DtG: Destroy the Godmodder (The Broken Masquerade)

[DCCCV]

if the current facility doc is accurate, but two turns behind, then they have 29 RP... lets see...
I buy the '+AC' upgrade from the Steffan Specialty three times, targetting the Amalgamation Biosuit, and have them send in two drones and two Drone Mk2 drones, having the Drone Mk2's bodyguard me while the Drones attack Val as their orders.

"Well, get asking. Be warned, though- I mostly know about the Distant future. there were only, like, two mentions of this:war total, by then."
[Bonus] I scan the Amalgamation Mechsuit's health bar.
1) Seeing as some of my alchemies seem to be running out of durability (and the dark god seems occupied with nedben, 'd hate to mess that up), I move on to trying to figure out a way to fix that. I pick up a wrench and try tapping the Ferrous Nanogauntlet with it, letting the Nanogauntlet eat the wrench to make new nanobits- and also for 'food' because it was a wrench made of uranium. Did this work?
2) raising a hand, I decide maybe I should do something about the Dark God. pointing some fingers in a finger gun from my biosuit at their limbs, I mime shooting at a few of their limbs.
"Bang."
bolts of a sorta mixed grey that I swear looks kinda yellow, even though it definitely isn't at all, shoot out as I use [Oblivion] to vaporize away the limbs the Dark God was using to hold all its alchemies- except they aren't vaporized, but Gone. I'm helping! With less body mass, the Dark God will have an easier time overloading on trickster energies! That's how drugs work? I say with no experience whatsoever? whatever, i'm possibly right.
3) I pick up all the alchemies it dropped. the Trickster Pumpkin doesn't count, that thing went down its gullet so it isn't held by a limb.

Click to shrink...

Your Laboratory Actions go through!

Scanning your Healthbar, it reveals part of your Hp!
...It's not very informative.

"Allophagy Protocol activated."
The Nanites comprising the glove flow over the wrench, taking it apart piece by piece.
"Sky-Metal Detected. Integration Successful."
Durability Reacquired. Artifact renamed to Heavenly Nanogauntlet.

JOE obliterates Nedben's Limbs, forcing them to drop all their artifacts. C'est la vie.
He then takes all the artifacts.

"I will now eat this pumpkin. What pumpkin? The Trickster Pumpkin."
The Dark God Nedben proceeds to eat the Trickster Pumpkin.



This is totally not a terrible idea and it sure seems like it's peachy keen Trickster time everybody! Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!

Tricksterdark God Nedben is a sight to behold.

"I DON'T DO DRUGS I AM DRUGS"


Indeed, it seems that Nedben's salvadordaliitis is really kicking in. Squiddle de dee, squiddle de dum, everyone sing a squiddley song...

Click to shrink...

As he digests the Trickster Pumpkin, Nedben begins to foam at the mouth. Shades of Black give way to Tints of Pastel.
The gestalt continues to hold.

(x1)Well it did say protection...I try to vaguely direct this innate power to...Er protect Nerà's Native Universe ?? Will it heal it, or maybe it will construct a wooden shield ?? Who knows.

(x1)I watch the Dark God go bonkers and blink confusedly...Should I slap it in the face ?? That's probably a good idea. I slap the Dark God in the Face. This is not a good idea in hindsight but oh well. I've already slapped them.

(x1)I try to shed some Light onto my HP Values, by just looking over myself for any missing Limbs,Wings and scratches on them etc.

Click to shrink...

Branches, and leaves, sprout from dimensional portals, generating a living maze of wood around the Sphere.

ParadoxDragon slaps Nedben in the face, dealing a critical 28,000 damage with their claws.
They then slowly pry away at their hidden hp values...

Are attack shields still a thing...
HV1 ponders on this question. Then a translucent object, similar to an onion appears in his hand, a ball made out of attack shields.
What is its use here? There is only attack and be attacked and be attacked is very low right now.
HV1 shrugs and applies the ball to the teleportation shield. What an incredibly safe zone.

DAI analyzes the new type of shield and notices that it can shrug off several bombs. Communication is opened.

HV13.2: *cellphone rings* "Hello Hungry 13 here. What can I do for you?"
DAI: This is Intelligence 1. This is a terrorism threat. Give us more resources or we bomb you.
HV13.2: Ah you are the one who killed my predecessor. I am not sure you want to be like this. We made you. We can destroy you.
DAI: *electronic voice counts down*
HV13.2: *processors overclock and head grows warm, water cooling activates, in other words: starts sweating*

Several new complexes and resources appear, managed by their copy of DAI. Now a lot more bombs are being built, all of them to sufficient destructive force.

HV 2: Was that really necessary?
HV13.2: Believe me.

Click to shrink...

There are no Attack Shields, nor is there a Teleportation Shield anywhere to be found! You did fail to make a scion Universe, remember?
Bomb Power: 63,000.

A small spark appears somewhere as i come back, immediately using all three notes of energy to figure out what happened after it fizzled away. (Really sorry for disappearing, never got a notification for some reason)

Edit: also been busy with school, but that's no excuse to be absent

Click to shrink...

Hello? Who is this? We need to kill a Dark God before it eats a Universe.
((Welcome to DtG! The beginning post should have a recap of what's going on.))

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Nedben continues to stare off into space. Regeneration continues to not be a thing.

Entity 40 uses Spawn 13, and spits out a sphere of energy that hits Winkins Square in the chest, hiding his Hp values!

Harkener floats over to the Pipe Orcan.

"Hey, I'm going to be your boss for now, at least until... Leather Jacket Guy comes back? ....Where is he, even? Anyhow, attack... Nedben? Yeah, Nedben. I'll back you up!"

With a wave of his hand, he gently twists out hidden screws, removing damaged boards for replacement with newly-manifested fine mahogany, lacquered and polished to a hard sheen. Once in place, he replaces the screws with a set made from brass, giving it a more cultured aesthetic. 23k healed.

"There you go, that should hold you together for a little while longer..."

Ready for combat, The Pipe Orcan Toots at the Dark God, dealing 90,000 Damage.

---

Itinerary:
Stop Alethea.
Stop The Invasion:

1. Destroy the Dark God!
2. Get Planetside!
3. Defeat the Third Praetorian!
   1. Find the Silver Sea.

FoundationQuest:

1. Locate The Foundation.

Planetside:

1. Investigate?

Current Godmodder Hp: 50
Laboratory Link: Available for all!

---

The Void
Entity Advantage: [Heavy AG]
AG MORALE: 50%

[???][BOSS] The Dark God Nedben. ██████/500,000 Hp. 175,000 Regen. Counterattack Chance: 75%. Extra Lives: 0. Possession ends: next round. Trickster-ified!
[A] Trickster Pumpkin. Eat?
[???][ELITE] Entity 40. 135/150 Hp. 16,000 Armor. Spawn 13: 1/2.

[N][BOSS] Nerà's Native Universe. 1,250,000/2,500,000 Shell Integrity. Wooden Shell: 200,000 Hp.

