My Form Empties

## Combat Encounters

* Line 1: MADNESS (Station 13)
* Mirror Dungeon - Hard (5th Floor)

## Possible Rewards

 * Bloody Gadget

 * All allies heal 10 HP and SP

**My Form Empties** (M-04-04-04) is a WAW-class Abnormality that is fought on Station 13 (the Terminus) of Line 1: MADNESS.

It can also be encountered in the Mirror Dungeon through Abnormality events, and as a potential boss (on Hard difficulty only).

It is the source of the E.G.O **Ya Śūnyatā Tad Rūpam**.

## **Appearance**

**My Form Empties** is a stone statue of Buddha (a Buddha Mūrti) resting on top of a bronze-colored stone seat. Several cracks in the statue expose muscles and sinews within the Abnormality's interior. Breaking the Stone Seat also reveals a brain-like lump of flesh resting inside of it.

The statue is seen making Mudrās (symbolic gestures), with the left hand resting in its lap with its fingers curled, while the right hand is raised with the tip of the middle finger joined to the thumb's. While the face carved into the statue has a calm expression with closed eyes, a crack over the left eye reveals a red, glowing eye.

While the Abnormality remains stationary, it is described in the Observation Log to be perpetually levitating in the air. A red ring, linking small stone fragments, rotates behind it. It is accompanied by a floating khakkhara which it uses to attack its opponents (and sometimes its allies).

## **Combat**

My Form Empties appears with 3 Lured leaders from Line 1's previous station. Their attacks are different from their normal variants and they cannot die through normal means, as their HP will restore immediately unless enough damage is dealt within one turn to kill them immediately.

The effect called "Karma" comes into play when dealing with this abnormality. All of My Form Empties' attacks inflict 20 Karma if successful. However, if the attack fails, it will instead inflict 20 Karma at a random Lured Leader at the start of the next turn.

If either the Lured Leaders or the Sinners have Karma, they can transfer 10 Karma per attack to the opposing side through winning clashes. As long as any of the Lured Leaders are alive My Form Empties will not have any Karma transferred to itself.

If the stack reaches 108+, the target in question will die. Destroying the *Buddha Mūrti* part (which regenerates at the end of next turn) will cause My Form Empties to target most of its skills at random allies at the next turn, inflicting Karma on them.

Upon killing all the allies, you will get a chance to stagger My Form Empties.

## **Story**

Log Writer: **Faust**

* Level 1
* Level 2
* Level 3
Recording the information gained from an encounter with the entity.
 This entity was first identified by the Preliminary Observation of LCC Before Team, and it was to be captured by After Team's Special Ops department.
 However, it appears that we encountered it through the mirror before they could perform the task.
 With the above-mentioned facts in consideration, I will describe the information gathered from Before Team's observation and our encounter with it in a comprehensive manner.
 -The Abnormality is speculated to be a statue created as an idol for worship.
 -The Abnormality appears to be floating in the air at all times, and shows no particular movement outside of gesturing with one hand.
 -Is ■■■■ with a related Abnormality ■■■■■■; may suggest a connection of some kind, though details are unclear. [Authorization from a higher security level is required to access the data.]
 -Similar to how it floats, it attacks by "levitating" objects and sending them flying.
 Concluding the report.
 → Those cleaners found it first? I thought it was their job to catch 'em and put 'em away? *(Heathcliff)*
 → As explained before, we stand between multiple different possibilities via refractions. After Team may have been late in this possibility, or even nonexistent. *(Faust)*
 → (A writing seems to have been scribbled out with a pen.) Alright, I got that loud and clear. *(Heathcliff)*
 → Someone is unconvincing. *(Outis)*Recording the information gained from encountering the entity in battle.
 I will describe its behavior during combat.
 It was always accompanied by a group of followers. Observation suggested that they were under the influence of a type of mind control. The lack of any common factors shared by all followers in terms of attire or other external features added further plausibility to the speculation.
 It appears to attack using a khakkhara holding spiritual significance.The staff floated in a similar manner to the Abnormality. It looks as though the staff has its own sentience.
 Also, due to an unidentified interference...most attacks proved ineffective.
 Attacks to the core will not achieve much until the cause is found.
 I will note progress made in a future report.
 Concluding the report.
 → Wait, wait. You forgot that weird ring. *(Gregor)*
 → It…gives a strange feeling. I don't know why it comes to us, but when it sticks to the back, it feels...strange. Like a pressure is weighing down on the mind… *(Sinclair)*
 → You had the time to feel all that? As for me, the hit I took while the ring was attached to me cut me in half by the waist. I can almost still feel it even now. *(Ishmael)*
 → Really…? I, I don't think I got hurt that bad. *(Sinclair)*
 → Hm. That does remind me of the occasion when the airborne ring returned to me at one moment. It may be the case that there is a rule behind its movement. *(Yi Sang)*Recording the reason for the unsuccessful attacks.
 Its followers appear to be directly linked to the Abnormality.
 The Abnormality will most likely not suffer meaningful damage until all followers have been defeated.
 There seems to have been a kind of contractual obligation that requires the followers to protect the Abnormality.
 There is another discovery to report.
 After its body has been broken and the head has fallen, it started attacking its own followers at random.
 Although breaking the body was an arduous task, it proved to be quite effective for its suppression.
 Concluding the report.
 → It almost looked angry, the way it moved. I guess… It was lashing out at its minions for failing to protect it? *(Ishmael)*
 → To think it would punish its soldiers on the front lines for errors in the operation. It's hardly surprising that a floating statue makes an incompetent commander. *(Outis)*

