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Dark one, my choices are thus;
The Sword, The Charming Tongue, The Fangs of the Vampony, The Everfree Whispers, The Unicorn Horn, and the Steel Rods.
I call on these powers to exceed their bonds, and grant Blank Slate new power.
Nomad
(To my fellow voices)
(The time for further darkness has arrived. As we, the whispers in the dark, have chosen to shape our pawn as a vampony, let us further his connections. A bite that enslaves, steel rods give way to metallic wings, magic fueled by drained blood, a keen saber that cleaves through his foes, a profound and deep connection to the lands of his chosen realm, and an angelic voice with which to cause truly devilish deeds. WHAT SAY YOU ALL?!?
Nomad)
4863869 (Yeah, making a vampiric superbeing sounds good to me. No need to shout though, jeez.)
First and most important to be chosen would be Charming Tongue. It has proven useful many times. As well as displaying its versatility to every situation our host has encountered. The obvious manipulation of others through believable lies. And delaying combat situations, even to plantimal things that have no concept of speech, to buy precious seconds to ready other abilities for the inevitable hostilities. By empowering this ability, it might be possible to completely avoid confrontation, and perhaps cause recipients to sympathize with the host. An example might be a group of guards have the host surrounded and by applying this ability would turn some of them onto your side and assist his escape.
My next choice would be the Vampony Fangs. Allowing more magic and sustenance from blood consumption. Perhaps the ability to retract the fangs so he doesn't have to fight with them to talk. Followed immediately by Anti-Petri Stomach Growths in a synergetic way. Given that the Fangs allow sustenance from blood as well as magic replenishment. The Growths are directly affected by the sustenance ingested. It's not unlikely that some of the magic and other properties that the host gains from blood is absorbed by the Growths as well. Forcing them to mutate to allow the magic to be released from them as well as the serum they initially produce as well. Causing a higher magic regeneration with the same limitations as the serum. Which is to say, proportional to the amount of meals eaten.
To elaborate a little more, say Blank eats a meal and immediately uses all his magic reserves because he was using levitation on the utensils or something. So he has 0% mana but the meal provides say a 10% recovery rate every hour for 8 hours. After an hour, he has 10% of his maximum mana and finds himself in a situation where he can consume some blood from a unicorn. So he gains an immediate mana boost of 30%. Putting him at 40% of his magic reserves. Since the blood isn't a real meal, but still gives sustenance it would also effect the buff from the meal he had an hour ago. adding an extra 5% per hour and extending the duration 3 hours. Meaning that he is now receiving 15% of his maximum mana every hour, and would continue for 10 hours. Of course once his mana is full, any excess would passively distribute across all of his other abilities, making them just a sliver more effective.
*edit*
In addition to this, the serum produced would become substantially more powerful, gaining the ability to briefly petrify isolated areas of the hosts body as a reactive armor. Stopping any attacks that would cause bodily harm to the host. This would only be able to happen a handful of times before draining the serum completely from the hosts body and leaving him vulnerable to petrification. It would require at least one full meal and time to digest before the host is immune to petrification, and at least one additional full meal before the armor would be in effect.
My Fourth choice would be Somniloquy. Allowing more power over dream influence, able to rival Luna's power of dream manipulation. Also causing the host to require less sleep to help facilitate this compulsory need to whisper in his victims ear as they sleep. Additionally this has made the host resistant to forms of manipulation made by others.
Consequently, this leads to my Fifth choice, being Dreamless Sleep. His powers over dream manipulation is sure to draw the Night Princess's attention before long. And while the initial mutation can keep her from finding the host, but it won't keep her at bay forever, and provides no protection when she does find him. However, thanks to the continuous use of the previous ability, this has given the host more power over his own dreams as well. Causing his non dreams to become slightly harder to detect by Luna, as well as forming defenses to repel any mental intrusions and manipulations made by others.
My final choice was difficult to choose. Ultimately I decided that Obsidian Blade would be my final, and least prioritized choice for empowerment. It's a good personal defence weapon that's highly versatile in its utilitarian purposes. A solid final option to be used if all other methods have been exhausted. And doesn't suffer from the magic exhaustion the Horn has, nor the environmental requirement and overkill power that the Rods would bring.
Summary
1. Charming Tongue
2. Vampony Fangs
3. Anti-Petri Stomach Growths
4. Somniloquy
5. Dreamless Sleep
6. Obsidian Blade
4863889
...I was going for emphasis. (Taking a theater class this semester, just trying to get in the mood for it.)
4864392 (Yeah, I'm just giving you a hard time. Nothing wrong with hamming it up from time to time, especially when playing the villain.)
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While you and I share a slight difference of opinion in what needs enhancement, I must admit that I had forgotten about the enhanced regeneration of the Everfree Blood. I do carry slight concern of how much his psychosis will worsen if we enhance Poisoned Chemistry; While hà ving a pony "slightly" unhinged makes him easier to guide, making him truly insane carries the risks of Blank developing...exploitable habits.
Shifting to a matters we both agree on, let's discuss the upgrades to the Obsidian Blade and the Charming Tongue. My idea concerning the Obsidian Blade carries back to the first time and its ability to drain magic. I would reference the sentient sword Samehada for this ability. Imagine the demoralization when our pawn can simply cut through their magical barriers and attacks. We could even have the blade start draining magic just by simple contact.
The Charming Tounge will be an interesting upgrade. Perhaps we can add a "build-up" effect; the longer one listens, the more convincing it becomes.
