Chapter 140: [Demi-Servant]
~Mash B. POV~
[Outside Fuyuki City]
Our fight was the pinnacle of your legend King of Uruk…
You have my respect. Witnessing the fleeting moments with a proud grin I couldn't help but feel shameful using my [Beyond Sin Mode] against him. It was practically overkill but he took it with grace, honor, and pride.
Not only that I think if Gilgamesh didn't kill me on that day… I don't think things would've been this good during our encounter. However, absorbing Gilgamesh's memories and abilities is certainly a weird feeling. But I get the guy despite his arrogant prideful ass and collector holder.
But not only that I gained valuable things throughout the battle. And the new notifications that surprised me. I viewed the skills I gained from him.
Skill List.
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<Divinity> (Passive) Lv. MAX
Description: [Divinity] is a Skill that acts as the measure of whether one has Divine Spirit aptitude or not. At high levels, one can be considered a Demigod, a mix between a human and a Divine Spirit.
Those who have A rank Divinity or above have reached the Throne of Gods, although they are still just short of being a true God due to lacking a Divine Core. Any damage taken will be lessened unless it's a Divine Attack or skill related to [God Slaying] by 99%.
<Sha Naqba Imuru: The Omniscient Omnipotent Star> (Active) Lv. MAX
Description: [Sha Naqba Imuru: The Omniscient Omnipotent Star] that allows the user to possess tremendous efficiency, it can discern heavily concealed truths with a single glance, possibly even seeing through a piece of the truth of the demise of human history by seeing the possibilities of various parallel worlds should the user choose too.
Upon releasing its True Name, it will work as a form of "instruction" for the user to guide others with the most optimal tactics, simultaneously increasing the attack power and defense power of his whole team near his position by 50%.
<Gate of Babylon> (Active) Lv. MAX
Description: [Gate of Babylon: Treasure of the King] is the "Golden Capital" and the "King's Treasury" of Gilgamesh, and the golden key connected to it. His main Noble Phantasm is the storehouse that Gilgamesh built to store all the world's treasures he claimed 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. The rank of the Noble Phantasm changes from "E~A++" due to it reflecting the ranks of the contents of the treasury. It is a Noble Phantasm that becomes more powerful with the user's wealth but would accordingly not be useful without a wealth of valuables.
The items passing through the gate form gold-glowing energy ripples in the empty air as they appear instantly. The user can summon items directly into his hand, pull out weapons from directly behind him, or prepare numerous weapons midair, loaded like bullets
<Enhanced AGI> (Passive) Lv. MAX
Description: This passive skill can be unlocked once reaches 100 stats in AGI. Described as the user with this ability can go from one motion to another effortlessly, effectively dodge attacks, swing from things easily, sprint, do back-flips, leap across rooftops, and numerous other gymnastic, athletic, and martial implements with little to no effort.
Agility is "the ability to rapidly respond or change by adapting its initial stable configuration", the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, bodily coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, and endurance.
-This passive skill grants the user an increase of 15% in evasion and speed.
<Enhanced VIT> (Passive) Lv. MAX
Description: This passive skill can be unlocked once reaches 100 stats in VIT. Described as the user can endure physical stresses beyond the capabilities of the greatest humans, enabling them to do things such as: tolerate extreme amounts of physical pain, having their limbs ripped off or having their bones completely crushed, being corroded by acid, and even resisting extremely painful headaches for prolonged periods.
They can also hold their breath for longer intervals, like 2-3 hours, and always remain calm through any stressful or painful situations. Users can also tolerate extreme hunger, unbearable thirst, and strong urges to sleep. Being able to stay active for 48 hours to 72 hours without food, water, and sleep.
-HP recovery time/rate is reduced by 5%.
<Enhanced SEN> (Passive) Lv. MAX
Description: This passive skill can be unlocked once reaches 100 stats in SEN. Described as the user has extremely accurate senses, allowing them to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel better than the best member of his species. On this level, the user may be capable of developing other senses with the user's senses beyond peak human limits but below high superhuman levels.
-Sense Focusing: The user can focus their senses to look for a particular sight/sound/smell/taste/feel and block out all others.
-This passive skill grants the user an increase of physical attributes by 5% only active in battle.
<Enhanced STR> (Passive) Lv. MAX
Description: This passive skill can be unlocked once reaches 100 stats in STR. Described as the user can lift thousands of pounds to tens of thousands and perform any offensive action with the force of a massive vehicle. The user can lift cars, trucks, buses, small-moderately sized boulders, tall trees, and a few times the weight of peak humans.
The user can perform any biological strike or use objects with mighty power, such as destroying bridges, road vehicles, trees and killing massive creatures that require guns, small explosives, missiles, or chemical/biological/radiological weapons.
-This passive skill grants the user an increase of 5% Melee Damage.
<Enhanced INT> (Passive) Lv. MAX
Description: This passive skill can be unlocked once reaches 100 stats in INT. Described as the user's mental abilities, capabilities, and attributes are above ordinary members of their species, beyond what can be emulated via natural training and with little to no maintenance.
This entails that they are more intelligent, intuitive, creative, charismatic, instinctive, wiser, and have a higher brain capacity and deductive ability than all other members of their species, such as humans, without being supernatural.
-This passive skill grants the user MP recovery time and rate reduced by 5%.
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Hmph!
I smirked seeing the skills I gained from the [King of Heroes]. This is quite the satisfying result of our encounter so much so that my skills have evolved when I have taken his skills into my own experience.
But never his real treasure though. I didn't have enough time for that while overwriting reality ensuring his legacy and name lives on. I have that much respect for him on that much. However, I'll use the wish for the Holy Grail to fill my [GoB] to be filled with treasure of the highest order.
