The Keepers
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Post by criticalmass on Aug 25, 2016 11:06:45 GMT -7
As Mass walked across the rooftops towards the university, using his density control to make small bridges in between, dissipating them after he was done. The university had recently recieved the donation of an ancient sword from the Ming Dynasty. It was a decorative sword, owned by an emperor, that had never seen battle before. He intended to make it his.
As he got to the university, he started being more carful, making it difficult to see him as he moved around it and to the back of the university. There was a good enough number of people there, but there didn't seem to be anyone who could stop him, unless one of them was a super in disguise. He continued scoping the area out, scanning it for any way to get in without being seen, or to get out fast enough to not be caught. After about 10 minutes of this, and looking in the Keeper database, he decided he was just going to have to bust in and hope either no heroes showed up, or a pandemonium kid showed up to take the heat off of him. With that, he would begin walking towards the back wall, surrounding his fist with solid air to break through the wall.
As soon as he broke through the wall, he saw he was in the right place. The sword was in a display case across the room, but unfortunately for him and them, there was a group of students and a teacher standing in front of it, having their lesson interupted by his entry. He had hoped there would be no casualties, but some of them seemed to think they could fight a super. Now he would have to break them, and the case, without breaking the sword. Fun.
Scheme: Smash idiots, steal sword, leave.
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Power Level 21
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Post by Gluttony on Aug 25, 2016 12:06:58 GMT -7
Gluttony wasn't much of a collector. He never had been, he rarely saw the use in keeping something priceless locked away. However, when he heard of how the university was receiving an old blade and how much of a stir it caused, he saw a possible opportunity. There were many influential people who were collectors, and the potential to obtain the item may loosen some tongues and broaden some minds.
This is why Gluttony was currently making his way towards where the blade was being kept. He had managed to keep any guards who tried to stop him alive, so when he heard a crash in the class and opened the door to see a super in a combative stance towards innocent students, he found himself slightly irritated. He wasn't about to have his act of pacifism ruined by some hotshot who, once recognized, appeared to be the newest member of the Keepers.
Clearly it was time to break in the new kid.
OPPOSING: What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine. Keeping the kill count at a minimum while taking the sword for myself.
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Unaligned
And I'm hungry like the wolf
Posts 180
Power Level 26
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Post by Lobisomem on Aug 25, 2016 12:44:12 GMT -7
Lobisomem was unrecognizable as the terrifying beast that roamed the city at night, although, they were unrecognizable in general, thanks to the hoodie that obscured their face.
Strangly, books of various studies of the human body was slung under their arm, they clearly meant to take them home. The problem was, the books weren't theirs. Still, after the dragon attack, circumstances meant they could no longer go to school, nor if they wanted their parents finding them anyhow. So that left stealing some material. It wasn't the most noble of goals but neither was stealing food, they were just taking what they needed.
Before they could hit a sheer wall, a crash rang out. Thankfully, they were alone, because their transformation was nearly instantaneous. In seconds, they were a humanoid with fierce fangs and claws, reversing their hoodie to reveal the wolf pelt.
They launched onto all fours, hoping their smaller size would allow mobility in here. A snarl rose through their throat as they emerged into the room to find a hole in the wall and a fight about to break out.
And the books were still in hand, well, this wasn't what they were thinking, but after this, the books were theirs!
Opposing: I need this distraction, I'm no longer a legal student!
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Pandaemonium
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Power Level 28
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Post by Sanduleak on Aug 25, 2016 16:45:59 GMT -7
The black coated super walked into the museum with little thanks to a cube of invisibility around him essentially making him like Solid Snake in a cardboard box...He had been exploring the items seeing if there was anything he could give to a keeper to repay a debt or assist a pandamonium memeber before he suddenly heard an extremely familiar snarl. Oh like hell he was fighting them that's for sure. With a quick run down the hallway, he had the light forming his cube quickly move into his hands as a pair of hand cannons.
"HEY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL YA IT'S RUDE TO INTERRUPT ANOTHER PERSON CASING THE JOINT!!"
With that decree, Sanduleak spared a glass to his sorta monstrous ally...they were going talk about that book thing later that's fore sure.
Opposing: I'm not fight lobi...I mean this guy pissed me off.
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The Keepers
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Post by Arcanum on Aug 25, 2016 17:08:24 GMT -7
Hold on now. Arcanum stopped caring about one robbery, so she could take part in another one? Forget that. She didn't care about some dusty old sword, and Mass Effect over there probably didn't have enough resources to successfully bribe her with. Her time would be better spent testing Sun and Chariot, or one of the other Arcana. . .
