93 Talking with myself.

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My alternative self outburst was loud and impactful enough to echo through the ruined castle. His old and dried face, contorting a bit in an angering scowl. Thankfully his outburst helped me analyze the situation a little bit more and I was finally able to see his [Ki].

And I now know the reason I wasn't immediately blinded by it. By all intents and purposes, this man before me is deader than dead. His [Ki] is rotten, decaying, ethereal. Someone like that shouldn't be able to live, not even as an undead.

But even though his [Ki] is like that, it didn't diminish its potency in the slightest. His [Ki] feel so gargantuan, so colossal, that it utterly dwarfs mine. With a [Ki] like that he probably can reshape the landscape entirely... Oh, that explains a lot of things, but it gives me even more questions.

I know this Mt.Arcana isn't normal, that changed that happened when I passed through the palace entrance is more than enough proof. All I know is that this man is responsible somehow.

And this probably isn't even his peak, he is practically dead, had his eyes gouged, and had his throat slit. Counting the other wounds of the battle you could say that he is severely weakened. So his [Ki] could probably be even higher.

"You are overanalyzing me."(Alt Jin).

"Yes, I am."(Jin).

"*Sigh* It can't be helped, I used to do it a lot when I was your age too."(Alt Jin).

"... you know... when I asked me the question: 'would the past me be proud of the present me', I never thought it would happen so literally."(Jin).

" That is exactly what I wanted... I want to correct my mistakes, to change my shitty fate."(Alt Jin).

"Okay. I am happy to fish for information. Why don't you start from the beginning."(Jin).

My other self stopped for a minute, seemly to think for a bit. After that a smile seemly forms on his face and he says:

"... Okay... I guess I can start... First of all; you are a huge PUSSY. If you continue this way you are going to crash HARD. This world is way more ruthless than you can imagine, necromancers, cultists, mages, cultivators."(Alt Jin).

"Wait, cultivators?"(Jin).

"Yep, this world has [Ki] in it."(Alt Jin).

"So that means-"(Jin).

"That we are severely weaker and handicapped comparing to the normal inhabitants of this world that can use both [Ki] and [Magika]. Yes we can learn [Tonal Magic] but those reality-altering powers aren't easy to learn, it took decades for me to reach a good level with the [Thu'um], that is the biggest reason I delayed my conquest of Cyrodiil for so many years, I was trying to catch up to the bastard..."(Jin).

"Wait, so not only we have a crippled sight of only 10 meters, but we also can't do magic. That sounds pretty shitty to me."(Jin).

"And it completely is, I suffered a lot as a slave at the start due to that. Never and I mean never, underestimate the magic here. I didn't think how overpowered it could be at the start, but after I took over the Pisijic order I discovered how much I was missing. And I deeply regret it."(Alt Jin).

"And [Ripple]?"(Jin).

"The Dawguard has it. Apparently one of the founders of the night hunters series was also a user, so he passed the breathing method down."(Alt Jin).

"Well shit."(Jin).

"But don't you dare to dismiss [Ripple]. Its effects on any creatures of the night are invaluable. Any creature that has a weakness to positive sun energy can suffer heavy damage to [Ripple]. Other 'dark' creatures wouldn't be so heavily affected, but they are affected nonetheless."(Alt Jin).

"That sounds pretty useful, to be honest. I mostly used [Ripple] as support thought, it's especially good to climb walls or walk in the water. But you already know that..."(Jin).

"[Ripple] shines the best when it's used against vampires though. That was literally the reason it was created."(Alt Jin).

"Did you discover a way to mix [Ripple] with [Ki]?"(Jin).

My alternative self just smiled bringing his hand up, soon I was able to see his [Ki] rippling in unison with his breathing bringing and perfectly mixing [Ripple] with it. He slapped the ground softly and a ripple of yellow energy traveled across the ruined castle vaporizing and completely destroying every rubble around us.

Wow, that was fucking impressive. And, of course, I can't fucking see everything, but I was able to see gray color blurs disappearing, so I deduce they suffered the same fate of the debris around us. But what truly surprised me was his control, he was able to completely avoid my body and the floor, using the floor only as a means of traveling for his yellow energy completely destroying only the debris, nothing more, and nothing less. Impressive. But it appears that my alternate self doesn't think so if his sour and defeated expression is any indication.

"And to think before all the shitstorm happened I could easily destroy the whole mountain with the same attack... *Sigh*."(Alt Jin).

"What do you mean?"(Jin).

"You are a smart lad... You probably already know I am dead. I know I am simply a fading ghost that is clinging to his last moments of existence due to the sheer force of [Spirit]. I was already dead the moment I activated the incomplete Brass God, so I entered a fragile and incomplete state of CHIM. Similar to how Vivec was in his last remaining seconds of life before he died."(Alt Jin).

"I wanted to change. I wanted to change everything, I wanted to rectify my mistakes and maybe give a better chance and outcome to my younger self. Maybe even impart some wisdom on his thick head..."(Alt Jin).

"Weren't you supposed to be mad or something? I sincerely expected somebody snatcher shenanigans, or maybe you wanted to rob my eyes?"(Jin).

"Well, achieving CHIM even if barely and incompletely do have some benefits. And about those things... I am literally a fading ghost, long since dead... those things have zero value to me right now."(Alt Jin).

"... Thanks I guess?... Also, thanks for your demonstration of how to mix [Ripple] and [Ki]. I appreciate the boost."(Jin).

Of course, he knows about the bullshit that is the [Sharingan]. He probably showed me that on purpose wanting for em to copy it with my [Sharingan]. I tried doing the same and I was able to mix the two a bit.

