Krux's Mindful Mindfuck

[Reila Tsukino]

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CASE FILE: Transmutation Equipment

Krux Marques
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NAME:
→ Magnetism
→ Slingshot
→ Pigment
→ Retribution
→ Binary


TYPE:
→ Alchemy: Elemental
→ Alchemy: Elemental
→ Alkahestry: Body Formation
→ Alchemy: Basic
→ Alchemy: Digital

LEVEL:
→ Four

FORM:
→ Two transmutation circles for magnetism are tattooed to the bottom of his feet and can cover his entire body so it doesn't matter where he cuts himself in order to activate it.
→ Five transmutation circles are tattooed to the fingertips of both his hands.
→ The Alkahestric pentagram is found on the back of his neck.
→ The transmutation circles form via pigment alkahestry on people or himself.
→ His handheld device or any other smart device, but otherwise none.

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BRIEFING:
→ In order to manipulate his magnetic field, Krux must know relatively how much iron is in his blood and the function of the field. He needs to understand how specifically to reverse said magnetic field so as to not harm himself. But doing so too many times may cause him severe pain due to the pressure caused to his body in the process.

→ His transmutation circle is rather peculiar. Taken initially from one of Kamilla's books, he morphed it into a working circle that makes the theory a reality. In this circle are mixtures of elements, made most as a deconstruction circle, breaking down that which is already there. Narrowing in on a direct line reaching a rather far distance, Krux can project a tunnel-like invisible strand of non-air pressure, thus effectively breaking apart the air molecules and sending them outward away from the specified area in his head. It is a complicated procedure that involves engaged focus and a variance of scientific knowledge that Krux also gained from intensive study.

The weaknesses of this ability lie in the fact that anything can get in the way of his long-reaching tunnel, thus thwarting or preventing the projected object from hitting home. For example, a bird can fly in the zone, implode, and be hit with the projectile rather than it reaching its intended target. Reaching speeds akin to that of a bullet and beyond, the projectile can penetrate through the bird and continue on its way, but it is very logical that it could hit a bone and be flung off course by the sudden interference. Krux can use any object (including bullets in stasis via magnetism), and thus, any sort of weakness can apply to the object. For example, if he uses an ice cube, obviously heat is its weakness. Also, flailing is a large interference in the process since it would then cause Krux to be mildly distracted from the in depth concentration that the formula requires.

→ It's not an alchemic circle, therefore it utilizes the Dragon's Pulse via a pentagram. Krux has to know the full layout of the human body and stay concentrated enough to focus his energy into changing the small sinews of color within himself and others.

→ Krux can easily draw alchemic circles onto people's skin within a certain vicinity, however, it takes great focus in order to activate the circles on everyone's bodies. He uses his own energy from the movement of the continental plates and thrusts it into all of their circles. By combining the contradictory symbols of the sun and moon, gold and silver, water and fire, he creates an unstable imbalance of energy in the person, causing them to explode violently. He must be able to embrace the imbalance himself and to understand the outward blast and inward rejection of said energy. He can also form the circles on any part of his own body that is touching the inanimate object to make that explode as well. To do that, he has to embrace the same imbalance and channel it through the opposite circles.

→ In order to even attempt this alchemy, Krux must know the binary code through and through, inside and out. He has to be utterly fluent in its uses to a complete level. He also has to be fairly talented with breaking and rendering firewalls useless. He has to be good at programming, inventing viruses, and know how to extract information from coded files. He has to know how exactly to convert the binary code into his invented code that twists the system under his control.

PICTURE:
→ Blood seal:

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→ Magnestism (on the bottoms of his feet):

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→ Slingshot (on all ten of his fingertips):

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→ Pigment (on the back of his neck):

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→ Retribution (appears on enemy through pigment alkahestry):

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→ Binary:

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SPECIAL ABILITIES:

→ Magnetism: Krux can amplify the magnetic field surrounding his own body, which then makes all magnetic objects including blood (containing iron) within the distance of a jetliner surrounding him go into stasis and stop all motion. He cannot preform this alchemy without first cutting himself. He can also choose what in his magnetic field is manipulated. For example, he usually chooses for his weapon to be outside of the magnetic field, whereas bullets or the enemy's weapon will be caught inside it.

When fighting against Krux's magnetic field around his body with a sword or something of the sort, the enemy will be able to push it forward slightly, but any more than that and they will be thrown back like two negative magnets. Krux can technically push himself at his foe, which would then cause them to fly backwards away from him at high multitude.

Another technique he can use is to only magnetize his weapon, by concentrating his magnetic field around it instead of around himself. This technique draws the opponent's blood to his sword. If they have any cuts, out their mouth, or out their eyes their blood will leak. He can make them die from blood loss if they continue to stay anywhere near his weapon. He can also cut them with his weapon and attract more blood to the blade. The blood does not fall, but sticks to his sword until he lets go of the magnetic field around it. Krux rarely ever uses this technique due to its extremity. He would only ever do this if he was desperate or in an extremely angry or morbid mood.

