allow other realities within it. Nothing can enter, so nothing can be created.]
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Non-Attacking Skills
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NON-ATTACKING SKILLS:
[B] Defend
[B] Power Burst
[A] Detection
[A] Light NIA Power
[A] Mental Meditation
[S] Decoy
[S] Disease
[S] Earth King
[S] Fire King
[S] Reload
[S] Thunder King
[S] Water King
[S] Wind King
[SS] Chaos Control
[SS] Eagle Eye
[SS] Mind Hayer
[SS] Shapeshift
[SSS] Divine Charm
[SSS] Fox Queen's Command
[Divine] Absolute Loyalty
[Divine] Blood Reflux
[Divine] Dominator of Power
[Divine] Hyper Growth
[Divine] Nemesis of Evil
[Divine] Rapid Fire
[Divine] Spell Breaker
[Above All] Elemental Conversion
[Above All] Frost Dragon Breath
[Above All] Heart of Mage
[Above All] Ultimate Speed
[Transcendent] Dark Realm
[Supreme] Dual Pupils
Copy talents and upgrade 1 talent every day
---
[Detection—but there's nothing to detect. Shapeshift—into what? More nothing? Dual Pupils—I could copy talents, but from whom?]
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Transformations
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TRANSFORMATIONS:
[A] Berserk
[A] Bloodthirsty
[A] Rage
[S] Super Saiyan
[SS] Super Saiyan 2
[SS] Super Saiyan 3
[SSS] Super Saiyan 4
[Demi God] Blood Form
[Demi God] Shadow Form
[Demi God] Super Saiyan 5
[Divine] Beast (Gohan)
[Divine] Charming Form
[Divine] Dragon Form
[Divine] Elemental
[Divine] Ghostly Form
[Divine] Golden Frieza
[Divine] Healing Form
[Divine] Heroic Form
[Divine] Orange (Piccolo)
[Divine] Phoenix
[Divine] Super Saiyan 6
[Divine] Super Saiyan God
[Above All] Hakari
[Above All] Super Saiyan Blue
[Above All] Super Saiyan Blue Evolved
[Transcendent] Black Frieza
[Transcendent] Legendary Super Saiyan
[Transcendent] Ultra Ego
[Transcendent] Ultra Instinct
[Supreme] God of Death
[Supreme] God of Life
[Supreme] Toon Form
---
[Ultra Instinct. The power to move without thinking, to react before an attack happens. But there are no attacks here. No movement. No thought needed.]
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Special Skills
The special skills caught his attention—unique abilities that only one being could possess.
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SPECIAL (Unique, Only One Can Have It)
[Special] Origin Rewrite
[Special] Absolute Nullification
[Special] Eternal Paradox
[Special] Genesis Command
[Special] Law Devourer
[Special] Infinity Forge
[Special] Supreme Causality
[Special] Singularity Mind
[Special] Voidwalk Monarch
[Special] Transcendent Soul Link
[Special] Echo Copy
[Special] Temporal Step
[Special] Mythic Craft
[Special] Soul Guard
[Special] Aura Concealment
[Special] Elemental Surge
[Special] Spirit Link
[Special] Absolute Cleanse
[Special] Mirror Return
[Special] Quick Adapt
[Special] Throne of Dominion
[Special] Goblin Genesis
---
[Voidwalk Monarch. I have a skill literally called Voidwalk Monarch, and I'm trapped in the void. The irony isn't lost on me.]
He examined the skill more closely. It should have let him traverse void spaces, move through nothingness as if it were solid ground. But like everything else, it required a destination—a point in reality to anchor to. The void had no points.
