Time skip and Rivalry
*WHOOSH* *WHOOSH*
Sharp sounds reverberated through the room. A man with dark hair with a muscular body charged at a boy a little more than half his size. The boy quickly went for a knee strike to counter, which was promptly blocked by the man, catching it with his right hand.
Throwing the boy 2 meters away. The boy in question landed gracefully, as if he had done it hundreds of times before. He had brown hair, with 1 side bang, the rest of it was tied into a mini pony tail that reached the lower part of his upper back. His upper body was incredibly toned for his age, with little fat present.
The boy rushed at Bruce with a deadly strike. "You're as quick as always, Jin, but..." Bruce said, dodging Jin's strike, trying to land a counter to down the boy.
"Not so fast, Father!" Jin said, blocking the fist just in time for each of them to be on equal footing.
Both stood still, trying to find an opening in the other's guard, but neither could.
"I think we should end it here. We are going now where with this." Bruce said. Smirking.
"I agree... father," Jin responded, smirking as well.
Both calmed themselves before releasing their stance. Both were exhausted, but the man was even more so.
"I have to say Jin. Your recovery, stamina and finesse are monstrous... even though you were holding back your strength to match mine, you were still a very powerful opponent."
"Thank you," Jin said, wiping the sweat from his face and body. "I owe that all to you."
Smiling, Bruce left to get something to drink.
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'An entire year has passed since that time. And I have made considerable progress... I can confidently say that I am an expert at martial arts. Bruce was truly a monster in his own right. Throughout our entire battle, we settled and used only 50 different types of martial arts, which were the ones I knew of and mastered, such as;
-Colombian grima
-Juego de maní
-Tire machèt
-American Kenpo
-Collegiate wrestling
-Combatives
-Emerson Combat Systems
-Gouging (fighting style)
-Jeet Kune Do
-Jailhouse rock (fighting style)
-Kajukenbo
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Yes... this was 'some' of the techniques they/(Alfred and Bruce) forced me to learn to keep up with Bruce's onslaught of skill. We were on the same mastery when it came to those martial arts alone. Which I was incredibly proud of.
Furthermore, we both considered each other rivals now to a certain degree. I helped push him past his physical and sometimes mental limits, countless times, and he hones my techniques and sheer wit. We both complimented each other in terms of our shortcomings in the long run, but I won't let it be that way for long...
Plus, I even gained skills to help boost my speed in learning skills after my fifth martial art. I even gained a skill for the sole purpose of countering martial arts.
However, I soon came to learn that I was not the only person that had these 'passive abilities'. Bruce did as well, which meant that the system was indirectly boosting him, and potentially others too.
Throughout this year alone, we have sparred hundreds of times; I gained considerable experience from the man. He was a literal beast in human skin. To master so many techniques in such little time was no joke. This only made my respect for him rise further.
And I was absorbing said techniques like a super sponge. The passives I gained doubled my processing speed and comprehension speed when it came to martial proficiency alone...'
Checking my status, I was immensely pleased...
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-❂STATUS❂-
NAME: Marcus James (Jin Strife)
AGE: 6 Years and 7 months old
BLOODLINE: Human (50%), Player (50%)
ZET-Form: 0/9,126.43% (Next Milestone is 10,000%)
Berserk Meter: 0/100%
HP: 21,483/21,483 (VIT x 10.85 + 6.85 from modifiers) ( 2% Per Sec)
MP/EP: (Locked)
STR: (13.6Tons)> 46.58Tons <(+32.98Tons from modifiers [342.5%])
VIT: (578)> 1980 <(+1402 from modifiers)
MIN: 48
AGI: (235)> 805 <(+570 from modifiers)
INT: 169
LUC: 3
Potential: Human(1.1) x Player(1.35) x Passive boosts (3.15) x Hybrid boost (2) = 9.36 x growth rate
ABILITIES: -Nil-
PASSIVES;
Mid-Regeneration lvl-10/10 MAX: Your body is capable of mending wounds extremely quickly and it is also capable of regrowing limbs within weeks. (Each level increases efficiency by +10%)
Superior Physique lvl-10/10: Allows the user to last 12 days longer in a peak condition without sustenance and sleep. (Each level adds a +1day to how long you can last)
Limitless Potential lvl-MAX: You have no limits to how strong you may be physically in the future.
Superior Intellect lvl-MAX: Allows the user's intellect to grow endlessly, as well as allowing the users's brain to improve the more it is stimulated/trained. (Effects are both incremental and exponential overtime)
Minor Evolution lvl-MAX: Your body is capable of evolution faster due to your bloodline, only to minor degrees, such as building additional resistance to poison, paralysis, fire, etc...
