Fuck, fuck, fuck fuck! Why's that thing here?! It didn't wear its armor, but that sloppy, drippy creature is no way to mistaken for someone else.
It left without checking this room, but there's no way I can go against something like that. I mean, not only seeing it with my own eyes, its presence alone is enough to send the biggest, baddest bully on the playground running to his mommy while crying. But that's not the worst part either.
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Test Subject #4
Race: [Prototype Draugr] | Level: 1
Karma Value: ---
Skills: ERROR (1)
HP: 555/555 | MP: 1/1 | SP: 600/600
STR: *** | VIT: *** | MAG: *
RES: ** | SPD: ** | DEX: *
INT: null | LUC: null
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SKILL LIST
Ability Skills: ERROR
Attack Skills: ERROR
Magic Skills: ERROR
Crafting Skills: ERROR
Active Skills: ERROR
Passive Skills: ERROR
Resistance Skills: ERROR
Perception Skills: ERROR
Leadership Skills: ERROR
Racial Skills: [Remnant Dregs]
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This is so wrong on so many levels. What the heck do you mean with "ERROR"? Does it have the skills, or not? And it's stats are bugged as well. Then there's INT and LUC; it's not that it has 0 of either, from the looks of it, it didn't have either stats from the beginning.
And it's species is a "Prototype"? Then doesn't-
"Is there something wrong? You looked freaked out by that undead from before." - Carion
Undead? What's he talking about? There was no... there was! The giant! It does look like some undead. I was so freaked out, I didn't even think of what that thing was, either now, nor when I dreamed about it. Even when I had that many opportunities to think about it...
Was I that freaked out by that prophecy? It was something that Alvatria the idiot came with, so I shouldn't be... no, I would be that freaked out by it. Definitely.
Haaahhh. What's the need with curses, or supernatural skills, when you got mind tricks? That's a lesson I'll take to heart from now on. Just having high stats and rare skills, doesn't make you the king of the world. And we have Levi to demonstrate that neither does your species either.
"... I was told about a prophecy where I was killed by something like that." - Garami
Carion turned shocked, and who wouldn't. Getting your death prophecized isn't something anyone would be able to stand. Strange thing is, I'm starting to calm down. Sharing the truth helped me overcome the stress I didn't even notice I had.
Ah, come on Garami. This is just the same as the trouble of conquering the Water-Knot. Trying to weasel out a victory on your own, against a whole organization, Dungeon or cult, ain't gonna cut it.
"H-hey, relax. Pr-prophecies ain't that bad, they are just stuff of legends. I mean, every tenth, twentieth, thirtieth legend or such, ends up with the story's protagonist surviving, you know? ...Okay, I'll stay quiet, so just say something." - Carion
If you're in trouble, gain allies that share the same goal as you. I already did that in the Water-Knot, so why did it take me so long time to think about it now?
"Khe, he-he, MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!" - Garami
This whole mess is so stupid, I can't do anything but laugh at it. The #4 guy was someone else of the same race as the one in the prophecy, making him the perfect trial run for how to defeat the devil-horned one. Just getting more facts about that race may change the tide in this fated match.
"Eh, are you al-" - Carion
"Ah, be quiet, and help me go through all this stuff. We're sitting on a motherload of information here, so there's gotta be some clue to what that thing was, and its weaknesses. Besides, that's not the only one of its kind walking about." - Garami
"There's more of that?!!" - Carion
Sure. The guy from before is Test Subject #4, so there's got to be other individuals of that species, like the devil-horned one from the dreams.
"Enough goofing, get to work. We don't know when a guard shift may come here, or they discover your escape." - Garami
"Yes, ma'am!" With that, Carion started to look over the documents spread out in the room. I cleaned up the place with the cleaning spell and placed the corpses of the guards in my storage. I then summoned some Skeletons that have some intellect, to help us with going through the documents.
Let's see if there's something groundbreaking stuff amongst this mess. Or at least, prophecy-breaking...