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Aura Abilities
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AURA ABILITIES:
[Main] Aura (10,000,000 Slots)
[Main] Defense Aura
[Main] Speed Aura
[Main] Rapid Growth
[Main] Infinite Firepower
[Main] Elf King Aura
[Main] Divine Concealment
[Main] Stealth Aura
[Main] Critical Aura
[Main] Gravity Aura
[Main] Underwater Aura
[Main] Flight Aura
[Main] Void Body
[Main] Freeze Aura
[Main] No Skills Zone
[Main] Time Block
[Main] Heal Aura
[SSS] Stormfront Aura
---
[Void Body. I have a Void Body aura. Maybe that's why I can survive here when nothing else can. But survival isn't living.]
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Sword Skills
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SWORD SKILLS:
[Supreme] Celestial Sword Art
[Above All] Heaven-Sundering Slash
[Above All] Eternal Light Paradox
[Above All] Sword of the Cosmos
[Above All] Voidwalker's Edge
[Above All] Genesis Reforged
[Divine] Celestial Severance
[Divine] Worldbreaker Dance
[Divine] Starlight Mirage
[Divine] Phoenix Ascendant Slash
[Divine] Dragon's Breath Thrust
[Divine] Heavenly Dome Guard
[Divine] Lotus Bloom Cut
[Divine] Thunderclap Draw
[Divine] Azure Moon Reflection
[Divine] Silent Tempest
[Divine] Eclipse Shatter
[Divine] Nine Heavens Descent
[Divine] Spirit Severing Edge
[Divine] Sacred River Flow
[Divine] Mirage Step
[Divine] Vermilion Burst
[Divine] Warding Starfall
[Divine] Heavenly Requiem
[Divine] Iron Will Manifest
[Divine] Dawnbringer's Grace
---
[Voidwalker's Edge. Another void-related skill that should work but doesn't. Unless...]
Crow considered the possibility that these skills required something from him—some activation he hadn't found, some key he didn't possess.
[Maybe I need to level them. Origin skills level through use, but I can't use them here. Forbidden skills might work but come with costs I don't understand.]
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More Forbidden Skills
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FORBIDDEN SKILLS (Continued)
[Forbidden] Soulfire Blade
[Forbidden] Time Leech
[Forbidden] Blood Pact
[Forbidden] Cursed Tongue
[Forbidden] Spectral Possession
[Forbidden] Wither Touch
[Forbidden] Shadow Mirror
[Forbidden] Abyssal Gaze
[Forbidden] Hexbound Arrow
[Forbidden] Phantom Rebirth
[Forbidden] Ice Mountain Great Wall
[Forbidden] Bloodline Sacrifice
[Forbidden] Blood Moon Pact
[Forbidden] Void Piercing Arrow
---
[Void Piercing Arrow appears twice. That must mean something—it's important enough to be listed in multiple categories. If I could just find something to use as an arrow...]
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Movement Skills by Rank
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MOVEMENT SKILLS BY RANK:
[Basic] Quick Step
[D] Lightfoot
[D] Enduring Trek
[C] Hill Hopper
[C] Sure Path
[C] Light Foot
[C] Rush Recklessly
[B] River Glide
[B] Wind Rider
[B] Wind Movement
[B] Swift Steps
[B] Tunneler
[A] Shadow Leap
[A] Thunder Drive
[A] Shadow Step
[A] Beast Bond
[A] Evasion Step
[A] Phantom Step
[A] Charge
[S] Sky Leap
[S] Stone Phase
[S] Swift Step
[S] Burrow Ambush
[SS] Stormstride
[SS] Cloudwalk
[SS] Wind Step
[SSS] Blink Gate
[SSS] Eagle's Vision
[Demi God] World Walker
[Divine] Celestial Bridge
[Divine] Nightstep
[Divine] Astral Step
[Above All] Infinity Step
[Transcendent] Existence Fold
[Supreme] Omnipresence
---
[Omnipresence. I could be everywhere at once. But everywhere doesn't exist. There's only here.]
