Recipience

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> Power Information
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> ### Name
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> Recipience
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> Power Description
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> ### User
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> Alano Cruz
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> ### Potent Strength Index
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> Approximately 3.0 to 6.0
> Unknown (raw form)
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> ### Power Type
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> Energy-Meta
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> ### Ability Range
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> Short range
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> *"Following a strange encounter with an ancient statue discovered by a young boy when he fell into a cave and discovered a fortress hidden underneath the Azzurro Forest, his entire physical form was rewritten into this peculiar state, locked in a superposition between existing and unexisting. Corporeal and incorporeal. A strange power was bestowed upon him: Recipience. The mystery doesn't end there, as there is still much to learn."*
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Recipience is a superpower that belongs to Alano Cruz, and it allows him to absorb virtually any form of energy and accumulate it inside his body. The energy he absorbs converts into *Amalgamated Energy,* and it's used for offensive and defensive purposes. The most powerful trait of Recipience is its capability to absorb or replicate raw forms of other powers, allowing Alano to mimic other potents' powers at certain conditions. Recipience is a proxy to an ethereal plane of existence known as the 'potentosphere', which is an incomprehensibly large tesseract-like realm that contains the very sum of all superpowers. It's speculated that Recipience holds the key to The Nexus.

## **Description**

### **Information**

Alano possesses a unique ability: His connection to the potentosphere. Alano's connection to the Potentosphere grants him a remarkable ability to "unlock" powers, which are the manifestations of superpowers possessed by other Potents. Through physical contact with other Potents, Alano can establish a metaphysical link that allows him to access and absorb their power abilities.

When Alano makes contact with another Potent, his connection to the Potentosphere enables him to perceive the unique energy signatures associated with their powers. This perception allows him to understand the essence of their power and assimilate it into his own repertoire. Upon unlocking a power, Alano gains temporary access to that specific superpower, which becomes a part of his evolving library of abilities stored within the Potentosphere.

The unlocked powers can be recalled and reused by Alano at will. With a conscious command, he can activate and wield the unlocked power, harnessing its capabilities to suit his needs. This ability to selectively access and utilize the powers of other Potents provides Alano with an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities, making him incredibly versatile and adaptable in a variety of situations.

Furthermore, as Alano continues to unlock and accumulate powers, his understanding of the Potentosphere and its vast potential deepens. He may uncover hidden connections and synergies between different powers, allowing him to combine their powers in unique and powerful ways. This ability to synthesize and merge powers grants Alano immense creativity and strategic advantage in utilizing the collective powers of the Potentosphere. In addition to his abilities, Alano has the power to absorb various forms of energy and materials, converting them into a versatile resource called Amalgamated Energy (AE). This allows him to defend, support, and attack using transmuted energy.

One of Alano's signature techniques is the Amalgam Burst, which utilizes the volatility of his power. It involves converting absorbed energy into power, serving both defensive and offensive purposes. Amalgam Burst: Rush, his most frequently used technique, combines his unique connection to the potentosphere along with bursts of amalgamated energy to propel himself in any desired direction. Additionally, Alano can employ the challenging Amalgam Switch technique to switch between sets of related abilities in bulk, enhancing his adaptability. By fostering stronger social bonds with the original users of the replicated powers, Alano can further increase the usability and capability of these abilities. His extensive training and the essence of Recipience have also enhanced his physical attributes and physiology, allowing him to surpass average human capabilities in strength, endurance, and resilience.

### **Restrictions**

> *“Like juggling hot potatoes.”*
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Alano's use of Amalgam Burst, his ability to convert absorbed energy into power, comes with its limitations. His body can only handle a certain amount of stored power during Amalgam Burst. If he overuses multiple gained abilities simultaneously, it places an immense strain on his entire being. This backfired feedback acts as a safeguard, preventing Alano from pushing his body beyond its limits and necessitating careful management of the power he channels.

