[Jonathan Randall Guilliman; Imperator Of The Adeptus Mutare].

  “… gaze upon the miracles of creation, for thou art all mine to command. Harken! And listen towards the roaring waves and shifting mountains. The violet-firmament shifts and toils, birthing azure clouds and golden winds. Supremacy shall become the name of thine kingdom. Domination shall birth myriad mutations.

  Oh vaunted imperator, honoured knight of minds and mutations. Thou blood shall be spilt, forming beating hearts and burning marrow. Thou flesh shall be shared, consumed by hungry spirits and gluttonous prana. Thou dreams shall be plucked from their cradles, birthing endless pride and uncountable horrors.”

  This is the truth that accompanies a violent change. This is the law of mutation.

  Behold, for this is thine birthright. The birthright of this Imperator Of The Adeptus Mutare.”

  [1]: Dramatically increases the effectiveness of all abilities with the Mutation Trait and Mind Trait. Increases the ease of comprehending concepts and notions related to “mutations,” “mutability,” “minds” and “consciousness.”

  [2]: Manifests an imaginary spiritual structure within the mind. The Adeptus Mutare allows oneself to temporarily mutate effect descriptions using concepts contained within other abilities. This effect may only be applied to abilities that possess either the Mutation Trait or Mind Trait.

  [3]: The Imperator is capable of boosting the effectiveness of other mutations within a defined radius around himself.

  [4]: Increases the likelihood of successfully forming fragment-pathways. The concepts that are contained within fragments become easier to control and manipulate while in the presence of ones Greater Source.

  [5]: Increases resistances towards war-related, word-related and spell-related damages, afflictions, and debuffs. Increases the ease of comprehending concepts and notions related to “battle,” “language,” and “techniques.”

  [6]: Infinitesimally increases all damage inflicted onto Mortals, Knights and Lords.

  Jon walked through the ruins of Sydney Airport, memories resurfacing from a school trip he had taken back in primary school. Flashes of childhood memories, manifesting in the form of colours, distorted voices and strange tastes rippled across the surface of his Three Seas Of Knowledge.

  The formation of his newest Title; Imperator Of The Adeptus Mutare had come with some strange and unique effects. Ones that blurred the lines between his abilities. Between physical mutations and imaginary mental constructs.

  He had been more than pleased with how his Title turned out, although knew there were still plenty of effect combinations that he had yet to even begin experimenting with. The trickle of possibilities flowed deeper into his Fragment Of Mind, condensing into shards of ice barely the size of a human iris.

  The sound of helicopters swirling overhead, and the distant cries of local media bringing him back into the present. Golden-green eyes flickering open, Seir-Arhat Heart pounding within his chest as he stared down at the Primeval Ruler Of Violent Deluge.

  [Bestial Intuition].

  Ashvattha Rana Devi manifesting behind Song Lian Yu.

  Allowing her golden-coloured light to protectively envelop him and the Threaded-Heart Of Terminus Est.

  [Naraka Of Protection]: Increases mana regeneration.

  [Niraya Of Protection]: Increases the amount of healing received from abilities.

  [Bodhisattva Naraka]: Refines a single affliction using knowledge natured spiritual energy. Transforms said affliction into a miniscule amount of spiritual energy. Stacks are consumed at a one-to-one ratio.

  [Bodhisattva Niraya]: Individuals afflicted with [Bodhisattva Niraya] that activate abilities with the Recovery Trait have the effects of said ability mimicked by Ashvattha Rana Devi. Stacks are consumed at a one-to-one ratio.

  His stride did not falter, even as the Sixth-Honoured Lord readied its Fragment Of Candlelit-Shadow Rain. Darkness natured spiritual energy congealing around the base of its stumpy, scaled legs, corroding the effects of his Fragment Of Alnus-Viridis Protection. This unknown ability was enhanced by the marrow-derivation fragment-pathway within the beast.

  Additional darkness swirling above him, condensing into the shape of spears and lances. Amidst the growing dusk and the dimming lights, each one was now significantly more difficult to perceive.

  Even to his Minerva-Infiltration Eyes.

  Jon, however, was quite clearly able to sense its presence using the effects of Princeps Of The Wandering Mutation.

  Tabitha-Cedarspear Arm transforming from its [Cedarspear Arm] state, manifesting Tabitha Assail in the palm of his wooden hand. The tip of the intricate-looking spear scrapping against the shattered earth of the airport tarmac beneath him, grating against the ears of unassuming mortals and uninitiated human beings.

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  Mael, David and Igraine stood close to two-hundred-metres behind him, observing him alongside the human police officers who had stayed behind. Their eyes watching him, alongside several hundred thousand other people all over the world.

  Jon straightened his spine, pulling his shoulders back while staring up towards the Sixth-Honoured Lord. Eyes glancing towards the tumorous growth on the side of its neck; one that continued to expand, condensing more and more hydra natured spiritual energy into it.

  Expression unperturbed as he tapped his left foot twice against the ground.

  [Alnus-Viridis Wood Art; Vast-Mouths Of Thorned Green].

  From the dying remnants of his majestic towers of springtime-green, Jon activated his Fragment Of Carnivorous Alnus-Viridis. Decaying wood blossoming and sprouting within a matter of seconds, producing flytrap-mouths and wooden draconic-jaws that attempted to chomp down on the enormous beast.