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Mira's side
How long does it take to scout one, forgotten, miserable, temple? Argh, I just wanna charge in, and take everything that looks valuable or related to the criminal gang! The Undead Dragon is snoozing over there, while the Remnant, Jack was it? He's been spending his time watching those light beams that are connected to the alarm.
The Undead Dragon sneezed a little while ago, and whirled up some dust, and said dust made the light beams turn visible, without setting off the alarm. It must be set up to not react to simple dust. Jack was saying something about leveling up his [Detect Trap] skill or something and started to stare at them without blinking. Oh, he can't blink at all. Whoops.
If he really can level up his skill just by staring at them, then the skill must either be weak, or it's the light beams that are advanced traps. If the latter is true, then how did the Aptrganga cult get their hands on such high technology? This is the stuff that the Migrants keep yapping about. Did they have one on their side? If that's the case...
*Dunk*
What was that? Why's Jack knocked out on the ground like that? First, I thought we where discovered, but there was no one close by. The Undead Dragon was woken up by the noise, but it didn't look alarmed at all. Instead, it was more interested in a white bag made of cloth that was laying beside Jack... was it this thing that sent him to dreamland? Ugh, now I'm feeling mad at myself!
*tear*
I tore open the cloth bag to vent some frustration, and inside, I found a black box? What's this thing? Some kind of magi-tech? There was also a note along with the box. What's written on this?
Stay put. Don't break the black box. Wait till I explain what to do next.
Garami
... Wait, did she pitched this thing from the temple?
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Garami's side
"Dead men tell no tales." - Garami
*Clack*
"I know there's some truth in that proverb, but did we need that as a password?" - Carion
"Just for fun." - Garami
Carion nodded in agreement, despite me just joking. Don't tell me, this guy's got some quirks like Mira...!
"Anyway, did you deliver the Communicator?" - Carion
He's talking about the walkie-talkie-like magic item I threw, alongside with an explanation, in a Thread Package to Mira and the gang.
"I think so unless they moved away from when I left them. You shouldn't look down on my aim here." - Garami
Got [Auto-Mapping] and [Shooting] after all, so a feat like that is a cakewalk.
And the reason for trying to get contact with the guys outside is because we found out where the hostages were kept, and I had an idea on how to bust them out, quite literally.
And about stuff related to the thieves that Mira's searching for, not that good. There were some documents about the supplies that were fishy, but there's not much you could learn from them.
The stuff related to the Draugr ain't recorded here either, so they must be located at the high priest's office. Bad thing is, it's located at the top floor of the temple and is constantly guarded by cult thugs. There is a way to get in there, but not on my own.
"Well then, test, test. Can you guys hear me?" - Garami
So, I'll call the cavalry.
[Wha-! Garami! Is that you? Why're you inside the box?] - Jack
[Wait, is this one of those 'Communicators' that was just released to the public?] - Mira
Yeah, this thing works. And Jack, seriously...
"Yes, yes, I'm fine, and not in the box. I charge the thing with my mana, so nobody else should hear what we're saying, so sharpen up. We have some work to do, and we need it to be done tonight unless you want people to die." - Garami
[Hah? What's that have to do with the criminal gang that stole from uncle
"Because the only way to obtain the information we want is to save the sacrifices that the cult has kidnapped from the city. Capiche?" - Garami
['Capiche'? And the cult is kidnappers?! I didn't hear about that!] - Mira
"Hey, I didn't know anything about that either, so don't blame me. They are planning on using them to create some kind of Living Undead named Draugr." - Garami
[Living Undead? Draugr?] - Jack
[Hey! Draugr is the god that the Aptrganga cult is supposed to worship!] - Mira
["Whaaaaat!?!"] - Jack & Carion
As expected of master detective Mira, always ready when it involves her uncle, swords, or money.
"If so, then this cult is just a sham to mass-produce these Draugr as living weapons. They have recruited thugs and scums with Criminal titles to fill their ranks. And to control them, along with the real 'believers', the true members of this sham has affected the cult members with the Mental Pollution status condition." - Garami
Why they didn't use anything like Charm or Brainwash is anyone's guess.
