Intents

I wake up feeling a bit groggy, signifying that I slept much to long. I look to my right and see Ech Ira staring at me, her eyes dreamy. I look to my left and see…

Nothing, absolutely nothing other than black abyss. I swear, the next time i'm sent to some weird abyss is the time I will become a God.

I slip out of bed, right side of course, and grab a book off the newly made shelf that had the Grim's crest on it, it was made of mahogany wood and had the signature Dragon, Devil, and God.

The shelf itself was made of a ancient mahogany, making it seem worn out and lighter, adding to the significance of the Crest.

Back to the book, I read the cover and it says "Guide to a Reapers Life".

I open it and read the opening sentences in the introductory.

"To those who find this book, I applaud you. This book is the culmination of all of my life experiences, allowing you to reach greater heights than any can imagine."

This seems very… Promising I guess. Continuing the book…

"Any who read this will also be cursed, not with just any curse, the most powerful curse I have created yet. It is known as Reaper's Pact, its not much of a curse and more of a, well, binding but it still connects this book to your soul."

Well, that is very interesting, I wonder what my status says…

'Status has been deleted, Training wheels program removed, message left: Well my boy, i'm glad you have made it this far, but this is the beginning of your journey, the Gods in this realm are weak, I hope you learn and travel far and wide, traveling to the First Realm, the realm where the Grim resides, From your Father and Mother.'

I find tears rolling down my face, and I feel something entering my soul forcefully.

A voice resounds in my head "I am your partner from now on, I hope you will save me from my imprisonment."

I say "What imprisonment?"

The voice says "Read my book."

I begin to read again…

I suddenly feel a sucking force and I snap the book shut, I will leave this for another time I suppose. I look up and see one more book appear, I grab it and read the title "Cultivator of All".

I open it up and everything is greyed except for one paragraph…

"Those reading this cultivation manual beware, for this item is for Reaper's of the highest order, only those with the body of the Grim can survive using this. Please check chapter one for the Reaper's Cultivation manual, this one is used by beginners to familiarize you with the basics and intents."

What is an intent?!

Another paragraph opens.

"An intent is a level of comprehension over a single thing. It allows you to bring out the true potential of that thing, bringing you usefulness and power to a new level."

Wow, I suppose this book operates on questions.

I turn to see Ech Ira and suddenly turn into a wooden puppet and clatter to the floor, breaking into many pieces before the floor absorbs the pieces.

I mutter "Eat or be eaten… Even the floor follows that rule…"

I am slightly freaked out by the floor doing that when the voice in my head resounds "You are the rooms master, it won't hurt you, please try and gain Wood Intent, Stone Intent, and Sword Intent."

I say "Okay."

I start by entering a meditative position when I realize the book will tell me what to do, the "Cultivator of All" book at least.

I say to the book "How to I gain an Intent?"

The book comes to life and springs open to some page, one paragraph opens and says…

"To gain an Intent you must be one with it, and understand it to the highest degree, then surpass that understanding and create your own, creating your own is for the Legend Intents only."

Well, time to get started, I touch the floor and begin feeling every vibration, every feeling the wood feels. I then try to feel the texture, the grooves, the edges, everything.

I then think about the variations of wood and different forms they can be in.

The voice says "Well done, your comprehension rate is godly! You've gained half step Wood Intent already! Now you must create your own wood, not in the perverted sense you perv!"

I think about what the voice said for hours, before coming to the conclusion.

Comprehending is actually really hard! Oh, I've also noticed that I could use my Spirit and my Soul to be one with the wood, but now I must create my own wood…

1 month later…

I stare at the pinkish black gold wood in my hand, I smile proudly at it and the voice resounds "Good job, exactly 2 days faster than me! Now start with Stone Intent."

I mumble about where I could find a stone when a room with multiple different stones and gems open.

Finding myself thinking about the wood again, I thought about turning myself, my flesh into the flexibility and density of wood.

The voice resounds "Congrats on the half step Middle Wood Intent. Stop going so fast or I might get jealous."