  His figure flickering forward as the Sixth-Honoured Lord similarly launched their candlelit-shadow rain. Half of the manifested arrows shooting downwards towards Jon while the other half started shredding his vast-mouths of thorned green. His glittering with a pure-golden glint as Jon activated both his Mortal Title and Knight Title in perfect unison.

  Princeps Of The Wandering Mutation.

  Imperator Of The Adeptus Mutare.

  Both were capable of enhancing the effectiveness of his Mutation Trait abilities.

  All of which were his main source of physical enhancements.

  [Lamentations Of A Frozen Affection].

  [Ours Is The Blood That Births Winter And Ice].

  Knight Ranked Mutation-Talisman obscured beneath his Heretical Chalk Protection.

  Fragment Of Candlelit-Shadow Rain crashed into the ground with all the force of a high-explosive anti-tank round. Each one producing a small explosion powerful enough to destroy an armoured personnel vehicle. Jon did not rely on a shielding effect to protect himself from the triple-fragment pathway the same away that David and Igraine needed to.

  Instead deciding to sprint straight through the falling darkness.

  [Bestial Intuition].

  [Eyes Through The Looking Glass].

  Physical strength. Agility. Dexterity. Endurance. Flexibility. All of them were enhanced beyond the limitations that Jon thought was possible for himself. Reaction speed. Healing factor. Visual acuity. Retina quality. Frequency perception and even the depths of his tastebuds were all enhanced through the effects of his two Titles.

  Even Mael, who once was able to fight Jon to a standstill after becoming a Knight, could no longer match his level of physical enhancements. His eyes widening, watching as Jon narrowly avoided being bisected in half, using the subsequent explosion to propel himself even closer towards the Primeval Ruler Of Violent Deluge.

  But it did not end there.

  [Lethe; Mask Of Jade Lies].

  [Lethe; Shapeless Mask Of Thieving Lies].

  Abilities that possessed the Wood Trait, War, Trait, Lie Trait, Theft Trait and Self Trait all had their effects strengthened. Fragment Of Carnivorous Alnus-Viridis pulsating within his Wood Mana Core, producing more and more flytrap-mouths and wooden draconic-jaws to bite down on the pale-blue barrier of the Sixth-Honoured Lord.

  All the while Jon continued to sprint through the gaps between the falling darkness, evading them with a precision and strength that vastly exceeded any of the Knights before him. All across the globe eyes widened as cameras failed to keep up with his speed, on-scene reporters frantically searching for traces of his figure.

  If it was not for the shoe-shaped imprints he left behind on the tarmac behind him, one cameraman never would have noticed this chalk-armoured figure launch himself towards the beast, spear in hand, crackling with a thunderous silver-light.

  Chaotic spear natured spiritual energy gathering in the form of a sixty-metre-long construct above them. It’s dull verdant glow visible for miles in every direction, crackling with the disordered beat of chaotic destructive mana.

  Spear natured spiritual energy flowing into his Fragment Of Eradication.

  Alongside-.

  “I proclaim this battle to warrant the blood-red sin of wrath! The painful chains of virtue shall restrain thine desires no longer! I prostate myself before the heretical altar adorned with blood and skulls. The blasphemous pleasure of war shall become a paradise for the sinful and the decadent!”

  His voice booming across the wreckage of Sydney Airport. Projected far and wide, capable of being heard even over the sound of whirring helicopter blades. War natured spiritual energy flowing into his Fragment Of Ira, enhancing his abilities with a plethora of buffing effects and ability strengthening.

  [Wrath Is The Paradise Whispered On Thou Lips].

  [Decadent Spear Blessing]: While active, thrusts and slashes made with spears will produce additional instances of damage. Pseudo-spiritual spear constructs will manifest parallel with each attack, each dealing a specified fraction of the original damage.

  [Ira Benedicite]: Increases resistances towards virtue related damages, afflictions, and debuffs. Increases resistances towards light related damages, afflictions, and debuffs. Increases resistances towards spirit related damages, afflictions, and debuffs.

  [Wrathful Courage Blessing]: Each successful strike against a target will inflict them with a random instance of a preexisting debuff or affliction. If the target does not possess a debuff or affliction, inflict instances of [Arrogant Red Sin] or [Virtuous Red Sin] instead.

  [Courage Benedicite]: Increases resistances towards mind-related damages, afflictions, and debuffs. Increases resistances towards fear-related damages, afflictions, and debuffs. Increases resistances towards emotion-related damages, afflictions, and debuffs.

  Instances of [Virtuous Red Sin] and [Arrogant Red Sin] appearing in the corner of his vision. Each was mostly ignored, as their effects were suppressed through the manipulation of his Longinus-Rune Spirit. Neither one quite so capable of damaging his mind or spirit, nor encroaching upon the sanctity of his flesh.

  [Virtuous Red Sin]: Inflicts a continuous spear-damage over time effect. Spear natured spiritual energy takes the form of a wrathful illusion which warps the mind and spirit, filling the target with an immense hatred. Additional stacks have an additive effect.

  [Arrogant Red Sin]: Inflicts a continuous spear-damage over time effect. Spear natured spiritual energy corrupts the mind and flesh, twisting the senses and distorting emotions. Additional stacks have an additive effect.

  It did not quite matter however, as Jon thrust his spear forth, striking forward using Tabitha Assail. Fragment Of Cedarspear Mutation extending forward, piercing through the falling shadows.

  Alongside close to half-a-dozen spear-shaped constructs.

  Each more than sixty-metres in length.

  [Imperial Spear Art; Vajra-Spear Extinction].