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OmegaShadowcry Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man from The Arena Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man
#359026: Sep 29th 2021 at 3:59:47 PM

Astera

Megan wasted precisely none seconds ordering a rather heaping dish — Courageous Eel served with a mix of Fortress Crab and Gajau Liver, spiced with a bit of Spirit Shroomcap and Goldbloom. She considered adding in a soup of some kind, but she would have to wait to see how the first course went — though, if she was being quite honest, she already knew she would want it. She had been working all day prior to the assault on the Realmsplitter's prototype power source, and she had skipped a meal or two to finalize before the assault got underway.

After a few seconds, she decided to immediately go back on her previous thought, and devised an order that sounded... vaguely like some take on tonkatsu ramen, but with the canteen's ingredients instead of what would normally have been used. She capped this whole thing off with some Astera Beer — though she normally didn't go for beer, she did think that this was an appropriate time for one.

"I won't lie, that backhand deflection might have been one of the hottest things I've ever seen you do, Reyna."


Vague Reprium, The Past

"That's probably the most sensible answer, really. Doesn't seem wise to examine it further than that."

   "Heh, I'll keep it in mind if I ever find the fucker."   

Megan raised an eye at the mention of this 'super saiyan' thing, but allowed Oca to continue without interrupting.

"Aaaah, so that's what the eye-frying blast you pulled out earlier was. Nice. Hmm... It's... It's not really one-to-one, but that reminds me of something... eh, it's probably just coincidental — I'll have to look in to some... things, further, and I'll get back to you on it. You mentioned this... 'Super Saiyan' thing? Was that the whole golden hair deal you had going on earlier?"

"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359027: Sep 29th 2021 at 4:03:35 PM

Amalthus shakes his head.

"Call me Amalthus", he says to Mar, opening his menu.

...

What the hell.

He decides not to order anything for now.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359028: Sep 29th 2021 at 4:30:02 PM

Oca looks nonplussed for a second before laughing.

"I thought that phenomenon was infamous enough here that you just ''knew' about that. Sorry, heh."

Taking a step away from the others, he grinds his feet into the ground before focusing for a moment. His aura flares a clean translucent white around him, causing light winds to buffet the two observers.

"This is my maximum ki flow under ordinary circumstances. I'd say I'm outputting... five million standard ki units per second? Referred to as POW where I come from."

His aura flares again, becoming an ominous sickly yellow, and scratching up the ground beneath him.

   "This is what was known as a Super Saiyan where I come from - though the wider universe knows it as Pseudo Super Saiyan. This transformation is a little weird - truly talented individuals have a hard time accessing it, because their bodies just want to become true Super Saiyans when they're at that level. They need incredible control over their ki and insane focus skills to access this half-form. In contrast, a more average saiyan can get here with a more ordinarily high amount of work."   

   "As I am now, I am outputting one hundred and twenty five million standard ki units. That is, twenty five times as much as earlier. This form also comes with prodigious healing abilities - nothing as insane as growing limbs back from nothing, but wounds readily try to seal themselves up and stamina replenishes itself."   

   "Now..."   

With a shout, Oca's aura explodes with shining light. The ominous yellow is overshadowed by a new resplendent gold, and the sudden force blows a hole three feet deep into the ground below him.

"This is a true Super Saiyan, or the Golden Saiyan. It's less versatile than the previous, as the stamina regen is far reduced, but it's still present. In addition, my output is now two hundred and fifty million standard ki units."

/\。。/\
ReynTheLord Since: Aug, 2017
#359029: Sep 29th 2021 at 4:32:51 PM

Mar Nods, replying "Well, Amalthus, you did great back there. Seems whatever ranking system this place uses thinks so too. We managed to fend off wave after wave of monsters, a demon king, A master swordsman, and two incarnations of Grima, with minimal casualties. And you played a big part in that." He smiles a bit after that.

Vincent, in the meanwhile, moves his stuff over to the main table, sitting relatively near Reyna, although not too close, to allow room for more aquainted individuals. He begins to think of what to say.