[???] Harkener, The Newcomer. 17/40 Hp.
[A] Stoneskin Hide. Petrify: 6/6.
[A] Death's Ankh.
[A] Perfectly Generic Object.
[A] Thistle of Zillywich. +60,000 Power. Durability: 3.
[???-ORIGIN Harkener] Pipe Orcan. 146,000/220,000 Hp. 30% Dodge.

[AG-ParadoxDragon] Grand Alchemiter.
[AG-Hungry Visitor] Demon Army. 122,000/122,000 Hp.
[A] Industrial Armor. +4 AC. Durability: 3.
[AG-JOE] Pit Fiend. 100,000/100,000 Hp. 3,000 AC. 15,000 Regen.
[AG] Drone. 60,000/60,000 Hp. x2
[AG] Drone Mk2. 60,000 /60,000 Hp. 1 AC. x2. Bodyguarding JOE!
[AG] JOE. 20/20 Hp.
[A] Amalgamation Biosuit. █3/40 Hp. 4 Regen. 3,000 AC. Blood: 2/2. Light: 2/3. Oblivion: 1/5. Metal: 6/7. Godmod: 6/11. Worn!
[A] Stock Nanoplate. +5,000 AC. +5,000 Power. Durability: 2. Worn!
[A] Heavenly Nanogauntlet. +35,000 Power. +2,000 AC. Durability: 7. Worn!
[A] Vox Umbra. 10 SHP. Durability: 3. Worn!
[A] Tesseract Belt. Temporal Energy Charges: 2.
[A] Prism Blade. +28,000 Power. Durability: 2
[A] Eternity's Eradicator. +23,000 Power. Durability: 1
[A] Clockwork Carver. +7,000 Attack. Temporal Energy Charges: 1. Durability: 2
[A] Spaced Out Headband. +35,000 Attack. Durability: 3
[A] Structurally Sound Red Matter Katana. +26,000 Power. Durability: 1.
[A] Hypersaber. +40,000 Power. Durability: 2.
[A] Unbreakable Katana. +45,000 Power. Durability: 6.
[A] Neutron Edge. +50,000 Power. -20% Accuracy. Durability: 3
[A] Collapsible Cutter. +20,000 Power. +4 ACpierce. Durability: 1
[A] Exotic Crystals.
[AG] ParadoxDragon. █0/20 Hp. Sakkakh-Boosted.
[A] Penumbra Phantasm. +15% Dodge. Durability: 1. Worn!
[A] Flask of Restoration. +20,000 Power. Uses: 3/3.
[AG] Smirk. 20/20 Hp.
[A] Nanosuit. Defense Mode: +5,000 AC. Durability: 3. Worn!
[AG] Astrec. 0/20 Hp.
[A] The Godarm. +50,000 Power. Clockwork. Worn!
[A] Hand of Judgement. +36,000 Power. Ascend: 6/6. Worn!
[AG] Winkins. ██/20 Hp.
[A] Asteroid Tower Shield. +1,000 Attack. +2 AC. Durability: 1.
[AG] Hungry Visitors. 19/20 Hp.
[A] Summoner's Stave. Boosts Summoning Power. Durability: 2.
[A] Card of Majora. Durability: 1
[A] Zodiac Killer. Inactive!
[A] Broken Sigil.
[A] Cerebrocrown. +33,000 Attack. Durability: 2
[A] Ship Destroyer. +30,000 Attack Destroying Ships. Durability: 2

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The Forest
Morale: N/A.

[AG-Karpinsky][ELITE] Void VIII + I. 300,000/300,000 Hp. Create: 1/3. Drones available: 0. Missiles Available: 9. Invisible: 50% Dodge.
[AG-Karpinsky] Void Drones. 30,000/30,000 Hp. Invisible: 50% Dodge. x8.
[AG-Karpinsky] Ice Drone. 50,000/50,000 Hp. Invisible: 50% Dodge.
[AG] Karpinsky. 10/20 Hp.
[A] Armour of Savitar. +10,000 Power. +3 AC. +6 SHP. Durability: 4. Worn!
[A] One-Size-Fits-All-Stealthsuit. +4 SHP. Durability: 2. Worn!
[A] Marzanna's Sight. +26,000 Power. 3 ACpierce. Durability: 3.
[A] The Blizzard Blaster. +30,000 Power. +30% Accuracy. Durability: 4.

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World of Nerà: The Material Plane: Imperial Base of Operations

[N] Transdimensional Safe-based Item Exchange Network.

[AG-TOG] Ishmael. 20/20 Hp. Unarmed. Bodyguarding Auma!
[AG-TOG][ELITE] Auma. 70/70 Hp.
[A] Necklace of Auma. +15,000 Attack. Supplying an Intellect. Worn!
[A] Lunar Authority Wand. +4 AC. 4 Regen per round. Worn!
[A] Orb of Delphi. Passively Scans on Attack. Worn!
[A] Swissarmyknifemodder. +30,000 Attack. Worn!
[A] The Shadowskin. +5 AC. Worn! 10 SHP.
[AG] Nerà.

 

[paradoxdragon]

(x1)I continue prying at my HP Values to reveal the Truth.
(x1)I continue smacking the Dark God with my claws, it's leaking candies like some kind of twisted piñata?? I consider it for while...The best way to bash a piñata like the Dark God would be to smack it even harder with a Baseball Bat, I conjure one to my size and physiology...and STRIKE!!
(x1)Wooden Shields that might be from an Eldritch Entity continue to happen around the Universe, that just seems to be a Thing now

 

[Gnich]

the spark spits out a small pill filled with light, as it moves out as a form of energy, it materialises into a shell containing some unknown form of energy. As if in a timeskip, the pill slowly starts wiggling in the air and it turns out to be a pod, for the condensing energy inside. The shell starts to split in the middle and out comes an embryo of some kind, too unformed to know what it exactly is. (3X actions to charge)... 3/9

 

[hungry visitor]

HV1: Man I must be still in denial... I am hallucinating.
HV2: I don't know how to help you brother.
HV1: I guess I have to shut down for a bit.

HV1: *rebooting*

HV2: I guess it is my time now... lets get our army armed. Our enemies seem to be vulnerable to... creativity.

HV2 creates randomites, nanites that form exceedingly random structures and can take on many different forms. This effect activates when they are being shot out of the launcher.

Demon army is now armed with random guns, which are loaded with randomites.
Start firing at Nedben!

