"My goal is beyond your understanding," Valtor said simply, observing the digital map.
"You already possess The Grail, you already possess a miracle device, and you just ask for food?" Valtor stood up and folded his arms across his chest.
"Let me break it down for you, Irisviel. Your war and I have a relationship that's all about a 'who's in charge here' dynamic. When I said 'who's in charge here,' I meant that in the most literal way possible. Remember that time you all witnessed your servants under my servants' thumb, not even truly serious in the beginning of the fight? It's because I was the one who was powerful? That was a lie, folks. Truthfully, my servants like it when I put them on a leash called 'Omnipotence,' and they wreak havoc around the war without even being aware that they're on a leash. I usually found it amusing, of course. I can't explain why, but the whole orchestra before was just another entertainment for me. They're trolling, bragging, and acting like uncivilized brutes, 180 degrees different from who they are. They've taken a full-scale of Infinite power of Omnipotence to such an extent, even the Rule of Existence doesn't matter anymore. My servants are unhinged Amazonian Goddesses trying out their new toys, Irisviel. And I love them, but I'm not bringing that stupidity back to my side. Frankly? It scares me as a hopeless mortal, even us as Masters, when our Servants can, will, and are able to literally toy with our existence out of whims when they become someone who gets the best over True God capability. I don't know what's on their mind when Omnipotent took over or how they actually became more 'I am not a person you know before' each time Omnipotent got the best of them, but there is some dark desire in my servants' heads that eclipses their Humanity, and I just don't know if I'm strong enough to keep them on a leash for too long." Valtor took his cross-shaped necklace from the table then wore it.
"You'd be amazed what monsters this world can create, and you see one before you. When God creates monsters, humans are victims. When humans create monsters, the planet is the victim. When the planet creates monsters... we're all victims." He finished his sentence with a grave expression, his eyes reflecting the moments he spent in those Singularities, Lostbelts, and many event singularities where humanity was on the brink of extinction.
No, Gacha is the problem, the grind is eternal, the torment is optional.
"Look, I ain't sorry for what I did. Yeah, your little summoned servant had a rough time, but hey, that's on you for being a garbage magus and a trashy master. So don't expect any apologies from me for your sorry self." Valtor infused his holy cross necklace with Dawn then put it on his mineral water.
Valtor's arrogant attitude insulted Iskander and Saber, until Xuanzang stood up. Despite Valtor's joking remark, he actually meant it. She looked at Valtor with sadness.
"Master, your arrogance is getting the best of you...." Valtor smiled as he had already planned for this to happen. And if he were given the option to continue the war or forfeit, he preferred to forfeit. Valtor looked at Xuanzang with a glimpse of no remorse or regret for what he was saying.
"I am confident, but perhaps that makes you dislike my attitude... Very well, I apologize. I will cut your ties with me as master and servant. Serve another master whom you like. I have already won the war, the Grail is in my possession, and what is the point of prolonging the war anyway? I hope you find something meaningful from that corrupted Grail as a price, but when it disappoints you, do not regret your choice and have good fun with your new master." Valtor used his Command Spell. His face mark glowed with pure mana, then he cut ties with his servants.
"I lose my participation and lost the right to be a master, as I am also not plausible to attain the Holy Grail, and I am not affected by the wish from the Grail, but I will enjoy the war as an audience and a loser. I return back to my ordinary life as a police officer." His Fierce Deity mark on his cheek disappeared, leaving a hollow mark like an untreated face wound on his face.
Did Valtor regret this choice of his? No, Valtor never regretted his choice. After all this talking and bantering, he had completed his objective. What he failed? He wanted to fail; the plot armor demanded it.
Scenario Failed: Hidden Scenario - Fate Zero
Category: Hidden Difficulty: Undetermined
Clear Conditions:
Win the 4th Holy Great War as the Hidden Character. (Failed)
Become a unique master who is different from others. (Complete)
Choose one option for character nerf: Poise and Fable Only. (Complete)
User must win the Holy Great War as the selected background character. (Failed)
User banned from using any type of offensive magic. (Complete)
User must select one of these magics as a base: The Third Magic. (Complete)
Time Limit: None
Condition Limitations:
Anomaly effects when in scenario: Golden Light Infusion, Summon Servant, Great Map, Mystic Eye of Rainbows, Lock On, Eye of The Lord, Summon Guardian.
Author favors effect in scenario: 5 Star Guarantee Servant summoned, guarantee more than 1 Servant Summon.
