All Else Succumbs Yet Time Whirls the Earth A Skill with great destructive power and infinite potential The Chimera is a being that lived with suffering forced to seek the pinnacle of adaptation to avoid the multitude of threats that would delight in the chance to snuff its life out Time and time again the Chimera was forced to evolve or die In terms of survivability none rival it Yet even the Chimera cannot resist the currents of time Death as with all things would inevitably beckon To the Creature that thrives on growing this final end is its greatest fear For this reason out of all creatures a Chimera accepts that ultimate invitation most unwillingly Such is its blessing Such is its curse
But being dogged by such a dangerous enemy as time has given the Chimera vast insight into the worldÆs mysteries By drawing heavily on the power of time that will inevitably destroy it a Chimera is briefly able to travel through blurred Paths that it has not taken and will never take All possibilities are open to it
Warning The further afield from its own Paths the Chimera wanders the larger the damage it receives will be Warning Some damage may be permanent Power of the effects gained vastly increases with Skill Level Damage received marginally decreases with Skill Level
Randidly grimaced At least it’s clear that the effects are powerful and grow quickly as the Skill becomes more powerful ItÆs just unfortunate that the damage received is so slow to grow to compensate
The state of his body was currently a testament to that Even now Randidly relied on the physical reinforcement Skills he received from both the Descent of the Grim Chimera and Yggdrasil to withstand the force Even then all Randidly had been able to do was make sure the damage was something he could cope with after an hourÆs rest
Unfortunately this would be one of those moves that Randidly wouldnÆt be able to use often As such the growth might be stagnant
On the other hand Twisting his mouth Randidly looked at this offending Skill It grew six Levels from only a single use
Then Randidly shook his head Rather than finding a way to better avoid the damage the correct path was figuring out the exact mechanism that the Skill used to accomplish that vast power Randidly had briefly felt With a more concrete image he would be able to offload a lot of the strain
Although the text of the Skill was rather ambiguous one thing was clear the Skill allowed Randidly to briefly enjoy the benefits of Paths he had not taken The further those Paths were from what Randidly actually had chosen the more strain Randidly had to withstand
From what he had felt Randidly had gathered a vast amount of energy into his body and then he had somehow compressed time with himself Which would explain the damage he received
Ugh I canÆt figure it out without time to experiment Randidly sighed A bloody Helen looked at him dully The gulf of disappointment in her gaze had been present since Randidly finishing the battle before she had managed to overcome her sixteen opponents Rather than being angry she just seemed resigned Bleakly she gazed out across the arena looking so much like a disappointed child that Randidly could barely stifle a laugh
When Helen looked sharply up at him the venom in her gaze abruptly restored Randidly raised his hand to his mouth and pretended to cough For a split second he allowed the true damage he received from the Skill to show through
Helen frowned at him Are you alright
The new Skill is strange Randidly admitted Then he looked at Helen speculatively It was hard for me to understand Did you
Nah but I felt when you used it Helen shook her head The whole arena shook Not physically but I felt well something strange through our connection
Randidly just grunted Well if I canÆt figure this out better think about how to use the other Skills
The shift from two Skillsets into one saw some bleeding of different Skills but after experimenting with them against Paolo and Kayle Randidly was rather satisfied with the final result
Cursed Appetite of the Wraith seemed to have absorbed the offensive capabilities of All is Ash and combined that with the suppression of Breath of the Spear Phantom In addition it gave him a passive damage boost the more attacks he avoided likely as part of Wild PhantomÆs Embrace
As it was Randidly could still create condensed blades and shields of the terrible hunger that he felt as well as taking in a deep breath This deep breath would rip the ability to breathe from people in the surrounding area as well as stealing a small amount of Mana and Stamina These Skills were based on ash exactly but a sort of condensed grey emotion A combination of despair and resentment that seemed useful at leaching away the strength of opponents
Unfortunately I was so shocked at the effects that I repeated the Stamina and Mana absorption several times There is no way that Kayle missed it Randidly thought grimly He looked over at the tightly packed VIP box Because it steals from each person it would give me an even bigger edge if they send everyone against me Still useful for the future
MonstrosityÆs Appalling Physicality was a pure physical boost and likely the most pedestrian of the Skills he obtained Of course that was just because the bonus was of a recognizable type The magnitude of the bonus was anything but average Likely in terms of physical defense and recovery RandidlyÆs abilities had doubled Which considering his already inhuman levels in those areas was ridiculous
However considering the strain some of the Skills put on his body now seemed entirely necessary
ReaperÆs Mantle of Catastrophe was an evolution of Frigid Ash Devouring Storm Randidly also couldnÆt help but notice some thematic elements that it had stolen from his Crown of Upheaval and Gloom As it was all people within a few meters of Randidly would find their movements restricted If Randidly burned Mana he could spread that area out to fifty or so meters The longer one remained in the area the more he or she would be afflicted
Unfortunately using his other Skills just seemed like such a more efficient way to spend Mana but as the Skill Level improved the passive effect would become more valuable
Molten Fang of the Pariah was the baby that Randidly had received from Ulaat Patron of Ash It contained all of his anguish and bitterness condensed into a brand and shaped like a spear And also mixed with the uncanny attack speed of an Inevitable Phantom Arrives
Man is Proud But the Chimera Takes was the combination of Spear Advances Ash Trails and As the Sun Stills While using it Randidly would rip across the arena and gather all of his terrible hunger into a strike that would destroy anyone who dared to receive it head on
This was another Skill that had a powerful physical toll After using it a few times Randidly had ceased to experiment with it against Paolo and Kayle Paolo seemed to have some way to disperse the damage and Kayle was able to deflect too much of it away It wasnÆt cost effective to use it against them
But against monsters that were less skilled at dodging
Chimera Weeps as Man Mourns was a move that allowed Randidly to strike up rapidly for a short period of time Although the power wasnÆt that impressive the sheer speed and wide area of effect made it a useful tool
And the most confusing of his newly acquired Skills honestly Randidly hadnÆt been impressed at first by Chimeric Avoidance As it was a Skill that blended together All is Ash and When a Shadow Departs Fireflies Dance Randidly had high expectations Yet the name was rather bland
But in practice it was even scarier than Randidly could believe
Chimeric Avoidance The uncanny ability for the chimera to avoid grave harm is its greatest strength A portion of all damage received is always avoided A portion of Attribute expenditures and mental strain is always avoided In addition the Skill can be activated to shift the physical body to a position that violates the laws of physics With this Avoidance even universal laws can be briefly surpassed Effect of avoidance increases with Skill Level Time limit of avoiding universal laws increases Current Avoidance Percentage 8%