5 Woes Of A Spear Boy

(You know, I was thinking of writing a DC Essence fic using the Gacha essence like that Marvel one with a chapter a day for this story and the other, but I am not so sure of which timeline to use. But enough rambling, let us see the suffering. I mean the story of our spear boy.)

(Cao Cao POV)

"Creativity is an amazing thing," I think to myself as I proceed to fall into the small pond near my house. After getting up from the water, I try to gather chakra at my feet again to begin the exercise. I can feel Cato and Celestine watching in interest as wizards, while able to fly, require a lot of power to do so. In regards to walking on water, I may look like the second coming of Jesus at this point.

Again, the irony is not lost on me, considering what sacred gear I'm using, but regardless, after being able to learn tree walking Cato, made fun of me for making a pseudo Spider-Man impression. The reason he knows about Spider-Man and not the knock-off versions in this world is because I have allowed them access to my memories to entertain them. It's nothing personal; it's just media I have watched. 

I never plan to show them the fact that this universe is an anime as it would send the gear into chaos due to the mass existential crises, so I am simply showing them various things so they can give me ideas. For example, being able to walk on water, I should be able to start learning how to use my chakra in other ways. Cesltine wants me to use my chakra to form light rays like Darui through his storm release.

Cato simply wants to study this power further, and after showing him the memory of the shadow clone jutsu, he leaves and has not said anything to Celestine for the past couple of hours. But I did hear them muttering about how the shadow clone jutsu was literally cheating. 

This makes sense as with a powerful mind and large chakra pool; training can be trivialized through simply brute force, forcing it with clones. It does make me wonder what other abilities I should add to my arsenal, but one stands out to me, that being Haki.

Simply said, it enables one to use one's own spiritual energy/ spirit to increase and develop a variety of powers and abilities. These abilities could vary from hardening one's body to feeling the presence of others and much more. The possibilities were vast as, due to its being of a spiritual nature, it would allow me to harm spiritual enemies with my bare hands. 

Also, it would allow me to use and enhance the potential of my body, and when taught to others, it is a great starting point. Also, observational haki is broken in most instances. The only real weakness of being able to see a couple of seconds into the future is having the bodily reaction time, as even if one can see the future, being able to dodge is an entirely different matter.

To that, I say they should be trained by Abridged Piccolo.

Sensing my LP store after the two days of training my water walking and tree climbing, with the former not quite up to snuff, I spent surprisingly 200,000 LP as I could only get Observational and Armament Haki as the last one is an innate trait. This brings me down to 145,600 LP, and after some thought, I decided to use it on some defensive abilities. Or at least, I would if not for the fact that my luck has struck again.

Using my ability to sense chakra around me, I felt multiple presences surround me. After taking out my spear, I immediately got myself ready, and after hearing the notching of multiple bows, I heard one shout to me, "Identify yourself, male!" To which I responded by saying, "Is it not polite to say one's own name when asking for someone else's? What have I done to provoke such a hostile response?"

They did not take that well. As they all fired their bows and, using my spear, I spun it around me, deflecting all the arrows to which I pat myself on the back for that one as Cato said that it would be too impractical. 

The next volley is then fired, and I begin to move, to which I hear from behind me, "You cannot escape us. Many have tried, and all of them have failed!" Answering her, I ask again, "Have I provoked an ancestor or descendant of yours or something? Jesus, it's like a cultivation novel plot at this point."

My question is left unanswered, and I decided to use this as a way to test myself. I rip off a piece of my clothing and place it around my eyes as the grind is eternal. I am by no means blind, as I can see through my usage of chakra, but this is meant to train my observational haki, and the danger in tandem with Blank is helping me immensely as I begin to dodge and weave their shots.

But as they continued to miss, I could tell that they were doing this on purpose. While they were getting close enough to me to feel the danger, they were leading me somewhere, and I decided to stop in my tracks. I began to dodge each arrow, and my stiff form became more flowing as my eyes were opened. 

By no means is my skill anything but amateurish, but training is training. Although this may have provoked a rather irritated response as they stopped firing, and a couple came from the trees.

Based on their chakra, all of them are connected to someone a decent distance away, and then it dawns on me. I am in America being chased by an all-female group of huntresses, all of whom are connected to one person or being. Have I done something to your universe, DXD? But my complaints come later as the woman walks out from the treeline with her daggers drawn, to which I ask, "So are we going to talk this out like reasonable people, or are you going to let your knives do the talking?"

I can feel her irritation as she rushes me at a speed comparable to a peak low-class being, and as I dodge and weave, she asks, "Why doth thou useth not thine spear male? Thou shall perish if thou is so overconfident." Her strikes began to become faster and faster as her daggers became like shining flashes before my eyes, and as one struck my face, it cut the blindfold I was wearing, showing my focused expression, but I kept my eyes closed.

After cutting the blindfold, her ferocity continues as I begin to try to apply armament haki to my arms, and from the spiritual energy flowing into my arms, it seems to be working with my spear, actually helping with the flow of spiritual energy. 

Cato then pipes in by asking (May I ask why you are using this battle as a means to train? She is trying to kill you.) Celestine then replies ( Let the boy continue, Cato. I've always had a bone to pick with these damn huntresses believing themselves so above females as if celibacy is something to be proud of.)

Okay, that is a can of worms for later, but upon her next slash, I grab it with my partial armament haki-infused hand, which surprises her, but she then uses me as a kickstand and jumps away from me without her knife. 

I placed it in my pocket space, which only cost 3,000 and could hold a good number of items. Cost is similar to the highest rank of the skill from the anime it was inspired from, but I will need to upgrade it further to be able to store living things as well as control time within it. But hey, a free celestial bronze dagger is neat.

