I look at the man in front of me in shock before saying.
"You kill me so you can take my soul here to help you. Am I right?"
"That's right."
I take a deep breath and say.
"You can ask me while I am alive, you know?"
"Ah, I have a reason for that. I cannot enter your world and can only manipulate something from here. If I enter your world, there will be nothing alive left on earth when I do that. This is another reason why I call you here."
He snaps his finger, and we are now in the middle of space. I can see stars and galaxies around us.
"As I said earlier, I cannot do anything to the world because I will destroy that world and create even bigger problems. Because of that, I need your help. Your soul is a suitable soul that lets me empower you and let me transport you from one world to another."
I nod and say.
"What kind of help do you need me to do? I need to know before I accept."
"Excellent! You say that when you are thinking of accepting. In the entire timeline, there is a ninety-two percent chance you will accept it when you say that. Anyway, for your first mission, I shall send you to the world of RWBY."
"Really? That show?"
"Yup. That world falls under my domain, and I need to fix that thing because the gods of that world are too lazy to do their jobs."
"What do I need to do?"
"You need to prevent Vale from falling."
"So, preventing Pyrrha from being dead."
"Not really. She can be dead, and the city still stands. As long as Vale is still functioning, your job is done. With the city still standing, the morale does not plummet, and the people can survive until the chosen one takes care of the problem in that world."
"So, I only need to kill as many Grimm as possible to complete the mission."
"That's right. As for your power, you will get them from a familiar CYOA. The CYOA you used last night."
A hologram appears in front of me, and I see a familiar CYOA. It is called Lt Ouroumov's Worm CYOA V17.
"However, I shall give you some limitations. For your first mission, I shall grant you 10 Perks and Skills, 10 Items, and five Powers under twenty points."
"Any kind."
"Any kind of power equal or under twenty points, yes."
Without even thinking, I took the power set from Jujutsu Kaisen. The reason? I just finished watching all of JJK, and this is an impulse selection. Do I regret it? Nope. Getting the power of Satoru Gojo is great.
Combining the fact that this is a RWBY world where there is a lot of Cursed Energy⊠I will thrive.
As for the perks, I choose the essentials. Shielding my mind and soul is essential, after all.
When I am done, I press the complete button.
"Not bad. It is a straightforward power but powerful and versatile. Good choice. You can get more power when you are done with your first one."
"Wait. I get more power for each mission."
"Yup. I only need you to complete four missions; after that, you are done. You can retire with your power still within you, but you will not get more from me. However, I feel you are not that kind of person. I know the two of us will continue to work together even after the first four missions."
"If you say so."
He grins and claps his hands.
"I shall change your body to accommodate your new power. I will even give you a free blindfold."
After he says that, a portal appears, and he says.
"Go ahead. Walk through the portal to start your first mission. You shall arrive a month before the Attack of Vale starts. Use that time to prepare and to gather information."
I nod and walk through the portal. And the last thing I hear him saying.
"Have fun and good luck, Alban Nox."
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|3rd POV|
The acrid scent of smoke filled the air as Alban stepped onto solid ground. Around him, chaos reignedâflames licked at wooden homes, casting eerie shadows against the bloodied cobblestone streets. Screams of terror and the guttural snarls of Grimm echoed through the village, creating a nightmarish symphony of destruction.
His sharp eyes scanned the battlefield, taking in the scene with his Six Eyes. The village defendersâhunters, barely holding their groundâfought desperately against the tide of monstrous creatures. Their blades struck true, but for every Grimm they felled, two more took its place.
"Straight into the fire, huh?"
And then, they saw him.
A pack of Beowolves snarled as they noticed him, their glowing red eyes locking onto their new prey. With guttural howls, they lunged, claws poised to tear into flesh.
With a mere thought, the space between him and the creatures warpedâhis Limitless activated. The Beowolves should have reached him in an instant, yet their charge slowed as if trapped in molasses. Their claws stopped just shy of his skin, unable to breach the invisible barrier. The Grimm can only snarl and growl, trying to claw their way through whatever is holding them, but to no avail.
He extended a hand.
With a flick of his wrist, the air trembled. A violent forceâBlueâripped through the battlefield, distorting space itself. The Grimm were yanked backward, pulled by an unnatural gravity. Their bodies collided with one another, bones crunching, limbs twisting, until nothing remained but a writhing mass of broken forms before they disappeared into black smoke.
A shadow loomed. An Ursa, its massive, armored bulk bearing down upon him. It roared, swiping with claws large enough to split a man in two.
Alban sighed.
A single pulseâRedâerupted from his finger, sending the creature hurtling backward like a ragdoll. Its body gets thrown through a burning house and hits the hill in the distance, creating an explosion when its body crashes into it.
The hunters stared in stunned silence. A mere flick of his fingers had annihilated creatures they struggled to fight.
One hunter, a young woman covered in dirt and blood, was the first to break the silence. "What⊠who are you?"
Alban turned to her, his eyes calm, as if he had merely swatted away insects. "I'm here to help."
A piercing screech cut through the night. More Grimm. Dozens more.
Alban smiled. "Let's get to work."
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[Alban's Power] [Lt Ouroumov's Worm CYOA V17 (https://cyoa.ltouroumov.ch/viewer/)]
{Cursed Energy Manipulation (Jujutsu Kaisen)}Â
This is a profound practice, that involves harnessing and controlling the primordial energy known as cursed energy, which is intrinsically linked to the existence of cursesânegative and malevolent spirits that inflict harm and misfortune upon humans.