Reward:
Omnipotent Formula: A forbidden Formula created from a chaos core. After much tampering and improvisation by you, this formula is able to reach true omnipotence, granting anyone totality and even transcendence of infinity. Whoever reaches this can be considered a God of Gods. This formula also grants the user the ability to have everything, anything, nothing from many aspects: imaginable, unimaginable, possible, impossible, existent, non-existent, known, unknown, thinkable, unthinkable, created, uncreated, discovered, undiscovered, definable, undefinable, scalable, un-scalable, fictional, non-fictional, logical, illogical, conceivable, unconceivable, ad infinitum, and even the everything beyond it, to the everything beyond that, the everything beyond that also included. No limit can hold the user who has this formula, and the formula has its own sentient mind and is glad to return to their rightful Master.
Organizing ascended to:
Upgrade 2 Poise >
a. Enhanced Philosopher Heart to Prima Materia Heart / Yliaster Heart (Myth): Empowers Magic and Supernatural abilities to the highest degree, granting mastery over all aspects of creation and transformation, Perfect Purity, and Mastery Over All Magical and Spiritual Aspects. This heart serves as the source of all matter and energy, allowing the user to manipulate and transmute matters at will. Additionally, the Prima Materia Heart / Yliaster Heart grants the user control over the fundamental essence of existence, allowing for manipulation of matter, energy, and the fabric of reality itself.
b. Wisdom, Power, Courage to Trinity of Fierce Deity: Bestows various mystical abilities, including invulnerability to any magic and supernatural power, divine wisdom for better usage of knowledge, and magic protection and fear. The Trinity embodies the unity of Wisdom, Power, and Courage, granting the user unparalleled strength, knowledge, and bravery. Additionally, the Trinity's capabilities can adapt and evolve based on the user's actions and intentions, ensuring that they always have the necessary skills to overcome any challenge.
Obtain 2 New Fable:
a. Arrogant yet Empathetic: User's overconfident trait masks an empathetic understanding of others, depending on how they are valued by others.
b. Introspection is Rewarding: Reflecting upon actions and admitting mistakes leads to personal growth, bestowed upon by God to encourage progress as a better person.
Failure:
Stuck in Fate World
Incarnation V banned from ORV Novel World.
Valtor was now stuck in the Fate world and had been banned from ORV. He needed to come up with a new plan and new scenario to enable his return.
He was now locked in using his power, but something even better appeared.
Special Bounty Scenario – Escape From Fate World
Category: Hidden Difficulty: Undetermined
Clear Conditions:
Win at least 4 Holy Great Wars as a Time Traveler, going to different Grail Wars to win. (Portal will be provided) With these specific requirements: a. Due to User Possessing Summon Servant Ability, user can summon another servant to aid or add previously summoned Servant to user's team composition. Because Grail Favors, User can summon different classes and different Traits. b. To win the war, at least defeat 4 to 5 Masters with their servants. c. Alternatively, the user can win the war as long as the opposing enemy cannot fight the user or user's servant.
Complete objectives given by these Constellations and Beings: A. ~~~ B. !!!!! C. !?!??!?! D. White Sun Wolf E. Red Hood Carrying Golden Apple F. The Nothing Which Watched the Birth of Everything G. Snow Spirit Love Her Sun Dearly
Unless the user completes 2 of the clear conditions, the user cannot return to ORV.
Time Limit: -
Condition Limitation:
Anomaly Effect On this Scenario: Lock On, Form, Seraphim Voice, One Man Army, Perfect Guard, Flurry Rush, Great Map.
Author Favors Effect On this Scenario: Fable, Poise, Stats.
Reward: Return To ORV World Failure: Become Foreign Beast in Throne of Heroes and stuck forever in Fate World.
First Main Objective – ( ~~~ is Merciful )
Clear Conditions:
Choose One of Almighty Form. Once chosen, user instantly gains the reward.
Complete Challenge From God with chosen Almighty Form.
Options: A. Human (Humanoid Legendary Godzilla Earth): Users must destroy all human limitations before time runs out. User must break Human Limitation under 3 Days. B. Dragon (Humanoid Primordial Placidusax): Claim 6 essences placed in Dragon of Albion under Mage Clock Tower. Each Essence has its own property that user must be able to conquer. C. True Supreme Archetype (Scarlet God): All must cower before the Fierce Deity. Make your Magical energy Reactor, Od, and Many Quality of magic surpassed God and Beyond Human level; just your mere presence alone will begin to warp others' perception of reality. D. Nephalem (Harbinger Safer Sephiroth): Get yourself blessing from God, Great Father and Mother, Deity Across Mythology and Religion existing in Fate Universe in 7 Days since great summoning. E. Vortigern Faery (Fairy King of Light Oberon): Expose yourself in the spiritual tomb of Albion for 10 Hours without losing yourself. The Mana will eventually be absorbed into you and make sure Mana absorption does not make your body composed only of Mana. F. God (Self Inserted Form): Do all Option Challenges under 4 months.
