During school, Luke received a message from someone who was named as "Mantis" on his phone. Luke didn't remember ever saving anything in that name, so he was a little skeptical. However, since he knew a person who was called Mantis, he took the message semi seriously.
The message said "Hello Ghost. It's me, your sis Mantis. Melissa gave me a job to do that requires me to come in contact with your friend Serah. Could you somehow get her to come to this one cafe to meet me, so that I can accomplish the job? I'd really like to not be a creep and get her number and call her via illegitimate means. Help your sis out now would you?"
Luke thinks for a moment, and then responds "Sure, just tell me when." To which Mantis replied with a thumbs up.
Luke asked Sera to come meet a certain person with him, which Sera found weird. Sera's first reaction was to ask "Is it a girl?" Luke pondered for a moment and recalled Mantis calling herself sis, so he answered "I think it is?"
Sera became skeptical and asked "Have you ever met this girl?" To which Luke said "As far as I know, we haven't met in person once." Sera thinks for a moment "Online dating perhaps. But why does he need me there with him? Is he being shy? Not likely."
Then Sera asked Luke directly "Why do you want me to come with you?" To which Luke answered "She wants to meet you specifically." Sera became even more confused and said "Why would she…" Then she paused for a moment and thought of something. "She is probably after my power."
Sera said it in quiet enough of a voice that Luke thought he heard something unreal. Sera then says "Let's go and meet her. By doing so, I'll make sure she won't harass you because of me."
Luke was even more confused now, but he went with the flow since he trusted Sera's opinion.
And so both of them went to the cafe that Mantis told them to go to. Mantis had sent a message saying "I have pointy ears, black hair with purple stripe and I'm wearing shorts and a short sleeved jacket." When Sera and Luke entered the cafe, Sera saw a person who matched the description that Luke told her. They went to the girl's table and Sera asked "Are you the one who wanted to meet me?"
The girl was looking at her phone intensely, drinking some bubble tea and muttering "You the famous Lawmaker?" After which Sera said "Yes." The girl then says "Take a seat." Both Luke and Sera do so and the girl says to the cafe owner "Master, there are new customers!" After which the cafe owner shouted "I know! I'm on it!"
Then the cafe owner comes to the table to receive their orders. Sera says "I presume these are your treats?" To which the girl says "Whatever." Luke and Sera give their order to the cafe owner and the owner leaves to fulfill it.
As they wait for the orders to arrive, Sera asks the girl "Who are you? Luke wouldn't tell me your name, so why don't you give me one." The girl says "For the sake of convenience I let you call me Pina. And since it's bothersome to call you the Lawmaker, I'm going to start calling you Sera."
Sera says "So what's your goal in asking me to come here?" Pina says "To give you a word of warning."
Sera asks "A warning?" Pina continues "Yes. And it is about the director." Sera asks "Do you work for Ruincorp?" To which Pina says "That's not something you need to know. What you do need to know is to never fully trust the director."
Sera says "Like I was trusting of him in the first place. What's your reason behind it?"
The owner of the cafe comes and gives what Luke and Sera ordered and promptly leaves.
Then Pina says "You know that he had the hand on the cataclysm right?" Sera says "Yes. I think he might have been the one who prompted the cataclysm to happen in one way or another."
Pina says "Good, that saves some time then. Since information about his powers are classified, there is a lot of speculation on what they are. The only solid knowledge about his powers is that there are ten in total. Me and my associates have some theories of what some of them are. Want to hear them?"
Sera says "You have piqued my interest. Go on then." Pina says "The first theory is that he has some kind of power that lets him give powers to others and himself. The limits and requirements of this power is unknown, but people who have gained his favor have gained powerful additional powers.
The second theory is that he has some power that allows him to mark certain people for some reason. My associate has investigated this matter and they realized that for level 8 Ruincorp members it is required to do some sort of pledge. This pledge is thought to be related to the ability to mark people, though the nature of these marks are unknown.
