Versatile: Alternate World

Chapter 573 Bladeheart The Onmyoji

Onmyoji's might range to exorcists and temple priests but they are undeniably capable of understanding mystics and other things that only the supernatural and reality can handle. We don't even know whether they are indeed just posing as normal temple priests but will act as a capable and dangerous onmyoji once no one is looking. Even if they are not real, you can't deny that they do not add spice to the supernatural stories of Japan as the ones who protect humanity from the creatures residing on the other side.

Now, in the game, there are two types of ways how to play the class and one is to use your normal hands to draw signs in the air. It's a trick that has been used by many onmyoji after they learned that this was viable and not just something that only appears in media and entertainment videos. The second one is to use a Talisman. Of course, if you compare which style is better, the one who uses the talisman is undeniably stronger and no one will complain.

I tried making a talisman before the maintenance and the expedition started but the moment I completed it, the name of the talisman became [Inferior Talisman] and has only 1 magic attack power and no good modifiers and extra skills. It's a trash talisman. I can only blame myself for producing something like this as I have no skills for creating talismans so it ended up really bad. But since this weapon is really bad, looks like I have to resort to using my hands to act as the conjurer of my abilities and attacks.

There are still some hand gestures I remembered from a few Onmyoji that played with me in the past who uses both talismans and their hands to fight and I mostly saw them use their hands. After recalling how they move their hands, I also decided to try it out by myself and...

BANG!

A small explosion of energy appears as I extended my hands forward and closed my fists, which means that is how it works. It's only testing to see whether it works and seeing it function, it's time to do the actual test. Raising my index and middle finger up, I swipe my fingers left, and slashing energy appeared before me. I also decided to try making a barrier by imitating how they did it but I realized it is not working. I tried it again but to no avail.

That's when I looked at the skill tree and realized that one of the skills needed to be bought with SP. That skill was the first skill that can be purchased and is named [Kekkai]. It's an offensive barrier that I still remember being used for either in battle or in defense. It has a very short cooldown too which is 0.5 seconds and the mana used up is only 5 MP per cast. No wonder most players who played the Onmyoji class always spam this ability as this skill has a very insane time of cooldown which refreshes very fast and only costs 5 MP per cast. It's very reliable for an Onmyoji whose combat mostly relies on range attacks and their shikigami.

Now that we are in for a long haul, time to grind the hell out of here.

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I spent grinding using only the basic attacks of the Onmyoji and boy that was pretty tiresome. Compared to the weapons like swords and knives to fight. using your hands constantly gesturing in the air to execute an attack is a bit tiring. Compared to when I am using a sword, I felt more tired of swinging my arm again and again to attack. I rarely even deal with massive blows and fatal attacks as compared to fighting with weapons, it's hard without any edges to give yourself an advantage. As for the attacks, they tire you more easily than wielding a weapon.

But thanks to the grind, I managed to at least raise my SP for quite a lot now and I can start purchasing some skills to ease my job in being an Onmyoji. I managed to rake in 200 SP for a short time. I know that sounds a lot but that doesn't sound that much. It's just that the skills of the skills are pretty expensive as hell. I selected 4 skills that will be vital for me in the Onmyoji class and for my main purpose of using the Onmyoji class.

[Kekkai]

Type: Active Skill

MP usage: 5 mp(will increase depending on how big the kekkai materialized appears.

Cooldown: 0.5 Seconds

Info: The Onmyoji's weapon and shield in battle. When used, can summon an energy barrier that would allow users to create a box that can be used for defensive purposes, isolating an enemy, or just outright killing an enemy. Smash them, suffocate them, it doesn't matter. Your imagination is limitless.

? Note: KETSU! KETSU!

I obviously picked up the [Kekkai]. Not only is it cheap, but it will also lessen my burden in using basic attacks to kill monsters by just using this skill. Basically allows me to have lesser problems in fighting.

The next skills are all related to the Shikigamis that Onmyojis control.

[Shikigami Manifestation]

Type: Active Skill

MP usage: 50 mp per Shikagami.

Cooldown: 10 minutes(Shikigamis remain after summoning but will disappear if the user deactivates them or something kills them]

Info: The process of summoning an Onmyoji's partner, the shinigami. Made of paper, they can form different kinds of origami to perform tasks and purposes. Can vary depending on the user's wishes, the shinigami can attack, defend, and can channel the user's senses to allow the user to temporarily possess the shinigami and use them in various ways. A versatile tool that can be your best partner in times of battle.

Note: The best tool for peeking on stuff. Just don't abuse it and use it stealthily!

[Shikigami Camouflage]

Type: Passive Skill

Info: While not in battle, the Shikigami will gain [Stealth]. [Stealth] will be removed if the Shikigami fights or has been spotted by skills that can spot anything hidden deep within. If [Stealth] is removed, the shikigami needed to remain in a neutral state for 10 seconds before it will regain its [Stealth].

Note: A perfect ability to aid in stealing your seatmate's answers during tests. Now you don't need to worry about failing anymore!

[Shikigami Explosion]

Type: Active Skill

MP Cost: No cost(Will cost your Shikigami instead.)

Cooldown: 5 minutes. Multiple activations at the same time will count as one usage of the skill.

Info: Shikigami's are not just for espionage and for attacking enemies during combat. It can also act as a tool for sabotage. Using this skill will convert the summoned shinigami into a literal bomb that will explode and affect anything that is around 10 meters from the Shikigami that has exploded. Useful for destroying evidence and getting rid of something quick and no evidence left behind. Since the Shikigami is made of paper, the evidence will be burned alongside the explosion.

Note: A great way to get rid of your porn stashes on the verge of being discovered.

These four skills are going to be the only skills I will be using with the Onmyoji class. Now that I needed clues to learn some things, I am now going to camp out and get close to the village that started it all.

To begin, I created my first camp in the Luminous Continent. I made sure that the area where the camp was located is not that far from the first village where the problem started. Since the village still looks the same, the situation is not yet bad here. However, the bad energy that emanates there is very obvious. How come the angels do not recognize this happening? Are they blind or they don't just detect the feeling of darkness?

Once the situation is confirmed, I activated the [Shikigami Manifestation] and summoned one of the Shikigamis. I shrink the size of the shikigami that I summoned to become a pocket-size surveillance camera for me.

The moment I summoned the Shikigami, I received the control prompts on what the shikigami can do and what to do to activate them. The controls are easy and I can detach and attach my vision and hearing to the shikigami too allowing me to hear and see what the shikigami can do. Once that was tested, I also tested the passive, [Shikigami Camouflage] and after 10 seconds, the shikigami entered stealth mode. I used this to test out birds that are perched around the trees growing in the clouds and I managed to make it a success as the shikigami did not disturb the birds at all.

Once the preparations are complete, I proceed through the battle plan. Thankfully, the control of the Shikigami doesn't need for its owner to be nearby. This way of earning memory is enough for me without exposing myself. I can even get rid of it the moment it gets bad or discovered. Whatever they are trying to hide, they can't hide it from me.