[UN: philanthropist | Text]

[ghostlord]

Superpowers are rampant, I've noticed, but who here has spent time cultivating their spirit?

Yes, I mean your soul. Those do exist, you know.

[It's time to get close with strangers.]

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[kryptonix]

How do you "cultivate" a soul?

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[ghostlord]

Through disciple and meditation, mostly.

[kryptonix]

To what end?

[ghostlord]

To achieve one's full strength, of course!

[kryptonix]

I don't really see how.

Sounds kind of wishy-washy.

[ghostlord]

I could show you what I can do with it.

[kryptonix]

What's stopping you from just telling me?

[ghostlord]

I could tell you I am a Master in Martial Arts and Cultivation. What would that mean to you?

I could break it down and say I can snap a neck with one hand and take on a small army single-handedly.

[kryptonix]

Is that it?

[ghostlord]

I can wield a sword or, as I prefer, my fan with deadly accuracy. I can keep airborne with enough power and leverage. You are speaking to the Ghost Lord of Ghost Valley, young master.

Is that it?

[kryptonix]

It doesn't seem all that special.

[ghostlord]

You're one of those with superpowers, hm?

[kryptonix]

Pretty much. I was created that way.

[ghostlord]

I was born a regular human. That's the difference.

[kryptonix]

It's possible to cultivate power.

But I don't see how power makes anyone special.

[ghostlord]

There are those that can protect, those that can fight and those that can't. It does make a difference.

[kryptonix]

It may make a difference.

It doesn't make you special.

[ghostlord]

It's natural to be proud of something you work hard to achieve. My A-Xu, for example, is special even though I may not be.

[kryptonix]

Be proud all you like.

Doesn't mean other people are gonna care.

[ghostlord]

I didn't ask to brag; I asked to know more about other worlds. How do others come by their powers? If it's just given to them, that's boring.

[kryptonix]

Even superpowers need training. Control.

I was made to have powers. It's my purpose.

[ghostlord]

Would you say you cultivate them? Do you use your mind and your body to strengthen them? To form yourself into a weapon?

Is that all? What about your family?

[kryptonix]

No. I am the weapon. Everything I do is for my purpose. And I do nothing else.

I don't have one. I told you. I was made.

[ghostlord]

What about a soulmate? Are you truly artificial?

[kryptonix]

A . . . soulmate?

I'm biological. I just didn't grow up like a normal person.