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 Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:39 pm
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Sightseeing tours always bring back memories, don't they? For example, take everyone's favorite Genzon Seirei, Trei Shouri: Right now, he's standing on a field that once housed a huge range of bamboo poles, which, while in the borrowed body of Itsuke Kuroya, he had used to train in speed and balance. Of course, due to an...event...that took place here, all that remains is a patch of charred earth, and a few small pieces of wood that might have been poles once. It's funny...like then, the day today is ugly, overcast and slightly hazy...but, at least it's not raining.
The mind is a funny thing...if Trei looks hard enough, he can almost see the man he'd fought on these grounds, seemingly materializing in the distance...
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:46 am
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Ashen gray locks fall across his violet eyes as he gazes across the scortched land to his opponent on the far side, the dissheveled mess hiding two small wings. About his head a light blue sheen can be seen, shining bright despite the lighting of the stadium. A strand of azure orbs floats about his neck just above the collar of his loose grey dress shirt, the depiction of a weaping phoenix upon the back is clear as day.
Two violet wings wreathed in blue flame extend from his back, complimenting the blue chain that is wrapped around his right hand and extended up his arm. An orb of crimson flecked with emerald surges around him in a steady unrelenting pace. His midnight blue cargo pants bulge near the bottom as two boots of a similar color wrapping around his feet.
His two fingers of mithral construction twitched and moved of their own accord, seperate from the rest of his hand, hidden slightly by the chain. Streams of mana flowed around him, passing through his form and through the chain around his arm. Already he had begun, already he had seen the destruction that could be wrought here this day. His wings were spread open with a quick sweep that sent tongues of flame floating through the air, pulling his being into full focus. A single word came as a complete irony, "Destiny."
Statistics Incarnum Radiance: Four times per day Torment can produce one of four Auras. The effect lasts 4 rounds. I will clarify that only one aura may be active at a time.
Silver: Aura of Deflection
Ashen Gray: Aura of Destruction
Blood Red: Aura of Accuracy
Emerald: Aura of Speed
Perfect Meldshaper: Once Per Day Torment can flood each of his Soulmelds with a single Essentia Point without actually expending that point.
Soulmelds Avilable: 9
Power Center Binds Available: 5
Essentia Pool: 20
Soulmelds Crown Power Center: Crystal Helm
This helm is formed from the soul, pure light in a pale blue form that enhances the mind and extends the body. This soulmeld enhances the mental fortitude of the wearer and refracts his form, letting him deflect attacks easier. The Meldshaper can use a point of Essentia to force himself out of the way of an attack or to nullify an attempt to manipulate his mind, if he is aware. Binding this Soulmeld allows the Meldshaper's weapon to affect incorporeal creatures and those usualy not affected by physical weapons.
Feet Power Center: Impulse Boots
These boots grant the ability to avoid surprise attacks, acting on magically aided impulses. When attacked from behind the meldshaper is given a knowledge and an attempt to dodge. Expending an Essentia Point allows the meldshaper to literally leap out of the way of an attack. When bound this Soulmeld gives the ability to dodge traps and spells with greater ability.
Hand Power Center: Phoenix Feather-Bound
This Soulmeld manifests as a long chain with a blade on one end and a weight on the other that only Torment can shape. When bound to the hand it wraps around his fist/palm, wrapping around his forearm when bound to his arm. The arm version allows expenditure of an Essentia point to create a weapon, the hand version allows expenditure for mana generation. When bound to the arm it provides a constant stream of mana at 1/4 a post per post. When bound to the arm it doubles to 1/2 per post. When bound to both the weapon ability is reactivated.
Arm Power Center: Phoenix Feather-Bound
See Hand
Brow Power Center: Soulspark Familiar Variant
See Soul.
