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StepexNo2 Leave your ants ants ants ants ants ANTS ANTS from The Complex Plane Since: Aug, 2021 Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
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#381476: Sep 9th 2023 at 2:12:14 PM

Icarus checks his diagnostics - despite the discharge, everything seems in order. He decides to turn off the mobility thrusters.

"I'm good, thanks. As for what I think... well, the shock was strong enough to take out my Explorer for a second. It probably wouldn't have stopped me from escaping, if I tried..."

He focuses on the gap that Tarvek's EMP hides in. His face screen shows a focused expression.

"Might come in handy. Honestly, I'm not an expert when it comes to weapons."

If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#381477: Sep 9th 2023 at 2:53:17 PM

Previous

Koro-Na

Luin and Rime were guided through the wooden streets built upon docks hovering above water, below her crashed the sparkling lapis waves. All around her was the hum of commotion; Amazons trained with spears and daggers, dancing about one another in a deadly waltz of gleaming steel. Wood Elves guided acadian beasts of burden to and from, holding them by the reigns and peacefully making their merry way to the other side of the great wooden city.

And then there were the Lizardmen.

Innumerable in number, all manner of them skittered about. Thin Skinks climbed the walls of the buildings surrounding her, Saurians trained with Amazons in the pits, and Kroxigars carried massive tools and wooden crates heavier than Luin herself. The woman couldn’t help but watch as the reptilians went about their day, astounded at a civilization such as this—entirely hidden from the Arena’s eye.

She was led past corners and turns, initially uneasy about traveling here against her will but soon coming to admire the peacefulness of the settlement. At last, the wooden buildings fell away and the woman soon found herself in the presence of a towering stone and blocky pyramid, akin.

"Go," Ordered the Skink who had brought her here. Luin glanced up the armada of stairs and then to the tiny Lizardmen. Wary but submitting, she ordered for Rime to stay and began to ascend.

The wind whipped her hair as she rose, her thick boots clacking underfoot with each step taken. The laughing of gulls echoed all around her, cackling and howling as though this tiny human alone in a city of towering elves and lizardmen was the funniest thing they had ever seen.

At the peak was a temple, a small room with a roof overhead supported by four jade pillars. The sea and sky stretched on for miles beyond, but just before her was a golden throne upon which sat a Lizardman, green with red markings that dotted his body.

He was smaller than those she had seen on her way, equal to her height, but he exuded an aura of utter power and authority that made it no wonder he sat here, higher than any other in the city. Before she could even speak, he did.

   "The Haruspex foretold of your arrival."    Spoke he.

"So you know what happened? Why I’m here?"

   "…No."    The Lizardman leaned forwards, placing elbows on his knees and folding his hands.    "But he spoke, many years ago, of an arrival that would change the fate of our island…Twice. Our fate has already been changed once in recent history and again twenty years ago. To do so twice more will be quite an achievement, if you manage it."   

"For the better, I intend. I don’t take you to be allies of the Poachers on this island?"

   "No. No, we are not. Tell me, girl, why are you here?"   

Luin thought for a moment. "For months, the Poachers have been making my life worse. Trying to kill me and take away those close to me. I’m tired of being a victim."

The Lizardman nodded in understanding.    "They have been a blight on our civilization since they arrived, nearly a year ago. They’ve killed our livestock, stolen our supplies, injured our people."   

"Then help me fight them," Luin offered. "I’ve seen the forces you have here. The numbers…You could squash them if you wanted to."

   "No. When they first arrived, my advisor said the same thing. He wanted me to go to war with them, but…I promised I would never put my people at risk again. I told them that their children would only know peace, and that was a promise I intend to keep."   

"I saw people training on my way here," Luin countered.

   "Peace,"    Said the Lizardman,    "Is not the same as unpreparedness. They practice for a day I pray they will never see."   

"So whenever the Poachers start trouble with your people, you just…roll over and let them? In the name of peace?"

   "We do no such thing."    He spoke, tone harsh.    "If the Poachers start trouble, we will protect ourselves as need be. But we will never allow a minor conflict to devolve into war. Our people have been on this island for decades. Many…too many died for our peace. I will not allow their deaths to be in vain."   

