Force of Nature: 82/? (Talist, Sp33d) Hint: Lawful Good.
What Even Gods Fear: 82/? (Talist, Trip) Hint: Chaotic/True Neutral.
Before Talist's last action—————————————
The Sacred Spirit hears Kai's thoughts, tuned in to her, as are the others. Still a bit weak after being revived, the Sacred Spirit tries in vain to hold onto Kai, vocalizing their displeasure with a sad, whining noise. Eventually, s/he lets go, and nods.
'Fine, I understand...go help the others. I'll be alright. I just have to wait until my burns heal. Kai, before you go...I did this all for you.'
S/he waves, and then looks to the others. It's at that point that Megalovania begins playing in everyone's heads, and Fury grins, nodding in tune with the music.
"Hey...I can get behind this! I'm feelin' great! You guys hearin' that?"
Shadow grins, nodding.
"Yeah! That music really helps! When we're set to music, helps us concentrate! Let's go!"
Action: After waiting for the scans on Tabbune's state to decode, Shadow leaps into the air, and covers the Party with a bubble shield, teleporting over to Kai in order to protect her, as well.
Plus three to Talist.
???: G, Don't just hide! Speed needs saving!
what can i do! I don't have god-tier determination! I can't do magic with my soul!
???: you have a keyblade right?
yeah, but this thing (summons my personal keyblade, the lance of light (Unintentional Acronym is unintentional)) works on hearts, not souls.
???: does it matter? you lose a heart, you lose emotion. you lose a soul, you lose emotion.
i don't get it.
???: My point is this: they're close enough. Try using it on speed.
oh.....now I get it! (about to use the telepathy link) "hey guys! I-"
???: bad idea, G.
why?
???: Speed made the link. I think I'll just use the link I've created to relay info to everyone.
Got it.
Fira, I'm gonna need protection....and that sounds like a terrible double entendre when I say it. Anyway, voice,(in a whisper) tell everyone that I'm going to attempt something I've never really done before. I'm going to attempt to pierce speed with a beam from my keyblade and reach out to his heart that way. Until then, I need to be not dead and focused for this to work.
???: okay. I've adjusted the link. Speed can no longer hear me. Anyway. Guys. G is going to attempt to blast speed with a keyblade beam to temporarily sever his heart. soul. whatever.
that....wasn't what I said..... But I guess I can try that. now. Time to make a megalovania related pun. It's a good day outside somewhere. Birds are singing there. flowers are blooming there as well. The sun is shining on fortune. On days like these, godmodders.......evil dicks who I need to gank in general....should be burning in MY hell.
???: I am very proud of you.
- I begin charging a keyblade beam. I must remain in position and focused for the beam to charge. Once the beam is released, speed cannot dodge it. If I am shifted anywhere else, or if I take a hit, the charge goes down by 1.
Keyblade beam: 0/10
That guy
Bookkeeping station: Got +4 total. ![[up]](../../static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Sacred, Speed
The 'Power' of Christmas (or something else if needed) 6/(Seasonally Relevant Time)
Cynder: 205/(Is too complicated to type up now. Need the weekend break for that.)
Grace Wolf Stuff:
Tempo: 1
Beat: 5
Mood: Driving
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vs4bsp05eyt3w8/Fragment%20of%20the%20Song.rtf?dl=0
@Tabbune: I'm the only one who has a charge above 200, and I wouldn't mind losing some of it. What I'd recommend is setting a hard charge limit of 200 right now. No charge can go above 200. Then, have all new charges be limited to a smaller number, like 150. Charges that have already been started are allowed to go all the way to 200. Then you can go down again if you want, but I think that anything around or below 150 is good enough. We just need SOME cap to encourage people to just use their charges at all. The only reason I currently want to summon Cynder is for RP reasons.
Over in the northern section, Kai is standing by Trip's REX. Imperceptibly, a slight tear forms in her eye, some kind of mixture of joy and guilt.
*sniff* I... I... ... I'm sorry... I...
Her thoughts are constantly starting and stopping, like a spluttering engine. Turning to watch Tabbune charge up his rainbow attack, she contemplates what to do.
He's weakened. I should go in for the kill. I can end this now. ... But... Shadow said it's not his fault. I- I can't fight that. Can't be a hypocrite.