"The Draugr are made with the corpses of several living beings, and their power is equal to the amount and quality of all the non-racial skills that the 'materials' had when they were alive." - Garami
[So they have all the skills of the materials? Ain't that, like, really bad news?] - Mira
"They have the skills, but they can't use them. All the Draugr has a racial skill named [Remnant Dregs], which converts those skills into the monster's own, physical power. The good news is, it can't use, nor obtain, any other skills. The second piece of good news is that it's stuck on LV1 forever, and good news nr. 3, It has just 1 MP, no matter what. It can't use it anyway, due to it's skill-lessness." - Garami
The reason for #4's status page being covered up is because the skill isn't properly registered into the World System yet since it's a racial ability of those monsters, instead of something the System came up with. That, and that the cult is keeping the Draugrs a secret.
"Also, this thing tends to eat any living beings, even the cult members that control it. To make things worse, there are at least four of these things out there, with #4 in this very temple." - Garami
[...Ah, come on.] - Mira & Jack
I understand. I understand it so much that it hurts, but we need to move on.
"These monsters look like a large humanoid made of tar, except for the skull head, which is based on a human, but with several additions such as horns. The cult is planning on making a new one with humans as the base, instead of undeads and other monsters, as they did with the prototypes. If we don't stop them now, a real Draugr may be born. Something that has tons of skills, as opposed to those who were made with monsters which have a lower skill amount than humans." - Garami
[Uegh, that sounds nasty...] - Mira
[...Tar?] - Jack
"Yes, tar. Now, while their exact status is unknown due to the racial skill I just talked about, the specimen we discovered had an HP of over 500." - Garami
[Five-!!] - Mira & Jack
"You see the problem now? If that's only a prototype, just imagine what the real deal will be able to do." - Garami
"That's something I don't wanna imagine", was the response from the two. In the background, I could hear Levi growling in dismay of the news. Even the Undead Dragon doesn't like that idea, huh.
"As the finisher, both its STR and VIT stats are in the triple-digit. Exactly how much, even I don't know. So try to escape the guy if it sees you. It's movement abilities are low, so keep on running if you want this operation to succeed." - Garami
"Hmm? What's this about 'operation'?" - Carion
[Is there someone with you there?] - Jack
Oops. Forgot about that.
"This is Carion, an Earth Mage Forest elf that was captured by a different group of the cult, and therefore kept imprisoned in a different location than the rest of the hostages." - Garami
[Hah? That's like, not suspicious at all, you know.] - Mira
"He's safe to trust. The cult must have aimed at some, or something, in the city's noble district, as it was there they caught the guy. He's been a great help for me already, and is the cornerstone of freeing the hostages." - Garami
[Well, if he's gotten that Garami's approval, then he must be okay.] - Jack
[Ah, that's true.] - Mira
T-those guys... And the guy in question is nodding along with them?! And the three helpers too?!
"A-anyway, let me explain the plan I have, and your roles in it; First off, we are gonna turn off all the security alarms on the outside, so that the three of you can enter the temple grounds. Carion will meet up with you guys, along with some helpers I've summoned." - Garami
[Helpers? Ah, you mean with Summon Skeleton?] - Jack
"That's it. And these guys must be the best bones I can get out at my current level." - Garami
In the corner of the control room, stood three Skeletons, a Skeleton Shield Warrior, equipped with a great shield and short sword, a Skeleton Fire Mage, with staff and robe, and for the crucial part of the plan, a Skeleton Thief.
[...Why is the last one even needed?] - Mira
"Here I take the time to introduce them, and this is the thanks?! The Thief got the [Lockpicking] skill! Figure the rest out yourself." - Garami
Seriously, talk about being rude. The Thief is the closest to my main class, so it feels like she's dissing me at the same time.
"Anyway, when you three group up with Carion and the three Skeletons, you will split up in two teams, the rescue team, which consists of Mira, Jack, the Fire Mage, and the Shield Warrior. The second team, the escape team, is made of the remaining Carion, Levi, and the Skeleton Thief
"After splitting up, the rescue team will move inside the temple towards the jail area. The will be provided maps over the place, so no worries. When they reach the jail, the rescue team will strike down any cult members you can see, for then barricading themselves in the jail area, and wait for the escape team.
