Chapter 953 - Searching for the limit
POV Ruby
I watch as Nathaniel pours multiple barrels of what he calls mana water over his Nameless Tree and feeds it more body parts from the Demigod. He either doesn't realize it or doesn't even care about it that much, but the water he is pouring is unnatural, extremely rare, and just... just something he shouldn't be able to get his hands on. As are many of the things he in the end got his hands on.
There are places where such a water appears naturally, yes, and there are people and organizations able to produce it too, but doing it in the way he did? Worst of all, that lynthari helping him didn't even break any rules, even behaving as crazily as he does, he always skirts very carefully around them.
Out of everyone in the Beyond, he is likely more aware of all the rules than even some of us. Not like I would care about that, and it wouldn't hold me back from stopping him if he annoyed me, but the problem is Kindness likes him. All because he once cooperated with the Aurate Consortium in an attempt to kill her, and that attempt was one of the three best so far.
It surprises me a bit that Nathaniel was able to befriend someone like him, but at the same time... not that much, as I watch Nathaniel sit down to start preparations for an attempt to forcefully evolve his traits.
Just these gathered, prepared materials are things many S-ranks would kill for, and even some Champions.
That said, some of said Champions would die attempting something similar to what he does. However, Nathaniel has an unsettling talent for knowing exactly how far he can push, as much as some might think he just suicidally pushes ahead. And with someone as talented as that healer of his, I do think he will succeed.
Watching the same scene, Diligence next to me mutters, “He can't keep getting away with this.”
“Why?” I ask him.
“He can't keep getting away with this!” he blurts out faster and snaps his mandibles.
“If you are annoyed by the elf and the gods' chosen in the tutorial, don't take it out on my ward.”
“Even they might frustrate me less than your ward, Greed. At a certain point, you will have to agree that he is searching for a way to mess with the tutorial just to spite us and for his own amusement, rather than doing anything of use to himself.”
“Just a little bit over one year and he is gone. If you are that impatient, you can try to ask him to kill the gods' chosen during the tournament, and maybe both of them will die.”
“I do not have to remind you that it should be impossible to die during the final tournament.”
“There is always a way. You yourself remember such cases.”
“Yes, rule-breaking ways that ruin the intention of the tournament. I still have some semblance of respect towards the rules we all should follow, so I won't be using any of those. It is already enough that the system reacted to the presence of the chosen and has made such vast changes to their final tournament. Have you seen it?”
“I did, but unlike you, I think it will be a bit more fun this way,” I answer, and watch Nathaniel start to shave his head once again in front of the huge glass container filled with pink liquid that he brought here to submerge himself in during the process.
Actually, there are even circles drawn around it with his blood and further containers that will infuse their own solutions into either Nathaniel or the main container.
Surprisingly, he does all of it here on the 12th floor with just his healer nearby, instead of somewhere just outside of Megacity and with the help of that lynthari too.
“So why did you come here?” I ask Diligence, who went quiet after my answer, also observing Nathaniel and speaking of the shoddy craftsmanship he is witnessing.
“Wrath came to me to ask for Materia,” he says simply.
And he doesn't need to say more for me to understand.
“Did you lend it to him?” I ask after a minute of silence.
“Obviously, I did not.”
“I see.”
That answer causes Diligence to snap his mandibles again. “I see. That's what your ward likes to say instead of answering properly. Though, I have to agree that when said by him, it is somehow more annoying. It is fascinating in a way.”
With that, he is gone, and I curiously observe Nathaniel. As always, when I see him dive into these crazy things, I feel a fire ignite inside of me. But I long since learned that reacting to this is foolish. At the levels where my fights would take place, it would just be suicide.
However, even then, that feeling is still there. Not enough to force me to hurriedly complete my preparations and head towards the place where I located the imitation of Master Lissandra, but enough to frustrate me.
POV Rafael Vaughn
I follow one of the Hard Difficulty returnees who drove me here up the mountain in the Alps and towards the huge chalet up there.
For a bit, I stop just to take in the beautiful view, and my guide doesn't seem to mind, even smiling a bit as if it is a similar reaction to what he had. If I recall correctly, he is called Andreas, he is from Greece, and during the third tournament, he was known for his great body reinforcement that was at the top among hard difficulty attendees.
After getting a fill of the view, I follow behind him, just at a normal human walking speed.
