Honkai impact: Dimensional Herrscher

A/N:

This chapter might be.... a bit too skill-focused

A skill/system focused chapter might be boring.... But I tried my best to make it interesting

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"Let's see…."

Adam sat on an icy throne, a hand clenched into a fist that his head rested upon

All around him prevailed the vast nothingness of the void

It was a chilling and horrifying sight, that was for sure

Even if it was a mere representation and not the actual Void of emptiness, it was still terrifying and would make anyone crazy if they stayed here long enough

"This is truly depressing…. especially for a dream" 

He sighed, turning his gaze sideways at a certain part of the void

"Don't you think so too?"

[.....]

Silence answered back

Even though a faint robotic blue light representing his skill lighted a small part of the abyss, she still remained silent

"Haah" A sigh left him, again "Honestly, I don't know how long it will take you to evolve and become a [Manas].... And I don't know if I have the patience to wait that long"

[????]

Speaking to a skill with no sentience was boring

Sure, she was a big help, and she wasn't as emotionless, dull, and blank like other machines…

But she still had a long way off

"Anyway…."

Adam snapped his finger-

Whoosh

And instantly, the surroundings changed

Gone was the pure abyss of the empty void. 

Instead, a beautiful landscape filled with nature replaced it. 

Chirp

It was a calming sight, and gentle hums of birds could be heard in the distance

"Now, then…"

The silver-haired boy focused inwards- on his new skill gifted to him by a certain playful woman

[LP: 71659]

These were the 'life points' in his possession as of now

[Get Creative], [Bestow], [Edit]

There were the skills Olivia gifted him. And of them, only [Bestow] doesn't require LP points

Her descriptions of these skills were literally 'Create anything, bestow anything, and edit anything'

But that isn't exactly true

No, Olivia Servant said the truth. 

At least, the truth that she herself thought of as correct

In Olivia's world, everything is done through skills. 

So indeed, being granted the authority of creating, bestowing, and editing them certainly makes one able to do 'anything'

But again, this was not her world, and skills aren't everything

So… These skills she gave him- they must work only on 'skills' of the 'The Hidden dungeon only I can enter' world

Still though, even if it is limited, those 3 are still overpowered

Adam could create any skill he wants…. As long as he can afford the cost

Only his imagination is the limit

…

Having said that, he already knows what to create

[「Item LP Conversion」has been created]

His first time creating a skill was…. weird, to say the least

As it was his first time, he didn't get [Great Sage]'s help

It was a simple skill, too

Though, if Adam had one way to describe the feeling he experienced….

It was like a trainee software developer creating their first major project that would be used for work

Apparently, creating skills is like programming

....Though it did feel far easier than actually making a program

[LP: 69200]

Though it was costly for his first skill, it was certainly a useful ability. 

It allowed him to obtain LP in another way

[「Item LP Conversion」: Convert items to LP. The more valuable the item converted, the more LP it generates.]

After all, every gamer knows this rule. Passive and AFK gains are the way to go!

…At least if you are lazy. 

Even if you aren't, investing in skills like these is almost always worth it

And it wasn't that costly in the grand scheme of things

….Now, having said that-

[「LP Cost」has been created]

[「LP Cost」: See the cost of creating a skill, before you actually create it]

[LP: 68200]

Adam isn't a genius like Dr. MEI, MOBIUS, and VIL-V…..

But he is still smart enough to know, that when you have an ability that lets you create any skill using life points that keep you alive…. You need to know the LP cost of every skill that you intend to create

Who knows? Maybe he will do something reckless in the future and create an overpowered skill without thinking of the risks

…And because of a ridiculous LP cost, he will just drop dead

"Actually, will I even die?"

He asked out loud, with some doubts in his mind

The silver-haired boy had the CC template…. So he theoretically has her immortality too, right?

When CC dies, she revives after a certain amount of time. So this should also apply to him, right?

In which case, it is doubtful if Adam truly dies when he is killed

-Not that he would risk it, of course. Who knows how this immortality works in a world that isn't Code Geass?

But despite everything, knowing the cost of a skill before he actually creates it, is a very useful ability

"So… Isn't it time to make some overpowered skills?!"

Adam rubbed his palms eagerly, like a gambling addict about to spend all their money or points on Gacha

But fortunately, he knows exactly what he will get

For he is the skill creator now!

