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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66  Posts: 2047/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| "Whoa..." Schwa manages to get out, smirking a little. "So... I guess it counts as a summon AND a unison." "Cha." Schwa and Solaris glance at each-other, and very quickly to the two remaining emotional rockets. They know what to do. "Joy Rocket!" "Chaaaa!!!" The red Anger Rocket quickly flies over to hover next to Solaris, then both Schwa and Solaris thrust their right arm forward and both rockets fly out, each after a different foe. The Joy Rocket is on a collision course with Chaos Schwa (the one in orange), and if it hits him, a few things happen; Chaos Schwa's sword powers will be weakened tremendously for quite a while, since Joy disrupts Sorrow, and then Schwa will gain much mana as well as a turn of charged energy because of Joy's initial effect. In the meantime, the Anger Rocket streaks towards War Schwa (the one in rune-armor), and if it hits HIM, he recieves heavy damage but his Attack stat climbs a good deal higher. Both Schwa and Solaris have psychically downloaded commands into these rockets to "ride" whatever they hit to inflict the foes under their armor or sword. After that little maneuver, Schwa jumps backwards and Solaris darts behind Schwa, tapping him with his tiny arm, which sends Schwa flying fast over the two foes in a huge jump, so Schwa and Solaris sandwich and surround the two enemy Schwas. Solaris's tap that sent Schwa flying seemed more like a psychokinetic thing than a strength thing. Schwa also prepares an attack as he soars over them. |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21  Posts: 181/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Chaos Schwa eyes the rocket meant for him. With a quick glance, he's able to get an impression of its abilities, and he realizes its danger to his attack plan. He points his blade at the incoming rocket, and feels a bit of a kickback as a golden sphere is discharged from the tip of the sword. It rushes at the joy rocket, able to track it and also move incredibly quickly. The sphere contains enough sorrow for both projectiles to consume each other, giving the benefits of the rocket to Schwa but also increasing Chaos Schwa's defensive capabilities. War Schwa, on the other hand, has no quick trick to prevent the inception of the anger. He doesn't even attempt to dodge as it crashes into him, and he staggers for a moment as his armor flashes red. Full damage is sustained from the attack, but War Schwa's attack power climbs even higher than it already was. Enraged and powerful, he charges at Solaris, platinum fullblade held in both hands, and takes a single powerful slash when he comes in range. The strength behind the slash is so enormous that it causes a shockwave of orange energy to rumble through all the surrounding air, and War Schwa is left standing on a rock surrounded by fifteen feet of impact crater. With a smile, Chaos Schwa eyes his opponent in the skies. There's a bit more orange energy in his hands than there was just a moment before; He got a turn of charged energy, too. |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2059/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Solaris, with keen eyes that only a Hero Chao could utilize, tracks the sword movement and turns his body to the right, moving only a few inches to the side and successfully dodging War Schwa's sword... but the shockwave-trail that coats the blade catches him on his front side, and he falls backward for a while before he can manage to keep aloft again. The orange energy field, though it barely nicked him, was enough for him to feel but good. Solaris counters with a special (unnamed) attack: He spins like wildfire in place, letting his small Pheonix wings fan the air, superheating the area around Solaris and coating the Chao in a shell of flame. He then begins tackling War Schwa over and over again from every direction, moving very fast like a crazed Sonic the Hedgehog in midair. Each attack does below-average Fire damage and the damage is enough to add up to quite a lot if given half a chance. Schwa lands on Chaos Schwa's other side with a turn of charged energy, and as he does, he kneels and begins charging up some more. Two turns would equal something big, but the question is... Go with Satelite Union again, or his more famous ultimate move? |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 183/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| War Schwa just stands there as Solaris attacks him. Tackle after tackle strikes his armor, but each metallic thunk is punctuated by slow, deep laughter. Raising his sword, War Schwa begins to spin around in place, faster and faster. His boots glow golden, and he hovers into the air. Finally, he's spinning around fast enough to create strong winds, and as this point is reached, many, many specks of gold fly out of the sword, being scattered randomly across a wide area. The wind will blow away unstable characters, and being struck by a particle deals slight Oblivion damage. Meanwhile, Chaos Schwa continues charging energy. He's facing the Psi Warrior, and once again his hands are clasped together, as if in prayer. The wind passes by him, no, AROUND him, as the golden specks that fly his way are sucked into his store of