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#359030: Sep 29th 2021 at 5:22:38 PM

Bjarik slowly creeps closer towards the doors. Just as he's about to step through them, he feels a nudge against his back.

Deimos is following behind him, silent yet vigilant as ever.

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#359031: Sep 29th 2021 at 5:33:01 PM

Once Deimos and Bjarik get in, the doors close. Luckily, they won't need to wait long to see the owner of the place: Several torches light up at the very end of the hallway, revealing the unusual figure of a... woman with a particularly unusual spiky mask on the upper half of their face, white garbs like that of a priest, snake legs and long pretty white hair. While only medium in size, the being floats in mid-air to achieve some more height and point.

Halt! Thee trepass the tomb of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder, All-Father and King of the city of the gods, Anor Londo! Showeth reverence to the All-Father in this very instant lest I taketh it upon myself to correct such impudence!

The being teleports to get much closer to the duo, but still keep a good distance and points.

... What mann'r of deformity hast befallen thee? "She" says to Deimos. And you, Those robes! This world I kneweth before the stars did light, yet never hath my eyes contemplated these. In which state were thou born, child of the flames? Speakth frankly. A sad mistake it is to conceal truth from the Dark Sun Gwyndolin! The being turns to Bjarik this time.

Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 29th 2021 at 2:34:46 PM

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
DefRevenge24601 Strongest In History from Beyond The Void (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Strongest In History
#359032: Sep 29th 2021 at 6:00:02 PM

Loot Distribution

Brendan and Douglas both look at each other with a drooling grin. Loot!

And yet, bony hands touch their shoulders.

Odin: "You're sis's friends, yes?"

They look back to the skeleton, his eyes completely black.

Odin: "I know I arrived late, but may I please partake in some of your winnings? I need it for... something."

Brendan looks to Douglas, who suddenly beams.

Douglas: "Of course, friend! We're A ranks, we should have plenty bounty to share!"

Brendan: "Can't you mooch off the other fella?"

Odin: "Unfortunately, 2 points isn't much to go off of."

From Brendan, Odin receives some Shards of Grima.

From Douglas, a sizeable part of a Fellhorn.

Odin bids his thanks, and disappears into nothing with a final note:

Odin: "I'll meet you in Astera."

And with that, he disappears. It is only after this that Reyna offers to bring the group over, Brendan and Douglas sharing a shocked look.


Azrael awakens, roaring to the sky, only to see that the battle is over.

He falls out of Raging and reapplies Enchant Dragunov...

And takes the bare minumum. He only stays due to the offer for a feast in Astera.

Brendan and Douglas look to each other in glee. Spare loot!


Astera

Brendan and Douglas arrive at the Gathering Hub, hauling loot enough for both of them AND Azrael. They don't order yet, sitting and sifting through their bounty.

Azrael sits down close to Reyna, tosses her the Mark of Grima and Tactician's Tome that was somehow thrust upon him, and order the same as he did before: Steeled Meat, Apceroast, Thorny Meat, Rapscallion, Stonecorn, and Demontater Brew.

Azrael: "I ought to find you more often."

He takes a large bite of the Thorny Meat before shooting an eye at Reyna.

Azrael: "It seems that wherever you go, there's a feast."

"DIO is the ultimate being! The being of the future! Dare you not to rival me!"
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#359033: Sep 29th 2021 at 6:03:16 PM

"Th-thanks," Reyna replies to Megan, awkwardly blushing. She orders the Chef's Choice Platter.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monster_hunter_world_final_vanilla_canteen_meal.png

FT!Anna stumbles in, the hole through her torso having healed but not the armor around it. "Food... need... meat..."

"Shrimp skewer?" Reyna offers her a kebab of fist-sized shrimp from the platter.

"... These are shrimp?"

"Eat."

*CHOMP*

Well, now we know which Anna is the messiest eater.

"Uh, you mean feast as in fight or as in food?"