Reward:
Omnipotent Formula Shard, God Engine Equation.
Reward is Dependent on User's Selected Form: a. Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Amaterasu Ookami Ability Shard b. Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Amaterasu Ookami Ability Shard c. Great Machina Ability Shard d. Seraphim Voice Ability Ascended e. Golden Light Infusion Ability Shard f. All Reward
Second Main Objective – ( !!!!! is A Good Friend )
Clear Conditions:
Choose One of This option and claim the reward; no need to thank me.
Options: A. True Arche Body All Ability Shard B. Use All God of War Game Weapon, Magic and item: 1. Blade Of Chaos, Gauntlet Of Zeus. 2. Fire of Ares, Ice of Poseidon, Lightning of Zeus, Soul of Hades, Efreet, Light of Dawn, Charon's Wrath. 3. Amulet of Uroboros, Eye of Truth, Oath Stone of Orkos, Sun Shield Helios, Triton Lance. C. All of them. Thumbs Up
Reward:
Divine Arche Body Obtained.
Magic Instantly molded into Blade of Chaos.
All Reward
Third Main Objective – ( !?!??!?! is Curious )
Clear Conditions:
Summon Minimum 1 Foreigner each Grail War.
Reward:
Summon Nightmare Upgraded.
Fourth Main Objective – ( White Sun Wolf is Number One Wife )
Clear Conditions:
None
Reward:
Boost Stats to Tier Random Number Below 15,000. Permanent (Love kiss, Amaterasu)
○ Ability Shard: Instant Execution.
New Mortal Ability Passive: Rage Of Primordial (I know you like this ability)
Fifth Main Objective – ( Red Hood Carrying Golden Apple Is Magician )
Clear Conditions:
Choose One of Magic Source from this world Papa already visited.
Options: A. World Of Warcraft: Holy, Shadow, Nature, Necromantic, Arcane, Fel, Shamanism, Runic, Voodoo. B. Touhou: Youjutsu, Houjutsu, Senjutsu, Onmyoudo. C. Bayonetta: Make Contract with Angel and Demon to Gain Demonic and Angelic Magic.
Reward:
New God Weave Ability Shard: Ice Flakes Step.
Sixth Main Objective – ( The Nothing Which Watched the Birth of Everything is Happy you failed the scenario )
Clear Conditions:
None
Reward:
Access to Marvel World (Hidden Scenario Available)
Seventh Main Objective – ( Snow Spirit Love Her Sun Dearly is second to none )
Clear Conditions:
None
Reward:
Fierce Deity Ability Shard: Authority (Love kiss, Mifuyu)
Broken Blade Material Transform Into Fierce Deity Sword.
Enhanced Fierce Deity Beauty: Cool as ice, radiant as the sun.
[Accept the Scenario? Yes < No]
Valtor didn't know how to respond, but he was determined to use this chance to redeem himself. This time, no playing games—it was a speedrun. He would attempt God difficulty and speedrun this.
[God (Self Inserted Form): Fierce Deity Sephiroth (Temporary)][All of them Selected: Reward will be sent once you Complete First Objective][Bayonetta Selected: Finish First Objective Option D.][Author Favors will activate once User finishes first objective option A.][The reward will be granted until the first objective is done.]
The War was still happening, and Valtor was just living his casual daily life, especially controlling his King of Seraphim Voice was hard. Sometimes, during simple communication, his subordinates would pass out due to the allure itself; even males had the same reaction.
Despite all his servants pestering him to summon what he wanted to summon, he declined. He wouldn't do it just by glancing at them; he showed his intention.
"Patience, please." Valtor continued to watch over Fuyuki as the Lancer and Saber battled. The information regarding the Caster Master forfeiting the Grail War made many servants, such as Gil, Diarmuid, and Lancelot, grow anxious, and information from Kiritsugu and Waver did not leak out that Valtor's servants were still around.
It traumatized them, and now they were on guard, but Valtor kept observing the war as usual.
He still observed the war but suddenly grew tired of playing cat and mouse games with these losers and wanted to see some action. But then, Berserker detected him above the highest tower, and Archer also saw him with Vimana.
"That is Caster Master." Valtor pretended to ignore them, and his servants, currently in spiritual form, were on guard.
"It's time to show that pathetic weakling upon—" Suddenly, a thunder strike appeared, destroying Vimana in an instant. Indra's Blessing made lightning instantly deactivate Vimana, causing Gilgamesh to fall from his arrogant sky.
"Idiot." Valtor's voice echoed through Fuyuki. That mockery was heard by Gilgamesh, who was fuming with wrath. He was denied by God and tried to attack Valtor in retaliation. Valtor just casually parried the weapon and left it beside him. He walked away, considering he was wasting time here.