"Well... You pretty bad at it, but I guess for the first time is nothing bad. Don't worry the hardest part of discovering how to do it already passed, now you simply have to refine your use of it."(Alt Jin).

"*Sigh* at least a little bit of more advantage I have..."(Jin).

There was a strange silence, I used this time to observe my alternate self and practice a bit mixing [Ripple] and [Ki] while I patiently waited for my alternate self to continue.

"... You know... Hermaeus Mora took my memories as payment..."(Alt Jin).

"I guess that is fitting for a Knowledge driving entity, no?"(Jin).

"I thought so too, i made multiple agreements with him over the years, I would always use unrelated or 'useless' memories, it helped me immensely on my quest for domination. Thankfully I was smart enough to word our agreements in a way that he could only take memories I had from this world. I don't remember much and that is the biggest reason I am not giving you more parts of my history, I basically put everything I remember on the wall. Thankfully the info served me well all those years, but I guess it undoubtedly pissed him off at the end."(Alt Jin).

"So why did you become crazy?"(Jin).

"Well... every time Hermaeus Mora took a memory from me as payment, he would burn my brain in the removal process. Thankfully, my huge [Ki] hampered the side effects so it took a long time for shit to hit the fan."(Alt Jin).

"I understand... and, are you still unable to use normal magic to this day?"(Jin).

"Yes, I am."(Alt Jin).

"Did you try the Vampire or Werewolf theory? If you could change to one of these creatures you probably will be able to use magic."(Jin).

"There are some problems with that. First, a vampire or werewolf souls aren't their's anymore, the Daedric prince's grips and twist the afflicted soul and forever, deforming it into an abomination. Second, it probably wouldn't work on us, we probably can use the innate abilities of said species but we still don't have access to magic."(Alt Jin).

"But there is a way I discovered that could be the exception. You can change your species entirely-"(Alt Jin).

"Wait. Are you suggesting I reject my humanity and return to monke?"(Jin).

"No?"(Alt Jin)

"I am in."(Jin)

"Anyway. Changing my species was an alternative I just thought recently and spent the entirety of my time preparing for it. I may not be able to use magic, but I still studied it intensively. And I wanted to give my past self this opportunity, the opportunity to change, the opportunity to grasp magic and change his fate completely."(Alt Jin).

"That is actually a piece of pretty good news. How are we going to go about that?"(Jin).

"Well, you are going about that. I am almost dissipating already."(Alt Jin).

"I guess that is inevitable huh?"(Jin).

"Before my time is finished I will give you some gifts."(Alt Jin).

Alternative Jin slaps the ground immediately cracking it, then a strange object popped up. I immediately recognized these things immediately. It's an elder scroll.

"As you probably already guessed this is an Elder Scroll. The Elder scrolls of the Eye to be more precise. I spent a great part of my life searching for it, and I barely found it. Somehow it got very attached to me so even if I threw it very far away it would soon appear back somewhere close to me. I bet it sensed that my eyes are special somehow and it took a liking to it, I was going to use it to gain my [Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan], but I was going crazy at that time and wasn't able to think straight."(Alt Jin).

"Wow. That definitely sounds like something absurd."(Jin).

"And it is."(Alt Jin).

After that, he took a tattered diary from his clothes and gave it to me.

"Here are some of the rituals I designed to change your species. I don't know if they would work, but this is your best bet at changing species and acquiring magic... I ... just hope you succeed... IF you need help you can trust Serana, she will maintain truthfully to her words, and if you save her from her imprisonment I doubt she will refuse to help you."(Alt Jin).

"Thanks."(Jin).

I just awkwardly hold the giant fancy scroll in my right hand while I hold the ritual diary in my left.

"There is one last gift. Unfortunately, most of my techniques were 'taken' by Hermaues in that last bullshit events. But I can still give you my signature technique: [Gungnir] or more accurately called by my enemies [Pierce]. I will show you once but I am sure your [Sharingan] will never forget it."(Alt Jin).

My alternative self simply manipulated his [Ki] and [Ripple] fusing them together, making them blend seamlessly, he brought up his finger and simply touched the smooth stone ground. A gigantic hole formed, and as you expected I was unable to fathom its size.

"I... I-I am... really... Fading... a hole this small... I used to be able to carve tunnels through giant mountain ranges. I used this technique to fight multiple ancient monsters who could wield magic as wiled as they breathed, this technique was so powerful, so magnificent... And now it is reduced to something like that... at least I have some hope you will show the world its might once more."(Alt Jin).

"You are talking like this is your final moments."(Jin).

"But they are... My time has come, Jin. I've long since been overextending my welcome here. I am happy that I was able to help my past self and change the past. I am happy you were able to indulge this old man in his last moments. And I am sorry for interrupting your adventures. I have only one last request."(Alt Jin).

"Shoot."(Jin).

"Find someone you love, and don't let that person go... One of my biggest regrets in life was never finding love, never find a true companion I could share the joys of life with. I reached the peak alone, only to find how empty it was there. Don't make the same mistake I did."(Alt Jin).

"... Goodbye Old man. I will make sure I don't become you."(Jin).

"Good, you at least learned the lesson."(Alt Jin).

Then my alternative self started to fade, slowly and slowly his physical form was disappearing like he was never there, to begin with. In his last moments, I suddenly had an epiphany and hurriedly asked something.

"And about the [Fury] do you know how to control it?"(Jin).

"[Fury]? I never had something like that-"(Alt Jin).

Then he completely disappeared. The only indication he existed the [Elder Scroll(Eye)] in my hand, the diary he gave me, and the memory of this encounter. But I couldn't look paler, blood and color drained from my face. He didn't know about [Fury], but he said he had all his previous worlds memories intact, and yet he didn't know about [Fury]...

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