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Stealth and Assassination
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STEALTH SKILLS:
[E] Silent Step
[E] Breath Control
[E] Light Touch
[D] Muffled Movement
[D] Camouflage
[D] Blind Spot
[C] Veiled Presence
[C] Eavesdrop
[C] Scent Mask
[B] Shadow Meld
[B] Shadow Leap
[B] False Footprints
[A] Perfect Stillness
[A] Silent Climb
[A] Disguise Mastery
[S] Sound Dampening Field
[S] Mind Veil
[S] Dark Vision
[S] Thunder Flash Sten
[S] Space Leap
[S] Silent Step
[S] Invisibility
[SS] Flicker
[SS] Mirror Step
[SS] Aura Suppression
[SSS] Unseen Passage
[SSS] Ethereal Slip
[SSS] Silent Takedown
[Demi God] Shadow Cloak
[Demi God] Chameleon Skin
[Divine] Ghost Walk
[Above All] Erase Presence
[Transcendent] Phantom Echo
[Supreme] Absolute Invisibility
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ASSASSINATION SKILLS:
[E] Poisoned Edge
[D] Silent Shot
[C] Pressure Point Strike
[C] Stealth Slash
[B] Heart Piercer
[A] Death Veil
[S] Soul Sever
[SS] Shadow Doppelganger
[SSS] Void Execution
[Divine] Space Assassination
---
[I could become completely invisible, erase my presence, and assassinate anyone from across space. But there's no one here.]
---
Blood Demon Art and Weapon Skills
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BLOOD DEMON ART:
[D] Crimson Veil Projection
[B] Crimson Binding Veil
[B] Azure Shatterwave
[B] Crimson Mirage
[B] Velvet Lure
[A] Boundless Chamber
[S] Obsidian Eclipse
[S] Twilight Chains
WEAPON SKILLS:
[B] Cleaver Mastery
[B] Throwing Spear
[A] Iron Mace Smash
[A] Ribbon Waltz
[A] Spear Torrent
[A] Blade Gale
[A] Hammerfall
[A] Arrow Rain
[A] Shadow Dagger
[A] Wraith Edge
[S] Phantom Flurry
[S] Sovereign Spear
[S] Queen's Blade
[S] Glaive Flare
[S] Crownbreaker Mace
[SS] Twin Star Scepters
[SS] Holy Edge
[SS] Sunlit Bow
[SSS] Abyssal Spear
[SSS] Moonlight Staff
---
[If I had a weapon, any weapon, maybe I could—but I don't. The void took everything except my bare hands.]
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Nichirin Skills and Ghost Techniques
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NICHIRIN SKILLS:
[C] Moonlit Crescent
[A] Twilight Chains
[S] Eclipse Severance
GHOST TECHNIQUES:
[A] Passage
[A] Piercing Wail
[A] Fade
[A] Minor Chill
[S] Ghost Bind
[SSS] Object Manipulation
[Supreme] Ghoul Sovereignty
[Supreme] Absolute Conversion
---
[Ghost Bind... Object Manipulation... if I could manipulate something, anything, even a speck of dust, I might be able to create a reference point. But there's nothing here.]
---
Armor and Ghost Domains
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ARMOR:
[A] Blood Armor
[S] Thunder Armor
[S] Flame Armor
[S] Wind Armor
[S] Earth Armor
[S] Water Armor
[S] Stormcloak
[SS] Wolf Light Armor
[Above All] Blue Flame Armor
GHOST DOMAINS:
[Above All] Conversion
Times conversion rate by 10 times
---
[Armor to protect myself. But from what? There's nothing here to hurt me.]
---
Demon Slayer and Tracking Skills
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DEMON SLAYER SKILLS:
[A] Moon Flash
[B] Gale Step
TRACKING SKILLS:
[B] Silent Grass Movement
[B] Insect Path Deciphering
[A] Broken Branch Reading
[A] Moss Disturbance Noticing
[A] Heat Residue Sensing
[A] Dust Swirl Analysis
[A] Shadow Direction Tracking
[A] Moisture Print Detection
[A] Wind Pattern Intuition
[A] Sound Echo Mapping
[A] Tracker's Instinct
[A] Ghostly Insight
[S] Night Vision Tracking
[S] Aura Residue Sensing
[S] Multi-Trail Differentiation
---
[I could track anything across any terrain. If there was terrain. If there was anything to track.]