chaos energy. This means that Schwa probably won't have to deal with either effect, either. With both of them charging, something decidedly apocalyptical is on its way... |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2065/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Two turns! Schwa lets him have it. "Alpha Gamma OMEGA!!" (epic blast) Schwa's ultimate attack strikes! This move is not a single attack, but actually a combo of three. The first attack are two lightning-fast red beams from Schwa's palms, that head towards Chaos Schwa. These attacks do light damage and lower the defensive stat. The second attack are two white wisps that fire from Schwa's shoulders, homing in on Chaos Schwa and paralyzing him if they hit (but no damage). And finally, the last attack is a MASSIVE (read: 56' diameter) megaton blast of pure Holy/Psychic energy fired directly into Chaos Schwa. If this hits, the damage would be unbelievable, made even more deadly if the softening beams hit and/or the target was paralyzed by the wisps. When War Schwa summons a windstorm, Solaris begins to be blown away, but with sheer focus, the tiny Chao fights the wind... A holographic image of Sonic himself is even visible for a very brief second as Solaris, matching the wind's speed in the opposite direction, flares up with a silver and gold aura, symbolizing just how much kinetic energy he's generating... Finally, he's moving so fast he's gaining grounds against the wind. The Oblivion particles shower him, and a few collide with him but glance off the burning aura surrounding him. He heads towards War Schwa's direction, and right when he's getting close to the foe, he stops suddenly as a powerful wave of fire and electricity shoots from the Chao and covers a large area in front of Solaris, for above-average to heavy damage if it connects with anyone (in this case, War Schwa)! Moving with so much force against the wind built up the aura with the released energy, making the attack possible. But stopping suddenly causes the wind to blow Solaris to the ground again, with no means of recovering his flight in such a strong windstorm. |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 185/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| The wave of energy strikes War Schwa, and once again he doesn't even flinch. It's impossible to tell how damaged he is, but immediately as Solaris hits the ground he breaks off the windstorm. This just happens to coincide with the moment when the red defense-breaking rays successfully strike Chaos Schwa, and restore his defense to its original level. War Schwa covers the entire battlefield at a run in less than the time it takes for the wisps to even be fired, and leaps into the air, sword pointed directly at them as they approach Chaos Schwa. A cone of crimson Hatred erupts from the end of the gigantic sword, enveloping the paralysis attack and destroying the white energy. The armored warrior keeps going in a straight line, though, and drives the fullblade, still covered in red energy, into the ground at an angle pointed towards Schwa. Chaos Schwa has finished charging just as the huge white blast comes roaring towards him. He raises his right hand high above his head, and it shines with golden and silver ether. Simultaneously, both fighters shout out the title of their attack... "Armageddon of the Fifth Bell!" As if in response to this, a large, cracked, ethereal silver bell appears high above Chaos Schwa. It rings out, and a shockwave of yellowish energy surges over the battlefield. Merely existing in this area would be enough to throw many stout, battle-hardened soldiers crying to their knees, but it seems to have no effect on the darksides. An instant later, War Schwa's fullblade explodes in a shower of red anger and bright green chaos. He's sent flying by the impact, and will land a while later on the other end of the arena. With deft precision, the energy is organized into a spherical projectile as it is released, and exists directly in the path of Omega. Chaos Schwa rushes forward as it completes itself and unleashes a long combination attack with his sword into the heart of the blast at inconveivable speeds. This has several effects; First, the red and green projectile is now being orbited by hundreds of orange particles, and secondly, it's going very, very fast. The imminent collision between these two attacks is now inevitable... And to think, all of this occurs in less than two seconds... |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2068/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| With barely enough time to recover after Alpha Gamma Omega, Schwa uses another tactic in the nick of time: "Halo of Graceful Charm!" (echo effects) Schwa fires a large lavender etheral ring from his right palm, and falls for a while, exhausted. He won't be able to use a Tech the next turn. The two huge projectiles crash into each-other, absorbing into each-other, hovering in the air as one huge multicolored sphere, then exploding into an armageddon-style storm of light and dark... but before they explode, the lavender ring slams against it, as ether begins to spread over the whole multicolored sphere... ...And when the megastorm erupts, streams of lavender ether fill the whole area along with the awesome, undescribable energy that rushes the entire Nexus. The storm seems to automatically