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[urtitan]

We're a week into the new year already, and I'm sure many of us have made resolutions. One of mine is that I want to try and become stronger.

I bought a Potion of New Powers, but realised that I don't really have a good understanding of what powers are out there in the worlds represented by us. Others among us may be struggling with the same thing, so I want to invite those whose worlds feature powers that would help us and Ellipsa to share information about them - if you'd be willing to give your blessing for others to attain them, that is.

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[ashenrose]

[It’s just a quick crayon doodle of Frieda and Mary summoning lots of sweets and cake and sparkles… clearly she needs the power to summon infinite treats!]

[urtitan]

[Oh, this is so sweet! Frieda can't help but smile.]

The power to summon sweets would definitely be a big help!

[ashenrose]

Yes so you should learn to make lots and lots of sweets by magic.

I want to do it too.

[urtitan]

If someone has that magic in their world and wants to share it, you should definitely attain it! But since I'm an adult, maybe I should choose something that lets me protect everybody instead.

[She really doesn't want any destructive powers - she has enough of those, back home, what with the wall titans under her control and her ability to manipulate her people's minds and bodies -, and she knows that it's futile to wish for multiversal transportation powers, but she wants to make as valuable a contribution as possible.

If making candy, in the end, is as good as it gets... well, at the very least it'd make people happy!]

[ashenrose]

I GUESS but I don't see why grown ups aren't alowed to have fun powers too. Making sweets is best.

Oh or maybe the power to fly or to tellyport wherever you want or to fix up art that's been damaged

[One of these is not like the others!

Still, this is what happens when you invite a little kid to a brainstorming session...]

I didn't think about protecting people. Is that bad?

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[starwill]

The abilities from my universe deal with different... paths, so to speak. Usually most people follow one path, but I guess I'm a bit of a weird exception...?

I don't know if you'd be interested in hearing more.

[urtitan]

[While "Paths" is a bit of a loaded term for Eldians in particular, Frieda doesn't assume any actual overlap, though the coincidence has her slightly more intrigued than she would otherwise be. That aside, she can't help but have a somewhat nerdy second association...]

It's not like in a video game where you have to choose whether to be a warrior, mage, rogue etc., is it?

[She's genuinely wondering (and hopefully, people from worlds that have these options as legitimate career paths won't be offended at her phrasing)! If that's what the paths entail, does that mean that Stelle is multi-classing, so to speak?]

[starwill]

It's a little similar, but instead of it being a class, it's more... associating yourself with an Aeon which has specific skills associated with them.

[urtitan]

What's an Aeon?

[It feels like everyone's world has its own complex metaphysical structures... but if she wants to learn about different powers, she needs to dive into that lore!]

[starwill]

They're basically my world's equivalent of gods...?

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[livesoutofspite]

My abilities are magic. Specifically in the spheres of Matter and Death. Those are my areas of expertise. It takes a lot of study and practice to master. And can come with some nasty side effects. But if you're patient and dedicated, it can be worth it.

[urtitan]

[That username makes her do a double take. Is that a real name..?! No, right? After a year, she's still too new to the internet to tell memes and reality apart sometimes.

Regardless of that, she's starting to see a pattern, namely that it won't be easy to wrap her head around pretty much any of the abilities she's gotten privy to thus far in this post and elsewhere (Mary's candy summoning power suggestion aside).]

From what we've seen here (like the skeletons controlled by warlocks), I feel like I understand death magic a little (though I'm sure there's more to it than just that), but is 'matter' not very encompassing?

[Isn't anything matter - living things, dead things, inanimate things?]

[livesoutofspite]

Death can do that. It's really about change. Death is all about change, one way or another.

Matter, specifically, is the manipulation and control of inorganic matter. Rocks, metal, copper, gold, etc. Also, deleting it. If you are skilled enough. There's more to it but that's usually the big things people think of.

[urtitan]

[That sounds cryptic, but also intriguing. As someone who's seen a lot of death, albeit only in her inherited memories, and who's desperate to prevent more of it, Frieda can't help but feel drawn to the subject... but the matter magic sounds interesting, too!]

What benefit would there be to deleting matter? Do you use that power for terraforming? Or, to ask differently: What would be the main applications of your magics in general?

[Is he a necromancer, a landscaper, an alchemist, a little bit of everything?]

[livesoutofspite]

[This is an interesting discussion. And talking about it isn't sending paradox flying around him. That's a good sign.]