She starts running towards the northeast to heal Infinity, the lowest HP player. But then he blows himself up.
THE HELL?! HE JUS- I- AUGH! THE B- NE- GH-
Then her thoughts start to break down into basic emotions of shock and fear. She turns wildly to find Shadow, the closest friendly person she could see. Frightened and whimpering by someone literally blowing himself up right in front of her, she runs over to Shadow and stays by him until she calms herself down. She gets back into the rhythm of Megalovania, even breathing in sync with the song.
Entity Action: If the north position is still frozen, The Grace Wolf heals all players in her zone again. If it isn't, she goes back to Sacred's zone and heals him, who is the most wounded player now.
Action: I move to the Southwest position, trying to reach the Godmodder.
Now over by Speed, Cynder tilts her head quizzically.
Who's Fira? And are you trying to intimidate me? Sorry, but you'll have to find another emotion to exploit to get me running away. It seems like we're having a good wolf bad wolf situation.
Cynder walks up to Speed, the dark shield above her making her purple eyes blend in with the rest of her pitch black body.
Well, you see me as an enemy, right? You don't have to. We could work together. If darkness brings greater strength, why not take it? Simple logic. My family has accomplished so much evil, which gives so much more fame than being nice. Nice people never make history, the despicable ones do. So think of how much we can accomplish together.
Ignoring last turn's action, since apparently that never happened.
Upon hearing Megalovania, the ice surrounding Musha cracks and splinters apart through sheer GAR.note "I will not be held down by simple ice! I WILL DESTROY YOU! WHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!"
He then charges Tabbune to attack him with a "Whirlwind" attack (sticking the ends of his trident and naginata together and spinning them around really fast)
Mikazuki is simply left to bash his way out of the ice. "Dammit, dammit, dammit!"
Planetfall:10/11 HINT: Do I really need to explain it at this point?note
Sacred, G Wing
![[nja]](../../static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png "[nja]"){kind=small}
Anti Ninja
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Evil Speed prepares for Tabb's attack. Fira does so too.
Ripsaw breaks all the ice away with his Jetpack.
Infinity suicide bombs himself at Tabbune for 6000 damage. (I'm gonna have to nerf this. I miscalc'd.) The Kill Sat shoots at Tabbune for 6000 damage.
The Party creates a bubble shield to protect them, but fails on teleporting the Grace Wolf. Ah, got it! "Play this sound instead, and be good, child." Hmm... I guess I whack this here? https://youtu.be/Ypvg1WC-m-Y .
Talist moves to Southwest. The Grace Wolf moves to Northwest and heals The Party. (You know. I have a plan, I'm gonna stick it at the bottom, so everyone can read it.)
Musha thaws out of the ice and does a Whirlwind attack on Tabbune, dealing 3000 damage.
—
End of Turn:
Tabbune finishes casting. Rays of light kf multiple colors rain down from the sky, wounding every player that didn't block, and dealing 10000 damage to all entities except Fira, who blocked.
Ira swings in to finish the fight.
Love's Embrace!
Tabbune is then surrounded by a protective bubble that even Ira's blades can't pierce.
Why? Amaria?
You were gonna kill him! This isn't the usual case! This isn't him!
IF ANY OF YOU ARE COMING FOR TABBS, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH ME! Amaria slams her spear down to the ground.
Ira raises her hands. Well, if you say so.
Tabbune regens 4000 HP from Amaria's Love Pulse, Ira and Amaria are healed for 2000 from it.
Tabbune begins charging a massive mana laser, focusing the Grace Wolf. Uhmm... You might want to steer clear from this.
The Godmodder moves to North, where he whacks the REX's cockpit open, and wounding Trip. Hi. Mine if I take this, punk?
