Arc Of Embodiment - Chapter 65

When Jaune surfaced from the dungeon, he saw that people were panicking. He didn’t know what was going on, so, he approached one of the people that were running away. What he learned was shocking.

“Excuse me! What is happening?” Jaune asked.

“You don’t know? An hour ago, something caused the entire dungeon to shake. Everyone that’s below Level 3 is being asked to exit the dungeon while the Guild investigates the cause of the shaking within the Dungeon. Royman Mardeel was even spotted to be spearheading the investigation, that only happens when things are serious,” Random Adventurer said.

“I see,” Jaune said. Knowing full well that he was the cause of the shaking.

“Anyway, I’m going ahead and see the situation upfront,” Random Adventurer said.

‘Oh, well. I don’t think they’ll be able to link the explosion to me since I only arrived here in Orario recently, even though I showed my strength, they probably wouldn’t believe the rumours about me,’ Jaune thought while walking away.

While walking, Jaune has been thinking about what his status is like when a God/Goddess checks it. With this thought, Jaune went towards Hephaestus Manor to ask her if there is a way to see someone’s status without joining a Familia.

While Jaune was heading towards Hephaestus Manor, within the Ganesha Familia, the God Ganesha was putting away all the monsters that they captured since they wouldn’t be able to continue the Monster Feria due to the issue of the Dungeon.

“The Monster Feria shall be postponed for another day! For the Dungeon is a far more serious issue! For I the God of the Masses: Ganesha will help solve the Dungeon issue!” Ganesha shouted and run towards the Dungeon.

“Ganesha-sama…” Shakti was going to say something, but Ganesha was already gone.

Back with Jaune, he was already at the entrance of the Hephaestus Manor, this time the guards didn’t bother to stop him…Must have been an order from Hephaestus. Jaune then made his way to Hephaestus office. When he knocked Hephaestus asked him to enter.

“Is there anything I can help you with, Jaune?” Hephaestus asked.

“I wanted to ask. Is it possible to check a person’s status without joining a Familia?” Jaune said.

“Hmm…Well, yes. Although not a common practice, it is entirely possible to check someone’s status. Some Familia does this to check if an adventurer is eligible to join their Familia,” Hephaestus said.

“So…Is it possible for you to check my status?” Jaune asked Hephaestus.

“Are you okay with me checking your status? A lot of adventurers don’t allow Gods outside their Familia to see their status for a reason, it could be used against them,” Hephaestus said.

“That’s not a problem. I may have only met you for a short while, but I have a feeling that I can trust you,” Jaune said. This caused Hephaestus heart to skip a beat. To trust her that much was flattering.

“I-I…Ahem…Alright, if you’re okay with me,” Hephaestus said.

“You know…you can stare at me all you want later,” Jaune teased.

Hephaestus was just staring at Jaune with wide eyes. It took her a minute to gather her composure.

“Ahem…Shall I begin the status check?” Hephaestus asked.

“Sure, I was just waiting for you to finally finish checking out my body,” Jaune teased.

Hephaestus didn’t reply to Jaune’s teasing as she knew it would just get worst. She then poured her blood on Jaune’s back to reveal his status. What she saw shocked her, but two particular things stood out from Jaune’s status. One that scared her to no end and one that confused her.

“What is wrong with your status? All of it isn’t normal at all. I couldn’t even see what a lot of your Magic and Development Abilities do, they are only question marks,” Hephaestus said.

“What do you mean?” Jaune asked.

“Here…Take a look at your status,” Hephaestus said while handing a piece of paper to Jaune. When Jaune saw it, he was surprised.

Jaune Arc

STR – SSS (Sealed)

VIT – SSS (Sealed)

DEX – SSS (Sealed)

AGI – SSS (Sealed)

MAG – Error

Magic:

Arc of Embodiment – ???

???????? Formless Magic – ???

Embodiment of the World of Faeries – The ability to Embody the world within Avalon. ???

Gate of Babylon – It is the storehouse that Jaune Arc built to store all the treasures he created in life, referred to as the ‘Divine Gate’. It connects the space of reality to the vault, opening an ‘invisible door’ between dimensions that allows for the contents to pass through upon their owner’s command. Allowing for easy access to the items of the treasury, he can pick and utilize them as he pleases.

Blazing Inferno of Scorching Flames – A fire breathe that Jaune learned from the Welsh Dragon: Ddraig. By using the unique ability that Jaune learned from the Boosted Gear – Boost and Penetrate, he can generate a fire that can incinerate anything including Gods, reducing even their souls.

????? Magic – ???

????????? Magic – ???

??????? Magic – ???

??????? Magic – ???

