"Hello, Noa!" Gabriel showed a bright smile to Noa and waved to him, who was walking over to her.
Noa had just decided to not worry about it. If Gabriel didn't say anything, he wouldn't either.
"Hello, Gabriel!" He waved back. "Or do you need me to call you Sister Elle while we're here?"
Gabriel tilted her head and tapped her chin in thought. While Gabriel knew that using her pseudonym would be safer, she preferred Noa to call her by her actual name. Well, it was just the two of them so it would probably be fine.
"Gabriel is fine."
Noa nodded. "Okay."
"I experimented with how my powers worked yesterday, so I'll explain it to you." Gabriel started with her explanation.
Originally, as Holy Power is generated as a from of give and take from God's System. You give faith, God's System allows you to use Holy Power in return, mainly through iconography.
So if someone prayed to God, the System would allow boosted Holy Power though objects such as a Crucifix. Vasco Strada, someone who was more devout than most, didn't even need iconography, directly channeling the Holy Power though his body.
But Noa gave his faith to Gabriel.
With the density of his faith, this meant that not only would he get a large number of Holy Power in return, he would get abilities through Gabriel's iconography because he was Gabriel's sole believer or the equivalent. With no large number of believers to dilute the strength of her iconography, Noa in turn took a majority of the returns.
"Hmm... I think I understand a little of it."
"Then try!" Gabriel was excited to see what Noa's returns would be. She knew her icons as a newly 'evolved' Angel of Revelation included Trumpets, Glass, and the Number Seven.
She remembered seeing a vague outline of Seven Trumpets, but since Noa didn't actually condense his Holy Power and was just praying, it was hard to know if that was the actual return.
Who knew if he could change his returns?
Noa nodded and closed his eyes. Looking at Gabriel's new Angel form made it easier to have a sense of worship, cause it looked super cool.
Coolness for the win.
Noa didn't know if it was because he was thinking of Gabriel when he was thinking of Icons to use, but as the Holy Power condensed, from his back, 7 Kaleidoscopic Wings similar to Gabriel's sprouted to his right side, and 7 Gold Trumpets appeared from his left, surrounding the left part of his head in a semi circle.
Above his head was a triangular prismatic halo.
In a sense, he was half of Gabriel.
Gabriel looked at it in astonishment and satisfaction. Just knowing she was matching with her believer made her chest bloom with delight.
Noa looked at his new appendages. Well, seeing as he was thinking of Gabriel herself as the Icon of channeling the Holy Power, it wasn't that strange.
Well it looked cool so he was pretty satisfied.
[Host has created an original Skill - [Nephilim of Revelation - A+ Rank]]
[You have created an Original Skill. You have obtained the Epic Achievement [Nephilim of Revelation] - +10 Free Pulls]
...Well that made him pretty satisfied too.
"Can you fly with the wings?" Gabriel asked with curiosity. While having wings looked cool, if it only was on his right side, how would that even work?
Noa looked at his new wings, and found that instead of actually being a physical appendage, it was more of a symbolical appendage, and while he could move it, it wouldn't bring him into the air.
"I don't think so..."
Gabriel hummed with minor disappointment, but bouncing back just as quickly.
"So what can you do with this? Do you have some of my powers?"
"Hmm... I don't actually know." Noa channeled some Holy Power into the wings, and the wings changed colors.
The First Wing turned to a blinding White.
The Second Wing turned into a fiery Red.
The Third Wing turned into an unfathomable Black.
The Fourth Wing turned into an ominous Pale.
The Fifth Wing turned into a ghastly Gray.
The Sixth Wing turned into a astral Blue.
The Seventh Wing turned into a muted Yellow.
Now that Noa looked at the first four, it kind of looked like the-
"This might represent the Seven Seals written in the Book of Revelation." Gabriel interrupted his thoughts.
The first four represented the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. White for Conquest, Red for War, Black for Famine, and Pale for Death. If one considered the other three, it was easy to extrapolate the meaning behind the other three colors.
While the Seven Seals had an ominous meaning behind them, Gabriel was pretty satisfied with Noa's new abilities.
Noa was also satisfied.
Since this was made of Holy Power, there was no reason to hide the origins of this ability. Even though Incinerate Anthem and Furthest Earth were all extremely broken in terms of firepower and versatility, having a second form was cool.
The two continued to experiment with Noa's new abilities.
The First Wing when Noa activated it, released white feathers that lowered the fighting spirit of anyone who was touched by it for a short while. Because it meant Conquest, the ability to win without bloodshed made sense.
The Second Wing released red feathers that worked similar to Flucticulus Diana, creating conflict even between allies, but when he tested it on Gabriel it didn't really work. Well, he only used one feather so it wasn't a surprise.
The Third Wing released black feathers that through impact emitted a dark smoke that absorbed any energy, whether it was their vitality, calories, any source of energy, and sent it back to Noa. however, Gabriel seemed to have an unlimited amount, as she was smiling for some reason.
The Fourth Wing, contrary to what it did, released 4 types of Pale Feathers. It was Plague, Decay, Sleep, and Aging. Noa only really used Sleep, and Gabriel said that it made her a little tired.