→ Slingshot: After seeking help from an alchemy teacher, Kamilla, he went about doing research on his own. In the time before google, the library was his best friend, and within that library were books upon books upon books about all kinds of things, but especially alchemy. Millions of complex structures and mishmashes of circle-like objects were all splayed across each page. At first, he thought it was one of those new books on computer design, but as he read further, he learned it was a specific kind of alchemy. Such a thing existing in this world... He was baffled and finished the book in total, hunting for more until he came across one that explained theoretically how one might be able to manipulate air molecules in order to decrease air pressure in a certain focused area. Krux played with this idea, messing with circles and backfiring many times. Once he constructed a satisfactory array, he went back to Kamilla and drew in chalk outside on the pavement. By setting a discarded can in the middle of it, he tested it again and again until one molecule combination seemed to actually work, but he wasn't sure exactly what constituted as 'successful.' The can crushed in on itself; essentially imploding. The results bewildered him and Kamilla to silence, and he spent the next few days fiddling with the can, trying to make sense of it.

Next, he tried space area in relation to alchemy, using his mind to conquer the transmutation, drawing a thin line fitted to the stone through the air, but... Krux couldn't really picture it, instead, he saw numbers and letters and chemical formulas. He failed repeatedly for months. That is, until he invented a means with which to conquer his lack of imagination. By installing a tiny electronic device in his glasses, he could zoom in and aim his gaze. Thus, holding a stone at the level of his eyes, he could focus all the formulas at that target area. All Krux had to do was flick the stone in order to launch it in a straight path. And when he did, it FLEW from his hand, leaving a smoking scrape on his palm, and burying itself in the tree he had been aiming at. Next, he tried zigzagging it around the tree and it followed the jagged direction in which he managed to invent on the spot. Then, Krux tried it without his glasses, finding that he could invent any path he desired, and could flick the stone sideways yet still have it forced to shoot into the template aim he created for it.

In short, Krux can select any projectile, construct a tunnel of non-air pressure fitted to the object’s specific mass and launch it at the intended target. One of Krux’s favorite combinations in battle is using his magnetism to catch bullets aimed at him in stasis and then redirect them via many different tunnels. Anything in that small realm of aim, ranging to the same distance as a sniper rifle, is depleted of air molecules. Thus, if anything accidentally or even purposely enters the invisible line of his focus during transmutation, would have the air pressure sucked out of it, which results in implosion.

→ Pigment: Krux uses a tattoo of the Dragon's Pulse pentagon to manipulate his own body. What he does is utilize the hidden energy flowing from the earth to evolve the pigment in his eyes, hair, and/or skin. He used to do this in order to masquerade as a normal citizen rather than a RIOTE member and to change himself for disguise. By evolving the pigment with the energy, he is capable of changing the color to anything he consequently desires pertaining to himself and only himself. But upon intensive discovery, Krux found he could also change other's pigment within seeing distance from himself, but they have to be touching the ground. Everyone in the distance, regardless of their sum, can have their appearance changed just like himself. He could draw tattoos on them or anything of the sort without them really realizing what was happening. Needless to say, Krux had a lot of fun playing with this especially with himself when needing to not be who he is. In seconds, he can go to just being a normal guy.

→ Retribution: Seeing as Krux can change other people's pigment from a distance, using the Dragon's Pulse, he has found that he can tattoo images onto them as well. This includes transmutation circles. Because of this find, he began studying more alchemy as well, wondering if he would even be able to perform it. He copied the circles from a man in history named Solf J. Kimblee. These two circles were completely opposite in content, therefore when they were activated together (whether clapped into one another or not), they clashed into an explosion. In simple terms, Krux can form both the transmutation circles onto people around him, activate them, and watch as their system rejects the energy, essentially exploding. He can also do the same thing with inanimate objects by forming the circles on himself where he is touching said object. As long as he isn't picturing himself exploding instead of the object, he is safe.

→ Binary: Using the binary code of any system (be it a phone, a computer, or a smart device of any kind), Krux is capable of rewiring it to his command. It requires no physical rewiring of any kind; in short, this alchemy simply changes the system's code. To do this, he has to just touch the device in which he is manipulating. The alchemic circle forms from his mind and across the surface of the screen, reformatting it in a matter of milliseconds. The device, then under his control, holds the ability to tap into any system connected to a satellite, be it a laptop in Gelemorté or a smartphone in Xing. From there, he has the viable options of withdrawing the information held by the device he asserts or inserting a virus of his making that he keeps on him at all times.

Now, nearly all digital devices in Fort Briggs already have these capabilities, including a see-through smartphone that he carries around with him everywhere. This alchemy is a precaution in case his device is destroyed or misplaced. Or, in the off-chance, that a computer is heavily blocked with a firewall able to block his alchemy from a distance. If he can access it himself, it will immediately succumb to his control.

To withdraw information, he has to merely scroll through the code that transfers to the screen of the device he performed the alchemy on. Reading it like a book, he can translate it into images, programs, documents, and savable files. Another option is to infect the chosen device with a virus. With direct connection to satellite technology, he can easily send a virus to up to seven devices per transmutation. And if he can transfer a virus, he can just as easily transfer other things such as documents, images, text messages, or any file type readable by said devices he is sending it to.

Using this same satellite function, he can gain access to audio transmissions between radios or stream the projected PA system straight to the device he has under his alchemy. Anything that is connected to a satellite is thus under his control. However, it must be carefully noted that if Krux's alchemy is overexerted, his blood seal prevents him from using too many transmutations in sequence.

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[Csilla Angelis]

{REVISE}

Blood seal, Slingshot and Binary photos all need to be re-added.

Other than that, it looks great. Just be careful with blowing people up with Retribution. Ouch.