Chaos and Order – A Multiverse Fanfic

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Item: Afro's Tachi

Grade: Uncommon

Sub-Grade: Top

Specification: A Mana and Chakra induced long, curved sword

 

Requirement:

 1. At least one sword-related Ability

 2. Agility >15

 3. Strength >12

 4. Perception >12

Attributes:

 1. Measurement: 102 cm

 2. Material: High Carbon Steel (mono tampered)

 3. Base Damage: 80 HP

 

Skill: I will keep moving forward...

Skill's Effect:

 1. With every consecutive strike, resulting in HP drop, Base Damage +5

 2. Limit of Strikes: 4

 3. Maximum Base Damage: 100 HP

 4. Base Damage will reset after 4th successful, consecutive strike

 

Skill: Ruthless Ritual

Skill's Effect:

 1. With every successful kill, Base Damage +10

 2. Maximum Bonus Damage: 50 HP

 3. Maximum Base Damage (excluding other buffs): 130 HP

 3. Base Damage will reset every 24 hours

 

Quality: 74%

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Kai smiled.

What made Fangs special was their innate Intangibility, granted by their contract with Selene.

In a battle, especially when he fought with someone who wasn't a physical fighter, a timely use of Fang's Skill could turn the board over in favor of Kai. Yet, they also had a major flaw.

At one glance, Fangs and Afro's Tachi had the same Base Damage, making one question what made the latter so special for it to be a Top Uncommon Item.

At another glance, one would notice the distinct lack of mention of any Mana Consumption in Afro's Tachi's Stats. Where Fangs consumed an enormous amount of Mana for a single use of their Skill, the Top Uncommon Item worked purely on its own.

Not only that, it suited just too much to Kai's fighting style.

To become stronger as the fight continued… Kai had always preferred such a drastic, but effective method while killing his enemies.

Meg's hand went to the table's drawer, taking out another Item. "A Common String Beyblade Launcher," she said, handing it over to Kai. "Nothing special, but it fills one of the requirements. One can't launch Beyblades, those are Items, using ordinary launchers, anyway."

The launcher was red and white colored. Kai didn't spare much glance and stored it along with the sword in his Inventory.

Once more, Meg took out something from a drawer. It was a rectangular case. She opened it up and let Kai see its contents. There were 5 red, blue, and bright yellow capsules in it lined in three rows.

"As you ordered, master," Meg told him, "I only bought one case for you. The HP capsules are 500 MC each, MP capsules of 1000 MC each, and SP capsules of 2000 MC each. All restore 100 points of their respective Stat.

"As we have ascended to the 4th floor, the capsules of Common Grade are now 50% less efficient on us, and this number decreases drastically with every next capsule taken within 24 hours.

"Now, these capsules are of Uncommon Grade and only work at 100% efficiency when there is a gap of at least 3 hours between two consumptions. If taken before, the next capsule will only give half the points. It will keep becoming half unless the Time Limit of 3 hours is met by the Contestant."

Kai looked at the Capsules. Now he knew the HP capsules given to him by the 9th-floor Contestant, during his Mission in the Pokemon Random World, were of Rare Grade, awarding 250 HP with every consumption.

No wonder he kept regaining his entire HP, healing instantly, with them. Now, he only had 7 of those capsules left.

Kai closed the case and sent it to his Inventory as well. "How much for all this?" he asked.

"Including a quiver of Common Grade Arrows for Jet Wing, 1 Capsule Case for me, our clothes, drinks, and a few other miscellaneous things, it all cost me 350,000 Mission Credits," Meg replied. "I wanted to spend less…"

"We don't have the time to waste, Meg," Kai said, cutting her off. He took out a brown folder. "Go through the data in it and make the preparations. The Price that I need to pay can't even be compared to what you have paid for these things."

Meg frowned, took the folder, and opened it. If she wasn't a fallen Contestant from the 13th floor, the entire folder would have slipped out of her hands. Her head snapped up at Kai, her eyes singing a cruel song of disbelief and ridiculousness.

"He's a 6th-floor Contestant," she mumbled absentmindedly. "A Chunin from the Hidden Cloud Village. This is no empty power, master. Not even if he would have his Stats restricted. He would also have royal guards and flower commandos around him."

"You don't have to tell me about how dangerous it is," Kai said, not unkindly. "Go through it all, and on the last page, I have mapped out our plan. We still have some 40 minutes left. Make the preparations within this time."

Meg, ignoring the documents, flipped to the last page.

A deep scarlet color rose to her cheeks as she read Kai's plan. "Yes… Yes, master."

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12:30 am,

City Hall

 

The crowd had gone extremely thin on the seventh day.

Now, one after the other, luxurious carriages kept coming, bringing the nobles for the true auction. A red carpet was running from the carriage stop to Hall's entrance, and on the carpet's sides, lined with a gap of two hands between each other, were the White Guards of the royal police force in their white armors, their white cloaks fluttering behind them in the gray darkness.

Outside the entrance, four Flower Commandos were standing tall in their blue armor, patterned with red, yellow, and white flowers. A rose crest over their helm, with seven-colored petals, stood majestically, telling a tale of one of the oldest organizations in the Primordial Tower, Seven Mystic Flowers.

Just before the auction was about to start, two enormous, but equally luxurious carriages came to a stop opposite each other at the carriage stop. The horses whined, rearing at each other, as the driver tried to rein them into silence.

Curses flew from each side and from the back of one carriage, three horsed White Guards trotted forward, holding pale white lances, shimmering silver. These are Items, they seemed to proclaim.

"Back off!" one of the white-armored guards commanded. "How dare you block the path of Viscount's carriage?"

A deep, menacing chuckle escaped from the other in reply. "Haha!" the voice came out roaring. "My esteemed father told me about House Arbuthnot. I am honored to meet you, Viscount Lucas. Or should I call you… Purple Spark?"

Even the armored guards were stunned hearing that name.

Who was this unknown person to call the Viscount by his Code Name?

Both carriages' doors opened simultaneously, and two figures walked out. One was wearing an exquisite white suit and pants, with a badge of purple lightning on the chest. He looked no older than 30 and had full, shoulder-length black hair and black eyes. His chin was bearded, and his mustache was neatly pruned.

Viscount Lucas Arbuthnot; a Chunin from the Hidden Cloud Village!

The second person had a black suit and pants on him, the linings of its collars and sleeves embroidered in gold. He had long white hair, and his eyes were hazels, pure but defiant.

Kai Stormborn; the Glitched Demon!

Two unworldly beauties stepped out following them.

Meg's hair was tied in a bun with ribbons on it, and she was wearing a backless turquoise gown. A necklace with red ruby embedded in it, and diamond earrings made her look like some angelic figure, stepping down from the stars. The moment she came out, metals clanked, as the guards' helms scratched their gorgets, their heads turning to have a glance at her. Even the Viscount's eyes stared at her with a red glint in them.

From Viscount's carriage, a long, curled, black-haired woman stepped out in a purple gown and purple tiara, glowing with tiny diamonds. Her eyes were black, a shade darker than those of Viscount.

Both parties looked at each other.

The showdown had begun!

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