Days passed. Lancer was defeated by Saber, Assassin defeated by Rider, and now a duel between Archer and Rider. Valtor observed them all and waited for the moment when Rider passed away.
Archer spared Waver and vanished, but Valtor appeared to him and offered him a drink.
"You're brave, no wonder Alexander the Great liked you."
"V?"
"Yo. It's not the right time for daily dilly-dallying. You should leave before El Melloi knows you owe them a lot of debt. Take my advice: travel the world and understand the intricate world, then return to London."
"How about you?"
"I will stay to see this war go on, and then go to another timeline to start over."
"Ah... if you meet another version of me in another timeline, could you please say hi to them?" Valtor stood up and shot Zafkiel upon Waver's head. Many versions of him from different infinite timelines appeared.
"Say hi then." All versions of Waver looked at each other, and young Waver looked at them.
"Hi."
"Hi?" It was awkward, but Valtor enjoyed this moment—so awkward yet so funny to look at.
"Done?"
"Yeah." All of them returned to their original timelines. It was just a one-second disappearance of them, and Waver looked at Valtor with respect.
"Thank you."
"No problem, you should leave, now. Use El Melloi's resources to survive in the world." Waver ran toward his hideout, and Valtor looked at Saber, who hid herself behind the bridge.
Valtor smiled and vanished from her sight. Saber was surprised to see Valtor's disappearance. Suddenly, she felt something wrong. She looked behind her, and Valtor was there.
"What do you want?"
"Be my master, I shall bring you the Grail."
"No... there is someone in the future better to be your master." Valtor was showing his true intention. This girl was fated with Shirou. He respected the protagonist's dense and naive dream. Even though he knew this book was entirely a fanfic, Valtor shipped this relationship and never had any intention to shatter it.
"But you are competent to be my master."
"Competent or not, it's not for you to decide. You were summoned by your master's will and desire to be a hero of justice, and you responded to it. Do you think why I was able to summon all the servants is because they have the same desire as me and you did not appear when I summoned them? Now what? You want to betray your master because he is not likely to bring the victory you seek? Be my guest, even if I return to being a master, the Grail has already banned me from participating. Just accept it and try again next war." Valtor walked away and continued to do as told; he kept observing the war and reached the climax as Saber battled Berserker, while he kept his boredom at bay by modifying his Tank.
Despite the Hover mechanism, it actually worked in many senses but needed little adjustment, especially for nano transmutation.
As he heard the war reach its climax, he looked at his servants, who were waiting upon the climax of the war, where they watched it on a big screen with popcorn and dessert in their hands.
"This war has so many backstabs; I love every second of it." As sadistic as he was, Valtor felt nothing seeing the end of the war, as seeing Fuyuki in flames killed over five hundred residents and burned down 134 buildings, including his.
The fire was approaching him, and the fire turned into a phantasmal species that was a Fire Elemental. Valtor tossed cosmic fire upon it, like white flame engulfing Fuyuki, cleansing the fire from burning the city back.
"May God have mercy upon your soul." All victims of the Grail War appeared one by one in his house until they went to a blinding light. Valtor reached the necessary conditions to summon demons and angels.
"Master, question." Before Jeanne could speak, Valtor cut her off.
"I fulfill these conditions to summon beings—demons, devils, angels, and even gods. To summon evil, I refrain from aiding humanity despite my capability to do so. Conversely, to summon good, I assist unfortunate souls in returning to the afterlife. Their souls are safeguarded with divine cosmic fire, preventing their use as magical energy by future individuals. Essentially, it's salvation through their sacrifice, and upon acceptance by God, they become summonable. God stands ready to be summoned by me anytime, anywhere, except here. We must relocate to a place abundant in magical power to manifest them effectively." Jeanne was surprised to see the necessity of sacrifice.
"Is it a little bit cruel?"
"Is there any difference?" Valtor pointed at Kirei and Gilgamesh, who laughed upon the destruction of Fuyuki.
"I don't want to justify my actions. It's war, Jeanne, you already know the cruelty of war." Valtor took his Yamato and stood up. He looked at his servants with a smile.
"Now it's your time to be the victim." All of them widened their eyes, and before they saw the blade move, their bodies were slashed so fast, even their bodies were late to react upon it. But the surprising fact was that Valtor actually didn't kill them but split them from "Servant" condition to Lingering Spirit.
Their "Servant" status now returned to the Grail. The Grail here was not corrupted by the other Grail Valtor possessed. It granted his wish.
"Grail, retain the memory of my servant when they are summoned again in a different war with me as their master." The Grail flashed out and fulfilled the wish, and the Grail returned to his hip pouch that Valtor created to hide the Grail.
"Master..."