Shoulders Power Center: Wings of Flame-Bound
This soulmeld allows Torment to form to great wings of blue and violet flame from his back. These wings grant flight but with fatigue. Expending an Essentia Point allows him to use the Wing Shards attack, firing off wisps of flaming incarnum to attack the enemy. The effects are the same when placed upon the arms, but weapons become useless. When Bound to the shoulders flight is possible without fatigue and the Wing Shards become more powerful. When boudn to the arms a set of Wing Shards are constantly acive upon his arms, much like spines. When bound to both his wings can take massive amount of punishment, taking on a solid composition instead of bound by magic, also giving him great speed.
Throat Power Center: Arcane Focus
This manifests as a necklace of blue crystals that wraps around the Meldshaper's neck, glowing with light whenever a damaging spell is cast. This Soulmeld gives offensive spells a little kick, but not much. Expending a point of Essentia speeds up spell completion. When bound this Soulmeld gives damaging spells the ability to stun a single target for one round of posting. This does nothing for spells that affect more than one target.
Heart Power Center: The Inferno Within-Bound
This is the embodiment of the link Torment has with his wife. This is not an actual Soulmeld, but it takes up a slot simply because it is that important to him. This fuels the Soul Forge and if Kalie is in danger will warn him of such. The Visage of the Phoenix can react with this "Soulmeld." It manifests as a ring upon his finger and a flame in his eyes.
Soul Power Center: Soulspark Familiar Variant-Bound
This...is Shar. This Soulmeld has no practical purpose in combat, but it cannot be unshaped. Binding is possible for Torment, but not for Shar. Neither Brother can have their souls drained while this Soulmeld is shaped, and they can give off light (blue or red/green) depending on wich one is flesh and which is a Soulmeld. Torment helps maintain concentration and dispel distractions, allowing Shar to focus on his opponent, while Shar gives Torment on tips with fighting without magic. When also linked to the brow it offers 360 sight. If also bound to the brow it offers slight foresight.
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:21 am
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 5:48 pm
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Torment smirked at his inquiry and gave one his own, "So, have you truly improved to such an extent that you think you can defeat me, or even provide a challenge?" Laughter began to spill from his lips as he gave a shrug, one then sent a surge of incarnum flowing through the air. Light glinted off his two fingers that hand been replaced as they balled into half a fist seperate from the other two fingers and thumb. His wings rose behind him as he rose off the ground and a pulse of azure light emmanted out from his being. [Perfect Meldshaper]
Daggers of incarnum began darting from his wings and arms, two groups of twenty that seemed to move indepentently from one another. The first set that had come from the feathers upon his arms swung out wide, breaking into two sets of ten to sweep in at Trei from each side. The second set that hand come from his wings formed a cloud around him as the two ends of his chain began to unravel from around his hand and arm, flaring with light. The spellcasting power he normall had was increased 50% by the chain, and a temporary boost for this single moment (single post) by 300% by the essentia flooding into his chain and Arcane Focus. This means that as his hand raised the chain revealed a small green orb in his palm. Torment smirked as he opened up with one of his favorite spells, the almighty Hellball. The chain spiralled out in front of him as he flicked his wrist, carrying the orb down it and giving it a spin much like a bullet before launching it at Trei. The orb itself would arrive at his location after the Wing Shards, and while it would destroy them as it exploded, their incarnate strength would flow into it and give a slight extra kick to each of the five arcane elemental energies: Fire, Ice, Acid, Sonic, and Lightning.
Statistics Incarnum Radiance: 4
Perfect Meldshaper: 0
Essentia Pool: 20
CHAIN
((All the % just means he packed 5 posts worth of spellcasting into 2. He won't be expending essentia quite so carelessly later, I just wanted to open with a bang. XD))
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:27 pm
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Well, it seems that his "friend" is pretty intent on testing Trei on his claim...well, more's the better. After all, this round Trei wasn't nearly as handicapped as he had been. Destiny was back on his side...
Of course, the whole mana reserves thing was working out in this guy's favor. True, Trei's energy could last as long as he could...but he actually had to gather it. And he hadn't exactly been walking around fully stocked (which, in hindsight, he should probably look into.) However, he did have just enough energy to pull a quick rabbit outta his a**...