"Their deaths will be in vain if you just let those people harass you!—"

   "Do not presume to know what they died for, girl!"    The Lizardman snapped, standing from his seat. Though they were the same height, Luin couldn’t help but feel as though he towered over her in that moment.    "You weren’t at their side when they did. You didn’t hear the final words to slip from their mouths."    Composing himself, he sat in the throne once more.    "The people on this island came here to escape war. It was a difficult choice to make, but I will not force a sword back into their hands in the name of pride. This island can be shared."   

"Can it?" Luin asked. "How long until they’ve slaughtered every creature here? How long until your livelihood is an organ on the black market, a coin in their pockets?"

   "If it comes to that,"    The Lizardman leaned back.    "We will find a new home."   

"Really?" Luin gawked. "You would rather run than fight?"

   "I would rather survive than die in a losing war!"   

"How do you know you’d lose!"

   "You have not seen what I’ve seen, girl. You do not know what they can do."   

"And you don’t know what I can do. Help me. They’ll never bother you or your people again." She practically begged, speaking only in whispers now. But the Lizardman mournfully shook his head once more.

   "We will give you free boarding…We will bring you meals, and you may walk free of us if you wish…But we will not help you fight a war you or I cannot possibly win. Those people, they have power the likes I’ve not seen in a very long time."   

Luin’s anger gave way to grief, then resolve. "Fine. I’ll do this myself. I’ll free your people. And when they get to leave these wooden gates without fear of being set upon by a band of Poachers, I want them to know that they have me to thank." The woman turned and stormed away, descending the steps accompanied only by the stomping of her boots.

With great power…you know the rest.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#381478: Sep 9th 2023 at 6:19:33 PM

Pica-Verse

Altina is more disciplined than that. She swings her swords, sending sword beams down at Goyo from her aerial vantage point. As far as she can tell, he has no ranged options, so if she can just hammer at him from above, she'll win.


Sith Academy

With Ascended Laxin back on his feet, Warrick changes focus. After flying above the wave of destructive energy, he rockets into the academy.

Left Room — Sith Acolytes

Those who go left are met with a veritable wall of Force Lightning as Jobak, standing in wait for them, unleashes a Force Storm in a passageway too tight to slip past, requiring them to either wait it out or eat shit.

Such is the fate of the Rude Droideka rolling in and getting zapped. Warrick jetpack-boosts through it and tumbles to a stop, his armor crackling. Nakai's physical slowness in comparison gives him more time to stop in front of it and wait until it ends before rushing in.

Straight Ahead — Laxin

Amaterasu yipes as she is electrocuted and crashes to the ground. So much for that divine entrance. She quickly raises her Trinity Mirror reflector to block the vaporization wave, but it breaks her guard and pushes her back regardless. Not like such destructive heat would be life-threatening to the sun god, but it could still have been a lot worse to her than it was.

Ascended Laxin swings his hands into the ground, using gravity control to launch himself up and hover in place so that the wave passes beneath him safely. He looks down after a few seconds to see Ammy sprinting toward the entrance at neckbreak speed, leaving a trail of flowers and grass in her wake, and promptly pulls himself to her to ride her in pursuit of his counterpart as he recalls his lightsaber to his hand.

Outside — The Beasts

The Zeta Metroid paws at its own face as its vision clears up. Its prey is returning to the pack. If it continues the chase, it will be outnumbered.

The Metroid turns tail and flees the Academy grounds.

Dark Lord Nergigante is engulfed in Kroq-Gar's explosive flame and reels back. It steadies itself on all fours, giving the lizardman a hateful side-eye as it stalks to the side. It lets out a Force Roar that blows Tiktaq'to out of the sky as the latter is flying to intercept, then digs its feet into the ground as its spikes start growing back out all over its body, glowing red with dark power...

Dark Lord Velkhana capitalizes on Angel!Pyra's exhaustion after her attack, spraying frost on the ground to hinder her movement before thrusting its tail down from above to skewer her. It additionally flicks the tail sideways after the stab, to either split her open if the stab connects or catch her anyway if she manages to dodge it.

Raeii runs at Dark Lord Nergigante and throws a Force Kick to interrupt whatever it's doing.

Aqua casts Curaga to give Pyra a top-grade heal right away, while Terra formchanges his Keyblade into its Cannon form and starts charging an attack of his own.