It is something Christoph prefers. When he doesn't hurry, he takes jets, uses cars, or just walks around, and in a way, I think it is calming to the people around him. Be it attendees or the normal humans that he surrounds himself with.
He could easily fly around, probably set up teleportation. I'm sure he can do that, but... I don't know... there is a charm and familiarity in doing it the old way? I myself feel calmed when I just walk normally or drive a car. It is like I want to feel normal and nostalgic about my life from before my tutorial.
Andreas holds the door open for me and smiles at the woman who rushes over, apologizing that she didn't do so herself. Another attendee, this one a scout from Normal Difficulty. Anaya from India. And behind her, I see two more Normal attendees, Zuri and Mosi, siblings from somewhere in East Africa.
As we pass upstairs and walk past a hallway with one side fully made of glass and an open view outside, I glance into rooms where there are more humans and attendees, all talented people attracted to Christoph, who seems to have a great eye for talent.
Near the door, there is Heidi, a woman from Germany and widely known as the most powerful Hard Difficulty attendee. She, as always, has that solemn dark face with a big scar on her left side.
I know there have been some questionable missions she has done for Christoph, and though I have to acknowledge the results as improvements on certain things, I don't know how to fully feel about them. Maybe it is just that part of me still grasping onto the past and fighting against change that especially people from Hell Difficulty seemed to quickly accept.
Heidi steps to the side, and Andreas stays with her as I enter the room where Christoph waits together with an attendee I recognize as Ines from Spain. A Hard Difficulty healer from Heidi's group.
Christoph looks younger once again, this time like he barely entered his thirties, and as always he is wearing one of the tailored suits that only make him further imposing. As always, I wonder if it's only him being so powerful that makes him seem younger or if maybe it's his active effort.
From what I have seen of him, he seems to be a man who at least slightly looks down on normal humans, so it wouldn't be a stretch for him to look down on aging as proof of weakness. Especially as it came out how old he actually was before the tutorial. But who wouldn't do the same if possible?
He gives his charming smile, stepping ahead and offering me a firm handshake before inviting me to sit down nearby. He doesn't send Ines away, and we get into a short, polite exchange.
Then he gets to the reason why he has summoned me here. “Do your appearances still stand as planned?”
“Yes. Nothing has changed. I won't complain about my role, Christoph, but I'm getting sick of meeting that many people.”
“Really?” Christoph pretends to be taken aback with a smile. “To me, it seems like you are enjoying it.”
I watch his movements and gestures, and think of what he said, and it is true. I don't mind all this attention, and in a way it is... nice? Millions, billions of people knowing my face, leaders of countries carefully choosing their words when speaking with me. And the fact that I am a part of something so important, and that allows me to take care of my family and friends.
Christoph asks for a lot, but also rewards much more. I can say with confidence that every attendee or human that he chooses and that works with him is well taken care of, as well as their entire families and as many people as they wish.
And people are desperate to get onto his good side. After all, they know once Hell Difficulty is back it will be them who will become his most important.
“I have gotten your report, and honestly, a few more people warned me about the same,” he says as he takes a paper file from the table and quickly scans through it. "Ultimately, it’s nothing unexpected or too difficult to handle. The Romans knew that to keep the masses quiet, you need to give them bread and circuses. This time around, it looks like we're sticking to the bread."
He stands up, fixing his clothes and buttoning his jacket as he briefly taps the shoulder of Ines before walking towards the window and continuing to speak. “I want you to spread the word instead of the other people, as I'm confident you will know how to let it out properly. Ines will explain more to you, but with a little bit of my help she was able to come up with a cure for cancer and a few more illnesses,” he waves his hand almost dismissively.
When he turns back to me, he doesn't even seem to care about that news that will possibly save tens of millions of people.
As I look at his face, his near empty eyes, I'm even more confident that he doesn't care at all.
He seems to notice my look and blinks a few times before smiling with that perfect smile again. “It is good news, for sure, but most people won't care, so for them we will have a different gift. Together with the organization NORA, we will start a testing and training program from which selected people will be helped with training and leveling.”
POV Nathaniel
While I continue to breathe in the solution filling the tank, a notification finally dings.
