Tony Tony Chopper and Testing Powers
Tony Chopper, the straw hats mascot and one of the most underrated crew members - Luffy would have long been dead if not for this little guy.
"You're not hidden, you know." - trying my best not to burst out laughing at the comical way he reacted when he saw me waking up.
"S-SHUT UP HUMAN!!!" "How are you? Do you feel cold?" - he quickly busted out in an angry tone before asking about my well-being in a more friendly-concerned way.
'Right, I remember Chopper was the most anti-social of the straw hats. But that was only when they first met him. And if he's here that means he didn't join the crew yet' - I had a quick revelation at when in the storyline I might be, but I had to confirm a few other things before I could be sure.
At this point, I could barely hold it in.
"AHAHAHAHHA" - always found Chopper's reactions the funniest - his whole character seemed to be directed at comedic relief - and he made me laugh every time.
"AHHHH!!! - frightened by the sudden laugh he shouted and tripped banging his head on a table, knocking it down, and making a racket.
"Chopper stop making noise, I'm trying to have my beauty sleep." - coming down the stairs a slender woman with an enviable body that looks to be in her prime, that is, until one sees her face that looks like an extremely elderly granny.
Yes, Dr. Kureha, or as others know her 'The Witch'.
"Oh, looks like our guest finally woke up. What happened to you kid? You've been in what looked like a coma, your body gave no response and you were barely breathing - while showing early signs of hypothermia." she quickly blurted out in what sounded like a concerned yet amazed tone.
"I thought you were done for. You should be thanking Chopper here for taking care of you for the past two days." - she followed up this time in a more amused tone.
"Is that so? Well, looks like I owe you one little buddy, whenever you need something you can count on me." - flashing Chopper my best smile and pointing my thumb to me, I made my promise to him.
'2 DAYS?'
'Noted, so if I drain my astral power reserves I'll be out of commission for good - make sure to avoid that as much as possible'
"Is that so? Well, looks like I owe you one little buddy, whenever you need something you can count on me." - flashing Chopper my best smile and pointing my thumb to me, I made my promise to him.
"WHO NEEDS YOUR DIRTY GRATITUDE!!!" "It's not like I'm happy or anything! - hahahaha" - he shouted out before doing his trademark happy dance while laughing.
"Hehehe, once I make a promise I keep it." - standing up from the bed, aside from feeling a bit dizzy and hungry I was pretty much in perfect condition, now that I think about it I feel better than ever before.
"Come have a meal. You must be starving after not eating anything for who knows how long, Dalton told me he found you in the forest passed out." - Kureha offered while gulping from her rum bottle.
"Yes ma'am, I'm a bit hungry" - I quickly accepted while holding my stomach and while doing so he decided to give a growl and state his displeasure.
"GRRRRRR"
"A bit hungry?" - she gave a quick smirk while continuing to drink and walking towards the kitchen.
"Hehe..." - giving an awkward smile I followed behind while scratching the back of my head.
Meanwhile, Chopper was observing our interaction from the back of the room.
'He doesn't look so scary up close. Is he a normal human?' - he questioned reality while starting to clean up the mess he made.
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"Haaaaah, that was a good meal." - putting down the 10th plate, I left the manor while heading towards the edge of the forest - it was time to test my abilities.
'Feels like my astral reserve has slightly increased after that fight' (A/N: from now on astral reserve will refer to his astral power reserve - i.e. mana...)
While walking I could feel the small increase - although it was similar to a cup in a bathtub - it was progress nonetheless.
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Now in the middle of a clearing in the forest, I could have some privacy to try out my abilities.
The first thing I wanted to try was the ability used in my last fight;
[Astral Solidification]
I know that I can solidify and shape astral force, from making weapons like swords, axes, staffs, etc... to body parts like the tiger paw I used in my attack.
While maintaining them uses up astral force - it's not to an unmanageable degree, depending on the size of the construct I could potentially maintain it indefinitely if my expenditure is less or matches my passive gain from my current astral link to the while hole.