I turn my attention to the rocks and gems, I grab one, full of holes and black. I study it and feel its grooves edges, I do everything with it I did with the wood. This process is now much, much faster than when I did the wood though…

I put this rock down and count the amount of rocks and gems left, which amount to 20…

This is going to be a lot of work…

3 weeks later…

God, this was so difficult. The voice says "Great, now create your own rock."

The voice stopped being enthusiastic, I mutter "Jealous you are…"

The voice booms, so loud that my ears hurt, with sudden inspiration I begin feeling the sound, and all my experiences with sound.

I keep wanting to turn down the voices, well, voice and suddenly it becomes much quieter.

I can feel its jealousy through its voice and it says "You… You… You comprehended Middle Sound Intent… I hate you."

I go "Meh." And start creating my rock.

1 day later…

I create a black gold rock with a pink hue.

The voice doesn't congratulate me but a book appears on the table near me, I open it and read the Table of Contents…

"Table of Contents,

1 through 1: Intents"

And that was it, absolutely nothing else…

I remember the thought of turning my flesh into a flexible but solid wood, my thoughts bring me to and aged tree swaying in the wind, its thin branches being bent in angles impossible for the body.

I unconsciously begin transmuting my flesh into wood, spiritually of course, the physical appearance stays the same.

3 months later…

I stand up, feeling the insane degree of flexibility i've gained by turning every part of my body into wood, now everything is solid, dense, and flexible.

I read the Intents page on the book now labeled Statistics…

"Intents,

Low Stone Intent

Middle Wood Intent

Middle Sound Intent."

And that was it, all my effort for this, it feels a bit underwhelming to see this, but my Divine Heart ability, somehow not eaten by APS helping me by supplying me with much determination.

I set the book down and do some light exercise, feeling rejuvenated even though it wasn't a lot of exercise.

I sit down in my now true Lotus position, all the other times I sat criss cross apple sauce or whatever that is, but with my epic flexibility I manage to do this properly.

I start turning my body into stone, standing tall through the most violent of storms, being immovable and still as a mountain.

One month later…

I stand up, this time feeling the density increased many fold, bringing my defense to a whole new level, yet the flexibility stayed, thank you Wood Intent.

(Realms for Intents go like this, Low, Middle, High, Peak, Master, Legend. You would think of Peak as the transitional stage between making everything on your own or not. Peak is more like the preparation stage for braking the limits of that Intent.)

I close my eyes to see if the connection between me and HB was still their, and it was, so I called him out in sword form and he says "Wow, you are many levels stronger than before…"

I say "I comprehending both Wood and Stone to the Middle level Intent."

He says with a hint of disbelief "In only 5 or so months?!"

I nod my head and say "Sound intent too."

He clatters to the floor from his upright position, and he seems to be unconscious…

I grabbed him and sat in the meditative position used by Soul Reapers to become for in-tune with their Zanpaktō.

I feel the smoothness and sharpness of HB, not realizing that this is probably very gay, not that I really care at the moment.

I feel the connection between me and him deepen significantly and I grab my Statistics book. A new Intent called Low Sword Intent has now appeared! I am so happy! I did it in only a few hours!

I calm down after a while, I then do some light exercise to loosen up, and look to the Guide to a Reapers Life book, before quickly setting it down and muttering "I shall achieve Middle Sword Intent first."

I enter the Lotus position and try to change my body to become more flexible, sharp, and cold.

3 weeks later…

I feel a rush of energy enter me, it doesn't seem to be any kind of energy i've felt, and the Yin energy was dispersed. That still kind of saddens me…

I grab the Statistics book and a new thing in the Table of Contents appears…

"1 to 1: Intents

2 to 2: Energy."

I open the Energy tab…

"Energy

Spirit

Sword Force."

I grab the Encyclopedia book and say to it "What is Sword Force."

The book flips through the pages until it stops, and one of the grey splotches clear up. It reads…

"Sword Force is the amalgamation of Sword Intent gathering in the Energy form, the stronger the Sword Intent, the more and the denser the Sword Force is."

I nod my head at the words and grab the Guide to a Reapers Life book. I prepare myself to open it…

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