[??? POV]

Sitting on top of a relatively small pure white cloud was a lithe man wearing a pink hoodie, the hood over top his head and hiding his face from view. As well as black techware trousers

“So that's the brat Lulu picked up?” He mumbled to himself, staring at the flames surrounding Jin’s body

“So he has a passion type Ego? That’s stupidly common, why the hell would she pick him…” he took a closer look at the kid “And it seems they have no clue about materialisation, I can barely feel the flow of their mana, and they haven't got a speck of Chi! …What the hell has she been teaching them!?”

He pulled out a phone from one of his pockets, before calling a number

The recipient answered almost immediately

“Lulu! Been a while hasn't it?” He said with a arrogant nonchalance

“M-Mr Wu-” The voice responded from the phone, before being interrupted

“Yeah yeah, I'm gonna stop you before you start rambling about how much you missed your master” He cut her off with a sigh “Anyway, I'll be visiting soon. I want to check out that student of yours…”

there was an awkward silence between the two

“...Y-yes Sir…” The voice sounded… Frightened? She unwillingly accepted the sudden request

“I’ll be there in 10 minutes” The man replied, and the voice was silent

“But-!” the man hanged up the call with a smile

The man then got up, standing and stretching, their back cracking with stiffness

A brown tail like appendage emerging from their lower spine, slipping out their hoodie and swaying left and right in a rhythmic manner

[Jin POV]

[Individuality Questline: Ignition

Requirements: Set Flame To The Match, Unleash your EGO

Rewards: Book of {The Path to Mastery}, Secondary Title Slot Unlock

Penalty: End of Individuality Questline, EGO Stat Permanently Sealed]

[Quest Complete]

[FULL CLEAR!!!]

Nice

Well that's something

It's so weird though…

When the ‘Flow’ Skill activated last time, in that pony world, it felt so different from this time

Last time it felt like I was doing something new by finding the fastest path to achieve my goal, but this time it was like I was…

Burning?

Not to mention the visible differences, back in pony world, it felt like I was looking at the world through a camera

Everything I did I thought out as much as I possibly could

But just then I was moving through instinct, doing everything my being was telling me to do

That last move wasn’t even from football, it was a Taekwondo Spin Kick that I had seen someone do on Youtube

I rub my forehead as I begin to remember the training I was put through by Luna…

“Training”...

The bitch forced me to watch a shit ton of martial artists use their fancy moves and copy it in real life

Which is bullshit, I had to guess and practise the moves a shit ton because I wasn’t able to get a good grasp on the moves without observing it directly

Combined with the “Physical Conditioning from Hell”, as she called it…

I shudder at the painful memories

As well as that, she taught me her own MMA from the bottom up

She refused to teach me any of the more complex moves because apparently my foundation was pretty much non-existent

Luna’s training was literally just physical conditioning in the morning, fighting a bit of monsters in the afternoon to fight against the adrenaline addiction and watching youtube videos all night

Not to mention, I spent nearly the entirety of the month in a time warped I.D, which was about three times slower

So in reality, I spent three fucking months going through hell on Earth…

I was also forbidden from using any of the stat points I gained because, in her own words, “It’ll put my foundations outta wack”

She says that I should save them for a sticky situation, where I can rapidly increase my power to abuse an enemy’s pre-established connotations of my strength

Before the match could kick off again, I heard silence

“Protected Space…” I mumbled to myself

I instantly put my guard up, expecting an attack

But all I saw was a familiar face

In a unique expression

Panic

“JIN!”