## **Mirror Dungeon Event**

**Mirror Dungeon Event**

A bell occasionally tolls in the red room.
It’s a heavy, subduing sound.

The statue is chanting something.
You’re unable to recognize its words.

But, you feel that whatever it is,
is not a joyous thing.

There’s a brass ring on the statue’s finger.

**Listen closer.**

**Pass Condition: Team Average SP ≥ 0**
 **Check Passed**

You close your eyes and focus on the sound.You are able to pay closer attention to what it is saying.It is uttering its thoughts in the form of a mantra.It is emptying itself by verbalizing its thoughts.In that case, you will absorb its teachings.Fill yourself with the sermon it has gouged out.While it has forgotten itself, you gain a clearer sense of self.

**All allies heal 10 HP and SP.**
 **Check Failed**

You close your eyes and focus on the sound.What is it saying?This thing is uttering thoughts.Empty oneself by verbalizing one’s thoughts.Expel everything within so that nothing remains.That is the statue’s way of forgetting the self.You sense yourself disappearing as well.

**At the start of the Combat Phase, Identities without Lust Affinity Attack Skill are Staggered.**

**Take the brass ring.**

**Who should do it?**
 Lust/  Gluttony Advantage:  ≥ 6No Advantage:  ≥ 12

 **Check Passed**

You picked up the ring in its hand.It remains perfectly still, maintaining its chant.This statue won’t move,no matter what happens around it.Though it stays forever still,and the tone of its mantra remains consistent…You knew one thing.Its chants are imbued with a curse.

**E.G.O Gift** Bloody Gadget **earned!  Identities without Lust Affinity Attack Skill take 10 SP damage!**
 **Check Failed**

You tried to pick up the ring in its hand.Its wrist suddenly spun in a circle.You reach for the ring again,but that wrist keeps moving, denying you.It could be conveying that you are unworthy.

**Nothing happened.**

## **Gift**

Tier: **I**Cost:  163

## **Gallery**

Idle SpriteAll parts brokenSuppressed CoreKhakkharaDepicted in Outis' Ya Śūnyatā Tad RūpamDepicted in Heathcliff's Ya Śūnyatā Tad RūpamBattle Background
## **Trivia**

* My Form Empties and its E.G.O are based on the Heart Sutra in Buddhist mythology, as well as the Sutra Tripipitaka used in Journey to the West.
* In Buddhism, it is believed that there are 108 temptations one must overcome in order to reach nirvana. This is reflected in My Form Empties' unique status effect  which instantly kills a unit once the count reaches 108.
* My Form Empties is just simply called "Budda" in the game files.
* My Form Empties' battle mechanic mirrors the fight with Judgement Bird in *Library of Ruina*. Similar to this fight, battlers transfer a status called 'Sin' when attacking, and all allies need to be defeated before being able to deal damage to the main Abnormality.