Semi-Immortality lvl-5/5MAX: Because of your bloodline, you will stop aging when you reach your peak maturity. However, you can still die from hunger, blood loss if fatal enough, powerful diseases and lethal wounds.
Super Human Reflexes lvl-10/10: Reaction speed is +55% faster on AGI stat. Only boost reaction speeds, not raw movement speeds (Each level adds +5% to the multiplier bonus)
Pain Resistance lvl-10/10 MAX: You can now resist absurd amounts of pain, exactly 55% less, and take 5.5% less physical damage (Each level you gain +5% Pain Res and +0.5% damage taken by all physical weapons)
(NEW) Advanced-Body Conditioning lvl-25/100: After practising physically intensely or undergoing arduous training, you gain +87.5% more STR, VIT and AGI (Each level adds +3.5% to the bonus in physical stats, you keep the old bonus)
Hyper Focus lvl-MAX: When you need to achieve absolute focus, this state will help you achieve it. (Each level increases specificity of how long you want to stay focused for)
Sprinting lvl-MAX: When sprinting, this passive allows you to move +20% faster than normal. (Each level increases movement speed by +4%)
Battle Tactician lvl-5/5: Increases strategical thinking capabilities when in and out of battle by +60%. (Each level adds+10% in how good the tactic is compared to before)
(NEW) Iron-Bones lvl-7/10: Increases Health modifier and defence from all physical types of damage by 52.5%. (Each level adds +7.5% to the modifier, you keep the old bonus)
Enhanced Dynamic vision lvl-5/5: Enhances your eyesight by +60%. (Each level adds +10% to the modifier)
Deduction lvl-5/5: Boosts your reasoning and deductive skills by +30%. (Each level adds +5% to bonus)
Perfect Jab lvl-10/10: A basic move honed to near perfection. Gives the user a +50% chance to strike a blow that deals 2.5 times their initial power. (Each level adds +5% to the modifier)*
(NEW) Martial Mastery lvl-100/100: You can use martial arts you know +110% more efficiently. (Each level adds +10% to the modifier)
(NEW) Hand to hand combat lvl-50/50: You can now deal +55% additional damage to opponents when using your fists alone. (Each level adds +1% to the bonus)
(NEW) Discerning Eyes lvl-10/10: You can pick apart martial arts +110% faster than normal. (Each level adds +10% to the modifier)
(NEW) Martial Arts Body lvl-10/10: Improves the body's ability to remember martial arts when practised and enhances physical training gains by +110%. (Each level adds +10% to the modifier)
(NEW) Superior Dexterity lvl-10/10: Your mind and muscle connection is +160% greater than the norm. (Each level adds +15% to the modifier)
(NEW) Spear Mastery lvl-76/100: Spear attack damage and striking speed gains an extra +86% boost than normal. (Each level adds +1% to the modifier)
PERKS; -Nil-
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I was extremely powerful for my age... though; I wished I had done more heavy weight training instead of sparring with batman most of the time. But my growth is still impressive, regardless. However, I still didn't awaken any perks throughout all this year. No break throughs whatsoever.
I asked Nova about it, but she said everything was normal. She explained to me that the perks were held at much higher standards because of how modified the system was to accommodate 'ZET' powers as realistically as possible... I still called bullshit, but I left it alone. My growth was still tremendous even without the perks bonus...
I also trained with the spear for fun, because I preferred it the most out of all weapons. But that fun became a passion, and I was even more proficient with it than batman, but he would still hand my ass in to the trash with the other weapons... Bad times...
Additionally, I also increased my 'ZET' state more. It was the hardest to do without Bruce noticing, but I got it done. It became harder to keep my sanity overtime, and it was harder to de-transform each time I stayed within it... All this wasn't for naught though, since I gained the retractable visor with the red and black coating. Essentially, I was officially and literally a mini 'ZET', but without the tail, wings, and ring... for now.
Another thing that was going to change from now on was that I was going to go to school again. It should be a breeze, but kids at this age were far more... intolerable/despicable than at any other ages. They form social groups without even knowing and tend to be annoying at times... but I hope it's a prestigious school with bright kids, since they tend to not be as bad...
Richard during this time was not idle, he grew a bit, slightly taller than me even. He was learning from bruce much earlier than his canon self, and he was doing well. He was smarter and more powerful, and by the time he reaches the same age as his canon, 'nightwing' self, he'll be a force of nature...
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