“Huh- what?” I lowered my guard and looked at her, her chest heaving

“Jin, There’s no time to explain, I need you to listen to me, this is a matter of life and death” She became stone cold in almost a comedic manner

“Luna, I was in the middle of a mat-” She grabbed me by the hand and began to float in the air

Magic…

Luna said that she’s absolutely crap at it, but what that means is that even the shittiest of magicians can fly

Which is an exciting concept

She dragged me through the air at breakneck speeds

I heard a loud explosion, and it took me a few moments to realise that explosion was me and her breaking through the sound barrier

I saw a thin blue aura envelop me, protecting me from the repercussions of such insane speeds

In what was essentially a few seconds, I had found myself at the door to the residence I was bunking at whilst mom is…

My insides felt like they were twisting up in knots, I ran to the closest trashcan and got rid of my breakfast, brunch and lunch all at once

“You done? Okay because we need to get ready like right now” She says in an annoyed tone

“Can’t you give me a little break you demoness!” I shout back at her, before I feel a sharp blunt impact on the top of my head

“Ahh, You make an incredible punching bag, you know that~?”

Bitch

“Is it just me or did you just cuss me out in your head?”

“What!? I would never do something so vulgar to my beautiful and incredible master!”

“That’s what I like to hear! Now, go get your ass changed… We got an important guest coming over today” She rolls her sleeves up as she speaks, walking into the house with me as I rush upstairs

I hear a crack as I look out the window to see a giant fracture in the sky

The world began to start living again, I heard the sound of the world return, cars driving past, friends chatting to each other on the street, the whole shebang

I heard a shit ton of clambering downstairs, as well as a bunch of metal pots and pans crashing together

First thing I did was get naked, taking off the tacky football uniform

Second thing I did was get changed into something much more stylish

A pair of navy blue oversized jeans that were kept just below the bellybutton with a belt, some black platform boots, a black high neck sleeveless crop top, a black leather jacket to add texture

I took a new hairband from my collection and put my hair up into a ponytail, using my fingers to take some of my hair out of it to form bangs

I looked into my reflection

“Not gonna lie, I ate” I say, walking downstairs and presenting myself to Luna who was cleaning up around the house

She sighed and brang one of her hands to her hair, pulling out a few threads and throwing them forwards

"Biàn"

In a puff of smoke, three other Luna's spawned themselves in front of her, helping her out

"Ahem" I cough into my fist as she turns to look at me

She deadpanned at me

“You look like a slut”

“Good to know” I reply and wander to the couch, sitting down

“Get off your ass and help me out dumbass!” she yelled, smacking me across the head for the second time today

This is just abuse at this point…

“I’m gonna report your ass to child protective services!”

“Like I care! That guy is gonna be here in 10 minutes! He’s scarier than any government office!”

“Even the IRS?”

“...” She stared at me like I was some kind of insect

After about a minute of me procrastinating, I heard the doorbell ring

“Hmm?” Oh, it’s probably Celestia, maybe she got off work early?

Walking up to the door, I open it with a yawn

“Hi Celes…” I looked at the man across from me

He was tall, maybe 6 feet tall? Towering above my 5”9 figure with ease

He had long calf length golden yellow hair that seemed to shine in the light of the sun

His eyes were a light sky blue, reflecting me near perfectly, A perfectly chiselled face like he was a unseen work of Michelangelo

A smile was plastered on his face, showing off his white teeth

Wearing an oversized pink hoodie, his hands were in its pockets as his black techware trousers covered his lithe figure

But what really drew my attention was…

[??? ?????? - The Great Sage, Heavens Equal: Lv ???]

A sweat droplet ran across my forehead

This guy is strong

Scarily so

I was frozen, his imposing frame was literally freezing me in place

A chill ran down my spine

It was like I forgot everything I was ever taught

In the eyes of this man, the progress I had made in these three months was nothing but laughable

Like an ant growing mandibles, a growth that simply made no difference to him

“Hey kid! Lulu home yet?” I had heard him say. His voice was silky smooth, almost intoxicating in its mannerism

[Due to strong Psychic Attack, Skill ‘Gamer’s Mind’ has Broken the Level Limit]

Author's Note

Here comes the big boy!

I gave y'all enough hints about who this character is, I think you can figure it out if you're smart!

Also why the hell did 15 of you find this story through bing.com wtf