avoid Solaris and Schwa while burning heavily and severely upon Chaos and War Schwa. They'll likely receive more-than-heavy damage, as the storm seems to follow them everywhere, and is next to impossible to dodge (it fills almost the whole Nexus!). The whole, arena-sized attack has been charmed, and is under Schwa's control! This attack lasts over 30 seconds before fading into embers. A fraction of a second after Schwa uses Halo of Graceful Charm, the Armageddon Bell rushes him and Solaris. Solaris cries out when this happens, having been damaged far more than he can usually take, collapsing to the ground, nearly defeated. Schwa, already at a kneel, stays motionless as the area-sized wave rushes over him... It's the first real damaging attack he's been hit with during the Nexus battle. "Whoever you are," his voice echoes specifically to the one behind this (for now Schwa has mentally tracked his location), "You should realize from what I just pulled off that you have deeply underestimated me." |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 186/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Chaos Schwa looks mildly amused as the halo envelops Armageddon, and the explosion occurs. The bell already tolled, and the golden-yellow energy seems to cling to both darksides... And as the vast detonation occurs, each piece of the attack goes around them, however many times it needs to. Try Schwa may, but the light surroudning them repels the energy. But that's just what happens at first... The bell disappears after twenty seconds, at which point whatever's left of the blast heavily strikes two very surprised bad guys. The arena is really taking a beating at this point; The crater is even bigger now, and by looking up, it's barely noticeable, but there are cracks in the clear sphere surrounding the combat! The air is leaking out very quickly now, and all of the combatants have maybe a minute before suffocation becomes a problem. The explosion damaged both of the villains badly, and as they fall to their knees bleeding from massive wounds, something unusual happens; They are both surrounded by orange bubbles, which merge back together. Out of the single globe walks SchwaDS, re-merged, holding a re-merged Silver Thunder. Scars cover almost all of the visible skin, and there are veins of red rust snaking across the sword. It looks like he's just about ready to fall over, but suddenly his eyes flare up in red and can be seen through the white blindfold... As a last-ditch effort, he rushes Schwa, pulling out a wicked sword combo... It begins with a horizontal slash, then two quick diagonal ones, followed by the triple-strike that he used at the start of the fight. He then jumps backwards, and lunges towards Schwa, trying to impale him with his last ounce of strength. Immediately after this, he slumps to the ground, unconscious. Silver Thunder disappears, and the SchwaDS form is replaced by Corona the Archer, with similar wounds, and also knocked out. The voice replies to Schwa... "Indeed? The sphere is cracked, and I know the only spell capable of bringing us back to the Material Plane. You will suffocate here, and even though you defeated your evil, he is still here. When you die on your own, he will still be able to possess you... And Corona there? Now that I have you, he's worthless. I'll let him die. You should look forward to going back to your own dimension and killing all your allies, Schwa. After all, you were always destined to be the strongest..." |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2071/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| OOC: I guess the battle is finally over... but not the war... Edit: This post has been edited to fit in your last attack. Tired out from controlling the storm, Schwa tries his best to dodge the combos, but he's not quick enough to completely dodge... Nearly the whole combo strikes home, and ether automatically flares up where he is hit to reduce the damage a tiny bit. Schwa falls to a kneel at the same time as SchwaDS, but unlike SchwaDS he has vitality left... but not much. The bad-guy speaks to Schwa, but unexpectedly Schwa slowly stands up again and begins laughing triumphantly. "Your deception has no affect on me and the Living Assets, demon! If I really was in a Spirit Dimmension, my soul would have been seperated from my body. You fool! This IS the Material Plane! And your Nexus of Souls is nothing but a fake! "I stayed here because I had to defeat my evil side... but, as I am about to show you, escape is no problem for me. I'm outta here, man... and Corona is coming with me! See ya in Hell!" Without wasting any time, Schwa dashes to the fallen Corona and hoists him over his shoulder, then kneels as his fist begins flashing with all the colors of the rainbow... "Sensae, I besech thee and all the Psi Warriors of Body and Soul. In a predicament, your child huddles under your wing, Asking nothing but a second chance To carry out the celestial desires of Virtue, Respect and Honor. Sensae, in the holy name of the Living Assets... Tear the fabric of Time and Space and deliver us from EVIL!!" Schwa's full power is unleashed-- the Living Assets, the powers stronger than ALL Holy Gods combined into one whole! An infinitely bright light shines out of Schwa's right arm, engulfing the entire sphere... and after a few seconds, the light suddenly is completely gone and Schwa and Corona are nowhere to be seen. The so-called Nexus begins to dissolve after a while, as the air finishes pouring out of it... