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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects)                   Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| OOC: Just like old times, the first reply gets the battle with Schwa. Now, I'm quite rusty since I've been gone for months, so give me a break, but still don't hold back... Normal rules, be creative as possible, the whole shpiel. Plot twists are nice, too. Here we go...
"They're finally returning. And now I can get off this continent the ol' fashioned Psi Warrior way. One would think that I am overjoyed to realize this enlightenment, but why does it feel like I'm missing... a part of myself... down here? Either way, it's been 2 weeks since I have seen Sensae in person. Duty calls." Talking to oneself has always been one of Schwa's vents... He does it often, especially when he feels like this. Imagine... You have just fought a demon of immense power and won effortlessly. You touch down next thing to find your Psi functioning at 14% efficiency. That's not enough to fight OR fly, so for 2 weeks until they fully return, you're stranded on a continent far from home wondering what happened to your powers. Now imagine how you should feel when they finally return. It's not the feeling that matches Schwa's, for sure... "Fly, Schwa. Fly back to Crystal Psipalace." "Schwa, I have a task for you. Land somewhere first." "Hm!? Oh please, Sensae... I need to see you again... It's been 2 weeks..." But he lands. "Stay there. When the warrior arrives, fight it. That is all." "Is there... a reason for this?" "You'll see what I mean when the fight starts. You'll thank me for it, too." Schwa sighs and sits. 10 minues go by. An hour goes by. "It's funny... Time was my best friend, and now it feels like my worst enemy." OOC: And in you go. God, I hope that was any good... |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp   Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| A man can be seen, walking towards Schwa across an endless grassland. His skin is dark in tone, contrasting with the soft white of his simple robes, which are tied with a strip of sky blue cloth. The morning sun reflects brightly off of his bald head. He's in no hurry at all. His mind is open, deliberately allowing attempts to read his mind, which is, for the most part, empty. It contains a single goal: To reach Schwa. Why this is so is mysterious beyond the reasoning of gods.
But of course Sensae called this white-robed man a warrior, and told of a battle. |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Schwa stops. In such a state of silence and stillness, anyone within miles and miles of Schwa could probably be detected by him. That theory proves itself true as the mystery man approaches, slowly but steadily like the tortoise of that unforgettable legend...
"...Is that him?... There's... nobody else in miles..." Schwa lets the Ether carry his consciousness across infinity for him, detecting this man... Schwa senses, though, not what he was hoping for; a seemingly ordinary man. "Yet he's the only man around for hundreds of miles," Schwa thinks aloud in accordance with habit, "...and he's making a beeline for me. Damn you, Sensae! You're TOO good at this!" With no other options until our mysterious newcomer gets here, Schwa lies down and rests... but rest is impossible, for Schwa can almost physically feel the seconds count away for the moment of destiny to arrive... |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| Soon after Schwa lies down, there is a swift pulse of energy from the 'ordinary' man. It's very focused- There's a line about a foot wide of tall grass completely disintegrated by the force of the impact. Blue fire sizzles in the air where there was once plant matter, rising off into the heavens.
The man is standing a few yards away from Schwa, on the other side of the shining trail. He bows deeply to the Psi Warrior, then raises his arms and assumes a fighting stance. He continues his silence, of both his voice and his mind. The air around them is filled with an unknowable tension, as though the air is having difficulty holding itself together. |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| At the burst of energy suddenly let loose, Schwa darts up, simply staring. It isn't long before his challenger appears to him in person. Schwa just stares, as the man takes his fighter's stance.
"Umm... Did I... miss something? Apparently." Schwa gets up off the dusty ground. They're on a very short plateau surrounded by forestland, minus a long strip of long grass. "Ow, my back... Blasted hard surface..." Schwa studies the old man for a moment, before he, too, takes his own unusual stance and his hands instantaneously explode with sky-blue etheral energy. "Sensae, stop pulling strings. I can't take this." Schwa listens to what the air has to say... Not much, really. It's too tense. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| The man does nothing immediately, but his open hands become enshrouded in energy. His left shines with the intensity of the Sun, with powerful white magic, and his right becomes an abyss for light, darknening the air around it with its destructive power. A single lance of light shoots into the darkness, and a curve of darkness into the light. Soon there is a region between his hands that is constantly fought over by the two forces.