---
Mastery and Defense
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MASTERY:
[A] Twin Dagger Mastery
[Divine] Divine Blade Arts
[Divine] Spellblade Mastery
DEFENSE:
[B] Shield Wall Command
[B] Iron Hide
[A] Block
[A] Blood Armor
[A] Frost Wolf Light Shield
[S] Parry
[S] Golden Shield
[S] Paralytic Venom Gland
[SS] Royal Shield
[SS] Shadow Shield
[SS] Holy Shield
[SS] Potion Shield
[SS] Blood Shield
[SSS] Heavenly Veil
[SSS] Ninefold Mirror
[SSS] Spirit Barrier
[SSS] Spirit Sanctuary
[SSS] Eternal Sanctuary
[Divine] Absolute Immunity
[Divine] Spirit Shield
[Divine] Sanctuary of the Gods
[Divine] Sacred Barrier
[Divine] Sanctuary of Devotion
[Divine] Rosarium Aegis
[Supreme] Absolute Immortality
---
[Absolute Immunity. Absolute Immortality. I can't be hurt. I can't die. I'll be here forever.]
The weight of that realization crashed down on Crow. Forever. Infinite time in absolute nothing. No company. No stimulation. No change. Just... existence.
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Army Talents and Passive Skills
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ARMY TALENTS:
[A] Army Coordination
PASSIVE SKILLS:
[B] Regeneration
[B] Swift Strategist
[A] Night Vision
[A] Valor's Boon
[SSS] Royal Regeneration
[SSS] Dancer's Spirit
[Divine] Elemental Harmony
[Supreme] Immortal Body
[Special] Queen's Aura
---
[I could lead armies. Coordinate them perfectly. But I have no army. No one to lead.]
---
Crafting, Dancer, and Berserk Skills
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CRAFTING SKILLS:
[Divine] Arcane Forge
[Above All] Master Craftsman
DANCER SKILLS:
[S] Grace of the Veil
[SSS] Harmony of Worlds
[Above All] Hypnotic Performance
BERSERK SKILLS:
[A] Berserker Rage
ARCHER SKILLS:
[A] Holy Light Arrow
[A] Sonic Shot
[S] Emerald Sniper
[S] Arrow Storm
[S] Forest's Vengeance
[SS] Crowned Arrow
---
[If I could craft something—anything—maybe I could build a way out. But I have no materials. No forge. Nothing.]
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Domain Skills
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DOMAIN SKILLS:
[S] Synchronized Realm
[S] Crimson Dominion
[SS] Flame Domain
[SS] Thunder Domain
[Divine] Celestial Fox Domain
[Divine] Fortress Domain
---
[Domains. Places I control absolutely. If I could create one, maybe it would be immune to the void's rules. But every attempt fails.]
---
Trap Skills
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TRAP SKILLS:
[B] Chains of Despair
[B] Chains of Goblins
[A] Blinding
[S] Lightning Web Trap
[S] Curse Chain
[S] Permanent Blinding
[S] Lock Down
[SS] Holy Chain
[SS] Chains of Justice
[SS] Thunder Chain
[SS] Dark Lightning Chain
[SS] Flame of Chains
[SS] Thunder Prison
[SSS] Seismic Burrow Trap
---
[I could trap anything that comes near me. But nothing ever will.]
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Control and Merchant Skills
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CONTROL SKILLS:
[Divine] Mind Control
[Divine] Brain Control
[Above All] Eternal Blood Pact
MERCHANT SKILLS:
[SSS] Barterer's Dominion
[SSS] Inventory of Holding
[SSS] Contract of Balanced Trade
[SSS] Appraise the Unseen
---
[Mind Control. If there was anyone here, I could control them. Make them help me escape. But there's no one.]