Reprium

Raoh tenses up as he sees the Stained Mizutsune spring forward. He catches its tail as it swings, dragging him through the caustic ooze and coating his body and hands in the stuff, but roars and throws a punch at a pressure point in the tail that will make it go limp and drag on the ground, losing most of its usability as a stabilizer or a weapon.


Tournament of Power Stage

Narktus nods. "One of the highest potential threats to Gravitas, although not an active threat. Are you offering a chance to deal with her preemptively?"


Pokémon Masters League Colosseum

Katre looks at the Premier Ball on her belt. She showed up to watch, since she only has one Pokémon and Deut told her Pokémon battles usually involve entire teams...

But as she's just heard, this is a one-mon-per-trainer battling style. A grin slowly creeps onto her face.

She steps up, pulls the lever, and gets 4.

Trainer Rhea is also here, sporting a new outfit and a permanent dour expression on her face. She silently glowers at Umezou and Cara as she passes by them on her way to the machine, where she pulls 23.

Close to the end...

Lastly is Trainer Reyna who looks and acts the same as always, pulling 26.

"Huh. Wonder who I'm up against."

Edited by KiriK on Sep 9th 2023 at 8:24:16 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#381479: Sep 9th 2023 at 7:55:39 PM

Annas

"Welp," BGV!Anna slapped her knees, the image of an overweight midwesterner with overalls appearing in her place for a split second as she stood before disappearing. "I should go. Got a deal lined up with some Russian guy, wants to sell me his "magic space dust". How can I not turn that down?"

The woman made her way to the hatch. "Call me if you got any swords need sellin’!" The woman shouted her final words, before crossing through to beyond.

——

Onyxis

   "Alright, then. Instead I’ll seek out this Gayorgasm and wait for your word to strike."    Scorpion passed his final greetings to the fellows, not quite getting the hang of the beast’s name just yet. Regardless, he disappeared into a blazing pillar of flame.

——

Tropique

Amapichtli approached the pitiful dragon, an emerald human eye staring out beneath the crack in her skin. She lifted a bladed gauntlet, as if prepared to put this foul dragon out of its misery so it could no longer be a blemish upon the world like the ones she knew where, before she decided against it. Nature would decide Malzeno’s fate. The Fomorian turned and disappeared into the sea, traveling to lands unknown.

——

Revsori

The missiles pass by 621 as he dodges, exploding against the earth and leaving it barren and scorched (like my ex god curse her soul) as the mech ascends.

From the massive galleon departs Firbolg fighters and Bolkor aero-tanks. While some speed past 621 towards the surface, six Firbolg begin performing hit-and-runs against the Armored Core with powerful automatic weaponry onboard and homing missiles while a lone Bolkor takes a more heads-on approach, the thunder of cannons blaring as it fires heavy-hitting ordnance at 621.

With great power…you know the rest.
BombonBombin Nightmare lord from Across time and space Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: In love with love
Nightmare lord
#381480: Sep 9th 2023 at 7:55:47 PM

Pica-Verse

Goyo dodges the sword beams by flash-stepping away. However, the beams fell on the dancers, damaging their legs and stopping their hypnotic dance.

Goyo gets angry, and sends the two fat girls to attack both Mr. Leandro and the hunter. Leandro attempts to grab his attacker, but she jumps and falls over him, crushing (and potentially suffocating) him with her weight. Carolina and the other two teachers attempt to lift her, without success.

The hunter is more successful on his counterattack: he sent the wolf to lock her with his bite.

As for Goyo, he casts three spheres of distortion, and fires them at Altina. If one of those hit her, her movements will be slowed by a while The amount of turns being equal to the number of spheres hitting her.

Three freaking ghosts!
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#381481: Sep 9th 2023 at 9:36:39 PM

Culling Games

A leaps the last bit of distance up the side of the tower, holding The Monado aside as though it were kept in a sheathe.

"Artemis! Do whatever it takes."

Ominous, but anyways-

A dashes towards Ryu, each step taken as though A were as light as a feather. Once close, A takes The Monado, and activates it, causing the weapon's slender blade to glow a vibrant sky blue.

With The Monado activated, A slashes low for Ryu's knees, and follows up with a rising diagonal slash, trying to catch him across the chest. The Monado itself will resist Ryu's Cursed Energy to a degree, expelling and repelling it in a manner much like Gram or the Sword of Origin would- although A's sword does this at a much lower level of power.