The process of manipulating this energy involves gathering it from the environment or within oneself and then directing it towards a specific objective. This process necessitates a resolute will, unwavering focus, and a deep understanding of the foundational principles that govern cursed energy manipulation. By tapping into its reserves, you gain the ability to employ it for a multitude of purposes, encompassing both offensive and defensive techniques. Which includes exorcism, erecting protective barriers, and augmenting your physical attributes to transcend the boundaries of the natural world, and much more.
However cursed energy manipulation is not without its risks. Improper handling or excessive use of it can have detrimental effects on you, potentially leading to physical and mental deterioration.
Picking this would imprint the foundations and intricacies of cursed energy manipulation in your mind, you gain a comprehensive understanding of this energy and its practice. However, the journey to mastery extends beyond the imparted knowledge. The responsibility for further exploration and refinement rests solely upon you.
{The Six Eyes (Jujutsu Kaisen)}
The Eyes represent a rare ocular jujutsu that endows you with extraordinary perception and enables the fullest utilization of any cursed techniques in your arsenal.
These eyes serve as the key to unlocking the maximum potential for Limitless, propelling your mastery over it to unprecedented heights. They provide vast perception and immense brain processing power, allowing you to precisely manipulate the sophisticated powers of the Limitless down to an atomic level. Additionally, they facilitate highly efficient processing of cursed energy, ensuring a near-impossibility of depletion.
The mental prowess of the Six Eyes distorts time, expanding a single moment in reality into a considerable span within your mind. This ability synergizes with enhanced sight, enabling instant analysis and calculation of positions within your entire field of view. You possess the capacity to discern distinct figures within a vast range of several kilometers. You can also see and sense energies in extreme detail.
However, the heightened ability of these eyes to perceive intricate details imposes significant strain and fatigue on the brain. It is highly recommended to wear a blindfold to mitigate these drawbacks. Even with a blindfold, the eyes continue to function akin to a high-resolution camera.
{Reverse Cursed Technique (Jujutsu Kaisen)}
A specialized form of cursed technique that possesses the unique ability to convert negative cursed energy into positive energy. Through this technique, the transformation of destructive energy into constructive energy is achieved by combining two sources of cursed energy, resulting in a multiplication effect. Thus, the energy that destroys becomes energy that creates, and negative energy becomes positive.
The utilization of reverse cursed energy spans a wide range of applications, with its most prominent use being in healing. By harnessing this energy, one can achieve a complete restoration of severed limbs, mend deep bone injuries, or even resurrection from the brink of death, all within a span of seconds. Moreover, the versatility of this technique enables continuous, uninterrupted operation, granting you the capacity to employ it incessantly without limitations, if you have the reserve for it.
However, as this technique originates from the brain, a devastating blow that eradicates the brain entirely would result in fatality.
{I Alone Am The Honored One! (Jujutsu Kaisen)}
Your mastery of Curse Energy and Curse Techniques has been greatly enhanced, and you now possess the potential to rival, or even surpass, the greatest Curse Sorcerers in the Jujutsu world. Like Yuta Okkotsu and Satoru Gojo, you have become a prodigy, capable of transforming from an ordinary civilian, oblivious to curses, into a formidable fighter within mere weeks of training, capable of besting some of the most skilled Sorcerers alive.
Furthermore, you have gained an incredible talent and intuitive understanding of all things related to Curses, allowing you to effortlessly create entirely new Curse Techniques, and replicating any powers or spells you see as a Curse Technique. The entire world of Curses has become an open book for you, waiting for you to craft and wield Curses never before seen.
Additionally, within your shadow now resides an incredibly powerful Curse Spirit, comparable to Rika. This Curse Spirit is bound to your very soul and is capable of generating an ungodly amount of curse energy, some may even say infinite. You can tap into this boundless source of Curse Energy, greatly enhancing your own pool of Curse Energy to awe-inspiring levels. The Curse Spirit is absolutely loyal, never wavering in devotion, though their eagerness to serve you might be slightly overzealous.
{Limitless (Jujutsu Kaisen)}
An inherited technique that brings the concept of "Infinity" into reality, allowing you to manipulate and distort space at will. You are granted ordinance over three specific techniques that represent different facets of such distortion.
Infinity, The fundamental state of Limitless, enabling the ability to halt motion. By infinitely dividing the finite space between two objects, approaching entities slow down and never reach the user.
Blue, Amplifies cursed energy output, generating an attractive force. By bringing the conceptually impossible negative distance into reality, surrounding space is compelled to fill the gap, resulting in a magnetic-like effect.
Red, Reverses the strengthened technique, manifesting the divergence of infinity and generating a repulsive force. By channeling reverse cursed energy into the Limitless power, a repelling effect is created instead of a magnetic one.
Combining these techniques unlocks advanced applications, leading to entirely new and more potent distortions beyond their individual capabilities. This also allows teleportation if you have enough mastery over your infinity. But unless you have an ability that lets you process information down to the atomic levels, these techniques would forever be out of your grasp.
{Limitless Upgrade: Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void}
You can now fully employ a Domain Expansion that brings you and your targets inside the Limitless itself, a vast void of infinite knowledge. Boundless raw information floods into your target's mind, overwhelming them to the point where they're completely immobilized. The complete incapacitation of the target is caused by a phenomenon where the target will be able to see and feel everything while not being able to see or feel anything at the same time. All the actions one has taken in their life is forced upon them infinitely and they can't do anything but die slowly. This effect does not effect the user or anyone they're touching with no intent to harm. You need your six eyes to be fully uninhibited to employ this domain, but when activated its an almost-guaranteed win once it ensnares your target.