Meanwhile, someone else steps through the portal. A man with emerald eyes and a white silken robe with golden tassels...


Bjarik stumbles back in surprise when Gwyndolin appears, then kneels to show proper reverence.

Deimos does not kneel, but he does bow his head.

"I am Bjarik. This is Deimos. His body has merged with stone, so he cannot speak. I am told his floating limbs, shrunken proportions and lack of a face are natural, though I find it hard to believe."

Deimos grunts at Bjarik.

"I am a simple guard of the city outside these walls. This tomb seemed to appear out of thin air. We mean no disrespect, ma'am."

Edited by KiriK on Sep 29th 2021 at 8:33:09 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#359034: Sep 29th 2021 at 6:16:18 PM

Gwyndolin doesn't react at first, but tilt "her" head in a manner that's telling enough. Natural, thee sayeth? Thee wouldst engage in buffoon'ry in mine own presence? Gwyn's, erm, "firstborn" stands much closer to Bjarik, obviously judging, then teleport away to now stand in a corner of the room, back turned to the duo, in deep thought.

But nonetheless, thy language is one of sooth. A m're glimpse of the city beyond those gates sufficed. The majesty of Anord Londo, wh're us gods righteously l'rd over thy kind, hast been lost. Did replace with crude fabrics of wood and stone, unfit to standeth in mine own gazeth. That of a God. Gwyndolin says, putting emphasis on the word, perhaps to boast further or point Bjarik in a certain direction concerning his gender?

He ponders further. Now what to do? He'd need to find... allies and ways to enforce his rule. Invaders would surely be plundering this magnificent tomb after all. And since he'd be deep in thought trying to undo whatever devilry brought him there...

Guard. Gwyndolin teleports in front of Bjarik. Wouldst thee liketh to beest more than such? To ensureth the will of I, the divine decree, beest hath carried far and wide? Shouldst thee assisteth me, i gage thee pow'r and riches far beyond thy lord's ability to provideth. He gives Deimos a silent gaze, in case he'd be interested to.

Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 29th 2021 at 3:18:53 PM

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359035: Sep 29th 2021 at 10:55:45 PM

Falkreath

Andi is strolling along without a care, accompanied by Nebby the Lunala and Peeb the Lilligant

Suddenly, she stops in place.

She raises a hand, and turns around.

It almost feels like, at least, to her...

Like someone is trying to sell her something!

...

Nah it's probably her imagination.

Andi continues strolling along.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359036: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:03:26 PM

Falkreath

Lucas just shows up via Ultra Wormhole. He steps out gingerly.

"Hey."

"You up for that battle?"

/\。。/\
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359037: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:11:30 PM

Andi blinks in surprise.

Yep, she's still smiling in exactly the same fashion as before. And it is still probably kind of eerie.

"Oh. Yes. But not here. I like this city and really don't want it to be. Leveled, and stuff. Even if it will come back in a matter of hours. Because that's how this place works apparently. Which is. Weird", she signs to him.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359038: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:24:31 PM

He blinks back. Can her Pokémon not just... hold back on the collateral?

"OK. ... Ultra Wormhole?" he offers.

If she accepts, he will warp them just outside the city.

/\。。/\
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359039: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:27:53 PM

The answer to that question was yes, it just usually wasn't enough.

She didn't quite know it yet, but the arena would take care of that problem for the most part...

...For the most part

Andi shrugs and steps into the ultra wormhole, taking care not to let go of Nebby just in case this was an elaborate trap designed to ensnare her or teleport her into lava or something.

Which. Didn't make any sense. But.

She didn't particularly enjoy the idea of dying and also Lillie would be really mad so.

Also Peeb goes with them, understanding the intent.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359040: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:33:13 PM

Congratulations! Lucas is not, in fact, a murderer.

.... Scratch that, he has killed before. But only in the good hero way. In self defense and such.

They warp outside the city safely.

"A casual battle? Or would you like me to go full throttle."

/\。。/\
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359041: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:36:57 PM

Andi ponders on this.

