[NETWORK] The truth about me and the other Ken + training setup

[vessel_ken_amada]

[Locked from evil Ken and from anyone under the age of 10. Backdated to several days ago.]

WARNING: this is highly sensitive information. Remember not to discuss this publically, including the existence of this post.

WARNING 2: Do not discuss the new Velvet Room door publically.

Remember to read this first, if you haven't already.

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Hello everyone. This situation concerns us all, so I wish to tell the truth to all of you, no matter how inconvenient it may be to me.

Both the intruder Ken Amada who threatens us all and myself have similar origins. We were approached by a fragment of Nyx, the Mother of All Shadows and thus the origin of all intelligent life, in order to become agents ensuring the Fall happens as natural law demands. We accepted, and were filled with as large a portion of Nyx's power as possible to become invincible weapons capable of fulfilling our objective.

The Fall is the end of the world. It will happen because humanity wishes for it. The collective desire for death created a being that beckons to Nyx, and Nyx shall answer that call.

In any case, the current threat is not the Fall, neither from me nor from the intruder. I am not working towards achieving it, and he manifestly has become drunk from power and abandoned that goal long ago. The current threat is him, and his power. I cannot overstate how dangerous he is. As I said, he was created to be an invicible weapon, by an entity of unimaginable power.

I may have been a good counter, had I worked in the past as dilligently as he did on mastering my powers, but things are how they are. I apologize to you all for the current situation. In the current state, your help will be invaluable to even stand a chance.

I do not know if we can win this. But I know we will fight, for what we think is right.

Thank you for your attention.

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Regarding training, the new door is where the training grounds lie. It is hidden from my evil counterpart, which is why its existence should remain confidential. Thank you for understanding.

EDIT: Before opening the door, check that the evil Ken Amada isn't there. Then do not waste time when entering. He cannot see or interact with the door, but he can see you disappearing.

All those who are on the team have been sent private messages to arrange a schedule.

PS: If you see me with wings, don't panic. That's just how I look like now.

Comments

[willowandoak]

[ Cool. Everything is fine. Ren is doing great.

He can't even exchange a look with Goro, because Goro is four fucking years old. ]

amada dont apologize for not training hard to end the world
thats stupid firstly
+ also were better off for you not having that mindset
everyone else, dont get too in your heads abt this
its a lot to process but ppl here have taken on gods before and won
its def gonna be rough but we can do it

[vessel_ken_amada]

[He has a lot of things to answer to that. Like the training wouldn't have been to end the world, he can do that at any time. Like how his cowardice, his lack of commitment towards any path is what is causing all of their troubles.

But it'd also be stupid to submit unnecessary details that break apart morale seeing the current situation. So instead, he just says:]

Thanks. I'll do my best.

[fogoflies]

Soooooooo, funny story.

I talked to Mr. Nose for Days. He said, hey, cool. I kinda don't want people to die eternally in an endless hell we can't escape from.

So he was like, yeah. You can have your god-like powers. For now.

Anyway, I'm only doing this because the kid was really upset about Mr. Roboto. Don't get the wrong idea.

I'm invested in Raven.

[vessel_ken_amada]

Great that you can show up. That will help.

[fogoflies]

I have an ability that may be useful.

Several, really. At full power, I can wield all the elements at their full capacity, as well as powerful almighty skills and many status afflictions. However, my most powerful skill, Thousand Curses, has drags living souls into the depths of Yomi.

I'm not entirely certain how such a power will correspond to a being that harbors a fragment of Nyx.

Nyx is Death in its purest form. But I am a deity. I may be more resilient than the others here.

[fogboundcrow]

[Raven reads the post. He has many thoughts. There's a lot to process, even if he knew at least some of this since the tapes came to light, but rather than focus on the important matters...]

Do you want to go eat pizza? You likely need it.

[Locked to Raven]

[vessel_ken_amada]

I did promise Wagtail I'd relax a little more once the training setup was ready, so... I guess so. Same place as usual?

[fogboundcrow]

Yes, I believe so.

We get far more variety in Tokyo, anyway.

Wagtail will be very pleased.

[vampirethief]

No need to apologize for not working on ending the world. Frankly we'll need your help in dealing with that brat.

[No, he refuses to give Evil Ken any respect.]

Duly noted on the training location.

[herewardbound]

I'm not certain I can 'practice' what I'm intending to do, given the nature of it.

But cards on the table, this is something I've done once before. My plan is to borrow some mojo from a god-like entity of my own and try to assist Ken as best I can in keeping him off the rest of you.

Fairly confident whatever he asks for in return won't be too extreme when I get back, but in the circumstances we can't exactly use half measures.

[willowandoak]

train anyway or get put on the non-combat team

[herewardbound]

You couldn't make me stay away, Ren.

I'm just being forthcoming with what it is I intend to do on the day of and why I won't be at 100% during the prep time.