The first thing I do is open my eyes, and reaching for one of the mana cubes I left outside, it dissolves, turning into a cloud of mana that shapes into a huge hand that slaps against the side of the container, fully coiling its fingers around it. It then squeezes until the reinforced glass cracks, and all of the liquid that has been giving me a feeling akin to being burned and frozen at once pours out together with me as I hit the ground.
I begin to violently cough up and vomit out all the liquid, noting pieces of my organs, flesh, and bones in the mass. My entire body feels oily as my pores ooze out a black liquid akin to old motor oil.
When I cough once again, Lily is already next to me, not healing me fully, but increasing my regeneration in a way that allows my ongoing trait evolution that we forcefully triggered to continue. For some reason, she still regrows my hair, which grows until it is as long as hers. Even in the state I'm in, it causes me to look at her when I forcefully pause my coughing, and she gives a reassuring and gentle smile while carefully healing me.
Once again I vomit it all out, and the pain that I thought was already starting to weaken becomes worse, making me feel it in my very being and forcing me just to curl on the ground. Still, I cannot afford to pass out, and all of me focuses on that task. To keep myself awake, to continue Mana Cycling, to deal with the thermal energy from my heart, and to use my eyes to continue to aid the trait evolution.
And I still feel that fear. The only thing I want to do now is to shake, let emotions overwhelm me, and just let the darkness surround me to find some relief in losing consciousness. I almost died now. I felt that desperation of watching my life flicker in front of my eyes, passing away, and with me not being able to stop it. It kept getting out of my hands, and it felt like nothing I did helped. I was shown, reminded that I wasn't enough, and all of it almost ended here.
I would like to think that it was my determination, my will shaped by my past to push me through, but even I am not that arrogant. There are people who have thousands of years of more experience, people who went through much, much worse things, so how could my earthly problems compare to that?
In the end, it was just me pushing and pushing, searching for the limit where I knew I had nothing left to give. At that time, I didn't even feel fear during the process as I watched my life slip away. I just kept trying, and the notifications I can see now are proof of this.
[Mana Manipulation - lvl 88 > Mana Manipulation - lvl 89]
The purity of your Empyrean Ichor has been increased!
41% > 50%
Your trait, Mana Vessel, has begun forcefully evolving!
This evolution is being influenced by the ongoing external factors, your performance up until now, and is taking place to more accurately reflect your capabilities and the state of your body.
Mana Vessel 2/4 > Panarchic Mana Vessel 0/3
Panarchic Mana Vessel - The user's body functions as a biological reactor with an internal volume exceeding its exterior, allowing it to compress and instantly release extreme amounts of mana.
And my constitution dropped to 5.
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Author's note: As you have noticed, there are three options for the name of the evolved trait: Prime, Boundless, and Panarchic.
I still haven't fully decided, so I left all of them in to see which one you guys like more.
If someone comes up with an even better one, I will use it too, so let me know what you think!
Comments (134)
I agree with the people voting Panarchic; I had to look it up, but the definitions match too well, literally as well as figuratively, to use anything else. Well done!
Maybe Hegemonic Vessel?
I say panarchic, or boundless. Prime is a no go for me just because it’s too close to primarch.
Makes the most sense moving forward. Adaptation, resilience and independent destruction and renewal 'cycles' preventing "catastrophic system-wide collapse" (death). I'd imagine biological systems wont like becoming mana Core Concepts of Panarchy • Nested Adaptive Cycles: Systems are not organized in a rigid, single-tier hierarchy. Instead, they consist of multiple adaptive cycles (growth, conservation, release/collapse, and reorganization) nested across different levels (e.g., local, regional, global). • Cross-Scale Interactions: Influence moves both top-down and bottom-up between scales. Two primary cross-scale dynamics include: • Revolt: Rapid change or collapse in a smaller, faster lower-level system triggers a release phase in a larger, slower higher-level system. • Remember: A larger, slower higher-level system provides stability, memory, and resources that help smaller, faster lower-level systems reorganize after a disturbance. • Resilience and Adaptation: By allowing individual levels to cycle through destruction and renewal independently, the overall system avoids catastrophic, system-wide collapse while fostering innovation and adaptive capacity.
I like Boundless! Not bound. Awesome!