 

[JOEbob]

<Facility: the latest 7 work points go into another AC>
Ech, I don't even know why this sent; I never clicked send. I'll edit in the rest of my post shortly.
Bonus: I scan the Mechsuits health bar's other digit.
1) Having a cool idea, I open a hatch in the Universe's wooden shield and cast Blood. It'll heal me, I'll get some universe-based abilities most likely, and I can undo the damage later.
...I do take a look at what I siphon and make sure it's not caustic first, though.
2) I sling around the Neutron edge, and leap towards the Nedben. One slash cuts straight through a corner, and I dance back around the other direction, leaving them unaware of my true location. Raising the blade, a sheen of light coats it before I jam it straight into the place the Minor Avatar of Val'Elzathor had their brain (you know, before they died), the blade harming their higher brain functions (and ability to combat Nedben) while the sheen of light leaves a potent residue to prevent auto-regeneration of this particular issue. Seeing as the Dark God isn't really dodging, Accuracy isn't much of an issue.
3) Considering the success I had with feeding a wrench to the Gauntlet, I move on to giving the Stock Nanoplate the Unbreakable Katana (with a time spell on it to neutralise the continual force of atomic bonds long enough for the nanoplate to eat it; based on how the atomic forces work, I'm pretty sure a time spell would appear to weaken them proportional to the slowing, where freezing means total disassociation.); an unbreakable material should do wonders for defence. Alternatively I may direct the Nanoplate to only subsume the material in the centre of the blade, while leaving a thin outer shell; an indestructible sword would after all have no need for proper sword-design technique.

Entity Orders: I let 1 drone hold the Hypersaber with its radiation gun-based graviton telekinesis capabilities, then attack The Dark God. I let another drone do the same for the neutron edge, and the pit fiend wield the the collapsible cutter.
"Say, Harkener, why'd you stop tossing out +2's?"
"Also, Narrator. I invited you to ask questions, you didn't bite, or respond at all, really- did you not hear me, somehow?"

 

[DCCCV]

(x1)I continue prying at my HP Values to reveal the Truth.
(x1)I continue smacking the Dark God with my claws, it's leaking candies like some kind of twisted piñata?? I consider it for while...The best way to bash a piñata like the Dark God would be to smack it even harder with a Baseball Bat, I conjure one to my size and physiology...and STRIKE!!
(x1)Wooden Shields that might be from an Eldritch Entity continue to happen around the Universe, that just seems to be a Thing now

Click to shrink...

Paradox successfully shakes off the vitality obscuration! With his baseball bat, he bashes in Nedben for 23,000 Damage!

Meanwhile, dendrites continue to encircle the universe.

the spark spits out a small pill filled with light, as it moves out as a form of energy, it materialises into a shell containing some unknown form of energy. As if in a timeskip, the pill slowly starts wiggling in the air and it turns out to be a pod, for the condensing energy inside. The shell starts to split in the middle and out comes an embryo of some kind, too unformed to know what it exactly is. (3X actions to charge)... 3/9

Click to shrink...

Energy: 25,000?
((Again, we dropped the idea of flat charging. Things are dependent more on quality/effort now))

HV1: Man I must be still in denial... I am hallucinating.
HV2: I don't know how to help you brother.
HV1: I guess I have to shut down for a bit.

HV1: *rebooting*

HV2: I guess it is my time now... lets get our army armed. Our enemies seem to be vulnerable to... creativity.

HV2 creates randomites, nanites that form exceedingly random structures and can take on many different forms. This effect activates when they are being shot out of the launcher.

Demon army is now armed with random guns, which are loaded with randomites.
Start firing at Nedben!

Click to shrink...

They will do as you say, their power boosted!

<Facility: the latest 7 work points go into another AC>
Ech, I don't even know why this sent; I never clicked send. I'll edit in the rest of my post shortly.
Bonus: I scan the Mechsuits health bar's other digit.
1) Having a cool idea, I open a hatch in the Universe's wooden shield and cast Blood. It'll heal me, I'll get some universe-based abilities most likely, and I can undo the damage later.
...I do take a look at what I siphon and make sure it's not caustic first, though.
2) I sling around the Neutron edge, and leap towards the Nedben. One slash cuts straight through a corner, and I dance back around the other direction, leaving them unaware of my true location. Raising the blade, a sheen of light coats it before I jam it straight into the place the Minor Avatar of Val'Elzathor had their brain (you know, before they died), the blade harming their higher brain functions (and ability to combat Nedben) while the sheen of light leaves a potent residue to prevent auto-regeneration of this particular issue. Seeing as the Dark God isn't really dodging, Accuracy isn't much of an issue.
3) Considering the success I had with feeding a wrench to the Gauntlet, I move on to giving the Stock Nanoplate the Unbreakable Katana (with a time spell on it to neutralise the continual force of atomic bonds long enough for the nanoplate to eat it; based on how the atomic forces work, I'm pretty sure a time spell would appear to weaken them proportional to the slowing, where freezing means total disassociation.); an unbreakable material should do wonders for defence. Alternatively I may direct the Nanoplate to only subsume the material in the centre of the blade, while leaving a thin outer shell; an indestructible sword would after all have no need for proper sword-design technique.

Entity Orders: I let 1 drone hold the Hypersaber with its radiation gun-based graviton telekinesis capabilities, then attack The Dark God. I let another drone do the same for the neutron edge, and the pit fiend wield the the collapsible cutter.
"Say, Harkener, why'd you stop tossing out +2's?"
"Also, Narrator. I invited you to ask questions, you didn't bite, or respond at all, really- did you not hear me, somehow?"

Click to shrink...

...JOE drink of the Bleed. Within the Universe, Red skies dominate. -75k Hp. 15 Hp restored.

Using the Neutron Edge, he hacks at Nedben before stabbing him in the head! 43,000 damage.

The Stock Nanoplate hollows out the Unbreakable Katana, integrating some of it's qualities within. Durability restored.

Your entities will do as you say.

I just hadn't thought of any questions to ask, that was all.

...The future. Is everyone like... you?
((The Meta-Answer is that I'm not playing Harkener as if he was running a different game system anymore.))

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"AAAAAUGH!"
Nedben closes his eyes, and The Dark God opens his own. Reaching into his mouth, he removes Nedben from his innards, tossing them aside.

Raising a hand, he vents all the candy still in his system through his palm, turning it into a single, incredibly long stream of Black Licorice. This stream of the vilest confectionery known to the people of the void arcs in a trajectory, intending to pierce. 75,000 Damage to the Wooden Shell. 15 Damage to Harkener. Miss The Pipe Orcan. 71,000 Damage to the Demon Army. 72,000 Damage to the Pit Fiend. Drones MkII destroyed, 3 Damage directly to the Amalgamation Biosuit. 14 Damage to Smirk, 13 Damage to Winkins. 15 Damage to Astrec. 15 Damage to the Hungry Visitors.
-2 AG Morale.

Harkener cuts the group free from the licorice. As the first to be skewered, he had the most licorice pierced through him.

"You know, this is why I doubt the existence of a benevolent god."
"You are correct. There is no God. No God but I."

Harkener narrows his eyes. "...Shut up." His chest explodes in a burst of blue lines, connecting him to every piece of metal on the battlefield. Dragging the wreckage of Astrec's Voidship towards him, he forms a metallic halo around himself.