—
Battlefield
House of Tech
Tabbune: 5000/50000. Casting: Mana Laser at Grace Wolf. Love's Embrace. [BOSS]
-North to Tabb's position
Godmodder HP: 84/100 [G]
Ripsaw: Moderately Wounded [AG]
Trip: Mortally Wounded. Inside the REX. [AG]
REX: 290 000/ 300 000. Cockpit: 0/20000 (Exposed). (Trip) [AG]
-Northeast to Tabb's position
Infinity: Lightning Spear: Durability: 4/7. Mini-Hakkero: 2/5. Searcher Emblem 2/3. Metal Blade: 24/28. Dead (0/2). [AG]
Kill Sat: 30900/90000. Bombardment: 5/10, Wave-Motion Cannon: 6/10. (Infinity) [AG]
-East to Tabb's position
Musha: Moderately Wounded. [AG]
Amaria: 14000/40000. (NPC) [BOSS]
Ira: 38000/40000. (NPC) [BOSS]
Dr. Ned: 45250/75000. (Kayne) [AG]
-Southeast to Tabb's position
Sp33d: The Healer Emblem. Wounded. Evil mode. [AG]
Kayne: Walpurgisnacht Slayer Emblem. Wounded. [AG]
-South to Tabb's position
-Southwest to Tabb's position
GWing: Wounded. [AG]
Fira: 19000/20000. (Sp33d) [AG]
Talist: Wounded. [AG]
-West to Tabb's position
Hyena: Wounded. [AG]
-Northwest to Tabb's position
Zoukugai/Fox: Wounded. [AG]
Sacred/The Party: The Scrap Searcher Emblem +3. Strength of Gods Emblem +1. Wounded. [AG]
Grace Wolf: 140 000/ 150 000. Kept track by Talist. (Talist) [AG]
—
(So, the plan. I would cap charges at 200 for now, and slowly bring the cap down to about 60. And clear more entities. And use percentage damage more often.)
edited 18th Dec '15 5:49:31 AM by Tabbune
Evil sighs. He was hoping that the Rainbow Attack would be more damaging.
Evil stops to consider Cynder's proposition.
You make a compelling argument that I have no current rebuttals to. This agreement also seems mutually beneficial. As for who Fira is? Well, she is a false god who is also the naive idiot's friend. Hell, you may even be able to help me be rid of said idiot forever. Now, let's finish this guy.
Evil walks over to the East of Tabbune sector, taking his Dark Barrier like a shield with him.
Now, Amaria, was it? You appear to be standing in my way of killing Tabbune. If you do not stand aside and allow me to finish the job... Well...
He laughs maliciously.
I have no qualms with collateral damage. And to prove I'm serious...
He cracks his fists and savagely hits Amaria across the head with the Dark Barrier, which dissipates. He draws his sword, now covered in a red-black energy.
This is your first and final warning. So, STAND ASIDE.
Meanwhile, in Speed's Subconsious;
And there goes my only link with the outside world.
Speed groans as the feels the Psychic Link being cut off.
At least with that, I had some idea of what's going on. So what do you think, ominous albeit very helpful voice who hasn't taken a form yet because I still don't know.
I have an idea so crazy it just might work!
Does it involve six litres of chloroform and a nuclear warhead?
What!? How did you...
I'm not doing it. I would like to keep collateral damage to a minimum.
You're no fun. Besides, you don't have any better ideas!
And now to Fira!
Fira hears what G Wing is about to do, and gives him a warning.
Careful with that thing. The real Speed is still in there... Somewhere. I don't want to lose him. And I can sure as hell provide protection!
She vaults over her cover and darts and cartwheels around G Wing in a star shape, with G Wing in the centre. Flames sprout and wrap themselves around the G Wing/The G Wing's armour and head if he has armour. She stands behind G Wing with her left hand out, intricate marking along her arm glowing.
A flame Barrier! I can sustain it as long as necessary! So don't worry about it going out!
She also announces that thing that G Wing asked through the link.
Fira is bouncing on the spot to the beat of Megalovania. Shame some of the best music in Undertale was locked behind a murder gate.
Done and done. Now let's see if we can't rescue the real Speed.
Action Summary:
Evil moves to East of Tubbune.
Evil Attacks Amaria with the Dark Barrier.
Fira is out of cover.
Fira is Protecting G Wing.
Special Attacks:
I'll just use your proposed cap then, Tabbune.