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bright light fills the air for a moment as the figures of Schwa and Corona flash into existance in another clearing in the center of the Rainforest. This time, all green plantlife has been tinted a slight shade of turquoise, but the forest is just as healthy as ever. Hundreds of Psi Warriors are gathered around the clearing, some in the air on Psi Discs, cheering and clapping. Ma Pingon dot the landscape as well, no longer in a Neo form, jumping for joy, for Solaris and Pingo have returned to Schwa's side as well. Schwa sets Corona down in front of him, and the cheers stop as Schwa begins to speak... "Okay, guys... Here is the villain I had to fight. But he's not the REAL villain. He was posessed by a great evil... but I shall not go into details. If you please, guys, I would like some time alone with Corona." "Hey, Schwa! Show us some of your new attacks!" The Psi Warriors begin to pipe up, but Schwa shakes his head. "Later, man... For now I have a very important mission to attend to, which involves Corona. Return to Crystal Psipalace for the day, guys. And some of you may want to spend time with the Ma Pingon... They have just recently been reverted, and may be a little scared. Besides, they're good companions and their spores can cure amnesia. Off with you, and thank Sensae and the Living Assets for our success today!" Soon, trails of ether in 7 colors paint a rainbow in the sky as the Psi Warriors fly back to the Crystal Psipalace. They have just neutralized an epidemic... but Schwa's work is far from over. He kneels down to the fallen Corona and looks at Pingo. "Pingo, I need the substance." "Right." Pingo focuses, squeezing a ball of purple liquid out of his head which floats above him. This substance is famous for the ability to cure ALL forms of amnesia. But Schwa doesn't take it yet... He stares at Corona, hoping he'll wake up soon... so Schwa can cure him... (edited by Schwa on 09-24-05 05:14 PM) |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 187/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Corona's eyes suddenly open, and an expression of surprise and terror appears of his face. He opens his mouth and screams, loud and long. When he's done, he gasps for breath for a few moments, and screams again. Whatever terror echoes inside him could very well be consuming his mind... Or not. After two screams, Corona calms himself down. He takes a quick glance around at the forest nearby, the Ma Pingon, and Schwa. With a smile, he slowly stands up, then reaches into his cloak. He takes out the ebony longbow, and runs a hand over its length. With a sigh, he crafeully grasps one tip and begins to unstring it. The bowstring catches the light in an odd way, and as it changes from white to blue it makes soft, high-pitched noises... It's pegasus hair. Corona cries softly as he takes the unstringed bow, raises it above his head, and brings it down quickly as he raises his knee. It snaps cleanly in two, and disintegrates into the skies. He then reaches behind him and removes his quiver, proceeding to dump the contents out onto the ground it front of him. They, too, vanish to nothingness. Turning to face Schwa, Corona speaks, and his voice is no longer the hideous voice of evil, but almost the normal sound of a confused human... "I'm free now. I don't know who you are, but I feel as though I should be grateful to you. For so many years, shackles of pain and sorrow have held me from the light, and though my chains remain, I can feel a new beacon on the horizon... Though I am fearful to seek it, I know it as Hope." He gestures to Pingo. "However... Your cure will not work. I appreciate the attempt, but when I first was controlled, I myself sought out a Ma Pingon. I received the potion, and it was not effective. I sought out an answer... And my memories before I served the dark one were not merely locked in, but completely obliterated. By the will of the dark one, those memories never existed. However, I believe from his frantic efforts to hold me away from the forest he found me in that there is some kind of record left behind... Though I will never truly know myself, perhaps I can learn something of my past. Speaking of which... I know what I am. Call me a demon if you will. But I have sworn myself to the path of good... And that is an oath that the dark one cannot erase. I need to discover who I truly am, so that I can find the evil and destroy it. Thank you for whatever it was you did that released my first manacles of ignorance. I will now travel to the forest of sorrows, where I was first captured... Would you accompany me? I am weak now, and I fear I could not defend myself against even the most foolosh of foes." |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2075/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Schwa is a little surprised at this news... He gestures to Pingo and the sphere of liquid disintegrates on cue. "Listen, pal... You're a stand-up guy for your determination to uncover yourself. And you're not bad of a fighter, either... But the wise man knows when a small break is in order, if you know what I mean... I will go with you, but do me a favor and come to Crystal Psipalace