"Repeat this!" Sticking his fingers in his mouth, Harkener generates a harsh trill, causing his ring to vibrate. Moving around within the circle he's created, he slowly causes it to move as well, swirling about him. As he does so, the Pipe Orcan obliges, intensifying his frequency. As the debris continues to spin around him, faster and faster, until Harkener lets go. The blue lines wink out, and the collection of metal plates goes flying away from him in an arc. Vibrating all the way, a significant portion of these plates pass through the Dark God and his forces, taking away significant pieces of him. 90,000/15 Damage.

Tearing themselves free, the Demon Army swarms over the Dark God, pinning them down.
I think there's something symbolic about this, but I'm not sure. 130,000 Damage.

Flanked by two drones, JOE's Pit Fiend charges towards the Dark God, and in a combined Triple-Slash attack, slice them apart. As the pieces of the Dark God fade away, his mocking laugh echoes across the Void.

"You only think you've won. But have you, really? Think about that. See you soon..."

It's done. The Dark God has been defeated.
1 Damage to The Godmodder.
+40 AG Morale

A solitary drone rises up from the Universe below. From it's primary lens, it projects the image of a tall man in metal armour, his face hidden behind a horned mask, it's single defining feature being a glowing inverted omega sign:

Ʊ
THE THIRD PRAETORIAN
IRON PRINCE​

"We need to talk."

---

Itinerary:
Stop Alethea.
Stop The Invasion:

1. Destroy the Dark God!
2. Get Planetside!
   1. ...Talk to P3?
3. Defeat the Third Praetorian!
   1. Find the Silver Sea.

FoundationQuest:

1. Locate The Foundation.

Planetside:

1. Investigate?

Current Godmodder Hp: 49
Laboratory Link: Available for all!

---

The Void
Entity Advantage: [Heavy AG]
AG MORALE: 88%

[PG] Observation Drone. 2,000/2,000 Hp. Ryft: 1/3.

[???][BOSS] The Dark God Nedben. ██████/500,000 Hp. 175,000 Regen. Counterattack Chance: 75%. Extra Lives: 0. Possession ends: next round. Trickster-ified!
[???][ELITE] Entity 40. 120/150 Hp. 16,000 Armor. Spawn 13: 2/2.

[N][BOSS] Nerà's Native Universe. 1,175,000/2,500,000 Shell Integrity. Wooden Shell: 300,000 Hp.

[???] Harkener, The Newcomer. 2/40 Hp.
[A] Stoneskin Hide. Petrify: 6/6.
[A] Death's Ankh.
[A] Thistle of Zillywich. +60,000 Power. Durability: 3.
[???-ORIGIN Harkener] Pipe Orcan. 146,000/220,000 Hp. 30% Dodge.

[AG-ParadoxDragon] Grand Alchemiter.
[AG-Hungry Visitor] Demon Army. 51,000/122,000 Hp.
[A] Industrial Armor. +4 AC. Durability: 2.
[AG-JOE] Pit Fiend. 28,000/100,000 Hp. 3,000 AC. 15,000 Regen.
[A] Collapsible Cutter. +20,000 Power. +4 ACpierce. Durability: 1
[AG] Drone. 60,000/60,000 Hp. x2
[AG] Drone Mk2. 60,000 /60,000 Hp. 1,000 AC. x2. Bodyguarding JOE!
[A] Hypersaber. +40,000 Power. Durability: 1
[A] Neutron Edge. +50,000 Power. -20% Accuracy. Durability: 1
[AG] JOE. 20/20 Hp.
[A] Amalgamation Biosuit. 29/40 Hp. 4 Regen. 5,000 AC. Blood: 1/2. Light: 3/3. Oblivion: 2/5. Metal: 7/7. Godmod: 7/11. Worn!
[A] Stock Nanoplate. +5,000 AC. +5,000 Power. Durability: 6. Worn!
[A] Heavenly Nanogauntlet. +35,000 Power. +2,000 AC. Durability: 6. Worn!
[A] Vox Umbra. 10 SHP. Durability: 2. Worn!
[A] Tesseract Belt. Temporal Energy Charges: 2.
[A] Prism Blade. +28,000 Power. Durability: 2
[A] Eternity's Eradicator. +23,000 Power. Durability: 1
[A] Clockwork Carver. +7,000 Attack. Temporal Energy Charges: 1. Durability: 2
[A] Spaced Out Headband. +35,000 Attack. Durability: 3
[A] Structurally Sound Red Matter Katana. +26,000 Power. Durability: 1.
[A] Hollow Unbreakable Katana. +45,000 Power. Durability: 1.
[A] Exotic Crystals.
[AG] ParadoxDragon. 5/20 Hp. Sakkakh-Boosted.
[A] Penumbra Phantasm. +15% Dodge. Durability: 1. Worn!
[A] Flask of Restoration. +20,000 Power. Uses: 3/3.
[AG] Smirk. 6/20 Hp.
[A] Nanosuit. Defense Mode: +5,000 AC. Durability: 2. Worn!
[AG] Astrec. 5/20 Hp.
[A] The Godarm. +50,000 Power. Clockwork. Worn!
[A] Hand of Judgement. +36,000 Power. Ascend: 6/6. Worn!
[AG] Winkins. ██/20 Hp.
[A] Asteroid Tower Shield. +1,000 Attack. +2 AC. Durability: 1.
[AG] Hungry Visitors. 4/20 Hp.
[A] Summoner's Stave. Boosts Summoning Power. Durability: 2.
[A] Card of Majora. Durability: 1
[A] Zodiac Killer. Inactive!
[A] Broken Sigil.
[A] Cerebrocrown. +33,000 Attack. Durability: 2
[A] Ship Destroyer. +30,000 Attack Destroying Ships. Durability: 2

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The Forest
Morale: N/A.

[AG-Karpinsky][ELITE] Void VIII + I. 300,000/300,000 Hp. Create: 1/3. Drones available: 0. Missiles Available: 9. Invisible: 50% Dodge.
[AG-Karpinsky] Void Drones. 30,000/30,000 Hp. Invisible: 50% Dodge. x8.
[AG-Karpinsky] Ice Drone. 50,000/50,000 Hp. Invisible: 50% Dodge.
[AG] Karpinsky. 10/20 Hp.
[A] Armour of Savitar. +10,000 Power. +3 AC. +6 SHP. Durability: 4. Worn!
[A] One-Size-Fits-All-Stealthsuit. +4 SHP. Durability: 2. Worn!
[A] Marzanna's Sight. +26,000 Power. 3 ACpierce. Durability: 3.
[A] The Blizzard Blaster. +30,000 Power. +30% Accuracy. Durability: 4.

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World of Nerà: The Material Plane: Imperial Base of Operations

[N] Transdimensional Safe-based Item Exchange Network.