"Meanwhile, the escape team will travel outside the temple and commandeer a set of the Golem-Horse wagons that the cult uses to transport resources to the temple. After obtaining the wagons, they will travel to the outside of the jail area, and make a hole with Carrion's Earth Magic. Then, take the hostages on board the wagons, and leave this dump behind." - Garami
["........."] - Jack, Mira & Carion
"...What? Not good enough?" - Garami
[Pst. Is Garami feeling alright? She's taking control like a storm, despite being so apathetic towards it before.] - Mira (Whispering)
[Maybe she ate something funny?] - Jack (Whispering)
"I can hear you." - Garami (Pissed off)
Geez, what's up with these guys? Are they complimenting me, or dissing me?
"Wait, what about you then?" - Carion
"Finally someone that asked about that. It is related to the second and third steps of the operation, which will run simultaneously with step 1, the jailbreak." - Garami
["And that is?"] - Jack, Mira & Carion
"It is hidden in the name of the operation; [Rob, Run, 'n Rumble]!" - Garami
[Huh? Oh, now I get it! You're gonna rob the temple while they are too busy with the jailbreak!] - Mira
"90 points. It's not that I will rob the temple when they are too busy, it's that I can't rob a certain room unless you attract the guards' attention. I'll sneak away towards the city when I'm done here. I'm the only one that can climb up to the top floor where the goods are and the only one with good enough stealth-abilities to escape on my own." - Garami
[Roger! Then, what about the 'Rumble' part?] - Mira
Smart Mira came again. Why can't she be here on full-time, instead of greedy-sword-maniac Mira?
"Well..." - Garami
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[You seriously think of the most horrible ideas. Mira almost fainted. Or, she's steps away from it.] - Jack
"I know. Carion's the same. For the inhabitants of the region, who's more familiar with those guys, this idea must be the worst. However, we can't let this temple stand, even if we save all the hostages. If they keep on creating Draugrs, then they will spell more trouble than the drought." - Garami
It's mostly for reducing the odds of going head-on against the armored Draugr in the forest. But hey, these guys are a pain in the back for anyone, so why not do some demolishing of their birthplace?
[Well, you're right there, but will you be okay?] - Jack
"As long as you guys make enough noise when leaving, then I'll be fine. Just try not to fight that #4 too much." - Garami
The key part to part 3 of this operation is located at the roof of the temple, just above the high priest's office. There's no way they will allow someone to walk up to the roof, so the only way up is to climb the outside walls.
"If that's all, then let's get this show on the road! I'll turn off the alarms from here, so wake up Mira, and meet up with Carion by the door closest to your position. Part 3 must be started on first, due to how long it will take for those guys to arrive, so wait till I start up the magi-tech on the roof. I'll call you with the Communicator." - Garami
[Okay. I'll wake up Mira, and meet him there. Good luck.] - Jack
I think we all need that. Well then, operation “Rob, Run, and Rumble”, START!
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She's planning to lead those bulls through the temple, isn't she.
.....I always wondered this after seeing Mira's status, but is it possible to break the limits of [Swordsmanship] skill to force it to evolve? More specifically, I am wondering whether someone can acquire some kind of named skill based on a martial arts style by forcing their weapon mastery skill to go beyond the normal limits known by the system.
One example is how someone transformed his [Spear Mastery] into [Peruta Style] by pushing his mastery beyond the realm of experts and masters. The System could only adapt and recognize the new style as a skill that has 10 levels. Moreover, his new spear skill even granted new effects unique to the style, like the ability to steal a portion of Mana from any enemy or spell that clashes against the user.
Well, I am asking this, because I want to know whether Garami create unique/powerful skill based on her tactics and fighting style.
There are new styles that are accepted into the system already, but they would be included as special Arts skills instead, or a passive skill like Swordsmanship, depending on the style. In both cases, they become LV50 skills.
Garami works more with tactics and traps instead of a martial arts style like what you're suggesting.
Also, Mira will break through the limits of Swordsmanship later in the story, when her class level goes up.