Tournament of Power Stage

"She is as death. Not always in sight, but lurking, as a predator stalking its prey. Bluntly put, yes, I am offering you an opportunity- to deal with what will become an existential threat."

Icarus rolls their shoulders and tilts their head, stretching their neck.

Angel carries a power.

It cannot be fought.

It must be subverted.

Yatta!
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381482: Sep 9th 2023 at 9:52:29 PM

Oneshot post to follow up on later

     The worst case scenario? 

ꅏꌅꈼꀯꀗ of the Brineꍩꁲꂵꂵꈼꌅ (Wreck of the Brinehammer)

Medium-Breaking

With translations provided by our lovely little Deliderp

𝕺𝖓 𝕳𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜'𝖘 𝕰𝖛𝖊 (On Hallow's Eve), no dimension is ever truly ςɭ๏รє๔ (closed). With Time and Space still weakened by the battle between Origin Dialga and Origin Palkia, քօʀȶǟʟֆ օքɛռ ʍօʀɛ ɛǟֆɨʟʏ (portals open more easily).

A portal crackles open violently above the water, not far from where the ƈʏɮɛʀ ǟռɢɛʟ ʄօʀȶʀɛֆֆ (Cyber Angel Fortress) once stood. A vessel seemingly meant for space travel flies through at rapid speed, crashing into the water and the actual Wreck of the Brinehammer, ᔕIᑎKIᑎG TᕼE ᒪᗩTTEᖇ (sinking the latter) while the space vessel remains afloat on the water, floating around lifelessly. It looks much, much too damaged to move. Parts of it look like they've been 𝓬ㄖᒪ𝓭 Ŵ𝐄ᒪ𝓭𝐄𝓭 (cold welded) together by the vacuum of space while holes have seemingly been Ⴆυɾɳҽԃ (burned) open in other places, only to have frozen over somehow, and some other parts seem to have ᶜᵒˡˡᵃᵖˢᵉᵈ (collapsed) in on themselves.

It has to be the result of some sort of battle 𝕘𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘 (gone horribly wrong).

Nothing seems to happen even as it continues to float there. Nobody emerges from it, no machines of any kind appear.

ʟɨӄɛ ǟ ɢɦօֆȶ ֆɦɨք. (Like a ghost ship).

And yet, someone in there may still be in there, letting out what could be their last gasp (gasp), wondering to themselves why the ship stopped moving, fearing the worst. Fearing that everything would have been in vain after all...

Please... please let the ship still be drifting within the endless vastness of space, to be forgotten forever...

Hey, come to think of it...

It's much too early for Hallow's Eve, isn't it?

Perhaps ṡ̷̢o̷̪̕m̵̹͝e̷̯͐ ̵̰̔b̴̦͌e̵iǹ̸̼g̴̨̕s̴͔̔ out there simply aren't content waiting for us to expect their arrival.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Sep 9th 2023 at 7:01:45 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#381483: Sep 10th 2023 at 9:18:10 AM

PML.UX

The camera pans over to a certain DNP!Anna, who stares it right in the eye before not moving from her place in the colosseum stands. She's here to hawk hotdogs, not fight.

A dweeby little boy who looks wholly unimpressive and unrecognizable steps out of the stands and nervously approaches the machine. He pulls, somehow manages to fail to pull it (someone in the background laughs), before yanking it again and managing to become number 8.

Lucas begins to approach, but almost gets knocked out of the way by a charging Rei. The two glare at each other for several moments, before approaching the machine together.
Lucas becomes number 19.
Rei becomes number 11.

Dawn and Red walk out with significantly less menace and a sigh, before pulling their own numbers. Red is 2; Dawn is 18.
"...!"
He waves to Lillie, whom he recognizes from previous meetings. Hello! See you in the match! also umezou is here i guess

Gohan leaps out of the stands and VERY CAREFULLY forcefully pulls the lever. He gets a 13. Lucas takes note.

-

"..."

"What, that's it?!" Lear whines. "Fine then! If we've got some no-shows, we'll just have to fill ranks. Sawyer! Rachel!" he shouts, snapping his fingers. The young master's retainers, the former with a sigh and the latter enthused, come out to enter.

Sawyer pulls 20.

Rachel pulls 14.

Remaining are spots 3 and 7.