The man brings his hands together. A stream of white and black lightning fires itself high into the air, and the sky suddenly becomes cloudly, the clouds themselves sparking with the primordial forces of good and evil. However, where the man's hands met, there now existed a blue lustrous greatsword, which the man proceeded to swing at Schwa. There was no speed in this motion, but a sort of terrible momentum, and it seems obvious that there is more than just metal in the weight of the weapon. There also exists a chance that Schwa is watching the lightshow above, and won't be prepared for the slice. Incidentally, the old man seems to have grown muscles in these short seconds. |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Schwa looks up at the lights.
"That's gotta mean something. ...Light vs. Dark, maybe? Damn, I'm so gooooood... Waitasecond!" Schwa's attention focuses to the man. He's right there, and a broadsword is, seconds later, on it's way to him. "Not happenin'!" Schwa's hands explode with ether as he catches the blade, minimalizing the damage. Still, the damage would've been amazing, and even though Schwa's ether almost completely protects him, he notices just how powerful the crushing attack would've been to him had that block not worked... Schwa quickly focuses ALL the ether into the sword and rolls sideways, clearing his now unprotected hands from the sharp blade at the last second. The weapon should now be charged with Schwa's energy signature, meaning he now has limited control over the movement of his opponent's weapon. Schwa closes his eyes and meditates for a brief second. "I'm doing this for YOU, Sensae, rather than coming home. And I WILL enjoy it, just to show you up." UMana l........... 1/12 |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| As Schwa rolls away, the sword vaporizes into the same blue flames that rose from the grass. The man straightens up again, his face defiantly exp A single, tiny bolt of purple lightning shoots out of one of his fingers, almost certain to hit Schwa. Damage will be almost negligible. Odd that he works up such power and almost nothing comes of it... |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Schwa prepares for the attack, and then...
...holding his ether-coated hands before him like an X, the bolt strikes his defense and is blocked. Schwa studies the feeling... "That attack was almost nil. Damn you Sensae! More of your tricks!" Schwa immediately grows tense. Is he now a painted target? Or maybe he was infected with some organism? What? WHAT!?? He can't handle it anymore. "Harrrr! Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Schwa tries to remember how to do this... Draw the arc, let her fly. It works, and Chromedome now has a homing Holy/Psychic attack on it's way to him at a good velocity. "That should fix it," Schwa thinks eagerly. What will happen to our heroes?!? UMana ll.......... 2/12 |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| "Finally, he strikes."
You know the whole thing with the clouds and the tense air? Yeah, that's gone now. As the Alpha Psibeam flies through the air, the clouds vanish, the long grass is back in place, and the man is still walking, though pretty soon he'll reach Schwa. The Psibeam hits a tree, where the man once stood. He speaks again, and his voice is calm and deep. He doesn't sound nearly as old as he looks. "I apologise for the mind games, but then, I am here to battle you. No, no, it was no illusion. The nature of my magic is to trick the universe itself into believing that it works differently than it does. It wouldn't be fair to jump into a battle with you without warning you first what I am capable of. It wouldn't make you stronger at all if I were to drive you mad, now would it?" He straightens up, and cracks his neck a few times. "Now... My name is Krishen. Shall we begin?" |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| "WHOA."
Schwa rubs his eyes. What the hell happened? "Durr, uh, eheheh... Whatever it is that you did, it was... like, really really cool, but something tells me I'll never know exactly what made me decide to say that. Have you ever had that feeling, Krishen?" Schwa stretches as Krishen cracks his neck those few times. He's still weirded out. "...Don't... go easy on me... even though I'm obviously rusty... Here, YOU get first strike. I need time to train myself to your style." Then it dawns on him. "Sensae!! It's training for the future! God, I love the way you do that." UMana ll.......... 2/12 |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp  Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| "Haha, yes. I often have that feeling. To not understand why you feel in awe of something often means that you are in awe of your own lack of understanding.
As you wish, I will make the first strike." Krishen jumps forward at Schwa. The first thing to look for is always the first response... A simple rearrangement of particles, some quick activation energy, and... He brings back a hand, and it wreathes itself in rough diamond as Krishen attempts to deliver a cutting punch to the jaw of his stu- no, adversary. Starting with the small stuff, obviously. Schwa has already seen the power of a raw manifestation of Krishen's will, so there's no need to impress the Psi Warrior with flashing lights. |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| "That was well put. Wait-- WHAT!!? ...Awkay fine, skip to the fighting."