Gauss Rifle: 12/200
Wrath of the Elements: (+1 from Talist) 31/200
- 1 to Ripsaw, G Wing and Sacred.
edited 18th Dec '15 1:56:46 AM by Sp33d0n
Carbon Dog: 44/50
"ayyy lmao"
REX's chaingun immediately starts blasting in his face
as do the missiles
while i loudly play the trumpet beautifully
- 3 Sacred
yeah. thanks, Fira. just because I can multitask, I guess I'll explain my keyblade. I can summon it naturally, but the only problem is that I don't have the frame of mind to summon it. The ring I have works like an enzyme or catalyst of some sort. It allows me to create the keyblade any time I need. how i got the ring? good question. once upon a time I fell into a dimensional vortex and found it. the end.
???: you know, that explains a lot.
anyway. Keyblade beam's ready! There's no way Speed's gonna be able to dodge this.
- I leap up and fire the keyblade beam at evil speed. He can't dodge it. This doesn't kill him. It only reaches into his heart to allow speed's normal personality to resurface
edited 19th Dec '15 11:27:46 AM by TheGWing
"Man, the respawn lounge is NICE! I still don't want to be idle for too long..."
The satellite's onboard computer decides that the best course of action would be to not act just yet.
Yellow Devil NEO: 30/45 (+1 from sp33d) Hint: Back from the dead and better than ever.
You cannot grasp the true form of this charge!: 34/50 (+1 from Ripsaw) Hint: You'll go mad from the revelation.
+1 to Trip, sp33d, and Ripsaw.
Just checked how many times the Kill Sat's weapons have been at 2/10 and 3/10. Bombardment and Wave-Motion Cannon should be at 5/10 and 6/10, respectively.
12/50 Mega Fatty (+1 by Trip, Ripsaw and Ryujin)
(Why did my 50 point charge Watergate Brand Beer only heal 5000? I do not understand.)
I send commands to Dr. Ned. "From now on, you always keep up to 7 zombies with you. Any further zombies are to be sent to me immediatly once you're capped. Okay? Okay."
I then move to the position south of Tabb. For future reference, all zombies in one area gang up on one random enemy (PG) automatically a turn.
(+1 to Trip, Ripsaw and Ryujin)
Let's throw him in the fire said Thomas and Alfred.
Planetfall.
"It is time." The roof starts to creak and buckle, before finally giving way to a large red planet somewhere between the sizes of Mars and Earth. As it lands, all enemies are wounded for epic damage (we are nearing Class 1 with this impact). When the smoke clears, there is quite a bit of damage visible.note It is at this point that Megalovania ends. He decides to put on a new theme. The music powers him and all allies up significantly. He then roars, "Let us finish this now, brothers and sisters!" and charges the nearest enemy. Mikazuki breaks out of the ice.
![[down]](../../static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_down.png "[down]"){kind=icon}
Me or G Wing?
edited 18th Dec '15 9:21:27 AM by alphazoid
Suck it, troper!
Force of Nature: 87/? (Talist, alpha, Sp33d, Trip.) Hint: In a great cave below the Sylvan Glade, something begins to stir.
What Even Gods Fear: 87/? (Talist, alpha, Trip twice.) Hint: The very ground of the Fey Expanse begins to tremble.
The Sacred Spirit flinches, and tries to comfort Kai.
'Hey, I know that was traumatic! But he's not really here. Some of our allies are controlling virtual avatars. He's fine! He's just gonna' have to respawn. I know it's scary. I'm frightened, too. But Shadow has a plan. He's been researching how to save Tabbune. His friends might make it difficult, though...'
S/he nods to Shadow, who nods back. He leaps into the air, and looks at Tabbune's allies.
"I'm not going to hurt Tabbune! I'm going to try to talk him down. The Announcer of the world is working on something!"
After hearing the Announcer, he nods, and channels 'Heartache', causing it to play from nowhere in everyone's head. He tilts his head, and frowns.
"Tabbune, this isn't you. Snap out of it. Please. Do you remember what we did for you? We helped save Alaxia, right? The Godmodder's in your head. You gotta push him out. We've been through a lot. Through the good times, and the bad ones, we've been allies. I'm not going to attack you. That'd make me as bad as the Godmodder. He wants us to fight. Remember when he used the Civil War to bolster his defenses? I know you're in there somewhere, Tabbune. Please, fight the Godmodder's influence. Your friends are worried about you!"
