Halls of Cinereal Charon 2010/09/30(Thu)00:33 No. 236274 ID: dfe339
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So this is where he'll be coming through?

>"Yes."

Charon 2010/09/30(Thu)00:36 No. 236275 ID: dfe339
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>"He will be climbing that latter in an attempt to get to the upper floors."

Whats up there?

>"It doesn't matter. All that you need to worry about is stopping him."

And how do I go about doing that?

>"I'm going to be attacking from above, but it will more more effective if you can force him to the middle of this walkway."

Why here?

>"Mortals have a weakness to falling."

Charon 2010/09/30(Thu)01:52 No. 236286 ID: dfe339
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>"I'm going to get into position, you SET UP here and be ready for him. Remember, I can do my job a lot easier if you draw him out to the center of the walkway."

Gotcha.


Hmm. . .

[PREPARE]

Hide in shadow and prepare tentacle to grab him.

>>236302
Yes! Do this!

>>236286
Fire at him as he climbs up so that he attempts to come after you.

>>236286
If this guy's causing so much trouble he's probably well-trained and well-equipped. We do not want to get in a melee fight (where his training would give him a fair chance) and he would just take cover behind the ladder if we fired from the walkway. Firing from above would likely put a bullet through our face. Sniping him as he comes up would probably work, but only for one or two shots. Hmmm. It would help to know how skilled you are in a fight, and we could use a better idea of the area around you (especially above/below you).

Hide behind the pillar. Your form's pretty mutable, right? Be however skinny you need to be, let just your eyes peek around very occasionally to check the dude's progress on the ladder.

Charon 2010/09/30(Thu)17:40 No. 236540 ID: dfe339
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I don't know how good in a fight I am, I've never been in one in my life! A lot of things have seemed natural to me though, so I think I should do fine.

Now let's see. . . Below the platform I am on is what looks like a 80 yard drop with nothing in the way besides the occasional small pipe. Above me is a catwalk, where I think I see Ire. The ladder goes up another 40 yards to the top where a hatch is, and behind me is a ladder that just goes up to the catwalk above.

And then that platform over there looks over the whole area, but is a bit exposed.

I can hide behind the pillar the ladder is on, or also in front of the pillar next to me where I should be invisible in the shade its making.

yeah, hide in plain sight. when he get's to you grab hold and throw he clean off the platform. the drop wont kill him, the stop at the end will.

In front.

>>236542
Well put.

Charon 2010/09/30(Thu)20:20 No. 236699 ID: dfe339
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He-he-he~

He'll never see me coming!

. . .

Uh oh, maybe he will, all my gear is still visible.


The sound of moving metal comes from below. A door has opened and a figure steps through.

!

move so the gear appears to be laying on the ground.

>>236699
Fire a couple shots off.

Actually, when you go into shadow form, do you drop the gear? If so, perfect, lay the gear down, shadow out and sneak behind the column.

Oh wait, I know how we can lure him over to the middle of the bridge. Put your gear there. He'll come over to inspect it and maybe wear it.

Charon 2010/09/30(Thu)22:34 No. 236822 ID: dfe339
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>>236797

Good idea!

There we go, ill hide here, and if he passes ill attack!

Charon 2010/09/30(Thu)22:50 No. 236827 ID: dfe339
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Hes looking over here now. . . Come on, take the bait!

careful, he may still see your eyes.

>>236827
Close your eyes and focus on the sound of his footsteps. When he's right by you, lash out with your tail and arms so that he's slightly paralyzed, and you're holding on. That way Ire can finish him off.

>>236827
I think he sees your eyes, hard to tell from this perspective with this art

Charon 2010/10/01(Fri)22:24 No. 237075 ID: 7a7b30
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[ANIMATED]

!

Now's the time to make my move!

>>237075
Sting him!

>>237075
Shoot him in the face.

Move in to attack as swiftly as possible while his back is turned.

Charon 2010/10/03(Sun)23:42 No. 238103 ID: 03f08f
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I swiftly extend my PARALYTIC STINGER to get him while his back is turned, but he grabs my tail barely an inch from his face.

Ire seems to be having trouble moving, and is glowing a little, and the lights are flickering. . .

How long are our tentacles? We could use them to grab him. He looks like he's awkwardly positioned and probably couldn't handle both.

>>238103
>he grabs my tail barely an inch from his face.
You did, of course, create your stinger so that it can shoot venom even when not actually stabbing someone. Just in case you wanted to spray paralytic venom on something. Do that now.