Schwa prepares for the attack, tensing up as he feels a slight change in the mana flow in the air... "Dammit! He's doing it again, and all I can do is bite the hook. Wait, I do have Soul Search, but something says I should wait to use that." As the fist, or at least what appears to be the fist (if it even IS an illusion in the first place, gaiaiaiaiah  ), comes forward, Schwa snaps out of meditation and crouches almost instantly to his right at an angle, Fire Emblem Archer style. Following that (risky, maybe) maneuver, he springs upwards and backwards at the same time, hands exploding with blue etheral energy, and in midair, with the help of some well-placed Psi, he changes direction from backwards to a forward divebomb as he attempts to wrack Krishen square in the head with two ether-coated, outstretched fists from above. Should this hit, Schwa would do a kick off the torso and backflip to land on his feet, facing his foe. Should this miss, Schwa would turn it into a handstand followed by a frontflip, land on his feet, then whirl around to face his foe, unless stopped of course by another attack.
"Diamond? That would hurt. It's stylish, too. Hey, you ain't bad. (Gah, is it even the real thing?!? I'm gonna need a Soul Search pretty soon if that was an illusion...)" Schwa hopes to the Gods that this was the real thing, so he doesn't look like a complete idiot (like he has already) while appearing to be fancy at the same time. Then he'd be a walking oxymoron, and once again a target for Krishen's amazing display of philosophy, which he really does NOT want to happen again. 
UMana lll......... 3/12 OOC: I just noticed, but... You have a schwa in the bottom cell of your layout.  (edited by Schwa on 04-03-06 06:01 PM) |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| (ooc: Why, yes, I do.)
Krishen grins as his gemstone fist goes flying over his opponent. There had to be at least one easy dodge, it's tradition. From now on, though... Look next for the fear, for in the fear of each warrior lies his heart and his strength... A favor asked of the spirits of the land, a form given to the formless mud... As Schwa flies towards him, Krishen's hand returns to flesh. He catches Schwa's right shoulder with his right hand and the left leg with the left hand, then throws him hard over his shoulder. The Psi Warrior will be, in theory at least, treated to a wonderful view of a brick wall which has just now risen out of the earth before striking that wall with quite considerable force. Some lessons are best taught by example. These are not those lessons. |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| This means that Schwa never got to give his compliment and monolouge, sadly.
"...Why did you grab-- Waaaaugh! NOT cool!" Schwa is flung. Then he is scared shitless by the Annoying Brick Wall of Death. "HELL! That ain't FAIR! Ether, don't fail me..." Schwa brings his ether to bear just before the KTHWACK, the smeeeeear and the plop respectively. It worked; damage was reduced. But not the damage to his PRIDE! "Ohhhhh... FINE, so I should've taken the diamond fist to open different windows. Fair enough. Now we play ol' fashioned. Here is, the Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Schwa draws his trademark silver energy arc, thrusts the hand, and lets 'er fly. This time the arc flies up and way over Krishen's shiny head, as it was "told" to this one time, curves around and should hit Krishen (should he let it) at the end of his next move. Meanwhile, Schwa readies balls of ether to coat his hands and begins a hearty yet ninjalike dash towards Krishen. Schwa should hit the 10-foot mark as the Psibeam hits the connect mark. And Schwa still hasn't forgot about possible illusions... It's a lot to keep track of, but not impossible. UMana llll........ 4/12 |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| Krishen smiles at the reaction he provoked. Schwa continues to perform as expected...
...which would be a lot nicer to know if that wasn't exactly what Krishen was trying to fix here. People like him hardly ever get spoken to by people like Sensae, and Krishen knows this faith in him is not misplaced. Still, the boy becomes irritated so easily... Ah well. Might as well do it by the book... his own method wasn't working particularly well anyway... Krishen kneels, and begins charging up what looks suspiciously like blue ether. A simple task to be done by the soul, control expended to favor chaos... It seems as though Krishen is barely aware of Schwa's complicated attack. The Alpha Psibeam strikes him as intended, but he doesn't even flinch. He must have sustained at least some damage, right? (edited by Koneko on 04-04-06 09:06 PM) |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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OOC: Krishen is reminding me more and more of General Wallace from FE7, made halfway into a magic user. 
