5 Telos Karma
Hello there, this will be a mass upload, as I already wrote all these on another site, this for a certain reader that wanted to have his MC with Telos Karma. So i decided to give him all that we know about it.
First comes first, what is Telos Karma? Well here is its introduction:
> "[Telos Karma] is a Longinus that's capable of creating choices that aren't possible forcibly."
> Roygun-san said as she put her hand on her chin.
> "The thirteenth Longinus…is said to be heretical, or a Longinus crowned with the forbidden number. Anyway, the rumours that I heard are mostly bad."
> Yes, I also didn't hear a lot of good things about [Telos Karma]. It's also the cause for it to be mentioned in legends. Nakiri-kun then picked up a stone from the ground and pointed it at Xenovia.
> "For example, if I threw this rock to Prez Xenovia, I think there are a lot of possibilities that could occur. She could repel it, dodge it, cut it, get hit by it, and other possibilities."
> "It won't hit. I can do at least that much, y'know?" answered Xenovia.
> Nakiri-kun then said "That might be true if it's the president", before continuing
> "Simply by throwing this rock at someone, a variety of possibilities are generated. That Longinus is capable of creating the choices that are impossible. It can cause something like — the [Beelzebut] system suddenly experiencing a failure that only affects President Xenovia's surroundings that makes her unable to react to the stone that I threw, and she gets hit."
> Ravel-san then said
> "…I heard that it can turn the possibility of a phenomenon into an unexpected occurrence…"
> Nakiri-kun said as he dropped the stone on his hand.
> "In human history, there are some things or phenomena that are impossible to explain, right? Even after history has changed drastically, historians and researchers still can't give an answer as to how things became that way. That's because [Telos Karma] supposedly took part in some of those occurrences."
> A Longinus that took part in some of the historical events in Japan and Europe—.
> Nakiri-kun then added
> "That's why [Telos Karma] is also known as [History Breaker]."
> This Longinus was said to be a different type of 'dangerous' from the other high-class Longinus by all mythologies. Consequently, it seemed like the user's whereabouts had always been searched for, but… The first one who found that person — no, the first one who came in contact with that person was Ajuka Beelzebub-sama.
> Rias-oneesan then murmured.
> "The Longinus which doesn't have detailed information about its Balance Breaker confirmed yet was [Telos Karma] right?"
> "I don't even want to imagine the Balance Breaker of a Sacred Gear that could change the course of history." --Volume 25, Life 2, part 2.
So yeah, that's our first introduction into this Longinus. So to summerize this:
--Telos Karma is called the 13th Longinus, although bear in mind this isn't its ranking. No, Telos Karma's status as the 13th Longinus which is considered heretical is a reference to the belief that the number 13 brings bad luck.
--Telos Karma's other title is History Breaker.
--This sacred gear is apparently responsible for some of the "plot holes" in history, unexplainable occurrences or sudden twists in history that makes little to no sense.
This is just from me, and will probably never be addressed, but you can take the Assassination of the Archduke as an example. For something so unlikely to happen that was the trigger for WW1.
--There are apparently no records or even ideas about what the Balance Breaker of this thing maybe.
-- Telos Karma means:
Telos (/ˈtɛ.lɒs/; Greek: τέλος, translit. télos, lit. "end, 'purpose', or 'goal") is a term used by philosopher Aristotle to refer to the full potential or inherent purpose or objective of a person or thing, similar to the notion of an 'end goal' or 'raison d'être'. Moreover, it can be understood as the "supreme end of man's endeavour.
"Karma (/ˈkɑːrmə/; Sanskrit: कर्म, romanized: karma, IPA: [ˈkɐɽmɐ]; Pali: kamma) means action, work or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect). Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and bad rebirths.
--It's main ability is interfering with the fate and possibilities. Probability manipulation basically, although as it is, it can't affect gods apparently, unless Balance Breaker is involved.
Now that we have a clear idea of what we are dealing with, let's take a look at the sacred gear in action, eh. Do keep in mind however, that the fight that's happening, is a mix of Telos Karma and Innovate Clear, as both of this scared gear function so well together:
> "[Innovate Clear] and [Telos Karma], these two are currently together. Now, guess what will happen when these two Longinus get together. The answer is— [The Worst]. The world created by [Innovate Clear], and the many impossible choices made to become occurrences there by [Telos Karma]. Products that could be considered miracles to deeds done by Devils, and a lot of impossible things can happen at an impossible time."
> Bova-san asked
> "But, in the world of [Innovate Clear], [Telos Karma] controls the fate right? The user of that Sacred Gear would probably feel as arrogant as God in their actions."
> Nakiri-kun — made a bitter expression.
> "….Yeah, that's right, Bobo. That's why that person was named [The man who impersonates God]" --Volume 25, Life 2, part 2.
So yeah, those 2 sacred gears are pretty much made for each other. One creates a fake world where the user has some limited control, and the user gives the weilder probability manipulation. Mix the 2? The weilder is nigh-omnipotent in the Longinus' fake world, they can even control gods.
Now, for the actual action:
> [[Innovate Clear] and [Telos Karma].]
> Suddenly, both of his gauntlets caused the space to shake and rumble with a 'Dun Dun' sound. His gauntlets started to emit an ominous teal and jet-black light that wrapped around the young man's whole body.
> [—Transcendental Arrive.]
> As the young man said that—
> [Innovate Clear Balance Breaker!]
> [Telos Karma Balance Breaker!]
> His gauntlets emitted machine-like voices. Immediately after that, both of them emitted a voice simultaneously.
> <<[Transcendental Arriver!]>>
> As the space behind the young man distorted, sparks crackled and something which resembled a powered exoskeleton appeared. The powered exoskeleton's head, body and limb parts then opened and latched onto the young man's body. The helmet was equipped on his head last. His whole body looked like it was clad in a futuristic powered-exoskeleton suit from sci-fi movies. Unlike the armor that his son Issei wore, Gorou felt that this one seemed much more machine-like. The Grim Reapers were surprised by the young man. --Volume 25, New Dark.
> One of the Grim Reapers was enraged and raised his scythe overhead as he charged towards the young man, ready to attack. It was when the Grim Reaper closed his distance and swung his scythe downwards. The attack clearly should have hit, but…the young man, who was in front of the Grim Reaper, was unscratched even though the edge of the scythe pierced the floor. As the Grim Reaper took out his scythe, he asked in confusion.
> <<What did you do…? My attack should have hit you completely.>>
> The young man shrugged as he answered.
> [I simply chose the option of that attack 'not hitting'.]
> The Grim Reapers were surprised upon hearing those words. --Volume 25, New Dark.
> The swings and slashes of the scythes were so fast that Gorou couldn't follow them with his eyes. The young man evaded all of it just by slightly moving his fist. The blade of a certain Grim Reaper's scythe suddenly fell off from its handle as it clanged onto the ground with a metal-like sound. The Grim Reaper was dumbfounded as the blade broke off from its handle. The young man then said.
> [This time, I chose the option of 'The scythe isn't in good condition'.]--Volume 25, New Dark.
So yeah, that's that. This is all we got on the Longinus known as Telos Karma.
You know, thinking of it, maybe I should dedicate one chapter for each Longinus later. But oh well, I'll see to that later, for now. Enjoy this and wait for the next rants.