Honestly I like the multiple option name itself. Like Nat did something so insane that the system has a hard time classifying it so it uses body traits it knows and combines them to describe Nat’s
Well he had regalia, crown and his pride subclass aswell as his alias being the tyrant so Monarch vessel? Or Vessel of the Monarch
Or something like sovereign vessel
Personally a fan of the word Boundless
I would suggest Pantocratic Vessel. It’s similar to Panarchic but I think it fits a bit better for where Nat is going.
I don't recommend flashy names that don't live up to the name. I'll go for something like Prime/ Somatic Compression/ Energetic Soma. the reason being is, that this is not his finally evolution. So there is no need to add too much hype to it.
Tesseractor, Hypercapacitor, Bio-Singularity or Pan-energetic Dynamo ?
panarchaic
He's fine, he has like 5x the required Constitution
I like boundless. My dude will never find a limit to the amount of mana he should have 😂
Totally greed sub-class material 😂
Do we know why his constitution keeps lowering? Will he die when it hits zero? Is it some aspect of his hidden skill? Will he transform into pure mana? I'm so confused by this countdown.
No we don't know, but we believe it is part of his plan.
There were a bunch of interesting tidbits included in this chapter. Two of them to take note of: 1) It appears that the gods chosen WILL be part of Nat's tournament. I really had my doubts about this, but I suppose i shouldn't have. 2) As I suspected, Adrian has begun training his own elite earthlings, who Nat and co will most likely have to fight when he returns to Earth and moves to challenge Adrian. This means even more people will probably die in the fighting.
I highly doubt that Nate will be able to defeat Adrian. Maybe a draw, and they’ll come to a pact of some sort. They need Adrian to contend with the Pairing, whether they like it or not. We have to remember that Earth’s current pairing is Adrian’s home planet, which is to say that they’ve gone through many pairings. They have the people, the experience, and allies to stay on top. There is no way Earth would come out on top unless Adrian helps. Another thing to keep in mind is that no outside help is permitted by the system, and the system takes the Pairing seriously. So, no BS.
I like Panarchic the most. Also I really want to see what happens when his constitution reaches 0, I think he might become a fully mana oriented entity
I like how Panarchic could describe his body as a carefully calculated system. Very niche, very nice! Alternatively, stating that his body was Paroxysmal or Fulminant Vessel caters to the explosive nature he posseses (which I feel pairs nicely with the concept of an internal volume exceeding the exterior). Those said, it would be *chef's kiss* to call it a Bedlam Vessel, instead. Give Nat another [Knitting] incident. 😂
> “Even they might frustrate me less than your ward, Greed. At a certain point, you will have to agree that he is searching for a way to mess with the tutorial just to spite us and for his own amusement, rather than doing anything of use to himself.” I find it amusing how Dili's read here is just so wrong. Nat is 'just' massively exploiting every aspect of the tutorial he can for knowledge and power, beyond what might be 'intended'. The fact he's willing to abuse the 'expectations' of a normal tutorial is just downstream of that. He simply doesn't care that he's causing Dili et al trouble, but he isn't *intentionally* making their lives harder. Skill issue make a better tutorial.
Transcendent Vessel Tyftc!!!
Never heard panarchic before but it goes hard
Now the question is if his passive with the "Synergy Feed" scaling scales his bodys ability to channel mana the mana he has more than his increase in the Mana stat worsens it.
Not gonna lie, I like it the way it is with all three names, almost like the system itself is getting tired of coming up with crap to call the results of Nat's crazy experiments and just named it a combination of the three closest pre-existing things.
Boundless
Thank you for the chappie!
Guys i really don't understand those evolutions, i need some help here please: Is trait evolution in this case like his Mana Vessel went from 2/4 to 3/4, then 4/4 and THEN became Prime/Boundless/Panarchic Vessel 0/3 ? or did it "evolve" just like that to something different mid way ?
Yes and no. Normally, one is supposed to go through the upgrades one at a time, and once you reach the final upgrade, your trait evolves. But there is a way around this, and that is to forcefully evolve the trait. Normally, the way Nate is doing it shouldn’t work, but because he’s inside a tutorial and the system is much more lenient toward the first generation, it helps him a lot. This is why Diil is annoyed with Nate.
Only two mana until hes back to his original constitution of 3! Right now hes still above his original self which we need to surpass!