Recipience, the complex ability tied to the power Codex, is a challenging skill to learn and master. The limitless storage of archived powers within the Codex means that Alano cannot possibly study and comprehend the full extent of its raw power all at once. At his current level, he will never truly unlock the complete potential of Recipience. Additionally, the effectiveness of the archived powers relies on Alano's social bond with their original owners. Maintaining activation of a power from someone with whom he lacks a close relationship becomes increasingly difficult, as Recipience operates on the principle that the stronger the bond, the harder it is to extinguish the metaphorical flame of the power.

In summary, Alano must be cautious of overusing multiple abilities during Amalgam Burst, as it strains his body. The complexity of Recipience makes it difficult to fully grasp its vast potential, and Alano's current level of understanding limits him from harnessing its raw power completely. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the archived powers is contingent on his social bonds, making it challenging to keep activated those belonging to individuals with whom he lacks a close connection.

Because of his power's complexity, Alano finds it incredibly difficult to control it. Recipience is a very mysterious power since there are no records of such Potent wielding this power. Unless Alano gathers enough statue fragments to retrieve slivers of long-lost knowledge about his power, detailed information regarding Recipience is exceedingly scarce, if not nonexistent. Based on "imitation and emulation," the power is only as powerful as the combined strength of the replicated powers Alano possesses. Anyone with powers not derived from The Nexus are ineligible for Recipience. A prime example would be Psuedo-potents. They are artificially designed to have abilities. Alano cannot inorganic matter that doesn’t truly belong to the benefactor’s form.

Amalgam Burst has a lot of physical consequences on Alano. Prolonged activation of Amalgam Burst will cause severe fatigue, severe headaches, severe nosebleeds, severe body pain, temporarily impaired vision and hearing, fractured bones, memory loss, etc.

### **Techniques**

#### **Amalgam Guard (AG)**

Alano’s most fundamental technique. His body is like memory foam. At will, he can register prints of energy and directly absorb the immaterial essence into his corporeal and non-corporeal form, acting as a sponge of energy. The limit of this technique is pretty much non-existent. However, it is important to note that Alano still has a limited pain tolerance. His rewritten body is still programmed to perceive pain.

#### **Amalgam Burst (AB)**

Inspired by Hyperdrive’s self-named power, Hyperdrive, Amalgam Burst is a major technique used to make use of the volatility of his power. Simply put, Amalgam Burst is essentially just Alano converting absorbed energy into power. It can be used both defensively and offensively.

#### **Amalgam Siphon (AS)**

Alano can absorb or “suck up” materials or any form of kinetic energy to siphon various forms of raw essence into his body. Absorbed energy is called “Amalgamated Energy”, AE for short. He can transmute AE into raw and essential means to defend, support, or attack.

#### **Amalgam Burst: Overcharge (AB:O)**

Alano circulates AE throughout his body, acting as a ‘self-sustaining battery’. He emanates a cyan aura that has its own mini-gravitational field.

#### **Amalgam Guard: Feedback (AG:F)**

Alano reflects the enemy’s attacks via absorbed kinetic energy that is quickly released toward his opponent. This requires extremely precise timing and practice.

#### **Amalgam Burst: Rush (AB:R)**

Alano propels himself with bursts of amalgamated energy, gravikinesis, and electromagnokinesis.

#### **Amalgam Burst: Overcharged Rush (AB:OR)**

A stronger version of AB:R. Light itself distorts around Alano as he moves. Every surface becomes a lot more slippery to him because of the incomprehensibly powerful electromagnetic field.

#### **Amalgam Vision (AV)**

Alano’s solution to the problem that comes with using an archived power. Using his memory and imagination, Alano replicates a certain attack used by the host of his archived power. With enough practice and bonding, Recipience will grow more accustomed to the Amalgam Vision. Alano prefers to use Amalgam Visions of abilities that belong to his closest allies because they are easier to perform.

#### **Amalgam Switch (AS)**

Alano quickly switches his set of ‘Amalgam Visions’, condensed archived power attacks. He will mostly use AVs for support/defense. The only time he uses them offensively is when he’s performing a combat combo.

#### **Amalgam Combo (AC)**

Alano takes control of the fight by constantly confusing the enemy as he relentlessly attacks, applying random sequences of AVs.