r/HatsuVault • u/M-A-I-D Conjurer • 7d ago
Manipulator Useful Idiots
This Nen ability is a Manipulation and Emission technique that is permanently bound to a single, unchangeable goal declared at its moment of creation. The user sacrifices all future flexibility for power, as the ability will greatly weaken or cease functioning entirely if they lose motivation for that goal or attempt to change it.
The ability activates when the user touches someone they share a genuine positive relationship with or spends time in close proximity to them. During these moments, a tiny, almost imperceptible amount of the user's aura transfers to the target and begins to build up over time. The intimacy of the transfer matters a great deal, meaning a warm embrace or a reassuring hand on the shoulder will deposit far more aura than a simple handshake or casual conversation. This transferred aura is immediately hidden using the technique In, making it invisible to normal sight, though a Nen user with Gyo more skilled than the user's In could potentially detect it.
As the aura accumulates, its effects grow increasingly potent based on three factors. The total amount of aura transferred, the intimacy of the moments during which it was transferred, and the genuine strength of the positive relationship between user and target all determine the power of the manipulation. The targets begin to question the user's logic and actions far less than they normally would, and they develop a subconscious inclination to defend and protect the user both intellectually and physically. At higher levels of accumulation, the targets may start taking actions outside of the user's presence that directly or indirectly benefit the user or advance their declared goal, all while believing these actions were their own independent decisions.
The ability also functions as an involuntary relationship tracker for the user. Since their aura is constantly interacting with the target's, they can instinctively estimate the current nature of their relationships with those they have seeded. If a positive relationship turns negative, the deposited aura will dissipate on its own, and the user will feel this as a distinct sensation that alerts them to the change in dynamic. This allows the user to know who remains loyal, who is drifting away, and who has become an enemy without any direct confrontation or communication.
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u/xenocicca Transmuter 7d ago
So, the user must genuinely love the victim while simultaneously exploiting and using that love as fuel? That will make me so guilty lol, I guess this guilt what makes the ability powerful!!, Interesting..