Of course! This could be used for another test! As the opposition arrived in droves, Arcanum sat around trying to decide which clone to send after the sword. At least one of them liked weapons more than she did. Later on, she needed to sit around and ask her other selves these important questions. For today, how about leaving things up to Fate.
"The Wheel of Fate is Turning!" Fortuna rolled into the scene on a skateboard, right through the hole Mass created. Unlike her creator, she actually looked the part of being a punk off the street. She ran a hand through her short dark hair before pointing dramatically at the fools dumb enough to stand in her way.
"Rebel one, Action!"
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Pandaemonium
Let me show you all what TRUE magic is!
Posts 108
Power Level 24
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Post by Giza Kadabra on Aug 25, 2016 22:02:25 GMT -7
Giza had been feeling really down lately; though the situation with the mayor’s speech went really well, he couldn’t find any joy coming out of it. He figured the best way to remove this frustration from his system is a little mischief over at the University. He had heard some talk about a fancy sword was delivered to the University, and was curious to see if it was worth to pull a heist on it.
By making himself invisible, he can easily sneak inside the building and managed to follow a bunch of student to the sword display. The sword look really nice, but he can’t tell what special about its value until he actually sees it in his hand. He finds it hard to believe what so importance of this sword that it worth being in a display case. He never cared much about an object’s historical significant or even how priceless it was; to him, they’re all just pointless trinket for some rich collector in the black market. Since there’s no point of taking the sword, Giza thought he could just turned around and leave.
Imagine to his surprise when he see a Keeper bursting through the wall, seemingly after the same thing. Not only that, the Keeper seems to gather some unwanted attention from many other supers out there. With one glance, he could see a snarling shape and form of some beast in the crowd. He remembered back when he organized a massive interrupting on the mayor’s anti-super speech that Miss Aurora was hurt by some bestial creature.
“You!” he jumped out of his hiding and pointed to Lobisomen, “You were the one that hurt Miss Aurora at City Hall the other day.”
He already see Sanduleak also here to case out the joint, and these Keepers are interrupting him. However, Giza couldn’t care less about grabbing the sword for whatever reason Sanduleak want it for.
Supporting: no one hurt my Aurora and get away with it.
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Aug 26, 2016 7:05:59 GMT -7
PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 online Running aberrant conflict search heuristic. Scanning satellite imagery... clear. Scanning public security footage... anomaly located. Beginning detailed analysis. Unexpected structural damage alert detected in Emerald City, sector AM-40. Multiple aberrants detected on interception course. Cataloging contents of sector... Detected: 103,024 unpowered humans Detected: Six standard aberrants. See case files 1-0109, 1-5295, 1-5520, 1-5719, 1-5809, 1-6072. Conflict probability within next 60 seconds: 98.93% Beginning combat data collection. (The fight starts now! In public, post your reactions and responses to everything that has happened since your last post. Then, click here to PM the admins with the description of your action this turn. In that PM, also include which power type you're using and your choice of target. The next round will begin in 48 hours, or less if everyone's actions are submitted before then.) |
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The Keepers
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Post by criticalmass on Aug 26, 2016 13:35:54 GMT -7
Noticing the enemies quickly appearing, Mass got ready for a fight, putting himself into a fighting position, getting ready to take them down. Before he started actually fighting however, all the other super's showed up, apparently ready to help him. He knew why people would try to stop him, but had no idea why anyone would try to help him with this. Maybe he could give them a favor or something for their time. He was with a keeper and a pandemonium member, and against the same set, plus one person he didn't know about. So, he got his power going and ready to fight!
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Post by Gluttony on Aug 27, 2016 10:07:44 GMT -7
Gluttony had been prepared for it to be a one on one fight, but it seemed various other supers had a vested interest in the sword as well. This only gave the large super confirmation on how useful it would be, which served to make him that much more determined to be the one to get it.
The opposition looked interesting, to say the least. Some kid on a skateboard, the new guy, and the magician from the mayor's speech. Luckily, the people who seemed to be more or less on his side seemed to be just as colorful. The man in the cape he had worked with before, and they at least had a working understanding of each other's abilities. That would make things easier.
This would be fun.
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Unaligned
And I'm hungry like the wolf
Posts 180
Power Level 26
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Post by Lobisomem on Aug 27, 2016 11:52:22 GMT -7
Lobisomem slightly regretted their idea of attacking this dude as a whole group of people appeared, what the hell, was it rob a school day!?
Sanduleak at least was an ally, although Lobisomem still wasn't trusting of the guy, they had barely met him. They almost ignored the girl on the skateboard, at least until her highly strange scent hit their nose, prompting them to back away. The yell made them jump, slowly turning to see some magician yelling about hurting Aurora.