As the ring of DOOM nears, and that little green thinger comes zooming in for the kill, Trei leaps up...at the height of his jump, his wings give a single powerful flap, carrying him a good five more feet up and back, leaving him at about seven feet up in the air. As he does so, his hands come to rest on his thighs, palms down...
Then, much to our hero's surprise and not-so-much joy, the green thing goes BOOM. Well, so much for the pocket-rocket idea...still, more than one way to dodge a missile. As the concussion expands, an umbrella of golden light flares out around his feet, about two feet in diameter and three feet deep; foregoing all sense of dignity, Trei balls himself up within this protective envelope, which absorbs the concussion and launches him up even further. Unfortunately, due to the time he'd had to gather energy and the size of the barrier, it wasn't exactly the strongest stuff out there...he still gets a good deal rattled, but he's not dead(er). And that's always good. Of course, now he's about fifteen feet above the ground...However, around him the air is starting to take on a golden hue. That, too, is a good sign.
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:56 pm
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:15 pm
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:37 pm
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The blade easily slips through the chain portion of the weapon, but the oddest damn thing seems to happen. The blade and weight seem to explode in a violent release of incarnum as the chain pulls back, reforming into the blade and weight yet again. Torment can't help but laugh as his form begins to blur and his form begins to gain speed with each motion, the chains included. A surge of Incarnum surrounds him as his Arcane Focus flares with light, progressing the channeling of the higher levels of the spell one increment. The basics of the spell give him a slight boost, which the second tier gives him an even greater boost. The third is similar, allowing short times on invisibility while the fourth ends the channeling and allows him to blink once every few moments.*
The chains, having pulled back, begin to alter their tactics, darting out and around him to begin forming a ring as their speed lets them ring him wholy at least once, darting around him in an almost spherical path, waiting to strike out at him. An ashen grey aura begins to surround the chains and suffuse the area as the very essense of evil and destruction seemed to flood the chains. [Incarnaum Radiance: Destruction]
Statistics Incarnum Radiance: 3 Perfect Meldshaper: 0 Essentia Pool: 19 CHAIN AURABlurring Speed: ||||
*((Four posts))
((The explosion of the ends of the chain is minor, producing mostly force, and a wee bit of shrapnel that will fade after a few seconds, so wounds will be minor, if any. Wouldn't even knock someone down.))
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:08 pm
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The explosion causes the young man to reel in the air, but he twists the momentum so that he lands on his feet, his wings flared behind him like brakes. The way he sees it, he has two options; one, to charge blindly against this new technique, or two, to wait and work something up of his own...
Well, he's here, and there's a sphere of chains around him...might as well keep up the attack. By now, the aura around his body is clearly manifested, and he knows he's got plenty of energy for a while...So, all that remains now is to fight.
With a roguish grin that harkens back to his first years in the warring guilds' demesnes, he brings his blade in a horizontal slash, then a vertical one; however, the wake of the slashes sends crescents of cutting Destiny energy hurtling through the air; razor thin, and hundreds of times as sharp. One rushes towards the grey haired man, the other straight up into the sworling chains...
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:24 pm
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As the crescent of cutting energy passes outwards the chain seems to speed up even more and then shrink incredibly fast, pulling in around Trei. The first slice causes the chain to sever, and from that a huge explosion errupts around Trei. The aura of destruction seems to magnify the explosion so that it seems damned deadly, much more powerful than the previous one, and with a greater amount of chain exploding, this time from all sides. Should the second wave pass through, Torment would yet be gone, passing his into the sky and to one side at great speed.
Mana flooding through him as his chain reformed yet again and his arcane focus blazed with light, completing the channeling for the Blurring Speed. [Essentia Point Used] His focus begins to shift as he begins concentrating upon a new spell, one based off the basics of a mana burn. The spell was known as Soulshatter, a spell that could affect supernatural energies beyond just mana, his casting beginning rather ironically with a surge of incarnum. [Essentia Point Used]
Statistics Incarnum Radiance: 3 Perfect Meldshaper: 0 Essentia Pool: 17 CHAIN AURA Blurring Speed: ||||Blinks available: 1
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 7:31 pm
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The magnitude of the explosion catches Trei off-guard...even though he throws up a weak light shield, when the dust clears our hero is struggling back to his feet.