"Aw, come on. There is a flaw in this Grail. Even if I summoned you in a different time axis, you cannot remember this time axis's memories, even if I exist in a different time axis. With this as logic, imagine memory of you or experience during Grail War in this memory data." Valtor manifested a Memory Data from a PS1 model.
"Everyone never possesses this artifact, and I asked the Grail to give me these memory data whenever I need it. Now think about that Game console as the Grail War. When I put the memory data into the game console and select a character again, the memory still active, and you can be used again and again each time of war without even forgetting what happened during the war and basically stay with me." Valtor plugged the data in, and the memory turned into a character list of his Servants with their complete data, including their lore, origin, and history of the Grail War.
"See, complete data and memory. Even if we participate in another war in a different timeline, you can be called again with additional servants I summoned, the more the merrier. Anyways, even if you are summoned as a different being or a different master, your memory will still be retained about that. Simple solution to a rigged war. Now with this, you don't worry about being forgotten or anything, but it's time." Valtor plugged out the memory data and kept it in his dimensional pocket. Then he took out something that looked like an Antikythera Mechanism.
"Do you remember God's Blessing before? Supposedly, blessings from them are from power or divine ability, but I dislike it as it only hinders my full potential, so I decided to alter their blessing to this. This Mechanism is called God Engine."
"This Engine embodies totality, encompassing everything imaginable. It has the power to initiate life, death, events, creation, destruction, and all actions and reactions from beginning to end. With the formula's deterministic nature, every detail is meticulously planned, leaving no room for surprise; everything unfolds according to its mechanism."
"The Mechanism generates a comprehensive understanding of existence, from the inception to the conclusion of each life, whether simple organisms or complex cosmic entities. It grants insight into every aspect, from the number of apples on a tree to the photons emitted by stars."
"Moreover, the Engine's capability isn't inherent omniscience but rather a result of its meticulous planning and execution of events. This grants a form of 'proto-omniscience' through its control over creation, offering a rationalized version of omniscience and complete manipulation of causality."
"This engine simply put possesses the ability to dictate and manipulate causality. It determines the sequence of events and their outcomes, essentially controlling the chain of cause and effect. This control over causality allows it to orchestrate every aspect of existence, from the smallest occurrences to the grandest cosmic phenomena, according to its predetermined plan." The Mechanism made Da Vinci almost have a heart attack, but she was a lingering spirit; the concept of a heart didn't exist.
All his servants lost their minds. A device that controlled everything and knew everything from beginning to end and decided every outcome out of whims, with this Engine complete, now nothing could hinder Valtor's absolute victory.
"Because the loss was already determined by 'Universe,' I just let it happen because in the end we obtained this. This is the truest price that I seek, not the Grail, but this—a device that decides all. For example..." Valtor used the engine. As the engine activated, it showed the future outcome of something. It was Valtor's life, where even the machine did not know the enigma, but the truest thing was that the God Engine did not want its master's future known by others.
"It will not apply to me because I am beyond the scope of its capability, but," Valtor decided to change the outcome of the war. Although he indeed lost, it was due to the Einzbern witnessing Valtor as a diamond in a rack of fake diamonds, or potentially a great magus if nurtured enough. His discovery in Fuyuki allowed him easy access to the Mage's Association with the recommendation of the Einzbern family.
As events changed, everyone could see the future change: Valtor became a Professor in the Mage's Association, with a Church recommendation that he possessed a Holy Bloodline proficient in Holy Magic, supposedly purer than Sacrament but currently unawakened due to limited sources.
This event created a domino effect, leading him to be considered a future Lord in the Mage's Association and one of the soon-to-be Cardinals in the Holy Church.
"This future will happen, and no one can change it, not even the Grail. To prove its authenticity, let's test it out." Valtor tapped the button, and the Mechanism activated. As the sound of the machine started, it was the moment the future was decided.
The next day, the Mage's Association personally arrived, especially the Einzbern and some Lords who had heard the news of a "diamond" in Fuyuki City. This individual had failed the Grail War by surrendering due to a lack of magical energy, having accidentally overworked his magical circuit to his servant, rendering it unusable.
The Church's information stated that he possessed holy blood proficient in holy magic, supposedly purer than Sacrament but unawakened due to a limited source of mana. They wanted the Mage's Association to nurture him to restore his mana, enough to become a Cardinal in the Church. However, the Mage's Association didn't want this "diamond" to leave their den, so they intended to make use of Valtor to the point where many of them tried to see Valtor in person.
His uncontested beauty, charm, and voice, like the voice of God, directly impacted others. Even his words carried his emotion and intention. He approached the Mage's Association with a welcoming demeanor, and they felt joy upon his words, seeing it as a green light for them, having successfully made the best impression on the soon-to-be Holy Magic wielder.