The third theory is that he has some form of immortality. That should be pretty obvious since he is over 100 years old and he has a body compared to 20 year olds.
The fourth theory is that he has some means to spy on people, though it is unknown if he personally has a power that allows him to do so or if he has someone else do the spying. There is a claim to be made that it may be both, but that won't change the overall issue.
The fifth theory is that he has some means to find people who will or have awakened their powers. Whether or not it is due to some power he owns, someone under him owns or some other means is anybody's guess, but it could also be all three.
The sixth theory is that he might have some way to see the future. Details of this are unknown, but most of my associates seem to think this is true.
And that is all that I wanted you to know. As for my bro here…"
Sera asks "Your bro? You mean Luke?" Pina answers "It's just how I call him. Bro, you should worry more about your mental health than you do now. Your friends and my associates agree on this. Even Sera does, so please consider this."
Luke stares blankly at Pina as he says "Sure. I'll keep that in mind."
After hearing what Luke said, Pina sighs, gets up and leaves while saying "You should cherish the time you have with him Sera. Who knows how long you still have." And so Pina has left the cafe.
Sera thinks deeply about what Pina said and the reason why she told Sera all of this "What does she have to gain from telling me all of this? What is she and her associates after? Why didn't she once mention my powers?"
Then Sera comes back to reality as Luke had gone to the cafe owner to ask "Do we still have to pay or did Pina pay all of it?" Sera gets up as well and the cafe owner says "She paid quite handsomely before both of you entered. The amount was something that I wouldn't expect to see in one day of work. In my books, she is welcome to visit again whenever she likes." Sera then says "Is that so. Come Luke, finish your drink and we'll go back home after that."
Somewhere else Pina is making a call to Melissa, saying "Job's done, do you need anything else boss?" Melissa says "I want you to go and take a look at some points of interest as soon as you are free." Pina says "So when do I get my well deserved break?" To which Melissa says "You know what you signed up for. I'll try to find a good spot so you can get some free time. But for now, I need you to check those points of interest first before I can let you have that free time." Pina then sighs, says "Fine, I'll get on it" and ends the call.
Then Pina receives a phone call from someone named "papa". She immediately picks up the phone and says cheerfully "What is it papa? Did you see what I did just now?" The man behind the phone says "I did and you did an excellent job my dear November. I just wanted to give you a reward for always being a helpful daughter."
Pina says cheerfully "Oh oh, what is it this time? The newest tech from Nova or some early access deals you got your hands on?" The man behind the phone says "You are quite a smart girl, so I'll let you pick whatever you want from the list I'm about to send you."
Then Pina says excitedly "Really? I can't wait to see what you'll give me. I feel super motivated right now. I love you papa!" The man behind the phone says "Papa loves you too November. Keep up the good work."
Then the call stops and soon after Pina receives the list of items the man behind the phone talked about. Pina is looking at the items and mutters to herself "You are seriously giving me all of these babies? Papa is the best."
On the other side of the phone, the man smirked as he took a sip of wine. Then he said "It was a wise move to send November to the Scales. She is such a useful child who is easy to handle. Not very much like June and July. In any case, I wonder if Olimuusas have the ability to tell if they are related or not. I better ask Liwk about it someday.
File #File #1764292
Subject name: Pina Widctip
Birthdate: 27.11.2024
Country of origin: USA
Current residence: USA
Height: 162 cm
Appearance: Black hair with purple stripe, Golden eyes, Pointy ears
Superpowers: (Redacted), All seeing eye (Legendary), Target detection (Super rare), Quest giver (Super rare), Spirit body (Rare), Fast thinking (Uncommon), Mental map (Uncommon), Food critic (Extra common), Longevity (Unique), (Redacted)
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All seeing eye: Allows the user to see everything they want to see. This requires the user to open one of the eyes that has this power.
Users have been able to see weak points, see a person's current mood, see how other people see, see behind obstacles, see beyond horizon and see things in slow motion.
Target detection: Allows users to select a target of their choosing and be able to track them down endlessly, aka ability to feel the target's exact location.