Power Ranking Trait names Something else - none of these hit quite right, tbh. I'd consider words like "Aetheric" or "Quintessence" as roots? Aetheric also has greek-god connotations, fwiw, and he was chugging god-juice-extract to get this trait iirc. Boundless - The idea of the internal expansion fits with Boundless... but it's 'bigger on the inside', not 'infinite on the inside'. Maybe Boundless in terms of energy *types*? Still, Boundless feels more like something that might be an even further evolution of this trait. **Unbound** Vessel would work better here, I think. Prime - Literal connotations or meaning of 'first', and given that this is almost certainly a unique trait of particular power (if not having the weird system-made-unique of his eyes), fits the best. The LE's "strongest" replicas are called Prime, so I can see it being in the 'name list' for the System. Panarchic - If you actually take a second to actually look up the various meanings and connotations of the word instead of playing greek-name-build-a-bear, this REALLY DOES NOT WORK - The ecological meaning "is a conceptual framework that describes how complex social-ecological systems are organized across multiple, interconnected spatial, temporal, and organizational scales." - If we're talking about Panarchism, " is a political philosophy that advocates for an individual's right to freely choose, join, or leave any system of government without having to change their physical location." Neither of these really relate to 'holding massive amounts of stuff'/'more than they should'. "Panarch" as "all-ruler" is just build-a-bearing your own word from greek syllables while utterly butchering the actual language. Unfortunately.
I agree.
I think instead of calling the trait boundless vessel it should be limitless in reference to the third level of mana amplification. And I don’t think he cares enough about his body from it to be called prime, only using and abusing it for the power traits will give him.
TFTC
Panarchic vessel sounds by far the coolest, but more importantly it is the best fit for the description of the trait and the theme of his skills and other traits. Panarchic ftw!!
The fact that I had to Google panarchic makes me like it more. And the definition is more fitting
Well sweet dilly it seems like he actually can keep getting away with it
Panarchic sounds the most imposing/impressive. Just the vibes of it…also wait manipulations almost at 90 am I remembering that something interesting happens there or is it just a point where it’s considered true mastery
So is he closer to death or closer to fixing his terminal condition that he's slowly dying from? Maybe both? He's going to continue to get frailer until he's pure mana? Any idea when his aspect, pride, is suppose to evolve?
I personally like Quintessential Vessel lol
it is going to be quite the reveal when Nat transcends the need for a body and his constitution jumps to something outrageous. He will be reborn looking better than ever!
Immanent Vessel could be a nice evolution name.
Leave it as is as though the system itself is confused lol
Thank you!
Panarchic
100%, always pick the most obscure word for shit like this
Every time Christoph turns up I can't wait for the inevitable showdown. Either it will be a multi chapter slug fest with mass destruction, or it'll be a really satisfying curb stomp where Nat's like "you had two lifetimes and you still failed to understand the only thing that matters is Mana". All good names - Panarchic my favourite alternatives: Mana Abyss Vessel Mana Cornucopia Vessel Mana Wellspring Vessel
btw Cerim if you are going for Panarchic you mught also want to consider Holarchic , that basically means the same, per dictionary: system made up of 'holons', entities that are simultaneously an autonomous whole and a part of a larger whole (exactly like the levels of a panarchy). To define his vessel, this also sounds cooler in my humble opinion!
I think Panarchic is the best name for now.
Pantarch may be an idea relating to his society of subminds , and the Rule of the Nathaniel 's over his energy.Panarchic for his System where the new liquid mana , from the former manatree, intregates as additional vains for a flow of kinetic energy (? Another class hinted at that to be possible .)( Since the demigod parts were used and the fragments being parts of gods it would make sense for it to become stronger or deeper connected to Nat's Nature.And the complete name could be Pantarch's Panarchic Vessel. It would make sense ,cause his body is the throne of his "mind" and as such no longer just a container.He regularly swapped control of the prime body . Thank you for the chapter.
Biscuit's vessel
Tftc he should get a body made out of mana.
TFTC. Panarchic has the best feel.
Panarchic
I really like Panarchic. Seems to work well with what you've previously written as well.
Primarch Vessel -> or keep that for a later upgrade stage😏
Prime - would be the "system" admitting it's the best trait of its kind. Boundless - would fit Nat best from an all around nameing sense, but have the least significance overall, meaning wise. Panarchic - would literally combine the 2 and add more besides.... So it's the clear winner! It also sounds better.... Pls choose this one!
Out of all the german names, YOU CHOOSE HEIDI???!!!