The very mention of the name caused them to dramatically roll their eyes and to let out a rumbling, almost tired growl, "Yeah...so what?" They barked, "You...should be...thankful I only...hurt her!" This was stupid, it was provoking, but did it feel good to yell something back at a villain!
Immediately after, they hauled the books under one arm, settling into a three legged stance.
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The Keepers
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Post by Arcanum on Aug 27, 2016 21:26:01 GMT -7
So, that introduction used up the entirety of all her skateboarding knowledge. Anything more complicated than moving straight ahead would require copying tricks she saw one time in a videogame. As much as Arcanum liked goofing off, she needed to find a more practical strategy for how she was going to fight these guys.
"Hmm..." She tapped her foot against the board while taking a closer look at her opponents. Giza seemed to have a thing against wolf boy, and the human Lite-Brite wasn't worth worrying about, which left one target remaining. Of all the Keepers to go against, the walking garbage disposal called Gluttony was one of her least favorite matchups. Not because he actually posed a threat, but the opposite. Arcanum could probably kill the masked idiot in a matter of seconds. . . but this sword wasn't worth murdering anyone over. She just needed to casually subdue the guy.
Should be fun.
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Pandaemonium
Let me show you all what TRUE magic is!
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Post by Giza Kadabra on Aug 28, 2016 0:02:15 GMT -7
Giza glared at the beast while the ceramic mask hides his true emotion. This creature dared remarked on their action as if it was nothing? He knows that the beast is trying to provoke him, and he was succeeding at it. If there’s a thermometer attached to his head, it will rise to a boiling point right about now.
“You’ll rue the day that you laid your dirty paw on her, you mangy mutt!”
Even if there’re innocent school students and teacher nearby, even if Sanduleak got caught in the cross-fire, Giza can only see the rage and anger inside him at the moment. If any of them was dumb enough to get in his way, then it’s their own fault for not getting away in time. It’s time to teach this bad little dog some manner.
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Aug 28, 2016 10:15:56 GMT -7
   PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 analyzing combat data... --- Interference (Obfuscation) by Sanduleak against Arcanum results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Accumulation (Enhancement) by Gluttony against Interference (Obfuscation) results in SUCCESS, +10% combat advantage Maneuver (Field) by Arcanum against Gluttony results in FAILURE due to suppression by the equal-or-greater Interference (Obfuscation) Sanduleak used Maneuver (Alteration) by Giza Kadabra against Lobisomem results in SUCCESS, +25% combat advantage Aggression (Destruction) by criticalmass against Gluttony results in SUCCESS, +30% combat advantage Aggression (Destruction) by Lobisomem against criticalmass results in PARTIAL success due to suppression by the target's lesser immunity, +15% combat advantage --- Current conditions: Gluttony Lobisomem and Sanduleak have immunity to Interference (Obfuscation) granted by the Accumulation (Enhancement) Gluttony used Current advantage: Arcanum criticalmass and Giza Kadabra have 55% Gluttony Lobisomem and Sanduleak have 30% Current openings: Sanduleak may SURPRISE the other side at a cost of 15% combat advantage, causing his side's actions to come first in the resolution order as though they were of higher level. criticalmass may INJURE Gluttony at a cost of 15% combat advantage, causing his powers to become unable to suppress other powers for the rest of the battle. (Your public posts this round should explain how your actions last round turned out. Explain how things you used and things used on you succeeded or failed as appropriate, and then start thinking about which power you should use next! Click here to PM your commands to the staff. The next round begins in 48 hours.) |
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The Keepers
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Post by criticalmass on Aug 28, 2016 11:13:00 GMT -7
After hitting Gluttony, Mass noticed the large creature slamming into his chest with their claw. It didn't hurt him too much, but did break through his shell, and cause some serious damage to his suit. You wanna dance freak? LETS DANCE! He was fairly unhappy with the damage to his suit, as he was going to need to fix that later, and it would cost a good amount of money, as this thing was state of the art design. He thought for a second that this sword might not be worth it, then quickly reminded himself that it was one of a kind and he HAD to have it. With that thought, he would get ready for his next move.
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Post by Arcanum on Aug 28, 2016 11:31:23 GMT -7
". . . I'm gonna need that back, thank you" she said, requesting the skateboard to return to it's (un)rightful owner. As if the thing was voice activated, it rolled back over and let her get back on the board. A more observant person might notice the floor sliding around to deliver it to her, but with all the punching and fruit eating going on, who had time to care about that? Go watch the dumb fight scene.
Since that last idea didn't work, trying the same thing again removed the important element of surprise. She needed to find something else to do. She considered getting the students out of here before Dr. Light's flash dance ended up giving them all seizures, but that would be too altruistic of her. It was their fault for not getting out of here when that one guy punched through a wall.
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