Nothing less would be an insult to me. Now then let's see about my stats. I certainly noticed the notifications jumping all but LUCK to the 100 checkpoints for new passive skills. But was it really that hype for merging or 'eating' Gilgamesh's Divine/Spirit Core?
I recall when I gained them, I also had a level up more or less when I obtained the status of [Demi-Servant] … whatever that means. I'm not too familiar with FATE lore to figure this shit out.
Status.
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Name: Mash Bastion
Class: The Gamer
Race: Demi-Servant
Title: Warlock of Sin
Level: 49 Exp: 15/55%
HP: 2195/2195-> 2725/2725
MP: 2175/2175-> 2765/2765
STR: 65-> 100 (+40)
AGI: 65-> 100 (+40)
VIT: 68-> 100 (+25)
INT: 64-> 100 (+25)
SEN: 80-> 100 (+40)
LUCK: 125
Stat Points: 30-> 40
Cash: 18,000
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Huh? Why did I have the bonus of the extra +25 in all stat categories except for LUCK?
And why the heck did my race change into [Demi-Servant]? Something's not adding up here and I don't like it… clicking on my race change I soon got an understanding of what happened.
[Race: Demi-Servant
Description: Demi-Servants are conceptual humans who have taken the Saint Graphs of Heroic Spirits into their bodies, functioning as Servants. While like Pseudo-Servants in the result, the process of forming one is different.
Due to obtaining one by eating off of Gilgamesh's Divine/Heroic Spirit Core and merging with you have become currently the first Demi-Servant to exist obtaining a ¼ of the Heroic Spirit Gilgamesh power! Race perks of having +25 stats in all categories except in LUCK!]
Well… eat your heart out Mash Kyrielight you ain't the first of your kind. I should consider placing any LUCK using my stat points. But what about the title I gained from devouring Gilgamesh? The [King of Heroes].
[Title: King of Heroes
Description: A title only to be deserved of the [The Oldest King], or [Wedge of Heaven] King of Uruk, Gilgamesh. By defeating and obtaining his essence you have been given the right by conquest this title.
When equipped with this title the skill of [Gate of Babylon] and [Bab-ilu: Key of the King's Law To Enshrine] will gain a 100% Attack Damage/Speed Bonus. Along with boosting the user will gain the passive skill [My Right, My Treasure] increasing all item effectiveness, attack speed/damage, and abilities by 100%.]
Damn… that's fucking OP. And with my own… I can say I can be happy obtaining this skill for a while compared to my Authorities.
I mentally grinned recalling a certain item I had gotten from Gilgamesh's defeat. I immediately checked within my [GoB] and saw it within my reach from the drop reward… [TOOS].
[Item: Sword of Rupture, Ea
Rarity Item: SSS
Type: Concept Sword
Description: [Sword of Rupture, Ea] is the most powerful Noble Phantasm contained in the Gate of Babylon and the pinnacle of all those used by Servants. It's a sword only Gilgamesh possesses, a unique existence that can only be possessed by him, that is suited only for a ruler's use and makes him transcendent.
It is the primordial sword that is the actualization of the works of a god recorded before humanity came into being, and it is that which divided the formless into distinct heavens and earth in ancient Mesopotamia. It is a Divine Construct created by a god, unable to be replicated and its status as a unique existence means it cannot be reproduced in any way.
Unlike most other Noble Phantasms, the ability of the sword has its unique name instead of simply chanting "Ea" to use its function as a Noble Phantasm. The attack, [Enuma Elish: The Star of Creation That Split Heaven and Earth], signifies the overloaded state under which it releases its maximum output.
Borne of the winds drawn unto the revolution of the three cylinders of Ea, a spatial severance is formed using the Sword of Separation. Compressed and intertwined stratifications of wind become a virtual dislocation of space-time, annihilating any who would stand in opposition.
Grinding at the laws of space with its power creates a rip in space that extends from not only the Earth but also to the sky and atmosphere. It is a crack that distorts space to pierce the very nature of the World itself to show the "Truth." All that uses the cut space as a foundation is swallowed and crushed by the void, and the dazzling light only continues to grow as it continues to complete the destruction.]
I'm so liking this weapon. Holding the weapon Sword of Rupture, EA was a sword unlike any other with the tip of the sword that spun in a spiral shape, are dull. It has the shape of a cylindrical, drill-shaped pillar made up of 3 independently rotating segments engraved with crimson cuneiform lettering that spin slowly in an alternating direction.
Enkidu's eyes widened finally feeling the change within me. Seeing EA in my hands he reacted probably for the first time shock, "Wait… that feeling is Gilgamesh's power but… why and how do you have Gil's weapon…"
I answered honestly to my servant putting EA back in my [GoB] and gazing at him in an equally surprised tone, "It might be because I have merged with a portion of his Divine Core in our confrontation. In the process I have merged into what probably in this world first known [Demi-Servant] obtaining a portion of his power… do you hate me for this Enkidu? Do you wish retribution upon me?"
Enkidu paused before briefly smiling shaking his head having no intention as he spoke in a neutral tone, "… No. Gilgamesh was satisfied and relinquished his world to you, so I have no complaints."
I simply nodded at his response. At least his not vengeful… at least I hope not.
But soon enough the Holy Grail War will come to an end and there will be no survivors unless my enemy surrenders… which reminds me I still must take care of Solomon next within his Workshop.
Time to fully deal with the machine man once and for all. I only smirked when I met the woman who dared summon Gilgamesh to make me her slave such an arrogant approach to capture me.