Even as he spoke, a thought stirred in Elliot's mind.
For Believers like Vanessa and Flora, who could gain progress automatically, wouldn't a few more bursts of acceleration send them soaring?
"I wonder what causes this acceleration, and whether it can be triggered deliberately."
Elliot shook his head and looked at the new interface slowly rising from the Difference Engine.
Sure enough, Vanessa's progress toward another point was already full. Elliot even suspected there might be some extra progress; he could check after allocating her points.
After all, Flora had already accumulated enough progress for the Fifth Rank and more right after her [Completion], leaving her just short of the Sixth Rank. More time had passed for Vanessa, so logically, she should have even more progress.
"This is my first Sixth Rank Believer. I wonder what power the Sixth Rank grants."
As he spoke, Elliot selected the Sixth Rank node for Vanessa.
[You have become a Sixth Rank Supernatural!] [While in the Abode, you can slowly stabilize your sense of self.] [All conditions have been fully restored.] [Please choose!]
Huh?
"I can stabilize my sense of self in the Abode?"
Elliot was momentarily bewildered. What was there about his "sense of self" that needed stabilizing?
The only case he had seen that required anything like this was when Vanessa had lost control and fallen into [Spiritification], causing problems with her sense of self. But she had overcome that quickly, without any need for this power.
"Strange. When would this come in handy?"
Since it stabilized one's sense of self, the corresponding problem would naturally be a distortion of that sense of self. If he thought about it from that angle-
"Transformation abilities?"
Plenty of people had similar abilities, like Maeve turning into a Blood Vampire and Victoria turning