[willowandoak]

ദ്ദി(⎚_⎚)
just making sure were on the same page

[herewardbound]

Ideally I'd also like to know in advance where our intended battleground is so I can prep the area ahead of time.

You're aware of the process, and it's probably best not to be down too much blood the moment we get into a fight for our lives.

[willowandoak]

yeah i also want to know our intended battleground
we need more info abt non-combat measures before we can start to make that call tho
does the blood need to be urs
+ if so does it need to be fresh, could u draw it ahead of time and put it on ice

[herewardbound]

1. not sure if it does, but it's what I know works and I'm disinclined to experiment when lives are on the line
2. it does not need to be fresh. I can prep most of it ahead of time and finish it in the moment

[willowandoak]

1. fair enough, i get that
2. prob a good idea. do u need help w it?

[herewardbound]

sure, why not. fucked up abstract art project let's go
how good at you at drawing circles

[willowandoak]

not great at art but i have steady hands

[herewardbound]

well it's going to be circles and straight lines for the most part so happily nobody needs you to be rembrandt

[willowandoak]

then im ur guy
wtf is rembrandt

[vessel_ken_amada]

I hope your plan isn't relying on the battleground's location too much, because it's meaningless against someone who can teleport.

[herewardbound]

So can I, but it's not instant and seconds matter in this case.

[vessel_ken_amada]

Just wanted to make sure it's not important that your preparations are done in the actual battleground since it may be moving through the fight.

[herewardbound]

No, once the ritual's done, it's done, I've got a few minutes at least of playing in your league until the magic gives out and i'm gonna have to hope that's enough
I just want to make damn sure I'm as close as possible to where we're starting so nothing is wasted

[cybermask]

Thank you for the space, I’ll use it wisely.

[For her, that means nonstop. Not like she has anything else to put her energy in.]

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[willowandoak]

[ Ren glares tiredly at this message. So in other words, he's going to have to fetch her from the training grounds all the time to keep her from working herself to exhaustion. ]

[tricksterviolet]

That's what we're fighting against...? All right. Thank you for sharing this with us, Amada-san. I'll prepare, and make as much as out of our new training grounds as I can.

[seekerofjustice]

Take care, everyone. I'll continue gathering any manner of supplies I can for all of you.

He sincerely wishes he could do more, but he's already aware that his presence would do more harm than good.

[willowandoak]

thanks for ur help dove
i know its always combat team this support team that
but those supplies will be necessary

[seekerofjustice]

Of course.

As a secondary note, do you have any particular items you'd like me to gather with these developments? I've been gathering a variety, but if you need more in terms of dedicated supplies, I can certainly shift my focus to what you think may be necessary.

Drake's the leader of this little group, and he should probably work more efficiently with them than sulking about. Whatever the group needs, whether it be healing items, revival items, stat-boosting, stat-lowering, status-inflicting, status-healing... well, you get the gist. Some of it is harder to find than the rest, but he's willing to apply himself more properly to gathering what's needed and requested.

[willowandoak]

-piercing elemental resistances
-multi-status heal for reasons that i will explain to everyone real soon
-everything tbh but those two are good to prioritize

[seekerofjustice]

Understood. I'll continue gathering. In the meantime, I only ask you update me in the event something else arises.

[takutomaruki]

[Well this is going to be awkward]

I am not sure how much you have heard of me but I have passed on some papers to Drake-san that you should also probably refer to.

But before all of that, if you aren’t comfortable with my methods of...distracting or weakening the other Amada-san I understand. Contrary to popular belief, my ability won’t last for too long if you find me skeptical.

[undyingcrow]

We don't know each other especially well.

With that being said, I have a powerful Persona, and I have faced Maruki at the apex of his power.

Clearly, this is an entirely different can of worms. However, I've been idling by for far too long.

I might as well do something meaningful.

[willowandoak]

thanks man

[unit_8910_wolf]

[Everytime Zenkichi sees those fresh pieces of warnings doting the start of any post speaking of the evil version of Ken Amada, he feels another decade cut off from his lifespan]

Uh okay while this whole privacy and confidentiality aspect is cool and all
how do we guarantee that the intruder (Doomada???) wouldn't see us walking into the training room? Or does he not have access to the velvet room at all?

Not to mention, let's say even if he can't see the door, if he walks in on us just disappearing into some corner of the velvet room wouldn't that raise suspicion?

[vessel_ken_amada]

I hope Igor has enough control over the Velvet Room to prevent bad coincidences like him arriving exactly as one enters. With that in mind, simply make sure that he is not present before opening the door, and do not dally while entering. I will edit the post to make that clear.

[unit_8910_wolf]

Gotcha
Akane will help me scan any suspicious signals so I will be careful from my end.
Just figured we should prioritize our own safety first before we face such a threat and this whole planning goes to waste because of rotten luck.