Jump 125: Gargoyles

Jump 125: Gargoyles

Location: Avalon
Age: 27
Identity: Drop-In, Human
Drawbacks: [+500] Friendly Enemies, Oberon

[50/1500]   Well Read
[Free]      Tech-Adapting
[150/1500]  Machinist
[300/1500]  Cyborg
[500/1500]  Technosorcery
[900/1500]  Illuminated
[1500/1500] Xanatos Gambit

Sometimes, something that seems obvious in hindsight isn't immediately apparent. For example, an extradimensional being popping in out of nowhere on Avalon while all the Third Race have been banished, this is not the sort of thing that tends to go over swimmingly with Oberon, ostensibly the king of the local versions of the fae. Seeking him out and questioning him on how things worked, well, that just made him more irate.

Getting away from Avalon was relatively easy, all considered, but getting out of Oberon's reach was considerably more difficult. It did not help that I made my fair share of enemies over the years to follow, some of which were maneuvered into place by Oberon and his agents (read: his extended family in human guise), and some of whom simply found it more expedient to work with him in order to accomplish their own goals. Pushing back against that kept me busy, and kept me amused, as did the jockeying of the Illuminati. It was quite a thing to be a part of their number, but keeping all the plates spinning made for a useful exercise.

That was all well and good with me, though, as it gave me incentive. Oh, sure, I've been able to make my magic work with technology... but up to this point, honestly, that's been more a matter of getting it to work without breaking technology. Being a setup wizard doesn't imply I can work it into every nook and cranny, just that I can use it without breaking the technology it's around. But with sufficient time and effort to study... which I had, here, for several reasons... I was able to actively combine it with technology. We're not talking rune-inscribed bullets - that's doable easily enough - but things closer to the lines of mana batteries were pioneered early on. As the years passed on, I was able to use similar principles to optical computing to make devices that flat-out ran on magic rather than electricity; processors that did that may have run less quickly at first, but when they weren't restricted to binary... I'm sure you can imagine the utility. Not to mention future implications with integrating this into theotech. Asura would ... well, no, he'd just have gotten mad anyway, so never mind that thought.

I'm sure you can also imagine the utility of extending this research to cybernetics, however. Oh, sure, I have done some rudimentary work in augmenting myself, but... it takes a lot to make such stick and have any notable effect beyond the most basic. Certain aspects of being a Primarch is a core part of who I am, but frankly aside from the mantra reactor and what lets me use that, the only real augmentation I have is the brass eye that persists in all my forms. Now, however... now I can integrate more with myself, and make it actually work in harmony with my body (or rather bodies) instead of being almost purely cosmetic.

A pity Demona took Oberon's side over my own, but apparently he dangled letting her remain a gargoyle 24/7 as a reward. She certainly earned her nickname, but... once more, I leave a world without companions.

Well.

Does it count as leaving the world if I use the Illuminati to get the world leaders to sign a Contract? Because, as with every other world I've visited for some time now, this one too is now on the interior of the dyson shell. Immortality is a hell of a drug, it seems.