Eventually, she signs back "Full throttle. I want to see what messes up."

In the brief moments she had attempted to train her Pokemon here, she had found a few things to be true

First was that they were all obviously much less powerful

And second was that things acted... weird. It was kind of like this place was trying to get her Pokemon to act under a certain strict set of rules. She hated it.

Fortunately, it seemed to let up when she gave it a bit more oomph, so it should be fine as far as she knows.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359042: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:40:32 PM

He nods, cracking a small smile.

"One moment, please."

Lucas plops to the floor, and takes a :LAPTOP out of his bag. Some Poké Balls are switched around.

He looks up at her.

"Pokémon only?"

/\。。/\
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359043: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:44:12 PM

Andi tilts her head.

"What... else?", she signs.

She quickly selects one of her Pokemon from her bag. Peeb stands away, seemingly trying to articulate something to Nebby, who is unsure what exactly is trying to be said.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359044: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:48:07 PM

"Entities known as 'non-Pocket Monsters' which have been cleared for battle by the Pokémon league. ... Any battle-capable entity not biologically classifiable as a Pokémon."

"..."

"... Not me."

/\。。/\
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359045: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:50:13 PM

Andi looks to the left.

"Ah. Yeah. I thought you meant. Some rule I didn't know. About. Fighting eachother. I'm not great at that."

She goes back to staring at Lucas.

Not that there's a particular reason for that.

...That's just. How she looks at people.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359046: Sep 29th 2021 at 11:56:31 PM

"... Some places allow that. I think. ... Not the Pokémon League as far as I know."

Ok... Poké Balls... check! A team of six! Lucas stands up and packs his laptop away.

He stares back at her.

...

. . .

/\。。/\
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359047: Sep 30th 2021 at 12:00:45 AM

Andi shrugs, gives a second look at her Pokeball, er, it's actually a 'Net' ball, for good luck, and tosses it out.

Out pops Meanie the Toxapex!

Andi closes her eyes, and ponders through potential options regarding what she will do depending on the Pokemon Lucas sends out.

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359048: Sep 30th 2021 at 12:04:33 AM

Lucas hesitates for a moment. Toxapex? A solid choice, but no Über.

But only a moment. She did say to go full-throttle.

"Phantasmo, stand by for battle."

   "NyeyHAuydheEheheh~!"   

"Opening maneuvers."

Phantasmo used Stealth Rock! Pointed stones floated around the enemy team!

/\。。/\
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#359049: Sep 30th 2021 at 12:14:53 AM

Andi holds up her pointer finger. It's... a stand-in for actually being able to use verbal commands, but Meanie knows exactly what to do.

Meanie lays down a layer of Toxic Spikes, scattering them across the battlefield.

Andi, quite frankly, doesn't know what the fuck an Uber is, and if you tried to explain it to her she would be baffled and annoyed.

Not that there's particularly anything actually wrong with using strong Pokemon for competitive reasons.

But she lives in a world where such a thing is completely unnecessary.

And nothing should make this easier to see, for Lucas, than the moment Meanie stops firing out toxic spikes to coat the battlefield, and starts launching them right at Phantasmo!

As an attack that is, by all means, supposed to be an arena-trap move, it isn't particularly strong if it hits, but if it does, it will certainly still inflict poison!

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#359050: Sep 30th 2021 at 12:29:23 AM

Lucas rubs his chin. Some sort of fusion between... Toxic Spikes and Spike Cannon? Perhaps something like Toxifume - a move with two unrelated functions.

Or maybe they're just using Toxic Spikes weird. If so, clever - though if he had come up with it, it would probably have its own name as a move.

Being small leetle spikes of toxic, Phantasmo isn't able to properly react, and is summarily pissed off and Poisoned. And poked.

"Attack."

Phantasmo blips forwards fast enough to be rendered invisible for a moment, before trying to slam Toxapex into next week with a sparking Thunder Punch. This bitch's attack is higher than Zacian's, and boosted by Iron Fist to boot.

/\。。/\

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