He falls back, and the Sacred Spirit tries to shield the Grace Wolf from Tabbune's incoming blow with a wall of stone pillars.
Summary: The Party shields the Grace Wolf, begins playing 'Heartache', and tries to talk down Tabbune.
Plus three to Talist.
@Tabbune: This tune you picked fits this speech's theme quite nicely. I haven't played the game, but the music is quite intoxicating!
edited 19th Dec '15 6:53:49 AM by SacredSpirit123
Just a note: I'm not much of myself today. My Great Grandma died yesterday. She was 103.
edited 18th Dec '15 12:16:59 PM by SacredSpirit123
I'm sorry for your loss, Sacred. If you feel that you need some time away, please, take the time.
edited 18th Dec '15 11:36:00 AM by Sp33d0n
Thanks. I enjoy this game, though. I just feel your Evil Sp33d persona is undermining my efforts to save Tabbune.
Also, wow! If people keep funneling in plus ones like they did last round, I can finish my summons in no time! Thanks!
Hey, who were you talking to about the tune?
Suck it, troper!
Er, Tabbune, for linking 'Heartache' in order to try to soothe In-Game Tabbune.
edited 20th Dec '15 5:35:41 AM by SacredSpirit123
ah. ok.
Suck it, troper!
(Can we not spam nullposts?)
(Sacred: The song is titled "Heartache", not " Heartbreak". And I'm sorry about your great grandmother.)
(GWing: This won't last 10 turns. And no, channeling it doesn't give it a damage boost.)
(Infinity: Fix'd. I'm bad with bookkeeping. Thanks.)
(Kayne: Because I'm a dum-dum and didn't realize you were using the 50-point charge.)
That guy
Uh oh. I'm writing a post now. I hope it will be done in time. I really take my time writing these.
Edit- wait. You don't update on Fridays, right? In that case, never mind. I'm fine.
edited 18th Dec '15 5:50:31 PM by Talist
There's a Youtube Channel... I do some stuff with it...
Talist, Tabbune usually doesn't update on Fridays, but he missed an update, so he updated yesterday. Which was Friday. You have a turn.
edited 18th Dec '15 6:36:43 PM by Sp33d0n
That guy
Bookkeeping station: Got +3 total. I don't really need charges any more. Sacred,
The 'Power' of Christmas (or something else if needed) 10/(Seasonally Relevant Time)
Cynder: 200/(Maybe I'll never be able to type her stats up) + 6/(totally irrelevant extra charge)
Grace Wolf Stuff:
Tempo: 5
Beat: 4
Mood: Driving
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vs4bsp05eyt3w8/Fragment%20of%20the%20Song.rtf?dl=0
@Sacred: I never know what to say for things like this... I'm sorry? That just doesn't sound right.
@Everyone: It seems that Tabbune (the GM, not the boss) is a fan of Undertale because he wants to recreate one of its fights. I haven't actually played it, but I've watched some of it. So, slight incoming spoilers, but everything I mention is in the first 30 minutes anyway. The song that Tabbune linked, Heartache, plays during the fight with Torial. And if you want to get through that battle without killing, you have to spam the mercy option, basically just standing there while your opponent wails on you. I'd bet the peaceful solution here is similar.
@Speed: It's Saturday for you? You must live in a rather different time zone. Here, it's Friday now. As of this writing, that is.
RP in the order that it's called on...
Watching Evil Speed go to beat up Amaria, Cynder quietly mutters under her breath, only heard by the camera.
For calling someone else naive, this evil version seems strangely naive himself. Good.
Cynder follows Evil Speed, seeming to show no real emotional response to his actions.
I know you're kinda busy old sport, but let me tell you what we can do for each other. As with most of these cases of good wolf versus bad wolf, you still have that shard of whatever your "good" side is. You know that's a liability, right? It always ends up with the good shard slowly gaining power and support and then overthrowing you with "the power of friendship", "trust", or some other downright sickening fantasy deus ex machina trope. The only thing people put their trust in for the "power of trust" is that the fairy force of the Narrative will save them. The idea that it ever works just kills me. Anyway, I think I can help you shatter this shard. Have you heard of something called a "Mindscape"? If you haven't, it's essentially a semi-physical projection of someone's mental state. I think you can tell where I'm going with this. So, I think I can create a mindscape for you. If all goes well, Mr. "Good" Shard will be there, allowing you to dominate with sheer force. Thing is, I need consent. Or at least, it works much better with consent. I'm not sure how well that works for someone with your kind of split between good and evil. What do you say?
