To Seize the Crown
Dreizehn Monate Erleuchtung
Rank: D
Type: Anti-Self
"You still don't understand? Everything was intentional. This is what both of us wanted."
A continuously active Noble Phantasm. Projects upon Berserker the personality and teachings of a certain physician, a second personality derived from the person Berserker most admired. Because his original self is being suppressed by Mad Enhancement, the second personality, that of a cunning, lustful, and caring doctor, is completely dominant. While the effect is similar to that of an attitude-swapping alchemical elixir, the cause is modification of the soul through operant conditioning, hypnosis, and mental synchronization.
The doctor persona possesses
Empyrean Eye and
Medical Techniques. The original personality has no mental strengths and is nothing more than an immature, hedonistic child. For this reason, both sides of Berserker see no reason to disable
Dreizehn Monate Erleuchtung, and would only do so if forced to by a Command Spell.
Berserker was seen as a useless, dangerous dead weight during life. It was only a certain person that one day saw into his heart and told him thus:
"You've been trying, haven't you? And yet, not a single person has offered to help. Entrust yourself to me. I'll make you happy. I'll make her happy. I'll make everything better - and so will you."
The fool who knew he was a fool, and the genius who knew he was a genius. Both took their place at each other's side, and performed a miracle.
Endlose Verbesserung
Virtuous Edict
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Populace
Maximum Targets: 2,000,000
"Out, corrupt constitution! My scalpel won't spare the smallest injustice - Virtuous Edict!"
It is said that to change a country, one must change its people. To improve means to destroy what is flawed and replace it with something greater. The advancement of civilization is a river that can never flow backwards, but there are places where it might stall or speed ahead. It was Berserker, specifically his advisor, that spearheaded that advancement himself. For a brief thirteen months he siezed the reins and drove his country forward at a breakneck pace - into the future.
By setting up a bounded field around a large area, Berserker can begin to establish his authority over it. Once he has proclaimed himself ruler, he will begin his operation, via city-wide mental interference thaumaturgy. By then putting it into writing, Berserker can place a
"rule of law" into the minds of each person in the boundary field, changing the
"common sense" of those afflicted to match with his decision. Once the law has been established it becomes permanent, having taken root as a psychological process rather than a magical compulsion. Direct commands aren't possible, but subtle changes in value systems are, such as making otherwise normal activities more taboo than murder, instilling fierce nationalism, or sparking a collective desire to see period pieces. With laws layered upon laws, a populace can slowly be molded to fit Berserker's liking, becoming the ideal citizens of his perfect kingdom.
Heroic Spirits and those with magic circuits are afforded a measure of resistance; only with prolonged exposure is there any risk of change. Neither can the laws Berserker writes be too drastic or outlandish, lest he break the minds of those he is ruling over. As with any large group of people, there will always be contrarians that unconsciously resist, as well as free spirits with strongly defined morality that walk their own path, but over 90% of those afflicted will inevitably fall in line. Given a few days and a plentiful supply of magical energy, he can warp a city into something nearly unrecognizable, and perhaps even hostile to those he deems his enemies.
This Noble Phantasm has the potential to create nightmare landscapes of death and destruction if not stopped. Fortunately, Berserker wouldn't dare dream of such a thing. In his eyes, he is merely speeding up the progress of civilization towards a perfect utopian society. Prejudices and ugly cultural baggage will erode, new ideas will be born, and the populace will be enlightened. Such is his wish, after all, even if others will deny him with all of their might.
As a last ditch effort, Berserker can assume direct control over the minds of a populace. By issuing ironclad orders, they will become slaves to his will that function as familiars. This will inevitably result in the demise of thousands, if not millions, so Berserker dislikes using it. But, if such is necessary to prolong his life, he will do so without hesitation.
"Killing one to protect a hundred is right and proper. Since I'll eventually save even more, my life is as valuable as eight billion humans. In that case, it's fine to use a few million to preserve it, right?"