---
The Weight of Nothing
Crow closed the status windows and floated in silence. He had reviewed every skill, every ability, every power he possessed. And none of them could help him escape.
[I am the most powerful being in existence, and I'm trapped in the one place power means nothing.]
He tried to scream, but there was no air to carry sound. He tried to cry, but his infinite body produced no tears. He tried to sleep, but his mind wouldn't shut down—it was infinite too, always awake, always aware.
[How long have I been here? Minutes? Hours? Years? Time doesn't exist in the void.]
He floated. He thought. He existed.
---
The First Sign of Change
Then something happened.
For the first time since his creation, the void changed.
A window appeared—not his status window, but something new. Different. It glowed with a soft light that shouldn't have been possible in absolute darkness.
---
SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:
New entity detected in the void.
Welcome, Crow [Copycat][Supreme].
You have been created from the destruction of multiple universes. Your existence is unique. Your potential is unlimited. Your prison is absolute.
However...
The system that created you also provides a path.
---
[A path?]
Crow's heart—if he had one—leaped. He read faster.
---
SYSTEM MISSION:
Objective: Destroy 1,000 worlds
Method: Project your will through an avatar creature
· Avatar can be sent to any world
· Avatar receives: 5 Skills, 5 Items, 5 Units, and all your memories
· Avatar operates independently; upon death, all gains transfer to main body
· Each world destroyed doubles the number of skills/items/units you can send to the next world
Reward for completing 1,000 worlds: Escape from the void
Warning: Main body cannot leave void until mission complete. Main body cannot use movement skills, cannot enter territory, cannot summon anything to the void. Main body can use attack skills within the void (no effect). Main body can view territory but not enter.
Avatar creation available now.
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[A thousand worlds. Destroy a thousand worlds, and I can escape.]
Crow stared at the mission. It was monstrous—genocide on an unimaginable scale. Entire civilizations, countless lives, all to be erased so he could leave his prison.
[What choice do I have? I'll go mad here. I'll exist forever in nothing. At least out there, I'll see something. Feel something. Even if it's destruction.]
He accepted the mission.
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The Gift
Another window appeared.
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SYSTEM GIFT:
As a new entity, you receive five skills to send with your first avatar.
Choose wisely. These skills will determine your survival in the first world.
SELECTED SKILLS:
1. [Supreme] Conversion Virus
Convert dead or injured creatures into loyal servants. Each converted servant gains [Supreme] Infinite Regeneration. Converted servants can spread the virus. Converted servants cannot be permanently destroyed.
2. [Supreme] Infinite Regeneration
Granted automatically to all converted servants. Regenerate from any wound instantly. Cannot be permanently destroyed.
3. [Supreme] Copy Cat
Copy any skill, talent, or trait you observe. Copied abilities are permanently added to your arsenal.
4. [Main] Copy
Duplicate any non-living material. Creates perfect copies.
5. [Main] Steal
Take any skill, item, or attribute from a target. Target loses the stolen property permanently.
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[These are... perfect. Conversion Virus turns enemies into immortal servants. Copy Cat lets me take any power I see. Copy and Steal give me resources and abilities. And Infinite Regeneration keeps my servants alive forever.]
He examined the gifts more closely. The system had chosen well—these five skills would let him build an unstoppable army in any world.
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Territory Expansion
Another window appeared.
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TERRITORY GIFT:
As a new lord, you receive an additional sub-territory.
SUB-TERRITORY 1: Expanded
· Size: 480 spaces
· Rows: A-T (20 rows)
· Columns: 1-24 (24 columns)
This territory is empty but ready for your future conquests.
---
[480 spaces. That's enough for an army. For cities. For everything I'll gather from a thousand worlds.]
Crow looked into his territory. The grid stretched before his mind's eye—480 empty squares, each one large enough to hold mountains, oceans, civilizations. Waiting for him to fill them.