All of this pleasantry made Valtor undeniably more mysterious for his servants, who were now lingering spirits. They knew the God Engine had already foreseen this event, and it would and definitely did happen, and nothing could disturb the "decided" or God's "will."
As Valtor was carried by a special personalized helicopter from his house, he had already emptied the house to make it just a common residence. His bike and tank were already in his pocket dimension as his destination would be London.
As he arrived at the Mage's headquarters, Valtor took a moment before stepping out of the helicopter to change his attire. He personally selected a design from Prada, known for its sophistication and elegance, embodying the notion of "The Devil Wears Prada."
Finishing his attire transformation, Valtor recalled his role as a duke in the Arknight world. He needed to exude confidence and dominance in every movement and glance, asserting his superiority over those around him. Aware of the sycophantic nature of the environment he was entering, where individuals would do anything to gain favor, Valtor was determined to show that he was in control of his own life, not beholden to anyone else's whims. They could attempt to manipulate him, but he refused to let them dictate his fate.
As the narrator, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. Go on, son! Show them who's truly in charge.
With his new polished shoes, Valtor stepped out of the helicopter, ready to assert his dominance and take control of the situation.
With absolute confidence exuding from every step, Valtor walked towards them, his aura commanding attention like that of a duke. His charm, presence, and sheer existence seemed to magnetize others towards him. As he approached Brishisan, the Director of the Clock Tower, Valtor spoke with calm and composed precision, devoid of unnecessary pleasantries.
His speech, deliberate and impactful, conveyed his intentions clearly. Each word carried its own weight, leaving a lasting impression on those who listened. Valtor's demeanor resembled that of a total dictator, exuding ownership over everything he encountered. Even his polite tone sent shivers down the spines of those around him.
After a brief exchange regarding the purpose of his visit, Brishisan personally guided Valtor around the Clock Tower. Seizing the opportunity, Valtor observed everyone and everything with just a glance.
Valtor's gaze pierced through others like that of an omniscient deity, knowing their sins, their deeds, and their future actions. It instilled a sense of being under his control, discouraging any attempts at deceit or manipulation.
Despite some individuals initially dismissing Valtor's intentions, they found themselves unable to avert their gaze, drawn into his aura. Valtor further asserted his dominance through intense staring, gaslighting them with his sheer presence.
He wasn't merely staring at them; he was judging them. His gaze alone conveyed a menacing power that left others feeling exposed and vulnerable in his presence.
As Valtor's eyes locked onto others, they couldn't help but feel exposed and vulnerable, eventually looking away under the weight of his gaze. Without uttering a word, Valtor had already won the battle, asserting his dominance through mere eye contact. Even his own servants couldn't help but be drawn to him, feeling as though they were in the presence of a true king among mortals, effortlessly toying with their fate.
Upon reaching the specific department, Valtor discovered the gateway to open the rift below, leading to the Spiritual Tomb of Albion.
"Thank you, Director,"
"It's my pleasure. Make yourself at home, and don't forget you should take a ranking to decide your capability, especially since you should be tested to show your abilities to others," Valtor orchestrated a simple slip-up to make Brishisan expose his intrusive thoughts. He slipped up by saying "make yourself at home," intending to make him feel comfortable staying in the house rather than in the church, as the church demanded.
Assuming Valtor might be one of Solomon's descendants, Brishisan's thoughts started to wander, leading him to slip up again.
"It brings me to question, considering you're one of Solomon's students, if I perform a complete miracle, would it make me grand?" Valtor pretended to distract him from his slip-up by stating a fact.
"Yes, it would be. Miracle enactment is a practically lost branch of magic in the Age of Gods. Perhaps your holy blood can conjure that, so I can..." Brishisan almost slipped up again, but he coughed to hide his embarrassment, while the others covered their faces, realizing the director had exposed his vulnerability to an outsider.
"Go on," Valtor commanded, making Brishisan start to panic, as he tried to regain control of the situation to avoid another slip-up.
"I can observe the test myself. If your holy blood awakens, we shall test it directly," he managed to save himself for now. But Valtor smirked, knowing he now had complete control over the situation.
"Thank you. I shall return to check my room for now, to make a few adjustments," Valtor replied.
"Yes, we will help you. All the lords and each department professor shall aid you. You can also go to class to learn magic," Brishisan nodded to Valtor, providing him with a schedule of classes to attend. Valtor knew he could learn the material instantly if he wished, but for now, he needed to go to the vein.
"Very well, I shall attend," Valtor said as he walked toward his room. It was initially a dirty room, but with a tap on the wall, it transformed into a special room filled with tomes, scriptures, grimoires, and magical artifacts neatly arranged on bookshelves.
This place resembled Quethalas and Silvermoon City's inner sanctuary magic archive, places Valtor remembered from World of Warcraft.