The Klums are coming ,lol
A possible vessel name could be Flux Vessel. Flux meaning ‘the rate at which energy flows in and out of a biological, mechanical, or physical systems’.
ANd his ability to charge and disperse mana is like a super capacitor…a flux capacitor if you will
I thought it was Thursday for a minute when I got to the end of the chapter 🤣
Primal barque to throw my hat in the ring
Boundless has a nice ring to it, but I really like the meaning of anarchist. Tftc!!!
Nat ascending to godhood the proper way, by removing is mortal flash one con point at a time.
Prime and boundless sounds too high for his current trait which is definitely not the last one..... "Boundless" is like Starless and Endless, literal god names currently used in the book And prime is prime but Nat hasn't reached his prime yet
So let me get this straight, nat force his empyrean blood to increase purity and use mana and his eyes to evolve his mana vessel….. now is gonna evolve his empyrean blood to change its nature… or Lily plans to do something to evolve instead..or he’s not planning to evolve his blood.
I need more annoyed Diligence
The concept of panarchic sets up more opportunities for different uses
Boundless
Yh panarchic works best I think. Next trait evolution is the Ichor? Or maybe we first reach 100% purity then evolve it for maximum results?
Its gotta be Panarchic that just sounds the coolest
Also his constitution is getting butchered here. Can't be good, can it? lol
What does it mean his body functions as a biological reactor? Our guy has become a living energy source or something?
That is my question. Does he generate more now that it isnt just his hearts?
I like "Panarchic," but from the description it's a spatial effect. Maybe something like "Esoteric" or "Abyssal" or "Hyperdimensional" may be applicable.
I like the Greek theme going on here. Panarchic!
Mana dad bod
All ruling, not just a mana vessel, but any energy that he can claim, learn, master. And thus rule. Panarchic for me.
Panarchic is only allowed for a final evolution right? Unless you have a name for something even beyond all-ruling. Prime could work or boundless. Boundless is good if it has two more evolutions. Prime for one more. Pan if its the last one imo.
Lord Dili needs more screentime for real 🐜
Primal
Panarchic seems coolest since it means smf like “authority of all” (if I make it a bit more interpretable) which seems best since he can manipulate and transfer thermal, kinetic and mana just through his abilities now. Prime (like someone else said) just doesn’t sound right since it makes it seem like it’s the best trait he could get (which kinda messes up future upgrade potential imo) Boundless is cool but it doesn’t have the same ring to it as panarchic lol, unless Nat was finally gonna become a true mana human hybrid 🥹 TFTC
I like Panarchic. Boundless sounds too basic, I would have gone for Unbound instead, if Panarchic isn't chosen
The first thing that comes to mind is Tesseract Vessel or maybe singularity vessel
Panarchic vessel is tight
Since his body is bigger on the Inside if I’m reading it right, maybe non Euclidean vessel But I think panarchic vessel might be best
How about **Panarichic Euclid **, aka an infinity ( loops ) container .And Euclid , has another meaning going beyond reasoning , reference to the ant of dili acknowledged his breakthrough literally,that is a feat and some thing the system should take note of.And the third is in the cryptid class from scp foundation, that class relates to reality warping .What his body reactor does from the description given by our dear author.
I think boundless is the best 100%
So with his new vessel, i assume he now can compress his kinetic and thermal energy similar to how ultra compressed mana turn to black mana works?
maybe Panchoric? chora (pronounced kora) as in space or land. Or Hyperchoric maybe. Cosmochoric sounds good but I dont think he's as cosmic levels of power yet
I like [Boundless Vessel], myself.
Same, basically means without limit, that’s what I would want nat vessel to be. There’s no limit to how much he can condense and use to fight, or evolved. Or even better there’s no limit to what energy his body can convert or use. And finally the name similar to his attributes upgrades
5? That's low even for Nat nat.
I don't really think any of the names fit. You're losing the word mana and mana daddy ain't gonna like that. Gotta add mana back to the name... I would be ok with Mana Prime Vessel. Or maybe "Aether Vessel" since it is a title for pure mana in other stories.
'Nat-thastical Frame' is the only valid option
I'm still waiting for his constitution to be deleted and instead be integrated as his mana. Mana will be all he needs, no flesh remains, Mana is supreme!
