I've heard multiple scenarios - some get everything back at once for a large exchange, others piecemeal it, and some don't ever regain their full skill set, no matter how many attempts they make.
[Is he bitter about his insta-death attacks being gone? Robin Hood and Loki missing abilities? No, never. Couldn't be him.]
It varies - that's the short answer. Unsatisfying as it is.
Piecemeal it would probably be the smarter option, but I don't have any problems with waiting slightly longer to do it all at once. It'd be pretty weird if I had to start with Agi and Zio and those all those basic spells all over again.
[He'd probably over compensate somehow and blow something up.]
Though maybe if I could get a healing spell back like Dia first it wouldn't be so bad in case someone got hurt.
Kazuya, for his part, does try and make the front yard much more hospitable and tamed.]
Yeah it was pretty wild when it all happened to me. Those aren't the only spells I have, for the record. There's way stronger and flashier ones, like Megidoladyne or Curse type magic. A lot of it is elemental but not all of it.
The ones I mentioned previous are fire and lightning spells. There's a bunch of elemental ones, ones for barriers, ones for debilitating people or making them stronger. And Dia type spells are specifically for healing.
[Let him tell you about shit you already know since you are SO FUCKIN CAGEY about having powers.]
I wonder if that's even possible, to tire myself out. And the demons I summon would be under my control, so there's no worry about them attacking people unless that's what I want them to do.
[Wonderful! Another person like Maruki - seemingly all powerful with an innate gift to not become exhausted from usage.
It reminds him of
Someone else too.
A bloodstained table with a corpse as decor - a boy who used to cycle through masks with ease. He didn't tire either.
The path narrows. Cottages come into view.
This is a fucking mess.]
Please be cautious here. While your ability may work that way in your world, this reality tends to warp the powers or requests of those trapped here. All of them may run loose without your consent and go on a violent rampage if you aren't careful - you simply never know.
I have absolute power over them. Even if they did start to act up, I could probably just kill them easily enough and make an example to the rest to keep in line.
Thanks for the worry though. I've no interest in flooding this place with them anyway, so I doubt one or two would pose a threat to the people here.
You may have been powerful enough to stand against many in your world, but there's a vast degree of abilities here. You may be one of the weakest among them. Wouldn't that be interesting?
I see the cottages - I'll be there shortly. Please be ready to assist with carrying these items - they're quite heavy.
I sort of was the strongest person in my world. Though it might be interesting to see how I measure up against people from other worlds. It might be fun, though I definitely need my powers back first to do that.
I'll meet you shortly. Thanks for the assistance.
[And he will be there to greet Akechi. Not too far away from his residence, but if the stuff really is that heavy, he does want to assist him...!]
[GUN is just physical damage in DeSu. Sorry buddy. That's a strong RESIST.]
Oh, no problem.
[Seriously, he doesn't know how far Akechi walked, but that water does in fact look heavy enough that he would have offered anyway! He's not a complete invalid, and he's going to take that jug from Akechi to free up his poor hand.
It needs a lot more cleaning and scrubbing than this. It's a dump.
[At least they can both agree on the fact it looks like shit.]
But it's a start, and it's what I have. Come back in a week or two, I'll have it actually looking like an actual house by then. One lived in by people and not spiders.
[But it will be, eventually. He's not staying in a shit hole even if it's cleaned up when he could have a really cool castle 💞💞💞.]
Just some conversation would be nice as I scrub this stuff.
[He says, already pulling his shirt off over his head. Oooh. Ahhh. Twink body covered in various awful claw mark scars and scars from being bitten by things that have two many teeth, and not to mention the various weapon caused wounds... Like the one from a meat cleaver that runs pretty much neatly half way around his body just below his rib cage.
[Does Metaverse assassin training come with sensitivity classes?
NOPE.
Akechi eyes the wounds on Kazuya - sets the soap to the side and moves to stand by him. Unfortunately, his pride won't let him not work. It's minor shit anyway. Nothing intense.]
Hand me rag and I can help for a bit. Though as for my appointment, it's a standing one I have with an ally here. Nothing more than that.
[It's fake. <3]
If I may - those are fairly intense scars. I don't mean to pry, however - are you okay?
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[The words are noted as he says them. Ally. Not friend. Not acquaintance. Ally. It throws more doubt into his mind. There's really no way he doesn't have any sort of power.
Oh well. He can keep that to himself until it comes tumbling out when Kazuya gets his own powers back. And he will. ]
If you're sure. Thanks.
[He'll hand him one of the rags, and start scrubbing himself.]