It was an archive of magic, with a complete set of unique sanctums beautifully decorated, housing mysteries upon mysteries.
In the middle of the room was a special mechanism, with a well carved into the vein of Albion and an Antikythera Mechanism above, displaying the ceiling through special glass.
Using the Lantern of Delos Mechanism, Valtor had created this room as a place to understand magic.
Standing above the well, he remembered how the Sunwell was created, a source of Arcane energy. He wanted to create something similar, but he needed to breach the Reverse Side of the world to make it like a fountain.
He sat on the edge of the well and meditated for a moment. As he finished meditating, he channeled all the mana into his hand, creating a swirl of mana strong enough to cause an earthquake throughout London.
Valtor performed his signature Ultraman move, channeling the energy in his hand and blasting it through the well. As the light traveled along the Vein of Albion, it ricocheted towards the place where the hole could be created towards the Reverse Side of the world. However, it was blocked due to Rhongomyniad's existence.
But Valtor laughed. It was not an angry or malicious laugh; he had succeeded in his plan. Using the injecting method, the pathway of his Noa Light created a hose to his well. He didn't need to breach that thin wall; he just needed to touch it and make it leak out slowly but surely, right under the Clock Tower's noses.
"Why are you laughing, Master?"
"Magnet. I just used the method of magnetism. My magic is attracting mysteries from the Reverse Side of the world that hold many Age of God mysteries. Now, I just need to wait for the Source of Mystery to ooze from that well. Just sit there and wait for the miracle to happen," he said as they patiently waited. Valtor also waited in his comfortable chair, having changed into his Prada clothes and then into Liyue clothes, the most comfortable attire he owned.
Suddenly, water began to pour from the well. A burst of water formed a beautiful fountain, with each stream of water emanating from the middle in various colorful hues. These weren't merely colored waters but rather Mana-infused Arcane. With Valtor's Prima Materia Heart, the pure Arcane predominantly appeared white and violet.
Valtor stood up and inspected the water with curiosity.
"Master... what a beautiful fountain?" Valtor drank the water, and suddenly his magical energy reactor, Od, and many qualities of magic surpassed God and even human levels in an instant just from a sip.
The arcane magic could be used for nearly everything and was seemingly limited mostly by imagination. It could manipulate both space and time, and bend reality as the lore said. In fact, it was happening; it amplified his magic quality and quantity, making it more refined and perfect.
[First Objective Option C Complete > Mortal Ability Active, Great Machina: Technomancy. This trait grants the user the ability to manipulate and control machina through the power of their mind. It allows the user to interface directly with machines, granting them unparalleled control and efficiency in piloting and operating machina, as well as the ability to manipulate their functions and capabilities to suit their needs.]
Valtor casually took out his tank from his pocket dimension and began modifying it to his liking. He was quite absorbed in his own world by now, leaving his servants growing more and more curious about what he was hiding, what he wanted to show them, until Valtor finished the creation.
DRAGOON, or Disconnected Rapid Armament Group Overlook Operation Network, was akin to Gundam with Magic and Neural Rigging. It was a control system developed by Valtor to guide remote weapons with his nerve and will alone. The system allowed Valtor to control several smaller weapon pods to attack enemies from different angles, using piloting and technomancy from the Great Machina ability
Valtor could now control this behemoth of combined science, magic, and arcane, but it wasn't enough. With a transformation from a hover mechanism, this Dragoon could hover above or behind him with incredible ease. Not only that, it could transform into different types of defensive and offensive abilities with Valtor simply creating blueprints using the magic board that his room syphoned from the Arcane Fountain.
The Dragoon system also produced a light effect known as the "Wings of Arcane." The light effect resembled blue wings, produced by high-thrust thrusters during high-speed maneuvers and attacks. When not in use, the wings featured white and gold accents, absorbing incoming attacks or charging mana. They also displayed purple accents when fully deployed, releasing nanoparticles upon reacting to mana and arcane colliding with each other.
"Prototype Angel wing complete," Valtor said, and the Dragoon reacted immediately, spreading its wings to the maximum. They created majestic wings, releasing nanoparticles made of mana and arcane, illusioning wing of an angel.
Valtor could change the wings from attack drones to larger energy shields or even amplify energy blades for his weapons.
Moreover, the Dragoon could target and self-deploy, resonating with Valtor's fighting style.
He used Zafkiel, and the Dragoon performed long-range volleys of rapid fire from different angles, creating drones to charge energy beams or unleash rapid laser fire.
When he used Longinus, it combined to create a fusion of divine and advanced weapons, each strike leaving beautiful particles in the air. It also extended the weapon for thrusts or lunges.
But when using Yamato, it turned into a spectral blade, creating a beautiful formation of projectile tiny swords akin to daggers. It was lore-accurate to Vergil's style.