Taking in my form, she readies to attack me again, but then a loud yet authoritative voice booms through the forest as it says, "Cease, Zoe, this male has survived and nearly bested you. You have grown rusty. We shall speak of this later." Zoe then looks at me, to which I return with a middle finger. This gesture seems to offend her greatly.

I can understand why Thalia hated this girl, but whatever. As the source of the voice enters the battlefield, I see a young woman around 15 or 14 years of age, and using 80,000 LP, I create a mental resistance skill, which leaves me with only 55,000 LP. The effect is immediate as I can now feel a presence trying to read my mind. What I gathered from my previous encounter with a God is that he couldn't read my memories before my transmigration, but he could read my current thoughts. This must be remedied imedtaley.

The woman then walked up to me, and surprisingly enough, I was actually taller than her, which I attribute to my essences keeping me healthy. The presence in my mind grows as my nose begins to bleed due to the excursion, but Blank and my own skills are helping me. The presence is actually fortifying my mind. The life of a spear user truly is suffering.

But before the pain increased, the woman stopped trying to enter my mind, to which she said, "I am somewhat impressed that you are still standing after that, but now we shall have words, spear user." Internally, I ask Cato for options, to which he says ( Follow her. While the Greeks are known for treachery, they respect strength. They shall not harm you yet.)

"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Cato," I say mentally as I follow the Goddess Of The Hunt, and as we walk, her hunters or huntresses form ranks behind me. Most of them are shooting me glares with so much rage within them you'd think I would spontaneously combust if they could do so against me. But for now, I follow along as feminazis are nothing new after living through the 2010s and early 2020s.

Nothing against female empowerment, but once their own empowerment begins to infringe on the rights of the other gender, that's when the issues arise, and that side becomes a hypocrite. Before I could ruminate on my thoughts further, we arrived at a small camp, where we then entered the main tent. 

Sitting down, one almost gasps as she says, "You will sit when Lady Artemis deems it so." Looking at her, all I can muster is nothing, as such a comment does not deserve a response. Artemis looks me over, and as I meet her gaze, she seems to consider something as she sits opposite me with only a small fire between us.

Then the test of wills began as her presence flooded the room, trying to crush me, but then the spear appeared in my hands, warding off the attack and sending a small thanks. Artemis simply frows as she says, "I never thought I would see that cursed weapon again, but life is truly full of disappointment. What brings you to the West Spear User?"

Taking a breath, I answer, "Nothing and everything as I have nothing, and so I am training to try and gain everything." The woman then says, "Elaborate." Continuing, I answer gain, "My parents sold me for money to the Devils. I escaped and fled here and began to train. Such weakness is not allowed in a world like this. Now, I must ask why you attacked me as I have no quarrel with you."

Artemis then chuckles almost mockingly as she says, "I would believe that statement naive as simply having that spear makes you an enemy of nearly everyone in the world, but such is the foolishness of the young. I should just turn you into a dear and have my hunters track you down."

Gripping the spear tightly, the huntresses around us begin to reach for their weapons.

All that could be heard was the wind blowing across the forest, and after a minute that felt like an hour, Artemis raised her hand, and the huntresses lowered their weapons. But I still gripped the spear, to which she comments, "Alert and ready, I applaud your caution, but now it seems like we are at a crossroads of sorts. What will be your next move, spear user?"

Knowing that attacking is suicide art my current power, I return the spear to my soul, and she smiles and says, "Smart, I would have killed you where you sat. Most men would rush to kill those that harmed him without provocation."

"Most men are either idiots or someone with nothing to lose, at least to you. Gender intellect aside, I know when I am outpowered, so what is this about?" My blunt question ruffles their snowflake feathers as she says, "As you said before, nothing and everything. Nothing as this encounter was all luck as we only sensed you during one of our hunts in the area. Everything as that spear has the potential to destroy entire continents, and so after seeing that unique signature, I wanted to see who now wields it. Congratulations, young one, you get to live."

I hate this feeling as while I am no edge lord, being in a disadvantageous position is not a good feeling. So I then ask, "So what? You will let me leave after defeating your Huntress over there?' Pointing to Zoe, she glares at me, to which Artemis answers, "Yes, you will, as I see no reason to anger the spear user. That is for other gods, and I am no fool. While I do have a distaste for most men, I am also a goddess of childbirth, and so I can see that you have suffered. Since you did not harm my Huntress, I will let you off the hook just this once." 

As she stands, I do so as well, to which, before leaving, she says, "Make no mistake, I will call upon you later, and you will answer, or I hunt you like the dishonorable pig you are."

Zoe then sheathes the knife she was holding and says, "That means thou owes us thy life. Leave now, male, and let it be known that I shall win the next bout." Feeling that I was unwanted, I walked out of the tent, mentally wondering if I should allow a grudge to form over this. 

I have the entire Multiverse at my fingers, and no sexist huntresses will do anything about that. It's almost laughable how important they think of themselves, as they are simply but one in infinite timelines. But that would be arrogant of me to think even if a small part of me revels in that knowledge.

Most of these girls would not even survive the battle with the Titans if this is following the Percy Jackson storyline, and their fates are unavoidable, unlike me, as I am free in one sense but not in many others. So, as I left the camp, it simply disappeared from behind me, leaving me in the dead of night. While I have had a not-so-fun encounter with the goddess of sexism, I have learned something else: a new possibility.

There is a new possibility for growth, as there is no better way to improve than killing gods. So, I walked back to the house to continue my training.

(Also, if any of you guys are worried about the whole being owed something thing, it is the same as two normal people. He never wore on the Styx or anything, but you all know Greek Gods. Also, do let me know if you guys only want small PJ elements or the whole story.)