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[「Get Creative」:「LP Generation」「LP Enhancement」「LP Drain」 [LP harmony] 「LP Seed」]

[「LP Generation」: Generate LP passively]

[「LP Enhancement」: Enhance the LP gained]

[「LP Drain」: Drain LP from targets]

[「LP harmony」: Boosts the amount LP gained when doing actions with other people]

[ 「LP seed」: Plant an LP seed on a target. Targets with LP seeds will be able to generate LP on their own. Though they won't be able to utilize it]

Life points are basically his lifeblood right now, literally

More LP will always be better, no doubt about that

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[「Get Creative」:「Observe」「Life Drain」「Mana Drain」「Stamina Drain」「Define Skill」「Luck」]

[「Define Skill」: Define something as a 'skill']

That's right, with this new skill, he can define skills

But he has to 'set up' what to define. 

From example, if he makes an ice sword with his ice abilities, he can just define the skill [Ice sword]

… and of course, he can also make the skill [Ice manipulation]. It just depends on his will

The best part is, he won't lose the skill even if he gives it to someone else

After all, he doesn't rely on 'skill' to use an ability

In actuality, it is the reverse

The 'skill' relies on his own ability to exist and work

So even if the skill is lost, the abiliy itself still remains

Do you know what that means?

A gamer would definitely know that it means

Unlimited Skills Glitch

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[Defined: 「Degenerate」--->「Merge」]

Unfortunately, defining skills also costs LP

Not as much as outright creating skills, but it does cost quite a bit

But despite this, there has been something he wanted to do ever since he obtained something specific from the Gacha

[Defined:「 Emotion Augmentation」 「 Psionics」]

[Edit:「Emotional Augmentation」: Works on the user too]

[Merging 「 Emotion Augmentation」 and「 Psionics」.... Success]

[Merging 「Merge」 into [Degenerate].... Success]

[Merging 「Luck」 into [Chosen One].... Success]

[Merging 「Observe」 into [Great Sage].... Success]

Tensura skills and the skills from the hidden dungeon world are different, but they have the same concept

It is possible to use [Degenerate] to merge a 'hidden dungeon' skill into a 'Tensura' skill

The opposite can't be done, though. The skills of 'Hidden Dungeon' can't contain the skills of the 'Tensura World'

And of course, the [Merge] skill really useful

The overall LP costs to create minor skills and merge them is lower than the cost of of creating the skill right away

For example…..

[Merging 「Life Drain」,「Mana Drain」,「Stamina Drain」,「LP Drain」.... Success]

[「Drain」has been created]

[「Drain」has merged under [Gluttony]…]

"....So I really am a succubus…."

Seeing the name and description of this skill, Adam couldn't help but lampoon himself

Should he also create an [Experience Drain] skill? Or maybe a [Lifeforce Drain] one?

That would really make him a succubus….

….Or would it be an incubus?

"That…. doesn't sound so bad"

Adam was quite tempted to do that…

Unfortunately-

[LP: 10549]

He was really running low on LP

Well, actually, not really

However, he always wants to have a lot of LP aside, just in case he needs to create skills for his companions

…And when he says companions, he means Kiana, Mei, Bronya, Seele, Durandal, Olivia

Basically, his waifus

"...."

Yeah, yeah, calling them 'waifus' is cringe and makes him seem like a fat otaku with anime girl body pillows

Still….

[....]

"Yeah, you too, [Great Sage]"

The silver-haired boy looked at the mechanical blue orb emitting light beside him

"You think I would let you go?" Adam smiled, eyes narrowing "You are my skill. Even if you evolve, it won't change that you are mine"

Adam was neither a yandere, nor an obsessive lover

But-

"So, make sure you evolve into a woman, alright?"

His eyes moved away from the blue light

[....]

No, the silver-haired boy was neither of that

But… If something was already his, Adam would not let it go

Why would he?

He wasn't a dumbasss

[...Affirmative]

"Nice" Adam grinned "Now it is guaranteed that I will have an AI/Spirit waifu!"

Speaking without any ounce of shame, the silver-haired boy sent a thumbs up towards the way of the mechanical blue orb

[(￢_￢;)]

"....."

[Individual Mon-]

"Don't tell me that Monika or Jinn can fulfill that role"

He rolled his eyes as he interrupted her

These two women were not the same as [Raphael] or Ciel

[.....]

"It's a pity you can't currently blush. Though…. You're still cute" 

[(,,> ᴗ <,,)]

"I take back what I said. You are actually very cute"

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A/N: 

Next chapter is Cocolia POV, and after that.... you all know what will happen