The Fifth Wing didn't expel any feathers, but became more translucent. Noa didn't really know what it did yet, but Gabriel had said that since it had to do with the Souls of the Martyrs, it would probably allow him to talk to ghosts or martyrs.
The Sixth Wing expelled feathers that when touched, warped the perspective of the person, making them see things in black and white, and teleported them into a random position, whether it be upside down or laying down.
The Seventh Wing when activated, glowed, creating a field where everyone in that location couldn't make any sound or couldn't move. There was probably more effects, but Gabriel was the worst person to test this on.
The two continued to test out the Trumpets and even the triangular prismatic halo above him, which funnily enough, summoned Gabriel herself.
After saying goodbyes, Noa waved goodbye to Gabriel as he went to eat.
"Goodbye Noa!" Gabriel waved to Noa.
"Bye Gabriel."
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"Dulio you better watch out." Noa said with a serious expression.
Dulio blinked in confusion. Why was this the first thing that Noa was saying when he sat down for lunch?
"Lavinia too." Noa added, getting an eyebrow raise.
"For what?"
"For I have a new power up," Noa mock bragged. "Now I have something to use other than just Swords."
Dulio was rather happy. If Noa had a new ability it would mean that he wouldn't need to lose to someone who wasn't using any supernatural abilities. Losing to Noa only with a wooden sword was a blow to his pride.
"Did you learn something during your Holy Power lesson?" Lavinia asked.
"Hell yeah I did."
"Well, good for you." Dulio shrugged, before remembering what his instructor said during his lesson. "Also I heard from my swordsmanship tutor that the wielder of Excalibur Transparency was retiring."
"So what?" Noa raised an eyebrow. Sorry to tell you, but Noa held the Original Excalibur. He didn't really want to wield those... could he even really call them fakes?
Even the Flaming Sword was multitudes ahead, just for the effect of increasing the potency of [Protection of the Faith].
"Since your affinity with the Light Element is pretty high, they might see if you're compatible with the sword." Dulio explained.
"Well, even if I am, they probably won't give it to me," Noa reasoned. He already had Incinerate Anthem, so giving that Excalibur to him who probably needed it the least was a stupid move by the Vatican.
"Well, finding someone with a large amount of Light Element in their bodies is rare so if you're compatible they might just give it to you until they find someone else who can wield it." Dulio countered.
Dulio did have a point. Natural Holy Sword Wielders only appeared once a decade, making them extremely rare. Even now, because no one was qualified to wield Durandal, Vasco still held ownership of the blade despite being 72.
"...Yeah I guess you're right," Noa conceded. If he wasn't mistaken, it was only after the Holy Sword Project when they developed the crystallized Light Element. So during this time, finding Holy Sword Wielders was harder than finding a needle in a hay stack.
"Can I get a hint on your power up?" Lavinia asked, having consumed her lunch already, garnering a bewildered look. Why does it look like she's finishing her food even faster the more time passes?
But Noa shook his head. "Nah, that would ruin the surprise. But let me tell you, it looks cool as fuck."
"Language." Dulio interrupted.
"..."
"Am I also going to get tested?" Lavinia asked.
"Well, maybe. The tests in the beginning was for your affinity with Holy Power, which is different than your Light Factor." Dulio explained. His affinity with Holy Power was also pretty low, but since he never actually tested for his Light Factor because all Holy Swords were used, Dulio didn't know his compatibility.
"God couldn't have made me this perfect," Noa brushed his hair back with mock flair, "I'm Stronger, I'm Smarter, I'm Better."
This resulted in two deadpanning faces.
"...Yeah, sure. How do you calculate-" Lavinia started.
"Stop there! Math doesn't translate to actual intelligence."
"And when was the camera invented-" Dulio added.
"Hold it! Memorization doesn't translate to actual intelligence. I'm street smart, you see?"
"Sure..." Lavinia agreed with doubt.
"What's with that tone?" Noa frowned. "I won't be going easy on you during practice."
"...I want to apologize." Lavinia backtracked. When Noa used Incinerate Anthem on Lavinia's Absolute Demise, it wasn't even a competition. Dulio laughed at Lavinia's prediciment.
"You think you're special Dulio? Nah you're getting cooked too." Noa added.
"...Can I apologize?"
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A/N: Another short slice of life chapter. This is the extra chapter for the 1100 PS. I'll write the actual daily chapter later today and I'll post the 1400 PS Chapter later tomorrow. I really can't be doing this constantly so I'm going to increase the PS Goal to 2100 so I can get a fucking break.
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We have Powerstone Goals!!!
500 PS - Extra Chapter (Complete)
800 PS - Extra Chapter (Complete)
1100 PS - Extra Chapter (Complete)
1400 PS - Extra Chapter (Writing in Progress)
2100 PS - Extra Chapter
Extra chapters will be released the day after the goal is reached, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM KST cause that's when I'm free. They'll also be generally shorter than normal chapters.
Normal Chapters will be released every day during the times from 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM KST cause I normally get inspo throughout the day.
Also, comments, powerstones, and reviews are always appreciated.