Unfortunately, that also means that as long as I maintain the construct I won't be recovering any astral force. (unless the passive gain/regeneration is higher)
However, technically there are no real limitations - the only ones being my imagination and my astral reserve.
So theoretically any construct should be viable from barriers, platforms, and so on to even ships or castles (A/N: think green lantern ring), though granted the larger the construct the more astral power it uses, to the point where it can instantly drain me.
"Let's start small."
I know what the current maximum limit is - anything about 5 meters or more will instantly drain me and leave me out of action for multiple days - which is very bad and should always avoid if possible, none of those suicide attacks for me.
The first thing I manifest is a small iron-like spike the size of a pencil, it's really easy to shape but maintaining a very sharp point on it, takes noticeably more focus.
The astral power use is also fairly negligible and I estimate I could maintain it for about an hour or so before running out of astral power.
Dispelling the spike, the next thing I try is an iron-like rod the size of a 2-liter water bottle. This time astral power consumption is evidently much higher, and I estimate I could only maintain it for about 15-20 minutes before reaching a dangerously low level in astral reserve.
'What if I do this?' - changing the density of the rod from iron to be more wood-like seems to drastically reduce power consumption - I could now probably maintain this for about 30-40 minutes.
'So the density of the construct plays a major part in astral power use, noted.' - after making a mental note I dispel the rod and move on to something bigger.
(A/N: yes, theoretically he could harden something to the strength of adamantium or vibranium, although even at higher levels it would be VERY hard to maintain for any effective use *wink wink*)
Going for something more useful, I manifest a stick the size of a common longsword (1.1m), starting at a wood density - I estimate about 20 minutes of use.
Hardening it to an iron-like material, I can now actively feel it draining my astral power, at the current rate I could only maintain it for 4-5 minutes before falling unconscious.
'Seems like anything above a meter would only allow me to attack for a few seconds before going out of action.'
"This should work." - since anything the size of a pencil would have a relatively low power consumption even at a higher density, I decided to go for a set of spiked knuckle dusters.
Hardening them to a steel-like density should give me about 25-30 minutes of active use.
With that settled, let's move on to what - if my theory is correct - would be an extremely effective ability against a devil fruit user.
[Anti-Psychic Presence] - project a presence/energy that mitigates/weakens psychic power, shutting down psychic power and abilities, absorbing or annihilating the energy behind them. (A/N: think Asta's anti-magic)
Manifesting it, it's very similar to a dark purple flame-like energy covering my hand. (A/N: purple flame will be the name of this ability from now on)
While, currently I don't have a way of testing how effective this ability is - as I'd need a devil fruit user present(preferably logia).
There's only one thing I'd like to find out.
'Can I combine these two abilities?'
If I can, the possibilities would be endless - who needs sea stone when I could create chains that seal and absorb devil fruit powers. (A/N: Asta's swords?)
Creating the knuckledusters once again, I take a second to solidify them to a steel-like density. Once they're stable - I start manifesting the purple flame, and to my surprise, they seem to flawlessly combine and work together in synergy.
Although I'm horrified at the astral power consumption - at the current rate, 10 minutes would be the maximum time I could use this fusion for.
That should however give me enough time to defeat an enemy, and if I can't... tactical retreat.
Now that my astral reserve is almost fully drained from all those tests.
The final thing I want to test out is how long it would take to passively replenish them using my astral link connection.
Sitting cross-legged, I start focusing on my astral reserves and the astral power received from the white hole.
And all I can say is...
"Pitiful." - indeed, at the current recovery rate, I estimate going from zero to hero would take 10 hours or more.
Starting from almost fully drained astral reserves back to full would take approximately 10 hours of passive recovery. This means using this combination will only be used as a special technique when meeting a tricky devil fruit user.
'Got to think of a cool name for that ability' (A/N: suggestions?)
'10 hours of recovery for 10 minutes of combat - damn'
"I have to find a better white hole" - if anyone had been around overhearing, we'd have the most awkward conversation of the century.