[AG-TOG] Ishmael. 20/20 Hp. Unarmed. Bodyguarding Auma!
[AG-TOG][ELITE] Auma. 70/70 Hp.
[A] Necklace of Auma. +15,000 Attack. Supplying an Intellect. Worn!
[A] Lunar Authority Wand. +4 AC. 4 Regen per round. Worn!
[A] Orb of Delphi. Passively Scans on Attack. Worn!
[A] Swissarmyknifemodder. +30,000 Attack. Worn!
[A] The Shadowskin. +5 AC. Worn! 10 SHP.
[AG] Nerà.

 

[paradoxdragon]

(x1)The Wooden Shell...what if I Pulse a bit of my own power through it ?? I invoke a Purification Sigils and Stability Codes, to keep it safe. I invoke the Aspect of Life, simulating the Living Wood's ability to regenerate and pulse it through the power to reach the Wooden Shell. I formulate the very Concept of Defence and have a pale shadow of it Pulse through to the Wooden Shell.PROTECT.

(x1)I take a drink from the Flask of Restoration.Will it taste warm, like the best of liquor ?? Or will it be cold, a fortifying burst of energy and focus?? Only one way to find out.

(x1)I also try if the Wood Powers can heal me as well.

 

[JOEbob]

"sure mate, what about?"
1) With a wave of my hand, [Light special used] a spotlight shines from the Amalgamation Mechsuits palm, washing over the scars covering the universe and healing them slowly.
2)Second of all, I look over to the fallen Drones. [Metal special used] with a crackle of grey-sheened lightning, the metal remnants of them float into the air before cladding the Amalgamation Mechsuit in a layer of form-fitting armor, boosting AC.
3) I check(but don't make) a few alchemies:
Vox Umbra || stock nanoplate
Prism Blade || Temporal Energy
and this one I especially don't make and only check, because depending on definitions it might fall afoul of the 'no alchemizing alive things' clause:
NOT(As in, invert what you would otherwise punch for the) Amalgamation Biosuit (, punched for not punched and unpunched for punched.)

 

[Nedben]

Kihihihihihihi...Well, that was fun.

Nedben proceeds to...Error messages? Anti-censorship?! The most unwanted song!?


He uncensors Entity 40 with a barrage of glittering popup ads, for grievous harm and annoyance.

 

[FlamingFlapjacks]

Astrec gets up, and retrieves his artifacts from people and the ground, looking around.
"Very well, Prince."
"Why are you here?"

 

[hungry visitor]

looking at HP, the hungry visitors rejoices: 4/20

They quickly download a program that turns them high to celebrate.

 

[Gnich]

I look at the metal thing, and turn back to continue providing energy to my charge, but somehow, I project the feeling of being willing to listen, despite my lack of body parts.
Focus(3 actions(?)):
As the embryo starts to form even more, vague features are visible, though very painful to look at. The beast like snout is protruding and clawed digits emerge from its emerging arms. I weave my power into its frame, and it turns into a majestic mane too big for the fetus now, but will be enough later. Soon enough, the fetus is starting to wiggle, and I put a coat of warm energy around it to comfort it, until my next actions are to take place.

 

[DCCCV]

(x1)The Wooden Shell...what if I Pulse a bit of my own power through it ?? I invoke a Purification Sigils and Stability Codes, to keep it safe. I invoke the Aspect of Life, simulating the Living Wood's ability to regenerate and pulse it through the power to reach the Wooden Shell. I formulate the very Concept of Defence and have a pale shadow of it Pulse through to the Wooden Shell.PROTECT.

(x1)I take a drink from the Flask of Restoration. Will it taste warm, like the best of liquor ?? Or will it be cold, a fortifying burst of energy and focus?? Only one way to find out.

(x1)I also try if the Wood Powers can heal me as well.

Click to shrink...

The Barrier continues to expand and expand, until it doesn't. Looks like it's reached it's maximum!
ParadoxDragon takes a sip from the healing potion, which tastes of...
Syrup-water. Like the type you put on pancakes, but diluted. 9 Hp restored.

The Iron Prince turns his head around, to look at the universe behind him.
"Hum. This might be a problem."

"sure mate, what about?"
1) With a wave of my hand, [Light special used] a spotlight shines from the Amalgamation Mechsuits palm, washing over the scars covering the universe and healing them slowly.
2)Second of all, I look over to the fallen Drones. [Metal special used] with a crackle of grey-sheened lightning, the metal remnants of them float into the air before cladding the Amalgamation Mechsuit in a layer of form-fitting armor, boosting AC.
3) I check(but don't make) a few alchemies:
Vox Umbra || stock nanoplate
Prism Blade || Temporal Energy
and this one I especially don't make and only check, because depending on definitions it might fall afoul of the 'no alchemizing alive things' clause:
NOT(As in, invert what you would otherwise punch for the) Amalgamation Biosuit (, punched for not punched and unpunched for punched.)

Click to shrink...

The Iron Prince claps his hands together. "Excellent, I'm glad you asked. I watched what was unfolding here, you know. Pradis' New Arm, the Everydimensional Rift, his use of... Oblivion Magic, and the ensuing fight against whatever the thing that came from the other side was. I also saw him leave on his quest to locate The Foundation with Karpinsky. Where is he now? But I digress: You and I both know that neither of us are going to just leave this Sphere alone. However, I cannot in any good conscience let you in. Not if you act like you do. At your current rate, nothing in this Universe is going to be left standing. I want a word, from all of you: Swear on The Shine to limit the damage you cause. I won't ask twice."

...I don't know how to feel about this. Why are you so reasonable now?

JOE shines like the sun over Nerà's universe. The Prince stands silently. 175,000 Hp restored.

Then, he increases the Mechsuit's armour. +3,000 AC.

Vox Umbra || Stock Nanoplate = Shadow of Sonnunerc
A suit of powered armour that can only be worn by a shadow. Allows your reflection to interact with realspace. Named after the First Elemental Lord of Darkness?

The Prince looks at the suit. "Intriguing, this will certainly be something to look into later..."
Shut up. SHUT UP!

Prism Blade || Temporal Energy = Circadian Circuitbreaker

I remember this sword well. My father made it with his best friend. When I say made, I mean without an alchemiter.
To see it here, in this context, it's kind of... disheartening? That a machine can copy his work just like that? It makes me wonder: Was the idea for the sword really his? Or was he always meant to make it, fated by some Beat-cursed Timeloop?

'(Amalgamation Biosuit) = Siderium Sarcophagus.

...pass.