first. You can heal up and meet my comrades there... and either way I can assure you we are all your allies from this point on." Schwa steps forward and holds out a wounded hand, but a gesture of friendship and alliance nonetheless. "They call me Schwa, Psi Warrior and embodyment of Good. From this moment on I vow to slay the one who manipulated you so fiendishly... Allies?" Solaris and Pingo nod in approval, signaling that they, too, will unfailingly offer their help to Corona. OOC: We should get Grey to move this thread to the Story Forum under a different name and continue it as a 1-on-1 RP. Whatsay? |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 189/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Corona looks at the hand for a moment. He concentrates for almost two seconds, then smiles, reaching out his own and shaking. "I'm sorry. I find it hard to recall even the tiniest customs... But they call me Corona, that at least comes easily. They call me other things, too, like embodiment of death, the demonic assassin... I made quite a few names for myself before I realized the error of my ways. Yes, let us be allies. But I have nothing to offer in thanks but my gratefulness itself. So... Where is this 'Crystal Psipalace'? And on the way, would you mind explaining what a 'Psi Warrior' is? I have much to learn..." (edited by Koneko on 09-24-05 10:27 PM) |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2080/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Schwa waves his hands in front of them as they flare up with ether. Immediately, two crystal discs materialize from the edges inward, pixel-by-pixel, in front of Schwa, one emitting blue ether and one emitting red-orange ether. They're big enough to be stood on, and Schwa does indeed stand on the blue disc. "This is a Psi Disc. Step on and you can effortlessly control it with your thoughts. It's also impossible to fall off due to speed; the only way you can fall is if you jump or if someone knocks you off... and the latter won't happen. Hop on." He gestures to the disc, and it sits there, waiting for Corona to step on. "Schwa, I'll stay in the forest," Pingo says. "If you ever need me in battle... Pingon Word will do it." Schwa salutes Pingo and prepares to take to the skies. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Assuming Corona is following him in the air, Schwa begins to explain about the Psi Warriors. "Long ago, a seer named Rakuma foresaw the deterioration of the Material Plane through evil corruption, in 3-and-a-half centuries... so he studied a way to prevent it. The answer came to him by accident. In a dream, the Living Assets, three deities stronger than all Holy Gods combined, appeared to Rakuma, and they began communicating. It was just a dream, but Rakuma was convinced that the Living Assets were the answer to his ultimate dilemma. He prayed to them and asked them to 'guide' him though his life... "What happened THEN was that his soul and the Living Assets merged, and became one with each-other! Thus, Rakuma was the first Psi Warrior. His soul was stronger than all Holy Gods combined, limited to less than 1% of it's power because of his physical body. It is like that with all Psi Warriors. From there, Rakuma became a teacher and taught others about the Living Assets. More Psi Warriors came into being, and each one was purged of ALL Evil upon taking the Pact. That is what we call the prayer that merges you with the Assets-- the Pact of Honor. "I am simply another Psi Warrior, who met Sensae and took the Pact because I wanted to be a changed person. I had done some Evil things in my life, and I was sorry. This was my answer." Schwa pauses to let Corona ask any questions about what he just said. They're halfway to the Psipalace, and they seem to be flying slowly higher and higher into the clouds... but Schwa knows what he's doing. Solaris the Chao flies alongside Schwa, leaving a small streak of embers behind him. |
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| Corona is surprised by the sudden appearance of the discs, but steps on anyway. As he follows Schwa it is immediately apparent that he knows what he's doing on a Psi Disc; He's keeping up easily, and begins to experiment with different aerial maneuvers while Schwa explains. He turns a few flips, then a triple helix. He actually manages to tip the disc forward until it he is nearly horizontal, then does a couple rolls, spins, and flips from there. Levelling out quickly as Schwa's speech comes to an end, he talks evenly, with no heavy breathing or the like from his little acrobatic routine. "The Living Assets... If there are Holy Gods, then must it not follow that there are also evil gods? I myself have witnessed the terrible power of chaos, hatred, and betrayal... Perhaps the only thread that the good in the universe hangs on by is that demons have not yet formed strong bonds with... I'll call them Death Aspects. And trust me, they exist. I can sense connections between mortals and the astral and ethereal dimensions, and the dark one's power stems from a soul merging that nears your own in strength. What do you thi-" At this point, Corona screams again. He holds his head in his hands, and his legs give out. He falls forward, and slips off of the Psi Disc. He plummets towards the ground, but he spreads out his arms and becomes a very large raven. He