[When my avatar succeeds, everything it gains will fuse with me. The territory will grow. My power will increase. And eventually...]
He focused on the mission.
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Avatar Creation
SYSTEM:
Creating avatar for first world...
Avatar will receive:
· 5 Skills (selected)
· 5 Items (none available - first world only)
· 5 Units (none available - first world only)
· All your memories
Note: First world has no items or units prepared. Subsequent worlds will have items and units from previous conquests.
Select world to invade:
[Random Selection]
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[I don't get to choose the first world?]
The system didn't respond.
SYSTEM:
Random world selected.
World Type: Fantasy - Medieval
Threat Level: Moderate
Population: Millions
Special Features: Magic, Multiple Races, Dungeons, Kingdoms
Avatar will materialize in:
Location: Forest near human kingdom
Time: Dawn
Preparing avatar...
Avatar ready.
Send now? [Y/N]
---
Crow hesitated. This was it. The moment that would determine everything.
[If I fail here, the avatar dies. Everything it gained comes to me, but I'll have to start over with a new avatar. The mission continues until I succeed.]
He thought about the void. The endless nothing. The crushing isolation.
[Even if I fail a thousand times, at least I'll see something. Do something. Be something other than a prisoner.]
Crow: Send avatar.
---
The Avatar's Departure
A part of Crow's consciousness detached. It felt like stretching a limb he didn't know he had—reaching out across dimensions, across realities, across the impossible gap between the void and somewhere.
For a moment, he saw everything. The void from outside—a perfect sphere of absolute nothing, surrounded by the infinite tapestry of existence. Universes bloomed like flowers, multiverses intertwined like vines, timelines branched and merged like rivers.
And then he was falling.
Through layers of reality, through barriers that would have destroyed any lesser being, through the fabric of existence itself. His avatar—a perfect copy of his consciousness—hurtled toward a blue-green world spinning in a sea of stars.
[I'm coming. A thousand worlds, and then freedom.]
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In the Void
Crow's main body floated alone once more. The avatar was gone, but he could feel it—a distant thread of awareness, like a dream half-remembered. He couldn't control it, couldn't see through its eyes, but he knew it existed. Knew it was alive.
[Now I wait.]
He looked at his territory again. The 480 empty spaces seemed to mock him.
[One day, I'll fill you. With armies. With cities. With the spoils of a thousand worlds.]
For the first time since his creation, Crow felt something other than despair.
Hope.
It was a small thing, fragile and uncertain. But in the infinite void, even a flicker of hope was enough.
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Territory Status
Crow studied his territory more carefully, memorizing every detail.
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TERRITORY STATUS:
Name: Unnamed
Type: Pocket Dimension (Fused Universe Fragments)
Size: 140,001,800,079 total spaces
Sub-Territory 1: 480 spaces (20 rows x 24 columns)
Current Population: 0
Current Structures: 0
Current Resources: 0
Current Units: 0
Available Resources:
· Life Essence: 10,965,000,000,000
· Shadow Essence: 50,909,000,000,900
· Light Energy: 170,000
· Evolution Points: 800,582,600,000,000
· System Points: 1,750,090,000
Territory Skills Active:
· [Supreme] Daily Reward (pending first day)
· [Supreme] Dungeon Creation (requires structures)
· [Supreme] All-Seeing Eye (active)
· [Supreme] Core Creation (requires defeated lords)
· [Supreme] Conversion Virus (requires victims)
· [Supreme] World Teleportation (requires world tokens)
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[Everything is ready. All I need is for my avatar to succeed.]
Crow settled into the void, his infinite mind turning toward the distant thread of his avatar's existence.
[First world. First step. First chance at freedom.]
The void pressed in around him, eternal and unchanging. But now, for the first time, it felt less like a prison and more like a starting point.
[A thousand worlds. I'll make it happen. I have to.]