"Hmph! I suppose I'll present a choice to you. Contestants in seeds 4 and 8! You may choose to simply skip the first round as a freebie, or be matched against each other! What do you say?"

Edited by Rbade on Sep 10th 2023 at 9:18:22 AM

/\。。/\
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381484: Sep 10th 2023 at 12:29:51 PM

Pokémon Masters League Colosseum

Between Umezou, Jessie, James and Florence, none of them have numbers 4 and 8, so they just sit and wait to see what the other competitors decide.


Blackreach, G.E.M. Base

Claus is leaning against a wall and waiting for Lucas to grab his stuff. The two are about to head on home for a while and Claus already has all his stuff packed. Lucas, as always, is lagging behind on that front.


Floating City

Viche, completely exhausted, lands in the Floating City to take a quick rest. Courne lands right behind him not even half a minute later.

"Have you calmed down?", he asks. Viche's answer to this is a hateful glare.

"... guess not.", Courne mutters as he glances to the side.

"Just shut up, please...", Viche says in between his breaths. "As if you'd get it, mister 'Elite Soldier'! I was completely, utterly humiliated! Oca, of all people, knows I'm not a full-blooded Saiyan now!"

"Oca isn't a full-blooded Saiyan either, why would he judge?"

"I don't CARE about his judgement, I... I... ugh..."

Viche looks genuinely dejected, and not in his usual little shit way either. Courne crosses his arms and sighs.

"Viche... you realize by this point that this world doesn't discriminate in the same way ours does, right?"

"..."

"Nobody here is gonna treat you like shit over something like that. If anything, they'll treat you that way because you've been a dick ever since you got here."

Viche just groans.

"Can't you just leave me alone already?"

"So that you can go off on your own, piss someone off again and get killed? You're my responsibility."

Viche just stays silent and turns away. This conversation is finished to him, and Courne simply stays silent in turn.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#381485: Sep 10th 2023 at 12:45:33 PM

Blackreach, G.E.M Base

Claus and Lucas might just notice Thor and Loki making their way towards G.E.M's headquarters with Sylvie not too far behind.

"Why do I feel like there's something neither of you are telling me about these artifacts?" the slayer of He Who Remains asks, narrowing her eyes at both Odinsons.

"It's... a long story," Thor simply replies.

"Thor, Sylvie, forgive my interruption, but would you two kindly have this discussion when we aren't so close to G.E.M's base of operations?" Loki chimes in.

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381486: Sep 10th 2023 at 12:51:00 PM

Lucas is still inside the base so he's not gonna notice them. Claus, however, is outside and does take notice. Happy to see Thor and Loki, and bored with his waiting for his tardy twin brother, Claus approaches them once they're close enough.

"Thor, Loki, hi! It's been a while!", he says. Sylvie may be briefly confused and/or alarmed when she sees the cyborg-like state Claus' body is in.

"Who is she?", he asks upon seeing Sylvie, looking curious.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#381487: Sep 10th 2023 at 1:06:18 PM

Floating City

Floating City Daylight

Joker, leader of the Phantom Thieves, serial rizzer, slayer of gods and, lastly and more worryingly, latest host of "King of Curses" Sukuna has decided to take some time off from his heroic deeds to wander around the Arena to see some more of it after spending quite some time away from it. The Arena's true nature and ties to the public's cognition and all was worth investigating, as he had told Morgana to appease his cat, but he also just wanted to chill.

And, that reason being something he intended to fully conceal from the group using the second as a backup excuse, he sought to find something or someone who could cure him of a disagreeable sensation he had in his stomach. He didn't know if it was tied to the events affecting his world recently, but Joker has had moments of... floating, recently, as if he was briefly pushed back from his own body. And he felt like something was gnawing at his stomach recently.

Literally.

And while Joker had reasons to be stressed, he knew stress wasn't something that could be that hurtful. But before consulting Lavenza, who was certainly dealing with a lot of things as it was, he'd decided to see if he couldn't find an ally in the Arena itself.

So how do you think people got on the Floating City in the first place? Haru asked, his teammate having elected to go to the Arena with him in case he had a bad encounter. Joker didn't mind her presence at all, and found it a welcome distraction from the pain, but he wished she wouldn't notice said pain during their venture. And thus, he'd perhaps been a little bit more distant than usual.

> Maybe they used magic?

> Flying cars.