@Greydra Well, I was assuming that she created her own unique style that fits her preference. For example, she could have created a dagger style that uses magical threads, since it would help in traps, acrobatics, bindings, and so on. Another style could be a dagger style that uses unbalanced movements and aggressive attacks to assassinate others, causing the user to be unpredictable while granting powerful fatal attacks.
I am not saying that she has to be a genius in martial arts, but I think it would be cool if she eventually creates a new style that incorporates her tactics and fighting style into her dagger skills. The martial arts style doesn't have to be overwhelmingly powerful, upfront, or honorable. She can just create one suited towards herself or her class(es).
Ah, as for the arts, I forgot about them, but I am surprised that they don't get incorporated or evolve into a different skill that supports the style skill.
@Truth Why not? The new Arts skills are extensions of the weapon proficiency skill after all. To give an example, there are tons of Martial Arts skills, like Punch, Leg, Grappling, or more specialized styles, but they are all under the [Martial Arts] skill's umbrella instead of each Art needing a skill of their own.
Also, why does she need a skill that connects all those skills, when she's capable of doing it on her own? And if her style got registered as a skill, it means that other people could start copying her.
@Greydra Mmm, why is it a bad thing for others to learn someone's martial arts style? Even if 2 or more people use the same style, the truth is that each person will express it differently. Everyone had their own preferences, experiences, talents, habits, body specs, and so on, and this means that they will inevitably express and develop the same style in different ways.
In other words, the style grows and adapts according to the users. As such, no one will normally be able to exactly copy her exact usage of the style skill, and even if Garami spread her style across the continent, she will still be hard pressed to find someone who fights exactly like herself.......
Teakwondo Examples:
A. One practitioner might be aggressive in his/her kick and could prefer to overwhelm others. The individual could then study the movement of tigers to incorporate animal movements. As a result, the practitioner starts using claw palm attacks that sends a penetrating force into targets, and he/she could use create movements in which the individual stays low to ground.
B. Another Teakwondo user may like to focus on speed or being a defensive. Over time, said individual may incorporate the the theme of a dove into his/her movements, and this development could result in greater usage of flying kicks, extreme speed, and acrobatics in one's tactics. The individual will then end up as a person who is hard to catch and deliver 2-3 times the number of attacks that the opponent can execute.
Well, this is all under the assumption that the System makes it so easy for random people to learn the skill. The system could always place a set of requirements that prevent random people from learning the skill. For example, others might need to learn certain tactics, meet stat requirements, learn and use certain dagger art skills created by Garami, and/or some other things. Learning directly from Garami or her students would weaken or get rid of some requirements.
As for the benefits, many novels would agree that the evolved weapon skill would often copy and integrate the effects of a certain skill or spell(s). The skill will thus consolidate 2 concepts into itself and can then exhibit the aforementioned effects as passive abilities. The passive ability can even stack with the other skills.
Examples:
A. In Everyone Else is a Returnee novel, the MC created the [Spear of Untraceable Trajectory] by incorporating the effects of [Presence Concealment] skill. At first, he was only able to perform one slash that was impossible to see coming and comprehend where the attack came from, but it took time to charge up or concentrate before executing the attack. Nearly complete mastery of the skill allowed the MC to execute 100 powerful stabs as one stab which distorted space-time and penetrate most defenses. (Think of [Concealment] and [Untraceable] as the foundational concepts of the supernatural martial arts style.)
B. In Death Mage novel, Vandalieu-sama incorporated the effects of his [Soul Devour] skill to evolve his [Unarmored Fighting Technique] into the Soul Destruction Style. He then started to automatically expend Mana to damage the soul of anyone he attacks, and he automatically absorbed the Mana of all attacks and the souls of all slain enemies.