screeches loudly, and flies up towards the disc. Once he perches, he turns back into the archer. "I'm... all right... Like I said, I can sense the links between dimensions... Something up ahead has such a powerful cord from this world to the next, and I was using my power to search for the dark one... My mind was not prepared. Would that be... the 'Sensae' you speak of? Yet the palace must be many miles away! Perhaps there is still hope for righteousness." |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2085/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| "Whoa!" Schwa doesn't expect him to fall off, but before he can help Corona, Corona helps himself. Schwa admires the whole shapeshifter trick. "There MIGHT be Death Assets, but no matter what, Good is ALWAYS stronger than Evil. If two equally powerful beings, one Good and one Evil, went at it in an ultimate battle, the Good being would still have an advantage in power. That is probably because the path of Good is harder to follow than the path of Evil... but the reward is always greater. You've seen for yourself, I bet. "Okay, this part's tough... Hang on!" Schwa suddenly picks up speed, and goes from 120MPH to 3 times as fast, as the trail of ether behind him glitters. He obviously expects Corona to keep up with him, but by now that shouldn't be a problem. Schwa flies through several cloud formations-- by now the ground below cannot even be seen. The speed flying goes on for about a minute, and suddenly the clouds in front of them part... revealing the most beautiful thing one could possibly lay their eyes on. Floating in the sky is a city-sized temple made purely out of blue crystal, with absolutely fantastic architechural design and many arches, balconies and colums... and a sphere of light hovering right above the tallest cone-shaped pillar sticking out from the middle of the massive palace, as bright as the sun itself but not painful to look at. The awe-striking floating building glitters with silver as the light on top shines through all the walls of the whole building. And, like bees around a hive, streaks of multicolored ether, which are actually Psi Warriors on crystal discs, fly to and from the balconies at the bottom, and some of them playfully fly at each-other in the air. This place is Crystal Psipalace; the very essence of all Holyness and Good flows through the air around here. Schwa slows back to normal speed as they approach the Palace. A telepathic voice echoes to him, and Corona can hear it as well. "Welcome back, Schwa! Brought a visitor?" Schwa answers whoever spoke to them. Again, he makes it so Corona can hear his dialouge with the guy. "Yeah, we both need to heal before going on a long, dangerous quest. Nice going with the Ma Pingon Neo epidemic!" "Likewise, man! I've never seen such power in you before!" Schwa and one of the figures near the palace salute each-other as Schwa continues flying, towards the balconies on the bottom. He's about to land there; they seem to be made especially for landings. |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 191/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| As expected, Corona matches Schwa's speed easily. His face slowly becomes more streamlined, and in face his entire body reacts to the immense speed to become something vaguely like a hawk, but still recognizable as the archer. It's an incomplete morph, and it reduces air resistance by a quite an amount. He lets out a gasp as the Psipalace comes into view. He mumbles something under his breath... He can remember a dream from when he was being dominated. In this dream he was walking through this temple, and a man stepped out in front of him. He drew his bow and fired a shot into the man's head. People came running, and he drew a sword made of some shiny metal, then cutting them all to pieces. Everyone. Old men, young girls, it mattered not. Was this really a dream? Memory is too shaky... But this one, so clear... What if he really did that? What if he had... Corona screams again. His internal visions had blocked out the conversation... he has no idea what is going on. He sinks to his knees, his speed form retreating, and stares an empty stare into the clouds below him. It would be so easy to jump off... Everything would be so much simpler... And the people he had killed, they could all rest in peace... He loses consciousness, his limp body falling through the sky once more. From the outside, it looks as though Corona was enveloped in purple energy before dropping off. He plummets towards the ground, and he is unable to save himself. |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2087/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Schwa fully notices this time. "Shoot, this guy's got some issues." Schwa begins to fly down to save Corona, but he's not moving fast enough. Lowering altitude has always been tougher than gaining it. Immediately he comes up with a plan, that should take only 2 or 3 seconds altogether... Schwa reads the mind of the fainted Corona, which can still be done because a Psi Warrior mind-reading actually reads the soul's mind, and a soul never has to sleep or faint. Immediately he is hit with an mental energy feedback, and at that moment he knows some very awful memories are afflicting him. Quickly he sends out a Type Gamma Ping to all Psi Warriors nearby, which is a certain type