—-> They walked. Haru giggles in answer to Joker and get closer to him, grabbing the crook of his arm as they go off into the crowd, looking for some cafes to settle in.

Picky with the Brain

But little did they know that they were watched: lurking behind a very tall potted plant stood Suguru Geto. Was this occurring before his kidnapping of a whole city? During? After? Only he knew. And since he wasn't aware of an invisible audience to clarify, the sorcerer focused on the task at hand, watching over Joker and Haru together.

I think I'm going to vomit. And not from Suguru's mouth at that! Smiling despite himself, for he did enjoy innocence soon to be spoiled, Suguru moved to keep track of Sukuna's host, the King of Curse's incredibly potent Cursed Energy meant that he could easily track him from miles, even a light-year at this point, but Suguru had reasons to be there.

First, he needed to get rid of those five rotting fingers he had somewhere in his monk robes. And feeding them to the glass-wearing teenager was the way to just do that.

Second, the Floating City made for a nice Culling Games spot.

Third, he heard that the mineral water it sold was really great. And as he took a sip from his bottle, he was happy to confirm this!

Fourth, he wanted to see who he'd need to brutally murder to ease Sukuna's dominance over Joker's soul, should the King fail to overcome his host.

As more invisible energy pulsed from Sukuna's unwitting host, Kenjaku started wondering how he could get the first part done for the day.

Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 10th 2023 at 10:06:36 AM

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381488: Sep 10th 2023 at 1:13:05 PM

Viche and Courne are not too far from Joker, Haru and the hidden Suguru. Courne's resemblance to Vegeta may give away that the two are likely Saiyans.

Courne isn't really paying much attention to anything but Viche, looking like he has something to say but isn't sure how to say it. Viche, meanwhile, still ignores the older Saiyan.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#381489: Sep 10th 2023 at 1:13:51 PM

The sound of Claus' voice thankfully keeps Sylvie from further pressing the issue. Thor and Loki greet Claus with a wave, whereas she raises an eyebrow after noticing his cybernetics.

"Believe it or not, Claus, she's me," Loki replies, smiling his usual smile. "Or rather, she's a variant of yours truly, albeit with a few major differences. I'm sure you've likely noticed by now."

"Now, before you say anything, Loki's made certain to let Sylvie here know about everything that's transpired in this realm thus far," Thor assures. "And no, G.E.M has absolutely nothing to worry about from her."

Sylvie allows herself a little smirk.

"Don't tell me you never considered the possibility of variants with different genders from the original."

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381490: Sep 10th 2023 at 1:30:03 PM

Claus looks comically surprised by this.

"Your alternate self is a girl? ... maybe Ninten's crazy theory about Tahn isn't so crazy after all."

Sylvie then comments and Claus sheepishly laughs.

"I-I mean, I don't think I've ever seen something like this happen before, and I don't really know too much about alternate worlds anyway. Lucas and I haven't encountered alternate versions of ourselves at all so I've never given it much thought. Oh, uh, Lucas is my twin brother."

He glances at the entrance near him, which has two G.E.M. soldiers stationed at it, but they both nod at Thor's group in greeting and don't really interject themselves into the conversation.

"Who is being slow as always in packing his stuff."

Meanwhile, in his room, Lucas is taking some old stuff out of his backpack to make some extra room for his other stuff.

"Man, how long has it been since I've emptied this thing?", he mumbles to himself. "I don't think I've opened the front part in like a year. ... is there even anything in it?"

Out of curiosity he opens the front part and finds nothing but a paper, which he takes out.

"Ooooohhhh, I completely forgot about this! It's the paper I found in Ken Tahn's tower!", he says as he casually starts reading it again. "Man, why did I bring this with me again? I should leave it in my drawer and hurry up because I bet Claus is starting to..."

His eyes widen a bit as he realizes what exactly he's reading.

"... become... im... patient..."

Beat

"Wait... wait a minute, this is a..."

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#381491: Sep 10th 2023 at 1:44:22 PM

Kenjaku notices the two Saiyans. Thinking back of what they told him, he guess they're powerful and also liable to do chaos.

So he's pretty hyped to have some potential enforcers, distracted as they might be.

Kenjaku drinks his bottle and then approach the duo, tossing it into a garbage can with a skillful thrown from over his shoulder.

Hey! Are you two looking for a fight?