C. In the same novel as above, Heinz used two spells from Life Magic and Light Magic to create Radiant God Swordsmanship. The style uses concepts of [Light] and [Purify] to become the bane of all undead and vampires. Heinz even learned the [Undead Slayer] skill to support his style....... Interestingly, he even created an attack that harmed a powerful (sunlight resistant) vampire's soul while shining bright enough to turn night into day........Now, that was flashy. Lol
D. In Amber Sword novel, Brendel used his Time-attributed Mana to incorporated the concepts of [Stasis] and [Stabilize] into his military swordsmanship. He was only able to passively freeze things in the beginning, but as his mastery improved, he learned how to force opponents to revert back to previous positions (of 1 second ago) during combat. A strong enemy can move out of the way if an obvious attack, but he is surprised that his body has reverted back to his previous position. (A section of time is frozen and then stabilized, which causes a force overwriting of the current time frame.)
...........Mmmm, I can name quite a few more style skills from other novels, but the point is that the effects of the parent mastery skill can continue to increase. Furthermore, the skill copy new effects into itself which allows the users to create unique techniques based on the effects. This type of evolution also alleviate the need for certain other skills, because the user already incorporate said skills' effects into the style.
The bad side of all this is how each person will have a much harder time leveling up the evolved skill. If they pioneered their own style, they will have to create the new technique and improve the style on their own. The evolved style will also have obvious flaws and generate strain in the beginning levels.
@Truth True, but this will be a style that incorporates Acrobatics, Dagger Arts, Spider Threads, Ultima Threads... hey, is there any need for a new style skill then? The skills she already has are plenty.
And Scout-type classes like Assassin uses skills over magic spells or Arts anyway. Why force an Arts-skill into it, especially when it's already got Assassin Arts?
@Greydra Garami said it herself: Assassin Arts are meant to support other skills. So, what is wrong with creating a skill that can bring out even more power from Assassin Arts while still being powerful by itself?
Think of it like this. The skills are ingredients/elements. The style skill starts off as a mixture in the beginning, but with enough refining, it will become a compound that offers new applications and specialities, both of which no other skill offers.
Alternatively, you can just look at the magic attribute skills. People might question what's the pointis trying to fuse different elements rather than leaving the elements separate. However, we both know that the composite elements can offer new specialties and applications, and said elements can become incredibly powerful or completely useless depending on the user.
In other words, you can treat style skills with similar logic and importance as attributed magic skills. The requirements might be more stringent, but to question their necessity is like questioning the existence/necessity of composite elements. I am confident that even if an assassin learned/created a style skill for herself/himself, the style skill will definitely enhance the assassin's prowess and open up new possibilities that the other skills never opened up before.
In fact, I know this, because Garami wouldn't be the first assassin with a style skill either. There was a novel that created the [Desperation Style] which relied in the MC's [Reckless Dual Wielder] skill. Even so, it was reckless yet power style that even covered one of the weaknesses of assassins stuck in prolonged fights.
All in all, no matter the novel or circumstances, every character will develop further by acquiring such skills. Even Garami will. Rather, instead of a question of whether it will be useful or not, it is more of a question of how to present and develop it.
@Truth There are tons of different assassins out in the world, so you can't limit the Assassin class to one style. Meaning that the combination of the different skills that Assassin personally learns and uses unlocks different Arts of the Assassin Arts.
It's better to say that Assassin Arts has tons of different styles incorporated into it, but each Assassin out there only unlocks the Arts that are beneficial to them. It's kinda like having two people with Hydra, Dragon of Poison, but their way of using poison is different. Like, a poison moth uses its scale dust to poison, but a spider uses its fangs, while a scorpion its stinger. But they can all obtain Hydra, which enhances all these styles, and allows them to use any other style, as long as they have the capabilities for them.
Later in the story, Garami will unlock an Assassin Art related to a different Class that she obtains later, which is a good example of what I just said.
@Greydra ?????Ummm, I think you might have misunderstood me. I am not saying to limit the whole class to one style. Rather, as previously stated, I am suggesting the creation of a named style skill which is compatible with Garami's assassination methods or tactics.
I also already stated my belief in how different people can use the same skill or martial arts style in different ways, so I don't disagree with what you said either. We already agreed on those subjects.
Again, I am just suggesting the evolution of a weapon skill into a style skill that suits Garami. The skill can just copy the effects of a certain skill or certain spells, or you can just fuse the skills together if you want. The end result is similar enough.