Now for Kai. Wow, everyone is linking music. Well, two people. I originally thought that only Kai could hear the linked music, but this is fine as well. This is going to be in depth.
First of all, Kai hears Heartache and exhales deeply. Her Tempo goes up by 1 and her Beat goes down by 1 (now 2, 4). Then, in this wild, crazy, musical world, she hears Alphazoid's All for One playing. Somehow, she seems able to listen to and process both songs simultaneously, like she can hear them on a subconscious level. Also somehow, she is able to hear it despite having a planet crash into the local area. note Her Tempo goes up by 1 and her Beat goes down by 1 again (now 3, 3).
I have a bit of a say in this as well and I want her beat to go up by at least one. The metronome amulet around her leg starts to pulsate, seeming to play another song directly to Kai. Specifically, this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pql3uCu29vY . Her Tempo goes down by 1 and her Beat goes up by 1 (now 2, 4).
Kai seems to make a sighing noise and lies down next to Sacred, mostly accepting the threat of the mana laser. Her thoughts sound slightly different, like they're to some more forceful beat.
"I guess... I guess I understand that. On the level of reason. I always was so eccentric and mood swingy. Prone to mood swings. He j-just died. Controlling an impulse like that is... so hard."
Then, like a stream breaking through a rock wall, a lone thought enters her mind.
"Isn't it funny how time has a chorus? Just a moment ago, you watched someone die, and took pain for me. Now, I watched someone die, and I'll take my share of pain for you."
Kai gets up from Sacred's side and walks to the opposite side of the new stone pillars, as far away from Sacred as possible while still gaining the cover from the stones. With one final look back at Sacred, she steps out from behind the stones and stares defiantly straight into Tabbune's eyes.
*AR-RAR!* *BARK!*
She makes her presence very well known with several loud barks to Tabbune, like it was a challenge. She then sits down in quite clear view of Tabbune, closes her eyes, and starts to sing to herself. This song is so very slow, steady, and soft, with notes often being held for what seems like Kai's entire breath. Each howl and hum, though wordless, sounded like they were weaved with dreams and visions of a future time - dreams of people in some of their darkest moments, yet still believing with all their hearts that if they just kept walking, they would end up in a happier time. It was simply hope, hope that in even the darkest night, we'll have a match.
It clashes strangely with the battle raging and the recent much faster songs, like it was an eye of a storm. Kai seemed to be concentrating on keeping her own singing tempo separate from the world around her and its song. That, and the fact that she was staring down the barrel of some Death Star like laser beam didn't help much either. Interspersed with her thought words were scenes of what looked like a forest coated in mist rather than snow.
Focus... focus... and low... and low... breath... and high... and low... and low... breath in... focus... calm... channel...
Entity Action: The Grace Wolf uses Bardic Tune: Hope on herself, reducing the damage she'll take from the mana laser by (hopefully) up to half.
My action: The Godmodder keeps running away from me. Meh. I move to the South East position. Then, I heal Tabbune, which is something I should have done last turn.
edited 18th Dec '15 7:29:07 PM by Talist
There's a Youtube Channel... I do some stuff with it...
fixed. And, thanks. That's very kind.
edited 19th Dec '15 6:56:07 AM by SacredSpirit123
I attach a bunch of C4 to myself, run up to Tabbune, and detonate it, killing myself to deal more damage than normal.
"Hey, if I'm probably going to die anyway this turn, I'll go out with a bang."
The Kill Sat shoots Tabbune.
"Don't worry about me, I'll just respawn in a couple of turns. 'Better to die than to be killed,' or something like that."
Yellow Devil NEO: 28/45 (+1 from Trip and Kayne) Hint: Back from the dead and better than ever.
You cannot grasp the true form of this charge!: 32/50 (+1 from Ripsaw) Hint: You'll go mad from the revelation.
+1 to Trip, Kayne, and Ripsaw.
edited 17th Dec '15 7:33:57 PM by InfinityRyujin