of telepathic ping that means immediate danger. The ping carries out Schwa's entire plan as well, so all Psi Warriors nearby who recieve the distress call immediately know what to do. At the same time, every Psi Warrior outside the Palace focuses an invisible attack that actually takes place through the Etheral Dimmension, targeting not Corona but the Evil Thought that is attacking him, which, just like any Evil, can be attacked, but not physically... only through a Spirit Dimmension, where it is directly attacking the soul of the victim. One Psi Warrior who has just landed on the landing bay uses a different tactic. He uses an ability, neither Schwa nor Corona knows what it is from this distance, that summons an etheral hawk from out of nowhere. The hawk swoops down perfectly, falling faster than Corona, and pulls up to let the falling Corona land on the hawk's wings like a platform. The hawk will then hover there without flapping or moving, an exceptional technique for a bird, until Schwa can catch up to make sure he's alright. |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 193/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Corona hits the bird, and awakens immediately. Inside his mind, he can feel something trying to take away a piece of his memories... It happened once, but it won't happen again... He concentrates hard on the memory. He can't let it go. Whether he likes it or not, that memory is a part of him. But as the energy from the Psi Warriors floods in, he begins to realize that it had to have been a dream... Otherwise, how could all these people still be here? He feels ashamed, for having been overcome by such stupid thoughtlessness. He stands up, and reaches inside his cloak. He pulls out an amazing quality silver dagger, with a carving of a dragon on fire inscribed on the blade. Inside it, he can feel strong negative powers, and he realizes that all these things he remembers that haunt him from within are, in fact, from without. Anger rises within him as he comes to understand that it was placed upon his person to give the dark on control over him even if the spell was broken. With a cold stare, he tosses it high into the air, and points at it. A thin ray of white light extends from his finger, and as it strikes the knife, both are expunged. He sees Schwa coming towards him, and explains. "The knife I was carrying was cursed. The dark one was using it to enslave my mind, a sort of safeguard against the spell being broken. Hopefully you won't have to deal with any more of my temporary lapses, though of course I can't guarantee anything. I apologise, but this is what I meant when I told you I was weak. Many of my magical abilities are still in place." |
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Schwa Green Birdo The Embodyment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Level: 66 Posts: 2091/2214 EXP: 2457091 For next: 4760 Since: 04-25-04 From: Spanaway, WA Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Schwa reaches Corona. "Here's your Psi Disc back..." He waves his hand, and it appears by him. "It's okay, we treat cases much worse than yours almost on a day to day basis. I promise you're safe with me. Just think... Whoever's trying to control you obviously didn't want you to enter the Psipalace. The Palace has a special aura inside... Once inside, you are completely free from his control in any way, shape or form... until you come outside again for 3 minutes. It was just a hallucination." He offers to help Corona back onto the Disc. A righteous anger flows through Schwa as he thinks of the details... That dark-one character is such a coward! Who would dare to attack a character's mind so vilely? Whoever he is, he'll be no match for the Living Assets' infinite glory, for the more evil someone is, the more disadvantaged they are against a Psi Warrior... Which gets Schwa thinking. If Corona hadn't morphed into SchwaDS, would it have been a closer game? After all, Corona never was Evil, he was just a puppet... but SchwaDS was nothing BUT Evil. Maybe the dark one's ego got to him... meaning there is obvious hope staring them both in the face. Schwa flies back up to the Psipalace above, making sure Corona can keep up. |
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Koneko Flurry Level: 21 Posts: 194/256 EXP: 49237 For next: 706 Since: 06-11-05 From: Tartarus, tartarus, tartarus Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| "Indeed? Thank you. Let's get going then." He steps back on the disc, and follows Schwa back towards the palace. Still trying to remember what happened in the forest... There was a man. The man was wearing black leather armor, and he was praying at a big tree. Didn't want to interrupt him... was attacked from behind. Called for his help... he tried to defeat evil, but was cursed with his own weapon. There was a girl...purple dress... she tried to fight, strong magic, but dark one killed her quickly... too strong... too strong... Carried away... then nothing. Nothing... then shackles. Trying to break them, but too much weakness... a mushroom, wanted to help but couldn't... stronger chains... then nothing. Nothing, and then a light. A light, and then... Schwa. Anger, pain, terror... but hope. So now... Going back to the forest... There will be a man. There will not be a girl. |
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