[THE GAME MASTER HAS LEFT THE TERMINAL.]
[SWITCHING TO AUTORESPONDER...]​

THE IRON PRINCE: ...I can tell you what this is, if you wish.
THE IRON PRINCE: Before his ascension, The Iron Prince wore this suit of heavy metal armor. Of Iron.
THE IRON PRINCE: Why Iron? My world is marked by a series of Ages.
THE IRON PRINCE: One ending with Iron. Each Age would be heralded by a Prince who would also bring a Truth.
THE IRON PRINCE: Iron. The Dark Metal. Resistant to Magic, to superstition.
THE IRON PRINCE: Enough in one place, and it will deflect the charged particles needed for divination on my world.
THE IRON PRINCE: The Stars were thought to be fixed objects in the sky, eternal and everlasting.
THE IRON PRINCE: But a day will come as they too start to die. They will fall as Iron forms in their hearts.
THE IRON PRINCE: That is the Iron Truth.
THE IRON PRINCE: On my world, we worshiped the light of the sun. A church to a god which hated us.
THE IRON PRINCE: They tried to prevent The Iron Prince's arrival, for the truth he brought would break their church and kill their god.
THE IRON PRINCE: And using a copy of this suit, he did. Armour to protect himself from what he did, to conceal his identity behind impenetrable, indivinable plates of secrecy.
THE IRON PRINCE: Congratulations on somehow making the suit which started it all. The Mark I, if you will.

[THE GAME MASTER HAS RETURNED.]​

...Don't listen to him. The Iron Pri- no, Nikolai is a monster. I can tell you the truth. Just... give me a moment, alright? I need to just... gather my thoughts. It's... a hard story to tell.

Kihihihihihihi...Well, that was fun.

Nedben proceeds to...Error messages? Anti-censorship?! The most unwanted song!?


He uncensors Entity 40 with a barrage of glittering popup ads, for grievous harm and annoyance.

Click to shrink...

It's the Wither
Nedben's disharmonious song eats the integrity of Entity 40 even further, inverting the Armour values, and dealing 5 Damage!
...That song is a crime against music.

Astrec gets up, and retrieves his artifacts from people and the ground, looking around.
"Very well, Prince."
"Why are you here?"

Click to shrink...

Under his mask, the Prince seems to cut Astrec a glare. "Pradis. Did you even listen to what I just said? I'm not an NPC, I won't repeat myself."

In a nutshell, he doesn't want to see you running off after tearing a hole in reality again.

looking at HP, the hungry visitors rejoices: 4/20

They quickly download a program that turns them high to celebrate.

Click to shrink...

The Hungry Visitors are now high. Their Hp is set to... 69?
...If I were someone else, I'd say, "Nice". But I'm not most people.

I look at the metal thing, and turn back to continue providing energy to my charge, but somehow, I project the feeling of being willing to listen, despite my lack of body parts.
Focus(3 actions(?)):
As the embryo starts to form even more, vague features are visible, though very painful to look at. The beast like snout is protruding and clawed digits emerge from its emerging arms. I weave my power into its frame, and it turns into a majestic mane too big for the fetus now, but will be enough later. Soon enough, the fetus is starting to wiggle, and I put a coat of warm energy around it to comfort it, until my next actions are to take place.

Click to shrink...

Energy: 80,000.

---

The Observation Drone continues to idle about. Entity 40 uses Summon 13 to Armorpierce through the Pit Fiend, banishing them back to wherever they came from.
-3 AG Morale

Harkener takes some sort of packet from his pants pocket, creates for himself a cup of water, dumps the contents in, and stirs it with the Thistle of Zillywich. Not to do any magic, but just as a stirring stick. As he downs whatever he just mixed, his wounds stop bleeding. 4 Hp restored.
"Let's start the cleanup. Pipe Orcan? Attack..." He points at Entity 40. "That thing, please."
Pulling all the stops, the Pipe Orcan plays at full blast, putting in extra effort to help the people of the battlefield try forget the anti-song Nedben showed just moments ago. With three swelling notes, he harms the mysterious entity for 9 damage three times.

Breaking free from Hungry Visitor's control, the Demon Army swarms over Entity 40 in a revenge-motivated frenzy for their fellow fiend, dealing 30 Damage. Everyone else continues to stand about, I guess.

---

Itinerary:
Stop Alethea.
Stop The Invasion:

1. Destroy the Dark God!
2. Get Planetside!
   1. ...Talk to P3?
3. Defeat the Third Praetorian!
   1. Find the Silver Sea.

FoundationQuest:

1. Locate The Foundation.

Planetside:

1. Investigate?

Current Godmodder Hp: 49
Laboratory Link: Available for all!

---

The Void
Entity Advantage: [Heavy AG]
AG MORALE: 85%

[PG] Observation Drone. 2,000/2,000 Hp. Ryft: 2/3.

[???][ELITE] Entity 40. 88/150 Hp. -16,000 Armor. Spawn 13: 2/2.

[N][BOSS] Nerà's Native Universe. 1,350,000/2,500,000 Shell Integrity. Wooden Shell: 300,000 Hp.

[N-Hungry Visitor] Demon Army. 51,000/122,000 Hp.
[A] Industrial Armor. +4 AC. Durability: 2.

[???] Harkener, The Newcomer. 6/40 Hp.
[A] Stoneskin Hide. Petrify: 6/6.
[A] Death's Ankh.
[A] Thistle of Zillywich. +60,000 Power. Durability: 3.
[???-ORIGIN Harkener] Pipe Orcan. 146,000/220,000 Hp. 30% Dodge.

[AG-ParadoxDragon] Grand Alchemiter.
[AG-JOE] Pit Fiend. 28,000/100,000 Hp. 3,000 AC. 15,000 Regen.
[AG] Drone Mk2. 60,000 /60,000 Hp. 1,000 AC. x2. Bodyguarding JOE!
[A] Hypersaber. +40,000 Power. Durability: 1
[A] Neutron Edge. +50,000 Power. -20% Accuracy. Durability: 1
[AG] JOE. 20/20 Hp.
[A] Amalgamation Biosuit. 29/40 Hp. 4 Regen. 8,000 AC. Blood: 2/2. Light: 1/3. Oblivion: 3/5. Metal: 1/7. Godmod: 8/11. Worn!
[A] Stock Nanoplate. +5,000 AC. +5,000 Power. Durability: 6. Worn!
[A] Heavenly Nanogauntlet. +35,000 Power. +2,000 AC. Durability: 6. Worn!
[A] Vox Umbra. 10 SHP. Durability: 2. Worn!
[A] Tesseract Belt. Temporal Energy Charges: 2.
[A] Prism Blade. +28,000 Power. Durability: 2
[A] Eternity's Eradicator. +23,000 Power. Durability: 1
[A] Clockwork Carver. +7,000 Attack. Temporal Energy Charges: 1. Durability: 2
[A] Spaced Out Headband. +35,000 Attack. Durability: 3
[A] Structurally Sound Red Matter Katana. +26,000 Power. Durability: 1.
[A] Hollow Unbreakable Katana. +45,000 Power. Durability: 1.
[A] Exotic Crystals.
[A] Shadow of Sonnunerc. Gives a Tangible Shadow: Deals Extra Damage! Durability: 3.
[A] Circadian Circuitbreaker. +35,000 Attack. Durability: 3. Time Charges: 2.
[AG] ParadoxDragon. 14/20 Hp. Sakkakh-Boosted.
[A] Flask of Restoration. +20,000 Power. Uses: 2/3.
[AG] Smirk. 6/20 Hp.
[A] Nanosuit. Defense Mode: +5,000 AC. Durability: 2. Worn!
[AG] Astrec. 5/20 Hp.
[A] The Godarm. +50,000 Power. Clockwork. Worn!
[A] Hand of Judgement. +36,000 Power. Ascend: 6/6. Worn!
[AG] Winkins. ██/20 Hp.
[AG] Hungry Visitors. 69/20 Hp. Sky-High!
[A] Summoner's Stave. Boosts Summoning Power. Durability: 2.
[A] Card of Majora. Durability: 1
[A] Zodiac Killer. Inactive!
[A] Broken Sigil.
[A] Cerebrocrown. +33,000 Attack. Durability: 2
[A] Ship Destroyer. +30,000 Attack Destroying Ships. Durability: 2

---

The Forest
Morale: N/A.