And yeah, I'm fine. These have all been healed, and they're all at least a month or so old now? They're from both wild demons and demon tamers back home.
I got better over time. It got easier and easier to anticipate the moves of the demons coming after me the more I fought them, but some are just a league of their own if you've never encountered them before. And then there's ones where they just simply reflect the damage you're trying to do back at you.
[He's cleaning his shirt first... Might as well use currently clean water to wash it free of grime, and then the time it's spending drying to clean the rest of the place and prevent more grime from sweat sticking to it, right?]
Sometimes I forgot to check the COMP, or just forgot what their deal was only to get hit right back. It definitely happened less and less as everything went on, though. Mistakes get way too costly otherwise.
[Especially when it's your life on the line, and your friends may not have enough magic left to patch you back up after a fight, or at least, not all the way. It's certainly happened.]
It was a real pain if only one of them sent your attacks back at you while the others were weak to it. Sometimes you just have to take the gamble, unfortunately.
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[It's par the course - the way Kazuya operates similar to Akechi's own modus operandi. Attack, and remember. Attack, and conquer. Attack, and dodge. Take risks for the thrill, for necessity, and remember because death in that reality is as permanent as any other.]
It's fortunate you were so skilled then. Despite your injuries, you still have a good spirit about it.
[Wow, he's already sick of cleaning. This is rag is dirty after only a couple swipes - ugh.]
The adaptability required for such a life - I can't fathom how tiring it must be.
Kazuya nods, wringing out grime from his shirt where he can. Yuck... At least it'll hopefully smell mildly better now that its being cleaned.]
You learn fast, when things want to eat you. It might have been a little more fun if our lives hadn't been on the line, but that's how it goes for something like that, doesn't it?
[A pain...]
The worst part is not all of these are from wild demons. Sometimes other demon tamers would attack. Usually thugs and gang members, but there were a few cops in there too. Guess that goes to show you can't really trust the people you thought were there to protect you sometimes.
It's an unfortunate fact that those in power will choose to enact it over you, more often than not. Even police are not immune to such things. Those who shirk their duty should be stripped of their power entirely, but that's not what happens. Unfortunately, in an unjust world, you have to be your own advocate and hope those around you follow protocol and justice.
[In his line of work -
He often sees how little they do to help. Even Sae has lost her way from the constant battle to prove herself.
Akechi's own false life a mockery of justice, but he never cared for it anyway.
The phone buzzes in his pocket - a text from some rando. An out provided from having to clean more.]
Ah, I have to go now - my apologies I couldn't assist you longer than this.
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`Sure, I don't mind. I've got a bunch of abilities. Do we get them all back at once, am I going to have to make several wishes?
And I'll be outside. I'll be cleaning up the... yard??? I guess.
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[Is he bitter about his insta-death attacks being gone? Robin Hood and Loki missing abilities? No, never. Couldn't be him.]
It varies - that's the short answer. Unsatisfying as it is.
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[He'd probably over compensate somehow and blow something up.]
Though maybe if I could get a healing spell back like Dia first it wouldn't be so bad in case someone got hurt.
1/2
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All of that sounds very strange to me. It seems like an RPG over reality - I suppose I still have some acclimating of my own to do.
After living such a mundane life, I can't get used to the powers people describe and take it seriously. Not until I see it, that is.
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Kazuya, for his part, does try and make the front yard much more hospitable and tamed.]
Yeah it was pretty wild when it all happened to me. Those aren't the only spells I have, for the record. There's way stronger and flashier ones, like Megidoladyne or Curse type magic. A lot of it is elemental but not all of it.
The ones I mentioned previous are fire and lightning spells. There's a bunch of elemental ones, ones for barriers, ones for debilitating people or making them stronger. And Dia type spells are specifically for healing.
[Let him tell you about shit you already know since you are SO FUCKIN CAGEY about having powers.]
And I can summon demons, of course.
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What an assortment. It must drain you to have such abilities at your disposal though. Please be careful to not tire yourself out when you regain them.
And demons. Of course. How could I forget such a power? I have to say it's still somewhat difficult for me to wrap my mind around.
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cw: murder
It reminds him of
Someone else too.
A bloodstained table with a corpse as decor - a boy who used to cycle through masks with ease. He didn't tire either.The path narrows. Cottages come into view.
This is a fucking mess.]
Please be cautious here. While your ability may work that way in your world, this reality tends to warp the powers or requests of those trapped here. All of them may run loose without your consent and go on a violent rampage if you aren't careful - you simply never know.
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Thanks for the worry though. I've no interest in flooding this place with them anyway, so I doubt one or two would pose a threat to the people here.
