'Probably gonna get in trouble for that . . .' I thought wryly as I landed in the space that Shoto had burned into the mock city.
As the others got into position for the next round, the gacha pinged once more.
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Gold Ticket] (Sibou_Kurai)
Sweet, maybe I'll get something good that lets me beat Alarielle easily. Spin it!
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Possessing Spirit]
|Rare Skill|
Kengan Ashura - Otherwise referred to as "Advance," allows one to speed up their heartbeat and blood flow to massively increase their performance, but can cause difficulty in controlling one's Bloodlust, which can be trained. First Gear increases one's physical performance and makes it harder to control themselves. Second Gear further increases physical performance, but induces bloodlust in the user and lowers their self-control. Third Gear increases their heartbeat and blood flow to inhuman levels, making one appear to be almost possessed by a demon, massively amplifying their physical performance and their bloodlust while suppressing their sense of pain, but it is likely to cause permanent damage without intervention. The drawbacks of this technique are that it can damage the user's heart, veins, and other organs due to the immense strain placed on them and the inhuman blood flow.
Dang! So basically going full Conquest on people, not fun for anyone else.
I didn't get to think much further than that as the horn sounded, and nature burst from below to rip me to shreds.
On instinct at this point, flames burst from my body and burnt everything to ash as the blazing form of Alarielle streaked towards me. I ignored everything else as I locked eyes with her and readied myself.
She came crashing down like a blazing comet, sword bearing down in a brutal overhead swing. Not wanting to even risk getting hurt by her, I formed my own flaming blade as we clashed. I actually sank a few inches into the ground, but held firm as Alarielle grinned.
"Show me more!" She demanded as she broke away, before hundreds of roots burst through the shattered concrete. I let my flames deal with it using Reactive Activation as I focused on Alarielle.
'I can't stay passive, not this time.' I realized as I moved into the air before streaking towards her. My Viltrumite body was obviously faster than hers, but since I'd started using Restraint Levels, she was barely able to react in time.
She brought her blade up to parry my fist, only for it to be a feint as she took a blow to the chest and went flying. As she picked herself up from the building that had fallen on her, I took a brief second to see what the others were up to.
Well, Izuku was currently getting ratioed by Monoma, who was using some telekinetic quirk, and Ochaco and Mina were fighting for their life.
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Bronze Ticket] (Cindy_Davis_5782)
'Is this really the best time?!' I scoffed as Alarielle burst from the ruins, sword in hand, as she used her light quirk to the fullest, turning into a blur as she closed the distance. I could still react, of course; I parried a blow and kicked towards her.
[This is the best time!] The gacha cried as Alariella parried my kick and swung her blade towards my eyes.
I leaned back as the blade passed over me. 'I forgot you could talk!' [Oh yeah, I've been busy with things, but I'm back now!] 'Great. . .'
Without asking, the gacha rolled the ticket I'd gotten as I put more focus on Alariella, whose blade was starting to chip from repeated clashes. "Not so tough without the blade, huh?" I grinned as she scowled at her blade.
"Tch, I don't need it to beat you." She said as she suddenly glowed brightly, a mass of roots bursting from below and cocooning around her.
'I should probably stop that. . .' I thought briefly as a sudden commotion behind me drew my attention. Never mind, Izuku just got Black Whip. Call me when Fa Jin comes around; that one's pretty cool.
A loud boom suddenly sounded as I whirled around to see Alarielle had finished her power-up and looked completely different.
The first change was that she'd grown nearly a full foot in height, now taller than me, as I saw the other big change: her ears. I get she's got a powerful nature quirk, but elf ears? Really?
I also noticed she had that other sword drawn, as a wave of anger and hate slammed into me. I hastily undid several restraint levels, just in time for me to go flying across the city as she struck me head-on.
[OH SHIT! WHEN DID SHE GET HERE!] The gacha sounded as freaked out as I was, but for a different reason.
'DIE MORTAL! GAZE UPON MY CHAMPION AND PERISH! ALL HAIL KHAINE! ALL HAIL MURDER!'
I held my head in pain as the screaming grew to a fever pitch, with the one familiar left inside me, Lil' Nurgle, freaked out.
'WHAT IS THAT BRUTE DOING HERE?! He'd look great covered in boils.'
"Not now!" I hissed at him as Alarielle flew through the air towards me. Dozens of Gaster Blasters formed around me as a shield, as another dozen moved to attack her. She cut through them with ease as I undid all the Restraint Levels.
I then pushed Six Eyes to the max as I glared at her radiant form.
'Sword bigger than Mina screaming bloody murder as me, check. Radiant armor that seems to flicker with the light of a star, check. Pointed ears, obvious magic power, and wings, plus a smug look of superiority, check.'
It all hit me at once as I remembered the only other place I'd seen Alarielle.
"Alarielle the Radiant?!" [ALARIELLE THE RADIANT!] The gacha shrieked as I shot into the air, and she slammed the ground with her screaming blade.
I didn't stop as my form blurred, clashing with Alarielle dozens of times as the gacha continued its freak-out.
[THERE IS NO REASON FOR THEM TO INCLUDE HER! WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL DID YOU MAKE A DEAL WITH TO GET SOMEONE LIKE HER HERE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT SWORD SHE'S USING?!]
