Ruler Pathway/Acting Method and Rituals

## Sequence 9: Assassin

* Assassinate high profile targets, preferably those known to be corrupt or evil.
* The more meticulous and developed the assassination, the greater the feedback.
* Leaving behind a calling card at the scene of the crime also helps digest the Potion faster, such as a symbol or sentence drawn in the victims blood.
	+ It can also be an object, like a flower.

## Sequence 8: Caster

* Preform great feats of magic in front of crowds, the more spectacular the better.
* You do not have to fight to digest the potion, you can also be a "normal" magician, but it is a much slower Method.
* You can carry over your trademark sign as an Assassin when you preform high-profile actions to help advance, as you are drawing on the pre-established awe and fear people have in you.
* Dress and act like a clown and flippant, yet actually always have everyone else dancing in the palms of your hands.

## Sequence 7: Rider

* Beyonders must enter an active battlefield and lead charges against the enemy on their mounts.
* They can charge alone, but the digestion is better if they lead an army or group instead.
* They cannot use their Caster or Assassin identity to inspire awe, instead starting anew with their reputation.
* Defeating stronger opponents inform of a crowds grants bonus digestion, especially if they are fellow cavalry or Beyonder Creature users.

## Sequence 6: Berserker

* The final stop for the majority of Ruler Beyonders due to the required Method.
	+ As a Berserker, you have to let yourself lose control on the battlefield and slaughter anyone in front of you.
	+ However, you must regain your sanity off the battlefield and avoid killing allies.
	+ This is incredibly difficult, as the mind of a berserker can only see red, not allies or enemies.
		- The need to be able to switch your insanity on and off is too difficult for most.
		- Often, when Berserkers lose control and become Rampagers, nobody realizes for a while since they were already so crazy.
	+ The bloodier the spectacle and the more people to witness it (allies or enemies) the faster the digestion.

## Sequence 5: Saber

* The best and most common Acting Method is to be like a Knight.
	+ Chivalrous, dutiful and gracious, a Saber is well versed in etiquette of both the battlefield and a ball.
	+ They must pursue a belief of justice and carry out judgement against those that threaten their ideal or innocents.
	+ Another option is a mercenary swordsman with morals, but the digestion gained is less than that of a Knight.
	+ A Knight must always be steadfast and composed

### **Ritual**:

* Combining you previous Sequence experience, carefully plan out an attack against an enemy force. Use the meticulousness of an Assassin, the flair of a Caster, the Charisma of a Rider and ruthlessness of a Berserker to defeat the enemy. This must be done with and in front of a force of at least 30 Beyonders.

## Sequence 4: Lancer

* Use a spear, trident, javelin or lance to decimate the enemy.
* Unlike the previous 3 Sequences, you do not have to partake in an army to advance.
	+ Killing evil Beyonders allows you to digest the Potion faster.
	+ The killing can be done publicly or secretly, as people do not need to see your face this time.
	+ Instead, using a symbol to draw attention also works, but it cannot be your Assassin or Caster symbol.
* Brutal and destructive killing allows digestion of the Potion.
	+ On the other hand, kills such as a single clean stab through the heart, neck or brain impresses people with your skill and also allows digestion.

### **Ritual:**

* Fight against an overwhelming enemy and slowly succumb to your wounds. Despite this, continue to fight until the very end. If you kill all your foes before dying, you succeed in advancing.

## Sequence 3: Archer

* Preform very difficult kills from a vantage point of large distance.
	+ The more fluid the combination of arrows used, the amount of time taken to kill and the stronger the target influence the digestion.
	+ You do not have to be seen by people when Acting, as long as you can be easily identified as the culprit.
* If you re-join an army, showing off to your allies is a great way to advance.
* You must always be collected and use your arrows as optimally as possible, targeting opponents when they are most distracted or weakened.
* Killing targets fluidly one after the other is a good way to digest the Potion

### **Ritual:**

* Form a bow and a singular arrow using Demigod level materials. Imbue to arrow with as much Spirituality and Beyonder powers as possible and fire the arrow. The arrow must pierce through the Real World, the Spiritual World and the Astral World before returning to you. By piercing the 3 layers of reality, the arrow should have taken in energy from all 3 of them along the way. Stab your heart with the arrow and absorb all the energies. This act must be witnessed by an Angel

## Sequence 2: Avenger

* Rely on "dirtier" tactics, such as hostage-taking and torturing for information
* Don't spare enemies under any circumstances
* If civilians are in the way of your target, go through them anyway.
* Never show a crack in your Acting
* Live up to your reputation as a brutal, relentless and bloodthirsty avenger
	+ Anyone that interferes, even if they are innocent, are now your enemies.

### **Ritual:**

* Gradually turn public opinion about yourself negative and stir up conflicts regarding you and your allies.
	+ Once things reach a boiling point, fight your comrades and be labelled a traitor.
	+ The public must label you a corrupt villain who fell from grace and you must be hunted by former allies.
	+ During this, you must be firmly convinced you are in the right and that you were betrayed.
* To do this, help from an Empyrean, Heaven or Visionary Beyonder is needed.
	+ They must make you believe in your own innocence until you stand alone against the world.
	+ At that stage, you can complete the Ritual with or without removing the self-hypnosis.

## Sequence 1: Beast

* Openly commit acts of debauchery and fulfil your desires without holding back
	+ Do this while still maintaining your original goals
* Satisfy your urges for blood and souls, either on civilians or criminals, at the earliest opportunity
	+ Do not fall completely into the abyss despite all of this.
* Become feared and despised as a monster that tears apart families and loved ones.
* Never hold back on anyone, under any circumstances
* Remain perfectly logical and conscious throughout all your acts.
	+ Remember: ACT LIKE A BEAST BUT DO NOT ACTUALLY BECOME ONE !!!!

### **Ritual:**

* After being betrayed by the world, you decided to destroy it.
	+ Become a total beast that slaughters and rampages for their own emotions and desires, no longer shackled by morality and conscience.
		- Remember: Retain a portion of your logical side and original personality/goals
	+ After creating enough bloodshed, target and kill anyone who wronged you.
	+ After clearing up loose ends, destroy a global symbol of purity and innocence, whether that be a person or an item.
	+ After becoming feared throughout the world as a menace no one can protect you from, drink the Potion and advance.

## King of Angels

### **Accommodation Ritual:**

* Drink the liquid from the Uniqueness and survive the experience. You must retain your lucidity and sense of self without forgetting your ideals and becoming a puppet to the Uniqueness. While under the effects of the liquid sacrifice the souls of 9 Angels, each from a different Pathway.

## Sequence 0: Ruler

### **Ritual:**

* After creating enough bloodshed, target and kill anyone who partook in your fall from grace and transition to an Avenger.
	+ After killing everyone involved, gather all the records of your crimes and destroy them.
	+ When the truth off your actions has been buried, use the Authority of Concealment to make the masses forget your crimes too.
	+ Once all evidence has been successfully erased, drink the Potion and advance.
* After all, history is written by the victors and you are certainly a winner.