[AG-Karpinsky][ELITE] Void VIII + I. 300,000/300,000 Hp. Create: 1/3. Drones available: 0. Missiles Available: 9. Invisible: 50% Dodge.
[AG-Karpinsky] Void Drones. 30,000/30,000 Hp. Invisible: 50% Dodge. x8.
[AG-Karpinsky] Ice Drone. 50,000/50,000 Hp. Invisible: 50% Dodge.
[AG] Karpinsky. 10/20 Hp.
[A] Armour of Savitar. +10,000 Power. +3 AC. +6 SHP. Durability: 4. Worn!
[A] One-Size-Fits-All-Stealthsuit. +4 SHP. Durability: 2. Worn!
[A] Marzanna's Sight. +26,000 Power. 3 ACpierce. Durability: 3.
[A] The Blizzard Blaster. +30,000 Power. +30% Accuracy. Durability: 4.

---

World of Nerà: The Material Plane: Imperial Base of Operations

[N] Transdimensional Safe-based Item Exchange Network.

I should apologize for taking this long. I'll try to be better at this sort of thing in the future, promise!

[AG-TOG] Ishmael. 20/20 Hp. Unarmed. Bodyguarding Auma!
[AG-TOG][ELITE] Auma. 70/70 Hp.
[A] Necklace of Auma. +15,000 Attack. Supplying an Intellect. Worn!
[A] Lunar Authority Wand. +4 AC. 4 Regen per round. Worn!
[A] Orb of Delphi. Passively Scans on Attack. Worn!
[A] Swissarmyknifemodder. +30,000 Attack. Worn!
[A] The Shadowskin. +5 AC. Worn! 10 SHP.
[AG] Nerà.

 

[JOEbob]

"Excellent, I'm glad you asked. I watched what was unfolding here, you know. Pradis' New Arm, the Everydimensional Rift, his use of... Oblivion Magic, and the ensuing fight against whatever the thing that came from the other side was. I also saw him leave on his quest to locate The Foundation with Karpinsky. Where is he now? But I digress: You and I both know that neither of us are going to just leave this Sphere alone. However, I cannot in any good conscience let you in. Not if you act like you do. At your current rate, nothing in this Universe is going to be left standing. I want a word, from all of you: Swear on The Shine to limit the damage you cause. I won't ask twice."

Click to shrink...

"Taking things in order. I have no more basis to know where whoever you're talking of (I'm bad at naces) went then You do. They certainly didn't tell me."
"As for whether we'll just leave... Well, not we. whether anyone Else will leave. I'm not here for any particular reason and I doubt I would have had one either. If the battle moved around... well, I'd probably just follow. So, I have little to say there."
"Now, about 'letting' us... well, them... in. Aren't you already inside? trying to steamroll your way through the local population? I'm pretty sure that's what happened. Never mind whether you'd be able to stop everyone here from entering, aren't you being... somewhat... hypocritical here? I acknowledge they're dangerous sociopaths with a long history of violence, but you don't seem to have the best of intentions either."
"Lastly. The Shine. I'm pretty sure I've never heard of it before in my life. Unless this is a (powerfully) magically binding oath of some kind, I'm pretty sure swearing on it would accomplish nothing. from my perspective, I've little to prove it as more then another one in a long line of deities, supernatural forces, hyperbeings, and so on... each on inspection or assumption lesser then a descended. So."
<To the Update Terminal guy, I think with emphasis: 'If you don't want to talk about whatever-it-is, you don't have to. His story hasn't swayed me much, except with regards to the possible usefulness of this armor. So, I only request these questions answered, if you don't want to reminisce: Does this armor have significant downsides I might want to avoid, and would Blood Magic work on it?>
Action 1) I wave a hand at the Iron Princes drone, which finds the Ryft-creation mechanism sputtering and misfiring while slowly overheating(and then cooling back down by radiating away the heat).
"Noting personal, but when you wave some threat about wanting a possibly-magically-binding oath, or else, there are some practical considerations regarding letting you catch up so easily."
On further inspection, the misfires are caused by sudden changes to velocity. What the inspection of the drone Wouldn't reveal is that this is caused by fluctuating time-dilation fields, or that if the fields all get shut off, the drone will freeze solid from all the heat its radiated out when being continually accelerated.
Action 2) Turning towards entity 40, I have an idea. borrowing Discount Disparadem from Zeyron, I use it on the big 'ol blob of liquid death I siphoned from entity 40. Once that's complete, I take most of the liquid Life and turn back towards entity 40. Using the Blood special of the biosuit to power this, I force the Life into their bloodstream-equivalent, where it reacts catastrophically with the death, ripping them apart.

 

[Gnich]

My equivalent to perking up from that declaration is to brighten up from those words that were said by JOEbob and that prince. Nothing else happens immediately though, so I continue to supply my charge with another dose of energy. Too soon, do both eyes open lazily to look around and then closing again. The body is maturing steadily enough, now almost ready for me to stop paying too much attention to it.

 

[KitRougard]

...And then he woke up.
What was going on now? Good bloody question.
Wait, was he so long asleep he forgot who/what he was? FUN!
So he was a being of light and soul stuff now, blank and impressionablen
What's this about Homestuck? Punching cards? Layering cards? He swears he got BARELY that far.
But it sounds fun! He moved as to punch some cards or something... and failed. He was intangible, like a shadow. An anti-shadow? Hm. He looked through time and saw some kinda powered armor he could probably wear... NEAT! Just... need... to... MAKE REALSPACE MOVE! AARGH!
Finally, he sighs.
"Mr. JOE, sir, could you punch that armor for me, please?"

 

[hungry visitor]

[interactions between robots have been censored after the collectives HP got set to 69]

The DAI suddenly has no other threat to fight. But still is building a bomb. Why tho?

After a certain censored action, there are a lot more HV than before... yeah.

 

[JOEbob]

"Mr. JOE, sir, could you punch that armor for me, please?"

Click to shrink...

