AN: Just a fun list about a few {Unique Skills} we've encountered throughout this story. I'll maybe make more if I feel like it. It's nothing too serious, so skip if you wish.
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[White Comet] Blossom Star ★★★☆☆
{Starlit Crown Lv.1}
Drawing power from deep within her heart, Blossom Star charges forward, significantly increasing her Velocity and Acceleration when faced with a great challenge, at the cost of increased Stamina consumption. This Unique Skill can be triggered [once] during a race.
Gameplay Effect: As a Frontrunner, when under threat of being passed on the final corner or later, significantly increases Speed and Acceleration.
[Ashen Beast] Oguri Cap ★★★☆☆
{Triumphant Storm Lv,1}
After starving herself from the joy of running, Oguri Cap burns with intense power, awakening the Slumbering Beast. Significantly increases Velocity and Acceleration when placed in back of the pack. This Skill's duration is slightly refreshed with every runner passed.
Gameplay Effect: As an End Closer, increases Speed and Acceleration. When passing another runner during the spurt, this Skill is repeated with 1/10 of the initial power.
[Amber General] Belno Light ★★★☆☆
{Final Gambit Lv.1}
With a burst of great willpower, Belno Light moderately recovers Stamina after exhausting herself. She then drains the Stamina of nearby runners to further recover her Stamina. This secondary recovery increases in potency based on the number of nearby runners affected.
Gameplay Effect: After exhausting Stamina, moderately recovers Stamina. Any nearby runners will lose Stamina, and this amount will be transferred to her.
[Locked 'n Loaded] Dicta Striker ★★★☆☆
{Yellow Bullet Lv.1}
When the path to victory remains unclear, Dicta Striker shoots forward from her loaded chamber, transforming into a bullet with significantly increased Speed. Any runner she passes is left disorientated from the blast, significantly reducing field of view for a moderate period of time.
Gameplay Effect: As a Pace Chaser, increases Speed and Maneuverability when the way ahead is blocked in the last spurt. Moderately narrows the field of view of any passed runners.
[Clinochlore Line] Mejiro Ardan ★★★☆☆
{Moskstraumen Lv.1}
Drawing strength from within herself, Mejiro Ardan traps nearby runners in an escapable storm, while surging ahead with significantly increased Acceleration. Any runner caught in her storm will be left weakened, decreasing their Speed.
Gameplay Effect: As a Late Surger, if surrounded during the final corner or later, increases Acceleration while decreasing Speed of any nearby runners.
[Gods' Descent] Tamamo Cross ★★★☆☆
{White Lightning Comin' Through! Lv.1}
With a surge of explosive power, Tamamo Cross bolts down the track like lightning, tearing apart any obstacles that stand in her way. She significantly increases her Speed and Acceleration, while dazzling any runner she passes by during her forward surge, causing them to lose focus.
Gameplay Effect: When aiming for the front from the back of the pack on a straight in the second half of the race, increases Speed and Stamina at the cost of Stamina. Any runner passed after activation also gets their Speed slightly reduced.
[Secret Wild Star] Obey Your Master ★★★☆☆
{Mask's Off, Darlin'~ Lv.1}
Abandoning the mask she's donned to fulfil her mission, Obey Your Master burns with deep-seethed fury. Her fury startles and terrifies all runners around her, moderately decreasing Speed and Acceleration, while increasing her own Acceleration at the cost of Stamina.
Gameplay Effect: When in the back of the pack during midrace, consumes Stamina to increase Acceleration, while decreasing Speed and Acceleration of nearby runners.
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Xīnxīng whistled as she finished reading the announcement that CyGames just sent out. "Wow, talk about overpowered." She grinned slightly as she inevitably made some comparisons to some of the 'Year-1' umas that CyGames released. "If this isn't powercreep, then I don't know what is!"
Though her grin then softened as she scrolled back up to the first Unique Skill on the announcement. "Blossom Star…" She whispered, grimacing slightly as she recalled what she'd seen on that day.
She sighed as she leaned back onto her hospital bed. "Are you okay?" She whispered to the air, remembering the look of terror that'd flashed in Star's eyes as she turned to meet her visiting friend. Alas, Star had vanished into sparks before her friend ever saw Star, which meant that only Xīng knew what happened that day.
In the end, silence was her answer.
Xīng sighed as she clicked off the announcement page. "Might as well get my Dailies done."