BXBX NOVEL Chapter 244: We are Limitless. [1/2]
If I fell to a zombie, my {Fate} would just return me as fresh food. So unless I had the ability to kill the zombie in the first place, no amount of lives would help.
I had a weapon that allowed me to overcome this critical problem. My weak and fat body was complemented by the science of gunpowder and steel. But it remained a fact that I wouldn't be as adaptable as I was without the {Fates} of the Sirens.
I was only Limitless when I had all eight {Fates} with me.
Liv's {Withstand} allowed for inhuman resilience.
Lilly's {Store}, which gave me hammer space to store my weapons.
Robyn's {Carry} became the sole reason my body could keep up with Descendants.
Jo's {Listen} sharpened my sense to not die needlessly.
Bella's {Code} made me understand the world better.
Jas's {Perceive} taught me to see beyond the physical.
Aki's {Eat} was a combination of abilities that increased my chances of survival.
And finally, my own {Rewind}, which gave me the chance to try again.
Everyone who watched me fight said the same thing in awe. While each ability might have been weak on its own, together they were insanely strong.
Vincent's master, Raymond Gertrude, spent decades creating a synergistic {Fate} with his wife. The bastard even committed atrocities before he even tried to produce an heir. That was how difficult it was to match {Fates}.
Considering how {Fates} were created, it made a lot of sense. Before your {Fates} could even come into play, you and your partner's deaths and regrets would have to be synchronized.
I, however, was Formless. Like water or air, my {Fate} was malleable and did not have any restrictions.
The girls were the same way. So I molded our {Fates} like clay. Because we had no form, we had no rules to bind us. And if a fat bastard like me could become powerful, what more monsters like the Sirens? story source NovelFire-mp|y|r
{Limitless} would further strengthen powerful fighters like Liv, Robyn, and Josephine. On the other hand, someone like Bella would lose her Achilles heel, allowing her to keep up.
I haven't even begun to talk about the usefulness of having multiple {Fates}. Granting {Gather} to someone like Bella was a recipe for a demon. A long-range specialist like Jas would never have to worry about ammunition if she had {Store}.
Of course, those reasons were just generalities. In truth, there was only one reason why I wanted the Sirens to have {Limitless}.
Fear.
I was afraid, plain and simple.
I trembled at the thought that one of my girls would be dead tomorrow.
'Could I continue to be happy with only six? Would I just shrug off someone's death because I had only lost one person?'
No. I knew in my heart that if even one of the girls died, I would go completely insane. I would not only go after the culprit, but I would also kill him, his entire family, his friends, his pets, and probably raze everything he owned to the ground.
When I created {Limitless}, I had only one thought: to protect the Sirens. The vivid images I saw of their deaths burned themselves into my mind. With the malice that threatened to consume me, my desire to protect my girls only grew fiercer.
The Sirens had yet to speak after my earnest confession. All seven of the girls had scarlet faces. Since I found them all adorable, I didn't press them for an answer. I then proceeded to explain my {Kismet}.
"Going back to the topic, {Limitless} allows me to bundle your {Fates} into one ability. While I cannot give you {Exa} and {Armory}, unless you intend to fight like me, neither would be necessary."
As I began to speak, my audience began to listen in earnest. There was a lot to cover, so I tried to explain as much as I could.
"First, the passive pool, half of your {Fates} will fall into this part. Boosts to hearing, vision, photographic memory, increased acceleration, negation of momentum. The different suites separate them, and they all can be turned on and off with {Code}."
This was a feature added with version 2. When I lost EXA, it was annoying as hell to listen to the deafening sound of gunfire when I had super hearing. It was also annoying to become directionally locked when using {Withstand}.
I pictured such a feature when {Limitless} was redesigned. The result was the ability to toggle each passive individually. Like settings in a game.
"Next, the active pool are abilities we can use for this specific situation. Lilly and Bella's {Fate} families are all listed here. Everyone should get used to {Connect} because it's really helpful. Also, please consult Bella on how to protect yourself in cyberspace."
Although {Code} was incredibly powerful, there was no guarantee of safety. If there was a Reaper in the future who could hack electronics like Bella, that would be bad. Since I had {EXA} I was safe, but the Sirens weren't.
"Finally, Aki's {Eat} and Liv's {Counter} are powerful trump cards. Get familiar with both. I also noticed that my version of your {Fates} is severely degraded. For example, I have a third of Lilly's storage space, and my limit for {Withstand} is also a third of Liv's."
Like hardworking students, the Sirens all listened to my words. Probably because they all saw each other in battle, they knew how ridiculous our {Fates} were.
"Another disadvantage is that {Limitless} will prevent you from using any {Fate} other than your own. Since everyone here has a count of four, it might be better to use two full {Fates} instead of {Limitless}. This would make it easier for you all to create {Kismet}.
"I have verified that the soul capacity that {Code} shows is correct. I had one of my men, Joshua, ingest {Rewind} along with his kindred's, for a total of three. Manifested {Fates} count uses two capacity, while Formless {Fates} use only one."