"Well...I gotta admit, that hurt like hell..." however, when his face rises to look at his hazy opponent, the look in his eyes is anything but pain; it's not even worry. Rather, it is an almost lustful gleam. "Did you know that when I first came to these demesnes, I swore that I would become the most powerful fighter out there? However, looking at guys like you, it seems I have a ways to go..."
With that same mischevious grin, he holds up both his hands, palms facing the sky. Suddenly, the brownish gauze that envelopes his palms bursts away, revealing the glyph rings on his palms. "Ways to go or not, though...I'm not gonna let you beat me that easy..."
With those words, his aura begins to rapidly increase in brightness and clarity, and arcs of golden lightning flicker across his frame, starting at the palms and traveling up, down, and back.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:42 pm
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Light trickles down his chain and then surges through it as incarnum floods the length, restabilizing the combat effectiveness and augmenting his spellcasting. [Essentia Point Used] [Essentia Point Used] The air around Trei seems to grow thick, a certain pressure begining to press in upon him as mana channeling combines with incarnum. Light flares from the Acrane Focus as the entire environment around him seems to crack and bend, trying to tear his mind and soul with it. [Essentia Point Used] This will do nothing to his body, but his ability to utilize supernatural abilities will feel as if its gotten a swift kick in the balls. The spell seemed very violent as the ashen grey aura seems to flow through it.
The chain seemed to pull back and away from Trei, avoiding the field that now surrounding him as if it were the devil. It slowly began weaving about in front of and around Torment, setting up a sphere of sorts from which the chain could react and block possible assaults.
Statistics Incarnum Radiance: 3 Perfect Meldshaper: 0 Essentia Pool: 14 CHAINAURA Blurring Speed: ||||Blinks available: 1 Soul Shatter: ||||
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 7:21 pm
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As the air grows thick, Trei slams his palms into the ground, sending the energy that had so rapidly flowed into his body out again in one swift motion. Even as the energy-blocking spell hits home, Trei's own spell takes effect; True, his forceful drawing in of energy had been tiring, but it had also given him a good deal of energy on top of that he'd already drawn in. (Essentially 3X) Now, his aura flares out into a dome shape, then, in one burst, shatters, sending about 300 shards of cutting energy into the air around him, not only towards his opponent, but almost as if he's trying to rend the world around him to pieces...
As the last shred of energy leaves his body, his opponent's spell hits home...At first, he's a bit dazed, but he intends to make the best of the annoyance...after all, he still had a few tricks up his sleeve...
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 8:52 pm
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Torment watches with a certain bit of interest as the dome comes into existance and subsequently shatters. At first he assumes he has shattered the spell, but then the shards begin darting towards him, much to his dismay. He throws his arms before him as the shards begin ripping at the chain and some pass through, tearing a hole in one of his wings. From there, he simply disappears. [Blink] Only the sound of the chains can alert Trei as Torment reappears behind him, two reforged ends of his chain darting out to assault the man as the rest falls to the ground, slowly evaporating.
Meanwhile, the pressure in the air around Trei increases and seems to reach a breaking point as the supernatural essense of the world around him seems to shatter and break, dispelling current magic effects with a surge of incarnum from Torment. [Essentia Point Used] [Essentia Point Used] The hole in Torment's right wing is set aflame, literally missing as incarnum escapes from the "wound."
Statistics Incarnum Radiance: 3 Perfect Meldshaper: 0 Essentia Pool: 12 CHAIN AURA Blurring Speed: ||||Blinks available: 0 Soul Shatter: |||| 3 per stage.
((A reminder: The first stage is basically a stun (2 posts of being unable to use supernatural abilities), the second stage cancel out current magical effects, the third stage locks down even some non-magical abilities, and the 4th stage shatters the essense of the being.))
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