I'm not sure between the given options, perhaps the last one. If i were to put forward a suggestion of my own then perhaps Transphasic or Monomaniac
Tftc! Panarchic sounds more original imo, and I like the "Ruler of all" etimology, it marries well with his costant accumulation of primordial energies besides mana and, probably, would upgrade the tree capability to do so as well due to their connection
Panarchic is the best for multiple reason. 1.the name itself: "Panarchic" means an all-encompassing, universal rule or overarching system of governance. It comes from the Greek roots pan- (all) and arkhia (rule/government). 2.it also mean self contained system which correspond to Nathaniel desire to not be constrained by the system like seen with his skill being loose prototype, his Empyrean ichor trait being antagonistic to other system things like his healing passive, and the heretical blood he got from the wraith that he will most likely mix with his blood trait after it reach a 100% purity. 3.Prime seems a bit meh compared to the other two and boundless seems a bit like slopwha term. Conclusion: Panarchic seems smarter and richer while the other are just second best classic choice, and it really show what he did and how he succeeded in his goal, while the other are underwhelming.
Plus it's the perfect setting to allow him to "absorb" the fragment of the first star. Which has the power of a literal star.
Prime sounds more like a thing involving clones/machines than a trait name. Boundless is a big word, I dont think he's there yet when the description is just a reactor body. Panarchic fits the theme of #whatdatmean we've had recently.
Bottomless Vessel. Since from the description it seems like the inside of him is just that.
Boundless vessel sounds good 👍
I like panarchic
Just to throw in a couple other ideas for applicable adjectives/nouns: Quintessent/vernal/monarchal/enochic Frame/Vestige/Pith/Form
There is a game, two actually, control and control resonant. There is a let’s say being-character, the board, whose sentence could be interpreted in many ways. < You/We wield the Gun/You > This is one of them. I think it might be a cool idea to stay with the name of trait like this and let Nat decide his own interpretation and make an impact caused by this. Or make it like three possible ways of further evolution
How about Divergent Vessel as a trait name? Divergent in a sense of mathematical functions which blow up (go to infinity) but also with a double meaning of the path Nat takes being his own, etc.
"Sovereign Depths" as a trait name maybe?
Tftc! Panarchic Vessel sounds the best to me of the three.
I like Panarchic vessel. I’ve always assumed Higher leveled traits/skills have increasingly esoteric names, Ruby’s Apophenic mentis, Envy’s Chaos Shields, Kyralon’s (Hope I’m remembering that right) Parralax Eyes. Now we’ve got Judrajil, Numenon pupils and Panarchic Vessel to add to the list.
He won't upgrade the blood?
With the amount of set up done for the fourth tournament the aura farming will be unreal. I'm so hyped! Maybe just me but the trait seems to be influenced a bit by the tree? The move from mana to any energy quite malleable. Panarchic has my vote.
Prime is good to me.
Prime Vessel is giving hwfwm. Panarchic gets my vote as it feels more accurate a description of the capabilities.
I like Panarchic vessel personally
Panarchic for now, because prime and boundless make it appear as though it's the best, while (I hope) there's still room for improvement
I get the impression that this will be the final version of the body trait
Mobius Vessel - 'cause the space inside is loopin'
For a moment I thought that was going to be the final name and the system was spazzing out
Damn that's good. What of the shape that has a finite amount of volume but the amount of paint required to paint it entirely is infinite ?
Boundless vessel is what i like most because it has connotation that makes me think that he will eventually become energy entirely the thermal, kinetic, and mana being what constitutes his body…
Seems to generic and slopish for a name that represent is achivenmnet after all he had to go through.
I think based on the description Panarchic Vessel fits best and it also better fits the theme set with Nat's eye trait. Also can't wait until Nat's constitution stat is entirely replaced with Mana. One less stat to get in the way of pumping points into Mana.
Next up will be strength and dexterity 😂
personally i don't think Nat will like to see "Prime" as he loves to push himself and him only getting prime would annoy him Boundless might appease him but Panarchic has a very nice ring to it so i'm a fan of prime so we see nat get annoyed that after all of that he's only at prime, if that happens
It would make Dili happy if Nat is annoyed xD
Yay, so Nathaniel is finally turning into mana!!!!
We need a diligence meme where he’s screaming he can’t keep getting away with this Nat so lives rent free in his head
Tftc!!!!!
Tftc!!!
TFTC!!!