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IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#381492: Sep 10th 2023 at 1:50:19 PM

Loki looks slightly intrigued by Claus' mention of theory regarding Tahn.

"And what kind of theory, may I ask, did Ninten concoct about Tahn? Knowing how... eccentric Ninten can be, I suspect it must be quite the theory."

Thor greets the pair of G.E.M soldiers with a quick wave.

"As you were, gentlemen," he says before shifting his gaze back to Claus. "So, you and Lucas have never encountered variants of yourselves before? With all you boys have been through, I would have thought you'd stumbled upon at least one or two."

"Speaking from personal experience, it is possible for one of your variants to apparently be some kind of alligator," Sylvie points out.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 10th 2023 at 1:50:45 AM

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381493: Sep 10th 2023 at 1:55:33 PM

Viche and Courne, both a little surprised, turn to look at Kenjaku.

"Ye-"

"No.", Courne says, interrupting Viche.

"Oh c'mon! I need to vent!", Viche responds angrily.

"With your current streak you're just gonna end up angrier. Or dead."

"I'm starting to get really sick of you, Courne, you King Vegeta wannabe! Just let me fight if I want to! If I eat dirt then so freaking BE it!"

Courne groans. He's not built to deal with Viche's bullshit on a daily basis.


"Ninten had some crazy theory that maybe Ken Tahn is an alternate version of himself because of how much he looks like Ninten when Ninten was 12, the only visual difference being his eye and hair color.", Claus says. "I told him it's probably a coincidence because they're nothing alike. And whatever powers Tahn may have, they definitely didn't feel anything like Ninten's PSI."

He then shrugs.

"I'm kinda surprised too, but we really haven't met any. At this point we probably won't at all."

He then stares at Sylvie.

"A what?"

Whether or not he's asking if she's serious about that or if he's asking what an alligator is isn't clear.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#381494: Sep 10th 2023 at 2:08:49 PM

Sylvie cracks a wry grin, having expected Claus to be puzzled by her little piece of trivia.

"I'm not joking, there really is a Loki variant who's either an alligator or disguised as one. The kid and the old man variants were very insistent that he wasn't some random alligator wearing a horned helmet," she explains.

Thor and Loki both contemplate Ninten's theory after Claus explains it.

"I can't say I've ever considered that possibility before."

"Given everything Sylvie's told me about her experience with variants, this theory honestly doesn't sound too outlandish."

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 10th 2023 at 2:14:05 AM

shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#381495: Sep 10th 2023 at 2:20:22 PM

Great Plateau

Nitori is currently carrying Malzeno around in a rather ignoble fashion. Namely two oversized scarab drones are carting him in a stretcher while Nitori flies nearby in her own mecha.

"Alright, so my bots spotted something weird here which is probably that Dialga thing you're looking for but well not sure yet." Nitori says, scanning around. "Lemme know if you see it."

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#381496: Sep 10th 2023 at 2:23:13 PM

A wannabe? Well, unfortunately, I've heard King Vegeta is quite dead! So I fear he may end a tragically apt accurate version of the man. Kenjaku says, hoping to shock them first then tell the news.

But as I, Suguru Geto, am aware of the victim, I am also aware of his murderer. And his proximity to us.

He smiles. He's very close.

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DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381497: Sep 10th 2023 at 2:37:25 PM

Great Plateau

Having taken up temporary residence at the Temple of Time while in its search for something, Dialga sees Nitori and Malzeno coming its way before they even have a chance to see it. Perhaps not recognizing the latter, or simply due to being unaware of his and Nitori's intentions, it stands firm and ready for potential combat. The fact that Malzeno seems weakened does not make it drop its guard.

It does, however, remain visible, so they'll be able to see it once they get close enough.


The two Saiyans pause. Viche's anger has melted away in favor of shock. Shock that he shares with Courne, though the latter's fades just as fast and makes way for chilling rage.

"Tell me where he is.", Courne says, tone of voice dark. Viche genuinely doesn't know what to say.


"... alternate universes are weird."

The two soldiers hear some commotion inside, and as one of them opens the door, they both get startled when Lucas frantically runs out, holding a piece of paper.

"Claus! Where are-there!", he says upon seeing him. Claus turns to look.

"Finally, you slowpoke! Man, if our friends hadn't shown up I'd have fallen asleep."