If that's not feasible, have your tentacles grab and fire your weapon while the rest of you charges and carves him up.

pull your tail back, if he grips it harder to stop you then fly towards him using your tail to help you go faster.

>>238103

Also pick up your gun.

Charon 2010/10/04(Mon)22:10 No. 238627 ID: 053f1d
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I reach for my gun, but he begins to pull me towards him. I use the momentum to launch myself at him and grab the arm with the gun on it so he can't shoot me.

I have him for now, but it seems he's a bit stronger than me, and will overpower me quickly!

be ready to fall flat as soon as Ire moves. seems he is charging up an ultra move.

Charon, now is the time to reveal the weakness of the male of the human species. You see, there is an organ that lies between the legs that has elicits a very strong pain response when trauma is applied. You should try to exploit this by applying trauma via one of your free limbs. This should stun or distract him, allowing you to press the advantage, provided that it isn't protected as well as the rest of his body.

tl;dr, Kick 'em in the balls.

>>238627
Since it looks like his arms are now occupied, continue to grapple and hit him repeatedly with your stinger. You don't have to win the grapple as long as you pump him full of poison and don't take too much damage while losing.

Also, you have additional limbs, meaning that even aside from your stinger you should be able to punch him and/or steal and utilize his weaponry even whilst grappling him.

Charon 2010/10/04(Mon)22:57 No. 238642 ID: 053f1d
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I begin pummeling him with my extra arms, but he barely reacts to each hit.

>>238628

!!!

OH SH-

Ire moves at lightning speed, seemingly to move through the man. It is clear that whatever he did ended the fight.

>"I still don't understand what gave them the idea that I needed help. Especially from someone like you who has had no experience and are just here by merit of the power that made you. I am IRE! Grand Assassin of the old courts! I need no assistance to kill!"

uhhh, is he talking to you? if so then say you were just stalling him is all.

Charon 2010/10/04(Mon)23:01 No. 238644 ID: 053f1d
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But I stalled--

>"They are just going to get rid of you now, since the threat you were made for no longer exists. They can't get rid of me, because if they try I will kill them all! They don't need you! They have ME!"

Charon 2010/10/04(Mon)23:02 No. 238646 ID: 053f1d
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*BANG*

End Charon 2010/10/04(Mon)23:03 No. 238649 ID: 053f1d
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The two topple off the platform into the dark abyss below.

. . .

FUCK.

>>238649
Well, that could have gone better. Could have gone worse, though; you seem fine! And that guy was a dick anyway.

Grab your gear and let's go exploring. My guess would be that you should either hide from/spy on or kill everything you encounter, so it shouldn't be that complex to figure out what to do.

steal his sword, totally earned it. finders keepers.

Well. I dunno. That bastard seemed to be kind of a dick. At least the other guy seemed to not like him much. You should try to go down there and resuscitate him and get the whole story. The guy, not Ire.

Charon 2010/10/04(Mon)23:31 No. 238677 ID: 053f1d
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I look below. Yep, they look dead alright. . .

Do you think they will actually kill me now that I've finished my task?

I'll head down to see what I can do, but first. . .

Charon 2010/10/04(Mon)23:32 No. 238679 ID: 053f1d
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I feel stronger. But what do I improve?

[CHOOSE ONE TO INCREASE]

energy, from energy we can draw upon all other powers.

As much as I hate to admit it, we do need to seem like the good guy here. If we go energy, perhaps we can tap into our power source and start raising people from injury or death.

Bump up Natural.

>>238679
Gonna go with energy

EEEEEEENERGY!

Energy seems like a good choice, choose it!

Tacos doesn't appear to be an option, so energy.

Adaptive. Being able to adjust to new situations will be VERY helpful, it's also something that will aid us no matter what is ahead.

Charon 2010/10/06(Wed)00:37 No. 239340 ID: 053f1d
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Might as well focus on my strengths, huh?

Energy it is. I could probably darken a room without becoming tired at this point. Probably more. I mean seriously, I'm starting to feel like I could do anything will all of this power!

I jump down to the floor below. Barely any light is down here, mostly coming from a nearby open hall. If I am to try something, I don't think I can bring both back, so I need to choose one.

Getting IRE back up will probably be difficult, considering the extensive damage to his face. This other guy, who I am just going to call COMMANDO BOB for now since I never got his name, looks like he only suffered from a caved in skull and a missing arm. Psh. Actually that might be worse. . .

[IRE] OR [COMMANDO BOB]?