I was just explaining how style skills can enhance the power of the characters and can open up new possibilities for said characters. I even compared them to the attributed elements to show a different perspective and better explain myself. In summary, i was giving explanation to show how there was no redundancy and how the style skills only help both the characters and story.
@Truth I see. But I don't think that fits the whole "creating a new skill" idea. That is for when someone creates a whole new style of battle, either as a branch of an already existing style or creating something from zero. Like how the skill [Martial Arts: Capoeria] was made by a Migrant martial artist that focused on kicks.
However, such "fantasy styles" that you are suggesting would be something like the Magic Fencer class, which can transform regular magics into swords, like Dark Bullet turning into Dark Sword, and use that as a floating sword in addition to their own material sword. They can also store magic into their sword to unleash them at a zero-range distance along with their [Sword Arts].
But that doesn't mean that one can't unlock unique abilities with regular skills. Take the magic skills for an example. You will only obtain 5-6 magic spells even when reaching the max level of LV50, but there are more than 30 different spells in each magic skills. You need to unlock the remaining ones yourself, and that will probably only be the ones you have talent in. Like how Garami unlocked Hologram and Flashbang with [Light Magic]. There can be other practitioners of that skill who never obtains those spells in their life.
To summarize, you can create your own unique build, even without any strange or original skills. It's the combination of the many different skills, plus one's talent, that creates that character's style, not some super skill they have. Also, even someone with the same main class will be completely different based on their sub classes. The sub classes create a difference between those with the same main class.
@Greydra Well, the point of the new style skills was to open up new possibilities that normal skill combinations don't offer and to demonstrate how weapon masteries can continue developing into something similar to unique skills. There was other points to it as well, but I can see that Greydra-sama doesn't want to create such fantasy styles.
It is just that I have different opinions and could think of different ways to go about things. This is especially the case for those who push beyond the normal limits of martial arts. However, I thank you for your time on the subject
@Truth When someone pushes themselves past the limits as you said, they will be rewarded with something, a title or the possibility to upgrade their skill.
Like how you can buy skills like [One-handed Swordsmanship] or [Two-handed Swordsmanship] after your [Swordsmanship] skill reaches LV50. Something for Berserk Swords and Katanas is also possible. It all depends on what the swordsman has done to reach the point of LV50.
Also, talented people will obtain more proficiency in their skills than normal people would, so that's what happens when "those who push beyond the normal limits of martial arts", as you said. It's even possible for that Reckless Dual Wielder thing to come up if you fulfill the requirements. Not that they will be easy to obtain, nor is it necessary as everyone can obtain any skills. As long as their race or something isn't in the way.
But they do not get the authority to create a new skill that fits themselves only because of that. To create new skills, they have to develop a whole new style that isn't depending on some power given by the World System itself.
That does not mean there ain't freaky-level skills already recorded in the World System, but why would people go the long way to obtain something that complicated?
And Garami will obtain more skills that fit her. The Sigils are an example of that. But something that merges all her tactics into a single style will be too farfetched. She's a skill freak, not an expert assassin. She overwhelms her opponents with many different skills, and she will keep on getting more of them.
@Greydra Mmmm, I think many people would be okay with developing power without the help of the World System at that point. After all, if they are talented and/or how working enough, they won't be relying the assistance of the system and are instead forcing the system to keep up with their improving swordplay anyways. After all, shouldn't be it normal for any aspiring combatant to survive and hone their abilities with their own effort?
As long as their efforts are rewarded, it is normal for quite a lot of people to push their weapon skill beyond its normal parameters. This is especially the case if they can upgrade their weapon skill into a style skill that adds several new effects and possibilities, like how one novel's character evolved [Swordsmanship] into [Radiant God Swordsmanship] so that his blade could passively create anti-undead effects......
......Well, if even style skills exist in the shop, that just means some people already accomplished the aforementioned feat and proved the possibility. However, just because some style skills already exist in the shop doesn't mean others won't create new ones (for various reasons) and cause more style skills to appear in the shop.........It was repeatedly mentioned in this story after all: the problem of compatibility and each skill's pros and cons.