"Claus!", Lucas yells as he runs up to him, not immediately registering the others being there.

"That's my name.", Claus snarks. "Gee, I was joking around, you don't have to run for me. Also, Thor and Loki are also here, and Sylvie is new. She's-"

"Claus, wait, hang on, in-in a moment.", Lucas says, breathing heavily due to having run so much. He looks at Thor, Loki and Sylvie now though.

"Thor, Loki, good to see you again, and to meet you, miss Sylvie. I'm Lucas, but Claus probably already told you that."

"... okay, you're in way too much of a hurry compared to normal. I know you wanna visit Mom and Dad again as much as I do, but this is-"

"Claus! All of you! Look at this!", Lucas says as he holds up the paper. It reads as such:

'Assassin Log, 18-09

At last, the two of us have been able to traverse the lands of this being. It's taken us several months and too much peril to even tell, but we reached the being's throne. A guardian surrounded by reanimated corpses and living skeletons, she sat on her throne and seemed amused at how much we tried to reach her, and how much effort we put into doing so. Enough for her to hear us out on our offer. I told her the general gist of what I'm planning, and at first, she looked horrified. Yet, I could tell that she was also curious. She discussed with the both of us what her role in this plan would be, were she to accept, even having food brought to us for a surprisingly lovely dinner by one of her children, who appeared to be a young imp boy. He looked very stressed, so I'm guessing this being might not be the best mother around, but that's not really any of my business.

I went into detail of my previous endeavors in my home world, how my plans had been foiled there at the very last second, but how this new world had given me a new chance, greater perspective... this world, the Arena, intrigued her as well. I could tell that she pondered for a challenge, one she could potentially meet there. My partner... well, he mostly made bad jokes and cackled a lot, as usual, but it didn't seem to discourage her. After our dinner, she told me she'd think it over, and that she would contact me on Halloween of that year if she were to accept becoming a part of things. If she didn't show, it'd mean no. It's only a little over a month away from now, and I cannot wait to see if she accepts. She would be a most valuable warrior, her strength is anything beyond what I've seen in this world so far. That might change in the future, but still, her power, as well as her abilities, will come in very handy, I just know it. Especially if things should turn sour.'

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#381498: Sep 10th 2023 at 2:40:30 PM

Tournament of Power Stage

Narktus rolls his shoulders as he glares at Icarus. He has powers on a high enough dimensional scale to be aware of Live Legna's narration, but not the higher-dimensional cognizance required to know what it's saying and respond to it. All he knows is things are being said on a layer of reality he is not privy to.

"Is there a catch?"


PokéMas

That kid looks like a good warm-up, Katre thinks, eyeing Trainer. Yeah she saw the number he pulled, what of it? She has super senses.

"I'll take that match!" she declares.

Rhea sits and waits for her opponent to be announced.

Reyna starts looking around, trying to find whoever pulled 25 before they're actually called in to battle.


Great Plateau

Malzeno, for lack of much better options, lies on the stretcher with his head sticking over it. As they reach the Temple of Time, he looks down at Dialga and his eyes widen.

"That's it."

He rolls off the stretcher and falls onto the temple's exterior walking path, landing on his side, before slowly picking himself up on trembling legs, staring up at Dialga (which is presumably inside the temple or at least near its entrance). His wings droop at his sides.

Edited by KiriK on Sep 10th 2023 at 4:44:08 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#381499: Sep 10th 2023 at 2:43:13 PM

Great Plateau

Nitori rolls her eyes in the cockpit, a gesture her mecha's singular mimics, before slowly touching down next to Malzeno. The scarab bots fly off into the distance with them not being presently needed.

"You shouldn't be pushing yourself, gramps." Nitori says, her mecha's hands on its hips. "It'd have been embarrassing if your landing there broke something."

She then looks at Dialga.

"Huh, haven't seen a dragon like that before." she comments.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#381500: Sep 10th 2023 at 2:45:39 PM

It's indeed standing at the entrance. Dialga's stance does not falter, but it does allow Malzeno to approach its location.

Its eyes briefly flicker to the Scarab Bots, and narrows its eyes, not trusting those. Judging by it now briefly glowing, it seems to be contemplating attacking them.

It may be best for Malzeno and Nitori to state their intentions before Dialga gets the wrong idea about this.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.

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