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Host is currently looking at a Dungeon Core. A Dungeon Core must first integrate with the area it is going to form. Most Cores are discreet, however, the Core currently in front of the Host must be confident in its strength. A Core will take longer to integrate with the area it decided on if it decides to integrate discreetly, however it can only be discovered if something finds its direct Core. A Dungeon Core that decides to rapidly integrate with its area will take a considerably shorter amount of time, however, its integration will become visible to any in the area.
Zero nodded before asking another question. 'How would a Core protect itself while it rapidly integrates with the surrounding area?'
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A Core is able to summon protectors at the trade-off of integration time. The summoned protectors will be the creatures able to be found in the Dungeon once it is completed. All protectors summoned before the Dungeon is completed will have their strength halved.
'Window, show me Dungeon Cores in the Shop.'
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Zero closed the Window with a scoff before leaving the Dungeon Core and moving towards the nearest building. Pushing through the front doors and finding no enemies, he quickly moved his way towards a room before closing the door behind himself.
Zero looked around, finding he was in the men's bathroom. Zero looked at the image in the mirror, finding a cold-faced young man with blood painting his face. Zero lifted the sides of his face to form a smile, only for the blood on his face to make him look more akin to a devil.
Zero turned from the mirror before thinking about the second mission given to him by Fykin. 'Recreate an ability from memory alone...' Zero decided to first try
The first thing Zero realized as he scanned the information about the ability, was that he could feel his body reacting. 'My body reacts, however it is like there is a seal stopping the ability from actually taking effect.' Zero closed his eyes and focused on his body as he thought about the information. Without Zero even knowing, he fell into a deep trance.
The dark backside of Zero's eyes slowly morphed into that of multiple tiny black strings, all connecting to a large black shadowed orb. Zero somehow instinctively knew that the strings were his Mana Channels, however, what he didn't know, was what the orb was. Deciding he didn't need to know about that at the moment, Zero instead willed the ability to take effect. Zero watched as the multiple Mana Channels quivered for a brief moment before they returned to their stable state.
'The ability description said that it would cause my Mana Channels to recover at a quickened rate, and the information I know tells me that it would instead use discarded mana to heal itself.' Zero thought about it for a moment, before realizing something. Opening his eyes, Zero activated a whip out of his left pointer finger before leaving it for three seconds before canceling it.
Once again focusing, Zero focused on his left pointer finger, finding it, as well as the Mana Channels leading from the black orb to his finger now all had white cracks running all along them. Zero focused on the dimly glowing white cracks. His vision suddenly shifted forward, the vain he focused on growing in size until he was now looking at a vain the width of two people.
Not allowing this to distract him, Zero started analyzing the damage. 'The cracks aren't too severe, however, it's more quantity than quality in this instance.' Zero focused on the cracks before thinking about the passive ability and willing it to activate. Zero watched the vein quiver once more before it stopped moving. He thought it would be the same as last time, however as he looked at the cracks once more, he found small swirling black pools form on either side of the cracks.
Zero watched as the pools spun faster and faster before something suddenly shot out of the pools on each side, clashing above the center of the crack. As he looked at the new object that had appeared, he realized it was a singular thick black chain, and each end was slowly being pulled back into the swirling pools of black. 'It pulls the cracks back together.' Without pause, Zero watched as swirling pools suddenly showed up all along the crack he was looking at before identical chains shot out and slammed together.
Zero's eyes were suddenly opened as he heard the familiar notification of a Window sounding.
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Host has created their own passive ability! Due to the Host being the first on its Planet to create a passive ability, the Host will be awarded a prize.
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Host has been given <2>
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All information pertaining to the development and creation of the Host's personally created abilities will be hidden from all onlooking Sponsors.
The Host is able to collect their items by sticking their hand into the Window and willing the item of their choosing to be taken. Host currently has <160> hours to collect their items from a Window before it is donated to the Window.
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Would Host like to name the ability they created?
(Yes) (No)
Zero reached into the window before willing himself to grab all three of the tokens and put them into his pocket before mentally clicking no. 'Now for the other two.' Zero had little problem recreating
'So the ability is less effective when it isn't ingrained into my body.' The process of reinforcing his Mana Channels was to simply will a singular soul to wrap itself around the inside of the Mana Channel of his choice. Although he found it easy, the part he momentarily struggled with was when he would have to mentally force the entire soul to stretch itself out over the Channel before staying in the position he wanted.
Zero sighed when he finally figured it out, before focusing on the last ability he needed to recreate. 'And now,