BOOM! ...and, nothing!? "Shit! He's like a tank! Sheesh, I better make this GOOD..." Less than 10 feet away, it would be inviting disaster to stop and attack. But a Tech has GOT to be better than a physical attack at this point, judging from Krishen's wall-like steadfastness. ...Or is this another illusion? "Drat!!!" Schwa's decided tactic is to halt his dash and leap WAY high in the air, coming down behind Krishen and summoning the almighty: "Thunder Glider!" (echo effects) With a burst, a swirl and finally the solidification of Ether, a blue platform shaped perfectly like a large top is in front of Schwa in about 3 seconds. Without wasting time, Schwa leaps onto the Glider and assumes a hovering position a foot above it's flat, glowing blue surface. The Glider glides along the ground, backwards, quickly putting 25 feet of distance between Schwa and Krishen, before hovering higher above the ground; 8 feet, to be exact. From there, with his blind eyes, Schwa watches Krishen cautiously, sending his foe a telepathic message, the safest option according to him at this point... "Let me assume at this point that there's more to this little spar of ours than meets the eye, keeping both you AND my teacher in mind. If anything, this is one of my teacher's little training sessions, I know that much... But seriously, aren't the mindgames a leeeetle too much? Ya think, maybe? Yeah, you KNOW what I mean by 'mindgames', I know it." Later on, Schwa would find that he's not quite satisfied with this piece of dialouge on his part. Trial and error, Schwa... Trial and error. UMana lllll....... 5/12 |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| (ooc: Oh, you noticed? I admit that he was part of my inspiration.)
Krishen responds with a little telepathy of his own... "Mind games? I apologised for that at the start, didn't I? ...Regardless. I'm doing it by the book now. None of my tricks, I promise." Something about the way he says 'promise' carries the psychic equivalent of a sarcastic grin. Krishen redoubles his efforts to charge energy. The blue ether flares up into a deep violet, taking on the appearance of a very hot flame completely surrounding him. Simultaneously, his robes changed color from white to red, and his light blue belt turns a shining gold. Once more he holds out his arms to embrace the sky, but it looks less dramatic than it did when there was lightning in the clouds. "You're afraid to attack me, aren't you. Give it a shot, friend." |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6553 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| "...Friend, you say? In that case..."
Schwa prepares for a moment, as the platform in the distance begins sparking wildly with harnessed electricity... "In that case, you got it. But I still have yet to fully trust you, so let us have a good old honorable spar the way they were meant to be!" Feeling a little better, Schwa's platform lands and glides forward at high-speed. As it gets close to Krishen, Schwa plants his hovering feet on the surface of the platform, and it shoots into the air with him. He then tilts a little, aiming, and... "Thunder Slash!" (echo effects) Schwa hovering in position the whole time, the top shoots out, coated in a cone of electricity, en route to slam into Schwa's opponent in a shocking manner. The attack comes packed with force, and most opponents hit by this attack are shot in one direction after taking the above-average Electric damage. Schwa has yet to find out with this particular target. The top returns to Schwa's feet no matter what the result. Although Krishen promised no more tricks, Schwa keeps wary, never forgetting just what it felt like when Krishen really appeared... UMana llllll...... 6/12 |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6291 days |
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| Krishen gives a tiny smile. His skill with semantics has not failed him yet. He'll be true to his word... He won't use any of HIS tricks. He eyes the incoming attack with some degree of respect, and perhaps a tiny bit of apprehension. Nevertheless, he sounds just the smallest bit condescending when he 'speaks' to Schwa...
"Schwa, Schwa, Schwa... Don't you see?" The charged ether splits instintaneously into two bright red flames, each as tall as Krishen, one on his left and one on his right. They seem to be frozen in time and do not flicker as flame ought to. His next words have a monotonous volume to them... "IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS." Several hundred blue, shimmering swords appear in the air right in front of Krishen. As one they launch themselves towards Schwa. Each one individually is fairly weak, as could be expected from such a massive number of attacks... But then, Krishen has been charging for two turns. There's obviously a gimmick. But Krishen does nothing about the Thunder Slash, and is hit with its full force. However, while most opponents might be shot off in one direction, he is flung in seven. That is, six copies of him appear from inside of him as he is sent flying by the attack. Each Krishen catches the ground in the same way, and appears only slightly scratched. They send telepathy in stereo: "See, Schwa? None of my tricks. Only other people's." Krishen laughs, all seven of him, as he waits for the Psi Warrior's next move. |
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