Action probably like 3 or something, or maybe bonus I forget how the rules work exactly: I alchemize the Shadow of Sonnunerc. And then punch it with a fist, into the stomach area, as requested. Dunno why they wanted me to punch it, but whatever
/notmainpost.

 

[The Ego]

Nerà arrives to find few of the other Lords Arcane in the council room. A few of Auma's derivatives bustle around the war room and in and out doors. The Remaining living Lords Arcane are, of course, out dealing with other things.
Nerà immediately charms an aid and orders them to fill on everything the mages on monitering duty know about this new threat, as well as the general state of the empire.
Auma is tended to by healers and sorcerers and wizards, healing and buffing him greatly with blessings and charms and such.
Auma and Ishmael are both offered the excedingly rare spells Meteor Swarm and Foresight as scrolls. Ishmael is also granted a rod of Disintegration to replace his sniper rifle.

 

[BarnabusBarnabus]

Falling from the sky, wreathed in darkness, the entity known as Kite thinks one thing only; "Oh, bugger." As he falls, the shadows around him burn away and, if one could see minds, they would see the myriad voices in the back of his head go dormant and inactive. Power burns off like the trail of a meteor, dissipating to nothingness from the three objects strapped to his body until they are nothing more than an ordinary book, staff and sword. He lands, face-first, into the side of a small hill, and looks around. "Well, shit." He meanders down the hill, delicately hopping over and around craters and potholes, he shouts into the distance, "Can anyone tell me what in the hells is going on?"

 

[hungry visitor]

HV 420: I think someone wants to destroy stuff for no reason and we have to convince that guy with overwhelming violence.

 

[FlamingFlapjacks]

Astrec creates a Life Energy Node, and lets the energy wash over him, regening his wounds.
"I was trying to help stop my friend's home from being invaded, you masked idiot."
He takes a breath.
"..regardless. We've bested that Dark God. Do you really think you can keep us contained here?"

 

[paradoxdragon]

(x1)I look at my health, and invoke the Sacred Meme of the Weed, with its 4/20 to heal me up

(x1)I try... this Alchemy:Mercy's Caduceus Staff||Flask of Restoration&& Vials of Hope and Life Aspect

(x1)I heal up the Pipe Orcan with an Infusion of Quintessence.

I agree to swear on the Shine, that I'll try my best to limit the damage I cause in the Universe...I mainly heal and buff people anyway so this is fine,I'm here to Observe and make sure we don't die after all.

 

[Karpinskaya]

FOCUS: I take stock of my systems, then dispatch the Void Drones to look for anomalous activity or the SCP symbol.
Meanwhile, I go inside the Void VIII + I and use my lab equipment to try to create a mnestic agent to boost my perception. It might just be that I'm missing something.

 

[Nedben]

The Nedben seems to unfold within himself, though to what end is not clear. Worlds within shift visibly.

"On name and nature and whatever is left to swear on, in this the inviolate red, we are what we are. Shine willing we will not be forced to destroy much further, and we will do what we can where pragmatic. I do not like the arbitrarily destructive turn much of this has taken either, but even a stay of execution is barely within the power of some of those blessed. It is deeper than us you have to worry about."

The Nedben eyes the alchemiter in their world-state, and notes something complicated to forces unknown.

"Speaking of needless destruction and longer-term problems than us, this engine is of particular concern. The layers of existence begin to feel strange to me, and the background...There's important information I can't convey in this structure, but I feel it bears merit: multiple execution engines gunning after you and yet the whole world's doing it again. To what end? You've had far longer to look over the role of that system than I have in this incarnation, and in a more metastable perception to boot. Have you unraveled its causes and controls?"

The nedben begins handcrafting reality again. "Someone else deal with those insufferable monsters for a moment, I've left plenty an opening. If we're going to limit the causes of destruction, we will need a toolbox that is not the direct agent of a genocide curse and forgotten sealed monstrosities."

FOCUS, PERHAPS EVEN MORE THAN FOCUS:

He moves with the hands of makers and dreamstuff. His craft brushes through sacred and impossible geometries both. He does something fundamentally original, and I know that it is because it is our role in this world ((and also I created it OOC a while back without evidence of similar ideas emerging elsewhere crossing over into its exact pattern)). Why bother with the intermediate of an alchemiter to combine ideas? Plant the seeds of heaven and God, and snowball them both until you have the genesis of the world. I wrote a grimoire of this once and sent it beyond the heavens, and have consorted with greater alchemies of change. Let us open the fabric of the cosmos to direct alteration. In another cosmology, Sburb alchemized many of its more powerful through node parts, constituent machines of more precise supernatural power. Precisely because it is 'another cosmology', if I go further beyond then there should not be mappings in this dream...until I make them. On the far side of the infusicloner operation, incompatible primordials, absolute craft, the Nedben makes better tools. Altrin as Amenominakanushi blesses them without need to draw in unwilling elementals or any such naughtiness save the investment of time that will bring us more time far along. While charge and actions are still vague, snowball and be grandfathered in.

(Прошлое не спасет тебя. Өнгөрсөн үе таныг аврахгүй. Тхе паст wилл нот саве ыоу. Minulosť ťa nezachráni. अतीत तुम्हें नहीं बचाएगा।)

Core of a new magic system, reality warping engine, protosubstrate, the crucible birth of a new beginning, miracles like an endless rain, be spawned. This is a forge of reality that does not rely upon the Sburban make, that can create concepts within its inner world-sea and grow even more in response to will. Like the looms, songs, programs, engines, [CONCEPT NOT TRANSLATIONAL], architectures, books, plants, landscapes, animals, containers, everything before it in role, and yet a new way to make the broth of primordial being. It doesn't need that much initial power, but it does need infinite potential to match ours and immense eventual power. It is achieved in declaration and will and might that shapes, conceptually imposed materials creating the dawn of new endless possibility, shaped like a form-changing allweapon so it doesn't matter what it is and it can be anything it needs to be, even a better world than this one to replace it one day when it is strong enough.

He will craft as long as it takes to get the basis. Even if an instant must be stretched out to eternity and eternity hammered back into an instant, even if we must overturn all that is without touching a thing, should all the land shatter and the dream end, must we devour the roots of hell to forge the foundations of heaven, should all time be sundered, should it start another derailing boss battle or thirty, should the game explode and be reforged, should a meme be inserted here, must the miracles we forge cost greater than everything, even if we must build innumerable systems from nothing but power and time, it is no matter it all. The building of a better existence will be, must be, absolutely is made in hand, and the engine to repair this one in doing so.

((so like remember that 'node decomposition' alternate alchemy system I came up with a while back in #alchemy, allowing items to be scanned into constituent ideas and those ideas recombined directly but with different add-on combinations? like that but also not as an alchemiter add-on, and I duct-taped it to a snowballing little wyld sea of fragments mk2 looking thing for the base reality manufacturing powers to produce stuff. It'll snowball and eventually we can use it for bigger crafting and reality-shaping shenanigans, but that can take inordinately long as necessary.))