C. Mantis > Quotes

“you”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 2

“The Unification of Clans The Empire The Republic The Sects The Conglomerate Guilds The Monster Collective The Corporations The Federation”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“From what Matt read, Tier 1 was unique, Tier 3 was growth, Tier 25 was power, and Tier 50 was sovereign.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“The next morning, he was so stiff and sore, getting out of the tent was a chore.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 2

“Overkill was the right amount of kill.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 9

“A Concept is a baby Intent. And a Concept is required to break into Tier 15. You need an Intent to break into Tier 25, and an Aspect to break into Tier 50.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“Cracked Skill Description: Channel mana into the skill to activate [Phantom Armor], which will then block physical and elemental damage with efficiency depending on the rate at which mana is channeled into the skill. Rating: Detrimental - Extremely niche or limited use due to mana cost being continuous. Crack turns a highly sought-after, life-saving skill into a costly and inefficient general defense skill. Possibly recommended for mages with a strong emphasis on Mana Regeneration cultivation.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“Tier 1 Talent determined. Mana Regeneration inversely proportional to current mana, directly proportional to Maximum Mana. Secondary Effect: Essence cannot be applied to mana cultivation. Mana Regeneration is decoupled from mana cultivation.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“That’s the bane of craftsmen everywhere, Matt. If you get to the end of a big project and find that you’re totally happy with the final product, then you didn’t learn anything along the way and it’s time to move on.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 8

“Besides”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“strength, durability, proprioception, which is sometimes called dexterity, flexibility, senses, mind, and regeneration.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“Tier 3 Talent determined. Primary Effect: Any mana in the mana pool over the maximum will permanently increase Maximum Mana. Secondary Effect: Maximum Mana can at most double from the previous maximum, once per Tier. Tertiary Effect: Maximum Mana adjusted to unknown value.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“Besides, like my dad always said, if you’re gonna teach someone a lesson, make it one they’ll learn the first time.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“The sign could only be described as… distracted. ‘Happy meet the royals to explain your Talents and why you are going to change the Empire. Why do I always forget to plan writing these things out? I say I will every time, but I always forget, and now the first letters are way too big, and I’m running out of space…”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 5

“The big man waved him out and called out right before Matt exited. “Get a self-filling water source. They will be absurdly expensive on Bladehold.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“runs”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 2

“I’m here as a break and to raise my kid. He just turned one. You gotta see him. He just took his first steps. I have to show you. It was so cute.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“You need to give a speech about why cats shouldn’t eat birds at Mara Moore’s Center For Birds Who Were Forced To Watch a Cat Eat Other Birds and Now Can’t Sleep Good.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 10

“And lastly, my feet fucking hurt. I’m not sure how that’s your fault, but I’m gonna blame you for it anyway.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 4

“The older man grinned lecherously. “And, besides, if it's a she, she would be foxy.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension

“she”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 5

“Still bleeding from his wounded side, and with the now cool arrow in his chest, Quill looked over to see Torch choking the archer out with their own bow. It was twisted and wrapped around their neck as she bent backwards to put more pressure on the archer’s neck.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 5

“His target was one Eleanor Mallick, and even just skimming some videos of her made it obvious what her Talent did. Each time she swung a sword, tried to cut meat with a knife, or even activated a light rune, an illusory twenty-sided die would appear at the start of the action, roll while she was acting, and finally land on a number that strongly influenced the outcome. He watched as Eleanor struck a training dummy five times in rapid succession, with a die materializing at the hilt with each swing. As each blow connected, the dice struck the dummy just above it. The first hit was a three, and barely left a scratch. The next two strikes landed on a six and a nine, respectively, with each doing more damage and the nine dealing slightly less damage than what he calculated her true output should be. The fourth attack landed on a seventeen, and the cut was so deep, it penetrated the training dummy’s protective layer and hit its more resilient core. The strike was hard enough that he placed it toward the upper end of what he’d expect a Tier 1 melee fighter to be able to accomplish, and she hadn’t struck nearly that hard. The fifth and final attack landed on a one, and her blade not only shattered, but Eleanor slipped and stumbled back as the dummy’s counter landed hard on her hip and seriously bruised her. Matt was slightly taken aback, as the dummy’s counterattack should not have been possible with its built-in restrictions.”
― C. Mantis, The Path of Ascension 8