This power can be applied to general targets or specific targets. General target can be a species of some animal that if selected, the user can see where each being belonging to the targeted species is within range. Specific target usually requires the user to have seen their target's face. After seeing and selecting the target, the user will be able to pinpoint the location of the targeted person or thing. The amount of things that can be targeted at the same time is dependent on the user's proficiency of the power.
Quest giver: Ability to create a quest. The quest in question can be anything and the user often has to give something in return if the quest is completed. This can vary from material things like money or items to promises or actions. Experience points are often provided by the system itself. The amount of experience points the system will provide is dependent on how difficult the system deems it.
Spirit body: Users can control their spirit and move like a ghost. People without a spirit eye or any ability related to detecting spirits are unable to detect the spirit body. Other spirit bodies can see each other, but cannot interact with each other.
In the spirit body, the user isn't able to utter words without selecting a certain skill in the skill tree. Spirit body is immune to all physical damage, but can be damaged by certain spells or powers. Should the spirit body take damage, this will cause a headache like pain to the user's physical body. Too much damage in the spirit body has been observed to be fatal in certain cases.
The spirit body may select skills that allow them to damage other spirit bodies. They can also unlock a skill that allows them to attack physical entities, but this will reveal the user to onlookers and in this state the user is able to receive physical damage. In this state, the user is unable to pass through any physical object. The amount of time it takes to go to the basic form is the first 1 minute, but the time can be lessened by certain skills in the skill tree.
Fast thinking: Ability to accelerate the user's thinking speed. This may make the user see things in slow motion. The proficiency affects the speed at which the user is able to think. The basic thinking speed is increased by four times, aka in one second the user can experience four seconds. The user's own physical speed is not affected.
Mental map: Allows the user to make a map using the system as its platform. This map can be shared, should the user select appropriate skill. The area of the map is dependent on the proficiency of the user. By selecting a certain skill, the user can upgrade the map to be 3D. Markings can also be placed after selecting a certain skill.
Food Critic: Ability to give feedback on the food eaten. User's own taste may affect the critic given so the opinion may vary.
Longevity: Affects the aging process of a person. This power is often found in certain bloodlines from other worlds. This power is given to people who have human heritage, as the system is solely meant for humans of the certain world.
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About: Pina is a half-human half-(Redacted), her father being human and mother being (Redacted). She lived most of her life in an area designated to house the immigrants of other worlds. This area was one of the organization's tools to bring this world into a new era.
Pina herself was always interested in technology, which her mother Lola had hard time adjusting to. Lola would ask Pina's father to send all kinds of devices so that Pina could screw around with them. This interest in technology didn't change when she grew up.
Pina is currently going to a school designed to deal with immigrants from other worlds and their children. Teachers have commented that Pina hardly shows any interest in class, but is getting perfect grades. Her classmates claim that she is cheating somehow, but no proof has been found as of now.
Pina's abundance of powers is suspected to come from her (Redacted) heritage. According to professor Hulttis, "(Redacted) are a respected race in the world called Olijama. They are said to have powerful abilities given to them by their gods as their chosen race." This knowledge was found during the expedition in Olijama. Dr. Yoshimura has been researching if (Redacted)'s longevity can be transferred to humans of this world. [Read: Longevity project]
Pina has shown antisocial behavior when she is physically present, but shows great social skills when on the internet. She even is a professional streamer and even has her own Youtube channel, both of which will not be shared in this file due to director's orders. In the director's words "We older folk should give the younger folk some privacy. If someone knows who this girl is online, they are free to do so. However, it isn't deemed necessary information to be held in our organization's documents." After asking the director if he knew anything about Pina's public channels, he claimed not to know about the subject in detail. It is the writer's opinion that the director should not watch certain parts of Pina's content for the sake of the whole organization.
On another matter, Pina is said to have been admitted to Scales, but this is yet to be proven true. Further details are limited to people with the level 7 clearance or above only. [Read: Scales]