BOB, ire has expressed interest in killing us just because, while bob seems to be just doing his job.

Bob, cause Ire is a meanie-face.

Neither.

Eat them.

Why do we have to bring them back up? Just cut Bob's ear or finger off as proof that he is dead; or his heart if they're not convinced by fingers and ears. Or both his eyes, eyes work as good proof that the target is dead too, maybe you should take all his teeth as well.

Fuck it, skin him like predator and take his skullspine back with you.

First of all make sure you strip Commando Bob of weapons and equipment so he doesn't shoot you in the back or reveal you at a bad time using a flashlight.

Ire seems like a hateful guy who would probably not appreciate anything we could do for him. Prod him a few times to see if he's conscious. If he's not able to defend himself then kill him thoroughly. Use Bob's weapons if possible, they seemed effective.

>>239340
If Bob is a normal human he is definitely dead. If he's not a normal human, we could use him as an ally. Just don't forget to take his weapons. Ire, meanwhile, is a useless, arrogant shit who would more likely leave us to die than help us in any way.

Charon 2010/10/06(Wed)21:19 No. 239695 ID: 053f1d
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>>239382

I would, but I seem to just absorb energy around me, so eating something solid wouldn't digest!

>>239390

My fear is that they know he's dead now, and that if what Ire says is true, they will have no further use of me and kill me!

>>239393

I can sense the life within him (You knowing, being a entity of Life and all) and they are both for sure dead. But I think I might be able to bring them back somehow. But yeah, I'll go ahead and disarm him. Disarm him more then he already is, at least.

Charon 2010/10/06(Wed)21:21 No. 239697 ID: 053f1d
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As I kneel down next to Commando Bob, I hear a voice from above, and something big looming over me.

WELL NOW, LOOK WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

>>239697
Take a look around, anything you can dash toward for cover? Then, turn your head toward them slowly; ready your weapon but don't show them that you're armed.

Find out who it is before panicking.

Ok just remember, you were going to bring him back and interrogate him, then kill him again.

Charon 2010/10/07(Thu)00:14 No. 239776 ID: 053f1d
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Uh, hi! I was just. . .

YOU ARE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN I REMEMBER. IT IS TO BE EXPECTED, I SUPPOSE. LIFE HAS NOT SEEN USE FOR MANY A MILLENNIA. YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE ME.

Who are you then?

I GO BY MANY NAMES. THE ONE YOU STAND OVER CALLS ME WISDOM. YOU MAY CALL ME SIGHT, A NAME GIVEN TO ME BY THOSE WHO'S BIDDING YOU DO.

>>239776
Ok, yea, I don't know who this guy is, but I'd call him Edward Scissorwings, not "Sight".

ask what he wants, you were kinda going to see if you could resurrect bob.

Charon 2010/10/07(Thu)00:59 No. 239791 ID: 053f1d
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What do you want?

WHAT DO I WANT? I WANT BLOOD. BLOOD OF THE ONES WHO COMMAND YOU. THEY HAVE TAKEN FROM ME A GREAT DEAL AND I WISH TO SEE THEM AND THEIR FALSE GODS SHATTERED.

And what do you want from me?

I WANT YOU TO DO AS YOU WISH. TO NO LONGER BE A PUPPET OF THOSE INFERIOR TO YOURSELF.

IRE IS A FOOL TO HAVE DOUBTED YOU. HE DOES NOT SEE THE STRENGTH YOU POSSESS. AS A TOKEN OF GOOD WILL, I MAY ANSWER A QUESTION THAT YOU THINK TO ASK.

Well then, what is--

WITHIN REASON.

Hehe. . .

>>239791
What is this place?
Who runs it?
Who is this Commando Bob dude?

ask why those who created you and those that Bob *point to bob* is working for are fighting.

Yeah I think we're only going to get one question thoroughly answered here. Make it a good one!

My recommendation is: "Where can I find reliable allies"

>>239848
THIS.

>>239887
It's subtle, but let's replace "reliable" with "trustworthy".

Charon 2010/10/07(Thu)17:13 No. 240017 ID: 053f1d
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So. . . What is this place?

THIS IS A SPACE SHIP BUILT ON LIES.

Who's in charge?

THE HAND THAT COMMANDS THE MASSES.

Who's this guy?

THAT WOULD BE JOHN. HE HAS BE ASSISTING ME UNTIL RECENTLY.

Er, and where can I find re. . . Trustworthy allies?

TRUSTWORTHY ALLIES YOU SAY?