Valtor tried to summon demons from DMC using arcane by imagining them. They appeared in various forms, and he tested Yamato's power with his mirage Dragoon, considering it training before battle.
Valtor displayed perfect posture in every situation of combat and stance when non-combat or combat, from aiming his Dragoon to sheathing his Yamato, he stood tall with perfect body posture when walking, dodging, and evading the attack with great posture that was simple yet executed flawlessly, crouching to rolling even air posture without leverage or place to stand, yet Valtor was in perfect posture without opening.
His fluid movement executed without dropping his focus despite larger and faster enemies. For larger enemies, Valtor just used his advantage of speed and reaction despite the larger enemy having area and damage advantages; it was easy to deduce and exploit by Valtor's fluid movement using ripples of air when the enemy started to attack. But for faster enemies, Valtor exploited them by standing still to wait for them to reach his range and execute the parry and counter-attack. Speed had precision advantage, but the damage was so-so due to their precision in dealing fatal damage once they got a hit.
Perfect balance complemented Valtor's fluid movement even in a disadvantaged position and situation; he used his own enemy as a platform and Dragoon as stepping and positioning, balancing himself in the most impossible elevation degree to the point he could balance himself using the enemy as a riding, then using them as a mount. Valtor's resourceful method, especially with bigger monsters, was great toying and using the damage and area effect on other enemies.
True poise allowed Valtor not to feel the impact of the attack or even flinching to staggering when he got parried or blocked from an attack; he used this true poise to be able to grip the full force of demon physical attacks and perform amazing feats despite a barrage of demons with relentless attacks. Valtor casually stopped the attack with his palm and the scabbard of Yamato without receiving the impact, but the surrounding felt the impact, the same as a sonic boom, yet Valtor was a beast made of man who could hold demon attacks without even bothering it would kill him.
Solid as a diamond, light as a feather. It's not a simple poem but rather true; Valtor literally could tank most diabolical magic power from demons without even receiving any damage. His body, even his clothes, remained intact, and what made it more amazing was that even with a full cut, thrust, swing, or slash, Valtor could deflect it with his finger. Just one finger was enough, considering it a disrespect to demons and a mockery to his enemies. And not included light as a feather, despite bearing the attack, he could return the damage the enemy inflicted on him in a swift and stable manner, like a feather hovering above the air. It's not something that a master swordsman can't do unless they have mastery over a hundred years.
Total silence accompanied his attacks; it made Valtor's attack from his sheathed to unsheathed Yamato without even producing sound, even a full barrage of thrusts coming from Longinus and the Judgement Cut Ability he learned only left a mesmerizing cut. But suddenly, out of curiosity, Valtor tried his new copy technique.
He backed off, positioned himself to unsheathe his Yamato, releasing a surge of aura distorting Valtor's surroundings, creating a vortex that attracted all enemies to him. Then Valtor pushed forward with sound speed, disappearing, and faint after-images followed. Every enemy in his aura range appeared to stop moving, and slashes filled the reality like a glass cut open before Valtor reappeared and sheathed his sword. The reality shattered, then all demons who were before standing still were shattered like glass upon impact on the ground. This cut not only slashed their space and existence in reality but also shattered their very construct like more than 10,000 quick sword slashes within a second, leaving his opponents in pieces in particles.
As the demon force was defeated in style, Valtor inspected Yamato and the Dragoon, which accumulated the feelings of their master. Yamato was now charged with demonic energy, while the Dragoon accumulated arcane power, glowing and demanding more use from him. Valtor remembered the sensation using the Blade of Olympus that responded upon Her Master's overpowered copy ability and technique that resonated with them, as their motto, as long as it looks cool and overpowering, logic and unrealistic are irrelevant.
They subsided upon Valtor putting them to rest, then Valtor sat down, looking at his servants, his Dragoon vanishing behind him.
"Mystery..." He spoke teasingly, his sadistic nature teasing them about their curiosity regarding their master. All of this was because their master was too mysterious; the more they understood him, the more mysterious he became.
He showed some amazing abilities and sword techniques, the same as Miyamoto Musashi but more perfect and honed. Musashi couldn't help but feel jealous and wanted to learn it too. It looked cool, but being able to cut reality and distort space just by aura alone? Hell, she wanted to learn that.
"Master, could you please teach this servant how to do your swordsmanship?" Musashi asked, eager to train with him. But Valtor had a diabolical idea for the future.
"No promises, but next time, I need to make a little adjustment. Could you wait? We have plenty of time to push our limits under 'our' conditions. Just be patient," Valtor replied.
"Yes, thank you, Master," Musashi said, understanding, as Valtor continued to check his fountain, hoping this addition would be great.