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You may have been powerful enough to stand against many in your world, but there's a vast degree of abilities here. You may be one of the weakest among them. Wouldn't that be interesting?
I see the cottages - I'll be there shortly. Please be ready to assist with carrying these items - they're quite heavy.
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I'll meet you shortly. Thanks for the assistance.
[And he will be there to greet Akechi. Not too far away from his residence, but if the stuff really is that heavy, he does want to assist him...!]
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Whatever - he's here! With a gallon of water in one hand, and a small bottle of soap in the other. Isn't he just the nicest? Most helpful? Prince?
Jug? Handed to Kazuya.]
Apologies. My hand is cramping after carrying it for that long.
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Oh, no problem.
[Seriously, he doesn't know how far Akechi walked, but that water does in fact look heavy enough that he would have offered anyway! He's not a complete invalid, and he's going to take that jug from Akechi to free up his poor hand.
Poor weakling Akechi...!]
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Thank you - your help is appreciated.
[He regards the cottage - it looks like shit. Never before has he been more grateful to be in a castle.]
You've cleaned this place up some. It looks comfortable.
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It needs a lot more cleaning and scrubbing than this. It's a dump.
[At least they can both agree on the fact it looks like shit.]
But it's a start, and it's what I have. Come back in a week or two, I'll have it actually looking like an actual house by then. One lived in by people and not spiders.
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[It will never be a castle. 💞]
Is there anything else you need? I'm happy to assist - ah, but I do have an appointment later. I can't stay to help for long.
[There is no appointment. He's just being like So Nice.]
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Just some conversation would be nice as I scrub this stuff.
[He says, already pulling his shirt off over his head. Oooh. Ahhh. Twink body covered in various awful claw mark scars and scars from being bitten by things that have two many teeth, and not to mention the various weapon caused wounds... Like the one from a meat cleaver that runs pretty much neatly half way around his body just below his rib cage.
Fun disembowelment times!]
What sort of appointment do you have?
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NOPE.
Akechi eyes the wounds on Kazuya - sets the soap to the side and moves to stand by him. Unfortunately, his pride won't let him not work. It's minor shit anyway. Nothing intense.]
Hand me rag and I can help for a bit. Though as for my appointment, it's a standing one I have with an ally here. Nothing more than that.
[It's fake. <3]
If I may - those are fairly intense scars. I don't mean to pry, however - are you okay?
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Oh well. He can keep that to himself until it comes tumbling out when Kazuya gets his own powers back. And he will. ]
If you're sure. Thanks.
[He'll hand him one of the rags, and start scrubbing himself.]
And yeah, I'm fine. These have all been healed, and they're all at least a month or so old now? They're from both wild demons and demon tamers back home.
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He wets the rag - starts to wipe down one of the many, many dirty parts of this shithole.]
Perhaps you're in need of a dodging lesson. [A beat.] Kidding, of course. I can't imagine it was easy to fight as much as you did.
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[He's cleaning his shirt first... Might as well use currently clean water to wash it free of grime, and then the time it's spending drying to clean the rest of the place and prevent more grime from sweat sticking to it, right?]
Sometimes I forgot to check the COMP, or just forgot what their deal was only to get hit right back. It definitely happened less and less as everything went on, though. Mistakes get way too costly otherwise.
[Especially when it's your life on the line, and your friends may not have enough magic left to patch you back up after a fight, or at least, not all the way. It's certainly happened.]
It was a real pain if only one of them sent your attacks back at you while the others were weak to it. Sometimes you just have to take the gamble, unfortunately.
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It's fortunate you were so skilled then. Despite your injuries, you still have a good spirit about it.
[Wow, he's already sick of cleaning. This is rag is dirty after only a couple swipes - ugh.]
The adaptability required for such a life - I can't fathom how tiring it must be.
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Kazuya nods, wringing out grime from his shirt where he can. Yuck... At least it'll hopefully smell mildly better now that its being cleaned.]
You learn fast, when things want to eat you. It might have been a little more fun if our lives hadn't been on the line, but that's how it goes for something like that, doesn't it?
[A pain...]
The worst part is not all of these are from wild demons. Sometimes other demon tamers would attack. Usually thugs and gang members, but there were a few cops in there too. Guess that goes to show you can't really trust the people you thought were there to protect you sometimes.
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[In his line of work -
He often sees how little they do to help. Even Sae has lost her way from the constant battle to prove herself.
Akechi's own false life a mockery of justice, but he never cared for it anyway.
The phone buzzes in his pocket - a text from some rando. An out provided from having to clean more.]
Ah, I have to go now - my apologies I couldn't assist you longer than this.