He seems to ponder his answer for a few seconds.

I WOULDN'T KNOW. THE CLOSEST ALLIES YOU HAVE ARE ONLY YOUR ALLIES BY ASSOCIATION. BUT THEY MAY TURN ON YOU SHOULD IT PROVE TO THEIR BENEFIT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU MAY FIND SOMEONE LIKE JOHN HERE, BUT MORTALS ARE A LOT MORE FRAGILE THAN YOU OR I.

Oh. . .

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

>>240017
What is the nature of this conflict? Its reason? Why must I fight, what are the stakes?

Charon 2010/10/08(Fri)00:22 No. 240240 ID: 053f1d
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What is the nature of this conflict? It's reason?

I BELIEVE THE INHABITANTS OF THIS SHIP SEEK TO BECOME GODS THEMSELVES. A TASK THAT WILL END IN OUR DESTRUCTION.

Why must I fight?

YOU FIGHT BECAUSE YOU WERE MADE TO FIGHT. BUT DO YOU HAVE TO FIGHT? THAT IS YOUR DECISION.

What are the stakes?

EVERYTHING.

He picks up Ire and examines his limp corpse.

I DO BELIEVE MY TIME HERE IS DONE. I WILL LEAVE YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICES, BUT I WILL BE WATCHING, LIFE.

Charon 2010/10/08(Fri)00:24 No. 240241 ID: 053f1d
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Just as suddenly as he appeared, he's gone. The body of Ire falls to the ground with a loud thud, then all is quiet.

Eeh, something about him creeped me out. . .

yeah, anyway, put bob's arm back on and let's see if we can res him.

Charon 2010/10/08(Fri)00:42 No. 240251 ID: 053f1d
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I reach into Commando Bob, or as that thing called it, "John."

Hey, I feel like I've done this before! Let's see, bunch of dudes in cloaks. Whats with everyone wearing a cloak these days?

Aha! There he is, right in the middle! The only one without a cloak!

watch out for that thing near the bottom, looks like it has a red eye, and is big.

>>240251
Pull him into the corpse. Then repair his body while you keep his soul tied to it.

Charon 2010/10/08(Fri)20:59 No. 240541 ID: 053f1d
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Watch out for what? Oh, that!

I don't think anything here can see or sense my presence, nor if they could, could they really do anything about me.

I could could do what I came here to do, and grab John over there, or try and talk to that large creature type thing over here, though about what I do not know.

Ask that thing what it is and why it's lurking around in this realm of Life (or Death).

Offer to put it in John's body along with John. Should be good.

no no no. messing with strange creature in a different realm is not a good idea. grab john and leave. try not to let it notice you.

>>240541
Quietly grab John. Only speak to the monster if it speaks to you.

>>240541
If we can do both, let's talk to the thing. Ask it who they are, what it did before it died. Otherwise just grab John.

get John....big random creature seems like a bad idea....

Charon 2010/10/10(Sun)13:45 No. 241404 ID: 5eb404
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Alright, ill grab John and get out of here quickly in case I'm noticed.

Now lets see... I think this will do it.

Charon 2010/10/10(Sun)13:47 No. 241407 ID: 5eb404
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Hehehe! I'm a natural at this!

When I rise high enough, John begins to dissipate. He should be feeling a lot better back in the physical realm!

Charon 2010/10/10(Sun)13:49 No. 241409 ID: 5eb404
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Right before I can leave myself, something grabs me.

I SEE YOU STILL HAVE A KNACK FOR YOUR OLD POWERS, EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME. WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.

>>241409

OH GOD WAT

Who is this? When did we work together?

freak out a little and then say "dammit SIGHT, don't do that, you nearly gave me a heart attack."

>>241409
"First off, I don't know you so let go of me and fuck off. Second, even if I did know you I'd still tell you to let go of me and fuck off."

Charon 2010/10/10(Sun)14:28 No. 241430 ID: 5eb404
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>>241414

OH, I INSIST.

C-r--- 2010/10/10(Sun)14:29 No. 241431 ID: 5eb404
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HA HA HA HA HA. JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.

Dbr 2010/10/10(Sun)14:30 No. 241433 ID: 5eb404
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- - -

[CONNECTION LOST]

>>241433
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU---

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Gunpowder Symphony!5/hd9bcGk6 2010/10/10(Sun)14:42 No. 241439 ID: 6dd58d
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>>241436
Here you go.

I step out for a while and this... what?!

Don't be eaten, Charlie.