Your thoughts friend?
Nomad
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Several good points right there. Personally, I'm not sold on the vampony identity that much. It almost seems like a downgrade from the demonic entity we could shape Blank into, plus if it comes with obvious and exploitable, widely known weaknesses... meh. Nevermind that his speech impediment might interfere with his dreamwhispering and influencing voice already.
Now the Everfree legacy, that has potential... not the least of which is the fact that Equestria lacks a villain connected to it. It's unclaimed territory with massive resources. If anypony were to bend it to their will... heh. The heart of Equestria's defence is right there. How will they fare when the Tree of Harmony is gone, or worse, corrupted..?
Also, I realise we have a different opinion about this, but I found that people are willing to do the most horrible things if only they think what they're doing is for the greater good. Zealots are some of the most dangerous people there are. If we can dangle a goal before Blank's face of doing things not simply for Evil's sake, he'll be much more agreeable. And not even the heroes might be completely certain that he's wrong about what he's doing if he can argue the merits of his actions, be they true or not!
Arguing, yes... Equestria was never in so much danger as when Tirek drew Discord to his side. And how did he do it? He talked him into it. I say Blank's powers of persuasion are his greatest weapons. An enemy divided will fall; if he can influence ponies into being on his side and make them think they're doing so of their own free will, he'll be a threat unlike anything Equestria has ever seen.
So, my choices are as follows:
Everfree Blood & Everfree Whispers
Make the Everfree his demesne. Show the ponies they do right in fearing its fury, and show them that hiding in their quaint little homes means nothing to its Lord and Master.
Charming Tongue & Somniloquy
A king needs subjects. Willing servants and soldiers. Equestria's ponies have grown soft and complacent. Draw followers into his fold; make it impossible for the Princesses to face him without going through his fanatical zealots, who believe he is the greatest hero to have ever lived. Perhaps he will end up creating his own tribes, much like it happened with the Crystal ponies up north.
Dreamless Sleep & Poisoned Chemistry
These are part of his defenses. Like the Everfree, he shall be indomitable, overpowering, and unrelenting. Let him be a icon to his disciples. Even if he should one day fall, his legacy will ensure a steady stream of violence and strife to plague Equestria for the rest of time!
((Figures this would update while my 'net is down...))
Well then. We have quite the polylemma on our hands. Based on my history in this enterpise, I'm pretty sure I'm obligated to through two of my votes to Everfree Blood and Everfree Whispers. And I still stand by my previous goal of spreading the Everfree to all corners of Equestria.
Following that, the Charming Tongue has seen the most use of Blank's current mutations, so that gets a vote. Somniloquy? Also useful, and upgrading Dreamless Sleep to sleeplessness or Dreamwalking would improve it's versitility, so that's one vote left.
Well, since in the last few chapters we seemed to become fixated on it, I'm going to put the last vote to the vampony fangs.
((Goes through everyones post for tally [Updated up to Starlit's votes].))
((Ok, So far we have:
Obsidian Blade: 4 votes
Charming Tongue: 8 votes [still unanimous]
Vampony Fangs: 7 votes [4864552 Remember hæmophagia was a trait of demons and spirits (q.v Lamia) long before vampires were a concept.]
Everfree Whispers: 6 votes
Everfree Blood: 2 votes
Unicorn Horn: 4 votes
Lightning Rods/Tuning Forks: 3 votes
Poisoned Chemistry: 2 votes
Pyromancy Focus: 2 vote
Anti-Petri Stomach Growths: 1 vote
Somniloquy: 3 votes
Dreamless Sleep: 4 votes
Which means the mutations [as of this post] are: Charming Tongue [8], Vampony Fangs [7], Everfree Whispers[6], Dreamless Sleep [4], Unicorn Horn [4] and Obsidion Blade [4].
Yep, can definately work with this... Bring on STAGE TWO MUTATIONS! MWAHAHAH!))
Archivist
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I mostly agree with your way of thinking.
But I see Blank Slate's future more in a position as a cult leader. (Cutie Mark Crusaders Cultists )
A cult dedicated to our glory and overthrowing Celestia who keeps the ponies of Equestria from growing beyond their natural limits.
That would ensure that even if he dies we have not lost our foothold on Equestria and give Blank Slate the longterm goal of overthrowing the diarchy .
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i find myself agreeing with Nomad on this one.
through the upgrading of The Sword and a slight hate for unicorns we could turn it into an anti magic blade, allowing it to disperse or absorb the magic it touches, maybe also allowing him to be able to sprout several from different points, giving him defence from any close range fighters, maybe making a dragon ingest him and sprouting the blades to cut it up from the inside, which would push up further towards our goal of fire resistance and dragon breath
the Charming Tongue to allowing our "host" to better persuade others, maybe even to turning against others.
The Fangs of the Vampony, a stronger increase for less or a pleasure spike to make it more accepted by any he feeds off of.
Everfree Whispers, making use of his connecting to the forest to allow him to sense the presence of others inside of the forest
The Steel Rods maybe upgrading into Steel Wings, giving him the ability to control clouds or summon thunder at will, tie this into his Unicorn Horn and you have a control over Fire, Lightning and a constant resupply of the Steel Rod Lighting increase and control, while also giving him flight and pegasi magic, of course you would need to find a donator of Pegasi blood but im sure we would be able to guide him.
The Newest Voice Among the Watches
Blaze, being born and trained in the fires of the Underworld.