'THE SWORD OF KHAINE, I KNOW!' I shot back as another set of lacerations healed along my arms. Since she could cut through anything I conjured at the moment, I stacked every ability that would keep me going.
Regeneration was coming in clutch as it healed the various wounds and burns the sword inflicted upon me. To make matters worse, Alarielle was impatient that I wasn't dead yet, so she started using her now buffed nature abilities as well.
Already knowing the reactive flames wouldn't be enough, I swapped that out for Four Arms as I set a portion of my mind to deal with that, and the rest of me focused on Alarielle.
We clashed again; by now, everything around us was either molten slag or vibrant wildlife. I'm pretty sure that the match had been decided, but no one was able to get close enough to let us know. I don't think she was stopping anytime soon either.
We clashed once more, and since she was so close, I used all four arms to grab the Sword of Khaine in a death grip as I headbutted Alarielle. She snarled in pain and returned the favor as I barely felt the impact.
I was then forced to let go of the sword as my hands burned to ash; a brief separation grew them back, though burn marks still stayed.
"Am I talking to Khaine or Alarielle right now?" I yelled to try something as I ducked under another swing and parried a punch as I delivered my own. Alarielle? Grunted as the blow landed, but she didn't move much.
"WE ARE ONE, UNTIED IN OUR CAUSE!" Both entities roared as a wave of fire spat from her mouth. I ignored it as the last of my clothes were signed away. 'A bit drafty here. . .'
Before I could ask anything else, a wave of momentary weakness seemed to hit us both. I turned to see Aizawa had entered the city and was actively using his quirk on us. "HOW DARE YOU?!"
Khaine/Alarielle shrieked, but I tackled them before they could rush Aizawa. Not bothering to wait, I started pummeling Alarielle's head with one set of arms, as the other wrestled the sword away from her.
I ended up having to call down a damn near tsunami's worth of water to finally stun Alarielle long enough to wrench the sword away, as her transformation finally died down. It seems Khaine had also tired himself out, as he left a final message before the sword went dark.
'BEWARE MON-KIEGH. FORCES BEYOND YOUR UNDERSTANDING ARE WATCHING; THEY ARE ENTERTAINED FOR NOW. THE GOLDEN FOOL ALSO WATCHES; HE WON'T SAVE YOU FROM THE WRETCH HIDDEN WITHIN, HOWEVER!'
With that cryptic line, the sword finally lost its shimmer as it zapped me enough to get free as it shot towards its scabbard, continuing its act as a normal sword, totally not the shard of the ELDAR GOD OF WAR!!
[Better heal her quick. It took a lot for her to bring Khaine her like that.] The gacha warned as I realized Alarielle was currently bleeding out. I jammed a stimpack into her arm as healing flames wrapped around her.
"What was that!" Aizawa demanded as soon as he got closer, and I had no answer.
"I don't have a clue, but the sword screamed at me, so yeah." He seemed baffled enough by that that I was able to grab Alarielle and rush to the Nurse's office to hide from the wave of questions no doubt waiting for me.
[Oh yeah, here's that first ticket!]
[Draw of Fate]
|Rare Trait|
Your fate is strong; things are not moderate for you; destiny curves in your direction like a main protagonist. You have plenty of luck, bad and good.
Good and bad luck? Ironically, just my luck.
'What do you mean by first ticket?'
[For defeating Alarielle the Radiant (weakened), 1x Random Diamond Ticket]
[For surviving mortal combat with a shard of Kaela Mensha Khaine, 1x Legendary Ticket]
'SHE WAS WEAKENED?! How strong would she be normally?!!'
[Yeah, she's a monster lol. Uh, with full access to the warp and her power, plus the Sword of Khaine, she'd no diff kill AFO and Tomura, back to back. So a divine ticket, yeah divine.]
[It's scary what a competent Aeldari psyker can do: stack plot armor and a god-slaying weapon, and you get Alarielle the Radiant. Or Everqueen, but that's usually left for Isha.]
[Anyway, good job on not dying; you were closer than you think. So enjoy the rewards, and the time you have left.]
I didn't get time to worry about that last part as the Gacha automatically rolled the two tickets.
[Ridley]
|Epic Familiar|
Metroid - One of the most fearsome pirates in the known universe, Ridley is equal parts cunning and powerful despite portraying himself otherwise. He has incredible physical might that allows him to tear apart metal with ease and a flame breath that can melt open spaceship hulls. Not only that, he is deceptively fast, being able to outpace most planes in an atmosphere and being able to go fast enough to achieve interstellar travel outside the atmosphere by himself.
Finally, something I can really power level with. Not to mention having a good backup for when things finally kick off.
[Grimoire of Water Magic]
|Elite Item|
(Tome)Black Clover - A book containing the secrets of Water Magic from the Clover Kingdom, allowing those who study it to learn and utilize the spells it contains. Spell List: https://blackclover.fandom.com/wiki/Water_Magic
Huh, not as great as I was hoping for, but really useful since I already have the Initiate Magician Trait. Flipping through the grimoire already had me excited. I did wonder what Khaine meant by the 'wretch'?
Eh, probably Lil 'Nurgle; he understandably didn't like Chaos gods. I don't think any familiar, even one that strong, would turn on me though. Who cares, I got a grimoire of water magic!