Skills:

Touki – A skill that allows the user to control their life force to increase the user’s offence, defence and speed.

Rokushiki – A special Martial Arts style that consists of Geppo, Tekkai, Rankyaku, Soru, Shigan, Kami-e and Rokuogan.

Gentle Fist – A form of hand-to-hand combat used by Jaune Arc. It inflicts internal damage by attacking the body’s Pressure Points, subsequently injuring organs that are closely intertwined with the area of the network which has been struck. To do this, the user surgically injects a certain amount of their energy into the opponent’s pressure points, causing damage to surrounding organs due to their proximity to the pressure points. Even the slightest tap can cause severe internal damage, hence the name ‘gentle’ fist.

Renewal Taekwondo – A powerful Martial Art that is emphasized in strong kicks but is not limited to it. Jaune Arc’s strongest Martial Arts. Secondary Form – Recoilless.

Nine Lives: Shooting the Hundred Heads – ???

Ninjutsu – ???

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Development Abilities:

Divine Smithing (???) – The ability to create weapons with abilities that transcend Mortal understanding. This includes Metal Working, Wood Working, Engineering, etc…

Mage (???) – Improves power, widens effect range, and makes magic usage efficient. Creates a magic circle under the user that support the magic. Due to Jaune’s ??? this skill has become redundant.

Broken Shackles (???) – Through intensive training, Jaune was able to break his ????? shackles. ???

Weapon Intent (???) – Gives the user the ability to use Intent on their weapon of choice whether it be a sword, spear, scythe, fist, etc… Allows the user to use Weapon Light such as Sword Light.

Weapon Heart (???) – ???

Weapon Domain (???) – ???

Psychokinesis (???) – ???

Boost (???) – A magic that allows the user to increase the potency of his ability.

Penetrate (???) – A magic that allows the user to bypass all defences.

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“See! Your basic abilities just indicate SSS on all of them without any numerical value which is impossible. All basic abilities are meant to have numerical value to show the growth of a person, plus what does the word sealed on your Level and basic ability mean?” Hephaestus said.

“But as much as that was shocking, the thing that makes me uncomfortable is the fact that one of your magic… is capable of killing a God and destroy the soul. If other Gods get wind of that ability, they will do everything they can to eliminate you. You made a wise choice to allow me to be the one to check your status,” Hephaestus added.

“Thanks for checking my status for me Hephaestus,” Jaune said.

“Can I ask? How is it that you can use more than three magic? I know that Riveria of the Loki Familia can use nine magic due to her Chant Connection, but you have no such thing,” Hephaestus said.

“That’s simple. It’s because I don’t rely on Falna to use Magic, thus the absolute of three magic doesn’t apply to me nor do I need an ability to allow me to use more than three,” Jaune explained.

“I see…” Hephaestus said contemplating what Jaune said.

“From what you said, it seems like our Falna is limiting the growth of the people,” Hephaestus said.

“Not necessarily. It is true that due to Falna, the amount of magic a person can gain is limited, but it also increases the potency of the magic they gain. Besides, talented people in magic like Riveria will be able to gain abilities like Chant Connection. Three maybe the absolute limit for normal people but not for talented people,” Jaune said.

After chatting about Jaune’s status, Hephaestus destroy the piece of paper. She didn’t want anyone reading Jaune’s status as it may cause panic among the Gods.

“There…this way no one will be able to know about it. This is the best thing to do as I don’t want Gods going after you,” Hephaestus said.

Jaune just giggled at Hephaestus, he can tell that she has developed feelings for him, but she was unsure of it, therefore, Jaune wanted her to sort out her feelings, before doing anything.

“Anyway, I should be going,” Jaune said before he started walking out of Hephaestus office.

“Ahhhh…Wait!” Hephaestus shouted.

“Is there something you need?” Jaune asked while turning to Hephaestus.

“I…I was just wondering if I can see the inside of your…Gate of Babylon,” Hephaestus said.

“Hmm…Why?” Jaune asked, but he didn’t mind showing Hephaestus, just curious as to why she wanted to see it.

“I wanted to see what type of weapon a Mortal that gained the Divine Smithing is capable of creating,” Hephaestus said.

This was the first time Hephaestus had seen a Development Ability regarding smithing that isn’t Blacksmith but rather Divine Smithing and she couldn’t even see its rank, hence the curiosity.

“Maybe next time…I need to head back to my base and check on my friends and their progress,” Jaune said.

“I see,” Hephaestus said with disappointment, but she can tell that Jaune didn’t completely reject her request, this gave her hope that he might allow her next time.

Jaune headed back to his base to check up on everyone’s training.. Although he can get information from his Wood Clone, he wanted to see their progress first-hand.