A Tale of Heroes (WIP) - 224k words. Updated 29/01/2025!

@Jjcb Giga city is new york, right?

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Giga City is the New York stand-in, yeah. You can see a bit more information about it in the stats screen, there’s a section that talks about the ‘important’ places the MC visits/knows about.

There’ll probably be a Naha section when I publish Chapter 6.

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Cheers

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Also just wondering, is it even possible to win against your “not-you” in the slug feast?

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Needed more Aki.

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Seconded. Though, to be fair, this is true of literally every chapter.

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Okay, got a screenshot post-hotfix for the Gloria stat. Not much to say about it, but I do have a bias toward strategy. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Sorry it took a bit to answer, just woke up.

No, it’s not possible to beath Other!MC in that scene.

Haha, be careful what you wish for…

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Okay so I finished a fresh playthrough and I did notice alot of new things that were added or slightly changed. I know I said I might be comfortable sharing my forming theory on the full capacity of the MC and Lat’s powers but I didn’t want to jump into it immediately so I had to sit back and really think it through.

I also had to take in consideration not to go full anime several times while brainstorming. Do you guys know how hard it can be to keep myself somewhat grounded in reality while going into my full obsession mode? I’m taking my best shot here with all info that I can remember so bear with me please.

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Okay so I believe the MC and Lat aren’t just your usual superpowered people which is obvious with the Other Yous. Definitely not aliens since we haven’t seen any signs of aliens in the story at all. We just heard about two absurdly OP people at Crete, but guess what? MC and Lat may be similar to these two in many ways, with the MC sharing them with the BK and Lat with BQ. I don’t know how or why this is possible yet but this is my gut feeling. Forget about Seeker or V or whoever else that might be stronger, the final battle just might be MC/Lat v Broken King after he crushes everybody on sight. And now for the interesting part, remember the robot battle with the Other You having glowing golden eyes? Yeah that’s gonna be the MC once they actually awaken their power through instincts and intense state of emotions. After Yoshio died and MC tries to look for survivors only to find none kind of provided that piece of info for me and the breakdown. My theory is MC and Lat probably can go something like Super Saiyan which puts them both above everyone else that they were told to pass by their Other Yous and their powers work the best while working together as our kind author has pointed out which absolutely leads me to MC/Lat v BK.

So sorry for the long ass winded typing you had to read and y’all probably look at me like right now

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This must be what WW2 Minas looked like when he figured out the truth of the Cataclysm, lmao.

No commentary on the theory (I make a point of not disproving or confirming any of them, since I think it kind of weakens discussion + I’m dumb enough I may end up spoiling), but I will say this:

I already have the match-ups for the final chapters decided. Every League member (and someone that isn’t in the League) has an enemy to defeat.

Who will fight alongside the MC/Lat is going to be a bit of a surprise.

And yes, the Broken King will have an appearance in the final battle.

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At least it is definite proof the Other!MC is not just a figment of our own mc’s subconscious or something as mine is very definitely not religious.

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Here you go:

Smarts: 30%
Melee: 35%
Charm: 55%
Blaster: 45%
Gloria_Health: 73%

I enjoyed the update, though I think the option to express concern for the MC’s LI or friends wouldn’t be unwelcome.

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On a related note, is there a reason why Forlorn isn’t a LI?

Maybe it’s because I had my MC romance Latooni, but he left more of an impression on me than Mars or Nova. To the extent he’s the one he trusts the most of all the senior members.

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We’ll have to wait and see!~

After all, Other!MC does seem to hold a few incongruent opinions no matter how one plays the MC, don’t they? :slightly_smiling_face:

I’ll keep this in mind for the next hotfix, thanks for bringingt it up!

Plot reasons, mostly.

Forlorn’s been a soldier ever since he was 12 years old, so he has never really had the time to consider romance or anything of the like. Likewise, his mind atm is too consumed with… certain events in his past, so he doesn’t have either the emotional nor mental capacity for a partner.

Right now, Forlorn is focused only on being kind-of, more-or-less, i-am-but-don’t-tell-her Aki’s legal guardian/caretaker.

There might be a romance arc in Book 2, so I wouldn’t douse the torch yet, but even then, the MC is lacking… a certain quality that Forlorn needs in a partner.

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Smarts: 35%
Melee: 50%
Charm: 50%
Blaster: 35%
Gloria_Health: 73%

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nm

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This makes me not want to be careful for what I wish for.

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All I’ll say is, by the time this trilogy is over, we’ll have thrice as much Aki as this world can take. :slightly_smiling_face:

The past two years were and continue to be a period of much learning for the PA, after all.

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