I mean deleting part of a mountain to make a tunnel through it comes to mind. Or just cleaning up your room for something more mundane.

My main applications I guess are talking to ghosts, animating corpses, manipulating shadows, ice, and other matter. Magic comes down to imagination plus power plus knowledge equals results.

Mages can do a lot in my world but we're limited by the Consensus. That's a bit hard to describe in text but basically, if most people think magic isn't real, reality agrees. Which makes doing magic harder to pull off, and very risky in front of people who don't believe in magic.

Here that doesn't seem to be an issue. So really, you could do a lot with magic in this world. Like Seasonal magic can do what some of our magic can do too. Water is matter, water manipulation is easier.

Wind and Fire though are Forces, energy. So I'm not great with those back home but I'm Spring here so I have access to the Forces sphere now when it comes to wind. And Life with the healing abilities, which Death can't do as easily.

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[foggydetective]

I could help you gain a new power without a potion needed. I'm an expert at helping people like that. And yes, these powers should be gainable by anyone in this world!

[urtitan]

[That's such a pessimistic username..! But then, there are many people here from hard-to-live-in worlds. Perhaps this person is still struggling what they experienced back home. The offer, of course, sounds interesting!]

Really? What kind of power is it?

[foggydetective]

It's a power to bring out your true self. It will pick a power for you that suits you perfectly. We call it a Persona.

[urtitan]

[Frieda hesitates. Her true self... what would that be? She has little confidence that it'd be anything good.]

I may have something similar already.

[After all, what is an Eldian royal if not a monster? In that regard, her titan suits her perfectly in all its ugliness.]

What is your Persona, if you don't mind telling me? I'd like to be able to imagine it better.

[foggydetective]

I assure you, this is most likely something you have never experienced before.

[Well, he hasn't been on Ellipsa for long so he's not aware of all the doppelganger weirdness. Oh well.]

It's something that helps people, like I'm doing now. I'm someone who supports others in a fight.

I could show you my persona before I give you the power.

Action, backdated hard because I missed this

[maru_kyutie]

[It's about half an hour after the incident with Adachi that Rise arrives, flying in with every bit of speed her magic can give her.]

No no no, please be alright! Oh, I should have warned everyone on the network the moment he arrived!

[She knocks on the door to Frieda's place, hoping very hard for someone to answer.]

Frieda-san, are you okay?!

♡

[urtitan]

[While Frieda no longer lives in the apartment building, Rise likely found out - from the policemen at the scene of the incident or the residents talking about what happened - that she's still in the building. She didn't want to head home to Solarpeak right away, needing some time to process what occurred in a neutral environment. Having found a place to sit down in a seating area on her old apartment floor, she sees Rise arrive in a hurry. Hearing her worried voice, she lifts her head and waves.]

I've over here!

[While no one new moved into her apartment yet, she didn't want to enter it. It'd only have brought back memories of her sister Historia who lived there with her and is no longer in Ellipsa.]

Don't worry, I'm alright.

[Not having met Rise before, she wonders how she knows her name... was the incident on the news already? But maybe she just saw her talking to Adachi on the network.]

[maru_kyutie]

Oh thank goodness.

[She visibly relaxes, leaning against the wall to keep standing.]

My name is Rise Kujikawa. I'm from the same world as Adachi, and I use the same power. I tried to get here as soon as I sensed Magatsu Izanagi being summoned in a safe area, but it took some time for me to find you. I'm glad you're not hurt.

[urtitan]

[Given what she overheard Rise say on arrival, she figured that she had to be from the same world as Adachi, but the revelation that they share the same powers makes her eyes go wide.]

You have a Persona too, then? And you can sense others when they're summoned?

[Standing up to walk over to her reveals the small hole and the blood stains on her shirt - she's not hurt anymore. But frankly, to her, that takes a backseat compared to the fact that she just found another Persona user. Adachi admittedly did demonstrate its powers, at least in part, but he hardly did it in a way that she appreciated! Perhaps Rise will tell her more about them.]

[maru_kyutie]

Most Persona Users wouldn't be able to, but Himiko is mainly a navigation type. Finding people and things is my specialty, and I've been keeping an eye on Adachi specifically to boot. He's a remorseless killer, and if I could lock him back up here in Ellipsa, I would. This is partially on me, I should have warned the city the moment I saw him here.